Ren Yan didn't quite understand what it meant.

Gu Tingwen explained: "My family holds a banquet, and my mother is also at ease. ”

At that time, he was holding a lens to observe the antique vases brought from home, objects from the Song and Yuan dynasties, flowing like begonia red or rose purple glazes, and some tortoiseshell-like, delicate and graceful.

Since returning from Guangzhou, he has been counted as a leisure, and the number of times he has gone to the newspaper office a week is only a handful, most of the time he picks up bottles and cans at home, and he likes it so much that he is so bad that someone loads it into a car and sends it to Cuihua Garden.

Ren Yan doesn't know much about these, Xie Jingfang is responsible for all the furnishings, this is a clever girl, the decorations inside and outside are very well organized, and a small courtyard will soon become a magnificent princely old mansion.

One by one, one by one, for half a month, the Gu family can always see the Gu family's car on several long streets in Cuihua Garden, full of rare treasures and swaggering, swaggering to Ren Yan is not very embarrassed.

Gu Tingwen was very calm: "My wife and I are indistinguishable from each other. ”

After returning to Beijing, he often likes to call her like this, and he even changed his mouth with He Quan, and once he met a little girl who made a mistake, He Quan arrested someone and reprimanded her.

Ren Yan frowned at first, refusing to accept this reputation, but he couldn't resist the master and servant, and in the end, he could only let it go.

If Xiao Mei hears it, it will be ridiculed for several days.

Ren Yan held a wet rag and pushed the window to look south, the girl after learning about the Shantou Biaofeng, rolled up the cover overnight and boarded the southbound train, and has not yet returned, it is said that Xiao Tong called once last month to report safety.

A few days after Ren Yan and Mai Fenghui left Beijing, she understood the cause and effect, and prepared to wait for someone to come back for a good trial; But who would have thought that in the event of such a natural disaster, there would be no thoughts.

The whereabouts of his mother when the wind came were unknown, so Mak Fenghui was no longer with Ren Yan and Gu Tingwen; Xiao Mei went south to find him, and together they searched for Maimu's whereabouts, and there was good news in a few days.

The two stayed in Chaozhou to take care of the elderly, and they didn't mention how early or late they would come back, Xiao Tong had no choice but to wait until the two returned to Beijing to discuss the marriage.

Xiao Mei didn't delay the business before she ran away, but took the eight hostesses out of the division, and now they can all be on their own in the hall, and they can't wipe their faces as usual when they are sent to usher, and they can be properly handled when they encounter picky troubles.

The rumors outside have not stopped, and there are a lot of people watching the excitement, but who cares about those.

Cuihuayuan is a signboard, although it is not as powerful as the predecessor's restaurant, but after all, it is a woman's business, and it is thriving, and every day is beating the mask of the old ritual bluffing.

There are also two more female chefs in the back kitchen, who usually only cook on the stove at home, but now they can also work beyond the threshold, and it is not a problem to support the family, even more proud than the father, brother or husband at home.

When Cheng Huiyu came to visit Ren Yan, he couldn't hide his envy: "When I finish giving birth, I will also come out to work." ”

Liang Fu, who was sitting with him, looked at his wife with a smile, thinking that he had reached a consensus.

She came to give Ren Yan a painting, some time ago Liulichang Tao exchanged for a picture of a lady in the Wei and Jin dynasties, put it in the Wu Daitang of Cuihua Garden, and the Cao Yi Pavilion opposite just made up a pair of private rooms, attracting many literati to come to the banquet.

At the same time, she also brought a female relative from the Liang family's distant family to Cuihuayuan to take the chef exam, the female dependent's surname is Fang, but she is only in her thirties, and her work is handsome and skillful, and she is beautiful and kind-hearted.

Ren Yan liked it a lot, and made a small case for staying in the white case. But Xie Jingfang urged the narrowness and gave people the title of Maitreya Shih.

Aunt Fang didn't care much either, she treated Xie Jingfang as her own sister-in-law, and she came and went, which made Xie Jingfang embarrassed, and honestly called her sister behind her, which was closer than her own brother.

Cuihuayuan is now able to help a lot of people, Ren Yan is extremely relieved, every day with the master chefs to discuss new dishes, or finalize the list of Gu's mother's birthday banquet, order a few and then take it to Gu Tingwen to take a look at and send home.

He often crooked in Cuihua Garden, wearing a suit and holding a teapot, occasionally slipping on the snow-white horn dog lying on the sofa, or teasing the fat yellow cat squatting on the branches, and also asked He Quan to go home to his parents.

Ren Yan knew that he didn't want to see Gu Tingwang.

The old lady of the Gu family has been severely injured and collapsed, and his body and bones are not as good as before, and the old lady Gu is busy taking care of her husband and is physically and mentally exhausted; Now that the son who is happy with him returns home, he will naturally be overjoyed, and those unbearable old things should only disappear.

The mother and son relied on each other, carried Master Gu and hugged the growing child to talk about their families; When the narration occasionally mentioned the unassuming Gu Tingwen, the mother and son both complained, and only maintained peace on the face.

Ren Yanyou went back to Gu's mansion and came out, and heard that one of Gu's aunts chewed the tongue of the mother and son behind her back, complaining about the heavens and the earth, and sending people under the fence did not know how to measure, making it too disappointing for the seventh master to return home.

But within a few days, the young and beautiful aunt was also kicked out of the Gu family, and her whereabouts are unknown.

Two days before the birthday banquet, if it weren't for Mrs. Gu's phone call, she would rarely be willing to go to the door of Gu's house again.

Gu Tingwen changed her clothes, didn't call for a car, only held her hand and wandered around the street, strolling to the house.

