Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich
Chapter 417 - 298 Setting a Trap

Chapter 417: Chapter 298 Setting a Trap

Ye Shiqi felt that today’s meal was quite delicious, although it couldn’t compare to the dishes cooked by the chef at home. An advantage was the freshness of the ingredients, which made the food delectable.

She had eaten a bit of dim sum earlier, just enough to tide her over. She hadn’t eaten much for breakfast, but during the sumptuous lunch, she had a bowl of rice and quite a few dishes.

Mrs. Li had previously let her mother take care of her son who was already half a year old. At home, they didn’t let him eat rice but cooked porridge instead, as the baby’s stomach wasn’t strong enough yet.

Just now, while they were preparing the meal, they took a small clay pot, placed a handful of rice, some water, and some minced pork in it, and cooked this porridge in the fire pit.

By the time they had cooked the meal, Grandma Li had already fed the little baby with the help of the maid. At this moment, the well-fed six-month-old was asleep, and everyone’s joyful dining didn’t affect his sleep at all.

Ye Shiqi looked at the abundance of dishes in her bowl, feeling almost full, and asked the maid who took care of her to sit down and eat as well.

The obedient maid sat down to eat; during the meal, she felt hungry, but propriety forced her to endure the hunger.

The Li family’s meal today was meat-centric, with chicken, duck, goose, and pork. Even though there were four tables, everyone was satisfied with the meat dishes.

Other relatives were also very satisfied. Normally, many families would tighten their belts and save the best for festival times, living frugally so that the meal on New Year’s Eve would be the finest.

Coming here today, they could eat meat to their heart’s content, enjoying the rosy colors.

Ye Shiqi was the last to leave among the relatives. Her family and her elder aunt’s family were still at her grandparents’ place.

This was the perfect moment to give out gifts, and she distributed the gifts she had brought for her relatives.

Uncle, Young Uncle, and their wives, Elder Aunt, Uncle, had not expected to receive gifts themselves, but seeing the gifts in their hands, they were very pleased to accept them.

As they were leaving, the gifts they had given out were reciprocated. Aunt and Younger Aunt handmade foods like glutinous rice dumplings and pastries for them.

Mrs. Li also quietly spoke with her mother, by now she no longer needed her mother’s help to save money, as the couple both trusted their young daughter to keep the money.

Time passed too quickly, and soon it was time for them to go home, which made the relatives feel reluctant to part.

Mrs. Li felt sad about leaving her relatives; being so close yet, as a daughter married out, she couldn’t return to her parents’ home every month.

Hongji continued to be the driver, and after his wife and daughters were ready, he started driving the ox cart back home.

On the other hand, Mrs. Lai, striving to maintain her dignity, brought quite a few things back to her parents’ house.

Her family was delighted to see so much brought by her.

With several chickens and so many gifts.

Hongji’s father did not stop to buy pork like his son had, feeling that bringing several chickens was sufficient to show respect during a family visit.

Mrs. Lai, even with a little maid present, discussed with her husband her intentions to allow their son to take a concubine.

"Foolish, our household is just fine now. Our daughter-in-law has given birth to a son and might bear more children. Allowing our son to take a concubine would only estrange him further. Would a concubine’s grandson have the fine genes of Mrs. Li?"

Despite the maid’s presence, Mrs. Lai cared a lot about her. Regardless of whether the old woman could see or not, he glanced back at her sharply.

"My niece isn’t bad either." Mrs. Lai did not want to miss this opportunity.

"What exactly is the matter with our son? Don’t you know? Bringing a concubine would only cause more trouble!"

In this statement of Hongji’s father, there was a double meaning, only understood by the couple themselves.

Mrs. Lai, hearing her husband’s words, was reminded of events from years past.

Only then did she remember the presence of the maid, and she warned her not to let the information slip.

The maid timidly nodded her head in agreement, having heard such explosive news, she had tried hard to make herself as inconspicuous as possible.

Hongji’s father thought that this issue had been resolved, but he hadn’t anticipated that there was more to come!

They arrived at Bai Tu Village, at Mrs. Lai’s family’s home.

Mrs. Lai’s family, hearing the sound of the ox cart, all ran out of their house.

Their house too was built beside the main road, which allowed the ox cart to arrive smoothly at the doorstep.

As the ox cart entered the village, those who saw Hongji’s father greeted him, knowing he was the son-in-law. These people didn’t move as fast as the ox cart and hadn’t managed to send a forewarning.

All the Lai family members were present, guessing that Mrs. Lai would come today, whereas those who had married into the family hadn’t visited their maternal homes today.