After taking a shower, Hua Min chatted with his wife for a few words, and took Lu Fengnian to stay at his third uncle's house. Lu Jin was worried that he would fall if he slept on the door panel, so he offered to sleep on the floor in his grandfather's room.
Lu Chen Lu Chen still slept on the bamboo bed, but he didn't move the bed out of the yard.
Su Yan and Lu Ting were still sleeping in the space. How could they, who were used to air conditioning and fans and still felt hot, be willing to sleep with a palm-leaf fan? What's more, pregnant women were more afraid of heat than ordinary people.
To bring more blessings and longevity to the old man, you should invite relatives and friends to a vegetarian meal in the morning, and prepare six vegetarian dishes and rice porridge.
The brothers Hua Zhang and Hua Heng got up at 4:30. They didn't hire a chef and had to do everything themselves. Of course, their wives also got up to help.
There was not enough oil at home, so Lu Ting promised them to get some oil today, and Su Yan had to get up early today.
After washing up, the two of them drove out in the big off-road vehicle assigned to Lu Fengnian. An hour later, they brought back 30 kilograms of vegetable oil, 100-kilogram bags of flour, rice, glutinous rice, and 10 kilograms of rice wine.
Twenty kilograms of each of sunflower seeds, dried red dates, raisins, dried bayberries, and fruit candies were prepared, all of which were processed by Su Yan herself in the space.
When Hua Guotao saw that his grandson had bought so many things, he hurriedly asked his wife to go back to the room to get the money.
Lu Fengnian, who was standing by, quickly grabbed his father-in-law's hand and said, "Father-in-law, Ting'er has saved a lot of money over the years. This is a small gift from him, so please accept it."
"Yes, Grandpa, this is a little gift from Yanyan and I. Today is your birthday. We wish you a happy birthday, good health and a long life."
Hua Zhang and Hua Heng felt a little embarrassed. Hua Heng said stiffly, "Xiao Ting, hosting a banquet for your grandfather is our job as the second son. It's not appropriate for you to buy so many things."
Hua Min advised, "Xiao Heng, Ting'er was raised by his parents with great help when he was little. It's normal for him to buy some food for grandpa. Don't think too much about it.
The eight o'clock banquet is about to begin, so hurry up and finish moving your things and start preparing for the banquet."
Hua Guotao wiped his eyes. He was so blessed in this life. Not only did he enjoy the blessings of his children, but he also enjoyed the blessings of his grandchildren.
Su Yan's second aunt and her family would not come when they were having vegetarian meals, but unexpectedly, their family came as soon as the five tables were full of people.
Lu Yu, Lu Chenhua, Xiangnan, Qin Rui and others hurriedly gave up their seats.
After breakfast, the Hua family began to clean up the dishes and prepare the food for the lunch banquet.
The Huali family sat at the table, eating melon seeds and chatting with Song Yingzi's relatives from her mother's side.
Su Yan really looked down on this family. No matter how high an official you are outside, you still treat yourself as a guest when you come home.
It’s fine that the son-in-law He Wenzhou didn’t move, but why did the daughter Huali stand there like a big boss?
Su Yan took Qin Zhen to Hua Guotao's room to prepare a fruit plate. They put red dates and raisins in the middle of the plate, and a handful of melon seeds, a handful of peanuts, a handful of fruit candies and a handful of dried bayberries next to it.
There were twelve tables for lunch, but they had already prepared fourteen plates for later use. Seeing that half of each dish was left, Song Yingzi said to Su Yan, "Xiao Yan, aren't you going to have a dinner party when you give birth at the end of the year? You can take these remaining dried fruits back."
"No need, grandma. The rest of these are for you to eat every day. Don't be reluctant to eat them. These things will go bad easily if left for too long."
The peanuts were fried by my aunt, and the melon seeds were fried with spices in her space. If they are not packed in bags, they will become oily and go bad soon. Dried fruits are particularly likely to attract rats.
