Don't get married if you're reborn.

Chapter 361 A Lifetime of Pampering

Zeng Wenjie took a taxi to where he had parked his Audi A8, got in the car, and drove onto the highway, heading straight for his hometown.

Of course, he didn't forget to curse the person behind Zeng Mi on the way.

That bastard had to ruin a perfectly good highway like this; he didn't even know how to restrain himself. He deserved to be shot.

But Zeng Mi's drawing skills were truly impressive, and Zeng Wenjie was very satisfied with the revised version of Yu Ji he drew.

She's reserved where she should be, alluring where she should be, subtly concealing her desires, yet still captivating the imagination.

The second character illustration of Xiang Yu is also very distinctive, using a realistic anime style to show the temperament of the Hegemon-King of Western Chu.

Unfortunately, Xiang Yu is a trash hero in "Heroes of the Three Kingdoms" and doesn't live up to Yu Ji's excellent skills and attributes.

Based on the current character illustrations of Xiang Yu and Yu Ji, Zeng Wenjie feels that they are much better than the original "Hero Kill".

Zeng Mi subsequently submitted many manuscripts, which were reviewed one by one by Zeng Wenjie, resulting in a very low rework rate.

"I'd rather the game 'Three Kingdoms Kill' die in its infancy, so that players won't have to curse your ancestors for eighteen generations in the future."

Zeng Wenjie felt that he had done a great good deed and cleared away a lot of karmic obstacles in the human world.

It was already three o'clock when we arrived in Baishui Town.

Grandma, Mom, and Xiao Mu had been busy in the kitchen for quite a while, and a delicious aroma was wafting out from the kitchen.

Zeng Wenjie pushed open his bedroom door and stared in surprise. Good heavens, his grandfather and father were playing "Tank Battle" there.

Grandpa has been led astray by Little Mu, finding that playing games and online Go is much more fun than going for walks and bragging to people, and has become an internet addict.

"You're back? Have you finished everything?" Grandpa turned to look at Zeng Wenjie and asked.

"I rushed back as soon as I finished my work. I should have avoided dealing with the government; they won't even let me off the hook during the New Year!" Zeng Wenjie sighed dramatically.

That's the thing about people who drive Cadillacs—they lie without batting an eye.

After all, you can use the excuse that your steering wheel veered off course when you go to a bathhouse!

Grandpa said, "Your business is so big, you should make more connections, but be careful not to get yourself into trouble."

Zeng Wenjie said, "I understand, thank you for reminding me, Grandpa."

Zeng Xiangdong chuckled at his elderly father and said, "My son is one of the top ten outstanding youths in our province, so he doesn't need you to teach him."

Grandpa slapped him on the back of the head and yelled, "I think you haven't been beaten in a long time, are you itching for a beating!"

"Hahaha, I'm telling the truth... That's what he said when I talked about him!" Zeng Xiangdong laughed.

The old man reached out and grabbed his wrist, without even using much force, and Zeng Xiangdong fell off the chair, landing on his back.

Zeng Wenjie burst into laughter. Trying to be cheeky in front of the old man was bound to backfire!

"It's the Lunar New Year, Dad, can't you at least give me some face? I'm a big boss now!" Zeng Xiangdong complained.

"Are you looking for a beating?" Grandpa asked.

Zeng Xiangdong dared not nag any longer. He got up from the ground, sat up straight, and said to Zeng Wenjie, "Did you hear what your grandfather just said? Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure! You should listen to what the elders say so that you won't go astray."

Zeng Wenjie had no desire to be beaten, so he said with a serious expression, "I have always regarded Grandpa's words as golden advice."

Grandpa is usually quite taciturn, and when you eat with him outside of holidays, you can't say much at all.

Looking at his grandfather's appearance and demeanor, Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but think of the later internet celebrity "Master Guo".

If we were in the era of short videos now, and he put on a similar traditional and proper series for his grandfather, it would definitely go viral.

Around six o'clock, the New Year's Eve dinner began.

A table laden with delicious food makes one's mouth water.

Today's dishes were plentiful because on the first day of the Lunar New Year, we eat the leftovers from New Year's Eve, and we can't spend money or wash our faces...

There are many strange and unusual rules.

After Grandpa sat down at the table, everyone turned their attention to him.

Mu Qingyang reached out with his chopsticks, picked up a piece of steamed pork ribs, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Zeng Wenjie gasped, already bracing himself to reach out and shield her from the chopsticks that Grandpa might pull out.

"What's wrong?"

