But where to go after saying goodbye?
Qin Hongfei didn't know.
However, the words of the eldest master, plus Xia Lu's words, reminded many people of the kindness Qin Jiangke had shown them.
If you think about it carefully, although Xia Lu was absurd, she didn't involve others no matter how absurd she was. She was the only one who suffered and tired.
In these years, living in Qinhuai Street, she almost never caused trouble to anyone for no reason! Only the fifth branch of the Qin family was an exception.
Many people in the crowd showed a guilty look. They wanted to apologize, but couldn't.
If they didn't say it, they would feel depressed.
Some people were nonchalant and said directly, "Xia Lu, I was wrong. I also had a share in saying bad things about you. I apologize. If I say bad things about you again in the future, I will not have a good death. Everyone is a witness." With that, the man stepped back.
"When Brother Jiang Ke was here, I had a lot of fun chatting and drinking with him. I'm ashamed to say that I was a thief and a dirty man. Brother Jiang Ke had to pull me back again and again and forced me to work to earn money. I was so angry at that time, but later I was really grateful. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get married. I'm sorry, sister-in-law!"
People came out to apologize one after another.
Xia Lu didn't say she accepted or refused.
Some people began to focus on Aunt Ye, "Director, Ye Dacheng's wife smashed all these delicious food and drinks. This matter cannot be let go."
The director also came back to his senses from the past, looking at Aunt Ye who was tied up, and said solemnly, "It can't be let go..." He wiped his face, cheered up, and asked, "Mrs. Qin, what do you mean?"
"Do you want her to pay the money?"
"Aren't you the director?" Xia Lu didn't say politely to him, and said directly, "You can handle it yourself."
The director was a little embarrassed!
Xia Lu just talked about the past, and everyone remembered that they had received favors from the eldest wife of the Qin family. This matter had to be handled in a way that would not satisfy the old Qin family! He had a headache, but looking at the vegetables all over the yard, they were all just cooked, and the children didn't eat much. He
couldn't help but cursed in his heart that it was a waste.
"Pay the money, pay the money."
"How much are these dishes? Mrs. Qin, just calculate the bill. Mrs. Ye Dacheng, you have to pay for it. Do you hear me?!"
Aunt Ye didn't want to pay, and said angrily, "I am also a victim."
The director gave her a cold look, "Whoever harmed you, go find him. You smashed Mrs. Qin's house, so you have to compensate Mrs. Qin. If you don't want to pay, then I don't mind talking to your parents-in-law."
Grandma Ye is very face-conscious! If
her son got into trouble and his reputation is damaged and his mother's family is implicated, Aunt Ye will have a hard time.
She gritted her teeth, "How much?"
Xia Lu didn't hesitate to give a number, "Three hundred and twenty."
Aunt Ye raised her voice, "Xia Lu, are you robbing?" Who would spend three hundred and twenty on a meal? Even a restaurant isn't that expensive.
The director was also suspicious, thinking they were really taking advantage of the situation to rob.
Xia Lu knew what they were thinking from the looks on their faces, sneered, and took out the bill directly. She bought it at the supermarket, and she bought a lot, so the boss recorded it in the account book when settling the bill.
The director glanced at it, wiped his face, and said directly to Aunt Ye, "Pay the money."
She didn't lie to anyone, she really didn't lie to anyone.
Prawns, crabs! Meat, they all bought the most expensive ones. They bought
whatever was expensive.
On the bill, there was more than three hundred, a full seven hundred.
It included wine and other things.
In the era when the monthly salary was 500-600, a meal would cost 700-800. But seeing that there were so many people in Lao Qin's family, he was speechless. It was normal for a big family to spend hundreds of dollars on a big meal. Moreover, Xia Lu did not count the whole table, but only the food in the yard. The director reflected on himself for thinking that she wanted to take advantage of the situation.
Before Aunt Ye could speak, the director quickly reported the items on the bill.
Just for the shrimps and crabs on the ground, Xia Lu bought five or six kilograms, a typical way to let the children eat to their heart's content.
It was more than a hundred yuan.
Aunt Ye's heart bled when she heard this, "I don't have money."
In order to pick up Ye Dacheng, she had lost all the money. If she had to pay hundreds more, she would regret why she was so careless.
The director frowned, looking unhappy, "You have no money, do you still want me to pay for it? If you have no money, what are you doing? You just smash it without knowing the matter clearly! Go back to get the money and pay it back, don't be so long-winded, and you might as well go in and accompany Ye Dacheng. A few hundred yuan is useless, and detaining him for fifteen days is just right for the couple to keep each other company." Aunt Ye
didn't want to go in and keep him company at all. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she could only agree to go back and get the money to pay it back.
Xia Lu said directly, "Bring the money over within three days. If you can't, I will go to your door and beat drums." She could do it.
Aunt Ye's face turned pale, and her original little thoughts were gone!
The compensation was agreed upon, and the matter was resolved.
The director let everyone go.
Xia Lu said, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Clean up the land for me first! Whose family raises pigs? Don't waste it. Clean up the things and feed the pigs. Ye's family, you have to mop the yard for me!"
Aunt Ye's face was full of rage, but she had to do it.
At that moment, the neighbors who raised pigs rushed out to pick up the vegetables in the yard and feed the pigs. She felt that it was worth it for her pigs to come to her home. How could other pigs be so generous and eat shrimps and crabs, and things worth hundreds of yuan? If they didn't increase the price by a dozen pounds, it would be unfair to them.
After the yard was cleaned up, Xia Lu immediately asked someone to move some of the vegetables in the house and smash the ones in the yard. The food for the adults in the house was fine. The adults were willing to eat less themselves and give more to the children, and no one had any objections.
That's it. Xia Lu walked towards Tang Jinnan and the chief, saying apologetically, "Chief, I'm sorry. I wanted to make you a delicious farewell...meal."
The chief looked at Xia Lu with a gentle face, pursed his lips, "It's already very good. Except Aunt Tang, no one has ever cooked for me."
Xia Lu was stunned for a moment, and rubbed his head with gentle eyes, "So, you and Xiaoyan are almost the same age. Otherwise, you can be my godson, and how about being a brother with Xiaoyan? In this way, Fei and Fei will have two brothers. It's decided. Come on, call me godmother."
The chief looked at Xia Lu, without much hesitation, and shouted naturally, "Godmother. What are you looking at like that?" He turned his head to look at Tang Xiaojin and Qin Hongfei.
Qin Hongfei stretched out her hand to him, "Change your words fee."
Tang Jinnan also said, "Then you want to call Ah Yan brother?"
Call Qin Yan brother? Shou had never thought about this, and he was not sure whether he could see him again, so he was not worried.
Xia Lu had just said it casually, but she did not expect Shou to call her so straightforwardly. She immediately smiled, recognizing relatives, forget it, since you have recognized them, you have to be more careful.
She looked at the two ladies thoughtfully, then at Jinnan and Shou's four children, paused, and looked at Qin Yun again.