Chapter 212 The You family’s daughter is blind, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger Zhao family (asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket)
While the You family was looking at the three people under the roof, Zhao Duan was also looking at the relatives from the west.
He was not wearing an official robe, just a relatively simple and elegant robe that covered his muscular lines.
From the outside, he looks more like a scholar than a military official.
Coupled with the powder-covered face, it does fit the stereotype of a "pretty face".
Next to her, mother and daughter Eugene Flower were also dressed up.
The plump and beautiful stepmother is wearing her favorite dark green printed dress made of Sichuan brocade given by the palace. It is extremely dignified and elegant.
There are heavy gold hairpins stuck in the black hair that is tied into a woman's bun. She puts it on her hands in front of her, and also wears the jade bracelets that the Dong family sent as an apology.
Paired with white and smooth hands, she really has the charm of a noble lady from the capital.
Zhao Pan, standing next to his mother, looked equally stunning today.
The girl's slender waist was tied with a jade belt, and her silky black hair was carefully combed by Eugene Flower to look like an official lady.
On her pretty face, her nose is turned up and her eyelashes are like brushes.
Bright eyes like autumn water, light pink lips.
Because of practicing correct martial arts skills in the past few months, although he is still a three-legged cat, he has developed a strange temperament of girlish tenderness mixed with sassiness.
I have to say that the three members of the Zhao family are all very good-looking.
Correspondingly, the family of three who came to the door suddenly looked eclipsed.
It's okay for the father and son, after all, one has a rough temperament, and the other is a slovenly young man who doesn't care much about appearance.
But the bejeweled Youshi was restrained as soon as she appeared on the stage.
It is clear that the woman is a graceful lady in the family, but when compared with Eugene and her daughter, she immediately gives off the vulgarity of a small family.
You Zhande was also surprised, but he had seen the world after all, so he was the first to speak:
"Jinhua...is that you?"
A call of "sincere love" with a hometown accent immediately triggered the sadness of Eugene Flower who had been wandering in a foreign land for many years.
"Second uncle..."
Eugene Hua's nose twitched, and he subconsciously walked forward quickly, tears flashing in his eyes.
More than ten years have passed, and the second uncle in front of me doesn't seem to have changed much, except that he has aged a bit.
At this moment, the memories of the past exploded.
Eugene Hua, who has a gentle personality and cares about family ties, almost cried.
When I was a young girl, those unpleasant pasts seemed to have been washed away by time and faded too much.
Her stepson and daughter didn't understand why she had such an attitude towards relatives who had treated her badly.
But in Eugene Hua's view, although the second uncle's family was indeed fighting for the family property and was a bit mean, blood was still thicker than water.
Over the years, she married far away to the capital and lost two husbands.
The suffering I suffered during this period is really indescribable to outsiders.
People will always beautify the past, and this is the case with Eugene Flower. After more than ten years of separation, the original hatred has faded a lot.
Therefore, when I suddenly received a letter from home, I even guessed in my heart that the purpose of the family members was not simple.
It doesn't matter whether you cling to it or not.
But we can finally reunite with our loved ones in our lifetime.
For her, it was a huge comfort.
However, after all, Eugene Flower is no longer the young girl she once was. After a slight loss of composure, she bowed to the two elders in turn:
"Jinhua has met my second uncle and aunt."
You Zhande smiled broadly, and his wife You Shi also smiled enthusiastically but falsely.
Play the role of a loving elder.
"This is Lu'er."
Eugene Hua looked at the boy next to him who was about seventeen or eighteen years old and already as fat as a pig, and asked curiously.
After You Luer came in, he looked left and right, looking around.
When he saw someone, his eyes were fixed on Eugene Hua and his daughter, and they were a little nervous.
He cast a vague glance at the chest of Eugene, who was his "cousin".
His eyes were glued to the girl Zhao Pan who was slowly following behind.
Zhao Duan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth raised a slight, cold arc.
but didn't speak
——Today, in order for my stepmother to hold her chest and head high in front of her family and earn some face.
Today he decided to play the role of a "good and obedient" stepson.
Unless necessary, do not ruin this hard-won reunion with your stepmother.
"Yes, Lu'er, salute quickly, I have met your sister."
You Zhande smiled boldly and urged his younger son.
The young man, who was as fat as a pig, reluctantly lowered his head and shouted:
"Cousin."
Eugene Hua was overjoyed. Then he remembered something and turned around to greet Zhao Pan.
He introduced his daughter’s identity and asked her to call someone.
Zhao Pan had a straight face, feeling extremely resistant to this so-called relative.
Especially the look in the little fat man's eyes made her uncomfortable.
But for the sake of my mother, I still patiently saluted and called out in turn:
"Second grandpa, second grandma..."
Zhao Duan smiled and did not allow himself to recognize the two elders.
Walking to Zhao Pan, he just nodded and said: "A few days ago, I heard that my aunt's elders were coming, but I didn't have time to make any preparations. I only prepared a family banquet and invited them to come in and sit down. Bar."
Only then did You Zhande look at the "rightful master" he was clinging to today.
The head of this small family, who travels all over the world and is considered a figure, had a just right smile on his face and said in admiration:
"This must be the eldest son of the Zhao family. He is really handsome."
In his words, he did not regard him as a "junior" at all, but showed some respect.
Zhao Duan smiled, not surprised, and immediately invited the You family into the main room.
The maid hurriedly served refreshments, and the two parties exchanged greetings and took their seats.
The obese boy frowned and entered the room, took a glance, and said, holding his stomach: "Didn't you prepare any food? I'm hungry."
As soon as he said this, the rich You Zhande's face changed slightly and he scolded: "Why are you so rude?"
