[Red Mansion] Daughter-in-law's counterattack era

In a few days' time, it will be Li's mother's birthday. Now Li Shouzhong has served in the Imperial Academy for several years, and he can be regarded as a very famous person in Beijing.Li's mother, as a first-rank official, is also the biological mother of Li Shouzhong, who is also the Imperial Academy, so her birthday will naturally not be as simple as it was a few years ago.

After this year, Li Wan will be fourteen years old, no matter how reluctant the Li family is, they will start talking about kissing.The daughter's family pays attention to virtue, appearance and merit. Li Wan's good reputation can only prove the first three items. If he wants to be a qualified mistress, he must be proficient in housekeeping.In order to show Li Wan's talent as a housekeeper, Li's mother actually handed over all the affairs of her birthday banquet to Li Wan to take care of.

"Mother, Wan'er is still young. If there is anything you don't know, let's just teach it slowly. I'm afraid if you give such a big thing as your birthday to a child as young as Wan'er..." As a mother, Mrs. Chen would naturally Worry.If Li Wan handled it well, then naturally he didn't have to worry about anything. If he didn't handle it well and something went wrong, he would lose face in front of all the guests.At that time, not only will the Li family lose face, but Li Wan's reputation will also be affected. After all, no one is willing to marry a fancy vase back home.Chen continued: "If you want my daughter-in-law to do it, Wan'er will help you and make sure it will be done decently for you."

Mother Li can also understand Chen's thoughts, but Li Wan is her most valued granddaughter, and she is also smart. Mother Li always hopes that Li Wan can have a better future, for fear that the current situation of the Li family will delay Li Wan. "A loving mother has many losers! It's not like you don't know that!" Li's mother also said to Chen sternly: "Wan'er is a good person, and she was born with good fortune. As a mother, you can't delay your child's future."

In this way, Chen's grievance is also somewhat wronged: "The daughter-in-law always thinks that Wan'er is not in good health, and she almost couldn't support her when she was a child. The daughter-in-law doesn't want Wan'er to have any great fortune, as long as she can live a safe and happy life."

"Peace and joy! It's easy for you to say. It's not easy for ordinary couples to live in harmony. If Wan'er gets married, you can guarantee that her mother-in-law will love her as much as you do? What children should experience is still to be experienced. , as elders, we can only plan for her, and these are the only things." How could Li's mother not love Li Wan, but she was old and well-informed, and knew that blindly loving the child was not good.

If it was a girl from an ordinary family, it would indeed be somewhat difficult for her to manage the entire birthday banquet by herself.But after all, Li Wan is a person with a lifetime of memories, and has seen many big and small scenes of welcoming and seeing off.

"This is the menu prepared by my grandson. Please have a look at it with my grandmother."

After receiving the menu from Li Wan, Mother Li was also ready to point out Li Wan's mistakes. Although she said that she wanted Li Wan to prepare independently, she was secretly ready to make things right for Li Wan.

Li Wan's menu somewhat borrowed from his previous experience in Jia's mansion, although it is not impolite, but it is not in line with the Li family's family style, Li's mother pointed to the menu and said: "It's not bad, it hasn't lost the rules of the Li family. Grandma just changed it for you. This eggplant is eaten in the north. Although it tastes good, it also loses the original taste of the food. It is too wasteful to bring a few chickens with eggplant. Minced eggplant is excellent. Home cooking has the benefits of home cooking."

Mrs. Chen also thought it was good after looking at it, and encouraged Li Wan more: "My son's cooking is already excellent. But Zhuangzi in the south sent excellent water shield, let's add a West Lake water shield soup. We My family is from the south after all, and water shield is rare in Beijing.”

The two also instructed Li Wan carefully in the details, and only after confirming repeatedly did they let Li Wan leave.In the previous life, Li Wan liked to do everything by himself in Jia's mansion, and thought that this was the dignity of the housekeeper's grandmother, but he didn't know that she was inferior, and it was really thankless.Now she distributes the pair of cards to the servants, and only cares about strategizing. Not only is it a little easier for people, but the efficiency of doing things has also improved a lot.If someone below makes a mistake, just find the person in charge of this item. The person in charge is afraid of punishment, so he will naturally use his [-] points of thought.

Because it is a big event, on the day of the birthday banquet, almost all the well-known wives and grandmas in Beijing came.The scene even exceeded Li's mother's expectations, but Li Wan was also prepared, so he was not rude.

