The old general said a few symbolic words, which probably meant that our family has not had a good New Year's Eve dinner together for so many years. This year, there are new people in the family, and there will be more children. Let the past be past, and we look forward to the coming year. All goes well.

It was rare for the whole family to spend the New Year together. Ye Shiheng was filled with emotion and said a few words to express his gratitude to his old father.

Mrs. Ouyang didn't have many ideas. She just asked her husband to stop making any noise and let everyone have a New Year's Eve dinner in peace. She would be happy.

Ruhua was extremely happy that the whole family could finally have a happy New Year's Eve dinner together.

Ye Yunlu and his wife were also happy.

Ye Zelin had no idea.

There are twenty dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, among which eight-treasure gourd duck, clear soup Dongpo pork, and squirrel mandarin fish are cooked by Chef Yuan Datou in the kitchen designated by the old general.

Even the dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner are designated, which shows that the old general attaches great importance to the New Year's Eve dinner.

Ye Zelin said that the old general would mess with things.

After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, the old general only said one or two sentences, said nothing else, and even made no other actions.

This New Year's Eve dinner was not an ordinary harmonious one, but the atmosphere was very strange.

Ordinary people have a lively New Year's Eve dinner, but the Ye family's New Year's Eve dinner was unusually quiet.

Maybe it's because the family hasn't had a New Year's Eve dinner together for many years, or maybe it's because everyone has different temperaments. If one person doesn't talk, the others won't talk until the New Year's Eve dinner is over.

After the meal, the old general said that he would stay up late with everyone.

Ye Shiheng agreed.

Ye Xiaosi accompanied the old general. He frowned slightly when he heard his grandfather said that he should stay up late. Grandpa was getting older and staying up late was not good for his health.

"Grandpa, do you want to stay up late? You have to stay up very late before going to bed. You are old and sleeping late is not good for your health. Just let us stay up late." Ye Songyan said.

The old general patted Ye Songyan's hand and said, "Grandpa is old and still strong."

Ye Shiheng said, "If your grandfather wants to keep the New Year's Eve, just let him keep it."

In the past few years, the old general never stayed up late with his son Ye Shiheng, his daughter-in-law Mrs. Ouyang and their children. Ye Shiheng would not disobey his old father if he was willing to stay up late with them this year.

Grandpa insisted on keeping the New Year's Eve, and his father supported him, but Ye Songyan said nothing.

There is a white porcelain vase on the table in the corner of the room. In the vase are several blooming red plums. The branches have been pruned. Looking from a distance, it looks harmonious and not chaotic.

On New Year's Eve, there is a tradition of keeping the New Year's Eve together and giving out red envelopes. The elders in the family will give red envelopes to the younger ones to express their love and best wishes for the younger ones.

The old general had already prepared red envelopes, and gave one to each person, including his eldest grandson and his daughter-in-law's little great-grandson, except for his son and daughter-in-law.

People who are decades old do not need to give them red seals.

As a father and son, Ye Shiheng also gave a red envelope to each of his father, his children and his two daughters-in-law, as well as his unborn grandson and his second daughter-in-law's little brother Yue Zheng.

Mrs. Ouyang also gave out lucky money.

Mrs. Xu did not give out red envelopes, but she gave her son Ye Songyan a big red envelope in private.

There was a charcoal pot burning in the room, and the charcoal that was burning redder than the fire cloud was steaming out, making it extremely warm.

Ye Yunlu and his wife, Hua Fushu, Ye Zelin, Ye Songyan, and Ruhua were chatting around the charcoal pot.

Ye Shiheng played chess with the old general, and Mrs. Ouyang accompanied her husband.

As for Mrs. Xu, she was afraid that she would be hungry if she stayed up late on New Year's Eve, so she went to prepare cakes.

The old general played a game with Ye Shiheng. Because Ye Shiheng was not good at chess, the game ended quickly.

Ye Shiheng wanted to play another game with his father, but the old general was unwilling. He disliked his old son's chess skills.

He looked around the room and his eyes fell on his second grandson Ye Zelin. He heard that this boy was good at chess and had even beaten His Majesty.

Your Majesty's chess skills are superb, and everyone in the capital knows that this boy has beaten your Majesty, so his chess skills must be very good.

Why not play a game with him and see how good his chess skills are...

"Lin'er, come here."

Hearing someone calling him, Ye Zelin suddenly looked back. Was it his grandfather who was calling him just now?

What do you want him to do?

"I called you, come here." The old general waved to Ye Zelin, "Come here, why are you sitting here?"

Everyone looked at Ye Zelin and then at the old general.

The old general showed rare kindness, "Come here and play a game with grandpa."

The old general's attitude towards Ye Zelin was very gentle, and his image was close to that of an ordinary grandfather who loved his grandson.

The old general's vain and kind attitude seemed very inappropriate for Ye Zelin. From top to bottom in the mansion, everyone knew that Ye Zelin and the old general were not harmonious.

I don't know how many times the situation was tense.

Ye Zelin looked at the old general, his handsome and handsome eyebrows slightly condensed. Why is his grandfather so crazy that he wants to play chess with him?

Hua Fushu gently pushed the frightened Ye Zelin, "Your grandpa asked you to come over and play chess."

Seeing that his son was motionless, Ye Shiheng said, "Come here quickly."

Ye Zelin stood up and walked over, calling the old general grandpa.

"Accompany your grandfather in the next game." The old general said.

He looked at Ye Shiheng with eyes filled with disgust, "Get up and let Lin'er sit."

Ye Shiheng touched the bridge of his nose, stood up and walked aside.

Ye Zelin sat in the seat where his father had sat, watching the chess game. His grandfather's black stones ate up his father's white stones, leaving no chance of improvement.

My father's chess skills were so poor that he was so disliked by his grandfather.

The old general picked up the chess pieces one by one into the chess box, but after a moment, all the chess pieces on the chess board were put back into the chess box.

"Grandpa, you exit first."

The old general picked up a sunspot and gently dropped it on the chessboard.

Ye Zelin casually picked up the white chess piece and didn't have time to think about where to place it. Unexpectedly, seeing his speed, he must have thought that he was confident, but in fact, he was just perfunctory.

He had no intention of playing a serious game of chess with his grandfather.

After playing several chess pieces in a row, the old general discovered that Ye Zelin was playing chess extremely casually. He frowned and couldn't help but wonder, did this kid do it on purpose?

He raised his eyelids and looked at Ye Shiheng beside him. He thought that Ye Zelin was not a casual perfunctory person. He always took everything seriously. It must be because his father was there and influenced him.

The eyes looking at Ye Shiheng were unhappy for a moment, and he said, "Just stay there and don't hinder Lin'er from playing chess with his father."

Ye Shiheng gave his father a roll of his eyes and tugged at the hem of Mrs. Ouyang's clothes, "Let's stay away, we will hinder the old man's chess game."

Mrs. Ouyang smiled helplessly and went to bake a charcoal pot with Ye Shiheng.

Ye Shiheng picked up the flowers and asked Mrs. Ouyang to sit in her seat, "You go to your husband's place, and I want to warm your father up by the fire."

Hua Fushu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Her father-in-law looked like he was looking for someone to vent his anger to. She said, "Dad, don't take out your anger on me because of your grandfather."

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