Chapter 22: The abacus fails
The little girl Qingtang slipped into the banquet hall by the wall, holding a decanting soup in her hand, trying to press the fire in her stomach, pulling the corners of her lips, and whispering in front of Meng Jinglun: "My young lady asked the slave maid to bring the sobering soup to my uncle." ”
The cousins next to him naturally listened to it, and joked with a smile: "This banquet has just begun, and before the third round, Sister An Ran is worried, and it is really an outgoing girl." ”
"Ping Suri rarely drinks alcohol, and Humble Jing knows how much I drink, so I am afraid that I will lose my temper in front of several brothers and read the joke." Meng Jinglun was proud in his heart, but laughed self-deprecatingly.
Qingtang pursed his lips and smiled, raised his hand to move the saucer in front of Meng Jinglun, I don't know if it was because of the hot hand, a shudder, the bowl of sobering soup was crooked, and it was buckled on Meng Jinglun's body.
The decanting soup was no longer hot, but it was sticky and greasy, oily, and immediately soaked through the still thin summer clothes.
Qingtang was in a hurry for a while, and he was so frightened that he repeatedly asked for mercy.
Now that she is a girl from the Meng family, Xia Yuanwai is not easy to speak harshly, so she can only reprimand two sentences: "So clumsy, your young lady is too indulgent to you!" ”
Meng Jinglun said with a pleasant face: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just a momentary miss." ”
Qingcheng said cautiously: "When I went out, the young lady brought a change of clothes for my uncle, and my uncle asked me to come with the slave maid, and the slave maid will serve you to change your clothes." ”
Wearing this pickled shirt is rude after all, Meng Jinglun bowed his hand to everyone present and said "unaccompanied", and then followed the green orange out of the living room.
The green orange is familiar with the road, and it was originally a girl in the house, so everyone at the banquet gave a few humble words, and none of them moved.
Xia Ansheng hid behind the pillars, waiting anxiously, and when he saw Qingtang coming out with Meng Jinglun, he glanced left and right, saw that there was no one around, and then came out and pulled Meng Jinglun over.
Meng Jinglun naturally still knew her, and when he saw that she was like a great enemy, his face was full of nervousness, so he asked suspiciously: "Second sister?" What about your sister? What happened? ”
An Sheng was anxious, and went straight to the point, and told the Xue family about going to the back house to find Anran.
"Brother Meng, my sister is a cotton character who is kneaded and pinched flattened by others, then Xue's rhetoric, coupled with coercion and temptation, if you delay it any longer, I am afraid that you will really be stupid to give you away!"
Meng Jinglun was also dumbfounded after hearing this, and never thought that this Xue family's eccentricity would reach such a point. If she really succeeds and spreads the word, wouldn't it be a joke? Enron will definitely not be able to be a man in the future.
He was furious in his heart, and snorted coldly: "Xia Ziwu ran to the front hall alone to talk nonsense, and after being rejected by me, I didn't expect that I would still not give up and embarrass your sister." Such a stepmother, such a sister, don't recognize it! What is there to scruple about and need to be merciful? ”
When An Sheng heard that he was so firm, unambiguous, and not dragging his feet, he was immediately relieved: "It's good that Brother Meng knows my sister's hardships, she has always been used to being bullied by Xue's mother and daughter, and she has always been obedient for me, and in the future, only you will love her and protect her." ”
Meng Jinglun bowed his hand to An Sheng and said gratefully: "Thank you for the success of the second sister, I will take your eldest sister back to the house immediately, the Xue family's abacus is impossible." ”
An Sheng nodded excitedly: "Sister, I'm in my yard now, let Qingtang take you there directly." My mother is pouring ecstasy soup, and my sister is afraid that she is in a dilemma, and she doesn't know what to do. ”
Meng Jinglun was filled with indignation, and at that moment, Qingtang led the way in front of Ansheng according to An Sheng's instructions, and directly took him to the courtyard of An Sheng and An Ran.
The Xue family was still persuading in a frenzy, and An Ran just sobbed blindly and did not express his position.
"As the eldest sister, you should understand my hardships as a mother and take the overall situation into account. Now Ziwu doesn't eat or drink, she wants to die or live, and her mother can't watch her get into the horns and not come out. You are more sensible and well-behaved than her, and you can think openly, and you are still a virgin, and you have nothing to lose. Mother remembers your affection, and she will never be able to treat you badly in the future. ”
An Ran felt aggrieved in his heart, and his tears were "heaving" like rain, and he was holding it in his stomach, not knowing how to speak.
