The extravagance of the old man's 60th birthday celebration was not only unprecedented but absolutely the most extravagant ever.
There is only one seven-star hotel in the entire city, and it costs 50 million to book it for one day.
The old man made a grand gesture, booking out three days' worth of items, spending 150 million in the blink of an eye without even blinking.
The night before my birthday, the family gathered at the old house for dinner.
Besides his brothers and sisters, there was also a woman at the table who looked so young and fresh.
The woman looked no older than Yitai, dressed incredibly provocatively, and had a high-pitched, affected voice; she was practically sitting on the old man's lap to be fed.
The brothers were used to this kind of scene, but Yi Shu reacted unusually strongly, making sarcastic remarks about the woman being shameless.
That woman is no pushover either; she's young, but she's quite shrewd.
By feigning weakness and trying to gain sympathy from the old man, she subtly implied that Yi Shu disliked her.
Then the old man scolded Yi Shu, "Shut up and eat, or get out!"
Yi Shu's hand, which was holding the chopsticks, trembled for a long time. She was so angry that she started to cry, threw down the chopsticks, and ran upstairs.
Seeing that things were not going well, the second son put down his chopsticks and half-stood up.
The old man looked over, his eyes sharp: "You don't want to eat anymore either?"
The second son, feeling awkward under their gaze, sat back down.
“Dad, you know that’s just how Xiaoshu is…”
The old man snorted and slapped away the cloying woman who was clinging to him.
The woman screamed and fell to the ground, not knowing what she had done wrong.
Then she hurriedly got up from the ground, knelt down, covered her face with tears in her eyes, and didn't dare to cry out loud.
"It's my birthday tomorrow, and I just want to be happy."
"You're all either keeping a cold face and not saying a word, or chattering incessantly and annoyingly. If you don't want to eat the family reunion dinner, then get out!"
The "whining and complaining" refers to Yi Shu, while the "cold-faced silence" refers to Yi Mu and Yi Tai.
Veins bulged on Yitai's forehead. The moment he returned and saw the woman on the table, he knew what kind of meal this was.
The old man is utterly ridiculous, saying he wants to have a family reunion dinner.
Who is that woman, the future stepmother?
Itai was extremely annoyed and wanted to leave in a huff, but suddenly a hand appeared in his hand.
He looked to the side.
Yi Mu wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and picked up the wine glass on the table.
With a wine glass obscuring half his face, Yi Mu barely moved his lips: "Sit still."
This is the old man's outburst before handing over power. He's been in power for so long, and he's bound to be unhappy about having to give it all away all at once.
At this time, anyone who dared to displease the old man was like walking into a trap and would be shot dead.
The eldest brother didn't say anything, but chuckled and took the wine from the table, filling the old man's glass to the brim.
"Dad, I wish you a long and happy life, may your happiness be as boundless as the Eastern Sea and your longevity as enduring as the Southern Mountains. I'll drink this first!"
Knowing the old man's temperament, the eldest brother downed the wine in one gulp, his throat aching from the choking, but he didn't cough once.
He was the eldest son in the family and was always the old man's favorite.
The old man gave him face, and his expression softened somewhat.
The second son followed, spouting a string of classical Chinese phrases.
He rambled on and on, showing off his literary talent, before finally saying, "Happy birthday, Dad."
The old man was getting impatient when the second son abruptly stopped, blocking his glass with his hand and downing his drink in one gulp.
When it was Yi Mu's turn, he didn't have as many tricks up his sleeve.
After offering a few words of blessing, Yi Mu noticed that the old man's face was flushed after drinking a couple of glasses of wine, and gently reminded him to take care of his health.
The old man used to dislike Yi Mu the most; he always had a cold face and was difficult to get along with.
But the older a person gets, the brighter their eyes become.
You can see right through your sons and daughters' thoughts at a glance.
The eldest son couldn't wait for him to die, the second son was an idiot, the daughter was brainless and unhappy, and the youngest son was unconventional and hadn't grown up yet.
Looking at them all, only the third brother seemed pleasing to the eye. He was good-looking, intelligent, and decisive.
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