The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 211

Chapter 211: Chapter 193, Gift_1

Only after sending Zhou Jingwan on her way did Daohua return to the old lady’s courtyard.

Upon entering the room, she found that Yan Yihuan and the others had not yet left, which greatly surprised her. Normally, they wouldn’t stay in the old lady’s room for such a long time and would have already gone off to play elsewhere.

Even the adults like Yan Zhiyuan were still there.

“Big Sister, you’re finally back, hurry up and unwrap the gifts for us to see,”

When Daohua returned, Yan Yile immediately approached her, tugging her and pointing to the gifts brought by Dong Yuanxuan and the others.

Before Daohua could speak, the old lady was the first to open her mouth: “I was wondering why the sun came out from the west today. I thought you all stayed to keep this old woman company, but it turns out you had your eyes on your big sister’s gifts.”

Madam Sun immediately laughed and said, “Mother, the kids just want to join in the fun, after all, their big sister’s birthday banquet was so well done.”

Madam Li glanced at Madam Sun: “We just gathered together for a meal, second sister-in-law, could you tell me how it turned into a birthday banquet? Whom did I invite to it?”

Madam Sun’s expression stiffened, and she felt somewhat annoyed.

She found that her older sister-in-law’s words were becoming increasingly less considerate. In front of so many people, she was quick to turn her face.

“If you don’t know what to say, then don’t speak!”

Yan Zhiyuan glared at Madam Sun, then smiled at Madam Li: “Big sister-in-law, she’s just like that, don’t stoop to her level.”

Madam Li glanced at Yan Zhiyuan and did not immediately say anything, just picked up her tea and began to drink. _{freēwebnovel.com}

Madam Sun’s pregnant thoughts were clear to her. Just now, suggesting that Daohua’s event was a birthday banquet was simply with the thought that in a couple of months it would be Yihuan’s birthday, and she wanted to hold a banquet.

She wanted to throw a birthday party for her own daughter, and Madam Li would not stop her, as long as she paid for it. Yet Madam Sun shamelessly used her daughter as leverage, hoping to take advantage of the public funds, which was really annoying.

With this in mind, Madam Li put down her teacup, looked at the old lady, and said, “Mother, second sister-in-law mentioned the birthday banquet, which gave me an idea. Now that the children are getting older and they are starting to make their own connections, I think from now on, they should handle their own birthdays.”

Whether they can invite people, and whom they can invite, will depend on their own abilities.

Madam Sun immediately wanted to object, as their second and third branches lived off the big branch, without any official positions to meet anyone.

Unfortunately, Madam Li did not give her the chance.

“This way, they can also practice their social and entertainment skills, and after a banquet, they will have a general understanding of the various expenses, so they won’t be clueless when they take charge of their households in the future.”

The old Lady Yan nodded: “This is a good idea.”

Madam Sun felt anxious, “But who will bear the expenses?”

As soon as she said this, she lowered her head, wishing she could slap herself for being too blunt – it was obviously a suggestion for the public funds to cover it.

The corner of Madam Li’s mouth twitched, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes. Madam Sun was still so calculative. After thinking for a moment, she laughed and said, “Daohua is the eldest sister. I’ve calculated that the recent birthday celebration cost less than ten taels of silver.”

“In the future, let’s go by that figure. For the girls’ birthdays, public funds will provide ten taels of silver, and for the sons, since they often travel outside and meet more people, let’s provide twenty taels.”

“This…”

Seeing that Madam Sun wanted to say something else, Madam Li laughed and intercepted, “Of course, if the parents want to contribute, they can do so privately on their own.”

“Our family, after all, is not like those high-ranked wealthy families with abundant fortunes and deep roots, our children cannot develop a luxury habit. They should spend within their means. Second brother, third brother, don’t you agree?”

Yan Zhiyuan forced a smile and nodded, not saying much, but inwardly he was fiercely criticizing Madam Li for being too stingy and tightfisted.

What could twenty taels of silver do?

However, Yan Zhiqiang then said, “Twenty taels of silver? Isn’t that too much? That’s almost equal to our yearly expenses back in our home town. Shouldn’t we give a little less?”

At these words, Daohua could hardly contain herself and leaned onto the old lady’s shoulder, facing inward, covering her mouth with her hand to suppress her laughter.

The expression of Uncle Two and Aunt Two was one of pain as if the silver was not enough and they would need to spend out of their own pockets, while Uncle Three directly said it was too much, even suggesting to take some back.