The Wen family was not usually so lively. Mr. and Mrs. Wen were really busy and did not come back for dinner. Even though it was the dinner hosted by Mrs. Wen, there were the three brothers Wen Shao, Wen Xin and Wen Yin, as well as the entire Wei family. All three tables were full.
Old Madam Wen and Old Madam Wei sat together, looking at the young children with joy, and said with a smile, "This is truly a sign of a prosperous family."
Mrs. Wei was not modest at all. Her narrowed eyes smiled as she agreed with Mrs. Wen, "The children are all good. Even Shao and the others are serious and motivated children. God will not treat them badly."
The cooks of the Wen family are of first-rate quality, but there are some differences in the taste between Jiangnan cuisine and Beijing cuisine, which is not unacceptable to the Wei family. They are used to eating Western food abroad, not to mention the slight differences in the taste of Chinese food from the north and south. Moreover, there are restaurants with local flavors in Beijing. The famous restaurant Chunhualou in Beijing is famous for its Jiangzhe cuisine. Everyone talked and was very happy. The children were also polite and well-behaved.
After dinner, everyone went to rest as they were tired from the long journey.
Wei Jin's family and Wei Jie's family were all arranged in the borrowed villa. Everyone was tired, so they took a bath and rested early. However, it was inevitable that people who came to the Wen family for the first time would say some private words. Wei Jin returned to the room and whispered to her husband, "Everyone says that Axuan's mother married very well. This is really not ordinary."
Brother-in-law Zhao had never lived in such a fancy house before, so he whispered, "You should be careful with your words. We are in-laws, so don't talk about whether we will get married or not. They treat us as sincere relatives. Otherwise, we would not be able to get here and have to arrange accommodation for us, and the young master would personally pick us up at the station. I don't know how they found so many cars."
Wei Jin nodded and said to her husband, "Not only should I pay attention, you should also pay attention. Let me tell you, the person Xuan's mother hated the most was your mother."
Brother-in-law Zhao was shocked, "Does our old lady know this lady?"
"More than knowing each other. I was still young at that time, and I used to live with my mother in my hometown. That year, my mother was kidnapped by bandits. Our father saw that living in the countryside was not going well, so he took us to Beijing. We came to Beijing together with the women of the Chen family. Our two families lived in front and back, and had a very close relationship. Otherwise, we couldn't arrange a marriage for A-Nian and A-Xuan. A-Xuan's parents are both capable people, but her father was unlucky and died early. Not long after we arrived in Beijing, I met your old lady. At that time, your old lady would come to our two houses every few days, and she would not leave. She would sit for half a day and would not leave until she had lunch. She had a lot to say to the old lady of the Chen family, that is, A-Xuan's grandmother, and she often said bad things about Chen Xuan's mother in front of A-Xuan's grandmother. A-Xuan's mother looked down on your mother and told me that your mother must have died of stinginess in her previous life." Wei Jin looked at her husband with pity and said, "You said that our old lady really did not do good deeds since she was young."
Brother-in-law Zhao was so embarrassed that he coughed lightly, took a sip of tea to calm down, and said helplessly, "It's been like this for the rest of my life, and I can't apply for a new mother, right?" What other weird things did Mrs. Zhao do? Ever since Zhao Feng told her about the expenses for going abroad, she has never mentioned asking the second house to pay for it. Before the eldest house went abroad, Mrs. Zhao first asked for 500 yuan for retirement money, saying that it was 100 yuan a year, paid in one lump sum for five years. If Wei Jin hadn't been busy with going abroad, he would have really gone back to the old house to fight with her. It was really too busy, and Wei Jin didn't want to add to her troubles. With the persuasion of her two sons, she took the money. Otherwise, don't even think about blackmailing her!
So, before the eldest son came to Nanjing, the Zhao family also went to the train station to see him off. Other families would remind their children to stay safe when they sent them out. But his parents were different. They told him to bring back his car (which Old Lady Wei had promised Wei Jin) when he arrived in the United States and let his second brother drive it.
Brother-in-law Zhao thought of his own home and his younger brother's room. He put down his teacup, put his arm around his wife's plump and soft waist, and said, "Even though my parents favor my second brother, I don't envy him at all."
"Are you really not envious?"
Brother-in-law Zhao nodded, "I don't envy you." He was a good-tempered person with no temper. He spoke slowly and gently, "Although my parents favor my second brother, how has he lived these years? How have I lived? I don't have much ability. You are responsible for everything in our family. Both of our sons are promising. They married educated girls. Now even their grandchildren are in front of us. I thought that maybe it was because I was neglected by my parents that my wife was so lucky that I married you. Now look at our family and then look at my second brother's family. How could I envy him? For so many years, Beijing has street lights at night, but my second brother still lives with my parents and lights oil lamps. My parents are old, so let them do as they wish. After all, we are not guarding them, and my second brother will have more time to be filial in the future. As long as our family is safe and sound, the children know how to make progress, the husband and wife are harmonious, and the children and grandchildren are filial, I have nothing else to ask for."
Wei Jin lost his temper after hearing what he said and said with a smile, "You do have some truth in what you said."
