I slept until dawn, and it was December 7th, the day of Zhao’s birthday banquet.

The birthday party starts in the evening, so there is no rush.

Everyone in the family was doing their own thing. Even Yuan, the child who had finally had a few days off, had no time to rest and was caught by Li.

You should obediently accompany your mother in practicing etiquette, and also go over with her what the people you might see look like and what their personalities are like.

These were all found out by Fu Dabai, and a little bit was heard by Yuan. Li had memorized them by heart, but when the day came, she got so nervous that she forgot most of them.

She asked Yuan to nag her a few more times, and Yuan, who was so dry-mouthed, even wanted to write it down for her.

But this kind of thing, once written down, has to be burned. Keeping it would cause trouble if it was discovered, and it would also be a waste of paper. Li was of course reluctant to do so, but she was willing to waste her daughter's money.

Yuan was a little angry:

"I have recited it several times. If you only listen to me and don't recite it yourself, what's the point!"

Li said anxiously, feeling irrational and confident:

"Then I didn't remember it! You, you, you, please repeat it again, don't delay things, who is the one who is good friends with Madam Zhao?"

Yuan: ...Bad mother! I didn't delay anything!

"Grandma, please take care of your daughter-in-law! She's so stupid! She's making me sick!"

While Li was counting people on her fingers, Yuan jumped off the kang, picked up his shoes, and ran to Old Yang's room.

"Hey! Yuan, come back here!"

Li tried to grab it but failed, so she shouted in a low voice.

But Yuan had already run away to complain.

After a while, Old Yang shouted:

"Big Boss's wife, if it really doesn't work, you should take a nap, relax and change your mind, and then let Yuan tell you twice more.

The way you remember things like this makes you nervous and anxious. The more you try to remember, the harder it will be to remember, right? "

There are educated people in the family, and they also learned to read, so they are quite experienced in memorizing things.

Li's memory was not bad, and she should have memorized such a small amount of information long ago. It was just that she was too nervous to be alone with so many wives of adults all of a sudden.

Li also knew what was going on. She couldn't get her daughter back at the moment, and her mind was so messed up that she could hardly remember a word. She could only respond:

“Okay, Mom, I’m listening, I’ll take a nap.

Yuan, please call me earlier, don't let me miss the time, don't forget it!"

Everyone in the family breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, they didn't have to listen to the endless nagging. They immediately responded in unison:

"I'll call you, I'll call you, go to sleep!"

Li, who had offended everyone, closed the door, and reluctantly lay down to sleep with a sigh.

Ah Yuan leaned in Old Yang's arms and sighed:

"My grandma is the best!"

Old Madam Yang had a stern face and let her lean on him, saying in a disdainful way:

"You are such a troublemaker. Your mother asked you to recite it twice and you still didn't like it. Well, if you remember it, it will be useful if something happens in the future, right?"

Yuan corrected him, "It's several times! Besides, my memory is not as bad as my mother's. I can remember it even if I remember it right now!"

Old Yang curled her lips and said, "How could it be so powerful?"

Yuan was proud and confident: "Of course! I'm awesome!"

Old Futou nodded seriously and said, "The child is smart. She takes after her grandfather."

Yuan felt that this sentence sounded strangely familiar:

"My dad told me to follow him!"

The old man brainwashed me with a mouthful of words: "Isn't your father my son? Doesn't he have to follow me? Is that the case?"

“It seems… it’s true!”

Yuan felt that it made some sense.

Old Yang glared at Old Futou and cursed:

"I owe you! If you don't fool these stupid kids at home, will you feel uncomfortable? Our kids are stupid to begin with, so won't they become even more stupid if we fool them?"

Yuan, who couldn't get rid of the melon name, immediately protested: "I'm not a melon!!!"

On the evening of the birthday banquet, Zhao Ru received a bag of snacks from Yuan and wanted to ask Yuan:

Are you stupid?

But she restrained herself and patiently asked Yuan:

"Don't tell me this is a gift from your family! You wouldn't be reluctant to buy a jade pendant if you could find one?"

Yuan looked at her with a look of as if she was talking nonsense and told her, "Of course not, I'm not stupid!

This is the dessert made by Sister Li. I'll give you some to try. My parents have given the birthday gifts to the person at the door who collects birthday gifts."

Zhao Ru, who was not very smart, finally breathed a sigh of relief and put her mind at ease. She handed the snacks to the maid Xiao Zhi and took Yuan to a hall, whispering to her as they walked:

"There are many people here today, but most of them are from the Imperial Guards. My grandmother didn't plan to have a grand celebration this year, so not many people were invited, but some people who were not invited are here too.

There are also some children from adult families, and they have a lot of things to do. But I am the host and cannot confront them. You will follow me for a while, and I will introduce you to my friends first.

If I have something to do and need to leave, you just follow them. They won’t bully you for my sake. I will let Xiaozhi follow you.

Everyone knows that your family has a good relationship with Uncle Qin, so I don't think anyone would deliberately pick on you.

