Old Master Wei's birthday party was held at night. The children were in school during the day, and the whole family was there at night. Nowadays, people don't care about eating less at night. On the contrary, since they just got up in the morning to eat, their appetites are generally not big. At noon, they eat in the shop, and the food is also simple. At night, the meal is extra rich. Today, I added another extra before the extra.
The Wei family was far from being a wealthy family, but they had no worries about food and drink. Today, they had chicken, fish, pork elbows, and all the home-cooked dishes. The noodles were rolled by Chen Xuan herself, and they were chewy and delicious. The stew was made by Li, with yellow flower, black fungus and pork slices. The dishes on the table were made by Chen Xuan and Li, and although they were home-cooked, they were pretty good.
Old Master Wei looked at the men and women of the family, even the eldest son-in-law came over, and he was very satisfied, with a smile on his face. Wei Shi and Wei Nian led everyone to raise their glasses to toast their father for a long life. Old Master Wei was old and could only drink a limited amount of wine, so he smiled and said, "I only have this glass of wine, Ah Shi and Ah Nian, have a few drinks with your eldest brother-in-law."
Lang and his uncle are all talkative people. Today is such a happy day. Even Mrs. Wei doesn't mind her daughter-in-law eating too much. She keeps telling her children and grandchildren, "Eat two more bowls. This is longevity noodles. Eat more and you will be blessed."
Chen Xuan was a little full after eating. There was not a bad dish on the table, no matter it was meat or vegetables. Chen Xuan never thought that she could sit at the same table with the Wei family so happily in her two lifetimes. She was no longer the redundant person. Even if she and Brother An Nian were separated in the future, Chen Xuan would not feel redundant. The Wei family had treated her well in her two lifetimes. While she was in this family, she was willing to do her part.
Everyone was eating, drinking, talking and laughing, and they were happier than during the Chinese New Year.
Chen Xuan now dared to speak, and said with a smile, "We'll do the same on the old lady's birthday. At that time, I'll roll the noodles and my sister-in-law will make the sauce."
Although Mrs. Wei was happy, she felt sorry for the money for the large table of food. She kept saying, "No, no, I won't. I'll just have a bowl of noodles with soybean sauce."
Wei Nian refused, "That won't do. Mom, your birthday party can only be better than my dad's. Otherwise, I can't agree to it, and neither can my brother or my brother-in-law!"
Everyone talked at once, making old lady Wei very happy.
Wei Nian drank a lot that day. When Chen Xuan returned to the room, she could smell alcohol in half the room. Wei Nian was lying on the kang, motionless. Chen Xuan hurried over to take a look and called out twice, "Brother Nian, are you asleep?"
Wei Nian hummed twice and moved towards the sound. Chen Xuan saw that half of his face was pressed on the mandarin duck pillowcase, and he just hummed without responding. Chen Xuan called out twice, "Brother An Nian, are you asleep?"
Wei Nianlue opened his eyes slightly, responding to Chen Xuan's words.
Chen Xuan was now bolder and couldn't help but say to Wei Nian, "How come you drink so much! You should drink less if you have a poor alcohol tolerance." She went out to make a hangover soup for Wei Nian. Chen Xuan brought a small bowl of the soup and patted Wei Nian up. Wei Nian reluctantly sat up, and Chen Xuan pulled the quilt out, letting Wei Nian lean against it, and handed him the hangover soup.
Wei Nian didn't answer, but just opened his mouth slightly. He had drunk a little too much today, his lips were bright red, his long eyebrows were slanted, and there was a hint of rouge in the corners of his eyes. His slender neck and the small piece of pale skin that was loosely exposed at the collar of his snow-white shirt were all slightly flushed at this moment, and his whole person was handsome in an indescribable way. Chen Xuan suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and chanted "Amitabha" three times softly before feeding Wei Nian the sobering soup.
If Wei Nian hadn't been trying hard to hold it in, he would have burst out laughing.
After feeding Wei Nian two mouthfuls, he lay down after eating two mouthfuls. Chen Xuan hurriedly pulled him to change clothes. First, she unbuttoned Wei Nian's suit, lifted one arm to take off one sleeve, asked him to lift his body slightly, and took off the whole suit, the vest inside, and the shirt, and so on. When it came to taking off the shirt, just after unbuttoning two buttons, revealing a beautiful collarbone around the neck, Chen Xuan's cheeks were burning. How could she, a grown-up girl, take off a man's clothes? She was a serious person. Chen Xuan thought about it, and buttoned the two buttons for Wei Nian again. Then, she turned around to take off Wei Nian's shoes and pants. There was a layer of trousers on the outside, woolen pants inside, and autumn trousers left. Chen Xuan didn't care and pulled the quilt to cover Wei Nian.
