Chapter 1202
Reactions from all parties
Chapter 1202 Reactions from all parties
Yawning, Tan You rubbed her eyes and sat up. As she pushed open the door, she was met with a sneeze: "Sir, how many cigarettes have you smoked at home? Don't you care about your health?"
Tan Deming shrugged: "I only smoked one cigarette. They were all smoked by your great-grandfather and your third great-grandfather."
Tan You then noticed that there were two other old men sitting in the main room. She smiled and said, "Third Grandfather, Sixth Grandfather."
Tan Delin and Tan Deru both stubbed out their cigarettes, looking at Tan You with very kind eyes: "Tan You, are you awake?"
Tan You nodded: "I can smell the braised chicken with soy sauce. It's Guihua Milk's specialty. The aroma woke me up."
Tan Delin smiled, finding Tan You's words so pleasing to the ear. She didn't explicitly say that her husband's cooking was good, but her words implied that her husband's cooking was superb. Cultured people really do have an extraordinary way of praising others.
Tan Deming pushed a plate of pomelos over: "They're freshly peeled, have some to cleanse your palate. I'm just talking to your third and sixth grandfathers about building a house, do you want to listen in?"
"No, thank you," Tan You waved her hand. "You decide. I'll go find my grandma. The main thing is that you and grandma are comfortable living here. By the way, the floor tiles in the house have to be non-slip, since you two are getting old."
Tan You was too lazy to worry about these things. She had only one idea: rather than trying to control everything, it was better to focus on the important things and let go of the trivial ones.
"Osmanthus milk, my braised chicken in soy sauce smells so good!" Hearing the sounds coming from the kitchen, the three old men exchanged glances and started talking about building a house again.
After having dinner with several elders from the family, it was already 10 p.m. when they left. Tan You stretched, then suddenly remembered something and handed a small box to one of the elders.
Tan Deming asked in surprise, "What is this?"
"I bought you a mechanical watch," Tan You said, resting her chin on her hand. "Do you like it?"
Tan Deming nodded before even opening it: "I like it. You bought me a watch before, why did you buy another one this time?"
Tan You was amused by the old man: "Who would complain about having too many watches? You can wear them in rotation, and you should take good care of them. They're not cheap."
Tan Deming had already seen the invoice, and his hand trembled slightly: "So expensive?"
“How can you call it expensive when I bought it for you?” Tan You took two gold bracelets with the shape of loaches on their backs and put them on Wang Hu’s wrist. “I’m not being biased. I bought a gift for my grandfather and I also bought one for you.”
Wang Hunu shook her wrist; the two gold bracelets weighed heavily on her hand. The old lady's triangular eyes narrowed: "I didn't say you were biased. These gold bracelets are really beautiful."
Tan You: "I'm glad you like it. I'll buy you more jade when I earn more money in the future."
“No need, gold is fine.” Wang Hu’s daughter stroked the gold bracelet with obvious delight. “I just like gold.”
Tan You raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself that it was no exaggeration to say that old ladies really liked gold.
Tan Deming glanced at his watch, then at his wife's bracelet, and finally at Tan You: "Didn't you buy one for yourself?"
Tan You waved her hand: "The school doesn't allow students to wear jewelry, so if I buy it, it will just sit there."
Tan Deming pondered for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.
After the gift was delivered, Tan You was about to return to her room when she suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, I also bought a lot of local specialties in the capital, which should arrive around tomorrow. If you're free tomorrow, could you help me bring them back?"
"I'll also send two roast ducks to my mom, two boxes of pastries, and a portion to my third and sixth grandfathers' homes. We'll keep the rest for ourselves."
Tan Deming immediately assured her, "Don't worry, I'll definitely bring it back for you. I'll deliver this specialty to you on my way back." "Sure, that will save me the trouble of making another trip," Tan You said impatiently. However, her grandfather, Tan Deming, was well-versed in these social interactions, so entrusting these social obligations to the old man was a way of giving him something to do.
Tan Deming was overjoyed to be able to help his granddaughter. The three parted ways in the living room and went back to their respective rooms.
Early Saturday morning, Tan Deming got up early to go to town to pick up the package. After giving Tan Lin two portions of roast duck and a box of pastries, Tan Deming bought a bag of breakfast and came back.
Along the way, they visited Tan Delin and Tan Deru's homes again, giving each of them a gift before returning home. At that time, Tan You had just woken up and was stretching in the courtyard.
Tan Deming glanced at it and said, "How about we build you... a room for you to dance in? It's getting cold, and you're more likely to catch a cold outside."
Tan You immediately smiled: "Great, my grandpa is so thoughtful."
Tan Deming handed the breakfast to Tan You: "It's fresh out of the pot. I covered it with my clothes, so it should still be warm."
"The local specialties have all been delivered. Your sixth grandfather said he'll go to town on Monday to handle the paperwork."
Tan You took a brown sugar steamed bun: "Once the house is built, I'll invite everyone over for a housewarming party."
“That won’t do. We need to raise the main beam first.” Tan Deming was more worldly-wise than Tan You: “You don’t need to worry about these things. I’ll take care of them.”
Tan You really didn't know anything about raising the roof beam. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "That's fine. Let professionals handle professional matters."
Tan Deming carried local specialties into the house: "Why did you buy so much? How long will it take your grandma and me to eat all of this?"
Tan You followed him: "It's a rare trip to the capital, so buy more. I also got that family's phone number. I'll make a reservation with them after we finish eating."
Wang Hunu liked to hoard food, and she also had a sweet tooth. When she saw the roast duck and pastries that Tan Deming brought in, the old lady glanced at Tan You and felt a little tempted.
Tan You opened a box of pastries: "We bought them to eat; there's no need to be so particular among family."
The old lady didn't rush to eat; instead, she pushed the snack box in front of Tan You. Tan You waved her hand, saying, "I'm on a diet and can't eat sweets. You eat them yourself."
Just as the old lady was enjoying her meal, a voice suddenly came from the front door: "Are you home, old man and old woman?"
Tan You saw the old lady, who had been leisurely eating pastries, suddenly slam the pastry box shut, and then, with lightning speed, stuff the pastry box and the roast duck in Tan Deming's hand into the storage cabinet.
Tan Deming casually locked the locker and then put the key in his pocket.
Tan You raised an eyebrow slightly. What were the old couple up to?
Seeing Wang Hunu leave, Tan Deming whispered to her, "Your aunt Tan Zhen came back last week and took away the beef that your grandma had put in the cupboard. Your dad made it for your grandma according to your recipe. She usually doesn't eat it, but I didn't expect your aunt to secretly take it home."
“Your grandma went and bought a lock the next day. This cabinet is usually left unlocked.”
Tan You understood, "She scooped food out of my pacifier..."
Tan Zhen is incredibly brave to pry food out of the tigress's mouth. Given Wang Hu's fierce possessiveness about her food, only Tan Deming could manage to get any from the old lady.
Once something is in Wang Hu's hands, how could she bear to give it away?
"Why is she here when it's neither a holiday nor a festival?" Tan You wondered. Tan Zhen usually wouldn't come back even once a year, so why was she coming so often now?