Chapter 81 Obsession
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According to Mrs. Ji's request, the family banquet was placed in the hall where Mrs. Ji's room was placed.
Old Mrs. Ji held Ji Xiaoyun and Gu Xiaer's shoulders and saw two tables of banquets in the hall, separated by screens of Fushan and Shouhai's paintings. Old Mrs. Ji frowned slightly and stopped immediately.
"Didn't I say that I only set up a table? What is this for?" Old Mrs. Ji asked the wife of the serving manager.
The wife in charge smiled with her face, looking around and looking around, and her mouth was vaguely not answering.
Old Mrs. Ji's eyes fell on Ji Xiaotang.
Ji Xiaotang is in charge of Mrs. Ji, and Mrs. Ji knows that Old Mrs. Ji.
"Grandma, I followed my grandmother's words. But my father heard it and said that he would do it like this." Ji Xiaotang was following Mrs. Ji, but then he took two steps forward and said with a smile.
It happened that at this time, Master Ji Er, Master Ji San, Uncle Gu and Gu Leier walked in from outside the door.
Master Ji Er heard Ji Xiaotang's words outside the door.
"Old lady, it was my order." Master Ji Er came forward, "It would be fine if it was just a few of our family. After all, there was still my uncle's family, so it would not be easy."
Not to mention that Mr. Gu’s family did not live in the Ji Mansion, even if he lived in the Ji Mansion, he was not a member of the Ji family, but a guest. Mr. Ji’s words were not at all wrong, and it can be regarded as a courtesy to Mr. Gu’s family.
But in Mrs. Ji's opinion, this was Mr. Ji'er deliberately showing his distantness with Mr. Gu's family.
"Besides, my cousins are old, so you should avoid what you should avoid, which is respect." Mr. Ji Er did not seem to see Old Mrs. Ji's changing face, and then said again.
Mrs. Ji had already said something that didn't need to be avoided, saying that without the presence of Mrs. Ji Er's daughter-in-law, there was nothing to be avoided. () Mr. Ji Er's words undoubtedly refuted Mrs. Ji. However, Mr. Ji Er's words were not wrong.
Others may not need to avoid it, but Gu Xiaer needs to avoid Master Ji Er and Master Ji San.
Old Mrs. Ji's face turned red and white, and Gu Xia'er had already lowered her head, making it impossible to see her face clearly.
Uncle Gu came in with Master Ji Er. At this time, he looked around and just smiled and beat him with a shy face.
"The eldest sister is kind and the second master is kind.... They are all family members and cannot compare with others. They can avoid anything. If they are placed in small families, shallow houses and narrow houses, how can they be considered? Besides, it is not like this every day. Isn't this a good day for my eldest sister's birthday today?"
Old Mrs. Ji slowly calmed down her face and forced a smile to come out on her face. She didn't want to have a quarrel with Mr. Ji now.
"That's what I mean," said Mrs. Ji, "I only have one birthday a year, and we only have a few people in total, and we have to separate them into two places, making me, an old woman, uncomfortable."
"Your cousins are grown up, but like you, they are like children in front of me. Besides, your cousins are not those who are outsiders, they have grown up in our family since childhood, and they are also grown up with you. What to avoid on this day seems too distant."
"...It makes me feel uncomfortable!" Old Mrs. Ji's tone was gentle, and finally took out a veil to wipe the corners of her eyes.
This day made Old Mrs. Ji sad, which was something Mr. Ji never wanted.
However, when thinking about Mrs. Ji Er and what Ji Xiaotang said to him just now, Mr. Ji Er still became hard-hearted.
Some things may be a seemingly insignificant step first, but the next one may be an abyss that cannot be advanced or retreated.
It would be better to do this. Even if Mrs. Ji is uncomfortable in a short period of time, it will prevent everyone from being even more uncomfortable in the future.
As the saying goes, long pain is worse than short pain.
"The courtesy cannot be abolished." Mr. Ji Er said frivolously, "... The old lady wants to be with her, so it's the same. ∮,"
Master Ji Er said first that the courtesy should not be abandoned and insisted on sitting at two tables separately, but then he asked Mrs. Ji to arrange the seats.
Even if Mrs. Ji wanted Gu Xiaer and Mr. Ji to sit at the same table, since the table was divided, it would be impossible to make such arrangements.
Old Mrs. Ji didn't say anything for a long time.
"Second brother is old-fashioned, and this is exactly the same as the old man." Master Ji San hurriedly came out to smooth things over. He walked up to Mrs. Ji and lowered his voice to persuade Mrs. Ji in his ear, "Second brother can't change his temper, it's not one or two times. Old lady, why bother to be as good as him? Isn't it worth being angry with this?"
Master Ji San laughed, and the stalemate in the room immediately resolved.
Old Mrs. Ji was unwilling to do so, but after all, she never turned against Master Ji Er, and everyone sat in separate tables.
At a table outside, Mrs. Ji sat on the table, and then there were uncle Gu, Gu Lei'er, Master Ji Er and Master Ji San. After Jiang was arranged to go to the screen, he took Ji Xiaoyun, Ji Xiaotang, Gu Xia'er and Gu Xue'er. Madam Cheng had been invited by Ji Xiaotang and sat on the table with Jiang.
