Chapter 111: A Family of Troublesome Goods

  "Don't be jealous, little uncle will get angry!" Song Jiajin was nestled in Song Shuyu's arms, looking at his crying and laughing face, and couldn't help but interrupt.

  "Go get vinegar in the kitchen!" - Song Jiabao pouted her small mouth and smiled like a little thief.

  Xiang Hong looked at the little guy's delicate and lovely appearance, and took the opportunity to kiss his small face: "No need for Little Uncle's approval, Auntie will give a kiss first to show affection."

  That little guy raised his hand to wipe his face and said with a pretentious tone, "Little Auntie, how could you kiss me first? Now Little Uncle is going to be angry with you."

  Song Jiaju looked at himself and saw that he was alone and powerless, unable to hold onto anything, so he reached out and grabbed Shang Hong's small hand, swaying it back and forth as he said:

  "What's wrong with you? Little uncle and little aunt are going to have a baby too, they're going to give birth to a little sister for us to play with!"

  This is quite embarrassing, how can I deal with it?

  Xiang Hong's face was as red as a peach blossom, and in the midst of her busy schedule, she sent out a distress signal to Song Shuyu. This group of little rascals, how could they be more difficult to deal with than one another?

  Song Shuwei rushed towards her with a smile, pretending to be silly. He liked her timid and weak appearance.

  Song Dàyǒu smiled and helped Sang Hong out of the situation by saying: "Your mom and two aunts are all in the kitchen, go give them a greeting."

  "Alright, go play in the game room, stop bothering Auntie here." Song Shu Hao also instructed his two sons.

  "No, we see that Little Aunt likes it, doesn't Little Aunt like to play with us?" Song Jiajin's words were very much in the style of a spoiled child.

  Xiang Hong smiled and said: "Of course I like playing with you guys, you're all so cute!"

  The twins exchanged a glance, and the mischievous idea was born. Song Jiayun turned back to her grandfather and father with a triumphant smile: "See? Little Auntie likes playing with us!

  "Auntie, why don't we four make up a table and go play mahjong in the recreation room?"

  As soon as they heard this, everyone burst out laughing.

  Xiang Hong heard that such a small kid dared to challenge her and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed:

  "Hmm... this might not be good, I'm an adult and usually can't get excited about playing without a stake. If there is a stake, won't it seem like I'm bullying you kids?"

  Song Jiayin and Song Jiabao, upon hearing her words, suddenly had stars in their eyes: "Don't bully, not even a bit, as long as Second Uncle doesn't go and bully us, it's fine if he bullies Little Aunt."

  As they spoke, the two brothers sprang up from their bodies, three little guys, one pulling her arm, and another pushing from behind.

  "Alright, Sang Hong, it's rare for the kids to want to play with you, so go and play mahjong with them for a while."

  Song Shuoyu thought of letting Sang Hong go to the kitchen and greet his mother and aunts, he was a bit worried, with her childlike innocence, how could she be a match for those women, he didn't want her to be nervous, so he helped her out.

  "Alright, go ahead. I didn't think you'd have a way with kids more than this old man." Song Dàyǒu also smiled and waved his hand, as Sang Hong had already half-pushed and half-pulled the three children to turn into the upstairs corridor.

  "Jiǎ jǐn, jiā bǎo, jiā jū, you three don't bully Xiao Shēn, otherwise, soon Xiao Shū will go up and spank your little butts."

  Song Shuohao yelled loudly at their backs.

  Zhang Hui in the kitchen heard the voice and ran over to ask, "What's going on?" Seeing that there was no sign of the children in the living room, she asked, "Where did the kids go to play?"

  It wasn't until then that he saw Song Shuyu and nodded in greeting.

  Song Shu Hao smiled and said, "Shu Ye brought his girlfriend over, but those three kids cheated them into playing mahjong in the entertainment room. I warned them not to bully my sister-in-law."

  Song Shuwei couldn't help but laugh and thought that his big brother was making a big deal out of nothing.

  "Who knows, Zhang Hui heard the words and was shocked: "Are you stupid? Shu Yu brought his girlfriend here for the first time, is it to tease them? Don't let the three little devils bully her to tears, or else Mom will settle accounts with you."

