Shipin Dalizheng

Rong Tang knew that he had given Mrs. Tang a reassurance. She no longer had any worries and could prepare to separate from Tang Yuanze with peace of mind.

Rong Tang was welcomed into Madam Sima's courtyard. The main reason was that except for Sima Xin, several old brothers were not at home. He was a junior, so it would not be rude to go directly to pay a visit to the old lady.

After the greetings, he was offered a seat. Rong Tang had a serious face, a straight posture, sat upright, and was not smiling. He once again accepted the hot gazes of the women of the Sima family.

Madam Sima: "Prince Rong is handsome."

The Second Lady: "Indeed, if it weren't for being a little darker, she would look like a girl."

The Third Lady: "It's not that dark. You've never seen anything dark before, Second Sister-in-law."

The Fourth Lady: "Not dark at all, much whiter than our child."

Seeing several elders commenting on Rong Tang's skin color and several new brides of the younger generation in the Sima family giggling, Rong Tang felt like Baoyu in the Grand View Garden.

Madam Sima chuckled and said, "Alright, stop teasing him. You're embarrassing your son-in-law. Go get your aunt and cousin. There won't be any outsiders here today. Once the door is closed, we're all family. Don't embarrass her."

The old lady was very satisfied with her grandson-in-law. He was good-looking, had a good social status, was capable and resourceful, and most importantly, he knew how to be compassionate to others.

Just because he didn't cancel the engagement despite the pressure of rumors, he is very responsible.

Under the stares of the women, Rong Tang gradually felt uneasy, like a thorn in his back, in dire straits, and sweating profusely.

Mrs. Tang did come, but Tang Tiantian didn't. Everyone thought she was shy and didn't care. They laughed and joked with them, which made Rong Tang feel a little relieved.

Fortunately, Sima Xin still had to go on business, so the banquet was served quickly. Two tables were set up in the flower hall, and Rong Tang was arranged to sit with Madam Sima.

On the left was Madam Sima, on the right was Madam Tang, plus four aunts-in-law, three cousins-in-law, and a circle of female relatives, there was only one "man" Rong Tang.

Rong Tang couldn't sit still any longer, "I'll go to that table."

Unable to handle it, he wanted to sit at the same table with the child.

The old lady grabbed him and said, "Just sit here and let your uncle sit over there."

Sima Xin didn't care at all that a grown man sat at the same table with a child. He even called Rong Zhan and a few others to sit with him, and he didn't act arrogantly just because they were his guards.

The meal began, and Rong Tang's bowl quickly piled high with meat. Madam Sima whispered in his ear, "Eat meat, eat more. Don't listen to the nonsense they say you can't eat meat during the mourning period. You're still young, and growing up is more important."

If there is anything flawed about Rong Tang, it must be that he is not strong enough. The men in their Sima family are all big and strong. Rong Tang is handsome, but he looks a little thinner. He would be perfect if he were taller and a little fatter.

(Rong Tang: If I grow up like that, I'll die.)

Rong Tang looked at the cylindrical bowl of rice and felt very embarrassed. "I really can't finish it."

The eldest lady laughed and said, "Eat, look over there."

The man's table was like fallen leaves swept by a strong wind, with chopsticks of all sizes flying around, as if he was afraid that the food would be eaten up by others if he was late.

Rong Zhan and a few others followed their master to the table, intending to be more polite, but they were just a beat too slow and half of the dishes on their plates were gone.

There was no other way. If they didn't grab the food, they would really starve. Even if they had to give up, they still tried their best to grab it. As expected of martial artists, they started later but arrived first. The boys from the Sima family didn't get even a single leaf of vegetable. The last bowl full of braised pork was spinning around, declaring bankruptcy.

Rong Tang couldn't bear to look at it, his face embarrassed. Little did he know that the Sima family was even more embarrassed. The old man said embarrassedly, "The family is full of kids, each of them is greedy. Their father works hard, and the little salary is also filled with their mouths. It really makes you laugh."

