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Chapter 127 Celebration
Zhang Wenbin sat there calmly, with no intention of getting off the car: "Grandma, how are you feeling lately?"
"Oh, okay, all good." Old Mrs. Li narrowed her triangular eyes into a line. The more she looked at Zhang Wenbin, the more she liked him. She knew that her Jiaojiao was a blessed person.
Zhang Wenbin had taken the exam for several years, and Jiaojiao passed it immediately after she went to his house. It should not be a problem for her to pass the exam and become a juren next year.
"Old woman, stop talking and go home. What are you doing outside?" Old man Li said with a smile. He was old and had many wrinkles on his face, and this smile made the wrinkles even more.
"Oh, you see, I'm just happy. Come home quickly and we can talk at home." Seeing that the two of them did not get off the carriage, Old Lady Li followed beside the carriage.
She kept touching the carriage with her hand. This carriage was better than an ox cart and looked really majestic. She would ask her eldest son to buy her one. That little bitch Li Xiaoxiao had one, so she must have one too.
So this scene appeared: Li Jiaojiao and Zhang Wenbin were sitting in the carriage, and behind the carriage followed the Li family, all of them smiling happily.
Only Li Dajiang, who was proud of his noble status, was unwilling to lower himself to greet them, so he sat on the main seat in the main room and waited for them.
The carriage soon arrived at the door of the Li family. Zhang Wenbin jumped off the carriage and reached out to help Li Jiaojiao down.
At this time, everyone from the Li family also walked in.
"Jiaojiao, come sit inside quickly. The sun is strong outside, don't get tanned." Liu felt sorry for her daughter and wanted to get closer to her son-in-law, but ever since what happened last time, she was too ashamed to even look at Zhang Wenbin. Whenever she thought of that incident, her face still felt hot.
Zhang Wenbin naturally didn't want to pay attention to her. In his eyes, she was just a country woman.
When they entered the main room, they saw Li Dajiang sitting in the seat where Old Man Li usually sat, holding a cup of tea in his hand and drinking it with his head down. When he saw them coming in, he put the cup of tea on the table gracefully and coughed lightly.
"Jiaojiao and Wenbin are here, sit down and talk, serve tea." He hasn't even become an official yet, but he's already acting like an official.
Zhang Wenbin curled his lips secretly. He was just a juren, but he was so arrogant. However, he did not show it at all. He bowed to him respectfully and said, "Thank you, father-in-law. Congratulations on being on the list!"
"Haha, congratulations!" Li Dajiang smiled and waved his hand to signal them to sit down. At the same time, he glanced at Old Lady Li with a little impatience: "Serve the tea."
Mrs. Li finally reacted and looked outside the door and shouted, "Daya, go and boil some water to make tea for your sister Jiaojiao and brother-in-law."
Daya, who was washing clothes outside, looked at the large basin full of clothes that had not been washed, but had no choice but to get up and boil water. Her grandmother had absolute authority in the Li family, and if she didn't listen to her, she would not be able to eat lunch.
After Old Lady Li howled, Li Dajiang frowned even deeper. A country woman is a country woman, not worthy of being accepted in a refined gathering. It seemed that he had to buy two clever little girls.
Zhang Wenbin seemed not to have heard it. He gently waved the folding fan in his hand and lowered his head to talk to Li Jiaojiao, which made Li Jiaojiao smile shyly.
After a while, Daya boiled the water and brought it in. Zhang Wenbin stared at her from head to toe and immediately lost interest.
She looks ordinary, has a skinny body, and wears clothes full of patches. She is just an ordinary country girl. She comes from the same family as Li Xiaoxiao, so how come she is so different from her?
Li Jiaojiao looked at this scene, feeling angry, but she didn't dare to say anything: "Daya, go help Aunt San cook, Aunt San can't handle it alone."
Feeling Zhang Wenbin's gaze on her, Daya was so scared that her hands were shaking: "Okay." She ran away.
Li Dajiang suppressed his displeasure, but he couldn't say anything in front of so many people.
Daya came outside and ran to the kitchen to tell her mother what had just happened. Su became anxious when she heard it. Zhang Wenbin was definitely not a good son-in-law. She knew that Jiaojiao did not have a good life before Li Dajiang passed the imperial examination.
So she must not let her daughter jump into the fire pit. After thinking about it carefully, Daya is young and it will take another two years before she gets married. Besides, Daya is not good-looking, so Zhang Wenbin probably won't be interested in her daughter.
Having said that, it is still better to be careful. Su Shi comforted him with a few words and said that whenever Zhang Wenbin came in the future, no matter what, he must stay away and never let him see him.
This time Zhang Wenbin came differently from the previous times. He brought quite a lot of gifts, more than when he just got married.
Old man and old lady Li saw this and were delighted. They took out all the delicious food at home. Their family's status is different now than before, and they must not let Zhang Wenbin look down on them. This was what Li Dajiang specifically told them.
Since their son passed the imperial examination and would become a high-ranking official in the future, the old couple no longer cared about the food. They listened to their son and knew that what their son said was always right.
This made Su very busy. Daya and Erya helped her in the kitchen. The first and fourth family, as well as old man Li and old lady Li, were all in the main room talking to Zhang Wenbin. Laughter could be heard from the main room from time to time.
When it was time for dinner, Su brought the dishes to the table one by one. There were twelve dishes in total, eight meat and four vegetable. This was the most sumptuous meal ever prepared in their family. Zhang Wenbin had been used to eating delicacies from land and sea since he was a child, so he didn't feel anything about this.
Because of what had just happened, Su asked Daya and Erya to eat in the room. She, Jiang, and her two children ate at one table. The rest of the people ate at the big table with Old Man and Old Lady Li.
The dishes on their table were all cooked, and there was some leftover, so they were put together into one plate and served. Only the big table had twelve dishes.
Jiang gave Li Xiaobao a look, and Li Xiaobao happily ran to find his grandfather. He asked if there was any meat on the table. When old man Li saw his grandson coming, he found a stool for him to sit on.
"Wenbin, eat more. You look so thin." Old Mrs. Li smiled.
"Thank you, grandma. You should eat more too." Zhang Wenbin replied politely.
"Hey, you're a guest. It's not easy for you to come home. You can come back with Jiaojiao often in the future. The dishes cooked by your third aunt are delicious." Originally the son of the county magistrate, and now he has the title of scholar, the more Mrs. Li sees Zhang Wenbin, the more she likes him.
"I know, grandma. I will come when I am free. Why don't I see my second uncle and his family coming for dinner today?" Zhang Wenbin just remembered that he hadn't seen Li Xiaoxiao for many days.