"Ah!" Dong Yuge sighed with a sad face, "Fifth sister, you don't know. I also want to be closer to my brothers and sisters, but your sister-in-law's family has a director, you don't know yet, right? It's Gui Ge'er, who has lived in our Dong family for several years. After graduating from college, he joined the government and has now been promoted to director. With him around, I dare not offend your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law has the final say in the family. Gui Ge'er is currently in the Education Bureau, he said."
When Mrs. Huang heard Dong Yuge mention Li Ronggui, she rolled her eyes and muttered, "What an ungrateful bastard!"
Dong Yuge awkwardly looked away, coughed twice, and asked, "Is Fifth Sister familiar with Mr. Huang?"
Mrs. Huang sat back in the armchair, picked up the teacup, skimmed the foam off the tea with the lid, and took a sip. "Boss Huang? Are you talking about Huang Wanzhen? Big brother, have you forgotten my second daughter's name?"
Huang Dong thought carefully about whether Dong Yuge had attended her two daughters' full moon banquets, but in the end, because it had been so long, she could not remember at all.
"Your second daughter must be over 20, right?" Dong Yuge pondered for a long time, but couldn't remember the name of Huang Dong's daughter. She could only touch her chin and ask back, "Who did she marry into?"
Mrs. Huang made no secret of the disdain in her eyes, and then snorted coldly, "Humph! My daughter is Mr. Huang of Jixiangtang, a top graduate of Yenching University! She's a regular guest at Mr. Fan's salon, and her master made clothes for Empress Dowager Cixi. Ask around in the capital, and if I tell you anything big, you'll cut off my tongue."
Hearing this, Dong Yuge's buttocks jumped up from the armchair, took two quick steps, and came to Huang Dongshi. Her eyes seemed to be burning red as she asked, "Fifth sister! You didn't lie to your eldest brother, did you?"
Huang Dong looked him up and down with disdain, "What can I deceive you about?"
"Wow, wow, wow, I regret this so much. I should have contacted you more and interacted with you more. Mr. Huang, no, Wanzhen is a good girl. It's my fault as the eldest uncle. Your sister-in-law has gone back to her parents' home. When she comes back in a couple of days, I'll bring her home to meet my niece."
Mrs. Huang quickly raised her hand to interrupt him, "Don't, don't go. You haven't interacted with her in all these years, and she doesn't recognize you. Before I came, she said she wouldn't interact with you. She's preparing to study abroad. In a few months, our family will be going to the United States. Don't bother her."
After saying that, Mrs. Huang pulled the corners of her mouth, as if she was smiling, but not smiling at all. She stood up and held Zhenzhen's hand, "Come on, Zhenzhen, let's go home."
Zhenzhen said nothing, nodded, got off the armchair, and followed Huang Dongshi out.
"Fifth sister, wait a minute, is this Wanzhen's child? Chinese New Year is coming, I have to give him some New Year's money."
Mrs. Huang Dong stopped and turned around. "This is not Wanzhen's child. This is my eldest daughter's. My eldest daughter died, and now I am raising her."
Dong Yuge paused as she took out the money, a hint of hesitation flashing across her face. Seeing his expression, Mrs. Huang Dong was furious. She let go of Zhenzhen's hand, went back and pushed Dong Yuge away. She walked over to the gifts on the ground, picked up the two dried and two fresh foods she had brought, and walked towards the door, not forgetting to call out to Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, let's go! Your great uncle is a snob. It's useless to give this thing to him. It's a good idea to send it to your great aunt tomorrow."
During dinner, Mrs. Huang's expression changed. She was extremely proud and kept repeating, "Your uncle said he regretted it. He knew you were Mr. Huang from Jixiangtang, and he even cried. Haha——"
Huang Wanzhen picked out a piece of boneless fish for Zhenzhen and put it in her bowl. "Little one, it's good to eat fish."
"Your uncle is crying because of regret." Mrs. Huang held up her chopsticks and didn't eat. She kept talking and laughing as she spoke, as if she was possessed by a demon.
After Huang Wanzhen finished her meal, she said to her, "Mom, hurry up and eat. The food is getting cold after you finish eating."
"Your uncle almost dropped his jaw today because of me. He deserves it! It's too late to say anything now. What were you doing before?"
Huang Wanzhen rolled her eyes helplessly, ignored her, and went back to the house.
The next morning, before breakfast, Huang Dongshi dragged Zhenzhen out. Huang Wanzhen called out to her, "Mom, you didn't eat breakfast? Zhenzhen is a little girl, she needs to eat breakfast."
Mrs. Huang released her hand from holding Zhenzhen and waved to Huang Wanzhen, "Let's eat outside. There's a breakfast stand outside your fourth aunt's house. Their tofu pudding is amazing. I'll go see if they have any left."
Huang Wanzhen hurried over and took out a dollar and stuffed it into Huang Dongshi's hand. "Okay, you finally come back, so you can do whatever you want. If you can't find that breakfast stall, find a better restaurant and don't go hungry."
Huang Dongshi put the money in her pocket and waved at Huang Wanzhen, "Go ahead, go ahead. I've been in Beijing for most of my life. Don't I know it better than you? Don't act like I'm going to get lost all the time. I'm so old, who would want to kidnap me?"
Huang Wanzhen looked down at the fair and tender Zhenzhen and said, "Mom, you have to pay attention and take good care of Zhenzhen."
Mrs. Huang said impatiently, "I know. If it weren't for Zhenzhen, I would just take a rickshaw. I wouldn't have asked you to rent a car."
Huang Wanzhen didn't believe her. "That car yesterday must have brought you a lot of glory."
Mrs. Huang glared at her, picked up the things in one hand, held Zhenzhen's hand in the other, and walked away.
Huang Wanzhen smiled silently behind her and strolled back to the main room to have breakfast.
The Zhen family lives on Goldfish Street, which is neither big nor small, with many stalls on both sides of the road.
When the Huang Dong family arrived outside the Zhen family's house, they saw a breakfast stall selling tofu pudding.
"Hey! Why did they change people? Wasn't it Master Liu who occupied this place?"
The owner of the breakfast stall smiled and said, "Hey! You're a regular customer, right? Master Liu is my father, and I'm Little Master Liu. Hehe... Sit down. What would you like to eat?"
Mrs. Huang happily pulled Zhenzhen to sit on two small beds, patting the table and saying, "A large bowl of spicy tofu pudding, a small bowl without, two fried cakes, one with sugar, one without, a fried dough stick, two tea eggs, a plate of pickled radish, and plenty of vinegar."
Master Xiao Liu worked quickly, and soon the whole thing was served. Mrs. Huang stirred the tofu pudding in her bowl, took a bite, and nodded repeatedly, "Hey! It tastes exactly like this, it hasn't changed!"
As Master Xiao Liu fried the dough sticks, he laughed, "It's an old recipe! The taste won't change!"
After Huang Dongshi had eaten and drunk her fill, she asked Zhenzhen, "Is it delicious?"
Zhenzhen nodded vigorously, "Delicious, really delicious. Grandma, is this an egg? Why is it so delicious?"
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