Chapter 41: Not being able to catch up is not dependence, it is rogue
"They..." Aunt Su stopped what she was doing and looked at Yu Chunhua, "Hold your brother's wedding banquet first."
Yu Guochao and his wife lived in one room with their children. There were so many children that one bed was not enough, so they had to sleep on the floor. This was why Su Xiao's uncle wanted to build a room in the yard. He thought that if Yu Guochao and his wife came back, they could still live in the yard.
Uncle Su hopes that both of his sons can be around, so that having two sons will provide them with more security in their old age.
After hearing what her mother said, Yu Chunhua didn't feel comfortable continuing to speak.
In the room, Yu Dasao and Yu Guochao made the bed and put the quilt on it. Yu Dasao had been to Yu's house before, so she knew where some things were placed, so there was no need for Aunt Su to get them.
"Remember to tell your parents." Yu Dasao said, "My dad said that as long as you get the money, he can find a way to get you back to the city."
Yu Dasao's father agreed to help with conditions. First, he had to give money, and second, Yu Guochao had to take his wife and children back to the city and not abandon them. Yu Guochao naturally agreed, as long as he had to pay two or three hundred yuan, which made Yu Guochao have to go to get the money.
Yu Guochao is the eldest in the family, and he went to the countryside to comply with the policy.
"When you married me, you gave me a small amount of betrothal money." Yu Dasao said, "Your family should make up for ours."
"I'll tell my parents after Jiachao's wedding banquet." Yu Guochao said, "If I tell them now, won't it just make things difficult for them?"
"This is not just a nuisance, it's related to our future." Yu Dasao said, "Those educated youth are trying to go back to the city one by one, don't you want to go back to the city?"
"I want to go back to the city, not that I don't want to." Yu Guochao said, "I'm just trying to find a way, right?"
"Don't you have many relatives in the city?" said Mrs. Yu. "They work in the city and can always save some money. After we come back, we will make money and pay them back. Your brother's betrothal gift is more than one hundred, almost two hundred. You have been in the countryside for so many years, it is reasonable to ask for two or three hundred, it is not too much. With two or three hundred, we can go back to the city, it's not a lot of money. If you need tens of thousands, I won't say it, just two or three hundred, there is always a way."
Mrs. Yu knew that Su Xueqing's betrothal gift was more than 800 yuan. If it was really not enough, Yu Guochao would borrow money from the Su family, and the Su family would always lend him some money.
Yu Guochao understood who his wife wanted to borrow money from. Among all their relatives, the Su family was the richest. Su Xueqing's betrothal gift was a lot of money, and it had not been long since the wedding, so the Su family should not have spent that money.
"You have to talk to your parents," said Mrs. Yu. "You are their biological son. They can't just think about their youngest son. They have to think about you, their eldest son, too. The difference between the city and the countryside is so big. If the countryside is better, there wouldn't be so many people scrambling to return to the city."
Although the houses in the city are not as big as those in the countryside, Yu Dasao still wants to come to the city. It is so impressive for relatives in the city to visit the countryside. Relatives bring some old clothes to visit relatives in the countryside, and many people want to get those old clothes.
Early in the morning, Su's mother and Su Yanan arrived at Yu's house. Yu's family called those who helped with the work yesterday evening to have dinner. Su's mother and Su Yanan lived far away from here, so they did not come. The mother and daughter planned to come early in the morning and go back after dinner in the evening.
The chickens and ducks have to be killed today. Chicken blood and duck blood cannot be used as the main dishes of the banquet. They are first given to the people who help with the work.
There were a lot of people working, many of them were neighbors nearby, and Yu's relatives also came to work.
Su Yanan saw Yu Chunhua. They hadn't seen each other for a long time.
"Didn't my cousin come?" Yu Chunhua asked.
"She's pregnant, so she didn't come. She'll come when we have dinner." Su Yanan tied an apron, "My little sister has something to do, so she'll come when we have dinner."
"Oh, I thought my little cousin would come earlier." Yu Chunhua said.
"My little sister has good grades. When she was little, her parents didn't let her do much housework because she wasn't good at it." Su Yanan said, "Now that she's been admitted to university, she can get a job in the unit and won't have to work so hard."
"I heard that her fiancé's family is very rich, a famous family in South City." Yu Chunhua said.
"I guess so." Su Yanan said, "She is famous because of her hard work. Your man didn't come this time?"
