Liu Mingzhi nodded and took a sip of the drink, smiled lightly and waved to Liu Chengqian.
"Cheng Qian, come here for a moment?"
"Okay, here we come."
Liu Chengqian quickly put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, stood up with a slightly confused expression, walked to Young Master Liu and stopped.
"Dad, what's the matter with calling the kid over?"
Liu Mingzhi casually took out the tobacco bag from his waist, stood up and walked out towards the hall door.
Liu Chengqian looked at his father's back in confusion and had no choice but to follow him.
"Dad, are you okay?"
Hearing Sanzi's slightly nervous tone, Mr. Liu waved his hand with a smile, leaned sideways behind the door, lit his tobacco happily and took a long puff.
"Phew - it's okay, you don't have to be nervous."
Liu Chengqian let out a long sigh of relief when he heard his father's cheerful tone.
"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay."
Seeing this, Liu Zhi'an picked up a glass of wine, stood up and walked out towards the hall door.
"Grandpa? Have you eaten yet?"
Liu Zhi'an waved his hand cheerfully: "I haven't eaten yet. I have been sitting for a long time. Get up and move your body."
"All right."
Liu Mingzhi took a sip of his drink and looked at Liu Chengqian with a look of doubt in his eyes with a faint smile.
"Chengqian."
"The child is here."
"How have you been getting along with Tong'er girl in the past few days?"
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, Liu Zhi'an immediately moved his gaze to Liu Chengqian, staring at his grandson's face with interest.
After hearing his father's question, Liu Chengqian thought for a moment and probably guessed why his father called him.
Liu Chengqian stretched out his hand and scratched his head, and chuckled a few times with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Hehehe, it's good. We get along well."
Liu Mingzhi turned around and blew out a puff of smoke, then smiled and nodded: "As long as it's good, it's good.
Then when you and Tong'er were alone, did you two talk about your life-long events in private?"
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, Liu Zhi'an hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, sir, have you mentioned to Tong'er girl about when you two will get married?"
When Liu Chengqian heard his grandfather's urgent tone, his face became more and more embarrassed.
"Grandpa, you! This!"
When Liu Zhi'an saw Liu Chengqian's reaction, he immediately frowned angrily, raised his hand and slapped him on the head.
"Oh, you brat, why don't you tell me this quickly?
As a manly man, a man of seven feet, how can he be more shy than the little girl's family.
What are you embarrassed to say about life-long events?"
Liu Chengqian stretched out his hand to touch his head and nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong."
"Then tell me quickly, have you mentioned to Tong'er girl about when you two will get married?"
"Reply to Grandpa and mention it."
Upon hearing his grandson's answer, Liu Zhi'an's eyes suddenly lit up.
Liu Mingzhi paused slightly while drinking, and looked at Sanzi curiously.
"Good grandson, please tell grandpa what Tong'er girl means."
"Grandpa, what Tong'er means is that it all depends on the parents.
Whenever my father and mother, as well as Uncle and Aunt Zhou let us get married, she will marry me."
Liu Zhi'an nodded happily, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, then looked towards Young Master Liu happily.
"Bastard, you heard it, the two children are now in love and like each other, and they no longer have any problems.
As for the rest, it's up to you, Yun Yatou, Yan'er Yatou and you two."
Liu Mingzhi looked at his son in front of him, took a puff of the cigarette, and nodded happily.
"Old man, I know this, and I will discuss with Baoyu as soon as possible the marriage between Cheng Qian and Tong'er."
Liu Zhi'an nodded happily, turned the wine glass in his hand, turned around and walked towards the dinner table.
"You have to hold on tight. If you delay my grandson's life-long event, I will never be done with you."
When Young Master Liu heard the words Liu Zhian left for him, he rolled his eyes angrily.
"I know, I know, go and eat your meal quickly."
"Dad, that child?"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Sanzi's questioning eyes and shook his head casually.
"Okay, you can go back and continue eating."
"Yes, my child knows."
Liu Chengqian nodded, turned back to his original position and sat down again.
"Brother, have you finished talking about your business?"
Liu Mingzhi turned to look at his third brother Liu Mingjie, chuckled and nodded: "I've finished talking, Mingjie, what can I do for you?"
"Brother, today is the Chinese New Year, how can we brothers do this if we don't have a few drinks?
Come, come, brother Jiuniu, we brothers will have a good drink."
