Chapter 177 - Chapter 177: Chapter 177: A Series of Happy Events (2/2)
“Third Child, shut your mouth! It’s disgraceful for a grown man like you to bully a girl like Xiao Xi! The things you and your wife have done—let alone Fourth son, even outsiders can’t stand to look at you. They gave you holiday gifts out of respect, and you’re still critical. If you don’t want those two boxes of mooncakes, just have Xiao Xi take them back and stop defiling good things!” Mrs. Yang scolded, clearly irritated.
Seeing the situation, Xiao Xi knew she wouldn’t be justified in making a fuss anymore. After all, she was just a servant girl. Truthfully, she didn’t want Han Lin and his wife to enjoy those two boxes of mooncakes; feeding them to dogs would even be a better use than giving them to those ungrateful wolves. But upon hearing Mrs. Yang’s words, she prepared to take the mooncakes back. Mrs. Wang, however, wouldn’t let go of the boxes.
“We’ll take them! Who said we didn’t want them? Husband was just speaking out of frustration because Fourth son was unfair—it would be wrong not to accept gifts that were delivered specially.” Mrs. Wang said, grabbing the two boxes of mooncakes and dragging Han Lin away.
“Sheesh, what characters!” The crowd felt slightly disappointed that the issue resolved so anticlimactically, dispersing as there was no more excitement to watch.
When Xiao Xi went back and relayed the whole affair at the Han family’s, Su Wenyue just laughed it off, already familiar with Han Lin and Mrs. Wang’s behavior and making no comment.
In the two days leading up to the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the holiday gifts Su Wenyue prepared were sent out. The recipients all praised the Han Family’s ingeniousness for coming up with such a unique way to present mooncakes. Not only did they look appealing, but they also tasted delicious.
General Zhao Changping received his holiday gift from the Han Family and was immediately impressed with the mooncakes. He tried a couple and found them to be exceptionally tasty. An astute man, he quickly acquired a few more boxes from Han Yu and sent them to his superior, Commander Shangfeng, overnight.
It just happened to be Zhao Changping’s lucky break. There was a vacancy left by a Sixth Rank Commander, and several candidates being considered to fill it, including Zhao. The choice hadn’t been settled yet when Zhao presented a few boxes of mooncakes.
Commander Shangfeng, a gourmet lover, was immediately impressed by the exquisitely made mooncakes. With some friends visiting at the time, everyone agreed they were excellent, and after a generous round of praise, Shangfeng felt honored. Pleased, he appointed Zhao Changping to fill the vacancy on the spot. The extra batch of mooncakes Zhao delivered earned him an unexpected promotion, and he couldn’t stop grinning with joy.
As Commander Zhao was to be reassigned, his position needed a replacement. Grateful to Han Yu for the good fortune brought by those mooncakes, he wanted to repay the favor. Aware that it was impossible for Han Yu to leap directly to the seventh rank, he promoted one of his deputies instead, allowing the deputy to fill his role while Han Yu advanced to the deputy’s vacancy, leaving everyone greatly satisfied.
The deputy also stumbled upon great fortune, and with specific instructions from Commander Zhao before his departure, he took good care of Han Yu.
That morning, as Su Wenyue ate, she noticed her morning sickness had suddenly subsided, and her mood was exceptionally pleasant. When Han Yu returned with a glow of happiness, letting her know that he had been promoted from eighth to seventh rank in one go, she was overjoyed. She immediately instructed the Kitchen to prepare several special dishes to celebrate, marveling at what a lucky day it had turned out to be, filled with continuous happy news.