Chapter 36: Her Self-Esteem and Pride
Mrs. Gongsun also tasted it, and she liked the chicken cake very much, it was soft, she could bite it, and it was fragrant.
"Yes, Mrs. Li is really ingenious." Mrs. Gongsun praised that the other party was able to make four kinds of dim sum with heart, which can be regarded as attentive.
There is no swollen face and fat man to buy something valuable, overwhelming the family, and there is no fear of not having enough valuable gifts.
Focusing on a heart, it's good.
Mr. Gongsun was very happy and couldn't wait to eat the hot new pastry.
"Mrs. Li, I recently heard that your stove and honeycomb coal business in the town is good. Lanshan County, there is more demand here. Have you ever thought about opening a shop in the county? ”
Li Xiaoyue smiled, "Yes, there are more people in the county, honeycomb coal is more convenient than firewood, and business is better." I'm preparing to rent a shop in a suitable place in the county recently. ”
Mr. Gongsun took out a deed and handed it to Li Xiaoyue with both hands, "I have a shop here that is empty all year round, and it is also empty, it is better to use it for you, please accept it." ”
When Li Xiaoyue heard this, she was slightly stunned, waved her hand and said: "The old lady has given enough, if you give my family a shop because of kinship, then my family will take advantage of the grandson's family." This cannot be the case with relatives. ”
Mr. Gongsun pointed to the pastries on the table, "These pastries, as well as the pastry recipe just now, are also very valuable, enough to buy a shop." ”
Li Xiaoyue pursed her lips and smiled, then shook her head, "The Gongsun family has a lot of gifts for Changhuan, and they are of high value. I don't have a reciprocal item rebate, just this ingenuity. If Mr. Gongsun still makes a price and uses the shop to offset it, it really makes me feel uneasy. ”
Mr. Gongsun shook his head and smiled, he didn't expect this Li Niangzi to refuse, she was really stubborn.
On the contrary, the old lady Gongsun liked Li Xiaoyue's personality and style more and more.
"Son, that's your fault. That's not how relatives get along. Since your shop is empty, why don't you lend it to Mrs. Li? Isn't this helping Mrs. Li, who is in urgent need of a shop? ”
Mr. Gongsun's eyes lit up, "That's okay, I'll ask the housekeeper to take you to see it when I go back." ”
Li Xiaoyue thought for a while, "Mr. Gongsun, our relatives belong to relatives, business belongs to business, and we must distinguish between public and private." I appreciate the kindness of the old lady and Mr. Gongsun, but this must be rented by me Li Xiaoyue. ”
"Later I will prepare the deed and I will pay the rent on time so that I can use the shop with peace of mind. If Mr. Gongsun and the old lady don't agree, I'd rather bother to find someone to help find a shop, and I won't use Gongsun's shop. ”
This is Li Xiaoyue's persistence and her stubbornness.
She wants to rely on the power of the Gongsun family to give her eldest daughter a divorce, but she definitely doesn't want to take advantage of the Gongsun family too much in terms of money.
If she has been accepting unequal gifts from the Gongsun family, after a long time, she will be soft on others and eat softly, and she will have to lose her self-esteem and pride.
From Li Xiaoyue's body, the old lady of Gongsun seemed to see her strong appearance when she was young, and applauded, "Good! The old man admires Mrs. Li's style. ”
"This shop, I am in charge, and I rent it to Mrs. Li. As for the rent, it is according to the market price, you can inquire, and we will sign the contract later. ”
"Okay, son, you take Changfu and Li Zhuangshi to the front yard to go around, and Xiaoyue and I will play the leaf card with Changhuan."
Mr. Gongsun got up, "Yes, Mother." Mrs. Li, Changhuan, have fun. ”
Li Xiaoyue and Liu Changhuan got up one after another to send them off, "Thank you." ”
The old lady of Gongsun held Li Xiaoyue's hand and looked at Li Xiaoyue carefully, her skin was not white, but it was not dark.
There is no maintenance, it all depends on the good appearance of the facial features, so now it looks quite energetic, and the charm is still there.
"Xiaoyue, you fell in love with me, you are a year-old friend, I have made it."
Li Xiaoyue's face was delighted, "Thank you for the old lady's lift, if Xiaoyue has anything wrong, please correct the old lady." ”
Old Madam Gongsun smiled, "You're right! It's very good to be a good person, especially when I heard that you divorced your ex-husband directly, which really surprised me, but later, I thought you did a good job. ”
"Why can't a woman divorce a man? You provided him with education, and he was finally admitted, and he still wanted you to make himself a concubine, which is too shameless. You don't give in, and you can also take advantage of the advantages to directly let the negative man go out of the house, which is really smart. ”
This is where Mrs. Gongsun admires Li Xiaoyue the most.
Once when she was on the border in the Treaty Country, the old lady Gongsun once used to cut people with a kitchen knife, and she had a strong temperament, and she couldn't look down on those women who couldn't live without men.
Li Xiaoyue heard the heartfelt appreciation of the old lady Gongsun, and she also had a better impression of this kind and wise old man.
"Let the old lady smile, to be honest, when I was a young girl, I liked handsome readers, and I was dazzled."
"I can bear it when I get married, no matter how hard and tired I am, but I can't let others do it. I gave birth to five boys and two girls, all of whom were grandmothers, and let me be a concubine, didn't this rip off my face and step on the soles of my feet? ”
"I'm the age of being a grandmother, do I still care about a man whose heart is not on me? Of course not! I'm Chinese New Year's Eve three years now, and if I live to be 80 years old, I still have most of my life left to live, so I won't add to my own blockage. ”
"Besides, Liu Yunde is in his thirties, and he is a grandfather, and I am not uncommon. Out of sight, out of mind, just roll! ”
"Hahaha!" The old lady of Gongsun leaned back with a smile, and kept patting Li Xiaoyue's back, "Yes, the old man is a dish, and he still treats himself as a little fresh meat?" We're not uncommon! ”
"Being a person should be like this, first have yourself, then have parents, husbands and children, but don't lose yourself for the sake of others. It's a bit far, Satsuki, can you play the leaf card? ”
Li Xiaoyue shook her head, "Old lady, Xiaoyue can't play leaf cards, but I've been fast since elementary school." You teach me to play a lap, and Changhuan and I can learn it. ”
Mrs. Gongsun greeted, "Yes, I won't go to school." I didn't know how to do it before, but I learned it after staying in the capital for a while. Actually, it's not that hard, the rules are like this......"
Mama Cai had already put the cards on the table, and Mrs. Gongsun personally explained to Li Xiaoyue and Liu Changhuan.
Li Xiaoyue listened carefully, and she found that some of this card was similar to mahjong.
Moreover, with cards in your hand, how can there be mahjong to build up comfortably? The sound of mahjong is more pleasant to the ear and more intuitive.
The rules are not difficult, Li Xiaoyue has already learned it, and after Liu Changhuan played twice, he gradually learned it.
Mrs. Gongsun asked Mama Cai to sit down, and the four of them gathered at a table and began to play leaf cards.
It's not a big game, it's just a copper plate, and it's fun.
While playing cards, Li Xiaoyue thought that next time she gave a gift to the Gongsun family, she would give a pair of mahjong!
Mrs. Gongsun must like it!
Originally, Li Xiaoyue wanted the old lady Gongsun to win, but the old lady's luck was not good, everyone else won, and she lost.
For a moment, the old lady was a little out of breath.
Li Xiaoyue can still win six in a row, and it is all the cards played by the old lady that let her win.
Li Xiaoyue was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead, worried that the old lady of Gongsun would lose her eyes and be angry, what should she do?