Coming to the Volga Western Restaurant, Han Mingyan was both nervous and excited.

She has been in the capital for three years, and she has only passed by the western restaurant, but she has never come in.

I have long heard that the western restaurant is very high-end, and the food in it is all from foreign countries, and ordinary people can't afford to eat it at all, so she has been looking forward to it for a long time.

The thought of being able to taste the Western food she had been looking forward to for three years and meeting Commander Zhou's family soon, she was both nervous and excited, and her heart was full of anticipation.

Stepping up the stairs and entering through the revolving door, Han Mingyan instantly entered a palace-like world.

Wow, this western restaurant is too gorgeous!

The spacious and bright hall is decorated in a luxurious European style. The walls of the dining room are covered with beautiful wallpaper, and the seven-meter-high ceiling is hung with ornate gilded chandeliers. Five bronze pillars stood in the center of the hall like the backbone of the heart, and the dining tables were neatly arranged, with pale yellow tablecloths and tall glasses on the tables.

Coupled with the dark red square tableware, gorgeous seats with armrests, and brightly colored floor tiles, the whole restaurant looks gorgeous and luxurious.

Han Mingyan walked into the splendid hall with excitement, trying her best to maintain her composure, so as not to be looked down upon by others like a hillbilly.

A young waitress in a black bragi and a white apron approached, ushered them to an empty table, and invited them to sit down.

Liu Hongdong asked Han Mingyan what he wanted to eat in a gentlemanly manner, and Han Mingyan immediately said obediently: "Uncle Liu, you order, I will eat whatever you order." ”

It was the first time in her life that she had come to such an upscale place, and she really didn't know what to eat, let alone order. In order to avoid making a fool of herself, she decided to hand over the right to order food to Liu Hongdong.

Seeing that she was so well-behaved, Liu Hongdong took the menu with a smile and ordered a can of stewed beef, a cream grilled fish, a cream mushroom soup, a foie gras, and three slices of bread.

Han Mingyan listened to the names of those tall dishes, and looked at the gorgeous hall, and sighed secretly in her heart, it's really good to be rich!

Not only can you enjoy the best service, but you can also eat the best food in the best restaurants, is it any wonder that everyone wants to become rich and powerful?

"Mingyan, can you look at these? If you still want to eat anything, order it yourself, and Uncle Liu will pay. Liu Hongdong put down the recipe and said generously to Han Mingyan.

Liu Fang looked at her father in a daze, when did her father become so generous?

Han Mingyan smiled shyly and said, "Uncle Liu, these are already very good, you probably don't know yet, in fact, my family is from the countryside of Northeast China, and the conditions at home are very bad, and even a piece of meat is difficult to eat on weekdays!" Being able to eat these things today is also thanks to Uncle Liu. ”

When Liu Hongdong heard that Han Mingyan was from the countryside of Northeast China, he said in surprise: "It's not like it, I don't hear your accent is similar to the accent in the capital!" ”

Han Mingyan said: "That's because I've been in the capital for a long time, I'm a junior in college, and I haven't been home all these years. ”

Liu Hongdong said: "It's really hard for you, I haven't been home for three years, why don't you go back during the winter and summer vacations?" ”

At the mention of this topic, Han Mingyan looked a little lost.

She lowered her head, bit her lip, and whispered: "The ticket from the capital back to my hometown is too expensive, and the round-trip ticket is enough for my living expenses for two months, besides, I have to go out to work during the holidays to earn money, otherwise, the little bursary subsidized by the school is not enough to spend, I am also homesick, I miss my father and mother very much, but there is no way......

When Head Liu saw the little girl's pitiful appearance, he felt very sorry in his heart. I want to help her, but after all, I'm not familiar with her, so it's a bit abrupt to say help or funding.

Therefore, he could only watch her pitiful little appearance, which made him feel strange pain in his heart.

While waiting for the meal, Han Mingyan offered to go to the bathroom.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the bathroom, she walked around the dining room, and when she passed the pillar with the curtain, she found the small dining room inside the curtain.

Sure enough, Han Mingxiu and Captain Zhou's family were dining in a more upscale and quiet small restaurant.

The decoration of the small dining room is more luxurious and magnificent than the hall outside, and there is a man in a black dress playing the violin inside, and at this time, Han Mingxiu is sitting around with the Zhou family, chatting in a low voice while eating.

