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Jia Zhangshi hadn't lost her temper in a long time, but this time she was angered by Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui, and she cursed at home for a while without stopping.

Qin Huairu initially felt quite pleased upon hearing this.

Later, seeing that Jia Zhangshi's scolding was getting more and more intense, he began to worry again.

"Mom, keep your voice down. Wutong just fell asleep. It would be troublesome if you woke him up."

Upon hearing this, Madam Jia immediately stopped cursing. After all, Jia Wutong was her great-grandson, and she still had some affection for him.

"I was so angry at those two shameless people that I lost my mind."

They clearly wanted to take advantage, but they spoke with such righteous indignation.

"Don't sit here anymore, go to the backyard and get some vegetables."

Qin Huai hesitated for a moment: "Didn't you say you weren't going?"

Jia Zhangshi said, "When did I say I wasn't going?"

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui want to eat without contributing anything; there's no such thing as a free lunch.

"Our family contributed something, why can't we go?"

Qin Huairu actually wanted to go, but she couldn't find a reason to convince herself.

Just now, Jia Zhangshi gave her a reason, so she decided to give it a try.

"Then I'll go check the backyard, but I might not be able to get it."

Madam Jia hummed in agreement, neither confirming nor denying.

Qin Huairu then took out the large bowl from the Jia family and walked towards the backyard.

In the backyard, the food was almost ready. Except for Banggeng, who was cooking in the kitchen, everyone else was sitting in Xu Damao's room.

Qin Huairu walked in carrying a bowl: "Da Mao."

It's been almost ten years since we last saw the Jia family's large bowl.

Upon seeing it, Xu Damao subconsciously asked, "Sister Qin, is your big bowl still there?"

Qin Huairu showed no embarrassment whatsoever: "Look at what you're saying. My family uses this bowl every day."

"Da Mao, could you order some food for me? I need to get some extra nutrition for my family when I get home."

"Who are we giving it to?" Xu Damao wanted to see what excuse Qin Huairu would come up with.

Qin Huai blurted out instinctively, "Um, I'll give you a stick..."

The name of the stick was never revealed.

Everyone present, except Tang Yanling, understood what she meant.

Xu Damao said, "Bang Geng is eating at my house today, so there's no need to bring him any."

Qin Huairu was truly embarrassed now.

We used to use sticky rice cakes as an excuse to satisfy our family's cravings.

Now that the pigeon skewers are being eaten at Xu Damao's house, using the pigeon skewers name again would be a joke.

"Look at my sister, she's really getting senile. She came here this time to help my mother-in-law."

She's getting old, Damao, please be understanding.

Tang Yanling felt a little embarrassed and said, "Mom, what are you doing? We haven't eaten yet."

What do you mean by bringing such a big bowl over here?

Qin Huai couldn't very well tell his daughter-in-law that he had come here just to take advantage of her, could he?

She could only pretend she didn't hear it.

At this moment, Banggeng came in carrying the last dish.

"The food is here. Mom, what are you doing here?"

Bang Geng saw Qin Huairu, and also saw the large bowl in Qin Huairu's hand.

His face immediately turned ugly.

"What are you doing?"

Qin Huairu had no other choice but to continue pushing the blame onto Jia Zhangshi.

“Your grandma hasn’t eaten meat in a long time, so I thought I’d come and get some for her to take back.”

Bang Geng didn't believe this, and he was very clear about Qin Huairu's purpose.

"Grandma wants to eat it, I'll buy it for her tomorrow. You should go home today."

Qin Huairu never expected that the first person to reject her would be her son.

She was somewhat unwilling and stood there without moving.

Bang Geng put down the dishes in his hand, turned around, and was about to push Qin Huairu away.

Xu Damao asked, "Bang Geng, did you leave any vegetables for Grandpa Liu?"

“I’ll stay,” Banggeng replied, then continued to push Qin Huairu.

