Shocking! The seemingly useless ex-wife is actually an all-around queen!

Chapter 380: The Banquet Begins!

Shen Jingnian put his apron back on, took a bite of the vermicelli, and said, "I'm afraid it's beyond saving. I'll make another batch."

“Actually, it doesn’t have to be that complicated,” Jiang Ning walked over. “I’ll just eat something casually.”

"No trouble at all, we happen to have extra ingredients."

Shen Jingnian used to hate the kitchen.

Since I started learning to cook, I have gradually fallen in love with cooking.

I even find the process of cooking very stress-relieving.

The thought that Jiang Ning would end up eating all these dishes made me feel even more relaxed.

Jiang Ning rolled up her sleeves. "Then I'll help you out."

"No need, no need," Shen Jingnian pushed Jiang Ning out, "Auntie has already prepared all the ingredients, you can stay inside and play with Xiaobai and Chuyi."

First year of junior high: "Woof woof woof!"

Dad is right!

Little White: "Meow meow meow!"

That’s right!

"Alright then." Jiang Ning returned to the living room, nestled on the sofa, holding the cat in her left arm and the dog in her right, and started watching TV.

Sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Everything seemed so warm and beautiful.

After a while, Shen Jingnian came to the living room and asked, "Ningning, would you like rice or noodles for lunch?"

Jiang Ning thought for a moment, "Yangchun noodles, I've been craving them since I was abroad."

"Okay." Shen Jingnian nodded slightly. "Then we can eat in another seven or eight minutes."

Making Yangchun noodles is very simple.

After cooking the noodles in broth, just add some chopped green onions and cilantro.

Soon, Shen Jingnian brought all the dishes to the table.

"Dinner's ready, Ningning."

The lunch was very plentiful.

Spicy crayfish, sea bass with vermicelli, cola chicken wings, spicy squid, steamed king crab legs, and stir-fried seasonal vegetables.

"Wow! Shen Jingnian, your cooking skills are getting better and better! It looks and smells amazing!" Jiang Ning picked up a piece of cola chicken wing and started eating, giving Shen Jingnian a thumbs up as she ate.

Shen Jingnian put on gloves and began peeling crayfish. He placed the peeled crayfish meat in Jiang Ning's bowl and said, "I'm glad you like it."

After peeling most of the lobster, Shen Jingnian started peeling the crab legs, wishing he could even remove the bones from the cola chicken wings for Jiang Ning.

"You should eat too." Jiang Ning picked up a lobster tail and held it to his mouth.

Shen Jingnian took the lobster tail, chewed it slowly, and his eyes were full of happy smiles.

really.

What the book says is correct.

The best way to win a girl's heart is to win her stomach first.

Look.

Jiang Ning even took the initiative to feed him.

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the other side.

After discussing it, Old Madam Shi and Old Madam Si decided to hold a grand banquet for Si Huashang. They wanted to tell everyone in the capital that the matriarch of the Shi family had returned.

The date was set for two days from now.

the next day.

Jiang Ning took a plane back to pick up Grandpa Jiang.

Shen Jingnian happened to be going to City A on a business trip, so he flew there with her a day early.

After getting off the plane, Shen Jingnian drove Jiang Ning to Wancheng Villa. He originally wanted to go in and sit for a while, but there was something urgent to deal with at the branch office, so Shen Jingnian left first.

Grandpa Jiang had already packed his luggage. When he saw Jiang Ning return, the old man was first surprised, then scolded her, "Ningning, why are you back! Didn't we agree that I would fly there alone?"

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "I'll sit with you one more time, and you can sit by yourself next time."

Although Grandpa Jiang could read, he was still quite old, and Jiang Ning was a little worried about letting him travel by plane alone.

"Okay." Grandpa Jiang nodded, looking at Jiang Ning with eyes full of love. "From today onwards, our Ningning is also a child loved by her parents."

Jiang Ning was raised by Grandpa Jiang.

Watching his granddaughter gradually find her family and now her mother, the old man was genuinely happy for her.

It is very painful for a child to be without a mother.

Grandpa Jiang also lost his mother when he was very young, and he knows how hard his granddaughter has had all these years.

That's why he dotes on Jiang Ning so much.

Upon hearing Grandpa Jiang's words, Jiang Ning's eyes suddenly reddened. She hugged Grandpa Jiang and choked out, "Grandpa."

"Silly child," Grandpa Jiang chuckled, patting Jiang Ning's back. "Why are you crying? Are you hungry? Grandpa will make you some hand-pulled noodles."

“Okay,” Jiang Ning nodded slightly, “I was just thinking about eating your handmade noodles.”

Grandpa Jiang happily went to make hand-pulled noodles for his granddaughter.

In the evening, Jiang Ning accompanied Grandpa Jiang to stroll in the park.

The old man was overjoyed and told everyone he met, "My granddaughter has come back to see me."

The old man would be even happier if anyone complimented him on how beautiful his granddaughter was.

The next day at noon, Jiang Ning and Grandpa Jiang boarded a plane to Beijing.