Wei Jin has had many feelings over the years because of his age. Wei Jin said, "I have always been strong-willed. After I married you, the old lady favored the second wife, and I was not happy. But now I think that I was only strong-willed in small matters. In the end, I was very angry with my mother-in-law. I was probably very annoying in my natal family at that time. There is no way, my aunt is not like this. Over the years, sometimes I have thought about it over and over again. Look at Axuan. I used to say that she was soft-tempered. When she first married Anian, she didn't know a word, spoke very little, and was like a dough. I looked down on her at that time. . Now it seems that she is the most capable one among us sisters-in-law. She never cares about trivial matters. After marrying Ah Nian, she tried every means to study. I used to think that studying was useless and I laughed at her. Unexpectedly, she is really a capable person. Look at her return to China this time. Many knowledgeable professors spoke to her politely. I heard that there was even a university president who wanted to invite her to teach at the university. Because she signed a contract for her research abroad, and besides, her children were studying abroad and she couldn't leave them, so she declined. "
"Now it seems that no one in our family is as capable as her." Wei Jin sighed, "It can be seen that this person's vision should be focused on the big picture. Take our son for example. I used to think that when he grows up, he will be like you and me, and find a daughter of a merchant family who is of equal status as his wife. If he can go to college, he will marry a good wife. If our son is like the children of the second wife, who have not read many books, the whole family will rely on the business at the counter for a living. Even if our family is good at calculating, we can't marry such a good wife."
"It's a pity that I only understand this truth now in my life, but I'm already old enough to be a grandmother." Wei Jin couldn't help but say.
Brother-in-law Zhao joked, "You are not old enough to be a grandmother. It is useless to understand it earlier. When you were young, you had a headache when you saw words. You are not cut out for studying."
"Go away! Who said I get a headache when I see words? The little girl is just like me. Look how smart she is at studying." Wei Jin was determined not to admit that he was not good at studying.
The couple talked to each other, took a hot bath to relieve their fatigue, and went to bed early.
The two young couples, Zhao Feng and Zhao Yu, also felt that they had learned a lot. They privately said that the second aunt was really a low-key person. They had never heard that the second aunt's mother's family was so prominent. Of course, the second aunt's mother remarried, but in today's world, not to mention the women who remarried properly, there are so many people who have adopted godchildren randomly. These people feel very proud of having a godchild. Unlike the second aunt, who has never been mentioned.
After Wang coaxed her son to sleep, she kept nagging at her husband, so Wei Jie couldn't even read in peace. Wei Jie was so annoyed that he said, "If you keep making so much noise, I'll sew your mouth shut."
Wang murmured quietly, "I was talking about this matter. Why didn't you tell me before? We should bring some Beijing specialties to our elders."
"Come on, uncle and aunt are ready."
"Who can replace whom?"
Wei Jie sighed helplessly and said to his wife, "You should read more books now and successfully get a full scholarship for a master's degree. That's better than anything else."
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Mr. and Mrs. Wen didn't get home until after eight o'clock. Knowing that the whole family had arrived, Mr. Wen asked his eldest son, "Did your eldest sister and the others have a good trip?"
"It was great. We had dinner together tonight. It was very lively." Wen Shao said, "The lights in Aunt Wei's room have been turned off, but the lights in my eldest sister's room are still on. Do you want me to tell my eldest sister's husband?"
Mr. Wen said, "No need. There are still children. They must be asleep. Let them rest. We will see each other tomorrow morning. By the way, tell the kitchen staff that Xinxin likes to eat pancakes. Ask them to make some pancakes in the morning."
"I understand." After saying good night to his parents, Wen Shao went to rest.
Mr. Wen took off his tie and suit, sitting leisurely on the couch. Although he was busy with official duties, he was in a good mood when he thought of his stepdaughter's family. He said sincerely, "Axuan is a really excellent child. This time she returned to China and gave lectures on agronomy at several universities in Beijing. I don't know how Mr. Wu from Central University found out about me and came here. He also asked me if Axuan was interested in staying in China to teach."
"Although there is some flattery in these words, the child has always been very down-to-earth and is a good candidate for research. Her doctoral thesis was rated as one of the top ten outstanding papers last year by a professional magazine in the United States, and she is an outstanding young scientist. She will go a long way in choosing the path of science. However, if scientists want to make a difference, they need a peaceful and excellent research environment. She is different from us. We are politicians, and politicians are willing to take the risk of war." Mrs. Wen said humorously.
Mr. Wen couldn't help but smile and said, "You don't know, Old Wu is not just flattering me. He has been asking me about it since last year, when Axuan and the others hadn't returned to China yet. He has told me several times. The chairman even asked me why Old Wu, who has always been arrogant, is so polite to me."
Mrs. Wen smiled and asked, "What did you say?"
"I told her the truth. At first, the chairman thought that Axuan was engaged in literary creation, but later he found out that she was doing scientific research and was very impressed. He said that literature studies human nature, and science can make the world progress. He also said that if Axuan wanted to stay in China to do research, the university could arrange it." Mr. Wen said, "You also know that Xinxin is about to take the college entrance examination, and she was doing postdoctoral research at the university at that time, so she would have to wait a few more years."
Madam Wen said, "She is not a first-class scientist yet. Once she has made some progress in her studies and the country is at peace, it won't be too late for her to return home."
Mr. Wen nodded.
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