Tangyuan is very greasy. The first one feels fresh, but after eating seven or eight, you usually don’t want to eat it anymore.
Fortunately, Zhang Jidi was used to being frugal and would not cook so much that everyone would get tired of it. She controlled the amount so that everyone could have five or six.
It’s just enough to fill you up without getting tired of it, and I’m looking forward to next year’s Lantern Festival.
As for the little boy Xiang Youzhi, forget it. He is so young and hasn't even finished his meal properly. Just swallow the glutinous rice balls whole and don't choke.
When everyone was halfway through eating, Xiang Youzhi started to cry and hum. I touched his diaper and found it was dry. He must be hungry, as his mouth kept moving.
Wang Chunting quickly finished the two dumplings in the bowl and carried him to the room to feed.
When she came out, everyone had already cleaned up the dishes, tables and chairs. She held her son upright on her shoulder and burped him.
The Xiang family was all there, except for Xiang Lidang and An You.
Because Anyou's belly was too big, and eight months was the time when she was about halfway through her pregnancy, Xiang Lidang told his family during the Chinese New Year that if the snow didn't melt by the Lantern Festival, he would not come.
Zhang Jidi would not ask his daughter-in-law who was about to give birth to come and eat some dumplings, so of course he agreed.
Wang Chunting took pictures for a while, and when her son finally burped, she hesitated and said, "Mom, Youzhi will be a year old next month. Should we get him a baby?"
According to the old custom before the founding of the People's Republic of China, banquets were held on the ninth day after a child was born, the full month, and the first birthday. However, in the era of material shortages, the custom was gradually simplified to only hold a banquet for the first birthday.
It is only a month away from his first birthday, but Zhang Jidi has never mentioned this matter, so Wang Chunting is naturally anxious.
Before the Chinese New Year, he was preoccupied with Xiang Mianmian's high school entrance exam. After the Chinese New Year, he was busy with work. Then there was the letter from the fourth child, Xiang Lihua, about going on internship. If his eldest daughter-in-law hadn't reminded him, Zhang Jidi would have almost forgotten about it.
Of course, she wasn't stupid enough to say she had forgotten. She just nodded and said, "Of course. It's not easy to grow up with ambition. How many people will come from your family?"
The number of people at the banquet must be agreed upon in advance and cannot be done haphazardly, especially for a first birthday party, as the husband's family will have to consider the wife's family's wishes.
Wang Chunting felt relieved and a smile appeared on her face. "My family is my mom, my brother and his wife, and my eldest sister and brother-in-law. There are five of us in total."
Her brother-in-law Hu Xiangnan had been having a big fight with Wang Chunyan recently because Qi Yu had revealed that his two children were born from an affair with Old Wang's wife, but that didn't stop him from coming to the wedding banquet.
"It's the first birthday party for my child, and my family will be seated at the top. I'd like to reserve two tables. When do you plan to hold it?"
After rocking the sleeping child, Wang Chunting said with satisfaction, "Youzhi's birthday is March 18th, Mom. How about that day?"
Any day is fine. Zhang Jidi calculated the date and nodded in agreement: "Okay, that's great. It happens to be a weekend. I'll invite them at the beginning of next month."
Three days is for invitation, two days is for calling, and the same day is for dragging.
If you invite someone to visit, you have to invite them for at least three days. It’s useless for Wang Chunting to invite them. She said to her parents’ home that this matter can only be considered as a communication, and she must make a special trip to inform her family.
If the invitation is notified until the day of the event, the invited person will feel disrespected and generally will not come.
In modern times, there is also an invitation card, which has the same function as making a special invitation.
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had agreed, Wang Chunting took her son home, and Xiang Liguo followed behind, holding the sleeping Xiang Youfeng.
Because there was still snow on the ground and it was dark, Xiang Liguo and his wife walked very carefully.
Wang Chunting said quietly, "Mom never mentioned Youzhi's first birthday party. Maybe she forgot about it."
Isn’t this over?
Xiang Liguo was completely baffled by the question and said puzzledly, "Didn't Mom just say we'd have dinner together at the beginning of next month? She hasn't forgotten."
"But I didn't mention it. Mother never mentioned it at all. Youzhi is your Xiang family's eldest grandson after all. How could you not take him seriously at all? Why did I have to ask her?"
What his wife said was so unreasonable that Xiang Liguo was speechless for a moment.
He held his daughter tightly in his arms, avoiding the puddles on the ground. "Just because I didn't mention it doesn't mean I didn't take it to heart. I have six children. Mianmian's high school entrance exam is a big deal, and I have to worry about Lihua going to training. Just remember it, why are you fussing over it?"
Wang Chunting frowned, her voice filled with anger, "You can't just ignore everything. You're the eldest son, and Youzhi is the eldest grandson. How could it be that Mother doesn't take them seriously at all?"
"Oh, didn't I just tell you that she has a lot of things to do? Just remember your son's birthday."
Wang Chunting was furious at the unconscious Xiang Lidang, tilting her head to the side. "Hmph! You're such a jerk! How can you act like nothing's happened when your mother is so partial to you?"
Xiang Lidang was helpless: "How can I be partial? Aren't they all the same?"
He felt that his wife had become a different person in just a few months after going back to work after giving birth.
She used to be a very peaceful woman, but since she went back to work at the coal factory, she has become more and more sharp-tongued and has been thinking more and more.
He gradually began to speak with anger, attacking everyone indiscriminately.
Wang Chunting exploded on the spot, her voice so loud that Xiang Youzhi and Xiang Youfeng, brother and sister, woke up and burst into tears.
She looked excited: "How am I not partial?! Mother only has eyes for the third daughter-in-law now. Why is it that the child she gave birth to is so precious, but the child I gave birth to is like grass?"
Xiang Liguo tried to comfort his daughter with a headache, frowning: "Why are you looking for trouble? Mother is very fair to both of us who have wives. How can it be the same as what you said?"
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