Everyone talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Don't look at Zhou Xilong's talk and laughter, in fact, the couple is not happy to eat Western food, in their eyes, how dare these half-baked foreign things buy some elbow meat and eat it by themselves?

However, because my fair wife likes to eat, the two of them just don't like to eat, and they insist on sitting here, watching the happiness on the children's faces, and seeing the smiling faces of several of them, not to mention letting them eat Western food, even letting them eat unpalatable things, they are also happy......

When I was with Uncle Zhou's family, I didn't need Han Mingxiu to take care of my aunt at all, Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, and Xiao Zhou all rushed to serve the little girl!

At this time, Han Mingxiu was holding a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, enjoying a portion of foie gras, eating with relish, when he suddenly saw Han Mingyan walking towards them.

As soon as she saw Han Mingyan, Han Wenxiu's face immediately changed, and her face, which was still smiling, instantly turned black.

If she is a face-saving person, and sees the person she is about to greet her face, she will definitely turn around and walk away in amusement.

However, Han Mingyan is not a faceless person. No matter what Han Mingxiu's attitude was, she still maintained a sweet smile, walked to their table, and said in surprise: "Oh, Xiu, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here!" ”

Her exclamation naturally attracted the eyes of the Zhou family.

Seeing that everyone looked at her, Han Mingyan opened her mouth before Han Mingxiu: "Xiu, these are your friends!" Hello everyone, I'm Han Mingyan and I'm Xiu's cousin. ”

As soon as the Zhou family heard that it was Han Mingxiu's cousin, their eyes immediately filled with friendliness when they looked at Han Mingyan.

Aunt Zhou even stood up, ready to invite her to dinner.

However, before Aunt Zhou could say it, Han Mingxiu said lukewarmly: "It's really a coincidence, but we are having dinner and don't have time to catch up with you, so you might as well have a toilet." ”

This is obviously not to see her, and she is under an eviction order!

Uncle Zhou's family was quite surprised to see Han Mingxiu's indifferent and merciless attitude towards Han Mingyan.

However, they know Han Mingxiu's personality and know that she has always been a kind and loving person, and she will not do this to anyone for no reason.

Since she has this attitude towards this cousin, it proves that there must be something wrong with this cousin.

So, everyone's gaze at Han Mingyan was no longer friendly, and Aunt Zhou also sat down, and the invitation that had been on her lips was swallowed.

Han Mingyan originally thought that in order to leave a gentle and sensible impression on the Zhou family, Han Mingxiu should also pretend to be affectionate and affectionate to herself. Unexpectedly, she turned her face to herself without any scruples, and she was not afraid that the Zhou family would have an opinion on her.

After hearing Han Mingxiu's words, Han Mingyan quickly glanced at the Zhou family.

saw that the Zhou family was looking at her in unison, and the originally friendly eyes changed. It became cold, detached, tentative, speculative, and completely unfriendly.

Looking at it like this, the Zhou family is completely and unconditionally on Han Mingxiu's side.

Even if she is rude to herself without any politeness, even if she is arrogant. The Zhou family didn't feel that it was wrong at all, as if they didn't need a reason or any excuse, they could completely trust Han Mingxiu and stand on the same front with Han Mingxiu completely and unconditionally.

This situation was something Han Mingyan never expected.

No wonder Han Mingxiu can be so fearless!

Han Mingyan paused for a moment, then said pitifully, "Oh, that...... I won't bother you, you eat slowly, Xiu, I'll go first......"

After speaking, he glanced at Han Mingxiu deeply, turned around and walked away slowly.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly turned around and said: "Xiu, we are sisters, the ...... of a grandfather and grandson."

After saying that, he choked up and ran away.

It seems that he has been greatly wronged.

Han Mingxiu rolled her eyes in her heart and scolded secretly: Neurotic, who is this pretending to be pitiful? No matter how good she acts, it depends on who the audience is, right? Just by virtue of Uncle Zhou's relationship with Aunt Zhou, even if she dies in front of them today, they won't pity her, let alone her whole thing.

Xiao Zhou saw Han Mingyan crying and ran away, and said, "Sister Xiu, who is this woman?" Why does it look so annoying? ”

Han Mingxiu said: "She is indeed my cousin, but she is not a person from me all the way, she has not dealt with me since she was a child, and she has done many things that I can't forgive her, so I treat her, hey,...... Forget it, let's not talk about her, it won't affect our good mood, let's eat ours......"

Han Mingxiu was reluctant to mention an annoying person when everyone was having a happy meal together, and he was even more reluctant to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of people behind his back, so he ended the topic and continued to eat with everyone......

