431 None of You Love Me

At noon, there were still several tables of banquet to be held. The invited guests were Mrs. Yang’s close family friends. They had planned for seven or eight tables, but unexpectedly, there were many uninvited guests, and they couldn’t be asked to leave. This disrupted all their plans, and they could only add more tables at the last minute.

More importantly, it was unclear if there was enough food to go around.

Fortunately, those who came uninvited had brought food along with them. Among the food that the guests brought, there were steamed buns, cabbages and tofu. Those who were more generous brought pork with them. In any case, most of the guests had brought food along to the banquet. Upon arrival, they all passed the food directly to Mrs. Yang’s and did not cause any inconvenience to the family.

Of course, there were also some who tried to cheat and freeload, but since it was a joyous occasion today, everyone turned a blind eye to it.

There was no need to make many dishes for the full month celebrations. It was sufficient to make a big pot of vegetables stew from cabbage, pork, and tofu.

Old Mrs. Yang and a few other mother-in-laws were busy cooking in the kitchen. It was not an easy task to cook for dozens of people. Old Mrs. Yang had started making preparations since yesterday, steaming mixed grain buns for the entire day.

Yang Feng was naturally happy to welcome two sons again. Since the family had no lack of money, they had bought a lot of pork in advance for the celebrations. This is a joyous occasion, so the Yang family had to throw a big party to celebrate.

The kitchen was bustling with activity. Not long after, the fragrance of meat wafted out. The younger children were drooling and guarding the kitchen door, looking in eagerly.

As soon as the firecrackers sounded, the banquet officially began. The heavy snow outside had stopped a long time ago.

Mrs Yang was still in confinement and couldn’t go out, so Yang Feng specially set up a small table for her in the house.

Xiaoguo and a few others stayed in the house to eat with Mrs. Yang.

After the women in the house went out to eat, Mrs Yang heaved a sigh of relief.

Looking at Xiaoguo, who was hiding at the side, she snorted enviously. “Why didn’t you save your good sister-in-law?”

“Those women’s envious gazes were fencing you up. I can’t barge in even if I wanted to.”

God knows how hard it was for Xiaoguo to hold back her laughter earlier. A group of women had come in and surrounded the bed, asking Mrs. Yang all kinds of questions.

For example, “What are the secrets to conceiving a boy? What are the secrets to making a baby? What did you usually like to eat? What did you give your husband? What time did you have sex…? and blah, blah blah…”

It was said that ancient people were conservative. Xiaoguo had thought so in the past, but today, she finally found out the truth. These women were too bold in their private discussions. As someone who had come from the modern era, Xiaoguo was feeling quite embarrassed when she heard the topics of their discussion.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhu, Yu Ling, Zhuang Zhuang, Xiaohua, and Xiaohu had gone out to play. Otherwise, it would be extremely awkward.

Although Mrs Yang was usually quite uninhibited when talking to Xiaoguo in private, it was too much even for her to discuss matters related to marital intimacy in front of so many people. She stammered and struggled to express her thoughts coherently.

Fortunately, the sound of firecrackers announcing the start of the banquet sounded just in time, and stopped the women from pestering Mrs. Yang any further. Seeing that they were not going to get any secrets out of her, they left the room in disappointment.

They had to at least get some meat or baby-making secrets out of this visit, otherwise, their trip today would have been in vain.

“You don’t say. I could feel my face turning red. These people are too bold. There are even unmarried girls among them too, this is too much…”

Mrs Yang patted her flushed face and was about to complain when the door opened.

She was so startled that she immediately shut up and looked nervously at the door. Her heart instantly skipped a beat when she thought that it was those women again. It would be terrible if anyone overheard what she was saying.

The curtain was lifted and Yang Feng appeared at the door.

Both of them heaved a sigh of relief.

“What’s wrong with you guys?”

Yang Feng asked with a puzzled expression. He looked at himself and saw that there was nothing odd about him or his outfit.

Xiaoguo and Mrs. Yang shook their heads shyly and quickly assured him that it was nothing. This instantly dispelled Yang Feng’s suspicions.

“Hurry up and eat.”

