"People, on the scene, they have to carry each other's sedan chairs and support each other's façade. ”
This is the essence of social interaction that Kwan Man-han's mother once told her.
So on this afternoon, sitting at the dresser, she was a little hesitant......
Standing next to her daughter in the mirror, Mrs. Kwan chattered:
"I advise you to go back early, you can't be like us, let's go to your mother-in-law's house tomorrow as a guest. After all, you are their daughter-in-law, according to the rules, although the second master's birthday banquet is tomorrow, the whole family will celebrate one day in advance. So this meal is important tonight......"
While combing her hair with a tortoiseshell comb, Miss Wen said stupidly: "Hmph, it's been several days since I returned to Beiping, and the fifth child hasn't called me a single phone." ”
"Second daughter, I guess his family must be very busy at this time. ”
Mrs. Kwan sat on the side, raising her head to ponder for her daughter, and she said:
"Don't worry about him in this city, you call him, probe his tone, either let him pick you up, or, you just go over by yourself, don't worry about small things!"
Wen Xian heard this, and nodded slightly, indeed, she didn't plan to entangle with Lao Wu on some sesame mung bean bigger things. Even sometimes the fifth child doesn't do something that is in her eyes, she will not raise any objections, after all, in the eyes of the social queen, her husband is just a partner by her side, and she can't be so close to him, let alone be in a bad mood for him.
So Wen Xian shouted to the outhouse:
"Little Lianzi, come and bring me the phone. ”
Now, the maid beside Miss Wen has been replaced by the fifteen or sixteen-year-old Chunlian, and Yi'er's departure caught the social queen off guard. She was furious, and her brother poached one of her generals.
At present, although this little girl is bothered, sometimes she uses too much force, but she makes mistakes. Therefore, Wen Xian feels that she is very uneasy on the scene now, and the little Meixiang who set up a shelf for her is always awkward.
Xiaolianzi listened to the master's call, and hurriedly brought the phone from the desk next to her, dragging the long line, Miss Wen, reached out and dialed the number, fortunately, the fifth child happened to be in the room at this time, so the phone was connected......
They were like two classmates asking for homework, and the fifth child didn't ask much about his wife, just waiting for her to speak. As for the wife, she only lightly told the fifth child that she would go over in a while.
When the fifth child heard this, he said casually: "Come on, you can live here anyway, last time you said that the mattress was uncomfortable, the home has changed it for you, and a group of heating has also been added, come here!"
Lao Wu's words made the social queen a little unhappy, she thought that her husband would come to pick her up, who knew that you should come over, and quickly pushed her off the throne. But after thinking about it again, since the unsatisfactory equipment in her house has been replaced, it seems that her in-laws still attach a certain degree of importance to her.
Indeed, this sincere cooperation couple, don't worry about trivial matters. Thinking of this, Miss Wen snorted slightly and hung up the phone.
What's wrong, girl, did he let you go?
Hmph, don't even say come and pick me up. It's as if I'm the one who comes and goes when I'm called.
"Oh, don't worry too much, after all, you've been married for a while, and he can't always flatter you. Let's go, go back, why don't you have to go back to your parents' house after the festival?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Guan felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Yes, after all, my daughter is married, and now she is in the middle of the year. 26 is the day of the second master's birthday. Next, twenty-seven or eighteen, I will be 30 years old soon, and I can't let my daughter spend 30 years in her mother's house. Hey, it's easy for the mother and son to live together for a few days, and now they have to leave......
Awkward mother, there is a reluctant girl sitting in front of her, somehow, Miss Wen's heart is a little sour at this time. She has been at home for a few days, as if she has left all her skills behind, from the inside out, it is extremely easy.
It is said that the fist does not leave the hand, the song does not leave the mouth, the days of the past few days are really relaxing, but it is a pity that such time is always so short. While she was thinking about it, she didn't stop what she was doing, but continued to play with her hair. Soon Miss Wen complained in a coquettish voice:
"Yi'er is not here, there is not even a person to comb his hair, oops, my hands are sore. ”
Xiaolian, Xiaolian.
