Chapter 77 Decline and go home
Aunt Lou San, Lou Er and others heard this and were almost jealous to death.
At this moment, they wished they didn't live in the suburbs of the county town or in the far countryside, so that they could stay at Zeng's house for one night.
Don’t underestimate staying overnight. It gives you more opportunities to get close to someone, and it also means that the relationship between the two parties will be closer.
This is what they dream of.
The Lou family was almost dying of jealousy. How could they not understand? The reason why the Zeng family suddenly looked at the poor Liang family differently was because of the good birthday gifts they gave.
You know what, that thing called longevity noodle gift is really exquisitely made. It’s hard to imagine how they came up with it. It looks good, has good meaning, and is fresh. No other family has ever had it.
The birthday noodles, which were nearly half a person's height, were placed on the Eight Immortals Table in the middle of the main hall. Anyone who saw them would be dazzled. Who among those who came to celebrate the birthday would not praise them?
Word spread quickly, and many guests who hadn't seen it even ran over to see it.
The Liang family really stole the limelight today.
We are all relatives, but my family is outdone by others.
It is said that this thing was thought up by Miss Zeng San and her husband, and they hired someone with skillful hands to make it. How come Miss Zeng Er, whom they married, doesn't have such a clever mind?
Aunt Lou San and Lou Er, mother and son, looked at each other tacitly. It was obvious that they had the same idea, and there was some disgust in their eyes.
Mr. Zeng thought what the lady said made sense, and nodded repeatedly with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes, the lady is right. It's a rare visit for you, so why not stay for one night, haha."
He had a very satisfying 50th birthday and was in the limelight. Half of the credit went to this relative.
Although her biological father was a scumbag, he wouldn't harm her, but her stepmother was a different story. Something must be fishy when things aren't normal. Zeng Xiaoyan didn't feel flattered, but rather shocked. She was afraid that her parents-in-law wouldn't be able to refuse their kindness, so she hurriedly said with a smile, "Dad, we have a lot of work to do at home. You definitely can't stay. You can come later."
I will definitely not come here again unless there is anything wrong.
Who can bear it?
If it weren't for her good luck today, Sister Zhichun would have heard the instigation of that bad girl Cuiqiao and almost caused a big trouble.
Besides, I have to make ice jelly early tomorrow morning.
Although there won’t be as many guests tomorrow as today, there will still be quite a few.
Zeng Mingzhu was filled with resentment. She glanced at her coldly and said, "Why? Dad and Mom have both spoken personally, and it's Dad's fiftieth birthday, and Third Sister won't even give them this little bit of face?"
Zeng Xiaoyan was already fuming with her, and upon hearing this, she couldn't hold it back any longer. She scoffed, "Sister, please don't put the blame on me. I don't deserve it. We country folk have a lot of farm work to do. If there was nothing else, who wouldn't want to stay a few more days? I really have something to go home for, and today, I'm definitely going home."
Liang Mingliang nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, agreeing with his wife: "Yes, yes, there is work to do at home!"
He was terribly scared today, really. This was truly an eye-opener. He was almost framed as a lecher and hooligan who raped a little girl because of her beauty. His father would really beat him to death.
So from then on, he insisted on staying with his father and refused to go drinking with his two brothers-in-law.
Liang Lizheng and his wife suddenly remembered that the third brother and his wife had said they were going to make something to sell tomorrow. Liang Lizheng quickly laughed and said, "Our third brother's family is right. My parents-in-law really can't leave home. The third brother and his wife have to get up early tomorrow morning to make something to sell. We've already received the deposit, really."
Zeng Mingzhu couldn't help but sneer again. What could they possibly make to sell? Was it really that important?
Now that things have come to this, she can't insist on keeping him. He is really ungrateful.
What a pity.
If they stayed, she would have plenty of opportunities to do something else at night, but now she couldn't.
Master Zeng tried to persuade them to stay, but to no avail. Seeing their resolute attitude, he had no choice but to give up. "Since that's the case, we won't keep you. Father-in-law, please come visit us often when you have time. Butler Zeng, go and bring the return gifts we prepared for them."
Butler Zeng responded with a "yes" and immediately understood the master's intention, which meant that he wanted to give the best return gift.
Yes, the gifts given by the third in-laws this time made the master very proud and liked them very much. The master was satisfied, so of course he was generous in return gifts.
Butler Zeng was wondering whether he should add a little more to the best return gift.
Thinking of Mrs. Zeng, he gave up the idea.
Forget it, why should he meddle in other people's business?
As they waited, they exchanged pleasantries. Zeng Xiaoyan quietly tugged at Xu Zhichun's sleeve and whispered, "Sister-in-law Zhichun, didn't you say you wanted to plant some flowers in the yard? There are quite a few in the Zeng family garden. I secretly pulled a lot of them out and hid them under the straw on our ox cart when no one was looking. I'll give them to you when we get back."
Xu Zhichun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was something he hadn't expected. "It doesn't matter whether you plant the flowers or not. Luckily, no one stopped you. Otherwise, who knows what people would say."
Xu Zhichun was truly touched. This good sister had made such a good friend, willing to pluck flowers from her family's garden and plant them for her. She had only casually mentioned that the yard should be planted with some flowers to make it more beautiful. Unexpectedly, she actually took it to heart and put it into action when she had the chance.
Who wouldn’t be moved by such a good sister?
Zeng Xiaoyan snorted complacently: "Just focus on planting. I'm also a member of the Zeng family. What's wrong with plucking my own flowers? Even if someone tries to stop me, who can say I'm doing anything wrong?"
Even if she was a concubine's daughter, she was still the third daughter of the Zeng family. Even her stepmother couldn't use it to criticize her for plucking a few flowers and plants.
Xu Zhichun curled his lips into a silent smile and nodded gently, "Thank you very much! Let's divide it up when we get home. You can also plant some in the yard. They will be so beautiful when they bloom. Give some to Aunt Zhu'er as well."
"Um!"
"By the way, I found two fruits in your garden. I don't know who threw them there, but they look pretty good to me. I'll show them to you when we get home. If they're good, we can plant them as well."
"OK!"
Zeng Xiaoyan had no objection, but she felt that she had neglected her duty and felt a little guilty: How could she let Sister Zhichun pick the fruits? She could have picked them up herself. If she knew where there were any at home, she could have found a way to get them. It was really unfair to Sister Zhichun.
Housekeeper Zeng quickly returned with a gift: two boxes of premium dim sum, one containing two one-foot-square boxes, each containing six birthday-themed dim sum. There were also two larger boxes, each containing two rolls of freshly patterned fine cotton cloth.
Liang Lizheng smiled and said a few polite words, and the family and Xu Zhichun said goodbye and left.
Zeng Xiaoyan roughly guessed what was in the gift box just by looking at it, and secretly curled her lips. Her father was as stingy as ever.
(End of this chapter)
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