self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 101

The dinner was enjoyed by the host and the guests, and they didn't leave until the bright moon was in the sky.After sending his parents-in-law into the sedan chair, Jiayan and his wife came back.

Jiayan was used to reading before going to bed, so Mannia went to have a look in the two children's rooms. Haoyu had already slept soundly, but Haosi was still reading by the window. Mannia came in and couldn't help saying: "Reading at night hurts your eyes, you Different from your father, your father is an adult, you are still young, and now I feel more and more that your aunt's words make sense, children should not be locked in the house, they should go outside more often, the world outside is far better than the one in the book It's much more exciting, go out and play more in the future, don't stay in the room all the time, you are still young, so you don't need to work so hard."

Haosi looked up at her, although he still missed his mother in his heart, but he also knew that the stepmother in front of him was really kind to him and Haoyu, even better than their mother, who would only be gentler in front of his father, When his father was gone, he kept telling himself to study hard, to strive for success, and to be the number one scholar in the future just like his father.

He always said that he was different from his younger brother. In the future, his younger brother only needed to take care of the An family's business, and it didn't matter if he didn't study hard, but he didn't wait...

In the past, I never understood why my mother said, shouldn't the An family's business belong to the uncle? In the future, when the uncle marries the aunt and gives birth to a younger cousin, it should naturally be handed over to the younger cousin. How can Haoyu take care of it?

Now thinking about what his mother had said, I realized that her mother had planned it long ago. For this, his mother even poisoned her two cousins.

Although I miss my mother a little, I am also a little afraid of such a mother. I used to be in front of my mother, and I never dared to talk about my thoughts, but the mother in front of me is different. Even though she has not been here for a long time, Haoyu likes her, and I like her too , she is very gentle, she will never force herself to do anything with Haoyu, and she will teach them the truth. Such a mother makes him want to tell her his thoughts.

Seeing him looking at her, Mannia couldn't help asking: "What's the matter, do you have anything to tell Niang?"

Hao Si lowered his head for a while, then raised his head again: "I, I'm a little scared."

Mannia was stunned: "What is Haosi afraid of?"

"I'm afraid that Mingyue won't accept me first. I heard from my father that Mr. Mingyue is a man of great learning, and the emperor has personally visited him to ask for advice."

Mannia looked at him: "Haosi told Niang, do you want to worship Mr. Mingyue as a master?"

Hao Si hurriedly said: "I think, Hao Si thinks, I'm afraid Mr. Mingyue thinks I'm stupid."

Mannia nodded, "So, you've been studying so hard recently, haven't you?"

Hao Si nodded.

Mannia patted his head: "Our Hao Si is not stupid at all, your aunt still praises you for being smart today."

The little guy's eyes lit up: "Auntie? Really?"

Mannia nodded, "Does Hao Si like Auntie?"

Hao Si nodded vigorously: "The eldest aunt is the smartest person Hao Si has ever met. She can make the most delicious snacks, understands everything, and takes Haoyu and me out to play. Daddy said that Mr. Mingyue was originally a No disciples are accepted, but the eldest aunt wrote a letter and sent it, and the master agreed."

After finishing speaking, he realized that his mother was in front of him, and said in a low voice: "My mother is also very powerful, and she has the best knowledge."

Mannia couldn't help laughing: "Okay, little sycophant, you don't need to flatter your mother, what you said is that the eldest aunt is very smart, smarter than the mother, smarter than everyone else, but the eldest aunt also said that these are not books. I learned it from school, and since Mr. Mingyue agreed, he will not refuse to accept you. We Haosi are so smart, and Mr. Mingyue will definitely like it when he sees it. Nian, don’t be in a hurry, you should sleep at night, children can grow taller and stronger if they sleep a lot.”

Hao Si nodded obediently: "Well, Hao Si is going to sleep now."

Mannia called the old woman in, watched him wash up, and slept soundly on the kang, just now she put down the curtains, gave some instructions to the old woman on duty, and went back to the study.

As soon as I came in, I saw my husband was still buried in the desk reading a book, and I couldn't help saying: "You two are really alike, they look alike."

Jiayan put down the book in his hand and looked up at her: "Why, Hao Si is still reading?"

Mannia took the tea from the mother-in-law and handed it to her husband: "That's right, a child who is only so old, studying all day and night every day, has become a nerd."

