It is an ancient habit to eat longevity noodles and soft-boiled eggs on birthdays.

Even the poorest people will find a way to cook a bowl of longevity noodles and eggs when their family celebrates their birthdays. What's more, the Jiang family doesn't lack anything now, so Wang Xiuju naturally wants to cook longevity noodles for her daughter-in-law.

Liu Yiting knew that her daughter had eaten too much on the street of the night market before, so she said: "Mother-in-law, don't cook it now, we all eat too much, bake it for a while first, and cook it later." ”

Lin Dawei also said: "It's still early, it's less than ten o'clock, and I will only eat for supper later." ”

Wang Xiuju had no opinion on the proposal of her father-in-law and mother-in-law, but postponed it for a while, and said, "Okay, let's sit down for a while." ”

Lin Jiayin touched her bulging belly, even if she sat for a while, she couldn't eat, and said, "Mom, in fact, no, I'm not hungry at all." ”

Wang Xiuju said: "It's not a matter of whether you are hungry or not, you should eat longevity noodles and eggs on your birthday, and you will be safe and auspicious in the future." ”

"This ......"

Young people are not as stubborn as old people, she doesn't believe in eating longevity noodles and eggs for her birthday, Lin Jiayin looked at Jiang Xiaobai for help.

"Mom, don't be busy!" Jiang Xiaobai smiled: "I'll come later!" ”

Lin Jiayin thought that Jiang Xiaobai would help him speak, but he didn't expect him to be like this, so he couldn't help glaring at him angrily.

It's all you, let me eat so many snacks on the street of the night market, and I will eat longevity noodles and eggs later, how can I eat it?

Wang Xiuju listened to Jiang Xiaobai's words, nodded and said, "You can do it, Jiayin also likes to eat your noodles." ”

"Sit down, sit down!" Jiang Haiyang greeted everyone: "The stove is already burning, and it will be warm in a while." ”

So everyone sat around the fireplace, and the topic talked about the lottery again.

Jiang Haiyang said: "Jiang Xiaoxin's luck is good, he won a hundred yuan." ”

Wang Xiuju said: "Yes, the people in the bay won a second prize for him, Chen Yuanchang bought 200 yuan, and he won two third prizes of 10 yuan, and he got a lot of deduction coupons for the fifth prize." ”

Lin Jiayin couldn't help but ask a little nervously: "Mom, does Brother Yuanchang have any opinions?" ”

Wang Xiuju said: "Jiayin, don't worry, he has no opinion, he only said that he was unlucky, and said that he would take his little girl to the lottery tomorrow, and they all said that the boy doll was hot." ”

Jiang Shan sneered: "I'm not a boy doll yet, and I didn't win a 10 yuan one." ”

Jiang Ting said proudly: "I won a 10 yuan!" ”

Jiang Xiaofeng said: "The lottery is an entertainment, and it can't be taken seriously." ”

Luo Zhaodi said: "Isn't it true that you still bought more than 100 yuan?" I don't think you want to win the grand prize yet! ”

Jiang Xiaofeng smiled wryly: "Isn't this an activity done by the eldest brother, I am supporting the eldest brother's career!" ”

"Sophistry!" Luo Zhaodi retorted.

Lin Dawei took out a jade butterfly cigarette and gave one to Jiang Haiyang, Jiang Xiaofeng, Jiang Xiaobai and Lin Jiawei, and said, "Xiaofeng, you are not an outsider anymore, you still have to tell me if you have anything to do in Jianyang." ”

Jiang Xiaofeng said: "Uncle Lin, I will definitely look for you if there is something!" ”

Liu Yiting said: "When it's okay, the two of you can also come to the house for a meal, and eat in the canteen in the factory every day, that's not okay." ”

Luo Zhaodi thanked her: "Aunt Liu, we know, in the future, if you are hungry, we will go to your house to eat." ”

"Good, good!"

Liu Yiting agreed with a smile.

Jiang Xiaobai was also happy when he saw that the relationship between his younger brother and sister-in-law and his father-in-law and mother-in-law was good.

Although Jiang Xiaofeng and Lin Dawei were not related to each other, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, because when people really have something, distant relatives can't help at all, but neighbors who live nearby can help.

The relationship between people, in addition to blood relationship, is the closest one is close.

In the past, there was not much contact between Jiang Xiaofeng and Lin Dawei, and the relationship could only stay at a little more fetters than the people they knew, and as they moved around, they would become their own circle.

A large family talked about the parents, chatted about the company's career, and the time passed unconsciously.

Wang Xiuju looked at the time: "Yo, it's almost 12 o'clock, second child, you go cook noodles, it's too late and it's over today." ”

Jiang Xiaobai smiled: "Mom, I won't cook noodles today......"

Wang Xiuju suddenly got angry, hum, it's not good to be good to her daughter-in-law usually, why did she drop the chain at a critical moment?

Especially at this time, the father-in-law and mother-in-law are here, and the son actually said that he can't cook noodles, doesn't that give them a handle?

Even, I would think that Jiang Xiaobai was not good to his daughter-in-law on weekdays!

Wang Xiuju almost opened her mouth to scold her son.

Jiang Xiaobai picked up the cardboard box from the side and said with a smile: "I bought ......"

"Birthday cake!"

Jiang Shan jumped up and said.

Jiang Xiao glanced at her daughter in vain, and said angrily: "You know!" ”

The little guy grinned: "Of course I know, I went to buy this cake with my uncle!" ”

Saying that, he looked at Lin Jiajun: "Uncle, right!" ”

Lin Jiajun smiled: "Yes, the cakes are all chosen by you!" ”

Jiang Shan smiled proudly: "That's!" ”

After speaking, he clapped his hands and said, "Baba, let's open the birthday cake quickly, I want to insert candles!" ”

Wang Xiuju was stunned and said, "What birthday cake?" Can it replace longevity noodles? ”

Jiang Xiaobai knew that he couldn't explain it clearly to his mother, so he said: "Celebrating a birthday and eating a birthday cake is the same as eating longevity noodles, but the grade is higher." ”

Eating birthday cakes on birthdays was originally a foreign custom, which spread to China in the 70s, and was first popular in Tianjing, and then gradually spread to the whole country.

But in the early eighties, few people knew about it.

Jiang Xiaobai directly used the sentence "higher grade" to block Wang Xiuju's continued questioning.

It's also the art of speaking.

If he told Wang Xiuju that this was popular abroad, Wang Xiuju would say that he admired foreign countries, and even said that foreign things were not effective, and he had to eat longevity noodles according to Chinese customs.

But what he said was a higher grade, Wang Xiuju would feel that her son must be more knowledgeable, and her resistance would be reduced.

Therefore, sometimes the truth is not important, the important thing is to achieve the purpose of communication.

This is about choosing what and how the other person can speak.

"Since...... The grade is higher, that ...... Let's have a birthday cake! Wang Xiuju said.

Jiang Xiaobai said: "Okay, you sit down for a while, and I'll go and make the cake and serve it." ”

"Okay, you go get it!" Jiang Haiyang said: "Hurry up, don't delay the time past 12 o'clock." ”

Jiang Xiaobai agreed, and walked outside with the cake.

"Baba, I'll go with you!"

Jiang Shan immediately followed.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled, and when he passed by Lin Jiajun's side, he gestured to him.

Lin Jiajun nodded.