Chapter 72: Embarrassment at the Family Banquet
The weather of this month, especially at noon, is the sun scorching overhead, and the hot people are sweating. The trees are more cheerful, as if they are powered by solar energy, and the hotter the weather, the more energetic they are. Although the shadow under the tree is very large, but no one has that elegance to come out to enjoy the shade, every household has turned on the air conditioner, the old and young collectively hide in the room to cool off, there is no big deal basically will not go out.
Because today is Saturday, so for white-collar workers like Lin Haoxuan and Ying Lingling, who work from 9 to 5 every day and have two days off every week, this kind of weather has nothing to do with them at all, anyway, they don't have to go to work, just stay at home, and when they want to eat, they can directly click on the Internet to order food, and it will be delivered to their door soon, and they can stay at home all day long and be lazy. But today is a little different, because Lin Haoxuan reluctantly agreed that his mother would go home for dinner in the evening, and he successfully fooled Ying Lingling to accompany him back.
After eating the luxurious feast full of tables made by Lin Haoxuan himself, Ying Lingling touched his slightly swollen stomach and burped, looking quite satisfied. Lin Haoxuan turned his head to look at her touching her stomach and smiled while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, imagining the scene after Ying Lingling's stomach had their flesh and blood in the future, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of happiness hit his brain, and the movements in his hands became faster and faster.
"Lingling, what do you want to do after eating?" Lin Haoxuan finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks and walked out of the kitchen. He sat down beside Heroic Spirit and took her into his arms with one arm.
"Didn't you say you'd go to your parents' house, digest the food later, and we'll be on our way, right?"
"Don't worry, it's still early, it's noon, this will definitely tan you when you go out, so let's just wait for the afternoon when the sun is about to go down and then go back." ”
"Are you sure that's okay? I thought about it later, it seems like we haven't been back there since we got married, and my parents must have missed us very much, otherwise they wouldn't have called you. ”
"So what?"
"That's it, I'll digest it later, let's go, anyway, there is air conditioning in the car, and you protect me so well every time, so it won't matter." ”
Seeing Ying Lingling so sensible and considerate, Lin Haoxuan's heart was warm for a while, he knew that she was afraid that his parents would worry about them, and he was also afraid that he would be criticized by his parents if he went late. But now is really not suitable to go out at this time, it is good for him to know her kindness, there is no need to suffer so much just to go home for a meal.
"Fool, the most right thing I, Lin Haoxuan, have done in my life is to marry a daughter-in-law like you. ”
Ying Lingling looked at Lin Haoxuan, who had always behaved very gentlemanly in front of her, and suddenly leaned on her shoulder like a little woman, she was really a little crying and laughing, and shouted silently in her heart: "The old lady is recognized as a good daughter-in-law in China, okay?
When the sun goes down, it is not as hot as noon outside, and the people who have been suffocated in the room for a day all slipped out one by one to breathe and move their muscles, and in an instant, the streets and alleys, parks and squares are crowded in groups. Lin Haoxuan drove the Ying Lingling all the way steadily towards the Lin family compound, looking at the active people outside along the way, one by one, they were full of energy, there was no boredom of staying in the air-conditioned room during the day, and the sleepiness of the Ying Lingling gradually disappeared.
Soon, the car arrived at its destination, and Father and Mother Lin did not stand at the door to greet the two of them as early as before, but continued to be busy in the kitchen, because they were slowly studying the best cooking methods for various supplements according to the information they already had in their hands. So after studying and studying, they forgot about the time, and in the end, Lin Haoyue remembered this matter, and turned around and called the servants to go out to pick up Ying Lingling and Lin Haoxuan instead of them.
"Mom and Dad, we're back!" When they saw the maid, Lin Haoxuan and Ying Lingling were very surprised, and only after asking did they know the reason, both of them were speechless, and simply went directly to the door to take the initiative to say hello.
"Hey, look at my brain, I've forgotten to pick you up when I'm so busy getting these things. Hearing their voices, Father Lin and Mother Lin immediately rushed out of the kitchen, their hands full of flakes of various ingredients.
"Mom and Dad, you said that as soon as we came back, you would make such a big fuss, and we really didn't dare to come back in the future, so people would definitely think that we were abusing you!" Ying Ling obediently rushed to Lin's mother's side, opened his arms and hugged her shoulders tightly, that look seemed to be more intimate than Lin Haoyue's biological daughter, which made Lin's mother happy and couldn't close her mouth.
After the greetings, the family sat on the sofa and chatted, Father Lin and Lin Haoxuan discussed business issues, Mother Lin and Ying Lingling talked about some family shortcomings, and Lin Haoyue was left alone to sit quietly on the small sofa opposite the four of them and watch them, like a Buddha statue, the expression on his face was very comfortable and peaceful, and he couldn't see any waves.