Jiayan looked at her with raised eyebrows: "I thought Madam would like to study hard."

Mannia nodded: "I used to think so, but now I feel that sister-in-law's words are right, and a child should be like a child. Think about it when we were young, didn't we also like to study in the room every day?"

Jiayan said curiously: "I thought Madam liked reading since she was a child, didn't she?"

Mannia burst into laughter: "How can there be a child in this world who really likes to study? I was also naughty when I was young. At that time, my father was still in Sichuan, and there was a mountain behind the mansion. It often rained. A lot of mushrooms would grow, so I sneaked out and went to the mountain to pick mushrooms with those children, and my mother was so anxious that I thought I was kidnapped by a Huazi."

Jiayan couldn't help laughing: "I really didn't realize that you are so naughty."

Mannia also laughed, "Later, I went back to the capital with my father and stayed in the mansion every day, almost getting bored."

Jiayan's eyes were gentle: "That's why you took the opportunity to prepare a birthday gift for your father-in-law and ran out."

Mannia blushed, "I was bored, but I also wanted to buy a birthday gift for my father. I didn't want to. I met a local ruffian..." She paused, a little shy: "I also met you..."

Jiayan could only feel that his wife under the lamp was so beautiful at this moment, and this rosy little face was more touching than ever before, so he couldn't help reaching out and holding her hand: "Mannia, how could I have your husband in this life?" begging."

Mannia blushed even more, but said in a low voice, "Mannia is too."

After all, Jiayan is a dignified gentleman, and he is still in the study. Although his heart is palpitating, he will not overdo it. Letting go of Mannia, he remembered what happened today: "My elder brother is a little weird today." He told his wife He told about Cui Chengzhi: "Based on how much my elder brother cares about his sister-in-law, it stands to reason that he would never help Cui Chengzhi. You also know that my elder brother is a very proud person. It is rare to ask for help, but today he offered such a big favor. After seeing Mr. Yuezhang, the more I think about it, the weirder it becomes."

Mannia was stunned: "The sister-in-law and this Tanhualang..."

Jiayan quickly shook his head: "I heard Jiashu mentioned that when he was in the Jizhou other courtyard, Shangguanyi's daughter was interested in eldest brother, so Cui Chengzhi happened to be there to provoke and make things difficult for sister-in-law. That's all. Later, my sister-in-law went to Suzhou to compare her cooking skills with Wang Pinrong. One reason was to cook, but she also wanted to repay the favor. However, although the sister-in-law is a woman, she is the most upright and bright. If she really has anything to Cui Chengzhi, I'm afraid It's not the elder brother's turn anymore, and the two of them have spent all their time and have not met a few times, so it's a bit reluctant to say that they are nodding acquaintances, so what's the matter, my elder brother cares too much about my sister-in-law and thinks more."

Mannia laughed and said, "I can't blame my elder brother. My sister-in-law is very kind. Any man who gets a wife like my sister-in-law would not be nervous. Even I haven't been married for a long time. Every day when we come together, I think about the past and talk to my sister-in-law. It doesn't matter, watching my sister-in-law cook a few side dishes, as long as I think of my sister-in-law, I feel happy from the bottom of my heart.

My mother always said that the life of the couple is just such trivial things as food, rice, oil and salt, but in the eyes of my sister-in-law, these trivial things have become very interesting and exciting.

I am also like this, not to mention that the elder brother is with the elder sister-in-law every day, so naturally the feeling is deeper.Moreover, the eldest brother probably did this because he didn't want his sister-in-law to know about it. The eldest brother knew his sister-in-law's temperament very well, and knew that even if his sister-in-law had nothing to do with Tan Hualang, she would help if she knew about it. "

As he said that, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother is really scheming, no wonder sister-in-law is such a smart person, and finally married brother. I heard that sister-in-law left Jizhou when she wanted to break up with brother."

Jiayan nodded at her: "Don't talk nonsense." Mannia stuck out her tongue.

Jiayan himself also laughed: "Although my eldest brother is a bit domineering, he is sincere to my sister-in-law. I have suffered a lot for my sister-in-law. Before, I thought that person was not the eldest brother I knew. How could I do it for a woman? , do that, conceal your identity, worry about gains and losses, and even when you married my sister-in-law, you were not in the An family, not as the master of the An family, but willing to bear the identity of a servant, even Jia and I Shu can show his face, so Jiashu is very dissatisfied with his sister-in-law."

