Chapter 63 The Troubles of Birthday Gifts
Liang Mingliang's eyes lit up, and he came up with a bad idea, "How about we both pretend to be sick and not go?"
Zeng Xiaoyan sneered, "Okay, let Dad and Mom go by themselves."
As in-laws, of course they had to show their support for the 50th birthday party that their father-in-law had celebrated with great fanfare. So not only Zeng Xiaoyan and Liang Mingliang were going to the party, but Liang Lizheng and his wife were also going to it.
Liang Mingliang choked and immediately shook his head: That won’t work!
If they are not around, wouldn’t our parents be left alone and powerless if they are bullied?
"How about asking Dad and Mom to pretend to be sick too?"
Zeng Xiaoyan sneered even louder: "Okay, go tell your parents."
"Ah? I don't dare."
Zeng Xiaoyan was annoyed: "Then what are you going to say?"
The two of them stared at each other, both deflated.
Weak, pitiful, helpless, and scared.
Liang Mingliang sighed resignedly: "Forget it, forget it, let's all go, it will pass if we endure it."
Zeng Xiaoyan: “Alas.”
What else?
After venting their anger, the slight rift that Cuiqiao had created at noon was completely melted away. On the contrary, because they had to attend the nerve-wracking birthday party together, they were like brothers in distress and felt sorry for each other, and their relationship became a little better.
Zeng Xiaoyan stood up and said, "Let's go dig konjac."
"oh."
Liang Mingliang hurried to catch up.
The world is big, but nothing is bigger than digging konjac. Although it is not as rich as the Zeng family, the joy of earning seven or eight hundred coins a day is incomparable to others.
Rounding it off, that’s one tael of silver!
One tael of silver can buy many things.
Thinking of sweet potatoes and potatoes, thinking of Sister Zhichun who had won a reward from the county magistrate for her sweet potatoes and potatoes, and the glory that was yet to come, the whole village would benefit from it, and everyone would be glorious. Her father-in-law was the head of the village, so this glory would naturally be the first one after Sister Zhichun. Humph, when the time came, she didn't believe that her profit-seeking father would not show any appreciation!
I don’t know how angry my stepmother and stepbrother and stepsister will be by then. It makes me a little excited just thinking about it.
Her father-in-law had good foresight. She had privately suggested buying more land to plant sweet potatoes, but she hadn't expected him to do so. It was Zhichun's wife who had suggested this; she and Aunt Zhu'er were both planning to buy more land. As for the other families in the village, Zhichun's wife said she would ask her father-in-law to remind them, but whether everyone else would follow through was unknown.
Zeng Xiaoyan couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth and a smile appeared on her face when she thought of the excitement and pride she felt.
Liang Mingliang scratched his head, confused and wondering what his wife was so happy about.
But being happy is better than being angry, so he laughed along without knowing why.
The couple was about to go out to dig konjac when Aunt Liang stopped Zeng Xiaoyan.
"Xiaoyan, what kind of birthday gifts should we prepare for your father's birthday party? Don't be embarrassed, just tell me."
Zeng Xiaoyan was stunned. "I, I don't know either. Mom, just take care of the preparations."
Aunt Liang said with a smile, "You're really putting me in a difficult position. Your family is very different from the relatives we've had in the past. Your father-in-law and I are a little unsure how to prepare this birthday gift."
If the eldest daughter-in-law or the second daughter-in-law's father-in-law celebrates his birthday, Aunt Liang certainly knows how to prepare the birthday gifts.
The Liang family has never had relatives as wealthy as the Zeng family. The way they used to interact with relatives is definitely not appropriate for them to show favoritism to the Zeng family.
But how exactly was it different? Not only was Aunt Liang completely confused and had no idea, even Village Head Liang had no idea.
You can't just act recklessly, otherwise it would be embarrassing.
Zeng Xiaoyan understood what her mother-in-law meant and felt overwhelmed.
To be honest, she doesn't understand either.
"Well, let me think about it first."
"Okay, think about it first. Tell me when you've made up your mind in the next two days. We still need to prepare."
"Why"
Her biological mother had died young, or even if she hadn't, she was just a concubine with little experience. How could she understand these things? Her stepmother certainly wouldn't teach her about socializing, dealing with people, or managing a household. So when her mother-in-law asked her for advice, her mind was completely blank.
How can you know if you have never learned it and no one has taught you?
The only thing Zeng Xiaoyan could think of was to seek help from outside, so she hurried to ask Xu Zhichun.
"Sister Zhichun, please help me think of something suitable to give, please!"
Xu Zhichun: "This——"
She threw up her hands helplessly: "I don't know how to deal with wealthy families."
There were countless goodies in her warehouse at the harbor terminal, but they were impossible to take out. If they were to be revealed, it would cause a big trouble. She didn't dare to take risks with a family like the Zeng family.
Zeng Xiaoyan said hurriedly, "I really have no idea. My father knows all about our family background. I don't need to use anything expensive, as long as I don't make fun of myself."
In fact, she was a little unsure when she said this. Her father would not laugh at her, but he would definitely look down on the birthday gift from the Liang family. It was hard to say whether her stepmother, stepsister, and the relatives and friends who tried to curry favor with them would ridicule and mock her.
She was ready to lie down and let people laugh at her, as long as they didn't do it in front of her. If anyone dared to upset her in person, she wouldn't care whether it was a birthday party or not, and would just make a scene to see who would be the most embarrassed.
Anyway, I'm not eating their food, so why bother with them!
Zeng Xiaoyan's point was to just fool around and get away with it. Xu Zhichun had his own understanding and nodded, "Well, it doesn't have to be expensive. What matters is the thought. It should be thoughtful and unique, right?"
Of course, she didn't want anyone to look down on or laugh at her good sister. She was not doing it for Mr. Zeng, but to save face for her good sister.
Zeng Xiaoyan didn't understand how to express this "thought" and "thought" in a unique way, but she thought it sounded reasonable and economical, so she nodded and said, "Yeah, that's it."
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Then let me think about it."
She was sure to find something suitable in the harbor warehouse space, so she just had to look for it slowly.
Zeng Xiaoyan was very happy and hugged her: "Thank you, Sister Zhichun!"
The afternoon was busy again.
After dinner, after cooking the konjac tofu and konjac noodles and cleaning the pot, Xu Zhichun began to cook the braised meat.
Large pieces of meat were stewed in the pot. In addition to what she bought today, she also took out a lot of pig head meat from the fresh food cold storage in the harbor space and mixed it in.
The food gradually became flavorful and even though the wooden pot was tightly covered, the tempting aroma still wafted out from the gaps.
This familiar taste is so mouth-watering.
Before going to bed, Xu Zhichun picked up a piece of pork head, cut it into slices, and brought it to Liang Mingxuan to satisfy their cravings.
"Come on, let's try it and see how it tastes!"
Liang Mingxuan was also craving for a while. The pork head meat stewed in the marinade looked very tempting, and it was even more fragrant and soft when eaten.
"tasty!"
"It will taste better if you cook it a little longer. Just cook it like this. It will be just right for waking up tomorrow morning."
Xu Zhichun was also quite satisfied with the taste, it was a familiar taste, and from now on he could enjoy the freedom of braised meat openly.
Are roast duck, roast chicken, salt-baked chicken, roast whole lamb, etc. still far away?
(End of this chapter)
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