Mrs. Guan hurriedly called the little girl who had just been brought up, and then said to her: "Look at it, you girls will be yours in the future, follow and learn some crafts, don't eat and drink stupidly all day long." ”
"Yes. Wife. I know. Xiaolian replied in a low voice.
Miss Wen looked at Xiaolian from the mirror when she heard this, after all, this child is not tall enough, and he is only 1.5 meters tall, and Tuan Tuan's face is still a little childish.
Wen Xian thought that this time her in-law's house was really collapsed. With such a girl, she didn't keep an eye on things, and she didn't heal her when she was dressed, oops, it was a big failure. Thinking of this, she scolded Guan Xiaoyi again, hum, this guy doesn't leave early or late, and he happens to pick on me when I use people.
Xiaolian had already turned around to get clothes for Miss Wen at this time, and it was not good to take a comparison, and it was still not good to compare it again. Speaking of today's partner, Wen Xian was a little eager to be the first at this time. For there was already a shadow in her heart, and that shadow swayed in the shadows, causing her mind to crawl there like a little snake.
Girl, take my car!
Father Guan saw his daughter who was going out shouting in the back, Wen Xian nodded slightly when she heard this, and said, "Okay, that's fine." ”
In this way, less than half an hour later, a black Mercedes-Benz car appeared at the gate of Hefu, and when the porter Lao Li saw a car entering the alley, he knew that he was looking for He's family, so he greeted him early.
As soon as the car stopped, Lao Li hurriedly walked up two steps, helped open the car door, and hurriedly flattered: "Yo, it's the fifth wife who is back!"
Who knew that Wen Xian was a little unhappy when she got out of the car. Obviously, why can't this car stop at the gate, there is still a big piece missing, whose car is in front?
She hadn't seen this silver Futo car, it wasn't the second master's, who could it be? Could it be that person? Or possibly, didn't he come back yesterday?
Guan Wenxian snorted slightly when she saw Lao Li.
I wanted Lao Li to go in, and first informed Lao Wu that he was back, but when he saw the chaotic scene at the door, he had to change his mind.
Today's gate of Hefu is as lively as a city gate. The flow of people coming in and out is literally endless. The servants of the palace were busy looking inside to greet them. What is the chief police officer on the ground, what is the salute in advance, and what is the ......
All the manservants had shaved their heads and shaved their faces, and they were wearing a brand-new blue coat of Yin Dan Shilin, and there was an old man with gray hair who wore a fox skin and shoulders, and they were gesturing there.
Miss Wen vaguely recognized that this might be the housekeeper Lao He. Lao He was accompanying three or four people in suits to go out, seeing that it meant to be sent to the mouth of the alley.
Lao He was in the wrong direction with Miss Wen, and he was socializing with others, so he didn't greet her at all, which made Wen Xian's heart a little unhappy.
But thinking about it, it's not the right time to make a face at this time, after all, it's a special time, so she muttered for a while, pretended to tidy up her clothes, and then raised her feet, and Tingting walked in directly.
Wen Xian was followed by her new secretary Xiaolian, this little girl was the first time to see such a big scene, and she couldn't help but look around. She was holding a big box in her hand, which was Guan Wenxian's birthday gift to the second master in her own name. In this way, the master and servant walked silently in this enlarged courtyard.
The chaos at the door was not alleviated in the slightest when I entered the courtyard. The place has changed dramatically, and the entire courtyard is covered by a blue ceiling that leads to the sky. Around the greenhouse, there are also many red ribbons, large and small colored flower balls, hanging in the air,
One hardwood square table after another, like a train, was put together. There are two rows in a vertical row. This made Wen Xian feel a little strange. This birthday banquet of the Crane family seems to be a combination of Chinese and Western. Nowadays, there are indeed large families who do happy events, and they also use the Western-style way of arranging tables, which is the kind of long dining table. But why put two rows?