"No, something happened at home, so I brought the children here." Yu Chunhua said. There was no place to stay at home, and so many people coming would cost money for the trip.
"Yeah, that's fine." Su Yanan looked at the duck in the basin, "Duck feathers are hard to pluck, chicken feathers are easier to pluck."
If you want to host a banquet with more than 20 tables, you need to kill 10 ducks. Ducks are used for smoking, and chickens are used for stewing. If there are no ducks, they are all stewed. One duck can be cut into pieces and placed on two plates. This duck is not particularly large, so the banquet cannot be too bad. The plates must be arranged nicely. Two plates are considered sufficient. You can put the duck feet and duck necks at the bottom of the plate, and put the meatier parts on the top.
"Pull it out. If it's hard to pull it out, burn it with fire." Yu Chunhua said, "Each person can eat one or two pieces."
"This is the only way." Su Yanan said, "It's too hard to pull out so many fine hairs."
"You are quite capable." Yu Chunhua said.
"As for me, I take care of the kids, do housework, and cook all day long. Of course I have to know how to do these things." Su Yanan said, "I'll scald the duck in hot water and then scald it again so that I can pluck its feathers."
Yu Chunhua envied Su Yanan, the two were close in age, Su Yanan found a partner early and stayed in the city. Yu Chunhua did not find a suitable partner and could only stay in the countryside.
Back then, Su Yanan told Yu Chunhua that it was enough to find a similar partner in the city, and she didn't need to be too picky. Partners in the city were better than those in the countryside. Yu Chunhua was still thinking about finding a random partner, but what if the partner was not good and would hit people? What should she do?
After Yu Chunhua got married in the countryside, her husband had a bad temper. When the family had no money, her husband scolded her. When she went out to earn some money, her husband asked where she had been and why she hadn't cooked. Yu Chunhua talked to her family about this. Aunt Su said that all women were like this when they got married, and that Uncle Su was sometimes dissatisfied with Aunt Su.
"Chunhua, you're back." A relative saw Yu Chunhua and asked, "How many days will you stay? When will you be back?"
"Let's wait and see after Jiachao's wedding banquet." Yu Chunhua replied.
Those people didn't think that Yu Chunhua could stay in the city for a long time. Yu Chunhua looked miserable, and this man didn't look like he was going to return to the city.
Su Yanan scalded the duck again and took it back. She sat down and continued plucking the duck's feathers.
"This duck feather can still be sold for some money." Su Yanan said.
"Second cousin." Yu Chunhua said.
"Well?" Su Yanan turned to look at Yu Chunhua, "If you have something to say, just say it."
"I want to ask..."
"Chunhua." Aunt Su called Yu Chunhua's name, "Chunhua, Chunhua, have you seen the scissors?"
"The scissors are next to the window." Yu Chunhua said loudly.
Aunt Su went to find a pair of scissors. Yu Chunhua was interrupted by Aunt Su and she didn't know how to speak again for a moment. She wondered if God told her not to speak.
"Chunhua." Su Yanan waited for Yu Chunhua to say the rest.
"I was wondering whether you and your aunt would take the bus back home tonight, or..."
"We'll take the bus back." Su Yanan said, "My family members all have work, so it's hard for them to come pick us up. We'll go back by ourselves. There are buses, so it's very convenient. As long as we don't go there too late, there'll be no problem."
"That's right. It's convenient in the city because there are buses." Yu Chunhua said, "In the countryside, there are no buses to go to towns and villages. Basically, we go there by tractor from the village. We go there when there are many people at market time. We rarely go there when there are no people. If we want to go to towns and villages, we either walk there or borrow a bicycle from someone."
"Is your village far from the town?" Su Yanan asked.
"It takes about an hour and a half to walk there. If there are children, it will take almost two hours." Yu Chunhua said, "The sandy road is not easy to walk on. Small stones often get into shoes."
"It's very difficult to walk for such a long time." Su Yanan said.
"So we seldom go to the township. Our village brigade has a telephone, so we don't have to go to the township to make a call." Yu Chunhua said, "In the past few years, there was no telephone in the village, so we had to go to the township to make a call, which was even more troublesome."
"Yes, it is very troublesome." Su Yanan nodded.
"It's not like in the city, where there are more public telephone booths." Yu Chunhua said. She envied Su Yanan who stayed in the village.
