Although Lin Qingwan said it was not difficult, Mrs. Xie still felt a sense of disgust towards the Zhao family, and also extended her dislike to Shang Er's wife. When Shang Er's wife welcomed her in, her face was slightly pale, with only a faint smile on her face, just enough to avoid being rude.

  Lin Yuhbin didn't even need to say anything, when he saw Shang Mingjie, he directly let out a cold snort and turned his face away without saying a word.

  Shang Mingjie didn't know how he had offended his cousin, and anxiously scratched his ears and cheeks, circling around her and asking: "But what did I do wrong, cousin? Tell me so I can change."

  Lin Yuhong coldly smiled and said: "It's not what you did wrong, it's what I did wrong."

  Having said that, he walked away from him.

  Shang Ming Jie opened his mouth wide and Shang Ming Yuan asked with a hint of schadenfreude, "How did the second brother offend his cousin?"

  Shang Mingjie looked bewildered, "I don't know."

  Mrs. Shang was unaware of the lawsuit involving the children in the back, and she entertained Mrs. Xie with a smile all over her face. Shang Ping wanted to be transferred from the Ministry of Works to the Imperial Secretariat, but he was worried that he couldn't find a way.

  The old lady also stood at the gate of the main courtyard to welcome her, and smiled from afar: "You've finally arrived, I was really looking forward to it."

  Mrs. Xie's face lit up with a big smile and she stepped forward to pay her respects, saying: "I've seen the old lady."

  "Get up, get up," Old Lady Shang pulled her up with a smile and asked, "Is your aunt all right?"

  "Alright, before Mid-Autumn Festival, I received a letter saying that you can eat five small mantou at once. My aunt heard that I was in Suzhou and asked me to come and pay respects to your elderly family. However, since it's near Mid-Autumn Festival, I didn't want to disturb you by visiting. But then I heard from Wen sister that after Mid-Autumn Festival, she would also bring Yubin to pay respects to your elderly family, so I'll just come with her." Madam Xie smiled and said: "As long as you don't mind us disturbing you, it's fine."

  "You all come to me every day, I'm an old man, every day except eating and sleeping. In the past, there were still children accompanying me to talk, now they have all gone to school, and there is no one around me to talk to."

  The three Shang sisters were shocked and walked together. Shang Danlan smiled and said, "Why don't I just not go to school tomorrow and stay home with Grandma?"

  Dan bamboo and Dan chrysanthemum also shouted: "We are also at home with our grandmother."

  Shang Mingjie, who was behind, immediately said sincerely: "I won't go to school either!"

  The old lady glared at him and scolded: "How can you delay your studies, if your teacher hears about this, he'll whip your skin."

  "It's a good thing the children are filial," said Mrs. Xie with a flattering tone: "The old lady is blessed."

  The old lady's face was smiling, very proud, just about to boast back, but suddenly remembered that Mrs. Xie's only son had died, and the tone of her voice changed as she abruptly changed the subject: "Let's go inside first, and then talk to me about your aunt. We've been sisters for many years, and I haven't seen her since I moved back to Suzhou."

  Lin Qingwan only then knew that Old Lady Shang and Madam Xie's aunt were close friends, and the two also had some kinship.

  His sister-in-law's mother is called "yí" (aunt) by his brother's wife, this relationship is complicated.

  Lin Qingwan shook her head and sat down in front of him.

  The three sisters of the Shang family paid their respects to Mrs. Xie, who presented them with gifts she had prepared and smiled at them, "I've heard Yubin mention you before, saying that the Shang family has three golden flowers. Now that I see you, it's indeed true. You're really beautiful."

  The old lady leaned on the headboard and smiled: "They are cousins, it's natural for them to look at each other, but it's not good when they go outside."

  "Who said that?" Mrs. Xie smiled and pulled Shang Danlan's hand: "I'm the one outside, I said they're pretty."

  The three sisters blushed and lowered their heads, Lin Qingwen saw that their faces were about to burn up, so she pulled them over to relieve the siege: "I know my mother is reluctant, but the children love to move around, let them go play aside."

  Mrs. Xie gave her a sideways glance and said: "I know you want to have fun, go with them, I'll talk to the old lady."

  Lin Qingwan was slightly stunned, and Old Lady Shang had already told Shang Danlan: "Take Lin's younger sister down to play, take good care of Lin's aunt, isn't there still a few baskets of crabs in the kitchen? Have someone steam them for you to eat, but don't eat too much, or else your stomach will hurt at night."

  Shang Danlan smiled and agreed, pulling Lin Qingyuan and Lin Yubin down.

  Lin Qingwan glanced at Mrs. Xie and smiled as she left with the others, while Shang Mingjie, who was waiting on the side, couldn't help but take a few glances outside and also found an opportunity to leave.

  Shang Danlan and Lin Qingwan walked ahead, while Shang Danzhu pulled Lin Yuhong to the back. Seeing that there was no one around, and they were far away from Lin Qingwan in front, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Lin sister-in-law, did my brother offend you?"

  Lin Yuhbin asked somewhat uncomfortably, "Why ask like this?"

  Shang Dan bamboo pursed her lips and smiled, "Brother asked me to ask you, he said that this morning when he greeted you, you didn't pay attention to him. He wants to know if he did something wrong so he can change."

  Lin Yuhong pursed his lips and said nothing.

  "Really? My brother actually did something wrong?"

  It's not right, is it? At the beginning of the month, her brother even made an appointment with Zhou Tong because of the matter of digging a hole, and they had a fight outside, accidentally injuring his arm. Lin's sister knew about it and was heartbroken for a while.

  These two people have been getting along great lately. If Lin's older sister wasn't in mourning, her brother would have even asked her out to see the lanterns on Mid-Autumn Festival.

