Li Laihe saw Jiang Anyi standing with a smile, and exclaimed in surprise: "When did the virtuous son-in-law come, but I have eaten." ”

Jiang Anyi bowed and said, "I entered Beijing the day before yesterday, and I didn't have time to enter the palace for the Hajj yesterday, so I came to see my father-in-law today." ”

The guys in the hotel and the people who came to do business all knew that the son-in-law of the shopkeeper Li was the Huazhou Thorn Shi, the famous Jiang Zhuangyuan, who stood aside and watched the excitement.

Li Laihe frowned and said to Jiang Anyi: "It's inconvenient to talk here, Anyi will go home with me." ”

After a few words of command, and asked people to go to his son's house to deliver a letter, Li Laihe took Jiang Anyi to his residence. Li Laihe's residence is not far from the wine shop, the alley into the Ruyi Gate, the black paint on the door is a little mottled in three years, when Jiang Anyi proposed to change the residence for the old man, Li Laihe smiled and shook his head and refused: "In the past few years, the money given by the wine shop is enough to change to a larger house, but I am used to living here, and it is close to the wine store, so it is convenient to come and go." ”

I didn't see my mother-in-law when I entered the house, and without waiting for Jiang Anyi to ask, Li Laihe explained: "Your mother-in-law went to Shicheng's house, Shicheng's son has a fever these days, and she went to help take care of it." Is there Dong'er again? Is Chenzhi still obedient, when will you bring him into Beijing for me to see. Li Lai and his wife have not met their eldest grandson.

Jiang Anyi responded with a smile, so that the old man and his wife have time to go to Huazhou to see Dong'er and his grandson, he will greet the Zhenwei Dart Bureau, and let the people of the Dart Bureau escort him at that time. Li Laihe thought for a while and said: "The business of the wine shop is too busy, and after two years, my wife and I will take Shicheng's family to Huazhou to see Dong'er." ”

While talking, there was a commotion outside the house, and Li Shicheng received a letter and came with his wife and children in two cars. Jiang Anyi and Li Shicheng are friends of Zechang Academy, and they are uncles of Lang, so it is said that they should be intimate, but Li Shicheng did not want to make progress after the move, and he was bent on drilling camps, and was used by Cheng Xiquan to use the prostitute Qionghua to set up a trap and not wake up, and regarded Jiang Anyi as a wronged leader, so Jiang Anyi's affection for him gradually faded, but it was not as intimate as Tian Shoulou.

Li Shicheng found out Jiang Anyi's cold talk, and knew that he could not do without the help of his brother-in-law if he wanted to gain a foothold in the capital, and last year his wife Li Hu gave birth to a son Li Yingchen, and Dong'er was very happy to be an aunt, and sent a lot of gifts in the name of the couple. Li Shicheng curryed favor with his sister in the letter and repaired the relationship with Jiang Anyi, and they have been writing to each other for more than half a year, restoring some of their old friendship.

Seeing Jiang Anyi, Li Shicheng asked his wife to hold his son and stuff it into Jiang Anyi's hands, Li Yingchen was born in February last year, twelve months old, and his face was a little pale when he was occasionally exposed to the cold, Li Shicheng said next to him: "Chen'er, call your brother-in-law, brother-in-law is good." ”

Li Yingchen was a little recognizable, twisted his body to find his mother, Jiang Anyi took out a piece of beautiful jade prepared in advance from his arms and hung it around the child's neck. Li Shicheng looked at the jade as big as a baby's fist, and made a loop with gold wire, which became more and more delicate and warm, it should be the best mutton fat white jade produced in Huazhou, gold and silver are priceless, and he estimated that such a large piece would cost at least three thousand taels of silver.