Neither Su Xueqing nor Ning Yanjing came to work. The Su family did not invite them to go, and the Yu family did not dare to invite them. The Yu family only hoped that Su Xueqing's partner would come to the wedding banquet at that time, which showed that Ning Yanjing valued the Yu family and recognized that the Yu family was his relatives.
Su Xueqing agreed with Professor Guo on a time to go to the Architectural Design Institute. In her remaining free time, she would go to the school library to read books and do homework. She also had to accompany Ning Yanjing.
After class in the afternoon, Su Xueqing went to Su's house. She knew that her mother had asked for leave to help Yu's family. When Su Xueqing arrived in the living room, she saw Su Sansao making dolls again.
"Third sister-in-law." Su Xueqing said, "She is still making dolls."
"Dad and the others didn't come back so soon, so I'll cook later." Mrs. Su said, "I walked around and then sat down to cook a little, but I didn't cook as much as before. I'll stop cooking after a few days. The New Year is coming soon, and there's a lot to do, so I may have to stop for several months."
"Stop." Su Xueqing said, "Doing these things hurts your eyes, and you don't make much money. All the money you earn is hard-earned money."
"Without a job, we can only earn hard-earned money like this." Mrs. Su said, "We do well and can earn some hard-earned money. Others may not be able to earn this hard-earned money."
"That's true." Su Xueqing nodded. Didn't she make dolls with Su Sansao and the others before? Su Xueqing had money in her hands, and she recovered her memories of her past life. She felt that making dolls was not cost-effective. But for people like Su Sansao, it was a blessing to have work to do. "I just came in and saw some bricks next to me."
"We need to build a chicken coop and raise the chickens in it." Mrs. Su said, "My parents had originally planned to raise chickens earlier, but then they remembered that my aunt's family was going to have a wedding, so they planned to wait until after the wedding to catch the chicks."
Su Sansao had to eat chicken when she was in confinement, and Amelia Su also had to eat chicken when she was in confinement. They both needed to consume chicken. The Su family was raising chickens now, but in terms of time, they couldn't catch up with Amelia Su's confinement, but it was good enough to catch up with Su Sansao's confinement.
"If you raise more chickens, you need a place to put them. You can't let them run around." Mrs. Su said, "If they run to the neighbor's house, there will be chicken shit all over the floor, and people will say something. Just build a little bit of bricks next to the wall, and put some wire mesh next to the wall so the chickens can stay inside."
"Do you still have to go to the vegetable market to pick up rotten vegetable leaves?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Well, Mom will go pick it up." Mrs. Su said, "Will you stay for dinner?"
"No." Su Xueqing said, "I came over to see if my mother has come back."
Su Xueqing hadn't asked Amelia Su and Su Yanan how much money they would give, and whether they would have to give the bride a red envelope separately. Su Xueqing wanted Ning Yanjing not to go, as it would be too much trouble. But after all, they were relatives, and if he didn't go, there would be more trouble later, and others would say that Ning Yanjing looked down on Su Xueqing's relatives.
People living in this society cannot do without these interpersonal relationships. Attending a wedding banquet is not something you do every day, it’s just one time.
Su Xueqing didn't want her parents to say that she was disrespectful to her aunt. Originally, she was right, but once the issue of respect and filial piety between younger and older generations was involved, many things changed.
"Third sister-in-law." Su Xueqing looked around and said, "Dad will give the red envelope, you and third brother don't need to give it."
"No." Mrs. Su said, "We are a family, so we don't need to give so many gifts. You are not married yet, so you don't need to give gifts."
"My cousin sent an invitation specifically to me and my boyfriend. It would be inappropriate if we don't give him a red envelope." Su Xueqing pouted.
"Is your boyfriend going?" asked Mrs. Su.
"Even if he doesn't go, he has to give a red envelope, one for each invitation." Su Xueqing said, "If we go without a red envelope, they will say we are stingy. My boyfriend is a businessman, it's just a little money, he doesn't need to sacrifice his reputation."
"With this, everyone else will write invitations to you." Mrs. Su joked, "You will have to give out a lot of red envelopes."
"Who else would be so shameless?" Su Xueqing asked.
"People don't think they are shameless. They think they value you, so they gave you the invitation." Mrs. Su said, "Some people hold wedding banquets just to receive red envelopes."
“…” Su Xueqing couldn’t refute it. This situation did exist.
