People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Chapter 134 The Frustrated Father and Mother of the Zhuang Family

Sunday, at a small noodle shop near the cotton mill.

Zhuang Chaoying's family and their relatives and friends arrived at the small noodle shop one after another.

Lin followed Song Ying, somewhat reservedly, into the noodle shop. He was a little surprised by the scale of this gathering.

Huang Ling stood in the crowd and, after confirming that everyone had arrived, said with a smile, "Grandpa and Grandma are treating us today, Song Ying and Engineer Lin, please don't be shy."

Standing to the side, looking at the bustling crowd before her, Zhuang's mother couldn't help but feel uneasy.

She had originally planned to invite the eldest son's family, plus Pengfei and his father, but she didn't expect Huang Ling's parents to come as well, along with their neighbor's family. With so many people eating, how much money would that cost?

Although she felt a little sorry for him, she still kept a smile on her face.

Mrs. Zhuang smiled at Mrs. Huang and took her hand, saying, "My dear in-laws, why didn't you come to visit us at home? We've only met once in all these years, when Chaoying and Aling got married. Hualin called yesterday and said that Xiaoxiang and Pengfei are here, so we'll have a welcome party for you."

Lin Gong tugged at Song Ying's sleeve: "You didn't tell me that Tu Nan and his grandparents were treating us!"

Song Ying smiled and replied softly, "Sister Ling didn't finish speaking yesterday before you agreed, and I didn't have time to explain in detail to you."

Lin was a little embarrassed. "I just wanted to share in Tu Nan's good fortune so that Dong Zhe could also get into university and become as successful as Tu Nan in the future."

Huang Ling smiled at them and said, "Song Ying, Engineer Lin, please don't be so polite. It's a great joy that Tu Nan got into university. We've been neighbors for so many years and have a very good relationship. Chao Ying would have disagreed if we hadn't invited you."

At that moment, Zhuang's father was sitting at another table, chatting enthusiastically with several men.

"My eldest grandson has always been a good student. This time he was admitted to Tongji University, which is a great honor for our Zhuang family. I am so happy!"

Lin Dongzhe sat at the table with the men, excitedly gesturing with both hands: "Brother Tu Nan, Suzhou is second, second! Tongji University is a key university, great! And the architecture department is Tongji's best major, even better!"

Lin Wufeng looked at Dongzhe. "What we didn't know was that this was Dongzhe's college entrance celebration banquet."

Huang Ling. "Give this little boy a drink. A while ago, Xiaoting was sick, and Dongzhe helped take her to the hospital."

Mr. Huang sat quietly to the side, drinking plain water. Hearing Mr. Zhuang's words, he raised his head slightly and said, "Your child got into university. Did you do anything to celebrate? Your child did so well. This is a great joy for your Zhuang family."

Zhuang's father was somewhat embarrassed by this sudden question. Both he and Huang's father were people who cared a lot about their reputation, and they felt embarrassed to be asked such a question in front of everyone by Huang's father.

But he couldn't afford to lash out, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "What do you mean there's no indication? Cough cough cough! Old woman, quickly show us the indication!"

This time, Mrs. Zhuang brought a hundred yuan with her in her pocket, just in case.

Somewhat reluctantly, he took a handkerchief from his pocket, slowly unfolded it, pulled out five ten-yuan bills, walked over, and handed it to Tu Nan, forcing a smile: "Tu Nan, this is a reward from your grandparents. My little darling is so clever! Remember how good your grandparents are to you, and don't forget your roots! This is fifty yuan!"

Tu Nan stood up, took the money with both hands, and smiled faintly: "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma."

Seeing this, Zhuang's father raised his head and said, "I, as the grandfather, have done my part. You are also Tu Nan's maternal grandfather. Aren't you going to do something too?"

Mr. Huang smiled and said unhurriedly, "I said it was over the day I arrived. Let's eat!"

Zhuang's father was so angry with the old man that Ganmei quickly grabbed his father's hand. "Dad!"