Secretly sighing in his heart that his brother-in-law is really rich, Li Shicheng said with a smile on his face: "An Yi is too polite, why should you and my own relatives give such a valuable gift, don't you see the outside." ”

Li Shicheng's wife Hu Fei took the child and rubbed the shiny jade with her hand, she was a person who knew the goods, and immediately smiled, and said: "My brother-in-law has not come to my house yet, I must come to the house to sit down this time, there is always coarse tea and light rice." ”

Li Laihe doesn't like this daughter-in-law, not to mention being pampered, and he hates this and that, if he didn't see that he could make some money, he probably wouldn't see her all year round. His wife Li Liu also came back together, and Li Laihe said: "Old woman, you go to make a fire to cook, I will go to the street to buy some food, and treat my uncle well." ”

Li Shicheng said: "What is delicious about the food at home, I invite An Yi to Heming Tower to drink, and by the way, I invite Deng Shilang (Deng Huaisu in the Ministry of Rites), Yu Sizheng (Dali Temple is Yu Jingshan), Yu Sheren (Yu Mingyang), and Zechang's classmates in Beijing to have a meal together, with An Yi's face, these people are definitely coming." ”

Li Hushi muttered softly: "Where did you get the silver, your little money is not enough to have a drink in Heming Tower, and the family is ready to drink the northwest wind." ”

Li Shicheng was extremely embarrassed, his wife was arrogant, and he went back to his parents' house to cry at every turn, and his father-in-law Hu Kun was Taichang Temple Cheng (from the five grades), and unceremoniously scolded him for being a bloody dog, Li Shicheng wanted to rely on his father-in-law, so he had to swallow his anger and be controlled by his wife at home.

Jiang Anyi said with a smile: "Why should the family go out to eat, father-in-law, you go to buy vegetables, and I will cook and fry two dishes later." ”

Li Lai and his wife had long heard Dong'er say that Jiang Anyi's fried dishes were delicious, and if he could take the initiative to cook and stir-fry, he really regarded himself as his son-in-law. Moved in his heart, Li Laihe said happily: "Okay, I have eaten the dishes fried by your mother-in-law for decades, and I am tired of eating them, so I just changed the taste." ”

Li Liu scolded: "Dead old man, I think the dishes I fry are not delicious, and you should never eat them again if you have the ability." ”

Jiang Anyi smiled at Li Shicheng, who had a sneering expression: "Brother Li, you have an appointment with someone another day, I will invite everyone to have a meal, I haven't seen you for a long time, just to talk about the friendship between classmates." ”

Li Shicheng agreed with a smile, and his face softened.

Waiting for Li Laihe to buy vegetables, Jiang Anyi really cooked three big dishes, red stewed mutton, fried chicken nuggets, and scallion and rabbit. Jiang Anyi's craftsmanship is getting better and better, the three dishes are fragrant and mouth-watering, Li Shicheng has eaten all the restaurants in the capital, tasted a piece of mutton and praised it repeatedly: "Fragrant, crispy and refreshing, no smell, a hundred times better than what Dingweiju makes." Picked up a piece of rabbit meat, tasted it, and praised: "The aroma is overflowing, the color and fragrance are strong, and it is delicious." ”

Li Hu handed his son into the hands of his mother-in-law, connected the chopsticks, did not say a word, and ate with a mouth full of oil.

The family talked and laughed, drank and talked. It was not early, Li Yingchen was a little troublesome, Li Liu and Li Hu took the children back first, and only Li Laihe, Li Shicheng and Jiang Anyi were left on the table. Li Laihe poured a full bottle of wine for Jiang Anyi, kicked his son with his foot under the table, Li Shicheng hurriedly picked up the cup and said: "Anyi, I used to have something that I couldn't do with you, don't take it to heart, this glass of wine can be regarded as reparation." ”

As he spoke, Li Shicheng drank it all and lit the empty cup to Jiang Anyi. Jiang Anyi took the cup and drank it all, and said with a smile: "Brother Li is my eldest brother, both a friend and a close relative, this little misunderstanding will mention what he does." ”

Li Laihe was full of son-in-law and son, and said: "Little Lao'er is a side branch of the Li family, and I thought that I would eat in the Li family in Anqi in this life." Shicheng went to Zechang Academy to study and meet a virtuous son-in-law, and promised you Dong'er's girl (Li Laihe didn't know that it was Li Shicheng's lie), and then there was a change in the family, and the little old man also followed the rising tide and became a big shopkeeper in Beijing, but he never dreamed of it. ”