"The invitation was sent nearly a month in advance. It's not appropriate for you to say you don't have time to go now." Mrs. Su said, "Your partner can choose not to go, but you can't."
"That's what I mean. I have to go." Su Xueqing said, "My boyfriend will accompany me."
Su Xueqing stretched out her hands and rubbed her cheeks vigorously, “I haven’t gotten married yet, and I have to face these scenes early.”
"You're a bastard if you don't take advantage of an opportunity." Mrs. Su said, "They are all like this. When you get married, you will find that this is just a big witch meeting a small witch. There are more things."
"My eldest cousin and second cousin are back." Su Xueqing said. She still remembered that little aunt Su wanted to borrow more money from Su's father and mother.
"You should stay away from them." Mrs. Su said, "It's impossible that they don't want to go back to the city."
"..." Su Xueqing was silent. They were all relatives, and it was so awkward to be in such a situation.
"If you were married and made a lot of money, you would help them. But you haven't even gotten married yet, so why should you help them?" Third Sister Su said, "You don't owe them anything. I don't know if they will quarrel when they come this time. If they really quarrel, it will be a lot to watch."
"..." Su Xueqing blinked. It was because those people came back that Su Xueqing came to see if her mother had come back and listen to what her mother had to say.
"Mom has to finish her meal over there and come back. It will probably be around seven or eight o'clock when she gets home." said Mrs. Su.
"Forget it, I won't wait for mom." Su Xueqing said, "I guess you're tired after working all day."
Su Xueqing went to the Architectural Design Institute by taking a bus for only five or six stops. After sitting for a few days, she felt uncomfortable. Therefore, Su Xueqing sometimes asked the driver to drive her there. Ning Yanjing also told Su Xueqing not to squeeze on the bus, because there were many pickpockets and perverts on the bus.
"Third sister-in-law, I'm going back first." Su Xueqing said.
When Su Xueqing came out, she saw Old Lady Su bringing Wei Shanshan back. Wei Shanshan hadn't had her winter vacation yet, so it would take a while.
"Going back?" asked Mrs. Su.
"Well, let's go back and eat." Su Xueqing said.
"Your mother will have to stay at your aunt's place for the next two days." Old Madam Su said, "There will be a banquet at noon tomorrow. You should go there early tomorrow. Yanan, Yamei and the others will also go early."
"Okay." Su Xueqing nodded. She planned to ask her second sister how much she wanted tomorrow.
Ning Yanjing didn't have much opinion on how much money was in the red envelope. He would just bring his wallet with him tomorrow and be able to take out the red envelope without having to borrow money.
After dinner, Su Xueqing leaned on the sofa and watched TV. She looked up again. She was a little socially anxious and wanted to stay at home.
"Grandma asked us to go there early tomorrow." Su Xueqing said.
"You can go earlier." Ning Yanjing said, "I don't have to go to work tomorrow."
“I wanted to ask my eldest sister how much the bag cost, but after thinking about it, I decided to wait until tomorrow to go find my second sister.” Amelia Su didn’t want to talk much with her eldest sister Amelia Su.
"Okay." Ning Yanjing hugged Su Xueqing and let Su Xueqing lean on his shoulder.
"I guess they gave me two or five yuan." Su Xueqing said, "It's not like they gave me ten yuan. Only people of my parents' generation and close relatives would give me such a big red envelope."
Many people's salary is only 20 or 30 yuan, and they give out so much money all at once, thinking that others don't have to live.
Su Xueqing thought her elder and second sisters would not pretend to be rich, "In the past, when my cousins got married, my parents gave me very big red envelopes."
Ning Yanjing listened to Su Xueqing's words and felt it was amazing. You know, when the Ning family attended wedding banquets, they didn't think much about the red envelopes. The Ning family was rich, so they didn't worry about the amount of the red envelopes.
"We can't give more than the eldest sister and the second sister." Su Xueqing said, "It doesn't matter if we give less than them, because I'm not married. Logically speaking, I shouldn't give a red envelope, and neither should you. This time, they took advantage of me."
"Yes, let them take advantage." Ning Yanjing chuckled.
"Why are you still laughing?" Su Xueqing asked.
"It's amazing." Ning Yanjing said, "I didn't have such an experience when I attended wedding banquets before. It's very interesting."
"Oh..." Su Xueqing pouted, "You have money, so you don't have to be so fussy."
