Chapter 1692: Banquet for Qi Bin
At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, primary school students began to have holidays one after another, and Yang's mother began to pack her luggage to take her eldest grandson back to her hometown.
Although she was very reluctant to let her grandson and granddaughter go, she could only bear the pain and send them to her daughter-in-law.
The eldest daughter-in-law had already given in so much, and she couldn't push her any further. What's more, her in-laws were living in Yangjia Village. If she took her grandson and granddaughter back, how would she let them deal with it?
Just as she arranged for her grandson and granddaughter to leave, her nephew, Yang Dongxu's cousin He Xin, came to Shanghai with his wife.
The payment for the goods had been obtained through judicial channels, and the old debtor who owed the money was sent to the cell to let out a sigh of relief, which also established her own reputation in Jiaxing.
In addition, with the occasional care of big men like Hua Xiu behind her, He Xin Garment Factory has had a very good business in the past few months. If it weren't for the desire to get closer to her cousin, she would also come to thank Qi Bin, the lawyer who helped her with the lawsuit.
They simply don't have time to go to Shanghai at the end of the year when it's so busy, and they're not even sure whether they'll go home for the New Year.
"How much money is enough to go home for the New Year? The whole family can't be together during the New Year, what's the point of earning so much money?" Yang's mother, who was washing fruits in the kitchen, heard her nephew say that he was busy at the end of the year and had no time to go home for the New Year, and walked out of the kitchen with fruits.
Her son hasn't been home for the New Year for a few years, or there was no way. The trucks ran very slowly at that time, and it took almost half a month to go back and forth from Yanjing to Fucheng.
But since the speed of transportation has increased, whether it's by train or plane, unless he occasionally doesn't go home for the New Year when he accompanies Bai Xi and Li Fuzhen, Yang Dongxu goes back every New Year. Especially in recent years, he has never said that he won't go home for the New Year.
"Yes, yes, I will definitely go back, no matter how busy I am." He Xin, who was originally talking to Yang Dongxu, nodded in agreement. She was still quite afraid of her third aunt.
In the past, it was only the younger generation who was afraid of the elders, but as Yang Dongxu's side developed better and better, even to the point that it was out of reach, Yang's mother's majesty rose unconsciously.
It is said that Yang's mother has always been very kind and never bossy, but when the wealth reaches a certain level, although you don't feel much, the people around you become flattering invisibly.
"Go home for the New Year, your cousin is married, and you don't go home for the New Year. It's too lonely for the second aunt and the second uncle to stare at each other at home during the New Year." Yang Dongxu couldn't help but say.
"Yeah, yeah, go home, I just said I was too busy and had some considerations before, I didn't say I would definitely not go home for the New Year." He Xin nodded continuously.
As they were talking about this, Aunt Hua brought Qi Bin and Jiang Lan'er and others over.
In addition to getting close to her cousin who she only saw a few times a year, He Xin came to the Magic City for another purpose, which was to thank Qi Bin.
Originally, I wanted to come to the Yang family to say hello and thank them, and then find a good restaurant to invite Qi Bin out to thank them properly.
After hearing about this, Yang's mother didn't let her nephew go through all the trouble. She asked him to invite Qi Bin to her home directly.
Since thanking someone is equivalent to repaying a favor, Yang's mother was afraid that her nephew could not repay the favor because he was not influential enough, so she prepared to let her son help out.
As for her son's help to her nephew, Yang's mother thought it was justified. After all, they were all relatives, and it was natural for them to help someone who encountered difficulties. Otherwise, how could they be called relatives?
So it didn't matter if my nephew owed me a favor, but I must repay the favor owed to outsiders.
And it just so happened that Jiang Lan'er and Wu Xue were best friends. Yang's mother treated Wu Xue just like she treated Zhuo Qing'er, and regarded her as her own daughter, so it was not bad to invite them to have a meal at home at the end of the year to make it lively.
"Good efficiency!" Yang Dongxu stood up to greet the guests, and saw Qi Bin supporting Jiang Lan'er, and couldn't help but joked.
I don't know if it's because of her constitution or something else, but Jiang Lan'er is very pregnant, and now she has a big belly.
"Lan'er is not young anymore, it's better to have a child as soon as possible." Qi Bin showed a somewhat honest smile, without the wisdom and courage of an elite lawyer.
This is obviously a child slave. In fact, Qi Bin was quite surprised that Jiang Lan'er was pregnant. He was originally very entangled about whether to have a child or not.
After all, he approached Jiang Lan'er with bad intentions and didn't have much feelings for Jiang Lan'er.
But just when he was hesitating, he suddenly found out that Jiang Lan'er was pregnant, and she was pregnant before he got married. Because the symptoms of pregnancy were not obvious, he didn't notice it.
When Jiang Lan'er found that her menstruation had not come for more than two months and went to the hospital for a check-up, she found out that she was pregnant.
Qi Bin was also very confused about this sudden arrival of the child at first, but there was no suitable excuse for Jiang Lan'er to have an abortion for a while. After all, Jiang Lan'er was here, and abortion at this time would cause great harm to the body, and it was not certain whether she could get pregnant again in the future.
While he was hesitating, the fetus was growing day by day. He accompanied Jiang Lan'er to several examinations and watched his child grow up day by day through the instrument. An indescribable responsibility of being a father suddenly fell on his shoulders.
