Today really made Old Man Lin look good. He held up his wine glass and said with a smile, "Not at all. We men are here for dinner, so we have to make it a little nice. Come on, let's have a drink. We're happy today."

Because his family was poor, they had never eaten with the village chief in generations. This second son really made them proud.

The village chief chuckled and clinked glasses with him, downing his drink in one gulp. His eyes lit up; he usually interacted more with Er Ya, and he asked, "Er Ya, this wine is quite good. It must have cost a lot of money."

This is nothing compared to the alcohol he usually drinks. After drinking this, what does he usually drink? Like dishwater.

"Grandpa Village Chief, this is a kind of wine that my maternal grandfather likes to drink. I saw that he liked it, so I bought some extra to keep on hand."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Lin felt a pang of jealousy. Her maternal grandfather? He, her own grandfather, had never tasted such fine wine before, but he didn't say anything on the surface, and simply drank another cup of wine.

He doesn't even consider whether he, as the grandfather, has ever done anything kind to Er Ya, yet he's now fussing about not giving her any wine.

"You little girl, you're so filial. It's a pity I have so many grandchildren, if only they were half as filial as you."

Er Ya smiled but didn't say anything. His grandchildren, relying on having a village chief as their grandfather, acted like "my dad is Li Gang," running rampant in the village and were disliked by everyone. Out of respect for the village chief, no one dared to say anything.

Lin Jianqun flattered, "Village chief, you're being too modest. Everyone knows your Lin Dong and his brothers are good children. How did you come to call them unfilial? If they heard that, they would be heartbroken."

Lin Fugui was in a good mood after being flattered, and said modestly, "No way, I'm already a half-grown boy. What future can I have if I spend my days playing with cats and dogs?"

"Aren't all boys like this? We were even more mischievous when we were little, and our mothers would beat us with sticks every day because we were so angry. But now we're all doing quite well."

Lin Fugui's smile froze instantly. He didn't want his grandson to be as successful as Lin Jianqun, afraid of his wife, and mistreated his brothers.

Seeing Lin Fugui's expression, Lin Jianqun realized he had made a mistake and immediately shut his mouth, picking up a piece of food to ease the awkwardness.

The table fell silent. The only sound was the smacking of food being picked up and chewed. Er Ya didn't want to give Lin Jianqun a way out, so she just ate her food in silence. Seeing that she wasn't talking, Lin Xiao was even less willing to open his mouth. Filling his stomach was the most important thing.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, someone chuckled and asked, "This feast is really good today. Look at all this meat. Second brother, you've got money now, haven't you? You're going all out."

When Lin Jianguo saw someone asking him, he stammered and didn't know what to say. He smiled and said, "Well, I'm just happy."

"Yes, my little brother was born safely and without any mishaps. My dad is so happy that he bought a pig. Tomorrow's feast will have the same dishes as today. Bring your families tomorrow, and we'll make sure you're all full."

Everyone present knew what had happened back then and understood what Er Ya meant. Only Niu Shi shamelessly kept eating the vegetables and chewing the steamed buns in big mouthfuls, as if she hadn't eaten for eight hundred years.

The person who had just spoken said happily, "Really? I thought we were only having such a lavish meal tonight. Turns out the dishes will be the same tomorrow too. That's great!"

"Yes, yes, this is much better than Lin Shitou's. What was that banquet like? I didn't even get full."

After saying that, she realized that Lin Xiao was also there. Thinking that she had said something wrong, she quickly took a sip of wine to calm herself down.

Lin Xiao didn't care what he said. Anyway, his grandfather was gone, and that family had nothing to do with him anymore.

After a lively meal, everyone dispersed.

Old Man Lin had drunk a bit too much and was talking to Lin Jianguo in a daze. He kept saying that Er Ya didn't know how to be filial to her grandfather and that he was not as good as an outsider. Seeing that Er Ya looked unhappy, Lin Jianqun helped Old Man Lin and quickly went to the old house.

Lin Jianguo, holding Er Ya, said, "Your grandfather is drunk. He doesn't usually think like this."

Er Ya thought to herself: "Yeah, that's right. He usually just pretends to be deaf and dumb. Anyway, it's all Old Lady Shen who does the bad things, so he doesn't seem to have any presence. But tonight, it seems that the old man's thoughts are quite complicated."

She still couldn't resist trying to sow discord among Old Man Lin, saying sadly, "Dad, why did Grandpa say that to me? Er Ya is such a good girl. Every time we have meat at home, I send them a portion. Do they not like me?"

"He's had too much to drink. He's getting old, so it's inevitable that he'll ramble a bit. Our Er Ya is so pretty and cute, who wouldn't like her?"

As he spoke, he kept looking outside, clearly worried about Old Man Lin.

Er Ya saw through his thoughts and pointed into the house, saying, "Dad, listen, what's wrong with my little brother? He's crying so hard."

Just then, a child's crying came from inside the house. I don't know what upset him, but he was crying so hard he couldn't catch his breath.

His son was more important. Lin Jianguo put down Er Ya, not even bothering to look at Old Man Lin, and ran into the house in a flash.

Er Ya made a "V" sign towards the window.

It turned out that Jiang's mother heard the commotion from inside the house. Seeing that Lin Jianguo was preoccupied with the old house, she was already dissatisfied. Upon hearing Er Ya's words, she gently pinched the baby's bottom.

The little baby, who was leisurely blowing bubbles, suddenly felt a pain in his bottom and cried "waaaaa!" as if his mother had done something to him.

Lin Jianguo rushed into the house, took the baby from him, and patted him while asking, "What's wrong? Honey, the baby has never cried so much before."

Jiang's mother looked at the baby apologetically and said weakly, "I don't know, it suddenly started crying, does it miss its father?"

Jiang's mother didn't hit too hard, and now the baby, whose bottom didn't hurt anymore, started babbling again.

Lin Jianguo said with a smile, "So you really miss your dad. Look, he stopped crying as soon as I hugged him. Honey, you rest for a while, I'll comfort this little guy."

Jiang's mother silently wiped her sweat, nodded, and lay down on the bed to doze off for a while. There was still a long night ahead. This little guy was incredibly energetic in the first half of the night and wouldn't let her sleep. He insisted on being carried around the room. In this respect, he wasn't as easy to carry as his older sister.

"Hey, Er Ya, wasn't your aunt just here? Where did she go?"

To be continued!