"It's not about being petty, it's about human nature." Ning Yanjing said, "Your life is full of the flavor of fireworks, and it's more interesting."
"This is the atmosphere of the market." Su Xueqing said, "Many of us hold wedding banquets like this."
"Okay, I'm ready." Ning Yanjing said.
"Prepare?" Su Xueqing was puzzled. "Prepare for tomorrow?"
"No, we are preparing for our future wedding banquet." Ning Yanjing said, "We will watch the drill tomorrow."
Su Xueqing reached out and gently scratched Ning Yanjing's arm, and said softly, "It's still early."
The wedding banquet at the bride's house is at noon, and the wedding banquet at the groom's house is in the evening.
Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing took a car to go there at around 2pm. As soon as they got there, Su Xueqing went to find Su Yanan. Su Yanan was still helping with things, wearing an apron.
"Second sister, second sister." Su Xueqing waved at her second sister and asked her to come over.
Su Yanan saw Su Xueqing waving at her, so she went to find Su Xueqing first. Su Xueqing pulled Su Yanan to a corner, and Ning Yanjing stood beside Su Xueqing.
"Second sister, how much do you want to pack?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Do you want to give red envelopes?" Su Yanan asked.
"Well, I've already written separate invitations, so I have to include one to show my appreciation." Su Xueqing said, "If I don't, they'll tell everyone about it and my parents will be embarrassed."
"Two yuan." Su Yanan said, "I asked my mother, they gave ten yuan. My eldest sister borrowed money from me, saying she had no money, so she gave two yuan. I am the same as my eldest sister, giving two yuan. If I have money, I can give five yuan, but I don't have money. Before, when Donghua and her family got married, they all gave two yuan."
"I don't know." Su Xueqing said, "When I came here, I was wondering whether you guys would pack two or five. That's two. Find a pen and write my partner's name."
Su Yanan looked at Ning Yanjing, who was standing next to her and looked like he was going to listen to Su Xueqing's words.
"Don't you think it lowers your taste?" Su Xueqing turned and looked at Su Yanan.
"No." Ning Yanjing said, "It's very suitable."
Ning Yanjing respected Su Xueqing and gave her as much as his fiancée asked.
"Two pieces are enough." Su Yanan said, "We give them two pieces. They may not give you two pieces in the future. They may give you less. If one is not good, they will have to borrow money from you to give you a red envelope."
"Yeah." Su Xueqing nodded.
"Give the red envelope to the person who received the gift, and they will register the name." Su Yanan said, "I still have to work, you can find a table by yourselves."
"Okay, second sister, go and get busy." Su Xueqing said.
After Amelia Su left, Amelia Su was about to take out her wallet, and Ning Yanjing directly handed two yuan to Amelia Su, and he also prepared red envelope paper.
"The preparations are quite complete." Su Xueqing said.
"It's convenient." Ning Yanjing said.
Not far away, Amelia Su saw Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing standing there talking, and she saw Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing go to give red envelopes. Amelia Su did not go over, and Wei Dashan went to help.
After giving the red envelope, Su Xueqing took Ning Yanjing to sit at the table. They did not sit too close to the Yu family's table, but sat a little further away.
It wasn't time yet, but many people had already sat down at the table.
Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing sat together. Su Xueqing herself didn't know the people sitting at the table next to her, let alone others. Maybe because Ning Yanjing was so powerful, or because others didn't know Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing, the table for the two of them was quite empty, and no one else came to sit down.
After a while, Mrs. Su San came over to Su Xueqing's table, and she brought Wei Shanshan with her.
"You have to take up one more chair, grandma is coming over." said Mrs. Su San.
Old Lady Su is an elder, but the seats are occupied by men, and they want to drink. Old Lady Su can just find a seat and sit down. Aunt Su also told Old Lady Su to find a seat and not ask Old Lady Su to help. Old Lady Su is old and can't do much.
Mrs. Su went to the Yu family's room to take a look. There were many things placed in the corner of the room, including bags of candy. The straw mats and quilts that were originally spread on the floor were rolled up and put down again when they went to bed at night.
"Old lady, why are you still here? Go sit at the table and eat. Don't stand here." The relative of the Yu family said, "There are so many people here. It would be bad if someone bumps into you by accident. Quick, quick, quick, go sit down."
The relatives of the Yu family looked at Old Lady Su standing there, their eyelids twitched, fearing that something might happen to the old lady. The man pushed Old Lady Su out and did not let her stay there any longer.