Mannia couldn't help asking: "What about you? Were you dissatisfied at the time?"

Jiayan nodded: "As a real brother, I couldn't attend my elder brother's wedding. At that time, I also felt that my elder brother was too much, and I vaguely believed that my sister-in-law was a troublesome beauty. But later, I stood on the Qizhou Anji restaurant and looked at the street. The bustling long street wedding banquet, I knew I was wrong. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, no one would have been able to imagine the scene at that time. Volunteering, taking the initiative to set up a wedding banquet on the long street, to add joy to the eldest brother and sister-in-law.

Those cooks, guys, shopkeepers, bosses, all the smiles on their faces are from the heart, sincerely bless the eldest brother and sister-in-law, without any falsehood, how rare this kind of heart is, you think, one can convince so many people How can my daughter be the woman I think is a disaster? Even if she is not a bodhisattva who saves suffering, my sister-in-law should be a wonderful woman. Such a woman is worthy of my elder brother, and only my sister-in-law is worthy of my elder brother. "

As he said that, he paused: "Sis Xie insisted on his family background, and tried his best to make things difficult for his sister-in-law. As everyone knows, the sister-in-law just didn't want to argue with her, and she also wanted to protect the relationship between us brothers, but she didn't want Xie to do such a thing. What a vicious thing, but I was so dazed that I didn't know anything. Not only did my two nephews get hurt, but my eldest brother almost lost his children and grandchildren. Sometimes I always think, a woman from a family, even if she has an institution The most basic conscience of human beings is a mother who has never done anything, isn’t there? How could he murder two innocent children.”

He didn't look very angry, but sad and desolate. Mannia suddenly remembered that her sister-in-law said that because her parents-in-law died early, their brothers depended on each other for life, and their relationship was much closer than other brothers.

What's more, judging from the words of Xiaoyao County King that day, the eldest brother is a rare talent, not just a businessman as I knew before, it can be seen that the eldest brother did business out of helplessness. Younger, Jiayan is also a scholar, and as the eldest brother, he has no choice.

For Jiayan and the younger uncle, the elder brother is not only the eldest brother, but also a father. The elder brother supports the entire Anjia alone, blocking the wind and rain outside, so that the two brothers can study according to their hobbies. , The practice of martial arts, because of the eldest brother, there are good words today.

In addition to respect, Jiayan also has deep guilt and gratitude in his heart. He feels that he has failed his elder brother by handing over the burden of settling down to his elder brother, but Haosi Haoyu's mother did such a vicious thing. , which made him feel so embarrassed.

Mannia walked over, wrapped her husband in her arms, and said in a low voice, "Brother won't care, and sister-in-law won't either. We are a family, and being together with Meimei in the future is better than anything else."

Jiayan raised her head: "Mannia, I'm even more sorry for asking you to marry and be a child."

Mannia shook her head: "I don't care, really, I thought I had no destiny with you, but I didn't want to have the consummation now, Mannia will stop thanking God for his care all the time, but I still want Haosihaoyu to be always happy. Go to Zhuangzi to see their mothers, after all, the mothers who gave birth to them should not be forgotten even if they are young."

Jiayan: "No, you forgot what happened last time. If it wasn't for Mr. Feng's help, Dudu made a mistake. How could I be sorry for my elder brother?"

Mannia: "It's two different things, and don't worry, I'll go later, I'll go with Haosi Haoyu."

Seeing Jiayan frowning, he hurriedly said: "I won't go in, I'll just wait outside for Haosi Haoyu."

Jiayan sighed: "Why are you doing this?"

Mannia: "I just feel that no matter what, they are my own flesh and blood."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Jiayan didn't want to forcefully stop her, but she was also worried about her going with the children, so she said, "In a few days, I'll go with you when I have time."

Mannia nodded.

The reason why Mannia was like this was because she heard her mother-in-law say that when Haosi Haoyu was asleep at night, she often talked in her dreams and called her mother one after another. In her dream, she called her mother, it should be Mrs. Xie. After leaving their own stepmother, they still miss their own mother from the bottom of their hearts.I didn't mean to blame them, I just felt sorry for the two children.