Xu Damao said, "Then get some food for your mother and let her take it home to eat."

"Anyway, we've prepared too much; we can't finish it all." Tang Yanling said apologetically, "Uncle Xu, no need."

Xu Damao said, "It's alright, let's get it done. Once it's done, we can have a drink."

Liu Guangtian, having received a signal from Xu Damao, stood up, took the bowl from Qin Huairu's hand, and filled it halfway for her.

It's not that we can't serve too much, it's just that the Jia family's bowls are too big. Once they're full, there won't be much food left on the table.

After Qin Huairu left with the dishes, Tang Yanling started to get angry at Bang Geng.

"How could your mother do this? Who goes to someone else's house to eat?"

Luckily, this was at Uncle Xu's house. If outsiders found out, how could I ever face anyone again?

Liu Guangtian said, "Alright, Yanling, stop scolding."

Our neighbors all know about Sister Qin's problem, and nobody says anything about it.

Tang Yanling looked at Liu Guangtian incredulously: "Uncle Guangtian, what do you mean?"
What does it mean that everyone in the neighborhood knows?

"Didn't Banggeng tell you?" Liu Guangtian glanced at Banggeng, who was looking down. "Never mind, I won't say it."

Let's eat.

"No way." Tang Yanling persisted, "We have to make this clear today. I can't eat until it's clear."

"Bang Geng, explain yourself clearly."

Bang Geng had no right to talk about the Jia family's embarrassing affairs. He didn't even dare to look at Tang Yanling.

Xu Damao advised, "Yanling, that's enough, stop asking."

Tang Yanling did not agree, and continued, "Fine. I just want to understand why my family and the neighbors have such an unpleasant relationship."

There are only a few households in the courtyard, and almost every one of them has a bad relationship with us.

The only people who frequently visited our home were my second and third uncles.

I put on a smiling face for others, but they are all wary of me.

I just want to know why.

She was very agitated, determined to get to the bottom of things.

Xu Damao and the others didn't know what to say, so they all kept quiet.

The ostrich continued to pretend to be an ostrich.

This can be considered a skill unique to the men of the Jia family.

That's exactly what Jia Dongxu did back then.

He let his wife and mother fight on the front lines while he hid inside the house.

The young boy, Banggeng, stayed inside with him, watching over things.

Bang Geng also memorized Jia Dongxu's skills.

Tang Yanling wasn't going to put up with him. She shoved the stick hard and said, "Speak up. If you don't explain yourself clearly today, we're getting a divorce, and I'm taking the child and going back to my parents' house."

"No." Bang Geng finally raised his head: "I'm telling you, isn't that enough?"
"After we finish eating, when we get back, I'll tell you in detail."

Delaying tactics don't work on Tang Yanling.

Tang Yanling said directly, "Uncle Xu and the others know this, so there's no need to avoid them."

"Let's say it right here."

Bang Geng looked to Xu Damao and the others for help.

Xu Damao and the others all looked elsewhere, and none of them offered to help.

Finally, Banggeng had no choice but to reveal some things.

This little scheme couldn't be hidden from Tang Yanling.

Tang Yanling listened and asked questions, and finally understood some of the situation.

"You fell out with Uncle He at home because of this?"

Bang Geng said, "That's all I know. Really."

Tang Yanling turned to Xu Damao and asked, "You have a good relationship with Uncle He. Why does Uncle He have such a strong prejudice against our family?"

Xu Damao didn't want to say it, at least not in front of Bang Geng.

"Don't ask anymore, that happened so many years ago."

Tang Yanling said, "Uncle Xu, I just want to know the reason, that's all."

Liu Guangtian spoke up for Xu Damao: "Yanling, there are many reasons for the falling out."

You should know about the cellar.

Another reason is that they want Brother Zhu to be a sucker for the Jia family, which no one would be willing to do.

This has nothing to do with you. Don't ask.

From this point on, the banquet officially began. (End of Chapter)