Seeing this, Old Lady Su simply went to find Third Sister Su herself and did not stay there any longer. Old Lady Su went to see how much the Yu family had prepared. Nowadays, people buy a lot of candies for their weddings. They have all been divided into small bags, and there is still a large bag of candies there.
Yu Jiachao bought some extra candies, which he would bring to the office to distribute to his colleagues. Yu Jiachao couldn't invite his colleagues to his home for a banquet, and asked them to pay a small amount, because they would say something. Only colleagues with whom he had a very good relationship could be invited to a banquet.
After Su Xueqing talked to Mrs. Su for a while, Old Mrs. Su came over.
"Grandma." Su Xueqing said.
“They are all here.” Before Mrs. Su responded, Amelia Su spoke.
Amelia Su came with Wei Dashan, and they planned to sit with Su Sansao. They were all from the same family, so it was appropriate for them to sit together, and so were others, people who knew each other sat together.
“Grandma.” Amelia Su greeted Old Lady Su.
Mrs. Su did not tell Amelia Su and her husband that they were here, and asked Amelia Su and her husband to take Wei Shanshan with them. Mrs. Su had already figured it out that Amelia Su and her husband were unreliable, so don't expect them to take good care of Wei Shanshan.
"Shanshan." Wei Dashan took the initiative to bring Wei Shanshan to his side.
Amelia Su glanced at Wei Shanshan, “I heard that there are many tables thrown out, and no one comes to sit, so Shanshan can sit on the chair.”
Su Yanan's husband did not come to sit down. He sat at a table near the Yu family. He had a good relationship with the Yu family and was just drinking with them. Yu Jiachao looked around and did not see Ning Yanjing. He looked somewhere else. When he saw Ning Yanjing and Su Xueqing sitting together, he walked over.
"Go sit at another table, the main table." Yu Jiachao said, "Go sit there."
"No need, I'll sit here with Xueqing." Ning Yanjing said, "I don't drink either."
"This... that's fine." Yu Jiachao originally wanted to persuade him more, but when he saw that Ning Yanjing's smile did not reach his eyes, he did not continue.
Yu Jiachao didn't look at Wei Dashan. In his eyes, Wei Dashan was a country boy with little ability. Yu Jiachao didn't ask Wei Dashan to sit at the main table. He just left.
When Amelia Su saw Yu Jiachao leave like this, her face looked unhappy. Yu Jiachao treated people differently.
“Jiachao, why don’t you ask your brother-in-law if he drinks?” Amelia Su asked deliberately.
When Yu Jiachao heard Amelia Su's voice, he stopped and pretended to be surprised, "It turns out that my eldest cousin's husband is sitting here. I thought my eldest cousin's husband was with my second cousin's husband. Do you want to go over there? My second cousin's husband and his cousins are also over there."
"I'm asking you a question." Su Yamei gestured to Wei Dashan to speak.
"I'll eat here and keep Yamei and Shanshan company." Wei Dashan was a little embarrassed. He didn't think about sitting at the main table, nor did he think about sitting with Tian Guohua and others.
Although Wei Dashan and Tian Guohua are brothers-in-law, Wei Dashan understands that his situation is not as good as Tian Guohua's, and he cannot compare with Tian Guohua in everything.
“Cousin, how about you go over there?” Yu Jiachao asked Amelia Su.
"I'm pregnant, how can I get there?" Amelia Su said, "Isn't it useless for you to ask? You..."
"Jiachao, go and do your own thing first." said Mrs. Su.
“Okay.” Yu Jiachao left quickly. He didn’t want to waste time talking to Amelia Su.
“Grandma.” Amelia Su looked at Old Lady Su, “He looks down on us as a couple.”
"Well, today is his big day. He was busy and didn't pay attention for a while, so it's understandable." said Mrs. Su.
“It’s not that he didn’t notice, he did it on purpose.” Amelia Su said.
"You can eat wherever you sit." Old Mrs. Su said, "There's no need to be so particular."
Old Mrs. Su doesn't care about these things. There is no place to sit. What's most important is to have something to eat.
Amelia Su didn't know if Su Amelia Su felt embarrassed. She felt quite embarrassed. If it were her, she wouldn't ask those questions. Since she didn't plan to sit at another table, she shouldn't ask those questions. If she did, it would only embarrass herself.
