After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 334 Eat Some Meat to Nourish Yourself

When the two families meet, it's time for both sets of parents to exchange gifts. Su Xiaoxiao's aunt brought many gifts, which were quite valuable. Such a meeting shouldn't be without these proper courtesies.

Su Xiaoxiao also brought a gift. She gave Sun Xiaomei a set of the most fashionable clothes at the moment. Such clothes are indeed not seen in a place like Baihua Village. They can only be seen in the capital and are worn by daughters of wealthy families.

Sun Xiaomei was very happy because, no matter what, the gift was given to her by Su Xiaoxiao, and she was overjoyed.

Finally, they had eaten, and Su Xiaoxiao and her aunt were on their way home in a horse-drawn carriage.

As soon as she entered the carriage, she slumped down as if she had no bones. "Sigh, I'm so tired, Auntie. Please don't call me to these kinds of social occasions again."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao's aunt laughed and came over to hug Su Xiaoxiao affectionately, saying, "Okay, next time, Auntie will definitely not bring you."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded in satisfaction, "Yes, Auntie loves me the most."

"But just now I saw you chatting quite happily with some younger people..."

Su Xiaoxiao's aunt asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes, that's because they've always been curious about how I, the general's wife, rose to power and how I met General Pei Yuan. They just want more inside information..."

Although she was a little angry, as if she had been interrogated the whole time, Su Xiaoxiao was actually quite unhappy.

Su Xiaoxiao looked a little dejected. When her aunt saw that Su Xiaoxiao was unhappy, she couldn't help but come over and hug Su Xiaoxiao.

"I know you've been wronged this time, Xiaoxiao. I promise I won't let you come along again. These younger people really have no manners."

Su Xiaoxiao's aunt came over and hugged Su Xiaoxiao, showing that she loved Su Xiaoxiao very much.

She patted Su Xiaoxiao on the back and continued, "Actually, you don't need to know too much about these social niceties. These are not big things. With me by your side to support you, nothing is a problem."

Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but come over and snuggle into her aunt's arms, once again moved by the warmth of family.

"You're just lucky to have married well. General Pei has always doted on you, but all I can say is that you're fortunate."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled, but to be honest, she didn't disagree at all; indeed, many people had said that she was lucky.

As Su Xiaoxiao spoke, her aunt gently patted Su Xiaoxiao's back. "Our Su family has neither officials nor big merchants; we're all ordinary people. If we want to be able to speak well of ourselves in front of these relatives and friends, we'll really have to rely on your family's Pei Yuan in the future."

Whenever this matter was brought up, Su Xiaoxiao's aunt couldn't help but ask Su Xiaoxiao.

"Tell me, when are you going to get pregnant so your uncle and I can help take care of the baby? You've been married for so long, and we haven't even seen your belly show yet."

After saying that, the aunt came over and patted Su Xiaoxiao's stomach, "How about I ask the maid to go to the pharmacy and get you some tonics?"

Su Xiaoxiao blushed as her aunt spoke, and she quickly said in a coquettish tone, "Auntie, there's no rush. Pei Yuan isn't with me right now, so I don't have the mind for that. Let's wait until my cousin Pei Yuan's wedding is settled. My matter isn't urgent..."

"Okay, that's true. Your cousin's marriage is already putting me in a very difficult position."

Su Xiaoxiao quickly asked, "Auntie, is there some trouble with my cousin's wedding?"

The aunt sighed and said, "It's not that it's difficult, the main problem is that I can't reach an agreement with the Sun family on the timing."

"What do you mean?"

"You mean we can't agree on a timeline?"

Su Xiaoxiao was very puzzled. "Their family planned to get married on the 10th of this month, but I checked and found that the date wasn't auspicious, so I didn't agree."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled. "Auntie, you really are something else. Superstition is no good. Stop with all that superstition. I think this day is good enough." "Alright, then I'll listen to you on this matter."

Speaking of this, Su Xiaoxiao also felt that her aunt had gone a bit too far; in fact, getting married that day wouldn't have been so bad.

Why are there so many rules?
"Xiaoxiao, now that you mention it, it seems I really am a bit too superstitious. So, tell me, what kind of late-night snack do you want me to prepare for you when we get back?"

It seemed as if her aunt was rewarding Su Xiaoxiao, knowing that Su Xiaoxiao hadn't eaten dinner either, and hadn't eaten much lunch at the Sun family's house.

"Just have my cousin prepare hot pot for me. Isn't he an expert at making hot pot lately?"

After hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao's aunt also started craving hot pot.

Ever since Su Xiaoxiao taught her cousin Su Bingcheng how to open a hot pot restaurant, their family has always eaten more than the average family.

Going back is the perfect opportunity to have a lively hot pot meal; after all, in this weather, hot pot is definitely the most comfortable option.

She prepared a lot of meat slices, such as lamb slices, beef slices, and pork slices. It was quite a treat, and Su Xiaoxiao was very happy to be able to eat so many meat slices.

After all, for Su Xiaoxiao, eating hot pot was indeed the happiest thing.

"You've lost weight these past few days from all the work; eat more meat to help you recover."

As she spoke, her aunt felt very sorry for Su Xiaoxiao. Su Xiaoxiao had returned to her own home, which meant she was home, but instead of gaining weight and getting some rest, she had lost weight. How could her aunt and uncle not feel sorry for her?

Everyone, eat!

Su Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "Cousin, your cooking skills are even better than mine."

Upon hearing this, Su Bingcheng quickly smiled.

"No, I learned it all from you. Come on, Xiaoxiao, eat more vegetables."

As they were talking, Su Bingcheng, Su Xiaoxiao's cousin, put a lot of vegetables on her plate.

"Son, I was thinking of giving Xiaoxiao meat to eat, but you're just piling vegetables on her plate. What do you mean by that?"

Upon hearing this, Su Bingcheng laughed and said, "Mother, you don't know this. Girls love beauty, and they like to eat vegetables to lose weight."

Hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao was overjoyed.

"Cousin, I do want to lose weight. But since we're eating hot pot, which is so oily, how am I supposed to lose weight?"

Upon hearing this, his cousin Su Bingcheng suddenly realized what was going on, "Haha..."

The family laughed, and their happiness index continued to rise.

After dinner, Su Xiaoxiao stayed at her aunt's house for a while before taking a carriage back home. On the way, she bumped into Qian Musheng again; Qian Musheng had officially returned from the capital.

During the time they hadn't seen each other, Qian Musheng had become even more handsome and capable, a side of him that Su Xiaoxiao had never seen before.

Qian Musheng complained that the weather had been dry and hot lately, and she had been suffering from internal heat. Su Xiaoxiao knew that it was the height of summer and the weather was very hot, so she personally cooked mung bean soup for Qian Musheng to drink in order to relieve the heat.

It's time to start preparing to distribute the profits to Qian Musheng. Su Xiaoxiao started doing the math and calculated Qian Musheng's share of the profits.

(End of this chapter)