It's not clear!
She didn't seem to know any of the servants who were busy here, maybe they were invited from outside, and a few girls in crimson jackets with a red velvet flower on their heads, and the women and servants were also busy there, and no one greeted her.
Walking along the verandah, Wen Xian came to the second courtyard when she saw an acquaintance. is the mother in charge of the wife and the second aunt.
As soon as the second aunt saw Miss Wen, she hurriedly came up to salute her, and said, "Yo." Mrs. Fifth came. ”
When she said this, the second aunt bent her knees slightly and squatted. Miss Wen asked her, "Why are you so busy in the house today?"
Our wife is in the back garden, and she is drinking tea with my aunt and grandmother, and a few famous bosses who will be on stage tomorrow. In the few famous bosses in Beiping, the shelf is really big. Bao Yin's demand is quite high, and the drama can't be arranged casually, it seems that there are some plays, people are still unwilling to sing it? Now I'm talking to that guy in the back and what's it called? Hua Yanzhi's boss is talking there!
Do you have something to do with our wife? If you have something to do, I'll help you get back. ”
The second aunt said this very kindly, but the implication is also very clear, that is, the wife is busy, if you have nothing to do, don't bother. Wen Xian also heard what she meant,
But she didn't bother to pick and choose, so she raised her hand and said, "Forget it, I don't have anything to do, you don't have to go through, I'll just go back to the house and rest for a while." ”
"Okay, then I won't send you, look at my mess, and the people outside are waiting for me. ”
After saying this, the second aunt bent her knees again, and then naturally turned her head and left.
As soon as she left, Wen Xian could only continue to take a step, so just like that, she went directly to the Third Courtyard sullenly, and then transferred to the West Cross Courtyard and came to their small home in Beiping.
The wife with a calm face walked in from the outside, and the fifth child heard the voice of the wife through the glass window. She asked the little girl, "Where is the fifth master?"
A little girl told him that he was in the Westinghouse.
When the fifth child heard this, he wanted to come out to greet his wife, but somehow, he was lazy, he still sat there and wrote, and the official document handed over to him by the second master, until his wife came to his side.
"Harrow, Vivien. I have a lot of things on hand today, so I can't pick you up, aren't you mad at me?"
The fifth half raised his head and made a confession when he came up to his wife. But the attitude is not at all courteous. So much so that this kind of insincere plea made Miss Wen unhappy.
"How dare I be angry, don't say it's you, no one in your family cares about me. ”
When she entered the door, Miss Wen sat on the sofa, and then began to unbutton her coat. He screwed the cap of his pen on, then pushed the swivel chair and twisted it in his wife's direction. ”
Hey, everyone is too busy today, a lot of things have rushed together, you see that the second brother is receiving guests from Nanjing in the study at this time, and the second sister-in-law is also busy in the back flower hall at this time, Chengshu said that he is meeting with a professor in Beiping!
The fifth child introduced the situation in the house like a few treasures there, but as soon as it came to Chengshu, Miss Wen became interested.
Bearing trees. Is that your big nephew?
Oh yes. Vivien, have you seen him before? Last time I heard your mother say that you saw Chengshu when you were younger.
Oh. Probably! I don't remember. It was very young, when your old lady was old, and I came with my mother, and oh, how many years have passed since those things? ”
Miss Wen took off her gloves impatiently, and then instructed Xiaolian. After a while, the driver came to deliver my clothes, and you put them away and hung them in the closet.
Miss Wen stood up and looked at the room. Sure enough, the things she didn't like when she told Lao Wu last time have all been changed. Bed, it's okay to try the soft and hard. As for the carpet, last time she said that she didn't like the kind of carpet one by one, and asked for it to be covered all over.
Sure enough, now there is a big carpet, which is the kind of navy blue with flowers, which looks very rich, and sets off the three old houses to become luxurious.
