As the autumn harvest approached, the Xu family's new house was finally completed.
Many villagers came to see it, and everyone commented on how impressive the house was.
The courtyard has two sections. The front section contains the main hall and kitchen, while the back section has its own gate.
If we move in after this, and close the gate to our own courtyard, then it will be considered independent.
"People who have lived in wealthy families are different; this house is really beautiful."
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The person being spoken of was Old Lady Xu. She had been a maid in a wealthy family since she was a child. Later, when she reached a certain age, she was released and married Old Man Xu.
The new house that Grandma Xu built was based on her memory of what it looked like.
Of course, it can't compare to the homes of truly wealthy families, but it's much better than the courtyards in the village.
Old Xu now spends all his time in the new house, sweeping here and wiping there, just waiting for the furniture to be delivered so his family can move in.
"Your move to a new house is a great occasion, shouldn't you invite the neighbors over for a celebratory feast?" someone asked.
Actually, the Xu family hasn't completely settled on this matter yet. Old Mrs. Xu feels that since they are all living together as a family, there's no need to make a big fuss about it.
It's just the family, and we'll invite a few close friends over to warm the house.
Old Xu, however, felt that they should move in with great fanfare. Moving to a new house is such a big deal, it must be done properly.
Hearing this, Aunt Chen and the others smiled and advised, "It's a good thing. Your family hasn't had a happy occasion in so many years. It's a good opportunity for everyone to have some fun."
"That's right, your old man works so hard every day, taking such good care of this new house. You have to give in to him."
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Grandma Xu, who had already made up her mind, began to waver and asked her family members for their opinions during dinner.
The consensus among the group was to listen to the two elders; they were both fine with it.
Now the problem has returned to Old Mrs. Xu.
After receiving no reply for a long time, Old Man Xu grumbled unhappily, "How many times can you move in your life? This is the only time."
"It's such a joyous occasion, what's wrong with celebrating?"
"Besides, isn't it better to have as many people as possible at a housewarming party?"
Old Xu is usually the obedient one, but tonight during dinner time, all I could hear was him muttering to himself.
Even after being glared at by her husband a few times, she didn't know how to stop and kept talking more and more enthusiastically until finally Mrs. Xu got impatient.
"Are you going to eat or not?" It was this flat, emotionless voice that sent chills down your spine.
Old Xu chickened out, but he didn't want to lose face in front of the children. "Man'er, come here to Grandpa, Grandpa will give you some fish."
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Fu Man'er, who was used as a shield, happily ran over with her bowl in hand and sat between the two old people.
"Grandpa, this fish is delicious." Fu Man'er took a bite, very satisfied, and pushed the bowl away, indicating she wanted more.
Old Xu carefully removed all the bones before putting the fish meat into Fu Man'er's bowl.
"Our village should be able to have a good New Year this year." With the method of fertilizing the soil and the rice-fish farming method, this year's crop harvest should be very good.
The fish on the dinner table are from the rice paddies. They've grown quite a bit, and the paddies are crowded now, so we caught some to eat first.
"That's right. In all the surrounding areas, our village's crops are the best."
Xu Genzhu had previously traveled to various villages, and not to boast, but the best ones were from his own village.
"It's perfect timing that our family will be spending the New Year in our new house. It'll be a good year, a very good year."
Old Xu unconsciously steered the conversation back to the new house, and he was genuinely excited.
"Grandpa, are we going to celebrate the New Year again?" Fu Man'er asked. In her mind, the New Year meant eating lots of meat and fish.
She eats quite well at home now, with meat at almost every meal. When she first came to the Xu family, they ate cornmeal, but now they eat polished rice.
"Man'er, there's still some time before the New Year. Now there's something just as fun as the New Year, do you want to..."
Old Xu had a plan. He started to draw out the last syllable of his words, which successfully piqued Fu Man'er's curiosity.
"What?"
"Do you remember the last time your Grandma Wu had a happy occasion?" Old Xu glanced at his wife before speaking.
Fu Man'er nodded. Grandma Wu's family had a very lively 70th birthday celebration a while ago.
