Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

After offering incense, Su's father and Su Yu stayed for a while before heading back home. Su Yu was worried about his father driving home alone, especially since it was the middle of the night.

After recalling his grandfather's words, Ji Hancheng stood in the courtyard and looked around. He felt that something was missing. Although there were many people, it wasn't lively enough. His grandfather loved liveliness the most when he was alive.

After a few seconds of silence, he instructed, "Mingkai, set up a few mahjong tables in the yard, and prepare a few decks of cards."

Upon hearing this, Xu Mingkai, who was cleaning up the debris that had fallen during the construction of the mourning hall, hurriedly ran over and said, "Okay, I'll go arrange it right now."

Lu Jinnan bent down and took the trash from Xu Mingkai's hand, kindly preparing to help him throw it away. "Alright, you go and arrange it. Leave this to Han Yue and me."

Meeting Xu Mingkai's distrustful gaze, Lu Jinnan felt looked down upon. He frowned and retorted, "Hey, do you think I can't even throw away trash with two hands?"

"No, you can continue, I'm leaving." Xu Mingkai glanced at the trash in Lu Jinnan's hand before leaving.

Lu Jinnan asked Ji Hancheng, "What kind of look is that? Does he distrust me?"

Ji Hancheng wasn't in the mood for jokes; he just glanced at him. Lu Jinnan was trying to distract his brother from his grief, but he didn't succeed.

Looking at his brother, whose sharp tongue had softened, Lu Jinnan scratched his head in frustration, feeling a bit lost. He was good at being cheeky and making people laugh, but he wasn't very good at saying comforting words in such a serious setting.

Indeed, if Lu Jinnan were to seriously advise Ji Hancheng, Ji Hancheng might have nightmares that night, or he might have to be sent to the base for a free medical check-up.

Not long after.

A truck slowly drove into the Ji residence. After the truck came to a stop, Xu Mingkai jumped out of the passenger seat and directed the people delivering the tables to unload the mahjong tables. He didn't arrange too many tables; three would be enough. He would just have his own people gather around a few tables. He didn't need too many people; too many people would make it noisy instead of lively.

When Tang Junyao came out with red eyes, she saw a mahjong table being set up in the courtyard. Puzzled, she walked over to Ji Hancheng, patted his arm, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Why is this set up?"

Ji Hancheng took Tang Junyao's hand, squeezed it, and said expressionlessly with a dim look in his eyes, "Grandpa likes lively gatherings."

He didn't set up his grandfather's funeral hall in a hotel, but arranged everything at the Ji residence. The Ji residence was his grandfather's home, his home all his life, and it shouldn't be moved.

Ji Hancheng was afraid that if the funeral hall was set up in the hotel, his grandfather would not be able to find his way home. He did not believe in heaven or fate, but today he inexplicably believed in ghosts.

After a long pause, Tang Junyao said worriedly, "Dad has locked himself in his study to read Grandpa's letter."

"Yes, don't worry, he can adjust himself." The "he" he was referring to was Ji Hang.

"Brother Cheng, are you sure our mahjong game won't disturb Grandpa?" The mahjong table had already been set up in the distance. Lu Jinnan sat down in a spot and tapped the table, asking for Ji Hancheng's opinion.

Han Yue leaned on the table with one hand, moved his neck and shoulders, feeling a clear drop in strength.

Although the funeral hall had been set up, they still felt it wasn't perfect enough, so they worked together to make some adjustments, even rearranging the wreaths.

The person who professionally arranged the funeral parlor felt disliked and was slightly frustrated.

Similarly, Yan Zhun was also panting heavily, his sleeves rolled up high. Among them, Yan Zhun was the most delicate-skinned. He had been working in the operating room all this time and had never done this kind of physical work before. Surgery was tiring, but it was a different kind of tiredness. However, he did not slack off and had been busy until now.

"Go play." After saying that, Ji Hancheng forced a smile. Han Yue leaned against the table, glanced at the watch on his wrist, and raised his chin. "Go take a nap. We'll watch over things for now. Grandpa won't be lonely. He'll have a lot to do during the day."

