Aunt
Yang Yongjin nodded repeatedly, "What my third uncle said is absolutely true. It's necessary. If she doesn't nod, I won't care even if the son of a rich family has gold and silver in his family!"
These words hit Cao Bamei's mind, and her eyes at Yang Yongjin softened a bit.
"Third uncle, when do you think you can arrange for the two children to meet again?"
Cao Bamei added, "Of course, I'm not anxious for them to get married immediately. Xiuxiu is still young, only fourteen, so I have to stay until sixteen before she can consider getting married."
"I am anxious for them to meet because I want Xiuxiu to see how each other is doing, so that we can get to know each other better in the future."
Yang Huazhong understood what Cao Bamei meant. It was better to spend more time getting to know the other person before getting married than to discover the other person's faults one after another after hastily getting married, and in the end, it was frustrating and the family was upset.
"Well, I'll think of a way to arrange a dinner later, invite more people over for dinner, and then let the two young people meet quietly and say a few words."
"Okay, okay, then Uncle San will have to worry about it. The money for the food and drinks is mine!" Yang Yongjin patted his chest and said boldly.
Cao Bamei nodded repeatedly, "That's right, let's do it. I can't ask Third Uncle for your trouble and money."
Yang Huazhong looked at the two couples and nodded with a smile, "It's easy to talk about it. It's just these two days. Once the arrangements are made, it won't delay Yongjin's return to the restaurant."
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Brothers Li Jia and Li Yi had a good meal and drinks, and had a pleasant conversation with Lao Yang's family. They felt that this matter was over, so they returned to Lijia Village with satisfaction.
Li Wei went to help at the beef vermicelli shop owned by his aunt in the town.
These two days coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival. My aunt and uncle did not go back to their hometown in Fenglin Town to celebrate the festival, but continued to guard this small shop for their livelihood.
As evening approached, the store was a little busy, and Li Wei's aunt didn't bother to ask what Li Wei was doing in town today, so she woke Li Wei to work first.
From the time when the sun turned west to the time when the lights were turned on, the lanterns were hung high in the store, and they continued to work for nearly two hours, until most of the shops on the street outside were closed, and the last customer was sent away. Li Wei helped his uncle
The wooden boards were moved to the door piece by piece to make a strong wooden door, and then a sign with the word "Closed" was hung up before sitting back in the shop.
"Talk to your aunt, I'm going back to the backyard to sleep first." The uncle patted Li Wei on the shoulder and turned to the backyard.
The aunt brought out a steaming bowl of beef vermicelli soup from the small kitchen at the back of the dining hall and placed it in front of Li Wei.
Circles of white and pink are coiled neatly and orderly in a large bowl, with a layer of thickly cut beef spread on top. The vermilion beef is sandwiched with crystal clear beef tendons, and is dotted with bright red chili noodles and emerald green beef.
Coriander foam.
"Eat the poached eggs first. My aunt's latest skill is called candied poached eggs. Try it."
My aunt sat down opposite Li Wei, pointed at the poached eggs on the top of the bowl and said with a smile.
Li Wei was very stuffed after eating at Tianxianglou at noon. He came to the beef vermicelli shop with burps.
After working for several hours, I had already digested everything, and I was already hungry.
Earlier, I secretly took a few sips of the beef soup left in the guest's bowl by clearing the dishes for the guest. Tsk, tsk, it tastes so good!
Now there is this big bowl of beef and poached egg vermicelli in front of me. It looks really good. It’s even prettier than that girl named Mianmian. Not only does it look good, it also fills my stomach!
Li Wei responded to his aunt, picked up the chopsticks and buried his head in the meal, eating hard, chewing until his cheeks bulged, and the sound of him smashing his mouth and trying to swallow could be heard throughout the shop.
The aunt folded her hands on the table and watched with a smile as her nephew ate every last drop of the bowl. Her eyes were filled with a sense of accomplishment, as if she were looking at a pet that had been eaten.
This nephew's biggest characteristic since he was a child is that he has a large appetite and is not picky about what he eats.
When you have no appetite, watching him eat will make you feel good.
If you eat more, you will have more strength, and your temperament will be relatively gentle. You can work as a handyman in the store and do things around. Since you are a relative, you don’t need to pay for the work. You can just take care of a few meals and drinks. Calculating it this way...it’s still pretty good.
"Yeah..."
Li Wei touched his round belly, opened his mouth and let out a loud burp. It felt so good!
My aunt smiled and handed over a bowl of tea: "Here, have a sip of tea to go away the spiciness."
"okay!"
Li Wei felt much more comfortable spending time with his aunt. He picked up the tea bowl and drank heavily, raising his neck and slurping.
"You kid, you haven't changed at all since you were little. You eat and drink as if you were fighting." My aunt teased with a smile.
Li Wei didn't care, so after finishing one bowl, he added another bowl for himself, this time holding it in his hand and drinking it slowly.
"Now that you have some free time, let's talk to my aunt about what you, your uncle and your father are doing in town today?"
When asked about this, Li Wei's face turned slightly red, he lowered his eyes and smiled: "I won't tell you."
My aunt said angrily: "You brat, you just ate my beef and poached eggs, why don't you say sweet words to your aunt? Hurry up, or you will spit it out!"
"Hey, aunt, don't scold me, I'll tell you what I said."
Li Wei smiled and told the woman in front of him about the marriage.
"Oh, so you are going to be the son-in-law of the old Yang family in Changping Village soon? Tsk tsk, the old Yang family is a wealthy family. The number one scholar, the generals, and the great emperors and merchants are all from the old Yang family. You, the boy, are marrying
The daughter of the old Yang family, won’t she be related to those big shots in the future?”
Li Wei corrected his aunt: ", the girl my father and uncle want to help me marry is the eldest granddaughter of the old Yang family, the niece of the general's wife, and my future father-in-law is Mrs. Luo and the cousin of the number one scholar.
, now my father-in-law is managing Tianxiang Tower in Wanghai County."
"Of course I know about Tianxiang Tower. There is also a Tianxiang Tower in our town. I heard that they all belong to Mrs. Luo!" my aunt exclaimed excitedly.
Li Wei corrected again: "Huguang County, Qing'an County, and several towns in the south have branches of Tianxiang Restaurant. I heard my father-in-law say at the wine table today that this is a chain restaurant."
My aunt nodded repeatedly, her eyes gleaming as she listened.
"Xiaowei, your father has been ignorant all his life and has always listened to your uncle's arrangements. Your uncle asked him to go east but he didn't dare to go west. I didn't expect that he really did a great thing for you this time!"
"Getting married to the old Yang family is a pie-in-the-sky good thing. It makes people jealous. Tell auntie, what does that girl named Xiuxiu look like? Does she have the temper of a young lady?"
Chapter completed!