Chapter 412: The Han Family
The Han family is one of the most wealthy families in the imperial capital. Mr. Han just retired and returned home not long ago.
His son and grandson are now also influential figures in the military. Han Lao’s eldest son, Han Chenyu, suffers from severe insomnia.
If Gu Jiaojiao hadn't cured him, he would have retired to recuperate in his middle age.
Only Mr. Han and his grandson knew about Gu Jiaojiao's kindness to the Han family.
Everyone in the Han family knew that their old man had a sworn sister, but few people knew why they became sworn sisters or how old the young lady was.
Today is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, so Han Chenyu is also on vacation at home.
Except for the eldest grandson Han Jingshen, who was unable to return home for a reunion due to a mission, all the other members of the Han family were there.
In particular, the two married daughters of the Han family brought their husbands and children back to their parents' home to celebrate the Reunion Festival.
The old man of the Han family invited Gu Jiaojiao and his wife this time because he wanted to take this opportunity to let all the younger generations of the Han family get to know their aunt.
The old lady of the Han family has been dead for many years, and the one who is in charge of the family now is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Han family, Han Jingshen's mother He Yulan.
She is a very strict person, 52 years old, and she also served in the army.
Two years ago, because her husband was in poor health, she retired at an appropriate age and stayed at home to take care of the Han family.
She is a very strict housekeeper and does not allow anyone to act wildly in the Han family. Mr. Han's children all respect this eldest sister-in-law very much.
The grandchildren of the Han family are all very afraid of this mother or aunt. Even the grandchildren of the Han family are a little afraid of this aunt.
He Yulan got up early in the morning and arranged a family dinner herself. She knew that the aunt who was coming today was the savior of her father-in-law, husband and son.
So she attached great importance to this meeting. Although the Han family was a wealthy family, they did not eat meat at every meal.
A family that could only eat one meal a day was considered very wealthy, because the empire as a whole was still in a state of poverty and the economy had not yet taken off.
Although the food is not expensive, ordinary people don’t have much money, and pork is the most common type of meat.
Those who can eat meat once every three to five days are all good families and have a good life.
The price of pork has not increased in this era, it is only 70 cents per pound. Of course, pork is not fed with hormones and is raised naturally.
It's not just pork that is cheap, everything is cheap at this time, but there are still relatively few people who are willing to eat meat regularly.
For those who are poorer off, if they can eat it once or twice a month, it is considered quite good.
There are also many people who only eat meat once every few months or even not once a year.
Not every person or every family lives the same, and the gap between the rich and the poor exists no matter what era it is.
Even in the same city, those who live well can have their mouths full of oil, while those who live poorly can still be hungry.
This is a cruel reality that we have to face.
The Han family bought a pig, a dozen chickens, and two big grass carps for the Reunion Festival, which was considered a big deal.
It was more lively than the New Year celebrations of ordinary people, how could this not make people jealous! So the Han family's actions immediately alarmed the neighbors, and both the children and women of the neighbors would stick their heads out to look in from time to time.
When the women met each other, they would chat: "Do you know if an important person is coming to the Han family today?"
"I haven't heard of it. Is the daughter of the Han family going back to her parents' home?"
"The daughter of the Han family has always returned to her parents' home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. We didn't see such a big scene last year!"
"Hey! Why are you in such a hurry? We will know when we have dinner later."
"Do we have to wait until dinner time to find out about this? I do know a little bit of inside information. An aunt is coming to their house today."
“Is this true or false?”
"It's absolutely true. The Han family's grandson is in the same class as my son. He said so two days ago."
"Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
"You didn't ask, and I didn't know they were going to make such a grand ceremony. What can I say?"
"I never thought that the Han family would value this young lady so much! None of the girls in the Han family have this blessing."
"That's right, this lady of theirs must be a great and important person!"
The second child of the Han family is named Han Meizhen. She is the same age as her eldest sister-in-law He Yulan. The man she married was from a family of higher status than the Han family.
But later on, bad luck struck. In recent years, with the help of Mr. Han and her eldest brother, her father-in-law and husband have been reinstated.
She and her husband, along with their second daughter, her boyfriend and their youngest son, had just entered the Han family's yard in their car.
Her eldest daughter is married and has two children. She also wanted to come, but her family’s car couldn’t accommodate all of them.
As soon as Han Meizhen got out of the car, she heard what her neighbors said. She had been a proud and arrogant person since she was a child, so how could she tolerate it?
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So, she rolled up her sleeves in anger and rushed to the wall, raising her head and cursing, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Hey, which department are you from? Are you not allowed to tell the truth these days?" The neighbor next door didn't tolerate her and started to retort.
“You…you…”
"Meizhen, you must not be impulsive. Don't care about such a small matter and make your father-in-law unhappy." Han Meizhen's husband held her and persuaded her.
Han Meizhen glared at her husband and was about to curse when she heard her eldest daughter Xu Lin questioning her father first.
"Dad, how can you say that about my mom? It's fine if those people are just gossiping, but they're actually comparing that old lady they've never met to my mom!"
"Linlin is right. They said anyone can do it, but they can't make fun of me."
"Meizhen is back, come in and sit down, Dad and Lao Han are waiting for you in the living room."
Upon hearing the sound, the mistress of the Han family came out with a smile and grabbed her sister-in-law who was about to jump up and down.
"Sister-in-law, don't pull me. I want to go next door and beat up that gossipy woman." For the first time, Han Meizhen didn't want to give face to her sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, please quickly pull Meizhen into the house." Han's son-in-law was relieved to see his sister-in-law.
"Aunt, please pull my mother in." The youngest son of the Xu family also felt that his mother was too impulsive.
"Meizhen, if you don't want to go into the house, go back." Old Man Han's majestic voice sounded.
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, my aunt's car is almost at the door." Han Jingyi ran over breathlessly and said this, then ran out again.
"Chenyu, quickly bring everyone out to welcome their aunt." Old man Han had a serious look on his face just now, but now his old face was full of smiles.
After being modified by Su Shuoci, Gu Jiaojiao's Range Rover Evoque is even cooler and more stylish these days.
"Wow, he's really a big shot. This is the first time I've seen such a beautiful car in my life." The man next door exclaimed.
"Keep your voice down. That woman just now wanted to jump up and hit me!" the hostess scolded.
Su Shuoci was driving and she was sitting in the passenger seat. As soon as their car arrived at the gate of the Han family's yard, they saw that the gate of the Han family was full of people.
Seeing their car, although they made way for it, Gu Jiaojiao was too embarrassed to sit in the car anymore.
(End of this chapter)
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