Hearing Chu Yongping's satisfaction with her family, An Guochang finally let go of his worries. He had been somewhat resentful that his fourth brother's family didn't take his affairs seriously at all.
He kept picking up meat at the dinner table, and when others saw him, they thought his family were all reincarnated ghosts who had died of starvation.
In fact, he had no idea that Chu Yongping had already been informed by his family in advance and knew how people in the countryside lived.
She didn't find it strange at all. People in the countryside had fewer opportunities to eat meat than she did, yet she was so greedy.
Isn't it normal for people to only eat meat? And he didn't forget to greet her as a guest.
After seeing the guests off, the old lady and the old man prepared to settle the bill.
Old man An's face turned stern, and old lady An's face fell, and the two of them just stared at An Jingzhi's family.
Unfortunately, their family was too shameless and had no reaction when being stared at by the two old people. They were still savoring today's meal.
It was a great meal. Most of the meat on the table went into their stomachs. Others were embarrassed to take some, so they openly picked the meat. Unfortunately, there were not many such opportunities.
"Humph," the old man snorted coldly, "Old Four, what's going on in your family today?"
An Guorong looked unimpressed, "Dad, what do you mean by this?"
The old lady couldn't help but glared at the family. "You're still playing dumb! Fourth brother, let me ask you, before dinner started, did I warn you not to keep picking at the meat at the table?!"
"How did you do that? You didn't touch anything except the meat!"
"How will Lao Wu's partner view our family? You are Lao Wu's older brother. Are you happy that your brother's marriage fell through?"
"Fourth daughter-in-law," the old lady did not let Fan Chunmei go, "and you, those seats were arranged long ago, why are you squeezing in today?"
The old lady was almost angry to death. Her youngest son had finished junior high school and was now working as a scorer in the village, which was considered a relatively respectable job in the village.
But when it was shown to the commune cadres, it was nothing.
The old lady and the old man were extremely happy that their youngest son could find such a respectable marriage.
My in-laws are cadres in the commune, and my youngest son only has a junior high school education. Who knows, he might have the opportunity to go to the commune in the future.
Regardless, this is a first-rate marriage.
An Guorong said calmly, "Mom, don't put the blame on me. Lao Wu is my brother. How can I not be happy when he's doing well?"
"Then why did you do this today?" the old man asked with a serious face.
An Guorong took out the words he had prepared early in the morning.
"Dad, Mom, you both know that Lao Wu is marrying above his station by dating him, right?"
"She's the daughter of a commune cadre, what delicious food has she not seen?"
"We are farmers. There is no need to pretend in front of others. After a while, they will definitely know who we are."
"If we act pretentiously in front of her today, when she marries us in the future, will she think we're deceiving her?"
"Even though the matter is already settled, people will still feel uncomfortable."
An Guorong deceived him, "So, it's better for us to show our truest side in front of others from the beginning. Besides, we are not picky. We eat whatever is added to it." This is the eyesight that his family has trained.
"It would be best if they accept. If they don't, then it proves we're not meant to be together. It's better than tricking them into coming here, right? If Lao Wu and the others become a couple at odds with each other, would you, Mom and Dad, be happy?"
The old man and the old woman always felt that something was wrong, but what the fourth brother said seemed to be fine.
As for the second brother An Guosheng, after hearing what his fourth brother said, he felt that what he said made sense and nodded repeatedly.
The old lady frowned and looked at Fan Chunmei. "What about you? Why did you fight for a seat today?"
Fan Chunmei said confidently, "Mom, you don't understand this, do you?"
"The fourth son's partner came to visit for the first time today. If he's satisfied, the fifth son will come to propose marriage in a few days."
"How important is this matter? I just sat there on purpose."
"A daughter-in-law here always feels a little uncomfortable getting along with her mother-in-law. Although you are a kind and easy-going person, I haven't had much contact with our family yet, so I don't know what kind of person you are."
An Jingzhi and An Yanhua: Is his grandmother a kind and easy-going person?
The old lady nodded, accepting her daughter-in-law's praise. Fan Chunmei continued:
"I'm different. If she likes our family, then I'll be her sister-in-law in the future. We're of the same generation, so she'll be able to relax a little when she's with me."
"That's why I took your seat. It's convenient for me to sit next to her and talk to her. Besides, I'm not neglecting the guests. Didn't we also give her a big bowl of meat when we were eating?"
The old lady curled her lips and said that the fifth son only had one girlfriend, so how much could he eat? In the end, the fourth son's family would make the money anyway.
But she agreed with what the fourth son's wife said.
There is a natural gap between the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law. It would indeed be better if the fourth and fifth sons' partners sat together.
Fan Chunmei glanced at the old lady's face and saw that her expression had eased a little, then said:
"Besides, although Lao Wu's girlfriend is the daughter of a commune cadre, if she marries into our family in the future, you will be her mother-in-law."
"You served her food at the dinner table because you valued her and were polite to her, but I was afraid that someone would think you were deliberately trying to curry favor with her family."
"Bullshit!" the old lady was angry.
"So, you'll be in charge of sitting by her side and persuading her to eat and talking to her. I'll just pick up some food for her. That way, we won't seem too neglectful, nor will we seem too eager."
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