It was dinner time, and when Shui Sulan came in refreshed, she saw Ni Bingyan sitting in the crowd talking and laughing, while Lao Song's daughter-in-law Guo Yingying was sitting on the side with a straight face, playing with her mobile phone.
The smile couldn't help but get a little bigger.
Perhaps this is the joy of powerful alliances.
There are successors and so on, which really makes people live longer.
Let her, Old Song, have a bad mouth all her life, and she can't stand up to her descendants!
Hahaha~
The two rooms on the left and right of the house have large floor-to-ceiling windows, facing the beautifully landscaped courtyard.
The elders took their seats and called the younger ones to come over.
There weren't many people, and there was just enough room for a large round table.
They secretly poked and teased each other for a while, and then sat together again, still looking harmonious.
“The chef has developed a new dish, it’s time for everyone to try it today!”
Aunt Liu, one of the hosts, was in charge of the dinner preparations and had a clear idea of the dishes. When everyone was seated, she rang the bell for the waiter to serve.
Food was served one after another, and everyone picked up their chopsticks and prepared to eat.
Shui Sulan sat down in her seat, gently rolled up her sleeves and wiped her hands, naturally revealing the new watch on her wrist.
Several other aunties also made the same move, showing their expressions.
But none of them stared at the others, they just looked at the dishes on the table, turned slightly sideways, and talked to their juniors.
Ni Bingyan's eyelids flickered slightly.
After a while, the dishes were served, and someone spoke:
"Sister Lan, I saw this watch last time I attended the auction. I wanted to take a photo of it, but I didn't. I didn't expect that it was taken away by you."
Ni Bingyan understood, oh, this round, his domineering president won again.
"What a shame~ If I had known you liked it, I wouldn't have taken the photo. The last time I went there, I didn't come across a few things that I liked. I sat there for two hours and felt that I was at a loss, so I picked a few things. I took the shot. I didn’t come back empty-handed.”
Then the topic naturally turned to the recent auctions.
As we chatted, we started gossiping about the whereabouts of the celebrity auction items.
"Do you still remember that emerald cabbage tree? It was finally taken away by the Jiang family member, saying that he was preparing to give it to his daughter-in-law when his younger son gets married."
Ni Bingyan was not interested in the auction, nor was he very keen on antique jewelry, so he just sat on the side and listened.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Song mentioned "the one from the Jiang family" while talking and gave her a subtle look.
Ni Bingyan understood immediately.
Oh, damn Jiang Sheng!
Are you getting married too?
I don’t know who I married?
But it has nothing to do with her. It goes in the left ear and out the right ear, and gossiping is enough.
Who in the circle doesn't know that Ni Bingyan had a relationship with Jiang Sheng before?
Mentioning this family in front of Shui Sulan, Aunt Song was obviously furious and wanted to break up the whole family.
However, Shui Sulan was not in a hurry.
He picked up a piece of ham, chewed it carefully, picked up a piece of crispy bamboo shoots and put it in the bowl, then said with a smile:
"The jade cabbage is just a common ornament, nothing unusual. However, the authentic painting by Zhao Mengfu fetched more than 30 million yuan. My brother Wen hesitated for a moment, and was taken away by the eldest brother of the Cao family. It is said that he planned to give it to his in-laws. I said, he doesn’t like calligraphy either! He is worried that his daughter will not have a good life in the future. Hey, he is really kind and fatherly."
Now Aunt Song's face became stiff.
Pianshui Sulan asked everyone, "Speaking of which, have you all received the invitations?"
Several others said they had received it, but Lao Song remained silent.
But Shui Sulan didn't really break up with her. She praised the tenderness of today's foie gras in the blink of an eye.
Ni Bingyan felt like she had eaten a lot of raw melon, and she felt as if she had a cat throughout the meal, tickling her.
After finishing the meal, the food did not disappoint.
Even Ni Bingyan, who has been accustomed to delicacies from all over the world since he was a child, is willing to give the chef an eight-point five.
After having enough wine and food, we drank tea and chatted. Seeing that it was getting late, we dispersed.
There was no further nightlife. I don’t know whether it was because the aunts didn’t have that hobby or it was just inconvenient to take the juniors with them.
On the way home, Shui Sulan asked her how she felt. She didn't know how to answer. She just said, "Xu Jingwen invited me to her pottery studio." Then Shui Sulan knew what she was doing.
