Chapter 212: The blind daughter of the You family, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger of the Zhao family (asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket)
While the You family was looking at the three people under the eaves, Zhao Duan was also examining the relatives who came from the west.
He was not wearing an official robe, but just a simpler robe that covered the muscular lines of his body.
From the outside, he looks more like a scholar than a military official.
Combined with his powdered face, he does fit the stereotype of a "pretty boy".
Next to them, Eugene Hua and her daughter were also dressed in their best clothes.
The plump and beautiful stepmother was wearing her favorite dark green printed long skirt made of Shu brocade given by the emperor in the palace today. She looked extremely dignified and elegant.
Her black hair was tied into a bun, and there were heavy gold hairpins inserted in it. Her hands, placed in front of her, were also wearing jade bracelets that the Dong family had sent as an apology.
With her fair and smooth hands, she does have some of the charm of a noble lady from Beijing.
Zhao Pan, standing next to her mother, also looks stunning with her makeup today.
The girl's slender waist was tied with a jade belt, and her smooth black hair was carefully combed by Eugene Hua into the look of a lady from an official family.
On her pretty oval face, she has a raised nose and eyelashes as thick as a brush.
Bright eyes like autumn water, light pink lips.
Because of practicing correct martial arts skills in the past few months, although she is still a novice, she has developed a unique temperament with a girlish tenderness mixed with a boldness.
I have to say that the three members of the Zhao family are all very good-looking.
In contrast, the family of three who came to visit suddenly seemed overshadowed.
The father and son were fine, after all, one had a rough temperament and the other was an unkempt teenager who didn't care much about his appearance.
But the jeweled and gorgeous Yu Shi was suppressed as soon as she appeared on the stage.
It was obvious that the woman was a graceful noble lady in her family, but when compared with Eugenia and her daughter, she suddenly gave off a vulgar air of a small family.
You Zhande was also surprised, but he had seen the world after all, so he spoke first:
"Golden Flower...is that you?"
A heartfelt call with a hometown accent immediately ignited the sorrow of Eugene Hua who had been wandering in a foreign land for many years.
"Second Uncle..."
Eugene Hua's nostrils twitched, and she subconsciously walked forward quickly, tears in her eyes.
More than ten years have passed, and the second uncle in front of me doesn't seem to have changed much, just a little older.
At this moment, memories of the past exploded.
Eugene Hua, who is gentle and cares about family affection, almost cried.
When I was a girl, those unpleasant past events seemed to have been washed away by time and faded a lot.
Her stepson and daughter didn't understand why she treated her like that towards relatives who had treated her badly in the past.
But in Eugene Hua's opinion, although her second uncle's family was indeed a bit harsh in the fight for the family property, blood is thicker than water after all.
Over the years, she married and moved to the capital, and two of her husbands died.
The suffering I endured during that period is truly beyond words for outsiders.
People always beautify the past, and Eugene Hua is one of them. After more than ten years of separation, the hatred she felt at the beginning has faded a lot.
Therefore, when I suddenly received a letter from home, I guessed in my heart that the family members' motives might not be simple.
Whether it's clinging or not, it doesn't matter what.
But eventually, we can reunite with our loved ones in our lifetime.
For her, it was a great comfort.
However, Eugene was no longer the young girl she once was. After a slight loss of composure, she bowed and greeted the two elders in turn:
"Jinhua meets Uncle and Aunt."
You Zhande smiled broadly, and his wife You also forced a warm but fake smile.
Play the role of a loving elder.
"This must be Lu'er."
Eugene Hua looked at the boy next to her who was about seventeen or eighteen years old and was already as fat as a pig, and asked curiously.
After You Luer came in, she looked around.
When he saw the people, his eyes were fixed on Eugene Hua and her daughter, and he was a little stunned.
He glanced at his "cousin" Eugene Hua's chest.
His eyes were fixed on the girl Zhao Pan who was slowly catching up from behind.
Zhao Duan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a very subtle, somewhat cold arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
But did not speak
——Today, in order to allow my stepmother to hold her head high and save face in front of her family.
He decided to play the role of a "well-behaved and obedient" stepson today.
Unless necessary, do not destroy the hard-earned reunion with your stepmother.
"Yes, Lu'er, come on, greet your sister."
You Zhande smiled heartily and urged his youngest son.
The fat pig-like boy reluctantly lowered his head and cried out:
"Cousin."
Eugene Hua was overjoyed, and then she remembered something and turned around to call Zhao Pan over.
I introduced my daughter's identity and asked her to call someone.
Zhao Pan had a stern face and felt extremely resistant to this so-called relative.
Especially the look in the little fat boy's eyes made her uncomfortable.
But for the sake of my mother, I still patiently bowed and called out in turn:
"Second Grandpa, Second Grandma..."
Zhao Duan smiled and had no intention of recognizing two elders for himself.
He walked to Zhao Pan's side, nodded, and said:
"A few days ago, I heard that my aunt's elders were coming, but I didn't have time to make much preparations. I only prepared a family dinner. Please come in and sit down."
Only then did You Zhande look at the "real owner" he was clinging to today.
The well-traveled head of a small family, who was considered a local figure, smiled with a perfect smile and exclaimed:
"This must be the eldest son of the Zhao family. He is indeed a man of good appearance."
In his words, he did not treat him as a "junior" at all, but instead showed some respect.
Zhao Duan smiled, not surprised, and immediately invited the You family into the main room.
The maidservant hurriedly brought tea and snacks, and the two sides exchanged greetings and sat down as host and guest.
The obese boy frowned as he walked into the room, took a quick look, and said while holding his stomach:
"Don't you have food prepared? I'm hungry."
