The next day was the full moon celebration for Ren Shijia’s newborn son.
Mr. and Mrs. Ren led all the children and grandchildren of the Ren family to the Lin Mansion. Liu, who came from afar on behalf of the Fang family, brought her son with her.
In the carriage, Xiang Qin excitedly talked about the full-moon gift that Old Lady Ren had prepared for her little grandson: "...a pair of red gold unicorn bracelets, a pair of red gold longevity and wealth lockets, a pair of Hetian jade double-beast longevity lockets, six large boxes of clothes, shoes and socks, and a large red envelope. I heard that the old lady originally disliked these things and wanted to prepare more, but was persuaded by the old man. So the old lady's red envelope must be at least this amount." Xiang Qin stretched out her fingers to indicate a number.
Ren Yaohua glanced at her and asked, "Are you bored all day long?"
Xiang Qin shrank her neck and leaned towards Ren Yaoqi, her face a little aggrieved as she said, "I was just thinking, when we left, Madam only prepared a necklace, a golden abacus, and six hundred taels of silver. Isn't that a little too little? What if the other branches see that Madam loves her grandson so much and give more? Then our Third Branch won't..."
Ren Yaohua snorted lightly: "Who do you think is stupid?"
Xiang Qin smiled apologetically and said, "Of course, I am the only one who is stupid."
Ren Yaohua said nonchalantly, "Gift lists like this were all discussed in advance, and each room has about the same list." Ren Yaohua has recently been following Nanny Zhou to do housework, which also includes these interpersonal relationships.
For things like the Lin family's full-moon banquet, the Ren family had already discussed it before leaving Baihe Town. Or perhaps the family had a general standard for such interpersonal relationships, and whenever they encountered such weddings or funerals, they followed the established family traditions without making any mistakes. So, Ren Yaohua wasn't worried that her mother would upset Old Lady Ren over this matter.
Xiangqin rubbed her nose and stopped talking. The carriage immediately became much quieter.
The full moon banquet held by the Lin family for Lin Cen was quite grand. When the Ren family's carriage arrived at the Lin Mansion, they saw several carriages parked at the door. The people from the Ren family arrived relatively early.
The Lin family's ancestral home was very large. Old Master Ren and the men of the Ren family were taken away by their son-in-law Lin Kun, who had been waiting at the door after hearing the news. When the women got off the car, the maids and servants were already waiting at the door with anticipation.
Ren Yaoqi and the other sisters of the Ren family were welcomed into the second gate along with Old Lady Ren, and went directly to Ren Shijia's yard.
Originally, Old Lady Ren politely asked if she wanted to go and see Old Lady Lin first, but was told by the Lin family's maid that Old Lady Lin and Mrs. Lin had already gone to the courtyard of the Sixth Lady. The Sixth Lady of the Lin family was Ren Shijia, and her son-in-law Lin Kun was the sixth in line according to the order of the eldest branch of the Lin family.
Ren Shijia and Lin Kun's yard is very spacious in the Lin family, and it is also very close to Old Lady Lin's yard because Lin Kun grew up with Old Lady Lin when he was young.
Sure enough, Mrs. Ren's aunt, Mrs. Lin, was sitting on the south kang by the window in Ren Shijia's room, holding little Lin Cen and playing with him. Ren Shijia was sitting beside her to keep her company. Mrs. Lin and several other female members of the Lin family were also sitting nearby. The spacious main room and the side room next door were very lively.
As soon as Mrs. Ren entered the room, Mrs. Lin, along with Mrs. Lin Wu, who had returned to her parents' home earlier, stood up and greeted them: "Oh, the in-laws are here, please take a seat quickly, take a seat."
Mrs. Lin's warm but non-offensive voice rang out in the room. All of a sudden, everyone in the room who was younger than Mrs. Lin stood up and followed Mrs. Lin to greet the guests. Although Mrs. Five had some friction with Mrs. Ren a while ago, under her mother's constant hints, she stepped forward to pay her respects to the old lady, and then held Mrs. Ren's hand obediently.
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