"Pfft—" This was probably the umpteenth time Gu Zhixing had tried to suppress his laughter but ended up laughing out loud.
Seeing Xu Ningyan looking over, he gave her a thumbs up, feeling incredibly impressed. His sister-in-law was truly amazing! Without uttering a single swear word, she had managed to insult Gu Yong and his two sons.
happy!
He was also puzzled, because his father wasn't such a muddle-headed person before Gu Dajun and the others appeared.
But ever since Gu Dajun and his group came to the Gu family, this father, who in the past few years could barely distinguish between public and private matters, has become increasingly confused in his private affairs.
Over the past few years, he has watched coldly as his father seems to have completely lost his composure, and has been coaxed by Gu Dajun and his group into making many underhanded moves.
Just like my sister-in-law Xu Ningyan said, she just likes to mess with Gu Dajun and Gu Daikui, those two lumps of mud.
Xu Ningyan smiled slightly at Gu Zhixing, accepting his admiration with a smile.
Gu Yong's old face turned blue and purple with anger, but when he met Gu Zhiyuan's cold and ruthless eyes, which were full of defensiveness and vigilance, his anger shrank back.
He habitually turned to look at Jiang Yuan: "You, you look at your son—" He only got halfway through his sentence before meeting Jiang Yuan's sorrowful, resentful gaze. His anger deflated like a punctured balloon.
He looked away in a flustered manner, just in time to see the nanny peering out from the kitchen doorway.
He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at his watch, and tried to compose himself: "Alright, it's getting late, let's eat!"
With Gu Yong's words, the almost stagnant air immediately became lively again.
Fang Dani immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, let's eat!"
While instructing her two daughters-in-law to call the children who had been locked in the room out, she also told the nanny to quickly bring the dishes to the table.
The dining room and living room are connected, separated by a wooden cabinet.
There is a large square table and a small square table in the dining room.
Gu Yong took the main seat at the large square table first, followed by the Gu family patriarch and matriarch. The two brothers, Gu Dajun and Gu Daikui, not to be outdone, immediately rushed to sit on the other side of Gu Yong.
The table usually seats eight people, but now that there are more, Fang Dani made arrangements: "Since there are so many people in the family, let's all squeeze in today. The men will sit at one table, and we women will make do at the smaller tables—"
He then reached out to pull Xu Ningyan to a seat: "Comrade Xu, come on, I've saved a seat for you!"
Xu Ningyan remained completely still.
Fang Dani tried to pull and tug but couldn't budge him. With a smile on her face, she said, "Oh dear, is Comrade Xu feeling embarrassed?"
He turned to Jiang Yuan beside him and said, "Jiang sister, look at your wife, she's still shy and embarrassed. Why don't you come to the small table and eat with her? Let her feel more at ease."
Jiang Yuan hesitated for a moment, then actually considered it and whispered, "Xiao Yan, do you want me to go with you—"
Xu Ningyan sighed deeply. Gu Zhiyuan's mother was really too kind-hearted and too naive. She believed whatever others said.
Seeing Jiang Yuan's sincere concern, Xu Ningyan smiled slightly, pulled Jiang Yuan up, and led her to Gu Yong's side. He pressed her down to sit down and then said slowly, "Aunt Jiang, you are the mistress of the Gu family! How to arrange the guests is your business! Moreover, you are the mistress of the house and an elder. If anyone dares to sit in front of you before you, it means they have no manners, are unfilial, and disrespect you and Commander Gu!"
"Remember that husband and wife are one. If these people don't respect you, they are disrespecting Commander Gu!"
"As long as you remain the mistress of the Gu family, this position is yours! Any woman who dares to covet this position or extend her claws should have their claws chopped off!"
These words were like a resounding slap across Fang Dani's face. Her face flushed red, and she stammered, "I... I didn't mean that! Dayong, you... you know me! I just considered Comrade Xiao Xu as a junior member of the family, so I..."
Her eyes welled up with tears as she spoke.
Gu Dajun and Gu Daikui slammed their chopsticks on the table in anger: "Why can't my mom make arrangements? She's our own mother, what's wrong with arranging seating? Can't we eat in peace? You're the one making trouble!"
Gu Zhiyuan glanced at her coldly: "My mother is now Commander Gu's wife! When my partner comes home for dinner, my mother naturally makes the arrangements. When did it become your mother's place?"
Gu Dajun and Gu Daikui were speechless and turned their heads away sharply.
Gu Yong was in a real bind. He realized that the woman his third brother had chosen was probably there to support Jiang Yuan on purpose!
Moreover, Fang Dani really shouldn't have done that today. What was she doing jumping out when Lao San's girlfriend came to visit? When Da Jun and Da Kui's girlfriends came to visit, he originally intended to let Jiang Yuan take charge of receiving them, but his parents and Da Jun and Da Kui all objected, and Dani cried and begged, so he softened his heart and finally let Jiang Yuan give in.
After all, Da Ni is Da Jun and Da Kui's biological mother.
But how could Da Ni possibly be involved in the third son's affairs? She's just a country woman and doesn't know the proper etiquette.
He glared at Fang Dani: "Alright, why are you worrying about Lao San's affairs? Go sit down!"
Fang Dani didn't dare say anything more, wiped away her tears, and sat down in the corner of the small square table, looking aggrieved.
Gu Dajun and Gu Daikui objected: "If the third brother's biological mother can sit at the main table, why should my mother sit at the small table?"
As they spoke, the two of them stood up together and dragged Fang Dani to where they had originally been sitting. The mother and her two children sat down on the other side of Gu Yong.
Gu Zhixing frowned, wanting to say something, but was pulled back by Gu Zhiyuan, barely managing to hold back.
Gu Zhiyuan pulled Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhixing, and the three of them sat at the bottom, sitting sideways beside them.
Only then did he look at the food on the table.
Jiang Yuan went to the logistics department early in the morning to arrange the purchases. On the table were a braised pork, a braised fish, a braised mutton with carrots, a pot of chicken soup with mushrooms, a scrambled egg, and a few side dishes.
That's already considered quite a lot.
There were far fewer dishes on the small table, only one braised pork, which had more radish than meat.
The chicken stew with shiitake mushrooms only contained shiitake mushrooms and broth.
Qiao Aiyuan and Zhang Yanan gave the children a wink.
The children were at the age where they were neither too young nor too old, and that's when they could eat the most.
Before Gu Yong could even say "start," the children started scrambling and wolfing down the food on the small table, leaving nothing behind.
This was hardly enough for them to eat their fill, so they all brought their bowls to the big table.
The younger children would whine, "Grandpa, I want to eat meat!"
"Grandpa, I want a chicken leg!"
The older people had already spotted it and were about to reach for it with their chopsticks.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Ningyan stood up like lightning. With her experience of attending banquets for more than ten years in her previous life, she reached out and quickly grabbed a plate of braised pork and a pot of braised mutton and scooped them in front of her. She then quickly scooped out two chicken thighs from the chicken soup, giving one to Jiang Yuan and the other to the dumbfounded Gu Zhixing.
Only then did he slowly sit down, push the braised mutton in front of Gu Zhiyuan, and calmly say, "Eat—"
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