Mr. Nie is getting older and does not like the bustle and bustle. He just wants to reunite with his children and grandchildren and enjoy family happiness.
Therefore, there are no guests at Mr. Nie's birthday every year. The Nie family congratulates him on his birthday. Even Ji Bohan and his son are not invited to attend.
But the atmosphere of every family gathering is really unflattering. Maybe it's because the octogenarian Mr. Nie has a weird personality and doesn't like everyone. He always loses his temper for no reason, which makes everyone a little nervous.
Mr. Nie's daily life is taken care of by Aunt Mei and Housekeeper Wei, so he is extremely dependent on these two people.
Aunt Mei was originally Mr. Nie's personal nanny, and later became his bedfellow. Although she was very senior to Mr. Nie, the Nie family's grandchildren still called her Aunt Mei, and did not change their name to Grandma Mei.
Liu Meijun is several years older than Aunt Mei, and Jiang Qin and Aunt Mei are the same age. They both call her Sister Mei directly. This fully shows that the two daughters-in-law of the Nie family did not recognize Aunt Mei's status as mistress, but regarded her as Nie.
She's just the bed-warming maid beside the old man.
An Ran likes Aunt Mei very much, because Aunt Mei is the only female member of the Nie family who does not act evil and does not bully her.
Because An Ran was pregnant, Mr. Nie happily rewarded her with an imperial green jade Guanyin pendant, which made the three second wives jealous.
I heard that imperial green jadeite ornaments are currently very expensive and cannot be bought at all. This Guanyin pendant is a relic of the deceased Mrs. Nie and is regarded as an heirloom of the Nie family.
Aunt Mei also took off a mutton-fat white jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on An Ran's hand. She smiled and said, "Don't be dissatisfied with a little kindness."
Liu Meijun curled her lips, took off the sapphire brooch on her lapel and gave it to An Ran, saying: "This is an out-of-print work by the world's top jewelry master. I just got it at this year's international jewelry auction. You put it away, and it will be gone if it is ruined."
, remember to wear it next time you come over."
Jiang Qin's face was a little embarrassed, but if he didn't express his position at this time, it would be equivalent to losing the face of his second wife.
She took off a chicken blood jade ring on her finger and put it on An Ran's hand in front of Mr. Nie. She said with a smile: "Although this thing is ordinary, it is ancient jade at least. I heard that ancient jade is good for raising babies.
A little bit of my thoughts from my second aunt."
An Ran accepted the rewards from his elders and thanked them one by one.
The two Nie sisters were instantly jealous. However, they were both still young girls who had not yet left the court. They could not compete with their pregnant cousin, so they could only sulk.
It's just that the Nie sisters have never been the ones to swallow their anger. Seeing that An Ran, who was bullied by them in the past, has completely turned around, they have to find ways to make her feel unhappy even if they are unwilling to do so.
"My sister-in-law and my eldest brother have been married for three years, and my eldest sister-in-law has just become pregnant with a child. Didn't my eldest brother not allow you to have a child two years ago?" Nie Yuanyuan was the first to get angry.
Nie Weiwei hid her mouth and smiled, meaning: "Now my eldest brother may not allow it, maybe she got pregnant secretly!"
An Ran's expression changed slightly and she subconsciously looked at Nie Qingyu.
Nie Qingyu ate the food carelessly, seemingly not listening to what these women said.
An Ran understood that after three years of marriage, he did supervise her to take the morning sickness medicine in the first two years. Later, as time went by, maybe he gradually relaxed and only asked her to remember to take it.
Later...he didn't even bother to give instructions. That's why An Ran became pregnant with this child.
Although the Nie sisters were harsh, their guesses were basically true.
Aunt Mei smiled and said: "It's normal for couples to have a running-in period after marriage. The third year after marriage is just the right time to get pregnant."
Since Nie Qingyu is willing to take the pregnant An Ran to today's birthday banquet and announce the news of her pregnancy in public, it proves that he has accepted the child.
At this time, Nie Yuanyuan quietly tugged on Jiang Qin's sleeve and motioned for her to ask Nie Qingyu for help.
Jiang Qin glared at her second daughter and reprimanded: "The older you get, the less moral you are! If you have something to say to your eldest brother in person, how can he not do it to his sister!"
Nie Yuanyuan smiled flatteringly at Nie Qingyu and said coquettishly: "Brother, I also want to work in the company."
Nie Qingyu cast a strange glance at her and said slowly: "I have no objection to you joining the company."
"But I don't want to be a working girl at the grassroots level. I want to be a department manager like my sister!" Nie Yuanyuan kept coquettishly telling him: "Brother, as long as you say a word, I can take the post directly without taking the exam!"
Nie Weiwei actually worked at the grassroots level for a year before being promoted to department manager. The Nie family has always been a meritocratic employer.
Nie Qingyu curled his lips, but did not directly say yes or no, but posed the question to An Ran: "Ask your sister-in-law, I will listen to her opinion."
Everyone's eyes were focused on An Ran.
An Ran, who was also shot while lying down: "..."
She glanced at Nie Qingyu, not knowing what he meant. But since he gave her the right, of course she would not disappoint him.
An Ran looked at Nie Yuanyuan, who liked to bully her the most, and said with a smile: "Since Qingyu lets me make the decision, of course I don't agree to let you be the manager!"
"You..." Nie Yuanyuan almost twisted her nose in anger, and she couldn't speak clearly. "You... you... you dare to open a dyeing workshop even if I give you two ounces of color! I'm laughing so hard, who do you think you are?
! She is just a bed warmer for my eldest brother, and she just happens to have a good belly. She really thinks of herself as the mistress!"
An Ran was not angry, shrugged, and spread his hands helplessly: "Your elder brother let me make the decision! Since you asked for my opinion, I said it, and this is my opinion."
Nie Yuanyuan stood up, pointing at An Ran's nose and scolding: "Bitch, you are really a villain! You are so sick right after you got pregnant, so be careful..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Meijun was unhappy. She immediately raised her eyebrows and shouted at Jiang Qin dissatisfiedly: "My younger siblings don't care about your precious daughter. She is cursing my eldest grandson!"
Jiang Qin gave Nie Yuanyuan a hard look and scolded: "The elders in the family are here, please be careful!"
Jiang Qin's husband Nie Cheng also spoke and ordered his second daughter: "Stop eating and go to your grandfather's study to reflect! Copy the four words Renyi Shude five hundred times with a brush. I will check it myself later!"
Nie Yuanyuan pouted, wiped her tears, and left the dining table. Of course, before leaving, she did not forget to glare at An Ran, as if she was scolded by her elders because An Ran had harmed her.
An Ran sat still, completely ignoring Nie Yuanyuan's anger. She was going to be bullied anyway, so she might as well resist and at least give herself some vent.
She looked at Nie Qingyu, probably he should be angry with her for her boldness now.
Nie Qingyu happened to be looking at her, with a pair of deep black eyes that seemed to be smiling, and his beautiful thin lips were slightly curved, as if he didn't mean to blame her.
An Ran quickly looked away, not wanting to pay attention to this man.