"Let Xiaoyun come and sit with me." Old Mrs. Ji entered the seat and ordered again.
Ji Xiaoyun walked out from behind the screen, but refused to sit next to Mrs. Ji.
"Let Xia Gu come and accompany me." Ji Xiaoyun whispered to Old Mrs. Ji.
Although Ji Xiaoyun's voice was small, everyone at the table heard what she said.
"I'm ignorant." Before Old Mrs. Ji said anything, Master Ji Second frightened Ji Xiaoyun, "I also thought that your Xia Gu was a child like you, and you were so burdened with your Xia Gu everywhere. I forgot all the rules that the nanny taught you."
When Master Ji Er said that, Ji Xiaoyun immediately did not dare to say anything, but just leaned against Mrs. Ji with grievance.
"Old lady, let Xiaoyun sit with Xiaotang. She never leaves the old lady every day, and she is not at this moment." Master Ji Er said to Old Madam Ji again.
"I know that the old lady loves Xiaoyun the most, and my son is at the back." Mr. Ji San immediately smiled and continued, "Old lady, don't ask you to love your son and live Xiaoyun, just this day. Can you love your son more? Old lady, my son begs you."
Master Ji San is like this, and no matter how unhappy Mrs. Ji is not ashamed of being so arrogant.
"You are the scoundrels, you have a lot of things!" Old Mrs. Ji scolded Master Ji San.
Master Ji San didn't care at all.
"Hehe. Old lady, everyone drinks for a while, for fear of smuggling Xiaoyun. Xiaoyun is most afraid of being drunk, right?" Master Ji San smiled.
After hearing what Mr. Ji San said, Ji Xiaoyun turned around and ran back behind the screen without waiting for Mrs. Ji to say anything.
"You creepy ghost!" Old Mrs. Ji scolded Master Ji San again, but it was difficult to call Ji Xiaoyun out again.
Master Ji San made jokes in front of Mrs. Ji. No matter what everyone here thinks, the banquet was finally smooth on the surface.
Waiting for the banquet to take down, everyone accompanied Mrs. Ji to talk to each other.
Old Mrs. Ji said that everyone would go and disperse first. She had something to say to Master Ji Er. Everyone had to leave, leaving only Mrs. Ji and Mr. Ji Er and his son in the room.
Before Old Mrs. Ji could speak, shed tears first.
Seeing this, Master Ji Er hurriedly knelt down.
"Old lady, why did the old lady feel sad when she is such a good day? What did the sons do wrong? I just want the old lady to scold and punish."
"I thought of the old man. The old man was so cruel that he left me and left himself. I was alone and had no support. I have been thinking about the past two years when the old man came to take me there!" Old Mrs. Ji said this, not saying what happened to Mr. Ji Er get up.
"The old lady's words made my son die without a place to die." Master Ji Er knew that what happened today was difficult to be good. "My son is unfilial, so let the old lady die."
If it were in the past, Master Ji Er would definitely say that he was wrong. Even if Mrs. Ji pointed it out, he would definitely change it. But today, Master Ji Er was wary and refused to say that again, and only let Mrs. Ji lose his mind.
How could Mrs. Ji not hear such a difference?
"Second Master, you have changed a lot in the past two years." Old Mrs. Ji's words contain too many unfinished meanings.
"Old lady, my son's filial piety towards the old lady has never changed... My father has gone, and the family has no support, and my son always has to support this family." Master Ji Er also said something.
The mother and son were sitting and the other kneeling, and their eyes touched each other, and Old Mrs. Ji sighed.
"You are old, get up and talk." Old Mrs. Ji said.
Master Ji Er refused to get up by himself.
"My son is incompetent and always has something that doesn't go to the old lady's wishes. Only by kneeling like this will I feel better."
Old Mrs. Ji looked at Master Ji Er for a while and understood in her heart that Master Ji Er knew something and also expressed her attitude to her. If the matter ended here, it would be a good ending to the decency of all parties.
But Mrs. Ji was unwilling to give up after all.
"My mom has something to discuss with you." Old Mrs. Ji's tone became more gentle.
Since Mr. Ji Er grew up, Mrs. Ji has only a handful of times when she faced her claiming to be a mother. Mr. Ji Er thought of the things that happened when Mrs. Ji spoke to him like this last time. Even though he was mentally prepared, his heart still raised.
"Your wife is pregnant and no one is serving you. Even if your wife is born in this baby, regardless of gender, you are not young anymore, and your offspring is too thin. If your wife is a truly sensible and virtuous person, I don't have to worry about this. There are also family affairs... I am old and I want to enjoy it."
"Mom has taken a look at someone for you. If you look for a good day, you will carry someone into the mansion. In the future, if you have someone to take care of you, you will be relieved. You can also spread more and have a lot of branches and leaves. The old man will be at ease in the underworld. Your wife has such a person to help you, which will save a lot of worries and can safely raise the baby."
Chapter completed!