Wen Xian looked left and right, only the wall looked dusty, but the wallpaper in winter is said to be easy to smell, so let's wait for it to be warmer and then change it!
When the old five saw that the queen had begun to inspect the room, he came to her side and said to his wife, "You can see that you are satisfied, I told my second sister-in-law." She has changed those places one by one, just to make your stay more comfortable, and the small bathroom has also added a bathtub for you, I will take you to see. ”
The young couple hadn't seen each other for a few days, and now it's not bad to get together. Lao Wu took his wife to the bathroom, pointed to a newly installed shell French bathtub and said: "It's quite difficult to buy a bathtub now, good foreign goods are waiting on the high seas on big ships, and the docks after the war are too busy." This bathtub is ready-made and has been kept in the library. The second sister-in-law said that she said that she would follow you first, and if you wait to buy a new one, I am afraid that it will not be able to arrive in three or five months.
Why do you still keep it there?
Wen Xian blurted out these words. She knows it's unreasonable, oh! She asked for something new, but nowadays, the foreign goods of luxury jewelry are slow! You can't buy them with silver! But she deliberately wants to be so hypocritical, in order to relieve the blockage in her chest.
Vivien looked down at the faucet in the bathtub and said casually:
"Where did your second sister-in-law get this?
Seeing such a beautiful bathtub, Wen Xian said that she was satisfied, but the shelf still had to be full, after all, from the moment she entered the door, her anger was not smooth, so she was waiting for the fifth child here. She had a calm face and a sour face, and she came to such a sentence. And then provoke her husband with her eyes!
Oops, what do you think?
The honest fifth man frowned when he heard this, and he said: "I'll tell you the truth, this bathtub is brand new, it is a set of things bought by the second brother, and it is ready to be used by Chengshu to become a parent, but who knows that his fiancée, without waiting to worship him, went to Hong Kong in a hurry because of the war, and in the end." Hey, he didn't come back at all, and now, Chengshu said that he plans to live in Nanjing for a long time in the future, and he doesn't want a lot of luxurious things, saying that he has prepared a set of furniture for him, so this set of bathroom equipment, this sister-in-law will take it out for you. ”
"Chengshu will live in Nanjing in the future. What about the business in Tianjin? Isn't he involved?"
When Guan Wenxian heard this, she immediately became alert, she had to ask this little thing clearly.
"It's hard to say if you don't participate. It was very late on the day Chengshu came back, and then the next day, there were a lot of things, and the two of us didn't talk much about it. But listening to his tone, it is probably that he still wants to enter politics. In Nanjing, there is now a big man who values him. Let him be the director of the procuratorial department in the Central Information Bureau, so he doesn't care much about business, he said let me do it myself, and discuss it with my second brother if there are any problems. ”
Oh, yes. I said, I heard him shout about entering politics before, and after returning to China this time, he went directly to Nanjing, and it seems that this is really the case.
Mrs. said this,
Her expression softened slightly, and she leaned down and sat lightly on the edge of the bathtub, looking up at the newly renovated bathroom, as she gently fiddled with her skirt with her fingers, a dark orange lambskin belt, thin across her waist. The dark blue cashmere knee-length skirt outlines the figure very well.
Today, Miss Wen is dressed up with a lot of thought.
Well, I didn't do that kind of hand-pushed curl at the forehead, but at the forehead, I diluted the sense of mediocrity with a slight S-shaped curvature, and then pulled up a low bun. It is secured with several pearl clips the size of a grain of rice.
As for jewelry? She didn't have a lot of options. Two diamond stud earrings, each the size of a peanut. It was given to her by Mrs. Guan. That set of ruby jewelry, Vivien is thinking about wearing it at the birthday banquet tomorrow, and if it is too luxurious today, it will make people feel a little deliberate. So at this time, she only had a long Cashie Mi wool tea dress on her body, flesh-colored glass stockings underneath, plus black lambskin Mary Jane shoes, and a little high heels, which was still necessary. After all, if you want to be tall, it is not appropriate to wear flat shoes.