Shi Nanxing and Si Huashang, a married couple, came to pick him up at the airport in person.

"Godfather".

From afar, Shi Nanxing waved to the old man.

"Ningning's dad." Grandpa Jiang waved excitedly at Shi Nanxing.

As Jiang Ning and the old man approached, Shi Nanxing immediately took the suitcase from the old man's hand and introduced, "Godfather, this is your daughter-in-law, Si Huashang."

"Hua Chang, quickly call him godfather."

"Hello, godfather," Si Huashang said with a smile.

"Alright, alright," Grandpa Jiang took out a red envelope he had prepared beforehand from his pocket. "Ningning's mom, this is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it. I wish you and Ningning's dad all the best. It would be even better if you could give Ningning a younger brother or sister."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, "Grandpa is right. Mom and Dad, please give me a younger brother or sister soon. I'm very lonely!"

Whether it's a younger brother or sister, Jiang Ning will warmly welcome the little one's arrival.

Shi Nanxing and Si Huashang exchanged a glance, their faces flushing simultaneously.

Time quickly came to the day of the banquet.

It was the same as Jiang Ning's family reunion banquet.

Almost everyone who had any connection with the Shi family was present.

The dinner started promptly at 18 p.m.

Jiang Ning took Si Huashang's hand and walked step by step toward the stage of the banquet hall.

Shi Nanxing stood on the stage.

I saw.

Si Huashang wore a red evening gown, light makeup, and her hair was styled in a high bun, revealing purple diamond earrings on her ears and a matching purple diamond necklace around her neck. She looked elegant and noble.

Jiang Ning, on the other hand, completely changed her usual style, wearing a pink princess dress, her hair was permed by the makeup artist and tied up halfway, with a small crown on her head, making her look like Snow White who had stepped out of a fairy tale.

The mother and daughter, dressed differently and styled differently, embodied the beauty of different ages.

Almost as soon as the two entered, deafening applause erupted in the banquet hall, followed by murmurs of discussion.

"Wow! The matriarch of the Shi family and Miss Shi are so beautiful! One is charming and the other is gentle and graceful. They are simply the most beautiful mother-daughter duo!"

"The matriarch of the Shi family truly deserves to be called the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong."

"No wonder Miss Shi is so beautiful."

"..."

Shi Nanxing looked at Si Huashang, who was walking towards him, and his eyes were filled with love. He took Si Huashang's hand from his daughter and said, "Huashang, welcome back."

Then she looked down at the audience and said, "Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for attending my wife Si Huashang's homecoming banquet. Today, I would like to formally introduce her to you. This is Si Huashang, the matriarch of the Shi family!"

Bang bang bang--

Another round of applause.

The three elders, Mrs. Si, Mrs. Shi, and Mr. Jiang, sat at the main table, their eyes glistening with tears of happiness.

The Si family's uncles and aunts were also very moved.

"Mom, weren't you going to introduce a potential partner to my brother? What do you think of Miss Shi?" Below the stage, at a table next to the main table, besides the Shi family's close relatives, sat the Song family.

Old Mrs. Song and Song Zhizhi, the second daughter of the Song family.

Mr. Song and Mr. Shi were comrades-in-arms when they were young, so the two families have always had a good relationship.

Upon hearing this, Grandma Song looked up at Jiang Ning and said, "She is quite pretty, but I heard that she is a divorcee."

A second marriage is ultimately not quite the same.

Song Zhizhi was speechless. "Mom, don't forget, my brother is also remarried, and he has a child with him."

When Song Zhizhi's older brother, Song Junying, was young, he was immature. At the age of 19, he started dating a female classmate and got pregnant out of wedlock while he was a freshman in college. Helpless, the two had to get married. However, less than two years later, they felt that their personalities were not compatible and they quickly divorced. Currently, the child lives with Song Junying.

Since his divorce, Song Junying has not been looking for a partner and is now 28 years old and still single. Therefore, Mrs. Song is very concerned about her son's personal life.

Grandma Song frowned slightly. "How can a woman be compared to a man? A man's second marriage is a treasure, but a woman's second marriage is nothing more than a blade of grass!"

In Old Man Song's eyes, even if his son was divorced, he was still an unattainable figure.

No matter how good the Shi family's granddaughter is, she can't compare to their own son.

Song Zhizhi narrowed her eyes and lowered her voice, saying, "Mom, you can't think like that! The Shi and Si families only have this one girl right now, and they treat her like a precious gem! Especially the way those eight uncles in the Si family look at her, tsk tsk tsk, like they're looking at a rare treasure. If my brother marries her, it's like he'll monopolize all the commercial resources in Beijing and Hong Kong!"

"What you should be worried about now is whether the Shi family and the Si family will take a liking to my brother."

Upon hearing Song Zhizhi's last sentence, Old Mrs. Song rolled her eyes. "Who is your brother? He's one of the Ten Outstanding Youths, a sure-fire candidate for a business tycoon! Shi Sheng is just a secondhand commodity that nobody wants. If I were to go to the Shi family and say this, they would be grateful to me! How dare they look down on your brother?"