In the main room, Wang Rong rolled his eyes, and the other party asked Zhuoran: "Is it because outsiders are present that my aunt and uncle don't want to stay for dinner?
That guy named Lin Mai is serious, why would you stay at someone else’s house during the Chinese New Year without even a glance?”
Fang Zhuoran glanced at her coldly: "It's the grandparents who have repeatedly invited her mother and daughter to the house to celebrate the New Year. They didn't come uninvited!"
Wang Rong suspected that he was harboring feelings for her, but she just came uninvited.
There was a trace of annoyance and embarrassment in her eyes. She thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'm going to the kitchen to see if I can help."
When he got to the kitchen, he smiled and asked, "Xiaolin, right? How can I help you?"
Lin and Mai were two people in two lives. In his previous life, he was a successful catering boss in Jiangcheng. Who hasn’t seen him?
She could tell at a glance that Wang Rong had a fake smile on her face.
Moreover, she was clearly Fang Zhuoran's cousin when they met for the first time, but she insisted on pretending to be Fang Zhuoran's girlfriend. He knew that she was interested in Fang Zhuoran and regarded her as a love rival, so he naturally smiled at her but concealed his knives.
But the problem is that there will be no consequences for cousins, because the marriage law does not allow it.
Maybe a distant cousin?
Although Lin Mai thought a lot in that moment, only a few seconds passed.
She also had a fake smile on her face: "No need, I'm just cooking a few dishes."
"Come on, be polite to me!" Wang Rong snatched the kitchen knife from her hand arrogantly, but deliberately scratched Lin Mai's hand with the blade.
Lin Mai quickly let go of the kitchen knife, and it fell to the ground with a clang, falling right on Wang Rong's feet, cutting an obvious mark on her leather boots.
Wang Rong was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her scream sounded like an air-raid siren, which made people's hearts tremble.
The two Fang brothers rushed in at the same time, and Fang Zhuoran looked at the two girls, one black and one white, seriously.
As soon as Fang Zhuoyue came in, he squinted and asked Wang Rong: "What's going on? Did you step on the cat's tail?"
Although he and Wang Rong are cousins, he doesn't like her.
For no other reason, this cousin is a bitch and a bitch.
Wang Rong said to Fang Zhuoran with a pale face: "Just now I wanted to help Xiaolin cut vegetables. When I took the kitchen knife from her hand, the knife fell on my foot for some reason. Fortunately, my leather boots were thick and it was not chopped.
Wear them, otherwise your feet will get hurt."
Fang Zhuoran looked at Lin Mai, her expression was cold.
Doudou, who was lighting the fire in front of the stove, shouted in a milky voice: "The kitchen knife fell on my mother's feet because this aunt had to snatch it from her. It has nothing to do with her!"
Fang Zhuoran frowned slightly and asked Wang Rong: "You have never touched Yang Chun Shui since you were a child, why would you come in and cause trouble?"
Wang Rong originally wanted to accuse Lin Mai wrongly, but she didn't expect her child to expose her. She was so angry that she secretly glared at Doudou.
Doudou shouted again: "What I said is all the truth, why is Auntie staring at me?"
The old couple appeared at the kitchen door at some unknown time.
Grandma Fang said angrily: "If any of you dare to bully my guests, leave by yourself. Don't let me chase them away during the Chinese New Year!"
Wang Rong's face turned green and red.
Just before lunch was ready, Grandma Fang's second son Fang Weidang and third son Fang Weimin's family also arrived.
There were nine people in the two families in total, and the somewhat cold main room suddenly became lively.
Lin Mai glanced at the two families from the kitchen. Although they did not come by car, and their clothes were not as elegant as those of Fang Weiguo and his wife, they still wore short woolen coats and leather shoes.
This outfit signified wealth in this era, especially the two daughters-in-law, both of whom wore sparkling gold earrings.
This shows that although they are not as high-ranking as Fang Weiguo, they are at least small and middle-level cadres.
Fang Weidang and Fang Weimin each have a daughter, one named Fang Ting and the other named Fang Siyu.
The two girls had very lively personalities. As soon as they got off the bus, they chatted and laughed with Wang Rong who came to greet them. Their laughter could be heard in the whole street.
Lin Mai frowned slightly. She seemed to have heard that voice called Fang Ting somewhere.
She raised her head to look out of the window, but Wang Rong blocked her so Lin Mai couldn't see her face.
Considering that her son and daughter-in-law were coming to pay New Year greetings today, Grandma Fang specially asked Lin Mai to cook white fungus and red date soup early in the morning.
Grandma Fang's eldest son didn't drink a sip. Lin Mai filled nine bowls of white fungus and red date soup and served them to Grandma Fang's second son and youngest son.
She walked out of the kitchen carrying a large tray and met the eyes of several girls.
Lin Mai recognized Fang Ting at a glance. Wasn't she the same city girl she met on the train when she went to the city to sell chestnuts for the first time and thought she was dirty and smelly?
Fang Ting also recognized her, immediately turned cold and asked: "Why are you at my grandparents' house?"
Seeing her carrying a big tray with several bowls of white fungus and red date soup on it, I suddenly realized, "Are you the nanny at my grandparents' house?"
Lin Mai had never mentioned the conflict between her and Fang Ting to Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang. When she was away from home, it was inevitable that she would have friction with others. It was not something trivial to mention.
Therefore, Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang didn't know about the grudge between the two of them. They just thought that Fang Ting was used to being superior and didn't take it seriously. She corrected her: "Xiao Lin is not our nanny, but a guest in our house."
Fang Ting stared at Lin Mai in surprise for a long time.
