Xu Zhen immediately took Xiao Yunhai in her arms, blaming Meng Zhehan in her heart for taking her precious grandson away. She missed him so much.

Grandma Xu was also very happy to see her great-grandson back. She smiled and asked, "Where did you go to play with your uncle? You didn't even know you were coming back? Look, we'll be going home after the wedding banquet. What will we do if we can't find you?"

Little Yunhai seemed to understand. He looked at Grandma Xu seriously, waved his two chubby white arms, and replied with a pouty mouth: "Oh oh eh um um ah ah ah ..."

He spoke a bunch of baby talk, which made everyone confused.

But this extremely serious little look can also make people automatically imagine that he is defending and explaining, and at the same time complaining, complaining about his uncle: It's all Uncle Zhehan's fault, he took me away so far away, I also wanted to come back to find you, but I couldn't leave!

The old ladies and young wives sitting around the table all laughed out loud, being amused by little Yunhai.

Before the formal banquet, Fu Yuting came to talk to Meng Tao and told her that her seat was in a small side hall over there. The girls and wives at the same table were of similar age and topic. She asked Meng Tao if she wanted to come. Meng Tao shook her head and said she had to be with the elders and children. Seeing that Fu Yuting didn't bring Dongdong, she asked who would take care of him. Fu Yuting smiled and said that she was with the nanny at home. Dongdong was very naughty now. He was full of energy every day and crawled all over the house. As long as he saw the adults eating, he would come up and grab the bowl and chopsticks. He was faster than the wind and hard to guard against. She didn't dare to take him to dinner alone, not to mention that this was a wedding banquet, so she didn't want to make a fool of herself.

The two agreed to call Su Meiling and take the children to the park another day, and said they would call each other later, and then they parted.

Meng Tao returned to the table and saw Xiao Yunhai leaning in Xu Zhen's arms with his eyes closed. He must be sleepy and wanted to sleep. Meng Tao wanted to take her son over, but Xu Zhen waved her hand and refused. Meng Tao did not insist. Now her mother-in-law was really capable. She was more experienced than her own mother in eating while holding the child.

Grandma Wang Cuixi and Aunt Xu were whispering next to them. They were smiling and whispering in low voices. Others couldn't hear them, but Meng Tao could hear them clearly.

Wang Cuixi: "Congratulations, you are now a grandmother and a great-grandmother. You have everything at once. What a blessing!"

Aunt: "Same thing, you'll be pregnant soon too! Yulin has just moved into the new house and he's brought his girlfriend back. It would be best if we can have the wedding during the Chinese New Year so that we can have a grandson next year!"

"That's great, I'll rely on your good wishes and share in your family's blessings, hahahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

Meng Tao: “…”

My aunt also loses her temper sometimes. My grandmother said that Gu Yingying had just found out she was pregnant, so she shouldn't tell anyone about it until three months have passed. But my aunt told Wang Cuixi directly while chatting. She must have been too happy to hide it.

Soon after the banquet started, the bride and groom and both sets of parents came to toast. Meng Lijun saw that Xiao Yunhai was curled up and asleep in Xu Zhen's arms. She felt very distressed and hurriedly asked someone to arrange a room so that she could take Xiao Yunhai up there and have a good rest.

Meng Tao said: "Aunt, no need. Little Yunhai can't fall asleep in an unfamiliar place outside. He has to be held like this."

Meng Lijun apologized to Meng Tao, "I should have arranged for you to stay in the private room, it would be quieter, the hall is too noisy... there are too many people here today, auntie can't take care of everything, and can't come to look after you!"

"It's okay. Someone is going to arrange for them to sit in the private room. Grandma and aunt don't want to go. They specifically want to sit in the hall. They say it's a wedding and they just want to have fun."

"Really? Ahahahaha!"

Meng Lijun smiled and held hands with Grandma Xu, her aunt and Grandma Wang to chat about some personal matters, and then went to other tables to socialize.

Meng Tao lamented that while weddings are lively and beautiful, with flowers and decorations, and a festive atmosphere, they are actually very tiring, as they not only drain your energy mentally, but also physically.

After the meal, my aunt represented the host family and said goodbye, and the group prepared to leave.

Arriving at the hotel entrance and getting in the Xu family's car, Wang Cuixi asked Meng Tao: "We are leaving first. Jianli doesn't know what to do?"

Two people from the Liu and Xu families came to drink today. The Xu family is Wang Cuixi, and the Liu family is Liu Jianli. The other three brothers, Liu Jianye, Xu Yulin and Xu Yuting, are doing some work in the Liu family's new yard. Liu Yongsheng gave them instructions over the phone, and they have to hurry and get it done, because in a month or so the old couple will bring their children to live here permanently.

Meng Tao said: "Jianli is following Xiao Yunhai's grandfather. They are men drinking and talking, so they definitely can't walk that fast. Let me ask Xiao Guo to tell them that we are going back first."

"Okay, that's good. It saves them from looking for us after we leave."

