On the day of the Lantern Festival, Cheng Tianyuan took several children to make glutinous rice balls and a plate of dumplings according to the tradition of the imperial capital.
Father Xue made an appointment with Uncle San to eat dumplings.
When the third uncle came, the old man was still in high spirits and picked up the small cake in his hand.
"Children, come and eat cake!"
As soon as several children heard that there was a cake, they immediately swarmed over and shouted excitedly to eat the cake.
Father Xue asked curiously: "Third brother, today is not your birthday! Where did this cake come from?"
San Bo explained: "Boss Asheng's daughter Xue Qianqian got married the year before last, and she married far away. She brought her husband to the imperial capital yesterday and stopped by to see me. I remembered that today was her birthday, so I ordered a cake for her
"It's a pity that her husband has a temporary mission and has to fly back today. I can't eat this cake, so I'll just twist it and let the children eat it."
Mother Xue smiled and shouted: "Thank you all, uncle!"
Several children thanked him excitedly.
San Bo smiled and narrowed his eyes, and handed the cake to Xue's mother: "Sister-in-law, cut it into small pieces for the children to eat."
"Okay!" Mother Xue said, "Ayuan is cooking dumplings for you inside. They are your favorite leek and meat stuffing."
"I can already smell it!" San Bo smiled and nodded: "A Yuan knows my taste best."
He lives alone and usually eats and drinks lightly. Making dumplings by himself is troublesome, so he doesn't cook dumplings much.
Father Xue couldn't help but ask: "I heard from Lingling that the building over Minghu Lake has not started construction yet, right? Has Asheng gone to help?"
"I heard that I'm just helping to watch." Sanbo waved his hand: "That guy can't help anyone, at most he's just a sounding tube. That's why Ling Ling trusts him and gives him an extra salary."
Father Xue lowered his voice: "Don't say that either. He has already retired, and you still treat him like a child and lecture him all day long. This is not good."
"No matter how old a child is, he is still a child in the eyes of his parents." Sanbo chuckled and sighed, "I'm not looking down on him, it's just that his abilities are really lacking."
Father Xue explained: "I bought the land in Minghu twelve years ago. It was Lingling Rang who bought it, so it was recorded in her name. Later, she and Sanyuan bought the old address of the fertilizer factory, which is
This piece of land under our feet. Sanyuan didn't have much money at the time, so she bought some of it, saying it was going to be used to build a villa. Later, Lingling wanted to develop it into Ronghua Mall and couldn't leave a piece of it alone. So she used the piece of land from Minghu Lake.
They were exchanged together for Sanyuan. Sanyuan thought that building a separate house here wouldn’t look good. At that time, he was worried about his ex-wife who was a bad gambler and didn’t have the heart to care too much, so he quickly agreed. He now has a large family, and he was married at the end of last year.
I started to build a big villa there. Unexpectedly... Lingling also wanted to build a mansion there."
"What's wrong?" Xue Sanbo asked: "Is there a separation in the middle? Isn't it separated by most of the lake? There is water and trees there, and there is a park nearby. It is quite suitable to build a villa."
Father Xue smiled bitterly: "Sanyuan came to me yesterday and said that the designer of the villa told him that the building Lingling was going to build was very big and had more than 20 floors. He was afraid that it would be too heavy and too light at the same time, which would affect him.
The foundation of the villa.”
San Bo thought about it carefully and asked, "Then have you told Lingling?"
Father Xue shook his head: "The signal of Big Brother is not very good, maybe because it is abroad. I plan to call her again this afternoon, and maybe she will call home in the afternoon. She will call her once a day or two to report that she is safe."
Sanbo whispered: "This matter may be a bit difficult to handle. The building has to be built so high, and it is close to the lake. It is indeed a bit troublesome. Did Sanyuan say there is any other way? You see, we are going around here.
In-laws and relatives must discuss everything carefully, but be sure not to hurt your feelings."
"That's right." Father Xue whispered: "When a relationship breaks down, it's difficult to make up for it. The money is gone, and we can make more money. I plan to persuade Lingling not to build too high. What the architect means is
Build more buildings on the opposite side of the lake to balance the left and right. But she has already invested in such a big building, so how can she build other buildings. So, it is better not to build too high."
The third uncle couldn't help but said: "It's better to wait until Lingling comes and let her make her own decision. After all, the land belongs to Lingling."
Father Xue nodded in agreement, "That's right! She has the final say. But you have to consider Sanyuan. He has already sold her such a huge favor and replaced the land here with the one in Minghu. No matter what, you have to do more for him.
You have to think about it a bit, you can’t always look after yourself!”
"No." The third uncle chuckled: "Although Lingling is a businessman, she is not the kind of person who will do anything for money and ignore family ties. Only people with good character can go far. Lingling is a transparent child.
, recognize this truth.”
Father Xue chuckled and shook his head: "You always praise her."
"That's her worthy of praise!" San Bo shrugged: "If I hadn't been too old, I would have gone to her new company to work as an employee for her!"
Dad Xue asked funnyly: "What can you do?"
"I'll help you with the door, right?" Sanbo smiled and replied, "I'll take half of the company, as long as there's work to do."
Father Xue laughed loudly.
At this time, Cheng Tianyuan brought out a large bowl of dumplings and some chili sauce.
"Sanbo, the dumplings are ready to eat. This is sweet and spicy sauce, not very spicy. You can try it."
San Bo quickly thanked him.
Cheng Tianyuan asked: "Dad, there are glutinous rice balls and dumplings in it. What do you want to eat? The children inside are eating cakes, which are all over the table. I will bring it out to you, and you can eat it with San Bo."
"I-I want glutinous rice balls." Father Xue said, "Just a few. I like the sesame flavor."
Cheng Tianyuan agreed and went back to the kitchen.
The third uncle laughed and said: "We are a big family from the south to the north, and we have the customs of the north and the south! The festival is really lively!"
"If you want dumplings, you have dumplings, if you want glutinous rice balls, you have glutinous rice balls." Xue's father said warmly: "Ayuan is a great cook, and everything he cooks is delicious. We are lucky to have him in the family. That guy Lingling is not as considerate as him."
Sanbo laughed.
At this time, there was a knock on the door!
Father Xue hurried to open the door - it was Zheng Sanyuan.
"Hey! Sanyuan, you're not at work today, are you? Come in quickly, Ayuan is cooking dumplings and glutinous rice balls."
The third uncle hurriedly greeted: "In-laws, come over and eat together."
Zheng Sanyuan smiled and said: "San Bo, you eat. I'll take a step to talk to Brother Xue."
"It's okay, you guys are busy." Sanbo continued to eat with his head down.
Father Xue raised his eyebrows suspiciously, walked out, half-closed the door, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zheng Sanyuan frowned and whispered: "Brother Xue, I - my ex-mother-in-law came to me and said that my ex-wife was not doing well after she got married, and asked me to help with relief. She also said, 'I can't ignore death.'
It made me very embarrassed. I knew them well and gave it once, and there might be a second time soon. I still can’t let Achun know about this. Although she has always been generous and considerate, this is not good for her.
How unfair, right?"
Father Xue rolled his eyes and asked, "Then do you want to give it or not?"
"It's said that she is sick." Zheng Sanyuan whispered: "Even if she is an acquaintance, she cannot ignore death, not to mention that she is the biological mother of Datong and the others, right?"
"Yes." Xue's father said: "It's one thing and another. She is too much, but she is also the mother of Datong and the others. You came to me for help and advice, right?"
"Yeah." Zheng Sanyuan whispered: "The bank is not open on weekends. I don't have much cash around me, so I would like to borrow some from you."