Fu Hanzheng smiled meaningfully, without answering this potentially disastrous question.
Madam Fu didn't press the matter further. She gave Youyou a carrot stick as well and asked.
"You all rushed in, how awkward is it for Kaman to sit there like that?"
Gu Weiwei said with a smile, "He's not embarrassed at all. He's playing chess with Dad right now, and the old lady is acting as the referee."
"That's great! It will save the child's grandfather from always complaining that there's no one at home to play chess with him. He wants him to go out and find chess friends, but he refuses to go out," Madam Fu said with a smile.
The only person in the family he could play chess with was Han Zheng, but Han Zheng was always busy with work or spending time with his wife and children, so he had no interest in playing chess with him.
Before Fu Shengying and Carman Dorrance could even decide the winner of their game of chess, Madam Fu and the servants had already prepared the New Year's Eve dinner and decorated the dining room.
Gu Weiwei and Fu Hanzheng first put the two children into their high chairs before inviting several elders to take their seats.
Madam Fu had hot milk and hot drinks brought up and announced this.
"For the sake of health, no alcohol will be served at our family's New Year's Eve dinner this year."
As a wine enthusiast, Fu Shiqin's face immediately fell.
"Mom, it's Chinese New Year, can't a person have a couple of drinks?"
He has so much good wine hidden away, what's the point of keeping it if he doesn't drink it?
"If you want to drink, go outside," Madam Fu admonished sternly.
Fu Shengying used to have a few drinks, but her health hasn't been good in recent years, so she's given it up.
Han Zheng used to be careless when socializing, and now he has developed stomach problems.
This year, with the addition of another patient, Carman Dorrance, no one at the table can drink alcohol anymore.
Fu Shiqin reluctantly put the wine he had taken out back into the wine cabinet. He didn't want to offend his mother and be forced to eat out for New Year's Eve dinner.
Gu Weiwei asked in surprise, "You're at home, don't you need to go and keep Ling Jiao company?"
“She has a Spring Festival Gala performance. After we finish eating, I’ll go to the TV station to pick her up for dinner,” Fu Shiqin said.
Gu Weiwei nodded and looked at Fu Shiyi.
"Third Young Master, where's your girlfriend?"
"I went home for the Chinese New Year," Fu Shiyi said helplessly.
He wanted to bring her back to live with him, but she refused, and there was nothing he could do; he couldn't exactly help her.
Moreover, he didn't dare to tie her up.
After serving the last dish and taking her seat, Madam Fu spoke.
"Let's eat."
The people at the table all picked up their chopsticks, and to accommodate Kaman Dorrance's diet, they deliberately placed the food he could eat in front of him so that he could easily reach it.
However, they overlooked one problem: Carmen Dorrance, who had lived in Italy for many years, was used to Western food and couldn't use chopsticks at all.
Left with no other option, Gu Weiwei asked the maid to fetch him some cutlery from the house.
After eating for a while, Fu Shiqin held up his hot drink and said...
"Come on, let's raise a glass to the upcoming new year!"
Everyone at the table picked up their cups, and even the two little buns sitting in the dining chairs followed suit and picked up their milk bottles.
Everyone at the table clinked glasses, and Gu Weiwei and Fu Hanzheng also clinked their glasses with the two little ones who were holding baby bottles.
After the two little ones touched, they excitedly hugged their bottles and gulped down a few mouthfuls, their adorable appearance making everyone at the table laugh.
Kaman Dorrance awkwardly held his knife and fork, watching the people at the table skillfully using chopsticks to eat, and smiled helplessly.
"I think I need to start learning how to use chopsticks."
I didn't understand before why people in Asian countries use separate chopsticks and eat from the same dish.
But looking at this warm and lively New Year's Eve dinner, he suddenly understood the significance of eating with chopsticks.
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