Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11892

When the lights came on in the main room, dinner was also set out on the table in the second room.

Instead of adhering to the Yang family's usual practice of having separate tables for men and women, tonight two square tables were put together. In the center of the table was half a roasted lamb, sizzling with oil. The lamb had already been cut into pieces of various sizes for everyone to eat.

Surrounding the roasted lamb were other stir-fried dishes and soups arranged in a circle.

When Yang Ruoqing saw the table full of food and wine, she knew that her second brother and sister-in-law had spent a lot of money.

The food is really good; the standard of the meals is almost on par with the food she's preparing for her wedding banquet the day after tomorrow.

For the Yang family, food and drink were not a major concern, as they had long since solved their basic needs. Preparing such a lavish feast was a way of showing how much the second branch of the family valued Xiu Hong's wedding.

"Everyone, eat first, eat as much as you like!" As the host, Yang Yongqing stood up and gestured to everyone.

Cao Bamei stood on the opposite side of the table with him, on the women's side, and greeted them in unison.

"Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, don't be shy, eat as much as you like! Don't go hungry if there's no food."

“Eighth Sister, don’t be shy. There are so many dishes; you’ll be full after just a bite of each.” This was Sun’s response.

Liu was already gnawing on a lamb chop, nodding as she ate, and mumbled along with Sun, "That's right, that's right, we're not strangers, so there's no need to be reserved!"

"Hey you, can you get me a piece of pig's trotter? I can't free my hands here."

It's unclear who Liu was referring to; it could be anyone, but the most likely candidate is the person whose seat was closest to the plate of braised pig's trotters.

Yang Huaming glanced at Liu's hands and the bowl. Well, Liu really couldn't free her hands, because both of her hands were holding lamb chops.

There wasn't even room for a bowl; it was piled high with white rice, and also had some meatballs and mushrooms on top.

"Eat what's in your bowl first before taking more; the bowls are overflowing," Yang Huaming stopped him directly.

“It’s just a matter of squeezing through a crack, how can it not fit? It can fit!” Liu insisted.

"Let me help Fourth Aunt pick up a piece; I'm near the pig's trotter." Zhao Liuer picked up her chopsticks, picked up a piece for Liu Shi, and handed it to her.

However, Liu Shi didn't have a hand to take the bowl, so Zhao Liu'er had to stand up with her heavy pregnant belly and struggle to hand over the pig's trotter across the table, which was quite difficult.

This scene was so distressing to Yang Yongzhi that he stopped in his tracks while clinking glasses with Yang Huazhong, his eyes fixed on Zhao Liuer and her large belly rubbing against the edge of the table, fearing something might go wrong...

"Oh dear, you lazy and greedy woman, hurry up and bring me a bowl to take it! Can't you see how hard Liu'er is struggling?" Yang Huaming was already sweating with anxiety.

However, Liu was busy with both her hands and mouth at the moment, so how could she manage to move everything at once?
As the hostess, Cao Bamei slapped her forehead and said, "I'll go to the kitchen and get another empty bowl for Aunt Si to put the food in!"

After saying that, Cao Bamei turned around and ran out of the main room. At the same time, an empty plate was delivered to Zhao Liuer. The person who took the plate was Yang Ruoqing.

"This plate is clean, Third Sister-in-law, please put the pig's trotters in here!"

"okay!"

Zhao Liuer put down the pig's trotter and, supporting her large pregnant belly, sat down again. Before sitting down, she didn't forget to turn her head to look at the seat beneath her, lest the chair shift and she sit on empty air.

After all, this pregnancy was difficult for her, and she was no longer young, over 30, unlike those 18, 19, or even 20-something young women; her body was gradually failing her...

Seeing Zhao Liuer sit back down steadily, Yang Yongzhi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. The others at the table who had witnessed this scene also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Haha, the plate is good." Liu smiled broadly when she saw the plate and the pig's trotters on it.

"The bowl is here too, Fourth Aunt, here you go." Cao Bamei ran out of breath and placed a large empty bowl next to Liu Shi.

"Hey, this bowl is even better, thank you so much, you're so thoughtful!" Liu smiled broadly again.

"You're too kind, Fourth Aunt!" Cao Bamei replied with a smile, then turned around to greet the others.

After a few rounds of drinks, Yang Yongjin looked at everyone and felt that the atmosphere was quite good. So, he stood up with his wine cup, coughed twice, and got straight to the point.

"The main reason I invited everyone here today is to discuss Er Yatou's marriage..."

Actually, after Yang Yongjin returned from town yesterday, everyone had taken turns sitting for a while, and basically everyone knew what the family dinner was about.

What needs to be said was already discussed privately with Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei one-on-one last night.

"The Sixi family should be coming to propose marriage tomorrow. Sigh, well, there's nothing I can say about this... A daughter is like a tree that grows up and can't stay at home. Keeping her around will only lead to resentment. Let's take this opportunity to get rid of her!"

Everyone ate and listened attentively, nodding and agreeing occasionally.

Old Yang said, "Things have come to this point, and although there have been some twists and turns, at least Er Yatou's wish has been fulfilled. Let's proceed according to the procedure!"

Yang Huazhong nodded in agreement: "Yes, our daughter is growing up and will have to get married sooner or later. It's better to marry someone she loves than to have an arranged marriage."

Yang Huazhong said this to smooth things over for Xiu Hong.

However, given the previous attitude of Sixi's family and the lessons learned from Xiuxiu's past failure with Li Wei, everyone looked strange when they heard the words "mutual affection".

Not everyone's mutual love can lead to a happy ending and a blissful marriage.

Not everyone's arranged marriage will end in chaos; there are successful examples as well as failures in both situations.

"Alright, alright," Old Yang said, sensing the subtle atmosphere. He put down his chopsticks and looked up at Yang Yongjin. "Yongjin, let's not talk about anything else. Things have come to this, let's just let nature take its course. How we live our lives in the future is up to each of us."

"Well, everyone who came here today didn't have any ulterior motives. Tomorrow, Sixi's family will come to propose marriage. We'll just do things the way they always do, following the wedding customs and traditions of Mianniu Mountain. We won't make any special requests, but we won't give them any special treatment either. We'll provide what's expected, and as for anything extra, we'll see what the other party says. We won't force them."

If we force them, it will only lead to the Sixi family stammering and haggling, which will be pointless.

So that was about it, and they sent Xiu Hong away, so everyone could have some peace and quiet.

After Old Yang finished speaking, no one present objected, clearly everyone shared the same idea as him.

For a girl who's capable of eloping, she should just be married off already! Everyone's happy!