If someone says something in a sarcastic tone, you may not be able to hear it. Even if you do hear it, just act dumb and don't get yourself into trouble. Some people even my family can't afford to offend.

It would be great if you could make a few friends, but if not, you can just eat and drink and get by.

Today we all have to behave ourselves and not cause any trouble! Do you understand?"

Zhao Ru was particularly serious today, fearing that A Yuan had done something wrong, and gave him a lot of instructions.

Ah Yuan also remembered her instructions well. He was frightened by her nervousness and nodded seriously:

“I understand!”

The bustle of the hall was just around the corner. Zhao Ru took Yuan's hand and walked inside, whispering:

"Okay! Go!"

As soon as he entered the hall, Yuan saw a lot of girls, about a dozen or so, gathered in groups of three or five, talking and laughing.

There were two tables in the hall and one in the courtyard. Probably because the banquet had not started yet, they were filled with various snacks such as candied fruits and desserts.

But not many people went there to eat or take anything; they just gathered together to talk.

Whenever Zhao Ru passed by a group of people, she would chat with them with a smile.

Yuan felt that their smiles were all fake.

But she kept calling them sister or younger sister, and seemed very close, which made Yuan almost think that their relationship was just good and not obvious.

Some curious people would ask A Yuan about it, but when they heard that she was just the child of a minor official, her smile, which was already fake, became a little stiff.

But he still politely praised Yuan a few words, and it seemed that he knew her family, probably because Uncle Qin really took good care of them.

Some of them looked like they didn't know, but when they saw that everyone was polite, they smiled a little.

Yuan had good hearing and could vaguely hear them whispering from a distance, but no one said anything unpleasant to his face.

Zhao Ru seemed to have an average relationship with them. When they praised A Yuan, she quickly replied with a few words on A Yuan's behalf and secretly talked to A Yuan without letting her speak.

He always had a smile on his face.

But it was only when she walked into the hall and saw three young ladies sitting at the table eating happily that Zhao Ru began to smile genuinely.

Pulling Yuan over, he scolded:

"Great! You said you would wait for me, but while I was going to pick someone up, you guys ate first. How can you be so naughty!"

Of the three sisters, two were sitting with their backs to the table, and one was standing holding one of them's hands.

After hearing what Zhao Ru said, the one standing there smiled and said to the other two:

"Look at her. She's the host, but she's so petty. She's not happy when the guests eat her food."

Then he looked at Yuan and said:

"Little sister, you better stay away from her, otherwise your chubby little face will be starved by this stingy guy!"

A Yuan touched his face and shook his head:

"No! This is what Sister A-ju feeds me! I've been trying to lose weight for several days, but I haven't been able to lose any weight!"

The one standing got even angrier:

"Okay! This is just for us!"

The two people sitting there were watching her making a fuss with a smile on their faces. One of the older girls pulled her and said:

"You say this as if you knew it on the first day.

Stop talking now, or A-ju will get angry and rush to your house to eat up all the snacks you ate."

Another person sitting with his legs crossed said:

"I'm not afraid of eating something, but I'm afraid that A-ru will get angry and chew you up."

A Yuan looked at them in shock and then at Zhao Ru: "Is it possible?"

The one with his legs crossed replied, "Yes! Of course not! Little fat boy, come here quickly, I will protect you, so that she won't bite you when she gets hungry."

You don’t know, Zhao Ru likes to bite children! "

Zhao Ru was so angry when she heard this:

"Jiang Yanyan! You are talking nonsense! Believe it or not, I will give you two punches!"

As Zhao Ru said this, she let go of A Yuan's hand, rolled up her sleeves and walked over.

Several people quarreled for a long time, and the older one tried to stop them from getting angry and starting a fight on the spot.

Ah Yuan looked at Zhao Ru in shock and murmured, "...Didn't you agree to be honest and not cause any trouble?"

Zhao Ru let go of Jiang Yanyan's hair and said to Yuan uncomfortably:

"Yuan, fighting is wrong, and almost fighting in a situation like this is even more wrong. You must not learn to do that!"

Jiang Yanyan, who had a boyish demeanor, scratched her hair, loosened her hand that was pinching Zhao Ru's flesh, and said:

"We just set a wrong example for you to show you what you shouldn't do!"

Yuan: ...Are you kidding me? It was just a fight, right?

Facing A Yuan's suspicious and silent gaze, Jiang Yanyan said fiercely:

"The child who exposes the older child's lies will be fed to Zhao Ru!

I said I didn't hit him, so take your gaze away!"

Yuan grumbled flexibly, "Just take it!"

Zhao Ru protected Yuan and said, "Yuan, don't be afraid of her! I won't eat you!"

Then he added: "But that wasn't a fight."

This time, Yuan said sensibly:

"That was definitely not a fight, but it was close to being a joke!"

Now the two who had made the most noise were satisfied.

Zhao Ru took A Yuan to introduce her to her friends.

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