"Mother, it's my cousins who are here!" Lin Jiaruo was very happy to hear it.

Xu Jiaoning didn't seem so happy, she frowned and thought for a while, and then ordered: "It's too late to cook in the small kitchen, go to the big kitchen and bring some over!" ”

Before the meal could be served, the two sisters of the Xu family arrived.

The two of them held hands and bowed to Xu Yaoning, with a very generous demeanor.

The girls of the Xu family are very beautiful, the niece Aunt Xiao, and the two sisters of the Xu family look a little like Xu Yaoning, the big Xu Baochai is bright and generous, and the little Xu Mingzhu is lively and pretty, and she has already seen a little bit of her demeanor when she grows up.

Compared with them, Lin Jiaruo, who was brought up in the hands of the nurse in her previous life, was weak and silent, no wonder she was robbed of the marriage she had set since childhood, and later she also thought about it, and changed her, judging from the perspective of choosing a daughter-in-law, she also chose Xu Mingzhu and abandoned Lin Jiaruo.

But this thing is not so simple to think about it, back then Xu Mingzhu snatched love with a knife, and she and Yu Aruo were both betrayed, not to mention that she was already troubled by the affairs of the inner house at that time, and asked her mother's family to insert a knife, and now when I think about it, I also grit my teeth with hatred.

"A few days ago, martial law was imposed in the city, and I couldn't come to visit my aunt and Ah Ruo in time, my sister and I remember it very much, as soon as my boudoir school got out of school today, I followed the two sisters of the Lin family over, and my aunt won't blame us for coming to the door for a meal without shame, right?" Xu Baochai smiled skillfully and spoke playfully, as if she was already a qualified daughter of a family.

She is the same age as Lin Jialan, and she has begun to go in and out of various banquets of famous families in Yuhang County, and some people have even begun to ask about marriage.

Xu Yaoning remembered that she married into the Wang family in her last life, although she was not a clan wife, but later Xu Baochai's husband and brother gained face in front of the new emperor, and it was very beautiful.

At that time, the Lin family retreated from the capital to Yuhang and collapsed.

Counting up, the in-laws of the Lin family had a good life in their previous lives, and only the Lin family was defeated.

Lin Jiaruo saw that her mother looked like she was out of the world, so she had to step forward and answer Xu Baochai's words on her behalf: "Cousins can come, it's too late for me and my mother to be happy, my mother has already asked people to go to the big kitchen to order more dishes!" You don't know, my mother and I have eaten so lightly these days, and as soon as my cousins come, Ah Ruo can also have a good meal! ”

She smiled with crooked eyebrows, and it was childish again, very sincere, and the two sisters of the Xu family laughed.

Xu Jiaoning also came back to her senses, smiled and beckoned the children to sit down, asked the Xu sisters casually, and let the children chat below.

When the maids brought the food, Xu Mingzhu was talking to Lin Jiaruo about the lotus banquet.

“…… This year, the four girls of the Wang family are the east, and a banquet is held in the Qu Courtyard, and the food and drink at the banquet are all made of lotus leaves and lotus flowers, steamed fish with lotus leaves, lotus seed meatballs, fried lotus flowers, and the unique lotus girl of the Wang family, your eldest sister and second sister should all receive invitations, but unfortunately——"

Xu Yaoning was shocked, and was about to open her mouth to change the topic, but it was too late-

"My second sister can't go!" Lin Jiaruo said with a regretful face.

The sisters of the Xu family were stunned and asked, "Why?" ”

Lin Jiaruo was about to come out of the tray, and coldly caught a glimpse of Xu Yaoning slamming into her eyes, slightly stunned, suddenly realized, and said righteously: "The ugliness of the family must not be publicized, I can't tell you about the quarrel between the second sister and Cousin Cong!" ”

Xu Sisters: ......

Xu Jiaoning: ......

"Eat! Dine! Xu Jiaoning was afraid that she would say something difficult to explain, so she hurriedly beckoned the children to eat.