Yang Feng had brought a large basin of meat, vegetables, and mushrooms. Right after the food was cooked, he had specially filled a basin of the stew for them. There was also a full basin of white steamed buns that were specially prepared for them.

Xiaoguo looked outside and saw that the kids were still wandering outside so she said, “I’ll go get the children.”

“You go ahead and eat. I’ll get the kids.”

Yang Feng stopped Xiaoguo. After putting down the basin, he opened the door and left.

After a while, the children entered with bowls and chopsticks in their hands.

Their faces were all covered in sweat after their playing session.

Zhuang Zhuang sat down beside Xiaoguo and said happily, “It smells so good. I have to eat three big bowls of this.”

Xiaoguo smiled. Before she could speak, Xiaohu chimed in, “How can you eat three big bowls at such a young age? My physique is more suited for three big bowls.”

“Tsk, Xiaohu is bragging. Zhuang Zhuang, don’t listen to him.”

Xiaohua’s disdainful words made Xiaohu unhappy. The little guy looked like he had just been caught red-handed. After forcing a calm laugh, he said angrily, “Let’s see if I can finish three bowls of this! Just watch!”

Xiaohua glanced at him and muttered softly, “Big talker.”

“Hey, I heard you!” Xiaohu shouted with a red face.

Xiaohua shrugged her shoulders indifferently, seemingly saying, “So what?”

Xiaohu gritted his teeth and snorted before turning his head away from her.

“You’re underestimating me. Just wait and see. I will prove to you!”

Xiaohua snorted at him and turned her head. “I wouldn’t even look at you if you had not looked at me.”

Zhuang Zhuang, who had started the conversation, looked at Xiaoguo innocently. “Weren’t they talking about eating just now? Why are they arguing now? It’s hard to understand…”

Xiaoguo took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Zhuang Zhuang’s body. Then, she filled a bowl for him. “Come, eat more and grow taller!”

Zhuang Zhuang took it happily and nodded. He swore to himself, “Don’t worry, Mother. I’ll definitely grow tall and strong.”

As it was inconvenient for Mrs Yang to move around, Xiaoguo also filled a bowl for her.

The others helped themselves to the food. It was a big basin of stew. They could pick and choose the items that they wanted to eat.

Xiaohu, in order to save face for what he had said earlier, really forced himself to finish three bowls. Although each bowl was not filled to the brim, at least the number was accurate.

In the end, Xiaohua admitted defeat. She really had to give it to her silly brother. Why was she fighting with him over such trivial stuff?

The people in the courtyard left after eating. Xiaoguo wanted to help with cleaning up, but the others chased her away and did not even let her go near the tables.

At night, they also ate at Mrs Yang’s house. However, there were only two families gathered around one big table.

Xiaoguo had thought that it was going to be a simple meal. Unexpectedly, there was a big spread of chicken, fish, pork, and meat.

The group of people ate until their faces were glowing. They only stopped when their stomachs were bulging

—-

“Mother…”

Zhuang Zhuang narrowed his eyes, looking very sleepy.

Xiaoguo put the towel aside. Afraid of waking him up, she walked over quietly and touched his face. “What’s wrong?”

“Father… why didn’t he give me a gift?”

The little guy looked quite aggrieved, and even groaned a few times after asking the question.

Xiaoguo was stunned and looked at the little chubby boy in surprise.

“This silly boy, had he really forgotten…?”

Jiang Danhe was working tirelessly at the moment, all for those few days of vacation. If he knew that his foolish son had forgotten about that important day, he would definitely be sad and disappointed.

She was busy preparing for the surprise, but her silly son had forgotten all about the date.

Sensing the bitterness in Xiaoguo’s heart, Jiang Danhe started sneezing heavily in the far distance. He wrapped the cloak that Xiaoguo had made for him tightly around himself and continued on his way.

In his daze, Zhuang Zhuang started crying. He kept saying that no one loves him anymore and that he didn’t want to go to school or leave home.

Xiaoguo covered the little guy’s mouth helplessly, but the tears were still streaming down his face. She wasn’t sure if he had fallen asleep. After trying to comfort him repeatedly to no avail, she could only let go of his mouth and try to wake him up.

But the little guy turned his head and turned his back to her while making snoring sounds.