Nowadays, indoor fur is also popular. A few days ago, the Beiyang Pictorial published the small otter skin scarf around the neck of Mrs. Chiang when she was recuperating in the United States.
So, the keen social queen decided to hurry up and follow suit. Today, she put a jet-black Tibetan otter skin scarf around her neck, short, made a small V-shaped cross on her chest, and used a starry snowflake brooch inlaid with broken diamonds to fix this cross, all used as a brooch.
This outfit can be used for a less formal dinner, just in time for tonight's dinner. As for the hand, a diamond-studded Mo Fan Tukun watch, Miss Wen has worn it on several occasions,
However, the strap of this watch can be switched, and she usually wears the diamond-encrusted bracelet-style strap at dinner, but today, if that is too deliberate, she chose a thin lizard leather strap with shiny pink. This also looks more lively, echoing with the belt, which can dilute the seriousness of this outfit! Of course, these elaborate dresses can only be matched with one line of words in the eyes of the fifth child, that is:
Look at what you're wearing, it's not warm!
The fifth child diligently brought a thick woolen coat, as if he was still wearing the leftovers, and planned to put it on his wife.
Hmph, that's ridiculous. Mrs. secretly laughed in her heart!
This is like wrapping a thick cotton curtain around a peacock's body, a ridiculous act that was mercilessly beaten aside by Wen Xian.
"When is dinner? I remember that according to the rules, your family's dinner today should be a little grander, after all, tomorrow is your second brother's day, I came here, I knew that it was so chaotic, I wouldn't have come!"
After checking the bathroom, Mrs. turned around and returned to the back room, she sat on the edge of the bed, leaned on the big copper bed, who knew that this leaning back, and also gave her a, the frowning Miss Wen complained to the fifth child coquettishly: "You go to get me a duck down cushion, the bones of the people are scattered." ”
When Lao Wu heard this, he looked east and west, oops, he found that Lao Xia's mother just didn't understand the European-style life, this house is so big, why don't there be a duck down mat?
Eh, here it is.
Whenever Miss Wen appeared, Lao Xia was like a big enemy, she knew that this grandmother was not good to serve, so as soon as she entered the door, she hid back in her room far away, and then the fifth child called her, Lao Xia's mother had to run over and said to Miss Wen with a grin.
"You want a mat, okay, I'll bring it to you. Big or small?" the fifth child hurriedly urged, the big one, I want a big eiderdown cushion.
Lao Xia took the errand and walked out with a twist, leaving only Guan Wenxian with a blue face behind him.
After the mat was brought, the fifth child threw it to his wife, and then asked her for leave, and the fifth said: "I still have to finish writing that letter, I have to send it out tonight, you can find something to do yourself!"
This sentence made Miss Wen bored, she had to take the mat, settle herself comfortably, and then her eyes were empty and looked at the sky. In that silent heart, he scolded all the people in this mansion.
After another unknown amount of time, Vivien couldn't help it.
She greeted the fifth child and said: "Hey, you go and take a look, the meal is a little bit wrong, if there is no more, I will open a table here first, your family's affairs are really difficult, I knew that I shouldn't have come." ”
The fifth had to run out to inquire, it was really inconvenient to walk around in the huge house, if it was to let the old Xia mother take it seriously, the fifth was afraid that what she said would not be good, so it was a full ten minutes later, the fifth appeared in front of his wife again, and reported to her: "The meal started at six o'clock, I just finished inquiring, and now the second brother and sister-in-law have something at hand, and there is no bowl for Chengshu." ”
Miss Wen raised her wrist and looked at her watch, well, there was still more than half an hour, so in the midst of boredom, she picked up a few magazines sent by Xiaolian again.
