336. Things are different and people are different, we should be equal
Chapter 336 336. Things are different and people are equal, we should all be equal
Because Huo Xiaoran and Qiao An were going to stay for dinner, the old man specially asked the kitchen to cook more delicious dishes. Because the old man was in a happy mood, his energy improved a lot, and he even asked the butler to push him out to eat together.
Although the Li family has declined, it has inherited many traditional styles of the wealthy aristocracy. For example, there is a strict hierarchy between the elders and the younger generations. When eating, the elders and younger generations must sit separately, with the elders and guests sitting at the top, and female relatives and male compatriots must also be separated. In this way
This makes it easier for men to talk freely and drink to have fun.
Because the juniors are young, such hierarchical concepts are not so serious. They sit around casually and talk about everything.
Huo Xiaoran had never gotten married before, but even though he was an elder, he sat with Li Zecheng and the others. Today, the old man specially invited him to sit with his brothers.
Huo Xiaoran pulled Qiao An to sit in front of her.
Qiao An felt embarrassed and whispered to him: "Brother Xiaoran, there are no female relatives here. I'd better sit with Tingting."
Huo Xiaoran glanced at the juniors over there, and when he saw Li Zecheng and Wei Xin, he held Qiao An's hand tighter.
"Just sit with me." He looked at Qiao An with a gentle tone.
Qiao An couldn't resist his tenderness, so she sat next to him slightly nervously.
At this time, several brothers saw Qiao An sitting down, and a flash of surprise flashed in their eyes. Qiao An became even more embarrassed.
Huo Xiaoran said: "The status of husband and wife should be equal, regardless of you and me. The Li family's bad habit of having men and women sit separately should have been eradicated long ago."
As soon as these words came out, the brothers looked at each other and finally turned their attention to Mr. Li.
Mr. Li was silent for a moment and then said: "Xiaoran is right, I was negligent in the past. Looking at the prosperity of your family, it is still necessary for husband and wife to work together and have a harmonious family to achieve great success. From now on, there is no need to be polite when eating.
, you can sit wherever you want, as long as you are happy and harmonious."
Qiao An's eyes were filled with smiles.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Li, an old antique, would be assimilated by Xiaoran.
After Mr. Li spoke, several brothers invited their wives back to the table. The ladies' imprisoned thoughts were finally liberated, and they all showed happy smiles.
However, the third lady couldn't be happy when she saw Qiao An beside her. After all, Qiao An used to be her daughter-in-law, but now she is her sister-in-law. She felt alienated and didn't know how to get along with Qiao An. p>
She used to yell at Qiao An in the name of her mother-in-law, which was a habit that was ingrained into her bones. Now that she is asked to respect Qiao An, she feels embarrassed.
So when the first lady and the second lady were holding wine glasses to congratulate Qiao An and Huo Xiaoran, the third lady looked ugly. She couldn't stand or sit.
Qiao An took the wine glass and returned the favor to the First Madam and the Second Madam. She was generous and changed her words very naturally: "Please take care of me in the future, Sister-in-law."
When the third lady heard Qiao An change her name to eldest lady, and the second lady to eldest sister-in-law, she felt as if she had been stung by a poisonous bee. She shuddered and the wine glass in her hand fell to the ground.
It was tacitly understood by everyone that she could not accept her once bossy daughter-in-law as her sister-in-law. From then on, she became her equal, and she had to be kind to Qiao An.
Qiao An looked at the third lady, smiled quietly, and she took the initiative to propose a toast to her. "Third sister-in-law, Qiao An respects you."
The third lady stood up in shock: "What did you call me?"
Qiao An also stood up: "I call you Third Sister-in-law."
The third lady's face turned pale, "How can you call me third sister-in-law? You clearly called me before..."
Under Huo Xiaoran's cold gaze, she did not call out the word "mother-in-law."
Huo Xiaoran reminded her in a cold voice: "Third sister-in-law, although my An'an is kind-hearted, she has been very strong-tempered since she was a child. She never gives up easily. So, please third sister-in-law avoid her in the future. If third sister-in-law offends her, she will be very angry."
If she wants to fight you to the death, I can only help her. After all, I have spent so much effort on raising a daughter-in-law, and I can’t bear to be bullied by others."
The implication is that Qiao An belongs to Huo Xiaoran from the beginning to the end, and the marriage between Qiao An and Li Zecheng is just an interlude. The third lady is being warned not to dwell on the highlight of Qiao An being her daughter-in-law.
Can't get out.
With a dark face, the third lady changed the wine glass and added more wine. After clinking glasses with Qiao An, she said uncomfortably: "The fourth sister and brother are in love with each other. Don't forget to call us when you have a wedding banquet another day." p>
Qiao An looked at Huo Xiaoran and asked him, "Sister-in-law wants to drink our wedding wine. Brother Xiaoran, can you arrange it?"
Huo Xiaoran touched her head lovingly. This action of touching her head to kill was made by him, which was particularly gentle and loving.
"Okay."
The third lady felt particularly depressed during this meal.
The brothers were chatting and chatting with Huo Xiaoran intentionally or unintentionally. In fact, they wanted to make him happy and let Huo Xiaoran pave the way for their careers.
As for Huo Xiaoran, she was dealing with her brothers casually and wholeheartedly taking care of Qiao An's meals.
He tasted every dish and gave her Qiao An's favorite dishes. Qiao An's bowl was piled high with dishes. Qiao An could only bury her head in the rice.
Not far away, Li Zecheng and Wei Xin always glanced at Huo Xiaoran and Qiao An from time to time. Seeing Huo Xiaoran doting on Qiao An so much, Wei Xin felt crazy with jealousy.
After all, the former Qiao An was as humble as clay in front of her. She only needed to use a few tricks to completely lose her husband's care.
She once took away Qiao An's wedding ring, Qiao An's marital property, and Qiao An's man. She once left Qiao An struggling in the mud.
At that time, she despised Qiao An and felt that it would be difficult for her to turn around in her life.
But what about now?
Qiao Anqiao smiled sweetly and sat next to Huo Xiaoran. Huo Xiaoran held her gently with one hand. She was in his eyes and in his heart, and he regarded her as a treasure.
Only then did Wei Xin clearly realize that Qiao An was destined to have a precious life.
And she is the biggest loser.
Where is Li Zecheng?
His heart is even more complicated than Wei Xin's.
He saw Qiao An stuffing the peeled shrimp into Huo Xiaoran's mouth, and saw her gently brushing the food from the corner of his lips. That gentle look once belonged to him.
It was he who lost such a gentle Qiao An.
He regretted it.
Wei Xin suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Zecheng's eyes looking at Qiao An, full of pity. She was so angry that she stamped on Li Zecheng's feet.
"What's there to see?" she said fiercely.
Li Zecheng lowered his head to cook the rice. There were no vegetables, only white rice, which was hard to swallow.