The banquet started soon, and the first thing served was glutinous rice cakes. These glutinous rice cakes were made by someone hired by the Yu family, and they were hammered one by one, not bought from outside. The powder for the glutinous rice cakes was also made by the Yu family themselves with peanuts, sesame seeds, soybeans, etc. The glutinous rice cakes were torn into small pieces and coated with peanut, sesame and soybean powder, which was particularly fragrant.
Some people make the glutinous rice cakes so big that you can't swallow them in one bite and have to take several bites. Such glutinous rice cakes don't need to be dipped in too much peanut, sesame and bean powder, and the taste is not as good as this one.
The glutinous rice cake is still warm and soft.
Wei Dashan first picked up a piece of glutinous rice cake for Amelia Su, and then picked it up for Wei Shanshan. Wei Shanshan sat on a chair. After the Su family sat here, few people came to sit here.
"How does it taste?" Su Xueqing asked Ning Yanjing, "Is it sticky?"
"Well, not bad." Su Xueqing said.
"Don't you want to eat?" Ning Yanjing looked at Su Xueqing's empty bowl.
"I ate two pieces and I'm not going to eat anymore." Su Xueqing said, "It's made of glutinous rice, which is hard to digest. I don't like to eat too much either. If I eat too much, I'll get sick of it."
"Wait for other dishes." Ning Yanjing took a tissue and wiped the powder from the corner of Su Xueqing's mouth.
When Amelia Su saw this scene, she looked at Wei Dashan again, and Wei Dashan was still asking Wei Shanshan to eat more.
Usually, Wei Dashan has to go to work, and the porter is very hard. He has to take care of Amelia Su after work, and has no more time to pay attention to Wei Shanshan. Today, he happens to have time, and Wei Dashan wants to take care of Wei Shanshan more.
"She's so old now, she can eat by herself." Amelia Su said, "Don't feed her all the time. She follows her parents, does she also need her grandparents to feed her?"
When Wei Shanshan heard Amelia Su’s words, her body subconsciously shrank.
When Su Xueqing saw this scene, she didn't say anything. Wei Shanshan was not her biological daughter. Wei Shanshan was taken care of by her biological mother and didn't need to be taken care of by her aunt.
"It's rare for you to have a meal with... it's rare for Dashan to have a meal with Shanshan, let him take care of Shanshan." Old Mrs. Su said, "The child misses his father."
"She's already this old, and she still misses her dad." Amelia Su said, "Grandma, don't let her become useless. If you let her become useless, she'll come back to us and we'll have to take care of her like this, and we won't have that much time."
Amelia Su said this directly in front of Wei Shanshan, without considering Wei Shanshan's thoughts at all.
"The food is served." The person serving the food came over.
The person who brought the dishes to the table was the one sitting at the other table. "Eat the dishes, eat the dishes."
When that person heard what Amelia Su said, she couldn’t listen anymore.
Amelia Su asked Wei Dashan to take out the lunch boxes they brought. They wanted to pack some dishes to take back, such as fried spare ribs and eggplants.
After eating, there were crabs, eggs, etc., one portion for each person. Amelia Su asked the others if they wanted to eat them. If not, she would pack them up directly. Some things were not easy to put in the lunch box, so she packed them in other bags.
Fortunately, Amelia Su and Ning Yanjing were not greedy people, so they didn't ask for their share and asked Amelia Su to pack it up. Amelia Su and Ning Yanjing didn't ask for the small bags of candies that were distributed, so they gave them directly to Wei Shanshan. Before Wei Shanshan could take it, Amelia Su took it away.
Whatever, Su Xueqing thought, she wasn’t going to eat those anyway, and she would have better things to eat when she got back.
“Children who eat too much sugar are prone to tooth decay.” Amelia Su glanced at Su Xueqing.
Amelia Su was too embarrassed to take the portion from Old Lady Su and Third Sister-in-law Su. Su Xueqing said she would give the food to Wei Shanshan, so Amelia Su took it directly. Amelia Su knew that Su Xueqing would not care about this little thing. Amelia Su was eating so well now.
“Give it to her brother.” Amelia Su said.
“The child is too young to eat.” Amelia Su was afraid that Amelia Su would really feed the child at that time, “The child’s stomach and intestines are not well developed, and it is easy to choke.”
“If I eat, it’s the same as if he eats.” Amelia Su said directly.
