The old lady couldn’t help scolding Gu Fei: “You are the one who is too nosy. Bao’er is still a child. Besides, it’s New Year’s Day today. Aren’t these dishes placed here for people to eat?”

“Whether he is good or not is up to his father. It’s not your turn to speak!”

Gu Fei didn’t even look at the old lady and said lightly: “I didn’t want to say it. Whether Bao’er is good or not has nothing to do with me.”

“But if he put his hand over the bowl, can this dish still be eaten?”

“I’m not teaching him a lesson. I’m teaching him the rules!”

Gu Zhong didn’t think Gu Fei was wrong, but he was embarrassed.

The main reason was that, compared to Hu Zi and Xiao Cao next to him. Bao’er was indeed unruly.

Although Hu Zi was also greedy, his eyes were fixed on the dishes on the table, but he just sat there properly, unlike Bao’er who grabbed food right away.

Xiaocao, needless to say, eats everything slowly and calmly.

It was just his son who was embarrassed.

Seeing the old lady talking about Gu Fei, Gu Zhong knew that this niece should not be offended, and hurried to save the situation: “Mom, Xiao Fei is right. Bao’er is too unruly, and he has to be taught! Don’t interfere in Bao’er’s affairs in the future!”

The old lady was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She spoke up to protect her eldest son, but he didn’t appreciate it at all and thought she was meddling.

Old Lady Gu frowned: “What are you say— um”, the rest of the words were still in her throat, but the eldest aunt quickly picked up a meatball and stuffed it into the old lady’s mouth, blocking her mouth.

Gu Zhang glanced at his troublesome mother and waved his hand: “Everyone, come to the table. Sanlang, go to the door and set off the firecrackers. After setting off the firecrackers, let’s start the feast.”

Gu Sanlang ran out of the door happily. After a while, the sound of “crackling” firecrackers rang out, and the door was filled with smoke.

Old Lady Gu’s mouth was blocked by the meatballs. She looked at the children and grandchildren in the room, one by one. No one agreed with her. They only knew to flatter the second son’s family.

Old Lady Gu’s heart was full of sadness, and she chewed the meatballs slowly, tears unconsciously flowing from the corners of her eyes.

The feast was already lively on the table.

Gu Fei contributed a bottle of her Five Grains Liquor today and changed the bottle.

Gu Zhang raised his glass: “It’s unexpected. I didn’t expect that everyone would have to spend the New Year in Ping’an City, thousands of miles away from home, this year.”

“Fortunately, the whole family is together, which is better than anything else.”

As soon as these words came out, the wives in the family couldn’t help but wipe their eyes. The Gu family was all together, but their natal family was still in their hometown and didn’t leave. They didn’t know how they were doing now.

Gu Zhang saw Mrs. Chen’s eyes red and suddenly felt that he had said something wrong. He laughed dryly twice: “Eat, eat, the food will get cold soon.”

Gu Rong ate for a while, and called Gu Fei across the table: “Xiao Fei, this swan meat is amazing. This is the most delicious thing my uncle has ever eaten.”

Gu Fei smiled and turned back: “Then Third Uncle, eat more. I made a lot, and there is still some in the pot. My uncle will take the rest back and eat it slowly later.”

She had never made swan meat before, but she made it according to the method of dry pot turtledove. Anyway, they are all birds, so they should be similar.

She felt that the dry pot swan meat was not as delicious as the turtledove meat, and the turtledove meat was more tender. There was a reason for the saying that the flying turtledove and the running rabbit were both flying turtledoves.

Mrs. Qian had been eating the braised pork and had not had time to eat the swan. When she heard what Gu Rong said, she quickly put a piece of it into her bowl.

The adults drank and ate slowly, while the children ate quickly. Hu Zi finished eating first, and walked over while touching his belly: “Dad, I’m going to play in the yard.”

Gu Zhang called him: “Come here, come over here, get your New Year’s money before going out to play.”