Chapter 76 I'm Already a Young Wife
It was busy New Year's Eve. Every household in Guangling City bid farewell to the old and welcomed the new. The Qi family also decorated their home with flowers, looking magnificent.
There were more than ten tables neatly arranged in the hall in the garden. After offering sacrifices to their ancestors in the ancestral hall, the Qi family members came over and sat around.
Chen Tang sat below Madam Yue, wearing a goose yellow soft satin jacket with gold embroidery and a bright red pleated skirt with scattered flowers, which made her look bright and dignified.
Qi Huaijing sat next to Shen Tang, wearing a crimson satin robe embroidered with gold thread, his black hair tied with a golden jade crown, and he was also very handsome.
He didn't want to wear this outfit, but just tried it on this morning, which caused Chen Tang to tilt his head and look at it for a long time.
He glanced at her quickly, secretly pleased with himself.
"Well, this dress... looks OK, I'll wear it today."
When Mrs. Yue saw that her son was really wearing a red robe and was tall and handsome, although she still ignored him, she was very satisfied.
This rebellious son, as long as he keeps silent, is so likable!
The reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve is naturally filled with clinking of glasses, music and joyful feasting by the whole family.
After three rounds of wine and five courses of food, another line of maids came in with silver plates in their hands and served the white jade-like Yuanbao dumplings.
Mrs. Yue saw the steaming dumplings and started talking to Shen Tang again.
"Tang'er, during the New Year and other festivals, we in Beijing love eating dumplings the most. It's a time for the whole family to get together. If we don't even eat dumplings, how can it be considered New Year's Day..."
Chen Tang smiled and nodded, but did not respond.
I have never been to the capital city since I was a child, but now, thanks to Qi Huaijing, I can follow Madam Yue to "our capital city".
Obviously, these words were spoken to Qi Huaijing again.
Qi Huaijing has been a picky eater since he was young, especially food with stuffing. He thinks the taste is messy, the color is bad, and he even suspects that the food inside is not clean.
Ever since he could speak, he has said frankly that he doesn't like dumplings, but Mrs. Yue always wants him to try them, saying that he doesn't know how delicious dumplings are, and that as long as he takes one bite, he will keep eating them.
Qi Huaijing hated Mrs. Yue's behavior of not understanding what others said the most.
When he was a child, he would spit out everything he ate. When he grew up, he would simply leave the table and walk away. He was too lazy to even look at the food, let alone eat it.
Seeing that Madam Yue was still nagging, Qi Huaijing was getting impatient when Chen Tang suddenly lowered his head and advised him softly.
"Huai Jing, why don't you eat a dumpling? Just one."
“…”
Qi Huaijing looked at Chen Tang, his eyes revealing unconcealed surprise.
He had always liked Chen Tang’s gentleness and generosity, her sincerity and cuteness, her worldly wisdom and naturalness... and he liked even more that she was not like Madam Yue at all.
But now, she also helps her wife and forces herself to eat things she doesn't like.
He was a little displeased, frowned, and spoke with resentment.
"Look at you. Madam's little favors have bought you off so quickly? She gave you more than I did. It's only been a short time and you've become so close to her!"
Shen Tang was not angry, he supported his cheek with his hand and laughed.
"No, my wife doesn't give me as much as you do..."
A few days ago, he collected the revenue from the five shops in the capital, exchanged it for silver bills, took it home, and filled a table with them.
"Here, this is the New Year's money for my Tang'er. Keep it."
This was the first time Shen Tang had seen so much money!
She counted it three times in a row and the total amount was nineteen thousand taels.
After counting, she thought for a long time, divided the banknotes into three parts and hid them in secret places in the house.
Then, she slept restlessly for three nights in a row. She either dreamed that she lost her money or that Ah Zhen had bitten the banknotes into pieces.
When she got out of bed in the middle of the night, she would not only check on the cat, but also touch the banknotes one by one to see if they were still there.
Three days later, she rubbed the bruises under her eyes and returned the banknotes to Qi Huaijing.
"You should keep them in the bank, so that I won't have to worry about them and worry about the house being robbed."
Qi Huaijing clicked his tongue, shook his head, and tapped her head.
"What a loser!"
At this moment, Shen Tang saw that he was frowning and unhappy, so he put his hand aside to block Madam Yue's sight and mouthed to him with a smile.
"I don't treat others well, I only treat you well."
Qi Huaijing understood, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. Then he relaxed his brows and nodded slightly.
Chen Tang took the opportunity to pick up a lace-edged dumpling, put it in his bowl, and touched his hand again.
"Try it, I made it myself."
She turned her head and lowered her voice.
"You must like it."
Qi Huaijing hesitated a little, but still sighed.
Forget it. He had done so many outrageous things for her in the past. Now he was just letting him eat a bite of food he didn't like. What's more, it was made by her herself, so he couldn't offend her.
Qi Huaijing picked up the silver chopsticks, picked up the dumpling, put it in his mouth and took a bite.
"……Um?!"
Shen Tang blinked.
"Huai Jing, is it delicious?"
He was stunned.
This plump white dumpling does not contain any chopped stuffing, but only a small piece of whole braised beef.
Clean and square, without any mess.
This dumpling, which does not live up to its name, is completely to Qi Huaijing's taste.
He looked up in surprise, and saw Chen Tang smiling, his eyes sparkling like cool and translucent black jade grapes.
"Hey, dumplings stuffed with braised beef are still dumplings. Just eat one and you don't have to listen to your wife's nagging all night. Do you like it?"
Qi Huaijing's Adam's apple moved and he couldn't help laughing.
"I like it, I like it very much... I like it very much!"
Shen Tang smiled a little proudly.
"Then I'll make you... braised pork filling next year? Okay?"
"Okay, pack more, a big bowl, and I will eat it all."
At the banquet, Mrs. Yue saw Qi Huaijing eat a dumpling on his own initiative for some reason, and she felt even more satisfied.
This debt collector is sometimes very well-behaved and obedient!
After the banquet, the elderly elders watched opera and listened to music in the hall, and the couple found an excuse to go out together to get some fresh air.
Outside the hall, maids accompanied Youlan, Luanjie'er, and several little girls from the clan, holding long incense sticks and setting off fireworks. It was very lively.
Qi Huaijing saw that Chen Tang was happy and touched her shoulder.
"You're not going?"
Shen Tang smiled and shook his head.
"How can I go?"
"What are you afraid of? There are so many maids, all about your age. Youlan is playing too!"
"They are all young girls, but I am already...a young wife, I need to be dignified."
Qi Huaijing didn't say anything. He reached out to the servant beside him to ask for a stick of incense, lit a small firecracker, and threw it at Chen Tang's feet.
Chen Tang cried out "Ah" and quickly jumped away, picking up the hem of her skirt.
Qi Huaijing looked up and smiled, then ordered another one and threw it at her again.
Chen Tang smiled and dodged him, then took the incense handed to him by the maid, lit a small firecracker, and threw it at him.
When Youlan saw her third brother and sister-in-law playing here, she also came over. Soon they were chasing each other and everyone was laughing.
Everyone partyed until late at night, until midnight, when bamboo shoots popped on thousands of doors and lights were lit in thousands of households, illuminating the New Year's night.
"Happy New Year!"
"A new year is naturally good."
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