This was the first Mid-Autumn Festival that their family had spent together. Linlang prepared a rich banquet. Nanny Li didn't let her go to the stove, but asked her to sit next to her and give orders.
Mo'er has gained experience in making fires. Now he can run two stoves at the same time without anyone intervening. This is the stove he contracted, and no one is allowed to touch it.
Looking at the father and his two sons making lanterns in the yard, Linlang decided to sell a maid and a young girl after the Mid-Autumn Festival. The maid would stay in the county town to cook and clean for her father and brother, and the young girl would be taken back to help Nanny Li.
The pharmaceutical industry needs manpower, so I'll buy two half-grown boys and take them to work. In this feudal society, it's more reassuring to have your own people.
Nanny Li was willing to be kept in the Rong family. The lady trusted her and valued the young lady, so she had to serve the young lady well.
She was just worried that if the lady returned to the Marquis' Mansion, the old lady would make trouble again. The Marquis' Mansion was good in every way except for the trouble-making old lady and Gu Yuanfang.
At this moment, the old lady sitting in the main seat felt a chill on her back and sneezed.
Su Nanting immediately shouted, "Quick, ask the doctor to check on the old lady."
"Why call a doctor during a holiday? I'm fine, just caught a cold." The old lady glanced at Song and saw that she was indifferent, so she didn't dare to ask her to do anything.
Since the last incident, she has become much more honest. She knows that Song resents her in her heart. Since her son's attitude towards her is not as affectionate as usual after returning, she must have been whispering in her son's ear.
Su Nanting ordered Madam Wu, "Madam, go in quickly and get Mother a coat. The temperature changes drastically in autumn, and she can't get sick during the holidays."
The old lady felt that this sentence was not pleasant to the ear, so she put on the coat that Nanny Wu had given her.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and Su Nanting kept talking to ease the mood. However, the four brothers who were chattering all the time in the Rong family were particularly well-behaved at this moment, and they refused to speak unless their elders asked them questions.
The Song family was the same, and they followed the rules very well, but Su Nanting didn't like such a lifeless home. Fortunately, the meal was ready quickly and the family went to the dining room.
The old lady was very satisfied with today's dishes, especially the sausage and braised pork. The color was beautiful and the taste was very fragrant. After sitting down, the old lady asked Wu Ma to pick up the sausage and braised pork for her. "The chef in our mansion has finally made some progress."
Nanny Wu wanted to say something, but was stopped by Su Nanting's look. She personally picked up sausages and braised meat for the old lady and said, "If you like it, eat more. It's really delicious and goes best with wine."
As he spoke, he poured a glass of wine for the old lady and said, "This wine is different from the previous ones. Please try it."
The old lady took a sip and said, "It is indeed more fragrant and mellow than the previous wine, and the aftertaste is even sweeter."
"To get mother's approval, it seems that this wine is really good." Su Nanting's face wrinkled with smile, "Mom, it's delicious when eaten with food."
The four brothers toasted the old lady, and she drank them all with a smile, feeling very happy. Song substituted tea for wine, "Mother, have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival."
"Hmm." The old lady hummed indifferently, but still drank the wine. It was so delicious.
After they had almost finished eating and the soup was served, Mrs. Song said slowly, "I was worried that Mother wouldn't like it, but I didn't expect you to like it so much. The two children should be relieved."
Su Nanting continued, "Mom, the sausages and wine were made by Linlang. We also brought back a lot of braised meat, but these four guys ate it all on the way. Luckily, Linlang was well prepared and prepared a few marinade packets, so we didn't miss out on eating."
"You may not know Linlang, so let me introduce you. You bribed the examiner to throw away Xiao Yushu's test paper. Linlang is Xiao Yushu's wife."
Speaking of his daughter, Su Nanting smiled, not caring at all about the old lady's increasingly dark face. "That girl is a great doctor. If she hadn't sucked out the snake venom and treated Shiyin in time on the mountain, the consequences would have been disastrous. Shiyin was in poor health, and you see her rosy complexion now, it was all thanks to that girl."
Su Nanting served the old lady some soup and said, "That's a really good girl. Mother must meet her when she has time."
Old lady...
Can I spit out what I ate now?
The old lady felt that the couple did it on purpose. They didn't say anything while eating, but made things difficult for her afterward.
What does that girl's good or bad relationship have to do with her? She doesn't like her. What's more, because of her, her position in the family has become unstable, which makes her hate her even more.
So what if the food was delicious and the wine was good? It must be a deliberate flattery, and she wouldn't be fooled. Only a woman from a small family like Song would treat others as good people just for a little favor.
Su Nanting said, "Mother, after all, Gu Yuanfang is the daughter of the Marquis of Dongping, and a concubine's daughter. You and your uncle are biological siblings. I've heard a lot of gossip about Gu Yuanfang this time. Even after what happened last time, you should keep your distance from her. Doting on a concubine's granddaughter from your mother's family, who is also a person of poor character, makes people feel that you are lowering your status."
"My Lord Marquis, what you mean is that that country girl is better than a concubine's daughter in the Marquis's mansion?" The old lady finally understood. This son now completely listens to Song. He likes whoever Song likes and even wants to brainwash her.
The old lady didn't even drink the soup. "You can like her if you want. A country girl is not something I would like. Fang'er has been with me for more than ten years. She cares about me and chats with an old woman like me. Who among you has done that?"
The old lady was also full of complaints. "Your wife has been crying all day long, looking for that girl everywhere. It's been more than ten years, but there is still no news. Now a country girl has come, and she was deceived by her even if she was a little nice to you."
"You are all busy. The old marquis hasn't been back to the capital for several years, and the marquis only comes back once every two or three years. The four little ones are busy with their own things. Who would stop and talk to me?"
The old lady looked down on Song and could not get along with her. Her four grandsons were not close to her. Only Gu Yuanfang was always by her side.
Even though they knew that Gu Yuanfang had something to ask for, they were still using each other.
"The mansion is so big, but I can't find anyone to accompany me." The old lady stood up angrily, "You didn't come back to spend the holiday with me, you came back to irritate me, hum~"
Su Nanting felt that he was really unfilial. How could he bring up this at the dinner table? He should wait until his mother drank the soup and rinsed her mouth before talking about it.
He quickly followed her, "Mom, it's wrong for you to look down on country people like that. Have you forgotten that you grew up in the countryside until you were sixteen? You know country people are simple and honest, you know them best..."
The more he talked, the faster the old lady walked, angrily and completely ignoring him.
Su Jinyao gloated and whispered, "Father is getting better and better at making Grandma angry."
Song also wanted to spend more time with the old lady, but she didn't give her the opportunity. Even when her daughter was born, the old lady didn't even bother to look at her. She deliberately got close to Gu Yuanfang to anger her.
Why don't the children get close to her? It's all her own fault.
Given the old lady's temper, it was the wisest decision not to bring Linlang back with her.
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