Abandoned Wives of the Ages: Getting Rich from Space Warehouses
Chapter 654 Birthday Banquet
The next day was Father Xiang's birthday party, and the whole family in the small courtyard got up early.
"Dad, did you sleep well last night?"
Yu Qing walked to the restaurant, pulled up a chair and sat down to ask Ruan Xiuhua, who was already sitting at the dining table having breakfast.
Ruan Xiuhua took a sip of porridge and replied with a smile: "I was really tired after riding the train all day and night. I fell asleep in bed last night and slept very well."
Yu Qing nodded: "That's good!"
After everyone else washed up, they all came over to have breakfast together.
Xiang Yisen and Ruan Xiuhua exchanged a few pleasantries and asked the children: "Are you ready for your birthday gift to grandpa?"
On behalf of the two younger brothers, Zhuzhu said, "Don't worry, we've already prepared it."
When the family arrived at the hotel at ten o'clock in the morning, there were not many people in the banquet hall, and other guests did not come so early.
There were several people in the banquet hall, and Yu Qing didn't recognize any of them.
Xiang Yisen naturally noticed the people sitting in the center, but his expression was too indifferent, making it difficult for people to understand his expression for a while.
Several Wu family members in the banquet hall also noticed the people coming in at the door.
"That group of people who came in, whether they are old or young, are they relatives?"
"I don't know. We live in the countryside. How can we know what kind of relatives the Xiang family has? However, it's still early. Could it be his eldest son's family who are here at this time?"
Upon hearing this, the Wu family carefully looked at Xiang Yisen and Ruan Xiuhua who came in, because they were the only two people in the group who seemed to be the same age as Xiang's eldest son.
"Both of them are in line with the Xiang family's height, and their ages are about the same. Which one is it?"
"I think the younger one looks a bit like my brother-in-law, but he's not weak at all. Didn't my sister say that her son was driven to the countryside by her? How can a child raised in the countryside grow to such an extent?"
"I also heard from my sister that a few years ago, the eldest son got married from his brother-in-law. If this is the case, these people are not like the stepson's family."
Xiang Yisen exuded an aura that kept strangers away and despised everything, which made the Wu family afraid to act rashly.
Xiang's father, who was busy with something unknown in the private room on the second floor, heard the waiter's reminder and hurriedly came down from the second floor.
"Oh, my in-laws are here. I'm sorry. I was busy upstairs and didn't notice what was going on downstairs. I apologize."
"In-laws, if you have something to do, please do your business. We are all members of the family, so there is no need to be polite. There is a master of ceremonies here to greet us."
Ruan Xiuhua had not seen Xiang's father for several years. When he came down from upstairs, he held his hand tightly and the two of them exchanged pleasantries with each other.
Only then did the Wu family realize that this family was really the former son's family and his in-law's family.
The Wu family members were also confused at the same time.
How did the former son grow up in the countryside? Are the resources in the countryside now better than those in the capital?
"People from the countryside are from the countryside. No matter what, they can't compare to those who grew up in the capital. Let's not talk about Yilin for now. When they see Xueer's husband's family later, they will definitely come forward to curry favor with them. After all, where can we meet each other in the countryside?
Beijing official."
"Dad is right. It's not too early at this time. Why haven't Xue'er and her son-in-law arrived yet?"
Xiang's father arranged the arrangements for his family, and then he saw four people coming in at the door, namely Xiang Xue, his wife and her parents-in-law.
"In-laws, please sit here for a while, and I'll go meet my daughter's in-laws."
Both sides are in-laws. In terms of distance, the Ruan family is of course closer to him. After all, Xiang Yisen is his biological son, while Xiang Xue is just his stepdaughter.
But in a person's life, there are certain things in scenes that cannot be expressed as one wishes.
"Xue'er, bring your husband and parents-in-law to sit here." Old Mrs. Wu waved to Xiang Xue excitedly. She felt that it was very honorable to sit with her relatives who were officials at such a banquet.
Xiang Xue's face froze, and his expression was sarcastic.
Xiang's father heard Mrs. Wu's voice, fulfilled her wish, and led Xiang Xue's family there.
Over there with the Wu family.
As soon as Xiang Xuer and her family sat down, Mrs. Wu pulled her and pointed at Xiang Yisen not far away and said, "Xue'er, look over there, that tall man is your eldest brother.
You haven’t seen him for many years, right?”
Xiang Xue and her husband's family all looked in the direction of Mrs. Wu's finger. Chinese website
"Let me tell you, your eldest brother has lived in a small town in the south for more than 20 years. He is a typical country boy. I didn't expect that this time he came to the capital to dress up." Old Mrs. Wu thought about it and said again:
"You seem to have met him once before he went to the countryside, right?"