"If we move to a new house, we can have a celebration like that too." As Old Xu spoke, his voice lowered. He couldn't help it; he couldn't withstand the glares from those eyes.
The younger members below were all trying their best to control themselves so as not to laugh out loud.
It's clear that Old Xu put a lot of effort into preparing for the banquet.
"Really?" Fu Man'er forgot to shovel rice into her mouth. She thought it was very lively when other people held celebrations, but if it was her own family, it would be even more lively.
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"Don't believe me? Ask her!" Old Man Xu said, gesturing to Old Woman Xu to go and talk to her.
Given how much his wife dotes on Fuman'er, there might be some hope for this.
Sure enough, Fu Man'er didn't disappoint him. She immediately turned to ask, "Grandma, is what Grandpa said true? Are we having a happy occasion in our family?"
As he served her food, Old Man Xu asked, "Does Man'er like it?"
"I like it, I like it." The little head kept nodding.
“If you like it, then we’ll do it.” Grandma Xu said it as casually as if it were a meal.
Look at this favoritism! He can't say what he wants, but Man'er can. Old Man Xu felt a little unbalanced.
But none of that matters anymore, as long as it gets done.
"We'll hold a banquet then, and all the villagers can come to our house to eat," Grandma Xu said, and Grandpa Xu nodded repeatedly. That's good, it'll make us look good.
"Let's hire another opera troupe and set up a stage in front of our house to perform."
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Huh? There's such a good thing? Didn't the old woman say she didn't want to be in the limelight?
"How about singing for three days and three nights?"
For some reason, when he heard these things, Old Man Xu always felt that they were just things said to tease a child.
Sure enough, as soon as he turned his head, he met his wife's teasing gaze.
Sigh, what a waste of time. It was just to coax the child; only Man'er was coaxed into being happy.
"Eat, eat," Old Xu said somewhat dejectedly as he picked up his bowl and began to eat.
Before she could even take a bite, she heard Old Mrs. Xu's disgruntled voice, "What's wrong with you? I already promised you I'd host the banquet, why are you acting like this?"
"Huh?" Old Xu looked up blankly. What did he mean by agreeing? Wasn't this just coaxing a child?
"It's true that the older you get, the worse your hearing becomes," Old Xu glared at him.
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Xu Genshu couldn't stand it anymore. "Dad, Mom means she agrees to hold the banquet on the day we move."
"Really?" Old Xu almost jumped up.
Grandma Xu, feeling questioned, retorted, "So all I've been saying was just nonsense?"
"What's wrong with you? You were the one who insisted on doing things, but now that you've agreed, why are you acting like this?"
Old Xu was overjoyed, "I thought you were just coaxing a child."
"No, Grandma isn't kidding me," Fu Man'er said earnestly, looking up at her.
"Yes, no, no, no." Old Xu quickly picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of meat on his wife's plate.
His face was full of eagerness. "Old woman, this meat is delicious. Try some. If you like it, I'll get you more."
"Oh, and this fish, it's delicious." He hadn't even eaten any of the fish himself yet.
Grandma Xu glared at him, saying, "They're with the children in front of them, don't they know how to behave?"
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Since they were in a good mood, they simply ignored the look in their eyes.
Finally, Old Man Xu said to Fu Man'er with a look of excitement, "Thanks to Man'er."
Fu Man'er didn't understand what he meant, and Old Man Xu thought that his wife had only agreed to hold the banquet because of Fu Man'er.
Actually, Old Mrs. Xu had already wavered in her heart. Just as Old Mr. Xu said, how many times can a person move in their lifetime?
At this age, they might move into a new house and spend the rest of their lives there.
Secondly, it was because of Old Man Xu. The two had been married for decades, and Old Man Xu always went along with her wishes, which gradually fostered her domineering personality.
Old Xu habitually makes decisions about everything, big and small, at home, and he doesn't say anything.
It's rare for the old man to make such a request, and it's not unreasonable at all.
Since we were going to do it, we did. We went along with the old man's idea and made it a lively and happy event.
Old Xu glanced at his wife, his smile undiminished; he couldn't be happier.
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