Among the eldest daughters and young daughters-in-law, Xu Jingwen is the one with a relatively simple mind.
She couldn't tell when adults were talking, she was always slow to do things, and she was only obsessed with pottery.
The family didn't expect her to make much money or have a big business, so they gave her money every year to run a ceramics studio.
In addition to being innocent, this person also has the aloofness of an artist. His family has introduced many blind dates, but he doesn't like any of them. He is 28 years old and has never had a first love.
Among the old sisters, apart from Sang Yuan, Xu Jingwen's marriage was the second most worrying event.
Talking about makeup, antiques, art, and eating, drinking and having fun all night long seemed really boring to Ni Bingyan.
I was able to chat with Xu Jingwen not only because of her simple temperament and Ni Bingyan's liking, but also because both of them are lovers of Hanfu.
"It doesn't matter. We get along if we can chat. If we can't, forget it. Even though your Aunt Song and I often quarrel, our relationship is not bad. When I encounter something, she always says nothing nice. , but they would all reach out to help me.”
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have taken Ni Bingyan to get to know him.
Ni Bingyan felt a little embarrassed: "I thought your relationship was not very good, so I gave her daughter-in-law a beating."
"oh?"
Ni Bingyan explained the situation at that time.
"This person seems to have no brains. I'm not the kind of person who swallows his anger. If I can't hold it back, I'll..."
"Haha! It's okay!"
Then Ni Bingyan asked why those words made Aunt Song change her face.
"Her son was originally married to a daughter of the Cao family. Cao Qingci was a soft-tempered man who only liked to live his own little life behind closed doors, being silly and happy all day long.
"Lao Song's son is not a talented person. I thought he lacked a little ability at first, but he didn't expect that he didn't cultivate his personal ethics and had an illegitimate child outside, and he even let Lao Cao know about it.
"Lao Cao was tough and cut off the cooperation between the two families. He also came to take his daughter home and divorced her neatly.
"Then the mistress brought the child in, and it was Guo Yingying.
"The Guo family is just a small businessman. They care about face and don't have much publicity. At their wedding, they made a fool of themselves on the spot just because of the seating arrangement, which made it very difficult for you and Aunt Song to get off the stage.
"As for my biological mother, your sister's mother-in-law, she is a well-known talented woman in Sijiu City. She is always considerate and has experience in organizing weddings. I said I learned a lot from her before, and I am not bragging.
"It is said that Cao Qingci was greatly hit. He found the right person again this year and bravely entered marriage. Hey, I hope I can meet the right person this time!"
How can a woman do it if she does not stand up on her own and only relies on her father and brothers for support?
But it’s not easy for outsiders to talk about other people’s family affairs.
Well, Ni Bingyan immediately understood how offensive what she said before was.
People who don't know about it may think it's nothing, but the people involved are really heartbroken when they hear it.
Ni Bingyan was a little confused now: "Then..."
"Why do you continue to associate with your Aunt Song? Really? You don't even think about it in your head. After decades of friendship, do we stop communicating because her son has no moral integrity?"
"Then Guo Yingying..."
"Hey, although the Guo family is not very popular, it is a serious family. Guo Yingying was also deceived by the son of the old Song family, thinking that he was unmarried, so she gave birth to his son without obtaining a certificate.
"This Guo Yingying is a bit scheming, but not much. But she punched the old master to death, and then insisted that Lao Song's son cheated on her feelings and raped her. She wanted to sue him and send him to jail. But she still had the chat records of the two of them, Lao Song's son personally admitted that he was unmarried during his marriage to Cao Qingci, which is irrefutable evidence.
"Otherwise, the old Song family would not be able to hold a wedding for them with great fanfare."
Ni Bingyan suddenly understood Aunt Song's irritability a little more.
"Then she goes out to socialize and takes Guo Yingying with her."
Are you afraid that you will hate her to death?
If her son makes a mistake, no matter how rational the mother is, she will be more or less angry at others.
"Then what can I do? Guo Yingying is so proud! She has only been here for three years, and she has added three fat grandsons to the old Song family. If her son fails to live up to his expectations, he has four trumpets that he can practice again. I would be moved to tears."
(⊙o⊙)…
Ni Bingyan returned home and told Sang Yuan about this, saying that today was an eye-opener for him.
As a result, Sang Yuan smiled softly: "What's this? You can't finish all the food in the circle. You will know after a long time."
The real poor are busy working hard for survival, who has the time to do all that mess! (End of chapter)
