Chen Xiangzhi thought for a moment and said, "I'll arrange this. You go back and inform Dad and Grandpa and ask them to go directly to Fenglin Hutong at night. They all know about it."
"That's fine. I'll go home first." Shen Yuewan said, greeted An Hongdou and Old Lady An, teased Dabao and the others for a few more words, and then pushed her car away.
An Hongdou approached Shen Xiangzhi and asked him, "What were you two whispering about just now? Do you need to carry it behind our backs?"
"Nothing, just arranging dinner for the evening." Chen Xiangzhi looked at her and said seriously, "This is the first time Mom comes to our place, and she hasn't met grandma and grandpa yet. I also want to take this opportunity to let them all get to know each other."
"Then...eat at our house?" After all, she couldn't think of a more suitable place than here.
There is not much space at Mr. Shen's place, and there is not even a cook at Shen Wanhua's place. It is possible at Grandma Su's place, but after all, Shen Xiangzhi's surname is Shen, and the Shen family is the host, so it is not appropriate to eat at the Su family.
"It's not convenient here, and it's troublesome to wash and scrub. Let's go out to eat at Fenglin Hutong, to Grandpa Gao's place." Chen Xiang knew.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you." An Hongdou knew Fenglin Hutong. Shen Xiangzhi had taken her there several times.
It is said that Grandpa Gao from Fenglin Hutong was a cook in the Su family before liberation. At that time, the Su family was very wealthy and had dozens of servants alone.
That was all in the past. After liberation, the old system was no longer practiced, and Grandpa Gao was arranged to work in a state-owned restaurant.
However, in the past two years, I have grown old and retired, so I just stay at home. Zhao Peng and his friends sometimes go there for dinner.
There were also people who knew about it. Some leaders would go there when they needed to entertain guests, but it was all done in private. Plus, those who dined were all well-known figures, so no one would cause trouble.
Zhao Xiaoyue was still at home. An Hongdou thought that since Er Gouzi was not there and they had all gone to eat, it would be inappropriate to leave Zhao Xiaoyue alone without saying anything, so she said to her, "Xiaoyue, we are going out to eat tonight, why don't you come with us?"
"I can't. It's not appropriate for me to go when your family is having dinner together." Zhao Xiaoyue said quickly, "Besides, the clothes I made for the neighbor lady are still a little short. I want to finish them today. You don't have to worry about me. I can just make some food later."
"That's fine. You can just eat at home for now and we'll bring you something delicious when we come back." An Hongdou said.
"No need to bother with that. I'm alone and can't eat much. It would be a waste to bring it." Zhao Xiaoyue was embarrassed to agree and said, "Besides, I might have already gone home by the time you guys come back. It would be troublesome to go back and forth."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, An Hongdou gave her the ginseng water that she had prepared long ago and told her how to drink it.
Zhao Xiaoyue held the small bottle in her hand and asked blankly: "Hongdou, what is this?"
"It's good for your health. Take it as I told you. It will be good for you." An Hongdou approached her and whispered, "Brother Ergou said that your health is not very good, so you have not had children. So I made this for you. It will definitely help you to have a healthy body. And I'll tell you a secret, didn't my third sister-in-law have been unable to get pregnant at that time? She got pregnant after drinking this."
"Really?" Zhao Xiaoyue was a little excited. It had been two years and there was still no sign of pregnancy. She had been very nervous for a long time.
Although Ergouzi didn't dislike her, she always felt uneasy, fearing that she really couldn't have children.
"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you?" An Hongdou said.
Zhao Xiaoyue didn't say anything to thank her because she felt dizzy and just stood there stupidly.
An Hongdou had been gone for a while, but she was still standing there. If her old wife hadn't been puzzled and patted her like a pillar, she didn't know how long she would have stood there.
"What are you thinking about, standing here like an idiot?" Old Lady An asked her.
"Nothing, I'm going to be busy." Zhao Xiaoyue then walked out with a silly smile.
"Hey!" Old Mrs. An looked at her back and felt a little puzzled.
In the afternoon, Mrs. An dressed herself up and put on the new clothes that An Hongdou bought for her.
After all, she was going to meet her in-laws, and she always felt that her father-in-law was a little arrogant and seemed to look down on them.
No matter what you lose, you must not lose your dignity. She should try to fix it properly so as not to embarrass her daughter.
However, once I went out, I couldn't avoid feeling a little uneasy.
An Hongdou also noticed her discomfort, so she simply let Shen Xiangzhi take care of the child by herself, and she walked and talked with Old Lady An to make her relax a little.
When they arrived, Shen Wanhua and the elders of the two families had already arrived, and only Shen Yuexin was absent from the family.
Perhaps because she was afraid that they might have any misunderstandings, when Mrs. An was greeting the elderly, Shen Yuewan said to them, "Yuexin made an appointment with a classmate today, and it was hard to refuse someone she had agreed to, so she didn't come."
An Hongdou didn't know whether what Shen Yuewan said was true or not, but it didn't matter to her whether Shen Yuexin came or not.
This sister-in-law has indeed changed a bit compared to before, and her personality is no longer so sharp, but if compared with her, she is really not that good.
There is no menu these days, and what dishes to order is passed down orally. Shen Wanhua said: "I have already ordered a few dishes before you came, and I don't know what my mother-in-law likes to eat. Red Bean, you can order a few more dishes that suit your taste."
"No, no, I'm not picky about food, and my teeth aren't very good either, so anything I can eat is fine." Mrs. An said politely, "We are not outsiders, so please don't be polite, father-in-law."
"Order a few more. Since you guys weren't here, I didn't dare order too much. There are so many of us, so we have to eat something." Shen Wanhua has more white hair compared to previous years, but he looks like he is from two generations compared to Old Lady An.
What is more worth mentioning is his attitude.
Mrs. An always remembered that when he came to her house a few years ago, although he was polite and courteous, he could not hide his arrogance and alienation. At that time, Mrs. An did not dare to talk to him, but was more willing to communicate with Mr. Shen.
This time, just looking at the attitude, it is obvious that there has been a big change.
An Hongdou symbolically added two dishes and handed them to Shen Xiangzhi.
Grandpa Su went straight to the kitchen, and when he came back, he was holding two plates of dim sum. He placed one in front of Old Lady An and the other in front of Grandma Su, and said, "Grandma Zeheng, the dishes will probably have to wait a while, let's have some dim sum first to fill our stomachs. Old Gao is a master at cooking, and these dim sum, even in this year, we don't get to eat them often."
Speaking of this, Mr. Su was quite emotional.
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