Qin Yao's sister-in-law, being quick-witted, immediately smiled and said, "Jinghuai brought quite a lot of things; we're in for a treat today."
Second sister-in-law immediately chimed in, "Of course! There's mutton too! Grandma, how about we have mutton hot pot for dinner? It's been so long since we've had it."
Grandma Qin smiled and pointed at her second sister-in-law, saying, "You're such a glutton."
Auntie laughed and said, "Isn't that right? Look how her eyes light up when she talks about food."
The eldest sister-in-law pulled Qin Yao's mother aside and said, "Second Aunt, look, Jinghuai is so thoughtful. He even bought roast duck. He must have thought that our Yao Yao has been craving it."
Qin Yao's mother smiled happily.
Qin Yao's mother most wanted Qin Yao to marry Mu Jinghuai.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Qin Yao's mother knew about her feelings a long time ago, but after Mu Jinghuai went to join the army, the two had less contact, and Qin Yao's mother once thought that the two might have no chance.
It was truly a rollercoaster ride, but the two eventually came together.
Qin Yao had just told her mother about Mu Jinghuai going to the countryside to look for her, and Qin Yao's mother was quite relieved to hear that.
Qin Yao spent several years in the countryside, and her mother shed countless tears, but it was her daughter's choice and the trend of the times, so she had no choice.
The women in the Qin family got along well and all cooked together in the kitchen with their aunt.
Qin Ye leaned close to Mu Jinghuai and said indignantly, "Brother-in-law, that rumor must have been spread by Yu Meiren herself."
Yu Meiren is the stepdaughter of the Yu family. She changed her surname to Yu after she came to live with them.
Yu Meiren is her nickname; her real name is Yu Mei.
In fact, Yu Mei is not a beauty in the traditional sense. She has round eyes, a slightly flat nose, thick lips, an oval face, and fair skin.
It's said that fair skin can make up for a hundred flaws, so at first glance, Yu Mei is quite pretty, but you can't look at her closely.
Mu Jinghuai was overjoyed to be called "brother-in-law" by Qin Ye, and asked in response, "What do you mean?"
Qin Ye: "Only my sister is foolish enough to keep believing her. I saw through her ill intentions a long time ago."
Mu Jinghuai exclaimed, "Amazing!"
Qin Ye joked, "So you mean my sister isn't good at this?"
Mu Jinghuai: "Your sister is kind."
Qin Ye: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My sister is a fairy in your eyes no matter what."
Grandpa Qin laughed and said, "You brat, you're jealous of your sister? Do you want your brother-in-law to say you're better than your sister? If you want someone to think you're the best, you'd better go find a boyfriend soon."
Qin Ye immediately said, "I'm still young. Does Grandpa not want to see me? Then I'll stay in the dormitory."
Grandpa Qin laughed heartily: "Grandpa was wrong, Grandpa was wrong, okay? Our Yeye is the most beautiful, kindest, and smartest."
Qin Ye: "My grandfather has the best eye for talent."
Qin Yu was amused and pointed at Qin Ye, saying, "You're so shameless!"
Qin Ye snorted and ran to the kitchen.
Qin Yu and Qin Yi both have several children. Qin Yu has two sons and two daughters. His eldest son is already eight years old, and his youngest daughter is a little over two years old.
Qin Yi is a soldier and is rarely at home. His wife is also from the same compound and works in the cultural troupe as Qin Ye. He currently has only one son.
The children were well-behaved; the older ones looked after the younger ones, and they played by themselves without making a fuss.
Mu Jinghuai and Qin Yao had already bought them gifts when they returned.
Just as Old Master Qin was about to ask Mu Jinghuai to play chess with him, Old Master Jiang's orderly arrived.
When Grandpa Qin saw the newcomer, he smiled and said, "Did your superior smell that my family has something delicious to eat, so he sent you over to be the first to arrive?"
The orderly said, "The commander sent me to invite you."
Old Master Qin: "What kind of trouble is this old fogey causing now? Tell him I'm busy, there's a happy occasion at home today, so I won't play with him."
The orderly said, "The old commander is having mutton hot pot with Commander Mu at the Mu family's house. They also roasted a lamb leg, and there's fruit wine and medicinal wine, all brewed by Dr. Xu himself. You can smell the aroma from far away; it smells so good."
The older folks all knew about Xu Xinning's deeds, and Grandpa Mu often boasted about it to them.
Old Master Qin stubbornly said, "It's as if my family doesn't have mutton hot pot. But since they've prepared it, I'll give them face and go eat with them, lest those two old fogies lose their sense of propriety and drink too much."
As he spoke, Old Master Qin stood up.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Mu Jinghuai, "You stay home and eat, try the cooking of your grandma and aunt. I'll go with your older brother to meet your grandpa and Old Jiang."
After saying that, he led Qin Yu and followed Old Master Jiang's orderly out.
When Grandma Qin saw this, she asked, "Dinner will be ready soon. Where are you all going? Jinghuai finally came all this way, why did you leave him all alone?"
Grandpa Qin: "From now on, we're all family. There's no point in talking about abandoning anyone. Yu'er and I will go and meet with Grandpa Mu and Grandpa Jiang."
When Grandma Qin heard that it was a meeting with Grandpa Mu and Grandpa Jiang, she stopped objecting. Perhaps today was the day to discuss the two children's marriage. Grandma Qin couldn't wait to settle the marriage as soon as possible, so as to put an end to the wicked intentions of some ungrateful people.
Grandma Qin went back to the kitchen, and Qin's mother asked, "Where are Dad and Yu'er going?"
Grandma Qin said with a happy face, "I was called to the Mu family for dinner. I guess they're going to talk about the two children. Old Jiang is there too. His orderly called him. He probably wants to be a matchmaker."
Qin's mother was overjoyed. How prestigious it was to have Grandpa Jiang act as matchmaker!
The eldest aunt leaned closer and whispered, "I heard that the second son of the Mu family has been specially recruited to serve under Chief Jiang!"
Grandma Qin asked in surprise, "Really?"
Aunt nodded and said, "It can't be wrong. It happened a long time ago. He was responsible for eliminating a lot of enemy agents in the places he went to. I guess his trip to the countryside was just a cover. This matter is confidential. I wouldn't have told you if we weren't going to become family."
Grandma Qin: "The Mu family is really something! The second son's wife is someone even high-ranking officials protect."
Aunt nodded again: "She's a money-printing machine."
Qin's mother asked curiously, "What do you mean?"
Aunt: "She gets a cut of the drugs produced by the military's pharmaceutical research institute."
Qin's mother exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible?"
Aunt: "Why not? Do you know where those special drugs in the military come from? They were all developed by others."
Grandma Qin: "The Mu family is about to ascend to heaven! Our Yao Yao has truly fallen into a paradise."
Aunt: "Isn't that right? Our Yaoyao's good fortune is yet to come!"
The happiest person was Qin's mother. The Mu family was small, and there was no mother-in-law. Everyone else would definitely be busy in the future, so it was estimated that Yao Yao would still be in charge of managing the Mu family. Where could you find such a family?
They say fools are lucky, and Qin's mother felt that this perfectly described her eldest daughter.
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