  Lin Yuhong didn't speak up, she couldn't tell Shang Danzhu that it was because your uncle targeted my family, so I took out my anger on your brother.

  It turns out that Zhao Sheng is also Danzhu's uncle, but she doesn't seem to have the same temperament as Danzhu. Why did she get so angry when she saw Shang Mingjie?

  Lin Yuhu quickened his pace to catch up with Xiaojie, while Shang Danzhu went to find her brother, "I couldn't get it out of him, but you must have offended Lin's sister. Think carefully about what bad things you've done recently."

  Shang Mingjie looked bewildered, "I really didn't do anything bad."

  Shang Danzhu didn't believe it and threw him aside, not doing anything wrong. Would Lin Biao still be angry for no reason?

  Shang Danlan took Lin Qingwan and her niece to the garden, "During the festival, Uncle Zhao sent over a lot of chrysanthemums, what do you think, Aunt Lin?"

  Lin Qingwan smiled faintly and nodded her head, looking at the precious chrysanthemum potted plant in front of her: "It's not bad."

  Shang Danlan's eyes sparkled as she smiled and said, "Besides chrysanthemums, Uncle Zhao also sent many other good things. Even the crabs in the mansion were sent by him."

  Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "Actually, I did have a mind to, but isn't Uncle Zhao back in Jiangdu? How come he's here again?"

  "It's only been a few days since I arrived," Shang Danlan smiled and said, "This time I'm here to stay for a long time. I heard that the first floor is going to be changed into a luxurious restaurant, and Uncle Zhao has even prepared many new dishes."

  Lin Qingwan raised an eyebrow and looked at Shang Danlan with a hint of a smile that was not quite a smile.

  Yipin Building was once a property of the Lin family, but it was sold by Lin Qingwan last year. However, she remembered that the buyer was a merchant named Qian from Suzhou, so how did it end up in Zhao Sheng's hands?

  The three sisters of the Shang family looked at each other with good feelings and didn't ask about external matters. Now it seems that she underestimated them.

  Since someone wanted to inform her of the news, she naturally wouldn't refuse and showed interest in it.

  Shang Danlan carefully told her the names of several dishes, which were all sent by Zhao Sheng for Shang Erta to taste. Of course, Shang Erta couldn't enjoy them alone and had to offer them to Old Lady first.

  Shang Danlan also followed and tried it.

  The old lady was famous for her good taste in food, and Zhao Sheng sent dishes over also to ask for the old lady's opinion.

  The old lady indeed gave some constructive opinions.

  The dish that Old Lady Shang was most satisfied with was made from tofu.

  Shang Danlan smiled, "It's said that the tofu was made by Han Huainan Wang. My grandmother used to eat it in the north too, but now few people make it. Uncle Zhao made a series of dishes with tofu and I heard they were very popular."

  Lin Qingwan couldn't help but turn her head, "Tofu?"

  Shang Danlan nodded, "I've heard it's made from beans. The method was also recorded in ancient books, but due to war and turmoil, the books were lost, perhaps some aristocratic families still know the method."

  Lin Qingyan sneered, "Making tofu? She can do that. And there should be records of it in the Lin family's collection of classics."

  In this era, transportation is inconvenient and information transmission is also very slow. People in the south of the mountain can make tofu, but people in the north of the mountain may not even have heard of what tofu is.

  Tofu has been around since the Han Dynasty, and she naturally assumed that everyone knew about it, thinking that its production method was no secret. But now it seems that she took it for granted.

  At this time, not only was the news blocked, but also the inheritance of craftsmanship was very secretive, and it was passed down from generation to generation, rarely spreading outside.

  In such cases, the method of making tofu naturally did not spread widely either.

  "Is the Gluttony Building already open?"

  "Yes, it was on the Mid-Autumn Festival that day, I heard that these two days are crowded with guests." So Erniang started shaking again at home, and her grandmother became more tolerant of Erniang because Zhao Sheng was in Suzhou, and during this time her brother's life was not easy.

  "Then congratulations to Uncle Zhao," Lin Qingyuan said, seeing Yu Bin and Dan Hua coming over, naturally pointing to a pot of chrysanthemum on the ground to change the subject, "This color is not bad, after further cultivation, maybe it can produce green chrysanthemum."

  "I also said that, but unfortunately our family doesn't have a skilled florist, I'm afraid of planting it badly." Shang Danlan smiled along with her words: "I heard that Lin Auntie loves flowers and plants, why not bring a pot back to try planting?"

  "This was given by Uncle Zhao to the second wife, I wouldn't dare take away something she loves."

  Shang Danju just happened to catch the tail end of the conversation, and upon hearing it, she smiled and said: "This was a gift from Uncle Zhao to Grandma. If Aunt Lin likes it, I'll mention it to my grandmother later, and you can take one pot back with you."

  Lin Qingwan was about to refuse, but thinking of what Wen Yuan had said before, that the famous chrysanthemum varieties were hard to come by and difficult to cultivate, she nodded with a smile: "Alright, autumn is the time for chrysanthemum appreciation, I'll thank Danju first."

  Shang Danju was taken aback for a moment, then broke into a big smile. "You're too polite, Aunt Lin."

  As they spoke, the kitchen brought over steamed crabs, accompanied by chrysanthemum wine and various small dishes.

  Lin Qingwan and Lin Yuhbin didn't really want to eat, they lived in the farmhouse, where there were also crabs, and during Mid-Autumn Festival, they didn't eat less.

  The key is that crabs are cold in nature, and neither of the two girls' bodies are very good, so they don't eat much.

  At this time, Mrs. Xie found an excuse to get rid of Shang Ertao and then made up a reason to report to Old Lady Shang.