Youshi is a cub protector, and she was a little reluctant when she heard this. She protected the little fat man:
"What are you and your son shouting about?"
The atmosphere was a little stiff, and Eugene Hua subconsciously looked at his stepson, only to see Zhao Duan smiling and saying, "It's okay, it's almost noon, Miandao, go tell the cook to serve the food, and we'll chat while we eat."
Mian Tao responded.
A waiter named Ding Fenglou, who had been waiting in the kitchen for a long time, expertly brought in the meat and wine dishes that had been prepared earlier.
Before long, there was a rich and expensive table.
Youshi was greatly surprised. Her face, which was covered with a thick layer of gouache in order to cover her wrinkles, blinked: "Niece, isn't this your cooking skill..."
Eugene Hua smiled and nodded: "Lest I might neglect my second uncle and aunt, I hired a cook from a nearby restaurant."
No wonder...the family looked surprised.
Youshi sat at the table, her waist straight, and she said with some contempt in her eyes: "Let me just say, it doesn't look like a domesticated one, but it turns out that it is hired, which also costs a lot of money. "
He said it as if he was flattered.
In fact, it is full of superiority...
For a big family, hiring people to entertain guests is far less dignified than having a good cook at home.
Not only because of the taste of the dishes, but also because of the family’s financial strength——
Only a wealthy family can afford to support a group of cooks.
Spending money to hire people is undoubtedly a bit of a loss of status.
This sentence, covertly or covertly, was comparing the strength of the Zhao family and the You family.
Zhao Duan smiled and replied for his stepmother: "It's not bad, it doesn't cost much."
What he didn't explain was that he only told his servants to speak.
The shopkeeper of Dingfenglou, one of the top ranked restaurants in the capital, personally brought the entire kitchen and brought his own ingredients to the door.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to close the restaurant for a whole day.
He even refused to accept a single coin, just to express his feelings for Mr. Zhao.
If you can take care of me a little bit in the future, I will be grateful.
It was not what Youshi thought at all, spending money to invite people over.
"Hey, these cutlery and utensils are quite interesting."
You Zhande has a vicious vision and a much bigger picture than his wife.
When he saw that the porcelain used to serve the dishes was exquisite in style and fine in workmanship, he picked up the wine bottle and looked through it, and said in surprise:
"Is this a stamp from the royal official kiln of the previous dynasty?"
Youshi also looked over quickly and was stunned for a moment.
The imperial kiln was exclusively for the royal family, and ordinary people had no chance of obtaining it. When it entered the market, the price was much higher than that of normal utensils.
What's more, it is still an official kiln of the former dynasty... This means that this set of tableware is at least 600 years old...
It's still a complete set. If it's real, it should be a priceless treasure.
Antiques that should be collected.
How can you take it out to serve food?
"Yeah, this imitation is really fine, it looks really bluffing,"
Youshi smiled, pursed her thin lips, and advised: "But niece, this truly wealthy family never uses imitations.
These are just eating utensils, ordinary ones are fine, why bother getting a set of imitation ancient utensils?
We in the family are fine, but if we look at it to knowledgeable outsiders, we will be made fun of. "
Although You Zhande felt that his wife's tone was inappropriate, her words were quite good, so he only said:
"What are you talking about? Jinhua is also kind-hearted in hospitality."
The couple seemed to regard these utensils as fake.
after all……
The Zhao family lived in such an ordinary house, obviously not very wealthy, so this guess was logical.
Zhao Duan, his stepmother, and his sister looked at each other.
They exchanged glances with each other, their expressions slightly strange and they remained silent.
Eugene looked afraid of being bumped. She knew that these utensils were real and indeed antiques from six hundred years ago.
Excellent value.
It was last time that Master Dong personally ordered his grandson Dong Da to bring it to the Zhao family as an apology.
Eugene doesn't understand antiques.
But she knew that the gift given by the dignified Grand Master could not be fake.
So he put it in the cabinet and refused to take it out for fear of damage.
This time, Zhao Duan forced his servants to take it out and use it.
First, it was to save face for my stepmother.
Secondly... Zhao Duan is now pregnant with a huge sum of ten thousand taels, and will have at least ten thousand taels of follow-up dividends, and he doesn't care about a set of porcelain.
That is to say, we are in a hurry, otherwise we will buy a house and move first.
"Haha, that's right. We didn't think carefully."
Zhao Duan didn't bother to explain, he just smiled and let the family think whatever they wanted.
Two times in a row, Youshi felt that he was better than the other two companies, and couldn't help but feel proud again.
Then she looked at the jewelry on Eugene Hua. With her eyesight, she didn't see the fake ones, but she also advised: "We are all meeting our own family, why are we doing such a grand thing? This is a Sichuan brocade skirt." Right?
Even if your elder man is capable, not many would like to come to your home.
You shouldn’t wear clothes to eat. What should you do if you get dirty?
Niece, you are now a mother. You must learn to be the mistress of the Zhao family. "
Eugene Flower could only smile and nod, accepting the elders’ teachings:
"What Auntie said is that our family is small and there are not as many people as my mother's family, which is a big family."
Zhao Pan, who was eating silently next to him, lowered his head to hide his smile.
She wanted to say that the silk and satin cloth that His Majesty gave to her eldest brother could not be used up to make many clothes.
Nowadays, they are piled up in the wing, and they are worried about being eaten by insects. Moreover, the whole family usually wears clothes like this.
When the You family came to visit, they thought they had found a sense of superiority.
Little do they know that all their words and actions reveal their ignorance.
…
Asking for a guaranteed monthly pass
(End of chapter)