And Han Mingyan, after touching Han Mingxiu's nose here, quickly returned to their table.

Liu Fang saw her coming back, waved her hand happily, and said, "I thought you were lost and couldn't be found, I was about to look for you." ”

Han Mingyan tugged at the corners of her mouth and said, "How come? It's just that I met an acquaintance just now and said two words......"

Not long after, Liu Hongdong's meal came up.

Han Mingyan also began to eat with them.

The meal was actually quite hearty. But Han Mingyan thought of the plates and plates he saw on the table of the Zhou family just now, and it seemed that the number alone was much more than that. And they also drank red wine, and the crystal clear goblet was filled with amber wine, which looked very good.

Obviously, they all eat in this restaurant, but the grade of their table seems to be much more upscale than their own table.

Han Mingyan was very unhappy and jealous, but now was not the time to care about these things.

Han Mingxiu didn't recognize her as a sister, so she couldn't cling to the Zhou family. What should she do, how can she turn the fight with Han Mingxiu and the two into jade silk? In other words, how can we climb the big tree of Zhou's family?

As she ate, she thought about it, and her words were much less than just now.

Liu Hongdong saw that she was not as lively and bright as she was at the beginning, and thought that she was still sad about what she just said about not returning to her hometown for three years and no fare, so she pondered......

How can I give her some money to go home without being abrupt?

**

"Mother, it's been so many days, my eldest brother should have received our letter, right? Why haven't he replied to us yet? ”

At dinner, Huo Changsheng saw the bud rice porridge and mustard gnocchi stewed potatoes on the dinner table, and he didn't feel that there was sour water in his stomach again, and he immediately remembered the person who could make him live a good life.

Aunt Huo said with a calm face: "It is said that I should have received it a long time ago, it is estimated that if he wants to mail us money, it will be about the same in the past two days, so wait a little longer......"

"Mother, do you think he can't give us money, if he doesn't give us the mail, what can he do?"

Xifeng sat on the edge of the kang with the child in her arms, since her mother-in-law said that she would take money out of Huo Jianfeng, her attitude towards her mother-in-law was obviously much more deferential.

In the past, when she ate, she always ate with the bowl up, so she didn't care if the old man was on the table or not! However, since her mother-in-law said that she would squeeze money out of Huo Jianfeng's place, she can now wait for her mother-in-law to eat together when she eats every day.

This change makes Aunt Huo feel very happy, as an elder, what do you care about the most? Isn't it just that the younger generation respects them or not, and is filial piety or not?

can get the respect and recognition of her daughter-in-law, Aunt Huo is even more determined to dig a lot of money from Huo Jianfeng.

Hearing her daughter-in-law's worry, Aunt Huo snorted and said: "He dares, if he dares not to pay the postage, I will go to their army to make trouble, anyway, both of them are people with units, if he provokes me, I will go to their unit every day, see if they still want to do it?" ”

"Hehe, my mother really has a way." Huo Changsheng laughed hesitantly, and his teeth were exposed.

"My eldest brother is now a company commander, and he is a person who wants to go up, and my sister-in-law is also a college student, and she will become a national cadre after graduation in the future, they must be afraid of affecting their future, and they will definitely not dare to work against you."

"Yes, just use this to jam them, one card at a time." Xifeng also said excitedly.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps outside the window, and you didn't need to look at it to know that it was the old man who had returned.

Aunt Huo was afraid that the old man would know about their bite and calculation of Huo Jianfeng, so she hurriedly put her index finger on her lips and made a shushing motion.

"Don't make any noise, the old calf is back, and if he hears us studying these things, he will have to help his good nephew again." Aunt Huo said in a low voice.

Huo Changsheng and Xifeng heard this, and hurriedly silenced them at the same time.

However, Xifeng was unwilling to be stopped like this, and complained in a low voice dissatisfied: "My father is really, everyone else knows that his elbow is turned in, but he has to turn his elbow outward, and I don't know that the day when he is old and can't move, he will point to our own son and daughter-in-law to raise him, or to point to his good nephew to raise him!" ”

Uncle Huo came back from the ground.

Now several members of the family are unable to work: the old woman is too old to do the work in the field. The son was "abused" by his adoptive father and adoptive mother to the point that his body was so bad that he sweated profusely and wanted to faint when he did heavy work, and of course he could not be expected to do it.