Once it gets light, there will probably be a lot of people coming to pay their respects. Everyone who enters is a guest, and no matter if you are the richest man in the capital or the president, you have to be treated with courtesy. This is the minimum etiquette. Han Yue thought to himself.

Tang Junyao thought so too. This man must not have slept a wink last night, otherwise how could he have discovered his grandfather's passing the moment he was gone? He would have collapsed if he hadn't taken a nap. In addition, the mourning hall for his grandfather needed to be set up for five days, and the auspicious day after five days was suitable for the funeral procession and burial. He couldn't stay awake for so many days; even the strongest iron couldn't withstand that.

He tried to comfort her, saying, "Stay home for an hour with me."

For the first time ever, the man didn't refuse, nodding slightly, "Mm." Just as Ji Hancheng was about to say something, Lu Jinnan and Yan Zhun spoke in unison, "Don't worry, we'll keep an eye on things."

Han Yue: "The candles and incense in Grandpa's mourning hall will not go out."

Ji Hancheng: "Thanks."

Before going upstairs, Tang Junyao and Ji Hancheng gave another round of instructions to the servants on what to do and what not to do. They also comforted Ji's wife and the housekeeper. Ji's wife was the one who cried the most in the entire villa, while the housekeeper secretly hid in a corner, holding a chess piece that the old man used to play with, muttering something under his breath while wiping away tears.

When they reached the top of the stairs, Tang Junyao asked Ji Hancheng if he wanted to go see his father. Ji Hancheng said no, his father should be allowed to process his emotions on his own. Adults' emotions don't just disappear with advice; they usually figure things out and process them on their own.

Inside the courtyard, the sound of the mahjong machine shuffling tiles was clearly audible, as if every tile could be clearly heard. Han Yue sat to Lu Jinnan's left, Xu Mingkai to Lu Jinnan's right, and Yan Zhun to Xu Mingkai's right.

"How big of a bet?" Lu Jinnan asked the other three, looking like he had plenty of money.

Although the old man treated Xu Mingkai very well, he didn't intend to give away his family fortune here. He hadn't gotten married yet. "The old man's incense has burned halfway, I'll go and light three more."

"Hey, you're openly flattering Grandpa Ji, aren't you? Well, I guess I have to do the same." With that, Lu Jinnan stood up from his chair and bowed very seriously to the old man's black and white photo.

Yan Zhun picked up a card and looked at it. "I'll ask Grandpa Ji for blessings when I'm sure I can win."

In an instant, Old Master Ji became a crucial factor in whether they would win or lose that night, and with these people around, the courtyard was indeed exceptionally lively.

In the first round, Han Yue kept pressing Lu Jinnan. Lu Jinnan had a terrible hand, but whether it was the old man's blessing or good fortune, every single card he played was playable. Before long, his bad hand turned into a pure suit. Meanwhile, his opponent Yan Zhun seemed to be handing money to him, hitting every card accurately and winning every round.

No matter how Han Yue tried to suppress this guy's cards, he always managed to pull off a miraculous comeback, winning even from the smallest of situations. Han Yue frowned and smiled at Yan Zhun, "Was your ancestor a master at setting off winning hands or a master at making winning hands?"

Yan Zhun also felt that his hands were really bad that night. "Damn it, I played the same cards you played. When you played, he didn't want the cards I played, but they were especially appealing. After a round, he collected them all."

Lu Jinnan spoke frankly, "I just happened to be not listening when Han Yue was playing, and I just happened to be able to win when you were playing."

Xu Mingkai: What a coincidence, he just paid the bill.

Yan Zhun refused to believe it and called a halt halfway through, saying, "Wait a minute, I'll go offer incense to Grandpa Ji."

A few minutes later, Yan Zhun sat back down and started to turn the tide. Some things were really strange; Han Yue lost while three others won. Finally, Lu Jinnan couldn't stand it anymore and suggested, "Why don't you light some incense for Grandpa?"

Han Yue had offered incense to his grandfather before arriving, but he didn't bow to the old man when the mahjong game started. He glared at Lu Jinnan and said, "If all four of you win, who are you planning to make lose? The table?"