When it was almost six o'clock, Wen Xian walked to the bathroom, turned on the light and looked at her makeup. Well, fortunately, the lipstick was slightly darker, so she quickly took out a lip gloss she carried with her, brushed it twice on her lips with a small brush, and then sipped it. Well, as soon as I raised my eyes, a dignified beauty appeared in the mirror.
Maybe it's because the lights around are a little dim, or maybe it's because the glass tiles in the bathroom are faintly emitting light, anyway, the beauty that appeared in the mirror is like a fairy, and even the fairy himself is quite satisfied.
The crooked ones are like smoke plums, the flowing pair of delicate eyes, the creamy skin, the cheeks are colorful, the lips are red and bright, and under the black fur, a pink face looks particularly delicate.
Today's dress, she is interested!
Because there seems to be a person in Miss Wen's heart, although that person doesn't even have an outline for her, as long as she thinks of him, there is always a strange feeling!
Guan Wenhao said that Chengshu is an alternative, not greedy for money, not pompous, and does not even have a high-end watch. The fountain pens are all gold treasure cards, a body of domestic products, but this person is very deep in the city, and he is very decent in the scene, I heard that he is the kind of princeling under the command of the princelings, and he is a cutting-edge official who is advertised as incorruptible. It's hard to deal with at first glance, and you're glad you didn't marry him.
In his father's mouth, he is much more mature and smarter than the fifth child. That is a handsome person, the title of Hejia Baoshu has never fallen on the simple old five, and his original marriage partner is not this fool at all!
His mother once introduced him to him that the eldest young master's knowledge is excellent, and he is fluent in both Chinese and Western. In the past two years, he has been stranded in the United States, where he has completed two degrees and worked for a company in the United States.
In this case, Wen Xian pondered that he should be a very modern person, how could he be plain?
In the midst of cranky thoughts, time passed gently, and at this time, Lao Wu coughed outside, which meant that he was urging her, Wen Xian didn't dare to fight, she didn't want to be late at this time. Because being late meant being rude, there was no need to appear proud on such an occasion, so she quickly put away her thoughts. lit a little perfume on the vein between his wrists, and then went out one after the other with the fifth child.
When I walked into the yard, I saw a little girl who was there to collect a pot of small bonsai in the yard, and this girl somehow bent one hand there, and hung a strap around her neck, as if the hand was injured. I had to use my other hand to carry the pot, which seemed a bit of a struggle.
At this moment, Lao Wu suddenly couldn't hold it anymore, he ran up in three steps and two steps, picked up the flower pot, strode into the house,
As he walked, he said, "The flowers in the old sister's house have to be harvested early, and now the weather is cold!"
When the little girl heard this, she sighed obediently, and then inadvertently looked back.
She saw Guan Wenxian behind, so she stood still, lowered her face in a proper manner, bent her knees, and said, "Please be safe fifth wife!"
This little girl, Miss Wen, knows. A while ago, when she came back, this little girl was drying things in the yard, she was not tall, with a round face, a braid, and the bangs on her forehead looked very simple, and she was not top-notch.
At this moment, she was wearing a long cotton robe of earth blue Yin Dan Shilin, with a red velvet shirt on the outside, and a small apron embroidered with white lace, which meant her own handiwork.
It's not out of the ordinary, and the attitude is kind. Miss Wen didn't feel prickly in her eyes when she looked at it, so she snorted slightly, then turned around and walked forward.
Vivian planned to wait for her husband while walking, but sure enough, the fifth child quickly caught up, and the two of them lowered their heads and ran to the front yard.
As soon as she saw the gesture, she went back to her room, and soon the little mother came after her, and she glanced at the couple from afar, and then turned to one side and slipped in the door. said to this little girl: "It's still the fifth master who is careful and lets you change your clothes, otherwise it will be bad for her to see it." ”
The large living room was already full of people. Wen Xian was not allowed to enter the door and greeted everyone one by one. This is the first time she has seen such a complete battle since she got married. The second master and wife, the old aunt and grandmother embroidered, and the fourth aunt and grandmother Zhao Xinmo were all chatting in the sofa area!