  Song Shu said in surprise: "These three little guys still have this skill?"

  Song Dàyǒu burst out laughing: "Your elder sister and your mom both love playing mahjong, these little brats have watched them so many times that they've also become experts. Last time Old Man Wang brought his great-granddaughter over to play, they dragged her away to play mahjong, stuck a bunch of paper slips on the little girl's face with saliva, didn't let her win even once, and made the little girl cry until she had to call for help. Only then did they reluctantly let her win one round."

  "Look at you, well-educated kid." Song Shu Hao said with a tone that wasn't blaming, but rather admiring.

  "Or I'll go up and help your sister out of this situation, and bring her down?" Zhang Hui said, looking at Song Shu Yu's expression.

  Song Shuwei burst out laughing and said: "Let them play, don't be so surprised, Big Sister can go busy herself."

  Zhang Hui nodded and turned back into the kitchen.

  The three men in the living room laughed and chatted again, Song Dahai listed the typical misdeeds of these three kids, and finally looked at the two grown-up children beside him who made him overjoyed:

  "You three brothers have the same spirit as when you were young."

  The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, as if they also remembered some things from their childhood, and couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy that life is like a dream.

  In the kitchen, Zhang Hui went back to recount what had just happened in the living room. The three women were all lost in thought, chatting sporadically as they arranged various exotic fruits on a fruit platter.

  In the end, they all smiled at each other, let them be, and considered this as the beginning of Song Shuyu's girlfriend integrating into their family.

  "Mom, you look a bit different today. It's because of the new hair accessory." Wang Jing said while arranging the fruit platter.

  Zhang Hui heard the sound and looked over, saying: "This headdress is very suitable for mom's temperament, it looks a bit more fashionable, but why did you suddenly think of changing styles?"

  "Doesn't it look a bit unseemly?"

  Zhang Yunping actually liked the accessories in her heart, after all, it was a style she had never considered before. She estimated that if she had bought them herself, she wouldn't have been patient enough to even look at them. But when she really had the chance to wear them, she found they didn't look bad on her, and even gave her a feeling of liking them more and more as she looked.

  "The headdress is considered to be more dignified, but the original intention is not right. Your temperament is that of a noble lady, and the accessories should make you feel comfortable and sweet, rather than relying on luxury and elegance."

  Zhang Hui has a unique insight into dressing up, and she also gains Zhang Yunping's appreciation for this.

  Wang Jing calmly pursed her lips and remained silent.

  "Quiet, you say I'm right or not? Mom wore this headdress and it seems that even the style has changed a lot, making her look more approachable."

  Zhang Hui pulled Wang Jing along as she spoke.

  Wang Jing smiled and added a couple of sentences, causing Zhang Yunping's eyebrows to rise in delight: "It seems that Xiaoyu's wife also has good taste. This is the gift she brought for me today."

  Zhang Hui's smile suddenly froze, and she couldn't help but bite her tongue. She had been paving the way for so long, only to find that it was all for someone else's benefit. With a forced laugh, she said, "Oh, Xiao Yu's wife sent this, no wonder it's so novel."

  She felt a little displeased, this girl she had never met before was still mysterious even now, came without greeting them and went to play with the kids, wasn't that too impolite?

  "Is it because of Third Brother that you made a big scene at the Zhao family's wine shop?" Zhang Hui asked curiously, unable to help but ask.

  Zhang Yunping looked at her with some reproach and said, "What's the big deal? Who would have thought that Zhao Yanran, that gentle and quiet girl, would do such a thing? Luckily she was angry this time, otherwise our Xiao Yu would be the one to suffer, a grown man being drugged and schemed by a woman, it would be laughed at if it got out."

  Wang Jing had heard about the matter and knew that her mother-in-law was obviously biased, so she thought it best to say little.

  Zhang Hui was somewhat unwilling, her family and Zhao Yanran's family had some connections, hearing that the two families almost broke up over this matter, she felt that for a girl with no background at all, it wasn't worth it.

  He burst out laughing: "If this gets out, I don't know how many people will envy his luck with women. That Zhao Yanran's appearance is exactly like a big star, I don't know how many people have been eyeing her."

