The other children of the Lu family lived not far away, and those in Kyoto came over in time after get off work.
Gong Linglong exchanged polite greetings with the elders, received a bag full of red envelopes as a gift, and also got to know her other brothers and sisters.
When Mr. Lu returned, he was all smiles. Seeing his children all coming over, he said, "Nanzheng, Lanqin, Old Han's whole family will be here later. Han Ji just got back, and he'll bring Jiang Yun with him. Linglong's mother is coming with them. Old Han said there's a special guest coming, so you should treat them well tonight."
Zhou Lanqin knew Gong Chengjun would come, and nodded with a smile: "Dad, everything is ready at home."
"Jingyang, you don't have to worry about what's going on at home. Just focus on accompanying Jiang Yun."
"Old Han has already told me that Jiang Yun and her master have made their stance clear. Tonight will be a meeting between the parents of both parties."
"While all the relatives are here tonight, let's quickly settle the matter. It just so happens that your brother and sister-in-law, two of the matchmakers, are home, so we can arrange the engagement within the next two days. You can discuss and decide the date of the wedding. The end of this year or the beginning of next year is fine."
Lu Jingyang is a pure young man. He used to be a clean slate without any emotional experience. He felt a little embarrassed at this time, especially after being teased by relatives and peers, his ears turned red from their laughter.
The uncles, aunts, and uncles of the Lu family didn't know about this. Now that they knew there would be good things happening tonight, they immediately went to ask for a red envelope as a gift to their eldest sister-in-law Yu Peirong.
Not long after, the Zhou family came together. Old Man Zhou walked into the yard with his hands behind his back and asked, "Where is my grandson's wife?"
"Linglong, come quickly, grandpa and grandma are here."
Hearing her mother-in-law's call, Gong Linglong, who had just changed her clothes, came out quickly, trotting all the way over, smiling like a flower and calling out, "Grandpa, Grandma."
"Linglong, slow down, don't run." Old Madam Zhou was afraid that she would fall.
Gong Linglong walked up to them with a smile on her face. Seeing that Mr. Zhou was wearing a military uniform, she saluted him properly and said in a loud voice, "Hello, Chief S."
"Naughty." Old Master Zhou said with a smile.
"Grandpa!"
Lu Jingchuan stood at attention beside him and gave him a very formal military salute.
Grandpa Zhou stood straight, returned the greeting, and praised with loving eyes, "You've done an excellent job over the past six months. Grandpa has seen your achievements. Your career and marriage have both been successful. You've done very well. You've been promoted at work, but don't be complacent. Keep working hard, step by step, and set a good example for your three soon-to-be-born children."
"yes."
Lu Jingchuan listened attentively to the instruction, then turned sideways and saluted his two uncles and his uncle: "Uncle, uncle, and uncle."
Both uncles and his uncle returned the greeting and patted his shoulders with a smile as if to encourage him.
After he met the elders, Gong Linglong immediately called out politely: "Uncle, aunt, uncle, aunt, aunt, uncle, I am Linglong, very happy to meet you."
"Hello, Linglong."
The Zhou family's eyes were all on her, and they all had smiles on their faces. It was obvious that they all liked her, their pretty and charming niece-in-law.
Gong Linglong noticed that her uncle was looking at her with a deep gaze, which was filled with excitement. She smiled brightly and said, "Uncle, do you think he looks familiar?"
"yes."
Zhou Huaiyou nodded and asked excitedly, "I just found out on the way here that Jingchuan's wife's surname is Gong. Is that the same as the Forbidden City?"
"Yes, the Palace in the Forbidden City."
Gong Linglong replied with a smile, and playfully asked, "Uncle, do you know whose daughter I am now?"
Zhou Huaiyou had guessed it and asked in surprise, "You are really a child of the Gong family. Where are your elders?"
"On the way." Gong Linglong told him with a smile.
Zhou Huaiyou was relieved and delighted to see that the Gong family had not perished in the fire that year. He asked her, "You are Gong Wantang's daughter, right?"
"Yes." Gong Linglong nodded again.
"You look a lot like your mother, but you are braver than your mother. Your mother hides when she sees me." Zhou Huaiyou said with a smile.
Gong Linglong smiled and winked playfully, "Uncle, you've left quite a shadow on my mother. She still remembers all the times you bullied and teased her. When we were in Tancheng, she and my aunt revealed a lot of your embarrassing stories to each other."
Zhou Huaiyou was a little embarrassed: "Ahem, I was ignorant when I was a child, let's not talk about the past anymore."
"Ha ha."
People in the circle could tell a whole book about how naughty he was in his childhood. Everyone guessed that he had bullied Gong Wantang when he was a child, and now they were all laughing.
"Huaiyou, how do you know Linglong's mother?" asked Old Master Zhou.
"My second uncle Linglong and I were classmates. We had a lot of fun together before we went to the Northeast. I often went to the Gong family to eat and drink. The Gong family uncle and aunt are very nice people, and the Gong family is well-off. Every time we went to play, the uncle and aunt would take out delicious food for us to eat. They never looked down on us for being naughty and were very, very good to us."
While they were talking, Lu Nanzheng passed them cigarettes and invited them, "Come in and sit down. Let's chat."
Zhou Huaiyou glanced at him, his expression clearly grim, and his tone was a bit harsh: "It's such a happy day today, you didn't bring a few ignorant people with you, did you?"
"without."
Lu Nanzheng didn't care about his attitude. Ever since he and Zhou Lanqin divorced, his former brother-in-law had never been kind to him, and he had long been accustomed to it.
"That's good. I feel sick when I see them." Zhou Huaiyou spoke to him very rudely.
Lu Nanzheng's face twitched, but he didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Gong Linglong eased the atmosphere in time and immediately stepped forward and shouted enthusiastically, "Grandma, Aunt, Aunt, I just prepared some longan and red date tea. Come in and have a seat and try my cooking."
"Okay, okay, let's go and have some tea." Old Madam Zhou looked at her with a smile, and a group of people went into the house and sat down.
She received the female elders and cousins, while Lu Jingchuan received the male elders and cousins. A group of tall people gathered and went into the house and sat down.
"Linglong, come and sit next to grandma. You are pregnant, so don't work too hard. Let Jingchuan and the others do the work." Old Madam Zhou pulled her to sit down and stopped her from working.
"Linglong, you sit down and rest, we'll do the rest."
Zhou Lanqin brought longan and red date tea, one cup for each person, and said to her family with a smile, "Most of the dishes tonight were prepared by Linglong. This girl is so capable. The dishes she makes are delicious and beautiful. She arranges the bowls so delicately and beautifully. I can't learn to cook them even if I follow her."
"Really? Then we'll have to try it tonight."
Mrs. Zhou smiled broadly as she said, "Lan Ping called earlier and said Linglong's cooking was excellent. Staying with them for a few days has spoiled their stomachs. After she left for Seoul to join the army, they lost their appetite for days."
"I'll make it for my aunt and uncle after they return to Beijing." Gong Linglong said with a smile.
Song Tao drank tea and asked, "Sister-in-law, let's come to grandma's house for dinner in a few days. Please teach me how to make braised pork belly. I'll go back and make it for them."
"Okay." Gong Linglong agreed immediately.
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