Song Yingzi took a candy from the fruit plate and peeled it. "Here, Yanyan, have one. You've worked so hard. Zhenzhen, take whatever you like."
Qin Zhen was a little embarrassed, "Grandma, I'm already this old, I don't eat candy anymore."
Although she was only fifteen years old, Su Yan grabbed two handfuls of candy from the bag and stuffed them into her trouser pocket without saying a word.
"There are still quite a few dried fruits left. Go get some candy and share it with your brothers and sisters."
Song Yingzi smiled and grabbed two handfuls of raisins from the bag. "You rarely eat raisins, Zhenzhen, take your brothers and sisters to the next room to eat."
Song Yingzi knew her youngest daughter's family situation and knew that she relied on her son-in-law to work in the factory alone, earning 32 yuan a month to support her parents and five children.
Four of my five children are going to school. Last year, we built a few new tiled houses and spent a lot of money. The financial pressure is indeed quite great. Let alone candy, we rarely see meat on the table.
Qin Zhen had two bags full of stuff and was bumped into by He Siyu as soon as she stepped out of the room.
"Xiaozhen, what are you doing in grandma's room? Are you trying to steal some candy?"
Qin Zhen's face flushed red. She clutched her trouser legs tightly, lowered her eyes and whispered, "No... I didn't."
"What are those two pockets of yours?"
"My eldest cousin and grandmother gave it to me."
"You're not a child, they even give you candy."
Su Yan pushed open the door and saw He Siyu stopping Qin Zhen. She strode over and asked with a frown, "What are you two doing?"
Qin Zhen didn't want to tell He Siyu off. Today was her grandfather's big day and there was no need to argue over such a small matter.
"Cousin, it's nothing. I'm going to share candy with my brothers and sisters."
After Qin Zhen finished speaking, He Siyu knew that Qin Zhen was not lying. Her cousin's wife was really generous and gave away her grandmother's things casually. There was probably half a pound of candy in this pocket.
"Okay, go ahead!"
He Siyu didn't explain, and Su Yan ignored her. She walked past her and went to find Lu Ting to see what he was doing.
As soon as Su Yan left, He Siyu pushed open her grandmother's door. As soon as she entered the room, she saw the kang full of fruit plates. She counted fourteen of them.
"Grandma, aren't there twelve tables? Why are there fourteen fruit plates?"
"There are a lot of kids during the summer vacation, so we prepared two extra tables of food just in case there might not be enough seats."
He Siyu sat on the kang very naturally, reached out and picked up a candy from the fruit plate. When she peeled the candy, she found it was white and the strong smell of lychee hit her nose. Could it be lychee fruit candy?
When I put it in my mouth, it was indeed lychee candy, and it tasted really good.
"Grandma, this fruit candy is so delicious. Where did your uncle buy it?"
As He Siyu spoke, she took candies from the fruit plate. Song Yingzi sighed, opened the mahogany box and grabbed a handful of candies from the bag.
"Here, little greedy cat, don't touch the candies on the fruit plate. Your eldest cousin and his wife drove to the city early this morning to buy these candies."
"You must have spent a lot of money. Did your cousin buy all the New Year's goods? Grandma, it's so hot, buying so many candies is not worth keeping. How could your cousin not consider your uncles at all?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, little girl? Your cousin is just being kind. He's afraid that if there aren't enough things, people will laugh at him."
"Thriftiness is a virtue, waste is shameful. Xiaozhen said that my cousin's wife stuffed a whole pocket of candy into her pants. I think it was half a pound."
Song Yingzi had a sullen face and said nothing. Her granddaughter had the same personality as her mother. She was arrogant and liked to show off. She was hypocritical, had no real ability, and liked to meddle in other people's affairs.
He Siyu grumbled, "Grandma, how could my cousin-in-law give Zhenzhen so many candies so casually? You really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don't manage the household."
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