Chapter 120 "Mom and Dad, look how heavy your house is!"
Shang Ze kept bringing up the topic of dumplings: "That's right, people in Jiangnan start talking about them every year around the New Year."
"I'm craving my brother's dumplings because of all their nagging."
Brother, go wash your hands and make dumplings!
The merchant's mother asked suspiciously, "Are you being all sweet-talking your brother today?"
Shang Ze declared confidently, "I want to eat the dumplings my brother makes!"
Wenxi became interested and started rolling up her sleeves: "I'll give it a try too."
She was wearing a shirt underneath today, but the cuffs were a bit tight and she couldn't roll them up right away.
"I'll do it."
Shang Chen stood up and gracefully helped her roll up her sleeves.
Wenxi stood obediently in place.
Shang Mu secretly gave his mother a wink, and the two of them were secretly laughing.
Shang Ze kept glancing at the scarf on the floor stand, suppressing his inner excitement.
Wenxi watched as Shang Chen rolled up her sleeves. "I don't know how to wrap things. You can teach me later."
"How can I be lazy and not participate in family activities?"
Shang Chen slowly and methodically straightened her cuffs before saying, "Okay."
Madam Shang immediately ordered someone to take Wenxi and Shang Chen to wash their hands.
She put down her milk tea and said, "Old Shang, hurry up, we're just waiting for your dumpling wrappers!"
As soon as Wenxi and Shang Shengang left, Shang Ze leaped up and rushed to the coat rack.
The merchant's mother was stunned: "Aze, what are you doing?"
Shang's father and Shang Mu also looked at him, full of confusion.
Shang Ze pulled off Shang Chen's scarf and quickly found the spot where the word 'Chen Chen' was woven.
He unfolded the scarf and showed it to his whole family.
"Mom and Dad, look how heavy your house is!"
The word "沉沉" (chenchen, meaning heavy/heavy) on the scarf isn't very big.
But Zhou Ruo had specially woven their names in white thread to make them easier to distinguish.
The white 'dull' color stands out against the black and gray scarf.
For a moment, everyone in the business instinctively stared at the word 'heavy'.
You could hear a pin drop in the living room.
Shang Ze laughed and said, "My eldest brother has always been majestic and serious, but it turns out he likes this nickname in private!"
"Chenchen?!"
"That's hilarious!"
Shang Ze finished speaking and laughed heartily.
He noticed that he was the only one in the family who was laughing; the others didn't react at all.
Something's not right!
A chill ran down Shang Ze’s spine. He immediately turned around and saw his older brother with a dark expression and his sister-in-law leaning against the wall watching the show.
Shang Ze's hand trembled, and his heart trembled as well. "The nickname 'Chenchen' is... not bad either."
"That sounds so good!"
He forced a smile, "Brother~"
When Wenxi heard the word "brother" in such a roundabout way, she got goosebumps all over.
Shang Chen ignored Shang Ze's 'coquettishness' and said expressionlessly, "Don't you like the dumplings I make?"
Shang Ze immediately nodded: "Yes, I love to eat it!"
"I'll pack all the food for you this year."
Shang Ze, with tears welling up in his eyes, said, "Brother, you really love me... But brother, aren't you going to give your wife any of the dumplings you made?"
"I'll pack her bags separately from now on."
Shang Ze tried to argue: "Dumplings for the New Year are different after all."
Shang Chen said meaningfully, "After all, I care about you more."
Shang Ze: "..."
Does his brother love him and his sister-in-law in the same way?
Wen Xi stepped forward and took the scarf from Shang Ze's hand, saying calmly, "This scarf was a gift from my mother to Shang Chen."
The shopkeeper's mother awkwardly tried to smooth things over: "I remember Xixi has the same one, it's a couple's set, right?"
Actually, she really wanted to laugh too.
But her eldest son's face was too cold, so she had to hold back.
Wenxi: "Mm."
Shang Mu asked curiously, "Then, sister-in-law, did you also have words woven into yours?"
"yes."
"What's woven into your scarf, sister-in-law?"
My nickname is Xixi.
Wow~
Merchants were caught off guard and were suddenly bombarded with a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
Shang Mu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "So my brother and sister-in-law are so loving in private!"
Shang Ze said tremblingly, "That's right, maybe I'll be able to take my little niece out to play next year."
Shang Chen's expression softened slightly, but his gaze towards Shang Ze remained unusually deep: "That's not necessarily true."
Shang Ze was stunned.
He thought Shang Chen meant that he might not have a child next year.
But what they heard was Shang Chen's seemingly calm but actually dangerous words.
"Perhaps you will also be spending the Spring Festival in Jiangnan next year."
