As a result, Lu Jiang's influence wasn't far-reaching enough. He managed to invite his uncles and Uncle Chen Dazhuang, but he just couldn't get any of his aunties-in-law and his aunts to come.
"It must be because you look too fierce. We need Xibao to do this job." Feng Qingxue pushed him aside, taking Xibao along to do the inviting. But not a single person agreed, each coming up with a different excuse to reject the invite. Feng Qingxue knew that her sisters-in-law wanted to save food for their families. Overwhelmed with an array of emotions, she had no choice but to let it go.
Even without pork head and chitterlings, there was still other types of meat in the house.
Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue, as a couple, prepared five dishes and a soup, with both meat and vegetables. The elders sat indoors enjoying their drinks, while Feng Qingxue had a meal in the kitchen with several children. She even steamed an entire pot of cured-meat rice for everyone.