There was also the old aunt and grandmother who were sitting at the table in advance, and she was picking up a small piece of duck paw on the plate with her hand and eating there. A large group of people were talking and laughing, and when they saw the fifth child coming with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mei Zhen immediately smiled and got up to greet her.
"Miss Wen, I heard them say that you are here, but I couldn't leave the back just now. Ah, people say that women look ugly when they are pregnant, but I look at you, this appearance has not changed at all, but has become more and more pretty. ”
Mrs. Mei Zhen came up and took Wen Xian's hand and boasted.
Then, she turned her head to the old aunt and grandmother sitting at the dining table, and said: I look at Miss Wen as if she has lost a little weight, what do you say?
"Well, Miss Wen's face is pointed. Haven't you been eating well lately?"
The old aunt and grandmother sat there and raised her head, which meant that she greeted Guan Wenxian, and the old lady didn't even move her body, but just asked lazily.
This made Wen Xian feel a little unhappy, the shelf was so big. I followed and stood and greeted her, she didn't even owe a body, hmph! It seems that this old girl really has no rules in the house. At the moment when she complained, the next move of the second master surprised the fifth wife!
I saw the old man stand up, walked to Miss Wen's side, looked at her carefully, and then turned his head to look at his fourth aunt Zhao Xinmo, and then the second old man said earnestly: "Who is the first and who is the last!Hahaha, if I say it for a while, our family will be happy, hahaha, hahaha!"
The second master's serious demeanor surprised everyone, so laughter broke out in the crowd.
Everybody's talking and laughing here. But no one had the intention of opening the meal, and all kinds of dishes on the table were all in the morning. But that's what I'm waiting for. The offering is general, except for the old aunt and grandmother, no one touches it.
Today's meal was very rich, and the long table was full of all kinds of high and low dishes, large and small wine glasses. Brandy, Shaohuang, fruit wine are all available!
There are three kinds of light and warm pots, one is venison game, which is served in a shiny black glazed pottery pot, and a small charcoal stove is placed underneath.
One is an enamel warm pot, which is specially made of shark fin hanging, golden soup, plus scallops and the like, eight kinds of sea treasures.
There is another talent, which is the clear soup mutton hot pot that the real old Beijingers love to eat.
In the high-topped hot pot of brass, the charcoal fire is sealed with a small silver lid, and there are eight kinds of meat and vegetable side dishes next to it. There are sliced thin fish fillets, loin slices, lamb, whitebait.
There are also four-color dishes. But the most eye-catching thing is a large green glazed flat lamp, which contains fist-sized white chrysanthemums.
Wen Xian felt a little strange in her heart. Eh, other dishes are easy to do, just this fist-sized fresh chrysanthemum, not like the Fengtai flower cave can be grown, but like the ground flowers in the south!
I heard that Yunnan in Guangdong has also eaten chrysanthemum pot recently, but this chrysanthemum came by plane. It seems that the He family attaches great importance to this meal, and it is really full of luxury!
Everyone was talking casually, and no one was seated, obviously waiting for an important person. As long as he hasn't played, no one will be seated.
After waiting for a long time, Guan Wenxian, who was sitting on the sofa chatting with Mrs. Mei Zhen, looked at her watch slightly, it was a quarter past seven, she thought to herself, if that person didn't come, why didn't anyone urge it?
Just as she was pondering when to start the meal, she suddenly heard the little girl standing in the courtyard outside shouting excitedly: The eldest young master is here, the eldest young master has arrived!
Immediately afterwards, the old mothers in this room immediately rushed to the middle hall, some hurried to open the curtains, some took the handkerchief and put the plate, and went outside, and some were empty-handed, as if to see what was going to be lively.
The other people in the room also looked out, but Wen Xian deliberately ignored these in order to show her steady demeanor, so when she raised her head slightly, the man's voice had already come
"Sorry, I'm late, I've kept you waiting!"
