Chapter 981 Giving Gifts
Hu Ming then whispered, "Mom, grandma gave me too much food. I couldn't finish it, so I shared some with my classmates."
Sun Shan knew how well Su Shi packed the rice, and at that time he couldn't finish it himself, so it ended up being given to De Ge'er.
He touched Hu Ming's head and said, "Good Hu Ming, if you can't eat, don't eat, understand? If you get an upset stomach, you will have to drink bitter medicine."
Then he said, "If you can't eat, you have to tell grandma, okay?"
After spending a short time with Hu Ming, I have a rough idea of this kid's personality. He lives cautiously and doesn't dare to say no or refuse. He is afraid that if he refuses, others will be unhappy.
Sun Shan hopes that Xiao Huming can relax and work freely, because being too restrained will make him tired. However, this should be done slowly, and he should not force things to happen.
Sister Yun also said, "Hu Ming, if there is something you don't like, you have to say it. If you don't say it, others won't know, understand?"
Hu Ming looked at Sun Shan timidly, then at Yun Jie'er, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Foster father, foster mother, I understand. Tomorrow I'll tell grandma not to prepare so much food. I can't finish it."
Sun Shan smiled with satisfaction: "Good boy, that's how it should be."
In the blink of an eye, it was the Little New Year and everyone had a sumptuous Little New Year dinner.
The busiest days of the year are about to begin.
Sun Shan, Sister Yun bought a lot of New Year goods from the capital this time, and it’s time to give gifts.
Su found Yun Jie'er and asked, "Xiaoxiao's mother, what gift to give to whom, have you prepared it?"
Su could handle gifts from fellow villagers, but when it came to gifts to wealthy families, Su didn't know how to give them.
Sun Shan graduated from high school and became an official. His status was different, and the way he gave gifts was also different.
These days, many strangers came to visit Sun Shan and brought many gifts.
Oh, Su's eyes turned green with envy, and she wanted to move these gifts into the warehouse.
But Su was afraid that there would be something in it that shouldn’t be there. If he took it, would Shanzi have something to hold against him?
These things are hard to say, some people can't stand you doing well, and some deliberately frame you. Besides, her family's Shanzi is an official, and there are a set of rules for receiving and giving gifts, and you can't make mistakes.
Aunt Su and Uncle He had already told Mrs. Su and Sun Bomin that Sun Shan had to be careful about his words and deeds as an official, and should be more careful about which gifts he could and could not accept. If someone sent gifts that were too valuable, he would be suspected of bribery, which was a serious crime.
If he made the slightest mistake, Sun Shan might be stripped of his official position.
If Sun Bomin and Su Shi didn't understand something, they would ask Sun Shan and Yun Jie'er.
After all, we have enough food and drink at home now, so there is no need to be greedy and lose the big picture, which will not make up for the gain.
So, some strangers came to give gifts, and Su didn’t know how to return the favor, so she went to find Sister Yun.
Sister Yun responded, "Mother, it's ready. I'll ask Butler Wang to send it over."
Sun Shan was now an official with a different status, so he seldom went out to deliver gifts in person.
In addition to teachers like Zheng Tongsheng and Hong Xiucai, even the county magistrate and the chief clerk arranged servants to send them off.
After all, Sun Shan’s current official position is higher than theirs.
As for gifts, it would be more appropriate for them to send it to me.
However, Sun Shan thought that he was about to leave Huangyang County, but his hometown was in Huangyang County, which would always cause trouble for the government, so he used courtesy before force and made friends with them first, so that the government would not show disrespect and take care of Sunjia Village.
When Su heard that Sister Yun was ready, she ignored her.
Let's leave the household chores to my daughter-in-law, mainly because she understands the stuff and I don't, so I'll avoid making mistakes and losing face for Shanzi.
Oh, thinking of this, Su became depressed again.
These matters must have been decided by the mother-in-law, so why is it the daughter-in-law who is in charge now?
In the past, Huang was in the front, and Su followed Huang's instructions. Huang finally "retired", and Su thought she could take the position, but in the end she became the one who "retired", and her daughter-in-law ran ahead.
Su held the little fat girl in her arms. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She also disliked the little fat girl.
She kept nagging, "Humph, big fat girl, your mother is so powerful now that she runs after your grandmother. Humph, marrying a lady from a rich family means you have to suffer. You shouldn't have married someone from a rich family in the first place. It would be better to marry someone of a similar status. Oh, your grandmother has a miserable life. She is not satisfied at all and suffers from both sides."
As they were talking, they returned to the original topic: "And you, how come you are a fat girl and not a fat boy? You are a girl, but you eat so much all day long. You finish the freshly ground rice paste in a few bites. Eat, eat, eat, you only know how to eat, you are a white rice eater."
It was even more uncomfortable when I thought about the fact that there was someone else at home who only ate plain rice.
Complained: "Your father has a hard life, raising so many people who eat free rice. You people who eat free rice are fat and white, but your father is tired and dark and thin. Oh, my Shanzi has a hard life.
I'm busy all day long, and all the food is eaten up by you guys who eat for free. Humph, you and your brother, when you grow up, you have to be filial to your father, understand? If you don't, I'll beat you to death!"
While complaining, Su was thinking about how to help Sun Shan.
Shanzi is so short and the burden is too heavy, he might end up with a hunchback.
At this time, Aunt Sun Er and Aunt Sun San came in from outside.
Aunt Sun looked at the little fat girl in Su's arms with a smile and said flatteringly, "Sister-in-law, your little girl is well raised."
Oh, are children raised in wealthy families different?
My eldest sister-in-law's granddaughter is plump and fair, and she looks blessed.
Oh, take her out, everyone in the village will say that the little fat girl is adorable.
I feel itchy when I see it, and I wish it was my own child.
Su had no feelings for Aunt Sun San, so she said calmly, "Oh, what do you want from me?"
Aunt Sun didn't mind Su's attitude. It was different to have a son who was a Jinshi. It didn't matter what kind of attitude she had.
Aunt Sun licked her face and said, "Look, didn't you say a few days ago that Xiaoxiao's rice porridge was almost finished? My family has finished it too, haha, we are free today, let's grind rice porridge together."
Second Aunt Sun also said, "Yes, sister-in-law, why don't you go and grind it? My family has finished eating it too."
After the two sisters-in-law asked this, Su happily followed them to make rice porridge.
I was thinking that I should make more this time because my fat granddaughter at home eats a lot, and one child can eat as much as three children.
Fortunately, my family can make money, if it were others
Humph, forget about rice porridge, I’ll be content with just having rice soup.
The chubby girl on Su's back was completely unaware of her grandmother's disdain.
He was staring happily at the golden hairpin in grandma's hair.
I reached out to grab it, but my short arms couldn't reach it.
The little fat girl was not in a hurry. She kept reaching out, believing that she would be able to get it one day.
Old-fashioned rice cereal, eaten as a child