  Zhang Yunping cleared her throat and said, "No matter how good a woman looks, her character is also important. She and Xiaoyu have been friends for many years, but they don't have that kind of relationship, so why should she try to force it? This incident has shown what kind of person she has become after being spoiled by her family."

  "That's it, this matter ends here, don't mention it again. Just thinking about that girl making both families so awkward makes me uncomfortable."

  "Mom said don't mention it then don't mention it, hehe." Zhang Hui smiled and naturally changed the subject, "Those three little guys won't tease her, will they?"

  "Nonsense! The kids like her, it's proof that everyone has a fate of living under the same roof, let them be."

  Zhang Yunping was also a bit worried, with three grandsons, two of whom were nine years old and one who was seven years old, all of them having mischievous ideas, she didn't know how long the girl could hold out.

  "Alright, Aunt Zhang has almost finished up in the kitchen. Let's all go to the living room and chat for a bit. We'll eat once everyone is back."

  After finishing speaking, she went back into the kitchen and instructed Zhang Shu a few sentences, then came out to wipe her hands and carried the seven or eight fruit plates that the three of them had just prepared into the living room.

  ……

  Shang Hong was surrounded by the three children and dragged up the stairs, shaking her arm to easily avoid their tugging, smiling and letting Song Jiaju follow behind her, gesturing for him to lead the way.

  Look left and right at those two brothers who are almost identical, gently lift the ears of the twins and say:

  "How lovely! You two look exactly alike. Tell me, which one of you is Jiajin and which one is Jiabao?"

  The two little guys looked at her and saw that she had such skills, they couldn't help but exchange a glance, and then began to tacitly go hug her legs or pull her arms.

  "Oh my, you've got skills!" Xiang Hong smiled lightly and easily dodged their mischievous moves. With one hand on the left and one on the right, she effortlessly grabbed each of their hands, giving them a warning squeeze, and the two brothers immediately behaved themselves.

  Taking advantage of their height, they strode quickly into the entertainment room, only then did they let loose.

  Xiang Hong was stunned by the mahjong room in front of her, leaning against it, this old man Song is actually running a casino? All she saw were four electric mahjong tables at the four corners of the house, but the material of those tables was not the hard plastic kind she usually saw, and the dark red wood was flashing with a dim glow.

  She couldn't help but lift her hand to touch and press the control button on top, leaning in to listen for a while to the crisp sound of the jade-colored collision, and laughed after a long time: "What an old man who knows how to enjoy himself."

  Those three little guys had been sitting steadily on the soft leather sofa at the edge of the table where she was standing, looking at her with great interest, and they seemed to be slightly surprised, could it be that she also liked playing mahjong?

  They are not worried at all, but instead have risen with high morale. They will fight well and make her cry by losing.

  Song Jiayin cleared his throat and said with some style, "Young aunt, you're a guest, so today let's follow your rules for playing cards."

  Xiang Hong jumped onto the empty sofa with a light touch, her hands pressing against the back of the sofa, and smiled at him:

  "You're the big boss Song Jiajin, you have a very majestic aura, although your little auntie is new here today, but don't be polite to me, I'm not interested in bullying kids at all. What games do you usually play that are easy for you, we'll just play those."

  Xiang Hong was overjoyed and leaned in, wanting to play mahjong with her and outsmart her, but she wanted to see what kind of tricks these three young men could come up with.

  "Playing mahjong, if we play for money like adults, it's too common. How about this, whoever loses runs naked?" Song Jiayin slowly proposed the extremely exciting competition conditions.

  Xiang Hong's eyes widened suddenly, leaning in closer - this little kid can't be more than ten years old, how...how is he so mature?

  Song Jiabao saw the look on Sang Hong's face and worried that Little Aunt would tell Little Uncle about their hooliganism, so he secretly lifted his foot to kick him, indicating that this condition was a bit too much, purely looking for trouble.

  Song Jiaju was taken aback, stunned for a moment, and then scared by Song Jiayin's glance, but soon thought of Song Jiayin's mahjong skills, raised his hand to cheer, and agreed to the mahjong rules.

  Song Jiabao also helplessly raised his hand in agreement, with a nervous and uneasy feeling in his heart.