A young man walked from the mid-atrium. He looked like he was about twenty-six or seventeen years old. Miss Wen looked at him quietly. I saw that this person was half a head taller than himself, and his figure was slightly thin, but his waist was very straight. He was wearing a gray tunic suit, which looked like it was made of patriotic cloth, but it was clean and straight after being washed by pulp!
The man had a white face and not too thick eyebrows, which looked very delicate, which was completely different from Lao Wu's thick eyebrows.
His narrow eyes were the same as those of the second master, but they were more dark and bright. With a straight nose, thin lips and a smile, and a spring breeze on his face, his demeanor in the aisle seems to be very elegant. may be because of his thin figure, he is used to seeing the burly man like the big iron tower of Lao Wu, and then looking at the young man in front of him, he is really like a green bamboo.
The strength is not dry, thin and shapely. The demeanor is very relaxed and comfortable. He stretched out a hand as he walked, and the sharp-eyed old woman next to him hurriedly handed the little white towel to his hand.
He wiped his hands and greeted everyone. The tone was very gentle and kind, but there was a preciousness in that kindness, and it was clear that everyone was looking at him like stars holding the moon.
Guan Wenxian, who was sitting there, was slightly stunned when she looked at the visitor. Ah, this is the eldest son of the He family who was going to say it to himself, and he really has an extraordinary demeanor, and he really responded to his father's words.
Thinking of this, the social queen's heart seemed to float through a cloud, and also cast a slight shadow.
But soon she didn't have time to think about it, because then this place completely became the home of the eldest young master Chengshu, and when the second master saw his son coming, he immediately changed his hot face, and his slightly dim eyes seemed to be full of intoxication. Looking at his son, who was a little taller than himself, the second old man raised his hand to look in mid-air, stopped for half a second, and then turned his head to his aunt who was sitting at the dining table and said:
Look, look, this trip to the United States has made my son hungry and thin, hasn't it?
And at this time, the old aunt and grandmother were far from owing a little, she had already stood up, went around the table and took Chengshu's hand and said:
"Well, no, you don't have any meat on your shoulder, hey, you have to make up for it when you go back to China, come on, come on, sit next to you Ama and let him kiss each other.
You Ama personally ran to the kitchen early this morning, you see, in order to get you this warm pot, a few days ago he asked people to go to Kunming to find chrysanthemums for you. ”
"Oh, father, you're not right for that, are you? Now that the transportation is so tight, they specially ate a meal for me to find chrysanthemums. ”
What is this. It's not like this every day, as soon as you come back, you must eat the first official meal, come and come.
Unlike the excited second master, Young Master Chengshu walked to the table, but did not sit down, he turned his head, greeted the ladies with a smile, and then said to the fifth child: "Uncle, introduce me to my new aunt, you have forgotten it, right?"
As soon as the second master heard this, he slapped his head and said:
"Hahaha, look at my current memory, I can't do it, it's really this.
I'll introduce you to it. This socialite. Guan Wenxian, the second daughter of Niu Hulu's family. You should have seen it. When I was little!"
"Now that they're all grown up, I guess they don't know each other when they walk down the street. At this time, Mrs. Mei Zhen had already walked to Wen Xian's side, she put her hand on Miss Wen's back, and said softly to her:
"This is my son, He Chengshu, and now, you should call him the eldest nephew. ”
"The fifth aunt is good. ”
The young man stood in front of Guan Wenxian and bowed very seriously, then raised his head and said loudly. He took the initiative to speak:
"I've heard of the fifth aunt in Nanjing. The new social leader of Tianjin's business community. Your 'Huanhuan Xi Xin Zhaojun' was also praised by Madame Chiang. It has been published in several major national magazines! It is very much in line with our relationship with our US allies today. ”
Chengshu's eldest nephew, welcome back to China!
Sultry spring reflects youth, pink peach blossom February day!
