Suddenly, the whole house became lively. All the crystal chandeliers were turned on at night. From afar, the house was hidden in the quiet mountains, dazzling and luxurious.

Servants lined up with trays in their hands, walking in an orderly manner in the elegant corridor outside the hall, preparing for the dinner in half an hour.

The elders usually arrived a week or half a week in advance, while the younger generations basically rushed back from other places or abroad the day before the ancestor worship day. After the long journey, everyone took a short rest.

After changing into a relatively casual outfit, Sheng Yuan came out of the room and walked to the stairs. There were already many young faces in the main hall, all of them were descendants of side branches, both male and female.

Sheng Qi was about to call Sheng Yuan to join him. As soon as he closed his door and looked up, he saw Sheng Yuan coming out. He put one hand in his pocket, walked straight over, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Let's go have dinner."

The dinner was held in the largest dining room, where many large round tables were arranged in order of age.

When he reached the entrance of the restaurant, Sheng Qi was stopped by someone. It was a cousin from a branch family. It seemed that he wanted to consult Sheng Qi about something. Sheng Qi seemed to be quite familiar with the other party. He turned his head and looked at the girl behind him, "Yuanyuan, you go in first."

After that, a servant came forward and held out his hand to lead the way, "Miss Sheng Yuan, this way please."

Sheng Yuan followed the servant to the table for the younger generation. People had already sat down at the huge round table one after another. Although everyone was cousins, they did not have many close relationships with each other in private.

In other words, Sheng Yuan was not familiar with them. When they saw each other, they nodded slightly to each other as a polite greeting. After the greeting, everyone continued to do their own things with their heads down. The atmosphere was relaxed and light.

Sheng Yuan reached out and pulled open an empty seat below and sat down directly.

Unexpectedly, the moment she sat down, the faces of all the people at the round table changed, and almost instantly, they jumped up from their seats in panic.

That's right, he really bounced up and stood up. Someone's cell phone almost flew out of his hand. Most of the people at the table were suddenly panicked and in chaos. They stood by the table and looked at each other.

Sheng Yuan, who just sat down: "?"

The servant leading the way was also stunned and lowered her head quickly. Her expression and voice showed how panicked and helpless she was at the moment. "Ms. Sheng Yuan, this is against the rules."

Sheng Yuan paused for a moment, then understood. The tables for the dinner were arranged in order according to age, so the seats should naturally be arranged in the same order.

I probably sat in the wrong seat.

Could it be that she had surpassed someone's generation? The girl calmly left her seat and asked the servant, "Where should I sit?"

The servant opened his mouth and was about to speak.

"Then." A lazy male voice came first.

The two brothers Sheng Yi and Sheng Xi appeared behind the crowd without knowing when. Sheng Xi walked over with long legs, walked in front of Sheng Yuan, took her two steps above the round table, and then stopped in front of a seat. He stretched out his hands, gently pressed the girl's shoulders, asked her to sit down, and said word by word: "Xiao Yuan, your seat is here."

After sitting down again, Sheng Yuan reacted instantly.

——She was sitting in the main seat?! Among her peers, her position was the main seat.

Isn't it based on seniority?

Sheng Yuan looked up and found that everyone's expressions had returned to normal and they sat back in their seats. The servant who led the way also sighed, as if relieved, and went down after asking for instructions.

Cousins ​​Sheng Yi and Sheng Xi also took their seats, sitting on the left side of Sheng Yuan.

Sheng Qi came back soon after finishing his business. He sat down naturally at the seat to the right of his sister's main seat. He turned his head in a relaxed manner and looked at the twin brothers. He asked, "Are there any activities after dinner?"

Sheng Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, "Old rules."

"Okay, what's the stakes this time?"

Sheng Xi curled his lips and pretended to be mysterious, "I recently got a new gadget, how about taking that?"

Sheng Yi seemed to understand what "little thing" specifically referred to, and paused, "Are you willing to part with it?"

