Chapter 218: If You Don’t Get Married, You Have to Kneel in the Ancestral Hall
After dinner, Ye Bai sat quietly beside his father Ye Chong and played chess with him.
"Xiaobai, Dad has heard from your brother that you can let go of your childhood experiences. Dad is really happy." Ye Chong raised his head slightly, a hint of relief in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, Dad, for making you and Mom worry about me."
Ye Bai's voice was a little guilty.
Ye Chong waved his hand gently, looking into the distance, his thoughts seemed to drift back to the past.
"This is not your fault, Xiaobai. This is our parents' fault. Your brother was very naughty when he was young. He was always like a troublemaker. He would break the glass of the neighbors' house or make trouble at school. He made us worry a lot. And you have been well-behaved and sensible since you were young. You never cry easily. There is a saying that 'a child who doesn't cry gets no candy'. This is not without reason. At that time, we were so focused on your brother that we unconsciously neglected to care for you."
At this point, Ye Chong's face was full of self-blame. He continued, "As both are our parents' sons, we do prefer your brother. We have to admit this, and we really feel sorry for you."
After hearing this, Ye Bai just smiled slightly, with a sense of relief and open-mindedness in his smile.
He stared intently at the chess pieces on the board, thinking about the next move.
A moment later, he raised his chess piece and accurately captured one of Ye Chong's chess pieces.
Then, he raised his eyes and looked at his father: "Dad, I have never blamed you. After all, in a family with many children, it is difficult to treat them equally. You have paid too much to create a wealthy life for us. In the business world, there are intrigues and schemes, but when you come home, you have to take care of your children's education and care. Only you know the hard work. What's more, I did cause you a lot of trouble when I was a child. I can understand all this. So..."
Ye Bai hesitated to speak.
Seeing this, Ye Chong hurriedly asked, "So what?"
Ye Bai's eyes were firm and sincere. He took a deep breath and said as if he had made up his mind: "Dad, can I make my own decisions about my future? Just like you supported me to enter the police academy, I also want to make my own decisions about my future partner. Is that okay?"
After hearing this, Ye Chong silently put down the chess piece in his hand.
At this moment, time seemed to stand still and he was silent for a long time.
Ye Bai could tell from his expression that he was going through a heavy inner struggle.
Ye Chong looked up at Ye Bai. He knew Ye Bai's character very well. This kid was always steady and down-to-earth and would never joke with him about these things.
Ye Bai lowered his head, drooped his brows, and looked a little uneasy.
He seldom asks his father for things on weekdays, and his easy-going personality makes people feel a little distressed.
He would always gladly accept anything given to him by his elders, and would never complain if his elders did not give him anything.
Finally, Ye Chong sighed deeply, slowly stood up, patted Ye Bai's shoulder hard, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
He said meaningfully: "It's up to you. It's up to you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Bai couldn't help but break into a bright smile on his face.
He looked at Ye Chong walking away and said, "Thank you, Dad."
At this time, the three sisters Ye Lan, Ye Man and Ye Li came towards them.
"Hey, isn't that Xiaobai?" Ye Man was the first to spot Ye Bai. She quickly ran towards him, pouting her lips with a smile, "Xiaobai, I'm so happy to see you. Come over here and give your second sister a kiss."
(づ￣3￣)づ╭～
Ye Bai smiled and dodged, "Second sister, stop making trouble."
Ye Lan lifted her bangs and asked Ye Bai curiously, "Why didn't you tell the family group that you came back so that Big Sister could hold a welcome party for you and have fun with us brothers and sisters?"
Ye Bai smiled helplessly, mainly because the three sisters were too enthusiastic, "No, sister, I'll leave soon."
"It's a rare trip back home, don't go, don't go." Ye Li held Ye Bai's hand tightly, "I heard from your brother that you are not getting married either. What a coincidence, the four of us can go to the ancestral hall and kneel together."
( _ )! ?
Ye Bai asked knowingly, "What do you mean?"
Ye Lan shrugged and explained, "The three of us didn't want to get married, and my mother was very angry. She made the three sisters kneel down in the ancestral hall to reflect on our mistakes."
Ye Man muttered, "It's not that I don't want to get married. There are quite a lot of men chasing after me. It's just that I haven't met anyone I like."
Ye Li leaned on Ye Bai's shoulder and said aggrievedly: "Xiao Baibai, your third sister has a very hard life. Seeing that she couldn't urge the eldest and second sisters, your aunt set her sights on me and kept urging me to get married and have children soon. My plan to travel around the world was only half realized, but your aunt insisted that I get married and settle down and stop running around outside. I'm still young, and I'm a baby myself."
(ˇˇ) Oh, oh, oh... Not happy...
Ye Bai turned his eyes to Ye Lan and asked her: "What about you, elder sister?"
Ye Lan smoked a cigarette silently and said, "My studio is busy. The next season's makeup products will be launched soon. It's not appropriate to fall in love now, and I don't have the mood. But your aunt insisted that starting a career and having a family will not delay it, and you can still work normally after getting married. You don't know the difference between being married and not being married. She just won't listen. I don't know how to communicate with her."
Ye Bai looked at the three sisters. They had different personalities and characteristics.
Ye Lan is a mature and career-oriented lady, Ye Man is as beautiful and sexy as her name suggests, and Ye Li is free and easy, straightforward and loves freedom.
Then, the three sisters all looked at Ye Bai and said in unison: "Why don't you get married?"
(′ε｀；) This…
Ye Bai was embarrassed, looked at them and said: "I am the youngest among our brothers and sisters. If you are not in a hurry, I am not in a hurry either."
Ye Man brushed her long wavy hair behind her, looking nonchalant, "So, it's our three sisters' fault that you don't get married."
Ye Bai immediately shook his head, "No, second sister."
Ye Lan sighed, "Since we don't get married, the responsibility of our Ye family's expansion will have to be handed over to Ye Che, the eldest grandson. If that doesn't work out, I'll have a child with him in the future."
Ye Man immediately raised her hand in agreement, "Good idea, I support it, mainly because I haven't had enough fun yet."
Ye Li also thought this idea was feasible. She raised her hand and began to count, "We won't get married, so let big brother have more children. One for big sister, one for second sister, and one for me." After saying that, she turned to look at Ye Bai, "Do you want Xiaobai?"
"Ah! This...(′_)"
Ye Bai was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
I was thinking: Does my brother know about you guys doing this?
If he didn't run away, he would be trapped in the maze of the three sisters and couldn't get out. "I... I have something to do, so I'll leave first. Let's get together again when we have time."
After saying this, Ye Bai ran away, fearing that the three sisters would catch up with him. Especially Ye Li, who loved to stick to him and play together when he was a child, but he was so difficult to deal with.
Ye Li quickly called out to him, "Xiao Bai, don't run."
“………”
After a while, Ye Bai ran out of the door. He looked up at the gate of Ye Mansion and took a deep breath.
ε-(′εˋ ) huh…