Xiang Xue glanced at her husband and parents-in-law, and nodded awkwardly: "Well, we were both still young at that time, and we have no impression after so many years."
Mrs. Wu looked not far away again and said with emotion: "I wonder how he lives in a small southern town?"
As she said that, she changed the topic and smiled sarcastically: "However, the wife I found is very beautiful, but this beautiful woman doesn't know how to live, and her good looks are wasted."
Xiang Xue's husband's surname is Ding, her husband's name is Ding Ping, a clerk at the tax office, and her father-in-law is a clerk at the tax bureau.
At this time, the Ding family followed the guidance and saw Xiang Yisen. To be honest, the eldest son of the Xiang family looked similar to Xiang's father. He was more handsome than his father, but he didn't know what his abilities were.
Now that they are related to the Xiang family, when they see the unpopular eldest son of the Xiang family, there is no need for them to rush up and make friends with him.
Ding Ping also noticed Xiang Yisen, especially Yu Qing next to Xiang Yisen, whose appearance and temperament made people shine.
"In which city does eldest brother live now? Why haven't I heard you talk about it?"
Xiang Xue looked at Ding Ping in confusion, not knowing what he meant by asking this, but she still answered honestly: "There is a small town in the south, it seems to be called Yicheng. I heard my dad talk about it when he went to visit them before.
Pass."
Yicheng?
Zhong Lingyu shows off her beauty!
Ding Ping asked again: "Where is my brother? Since we met here, why should I go up and say hello?"
Xiang Xue: "You..." In the past, whenever she mentioned this eldest brother, he would avoid her. I really don't understand why she wants to know him again now?
"It's time to go over and get to know each other. Don't meet each other on the street again. We don't know each other." At this time, the head of the Ding family, Father Ding, suddenly stood up.
The other people sitting together looked at him in surprise, seeing that he was still arranging his clothes, and the others were even more confused.
Mrs. Wu believed that her stepson and stepmother could never live in peace, and she certainly didn't want her relatives to take her stepson too seriously.
"In-law, he is just a junior. You don't need to lower yourself to go and say hello to him. If you want to meet the elders, he should come and salute us."
Father Ding smiled and brushed the hem of his clothes, and shook his head magnanimously: "It's okay, relatives don't pay attention to these customs."
Although Ding's mother didn't know her husband's purpose, she probably knew that her husband had his own intentions after living together for decades. She was just stunned for a moment, then stood up with a smile and kept up with her husband's pace.
"Well, sir, let's go over and say hello."
"Eh..."
Old Mrs. Wu sat there, watching helplessly as her in-laws walked to the opposite side, there was nothing she could do!
Isn't this behavior of the in-laws giving too much face to the stepson?
She complained to her daughter-in-law who was sitting next to her: "You are just a boy who grew up in the country. Look at the attitude of your in-laws. You would think that you are going to meet some big boss!"
"Old leader, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you doing?" Father Ding walked up to Mr. Ruan, bowed slightly and said with a smile.
Ding Ping, Ding's mother and Xiang Xue who followed him were all shocked. The person who could treat Ding's father with such a groveling attitude must have a high position.
Judging from his age, he must have receded, but his influence is still very strong.
"Who are you......"
Mr. Ruan looked at the person coming, this
It's not surprising to him that people can recognize him. After all, he has been in office for many years and attended some important occasions, and people below him will pay attention to him. But the problem is that he does not know this person.
Father Ding introduced himself.
Only then did everyone realize that this was Xiang Xue's father-in-law. Xiang Yisen saw that he wanted to talk for a long time. He looked at his watch and found that it was getting late.
He stood up and said, "Grandpa, you guys talk, I'll go to my dad's place to help."
Mr. Ruan smiled and waved his hand: "Go and help your dad, you don't need to worry about us here."
"Is this Xue'er's eldest brother?" Ding's father looked at Xiang Yisen with a friendly smile and pointed at his son: "He is your brother-in-law. Since the in-laws want to help, you can take him with you. How can you have a father-in-law?"
If he is busy, it is just like a son-in-law sitting still."
Ding Ping smiled flatteringly: "Brother, let me do whatever you want."
Xiang Yisen glanced at Xiang Xue, who had his head lowered, turned and walked towards the door.
Seeing that his uncle had no objection, Ding Ping immediately followed him.
Watching his uncle and son-in-law go away, Ding's father laughed at himself: "My child is Tai Muleng. He will only do anything when told. However, he is still very serious and responsible in his work."
"The children are still young, so just take your time and exercise."
