freenovelworld Chapter 63 She had very beautiful dreams.
Chapter 63 She had very beautiful dreams.
Once everyone was seated, the old woman called over the waiter, acting like a nouveau riche, "Waiter, bring us all the best things you have here."
Jiang Xinyi: ...
Seeing that her face had changed, Jia Yi quickly said, "Mother, there are only a few of us. We can't finish ordering too much."
"So what if we can't finish it? We can just pack it up and take it home. Don't worry, it won't go to waste," Grandmother Jia said matter-of-factly.
To be honest, even with Zhou Hanzhang's two lifetimes of experience, this was the first time he had ever met someone like Grandmother Jia.
It truly broadened her horizons.
Jiang Xinyi didn't actually spend much time with Grandmother Jia. Grandmother Jia only came to the capital after Jiang Xinyi and Jia Yi got engaged, and the two of them only met a few times in total.
She always thought that even if Jia Yi came from the countryside, his mother had raised him to adulthood and provided him with an education, so he must be a person who knew propriety, righteousness, and a sense of shame.
Looking at it now, I'm somewhat disappointed.
The thought of living with him after marriage made me somewhat resistant.
But she's about to get married, so naturally she won't say anything at this juncture.
If all else fails, we can just buy her another house to live in.
She had such beautiful ideas.
At Grandmother Jia's insistence, the waiter served all the restaurant's signature dishes, filling the table to the brim.
Before anyone else had even picked up their chopsticks, Grandmother Jia grabbed the large chicken leg in front of her and started gnawing on it.
Everyone was stunned, except for Jia Yi.
Jia Yi looked at his mother with a normal expression and said, "Mother, eat slowly, there's still so much left."
I imagine this often happens at home as well.
Grandmother Jia kept eating until she finished half a chicken in front of her, only to realize that apart from her and her son, none of the other three, including Jiang Xinyi, had touched their chopsticks.
"Xinyi, Prince, Miss Jiang, why aren't you eating?"
Seeing that Jiang Mingyun had reached her limit and was about to speak again, Zhou Hanzhang quickly kicked her.
"I... never mind."
Jiang Mingyun had barely opened her mouth when she received a tacit instruction from Zhou Mingzhang. Seeing this, she stopped talking and just watched the mother and son eat.
Jiang Xinyi was also a little embarrassed. Seeing that every dish on the table had been touched by Grandmother Jia's hands, she really couldn't bring herself to eat it.
"Do you have anything to do later?"
Jiang Xinyi asked Zhou Hanzhang and the others if they could go eat something else after seeing Grandmother Jia off.
They both shook their heads in unison.
"Then will you come with me somewhere later?"
“Okay,” Jiang Mingyun agreed first.
Grandmother Jia suddenly paused in her eating, glanced at Jia Yi, and seeing that Jia Yi did not move, she stretched out her foot and kicked him.
Jia Yi was caught off guard and was kicked, causing him to cry out "Ouch!"
He pulled his gaze away from Jiang Mingyun and saw his mother winking at him.
He then remembered that he had come to see Jiang Xinyi today for something else.
He hesitated for a long time without speaking, and when Jiang Xinyi saw his expression, she asked, "Is there something you want to say?"
Seeing that he still didn't speak, Grandmother Jia put down the dishes in her hand, wiped her mouth with her hand, and then casually wiped her hands under the table.
"The main reason I came to see you this time is this. You're about to marry into our family, and we have so many things to do. I'm an old woman and I really can't manage it all. I was just thinking that since your Jiang family has so many servants, could you send one or two of them over to help me out?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present, except for Jia Yi and his mother, frowned.
Upon seeing this, Jia Yi quickly said, "It's not that I'm asking you to send them, it's just that I'll move two over first, and we can get through this period. My mother is indeed getting old..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Mingyun's voice came through, "After this period of time, Sister Xinyi will be married, so there won't be any talk of borrowing and returning, right? You wish."
And you're too busy to even think about getting married? You've never seen anyone like this in the countryside. Do you think you country folk can't get married without servants?
"Where are you from? I'll go and find out if everyone there does this. If they do, I really should avoid it. Don't be so greedy and demanding of the woman's things before the wedding."
"How can you talk like that, little girl? Xinyi will be married into the family sooner or later. What does it matter if it's the woman's or the man's side? When she comes, she and her belongings will all belong to the Jia family."
As soon as Grandmother Jia uttered these thoughtless words, Jiang Xinyi's expression immediately changed, and Jia Yi quickly stopped her, "Mother, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
“I married Xinyi because I have her in my heart. I will marry no one but her. It has nothing to do with her family situation or whether she has a dowry. Even if she has nothing, I will still marry her.”
Zhou Hanzhang suddenly thought of a way and immediately flattered Jia Yi, saying, "Young Master Jia has such a manly spirit; Sister Xinyi is truly blessed."
"Anyone can talk a good game. She even has to pay the bills, and now she's asking her for servants. She can ask for this today, and that tomorrow, it's like a bottomless pit, when will it ever end..."
"Mingyun, stop talking."
Zhou Hanzhang pulled Jiang Mingyun aside, "Didn't you see how ugly Sister Xinyi's face looked?"
Jiang Mingyun looked over as Zhou Hanzhang spoke, and Jiang Xinyi's face was indeed very pale.
Jiang Xinyi, knowing that she would eventually marry into the family, suppressed her disgust and said to Grandmother Jia, "Auntie, our family doesn't have any extra servants right now, and everyone has their own things to do."
"How about this, after we finish eating, we'll go find that boy and buy two of them; consider it a gift from me to your aunt."
"That's great, I'll have to choose carefully later."
Grandmother Jia happily rolled up her sleeves and continued eating.
By the end of the meal, every dish had been picked at by her, and the three of them hadn't touched their chopsticks at all.
Apart from that initial, insincere remark urging them to eat, Grandmother Jia didn't say anything more.
Even Jia Yi didn't notice that the three of them hadn't eaten a single bite.
After the mother and son had finished eating and drinking, there was still more than half of the food left on the table. Grandmother Jia immediately instructed Jiang Xinyi's maid, "Hongshan, go and find the manager to pack these up."
Hongshan looked at the food in front of her, somewhat at a loss. She glanced at Jiang Xinyi, and only went out to find the shopkeeper after seeing her nod.
Looking at the mess on the table and the oil stains on Grandmother Jia's mouth and hands, Jiang Mingyun really lost her appetite. Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Xinyi were even less likely to have an appetite.
Zhou Hanzhang took out two silver coins and placed them on the table. Grandmother Jia saw them with a flash of her eyes and quickly took them.
"Oh my, this must be about two taels of silver! (One tael is approximately equal to 5000 yuan)"
Grandmother Jia exclaimed loudly, "My goodness! Two taels of silver for such a meal? This is far too extravagant!"
Everyone: ...
I don't know who it was, but they insisted on ordering all of their signature dishes.
When Hongshan called the waiter over, before they could even pack the food, Grandmother Jia grabbed the waiter and said, "You think this meal costs two taels of silver? Are you robbing me?"