Lin Mai smiled and served the white fungus and red date soup, then silently returned to the kitchen.
Fang Ting picked up a bowl of white fungus and red date soup, took two sips, and then stopped.
With an ugly expression, he put the white fungus and red date soup on the table and muttered in a voice that everyone could hear: "It tastes terrible. How did you stew this white fungus soup?"
Grandpa Fang drank several mouthfuls of white fungus and red date soup, frowned and said: "It's obviously delicious, but why does it taste so bad when it comes to your mouth? You kids, you've never been hungry, you've never suffered, you don't have anything.
cherish!"
Fang Ting's face dropped and she said nothing.
Wang Rong saw that she was full of hostility towards Lin Mai as soon as she arrived, and quietly asked her about the whole story.
Fang Ting was too embarrassed to tell her about the time she lost someone on the train. She only said that she disliked Lin Mai for being a country girl, so she didn't like her.
Although I didn't find out the truth, at least I knew that Fang Ting hated Lin Mai, so I could use her as a spearman to deal with Lin Mai.
Wang Rong and Fang Ting nodded and kept talking in low voices.
While the two girls were talking, they glanced disdainfully towards the kitchen from time to time.
The kitchen door faced the main room. Although Lin Mai was cooking, he still noticed that they were gossiping about him.
Doudou sat obediently on the small bench in the kitchen, sipping white fungus and red date soup while looking at Fang Ting carefully.
She looks vaguely familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen her.
After all, a child's nature is such that if he can't remember it, he won't think about it. After Doudou drank the white fungus and red date soup, he forgot about Fang Ting.
As for Fang Ting, she didn't recognize Doudou at all.
At that time, Fang Ting had no time to hide from her, so she didn't take a serious look at her.
Besides, Doudou was so dirty at the time, but now she is clean, so it is even more impossible for her to get the right number.
All the dishes were prepared and served on the table.
Lin Mai saw that there were too many people to sit at one table, so he took Dou Dou back to the kitchen.
Seeing this, Fang Zhuoran walked to the kitchen and said to her with a smile: "Why are you in the kitchen? Let's go eat." After that, he picked up Doudou and went to the main room.
Lin Mai had no choice but to follow him out.
Fang Ting was dissatisfied and said to Zhuoran: "Brother, our family can't even sit at this table, why do you still ask outsiders to come and eat at the table?"
Grandma Fang said angrily: "Mai Zi is my and your grandfather's guest. They have worked so hard to cook for us, why can't we still have it on the table?"
Fang Zhuoran said calmly to Fang Ting: "If you can't sit down, you can sit down at the table and eat. It doesn't matter if your family comes to the table or not. It's not our family tradition to neglect guests."
Fang Ting was so angry that her face turned livid.
In the end, Fang Zhuoyue moved the small table used for chopping vegetables in the kitchen to the main room and set up another table, one for adults and one for children. Only then did everyone sit down.
Fang Ting gave Lin Mai a piece of abalone and said in a disdainful tone: "Try this, you've never had it before. You're welcome, eat more. After all, the opportunity is rare."
Fang Zhuoran looked at her with cold eyes: "You can't stop your mouth with so many dishes? Without me, you can't eat abalone!"
These dried seafood are rarely available in inland cities, and are only available in high-end hotels that receive foreign guests and big leaders.
Fang Zhuoran had these because he had treated several high-ranking officials in coastal cities or their relatives, and they had given them to him.
Seeing that Fang Zhuoran always defended Lin Mai, Wang Rong felt uncomfortable and hated Lin Mai even more.
Fang Ting said aggrievedly: "I don't have any ill intentions, I just pity her. I feel that her life is not easy. She is a divorced woman with a child, so I let her eat more."
Lin Mai knew the reason why Fang Ting always wanted to embarrass her. Wasn't it because he was yelled at by her on the train and held a grudge?
During the Chinese New Year, Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang felt depressed because their eldest son and his wife left him unhappily.
Lin Mai didn't want to cause any more trouble for them, so he didn't intend to point out why Fang Ting maliciously targeted her.
He smiled heartlessly, picked up the piece of abalone and took a bite: "Life is not easy or pitiful. Who in this world is not living hard?
It’s pitiful to have low spiritual literacy, because you need to belittle others to find pleasure, which shows how unsatisfactory your life is!”
Fang Ting asked with blazing eyes: "Who are you talking about?"
Fang Zhuoyue didn't seem to think it was a big deal: "What are you talking about? Can't you hear this? Are your understanding skills so poor? How did you get into college?"
Fang Ting became even more angry. She slapped her chopsticks on the table and got off the table angrily.
Wang Rong saw that Grandma Fang's table was only focused on eating, drinking and chatting. No one noticed what was happening at this table, so she deliberately said loudly: "Tingting, why did you get off the table?"
Fang Zhuoyue smiled disdainfully and said bluntly: "You are really good at making fire."
"I..." Wang Rong's little thoughts were exposed on the spot, and she suddenly lost her composure and looked at Fang Zhuoran in embarrassment.
Fang Zhuoran turned a blind eye to her look for help.
Fang Zhuoran said: "It's no big deal. I said a few words to her and she got off the table in anger."
Fang Ting's two older brothers and one younger brother were supposed to stand up for Fang Ting, but when Fang Zhuoran took over all the responsibilities, it was hard to say anything.
Besides, it was Fang Ting who started the incident. If we really want to open up, Fang Ting is also at fault.
Therefore, several people tried to persuade Fang Ting and asked her to come to the table to eat. However, Fang Ting was still angry, so they ignored her and happily enjoyed the food.
To be honest, this black girl surnamed Lin is really good at cooking and the dishes she cooks are so delicious~