CHAPTER 930: CHAPTER 931: THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW TRADE BARBS

At the old home, when Father Qi and the others heard that Qi Taiguo had been promoted, they were naturally overjoyed. Mother Qi was smiling so broadly that her eyes could barely be seen, her back was as straight as a rod, and she told everyone that Qi Taiguo was promoted, and now people had to call him Chief.

When people admired and praised her for having such a good son, Mother Qi’s chin was almost pointing to the sky.

For this reason, she organized chicken and duck offerings to all gods, bursting with excitement.

Seeing her pride, Father Qi, though pleased, advised her to keep a lower profile.

Mother Qi said, "Why should we keep a low profile? Our Taiguo has achieved so much, why hide it? If Taiguo wasn’t too busy to come back, I’d have bought a string of big firecrackers to celebrate."

In her view, a promotion was a time for celebration, not something disgraceful, so why hide it?

Father Qi, seeing her like this, could only shake his head.

"In-law."

Outside the courtyard, someone called out.

Father Qi and the others looked out and saw that it was Cheng Su’s parents, their in-laws.

"Oh, in-laws, what brings you here?" Father Qi hurried over to greet them.

Mother Qi pursed her lips but also went over, thinking they had finally come here.

"We got the call that Taiguo had been promoted in the military, and thinking this was a happy occasion, my wife and I came over to prepare some dishes, so that our families could celebrate together." Father Cheng lifted his hand, revealing the liquor he brought with a triumphant look: "The finest Five Grain liquor, I’ve kept it for years."

Father Qi’s eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Great, tonight let’s have a drink or two with joy."

Father Cheng nodded with a smile.

"In-law, I specially prepared a piece of roast pork from the village entrance, cooked with scallions and garlic, shall we use it to complement the drinks?" Mother Cheng also held up the large piece of meat in her hand.

Mother Qi glanced at it, not too enthusiastic, but still politely smiled: "You shouldn’t have gone to the expense." Thinking, if not for Taiguo’s promotion, they probably wouldn’t even see them, let alone any meat.

Indeed, having a successful son is different, the backbone is sturdier, and everyone must fawn over them.

Mother Cheng noticed Mother Qi’s thoughts and complimented, "Oh come on, we’re all family, why split hairs? Our Taiguo is accomplished, it deserves celebration, what’s a piece of meat worth?"

Mother Qi snorted softly inside, glanced again at the large piece of roast pork, quite a bit of money, and managed to smile reluctantly.

The group bustled inside, the women arranged the food, and the men chatted inside, inevitably discussing the younger generation’s accomplishments.

Father Cheng naturally praised the son-in-law, and Father Qi, not being unappreciative, of course, praised the daughter-in-law vigorously too.

As for the women in the kitchen, Mother Qi praised her son repeatedly, saying, "When he was little, people said our Taiguo would have great accomplishments, whoever marries him would have three lifetimes of good fortune, smoke rising from their ancestors’ graves. See, isn’t it true? In our Flower County, who else has a high-ranking officer like him? Your daughter marrying our Taiguo, that’s great fortune."

Although Mother Cheng was happy about her son-in-law’s promotion, hearing Mother Qi demean her daughter a bit annoyed her, so she said, "Exactly, the son-in-law is fortunate, and our Susu is too, when she was little, people said she would bring prosperity to her husband and children. Indeed, since she married into your Qi family, the son-in-law got promoted, what a bless!"

Mother Qi’s face turned a little green at the retort, unable to refute. After all, it was indeed after Cheng Su came into their home that the promotion happened!

So infuriating!