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After the banquet, the matchmakers hired by the Feng family and the Feng and Song families discussed and made supplementary arrangements for the marriage between Feng Yuanyuan and Song Qingbin.
They set a wedding date, which was the very date that Song Qingbin and Han Bailan had originally planned to have.
Feng Yuanyuan had no objection to this. She even felt that being able to hold a wedding with Song Qingbin on that day was a way of venting her anger for Song Qingbin, the man she was going to spend her life with.
So that Song Qingbin's ex-girlfriend would know that even without her as her bride, Song Qingbin could still get married smoothly.
Moreover, Feng Yuanyuan believes that she is not bad in any aspect.
They are not afraid of being outdone by their opponents.
Of course, so far, neither Feng Yuanyuan nor Song Qingbin seem to have reached a tacit understanding to mention their ex-partners' names in front of each other.
Feng Xueyi knew about Zhao Jing and Han Bailan's affair when he went to the Han family to deliver gifts that day, but he decided not to mention it at home so as not to affect the mood of the whole family.
In other words, even Feng's mother couldn't hear a single word from Feng Xueyi, the head of the household, about Zhao Jing and Han Bailan's marriage.
However, Feng Xueyi was unaware of Zhao Jing and Han Bailan's affair, but his future son-in-law, Song Qingbin, was aware of it and had personally witnessed the two getting together.
Okay, there's one thing Song Qingbin doesn't know—Zhao Jing is Feng Yuanyuan's ex-boyfriend.
Let's get back to the main topic.
After finalizing the details of the marriage between the two families and setting the wedding date, the Feng family and the matchmakers hired by the Feng and Song families did not linger and got up to say goodbye and leave.
At this point, Aunt Song's eldest and second aunts understood what Li Jumei, their sister-in-law, meant, and naturally couldn't bring themselves to stay any longer. They pretended nothing had happened, exchanged a few pleasantries with Li Jumei, washed their hands, and left.
They called their respective husbands and children back to their own homes.
Grandma Song left with Uncle Song's family.
"Mom, don't pack these for me. Save them for you and Dad to eat tonight."
After tidying up the kitchen, Song Lan saw that Li Jumei had packed the extra dishes that hadn't been served into two large aluminum lunch boxes for her, and couldn't help but laugh and stop her.
"This isn't for you; it's for you to take back to Boyan, Yaxin, and Comrade Wu. This is what you left over from when you sent it to Comrade Xiao's house; it's perfectly clean!"
Knowing that city people are particular, Li Jumei simply spoke frankly.
She didn't think Song Lan would be disgusted; she mainly didn't want Qin Boyan, Qin Yaxin, and Wu Dong to feel uncomfortable, thinking that she had packed the leftovers from their banquet into a lunchbox for Song Lan to take home.
If she were truly believed to be in that position, she would undoubtedly have done something wrong with good intentions, creating discord between her daughter, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and even Comrade Wu.
Putting aside her reputation as a "shrew," Li Jumei is considered a capable woman among the women of Shisong Village. She can think of things that need to be thought of, so she is unlikely to create any misunderstandings for Song Lan.
"I know."
She watched her elderly mother packing the food into the lunchbox; how could she not know that the dishes hadn't been touched?
But even though she ate and took things, even if they came from her own home or were given to her by her elderly mother, she still felt it wasn't quite right.
Gathering her thoughts, Song Lan smiled and said, "If I keep taking things like this, people will gossip about me and say I don't care about you and Dad."
She's already married, yet she's still clinging to you two, sucking your blood.
If my sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and younger brother's wife see this in the future, it might just start a family war in our house.
Mom, I don't want that day to come, and I especially don't want you and Dad to be caught in the middle!
As he continued, Song Lan deliberately adopted a serious expression, not at all like he was joking.
"Let anyone say what they want. Let's not even talk about how all the dishes and meats at today's feast were brought by you and Yanzheng. Even if they weren't, it's none of anyone else's business if I bring some of my own things for my daughter!"
As for your worry about your older brother's wife causing trouble, that's pure unnecessary worry. With your father and me in this family, I'd like to see who dares to turn the tables!
Li Jumei was like a spirited rooster, her eyes filled with contempt, showing no fear whatsoever.
Looking at her, Song Lan felt a mix of warmth, amusement, and deep emotion.
"Alright, Mom, since you've said so, I'll take it. But take the fish and pork knuckle that you didn't cook out of the basket, and the rest of the pork. Otherwise, I'm leaving right now."
Hearing Song Lan say this, Li Jumei sighed and said, "You young people are still growing and need to eat more nourishing foods. Your father and I are old and don't need to eat these good things. Take them all back with you."
Song Lan shook her head.
Li Jumei's eyes were full of helplessness; she didn't know what to do with Song Lan for the time being.
After a while, she took the pork, which weighed about three and a half pounds, out of the basket and placed it on the cutting board, then picked it up and cut it in half.
"Is this alright now?!"
Keep half and put the other half back in the bamboo basket.
Song Lan: "Pork knuckle and fish..."
"Stop, your dad and I don't like fish."
Li Jumei said irritably, "I don't know how to cook braised pork knuckle, and you're not taking it with you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Song Lan interrupted him with amusement: "Mom, do you think what I said in my reply?"
Even if you and Dad don't like eating fish because of the bones, making it inconvenient to eat, are you sure you're not just making things up if you say you don't know how to cook braised pork knuckle?
I cleaned the pork knuckle yesterday. When you cook it, just rinse it with water, then simply put it in a pot to boil, adding the seasonings and scallions I used.
The whole process was effortless.
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