"It's a painful parting."

Sheng Qi agreed and said, "Okay, then Xiao Yuan will be watching the fight from the side. It's settled."

Sheng Yuan, who was suddenly called out, said: "..."

She was not even given a chance to refuse the crowd. - One and a half hour meal time.

After dinner, Sheng Yuan finally understood what the "old rules" were.

In the ancient garden, even at night, the whole garden is illuminated by lights as if it were half a day.

“…”

Sheng Yuan was silent. It was so boring, just the same old routine.

She sat in the rest area and watched from afar bored, while the three people on the shore were having a great time.

Sheng Xi threw accurately and skillfully knocked down the darts of Sheng Yi and Sheng Qi, and was far ahead in the number of rings, crushing the other two.

"I give up. How come you two are still so useless?"

Sheng Xi laughed loudly and wantonly.

Such arrogance immediately made the two people next to him unhappy.

Sheng Yi had a blank expression on his face and chuckled, "You are so capable, why didn't you win back the diamond? Even though it was only a five-carat diamond, not worth mentioning, how come it was still snatched away by someone else?"

As expected of Sheng Yi, he is usually silent, but once he opens his mouth, he hits the nail on the head.

As expected, after he finished speaking, Sheng Xi's originally proud and arrogant expression changed, and he felt extremely embarrassed and embarrassed. "Damn, that happened so long ago, and you're still bringing it up. Is that interesting?"

Sheng Qi watched the fire from the other side and smirked, "It's boring, but if it was your shame nail, it would be much more interesting."

Sheng Xi wanted to stab the two men in the mouth with the dart in his hand, and it would be best if he could sew it up. He snorted unhappily, "If I don't win, I don't win. If I lose, I lose. That guy is like a dark horse. It's normal for me to lose because I was caught off guard. Anyway, the diamond is here--"

He didn't finish his words.

Sheng Xi's voice stopped abruptly.

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, but the three brothers turned their heads tacitly and looked towards the rest area beside the lotus pond.

Three pairs of eyes simultaneously fell on the girl's left hand, which was exposed while she was holding the phone, and the oval diamond ring on her slender white middle finger.

“…”

After being disturbed, Sheng Yi's condition in the second half plummeted. In the final dart throwing, it was Sheng Yi, who had always been steady and introverted, who won and won the "little thing".

They needed to get up early tomorrow, so they didn't continue fooling around. After going upstairs together, they returned to their rooms.

In the room, Sheng Yuan took her pajamas and prepared to go into the bathroom.

In the past two days, since Zizi was still in the "angry" stage, the two did not have any video calls, but Sheng Yuan still habitually sent reporting messages to Shi Yan, and Shi Yan would also reply, but there was still a sense of depression and grievance between the lines. The incident with the ring really left a big shadow on him.

Sheng Yuan had just sent a few words saying that she had returned to her room when someone suddenly knocked on the door. She walked over and opened it.

The maid outside the door was holding a square box in both hands and spoke respectfully.

"Miss Sheng Yuan, this was sent by Master Sheng Yi. He said that this was the bet he won tonight. It's just a small gift for you. I hope you will accept it."

That being said.

Sheng Yuan had no choice but to accept it, but the words "small gift" really made her eyebrows jump instinctively. She thought that if the item was very valuable, she would return it tomorrow.

The box was placed on the coffee table. Sheng Yuan opened the buckle on it and then opened it. After just a second, she slammed the lid shut with a "bang".

Just a moment ago, Sheng Yuan thought she was seeing things. To confirm again, she reached out and opened the lid again.

Then I was sure that I was not mistaken.

There actually was a sword in the box - Hand Q.

It looks like it's brand new and has never been used.

This, a little gadget??? Sheng Yuan: “…”

She suddenly became curious about what these two cousins ​​did!

Thanks to Lonely Man, Ruan Tang Pudding, and Mulan Bai for giving my wife the monthly ticket, dear~