Turning around, Mannia mentioned this matter to An Ran, An Ran frowned slightly, she understood the reason why Man Niang did this, but with Man Niang's kindness, she didn't understand people like Xie at all, someone who could prey on innocent children A woman has long since lost her conscience.

What's more, by now I must have heard about Mannia's marriage, and Xie's mind is uncertain how much he hates Mannia. Letting the two children go at this time is afraid that something will happen.

But these things are not easy to tell Mannia clearly, An Ran doesn't want to talk about Xie's actions behind her back, for Xie, An Ran wished she could never bring up this talent, she thought about it a little, and said: "Mannia, thank you Shi is not what you think, she has done so many vicious things, but she has no intention of repenting at all, she is still scheming at the last moment, and even still feels that she has done nothing wrong."

Mannia froze for a moment: "The last time Haosi Haoyu went to see her in Zhuangzi, I heard that she held Haosi Haoyu and cried for a long time. Thinking about living in Zhuangzi these days, I know I was wrong."

An Ran shook her head: "I don't think there is a kind of person in the world who never repents, because they don't feel that they are wrong, let alone repent, and even if they fall into a miserable situation, they don't know how to reflect on themselves. , but it is someone else's fault, or I am not vicious enough, etc., based on my understanding of Xie, crying in front of Haosi Haoyu should be her plan."

Mannia: "Jiayan Shuo also went with her."

An Ran nodded: "Just follow Jiayan."

After Mannia left, An Ran mentioned this matter to Jia Mu. He thought that Jia Mu would go to Jia Yan immediately to stop the matter, but instead, he nodded and said something rather strange: "It's better to finish it sooner." , it’s not a problem to procrastinate like this.”

An Ran was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Jiamu shook his head: "It's nothing, I just feel that sometimes people are always easy to be trapped in their own cocoon."

While the couple were talking, An Yuan's family came in and said, "Chef Gao is here."

An Ran couldn't help being amused: "Brother finally thinks about it."

An Jiamu curled her lips: "Can you miss Lin Xinger's tricks like that?"

Knowing that he and Lin Xing'er never met, An Ran coughed: "No matter what the process is, the end result is good, and lovers will eventually get married."

An Jiamu snorted dissatisfied, knowing that Gao Deming would probably be uncomfortable with himself, so he avoided going out and let the two brothers and sisters talk.

When Gao Deming came in, he was a bit awkward. An Ran couldn't help laughing secretly, but she was afraid that the elder brother would lose his face, so she didn't dare to laugh. She just pretended not to know why he came, and asked the elder brother to sit down: "Why is the elder brother so idle today?" Now, An Ran usually invites Senior Brother to come to the mansion, but Senior Senior Brother always refuses."

Gao Deming's black face was a little red, and he said for a long time: "Junior Sister, don't make fun of Senior Brother."

An Ran couldn't help laughing, and couldn't tease him any more: "Eldest brother is here today, maybe he wants his junior sister to propose marriage on behalf of the elder brother."

Gao Deming nodded: "There is one more thing, I want to ask Junior Sister not to accept Xiaotao as an apprentice."

An Ran secretly smiled: "That's natural. Speaking of which, Jiamu and His Royal Highness the County King persuaded me to accept Xiaotao, I always felt that something was wrong, as if there was something wrong, but now I want to come, but it should be Elder Brother Here, Xiaotao married the elder brother and became An Ran's elder sister-in-law in the future. How can she still be An Ran's apprentice? Speaking of which, the elder brother taught Xiao Tao the most. Don't worry about this marriage. Xiaotao's mother and I am very familiar with this marriage, and I will make sure that this marriage will be completed by myself."

Gao Deming said worriedly: "It's just that Xiaotao is young. After all, I am much older than her. Will her family despise her?"

An Ran smiled: "As long as the two of you are willing, Xiao Tao's parents are sensible people, and they will definitely not embarrass you, but that Wei family..."

Before An Ran finished speaking, Gao Deming shook his head: "I heard that Wei Shi hanged himself."

An Ran was not surprised, what happened that day was not a small one, the scandalous things committed by the Wei family must have been spread all over the world, she has no face to live, and death will be over.

