Chapter 172: Housewarming Party 4
Chapter 172: Housewarming Party 4
Yang Xiuxiu followed the direction of Lin Ting's finger and pursed the corners of her mouth unconsciously.
She hadn't seen that figure for three years.
She couldn't control her emotions, but she wanted to walk towards the figure.
When Yang Yongnian and Pan saw Yang Xiuxiu, she was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a rosy face. She was no longer the sister who knelt in the rain and begged him for help.
"Brother...sister-in-law..."
Yang Xiuxiu's heart was choked with sobs, and tears came out before she could say anything.
Lin Ting handed her a handkerchief, but she still couldn't help crying in front of her family.
Yang Yongnian confirmed the person and let out a long sigh.
"Xiu, you guys didn't even tell your family about such a big thing as the family split. What if someone suppresses you? You..."
If someone hadn't told Yang Yongnian that Shen Qingzhou and his family were holding a housewarming party today and invited them to the banquet, he wouldn't have known that Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali had separated from the old Shen family.
He thought that Shen's mother was only partial to her eldest son and didn't even care about Shen Qingzhou's life.
Shen Dali is a weak person and is really afraid that Yang Xiuxiu won't even have enough to eat if she follows him.
I also heard from the visitor that the Shen family did not allocate a house to them, and now they built this house themselves.
He thought that Shen Dali and Yang Xiuxiu had built a mud house by themselves, and the housewarming party was just a formality to invite their relatives.
It was not until I arrived at Wushan Village and asked people along the way that I found out where Yang Xiuxiu's new house was. When I saw the large courtyard over there with blue bricks and stone tiles, I thought I had come to the wrong place.
But now that I see my sister in person, wearing a golden hairpin, it seems that their lives have really improved.
"Alright, his father, the separation of Xiuxiu and the others is not something that can be explained in just a few words. Now that we see that they are fine, our family is relieved, right?"
Pan actually felt quite guilty that Yang Xiuxiu had not been in contact with the Yang family for so many years. If her own children had not been hungry and Yang Yongnian had not given the surplus food at home to Yang Xiuxiu, she would not have made a fuss.
Now she took the initiative to come and see Yang Xiuxiu, just to put aside the rift of the past and put it in the past. In fact, her mother-in-law also missed her as her aunt.
Because of what happened that year, no one dared to ask Yang Xiuxiu to go home, and she had always heard that Shen Qingzhou's leg had not healed.
Although she was afraid that the scenes of the past would happen again, she also didn't want the Yang brothers and sisters to stop communicating because of her. She had let go of her anger from that year.
Regarding what happened that year, both Yang Xiuxiu and Pan felt very sorry for each other and neither of them mentioned it again.
However, Pan saw Lin Ting standing beside Yang Xiuxiu. She was wearing a lavender dress and had her hair combed into a bun. She had never seen such a beautiful woman in the Shen family.
"Xiu Xiu, who is this young lady?"
Yang Xiuxiu quickly wiped away her tears. It was a rare occasion for her to see her elder brother again, and she was very excited.
"Brother, sister-in-law, this is Shen Qingzhou's wife, Lin Ting. Our family is what it is today thanks to Lin Ting. Our Qingzhou is also very lucky."
Lin Ting nodded towards Yang Yongnian and Pan: "Hello, uncle, hello, aunt. My mother-in-law has been missing you. She is so happy that you can come."
Lin Ting also quickly spoke and invited the two into the inner courtyard.
Finally, at the auspicious time calculated by Old Master Li, Shen Dali, Shen Qingzhou, Lin Ting and the villagers hung the plaque with the words "Shen's House" on the gate.
The decorations were hung at Shen's house. On both sides of the door, Shen Zhuang and Shen Cong lit firecrackers. The smoke and firecrackers sounded at the same time, crackling.
There were also packaged candies, which Shen Dali threw to the place where the children and villagers were looking for them.
There was laughter and noise everywhere, and everyone was scrambling for the falling candies, which were usually out of their reach.
The village chief said: "It's an auspicious day for the Shen family to move to their new home. Let's put up the plaque and have a feast!"
Nanxinglou had prepared the food long ago, and the young people in the village also came to help. Tian Wang took the lead and helped serve the dishes.
The dishes were served to every table, and the villagers found their seats.
The inner courtyard of the Shen residence could only accommodate three tables, and the rest of the seats were almost all placed outside.
Lin Ting and Yang Xiuxiu naturally sat at the table for female relatives, which included Old Madam Qu, Lin Lin, Mrs. Pan, and Aunt Jiang.
Even Liu Shiying sat at this table, but knowing that Mrs. Qu was the county magistrate's mother, Liu Shiying was afraid of picking up the wrong dish while eating and did not dare to move at all.
The other table was also for male guests. Here were Shen Qingzhou's classmates from college, as well as Lu Cailiang, and Tian Wang and others from the village.
Brother Shen Zu is also at this table.
The seats Lin Ting had prepared were all occupied, and everyone had already started eating.
Shen Jizu pulled his family back to change clothes. He smelled a little, so in order to leave a good impression on the county magistrate, he took a bath.
"Dad, why don't you ask better? Why did Lin Ting invite the county magistrate? Really."
Shen Rou was unwilling to give up. She couldn't beat Lin Ting, but was it impossible for her to lose face?
Xu also tidied herself up. She was going to be a member of an official's family in the future, and she couldn't let the county magistrate and those nobles see her slovenly.
Mother Shen even took out the new clothes she was going to wear in the coffin and put them on again.
Her Shen Jizu is a scholar who knows everything about astronomy and geography. As long as he can talk to the county magistrate, he might be able to get an official position.
"How would I know the whereabouts of the county magistrate? Hurry up, or we'll be late."
"Hurry, hurry, Jizu, change your clothes quickly. Go ask the county magistrate for an official position. Give him more wine to make him happy."
Shen's mother thought that in Wenzhu County, the county magistrate had the final say on everything and could give official positions at will.
After they packed up, they returned to the Shen residence wearing what they thought were the best clothes.
But when the four of them looked around, they found that there was no place for them to sit in the courtyard.
Lin Ting saw several people running over and breathing heavily. He stood up after a long time, deliberately embarrassing them.
Mother Shen also noticed that there were no seats available. She looked around at the main table, where there were only a few young people she didn't know. Who was the county magistrate?
Never mind. The county magistrate must be sitting at the main table anyway. Shen's mother didn't dare to wake up anyone else, so she wanted to wake up Shen Dali.
He gave his seat at the main table to Shen Jizu.
Shen Jizu's matter is the big deal, Shen Dali's housewarming is nothing.
"Mr. Shen..."
"Uncle is here. You're late. There's no room here. Uncle, please add a stool and sit next to Second Uncle."
Before Shen's mother could finish her words, she was interrupted by Lin Ting's voice. She kept pulling Shen Jizu to sit at another table.
"Lin Ting, what's wrong with you? Shen Jizu is considered a family member here, how can you sit next to him?
If there is no seat at the main table, please call the village chief or Shen Dali down and let my stepfather sit there."
inspire-indiana