Married to the army by mistake, abstinent boss becomes addicted to pampering his wife

Chapter 226 Visiting Relatives
Lu Tingting came out of the kitchen, drawn by the aroma. "What are you eating?"

Upon seeing his granddaughter, Lu Dezhao immediately regained his normal expression. "Tingting, come here, have a pomelo. It's freshly peeled."

Lu Tingting took the pomelo and was about to eat it when she noticed her family staring at her. She asked in surprise, "Why aren't you eating?"

"We've already eaten, you eat, eat more."

The pomelo is very fresh, with glistening and plump flesh that looks very appetizing.

Lu Tingting peeled off a large piece and stuffed it into her mouth. The next second, her round face scrunched up into a meme.

"Oh my god, it's so sour!"

Seeing that his granddaughter had also fallen for the trick, Lu Dezhao felt relieved.

"Is it sour? It tastes fine to me."

"Don't you guys find it sour?"

The three shook their heads in unison, "It's not sour."

Lu Tingting, not believing it, ate another piece. After finishing it, she realized that her whole family was laughing, and that's when she realized she had been tricked.

"Fine, you all ganged up on me to lie!"

Jiang Moli smiled and said, "My dear niece, today your third aunt will teach you another lesson: always respect your own intuition and feelings, instead of listening to what outsiders say. Just like this pomelo, even if a hundred people say it's sweet, if you taste it sour, then it's sour and you should throw it away."

Lu Tingting retorted, "I just like sour food, is it any of your business?"

Jiang Moli: "Then you can eat it all."

"You want me to eat it? I'm not going to! I'll just do what you want and make you angry!"

"Hey, silly girl's finally got a brain!"

"You're the idiot..."

"Alright." An Hui stopped the two of them from bickering and told Jiang Moli, "Your uncle's 79th birthday is on the 7th. Your dad and I are going back to my parents' home. Your aunt is coming with us. You stay home alone and take good care of yourself."

In many rural areas, there is a custom of celebrating the ninth birthday but not the tenth.

They believe that the number "ten" signifies the end or the top, and is therefore considered unlucky.

"You're having a banquet without me?"

An Hui hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Lu Dezhao explained, "Your uncle is from the countryside. The older generation's ideas and concepts are different from yours, and he's worried you won't be used to it."

Jiang Moli had only made a casual joke, but after hearing Lu Dezhao's words, she suddenly became more interested.

"It's okay. I'm having trouble coming up with ideas for my next piece. Traveling around and meeting more people will help me gather more creative material."

After hearing what Jiang Moli said, Lu Dezhao agreed to take her back with him on the 7th.

Lu Tingting: "I want to go too!"

One more is not too much, one less is not too much.

Lu Dezhao immediately made the decision, "Okay, let's go back together to celebrate Uncle's birthday!"

An Hui's hometown is Luzhou, a famous historical city.

During the war years, it was one of the main bases and the site of several famous battles.

Lu Dezhao met An Hui while participating in an operation in Luzhou.

Early on the 6th, Lu Dezhao led his family to the train station to catch the train.

Upon arriving in Luzhou, we found a place to have lunch. After that, we took a 3-hour bus ride to the town, then a tractor ride, followed by a half-hour hike, and finally arrived at Anjia Village.

Anjia Village is small, with only about thirty households in total.

Although the population is small, almost everyone in the village is related to the An family.

Therefore, when they arrived, almost the entire village lined up at the village entrance to greet them, making it a very grand occasion.

Lu Dezhao was, after all, a leader. Although he rarely accompanied An Hui back over the years, he never missed the annual formalities, and the whole village benefited from his kindness.

Jiang Moli and Lu Tingting were visiting Anjia Village for the first time.

As An Hui introduced them, the An family's attention all fell on the two of them.

They looked at them like they were some rare and precious object. To the people of Anjia Village, pampered young ladies like Jiang Moli and Lu Tingting, who grew up in the city, were like creatures from another world.

"Oh my, look at her fair and tender face, just like tofu."

Auntie touched Jiang Moli's face, and the calluses on her hands scratched Jiang Moli's skin, causing a stinging pain.

Jiang Moli chuckled, "Second Aunt, your hands are so rough and thick, almost as thick as the old lady's heels."

My second aunt's face fell.

Honestly, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all.

"Disdain value +1, 10000 yuan credited."

An Hui knew her daughter-in-law had a sharp tongue, so she quickly led her to meet other relatives and elders.

“This is your third great-aunt, and these are your eldest and third cousins. Your second, fourth, and fifth cousins ​​haven’t come back yet.”

Wow, five golden flowers!

Jiang Moli readily agreed: "Hello, Third Aunt."

My third aunt-in-law adopted a haughty, elder-like posture, scrutinizing her from head to toe with a critical look:
"With such a thin frame and waist, how can she give birth easily?"

Jiang Moli smiled and said, "That's because you're as good at having children as my third aunt. Hey, your family really likes daughters, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have had so many daughters, would you?"

"Pfft!"

Snickers and giggles rose from the surrounding area.

In this day and age, which family prefers daughters? They'd love to have sons!

Then look at my third aunt's face, it's blacker than the bottom of a pot!
She dreamed of having several sons, but instead gave birth to a string of girls, and she will be ridiculed for the rest of her life, unable to hold her head high in her husband's family.

Jiang Moli poked at her sore spot with this, it was so annoying!
"Disdain value +1, 10000 yuan credited."

An Hui called over a grandniece of the same generation as Jiang Moli and led Jiang Moli and Lu Tingting out for a stroll.

If I stay at home any longer, I'm afraid I'll offend all my relatives!

The village wasn't big, and Jiang Moli finished exploring it in no time. Then she headed up the mountain.

Anjia Village is located in a hilly area, with low mountains and farmland on the hills.

There are plenty of wild fruits on the mountain during this season.

Among the golden prickly pears, the bright red mountain berries, the lantern-shaped wild persimmons, and the Japanese raisin tree.

It wasn't until it got dark that Jiang Moli and the others strolled down the mountain.

When they returned to their uncle's house, it was much quieter than when they left; all the relatives had gone back to their own homes.

The eldest uncle and his wife lived with their eldest son, Anfu.

Anfu is in his early forties and has three sons and two daughters. His eldest son got married last year.

At this time, Anfu's eldest daughter-in-law and eldest daughter are cooking in the kitchen.

Lu Dezhao and his uncle were chatting in the main room, while An Hui was discussing the banquet with her aunt and uncle-in-law the next day.

Once inside, Anliu went to the kitchen to help her sister-in-law and eldest sister cook.

Jiang Moli put the wild persimmons and jujubes on the table, and sat down next to An Hui with Lu Tingting, picking jujubes while listening to the two talk.

Wild persimmons and jujubes are broken off from the tree along with their branches, making them easy to bring back.

Auntie glanced at Jiang Moli and Lu Tingting several times, clearly disapproving that the two weren't going into the kitchen to work.

An Hui pretended not to notice.

The third son's wife and granddaughter don't do any housework at home, so there's no reason for them to come back to their parents' home to do chores.

By the time the lamps were lit, dinner was ready.

The An family usually eats in the main room, but tonight there are too many people and one square table isn't enough, so Lu Dezhao suggested borrowing another table.

The eldest uncle glanced coldly at Jiang Moli and Lu Tingting, and said in a deep voice, "There's no need to lend them. In our area, women don't sit at the table."

Jiang Moli smiled when she saw the embarrassed An Hui and the silent women of the An family.

No wonder An Hui didn't want to bring her; it turns out this uncle is still a remnant of feudalism!