It was already cold in November, but his hands were hot, and her hands were wrapped in them like a hot hand stove, and she teased him for baking chestnuts in his palms.

Gu Ting smiled, but led her around a familiar shop on the road, and bought a bag of good-country chestnuts, which were big and plump, peeling out the golden chestnut meat, bubbling with aroma.

He peeled one and let the rouge eat one.

After peeling more than a dozen, Gu Tingwen stopped, stuffed the paper bag into her purse, and didn't eat it anymore.

Ren was greedy, and when he was unprepared, he stretched his hand into his purse, telling him to catch it and put it in his pocket.

"Missing lunch?"

She smiled flatteringly: "I can pretend." ”

coquettishly played tricks, and begged for another one to eat, which made Gu Tingwen shake his head.

After eating enough and sleepy, she said that some of them came to pass the time: "I looked at the list of guests for the birthday banquet before, and there were about 120 relatives and friends close to me, and the garden was about to be occupied, and the church at the back didn't know whether to sit down or not." ”

"It doesn't matter, it's all up to you." He didn't pay much attention to this matter, "And Shi'an is also coming back from the south." ”

Ren Yan was a little surprised: "Didn't you say that you had a falling out with your family?" ”

"There is something...... "there is something," he frowned, "and his wife and two children." ”

Regarding Mr. Cheng's suaveness, Ren Yan didn't doubt it at all, and only sighed: "Mr. Cheng is really an anxious person." ”

Gu Tingwen also smiled: "She is a French girl, she is enthusiastic and lively by nature, and Shi'an can talk to her very well." ”

"That's good."

Gu Tingwen shook her hand and whispered, "Mrs. Cheng is a pastry chef." ”

He couldn't get around that hurdle, Ren Yan knew it well, kept his mouth shut, and thought to himself that the old vinegar he buried under his heart would be wiped out sooner or later.

There were only two streets left from Gu Mansion, and Gu Tingwen spoke: "Rouge-"

"What's wrong?"

He stroked her face: "I don't really want to involve you in family disputes, but you are my wife, and I can't help you at this point." ”

Ren Yan smiled and held his hand: "If you treat me wholeheartedly, where can you not be sorry?" No one else, even your parents and brothers, have nothing to do with you! ”

The Gu family objected to their marriage, and adopted euphemistic and drastic measures, the euphemism was Gu's mother, words and deeds or instructed Lianxiu and Cheng Shi'an; The fierceness is that Gu's father and Gu Tingwang want to put her to death.

The undercurrent of the Gu family will always be there, so as to maintain the still water on the surface.

He lowered his head and looked into her eyes: "I'm afraid, afraid that you will give up." ”

I'm afraid that she will hate and resent.

Over and over.

These are things he can't hold, after all, she is free, he has to respect the coming and going of the lady, and he can only passively bear it.

She tilted her head and stroked the contours of his eyebrows and face.

Gu Tingwen's appearance is extremely good-looking, it is a unique gift that she has never seen in all these years, and she retains the cleanest and clearest appearance, her face is born from her heart, and so is his heart.

The hand finally stopped at the mouth of his heart.

She said, "Listen, I'm always here, so don't be afraid!" ”

The servants who went out to greet the Gu family that day saw the seventh master standing at the corner of the crowded street, hugging his fiancée, and kissing him affectionately.

Mrs. Gu was also dissatisfied with this, but because the face of the elders was not easy to speak, she only sent someone to serve Gu Tingwen before she was willing to talk to them after changing her clothes.

"Your father has been in good shape recently, and the eldest uncles of the clan have also come to the house, and you have never visited him after you have decided for life, and today is good, let's meet together."

Gu Tingwen refused flatly: "When we meet at the birthday banquet, Tian'er is better." ”

The youngest son has been in opposition to the entire Gu family for a long time, and Gu's mother is not surprised: "It's good, but you don't plan to wronged Miss Ren, right?" ”

This reason made him unable to refuse.

Gu Tingwen got up, took Ren Yan's hand and bowed to his mother: "Mother said yes." ”

He took her to the garden, where the men and women gathered separately, and the east and west sides were bustling; The elders treated them very kindly and lovingly, and did not criticize them too much.

During the greetings, some people also mentioned Ren Yan's Cuihua Garden.

An aunt said: "I heard my sister-in-law say that Miss Ren's Cuihuayuan is just the private kitchen of the Gu family, and after the birthday banquet, she will close the door and thank the guests, and only wait for us to make a banquet during the New Year's Festival, or the young people will play tricks!" ”

This kind of talk, Ren Yan listened to it for the first time.

Gu Tingwen turned sideways and greeted He Quan: "It's cold outside, please let my wife warm up and rest in the pavilion." ”

The laughter stopped because of his salutation.

Old Madam Gu's gentle face was also a little ugly, but she couldn't help but look considerate of the junior: "That's it, let's talk about it, you can take Miss Ren with you." ”

Gu Tingwen did not move.

Ren Yan turned around the verandah and listened to his half-sentence explanation: "...... Cui Hua Yuan is not a private chef, but a serious business......"

An explanation swept the old lady's face.

Gu Tingwang joked first: "How serious can a woman do business?" Old Seven, you fool around with such a woman, it's insulting! ”

The saber rattling, no one dared to ask when the two would get married, why they didn't see the wedding banquet, etc., and the garden became a pool of stagnant water, leaving the cold fragrance of winter plums in vain.

He Quan lowered his head and followed behind: "Mrs., don't take it to heart, that's a pickled person, and inside is a pot of rotten vegetable soup!" ”

Ren Yan pursed his lips until there was no one in the warm pavilion before he spoke: "You should be vigilant on the day of the birthday banquet." ”

He Quan was stunned and clenched his fists: "Yes!" ”