Mu Qingyang looked bewildered and asked softly. Grandpa smiled and said, "It's nothing, let's eat!"

After saying this, he picked up his wine glass and poured a little on the ground as a tribute to his ancestors.

Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but exclaim, "That's not fair! Why was Xiao Mu spared the beating?"

Grandpa glared at Zeng Wenjie and said, "If you say another word, I'll hit you first!"

Good, good, good, what a double standard! Mu Qingyang is here, and they're not even going to follow the rules anymore.

During holidays and festivals, Grandpa would say a few words before each meal, then pour wine to honor the ancestors before announcing that the meal was ready, and only then could everyone begin to eat.

Mu Qingyang was not very familiar with these rural customs and traditions.

"Little Mu, you've worked hard. Eat more!" Grandpa put an egg dumpling on Mu Qingyang's plate.

"Xiao Mu, have a chicken leg." Grandma put a chicken leg into her bowl.

"Of course we have to eat fish during the New Year! Give me a piece of fish belly, it's the tenderest and tastiest part," Han Yu said, also offering food to Mu Qingyang.

"Little Mu, try this pig's heart, it's very fragrant," Zeng Xiangdong said with a smile.

Zeng Wenjie glanced at his empty bowl, which contained nothing but white rice, and felt like bursting into tears.

These were the treatments he used to receive!

Before Mu Qingyang even picked up her chopsticks, her rice bowl was already piled high. She was taken aback for a moment, then a sweet smile appeared on her face as she said, "Thank you, Grandpa! Thank you, Grandma! Thank you, Uncle! Thank you, Aunt!"

Then, she glanced at Zeng Wenjie again and said, "Thank you for taking me home for the New Year!"

Seeing Xiao Mu's adorable appearance, Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but pick up a slice of salted vegetable and pork and put it in her bowl, saying, "Have a slice of salted vegetable and pork. The salted vegetable and pork from our hometown is fatty but not greasy!"

After feeding him, he paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

That's right! Everyone wants to spoil such an adorable girl like Mu!
"Let's eat. It's time to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new. I hope everyone has a wonderful year ahead! Wenjie, you need to keep up the good work and strive to win even more honors," Grandpa said with a smile, before picking up a pig's trotter for Zeng Wenjie.

Grandma, however, directly blocked Grandpa's chopsticks, scolding, "How can you give him a pig's trotter fork? What if he forks his wife away?!"

Grandpa was taken aback. He wanted to denounce feudal superstition, but after glancing at Mu Qingyang, he obediently put the pig's trotter back into his own bowl and gave Zeng Wenjie another piece of pork trotter meat that wasn't from the trotter.

According to local custom in Baishui Town, unmarried men cannot eat pig's trotters because they resemble a fork and will "fork" their wives away.

Anyway, Zeng Wenjie found this statement inexplicable and didn't know where it came from.

"Save some room in your stomach, we're going to have another meal at Grandpa and Grandma's house later," Zeng Wenjie whispered in Mu Qingyang's ear.

"Oh, okay!" Mu Qingyang immediately suppressed her appetite.

But Zeng Wenjie still watched helplessly as she ate half of the eight large bowls...

A little after seven o'clock, Zeng Wenjie took Mu Qingyang to her maternal grandparents' house in Xinjie for their second New Year's Eve dinner on his motorcycle.

Mu Qingyang ate another half bowl of eight large bowls.

Zeng Wenjie clicked his tongue, looking at his beaming grandmother, and thought to himself, "I should feed her less, or she'll turn into a tiger tank..."

After dinner, it was time to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Faced with the temptation of the fruits and snacks on the coffee table, Mu Qingyang couldn't resist showing them off again.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Mu Qingyang asked Zeng Wenjie, holding a longan in his hand, with a puzzled look.

"Little Mu, you should become a mukbang star! You'd definitely be a sensation!" Zeng Wenjie exclaimed.

Grandma said, "Little Mu has a good appetite! If she can eat so much, she'll definitely be very fertile in the future!"

Mu Qingyang didn't understand, so he looked at Zeng Wenjie and asked for a translator to come online.

“It’s a blessing that you can eat so much; you’ll definitely be very fertile in the future!” Zeng Wenjie said.

"Being able to eat is certainly a blessing, and I will certainly be able to eat a lot in the future too...???" Mu Qingyang paused, his face turning red.

"Very capable of what?" Zeng Wenjie asked with a grin.

Mu Qingyang laughed and said, "Hahaha, the show is so funny..."

Zeng Wenjie looked at the television. What's so funny about the song "Harmonious Movement"?

(End of this chapter)