Besides, she will be the most promising child in this family in the future. Why does this old woman still focus on Xu Qianjiao? She is not convinced. How can she be worse than Xu Qianjiao?
As she pondered this in her mind, her mood became heavier, as if a heavy burden weighed on her, making it hard for her to breathe.
As her mood worsened, the expression on her face became more distorted and hideous. Her originally beautiful face now looked somewhat terrifying, like an enraged demon, ready to devour anyone at any time.
Slowly, the people in the yard quieted down, and the originally noisy and boisterous voices gradually faded away. Everyone's face showed an awkward and solemn expression, as if foreshadowing that something bad was about to happen.
The whole yard was shrouded in a tense and depressing atmosphere, making people feel a little suffocated.
The air seemed to grow heavy, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts. No one spoke, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. No one had expected that on such a happy day, Xu Qianrou would be so depressing.
Grandma Xu's face became more and more serious. Seeing this, no one dared to speak. They just looked at each other silently, with a hint of worry and uneasiness in their eyes.
The weak winter sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting patches of light and shadow on the ground. However, at this moment, this usually pleasant scene failed to ease the tense atmosphere. Instead, it added a sense of mystery and solemnity.
As time passed, the tranquility in the yard grew deeper and deeper. Looking at Grandma Xu's unfathomable expression, no one dared to break the silence easily.
Brother Xu cleared his throat and stepped forward to carefully lighten the mood. "Rou Rou, grandma can give as much red envelope as she wants. No matter how much money is in the red envelope, it's a token of our elders' kindness to us. What does the amount matter?"
Xu Qianrou rolled her eyes at him and continued to nag, "How can it not matter? We are all granddaughters of the Xu family, so why does she have more?"
Song Ziming frowned and looked at Xu Qianjiao awkwardly. He stepped forward and tugged at her sleeve, whispering, "Stop it. Today is a happy day. There's no need to make things so awkward because of this."
Xu Qianrou still wanted to persist, so Song Ziming pulled her to his side, smiled apologetically at Grandma Xu, and apologized sincerely: "Grandma, I'm sorry, Rourou didn't mean that. She just cares about you too much and wants your attention. She has no other intentions. Please be magnanimous and forgive her."
Hearing this, Xu Qianrou subconsciously wanted to refute, but Song Ziming glared at her, and she immediately dared not speak. Seeing this, Song Ziming continued, "Jiaojiao, I'm sorry. Rourou didn't target you. She was just... just a little curious, so she asked out of curiosity. I'm sorry, I apologize to you on his behalf."
Xu Qianjiao shook her head gently, her lips slightly raised, revealing a faint smile. Her eyes were clear and firm, as if telling others that this matter was not that important to her, and she would not let it affect her mood and life.
After seeing this scene, Aunt Xu quickly stood up and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Oh, Mom, you see, everyone has been busy since early in the morning, and they must be starving now! Look, I just prepared breakfast. There is fragrant vegetable porridge and crispy and delicious fried dough sticks! Come on, don't just stand there, come and sit down, let's have a hot meal together!" After that, she warmly invited everyone to sit down, with a friendly smile on her face.
"Yes, yes, let's eat, let's eat." Uncle Xu also asked everyone to sit down and prepare to eat. Everyone cooperated very well, and they all forgot the embarrassment just now and changed the subject directly.
Grandma Xu nodded and said, "Okay, let's eat."
She didn't say much. After all, today was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it was inappropriate to utter harsh words or get angry and curse. She decided to forgive Xu Qianrou for the time being.
But this does not mean that the matter is over. Afterwards, she settled accounts with Xu Qianrou one by one.
She will definitely make him clearly realize who is the one who truly holds power and has the final say in this family!
At the same time, we must also let her understand who gave her the courage to be so disrespectful or even rude to her elders.
When Aunt Xu brought the steaming hot breakfast to the table, everyone gathered around it, their faces filled with joyful smiles, as if they had forgotten the awkward scene of yesterday. They savored the sumptuous food while chatting with each other.
"This porridge tastes really good! The fried dough sticks are delicious too, so crispy and crunchy." Someone exclaimed.
"Yes, my aunt's cooking skills are getting better and better." Another person agreed.
Laughter and praise intertwined, filling the entire house with a warm atmosphere. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this rare time together, sharing each other's daily lives, anecdotes, and aspirations for the future.
Xu Qianrou watched everyone hypocritically flattering each other, secretly rolling her eyes under the table, and reached out to grab some fried dough sticks, but Grandma Xu hit her hand with a chopstick, "You're so angry, it's better not to eat the fried dough sticks."
"Why?" Xu Qianrou widened her eyes and looked at the person in front of her with disbelief. Her voice unconsciously rose eight octaves. "Why don't you give me food?" Her heart was full of grievance and anger. She just wanted to eat a bite of her favorite thing, but she was treated like this.
Grandma Xu glanced at Uncle Xu, who frowned and scolded, "Xu Qianrou, how can you talk to grandma like that? Apologize to grandma now."
Xu Qianrou rolled her eyes at Uncle Xu and said, "Why should I apologize? I did nothing wrong. I won't apologize."
"Haha, Xu Qianrou, who taught you to disrespect your elders? Do you still have me, your grandma, in your heart?" Grandma Xu looked at Xu Qianrou seriously and said.
Seeing this, Uncle Xu quickly pulled Xu Qianrou over and said, "Hurry up and apologize to your grandma."
"No, I just won't." After saying that, she ran out of the Xu family, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.
Uncle Xu watched her leave and breathed a sigh of relief. He said to everyone, "Don't worry about her. She ran away. We'll eat by ourselves."
Song Ziming smiled awkwardly at everyone and said, "Everyone, take your time eating. I'll go look for her."
He really didn't have the face to sit at the table. He didn't know what Xu Qianrou was doing today. She just got up with Grandma Xu for no apparent reason. She wasn't like this usually. He didn't know what had irritated her.
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