Young Master Liu nodded cheerfully, leaned over and knocked out the unburnt shreds of tobacco from the smoke pot, and walked towards the table where Liu Xuan, Jiuniu, and Liu Mingjie sat with a faint smile.
"Okay, I'll have a few drinks with you for my brother's sake."
When Liu Yaoyao saw this, he immediately stood up and gave up his position with a smile.
"Dad, you can just sit on Yaoyao's chair. Yaoyao go sit next to you."
Young Master Liu pinched Liu Yaoyao's cheek and sat on the chair with a smile on his face.
"Hey, you are such a good daughter for your father."
As soon as Young Master Liu sat down, Liu Mingjie picked up the pot and poured him a glass of wine.
"Come on, big brother, little brother and Jiuniu brother will toast you a drink first."
"Brother, Jiuniu respects you."
"Drink together, drink together."
Liu Xuan put down her rice bowl and immediately picked up her wine glass.
"Brother, there is Xuan'er here too. Xuan'er will also have a few drinks with you."
"Hehehe, then let's drink together, drink together."
Soon.
The brothers and sisters, who were already half-full, started to change cups.
After the little cutie, Liu Lingyun, Liu Zhenghao and other brothers and sisters were full, they immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and gathered around.
"Good daddy, Yue'er will help you pour the wine."
"Hehehe, you stinky girl, you still have some filial piety."
"That's right, I am your best daughter, so of course I must be filial to you."
"Uncle Jiuniu, third uncle, and nephew are here to help you pour wine."
Liu Mingjie stood up and sat on the chair next to him, and immediately pushed Liu Zhenghao onto the chair.
"You brat, why are you pouring the wine? Come on, let's have a few drinks with our two uncles first."
"ah?"
"Ah what? You are an adult now, what's wrong with drinking?"
"This! Well, then my nephew will be disrespectful."
"Aunt Xuan'er, Aunt Xuan'er, just concentrate on drinking with your father and two uncles. Lingyun will help you pour the wine."
"Okay, Lingyun is so good, so I'll thank you for the hard work."
"Hehehe, it should be, it should be."
After Liu Mingjie poured the wine for Liu Zhenghao, he looked at the three Liu Chengfeng brothers with a smile.
"Ride the wind, carry the will, and achieve success."
Brothers Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengzhi, and Liu Chengqian immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked up at their third uncle Liu Mingzhi.
"Third uncle?"
"Third uncle, what's wrong?"
"If you three are almost done eating, why don't you sit over and have some drinks together."
Liu Chengzhi and his three brothers are similar in age to Liu Mingjie, and they have grown up with their third uncle since childhood.
It goes without saying that the relationship between the four of them, uncle and nephew, goes without saying.
Upon hearing Third Uncle's invitation, the three brothers looked at each other, immediately stood up and walked towards Liu Mingjie.
"Okay, Third Uncle, you have already spoken, then the three of us brothers will have a few drinks with you."
"Third uncle, my nephew is a big drinker now, so you have to take it easy."
"Yunxin, Lianniang, Shuang'er, you go sit with me, and I will drink with my third uncle."
"I know, Shuang'er, get up right now."
"Hey, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, please sit down quickly."
"Third brother, please sit here with Lian Niang."
The three little sisters immediately stood up with their rice bowls in hand and made way for their three brothers.
"Zhengran, why don't you come and have a drink?"
"Then drink some."
As soon as Liu Chengzhi, Liu Chengqian and their brothers had poured the wine, they raised their glasses and gestured to Liu Xuan, Jiuniu and the others.
"Uncle Jiuniu, Aunt Xuan'er, Third Uncle, my nephews and brothers will give you a drink first."
"Drink together, drink together."
"Chengfeng, you brats can't help your father get us drinks."
"Aunt Xuan'er, my nephew, how dare you, let's drink together, drink together."
"That's very good. If you dare to drink wine from us, my aunt will not spare you."
"Don't dare, aunt, my nephew respects you."
"cheers."
With Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengqian and his brothers joining in.
In just a few moments, the main hall became noisy.
As time passed quietly, more and more people began to drink in the hall.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
Young Master Liu, Liu Xuan and the others' faces were more or less rosy.
Qi Yun put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands, raised her eyes to look at the sky outside the hall, stood up with a dignified manner, and walked gently towards her husband who was drinking with Jiuniu and Liu Xuan.
"Husband, husband."
"Hiccup." Mr. Liu burped softly. With a rosy face, he looked up at Qi Yun who was standing behind him and asked, "Yun'er, what's wrong?"
"Husband, please drink less, it's getting late.