After having a banquet, praising the dishes, it is also inevitable to invite people to listen to a big show.As the birthday star, Mother Li should order first, followed by Princess Lian.Princess Lian has a noble status, so she would not have come, but her natal nephew is studying in the Imperial College, so coming here will give the Li family great face.

The members of the Jia family also came today. Originally, it was only the eldest son who was related to the Li family, but the Xing family is the new daughter-in-law after all. If Jia's mother didn't bring her with her, the outsiders don't know what will happen.The Wang family originally looked down on the Li family, but unfortunately Jia Zhu entered the Imperial College last year, and Jia Yuanchun was assigned to the Queen's Palace, so she reluctantly came to the Li family.Jia's mother and Wang's own identity, but just waiting for some drama.Concubine Lian and the others can't compete, so the second and third points are always okay.

After Princess Lian ordered the play, someone came to Jia Mu with the list of plays. Jia Mu was about to take over, but she didn't want to fall into the hands of Mrs. Shangshu, the official minister. It's Jia Mu.Mother Jia insists that it is a super-grade order, so she is naturally unwilling.In her eyes, if she clicked, she would admit that she is not as good as the wives of Shangshu.

"I'm getting older, and I can't stand the noisy ones the most, so I won't order today." Mother Jia waved her hand and didn't take the play list, she was talking nonsense with her eyes open.She felt that the Li family didn't know how to be flattering, and wondered where she could overwhelm the Li family.When Jiamu glanced, she happened to see Mrs. Wang holding Baoyu on another table.

"I heard that Mrs. Li has a little grandson, why didn't she bring him out today?" Mother Jia asked.She felt that her precious jade was gifted by gods, and no matter how good the little brother of the Li family was, it couldn't compare.

During the dinner, there was also a wife who responded: "Old lady Jia also has a brother who is similar, why don't you take him and have a look?"

Wang was very happy to show off her son, and immediately sent Baoyu to Jia Mu in person.In this life, because Baoyu was born prematurely, Jia's family was afraid that they would not be able to grow up, so they were even more pampered than in the previous life. When she was carried among a group of old ladies, Yuanyuan's face was a bit uncomfortable.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu was brought here, Li's mother hurriedly asked someone to carry Li Wei, and explained: "My Weige'er is slightly older than Jia's brother, and he was taken to the man's house by his father today." on the side seat."

What Mother Li said was just a polite remark, but Mother Jia regarded it as cowardly: "Old lady, this is ridiculous. No matter how old Wei Geer is, he is only a child. How can he be socializing with men?"

"My family is different. Weige'er is a single passerby. His father will inevitably be more demanding. Now that he is four years old, he will inevitably be taken out to socialize by his father." Mother Li smiled.

When Li Wei was carried from the outer seats, he acted like a little adult, saluted and greeted all the wives and wives sternly, his petite appearance made everyone laugh.At this moment, Jia Baoyu's immature voice sounded: "Where did you come from, old woman, don't touch me with your fish eyes!" It turned out that Jia Baoyu was born fat and white, and she was very pleasing in red clothes. Naturally, some old ladies expressed their love during the banquet. .Jia Baoyu was already unhappy to be brought here, he was too spoiled at home, he was young and didn't know the rules and patience, once touched by the old woman he hated the most, he couldn't help it immediately.

With a sound, the banquet was almost silent, and most of the people at the table with Jiamu were old ladies of high status and seniority.Jia Baoyu scolded them all.

As the host, it is impossible for Li's mother to ignore this situation, so she could only laugh dryly: "Tongyan Wuji, Tongyan Wuji! Brother is tired and unhappy?"

They are all like ancestors, and the old ladies can't get angry with a yellow-mouthed child, so they just followed Li's mother's words.It's just two children of the same age, Li Wei is very polite and polite, and Jia Baoyu is aggrieved when he speaks rudely. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell whether the two children are good or bad.

Excluding Jia Baoyu's accident, the entire birthday banquet was extremely successful.After learning that it was the Li family's sister who arranged it, many wives and wives looked up to Li Wan even more, and those who had older brothers also began to think about the possibility of getting married.

As for Jia Baoyu, his reputation in the capital has grown even louder. The past when he caught Rouzhi and was reprimanded by his own father as a drunk and lustful person has also been pulled out again. The mean people will even say: "That day the gods Sending jade, people come and go, they seem to be very busy, maybe they didn't check for a while, and sent it to the wrong person."