Chen Xuan glanced at Wei Nian and thought, I must not let Brother Nian drink too much in the future. Once he gets drunk, he will have to study English by himself at night.
The next day, Chen Xuan had a formal discussion with Wei Nian about this matter. Chen Xuan stood under the kang with a stern face, "I finally understand. Wine is not a good thing, especially you can't drink too much. Brother Anian, you are an adult. If you drink like that, the old lady and grandfather will know and they will be very worried. You can't do this again in the future."
Wei Nian stepped on the big cotton shoes that Chen Xuan had made for him and got off the kang. He asked Chen Xuan with a smile, "Are you worried because I didn't teach you foreign language yesterday?"
"I know the phonetic symbols now, so I can learn by myself. Do you think I did this just for this? I just saw that you were feeling uncomfortable after drinking too much, which is not good for your health." Chen Xuan brought Wei Nian some water to wash his face, and put a towel over his head. "Wash your face. I'm going to cook."
Wei Nian touched the water in the basin and it was freezing cold. He called out to Chen Xuan, "Why is it so cold?"
Chen Xuan turned around and said to Wei Nian, "Who told you to get drunk last night? Wash with cold water today. You need to wash for three days before you can remember."
"I'll remember it now." Wei Nian coaxed Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan lifted the curtain and went out, ignoring Wei Nian. Wei Nian went to pick up the thermos, but his hand was empty. Chen Xuan knocked on the window and reminded him, "I have used up all the water in the thermos, and the hot water in the kitchen has not yet been boiled." Then, she happily went to the kitchen to make breakfast with her long braids swinging, which made Wei Nian so angry that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He used to say that Chen Xuan was a stupid girl, but he was really wrong.
Chen Xuan kept her word, but Wei Jin, who had such a sharp ear, knew about this. Wei Jin scolded Chen Xuan in front of Mrs. Wei, "Tell me, An Nian goes out early and comes back late every day to take care of the business in the shop. When she came home, she didn't even have hot water to wash her face. Tell me, what's the point of having a wife like you? Isn't the reason for a man to marry a wife to live a comfortable life?"
Chen Xuan said, "This is all because of Brother Anian getting drunk. I told him that this was the first time, so I told him to wash his face with cold water and remember this lesson. If it happens again, I will complain to Grandpa and ask Grandpa to teach him a lesson."
"Oh, I really didn't realize how you can be so powerful! Do you still want to control A Nian? You are really ambitious." Wei Jin got angry when he heard this. He felt that this country girl wanted to control her brother and was about to rebel at any minute!
Chen Xuan said seriously, "It's not about who controls who. I shouldn't have controlled it, but Brother Anian treats me very well. I saw that he was in pain after drinking too much. He went to bed yesterday without washing his face, brushing his teeth, or soaking his feet. He was thirsty for half the night and looked for water. He drank a whole enamel pot of water before he felt better. Seeing that he was in such pain, I have to remind him that there should be a limit to drinking. Excessive drinking is not good. How can I control Brother Anian? He is so smart and knowledgeable. I just think that there are too few things I can do with my heart. When I can care about Brother Anian, I don't want to miss it."
"Oh my, my teeth are sore, such corny words." Wei Jin reminded Chen Xuan, "Anyway, I married you to serve Anian. If you serve him well, it will be your lifelong blessing."
Chen Xuan kept silent. Seeing that Wei Jin had nothing else to say, she went to talk to Wei Yin. Wei Jin turned around and said to Old Lady Wei, "This country girl is getting more and more powerful."
"Okay, as the eldest sister-in-law, you are not someone who can be easily pestered." said Old Mrs. Wei.
"Hey, Mom, you're not doing it right today! Why are you picking on her?"
"A-Nian is drunk and he is not in the right anyway. What's the harm in washing your face with cold water for two days? You won't be cold. If your father knew about this, he would definitely scold him."
"Hey, Mom, when I told you about this before, you didn't have this attitude." The old lady changed her mind too quickly.