Rong Tang also felt ashamed to face people. His three guards were here as guests, so couldn't they be a little reserved? Now they were robbing people like crazy, and the young master of the host family couldn't have enough food to eat. That was a small matter, but the key point was that others would think that he couldn't afford to support the guards and was starving them crazy.

"Uh……"

What to say?

The eldest lady laughed again, "Oh, mother, they always eat like this, just like piglets scrambling for food, they are all full. I just don't know if Rong Shizi's guards...if they are not full, there are more in the kitchen."

Piglets Rong Zhan, Rong Qianqi, and Rong Wanli: "..."

Rong Zhan felt he should say something, "Madam, we are full."

Rong Qianqi: "Very full."

Rong Wanli: "I can hold on."

Sima Xiaolang flattened his lips and said, "Grandma, I'm weak and I'm not full."

Others: "It's okay, I can eat more if I have more."

A few people who had eaten their fill said: I feel like I was ripped off. What’s going on?

The old lady said, "Go, go, have fun after eating. Come to the ancestors, little boy, and I will serve you some food."

Sima Xiaolang ran happily to his grandmother, stretched out his hand, took the big chicken leg with a large piece of breast meat on the top of Rong Tang's bowl, and ran away with a smile.

The eldest lady laughed and scolded him, "This child is really unruly. Rong Shizi comes, here is a chicken leg."

Rong Tang quickly picked up the bowl that had finally been lowered, shoveled in the rice, and stammered, "Enough, enough..."

Those loving eyes were filled with maternal love, and Rong Tang had a hard and painful time eating.

After dinner, he made the excuse of being busy and had to leave no matter what. Seeing that they couldn't keep him, the Sima family signaled their servants to invite Tang Tiantian over. Since he was about to leave, they had to come and see him off.

Who knew Tang Tiantian still didn't come, and only asked Rui'er to come and send her off. Rui'er brought a plate with a sachet on it and handed it to Rong Tang, "Prince Rong, my mistress said you don't even have a pendant on you. This was embroidered by her."

Mrs. Tang's face froze. How could she not know when her daughter learned to embroider sachets? Could it be that Rui'er had embroidered it?

But seeing Rui'er's face looking normal, Mrs. Tang thought that her daughter also knew it. She couldn't help but clench her handkerchief. There were still three years before the wedding. It was not too late to let her daughter learn embroidery now. It could still be saved.

Rong Tang had no experience in dealing with this. He only knew that he had to return the gift. He searched his body but couldn't find anything. In a panic, he pulled an emerald ring from his hand, placed it on the tray, and said dryly, "This is for Miss Tang."

Rui'er was a little surprised, but even more delighted, and she knelt and retreated. Rong Tang turned around and saw the women in the family with aunt smiles on their faces, while Madam Tang had a motherly smile. They all looked relieved, as if they had drunk iced honey water.

He suddenly felt his scalp tingling, as if he had done something stupid.

Sima Xin laughed and said, "Haha, well, I have to go on my errand. Sixth brother, Seventh brother, Eighth brother, go and learn some technology. Your cousin is researching unmanned automatic waterwheels."

Several half-grown men who were not old enough to find a job were also dragged to the Ministry of Industry workshop every now and then.

Rong Tang also took the opportunity to slip away. All the female members of Sima family came out to escort him out of the second door and then the main door. Rong Tang was unable to hold on and almost escaped.

Finally out of the sight of the Sima family, Rong Tang felt like he had just been pulled out of the water, soaked all over.

He said he couldn't handle it. "I say, you guys analyze it for me, did I do something stupid?"

Rong Zhan: “Yeah!”

"What do I mean? Explain it to me clearly."

Rong Qianqi didn't say anything. He has always been a man of few words.

Rong Wanli rambled on non-stop, "It's not that stupid. In fact, considering your relationship, it's perfectly normal for you to give each other tokens of love."

Rong Tang felt unwell.