That day, Chen Hong's family also followed the village custom and held a hot pot banquet, with a total of sixteen tables set up. Her brother also traveled to Rongcheng by multiple vehicles.

My niece is only three months old, so we don't dare to let her get too cold. My mother stays at home to take care of my sister-in-law and her two children.

My sister has already taken too much time off work because of buying a house, so she can't take any more. She just called to congratulate me and said she plans to come over during her annual leave.

Most of the villagers came, including Uncle Lu and his wife, to help Chen Hong warm the pot.

To Chen Hong's surprise, Yang Wei and Yang Xiaomei, somehow having gotten wind of the event, also came to attend the banquet.

This made Chen Hong quite embarrassed. Her relationship with Yang Xiaomei was only because of Yu Hai, and Chen Hong had only contacted her by phone a few times.

Yang Xiaomei kept saying she wanted to come visit her, but because she was often at sea, Chen Hong had no way of knowing whether she came or not, and over time the matter was put aside.

Yang Wei, whom Yang Xiaomei introduced to her, was someone she frequently contacted because he often dealt with the Maritime Safety Administration.

When she saw the brother and sister come to her house together, for some reason, Chen Hong felt an awkwardness towards Yang Xiaomei, as if the matchmaker had been thrown over the wall after the couple had slept together.

On the contrary, Yang Xiaomei showed no awkwardness at all upon meeting her; instead, she was very friendly and pulled her along to tour the villa.

Seeing that Chen Hong's life is getting better and better after her divorce, I am genuinely happy for her.

Chen Hong really enjoyed being around this kind and warm-hearted woman.

Seeing that her body remained unchanged, I secretly decided to help her, hoping that she could continue to be happy and joyful, and inspire more people to be happy as well.

The village chief's family helped with the entire banquet from beginning to end, and even his son, Wang Guoqing, was called back a day in advance to help.

Dad followed behind Uncle Village Chief, and the two of them took care of buying all the things needed for the banquet.

Yu Yang was disappointed that his grandfather did not show up this time. Before the banquet, he had asked Chen Hong for permission to invite him to the banquet, but the old house gate was locked and the old man had disappeared.

Yu Yang returned with red eyes, keeping the matter a complete secret from everyone.

Little did they know that the adults in the family all knew that Grandpa Yu Yang wouldn't be coming. Several days in advance, Dad had asked Uncle Village Chief to invite him to the wedding banquet, but he declined, saying he had something to do.

There were too many things to do that day. As the lady of the house, Chen Hong was so busy that she didn't have time to comfort her son's hurt feelings.

Having grown up with his grandfather since childhood, Yu Yang's maternal grandfather could never replace his paternal grandfather's place in his heart.

Let's let this kid gradually get used to and accept such small setbacks. There's still a long road ahead, and there are some things he'll need to face on his own.

The fish used at today's banquet were all caught by Chen Hong: steamed grouper, steamed sea bass, braised sea cucumber with scallions, braised abalone, yellowtail sashimi, pan-fried ribbonfish, and other seafood were all served.

The villagers were delighted to be able to enjoy a feast comparable to that of a high-end hotel, and even the guests from the city were extremely satisfied with the meal, finding the banquet incredibly abundant.

After a busy day, taking care of every guest, Chen Hong was so busy that she didn't even have time to drink water.

Finally, evening arrived. All the guests had been seen off, and the borrowed tables and chairs had been returned or given away.

Looking at the rooms that were clean again, Chen Hong breathed a long sigh of relief.

Chen Hong and his three sons, along with the village chief and his two uncles, made a large table of dishes with the leftover ingredients from the banquet and enjoyed a lively and comfortable meal.

The next day, my older brother and Guoqing were going to go back to Jinan together. My father couldn't sit still while eating and wanted to go home with my brother.

Everyone tried to persuade him to stay. But when his father saw that there was nothing else at home and they didn't need him anymore, and he missed his home and granddaughters, he decided to go home.

His health had fully recovered, which made it impossible for Chen Hong to keep him any longer. So she secretly gave him a bank card and deposited 50,000 yuan into it.

After the village chief and the others returned home late at night, Chen Hong gave her father another 10,000 yuan in cash in front of her brother.

This is something that should be given to Mom openly, and we can't let my brother and sister-in-law think that Dad is just doing his daughter a favor for free.

I packed up all the clothes and supplies I had bought for my dad around midnight.

They also packed them a case of six bottles of red wine and two three-pound bottles of honey, along with a large bag of dried shrimp and fish, and a case of apples and pears produced in their space.

The next morning at six o'clock, Chen Hong took her father, brother, and Guoqing to the train station.

Chen Hong only went home after watching them successfully enter the station. They had too much luggage, with three large suitcases and bags. Luckily, they were all strong laborers, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to carry it all.

After Dad left, Chen Hong and her son rested for two days before going out to sea again. After Grandpa left, Yu Yang still went to and from Xiao Hao's house to and from school on his own, without needing anyone to pick him up or drop him off.

Grandpa Yu visited twice, but when he realized that his grandson suddenly didn't need him anymore, he stopped coming and never went inside the new villa.