Chapter 493 4 Uncle's Surprise
Chapter 493 4 Uncle's Surprise
Zheng Laosi decided to wait for his father and mother to come back and ask them about his niece. After all, he had been away from home for many years and was not clear about what was happening at home.
After hearing so many people praising his niece, he decided to go to the street to verify it himself.
However, he never expected that his niece would be so outstanding. He was astonished by everything he saw and heard. At this moment, he couldn't wait to meet her in person.
Therefore, he specially sent someone to wait at the city gate every day, and once he saw their carriage returning to Beijing, he would immediately rush back to report the news.
After hearing the news, he rushed to the Princess's Mansion without stopping, but he didn't expect that his nephew also insisted on coming with him, so he had no choice but to bring him along.
At this moment, when he saw the quiet and elegant girl in front of him, he was filled with surprise and felt that she was completely different from the image in the rumors. He couldn't help but ask doubtfully: "Are you my niece Zheng Sisi?"
Duke Zheng on the side said unhappily, "What do you mean by that, little brat? If Sisi isn't your niece, who else could it be?"
Zheng Zhiyuan and Zheng Zhimin covered their faces and laughed, thinking that their fourth uncle was still the same.
The two stood up and saluted, "Hello, Fourth Uncle!"
Zheng Laosi smiled and nodded in response: "It's been more than a year since we last met. You two have changed a lot! You've both grown a lot taller."
Sheng Zhen also stood up, with a gentle smile on his face, and bowed to Zheng Laosi as a junior: "Hello, Fourth Uncle!"
Zheng Laosi then noticed that the person in front of him was actually the Third Prince. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised, because he had met the Third Prince before and knew that he was a person with a cold personality and was not easy to get close to. At this moment, he was very surprised to see the Third Prince treating him with such a polite junior etiquette and calling him Fourth Uncle.
So, Zheng Laosi hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, preparing to kneel down to pay homage: "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Third Prince!"
However, Sheng Zhen quickly reached out and grabbed Zheng Laosi's arm to stop him from kneeling. He smiled and said, "We are all family, there is no need to be so polite. I am the younger generation, and you can just call me by my name from now on. You can also call me Zhener or Ah Zhen."
Hearing this, Zheng Laosi was even more at a loss. He looked back at Zheng Laoguogong helplessly, hoping to get some explanation.
Duke Zheng rolled his eyes at him unhappily, then explained helplessly, "Look at you, you've been away from home for too long, and you don't know what's going on at home. Ah Zhen is already engaged to the girl Sisi, and the emperor himself has granted the marriage."
At this time, Zheng Laosi finally understood and suddenly realized. He laughed happily: "Haha, I never thought that I would have such a great nephew-in-law, hahaha!"
Zhong Ruiyu, Li Ziyan and He Qianqian all stood up and saluted Zheng Laosi. He returned the salutes one by one. He had impressions of these people. He was surprised to find that the atmosphere in his niece's house was so lively.
As soon as they finished greeting, a maid came to invite everyone to the restaurant for dinner. Zheng Laosi didn't even have time to sit down and have a cup of tea before he hurried to the dining room.
Entering the dining room, a huge round table is placed in the center of the hall, the table is filled with colorful delicacies, exuding a mouth-watering aroma.
With more than a dozen people sitting around the table, the space was still spacious and didn't feel crowded at all.
Looking at the dazzling array of delicacies on the table, Zhong Ruiyu couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ah, it smells so good!"
Zheng Laosi was even more stunned, as he had tasted these dishes at the Yingbin Building before. It was a dinner specially arranged by his friends to welcome him after he returned to Beijing.
At that time, I heard that we ordered several signature dishes and spent more than ten taels of silver for a meal. Although the price was high, the dishes were indeed delicious, and some of the ingredients were rare and had never been seen before.
However, now on the ordinary dining table in my niece's house, the special dishes of Yingbinlou are served. These dishes are all available and in more varieties.
"Sisi, are these home-cooked dishes in your house?" Zheng Laosi's eyes almost popped out as he looked at the table full of dishes.
Zheng Sisi looked around, nodded and said, "Yes, I came back in a hurry today, so these are all arranged by the kitchen temporarily, and there are no special dishes!"
Zheng Laosi was originally a relatively calm person, but at this moment he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Such a sumptuous meal is not considered special? I ate eight dishes yesterday and spent more than ten taels of silver."
When everyone heard this, they saw the surprise of the fourth uncle and looked at him with sympathy. Zheng Lao Si realized that he had lost his composure and quickly explained, "My friend treated us, haha..."
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