The host, Mrs. Qi, took the lead and greeted her with a smile, "Oh, Mrs. Lu is here!"
The visitor is none other than Mrs. Lu.
Shopkeeper Qi’s old employer’s wife.
Logically speaking, the Lu family is on a higher level than other families like the Qi family, and they generally don't have such close contact with each other.
But Shopkeeper Qi has worked for Mr. Lu for more than 20 years. Although they say they are employed, they are actually old partners. Their relationship is no longer an ordinary close one.
When the old lady of the Qi family celebrated her birthday, the Lu family naturally wanted to come to celebrate her birthday in person.
Mrs. Lu was quite familiar with Mrs. Qi, so she took her hand with a smile and followed her to the seat of honor.
"I went to wish the old lady her birthday first and talked with her for a while, so I came here late."
These words gave the Qi family a lot of face, and made Mrs. Qi very proud in front of other ladies.
The Lu family is already a wealthy family in Panshi Town, and Mrs. Lu is from the Cheng family. The Cheng family is as wealthy as Panshi Town and even the entire Dongling County.
The largest family in Dongling County is the Fan family, and the most wealthy family is the Cheng family.
The ladies present are those who normally attend banquets and banquets in this circle, but they cannot touch Mrs. Lu. Now that they have finally met her, they are naturally trying their best to curry favor with her.
When Mrs. Lu arrived, it was as if she was at home. The ladies below rushed to fawn over her, and even the two Miss Lu were praised again and again.
There are also those who boast about their own girls, so they can brush their faces in front of Mrs. Lu.
After all, the eldest young master of the Lu family has reached the age of marriage.
Everyone was smiling, and the hall looked really happy at this time.
But Mrs. Lu only interacts with the big families in Panshi Town, such as the Cheng family, the Song family, and the Fan family. She has little interaction with the wives of these small shopkeepers and merchants, and there is really nothing to talk about.
The following few sentences are already very flattering.
So he only talked to Mrs. Qi.
Everyone is fawning over and over again, and it's boring to fawn over, so it's not good to keep fawning over others.
After calming down, someone brought up the topic of Xiancai.
After all, looking after a good girl is also an important thing when attending a banquet.
While Mrs. Lu was talking to Mrs. Qi, she listened to the two ladies below muttering and looking frequently in the same direction.
Subconsciously, I looked in that direction.
When I saw it, I was stunned. Isn't that Song Xiaodong's family?
Why are you here to celebrate your birthday with the Qi family?
Immediately I thought about it, shopkeeper Qi was Lu Ji's shopkeeper and had business contacts with Song Xiaodong's family. It was not unusual for him to also send messages to Song Xiaodong's family.
She was not very familiar with Song Xiaodong's family, but her husband had business dealings with Song Xiaodong's family, and Song Xiaodong's family was also the stepsister of Shopkeeper Song. She often interacted with Mrs. Song, Mrs. Shen, so she met her.
We met a few times.
At least, I'm much more familiar with him than the ladies in this hall.
Just in time, Song Qiu also raised her eyes and looked over, and she smiled.
Mrs. Lu came in so loudly earlier that Song Qiu naturally saw it, but they were not very familiar with each other, and Mrs. Lu was busy talking to other ladies, so she did not go over to say hello.
Mrs. Lu had already seen her at this moment, and if she didn't go over, it wouldn't make sense.
Song Qiu then stood up and walked slowly to the other end of the main hall.
Ah Ling also followed me obediently. Anyway, she did whatever Sister Ah Qiu did, and she followed her wherever she went.
When the ladies saw Song Qiu walking towards this side, they were all a little curious.
Including Mrs. Qi.
After all, I haven't seen these two people come over to say hello for so long.
Why did you come here suddenly now?
Song Qiu walked straight towards Mrs. Lu. He stopped only three steps closer and said hello with a smile: "Mrs. Lu."
"Why are Song Xiaodong just sitting on one side? Come, sit with me."
"I heard from Mrs. Song a few days ago that your dessert shop is going to open a new one. I'm waiting for it, but you don't know that these two girls in my family like the desserts from your dessert shop the most.
.”
After saying that, he pulled Song Qiu over and sat down. The Arhat couch was wide, and two more people could sit on one side without being crowded.
Song Qiu was pulled to sit down, and Aling stood obediently behind her without saying much.
"The new ones will be released tomorrow. If you two Miss Lu like it, you can go and take a look tomorrow." Song Qiu answered with a smile and started chatting with Mrs. Lu.
If someone is so polite, she can't be silent, can she?
Compared to when she first met the ladies, Mrs. Lu was much more enthusiastic and sincere now.
You ladies are not fools, how can you not tell?
It can be imagined that this Song Xiaodong's family must be quite familiar with Mrs. Lu.
But Song Xiaodong’s family?
Everyone who was just curious about whose family this girl belongs to now knows.
They are all from Panshi Town. In the past six months, no one has heard of the name of Song Xiaodong.
She is just a girl from a small village down there, but she is quite capable.
Not only did he become acquainted with Mr. Lu through his rice dumpling recipe, he also built a Songshan Inn next to the official road, which was praised by the passing convoy merchants as they welcomed guests there.
He also has business dealings with the young head of the Fang family, an imperial merchant.
At the end of last year, a dessert shop was opened in the town, and the business was very good. The Fan family and the Lu family were regular customers.
The desserts in the dessert shop are indeed novel and delicious, even they often go there.
Not only that, I heard that Song Xiaodong is also the adopted sister of Song Da, the shopkeeper of Tongfang Pharmacy. She is deeply loved by shopkeeper Song and Mrs. Song. Mrs. Song also introduced her to her uncle and aunt, in front of the two elders of the Fan family.
They're all named.
It is hard not to admire the fact that such a little girl from a village girl has achieved such achievements in less than a year just by herself.
The most important thing is that she is a girl, and a little girl who has not yet had hair extensions. How can she not be looked down upon by others?
Now that he knew that this little girl was Song Xiaodong's family, the ladies who were a bit cautious earlier put them away.
After all, they have heard of it too.
In Song Xiaodong's family, the grandfather and grandson depend on each other for life. Both parents are dead, and there is no elder brother or younger brother to support the family.
Therefore, Song Xiaodong's family was prepared to stay at home and recruit a new wife.
Even if they are not wealthy families, they are still relatively wealthy and there is absolutely no reason to send their sons to marry into the family.
It's a pity to think about it.
Song Xiaodong has a good family and is so capable. It would be a very happy thing for him to marry him home.
But she had to recruit a wife, so she could only shake her head in regret.
All the wives had stopped thinking, but one lady had a thought at this moment. Her son was not the right age, and she would not let him go if he was the right one.
But her mother-in-law has more than one nephew.
Her husband's family is just an ordinary small business owner, and her mother's family is even less prominent. It is just a farmer's family. There are too many people, and life is not very good.
If she can join the Song family and recruit children, her natal family will be able to live a better life in the future, not only to inherit the Song family's business, but also to become related by marriage to the Song family, right?
Thinking about it this way, the wife really thought this was something she could think about.
There are very few people who are willing to marry into the family these days, and even if they are, those who are crooked and cracked will not be much better.
Her nephews are all handsome and not ostentatious.
If you are willing to go to the Song family and step in, I think both the ancestors and the grandson of Song Xiaodong's family will be very happy.