Meng Tao ran to say something to Xiao Guo, and then several people got in the car and left.

Meng Zhehan walked out of the hotel quickly, and the car had already driven away.

The woman next to her raised her index finger and said, "Wenqing, stop talking. Walls have ears. If they hear you, it will be bad!"

"What are you afraid of? I'm not making this up. I'm telling the truth."

"Tsk, why are you so stubborn? I told you not to talk, so just shut up!"

"I won't! What? You sent me to another province for no reason, and now I don't even have the freedom to speak? Ha! Are you going to give me the same fate as Wen Lan and Wen Xin? Or like grandma, who devoted her whole life to the Meng family, but was kicked out in the end..."

"Meng Wenqing! You are becoming more and more outrageous. If you keep talking nonsense, believe it or not, I will beat you up?" The woman raised her hand.

"Come on, hit me!" Meng Wenqing held his head high with a stubborn look on his face.

Woman: “…” She couldn’t hit him with her raised hands anymore.

Another woman in the room pulled her hand down.

Meng Wenqing snorted, with a proud look of a winner on his face. Like all drunk people, he kept talking non-stop:

"That Meng Tao, even if she is of the Meng family's blood, so what? At best, she is just an illegitimate daughter and cannot recognize her ancestors. Why is she above us sisters? The Meng and Xu marriage, will there be no one left after removing Wen Lan and Wen Xin? Are we both dead? Is there any need for her to marry Shen Yu?

I heard from Yuan Ma that it was my eldest brother who facilitated Meng Tao's marriage to Shen Yu, so have you seen clearly? Can we still want this eldest brother? He never treated us as relatives and never took us seriously! When the illegitimate daughter got married, my eldest brother asked the old man to send two mahogany boxes as a dowry, one box was filled with yellow croakers, and the other box was cash!

Two big boxes full of stuff, sister! Plus countless jewelry and jade, one of which is a jade bracelet handed down from the 18th generation, which can only be worn by the eldest daughter-in-law of the Meng family! Putting aside the price, do you understand the meaning of this?

She took away what belonged to our mother!

When my aunt got married, it wasn't such a grand ceremony.

The boy that my eldest brother just brought up, the old man and his family treated him like a treasure, and would not let anyone touch him. It is said that when the child was born, the old man leaned on a cane, called his parents to run to the door of the hospital delivery room, and waited for most of the day! My sister, do you think we can have such treatment in the future? For the child's full month banquet, the old man personally sent a box. Guess what it is? A complete set of finely crafted pure gold tableware! Ha! Nowadays, people are not allowed to wear gold and silver when going out, so the old man made tableware for him to use at home! Awesome, right?

How much of the Meng family's assets are left today?

If we continue to do this, what will we do in the future? Will the whole family survive? They have spent all their money just to make life easier for that one person. Why? Just because they gave birth to her outside, they wronged her? Who can be blamed for this? Is it all the fault of the second uncle? In my opinion, she should blame her mother the most! She is uneducated and stupid! She caused the bad consequences herself, why should we bear the consequences? This is unfair!"

Meng Wenqing was so angry at the end that she grabbed the veil and started to tear it. Her sister quickly stopped her: "Meng Wenqing, that's enough! I told you not to drink, but you insisted on drinking! You cause trouble when you're drunk, don't you know that?"

"I'm not drunk, leave me alone!"

The two sisters were pulling and tugging at each other. One of them wanted to go out restlessly, while the other held her down and forced her to sit in the armchair.

"Okay, Wenhua, there's no outsider here, just let her talk it out. Let her say all her grievances, and then she'll behave herself." Another woman said with a smile.

"Zhuang Lan, stop laughing and come and help me!" Meng Wenhua shouted.

The two women couldn't hold Meng Wenqing down, mainly because Zhuang Lan pretended to help but couldn't do anything. Instead, she advised Meng Wenhua: "Forget it, don't hold Wenqing back. Wenqing didn't say anything wrong. That girl named Meng Tao was really too much: she took all the benefits of the Meng family without acknowledging her ancestry. She took all your shares, and even my aunt, your mother, suffered. The jade bracelet that Wenqing just mentioned has been passed down for 18 generations. It should have been passed down to the eldest daughter-in-law of each generation. If it is a dowry, why give it to an illegitimate daughter? Where should you put your legitimate granddaughter?"

"My cousin is right!"

Meng Wenqing became more and more excited after hearing Zhuang Lan's words. She struggled and shouted to Meng Wenhua, "This is a slap in your face, my poor sister! Don't be a coward and be afraid of this and that. You should also think about mom and Zhehong! Some interests cannot be violated! This is not humility, but weakness. Do you understand? Hurry up and show your attitude as the eldest daughter of the Meng family. Go find that illegitimate daughter and take back what belongs to us! Go now, right away! Don't be afraid, I will always be on your side, we will be together!"

"And I'll support you!" Zhuang Lan encouraged them.

(End of this chapter)