To get married early, then returning home to visit would make her a guest, and even as a sister-in-law, she wouldn't feel comfortable saying too much, right?
He had been a village official his entire life and was considered a respectable person in the village.
But he never expected that in his old age, his own daughter-in-law would disgrace him.
In the past two years, the two daughters-in-law had become increasingly unruly. The two sons didn't step in themselves but completely ignored their wives' actions.
For the peace of the family, the old couple had to give away all the money they had to the two families.
If it weren't for their daughter still being filial, he would have felt that life had no meaning.
Now, his only thought was to save some money to be his daughter's dowry.
Those two elder brothers were not to be relied upon.
Thinking about this trip to the capital, he figured the little money he had saved would be gone.
Forget it, the money could be dealt with later.
Fortunately, his daughter had a good job, which gave her confidence.
"Dad, I know. After this training is over, I'll start looking."
Speaking of age, she wasn't young anymore. It was indeed time to find someone to marry.
However, deep down, she felt a bit unwilling.
Su Changjiu knew that his daughter, despite appearing delicate, was actually quite sensible. There was no point in saying more.
So, he stopped talking.
In the evening, not only Li Zhuzi came to their house, but many other families from the village also came. When they came, they brought many things to be sent to Su family in the capital by the village head.
The village head recorded the items brought by these people in a small notebook and chatted with everyone for a while before they dispersed.
While preparations were being made for the trip to the capital, the Su family also began preparing for the full moon banquet of their first great-grandchild.
Grandpa Su and Grandma Su were overjoyed about the addition of a new member to the family.
The first child was naturally very important.
The elders had already discussed and decided to hold the full moon banquet at Yiming Pavilion.
They hadn't held full moon banquets for their grandchildren because the family's financial conditions were not good back then.
But now it was different. The family's conditions were good, so they definitely couldn't let their fair and plump great-grandson be wronged.
When Su Taohua and Shen Zizhen learned of this news, they discussed with their respective sons-in-law whether to hold the full moon banquet together.
Huo Sinian asked his parents and, knowing they couldn't return, agreed.
Anyway, their family didn't plan a big celebration. They were originally planning to have a meal with a few familiar families.
Since the Su family was holding one, it would be better to combine them.
Thus, the full moon banquet for little Su Zile and little Huo Qinghong was held together.
After little Huo Qinghong was born, Huo Sinian informed his parents of his son's birth date.
Huo's parents had someone calculate it, and they were told that their grandson lacked water in his destiny, so they gave him this name.
Huo Sinian felt that Qinghong was a bit awkward to say, so he also gave him a nickname, Tiantian.
When Grandma Su heard this, she smiled and said that the names of these two children together meant "every day happy."
They would definitely become the best brothers in the future.
The adults were extremely busy preparing for the full moon banquets of the two babies.
The Su family had only a few close acquaintances in the capital. Grandpa Su had sent his grandsons to invite them a few days in advance.
Besides the close families, there were also teachers and classmates with whom the grandsons had good relationships.
Huo Sinian and Shen Zizhen also invited some acquaintances. There weren't many. The father and son-in-law invited less than three tables in total.
After the two families finalized the guest list, there were already about ten tables.
Su Xiaotian also reminded Grandpa Su and Grandma Su to prepare two more tables of ingredients, just in case other people came and there was no place for them to sit.
Grandpa Su initially thought Su Xiaotian had a good idea, but then he reconsidered.
At the very least, it was hard to say how many people from Dong Yuanzhong's side would come.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day before the Su family's full moon banquet.
Li Linlin had eaten well and slept well throughout her confinement month. She was very energetic, and her overall condition was even better than before she gave birth.
It was mainly because she had gained weight, looking plump and radiant.
However, her family still told her not to overexert herself, as she had just given birth.
"I'll hold the baby. You sit down. You feel energetic now, but if you overexert yourself, you'll suffer later."
Wang Xianghua saw Li Linlin carrying the baby over and quickly took the baby from her, telling her to sit down.
Li Linlin smiled as she listened to her mother-in-law's nagging.
"Your mother-in-law is right, Linlin. You need to take good care of yourself. Your grandma said you must complete the full forty-two days of confinement no matter what."
"When you sisters-in-law were in confinement before, the family didn't have the conditions. Now it's much better," Grandma Su said with emotion.
"Mother, compared to others who go back to work right after giving birth, we are already very well off," Liang Xiu said with a smile.
The family's conditions were indeed not very good, but the mother-in-law was caring, and the men were also good. The three sisters-in-law had never felt wronged when it came to childbirth and confinement.
Perhaps, it was precisely because they were not wronged during their confinement that the mother-in-law-daughter-in-law relationship became even better.
"Yes, Mother. Third sister-in-law is right," Wang Xianghua said to her mother-in-law while playing with her little grandson.
As the Su family was talking, the door was knocked.
Su Laosan quickly went to open the door. Wang Xianghua and Li Linlin, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, carried the baby and returned to the room.
Su Laosan reached the main entrance and saw his second brother and second sister-in-law standing at the door.
Behind them were several other people, including Li Zhuzi and his wife, and the father and daughter Su Changjiu.
Six or seven people, dusty and tired, stood at the door.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, village head, Zhuzi, sister-in-law, and Xiaocao, why have you all come together?" Su Laosan was startled.
These people hadn't said they were coming, so why were they suddenly standing at the door?
"My great-nephew was born. As his second great-aunt, how could I not come to see him?" Qi Liangying glared at Su Laosan reproachfully and walked into the house with the large bags she was carrying.
Su Laosan then remembered that he should invite them in.
Seeing this group arrive, Grandma Su and Grandpa Su were also surprised.
"Why have you all come? If you are here, what about the business?"
"We've hired people to look after the shops. It doesn't matter if we're away for a few days," Li Zhuzi said with a smile. "Such a big happy event, how could we elders not come to see the baby?"
When the child was mentioned, Grandma Su was overjoyed. However, these people had traveled a long way, and the child was still too young. They needed to be careful when seeing the child.
According to the customs of their hometown, they should sit in the room for a while, preferably wash their hands, before seeing the child, to avoid bringing anything unclean upon entering.
Young children were weak and easily startled, so they had to be careful.
Everyone was an adult and understood this. They didn't rush to see the child but first inquired about Grandpa Su and Grandma Su's health.
After chatting for a while, Liang Xiu came in with a plate. On the red lacquer plate was tomato and egg noodles.
The white noodles, vibrant red tomatoes, and emerald green spinach looked appetizing.
Grandma Su asked everyone to wash their hands and eat, saying they would see the child after the meal.
"Auntie, I'm really hungry," Su Changjiu said, not being polite. He smiled and was the first to go wash his hands.
After a tiring and hungry journey, the group saw the steaming tomato and egg noodles and felt their stomachs start to rumble.