CHAPTER XIX

"Mother, look who's going to congratulate you on your birthday today?" Mrs. An Ninghou did not enter the house, and the voice went in first. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

didn't give the old lady time to wonder, so she brought Rulin to the old lady.

"Say hello to my aunt." On the couch sat an old woman with a gray head, and two young people beside her.

"You...... Is it Lin'er? Eh, come forward and let your aunt take a good look at you, you and your mother are looking more and more alike, just now I thought it was your mother standing in front of me to congratulate me on my birthday. Tears of sadness couldn't help but flow down as she spoke, and the old lady hurriedly lowered her head to wipe her tears.

Rulin stepped forward to hold the old lady's hand, "Auntie, it's the same when I came to congratulate you on your birthday on behalf of my mother, don't you see that I'm not happy?" ”

The old lady was amused by Rulin's funny words, "Rejoice! Joy! You ruthless girl, if I dare to say that I don't like it, you won't come for a hundred years. ”

The old lady gently stroked Rulin's face, and looked through this face to another face, that poor child! Can death really go out like a lamp? Not necessarily, in her opinion, there are gods in her head. The old lady couldn't bear to think about it, so she gently closed her eyes to calm her mood, and chatted with Rulin about something else.

"Let's start the banquet soon, let's go, let's go to the front yard, it's so lively outside, it's too boring to accompany my wife here." After speaking, he stood up, and Rulin and Mrs. Hou hurriedly stepped forward to help.

It was noon, and the guests who should have arrived were almost there, and the banquet was set together, and they were seated on both sides according to the rank of official rank and kinship, and the man and wife of the head of the family sat in the front row, and the children and maids were behind. In the middle of the open space for people to celebrate the birthday, the top is the position of the birthday star, in the middle of the hanging golden longevity word, on both sides of the birthday couplet, a piece of joy.

The old lady was the last to enter, and the noisy crowd suddenly focused, and naturally they all saw Rulin beside the old lady, and most of the heads of the families didn't feel anything and didn't know each other. The reaction of the ladies was great, and some of them thought that they were dazzled, so they lowered their heads and pulled the nearest lady and asked, "Am I dazzled?" "Why did she get out and about?" "Didn't I hear that she wasn't a monk?" "How? Don't talk nonsense, I saw it once the year before last. ”

Most of the ladies echoed their husbands and congratulated the old lady with everyone.

The old lady was happy, and hurriedly expressed her gratitude to everyone, and even said that the greeting was inconsiderate and tired, so that everyone waited for a long time and waited for kind words, so that everyone could sit down quickly.

Everyone sat down one after another, and there was a slow-moving butt who hadn't sat down yet, so they heard the little guy at the gate come to report, "Report to the old lady, another distinguished guest has come to congratulate you on your birthday." The old lady thought to herself that there was still a distinguished guest who had not arrived, so Ning Mu entered the hall.

"Ning Mu said hello to my aunt." Mrs. An Ninghou was surprised and delighted again, she became old and fine, and she understood at once, it seems that these two children have never communicated at all. glanced at Rulin, and then looked at Ning Mu.

"Ning Xiang is really a big guest, and he came to see my old man in his busy schedule, please take a seat." The old lady said. Hou Ye hurriedly arranged for someone to add a position to the left of the old lady's head.

The atmosphere between the women instantly became delicate, Ru Lin looked stunned and embarrassed, her face was slightly red, and her already well-dressed face was even more gorgeous.

Two years after Xue Jin's death, Ning Muxi won the champion, and Xu Jingsheng was Tanhua in the same year. When the top three were parade on the street, he was young and charming, and he didn't know how many big and small ladies and their mothers were stunned. At that time, almost everyone in the capital discussed a few words about the extraordinary heroic appearance and bright future of Zhuang Yuanlang. The person who proposed the marriage almost broke through the threshold of the Ning family.

Although Ning Mu came from a humble background, he really attracted a lot of ladies of the right age, most of whom took a fancy to him as a person. But no matter how good the conditions were, they were blocked back by the Ning family, on the grounds that Ning Mu had already had a marriage contract with the daughter of his mentor Xue Jin. At this time, many of the ladies present in the Shoutang were rejected for marriage proposals.

The thoughts of the women are very complicated, and the people we admire have been snatched away by you Xue Rulin, resentful and jealous, and will compare you to how much better you are than us. The two of them had a bad time, so they rejoiced and condemned, in addition to themselves, other women really couldn't give happiness to the people they admired, and at the same time fiercely condemned her for not knowing how to lift and not know how to cherish, and her heart was infinitely heartbroken.

Now watching the two of them break the rumors that they have been in and out together for many years, the psychology is not refreshing! Why is your position so secure? Still getting better? Especially compared with her husbands who are either full of fat intestines or do not seek to be motivated or have a group of women, the ladies are even more like a fish in the throat.

Some things are not afraid that everyone is bad, but I am afraid that someone will suddenly get better.

The birthday banquet officially began, and while everyone enjoyed the wine and food, the highlight also began, giving the old lady a birthday gift.

In fact, the gift list has already been handed in when the post is handed over to the house. The birthday celebration here is also for the younger generations to give gifts and perform programs to make the elderly happy. In addition, some people bring more special gifts that are not on the gift list, and they will also be served on the spot.

Rulin returned to the lower left and sat down, that is, next to Ning Mu. The husband and wife looked at each other's nose and nose, and there was no eye contact with each other.

"Why didn't you tell me when you came over?" Rulin whispered.

"Hehe, I didn't expect Madam to come over, but I don't have to go through you for anything, right?"

"Ning Mu! You know I didn't mean that. Rulin was choked and replied in a low voice.

The feast was held in a lively atmosphere. The juniors all presented carefully prepared birthday gifts one by one, and the children presented a well-prepared birthday program for the elderly.

Rulin and Ning Mu were in front of the audience, and they were all right. When this ring was over, the old lady said that she was old and could not support her body. After confessing the crime, let Mrs. Hou greet everyone to have fun, and let the maid help her go back to rest.

Only then did everyone start to push the cups in groups to change the lamps, and the Hou Ye led the men to the water pavilion, where there were other wine and delicacies, pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Mrs. Hou led the ladies to the garden, where they also prepared melons and fruit snacks.

The curiosity of women is hard to suppress, and if they are not satisfied, it will be like a hundred cats scratching their hearts and livers.

As soon as she sat down, a woman spoke to Rulin, who was the wife of Bao Ninghou, "Mrs. Ning is really well maintained, after so many years, it is still the same as back then." ”

The other lady said, "Isn't it?" Like me, the wrinkles in the corners of my eyes increase a few times a year. ”

A few more ladies echoed, looking familiar and happy. Rulin was very unaccustomed to this kind of occasion, and she couldn't leave, so she could only respond with a smile and humility.

"Why didn't you and Lord Ning come together today? Didn't you know in advance that the other person was coming? A woman beside Bao Ninghou asked.