Chapter 148: Make It Clear
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Today, my uncles and uncles are here, and so are my father and grandparents. I still have to say something, in case something happens in the future and they blame me and Heng Yi for not helping,” Han Qiao said, being very cautious with her words.
Everyone in the Han family was instantly on tenterhooks.
“I can bring everyone along to make money. 1 will help if I can, but 1 have a request. No one can bully others or harm the villagers. If anyone dares to bully or harm others just because Heng Yi is working in the government office, I will put justice above family.”
“I’ll say this first, so don’t push the blame on Heng Yi if we don’t help you in the future.”
“Even though we must not cause trouble, we must not be afraid of trouble. We must not bully others, do not harm the villagers, do business fairly, and have strict rules. This business could only last for a long time. Why was it that there was no hope for a scholar to appear in the generation of siblings? They could only work hard to earn money and properly nurture the next generation.”
“Boys have their own ways of raising boys, and girls have their own ways of raising girls. If a girl is raised well, she will be able to marry better in the future. If a boy is raised well, he will be able to marry a better wife when he marries. If our generation can’t do it, then the next generation won’t have a noble son one day.”
Han Qiao’s words were reasonable and well-founded. Whether it was her grandparents, uncles, or Father Han, they all understood.
She planned to pull the Han family back, but she asked the Han family to be careful and not to bully others or do evil things.
“All-Qiao, don’t worry. 1 may not speak for the whole family, but none of the Han Family’s men are vicious.” Grandma quickly said.
She naturally hoped that her children and grandchildren would be better.
“That’s great. After the New Year, I’ll discuss it with my brothers. We’ll be more assured if we use someone else.”
Han Qiao smiled at Grandma and went forward to support her, “Grandma, let’s go to the dining room.”
“Alright, alright.”
The group headed to the dining room.
Father Han and Uncle Han were still immersed in the joy of Han Qiao’s willingness to bring her family to become rich.
When they arrived at the dining room, they looked at the dishes on the table. They were even more sumptuous than the preparation for the New Year. They were overjoyed and felt emotional.
In July, Han Qiao was going home. The Han family was worried that she would not be able to stand up again and would need her family’s support. It had only been a few months, and she had lived in a luxurious mansion. She had money after she got married. Heng Yi had gone to work in the government office, and she was pregnant. It was a world of difference.
The children came over to pay their respects.
They shouted their greetings together.
“This…”
The family knew of He Cheng’s situation, but nobody knew about Han Chi and the other kids.
“This is the adopted son 1 just acknowledged.”
The Han family was stunned.
Although they were surprised, they still praised Han Chi.
This was human nature. They would weigh the pros and cons.
If Han Qiao had nothing, they would advise and oppose her. Now that Han Qiao had everything she wanted, what was wrong with having a foster son? They wouldn’t even make a sound, let alone object.
The round table was very big. The children sat on one side, and the grandparents sat at the head. The uncles and Father Han sat next to Grandpa according to their age. Han Qiao sat next to Grandma, and the children sat next to her. Heng Yi sat next to Uncle Yao.
The children only cared about eating and listening to the adults talk and drink.
Heng Yi toasted the guests one after another. He had learned a bit about table manners, so he said a few nice words and sat back down.
He learned these few beautiful words from eating and drinking with Constable Wang, Wen Yu, and the others. He was so eloquent that they almost forget that Heng Yi grew up in the same environment as them.
Han Qiao pursed her lips and smiled.
The Han family members were stunned. They thought to themselves that he had changed after working in the government office. His manners and etiquette were completely different.
They were still joking, but Uncle Han and Father Han’s attitude toward Heng Yi was obviously different.
Han Qiao smiled as she put food into Grandma’s bowl, and then called for Uncle and Father Han to eat and drink.
After dinner, they had a clean and warm room to rest in. Even their wet pants and shoes were washed and dried by servants.
After eating and drinking to his heart’s content, Uncle Yao could not help but sigh, “No wonder Father and Mother refused to go back. If it were me, I wouldn’t go back either.”
Father Han didn’t say anything.
He didn’t say anything, but he was jealous of his parents.
Because Han Qiao had never said that she would bring him and his wife over to live together.
Uncle Han patted Uncle Yao’s shoulder, “What are you talking about? That’s because Ah-Qiao is filial.”
“I know, 1 know.”
Uncle Yao also glanced at Father Han, who was silent.
He sighed in his heart.
One had to say that children should be closer to their biological parents, but Ah-Qiao seemed to treat her maternal family the same. She carried a bowl of water very evenly.
She had never been too biased towards her biological parents and brothers.
Han Qiao was also very busy in the afternoon, staring at the kitchen to make rice bubbles.
She added a little oil to the pot and stir-fried the rice until one of them popped out. She immediately covered the pot lid and waited for the sound of popping to come from inside. She opened the pot lid and a pot of fried rice was ready.
She opened the sweet potato syrup with chopsticks, wrapped it in a layer of rice foam, sprinkled a little sesame, and rolled it up.
The sweet and delicious sweet potato and hawthorn rice candy would be done.
Han Qiao stared at the first pot while the three children stared at the second pot.
She made more than ten pots in a row.
Han Qiao asked Heng Yi to drive the carriage. The county magistrate, the official, the advisor, Constable Wang, Constable Qin, and Wen Yu sent some to their families.
“Alright.”
“Be careful on the road and come back early for dinner.”
Han Qiao was still worried and asked Dong Lai to follow him.
She didn’t know that no one had made this before, so she sent it to the county magistrate’s house. The county magistrate’s wife was worried about the new year’s plate and wanted to make something new.
They had never eaten the food Heng Yi had given them. The adults felt it was sticky to their teeth, but the children liked it.
It was sweet but not greasy. She slowly sipped it and it tasted great.
As for the children of other families, they had never eaten such fine food.
“What is this candy made of? It tastes really good. The texture looked like rice…”
However, she wasn’t sure.
By the time Heng Yi returned with the things, it was already late, and dinner was ready.
Han Qiao told him to wash up quickly and then went to the dining room.
There wasn’t much preparation for lunch, but the food was quite good. At night, Aunt Zhao personally cooked and specially prepared several dishes, including fish from the pond and lotus roots dug out.
The lotus roots were hollowed out and stuffed with glutinous rice. Then, they were placed in the pot and slowly stewed with brown sugar. It was sweet and fragrant.
Father Han and the others had never eaten this dish before, but they already thought that it was very delicious.
Grandpa cut it into small pieces and could still eat a few pieces.
Grandpa often lamented the disadvantages of having bad teeth. If he still had teeth, he could have two more bowls of rice for every meal.
The men wanted to drink more and chat.
The children also learned to read and write that night. Now that Han Chi was here, Lady. Lin was also teaching him. He Cheng was still young, so the nanny carried him back first and coaxed him to sleep after playing for a while.
Han Qiao helped Grandma back slowly.
“Ah-Qiao, I have something to ask you.”
“What is it, Grandma?”
Grandma hesitated for a while,” Do you hate your parents? Is it because they turned a blind eye to the fact that you were not doing well in the Sun family?”