Therefore, for this child, Qi Bin gritted his teeth and prepared to give birth to it. As for the future, he would talk about it later. His child was innocent and he couldn't let him leave before he saw the world.
"Do you dislike my age?" Jiang Lan'er looked at Qi Bin with a squint.
It is said that a mother is honored by her son. Although Jiang Lan'er didn't know whether the baby in her belly was a boy or a girl, she began to gain momentum regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl.
In fact, Jiang Lan'er had always felt guilty about marrying Qi Bin, because Qi Bin was extremely outstanding in every aspect and could definitely find a better and younger girl.
Although she had some money, it was obvious that she had made a profit by marrying Qi Bin, because Qi Bin could also make money and didn't care much about the money in her hands.
So because of the gap in their knowledge and excellent personal abilities, Jiang Lan'er always had a little inferiority complex.
And now this inferiority complex naturally disappeared. The little life in her belly was the imperial sword, and Qi Bin had no choice but to obey and not resist.
"No way." Qi Bin looked wronged when Jiang Lan'er glared at him.
This woman's temper has been getting worse and worse recently, especially when she was just pregnant. She didn't have any symptoms of pregnancy at all. She didn't have her period for more than two months before she went for a check-up to find out that she was pregnant.
Since she knew she was pregnant, as the child grew little by little. Jiang Lan'er's pregnancy symptoms are more serious than those of ordinary people. She vomited so much that she almost had to be hospitalized some time ago.
So during this period of time, Qi Bin could only worship Jiang Lan'er like a grandmother. When he was a spy, his superb means of picking up girls and approaching some white-collar women were useless when applied to Jiang Lan'er, a pregnant woman.
After all, when dealing with those white-collar workers or elite female managers of the group, frontal attacks didn't work. He could still use countless means to deal with them, such as playing hard to get, retreating to advance, and making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.
But when facing the pregnant Jiang Lan'er, don't think about frontal attacks, playing hard to get, and retreating to advance. Because if he has a slightly different attitude, Jiang Lan'er will dare to vomit to show you.
Qi Bin jumped up and down like a monkey all day long, hoping that Jiang Lan'er would not be angry, not vomiting, and always keep a happy mood to let the fetus develop normally.
At first, Qi Bin was crazy about such a life, but after getting used to it, he enjoyed it. It's not that he has any masochistic tendencies. It's that he feels a real home.
In the past, no matter how good the task was or how much the reward was, no matter how arrogant the strong woman was, it would satisfy the man's vanity.
Everything felt so empty and unreal floating in the air, and he was like a leaf of duckweed swaying in the wind.
But now the family he formed with Jiang Lan'er made him feel down to earth. The child in Jiang Lan'er's belly gave him a sense of support and roots, and a warmth he had never had before surrounded his hard heart.
"Come here, don't get tired if you stand for a long time with a big belly. By the way, do you have any taboos? Just tell your auntie and she will make you something else to eat."
Seeing a pregnant woman, Yang Ma came up to greet her. At this time, Zhou Ya heard the noise below and came down from upstairs with He Xin's wife.
Seeing the pregnant Jiang Lan'er, the two women immediately surrounded her.
These two were women who had been mothers and had children, so the three women chattered and talked quickly. There are endless little tricks to deal with pregnancy symptoms during pregnancy.
Even Wu Xue and Jiang Jing, who were not married and had no children, listened with great interest. Women seemed to be particularly interested in this topic.
"Okay, let's do it over there." Looking at the women who were chattering like they were having a tea party, Yang Dongxu shrugged helplessly and walked towards the reception room next door with He Xin and Qi Bin. There were not many places for men in the hall.
"Thank you, thank you very much. I'm really sorry for disturbing you." Looking at the women who were so concerned about their pregnant wives.
Jiang Lan'er, who had been in a bad mood these days, suddenly became sunny with a smile on her face. Qi Bin kept thanking her.
"What nonsense are you talking about? We are all friends, so don't be so polite. By the way, what kind of wine do you like to drink? If you want to drink red wine, I'll have someone open a bottle and wake you up first." Yang Dongxu asked.
"No, any wine is fine. I'm not that particular."
"Then let's drink red wine. You'll be driving soon. It's safe to drink a little red wine. White wine is too strong and it's not safe to drive. Let's go, don't sit over there. I'll take you two to see the good wines in my collection. If you like any, just tell me. I'll give you two bottles when you leave."
"Then let's go and have a look." Before Qi Bin could say anything, He Xin next to him said with great interest.
Originally, he was thinking about making money for two years, whether he would also get a Mercedes-Benz to drive, and buy a villa in Jiaxing or something.
After coming to Shanghai and seeing Yang Dongxu's villa, he suddenly felt that the villa was not so attractive. The house in the high-end community where he lived was quite good.
After all, the villa he bought had no garden, no swimming pool, no wine cellar, not to mention such luxurious decoration.
Compared with his cousin's house, living in a villa always felt so out of place. So suddenly he felt that living in a suite in a high-end community was also quite attractive.
However, although he felt a little awkward in his heart, he and Yang Dongxu were cousins with the same grandfather after all. So this kind of awkwardness comes and goes quickly.
Compared to the shyness and fear of embarrassment when I rushed to the villa, I am now more relaxed and no longer feel guilty about being embarrassed.
So when I heard that we were going to see the wine cellar with rows of red wine that you can only see on TV, I nodded and agreed without pretending.