He Jiuniang didn't care how much she scolded her. She shamelessly moved closer to Lian, took a deep breath, and praised, "It smells so good! Is it almost cooked? Let me try it first!"
As she was speaking, she picked up a pair of chopsticks to scoop noodles from the pot, but Sun seized the opportunity and slapped her hand.
"You just put it down, what's the rush? Are you a starving ghost reincarnated?"
He Jiuniang pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved: "Ms. Sun, you're so fierce!"
"Me, fierce? I'm your maidservant working for you late at night, and you still say I'm fierce! You have no conscience!"
Sun rolled her eyes, hands on her hips, her expression utterly vicious.
But He Jiuniang just loved teasing her. She hugged her tightly and said with a smile, "Oh, don't say that. You're not a rough old woman. You're my best mother!"
"Go away, that's disgusting!"
Sun pushed her away with a look of disgust, then went to scoop up the cooked noodles. When she turned her back, she grinned from ear to ear, overjoyed.
Cooking noodles is faster than cooking other dishes, so while He Jiuniang was already slurping down her steaming noodles, Yu Shi had only just started stir-frying the vegetables.
The children's mouths watered at the aroma, and they looked at Sun Shi expectantly, wondering why she hadn't cooked noodles for them.
Pretending not to see the drool at the corners of her children's and grandchildren's mouths, Madam Sun kept urging He Jiu Niang, "Eat quickly, I'll go open the windows to air out your room!"
As she was about to leave, He Jiuniang grabbed her arm, saying, "Someone will take care of those things. Ms. Sun, please sit down and rest. I have something to tell you!"
Upon hearing that the conversation was about business, Madam Sun sat down and continued to listen to He Jiu Niang speak, ignoring the sound of the children swallowing their saliva.
"The prefect is getting married in two weeks. Mother, would you like to come with us to the banquet?"
"Attending a banquet?"
Sun became slightly interested. After all, she had lived most of her life but had never attended a banquet hosted by an official, and she didn't know what it was like.
"Yes, there should be a lot of people going. I'll take you and Dad to join in the fun! Mom, you've never met those officials' wives before, and no one knows you. We should take you out so everyone can see you and know that this is our Lu family's patriarch and matriarch. It'll be a great honor!"
As He Jiuniang spoke, she slurped her noodles loudly, whether on purpose or not, which made a lot of noise and caused the children to squeal with delight.
Madam Yu hurriedly said, "It'll be ready soon, it'll be ready soon! Bring bowls and serve the rice!"
Despite the commotion over there, He Jiuniang didn't care and continued talking to Sun Shi, "So, are you going or not?"
Madam Sun was ecstatic. Her son and daughter-in-law were so successful that they could attend the prefect's banquet. Naturally, she wanted to join in the fun, but she was also worried that she was just an old woman from the countryside. Would she embarrass her son and daughter-in-law if she went?
But seeing He Jiuniang's earnest invitation, her worries lessened considerably, and she asked, "What do you need us to do?"
"You don't have to do anything, just come with us to the banquet and join in the fun! We're going to give him a gift, so how can we not eat our fill? The prefect is hosting a banquet, so the food is sure to be good!"
Regardless of whether it was good or bad, He Jiuniang praised it to the best of her ability, with the aim of tricking Sun Shi into staying in the prefectural city for a while.
As the saying goes, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.
She wanted to bring Old Man Lu and Madam Sun to the prefectural city to live together, so that their days would be more colorful.
"Oh, Ms. Sun, go ahead! You'll be back in a few days anyway. All the kids back home are in the prefectural city, and they miss you and your father terribly!"
He Jiuniang continued to whine, not expecting the old couple to stay in the prefectural city for a longer period of time, but even just staying there for a few days occasionally would be fine.
Fortunately, she didn't have anything special going on during this period, so she could spend more time with Mrs. Sun.
At this moment, Madam Yu, Madam Lu Guilan, and Madam Shen brought over the food, and a group of children followed and gathered around. After eating a few mouthfuls of food, they finally had time to say something: "Yes, Grandma, why don't you and Grandpa go to the prefectural city for a while? We miss you so much in the prefectural city!"
The dog spoke up for his mother, and the other children nodded in agreement.
If possible, they would like the whole family to go to the prefectural city, but they also know that their families have already separated, and the courtyard in the prefectural city belongs to their third uncle and aunt. Even if they go to stay, they can only stay for a few days as a formality, not for a long time, otherwise it would be inappropriate.
But it's different for grandparents. They can go wherever they want to live, and they can stay for a long time. They are really looking forward to it.
The children's expectant eyes were almost too much for Sun to bear. She wanted to agree immediately, but she decided to ask the old man's opinion first, so she said, "Let's talk about it later!"
The children stopped thinking, and Leizi took his rice bowl to call Lu Baichuan to come eat.
It was getting late. After everyone finished eating, the maids prepared to clean up, but they refused to let them. It was late at night, and everyone should go to sleep. These things could be cleaned up tomorrow morning.
The master was understanding, which pleased the maids, who were naturally willing to do more for him. While they were eating, the maids tidied up all the rooms.
Lu Xiaoyang and Lei Zi added an extra bed because the room was quite large and spacious, much better than their old house.
This time, Lu Baichuan and He Jiuniang's relationship was noticeably closer, unlike the awkwardness they had last time. Sun Shi was happy for them.
Having been away from home for many years can easily affect the relationship between husband and wife. She worries that her son is not successful and will be disliked by his wife, which would cause her a lot of headaches.
After dinner, Lu Baichuan and He Jiuniang went back to rest, but the eldest and second wives, as well as Lu Guilan's family, stayed in the children's room to ask about their time in the prefectural city and inquire about their studies and business.
"You've come all that way from the prefectural city, why didn't you eat some snacks along the way? Look how hungry you are, like you haven't eaten in years!"
Ms. Yu sat in her son's room, helping him tidy his clothes as she asked.
Qin, who was standing nearby, asked curiously, "Were you in such a hurry that you forgot to bring it?"
Lei Zi and Lu Xiaoyang were a little embarrassed to say it because of their age, but Jie Zi, who was standing next to them, spoke up: "Third Uncle was sleeping so soundly with Third Aunt in his arms. We were too embarrassed to disturb Third Aunt's sleep, so we all closed our eyes and pretended to be asleep. Then we overslept and woke up in the county town. We still wanted to come back to eat Aunt's cooking, so we didn't have any tea or snacks!"
"Hey hahaha! You little brat, you really dare to say anything!"
Madam Qin couldn't stop laughing; her silly son really said everything.
But Jiezi didn't think anything of it and innocently said, "I didn't say anything wrong! Uncle was just sleeping with Aunt!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Everyone laughed even harder. Madam Yu said, "It's a good thing that your third uncle and aunt have a good relationship. The men of the Lu family all dote on their wives. When you grow up, you should treat the girls you like well too."
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