Mr. Ruan is sitting here bored, and he accepts it well if someone comes to chat with him.
Yu Qing looked at Ding's mother and Xiang Xue, who were sitting on the sofa next door. She had only heard of their names but not seen them before. This was the first time she had seen this nominal sister-in-law.
His appearance may have followed that of his father's family. He is not tall, and his appearance is barely handsome, but his eyes are wandering around, and he does not look like a peaceful person.
Xiang Xue was also observing the Ruan family, and her eyes met Yu Qing's unexpectedly. She was slightly startled, and then put on a non-attacking smile.
Yu Qing also smiled, withdrew her gaze and chatted quietly with her grandma.
Mother Ding naturally noticed that Yu Qing was smiling at her daughter-in-law.
She poked Xiang Xue: "This should be your sister-in-law. She smiled at you just now. It seems that she has a good impression of you. Remember to contact her more in the future to maintain the relationship between you and sister-in-law."
Xiang Xue smiled bitterly in her heart and nodded: "Okay."
Mother Ding pursed her lower lip. Fortunately, she didn't listen to Mrs. Wu's words at first and didn't let her mislead her. If the old leader knew about her disrespect for the Ruan girl because of her slander, she would be invisibly dragging her down.
My man is on the back foot.
Father Ding's behavior just now was noticed by the Wu family not far away.
Mrs. Wu pointed at Father Ding in disbelief: "I'm so embarrassed, how can my in-laws be like this?"
Wu's daughter-in-law looked thoughtfully at Father Ding, who had an easy-going attitude. In front of Mr. Ruan, she lost a little of the arrogance she had just in front of them.
"Perhaps, the other party's identity is not what we imagined. We just don't know who the old man is?"
Old Mrs. Wu snorted unconvinced and said harshly: "What is your identity? Isn't it just a worker in a small southern town? Maybe he will be laid off in a few years."
Wu's daughter-in-law shook her head and couldn't understand why her mother-in-law was competing with a boy who had no interest in her. As the in-law of the Xiang family, there was no need to get involved in their family affairs.
Because this is a thankless job!
Wu's daughter-in-law noticed the person coming in from the door, poked her mother-in-law, and said excitedly: "Look at the door, is that person the one we saw on the Beijing TV station?"
Mrs. Wu squinted her eyes and looked at the door. Looking at the people introduced by Xiang Yisen, her eyes widened in shock: "It's... it's true!"
What happened next shocked her even more!
Xiang Yisen led Huo Zhiyou to Mr. Ruan.
"Old man, we meet again."
"Here comes the Huo boy. Come and sit down. Your dad didn't want to come out and sit down today?" Mr. Ruan found Huo Zhiyou standing in front of him and asked him to sit with him in surprise.
When Ding's father saw Huo Zhiyou, he became even more frightened. He stood up and gave way to his seat.
Mr. Ruan meets Father Ding
He looked cowardly and shook his head speechlessly. They were not tigers descending from the mountain. Do you need to be afraid of them like this?
When outsiders saw him like this, they thought they were using their power to oppress others.
Mrs. Wu looked at her daughter-in-law: "My dear, do you think I'm dazzled? What is the background of that stepson's in-laws? Isn't it just a working-class family in a small southern town? It seems that he also respects the old man!
"
Wu's daughter-in-law's voice was a little trembling: "It must be a big deal! Mother, you didn't investigate other people's backgrounds before you harmed them? What if we offend them this time and they put small shoes on our family?"
Mrs. Wu was not sure, and said with a guilty conscience: "It can't be right? Don't they say on TV that the prime ministers who are leaders are all capable of supporting the boat? Besides, they didn't let them hear what we just said."
Xiang's father's birthday party was attended by many political celebrities, scientific research leaders, and business elites. As the in-laws, the Wu family is also a real farmer.
When had they ever seen such a big scene? After the birthday banquet, they sat aside and didn't dare to express their anger. They were afraid of offending someone they couldn't offend. They didn't dare to eat like hungry wolves snatching food at home again, and they were even more afraid.
Disgraceful to the family!
It was also at this birthday party that the old lady of the Wu family really had a deep understanding of the gap between the two families. She used to think that her son-in-law only had a better workplace and a higher salary, and really had no deep awareness of social status.
After the birthday party, Xiang Yisen put a bunch of keys in Xiang's father's hand: "Dad, you are retired now and have more free time. This car is my birthday gift to you. Don't ride that car in the future."
It’s a 28-year-old bicycle, it’s too disgraceful!”
The surprise came so suddenly that Father Xiang was a little confused and couldn't react.
I was trying to buy a car a few days ago, but I didn’t expect it to happen today?
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