Originally, her birthday was a happy event, but she didn't expect so many things to happen in just half a day. Old Madam Shen felt that her heart could no longer bear it.
The ladies sitting inside were still concerned about their reputation. Although they felt that the Shen family's behavior today was too outrageous, no one said anything. However, the men sitting outside could no longer hold back.
The men had already started drinking when the cold dishes were served, and by the time the hot dishes arrived, they had already finished several drinks. One of them said, "Your dishes are truly exquisite!"
This sentence sounds like a compliment, but no one present is a fool, and everyone can hear the sarcasm in it.
Once one person spoke up, the others couldn't hold back either.
"Yeah, this amount of food isn't enough for us to drink!"
There were also people who had never gotten along well with Shen Er. Shen Er had called them here just to let them see the grandeur of the Shen family, but he ended up making a fool of himself.
"No wonder everyone in the Shen family is so slim and slender. It turns out you can tell from their daily diet. Hahahaha."
Shen Er threw his chopsticks in anger, but because Old Madam Shen was still sitting at the head of the table, he couldn't just walk away.
If there weren't so many people sitting here watching, Madam Shen wouldn't want to sit there any longer, but she couldn't really let others laugh at her, so she turned and looked at Jiang.
Chen Liyue sneered. When the wedding banquet was held, she asked Chen Lijiao to take charge. When something happened, she pushed her mother out. This grandmother really had a good plan.
Jiang was calm. This farce had to end. The second house didn't have the ability to do so. As the mistress of the house, even if she was not the one hosting the birthday party, she had to come out and take charge of the situation.
Jiang stood up and said to everyone, "Today's luncheon is due to the Shen family's poor hospitality. Jiao'er is young and has never hosted a family banquet before, so there are bound to be some omissions. I hope you can bear with me."
After saying that, Jiang raised his wine glass to toast everyone and drank a glass himself.
"The old lady's birthday banquet is of course of great importance to our Shen family. The main banquet will be held in the evening. Everyone, rest assured, we will ensure that everyone has a good meal and drinks at the dinner. Please do not let this matter ruin your mood."
When Mrs. Shen heard what Jiang said, she felt relieved.
Since Jiang could make such a promise to the guests, it meant that she would not just sit back and do nothing. No matter whether she paid for it herself or used the public account, she would not let others laugh at her mistakes.
But after hearing what Jiang said, He could no longer sit still.
She asked Chen Lijiao to take on this job in order to build momentum for Chen Lijiao. What does it have to do with her Jiang family?
Now that Jiao'er's banquet was not well organized, Jiang came out to play the good guy. If the dinner was well organized, everyone would praise her when they returned, and even compare it with the lunch banquet to criticize her own daughter. How could she tolerate this?
Without giving it any thought, He stood up and said, "Yes, we didn't treat the lunch properly. Jiao'er will definitely make good arrangements for the evening and will not let you down."
Shen Liyue raised her eyelids and glanced at He Shi. He Shi's face was full of a triumphant smile. Shen Liyue secretly laughed at He Shi for being too stupid. Since she wanted to be in the limelight so much, she should tell her to get out.
After hearing what He said, Jiang remained silent. Since the second branch wanted to show off, then let them do it without her interfering. She just didn't want to get involved.
After what happened at noon, they wouldn't do anything too outrageous in the evening. As long as the Shen family's face was saved, Jiang didn't care about anything else.
But the Shen family's face must be saved. Even if the old lady is partial to her and no matter how much she dislikes the second house, she must save the Shen family's face. If nothing else, she still has a pair of children and a husband, and they all have the surname Shen.
After a hasty lunch, Chen Lijiao still arranged for the family members to watch a play and have tea. Most of the men outside were old friends of Chen Er, and Chen Er had his own arrangements.
Old Madam Shen was helped by Nanny Zhang back to her room to rest, but she was still worried.
So he called the first and second wives of the Shen family over.
The third wife was not her biological child, but was a legitimate child. Old Madam Shen looked down on them, so she did not send anyone to invite them.
When everyone was present, Madam Shen said, "How do you think we can resolve today's matter?"
The question was addressed to everyone, but Madam Shen was speaking to Jiang.
Jiang didn't want to respond to her, so she pretended to be deaf and dumb and blew the tea in front of her silently.
Chen Lijiao was also angry with her mother. She didn't want to take this job in the first place, but her mother forced her to accept it. As a result, so many jokes were made in one morning. She felt so annoyed that she just wanted to push everything away.
And just now she also noticed the expression on Fang's mother's face when she looked at her. It was as if she was looking at an extremely disgusting thing, with undisguised disgust in her eyes, which made her almost vomit blood.
Before she even got married, Fang's mother already disliked her so much. Who knows what kind of torture she will have to endure when she really marries into the Duke's Mansion in the future.
Seeing that no one spoke, Madam Shen simply pointed it out and asked Jiang directly, "Jiang, what do you think?"
Jiang knew exactly what Madam Shen was asking, but her reaction was as if she had never expected Madam Shen to ask her by name.
"My daughter-in-law doesn't know, how should Jiao'er solve this problem?"
Jiang threw the question to Shen Lijiao.
Shen Lijiao naturally didn't know what to do, and Old Lady Shen was also gritting her teeth in hatred towards Jiang at this moment.
Even at this time, she is still playing dumb.
No longer caring about her face, Madam Shen spoke directly, "You just told everyone that the dinner party would be well prepared, so I'll leave this matter to you."
“This…” Shen Liyue said, “Grandma, I’m afraid this is inappropriate.”
"Second Aunt just said that Second Sister should arrange the dinner. If Mother is left to do it, what will outsiders think when they find out? If the news gets out, outsiders will just think Second Sister is irresponsible and ask Aunt to clean up her mess if something goes wrong."
"Besides, my second sister has already made an engagement with the Duke's Mansion and will eventually marry into the family. What will the Fang family think about this? Can they still safely hand over the power of housekeeper to my sister in the future?"
Chen Liyue's words were well-reasoned, and the Second House's expression changed upon hearing them. Every word she said made sense. They had secured a marriage with the Duke's Mansion, but they had never actually married into the family. Moreover, even if she did marry into the Duke's Mansion in the future, Chen Lijiao would still have to live in the Duke's Mansion. If she was looked down upon by the Duke's Mansion, her life would be difficult.
"How could outsiders know the internal affairs of the Shen family?" Old Lady Shen wanted to insist.
Chen Liyue smiled and said, "Even if outsiders don't know, I think my second sister will feel bad about it."
"Second sister's wish to celebrate grandma's birthday is a sign of filial piety. Her sincere intentions are so profound that even I am ashamed of myself."
"Second sister is just young and inexperienced, so it's inevitable that she made some mistakes. If Grandmother takes back the responsibility of organizing the birthday banquet, how will Second sister feel at ease?"
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