Chapter 708: Speaking Out (Page 1/2)
Today's cake is like a work of art. Its exquisite appearance is eye-catching. It is decorated with various fruits and sweet and sour jams, exuding an enticing aroma.
The children gathered around, staring at the cake with their eyes wide open, their mouths watering with greed.
Huo Yixin, in particular, hugged Lin Man's arm tightly and acted coquettishly: "Mom, this cake looks delicious, can we have a taste first?"
Lin Man smiled and shook her head, and replied gently but firmly: "Baby, no, we have to wait until night to eat."
In a while, my fourth uncle and younger uncle will come to our house to wish grandpa a happy new year, and then everyone will stay together for a lively reunion dinner.
Although the cake looks big, there are many children in the family. If we let them eat it now, it will probably be eaten up soon.
It was cold outside and she didn't have to worry about the cream on the cake melting, so it would definitely be fine to leave it out until the evening.
They won’t stay for dinner in the evening, so just eat by yourself.
Thinking of this, Lin Man gently touched Huo Yixin's head and comforted her, "Be good, just bear with it a little longer, and you'll be able to eat delicious cake tonight!"
Huo Yixin pouted and said, "Mom, if we're going to eat it in the evening, why did you make the cake in the morning? We really want to eat it now."
Lin Man looked at Huo Yining, "Ningning, this cake was made specially for you by your mother. You decide when to eat it."
Huo Yining thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we eat after lunch? Everyone should have a full meal, and we can just share some cakes to taste."
Since her son had made this decision, Lin Man naturally had nothing to say.
"Okay, if you want to eat at noon, then we'll eat at noon. Now I'm going to put the cake back in the room, so don't ruin it."
Now that Huo Yixin knew that the cake could be eaten at noon, she no longer stopped her and watched her mother take the birthday cake back to the room.
Lin Man returned to the room and put the cake directly into the refrigerator in the space so that the cream on the cake would taste better. When she came out, she locked the door so that no one could enter.
After making the cake, Lin Man took Huo Qinghuan to prepare the ingredients and prepare to cook. Her son liked to eat meat, so they prepared more meat dishes.
Today she plans to make steamed pork with rice flour, sweet and sour spare ribs, braised pork trotters, bandit pork liver, braised goose, stir-fried pork slices with carrots, chicken with belly, pan-fried hairtail, stir-fried cabbage and shrimp, seaweed and egg soup.
At around eleven o'clock, Lin Man finished all the preparations, and her mother-in-law came with Huo Anyan, saying that they would help her.
"Manman, can I help you cook?"
"Mom, you should take An Yan with you. I'll cook some dishes after Fourth Uncle and Younger Uncle come over. The steamed pork with rice flour is already in the pot, and the chicken soup is also boiling. All we have left is some stir-fry dishes that will be ready soon."
She had finished all the work she needed to do, and she didn't need anyone to help her. She could just ask Qinghuan to help light the fire later. The dishes would be more fragrant if they were stir-fried over high heat.
At 12:10, the families of my fourth uncle and younger uncle hurried over, followed by Huo Qingyan, who also came with Song Jingjing and the child.
After a long while, the food was finally placed on the table, but Huo Junshan was still nowhere to be seen.
Just when everyone started whispering and talking, Huo Junshan slowly appeared at the door, seeming a little late.
At this time, Huo Junheng spoke first, a playful smile on his face: "Third brother, why are you so late? We have been waiting for you for a long time!"
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Huo Junshan walked into the house with a smile on his face, explaining, "I went to the city to buy a TV this morning. I just finished setting it up and rushed over here."
Hearing this, everyone present was shocked, especially Huo Junheng, whose eyes widened and he asked in disbelief, "What? Third brother, you actually bought a TV? Then where did you get the TV ticket?"
You have to know that in that era, televisions were a rarity, and the tickets needed to buy one were even harder to come by.
Facing his brother's questioning, Huo Junshan acted very calmly and answered bluntly: "This TV ticket was given to me by my father."
He thought that instead of being discovered and having people talk bad about him behind his back, it would be better to tell the truth openly.
Before he finished speaking, Huo Junshan took out a thick stack of banknotes from his pocket, gently placed it in front of his father, and said, "Dad, this is the money for the TV ticket. Please count it and see if it is correct."
However, Huo Li simply glanced at his son calmly and said slowly, "This TV ticket was originally given to you as a reward. Since I've already given it to you, there's no need to pay me."
Huo Junheng, who was standing aside, wanted to say something more, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips and became speechless in an instant.
Yang Huiling and Du Xiaojuan secretly regretted in their hearts, hating themselves for not coming earlier to wish their father-in-law a happy new year, otherwise the extremely precious TV and plane tickets might have fallen into their hands.
Huo Junshan calmly took the money back and said with a smile, "Dad, I'll buy you a coat this winter if I get a chance!"
Without even raising his eyes, Huo Li said calmly, "Why waste that money? If you are filial, you can buy me more good wine and tea in the future."
"Okay, I'll buy you a ticket once I've saved up enough."
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's eat! Before we start, I want to say a few words. Today is the Lantern Festival, our family's annual reunion day, and it's also our beloved grandson Ningning's birthday. You elders, don't forget to give the red envelopes.
Especially the fourth and fifth children, they will not only give red envelopes to Ningning, but also to the other children for the New Year."
Lin Man didn't expect that before the meal, her grandfather would actually ask her children for red envelopes.
It's impossible to say that it's not embarrassing. Could they think that she asked grandpa to say it?
Huo Junheng and Huo Junlin said in unison, "Yes, yes, Dad is right. We still have to give out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year. It's just that I didn't bring any red paper with me, so it should be okay, right?"
Giving cash directly like this shows that Fourth Aunt and Younger Aunt really have no intention of giving the children New Year red envelopes. If they wanted to give red envelopes, they would have wrapped them in red paper at home.
Thinking of this, Lin Man said, "Grandpa, the Lantern Festival is also a festival dinner. The New Year is over. I think it's better to forget about the red envelopes. Anyway, the year goes by quickly. The red envelopes can wait until the next New Year."
Huo Yining agreed, "Grandpa, my mother is right. The New Year is almost over, there's really no need to give us red envelopes. Besides, I'm already in junior high school, not a three-year-old kid anymore..."
Huo Li said: "Even if you are in junior high school, you are still young."
Lin Man didn't refute and simply changed the subject, "Grandpa, let's eat first!"
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