Mrs. Liu was about to say against her will that she was not curious, but she discovered that another gaze was also very noticeable.

　　Mrs. Liu looked over and saw that Liu Hanlin was also looking at her eagerly.

　　Liu Zizheng looks like Liu Hanlin.

　　But it was really unbearable for Liu Hanlin, a grown man, to give the same look to Liu Zizheng.

　　Liu Zizheng was fair and clean, with a pair of cute big eyes staring at her, which made people's hearts soften.

　　Mrs. Liu didn't know that there was a more accurate word to describe it in later generations, which is cute.

　　But Liu Hanlin, a rough-skinned old man with a beard, also looked at her with the same eyes, which was disgusting.

　　Madam Liu looked away with some hurt eyes, "Don't look at me like that, it really hurts the eyes."

　　Liu Hanlin: "..."

　　Liu Hanlin had no choice but to look away, thinking, how come his look hurt his eyes?

　　"Madam, actually... I also... I also really want to know what the barbecue that the Gu family is eating now tastes like." He had been craving for it for the entire meal.

　　Madam Liu looked helplessly at the useless father and son and said, "Although they have invited us, it is just a courtesy. If we really go, wouldn't it be rude? If you are so curious, why not wait a few days and go to Gu's house for a snack."

　　"Ah!" Liu Zizheng sighed, "Well, let's go to Gu's house for a snack in a few days and try the fruit tea that Mrs. Gu San made today. When Gu Baiyuan and Gu Bai came to see me today, they each took a cup. I smelled the aroma of fruit and tea together, which was very sweet and refreshing, and it cleared away heat and relieved summer heat."

　　Madam Liu: "..."

　　"Forget it, I'll be rude this time." Madam Liu thought for a moment and said, "We can have dinner together and express our apologies to them during the meal. Don't let any misunderstandings arise."

　　Liu Hanlin and Liu Zizheng didn't expect that Mrs. Liu would really agree. They stood up in surprise and urged Mrs. Liu to hurry over.

　　So the three of them took their servants and gifts of apology and went to Gu's house.

　　Seeing that they really came to have dinner, Yao Xing did not show any surprise at all, and invited them into the yard very naturally.

　　"Because the weather was getting hot, it started to cool down in the evening.

　　People suggested that we could have a barbecue in the yard for dinner. Barbecue produces a lot of smoke, and the yard is ventilated and cool. We can also eat it right after it's done. On the way, Yao Xingcai introduced, "This barbecue is best eaten right after it's done."

　　Liu Hanlin walked in the courtyard of Gu Mansion. The smell of barbecue was even stronger than at home.

　　"This fragrance is very special." Liu Hanlin said, pretending not to be greedy at all.

　　"In fact, it's the charcoal fire we usually use for barbecue." Yao Xingcai said, "It's just that with the special barbecue ingredients, mixed with the charcoal fire, the taste is even more special, and it has become a taste that no other restaurant has."

　　As he was talking, Yao Xingcai brought the three members of the Liu family to the barbecue courtyard.

　　The triple courtyard was bustling with activity.

　　Li Mumu was sitting with Gu Shangqing. Zhu Yaoming and Huang Kexiao were sitting next to Gu Shangqing. Mrs. Liu did not know them, but Liu Hanlin did. It was just that they did not interact much on weekdays and were not familiar with each other.

　　But it seemed that the two of them had a very close relationship with everyone in the Gu family, and they sat together with the women of the Gu family without any suspicion.

　　Wang Cuizhen, Zhang Caiping and Gu's mother sat together with Li Mumu.

　　They did not sit according to the seating arrangement that is common in ordinary homes.

　　Sitting very casually.

　　Li Mumu was chatting happily with Gu's mother and two sisters-in-law, but from a distance she saw Liu Hanlin and his family of three entering the moon gate of the yard.

　　Except for Mr. and Mrs. Gu, everyone else stood up.

　　Gu Shangqing and Li Mumu were the first to come forward.

　　"Lord Liu, Madam Liu." Gu Shangqing called out.

　　The four of them exchanged greetings. Liu Hanlin suddenly felt embarrassed at this point, "I'm really sorry to bother you at this time."

　　"No, we are all neighbors, why should we be so polite?" Gu Shangqing shouted, "When we were in Yong'an Village, we used to visit each other, eat together and chat, it was very lively."

　　"I have always thought that since we are neighbors, we can get together often. But I feel that the rules in Beijing are different after all, so I dare not make any suggestions without permission, which would make people feel that there are no rules." Gu Shangqing said.

　　Liu Hanlin thought that Gu Shangqing was really unforgiving with his words.

　　He kept calling him "unruly" and it was obvious that he was scolding him for spreading gossip about the Gu Mansion in his house.

　　It was just that Old Madam Liu was in the wrong in the first place, and given how protective Gu Shangqing was of his wife, Liu Hanlin had already expected that he would inevitably be bullied by Gu Shangqing.

　　Now that people were willing to invite him over for dinner and even stood up to greet him with a smile, this had far exceeded Liu Hanlin's expectations.

　　Liu Hanlin bowed to Gu Shangqing with a look of shame on his face, "General Gu, we are here to apologize to you all."

　　Gu Shangqing quickly took a step back and asked, "Why is Liu Hanlin like this?"

　　"To be honest, I just found out today that my mother actually said some inappropriate things in front of the old lady." Liu Hanlin said, "I have always been strict with the family, but I didn't expect that my mother would be the first to do such an excessive thing."

　　"Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, General Gu, Madam Gu, we don't believe a word of those rumors out there," Liu Hanlin said, "and we should restrain the people in the mansion from spreading rumors. You haven't been to other mansions to learn more, so how do you know what their homes are really like?"

　　"Lord Liu is exaggerating. I also know what kind of person Lord Liu is. I know there must be a misunderstanding." Gu Shangqing said, "As Lord Liu said, outsiders don't understand and don't know the real situation in my family."

　　"My mother and my wife both said that life is our own, so as long as we live well, we don't need to care about what others say. Even if others say a few more words, it won't make us lose a piece of meat. As long as we know that we are living a comfortable life, that's enough."

　　"That being said, it was my mother who was wrong after all." Liu Hanlin said, "I have explained it to my mother and told her not to do it again."

　　"It's just that my mother... has a stubborn temper, which cannot be changed overnight. Every time I explain things to her, she will remember it for a while. But after a while, she can't help but return to her old ways." Liu Hanlin shook his head helplessly. He was also tired.

　　It's not easy for him to reach his current level, but he has a mother who holds him back.

　　If he has no hope of promotion in the future, it will most likely be because of Madam Liu.

　　"I will always be careful and disciplined. But if I make any omissions, or if I hear my mother say something inappropriate in front of others, General Gu, just tell me." Liu Hanlin said.

　　"Lord Liu, please don't do this." How could Gu Shangqing really tell such a thing to Liu Hanlin?

　　No matter how unremarkable Madam Liu was, she was still Liu Hanlin's mother.