Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang were both embarrassed when they saw this.
Originally, it was thought that Old Mrs. Gao would step in and tell her daughter-in-law to behave herself, but unexpectedly, Old Mrs. Gao actually just rolled her eyes at Fang Chuntao.
But what she said and did next almost made Zhang Dahua cry.
"Look at your ignorant face! Look at me, this is how I eat!"
As she spoke, Grandma Gao also picked up a piece of braised pork with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.
Because she was afraid the oil would spill out, Grandma Gao kept her mouth tightly closed, her lips pursed up because they were so big.
Afraid that the oil would leak out if she chewed any more, she swallowed a large piece of braised pork in a few bites.
This surprised Gu Lili. Fortunately, the braised pork had been stewed for almost two hours, making it easy to digest. Otherwise, she would have been worried about whether Grandma Gao's stomach could handle it.
After finishing her meal, Grandma Gao gave Fang Chuntao a smug look and asked, "Have you learned it yet?"
Fang Chuntao nodded and gave Grandma Gao a thumbs up.
"Mother, you are amazing!" Fang Chuntao couldn't help but exclaim.
To prove that she had learned Grandma Gao's special trick, Fang Chuntao immediately picked up another piece and ate it in the same way as Grandma Gao.
Sure enough, there was no leak! Fang Chuntao's admiration for her mother-in-law grew even stronger.
The two of them ate the braised pork piece by piece, oblivious to everyone else, and before long, there was hardly any left on the large plate.
Seeing this, Zhang Dahua's eyes welled up with tears.
She already felt that she was not good enough for the Gu family, and now her maternal grandmother and aunt were so rude, making her lose face.
How could we let Zhang Dahua laugh?
"Mother!" Aunt Zhang finally couldn't help but speak up when she saw her daughter's aggrieved look.
When Grandma Gao heard her daughter calling her, she looked up and found that no one had touched their chopsticks and was just watching the two of them eat. She looked a little embarrassed.
"Don't be shy, everyone, eat up, or the food will get cold." Grandma Gao seemed oblivious to the anger on her daughter's face and took the initiative to greet everyone.
Aunt Zhang was furious with her mother and was about to explode.
Gu Lili reacted quickly and stopped her.
"Yes, Grandma Gao, you're right. Everyone, let's eat quickly, or it won't taste good if it gets cold."
As Gu Lili spoke, she shook her head at the three members of the Zhang family, signaling them not to get angry.
Today, regardless of anything else, the Gao family are guests, and these dishes were originally intended for them; they can eat as they please.
It's just one meal anyway, so I'll just have to bear with it.
Making a scene will only annoy everyone.
Since Gu Lili had spoken, everyone stopped paying attention to the Gao family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and started eating.
However, the two of them had an unusually good appetite.
Most of the food on the table was eaten by the two of them, and Gu Lili was a little worried that they were too full.
The three members of the Zhang family didn't look too good either, but ultimately they couldn't say anything.
After the meal, it was time to write the employment letter.
Gu Chenxi had already cleaned the table and prepared the writing materials.
"It is truly an honor for this old man to be able to write your letter of appointment. I am just sharing in your joy, hahaha!" Master Yuan said with a smile, stroking his white beard.
Upon hearing what Master Yuan said, Zhang Dahua and Gu Yunchu exchanged a glance, their faces flushing red.
The two stepped forward together, bowed deeply to Master Yuan, and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Master Yuan!"
Master Yuan smiled and nodded, walked to the table, picked up a writing brush, and began to write in a flowing style on the vermilion paper that Gu Lili had specially prepared.
This content had already been discussed with Gu Lili beforehand.
Therefore, in no time at all, Master Yuan had finished writing the letter of appointment.
Gu Yanyu watched as the teacher finished writing, then leaned closer and loudly read aloud the letter of appointment written by Teacher Yuan.
In the past few months, Gu Yanyu has learned a lot of characters.
"Gu Yun Chu, a son of the Gu family, and Zhang Da Hua of the Zhang family are betrothed by matchmakers and their parents. The wedding date is set for the seventh day of the seventh month of the sixty-fifth year of the Tianqi reign."
On the seventh day of the seventh month of the sixty-fifth year of the Tianqi reign, which is three years later, it will be Gu Yun Chu's birthday. By then, the two of them will have reached the age of marriage, and it would be the perfect time for them to get married.
Gu Yun Chu and Zhang Da Hua stepped forward and exchanged their tokens of affection, thus officially concluding their engagement.
Gu Yun Chu prepared a silver bracelet that she had bought long ago, while Zhang Da Hua prepared a silver hairpin for tying up her hair.
Zhang Dahua took the bracelet and shyly stepped back, walking towards Aunt Zhang.
Gu Yun Chu tightly gripped the hairpin in her hand, holding it in her palm as if it were a precious treasure.
From this day forward, Zhang Dahua will be considered his betrothed.
Gu Yun Chu secretly vowed in her heart that she would treat Zhang Da Hua well in the future.
As for the betrothal gifts, the custom here is to send them to the Zhang family when the wedding date is approaching, so there's no rush.
After exchanging tokens, Gu Lili carefully put away the engagement letter and handed it to Uncle Zhang, thus finalizing their engagement.
Everyone offered their blessings to the couple, and Gu Yun Chu did not shy away this time, smiling as she thanked everyone for their well wishes.
Just when the scene was peaceful, a discordant voice rang out.
"Oh my, Da Hua has really found a perfect husband, and he's even the county princess's brother! Fang Fang is your own cousin, and you've got such a good thing for yourself, but you don't even think about your cousin!" Fang Chuntao said sarcastically, looking at Zhang Da Hua's happy face.
If Han Mingyue hadn't been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding Fang Chuntao, she felt there was no need to say those words and ask Zhang Dahua for help.
Fang Chuntao's words are completely unreasonable.
Aunt Zhang had been holding back all day, but now she couldn't take it anymore. Since the ceremony was already over, she didn't need to worry about anything else and immediately turned cold.
“Sister-in-law, what you’re saying makes no sense. Our Dahua has found a good husband, but what does that have to do with Fangfang? Dahua isn’t her mother! Why should we worry about her?”
It's fair to say that Aunt Zhang's words showed absolutely no respect for Fang Chuntao.
Fang Chuntao, feeling humiliated, immediately pointed at Aunt Zhang and cursed, "Gao Yuanchun! How can you speak so rudely! Do you believe I'll tear your mouth apart! You're Fangfang's own aunt, is it wrong for you to ask Dahua to help Fangfang find a good husband!"
As he spoke, he took two steps forward, seemingly intending to really go up and hit Aunt Zhang.
"Yuan Chun, how dare you speak to your sister-in-law like that? Hurry up and apologize to her!" Old Mrs. Gao said, trying to smooth things over.
As she spoke, Old Mrs. Gao rolled her eyes at Aunt Zhang, as if to say, "So what if you find a good son-in-law? He's still a worthless daughter of the Gao family."
Seeing that Old Mrs. Gao was helping her, Fang Chuntao became even more arrogant.
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