Du Zhenhua sighed, making everyone at the scene look somewhat regretful.
Old Mrs. Du hurriedly pinched his waist and scolded him in a low voice: "You are such a person that you really can't open and lift any pot. Hurry up and get the children in and get ready for dinner!"
Du Zhenhua sighed and said: "Oh, Hai Qing is so old. She sees many things more openly than we do. What I said is what I mean, so there is no need to be too taboo."
Du Haiqing on the side nodded and said seriously: "Mom, I'm really not angry or uncomfortable at all about what happened this time, so you don't have to be too sensitive."
Mrs. Du looked surprised: "Hai Qing, Shoudao has kept this secret from you for so many years, and you are not angry at all?"
Du Haiqing said seriously: "I'm not angry, but I feel relieved."
Du Zhenhua smiled and said: "It's a good thing! It's a good thing to be freed! To be honest, for so many years, Dad has always felt that you were unhappy. Now that you can come out, Dad is happy for you from the bottom of his heart!"
Du Haiqing nodded seriously, smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Dad!"
Du Zhenhua laughed and beckoned hurriedly: "Let's go, let's eat hot-boiled meat! Haifeng, you three brothers will have two drinks with me in a while!"
As the eldest son of Du, Du Haifeng nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay dad! The three of us will have a few drinks with you tonight!"
Du Haiqing's sister Du Haiping was also busy and said with a smile: "Dad, is there any red wine at home? The three of us will also drink some with you!"
Du Haimei, the sixth child, smiled and said: "That's great, Dad, the eldest sister, the second sister, and I will have a drink with you!"
Du Zhenhua was immediately overjoyed and said with a hearty smile: "Okay! Your three sisters didn't come back on New Year's Eve, so let's just treat it as New Year's Eve!"
Du Haimei said hurriedly: "Dad, we wanted to come to accompany you during the Chinese New Year, but you wouldn't let me say anything..."
Du Zhenhua said seriously: "You married into the Shen family and are the daughter-in-law of the Shen family. You should spend the New Year with your parents-in-law. The same goes for your two sisters. This is a rule. Your three brothers will come to accompany me and your mother during the New Year.
If you three sisters also come, people will say that I, Old Man Du, am ignorant and only think about my own family."
Du Haimei said hurriedly: "I understand, Dad, I have made an agreement with Shen Si Longke to come back and spend New Year's Eve with you next year."
Du Zhenhua smiled and said: "Let's talk about it then. Let's see what Xiao Shen means. If he doesn't want to, don't force it."
Later, the three sons and three daughters of the Du family strolled to the restaurant accompanied by an old couple.
At this time, in the restaurant, the chef of the family has brought a beautiful brass pot to the table. There are green and red flames of charcoal in the middle of the pot, and a pot of clear soup is boiling outside. The table is already filled with freshly cut meat.
, all kinds of mutton.
The old Yanjing people are very particular about eating mutton. Basically, they don’t eat the kind of machine-planed mutton rolls in hot pot restaurants. They always eat fresh hand-cut mutton.
There are a lot of things to pay attention to when cutting mutton by hand. The mutton has various names according to different parts, such as upper brain, tenderloin, large three-pointed meat, small three-pointed meat, and cucumber strips.
Different meats have different cutting methods, different sizes and thicknesses, and there are many opinions.
The Du family rarely show off their wealth, and rarely live a luxurious and wasteful life. However, the family is a very particular person, but what they care about is not ostentation or price, but taste and essence.
Take eating as an example, the Du family's mouths are more demanding than the others.
The family would never get tired of the fried pancakes from the restaurant at the entrance of the alley for ten years, but if they were to switch to a restaurant with slightly inferior cooking techniques, even if the difference was minimal, they would still find it hard to swallow.
Mr. Du never had any bad habits in his life, except that he loved smoking.
I especially like to smoke a type of cigarette produced by a cigarette factory in southern Yunnan.
After the old man smoked for twenty years, the cigarette factory process and production line were improved, the formula was upgraded, and the materials of the cigarette paper and filter were changed.
Everyone felt that the improved version was more exquisite and upscale than before, and the taste was not much different, but Mr. Du just felt that the taste was wrong and he couldn't get used to it.
Later, I even got sick because of this incident.
The old man's subordinates heard that the old man was ill and hospitalized, so they made a special trip to visit him.
When asked about the cause of the disease, I learned that the old man was suffering from a change of taste due to the cigarettes he had smoked for 20 years. He simply called the cigarette factory and asked the cigarette factory to restart the old production line that had been dismantled and prepared for scrapping, just for the old man.
If people produce original cigarettes, this can be considered as curing the old man's heart disease.
However, the old man also felt guilty for using his privileges. He specially asked his second son Du Haiyang, who was a businessman, to go to the cigarette factory to verify all the costs of restarting the production line of the cigarette factory, and then paid it all out of his own pocket. Only then could he accept this privilege with peace of mind.
In fact, the children of the Du family have all inherited the old man's values.
The more particular you are, the more refined your life will be.
Therefore, the family not only has high academic qualifications and strong abilities, but also inherits the traditional virtues of gentleness, courtesy, thrift and humiliation of the Chinese nation.
At this time, the Du family was sitting around the dining table, eating hot-potted meat and drinking wine. The eight members of the family were chatting animatedly and seemed to be in a very good mood.
Originally, everyone was worried that Du Haiqing would be in a low mood.
But unexpectedly, Du Haiqing's entire state was extremely relaxed and comfortable.
Everyone was close relatives with her, and they could all see that her ease and comfort were not staged, so they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The old couple were in a particularly good mood. Over the years, the six children had gotten married one after another. No matter which one was looked at individually, they all lived very well, even impeccably well, but they always felt sorry for Du Haiqing.
This was mainly because they had always known that Du Haiqing had loved Ye Changying for so many years to no avail. Later, after Ye Changying's wedding, she decided to marry Su Shoudao, which was really an impulsive move.
The night before Du Haiqing got married, he hugged the old lady and cried all night long. His elder sister Du Haiping and younger sister Du Haimei were by his side. They were all very distressed.
At that time, the three mothers tried to persuade her to regret her marriage because they felt sorry for her, but she refused to agree.
After so many years of marriage, although Su Shoudao loved Du Haiqing very much, only Du Haiqing's family could tell that she had never been happy.
Especially after Ye Changying died unexpectedly, she became even more taciturn. She even began to eat fast and chant Buddha occasionally, becoming a lay practitioner practicing at home.
But now, everyone can see that Du Haiqing is really free.
The old man Du Zhenhua remembered that Du Haiqing was going to Jinling, so he asked: "Haiqing, how long do you plan to stay in Jinling this time?"
Du Haiqing thought for a moment and said, "Dad, I don't know exactly how long I will stay. Let's wait and see."
Du Zhenhua asked again: "Who will accompany you?"
Du Haiqing said: "Both Zhifei and Zhiyu are with me."
Du Zhenhua nodded: "The old house in Jinling has always been well maintained. You haven't been there for many years. You can live there for a while. If your mother and I have nothing to do, we will go to Jinling in two days.
Yanjing is too dry in winter for a few days, and your mother has long said she wants to go to Jiangnan for a few days."