Mrs. Wei probably felt that it was not fair to betray her daughter, so she said, "Although your second brother's wife did not do anything wrong, you still have to put a dent in her prestige and not let her get ahead of your brother. This is where you, the eldest sister-in-law, come in."
Wei Jin is worthy of being Mrs. Wei's biological daughter. She immediately saw her mother's sinister intentions. Wei Jin snorted and said, "You are so ugly to let me be this ugly person, Mom."
"Isn't this all for your brother's good? You're only his biological sister, otherwise who would care about him so much?" She quickly coaxed her daughter. Wei Jin was the king in her mother's family and was used to bullying Chen Xuan, so she didn't take it seriously.
Chen Xuan didn't take Wei Jin seriously at all. As soon as the twelfth lunar month began, Wei Jin went back to her husband's house. Mr. Wen had a salon party. Last time, Mr. Rong said that he would draw up another list of selected books for him. Chen Xuan still remembered this and made preparations early. She went to Mr. Wen's salon with Anian and Wei Yin.
Because Mr. Rong saw through her true nature, this time, Chen Xuan did not insist on drinking coffee when talking to Mr. Rong. Chen Xuan took a cup of milk tea. She felt that milk tea was more to her taste. Mr. Rong gave Chen Xuan another list of books. Chen Xuan took it and read it carefully. Mr. Rong explained carefully, "The order is from easy to difficult. The more you go back, the more difficult it is. But they are all good books."
"I will read it carefully." Chen Xuan said seriously.
"good."
Mr. Rong was a popular figure in the salon, and soon someone came over to say hello. Mr. Rong bowed slightly and went over to greet the guest.
Chen Xuan and Wei Yin were together and met a new Mr. Lin. However, Mr. Lin was obviously more interested in Mr. Rong. Even when talking to Chen Xuan and Wei Yin, he was also intentionally or unintentionally trying to find out about their relationship with Mr. Rong. Chen Xuan and Wei Yin were not stupid. They sent Mr. Lin away with a few perfunctory words and finally went to listen to Mr. Wu talk about antiques and folk customs.
Wei Nian met Mr. Rong when he went outside to smoke. Mr. Wen didn't like people smoking indoors, so when the man was craving for cigarettes, he had to go outside to smoke. Wei Nian lit a cigarette and said sincerely, "I was not around when my wife was having trouble last time, and it was thanks to Mr. Rong who helped me."
Mr. Rong was still polite and courteous. "It's just a small matter. Besides, even without me, I think Mrs. Wei can handle it herself."
"I'm still a little worried." Wei Nian said.
Mr. Rong thought for a moment and said, "That day, I saw that Mrs. Wei was very sad."
Wei Nian looked sideways at the men and women in the glass window, his eyes fixed on Chen Xuan, who was listening to a speech with a smile on her face, her eyes were very serious. Wei Nian's eyes could not help but be tinged with tenderness, "This time last year, my wife and I had just gotten married, and she didn't know a single word at that time. Mr. Wen always believed that I taught her to read and write. It wasn't like that at the beginning. At first, she didn't dare to ask me, and she learned from my sister and the two girls from the back who were studying. At first, she learned five words a day, then ten, twenty a day, and now she recites a passage of ancient Chinese with less than 100 words every day, and also learns some foreign words. She has suffered a lot."
"Sometimes, some things are actually insignificant to me and easy to solve. But for her, it may take some trouble. However, should I solve it for her or should she solve it herself? When she has her own ideas, I still prefer to let her make her own decisions. Was the incident that day an accident or was it caused by me? Fortunately, I met Mr. Rong. Since that day, my wife has become less and less concerned about me as the head of the family."
Mr. Rong smiled and said, "Most women nowadays are like climbing trumpet creepers. Mr. Wei wants a pine tree, so it's hard to have both."
"Anyone who wants to have it all is too greedy. I'm not that kind of person."
Mr. Rong looked at Wei Nian with some surprise. He originally thought that Wei Nian was just an ordinary small businessman. Unexpectedly, Wei Nian not only dressed in a modern style, but also had more knowledge than some so-called modern people.
The author has something to say: ps: Good morning, Mr. Draft Box~~~~~~~~~~The second update is still from Mr. Draft Box, at 4 pm~~~~This should be the update for tomorrow morning, I pressed the Draft Box button to publish articles as if I were crazy, so there is no update for tomorrow morning, and the second update is still at 4 pm!!!!!!!!!!!!