After Gao Deming left, An Ran discussed with An Jiamu about going back to Jizhou. An Jiamu didn't say anything, but said that he had to wait a few days. , did not ask too much.

In a few days, Jiayan and his wife were going to take Haosi Haoyu to Zhuangzi to see Mrs. Xie. Although Anran was worried, she couldn't go with her. Jiamu said that she hadn't been to Zhuangzi for more than half a year. , and it was time to take care of it, so I followed it logically.

It's been such a long time. An Ran met Xie Shi for the first time. To be honest, she almost didn't recognize her. However, after only one year, Xie Shi was very old. Speaking of which, she was about the same age as Mannia, but It is no exaggeration to say that she is a mother and daughter standing in one place, but the vicissitudes on her face can't hide the calculation in her eyes.

With just one glance, An Ran knew that this woman had no remorse at all. Even though she tried her best to hide the resentment in her eyes, it was still exposed, but it just flashed by, and immediately changed into a pitiful expression, and rushed over to hug Hao Sihao Yu cried bitterly.

Mannia and Jiayan didn't move forward, but just looked at their mother and son. Mannia was concerned about her own status, if she really stepped forward, she might make Mrs. Xie think too much.

And Jiayan is really disheartened, no matter how miserable and vicissitudes this woman is, when she thinks of what she has done, Jiayan only has self-blame and guilt left in his heart, he will not pity this woman, this The woman is no longer his wife, and she bears the lives of her two nephews on her shoulders.

After all, it was his own mother. When Xie cried, the two younger ones also started to cry. While crying, Xie looked at her husband from the corner of her eye, and saw that he was step by step protecting the woman in the pink dress next to her. , I hate it so much.

Even if she has never met her before, Xie knows that this bitch is Guo Manniang who robbed her husband and her son, and the bitch girl behind her, it wasn't her, how could she fail after so many years of planning, and ended up in such a miserable situation? The situation, locked in this secluded Zhuangzi, makes it impossible to work every day, and makes the ground and the earth not respond.

Suddenly, he found that his always indifferent husband seemed to be different. He looked at Guo Manniang with such gentle eyes. He had been husband and wife with him for so many years. Even on the wedding night, he had never looked at Guo Manniang with this kind of eyes. Own.

The jealousy in Guo Manniang's heart suddenly surged, as if ten thousand poisonous snakes were gnawing at her heart, but she knew that it was useless to say what she said now. A man has a new man, so how can he care about the life and death of the old man.It's just that they can't live well, and none of them want to live well.

Thinking of this, he went to the house and brought out a plate of dim sum, and handed it to the two sons: "This is the horseshoe cake that mother specially made for you. You like it the most, eat it." The two little guys were very moved, and took it and ate it. stand up.

Seeing them eating, Mrs. Xie stood up and walked a few steps forward. Seeing her coming, Jiayan subconsciously took Mannia and took two steps back. It doesn't mean anything else, it's just that I haven't seen you for such a long time, and I'm worried about it, and I want to give the master a present."

Jiayan remained silent, Xie Niang sighed and turned to Guo Manniang, looked him up and down, and said in a low voice, "I think this is the girl from the Guo family."

Guo Manniang glanced at her husband, took a step forward, and knelt down to salute: "Manniang has seen my sister."

There was a flash of hatred in Xie's eyes: "My sister is a person who made a big mistake, but she can't be a gift from my sister. Since my sister came to see my sister today, my sister is really grateful, and there is nothing to entertain, so I invite her to drink some water. Let's go." He poured out a cup of tea and handed it to Mannia.

Jiayan frowned and took it.

Xie Niang couldn't help smiling wryly: "Now that Niang can't even get out of this door, the master is afraid that Niang will poison the tea. Could it be that after so many years of husband and wife, Niang is such a vicious person in Master's heart."

Jiayan looked at her unmoved, Xie Niang snatched the cup of tea, leaned back to eat it, and said sadly: "Many years of husband and wife, the master really wants to be so defensive, it's worth it."

Invite the maid to come over: "Go to the well and get some fresh water, and I'll cook tea in this yard. So, the master should feel relieved."

Mannia hurriedly said: "Thank you sister, the master has no such intentions, sister don't be so busy, we won't have tea."

