The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 780 - 762: I Am Not a Slut 73

The people from the Jiang family came over, and Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao quickly stood up to greet Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang with smiles.

Since last winter when Xiao Yuan returned, every day at the Xiao Family’s house has been better than the last, Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao are not short of money and they know their son is capable, owning a car and house in the city, and even finding a good partner, naturally everything is going smoothly to their liking.

When someone’s spirits are high, they naturally look younger.

This is exactly the case with Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao.

Having a good life, they don’t lack food or drink, eating well, dressing well, and living well, naturally their spirit and energy were great and they appeared much younger and richer.

Furthermore, the crops grown in their fields that Xiao Yuan had arranged were infused with Spiritual Energy, and eating such vegetables every day, Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao’s skin became better, and even some small ailments on their bodies were gone.

Xiao Yuan often called home, telling his parents about how many patients he saw, the people he met, and about the conferences his teacher took him to; frequently sharing such talks boosted their confidence.

They thought about the important people their son often met, and gradually felt that they had nothing to fear, gaining an intrinsic confidence.

These changes transformed the temperament of Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao.

From the initially somewhat timid peasant image, they now held an aura like that of a revered recluse.

At least to the Jiang family, this couple didn’t feel like ordinary peasants at all.

Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang were usually bossy at home, but in front of outsiders, once someone else puts on airs, they wouldn’t dare to speak out.

Therefore, when Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao greeted Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang, the couple really didn’t dare to put on airs, nor did they dare to pick faults.

After everyone was introduced and seated, Xiao Yuan asked the waiter to bring over the menu for everyone to order.

Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang kept saying they wouldn’t order, and Uncle Jiang and the third uncle also didn’t know what the situation was today, also afraid to order, pushing it around, and ultimately letting Anning order.

Anning then passed the menu to Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao: "Uncle, Aunt, you order first."

Mr. Xiao ordered two dishes, Mother Xiao ordered one, then let Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang order, and this couple also ordered a few dishes, then Anning and Xiao Yuan also ordered, after them, Third took over the menu, "Let me see, I’ll also order two."

She and her sister Xiao Yuzhu weren’t polite, each ordering two dishes.

In the end, a few people ordered more than twenty dishes, enough for everyone to eat.

While waiting for the dishes, the elder aunt intentionally asked Mother Xiao: "I heard from my sister-in-law that you are farming at home, what are you growing now?"

Mother Xiao smiled, "Nothing much, just some greenhouse vegetables, and also some fruits, we also took over a reservoir, raising quite a few fish and shrimp in it, sold some this winter, the prices were not bad, we also have strawberries in the greenhouse, our strawberries taste good and sell for a high price, we don’t sell them outside, just supply some big hotels and mainly those who reserve in advance, after spring begins, I also want to raise some pigs and free-range chickens."

Third Aunt then asked, "How many greenhouse vegetables did you plant?"

Mother Xiao smiled, "Not much, several dozen acres of greenhouse vegetables, and over ten acres of strawberries, anyway, the vegetables we grow are not enough to sell, just recently I went to the town to discuss with the leaders, our family plans to finance the repair of the village road, which will make it much more convenient for vehicles to come and go, my daughter Yufeng also said our place has beautiful scenery, planning to start a rural tourism business, but now with the cold weather, everything has to wait till spring."

Mother Xiao’s words were sincere, they didn’t sound deceitful.

So the elder aunt and third aunt really couldn’t disbelieve it.

The elder aunt then told Anning, "Ningning is really fortunate, the partner she found is handsome and capable, and her in-laws’ house is so good, she must have accumulated a lot of good fortune from past lives."

Mrs. Jiang heard this and felt somewhat uncomfortable inside.

The elder aunt was part of their own family, yet she was praising the Xiao Family like this, putting down her own daughter in comparison, this was really a bit inappropriate.

She was just about to speak, but Mrs. Xiao spoke first: "You can’t say that, Ningning is such a good child. Our family is blessed for generations to have A Yuan marry Ningning. At home, I was just telling his dad that Ningning has absolutely no bad qualities, she is especially respectful to both me and his dad. The child is well-mannered and gets along great with our A Yuan, there’s truly nothing to pick on. I even said, all three of my daughters combined aren’t as good as Ningning."

As soon as she said this, Uncle Jiang’s wife’s face visibly darkened.

But Mrs. Jiang was pleased.

"A Yuan is great too. Whenever this child comes to our house, he is exceptionally polite to those old men and women he meets in the neighborhood. He doesn’t smile or speak until greeted, and everyone in our neighborhood has told me what a good son-in-law I have found, that he definitely won’t be the wrong choice. He treats our Ningning well, whatever they do, they discuss together. For such a long time now, I’ve never seen the children have a quarrel. I also told his dad that, not for anything else, but A Yuan’s affection towards our Ningning is especially precious."

Both mothers began to praise each other’s children, feeling more and more heartwarming, preventing Uncle Jiang’s wife and third aunt from getting a word in.

Here, the dishes were served quickly, with cold dishes arriving first, followed by hot dishes. When the food and drinks were served, the men drank alcohol, and the women sipped on drinks and chatted.

After drinking quite a bit, Uncle Jiang’s wife started causing trouble again.

She smiled at Xiao Yuan and said, "Our Ningning, this girl is truly flawless. If you want to marry our Ningning, you’ll need to show some sincerity. We won’t settle for a meager bride price."

This time, even Mr. Jiang’s smile instantly faded.

He frowned and said, "Elder Sister, why bring this up? We don’t have such intentions. As long as the children are happy, we’re fine with however it turns out. No matter how much the bride price is, we won’t complain. Even if there isn’t one, it’s not like we can stop the kids from getting married."

Mr. Xiao seemed to understand the situation now.

When he first came in, he had noticed something off with Mr. Jiang and his brothers, and now he also saw that Uncle Jiang’s wife and third aunt clearly came to stir up trouble.

These two families just didn’t want Anning’s house to have peace; they came to muddy the waters.

Mr. Xiao put down his glass, smiled and said, "In-laws talk like this because you want what’s best for the children, and so do we. Since our sister-in-law brought it up, let’s settle this matter today to avoid future hassle."

Mr. Xiao glanced at Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan got up and fetched a handbag from the cabinet in the corner.

He opened it in front of everyone, revealing a bright red glimpse from inside.

Mr. Xiao took the handbag and handed it to Anning: "Ningning, now that I’ve met your family, the engagement between you and A Yuan is settled. Take this money, this is the engagement gift. Once you accept, there’s no turning back."

Anning happily accepted it: "Thank you, uncle."

She didn’t mention how much money was there, closed the handbag, and handed it to Mr. Jiang: "Dad, you take it."

Mr. Jiang happily received it.

Uncle Jiang’s wife and third aunt were green with envy.

Third aunt then asked, "How much is this?"

Mrs. Xiao smiled and said, "Not too much, just 188,000. This is the engagement gift for Ningning to buy some clothes. The actual bride price can’t be brought here today, and giving it today would be too informal. Another day, we’ll let A Yuan bring some respectable teachers to officially deliver the bride price."

In third aunt’s heart, the envy was unbearable.

Back in their hometown, there was also such a thing as an engagement gift, but the amounts were not large at all, just enough to buy some clothes, maybe a few thousand yuan, at most six thousand yuan.

But the Xiao family, just for the engagement gift alone, gave 180,000. One could imagine how much the bride price would be, certainly much more than the engagement gift.

Thinking of the money earlier made third aunt’s head spin.

But what really made them feel the sting was still to come.