Chapter 410: I wish our family a happy new year! All the best!

"Dad, what do you mean? Grandpa told me to drink and you didn't let me. Doesn't my grandpa have the final say in this family?"

Wen Jinyan spoke with great confidence, and Wen Jiu wanted to laugh when he heard it.

What a great talker!

What is this about provoking a war?

As expected, the next second, Grandpa Wen blew his beard and glared, "What's the matter? Your words are useless now, right? What's wrong with me letting my grandson drink some wine?"

Wen Zhenhua broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. "Dad, can you please stop interfering with me in educating my children?"

Master Wen said calmly, "Why should I care about how you educate your children? I can educate my own children, right?"

Seeing the grandfather and grandson looking at each other, Chu Xiuli came out helplessly to smooth things over. She tugged at Wen Zhenhua's sleeve and said, "Hurry up and give the wine pot to Qianyan and have him fill it. Today is New Year's Day, so let's make an exception for him. Ah Jiu is also at home, so let's have a drink together as a family."

It's rare to be happy.

She didn't want to hug Wen Jinyan either.

Hearing her mother's words, Wen Jinyan immediately snatched the wine bottle from Wen Zhenhua's hand with pride, and even gave him a provocative look without fear of death, which made Wen Zhenhua almost raise his arms.

If it wasn't New Year's Day today, he would definitely not be able to escape after being beaten.

After Wen Jinyan poured himself a glass of wine, he stood up and shouted happily, "Come on, let us drink from this cup."

“Happy New Year to our family!”

"All the best!"

The whole family was very supportive and tacitly agreed not to mention Chu Ji and Lu Beiye. They were so used to this that they couldn't get used to it.

Chu Xiuli originally thought that she, Wen Jinyan, and her grandfather would be the only ones at home for the reunion dinner this year! It was a pleasant surprise for her that Wen Jiu and Wen Zhenhua could come back.

After drinking the boiling wine, they officially started to eat the reunion dinner.

Chu Xiuli's dish is rich and rich, and is specially made according to the preferences of the family.

There are braised carp, lotus root and pork ribs soup, radish stewed lamb, stir-fried beef with chili, braised tofu, cold bean sprouts, cold spinach, steamed pork with rice flour, stir-fried bamboo shoots with bacon, and sausage.

Wen Jinyan's stomach was full from eating so much, and he secretly poured himself two more glasses of wine when the adults were not paying attention.

It was only after dinner that he fell asleep on the table and people at home noticed something was wrong.

Wen Zhenhua was so angry that he wanted to whip him with a belt, "This bastard really deserves a beating. I must teach him a lesson today."

Chu Xiuli said angrily, "He's already so drunk, what's the point of beating him? He doesn't know, you should quickly get him back to bed and let him sleep, otherwise he will catch a cold if he sleeps here, which will be troublesome again."

My wife has spoken.

What else can Wen Zhenhua do?

He angrily pulled Wen Jinyan's arm and threw him onto his shoulder, then carried him on his shoulder like a sack and went upstairs.

Wen Jiu poured some hot water and took a towel, then followed Wen Zhenhua upstairs to wipe Wen Jinyan's face, took off his clothes and shoes and let him sleep.

His appearance is a combination of the best features of Wen Zhenhua and Chu Xiuli. His eyebrows and eyes are like Wen Zhenhua, his features are like Chu Xiuli, and his skin is also fairer than Chu Xiuli's. When he is asleep, he looks like an elegant and noble marquis, but when he is awake, his mouth is like a machine gun and his movements are rough and barbaric.

Looking at Wen Jinyan's peaceful sleeping face, Wen Jiu had only one thought in his mind -

Why does a handsome guy have a mouth?

She thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with an idea, so she simply gave up and packed up and went downstairs. At this time, Wen Zhenhua had already started to get busy.

He took the paper shuttle and fire paper to the door, lit a stick of incense and inserted it into the incense burner in front of him, held the paper shuttle on the paper with his left hand, and knocked it over and over again with the hammer in his right hand. As his hand moved, marks like copper coins appeared on the paper.

This is called fire paper, also known as printing money.

There is no point in burning paper that has no money printed on it, as it is said that the people below will not be able to receive it.

Old Master Wen went back to his room to change his clothes. Every time he went back to pay respects to Old Madam Wen, he would dress himself up carefully.

Outside, the children were happily making noise and running around in the yard, showing off where they had picked up firecrackers. The long lantern hanging at the door was fluttering in the wind, looking particularly bright.

The festive atmosphere is strong everywhere.

After Chu Xiuli cleaned up the kitchen, she went to prepare the holiday gifts to take home. In the evening, they would go back to the Chu family's house for dinner. This was what they did every Chinese New Year in recent years.

When everything was ready, Wen Jianyan was almost sober, so Wen Jiu woke him up and asked the whole family to go and pay tribute to Old Lady Wen together.

The worship on New Year’s Eve is different.

This is a day to be disciplined.

You have to burn incense first, light candles and place offerings, then kneel down and burn paper money. After burning the paper money, stand up, kowtow and finally set off firecrackers.

When Wen Zhenhua and Chu Xiuli took Wen Jinyan and Wen Jiu to burn paper money, the old man sat there wiping the tombstone with a handkerchief and clearing away the grass on the old lady's grave.

Knowing that the old man would talk to the old lady every time he came back, Wen Zhenhua and the others would wait at a distance after burning paper and kowtowing.

"Old lady..."

"I'm here to see you! You won't blame me for not coming for so long, right?" Old Man Wen leaned against the tombstone with a particularly gentle expression, and spoke in a soft voice, just like when Old Lady Wen was leaning on his shoulder when she was alive.

"I'm not in good health in the winter and I cough all the time, so my son and daughter-in-law don't let me come often. Jiu looks more and more like you now, and he looks exactly like you when you were young!"

"Besides, she's amazing now. Look at that lantern, isn't it beautiful? She made it. I've seen her husband a few times, and he's a good guy too. There's still no sign of Chuji's wife, and I don't think I'll ever see his baby. I'm just waiting for Ajiu now. The baby in her belly will surely be more beautiful. When I see Ajiu's baby, I'll come to accompany you..."

He sat there and talked to Old Mrs. Wen for half an hour, then he stood up shakily with the help of a cane and walked back, looking back as he walked.

The old lady was unlucky. Just as the family was getting by, she fell ill and passed away.

Seeing Old Man Wen coming down from upstairs, Wen Jiu and Wen Jianyan went up to support him.

"Grandpa, please slow down."

"It's nothing, it's just a short distance, what are you afraid of?"

Not long after returning from the old lady's cemetery, Wen Zhenhua and Chu Xiuli prepared to go to the Chu family, and the old man followed them.

A few years ago, the old man was reluctant, thinking it was weird for him to accompany his children to visit his in-laws during the Chinese New Year.

Later he was not in good health.

Chu Xiuli was afraid that he would be left alone at home, so she forced him to go with her. Gradually, he became willing to go with her.

When they arrived at the Chu family, Chu Zhuru and Zheng Zhongzhou were already sitting inside with the old lady, along with Zheng Xin's two younger brothers. Xie Tianzong was playing with birds in the yard. Only Chu Yanqing, the third child of the Chu family, had not arrived yet.