Chapter 263 Don’t learn from me
On the second day after returning to Bei’an, the three families had a meal together.

Before, when Jiang Ning came back for dinner, it was always a small gathering with his brothers. His eldest uncle and eldest aunt and his second uncle and second aunt did not come. This time, when Jiang’s mother came back, everyone came, and they also invited the three aunts’ families. Those who wanted to come came, and those who didn’t want to come did not come.

My second aunt and second uncle didn’t come.

It was my second cousin’s wife, Su Hongyan, who came with her son and daughter.

My eldest cousin Zhou Aiguo didn’t come, but my eldest cousin’s wife did.

Liu Wei didn’t come. He is still busy selling fruits in the United States.

My eldest cousin Zhou Aiping came with her son, daughter-in-law and grandson.

Before we knew it, Jiang Ning was already a grandfather.

What should I call my cousin’s grandson?

Jiang Ning was confused and asked his uncle quietly.

His uncle gave him a scientific explanation: “You and Zhou Aiping are siblings. Liu Chengliang has to call you uncle, and his children call you grandpa uncle.”

Jiang Ning suddenly realized that he had become his uncle.

Seniority is a really complicated thing, and many young people don’t understand it.

Tell Feng Yu about it.

Feng Yu wanted to laugh: “You are the uncle, so I am the aunt?”

Jiang Ning nodded and said, “What’s the name of my cousin’s grandson, Tiantian?”

Feng Yu thought for a long time and was a little unsure: “Should I call you aunt or uncle?”

Jiang Ning was not sure either, so he quietly asked Jiang’s mother.

Jiang’s mother said, “How come you don’t even know this? The name is determined by the parents. Tiantian and Liu Chengliang are brother and sister. Liu Chengliang’s son should call Tiantian aunt. You don’t even know this. Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?”

Jiang Ning disagreed: “Seniority is so complicated, many people don’t understand it, what’s so funny about it.”

I explained this to Feng Yu, and he understood.

There were more than 40 people, big and small, sitting at two tables.

The men sat at one table with their elders, and the women sat at another table with their children.

Feng Yu and Feng Xue sat in the box next door with their daughter.

Only my eldest cousin and my second cousin’s wife sat at the main table.

If it was just the three families gathering, without my aunt’s family, it would be very casual. But with my aunt’s family present, it couldn’t be casual. My uncle and my aunt took the center position, and the elders accompanied them on the left and right. My uncle asked Jiang Ning to sit below Jiang’s father.

Jiang Ning gave it to his third cousin He Cheng.

He also let his third aunt’s cousin’s husband sit below He Cheng.

This cousin’s husband has no sense of existence and refuses to sit down.

Take the initiative to sit at the last seat.

At a glance, all the people at the table at my aunt’s house were on the government payroll.

The second generation of the Jiang family are all common people.

In the past, when we had dinner together, Jiang Hua and Jiang Ning were the only ones who didn’t like to come.

It’s just that Jiang Wei and Jiang Ze don’t really want to come.

Things are different now. The second cousin goes in and the eldest cousin doesn’t come.

Third cousin He Cheng sat above Jiang Ning, feeling as if his butt was stabbed by a thorn. He felt so uneasy and kept wanting to switch seats with Jiang Ning and sit below him. Status and position were things that reminded everyone to sit in the right place.

Jiang Ning can take the last seat.

But his third cousin He Cheng didn’t want to sit above him.

After a long time of trying, I finally got a seat.

The waiter brought the drinks and directly brought two boxes of wine.

Normally everyone drinks in moderation, but when drinking Jiang Ning’s wine, no one will complain about having to attend a meeting or feeling unwell. Half a catty can be drunk as one catty, and one catty is drunk as two catties, especially since today’s wine is different from the previous ones.

It’s not white grass, it’s green grass.

When the dishes came, they were all family.

Instead of asking the waiter to serve us, my uncle asked the waiter to serve other private rooms.

Ask Jiang Ze and Jiang Wei to act as waiters and pour all the wine.

Jiang Ningjue is the youngest among his brothers and he wants to be a waiter.

The uncle didn’t let him get up, but asked his grandson to get up and pour the wine.

Zhou Aiping also hurriedly instructed her son, and Su Hongyan was also teaching her son.

Liu Chengliang was okay. After all, he had been working for several years. No matter how naive he was in school, he had long been educated by society to be honest. He did a good job of serving tea and water. But Guo Xianglin was not so good. He was obviously not adaptable.

It was unknown what the relatives were thinking. Su Hongyan was filled with worry.

It’s useless to learn well in school. If you want to do well in society, you have to master these skills. Unless you have extraordinary abilities and become like Jiang Ning, you can not only control your own destiny, but also influence the destiny of others.