"..." Amelia Su wanted to say that pregnant women are not suitable for eating too much sugar, but after thinking about it, she decided not to say it. Amelia Su had been pregnant before, but Amelia Su had not been pregnant before. Amelia Su thought that if she said too much, her elder sister would definitely say: You haven't given birth to a child.
After the banquet, Su Xueqing went to tell Aunt Su that she and Ning Yanjing were leaving first.
"Okay." Aunt Su responded.
Many relatives came today, and Aunt Su had to entertain them. Some relatives had to stay here tonight. Aunt Su had to arrange accommodation for those people. She didn't dare to ask them to stay at Su Xueqing's place, for fear of being rejected.
When Su Xueqing saw that Aunt Su knew about it, she left with Ning Yanjing. The two of them sent Su Sansao, Old Madam Su and Wei Shanshan back first.
When Yu Chunhua put down what she was doing and chased after him, she only saw the exhaust gas from the car. Yu Chunhua had something to say to Su Xueqing, and she thought it would be easier to talk between cousins.
"Second sister." Yu Donghua saw Yu Chunhua running out, so she followed him out and saw Su Xueqing and the others leaving in a car. "Are you looking for Xueqing?"
"I..." Yu Chunhua paused for a moment, "I want to find her."
"If you look for her, I guess my eldest brother will look for her too." Yu Donghua said, "Do you want to go to her house to look for her? She lives in a small western-style building with her boyfriend, not with her uncle and aunt."
"I..." Yu Chunhua was thinking, is it appropriate for her to go find Su Xueqing?
"Second sister." Yu Donghua pulled Yu Chunhua aside and whispered, "Xueqing can't help you take care of the child. If you want to borrow money, she can't lend you much. You'd better not go to her. If everyone in our family goes to her one by one, will she be happy?"
Yu Donghua thought that her family had not asked Su Xueqing for help yet, so she did not plan to ask for help. She would only ask for help when she really encountered difficulties. Yu Donghua was afraid that her brothers and sisters would offend people now, which would be counterproductive. Others would not think that she was being relied on, but would only think that they were such rogues.
"Second sister, the situation has not reached a point where there is no other way out. Don't rush to seek medical help," said Yu Donghua.
"Oh." Yu Chunhua sighed.
"Don't sigh. My parents will be unhappy if they see me getting married." Yu Donghua said, "Go back first."
Su's father, mother and third brother Su went back a little later. Before they left, Yu Guochao went to see Su's father. The Yu family knew that Yu Jiachao's marriage would mean that the Yu family would have no money at all. If they wanted money, they could only borrow from outside.
"Uncle." Yu Guochao looked a little embarrassed, but he still asked Su's father directly, "Can you...can you lend me two hundred yuan? With this two hundred, I might be able to return to the city. My father-in-law said that I can use the money to smooth over the relationship, and I..."
"Two hundred? Can it be done?" Su's father asked.
A few days ago, Su's mother told Su's father that the Yu family would definitely ask Su's father for money again, but Su's father said no. As a result, Yu Guochao spoke up, and Su's father was slapped in the face. The Yu family could not stop at the right time, and they probably felt that they were using different reasons to ask Su's father for money.
"It can be done." Yu Guochao said, "I have some money on hand. If I borrow some more, it will be enough. It can be done."
"I……"
"No money." Su's mother came over with a cold face. She just saw Yu Guochao looking for Su's father, and she had a bad feeling. Su's mother was afraid that Su's father had drunk a little bit of wine, and Su's father was pretending to be rich. "We have borrowed 60 yuan for your brother's wedding. We also gave Xueqing the betrothal money. Your cousin's sister is pregnant and wants to have a baby. Your eldest cousin is also pregnant. We also want to borrow some money from you."
Yu Guochao didn't expect Su's mother to come over at this time, "Aunt..."
"No money! I say it again. It's good that we didn't ask you to borrow money." Su's mother said, "Go ask your parents if they can find a way to get you some money. When you come back, you can pay them back with the money you earn. They are your biological parents, and we are just your uncles and aunts. It's not that we can't help you, but you can't keep biting our family."
Yu Guochao wanted to take advantage of Yu Jiachao's wedding day to speak to Su's father, and he thought Su's father would simply agree.
Not far away, Aunt Su Er saw this scene. She did not go over. She went to find Aunt Su Xiao and asked, "Did you ask Guochao to borrow money from his uncle?"
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