If Li Ning only respected Mrs. Shen before, now she can deeply feel her difficulties as the head of the family.

She sat quietly with Mrs. Shen for a while, until the housekeeper entered to inform her that the time was up.

"Grandma, slow down." Li Ning helped Mrs. Shen to stand up, and when she saw that after resting for a while, the old man's complexion was better, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking to the door, Old Lady Shen straightened her back more and more, and at the same time let go of the hand that was being held by Li Ning, and bowed lightly to the housekeeper.

The housekeeper understood, opened the door, and Li Ning walked towards the banquet hall with Mrs. Shen.

When Mrs. Shen appeared in front of everyone, the guests of the Shen family, near or far, all looked at her, the head of the family.

And Li Ning stood behind Mrs. Shen, like a bystander, and could clearly see these eyes in front of Mrs. Shen.

Those eyes that were either probing or speculating, and even with a little malice and disdain, each fell on Old Lady Shen's body, like a sharp blade, just waiting for a certain moment to come, and it would fall on her without hesitation.

"Now that we're all here, let's take a seat." Old Lady Shen's voice was solemn, a tone that made people involuntarily obey his orders.

Several large round tables have already been set up in the hall, and they are seated according to the Chinese banquet style.

Several elders of the Shen family also had Shen Xunling and Old Lady Shen at the table, while Li Ning sat down with Shen Muzhi and his peers, and Fang Minghong, who was supposed to sit at the main table according to his identity, sat at Li Ning's table and sat next to her.

"Second aunt." Li Ning smiled and said hello to her.

Fang Minghong glanced at Shen Muzhi beside Li Ning, and said with a smile: "I didn't talk to you properly in the study just now, I'm sorry I couldn't rush back to your wedding with Mu Zhi, but you should also know that my identity is a little special." ”

"It's the first time we met, and I've been wanting to say hello to your second sister-in-law just now." Li Ning smiled intimately.

"Although I don't live in China, I can often see the news of you and Mu Zhi on the Internet. But compared to the photo, you are more beautiful in person, and it is also a good match for Muzhi. Fang Minghong said and shook Li Ning's hand lightly, quite kind and affectionate.

Li Ning remembered what happened in the study just now, and couldn't help but have some curiosity about this second wife of the Shen family, although she was like an enemy to Shen Xunling, but she had different attitudes towards the rest of the Shen family, and she had a clear grudge.

Fang Minghong didn't wait for Li Ning to answer, and suddenly asked: "By the way, I heard that Jin Heng's wife is your stepsister?" ”

The smile on the corner of Li Ning's mouth paused slightly for a moment, and he bowed his head lightly, "Yes." ”

"That's good, it's a kiss on a kiss." Fang Minghong said with a smile.

Li Ning tugged at the corner of his lips and didn't respond, just picked up the water cup and took a sip.

Fang Minghong didn't notice Li Ning's strange looks, but turned around and asked Shen Jinheng on the other side, "By the way, Jinheng, why didn't you see your wife?" Was she late for such an occasion? ”

Shen Jinheng was originally looking at his mobile phone with his eyes down, but when he heard this, he raised his head and paused, "She... It's uncomfortable, so stay home and rest. ”

Shen Jinheng said yes, and immediately glanced away, and then lowered his head and fiddled with his mobile phone, as if he was afraid that Fang Minghong would ask more.

Although Fang Minghong was generally aware of some of the major events that happened in the Shen family, he didn't know much about the Shen family, so he didn't know what to ask and what not to ask on such an occasion.

"She's not feeling well? If there is any discomfort, it can't be the child's problem, right? Did you take it to the hospital for a proper check-up? Fang Minghong asked Shen Jinheng.

Shen Jinheng frowned obviously, but he also dealt patiently: "Don't worry, she's fine." ”

Fang Minghong saw that Shen Jinheng had a faint attitude towards Li Ran's matter, and even looked a little impatient, so he was a little suspicious in his heart.

But after a little hesitation, she didn't ask any more.

Li Ran didn't appear today, which was expected by most people, after all, when she was in Shuangling Temple yesterday, Mrs. Shen explicitly forbade her to participate in the sacrifice.

But what everyone didn't expect was that Li Ran came uninvited.

At that time, Mrs. Shen had just finished speaking, and the banquet had officially begun, and the guests were either toasting and chatting with each other, or silently eating carefully prepared dishes.

At this moment, a servant entered from the outside, walked up to the butler and said a few words, and the butler's face looked a little embarrassed.

"What's the matter?" Old Lady Shen asked in a deep voice.

The housekeeper bent down slightly and whispered beside Old Lady Shen, "Young Grandma is here." said that she wanted to fulfill her filial piety, and if she was not allowed to come in, she would accompany her outside until the end of the banquet. ”

Old Lady Shen's face sank, even though her face was still silent, but the anger in her eyes could not be hidden.

After a moment's pause, the housekeeper pondered and said, "It's extremely cold today, after all, my cousin's grandmother is still pregnant." Why don't you let her in first, what's the matter, and then talk about it? ”

Old Lady Shen's eyes swept over the full house, even if her heart was full of anger, she still looked as usual, and immediately agreed to the housekeeper's suggestion with a slight bow, and then continued to chat with the elders of the Shen family at the same table.

After a while, Li Ning turned his head and just saw that Li Ran was holding on to his completely inconspicuous stomach and walked forward slowly.

The people who saw Li Ran in Shuangling Temple yesterday also looked at her with inquiring eyes at this moment.

First, I am curious about what Shen Jinheng, a pregnant wife who has not held a wedding, looks like.

The second is to see the excitement and see if Mrs. Shen will drive this granddaughter-in-law out again.

Shen Muxing followed Li Ning's gaze, turned around and saw Li Ran, immediately smiled, and said to Shen Jinheng: "Cousin Jinheng, cousin-in-law is here." ”

Shen Jinheng's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his face, which was not very good-looking, was overcast at the moment.

But Fang Minghong was very happy, and immediately looked in the direction where Li Ran was coming.

Li Ran entered the door with trepidation, and looked around for Shen Jinheng's figure.

And when Li Ran finally saw Shen Jinheng in the second seat, he suddenly saw a middle-aged woman sitting next to him, smiling at her.

Few people in the Shen family will take Li Ran seriously. So when she saw that someone was kind to her, she couldn't help but feel a little worried, but at the same time, she couldn't help but be happy because she was recognized.

Under the intermittent gaze of the Shen family, Li Ran walked to Shen Jinheng's side, and called softly, "Jinheng." ”

The maid stepped forward to add a chair and cutlery for Li Ran, and Li Ran sat next to Shen Jinheng.