Only then can you sit down peacefully and wait for others to pour you a drink.

Otherwise just follow the rules.

Given the circumstances, there’s no use complaining.

If you want to do well, you must master these skills.

Second aunt and second uncle were unwilling to come as they felt it was embarrassing. Su Hongyan also didn’t want to come, but she had no choice. As excessive as she had been at work back then, she was as sad as ever now. She had almost been sent to kindergarten before.

It was still the second aunt and second uncle who put their reputations aside and went to find Mr. and Mrs. Jiang.

Jiang Ning escaped the disaster only because he asked someone to call the police station.

As for my son, he was admitted to a finance and economics university and had his path planned out. He was going to take the civil service exam directly after graduation. However, plans could not keep up with the speed of change. Now that my husband is in jail, there is no hope for my son to take the civil service exam as he cannot pass the political review.

I can’t even eat public food.

In the future, if you want to work hard in society, how can you survive without some resources and connections?

How can I not come?

After pouring the wine, my uncle asked my uncle-in-law to speak and then everyone had a drink together.

But the uncle asked Jiang Ning to speak.

Although Jiang Ning doesn’t like these clichés, he is not a social rookie.

How could I do such a stupid thing? Of course I declined.

The eldest uncle then held up the wine glass and said, “Everyone is busy now, especially my uncle and aunt who are away from home all year round. It’s not easy for everyone to get together. I have three wishes for this glass of wine. First, I wish our generation good health, less illness and less suffering; second, I wish my children and nephews smooth work, step by step promotion without making mistakes, and successful career and abundant wealth as bosses; third, I wish my grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow up healthily and reach adulthood without disaster or illness.”

Everyone applauded and then had a drink together.

The men all drank, and some of the women drank.

Some drink beverages or tea.

After eating a few bites of the food, my uncle suggested that Dad Jiang have a second cup.

Jiang Youxin declined: “I can’t tell you, let the boss tell you!”

The eldest uncle tried to persuade Jiang’s father a few times, but when he saw that Jiang’s father didn’t say anything, he asked his eldest and second brothers-in-law to bring it up.

The eldest uncle asked my third brother-in-law to speak.

Jiang Ning’s third uncle said, “Brother-in-law can represent us. You can raise the second cup on behalf of the three uncles.”

The elders in my aunt’s family all nodded and said, “That’s right.”

Be humble.

My uncle just raised his second cup and said a few words.

We drank a second cup together.

I drank some more food.

The uncle looked around the table and was a little undecided: “Who’s going to bring the third cup?”

The eldest uncle said: “I will raise the first cup on behalf of your three sisters’ families, the second cup on behalf of your three uncles, and the third cup will be raised by Jiang Ning on behalf of the next generation. Jiang Ning is the locomotive of the next generation, so he is the right person for the job.”

The elders all nodded, this made a lot of sense.

The table is too big, and if you sit far away you can’t hear the loud voice.

So the uncle asked Jiang Ning to bring some wine.

Jiang Ning was busy eating meat. When he heard that he was asked to carry the wine, he asked with the mutton in his hand: “Why me?”

The uncle said: “Your eldest uncle represents the three aunts’ families, and I represent the three of us brothers. For the third glass of wine, you can say a few words on behalf of your generation. After the first three glasses of wine, you can move freely.”

Jiang Ning said: “Let the boss speak!”

Jiang Ze said: “I’m nervous. I stutter when asked to speak in this kind of situation. You go ahead.”

Jiang Ning changed the target: “Wei Ge said.”

Jiang Wei declined: “I won’t tell you, you tell me.”

I kept refusing, but I still couldn’t refuse.

Jiang Ze and Jiang Wei both knew what was going on since the elders had asked Jiang Ning to speak directly.

How could they be so ignorant?

Of course I won’t steal the limelight.

Jiang Ning couldn’t refuse, so he could only pick up a glass of wine and said, “I’m not good at speaking, I haven’t been to school, I don’t have any knowledge, and I don’t know what to say, so I’ll just copy my uncle’s speech and say three wishes. First, I wish our parents good health and no diseases. I don’t want to say longevity, but living to half a year old is enough. Second, I wish all my brothers and sisters and younger generations who are working will have smooth work, those in the system will climb up the ladder and become officials as soon as possible, and those who are engaged in careers will have smooth careers and make a fortune as soon as possible. Third, I wish the next generation will grow up healthy and happy, and become people with goals and values ​​when they grow up. Don’t learn from us brothers who live in a muddle-headed way without ideals and goals. Especially don’t learn from me. I didn’t study hard in school, so I will be taught a lesson by society when I leave…”

(End of this chapter)