Chapter 219: Chapter 218: Losing Face
It seems Han Yi’s family still doesn’t know this store belongs to her, even Grandma just knows she has a store here.
"Save the last fruit platter for the end as a gift from our store to their little grandson." Aunt isn’t afraid of colleagues and the in-laws of her cousin talking. But she doesn’t want to be the fool.
Xiao Gu blinked and cleverly asked, "Sister Xiao Wan, is this person your relative?"
"Yeah, it’s my older uncle’s grandson’s full moon. But..." Lin Wan paused in her words; it’s better not to talk about family matters. "Don’t tell them who’s running the store. On that day, just pretend you don’t know me, and make sure the staff knows too."
Xiao Gu nodded, somewhat understanding, and agreed.
That afternoon, Mom and brother came back, saying the house negotiation didn’t go through.
The family’s several sons couldn’t agree on a price, sometimes asking for two thousand, sometimes three thousand.
Mom thought this family was troublesome, afraid they’d back out after buying, especially since they were outsiders; they’d suffer losses eventually.
"The house is nice, it’s a pity, but let’s not have that trouble. Cong Nan is helping us look too, so we should keep an eye out ourselves." Lin Yinghui comforted.
"Yes, right. Mom, take a break these days, and properly thank Grandma Wang. I’ll watch over the store these days. Brother, you should also return to school. Midterm exams are coming up, don’t keep wandering around."
"Okay."
"Indeed, we should thank Grandma Wang. I’m thinking about finding a business for Grandma Wang to run."
"Does Mom have a good idea?" Lin Wan was happy for Mom. Education indeed helps, even Mom’s mind seems sharper now.
"Aren’t there rice wine lees at the workshop plant? They’re definitely saleable at the early market. Normally, they can also be sold street to street, better than working a job," Liang Hongmei analyzed thoroughly.
"That’s a good idea. Tomorrow, you can tell Grandma Wang. If she agrees, take her to the workshop for a trip."
"Yes, I thought the same way."
On the full moon day, Lin Wan made a cotton outfit for Little Daming, along with a two-dollar red envelope.
Grandma also prepared several clothes for her great-grandson and gave Saozi twenty yuan.
Aunt saw this and rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction, feeling hurt for the twenty yuan, thinking Grandma is really generous, once it reaches the daughter-in-law’s hands, it’s really hard to get it back.
Kids can’t stand the wind. After Shen Boxu came to the store, he asked for a private room to let Tan Aixiang and the mother-in-law go into the private room.
Zhang Huilan watched her son currying favor with the wife’s mother, feeling uneasy. Many colleagues of hers and Old Shen came today, she couldn’t lose her temper, so she plastered a smile and headed to the hall to greet the guests.
Second Aunt had work and couldn’t take leave, so she didn’t come this time but called, asking Grandma to contribute money for them.
Lin Wan and Grandma sat at the main table at the in-law’s side, around the surrounding tables were nearby neighbors, and some colleagues of older uncle and cousin.
In the private room, Tan Aixiang’s family looked at the table full of dishes, snorted inwardly, and were quite dissatisfied with their in-laws.
In their view, only poor families that can’t afford food have such a banquet.
Not only were the in-laws dissatisfied, even Grandma Han Ying and older uncle were put off.
Only cold dishes were served now, once the hot dishes come up, wouldn’t that be a slap in the Shens’ face?
When the banquet was ordered, Shen Haitao’s factory was busy, so he let his wife handle it, not expecting it to turn out like this.
Shen Haitao couldn’t take it anymore, greeted everyone with a smile, and took Zhang Huilan to the private room on the second floor, glancing at the dishes below. He genuinely wanted to give her a scolding.