As soon as these words came out, the wealthy You Zhande's face changed slightly and he scolded:
"Why are you so rude?"
Yu Shi was a protective person, she was a little reluctant when she heard this, and she protected the little fat boy:
"What are you shouting at your son?"
The atmosphere was a little tense. Eugene subconsciously looked at her stepson, only to see Zhao Duan smiling and saying:
"It's okay. It's almost noon. Miantao, go tell the cook to serve the food. We can eat and chat."
Cotton Ball went away as instructed.
A waiter from Dingfenglou, who had been waiting in the kitchen, skillfully brought in the wine, meat and dishes that had been prepared earlier.
Soon, the table was filled with sumptuous and expensive food.
Yu Shi was greatly surprised. To hide her wrinkles, she covered her face with a thick layer of gouache and blinked:
"Niece, this isn't your family's cooking skills..."
Eugene smiled and nodded:
"In order to avoid neglecting my second uncle and aunt, Dalang hired a cook from a nearby restaurant."
No wonder... the whole family looked surprised.
Yu Shi sat at the table, her back straight, and said with a look of contempt:
"I was wondering, it doesn't look like a domesticated one. Turns out it's hired. That must have cost a lot of money."
He said it as if he was flattered.
In fact, it is full of superiority...
For a large family, hiring someone to entertain guests is far less respectable than having a skilled cook at home.
It's not just because of the taste of the dishes, but also a reflection of the family's financial strength.
Only wealthy families can afford to employ a group of cooks.
Spending money to hire someone is undoubtedly a loss of face.
This sentence is explicitly and implicitly comparing the strength of the Zhao family and the You family.
Zhao Duan smiled and answered for his stepmother:
"It's not bad, it doesn't cost much."
What he didn't explain was that he just told his servant to tell him.
The owner of Dingfenglou, a well-known restaurant in Beijing, personally brought his entire kitchen and prepared his own ingredients to the restaurant.
For this reason, the restaurant was closed for a whole day.
He refused to accept a single penny and only wanted to show his gratitude to Lord Zhao.
I would be very grateful if you could take care of me in the future.
This was not what Youshi had in mind at all, spending money to invite someone over.
"Hey, these tablewares are quite interesting."
You Zhande has a sharp vision and a much bigger vision than his wife.
He saw that the porcelain serving the dishes was exquisite in design and fine in workmanship. He picked up the wine bottle and looked through it, and said in surprise:
"Is this a stamp from the imperial kiln of the previous dynasty?"
Yu Shi also looked over and was stunned.
The royal kilns are exclusively for the royal family. Ordinary people have no chance of getting them. The prices of those that enter the market are much higher than normal utensils.
Moreover, it is from the imperial kiln of the previous dynasty... This means that this tableware is at least 600 years old...
It’s a complete set. If it’s real, it must be a priceless treasure.
An antique that should be collected.
How could you take it out to eat or use it as food?
"Oh, this imitation is really detailed, it looks really scary."
Yu Shi smiled, pursed her thin lips, and advised:
"But my niece, truly wealthy families never use imitations.
These are just eating utensils, ordinary ones will do, why do you have to get a set of imitation ancient utensils?
It’s okay for us family members, but if we let outsiders who know the business see it, they will laugh at us.”
Although You Zhande felt that his wife's tone was inappropriate, her words were not bad, so he just said:
"Why would you say that? Jinhua is just being kind and welcoming."
The couple seemed to think these utensils were fake.
after all……
The Zhao family lives in such an ordinary house, so it is obvious that they are not very rich, so this speculation is natural.
Zhao Duan, his stepmother and sister looked at each other.
They exchanged glances with slightly strange expressions but remained silent.
Eugene Hua looked very afraid of bumping into things. She knew that these utensils were real and were indeed antiques from six hundred years ago.
Extremely high value.
It was Grand Tutor Dong who personally ordered his grandson Dong Da to bring it to the Zhao family as a gift of apology.
Eugene Hua doesn't understand antiques.
But she knew that the gift from the great Grand Tutor could not be fake.
So he put it in the cabinet and refused to use it for fear that it would be damaged.
This time, it was Zhao Duan who insisted and ordered his servants to take it out and use it.
Firstly, it is to save face for my stepmother.
Secondly... Zhao Duan now has a huge sum of money of over ten thousand taels, and will receive at least ten thousand taels of dividends in the future, so he doesn't care about a set of porcelain.
It means we are pressed for time, otherwise we would buy a house and move first.
"Haha, that's true. We didn't think it through."
Zhao Duan was too lazy to explain, he just smiled and let the family think whatever they wanted.
After comparing the two families twice in a row, Youshi felt that she was better and her arrogance swelled again.
She looked at the jewelry on Eugenie's body. With her eyesight, she couldn't see that it was fake, but she also advised:
"We're meeting family, why are we being so formal? Is this a Shu brocade skirt?
Even if your Dalang is capable, I think there won't be many of him in your family.
You shouldn’t eat while wearing clothes. What if they get dirty?
My niece, you are now a mother, so you must learn how to be the mistress of the Zhao family."
Eugene could only smile and nod, accepting the elders' earnest teachings:
"Aunt is right. Our family is small and cannot compare to my mother's family, which has many members."
Zhao Pan was eating quietly beside him, and now he lowered his head to hide his smile.
She really wanted to say that the silk and satin cloth that His Majesty had rewarded her elder brother was so much that he could not use up all the clothes he made from it.
Now they are piled up in the side room, and we are worried that they will be eaten by insects. Besides, the whole family usually wears clothes like this.
The You family came to visit, thinking they had found a sense of superiority.
However, they do not know that all their words and actions expose their ignorance.
…
Ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket
(End of this chapter)
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