After a while, my mother sent my mother-in-law to Meng's house first, and when the banquet was dispersed, she let Ziwu go back with Meng Jinglun. When the mother of the Meng family came to the house to see each other, she took a fancy to Ziwu and praised her, and I believe that she will be happy to see it. What about this matter, let's hide it from the world, don't spread it, it's good for everyone, don't you say? ”
"Jinglun He ......"
Xue slapped his face: "You will put one hundred and twenty hearts here, Ziwu and Jinglun Shicai have already met, the new aunt is intent, standing together, Lang Cai and beautiful woman, it is a match made in heaven, a pair of beautiful people." As long as you don't mix and give the new aunt a little step down, I believe that the new aunt is also reasonable. ”
"However, but on that day, the big wedding was in full view, and the daughter ...... in the future."
Xue's face suddenly tensed: "You only care about your face, why didn't you think about it, Ziwu's marriage match is even more well-known, how will she be a person in the future?" You occupy Ziwu's husband and dove occupy the magpie's nest, how can you still be so arrogant? Is there still a little bit of what it looks like to be a sister? It seems that over the years, your mother has raised you in vain! ”
Xue's words were quite harsh, and his voice was also sharp, Meng Jinglun stepped into the courtyard, and just heard it clearly, and couldn't help but be angry.
Xue heard footsteps in the yard, got up to check, Meng Jinglun had already broken in with a curtain, glanced at the house, and said coldly: "It turns out that my mother-in-law is also there?" ”
As soon as Meng Jinglun and An Ran returned home, they immediately went to Xue's to pay their respects, but Xue's didn't give a good face, lying on the bed and pretending to be sick, and the newcomers didn't lift their eyelids, and the couple returned to the front hall in embarrassment. Now that the Xue family looked at Meng Jinglun carefully, he couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart, Ziwu really missed a good marriage.
She saw that Meng Jinglun's face was gloomy, and it seemed that the person who came was not good, so she asked curtly: "The virtuous son-in-law doesn't eat wine in the front yard, how can he come to this backyard?" ”
Meng Jinglun raised his sleeves: "The girl is hairy, she spilled soup on her body, I heard that when my lady was leaving, she prepared a change of clothes, so she came to change clothes." ”
An Ran hurriedly wiped his tears sideways, not wanting him to know about his ugly thing, how could he see his husband, he felt more and more aggrieved, and his tears couldn't be wiped clean. Hearing Meng Jinglun say this, he immediately stood up at a loss: "I, I forgot, it seems that I didn't bring it." ”
"It's just right to forget." Meng Jinglun saw her crying and her eyes were red and swollen, and she felt distressed for a while, so she stepped forward and grabbed her hand: "Then let's go back to the house." ”
"Why are you in such a hurry? This wine is not yet finished. There is also a new kaftans from your father-in-law, which are similar to your size and can be used. ”
Xue said with a shy smile.
"No need!" Meng Jinglun refused coldly, and pulled An Ran out without saying anything: "Thank you mother-in-law for your hospitality, my son-in-law is heartfelt." ”
"Hey, this ......" Xue chased out the door: "An Ran, An Ran, what Shicai's mother said......"
Enron's hand was stiff.
Meng Jinglun turned around extremely unhappily, frowned and said: "Mother-in-law is not in good health, there is no need to send it off, in the future, An Ran will be a member of my Meng family, and no matter what my mother-in-law says, she will have to care about the face of my Meng family." ”
Xue's feet stiffened, obedient and obedient, and immediately realized that he had offended this uncle.
An Sheng held a vermilion lacquer tray with a stack of cold dishes and two plates of stir-fried dishes, bowed his head and walked into the courtyard, and greeted happily: "Sister, it's time to eat!" ”
An Ran raised his head and smiled apologetically at An Sheng, Meng Jinglun had already dragged her hand, walked out of the moon gate without looking back, went straight out of the house to get in the car, and walked away!
A banquet broke up unhappily, and while the Xia family who was left to be hung in the living room condemned Meng Jinglun for being rude, they naturally wondered the reason in their hearts. Thinking of Xia Ziwu's wonderful show before the banquet, he shook his head again and again, and looked down on the second room more and more from the bottom of his heart.
Everyone perfunctorily persuaded Xia Yuanwai, and they all got up and dispersed. Xia Yuanwai was still kept in the dark, and he didn't know that Xue was carrying this dirty abacus behind his back, and he complained in front of Xue that Meng Jinglun didn't know how to be polite. Xue was a thief and didn't dare to answer.