Chapter 113: The Moon is Full

  A few people played together for an afternoon, chattering away about all sorts of topics that seemed to never end, as if everyone's friendship had grown even stronger.

  After returning home, the five of them dispersed. Song Jie collapsed onto the bed, exhausted from playing all day without rest. These kids were too rowdy, but it was also pretty exciting for herself.

  I probed the space with spiritual power, but still there was no response, and I didn't know when the upgrade would be done. To say nothing of it, without space, everything is quite inconvenient.

  This summer vacation is passing by exceptionally slowly, not only are there more classmates at home, but also Hu Yue's sudden attacks from time to time, Song Jie is simply going to be the king of the kids.

  August 15th is everyone's most eagerly anticipated holiday, at this time the family is the most reunited, not only will Lao Da and his family come back to celebrate, but also busy Zhao Tong will take out time to go home and accompany the elderly.

  The only thing that makes people sigh is Zhao Juan, but a married-out daughter is like spilled water, and she has to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in her husband's family, which is an unavoidable thing.

  August 15th arrived, Zhao Wu and Zhao Tong's family came to the Zhao's house early, carrying big bags and small packages, with their whole family in tow.

  Zhao's father and mother were almost speechless with joy, except for Chinese New Year, it was rare to have the whole family together like this.

  Li Li was particularly good at this time, and all kinds of household chores were done in a rush. After all, it's the younger brother's favor, so she had to perform well.

  Zhao Jing is a 15-year-old big girl now, and as she grew up, she became more gentle and quiet, not liking to talk much, and would hide her thoughts in her heart. This also has something to do with the education of her parents, which shows how great an influence parents have on their children.

  Zhao Xiaobao still has a carefree and reckless attitude, he's already a frequent visitor to their home, not knowing the meaning of the word "politeness". He's closest to Song Jie, whenever he sees Song Jie, he completely ignores his own sister, making Zhao Jing so angry that she secretly pouts.

  In the past, Zhao Jing had a bad habit. She wouldn't let others hold her younger brother, and she herself didn't like holding him either. If someone else held him, she would get jealous and think of ways to snatch him back. But now that she's grown up, she's not as childish as before.

  She was actually resentful in her heart, Song Jie was the child of others in her parents' mouths, and since she skipped a grade to be at the same level as her. Her parents always used Song Jie as an example. Zhao Jing was fed up with Song Jie, and even looked down on her cousin before, but now she doesn't even bother with her.

  Song Jie was a bit bewildered. She quite liked teasing this little girl, but why didn't she like to talk to people anymore? This painful youth. She naturally didn't know that she was the child of another family who was deeply hated by others.

  At home, people are preparing to slaughter chickens and fish for a sumptuous dinner tonight. At noon, they packed many dumplings to eat.

  Almost everyone's mooncakes are basically the same, and five-kernel mooncakes have dominated the entire mooncake industry.

  Song Jie hated to eat the five-kernel ones the most, they were too sweet, so sweet that they were sickening. Seeing the kids say they loved to eat them, actually wasted a lot of things, anyway nothing would happen, so Zhao Mu busied herself making mooncakes.

  Everyone in this family is in favor of it. It can be seen that the family has become rich, and many families now cannot afford to eat mooncakes.

  Zhao's mother was a hot-tempered person and couldn't bear to see her children being bullied. Besides, it was just a little food, no big deal, why not satisfy the child?

  Among them, the most popular is the mooncake with red bean paste filling. The ingredients are simple, easy to make and delicious, making it everyone's first choice.

  Madam Zhao originally soaked red beans to make them into fillings for mantou, but now she has no choice but to turn them into mooncake fillings.

  Boiled red beans with two slices of dried tangerine peel and a little salt. Steamed in a large pot until soft. After cooking, add a little cornstarch and stir into a paste.

  Then pour oil into the pot, then pour in red bean paste, add white sugar and stir vigorously until it is completely dissolved together.

  After the red bean paste is shaped into a ball, it can be removed from the pot and cooled before being used as filling.

  The dough is made by mixing sugar syrup and oil with flour, if there is milk powder, a little milk powder can be added, and the dough is basically done after waking up for an hour.

  Knead the dough into a thin sheet of dough, wrap the red bean paste inside, and then use a mold to shape it.

  It just so happened that there was a small oven at home, and soon a small pot of mooncakes came out. In the blink of an eye, several children divided them up, and several adults also tasted one.

  However, it received rave reviews. When Zhao's mother saw that everyone in the family loved eating them, she decided to make mooncakes for everyone every year and try different flavors.

  Time flies when everyone is having fun, and a whole day has passed in the blink of an eye.

  Dinner was prepared in a grand manner, with all sorts of chicken, duck, fish and meat filling the table. The old man even brought out a bottle of his treasured Osmanthus wine.