Xie Niang glanced at her: "Sister of the Guo family, my sister has something to persuade you. Men in this world love the new and dislike the old. If you look at you today, you are a husband and wife. If you look at you tomorrow, you will be bad. Lock yourself up and let yourself live." If it is destroyed, how can there be any pity."

Jiayan's face was extremely ugly, he looked at Xie Yiniang, and said for a long time: "It's been so many days, I thought you should at least have a heart of repentance, listen to what you are saying now, you resent, you hate, Why don't you think about it, the two nephews you killed, if they were alive, they would have grown up now."

But Xie Yi Niang laughed: "What am I regretting? I am not wrong at all. If a woman is not ruthless, she will only be bullied for the rest of her life. If a woman is not counting, how can she have a good life? This is my mother's since childhood. Just teach me, how can I go wrong."

As he spoke, his emotions got a little out of control, and he pointed at An Ran resentfully: "If it wasn't for this bitch, I would still be a good Mrs. Minister, if it wasn't for this bitch who ruined my business, how could I have fallen into this situation, An Jiayan You are a fool, don't think about it, I have done so much not for you, for our children, for this family, what is a brother, only if you hold the money in your own hands, can you have a good life. "

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about." Hao Si stood up abruptly: "You have killed two cousins, that is Hao Si's elder brother, how can you do it, and, to this day, you still haven't admitted your mistake and returned this It's plausible, Haoyu is only five years old, and he knows the principle of paying debts and killing people, father only locked you in Zhuangzi, and hoped that you would sincerely repent."

"Regret? Haosi, you are so stupid to be a mother. Even if mother repents, there is no hope in this life. Your father married you a stepmother, and you ignore your mother. But, mother is not afraid, even if everyone cares about it. Mother, mother also has you two."

Jiayan was taken aback, feeling bad: "Xie Niang, what did you say?"

As soon as the words fell, Hao Si Haoyu and the two had fallen to the ground, and the people present suddenly became chaotic.

Manniang came back to her senses, and stepped over to grab some snacks from the child's mouth, but Xie Niang pushed it away immediately when she didn't want to: "Get out, don't come near my son."

Talking and laughing: "You want to be a good person, take advantage of it, let my son recognize you as a mother, dream, even if you die, they are still my children."

Mannia said heartbroken: "You are crazy, those are your own sons, how could you have the heart to poison them."

Xie Niang sneered, and looked at her bitterly: "Don't think that An Jiayan treats you well now, but in the future, your fate will not be much better than mine. This man is a soft-hearted trash. Except for his elder brother, his brother , no one, without me Xie Niang, there would be no you Guo Manniang, hahaha, my Xie Niang's son will always be mine, even if he dies."

But I heard An Jiamu's cold voice: "Xie Niang, why don't you think about it, I, An Jiamu, will watch helplessly, did you poison my two nephews to death? Do you treat Jiayan's daughter-in-law? Do you think you can bribe the people around you with just your little money?
Just when you asked them to get you arsenic, I knew it clearly, so that none of your little tricks could be hidden from my eyes. These arsenic-laced snacks are because you got the letter and knew Haosi Haoyu I will come to see you, so let’s start preparing. The tea in this teapot is not poisoned, but three whole bags of arsenic are poured into that well for you.

You not only want to poison Haosi Haoyu to death, you want to poison all of us to death, even the people you bribed, you don't want to live, you just want to drag everyone back, Xie Yi Niang, you are really cruel and poisonous , even if you are locked up in Zhuangzi, you can still come up with such a poisonous plan. If I hadn't been wary of you, even if we didn't drink the well water you poisoned today, Haosi Haoyu would definitely die, but now you All these calculations will come to nothing. "

Xie Niang couldn't help saying: "I don't believe it, I don't believe it..." Turning to look at Haosi Haoyu, Guo Manniang pushed her away forcefully: "As the saying goes, a tiger's poison does not eat its offspring, Xie Niang, how can you bear to do such a cruel thing to Haosi Haoyu? They are not their mothers, so don't touch them."

Jiayan and Jiayan picked up the baby one by one, and An Jiamu asked An Pingshun to take it over: "I asked someone to change it into a drug, it doesn't matter, just sleep and wake up."

Only then did the couple feel relieved, and handed over the child to the woman beside him, and carried him outside to the carriage for placement.

