Chapter 99 Celebration
Xu Zhichun was shocked.
"No, no! This won't do! This is where the Fourth Grandma should sit."
The oldest and most senior person in the village is the Fourth Grandma, and there is also a Sixth Grandpa. The two old people came today with their granddaughters and grandchildren. The main seat naturally belongs to the Fourth Grandma.
After all, this is how banquets are held in the village.
Fourth Grandma smiled and asked her granddaughter Liang Cuixian to sit with Xu Zhichun. "It's your turn to sit today. Just because of your love for Mingxuan, you are the best daughter-in-law in our Liang family. You have contributed the most to Mingxuan's success today. You sit here."
Others: "Yes, yes, you sit down!"
Liang Lizheng also laughed: "Sit down quickly, Zhichun, this is what you deserve."
Uncle Liang didn't think anything of it. Bai Shi felt unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face and even managed to smile warmly.
Uncle Liang always felt that these words were slapping him in the face, making his face hot, but he had no evidence, and he felt inexplicably aggrieved and angry.
Zhang was even more upset after hearing this. "What's this Xu? How can this be her achievement?"
Xu Zhichun felt a warm and sour feeling in his heart. He nodded and smiled, "Alright, then I'll respectfully obey your command! Grandma, Grandpa, you two should all take a seat."
"Okay, okay, everyone, please feel free!"
"Hurry up and sit down."
After some greetings, everyone sat down.
Xu Zhichun raised his glass and stood up. Liang Mingxuan also stood up with him. Xu Zhichun toasted everyone and said, "I won't say anything more. Mingxuan is a good child. I will continue to take good care of him and support him. Thank you also to the elders for your care. We are all from Liangjia Village and we are all from the same family. It is time for us to get closer. If there is anything we don't understand at home, we need to ask the elders for advice. I hope the elders will teach us."
Everyone raised their glasses and drank together. The fourth grandmother said with a smile, "We are old and can only do this. If you have any problems, just come to us. We will definitely make the decision for you. Besides, we have the village headman, so just go to him. He is quite fair."
Liang Lizheng agreed with a smile, "Since Fourth Grandma said so, I definitely can't not give her this face!"
Everyone laughed.
Uncle Liang's smile was very forced. He had wanted to interject that as an uncle he would take good care of his nephew in the future so that his deceased parents and brother could rest in peace, but he didn't expect Liang Lizheng to take over the conversation.
He couldn't say anything more.
"Come on, everyone, pick up your chopsticks! Eat, eat!"
"Hey, let's eat and eat. They smell so good. I can't help myself!"
"Grandma, Grandpa, and all the grandparents, uncles, aunts, and mothers, please eat more. You're welcome."
"You're welcome, you're welcome. This stewed meat is so flavorful. I, an old man, like this."
"This chicken soup is very delicious. Zhichun is very capable, and Mingxuan is a lucky child."
"That's right!"
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Aunt Zhu'er is the chef. The seasonings are rich, the dishes are complete, and the portions are generous. Dishes such as fried chicken with dried bamboo shoots, chicken soup with red dates and mushrooms, braised pork ribs with radish, braised pork, braised fish, stir-fried pork slices with eggplant and beans, etc. are all full of flavor. Don't even mention how rich the flavors are when you eat them. Just looking at this large table full of bright colors and rich soups is very tempting.
To say it smells so good you can't help it is not just a compliment.
Everyone looking at it really wants to eat it.
After the two supreme elders started eating, everyone followed suit, and the air was filled with praise.
These dishes are really delicious!
Our lives were not rich, but we could get by most of the time. We could have meat once every one or two months to satisfy our hunger, and kill a chicken for the Mid-Autumn Festival or New Year, which was already very delicious.
Unexpectedly.
The dishes in front of me are more delicious than any I’ve ever eaten before!
When she learned that it was Aunt Zhu'er's craftsmanship, she also praised it. Xu Zhichun's generosity and Aunt Zhu'er's good craftsmanship made them a perfect match.
Uncle Liang and Mrs. Zhang originally had unhappy expressions on their faces, with drooping faces and looking listless. But after they picked up their chopsticks, they seemed to be wound up instantly, eating and drinking with full energy.
Especially Zhang, she piled a lot into her bowl, saying, "Oh my God, it's so delicious!" She wanted to take it back for her eldest grandson and youngest son.
The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests, and they were left wanting more.
Fourth Grandmother, Sixth Grandfather, and the others sat for a while longer, Liang Mingxuan and Xu Zhichun chatting with them. Liang Mingxuan didn't talk much, but every word he said comforted Fourth Grandmother, Sixth Grandfather, and the others. The old people looked at him with even more affection, wishing they could treat him like their own grandson.
Uncle Liang, Zhang and others went home after dinner. Zhang asked Xu Zhichun for a bowl to put the leftover food in her bowl.
Zhang was delighted. "Mrs. Xu really spent a fortune this time, cooking so many delicious dishes. Mingxiang and Xiaobao are in for a treat today! Xiaobao will definitely love these big pieces of meat. Mingxiang should also eat some nutrition."
Even though they are all full and satisfied, some people are still calculating, while others are jealous and unhappy.
Uncle Liang sneered, "Ms. Xu is quite cunning. She's obsessed with getting rid of those two old bastards and those who rely on their seniority. Isn't she spending a fortune? She's so foolish and brainless that she doesn't know how to rely on relatives like us. Instead, she's clinging to outsiders and turning her elbows outward. Humph, what good will come of turning her elbows outward? She'll regret it in the future!"
Zhang also looked disgusted after hearing this, and curled her lips: "Since she insists on doing this, let's just wait and see her get into trouble! We'll see if we can't slap her in the face."
Uncle Liang: “.”
Uncle Liang glanced at his wife dimly, and thought to himself, "Stupid!" Forget it, he and she really couldn't get along.
She had no idea what he meant.
Did he want to wait and see the Xu family's joke in the future? Did he want to control the uncle and sister-in-law of the third room and make them obey him in everything?
"Just give these dishes to Xiaobao. Don't give them to Mingxiang. Don't even mention them in front of Mingxiang, okay?"
Zhang didn't know.
"Why?"
"Why are you asking so many questions? Isn't it enough for you to just listen?"
Zhang argued, "But these dishes are so delicious, and Mingxiang didn't get to eat a single bite. I feel really bad."
No matter how upset Uncle Liang was, he didn't miss today's meal. Thinking about what Zhang said, he felt a little uncomfortable.
The old men and women were not exaggerating when they said the food was so delicious. It was indeed a taste that could not be made at home during the Chinese New Year. Both of them loved their youngest son, who made them proud, and they felt sad to think that their youngest son did not get to eat the food.
"I say, you have a pig's brain," an unhappy Uncle Liang vented his anger on Zhang. "Mingxiang is such a strong-willed person, how could he eat the food that was served to celebrate Liang Mingxuan's good performance in the exam? Can't you make him something delicious? Make more."
Uncle Liang hardened his heart and said, "Kill another chicken!"
Isn't it just a little more oil and salt, and a little longer cooking time? Isn't it just a chicken soup with some red dates and mushrooms? If red dates and mushrooms are not available, can I use something else? I don't believe it will not taste the same!
(End of this chapter)
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