Even if he had been mentally prepared for a long time, when Tang Zhong walked into the gate of the Jiang family's courtyard, the eyes that were hostile or contemptuous or ridiculed but lacked kindness and joy still made him feel very uncomfortable in his heart.

"I'm just here for a meal, I owe you fools? Look at me like that? Tang Zhong scolded in his heart.

Strictly speaking, today is the ninetieth birthday of Mrs. Jiang, and all the guests who can come to this small courtyard are the direct family members of the Jiang family, and there is no outsider. Sitting there were either Tang Chong's uncle or his cousins, all of whom were his relatives - but it was clear that no one regarded Tang Chong as a relative.

Even a beggar, with their status at this moment, will be treated sincerely or pretending to squeeze out a smile.

The first time Tang Zhong came to the door, they sat together, watching coldly, and no one stepped forward to greet and talk to him, as if he was a transparent person who was hated by others.

Jiang Keqing's face changed greatly, his silver teeth were clenched, and he looked like he was choosing someone to eat.

Jiang Keren remained silent, took Tang Chong's hand and walked in front of a rather powerful middle-aged man, and said, "Tang Chong, this is your uncle." ”

"Uncle." Don recalled.

"Hmm." Jiang Kesheng replied expressionlessly, his eyes were facing the sky, and he didn't even look at Tang Chong.

Jiang Keren took Tang Chong's hand again and walked to a middle-aged man with a pale face and deep eye sockets, as if his body had been hollowed out by wine, and said, "Tang Chong, this is your second uncle." ”

"Second uncle." Don shouted heavily.

"Yo-that's not who? The son of the Orion family? How did you get here? Did you go to the wrong door? Jiang Keshu looked Tang Zhong up and down, but the sneer on his face was not concealed at all. After speaking, he laughed with a young man next to him.

Tang Chong's heart soared, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Jiang Keren seemed to feel his emotions, reached out and held Tang Chong's hand, pulled him to a middle-aged man who looked young and well-maintained, and said, "Tang Chong, this is your third uncle." ”

"It's good to be back." Jiang Keqi smiled at Tang Chong, and then lowered his head to study the yellow-colored "Book of Changes" in his hand.

He was not hostile to Tang Chong, because all his minds were attracted by the book in his hand, and the affairs of the outside world had no meaning to him.

The so-called uncle is naturally the mother's elder brother. Even his mother's brother treats himself with such hostility, not to mention the ugly faces of others.

However, Jiang Keren seemed to deliberately torture and humiliate his son, but he still insisted, stubbornly, and took him to every elder and introduced him to him with a serious face.

"Tang Chong, this is the fifth uncle. It's your second master's eldest son. ”

"Fifth uncle."

"Tang Chong, this is the fifth aunt-"

"Auntie."

"Tang Chong, this is uncle. It's your third master's eldest son. ”

"Uncle."

"This is the big cousin—"

"Big cousin." ――

There are so many relatives in the Jiang family, it will take a long time to introduce them all. Sometimes it's just a sentence that passes, and sometimes you have to listen to a few cold words from the other party. Jiang Keren's face was expressionless, and Tang Chong also became distracted.

He had already understood Jiang Keren's hard work.

"This is the sixth cousin." Jiang Keren pointed to a familiar face and said.

"We've seen it." Tang Zhong said with a smile. "Jiang Yiran, right? You said you were looking forward to my return sooner. ”

Jiang Yiran said with a smile: "Yes, yes." I've been looking forward to your return. You're finally back now. I couldn't be happier. You have to go and celebrate in the evening. ”

"Really? If you're going to celebrate, call me. Tang Zhong also said happily.

"Definitely, definitely." Jiang Yiran nodded with a strange expression.

When Tang Zhong walked past her, the smile in her eyes turned cold.

After all the people in the living room were introduced, Jiang Keren took Tang Chong's hand and said, "I'll take you to see your grandparents." ”

Tang Chong's grandfather, Jiang Keren's father, Jiang Liren, was sitting with a group of brothers and sisters who were not much different in age drinking tea and chatting in a small suite, which was smaller but quieter.

Jiang Liren saw the handsome young man who walked in surrounded by Jiang Keqing and Jiang Keqing, and immediately knew his identity.

He looked at Tang Zhong fixedly, and there was no expression on his dark face.