Ying Lingling didn't know what Lin Haoyue had encountered recently to cause such a change, but she had always been worried that this girl would be used to making a bad move, so although she was chatting with her mother-in-law on the surface, her eyes had been glancing in Lin Haoyue's direction.
"Could it be that as soon as we came back, our parents came to talk to us and left her out in the cold, so she was unhappy and was brewing emotional revenge?"
"No, it is said that we haven't been back for so long, it makes sense for my parents to be enthusiastic about us, what is she so upset about?"
"But why didn't this girl say a word to-day, and her expression seemed rather calm, as if this was the first time I've known her in all a long time that I've been in such a situation?"
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I don't know how to be good, countless ideas popped up in Ying Lingling's mind, but she racked her brains and didn't come to a reliable conclusion, so she was even more restless, and began to keep glancing at Lin Haoxuan, asking him to quickly pay attention to Lin Haoyue's movements, and don't be played by her at that time.
Lin Haoxuan had already discovered Lin Haoyue's actions, it is said that in the past, when she felt that she was being ignored, this girl would try her best to divert the attention of his parents to her, but now not only did she not say a word, but she also sat there in a daze very well-behaved, which was unprecedented. So he didn't know what to do, so he could only give the Heroic Spirit a look and let her see the opportunity!
When it was time for dinner, Ying Lingling sat down next to Mother Lin, Lin Haoxuan sat next to Ying Lingling and Lin Haoyue, Father Lin sat on the top seat, scanning all the people below like a leader reviewing, his eyes were full of smiles, especially when he saw Ying Lingling and Lin Haoxuan helping each other tidy up their clothes, it was really gratifying.
The servants ran back and forth to bring out all kinds of delicacies, and set up a large table, so shocked that Lin Haoxuan and Ying Lingling's eyes almost fell out. You must know that even Ying Lingling knows that his father-in-law and mother-in-law have always been diligent and thrifty, why did they make a big table of meals so extravagantly today, what are they going to do? Lin Haoxuan naturally knew what his parents meant, but he couldn't tell Ying Lingling, besides, he really felt that they were exaggerating a bit by doing this, he just didn't believe in his personal strength!
Looking carefully at the food on the table, in addition to the color and fragrance, the balance of nutrition is also quite well controlled, which is almost obvious at a glance to Lin Haoxuan, who has always studied diet. For example, this papaya pork belly soup is rich in high-quality protein, vitamins and dietary fiber, which is a good nutrition for people who are trying to get pregnant. But when he saw this dish, Lin Haoxuan's whole face darkened, because he always thought that this dish was specially designed to nourish and regulate the body of weak people, but his father directly pushed this dish in front of him, and squeezed his eyebrows with him for a long time, and he was really anxious in his heart! There is also that dish, amphora oyster soup, oysters are recognized as the food with the highest zinc content, and zinc is of great significance for mentioning pregnancy, the key is that the focus of this dish is to improve the quality of life of couples. If the meaning of the previous dish is still vague, then this dish is simply a naked/naked needle in Lin Haoxuan's heart. He really wanted to shoot the case and ask his father and mother what he meant, and doubted his son's ability in that regard? Another point that he couldn't accept the most, that is, there was a table of dishes, and in front of him and Ying Lingling, there were all soups, almost seven or eight kinds, what fungus and sea cucumber soup, white fungus barley double red soup, lotus seed pork belly soup, mixed bone mushroom soup, how could this be to make up for them? I just want to make up for them! And it's all soup and water, who's eating is a bunch of soup? It's not for weight loss, he really obeys his parents' strength to give up for their grandchildren, it's terrifying.
However, Ying Lingling didn't know anything about this, although she didn't understand why there was so much soup and water in front of her, but it seemed to be delicious, so she didn't care about anything, before Father Lin announced that she could eat, she was staring at the meat in the soup and swallowing saliva.
Father Lin and Mother Lin glanced at each other, and then Father Lin cleared his throat and announced that he was starting to eat, as soon as the words fell, Ying Lingling reached out to eat the meat in the soup with a grin, and chewed it with relish, Lin Haoxuan really wanted to knock her head, it was so useless, I didn't know that this was a premeditated pit feast.
Lin Haoyue naturally knew her parents' intentions, but she didn't plan to remind Ying Lingling of that stupid girl, because she also wanted to become an aunt as soon as possible, and then be good to their children in death, so as to make up for the various injuries she had caused to Lin Haoxuan, the younger brother, over the years.
A family of five, the two old people don't eat and just stare at their son and daughter-in-law to eat, the son slowly picks up the farthest dishes from him to eat, the daughter can't help but smile and looks at the two people opposite, the chopsticks in her hand will only move for a long time, and in the end, only Ying Lingling, a stupid girl and a foodie, is left with a look of not understanding where the situation is.
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