Only then did An Ran understand why An Jiamu had been dragging her all the time just now. It turned out that he knew all this a long time ago. Seeing Mrs. Xie who was sitting on the ground with flustered eyes and muttering something, An Ran suddenly felt that although this woman was vicious and hateful, , is also extremely pitiful.

No wonder she was able to cheat with her auntie. The two are essentially the same kind of people, selfish and greedy. In their world, there is no one else except themselves, even their own flesh and blood. Children are just a way for them to realize their selfish desires. Once things cannot be realized, they will become very cruel. They don't know what they should have as human beings, and they can't appreciate the happiness that a husband and wife will have even if they stay together in poverty. They always think about themselves. People are disgusting.

An Ran took La'an Jiamu's hand: "Let's go, I don't want to stay here any longer."

An Jiamu nodded and led her out of the courtyard.

Jiayan supported Mannia to go outside, when Mrs. Xie rushed over and hugged Jiayan's leg as soon as she reached the gate of the courtyard: "Master, master, my mother was wrong, my mother was just jealous, jealous of my master's marriage After I got married, my mother was just afraid that the master would forget my mother forever, and that my mother was still waiting for the master to pick me up. My mother was confused for a while, so she did such a thing. Haosi Haoyu is my mother. The meat that fell from the body, how can I have the heart to kill them with poison, I am confused, I am confused, master, please forgive my mother this time."

Jiayan looked down at her, this woman who looked like a crazy woman, felt that this woman was more than ten thousand times more poisonous than a poisonous snake: "Once? Xie Niang, I finally know why you poisoned my two nephews, And without any remorse, you are not a human being at all. After listening to your mother, you feel that women have to be ruthless, and the more ruthless they are to others, in order to have a good life. Your mother did this and taught you, you Do you know where your mother is going?"

Xie Niang was taken aback, she had been imprisoned in Zhuangzi all this time, and she found out many things by changing her own methods, but she never asked about the Xie family, and she didn't know about her mother's hanging.

Seeing her dazed expression, Jiayan knew that she didn't know: "Your mother is dead. Your Xie family said that she died of a sudden illness, but everyone in the capital didn't know. Your mother hanged herself. Your father hated and poisoned your mother. Your mother didn't even leave a whole body, but she was burned by your father, and her ashes were scattered in the toilet. You said, your father and your mother have been husband and wife for so many years, why do you hate her so much? I'm not your father. Not like your father, but Jiayan will tell you something today, from now on, I, An Jiayan, will never see you, and Haosi Haoyu will never have your mother again."

Pushing her away, the couple turned around and walked away. As soon as they walked out of the yard, they heard a thud behind them, and the servant woman exclaimed: "Ms. Xie's head was hit to death."

Jiayan's footsteps stopped, but he didn't turn his head, he just said coldly: "It's been buried, and it will be said to the outside world that he died of a sudden illness."

Mrs. Xie has listened to her mother all her life, so she probably never thought that she would end up like her mother.

Soon news of Mrs. Xie's sudden illness and death spread in Beijing. The Xie mansion had been silent for a long time, but this time two people popped up, they were Xie Niang's two brothers, Xie Wen and Xie Wu.

When I gave this name at the beginning, I hoped that they would have both civil and military skills and be promising people, but I didn't want to, but they were two dudes who didn't do their jobs all day long and couldn't do any serious things.

The Xie family has long been a poor family, and there is nothing left of the brilliance of the past. Originally, they used their own sister to marry An's family, and sent money home from time to time. The two brothers lived a luxurious life.

Later, although the Xie family was locked up in the Zhuangzi, An Jiamu looked at the spice shop in his heart, and simply returned the spice shop under Xie's name to the Xie family. The three of them counted on the spice shop to have another good year, and now they squandered it all. After that, there was really no place to get money, and he was forced by gambling debts outside, so he didn't dare to go out.

At this moment, the news of Xie Niang's sudden illness and death came out, and the three of them discussed it, this was a last-minute deal, and they had to blackmail An's family for some money.

The two brothers came to An Mansion to make trouble as soon as they wiped their faces. They bought a full set of filial piety clothes and put them on, and blocked the gate of the Minister's Mansion.

An Yuan came out to take a look, and knew that the two uncles were not good people, and he couldn't handle it by himself. Now the master has gone to court again, besides, the second master is here, and a court official can't do anything to his uncle, busy Come to find the Grand Master.

