Chapter 205 Birthday and Peach Blossom Wine
When Xie Hui saw Shen Yuan, she was deliberately shaking the swing on her head to amuse her little nephew. When Sunshun saw the shiny and shaking thing, he giggled excitedly, and Mrs. He almost couldn't hold him anymore.
Shen Yuan was so focused on amusing the child that he didn't notice Xie Hui coming. As soon as Xie Hui saw Shen Yuan's smiling profile, he couldn't bear to take his eyes off her. Seeing this, Xie Yuan looked at the princess, and both of them smiled. This silly boy in their family looked like an adult, but he was still a fool when he saw the girl he liked.
"Manman, please stop teasing Suisui. Look who's here?"
"Uncle, Brother Youqi, you guys are here! Brother Youqi, didn't my dad come back with you?"
"My uncle and my eldest brother are back. They went to change their clothes and asked my father and I to come over first."
Both Shen Yun and his son Shen Su were in the habit of changing out of their official uniforms as soon as they got home, especially Shen Su. After Suisui was born, no matter where he went, the first thing he did when he got home was to change his clothes and wash his hands and face, otherwise it would be inconvenient for him to hold the child.
Xie Yuan and his son were no longer outsiders, so Shen Yun asked someone to bring them over first.
After Xie Yuan came in and greeted everyone, he went to look at the child. Not satisfied with just looking at the child himself, he pulled Xie Hui over to look at the child as well, and asked him with a smile, "Youqi, do you think this child looks like Manman?"
Xie Hui had never seen such young children before. He had only seen the newborn princes twice at the Queen's place. At that time, he heard everyone say that the child looked like this or that, but he couldn't really tell. But this time, when he saw Manman's nephew, he could tell at first glance that he looked a lot like Manman, especially the eyes and mouth.
Xie Hui began to wonder unconsciously whether the child he and Manman had in the future would be more like Manman or like him...
There were many people today, so the kitchen cooked a lot of food. The fish that Mr. He caught was cooked in various ways by the kitchen. He proudly said to everyone, "Try this fish. I caught it this morning. It's very fresh."
Hearing the word "fishing", Xie Yuan stopped caring about eating fish. "Mr. He, you like fishing too. Call me next time you go fishing! But the most important thing is to call Brother Shen!"
Shen Yun paused while picking up the food. This Xie Yuan, he was just talking about something irrelevant!
Old Mrs. He was also happy. He had heard about Shen Yun's fishing skills, but had never seen it with his own eyes. After hearing what Xie Yuan said, he wanted to see it for himself, so he smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I will definitely ask you two to come along next time."
After Shen Yun heard this, he drank two more bowls of fish soup. He believed that food is good for your health. He hoped that after eating the fish, he could catch two more next time.
When they were almost done with the meal, the servants brought up some longevity noodles. When Shen Yuan saw the noodles in the bowl were uneven in thickness, he knew that they were definitely not made by the kitchen.
She looked up at her father, then at her brother. It could only be the two of them, because if her sister-in-law did it, she would definitely do it exceptionally well.
"Brother, did you make the noodles?"
Shen Su was surprised, "How do you know? There is no signature of mine on the noodles."
"I can see it with my third eye, brother, thank you for making noodles for me."
"Hey! You don't have to be polite. I made the noodles and dad cooked them."
"Thank you, Dad!"
Shen Yuan said, what did you mean by going to change clothes? Why would it take so long to change clothes? It was almost time for dinner when the two of them came over. It turned out that they went to make noodles.
Shen Yuan ate the entire bowl of longevity noodles of varying thicknesses in one breath.
Shen Yuan originally thought that the skirt her sister-in-law made for her was a birthday gift from her sister-in-law, but she didn't expect it to be more than that.
He Ying also gave Shen Yuan the title deed of a farm. The farm was her dowry, and there was a lot of arable land around the farm. He Ying knew that Shen Yuan was going to open a clinic, so she thought of giving the farm and the nearby land to Shen Yuan, which would be perfect for growing medicinal herbs. Knowing that Shen Yuan didn't want to tell her family about this, He Ying still whispered in Shen Yuan's ear.
Shen Yuan pursed her lips and almost shed tears. Her sister-in-law was so kind. She spent time making clothes for her and always thought about her. She never thought she was kidding. She had a lot to say, but in the end, Shen Yuan could only say, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Princess Kang Le gave Shen Yuan a birthday gift in a small rattan basket covered with a cloth. Princess Kang Le took the basket from the maid and handed it to Shen Yuan, "It's full. Open it yourself."
Shen Yuan followed his instructions and lifted the cloth -
Then she met a pair of round eyes.
"Meow~"
Shen Yuan's eyes lit up, what a cute cat!
This is a long-haired cat, orange in color, and looks exactly like the cat in the painting of a fox slave playing with fish that Shen Yuan painted in the palace.
The kitten was not shy. Even when Shen Yuan held it, it did not move around and stayed quietly in his hands.
Shen Xu took a look and said to his sister, "You know what, this cat looks a bit like you."
"Thank you, auntie. I like it very much." Afraid that the cat would be scared by the crowd, Shen Yuan handed the cat to Qingdai and asked her to take it to the yard. She then cleaned up a room in the yard for the cat to live in.
In addition to the birthday gift, there is also a big red envelope. Shen Yuan made a lot of money today, especially the father and son of the He family. They didn't know what to give the little girl, so they just gave her some banknotes or a shop.
The elders were also very understanding. They drank tea and talked inside and asked Xie to go somewhere else with her. After all, they were engaged and they were in their own home, so there was no need to follow too many rules.
Shen Yuan still brought Xie Hui to her own yard. In her own yard, she was not afraid of servants coming over and it was easier to talk.
Sitting in Shen Yuan's yard, Xie Huicai took out the hairpin that he had kept in his arms all day. The hairpin was made of warm and moist mutton-fat jade, and there were twin lotus flowers carved on the top.
Xie Hui said embarrassedly: "I carved this hairpin myself, and it's not very well made."
He practiced for a long time with wood and stone, and tried again and again with ordinary jade materials before he dared to start, but he was still not satisfied. The one he took out now is already the best one he has carved, but compared with the ones in the jewelry shop, it is still not delicate enough.
"If you hadn't told me, I would have thought you bought it, seriously. I was just wondering, why would my family just buy a hairpin for me from a shop?"
Shen Yuan's words made Xie Hui laugh. He took the hairpin from her hand and carefully pinned it in her hair.
The two people were very close to each other and could hear each other's breathing... There were no lights on in the yard, but the moonlight was very bright tonight.
Her father specially brought out the peach blossom wine that Lord Li had sent her today. Her father said that the wine was a bit strong and didn't let her drink it. But now she tasted it here in Xie, and it was very fragrant and indeed very strong. She seemed to be drunk...
——Small Theater
Xie Hui: I wonder who Manman and I will resemble?
Shen Su: Don’t think about it, it might be like me!