Yan Xiaonan's mountain god aura spread towards Yan Bao'er's right ear. Yan Bao'er felt her ear was a little itchy and wanted to reach out and scratch it, but unfortunately her cotton-padded coat was too thick and she couldn't reach inside her ear.
Yan Xiaonan's consciousness kept looking at Yan Bao'er's ear, carefully observing whether the ruptured eardrum could be restored under the healing of her mountain god's energy. Slowly, the eardrum showed a tendency to recover, but the speed was very slow.
Yan Xiaonan felt relieved. Even if the progress was extremely slow, as long as there was progress, there was hope. Besides, Yan Bao'er was still young, and the possibility of a cure was extremely high.
Happy times always pass quickly. In the blink of an eye, the sky had darkened, and the red lanterns in the eight-courtyard house were lit up again, with twice as many as usual.
Three large round tables had been set up in the living room of the outer courtyard. At the table headed by Ye Ren and Fu Qingping sat Ye Huili and Ye Huiguo, along with Ye En and Uncle Wen, as well as Yan Daqiang and his wife, and Yan Xiaoqiang and his wife.
At the table headed by Grandma Yan sat Yan Xiaonan and Ye Chenming, along with the Southeast couple, the Southwest couple, the North couple, Yan Aidang and his wife, and Ye Huixian and his wife.
At a table led by Liu Jin, a large group of children sat, making a great commotion. Yan Ran kept watching Yu Shu, and wherever she sat, Yan Ran would sit next to her.
Tianru considered stopping him, but he didn't trust Yan Ran. However, Yushu shook his head, saying that Yushu could now even hold his own against Ye En.
Furthermore, he had mastered the Judge's Pen technique to perfection, and the Judge's Pen was now in perfect harmony with Yu Shu's mind. If anything happened, the Judge's Pen would naturally alert Yu Shu.
Fu Bao stood to the side, looking at Yan Ran thoughtfully. The little girl had really become more obedient in the past few years. She hoped it was for the better.
"Sister Fu Bao, sit here with me." Tian Ru was already sitting next to Yu Shu, and he greeted Fu Bao.
Fu Bao quickly went over and picked up Yan Li as well. Yan Li was the youngest child besides En Ming, so she had to take care of this little brother.
Yan Aiguo, Hua Meili, and Hua Zhenguo walked in. They had been busy all day and only just got back at this time.
Grandma Yan deliberately put on a stern face and said, "Today is the day our whole family pays respects to our ancestors. How could you and Meili be so late?"
Yan Aiguo was in a bad mood. He had figured it out a long time ago, but there was an important meeting in the ministry today, and neither he nor Hua Zhenguo could leave.
Hua Meili wanted to come, but as a new bride, she was too embarrassed to go alone, otherwise people would think she was being looked down upon.
Fortunately, she didn't sit idle either. She cleaned her own home and Hua Zhenguo's home thoroughly and bought a lot of New Year's goods and gifts, waiting for them to come back so they could go to Nan Nan's house together.
When Ye Ren saw Hua Zhenguo arrive, his eyes lit up. This guy was in charge of flying things.
"Comrade Hua, it's just in time for you. Let's have a chat after dinner. I have something good to show you." Ye Ren stood up enthusiastically.
Hua Zhenguo raised an eyebrow. What good stuff does this old fox have to show me? But anything that comes out of his hands must be something good.
Hua Zhenguo didn't even want to eat anymore and wanted to go look at the good stuff. His eagerness made the people around him laugh.
Ye Ren waved his hand repeatedly: "Today is the New Year's Eve dinner. Our whole family has finally reunited. How can you not eat?"
Hua Zhenguo's eyes welled up with tears. For so many years, it had always been just him and Meili cooking something simple to eat, enough to fill their stomachs.
Looking at the large amount of meat and fish on the table, Hua Zhenguo took off his hat and sat down next to Ye Ren.
"Sister-in-law, say a few words, then we'll start eating," Ye Ren said to Grandma Yan.
Grandma Yan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, stood up, raised her glass and said, "Everyone, eat and drink well, stay healthy and have all your wishes fulfilled."
Everyone in the living room, whether children or the elderly, raised their glasses of wine or beverage and drank them down in one gulp.
Grandma Yan spoke simply, yet she revealed the true meaning of life: eat well, drink well, stay healthy, and have everything go smoothly.
The phone next to her rang. Enming loved listening to music on the phone, so she immediately pointed at the phone and started yelling, trying to answer it.
Yan Xiaonan smiled and carried Enming to the telephone. Enming eagerly picked up the phone.
"Hello, hello, hello..."
"Is this Enming? I'm your strict uncle. Do you know me? Is your mother here? Is your great-grandmother here? Hey, speak up! Hey, hey..."
Yan Xiaonan listened to the two of them saying "hello" to each other on the phone, and laughed until her stomach hurt.
She answered the phone and sweetly greeted, "Hello, Brother Yan Ge? How is Sister-in-law? How are the children?"
Yan Ge finally heard Yan Xiaonan's voice and replied with a smile, "Nannan, was that Enming just now? How can the little guy be so funny?"
I'm fine, my family is fine. Nan Nan, is Grandma here? My dad wants to talk to her.
Yan Xiaonan sighed inwardly. Grandma was very happy today, but there was always one less family member in the house, and Grandma also had regrets.
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go get Grandma."
Yan Xiaonan put down the phone, ran to Grandma Yan's side, whispered a few words to her, and Grandma Yan's expression changed from surprise to sorrow, and finally she fell silent.
Yan Xiaonan knew her grandmother's worries. Her second uncle was disappointing and had hurt her grandmother's feelings, but a mother and son are always a mother and son, and they should always stay in touch.
"Grandma, phone calls are expensive, and Uncle doesn't have much money. Don't keep him waiting too long," Yan Xiaonan whispered a reminder.
Grandma Yan was anxious. Yes, phone bills are expensive. Where would her second son get so much money?
Yan Xiaoqiang quickly helped Grandma Yan up, walked to the telephone, and picked it up: "Hello?"
Upon hearing Grandma Yan's voice, the other person quickly replied, "Mother, it's me, Erqiang. How are you? Your son is unfilial and dared not come to see you."
Yan Erqiang's voice trembled slightly. He really missed his mother, but he was penniless and had no face to see her.
"Erqiang, don't worry about me. Just live a good life and don't cause any trouble. Phone calls are expensive. I'm hanging up now."
With a "click," Grandma Yan decisively hung up the phone, but for some reason, she felt even more worried.
The children started making a ruckus, coming over one by one with their glasses to toast each other. Although their glasses contained juice, it didn't stop them from drinking it like alcohol.
Grandma Yan's recent sadness was dispelled by these children. Look at all the grandchildren she has!
"Take care of what's in front of you; let everything else go." Grandma Yan had fully recovered and started handing out red envelopes.
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