Although I held the topic down for a while, I always had to finish a meal.

As soon as he put down his chopsticks, Lin Jiaruo, who had a stomach full of words, couldn't wait to ask: "Can I go to the lotus banquet?" ”

"No way!" Xu Mingzhu said with a regretful face, "The invitees are all big girls over the age of ten, they don't want to play with children!" "Xu Mingzhu is also a child, she is only seven years old.

"Why don't you come to my house to enjoy the lotus?" Xu Mingzhu suddenly thought of an idea, "I also have a lotus pond at home, and we will also hold a lotus appreciation banquet, only invite those under the age of ten, and don't take them to play!" ”

"Yes, yes!" Lin Jiaruo happily agreed.

The two excluded adults over the age of ten next to them looked at each other and were speechless.

You two, do you know how to cook a banquet?

No matter what Xu Haoning and Xu Baochai thought, these two had already decided, and they even immediately ran to Lin Jiaruo's room and began to make a list and write invitations.

The first step was a setback.

made a list, only to find out that the two of them were too young and hadn't started to socialize yet, and those ladies in Yuhang didn't know a few at all!

"My third sister will always be invited!" Lin Jiaruo added one first.

Xu Mingzhu was embarrassed: "There is only one of my eldest sisters in my family, and she is twelve years old!" ”

"What then?" Lin Jiaruo looked at the only name on the guest list and frowned.

"The fifth girl of the Dou family is nine years old this year, the third girl of the Sun family is eight years old this year, and the ninth girl of the Wang family is six years old this year!"

The two little girls looked up at Xu Baochai with admiration.

Xu Baochai smiled helplessly: "Don't write it down quickly!" ”

Xu Mingzhu hurriedly buried his head in writing it down.

"The Dou family and the Sun family are the in-laws of the Lin family, and the girls of the Wang family also have some friendship with me, these three should be able to invite over-" Xu Baochai said carefully, "You don't need to invite too many people to hold a banquet for the first time, these three, plus the two of you, and Miss Lin San, there are already six, enough!" ”

The two little ones thought about it and felt that it made some sense.

So that's it?

"What are you doing? What kind of banquet to hold? Suddenly, there was an additional voice, which startled the two sisters of the Xu family.

"This is the cousin Cong of the Jinling Gan family! This is my uncle's cousin Baochai and cousin Mingzhu! After Lin Jiaruo finished the introduction, he looked at Xu Mingzhu and then at Gan Mingcong, looking confused, "Which of you is older?" ”

"Of course I'm big!" Gan Mingcong proudly held his chest up, "I was born on the sixth day of the first lunar month!" ”

Xu Mingzhu's mouth opened wide in surprise.

"Cousin Mingzhu is also the sixth birthday of the first lunar month!" Lin Jiaruo clapped his hands in surprise.

Although Gan Mingcong was also surprised, his attention was very stubbornly not diverted: "What banquet were you talking about just now?" ”

This is Lin Jiaruo's pride, someone asked, so he said it all over the time, and then waited to see the envious expression on Gan Mingcong's face.

"I'm going to participate too!" Gan Mingcong has no envy, only eager to try.

Lin Jiaruo was stunned for a moment and looked at Xu Mingzhu inquiringly.

Xu Mingzhu shook his head decisively: "You can't take a boy, it'll be a mess!" ”

"Who are you talking about!" Gan Mingcong jumped to his feet in anger, why is he such a snow-white and clean child of a family?

Lin Jiaruo was in a dilemma.

"You can't have boys at everyone's ladies' banquet!" Xu Mingzhu said righteously.

Lin Jiaruo was persuaded, and shook his head solemnly at Gan Mingcong: "Cousin Cong, we can't take you!" ”

Gan Mingcong felt a strong sense of rejection, snorted heavily, and raised his head: "Just that small pool in your house, who is rare, hum!" "I turned around and ran.