However, when my grandmother saw Tang Chong, her eyes immediately turned red, she sat up from the sofa, trotted to Tang Chong, and then stretched out her hand to hug Tang Chong's body, crying and saying, "Child, my child—you are finally back." Grandma finally saw you—"

The old lady cried, and Jiang Keren also cried. Jiang Keqing's eyes were also red, and she said with a smile: "Old lady, it's the first time for Tang Chong to come, don't scare people-"

"Where would I scare him?" Grandma's stature was very short, and her head could only reach Tang Chong's chest. Therefore, when she hugged Tang Chong, she was burying her head in Tang Chong's chest. Her tears wiped on Tang's changed clothes, and she said in a choked voice, "I just miss him too much." He was a little bigger when he was sent out, about the size of a piglet. I've only hugged that a few times in total - how many years have I been? It makes me want to die. ”

"Alright, alright." Old man Jiang Liren stood up and pulled his wife aside, and said, "Speak well." Today is a day of great joy, what are you crying like? ”

The old lady also knows that today is the day of the old lady's ninetieth birthday, and everyone is a little taboo. So she wiped her tears while holding Tang Chong's hand and said, "Good grandson, come and sit with grandma." Let grandma take a good look. ”

"Mom. Let's let Tang Zhong say hello to the elders first. Jiang Keren was also busy wiping away his tears and said to the old lady in a loud voice.

"Yes, yes. Say hello to your grandparents first. The old lady said.

So, under the leadership of Jiang Keren, Tang Zhong said hello to his grandfather Jiang Liren's two younger brothers and three younger sisters. They are all the same as Jiang Liren, they are all gray-haired old men. Even the youngest girl is in her fifties.

These old men are quite urban, but they didn't speak coldly to Tang Chong. The three grandmothers also pulled Tang Chong's words and said a few words of comfort and pity.

After saying hello to all, Jiang Keren pulled Tang Zhong to sit beside his grandmother. Tang Chong's hand was held in Jiang Keren's hand, and she had barely let go of it since she grabbed it, and his other hand was held by his grandmother.

This reminded Tang of the cold of autumn. Qiu Yihan also has a grandmother who hurts her to the bone. Although she doesn't know what to do because of over-spoiling, can this be said to be her misfortune?

Tang Chong suddenly found that what he had been insisting on was actually shaking.

Because, the hands of his relatives are really warm and warm, so that the strength and stubbornness in his heart instantly disintegrate and surrender.

Jiang Liren looked at Tang Chong, his face was expressionless, and his voice did not carry any emotion, and asked, "When will you come to Beijing?" ”

"Last night." Tang Zhong replied.

"Have you seen all the uncles and uncles outside?"

"I've seen it."

"They don't like Tang Zhong very much." Jiang Keqing suddenly interjected.

As a result, Jiang Liren's brows furrowed slightly.

"The pit is here." Tang Zhong thought in his heart.

Jiang Keren took Tang Zhong to greet all the elders. I have done my best, and I have had enough of ridicule.

Still, they persevered.

Now, Jiang Keqing is picking on this matter with a sad and angry face, which is equivalent to slapping all the elders outside in the face in front of these people in the room.

If Tang Chong gave up halfway just now, they would naturally have something to say: he is a junior, so naturally he should greet us. He ignores us, so why should we flatter him?

However, Tang Zhong took the initiative to greet them, they ignored them and had a bad attitude, so they couldn't take care of it.

Now that you have taken advantage of the reason, when will you wait if you don't slap your face at this time?

A child can still do this, and you adults have eaten for so many years to live in the belly of a dog?

Tang Chong suspected that the two sisters, Jiang Keqing and Jiang Keqing, had already predicted the reaction of these people, and discussed countermeasures in advance.

"They are elders. Criticism is also teaching, don't take it to heart. Jiang Liren said.

This sentence is actually the opposite, on the surface, it means that Tang Zhong should not be familiar with the elders, but in fact, what he really wants to say is that a group of elders embarrass a child, which is really embarrassing.

Sure enough, after listening to Jiang Liren's words, the second master Jiang Liwen said hoarsely: "These uneducated things, usually five or six people, will be plastered on the face of the ancestors at the critical moment - how does the old lady usually teach them?" One by one, they forgot cleanly. ”

"That's right. Tang Zhong was invited back by the old lady, how could he say too much? Looks like you're going to have to bang and knock it. They can't be allowed to be lawless. Lost all your tutors? Don't even want to lose face? The third master, Jiang Lixing, also scolded.

"What they're doing is wrong. What's the excitement with a child? Tang Chong hadn't been born when that happened—but don't be angry. Children have children's thoughts, and they don't know much about what happened back then, and it's understandable to say a few radical words. This time, let's get them together, and after talking about it, won't the misunderstanding be solved? ”

"Forget it." Jiang Liren waved his hand and said. "How big is it? Tang Zhong is a junior, shouldn't he be a little angry? ”

When he said this, the faces of several people present were even more embarrassed.

They all know that their big brother is also holding back his anger in his heart.

(To be continued)