After Zhuang Tunan took the money, he turned around and handed it to Huang Ling: "Mom, I have a hole in my pants pocket, so you can keep this money!"

Huang Ling glanced at Zhuang's mother and father, feeling extremely smug. The old lady was best at putting on a show; she could say nice things in public, but she was secretly biased. It wasn't easy to get money from the grandparents. Tu Nan was on her side, and the grandparents were probably cursing her in their hearts.

But it doesn't matter, as long as she's happy. Hahaha

Zhuang Chaoying gave her son a thumbs-up on the table. "Ah Ling, the child is yours, so just take it."

She took the money: "Then Mom will keep it for you."

Standing to the side, Zhuang's mother was furious at the sight, but she couldn't show it.

Song Ying and Huang Ling, watching Zhuang's mother's expression, couldn't help but secretly laugh.

Song Ying gently patted Sister Ling's hand under the table.

The waiter came over with the order book: "Hello, the table next to us has already ordered. What would you like to eat?"

Huang Ling gently squeezed Song Ying's arm: "Song Ying, Engineer Lin, what would you like to eat? Don't be shy, order whatever you like."

Lin Wufeng placed his hands on his knees: "I want pork rib noodles."

Song Ying smiled and said, "Then I'll have beef noodles."

Pengfei's father quickly added, "Sister-in-law, I'll have a bowl of beef noodles too."

The beautiful wife said, "I want three-delicacy wontons."

Xiaoting quickly chimed in, "I want three-delicacy wontons too!"

Huang's mother smiled and looked at everyone: "Then I'll have pork rib noodles too, it's been a long time since I've had them."

Mrs. Zhuang sat to the side, still holding a handful of melon seeds in her hand. Seeing this, and thinking of the fifty yuan she had just taken out, she felt a little unhappy and said irritably, "I'm not hungry. Xiaoting, just give me a few wontons."

Upon hearing that she would be given a share of her wontons, Xiaoting's face immediately fell, her lips slightly pouting, and she was about to refuse.

Huang's mother, quick-witted and decisive, chuckled and smoothed things over: "My dear in-law, Xiaoting is growing and eats quite a lot, almost as much as Tu Nan. Why don't you share a bowl with your third son's wife? It won't matter if we adults eat a little less, but the child is growing and can't go hungry."

Looking at the faces of her in-laws, Huang's mother saw that they spoke very nicely but did nothing right. Fortunately, Chao Ying was on A Ling's side.

Ah Ling never told her and Lao Huang about her in-laws' affairs. It seems that she and Lao Huang made the right choice in coming here, otherwise they would not know what was going on.

Huang Ling turned around and faced the waiter: "We'd like two bowls of pork rib noodles, two bowls of beef noodles, and three bowls of wontons."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhuang exclaimed, "Ah Ling, didn't I say I wasn't going to eat anymore? Isn't this a waste?"

Huang Ling smiled and said, "Mom, I'm hungry. I need to eat too."

Mrs. Zhuang pouted, her face full of reluctance, but she didn't know what else to say: "I misunderstood, I misunderstood."

Huang's mother maintained her smile: "My dear in-law, it's normal for your memory to decline as you get older. Let's eat more walnuts to nourish our brains, so we don't forget things all the time."

Hearing this, Xiao Xiang suddenly remembered that she had indeed brought walnuts with her: "Mom, I brought walnuts for you and Dad this time. I brought them all over today, and I'll pick them up when I go back. I have to go back tomorrow afternoon; if I stay any longer, I'll lose a day's wages."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhuang turned her head away, spat the melon seeds in her mouth onto the ground, and said in a harsh tone, "Fine, fine, Mom will take them when we get back!"

Zhuang Chaoying sat in the seat next to her, quietly watching all of this.

I didn't expect my father-in-law and mother-in-law to be so sharp-tongued; they didn't even have to say a word today.

He thought of the previous system tasks and felt a little regretful. He wished there were still system tasks now, so he could probably farm some more task stats.