New Year's fireworks and firecrackers from distant battlefields resounded through the sky.
The Yi family had a lively and festive New Year.
The eldest sister-in-law returned from her parents' home with her son and youngest daughter, and the family sat in the warm main room to eat a reunion dinner.
The son is already learning to do business from his father, while the little daughter has just learned to walk.
The clever little girl didn't need her mother to feed her; she used her little spoon to scoop up the four-happiness meatballs and put them in her mouth.
Seeing her exquisitely beautiful appearance, Yi Mu's gloom caused by Zeng Guangzhao vanished completely.
He lifted her onto his lap, personally removed the fish bones one by one, and fed her the fish meat.
My little niece, her mouth all greasy from eating, hugged Yi Mu's face, kissed him on the cheek with a soft "mua," and let out a silvery laugh.
"Uncle is so nice!"
The eldest sister-in-law has been making a fuss for months because Yi Qin intends to bring his mistress into the family as a concubine.
They only come back for a reunion dinner during the Lunar New Year.
The topic came up again at the table, but the eldest son refused to budge, so his sister-in-law got angry and left the table with her daughter.
Yi Mu called his nephew, who was not much younger than him, to go out and set off fireworks, while he poured a glass of wine for his eldest son and tried to persuade him.
"Given your age and status, it's understandable that you have someone outside the marriage, but I've heard that this mistress came from a brothel?"
Knowing his eloquence, Yi Qin leaned back in her chair warily: "What do you want to say?"
People really do get more confused as they get older. If you were twenty years younger, you could understand things clearly, but Yi Qin is stubbornly clinging to his own ideas right now.
"Bringing that concubine in, I suppose that wasn't the eldest brother's idea in the first place?"
The eldest brother frowned: "Do you know what you're trying to say?"
Yi Mu smiled.
"Look at me, I'm such a womanizer, when have I ever brought a woman home?"
He continued, "Since you kept that woman outside, you must have wanted to avoid trouble at home. Just because she gave you a son, you coaxed her into not bringing her into the house? You really played your cards well!"
The eldest brother couldn't stand him smearing his woman's reputation and was about to scold him when he suddenly saw Yi Mu's face turn cold.
"You think the Yi family has survived for so many years because of its immense wealth?"
"That's a family rule passed down from our ancestors, and it must be followed in any dynasty, always adhering to the word 'peace'."
The character "宁" signifies peace and tranquility, where harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things.
One of Yi's ancestors was a philanderer who married more than a dozen concubines. Those women would cause trouble all day long over trivial matters, making the household no place peaceful.
Although that generation had many offspring, they were all mediocre and incompetent. Only one person later took on the responsibility, dismissed the women, reorganized the Yi family, and established family rules.
What Yi Mu knows, Yi Qin must know as well.
But even though he understood, he didn't want to listen to Yi Mu's words, so he retorted excitedly: "What right do you, a spoiled brat, have to talk to me like that!"
Yi Mu revealed a smile as bright as a summer flower: "I may have a lot of scandals, but no one has ever come to my door to cause trouble."
After he finished laughing, his face turned cold, and he slammed his hand on the table, spilling all the wine.
"If you dare to marry that mistress, I'll have her thrown out on our wedding day. Let's see if you and she have any shame!"
The boss is the type who won't listen to soft words; you have to be tough with him to teach him a lesson.
The eldest brother pointed at him, his finger trembling for a long time, but then said nothing more.
My little niece rushed out from behind the screen, climbed onto Yi Mu's lap, hugged him and kissed him several times, saying in her sweet, childish voice, "Uncle, I love you the most!"
The eldest brother angrily looked behind the screen and saw only a water-red cheongsam skirt.
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