Xu Li had already put all the dishes on the table and shouted to the living room:
"Laoqu, stop talking and bring the kids over for dinner!"
After hearing this, Qu Datou also ended the topic, stood up and stretched his waist:
"Let's go, let's go eat~"
The Qu family also came from a poor family, and they only made their fortune in the past 20 years. They were also pure nouveau riche, so naturally there was no rule about not talking when eating or sleeping, and everyone chatted while eating.
While eating, Qu Datou asked his daughter sitting on his right side:
"Xiao Xiao, what date did you buy the ticket to go to the United States on?"
After hearing this, Qu Xiaoxiao swallowed the shrimp in her mouth and then replied to her father:
"My mother bought me a ticket for two o'clock in the afternoon on the Lantern Festival!"
Xu Li is also forcing a smile now and can't eat anything at all. Although she is extremely dissatisfied with her mother-in-law, in order to show her generosity, she still smiles and says to her husband:
"Lao Qu, this time go back and bring the Jinhua ham and Lao wild ginseng that Lao Li gave you last time, and take them back to mom to try!"
Qu Datou was drinking soup. When he heard his wife's words, he waved his hand and refused directly:
"I have prepared so much stuff that I can barely fit it in the suitcase. Besides, I usually send a lot of stuff to my house. She will definitely not be able to finish all the stuff!"
"That old wild ginseng came back to replenish Xiaoxiao's body. This kid has lost weight again recently!"
Xu Li really couldn't hold it back and said pointedly:
"Whether Mom eats or not is her business. As a daughter-in-law, I have to do a good job, otherwise the old lady may not know what to say about me!"
"Cough~" Qu Lianjie coughed. He felt that Xu Li was going too far. What did she mean by what she just said? Was she dissatisfied with grandma? He was still here.
The butt determines the head. No matter how the old lady treats others, she treats Qu Lianjie very well, so he cannot tolerate others saying anything bad about his grandma.
Qu Datou slapped the spoon in his hand on the table and said with some dissatisfaction:
"Old Xu, look why you brought this up again, everyone was really happy!"
"Okay, okay, I won't mention it anymore. You all can eat slowly. I'm done!"
After Xu Li finished speaking, she stood up and went back to the living room with a sad look on her face. She sat on the sofa. She felt that what she had considered before should be implemented, otherwise she and her daughter would probably not have a penny in the end.
Qu Xiaoxiao in the restaurant naturally spoke for her mother. She turned to her father and said with an unhappy expression:
"Dad, my mother is not happy. Let her vent a few words about what's going on. Are you so reactive?"
"Your mother..." Qu Datou was about to say something, but was interrupted by Qu Lianjie's speech.
"Dad, Xiaoxiao, I've finished eating. You can eat slowly. I'll go back first~"
Qu Lianjie didn't want to help Qu Xiaoxiao out of trouble, but he didn't have time to listen to the quarrel between their father and daughter. At the same time, he felt that he was almost full.
Here Qu Datou heard his son was about to leave, he raised his head and suggested:
"Why don't you go back and stay at home today? It's not like there isn't a place for you to sleep at home, otherwise you have to come over early tomorrow~"
Qu Lianjie smiled and refused while putting on his coat:
"It still doesn't work, I'll come over early tomorrow!"
"Ah, then you go back and have a rest early. Don't go out to drink anymore. You have to drive tomorrow!" Qu Datou saw that his son really didn't want to stay here, so he asked.
After his son left, Qu Datou finished the soup in the bowl, walked to the living room and comforted his wife for a while, then took the gifts and went out to pay New Year greetings. After all, he was in the building materials business, and some old relationships still had to be maintained.
Here Qu Xiaoxiao was sitting on the sofa muttering something unknown after her father left.
Seeing this, Xu Li couldn't help but ask:
"What's wrong, Xiaoxiao, you're still angry with your father!"
Qu Xiaoxiao sighed, hugged her mother's arm, and said in a sad tone:
"I feel sad to see the aggrieved look on your face just now. You are really wronged~"
Xu Li smiled happily when she heard this, then patted her daughter's hand and said with a wry smile:
"What can be done about this? Didn't your dad say it before? When he first came to Shanghai, Qu Lianjie was the one taking care of your grandma. Even though he got divorced later!"
"But your grandma is stubborn and can't turn around. She only recognizes her daughter-in-law over there. Your dad is a filial son. In order not to make your grandma sad, I can only accept it!"
"Then you can't just endure it. In the end, the old lady thought you were easy to bully, so she just kept bullying you~" After listening to her mother's words, Qu Xiaoxiao replied indignantly.
Xu Li hugged her daughter and said softly:
"Forget it, I don't want to embarrass your father, and don't talk like that in the future. It's okay, she is your grandma after all~"
Moreover, there were some things that Xu Li was embarrassed to tell her daughter. It was true that she was already with her husband Qu Datou before they were divorced.
Of course Xu Li doesn't think she did anything wrong. If you, Zheng Fen, can't keep your husband, it's because you are incompetent.
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Early the next morning, Qu Lianjie drove to Qu's house early. After getting off the car, he did not go in. Instead, he chatted with his father's driver, Master Zheng, outside. He didn't want to listen to Xu Li's weird words!
After about twenty minutes, Qu Datou walked out of the house. At the same time, he was still holding the hand of his daughter Qu Xiaoxiao, comforting him as he walked:
"Xiao Xiao, you must listen to your mother at home. Dad and your brother will be back in your hometown for a few days!"
Qu Xiaoxiao's face was filled with unhappiness: "I know~"
Xu Li also walked over from the door, and commanded the nanny to put things in the car with a forced smile:
"Aunt Liu put the sea cucumber in the trunk and the bird's nest to see if they can fit in. If not, put them in the back seat~"
"Dad, Aunt Xu~" Qu Lianjie came over and said hello with a smile. No matter how much he hated that woman in his heart, he had to do a good job on the surface.
"Why don't you go in when you're here? It's so cold outside!" Xu Li replied very politely.
Then Qu Datou and Qu Lianjie embarked on the journey back to their hometown.
After Qu Xiaoxiao sent her father away, she returned to the bedroom with an unhappy look on her face, lay on the bed, took out her cell phone and called Yao Bin.
After being connected, he said in a very low tone:
"Hey, what are you doing!"
Yao Bin was playing a game at this time, so he put his phone on speakerphone:
"Our family always goes to my grandpa's house during the Chinese New Year. I don't like relatives comparing themselves to each other, so I plan to go there later. Isn't this why I'm playing games at home!"
After hearing this, Qu Xiaoxiao suggested to the phone:
"It just so happens that I don't have much interest. Let's invite Xiaoxue and Yu Huan to go out and play together!"
Yao Bin naturally had no objection and directly agreed:
"Of course, no problem. I'll contact Yu Huan and the others. It happens that there is an empty house in my house. Let's meet there!"
After these people gathered together, everyone ate and drank together, chatting happily with each other.
At this time, Yao Bin also noticed that Qu Xiaoxiao, who was sitting on the sofa, was not very interested.
He took his own wine and walked over to sit next to him and asked with concern:
"Xiao Xiao, what's wrong with you? Why are you not happy at all?"
Faced with the concern of her good friend, Qu Xiaoxiao first sighed, and then briefly explained the matter, of course from her perspective:
"Don't mention it. Other families celebrate the Chinese New Year happily, but our family does it every year..."
(End of chapter)
