As if she had seen through her thoughts, Sister Hua took the initiative to say, "Miss, if you need it, I can roast another one tomorrow night."
"Forget it. There's a flower viewing party tomorrow. That'll be enough to keep you busy, Sister Hua. Let's talk about it later when you're free."
Seeing Mrs. Shao looking at her curiously, Yun Mo explained, "I have a good friend who loves roast duck. Sister Hua's roast duck is delicious. I want to bring some for her to try."
Mrs. Shao smiled and said, "Momo, if you have good friends, you can bring them home to play. Just let me know in advance and I'll ask Sister Hua to roast one for you."
Sister Hua also agreed, "Yes, Miss, roast duck is not like other dishes. The reason why you eat it is that the skin is crispy, the meat is tender and the taste is fresh. If it gets cold, the taste and texture will be greatly reduced. It will be boring to eat."
"Momo, you may still be adjusting to everything since you just came back, but you have to remember that this is your home. You have nothing to worry about when you entertain friends at your own home."
After repeated persuasion from Mrs. Shao and Sister Hua, Yun Mo really started to think about it and planned to take some time to invite Zeng Fang to visit the Shao family.
"Then I'll ask her when she's free."
"That's right. Okay, stop talking and eat your food. Xiao Ling, you should eat more too. Studying is very physically and mentally demanding."
Hearing Mrs. Shao's greeting, Ling Chuan nodded quickly, "Grandma, I know, you don't have to worry about me."
Compared with the nervousness and restraint of the previous two days, the grandson-in-law is now obviously more calm.
Mrs. Shao didn't say anything, but she felt a little comforted in her heart.
Through observation over the past few days, she found that her grandson-in-law was pretty good except for his low social status and lack of education.
He has no bad habits, is down-to-earth and motivated, and is extremely kind to his granddaughter. So far, Ling Chuan, her grandson-in-law, has met the passing standard.
After dinner, Mrs. Shao took the two of them to the greenhouse to see the orchids that would be exhibited tomorrow.
In addition to the two pots of treasures sent by Yun Mo, Mrs. Shao picked out a few pots of precious orchids from her own orchid collection as embellishments, making a total of ten pots as the protagonists of tomorrow's flower viewing party.
"The two pots you sent will be the main flowers. They will be placed in the center of the living room. The others will be placed around them using flower stands. A small round table will be placed next to them. Guests can enjoy the flowers while chatting, or have a drink or snack..."
As she was speaking, Mrs. Hua came over with the menu for tomorrow's flower-viewing party and asked Mrs. Shao to review it.
Mrs. Shao looked through the menu carefully and handed it to Yun Mo.
"Momo, take a look at this menu. Is there anything missing?"
Yun Mo took a look and saw that the menu had everything from alcohol, tea, fruits, desserts, and snacks.
“Sister Hua has prepared a complete range of products, which are rich in variety and can meet the needs of guests of different ages. However, in order to prevent various emergencies, I think some commonly used medicines can also be prepared.
Most of the guests attending the flower viewing party tomorrow are women, and women have many little troubles, so you can prepare some shawls, clothes, sanitary napkins, and tampons."
"Momo, you are very thoughtful." Mrs. Shao nodded with satisfaction, turned around and instructed Sister Hua, "Just prepare according to what the eldest lady said."
"Yes, ma'am."
Seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Shao did not want to keep the two of them any longer.
After returning to Moyuan, Lingchuan went to the study to continue studying. Yunmo went to the living room and prepared to call Zeng Fang to tell her about her visit to Shao's house. On the way, she met a servant from Moyuan, who said that Huang Zhiqiu had called her half an hour ago.
Yun Mo suddenly realized something and slapped her forehead. She had made an appointment with Huang Zhiqiu before that she would call Huang Zhiqiu to tell him the result after the family meeting, but she had forgotten about it.
Yun Mo called Huang Zhiqiu's office and briefly told him about the family tree and the worship of Shao's ancestors, omitting the entire process.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I wanted to call you after I woke up from my nap, but I forgot."
"It's okay. Your dad called me this afternoon. I heard from him that Xiao Ling also wants to continue studying?"
"Well, he is going to take the self-taught exam and is studying in the study room now."
Huang Zhiqiu sighed, "Studying is a good thing, but Xiao Ling is not young anymore. He has lost his books for so many years. I'm afraid he will have a hard time for a while. Please help him more."
"I will, don't worry, Mom."
"nice shot!"
As the last black ball fell into the net, sparse cheers and applause rang out in the billiard room.
"Brother Xiao, you have a good touch today. You cleared the table with one shot. I admire you!"
Xiao Yu casually threw the club to the person who was talking, and scolded with a smile, "If you can't talk, don't talk. Do I rely on my feel? I clearly rely on my technique."
"Yes, yes, it's me who can't speak. I'll treat you tonight, okay?"
"Get lost. You should have treated me if I lost the game."
After chatting with his companions for a while, Xiao Yu turned and walked to the rest area, picked up a can of drink from the small table, and talked to Shao Yiqian who was sitting on the sofa while opening the car.
"Yi Qian, what's wrong with you? You looked listless all night and didn't even play ball. What did you do last night? Did you go out to have an affair?"
Shao Yiqian reached out, picked up an empty can and threw it at the other person.
Xiao Yu caught it easily with one hand and threw it back to Shao Yiqian.
Shao Yiqian raised his hand to catch the can, crushed it hard, and threw it into the trash can at his feet.
"I'm going to go back first, you guys go play."
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave."
Xiao Yu grabbed Shao Yiqian who was about to leave, pressed his shoulders and sat back on the sofa.
"Tell me the truth, why did you go back so early?"
"Go back to sleep. I'm so sleepy. I went to bed at 1 a.m. last night and got up at 6 a.m."
"Then why do you stay up so late?"
Shao Yiqian moved his lips. As a teenager, he was too competitive and proud to admit that he stayed up late because he had been studying late.
"Reading a magazine."
Xiao Yu immediately smiled evilly, "What kind of magazine is that? I couldn't sleep at all after reading it until midnight. Could it be that you got some feelings from reading it?"
"roll!"
"Don't be embarrassed. We are adults after all. It's normal to read some magazines about that kind of thing. I have a lot of them at home, and I also have videotapes. How about you come to my house some other day and watch them together?"
"Aren't you bored!?"
Seeing Shao Yiqian was annoyed, Xiao Yu decisively changed the subject, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I called you out today because I have something to ask you."
Shao Yiqian looked at him without saying a word.
"I heard that your uncle brought a young lady back from outside for you. Is that true?"
In fact, when Shao Yiqian received the call from Xiao Yu inviting him to play billiard, he guessed that the other party would definitely ask about this matter.
School is about to start and he will enter the third year of high school. During this period, Shao Yiqian basically stays at home and stays in the study every day to review hard. He accepted Xiao Yu's invitation because, firstly, he wanted to come out and relax, and secondly, Xiao Yu is his best friend.
"Yes, really. Her name is Shao Mo, and she is one year older than Shao Ya."
Xiao Yu was a little shocked. "I'll ask, who is the eldest daughter of your Shao family now?"
(End of this chapter)