Shang Ze opened his mouth wide: "..."
Brother, let me explain!
As the two turned around, Wenxi's calm expression was instantly replaced by a smile.
She's already used to being called Chenchen.
But what Shang Ze said was just too funny.
Seeing Shang Chen staring at her with a serious and cold face, Wen Xi remained calm, but her words were teasing.
"Now it's my house that's heavy."
Shang Chen's serious expression was starting to crumble.
He tried to remain calm, his tone tinged with helplessness: "Wenxi."
"Why don't you call me Xixi?" Wen Xi's eyes were bright and her eyes were long and narrow. "I really like it when you call me that."
Shang Chen swallowed hard, and was instantly appeased.
The two had just left the living room when Shang Chen made an excuse to go back alone.
It's likely that they suspected Shang Ze back then.
Wen Xi also pointed out: "That kid Shang Ze is hiding something."
Otherwise, she wouldn't have kept urging Shang Chen to leave with her.
Shang Ze's behavior was too obvious; the two of them saw right through him.
Shang Chen: "Then let's go take a look together."
So the two of them turned around and saw Shang Ze pulling on Shang Chen's scarf, saying to the Shang family, "Mom and Dad, look at your Chen Chen."
Wenxi had to admit, it was really funny.
This incident will make her happy for a year.
After the two washed their hands and returned, Shang Ze quietly moved closer to Shang Chen.
"Brother, we are brothers."
Shang Chen glanced at him, his expression authoritative and his attitude cold and hard.
Shang Ze muttered to himself, "Brother, look, your nickname is Chenchen, and mine is Zeze. Don't they sound like a perfect match?"
Wenxi: "..."
Other merchants: "..."
Shang Chen paused in his steps: "A good match?"
Seeing Shang Ze's pitiful expression like a puppy, Shang Chen showed no pity: "Then eat a few more dumplings later."
Shang Ze: "..."
While waiting to make dumplings, Wenxi stood next to Shang Chen and studied.
She studied diligently, but unfortunately, she was born with clumsy hands.
Wenxi glanced at the dumplings Shang Chenbao had made.
Each one was so beautiful, like a work of art, that I couldn't help but glance at the one I had wrapped.
Calling it ugly is being too kind.
Both Shang's mother and Shang Mu came to give Wenxi guidance.
The result was that Wenxi's dumplings were still uniquely ugly.
"Never mind, I'll pack a few less to avoid wasting food."
Shang Chen, standing to the side, said calmly, "It's alright, I'll eat all the ones you wrapped."
Shang Mu clicked her tongue and moved away from the two of them: "It's the New Year, I refuse to be fed dog food up close."
Shang Ze's gaze remained fixed on Shang Chen's hands.
He couldn't help but say, "Brother, when you're teaching your sister-in-law, teach her properly."
Teaching others how to make dumplings while keeping your own hands busy—isn't that a bit excessive?
In just a few minutes, Shang Chen had already made more than twenty dumplings.
Shang Chen calmly glanced at him. "Then you do it?"
Shang Ze: "..."
Wenxi's cooking skills are really lacking; many of the dumplings were filled with filling.
If it weren't for the large family members, she suspected that Shang Chen would have held her hand and taught her step by step.
She leaned closer to Shang Chen and said, "Make more later."
Shang Chen: "?"
Wenxi was afraid he would misunderstand that she was also going to cause trouble for Shang Ze, so she explained, "I'll give one box to my brother later."
Incidentally, this also adds points to her family's reputation.
Shang Chen agreed.
When vendors make dumplings, they value the atmosphere.
With Shang Ze interjecting and making a scene, the atmosphere was quite lively.
After the dumplings were cooked, Wenxi scooped some out of her bowl and exclaimed, "Why isn't there a single dumpling I made in my bowl?"
Shang said silently, "They're all in my bowl."
Wenxi looked over, somewhat stunned.
Mrs. Shang laughed heartily: "I had Auntie make it especially for me!"
"Back then, his dad came to my house to make dumplings during Chinese New Year, and they were ugly."
“My mom had someone scoop the whole thing up for me to eat, saying that he was the man I chose, and since I’m prepared to spend my life with him, I have to understand his good and bad qualities.”
It turns out it was a family heirloom.
Wenxi praised, "Grandma has great wisdom."
The mother proudly said, "There are coins in all of Xixi's dumplings."
"The more coins you find in your food, the more good fortune you'll have. You're still benefiting from Xixi's good luck."
Shang Chen: "Mom is right."
The family was filled with joy and warmth, but Shang Ze stared at a bowl of dumplings, lost in despair.
His brother planned to murder his younger brother with dumplings?!
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