Chapter 519 (Page 1/2)
At this time, Huo Yixin blinked curiously and interrupted, "Dad, who is the big drunkard in our family?" There was a hint of innocence in her eyes.
Huo Qingci was about to answer when Huo Yichen, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly interrupted him: "My dad is a big alcoholic. When he's resting, he can drink a bottle of baijiu by himself!"
Huo Junshan explained with a smile, "The one with the best alcohol tolerance in our family is Qingyan. He either doesn't drink at all, or he can drink one or two kilograms at a time."
Huo Yiwen knew his second uncle was a pilot. He wondered if the plane would crash if a pilot drank alcohol. He cautiously asked Huo Junshan, "Grandpa, isn't my second uncle a pilot? Can pilots drink alcohol?"
"Your second uncle is a pilot. Pilots can drink when they're not on a mission, but they're forbidden from drinking twelve hours before a mission."
"Oh, I see."
Xiao Ya said: "Okay, okay, let's eat first."
Those who were drinking started drinking, and those who were eating started eating. After they had been eating for a while, Huo Qingyan came over with his wife and two children, carrying fruits and mooncakes.
As soon as he entered the house, Huo Qingyan put down the things in his hands and said with a smile: "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, we are late."
Xiao Ya put down her chopsticks and prepared to go back to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks. "It's not too late. We just started eating. I'll go back to the kitchen to get you the dishes and chopsticks. Please sit down first."
The two brothers Huo Yining and Huo Yian were very considerate. They stood up and gave up their seats and went to eat at the child's table.
Huo Qinghuan took a new cup and poured a glass of osmanthus wine for his second brother, and asked Song Jingjing, "Second sister-in-law, do you want to drink?"
Song Jingjing shook her head, "I don't drink."
"My mom and sister-in-law both drink osmanthus rice wine. Are you sure you don't want to drink some?"
Song Jingjing thought it was white wine at first, but then she realized it was rice wine. She said a little embarrassedly, "Then I'll have some too!"
Huo Qingyan took a sip of the osmanthus wine and said, "This wine is weird. It has a fragrance but no real alcohol taste."
Huo Junshan replied angrily, "Isn't rice wine like this? If you want to drink white wine, go buy it yourself."
Huo Qingyan said with a shameless smile: "Dad, I'll buy some wine next time you come over. I went to the city today and came back too late, so I only brought some fruit and mooncakes."
Lin Man put down her chopsticks, looked at her nose and her heart, and muttered to herself: Could it be that my father-in-law is blaming Huo Qingyan for not bringing much for the holiday?
As she thought about it, she glanced furtively at the small table.
There was only a bag of fruit and a pound of mooncakes on it, which looked quite ordinary. For most people, there was nothing wrong with such a gift.
However, I heard that Huo Qingyan distributed a basket of hairy crabs this time, but now he didn't take a single crab home.
She guessed that the crabs distributed by Huo Qingyan's unit were probably all used by Huo Qingyan to please his father-in-law.
There are at least dozens of hairy crabs in a basket. Even if you don’t eat them yourself, you should share half with your parents.
Song Jingjing looks very virtuous and sensible, but I didn't expect that she would bring the good things to her parents' home.
If it were her, she would definitely divide it into three parts, keep one part for herself, and divide the rest equally between her parents on both sides.
Halfway through the meal, Huo Yingzi, who was sitting at the small table, suddenly came up to Huo Yichen with a bowl in hand and said, "Brother, my parents took me to my grandmother's house this year. It's a pity that you didn't go."
Huo Qingchen said nonchalantly, "Grandma's house isn't fun, so I didn't go."
"There are a lot of delicious foods at grandma's house. Dad brought a lot of delicious foods for grandpa and grandma, including wine, tea, chocolate, canned food, fruit and crabs.
That crab is delicious, its yolk is even better than egg yolk, it’s a pity you didn’t get to eat it.”
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As soon as Huo Yingzi finished speaking, the room fell silent, and Huo Junshan and Xiao Ya's faces suddenly turned unhappy.
Lin Man and Huo Qingci looked at each other, then looked at Huo Qingyan and Song Jingjing at the same time, each of their faces filled with embarrassment and discomfort.
Huo Qingyan felt ashamed when he saw his parents' expressions change. He had said before that he would send the basket of crabs to his parents, but Song Jingjing said that it would be better for his grandfather to eat less cold food as he was old.
She also said that she only went home a few times a year, so she took all the holiday benefits they gave her to her father-in-law's house and also bought some wine and tea.
"Dad, the supply and marketing cooperative should have a batch of hairy crabs in a couple of days. I'll buy some then."
"Yes, if Mom and Dad like it, we can go to the supply and marketing cooperative in a few days to buy some for them." Song Jingjing agreed, trying to hide her embarrassment.
Huo Junshan quickly waved his hand, "No need, your mother and I don't really like eating crabs. If we want to eat them, we'll buy them ourselves."
"You are so thoughtful. Your dad and I will buy it ourselves if we want to eat it." Xiao Ya also agreed. Her eyes swept across Song Jingjing and finally landed on Huo Qingyan. A hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
"Okay, let's continue eating."
Huo Li broke the deadlock. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, put it in his mouth, and chewed it as if nothing had happened.
He really didn't care. He had eaten all kinds of delicious food, so naturally he didn't care about the crabs given by his grandson.
The others also picked up their chopsticks and began to eat. The table was calm again, but everyone felt awkward and uncomfortable.
Huo Yingzi was young and had no idea that she had just said the wrong thing, putting her parents in a dilemma.
The sensible Huo Yining and Huo Yian seemed to understand something, but they said nothing and just ate their meal in silence.
Huo Yichen was already used to his sister showing off to him, so he acted very calmly and even replied nonchalantly, "Sister, actually, before you came, we also ate a lot of delicious food here."
Hearing Huo Yichen's words, Huo Yingzi immediately asked curiously, "Really? What did you eat?"
Huo Yichen replied calmly, "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, of course we eat fruits and mooncakes!"
When Huo Yingzi heard about fruits and mooncakes, she immediately lost interest. She already had a portion of these at home, so they weren't particularly rare to her.
After dinner, Lin Man and Huo Qingci prepared to take the children home early. At this time, Huo Qinghuan suddenly said, "The moon is so round tonight!"
Huo Junshan agreed: "Yes, such a beautiful moonlight is perfect for the whole family to enjoy the moon together! Why don't we enjoy the moon and eat mooncakes in the yard?"
Everyone thought this was a good idea and nodded in agreement. Huo Qinghuan then led his nephews and nieces to move the tables and chairs into the yard.
Xiao Ya and Huo Junshan, one holding a fruit plate and the other holding fruit and a box of mooncakes, walked to the yard and placed the things on the table.
After everyone arrived in the yard and found stools and chairs to sit on, Huo Qingci and Lin Man came out each holding a peeled pomelo.
Huo Qingyan looked at the pomelo in Huo Qingci's hand and asked, "Brother, is this pomelo very sour?"
Huo Qingci broke the pomelo in half and put it back on the table, saying, "You'll know if it's sour if you try it."
Huo Yichen picked up the split pomelo from the table and handed it to Huo Qingyan, "Dad, this pomelo is very sweet. I ate it earlier."
Huo Qingyan broke off a pomelo and took a bite. "It's really sweet. This is the first time I've eaten such a sweet pomelo. Big brother, is this what you brought here today?"
"I didn't bring it here today. I asked Qinghuan to bring it back the day before yesterday."
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