  Song Jiayin looked at Sang Hong with a pleased expression and said, "Little auntie, the minority must obey the majority. However, since you're a girl, we can give you special treatment. If you feel embarrassed to take off your clothes, then just sing us a children's song, 'The Little Rabbit'."

  "Uh-huh, and also with actions." Song Jiabao added, relieved.

  Xiang Hong thought it was hilarious, this pair of twins had a natural tacit understanding, or was it cultivated later on.

  She made a serious face and thought for a moment, then said affectionately: "Jiajin is so well-behaved, in the casino there's no father-son relationship, what's the difference between men and women, young and old? Xiaojie agreed, if she loses, she'll just run away."

  Besides, Auntie was very curious, "Are you two brothers also identical when you take off your clothes?"

  After finishing speaking, he stood up and found two central air conditioner remote controls, turned up the temperature, and smiled at the two brothers with a meaningful smile.

  "So, when you brothers run wildly later on, you won't catch a chill."

  The twins looked at each other and smiled, completely unaffected.

  Xiang Hong thinks these two kids have a good mental quality.

  "Hehe, little auntie, I'm also curious, their faces look alike, don't know if their bodies are also alike."

  Song Jiaju was young and couldn't control his curiosity and mouth for a while, so he was easily pulled into Sang Hong's camp.

  Song Jiayin smiled slyly: "We're also looking forward to it, after all, Mom hasn't seen our nude figures since we were five years old. Such great bodies, nobody appreciates them, what a waste."

  Xiang Hong's mouth twitched with anger, this little brat will grow up to be a disaster-causing demon!

  He looked at him in surprise and saw that he had maturely dealt five cards to each person. The losers started running wildly after losing the game.

  Then the wind blows, and the four people start reseating themselves.

  Twin brothers sat opposite each other, Sang Hong and Song Jiaju sat opposite each other.

  The beginning.

  The speed of playing cards is very slow.

  However, Xiang Hong soon discovered the problem ——

  The twin brothers indeed had a tacit understanding, coming and going, feeding each other cards, she pretended to be unaware and secretly examined them, but didn't find any regular movements or sounds that could be used as a signal.

  It's strange, Sang Hong believed that his understanding of cheating was absolutely beyond the level of a professional gambler, but he couldn't summarize anything.

  Looking at the situation, I estimate both of them have stopped playing, just waiting for that one crucial card.

  Xiang Hong knew that she had four useless cards in her hand. According to her observation, Jia Jin was going to touch one of them and Jia Ju wanted to eat one of them. She originally intended to give it to Jia Ju to eat, but looking at the card in front of Jia Bao, she felt that he might have made a mistake with this card, so she immediately took it back and played a pair.

  Xiang Hong found it very interesting, these three kids had vastly different poker faces. Jia Jin was steady and didn't reveal his emotions, possessing the innate qualities of a gambler. Jia Bao, on the other hand, was the opposite of his brother, extremely impatient and constantly urging her on.

  It was Jia Ju, who touched a usable card and smiled, but when he touched an unusable one, he sighed. In the midst of surprise and astonishment, this game revealed a relaxed and joyful festive atmosphere, making the twin brothers helpless with laughter and tears.

  The first game ended with a sigh from the two brothers.

  When the last card was drawn, Song Jiabao couldn't hold back his curiosity and raised his hand to push down the cards in Sang Hong's hand.

  At a glance, he shouted angrily: "Ah ah ah, Auntie is so treacherous, I knew the card I wanted was in your hands!"

  Song Jiayin's eyelids flickered, and he calmly took in the cards that Sang Hong had, his own desired card was also being pinched by her!

  Is it all coincidence?

  He was puzzled and couldn't help but think that this was probably the first time he had encountered such a situation in his card-playing experience.

  Xiang Hong smiled and pushed the card into the middle of the card hole, encouraging them: "Come on, a master doesn't win the first round."

  Song Jiayin recalled that she played cards slowly, where was the old hand? Her mother and grandmother could tell what card they had touched as soon as they touched it, but she was clumsy and had to pick it up and look at it before she could confirm what card it was.

  Easily balanced himself.

  It is said that dumplings can bring good luck!

