Today, the parents are not at home.
The elder brother and brother-in-law have also gone out.
Only Grandma, Elder Sister, and Mianmian are here.
Theoretically, Elder Sister is now the most senior member of the family at home.
But now Grandma is here.
Originally, Jiang Mianmian could have taken Fatty to tease the girls and boys from her dance troupe.
But now the dance troupe has been sent away too.
Today is a bit boring.
Because the masters are not here, Aunt Yin is worried about the older and younger ones causing trouble, so she keeps them by her side.
Jiang Mianmian remembers seeing Uncle Gong very happy in his new clothes and shoes earlier, and curiously asks, "Grandma, does the family have to prepare clothes for all guests? Can they manage that? The sizes would be different too, right?"
"When doing things, there are three types. One is where you do it, and it's the same as what others do, more or less. This is basically thankless work - you put in the effort but don't get any reward. It's like you prepare clothes, others prepare them too, and when the person puts them on, they don't feel anything special."
Seeing the little girl listening attentively, and the older girl seeming to listen too, she continues, "Then there's the type where you don't do it at all. You don't prepare any clothes, and then you're in a fix if the guest's clothes get dirty. You have nothing to offer them, and it looks like you're not a good host."
Someone came to deliver something from outside.
Mr. Gong sent over the land deed and house deed, and also two swans.
The swans are white and large, with long necks, looking very proud and beautiful.
Red beaks, black eyebrows, black webbed feet, plump.
"The deeds have been transferred to Miss Jiang's name," the young servant said cleverly.
"The swans are ingredients that Master Gong specially caught and sent for Madam Meng. Please accept them, Madam Meng."
Indeed, when Jiang Yu heard about the land deed and house deed, she thought Mr. Gong was quite generous, but wasn't very excited. However, when she heard that these two swans were specially for her as ingredients, she suddenly felt that Uncle Gong was a good person.
Aunt Yin used this as another example to teach: "Both are gifts. Master Gong gave Mianmian the mountain villa because she likes it, and he gave you swans because you like them. He's touched your heart. Although the swans are not as valuable as the mountain villa, they still make you happy, right? This is thoughtfulness, putting in effort, knowing your preferences, and catering to what you like."
Jiang Yu pondered for a moment, and indeed, it was very true.
Jiang Mianmian held the land deed and house deed, looking at the characters of her name on them, feeling happy. The more the better.
"Let's go cook the swans," Jiang Yu said, holding the two swans triumphantly.
"Let's go, iron pot stew," Jiang Mianmian said, taking small steps, clutching the deeds, and drooling as she followed her Elder Sister. She had never eaten swan before.