  A few big men drank particularly happily. Since they had their own business, it was hard to have time to drink so leisurely again.

  Xiao Bao himself was also eating with a mouthful of oil, he was the smallest in the family, his mouth was sweet, and everyone kept putting food into his bowl, before long, the dishes were piled up.

  Outside, the sound of firecrackers has already started, and fireworks have begun to be set off in the distant suburbs.

  At this time, several children couldn't sit still and put down their chopsticks to go get their own little firecrackers. Because they were afraid of accidents, the adults only bought some poppers and magic bullets, but everyone had a great time playing with them.

  Several adults ate and drank their fill, and also came out of the street door. The fireworks outside had already filled the sky.

  Fireworks lit up the sky, amidst the deafening roar, the entire sky was illuminated. The moon in the sky was so round and bright, some fireworks were like golden rain, while others resembled silver stars, dazzling and enchanting. In an instant, they rose into the air and withered away, like a fleeting flower.

  Whether adults or children are fascinated by the beauty in front of them, their souls seem to have been cleansed, carrying everyone's beautiful hopes.

  This is the best gift on August 15th, no one can resist such a beautiful view.

  Half an hour passed, the adults continued to go back home to drink water and chat, while the children had long since run off without a trace. At this time, whether they knew each other or not, they all gathered together, exchanging the small firecrackers in their hands, becoming fast friends.

  Song Jie thoroughly indulged herself, treating herself like a little kid, constantly playing and joking around, her mood was so joyful that it seemed to be flying high, floating all the way...

  When everyone made noise till very late, under the adults' repeated requests, the two little brats of the old couple reluctantly followed them back home.

  After Zhao Tong and his wife helped finish cleaning up, they also walked hand in hand, this time Zhao Tong was just pushing the bicycle and didn't ride it. The couple was romantic again, making the two elderly people cry and laugh at the same time, simply not understanding what these young people were thinking.

  Song Jie also had a good sleep, before falling asleep she was still thinking about tomorrow's important things.

  Of course it's a very important matter, August 16th is the day of auctioning the Red Makeup formula, I'm afraid all the big families are waiting in anticipation, they're also worried that the Zhang family will change their minds after such a long time.

  Longsheng Auction House had long been waiting in ambush, and they had heard about the commotion caused by Hongyan from a long time ago. This time, they are going to auction off the formula, and it's likely that things won't be too peaceful when the time comes. In terms of manpower, they have doubled their staff, which is also a great opportunity for Longsheng Auction House to make a name for itself.

  There are not many auction houses in China. If done well, it's not a problem to become the leader. The key is reputation.

  With fame comes everything!!

  When the time comes, everyone will come to their own auction house, how can the sound not be booming? So this auction is crucial, absolutely cannot have any mistakes.

  Song Jie also went to Zhang Yang's home early, she brought some mooncakes made at home as gifts when she went, which received unanimous praise and acclaim from the Zhang family.

  With the relief of having nothing to do, Zhang Fu's mood also calmed down. Anyway, he had long planned to sell it, and now being reluctant would be useless, but rather thinking about how to get the most benefit in the evening was the key.

  Zhang Fu and Song Jie discussed the details of the problem in the study again, no matter what happened, they had to be prepared.

  Hongyan is like everyone's child, from being unknown to being known all over the world. This isn't something that can be easily achieved. How much sweat and how many crises they've been through, both of them know very clearly.

  Especially Song Jie and Zhang Yang experienced a kidnapping, Hong Yan's success today is not just about having a good formula, it's like raising a child.

  This auction is inevitable, but it also shows that our side's strength is not enough.

  Song Jie was also reluctant to part with it, but she had only come up with a formula and hadn't participated in the management, so her feelings weren't as heavy as Zhang Fu's.

  But that doesn't mean she didn't understand, her own things were forced to be handed over due to external pressure, and this feeling wouldn't be pleasant for anyone. Even if it was sold for a lot of money later on, the child was still sold, and the original intention would probably never come back again.

  Endless discussions about details, Zhang Fu and Song Jie were unwilling to stop, although it was not rational enough, but temporarily relieved everyone's mood.

  Zhang Mu had also known about this matter for a long time. She understood the bitterness in her husband's heart, and apart from silently supporting him, she could only try to please him by constantly pouring water and sending snacks.

  His father seemed to have some awareness, comfortingly looked at his wife, and thought it was good that he still had a virtuous wife and a clever son, nothing else mattered. Since he could make a big name for himself by relying on his beauty in the past, he could do so again in the future, after all, he was a descendant of the Zhang family.

  Seeing Zhang Fu's change in an instant, Song Jie was quite happy in her heart. Beauty is after all an external thing, and nothing can compare to the importance of one's own family members by their side.

  As long as loved ones are doing well, what's a small red face? In the future, I will study and come up with countless red faces!!