  Then the second game began.

  After two rounds, Sang Hong played a card, Jia Ju started with a strong hand, he played a card, and it fell silently. Jia Jin drew a card, played a card, and it was Sang Hong's turn again. She drew a card, looked at it expressionlessly, and played a card. Jia Jin bumped into her, and another card was played, but no one bumped into it. Looking at it, he hurriedly gave another card to Sang Hong, and his heart was filled with regret.

  Who knew that Shang Hong picked up a tile and made a decisive move to conceal it, then touched another tile at the bottom of the concealed pile and directly self-drew and discarded a tile.

  This is outrageous! She played this hand so smoothly and decisively, without any hesitation, and even managed to get a concealed pair and go out on her own initiative. Is there still justice in the world?

  How can you be so lucky?

  They are playing a game of mahjong where one person is the "cannon" and does the shooting. In one round, there is one winner, one cannon, and three losers. The cannon has to pay double penalty.

  So the way of playing must be more conservative, so Xiang Hong is willing to let them self-draw and will not easily let anyone get a card to win.

  After one round, the twin brothers' five cards were all gone.

  Song Jiabao realized the problem was serious and cried with a small face: "Brother, why don't you give everyone a few more cards?"

  "What's the hurry? We've just finished playing cards and we don't owe anyone money, let's continue."

  Song Jiayin waved her hand casually: "Little aunt, it's okay."

  Xiang Hong smiled and said, "I've said it before, at the card table there's no father-son relationship, you two don't owe me anything. However, you two don't have any chips, and you're not willing to fulfill your promise of losing a round. This round, I'm not going to start."

  "If you two fulfill your promise, this card can be redistributed and we can start from scratch."

  Song Jiaju was over the moon with his first victory against his two elder brothers, and he couldn't help but dance for joy, saying: "That's right! Brother Jin just said that whoever loses at cards should admit defeat graciously. It's too embarrassing to be a sore loser!"

  "I didn't say that the person who lost all their chips would immediately be like that. From a normal perspective, if you lose your bet and leave the gambling table, wouldn't the loss just stop there?"

  "So, let's play another round, and if I lose again, I'll owe you one."

  He said slowly and confidently, finally smiling and saying: "Little aunt, just now I gave you the opportunity to take care of you as a girl, you don't want it yourself, how can you also give me a chance to explain? Do you think what I said is reasonable?"

  Xiang Hong looked at this little kid, who was able to talk so eloquently, and couldn't help but laugh and let it go. She stretched out her finger and pointed at his full forehead, teaching him:

  "Kid, I'll give you another chance to turn things around, remember, a gambler's character is a reflection of their personal character."

  Song Jiayin's eyes rolled slyly and she smiled nonchalantly.

  "How come you talk so big, saying that a gambler's gotta win the first round, and their betting style is like their character? Auntie, you're not some kind of high roller, are you?"

  Song Jiabao felt a little guilty after being scolded by her, after all he knew that he had been following his brother's lead in being mischievous and had some reservations.

  "Knowing two sentences of casino jargon makes one a mahjong master; does knowing two sentences of martial arts incantations make one a kung fu master?"

  Song Jiayin spoke to her younger brother in a tone of disdain, where there was the legendary master in the movie, even if there was one, it would absolutely not be a girl like Xiaoyu who looked so honest and gullible.

  Xiang Hong smiled and pressed the dice, starting a new round.

  This time even Jia Bao, who was usually impatient, became steady and played cards very cautiously.

  He looked at Xiang Hong sitting on his upper seat, pitifully opening his mouth to express that he was heartbroken: "Auntie, give Zhang Pai some food, I'm so pitiful."

  He couldn't get a single card from his little auntie from start to finish, which was really heartbreaking. He held onto his cards and wouldn't let go, it was too much. Even when breaking pairs, they didn't want to give him a single card, it was too cunning. Song Jiabao's face turned gloomy, while Song Jiaju looked at him with sympathetic eyes.

  This round, the two brothers cooperated with super tacit understanding, and Sang Hong was unable to control the situation.

  In the end, Song Jiayin won. He smiled decisively and collected the winning cards, then without hesitation gave half of them to his younger brother.