I estimate that in about half an hour, someone will come to our house to pay New Year greetings.
If you are drunk, how will you meet others then?"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and shook his head, raised his head and drank down the drink in his hand.
"Oh, it's the same as in previous years, you sisters just help your husband deal with them.
It’s not like you don’t know, Yun’er, over the years, as my husband, I’ve really had enough of hearing the same set of congratulatory messages from civil and military officials.”
When Qi Yun saw Liu Mingzhi was about to pick up the pot and pour wine again, Qi Yun shook her head helplessly and quickly reached out to stop him.
"Husband, if only the civil and military officials from the court come to your home to pay New Year's greetings, my sisters can naturally help you deal with it.
However, husband, don’t forget it.
When girl Jingyao gave birth to her child, our aunt, Dahai, Dajiang, Dahe and their three cousins, as well as our thirteenth aunt, had all returned to the capital.
All the civil and military officials in the court, as well as the dignitaries and famous families in the capital come to our home to pay New Year's greetings. You can find an excuse not to see them.
However, if our aunt and Thirteenth Aunt come to visit us, you can't just ignore me, husband, right?"
After listening to the beauty's reminder, Liu Mingzhi immediately put down the wine glass in his hand and nodded with a clear expression.
"Yes, yes, thanks to Yun'er's reminder, my husband almost forgot about the fact that my aunt and Thirteenth Aunt were still in the capital.
No more drinking, no more drinking.”
When Qi Yun saw Liu Mingzhi put down his wine glass, he nodded a few times with a smile on his face.
"That's pretty much it."
Liu Mingzhi stood up and stretched his body, then looked at Liu Xuan, Liu Mingjie and the others with a faint smile.
"Jiuniu, Xuan'er, Mingjie, as brothers, I have other business matters, so I won't continue drinking with you."
Liu Xuan and Liu Mingjie also heard what Qi Yun told Young Master Liu just now.
Therefore, they naturally agreed.
"Brother, Xuan'er understands. If you have something to do, just get busy with it first."
"Yes, yes, brother, you don't need to worry about us, just go and get down to business first."
"Xuan'er, you two need to control yourself. Don't let your aunt and thirteenth aunt arrive by then, and you'll be so drunk that you can't even stand upright."
"Hey, I understand, little brother."
"Brother, don't worry, Xuan'er will definitely not drink too much."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and started walking directly out of the hall door.
"Yun'er."
"Hey, husband?"
"Yun'er, have you finished eating?"
"Go back to my husband, I've already eaten."
"As long as you're full, go back with your husband and change into formal clothes."
"Yes, I know."
Qi Yun responded softly and immediately chased after her husband.
"Mom, it's almost time. Someone will come to visit you later to pay New Year greetings. My dear, I will go back to the room to change into formal clothes."
"Okay, okay, my mother knows, you should go back to the room first."
"Father, mother, and daughter-in-law are going back with their husband first."
"go Go."
Liu Zhi'an watched Young Master Liu off, and after Qi Yun and his wife walked away, he was silent for a moment with his brows slightly furrowed in thought, and hurriedly looked at Mrs. Liu who was sitting aside.
"lady."
"Master, what's wrong?"
"Husband, do you think Zhou Baoyu will bring his family to our home today to pay New Year's greetings?"
Upon hearing Liu Zhi'an's question, Mrs. Liu's eyes suddenly lit up and her expression became surprised.
However, then she seemed to think of something, and she frowned slightly and shook her head.
"Master, I don't know either. After all, Zhi'er didn't tell us whether Zhou Baoyu and his wife are still in the capital."
As soon as Mrs. Liu finished speaking, she looked directly at the third princess.
"Yan'er, do you know?"
"Mother, as far as I know, Tong'er and her family are all living in the capital now?
As for whether they will come to our house today to pay New Year greetings, it’s hard for my daughter-in-law to say."
Mrs. Liu nodded with a smile and immediately turned to look at Liu Zhi'an.
"Master, did you hear it?"
Liu Zhi'an nodded slightly, put down the teacup in his hand, and reached out to fumble inside his sleeves.
In the blink of an eye, Liu Zhi'an took out a large stack of banknotes from his sleeve.
"Master, what are you doing?"
Liu Zhi'an took out a five thousand tael silver note from a stack of banknotes and handed it to Mrs. Liu happily.
"Madam, wrap it up in a red envelope and wait for Tong'er to come to your door."
"Master, what if they don't come to pay New Year's greetings?"