I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Chapter 691 Family Dinner

This second aunt is an old acquaintance of Jiang Huashan. In her previous life, they spent almost half a year together day and night. Her hands, which had been pampered by the Shen family for ten years, were almost calloused by this second aunt.

Jiang Huashan glanced at the woman's eyebrows and withdrew his hand indifferently.

"Second Aunt."

Now, she is not Madam Shen who comes to learn etiquette, nor is she the clan school teacher who teaches her the etiquette of the women, so there is no need to get too close to her.

Second Aunt's expression was slightly startled, but she calmed down after a moment and pointed to the seats in the side hall. "The food has been served, come over quickly."

Jiang Huashan nodded and followed her second aunt into the side hall. When passing by the main hall, she took a curious look.

Shen Jun sat in the main seat due to seniority, but the person sitting in the second seat was not the older Shen Qian, but Shen Lanxi.

Sure enough, for these members of the Shen family, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is deeply rooted. No wonder Shen Qian also hates the people in the old house so much.

Shen Lanxi noticed a pair of scrutiny, raised her eyes and looked over, and their eyes met.

The two hadn't seen each other for almost half a year since he went to the 313th Division. Except for the eye roll at the door of the mansion just now, this was the first time their eyes had met in half a year.

Before Shen Lanxi could react, Jiang Huashan rolled her eyes again and turned into the side hall.

Gao Zhi silently poured Shen Lanxi a glass of water and reminded her softly, "Master, Miss Jiang still hates you so much."

Shen Lanxi, "..."

Compared to the main hall, the atmosphere in the side hall was much quieter. The women rarely spoke, and when they did talk, they covered their mouths and whispered softly.

Jiang Huashan looked around and found many old acquaintances from his previous life.

Most of the Shen family members who were not driven out live in Xiangying, and the Shen family girls who were born and raised here have to learn rules from a young age.

However, times have changed, and their rules are not really as old-fashioned as feudal ethics, but they are more restrictive than men.

This time, not only the elders came from the clan, but also several young people of the same generation as Jiang Huashan. It was said that Jiang Huashan was not of the Shen family's bloodline, but because she was favored by the clan leader and was more glorious than the young lady of the Shen family, everyone was very curious about her.

According to the clan's rules, younger generations cannot be late for a family banquet. If there is no special reason, they are generally not allowed to sit at the table even if they arrive. However, Jiang Huashan sat down gracefully without any explanation. The female family members were a little surprised and turned their eyes to look at her.

The second aunt looked into his eyes and smiled gently. After exchanging glances with her sisters-in-law, she cleared her throat and said, "Shanshan, these are the aunts and uncles in the family. When you see the old master, you should also call him cousin."

This was to tell Jiang Huashan that several people at the table were elders who had close relations with the Shen family.

Jiang Huashan nodded, "Hello, aunties."

Everyone smiled and exchanged a few simple greetings.

Second Aunt whispered again, "There are a few older aunts who are not feeling well, so they didn't come to the banquet. I'll take you to meet them tomorrow."

Jiang Huashan refused without thinking, "I don't think I'll be free tomorrow. Grandma hasn't woken up yet, and I have to go see her tomorrow."

Those tiger aunts were as unreasonable as the remnants of feudalism, so she was too lazy to spoil their fun.

Second Aunt was stunned, obviously not expecting Jiang Huashan to refuse so confidently.

But she was the master's child, so she couldn't teach her a lesson. She could only laugh twice and said, "Well, how about the day after tomorrow?"

Jiang Huashan said, "I'm not free the day after tomorrow. If Grandma wakes up, she'll probably want to talk to me."

Second Auntie saw that she didn't want to go. Remembering the advice of the elders at home, she could only advise, "Shanshan, you have come to the old house with great difficulty. The elders at home are all talking about you. It would be impolite if you don't see them. In a big family like ours, we can't ignore the rules."

Jiang Huashan nodded. "Second Aunt has misunderstood. It's not that I won't see you, but I have to prioritize. My main purpose this time is to visit Great Grandma on behalf of Grandpa. You know how she's doing, and I'm afraid it would be a pity if I didn't stay with her. Of course, if those aunts are dying, I'll go tonight even if I didn't tell them."

"..."

That's what I said.

Second Aunt choked for a long time and didn't know what to say.

Jiang Huashan calmly picked up the chopsticks and said seriously, "Second Aunt, don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping."

Although the younger generation didn't know what the two were talking about, they saw that the usually serious and harsh Second Aunt had a bad face and was obviously at a disadvantage, so they couldn't help but respect the eldest lady from Whale Port.

Fresh blood loves excitement, not dullness. Although they are disciplined by rules, they do not dislike people who break the rules.

The girl sitting next to Jiang Huashan silently handed the juice in front of her.

"Would you like some? This is homemade mulberry juice."

Jiang Huashan took the juice and said, "Drink it."

Second Aunt glanced at her sideways, was silent for a moment, and said nothing more.

During the meal, the elders occasionally talked to each other, but they were all talking about irrelevant topics. Jiang Huashan was not interested and concentrated on eating.

People in the main hall were almost done eating and started clearing the tables.

Jiang Huashan was about to pick up her chopsticks when the girl next to her gently touched her arm and said softly, "The main hall is cleared. You can't pick up your chopsticks anymore."

In fact, there is also this rule in Shen Garden, but Shen Zhuang almost always stops eating after watching the younger generations eat their fill.

Jiang Huashan said "oh", put down his chopsticks and was about to stand up.

The second aunt's eyelids twitched and she quickly pulled her back, "What are you doing?"

"We've finished our meal. Why don't you stay and celebrate the New Year?" Jiang Huashan said as a matter of course.

Second Aunt ignored her crazy talk and whispered, "Sit for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, a long table with eight people was set up in the main hall, and a group of people moved from the dining table to the tea table, obviously to continue chatting.

It is worth pondering that after the banquet in the side hall was cleared, a wide variety of tea sets were placed on the table. The female family members had long been accustomed to it. After washing their hands with hot towels, they lit incense and brewed tea, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Jiang Huashan frowned, "I don't have the habit of drinking tea after meals."

Second Aunt pretended not to hear and casually picked up the tea tray and handed it to her, "Today's family dinner is attended by your elders. Your uncle is there. He is the cousin of the old master. It is reasonable for you to go and say hello."

If it was just a greeting, it would be reasonable, after all, this cousin saved my grandfather's life.

Jiang Huashan was silent for a moment, took the tea tray, and walked straight towards Shen Jun.

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