Tan Zhiying hurriedly glanced outside. "What are you saying? Hold it in! Even if you don't like it, don't show it on your face. This is the first year your grandfather has acknowledged his biological son, so we absolutely have to eat this reunion dinner. We won't have to next year. I'll find an excuse to turn it down. We can eat at Maternal Grandmother's place or travel abroad, but we won't come again. You have to endure it today."
Mai Xiao'an pouted, looking aggrieved.
Just then, Mother Jiang, Mother Zhou, Tian Caihua, and Auntie Feng came in carrying the seafood, meat, and vegetables brought by the Zhou Family.
Tan Zhiying immediately smiled at her daughter. "You don't need to help. Hurry and go out!"
Mother Jiang smiled as well. "Xiao'an, go sit in the living room for a while. I'll take care of things here. Second Sister-in-Law, you go sit with An'an too. You've both been busy for half the day."
Tan Zhiying actually wanted to leave very much, but she still forced a smile. "It's fine. I'll stay and help. An'an can go out. She doesn't know how to do anything and only knows how to cause trouble."
When Mai Xiao'an saw Tian Caihua and Mother Zhou carrying in seafood and meat dishes, she hurried outside.
Seeing that the girl was avoiding her, Tian Caihua turned around and shot her a scornful look. Hmph! What a piece of work. Eating Old Master's food, living in Old Master's house, using Old Master's things—and some girl they picked up had the nerve to look down on them?
When In-law had just carried the chicken and geese she had brought with genuine sincerity out to the balcony, she had seen the two siblings hiding inside in disgust.
*Hmph! Some girl they