Old Chen was annoyed again, and then he shot back: "If Baoyuan wishes Grandpa a bad New Year, then Grandpa also wishes your parents a bad New Year. Congratulations on becoming poor and everything going wrong."
Old Chen felt relieved when he saw his son's complexion turn pale.
Chen Xiangdong yelled, "Dad, how could you argue with Baoyuan?"
Old Chen said confidently, "I'm not arguing with him. I'm arguing with you two adults. It's true that when the top beam is crooked, the bottom beams are crooked. You two have raised a good child like this."
Chen Xiangdong stared at Old Chen angrily, "Baoyuan's top beam is not straight, but mine is straight?"
Old Chen nodded, "Yours isn't straight either."
Just as Chen Xiangdong was about to taunt him, he heard Old Chen continue, "You were all led astray by that old man from the Zhu family."
Chen Xiangdong:......?
He was almost laughing out of anger. His father could actually say such nonsense when arguing with him, "You are my real father."
Old Chen: "You were such a good kid before you married your wife, which is enough to show how good a father I am. But after you got married, you became rotten. You allowed your wife to beat her own mother, and you treated us like we owed you something. And you still say that it wasn't Old Zhu who led you astray?"
Zhu Wenying really couldn't help it. Not only did she not think that hitting her mother-in-law was wrong, she even wanted to hit her father-in-law.
When Zhu Wenying clenched her fists, Old Chen took back the cold braised pork.
Chen Xiangdong was incredulous, "Dad, you're not even willing to give me some braised pork?"
Old Chen laughed frivolously, "You two useless bastards can't even cook braised pork. You won't even get any meat to eat on New Year's Eve. This wasn't meant for you in the first place. I just wanted to show you. Now that you've seen it, I'll take it back. The father-son bond between us is only enough for you to sniff a few times. If you want more, pay for it, right?"
He stretched out his hand as if asking for money. Zhu Wenying pushed Chen Xiangdong and Baoyuan into the house, then slammed the door shut, almost hitting Old Chen's nose.
Touching his nose, Old Chen looked at the closed door and the sound of quarreling in the house. His joy disappeared. He turned around and walked towards his home with heavy steps.
When he got home, the aroma of food filled the air. Old Chen sniffed hard and felt hungry. Seeing Chen Lingling still playing outside, he called her over.
Chen Lingling came over with Hu Yingying. Old Chen squatted down and touched the heads of the two children. He asked, "Lingling, tomorrow is New Year's Day. Grandpa wants to test you. What should you say on New Year's Day?"
Chen Lingling immediately said loudly: "I wish grandpa and grandma good health, a long life, and abundant wealth."
Hu Yingying had been silent, but after Chen Lingling finished speaking, she actually whispered, "Be safe and sound."
Old Chen was stunned, his hands trembling, "She..."
Chen Lingling happily replied, "Uncle Hu was talking to her just now. It was Uncle Hu who taught her. Yingying can talk again."
Old Chen was also happy for Hu Jie. The child's condition had improved a lot. He could finally speak and respond. It was really a great thing.
Even a child like Hu Yingying knew that they should say nice things in the New Year, but Baoyuan dared to wish him a bad New Year. Old Chen became even angrier. Baoyuan was not even as good as Yingying.
Mother Hu heard Hu Yingying, the stubborn girl, wishing everyone peace everywhere. Whenever someone asked her a question, she would reply with "peace be with you." This made Mother Hu very angry because this girl would respond to everyone except her grandmother.
She is indeed not a good person. Why didn't they burn her to death? Why didn't they sell her into the mountains?
Old Chen's mood, which was ruined by the eldest brother's family, suddenly improved because of the words of the two children. The children in their compound are still the best. Baoyuan was a good boy when he was here, but he became a bad boy as soon as he went out.
He walked into the house happily, carrying the meat, and then everyone's eyes in the room were focused on him.
Damn, forgot he stole the meat.
Old Chen was sweating profusely as he held the meat like a time bomb. When Old Lady Xia's eyes swept over him, he stumbled over his words and explained, "I just brought it out to show others that my son can cook braised pork. There's not a single piece missing, and it's all here."
As if afraid that everyone wouldn't believe him, he held the bowl in front of each person and showed them, "Really, it's all here."
Chen Xiangnan was speechless, "Dad, that other person couldn't be my eldest brother and his friends, right?"
Old Chen glared at the second brother fiercely and said, "Nonsense, why would I go to their house? It's so unlucky."
Chen Xiangbei laughed, "Dad, did you get bullied at his house?"
Old Chen was puzzled: How come even the idiot Third Brother knew about this? Is it really that obvious?
But he was stubborn and said, "I'm not the kind of person who likes to be mean. I really didn't go. I didn't go today, and I won't go in the future. If they come to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow, don't let them in."
He became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He brought the meat into the kitchen and placed it on the stove. "We'll eat this meat tomorrow."
When he saw Old Lady Xia, he said again, "If the eldest brother's family comes over tomorrow, don't give Baoyuan any New Year's money."
Old Lady Xia: "You had a fight with them today, they definitely won't come tomorrow."
Knowing everything, Old Chen was so desperate that he simply gave up pretending. He shouted, "I'm so angry! It's better to separate them. They should be separated. The whole family is ungrateful, all ungrateful!"
Seeing that Old Lady Xia showed no signs of getting angry, Old Chen grew bolder, his desire to talk also reaching its peak. He opened his mouth and said, "You don't know, their family..."
Old Lady Xia slammed the table and said, "Shut up, eat, and don't mention them on New Year's Eve."
Old Chen swallowed his words, but what else could he do? He was a good old man who listened to his wife. He had no choice but to sit down and said, "Yes, let's not talk about the unlucky person. There is a big table of food, and our family is all here. How wonderful."
Suddenly, he got up and went into the bedroom, pulling out a bottle of wine. "Xiao Yu, Lao Er, would you like to drink with Dad?"
The two naturally agreed. Yu Hongzhen tactfully took the bottle and poured wine for his future father-in-law and Chen Xiangnan.
Just as they were about to clink glasses, Old Chen suddenly asked Old Mrs. Xia, "Old lady, would you like some?"
After Old Mrs. Xia nodded, Old Chen took out another small cup and filled it up for her.
"What about you guys? Would you like to have a drink?" Old Chen asked the other girls.
Chen Xianghong and Yu Qingqing didn't drink, but Tang Jiao was in the mood and wanted to drink some, so she also got a glass.
Chen Xiangbei shouted, "I want to drink too, I want to drink too, I am a man, I want to drink too."
Old Chen slapped him on the head and said, "What the hell are you drinking? You haven't even graduated yet, your hair hasn't even grown out yet, and you still want to drink? Do you want to take a slap?"
Chen Xiangbei was angry.
Chen Lingling also joined in the fun, "Grandpa, I want to drink too."
Old Chen laughed and said, "Then pour a glass for Lingling too."
He took out another small cup and poured some warm water into it.
The whole family gathered together, clinked glasses and started to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner.
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