With a sigh, Li Laihe picked up the wine, and Jiang Anyi hurriedly raised his glass and drank a cup with him. Li Laihe continued: "Dong'er followed the virtuous son-in-law, I don't worry about her, I see the character of the virtuous son-in-law, it is the ancestor of the old Li family who has accumulated virtue, and I, Li Lai, have done good deeds in my previous life, so I found a suitable idle business for Dong'er." ”

Jiang Anyi saw that Li Laihe was a little drunk, and said with a smile: "Dong'er is gentle and considerate, Jiang is really blessed to be able to marry her, and the son-in-law respects his father-in-law a cup." ”

Li Laihe happily raised his glass and drank it all and said: "It is said that now I don't have to worry about food or clothing, my children are settled, I have a little spare money in my hands, I shouldn't have any luxury, and I am happy when I swallow my breath one day." Alas, just ......"

Stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Shicheng, Li Laihe sighed: "This uncompetitive one makes me unable to let go." Don't look at him as an official now, but he is obedient to his wife at home, you also saw it just now, he wants to invite you to drink, and his daughter-in-law immediately drinks him, this is still in front of you, if I want to slap it a long time ago. ”

The corners of Li Shicheng's mouth twitched, thinking that his father didn't make drafts when he said big things, and his mother didn't dare to speak up when he scolded him, but he knew that his father was helping him speak, so he lowered his head and pretended to be pitiful. Jiang Anyi sighed in his heart, Li Shicheng's bear appearance just now was indeed pitiful, and the high-spirited man had become a cowardly man who was afraid of his wife.

"The reason why his daughter-in-law is arrogant is not because her Lao Tzu is a Dachang Temple Cheng, and Shicheng's palm is her Lao Tzu's plan, so her family treats Shicheng as a son-in-law." Li Laihe said angrily: "If it weren't for Chen'er's birth, I would have wanted Shicheng to divorce his wife." ”

Jiang Anyi persuaded: "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, maybe after a while, the Li Hu family will be more sensible." ”

Li Laihe shook his head again and again, and said: "Virtuous son-in-law, Xiao Lao'er shouldn't have embarrassed you, but I hope you look at Dong'er's face, help Shicheng, and let him change to a good errand, this pickled?" It's unbearable for a man. ”

Speaking of sadness, tears flowed from the corners of Li Laihe's eyes, and Jiang Anyi hurriedly said: "My father-in-law instructed that my son-in-law must think of a way to find a good messenger for Brother Shicheng." ”

Li Shicheng suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, he wrote countless letters to Jiang Anyi to plead, it was really better than a tear from his father. Pouring wine for his father and Jiang Anyi, Li Shicheng raised his glass and said: "The child is not filial, so that his father is angry." Anyi, thank you for this glass of wine in advance, please. ”

From the bottom of his heart, Jiang Anyi really doesn't want to use power for personal gain, but it is impossible to live in heaven and earth without worry, and the things in front of him make it difficult for him to shirk. He also saw Li Hu's actions just now, and he didn't take his father-in-law's family in his eyes at all, and his eldest brother couldn't be too cheap.

After thinking about it, Jiang Anyi said: "Brother Shicheng is now the leader of the ninth rank (two years of performance appraisal is promoted normally, and the official rank remains unchanged and promoted to one level), if the Beijing official is appointed outside, he can be promoted by one level, that is, from the official rank under the eighth grade, he can go to Shangxian to be a county official, and stay outside for a few years, it should not be difficult to be a county order." ”

Li Shicheng frowned, he was a little reluctant to be prosperous in Beijing, although the officials in the capital were small, but there was an old man to take care of him, and Zechang's classmates supported him, he lived a beautiful life outside.

Li Laihe also didn't want his son to go to other places to be an official, so that there would be an old couple left in the capital, and he was at odds with his daughter-in-law, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to see his grandson. Li Laihe said: "Chen'er is still young, can you not let Shicheng go out?" ”

Jiang Anyi thought to himself, his father-in-law really regarded himself as a secretary of the ministry, and the ability of a Huazhou assassin in the capital was limited, looking at Li Laihe and Li Shicheng's eager eyes, Jiang Anyi had no choice but to say: "I want to find a way to achieve what Brother Shicheng wants." ”