Not to mention the daughter-in-law, since she gave birth to a boy, she thinks that she has become a hero of the old Huo family, and it is good not to let others serve her, how can she be expected to work in the field to earn money?

Although the three girls in the family are no longer studying, they are also helping out in the production team. But a girl is a girl after all, how much work can she earn even if she admits to doing it again? At most, they will earn money for their own food and clothing.

Therefore, this family is rowing and pulling, pointing to him to earn money to eat alone.

Uncle Huo knew that he had a great responsibility, so he worked every day. As soon as the gong sounded every day, it appeared in the ground on time. I don't go home until I finish work, I'm tired like a dog every day, and no one is distressed and pitiful.

When he got home, he saw that the old woman had already set the table, and Uncle Huo dragged his heavy legs to the table.

As soon as she sat down, her daughter-in-law said with a straight face: "Dad, you just came back from the field, but you went to wash your hands and face, and then wipe the sweat on your body. ”

Huo Hongshan heard his daughter-in-law's disgust and glanced at his son again. But he saw his son bowing his head and teasing his younger son, as if he had not heard what his daughter-in-law said.

Huo Hongshan sighed helplessly, stood up again, and dragged his heavy legs outside.

The third daughter, Xiaoqiu, saw her father bent over his waist and staggered out, so she got up from the table and ran outside, saying, "Dad, you wait first, I'll go and fetch water for you." ”

As he spoke, he ran to fetch water.

Huo Hongshan was tired, so she sat on the threshold to rest, she looked at her daughter's busy figure, and suddenly felt that what was the use of having a son? It's not as intimate as her daughter.

Xiao Qiu went in and out a few times, then fetched a basin of water for Huo Hongshan, and brought him a towel and soap.

When Huo Hongshan lowered his head and washed his face, Xiaoqiu was on his side. The girl never left, but stayed by his side, looking like she wanted to say something.

After Huo Hongshan finished washing his face, Xiaoqiu finally said the words that he had pressed in his heart:

"Dad, my mother wrote to my brother Jianfeng to ask for money, and just now I discussed with my eldest brother and sister-in-law, if my brother Jianfeng doesn't give them mail, they will go to the army to find my brother Jianfeng to make trouble."

The towel in Huo Hongshan's hand fell into the basin with a "click", his eyes widened in disbelief, and he whispered, "What are you talking about?" Are you telling the truth? ”

Xiaoqiu pursed her lips and nodded: "It's true, Dad, don't ask my mother and my brother about them, if my mother and my brother know that I told you, they will all beat me to death." Xiaoqiu said pitifully.

In fact, this girl's status at home is indeed pitiful.

Because she looks like Mrs. Huo, Xiaoqiu has not been treated by her mother since she was a child. She does all the housework at home, and she doesn't give her a good face all day long. All day long, she either hummed or scolded her, the child was born in Lao Huo's family, and it can be said that he has not had a good day.

In this family, that is, grandma and Brother Jianfeng are good to her. Brother Jianfeng never scolded her, and when she was a child, he always took her out to play, picked wild fruits for her to eat, and made garlands for her to wear. In this world, except for her grandmother, the person who treats her best is Brother Jianfeng.

Because of this, she couldn't bear to see Brother Jianfeng being calculated, and she couldn't bear to let the pair of insatiable eldest brothers and sisters-in-law calculate Brother Jianfeng's money.

"Dad, don't be in a hurry to ask them first, if my brother Jianfeng doesn't send them back mail money in a few days, they will definitely have to think of going to Heihe, and then it will not be too late for you to expose them, if you ask them now, they will definitely have to settle the account on my head, and you don't know my mother's temper, and I will definitely suffer at that time......"

Xiaoqiu said pitifully.

Huo Hongshan was very angry when he heard that his wife and son and daughter-in-law were discussing the trouble of going to Jianfeng behind his back. I was going to go back to the house immediately to find them to talk about it, but seeing that the three girls were so pitiful, thinking that if he wanted to pierce it, the three girls might be beaten and scolded by them.

After thinking about it, he sighed and said, "Okay, dad won't have a showdown with them first, you help dad keep an eye on them, if they really want to go to your brother Jianfeng to make trouble, you tell dad in time, and dad will find a way to cure them." ”

"Well, okay, Dad, you must help Brother Jianfeng." Xiaoqiu whispered.

In her heart, Brother Jianfeng is her own brother. And Huo Changsheng, who can only steal and play tricks and take advantage of the family, she can't even look down on her half-eyeballs.