An Jiamu was holding a tender lotus pod, teasing his son. The little guy had grown up a bit, and instead of eating and sleeping like before, he was awake more and more.

Although this kid always competes with himself for his wife, Mr. An is naturally curious about whether he is his own, especially this kid grows more and more beautiful. Those big eyes, blinking, and two black grape beads It seems that it looks so juicy.

He was white and fat after eating, his face was flushed, and although his small mouth was always dripping and spitting milk, it was rosy and beautiful. An Jiamu felt that his son's small mouth looked very much like An Ran.

Two small arms stretched out from the swaddling clothes, trying to reach the lotus pod in his hand, the tender thorns on the lotus pod were carefully worn off, no matter what, An Jiamu was careful not to let his son's little hands touch it, it was funny The little guy yelled.

Even though it's only been more than three months, the boy is very strong and strong, he didn't grab the lotus, but grabbed his father's finger, and wrestled with his father's wrist.

An Jiamu laughed and said, "Boy, I want to compete with your father in just a few months. It's too early."

The little guy seemed to understand it, quit, and yelled a few times.

An Jiamu was even happier: "My son is nothing compared to his voice."

The little guy lost his mind, stared at the lotus pod in his unscrupulous father's hand, and burst into tears with his pursed mouth.

An Ran is packing her things from the back room. She has lived in Beijing for more than half a year now, and when she said she was going to go back to Jizhou, she had a lot of things to pack, mainly the things of the little ones. When her son was full moon, he packed a lot of things. , This is my son's stuff, I have to take it back to Jizhou.

Seeing that the culinary art academy is almost completed, this time when I go back, I have to start busy recruiting students and hiring teachers.Mister from the culinary art academy, An Ran has long thought about it, so he invites famous chefs from all over the world, as well as his own chef.

Now that I am older, even though my wrist is good, it can still be too tiring. The Culinary Academy can teach students at the stove without being too tiring, which is just right for the master.

What's more, with the master's superb cooking skills, as well as the understanding of local dishes, folk customs, and ingredients, Dayan couldn't find a second place, so An Ran planned to invite the master to sit in charge.

Even if she founded the Culinary Academy, she would not be able to devote herself to the school like in modern times. After all, besides being a cook, she is also a wife and a mother.

How many marriages are ruined by the contradiction between career and family? Even if An Jiamu supports him unconditionally, he must understand that he is his wife, and husband and wife should support and understand each other. It pays a lot.

After An Ran planned to straighten out the affairs of the Culinary Academy, the husband and wife went out for a walk. On the one hand, An Jiamu needed to inspect the properties of Anjia's various places, so he couldn't stay in Jizhou all the time. On the other hand, he also realized his previous dream by the way. Go around and have a look.

Of course, before doing this, Xiaotao and senior brother's marriage must be settled.An Ran consulted the two of them, and both of them agreed that they didn't want to make a fuss, and that they would take Xiao Tao's parents over when the date was fixed later, set up a few tables in Beijing, and settle the matter.

As for the house, I also insisted that An Ran not prepare it for them. They lived in the original small courtyard, which was close to the elegant house. Even if Xiao Tao's parents came, it was enough to live in.

An Ran knew that the elder brother was not short of money, so the reason why he still lived in a small courtyard must be Xiao Tao's idea, seeing such a sensible and understanding Xiao Tao, An Ran always thought of Jiao Xing'er unconsciously.

At the beginning when the two of them were brought to her together, their fates were very different. Jiao Xing'er dreamed of living a good life, hoping that if she had some good looks, she would be able to attract a man and live a life of luxury.

Never thought that no matter how good-looking she is, her youth is only a few years in a hurry. When her youth is gone, no man will miss her. On the contrary, Xiaotao, who is devoted to learning how to cook, has never thought of relying on anyone, but unexpectedly It was a mistake to get such a happy marriage.

With the temperament of the big brother, An Ran can foresee their future happiness right now. The two are like-minded and love each other. Childish man with son.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly saw An Yuan running in: "My lord, it's not good, you should go and have a look, the two uncles of the Xie family, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, have blocked the gate of the Minister's Mansion, and they keep saying they want to give it to their relatives." The girl wants to speak up."

(End of this chapter)