"What you said seems to make a lot of sense. Go on, you have plenty of money anyway," Lu Jinnan said in a good mood, not sleepy at all.

Han Yue: "After we finish this game, let's clean up the altar table."

If a player didn't win three rounds, several people would get off their chairs to burn incense. After more than an hour, there were only a few incense sticks left on the table. He was really afraid of disturbing Grandpa Ji with the smoke.

When Tang Junyao and Ji Hancheng came out after sleeping for more than an hour to offer incense to their grandfather, they found that the large bag of incense on the table was gone. Tang Junyao looked at it in disbelief, then turned her head blankly to look at the incense burner, which was full of incense. She withdrew her hand, put the incense down, and couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that her grandfather was very happy. "I think we don't need to light any more."

Ji Hancheng glanced at the incense burner, then looked at the group of people playing mahjong. "Pong, pong, don't try to cheat. I saw it. You think I can't see your little bird just because you're fast? You won, all one suit, pay up."

Lu Jinnan kept talking and collecting money, reaching out his hand to ask Han Yue for money, only to be slapped by Han Yue, who said, "I can't blame you, just remember to wipe the table."

"Nonsense, with Grandpa protecting me so much, I can wipe it every day."

After resting for an hour, Ji Hancheng regained his composure. Just as his grandfather had said, he was not immortal and would eventually pass away. Since his grandfather wanted to send him off happily, he would comply with his grandfather's request.

Looking at the beaming Lu Jinnan after winning, he asked, "You're so happy you can't contain your joy anymore."

Seeing that Ji Hancheng spoke so casually, the others breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed as well. Han Yue said, "Just look at the incense on Grandpa's table to know how much he won."

Then he opened his drawer and said, "I contributed more."

Tang Junyao turned her head and glanced at the table. So what does this big bag of incense have to do with playing mahjong? Do we need to light incense at the start of the game?

Although she doesn't know how to play mahjong, she's never heard of the story between mahjong and incense.

The man beside her naturally noticed Tang Junyao's deep thoughts and knew what she was thinking about. "Mingkai, go prepare a box after this is over."

Han Yue: "Aren't you afraid of bothering Grandpa? If you don't win three rounds, their chairs won't stay on for long, and they'll definitely come to Grandpa's to burn incense and pray for blessings. I suggest you take it easy and let Grandpa rest."

Upon hearing this, Tang Junyao suddenly realized that this was why the incense hadn't fallen off.

During the conversation, Han Yue flipped over, winning his first hand of the night with a set of all three suits. "I won! Spit it out! Grandpa's eyes are sharp."

Lu Jinnan retorted, unconvinced, "Tch, pure luck. I wasn't paying attention and you took advantage of the situation."

Yan Zhun sighed. Although he had a small hand tonight, he didn't manage to make any big moves. He did get caught in the crossfire, though. He didn't let small hands get him caught, but he always managed to get caught in big hands. In the end, he still won a little bit, which he could consider as his appearance fee.

Lu Jinnan won the most. Ji Hancheng raised his hand to check the time, "Go back and rest for a bit."

Han Yue had no intention of going back. "I'm not going back. It's too much trouble to go back and forth. I can just catch up on some sleep in the guest room upstairs." The main reason was that the young lady wasn't home, so it didn't matter where he slept.

Yan Zhun: "I have another surgery during the day. I'm going to the hospital to sleep for a while, and I'll come over as soon as I'm done."

Lu Jinnan: "Then I won't go back either. I'll sleep with Han Yue."

Han Yue: "Get lost, go sleep in your car. I have no interest in sleeping with men."

Lu Jinnan clung to Han Yue like a leech, one hand dangling over Han Yue's shoulder. He would slap Lu Jinnan away and then dangle his hand back up, slap him away and then dangle his hand back up again. After a few rounds, Han Yue got too lazy to slap him anymore.

"I'm not going to argue with you, right, Grandpa? Look, Grandpa's watching. Let's be friendly and not let him worry."

Han Yue ignored him, shook off his groping hand again, and strode upstairs. Lu Jinnan followed closely behind, afraid that he would fall behind or be locked out by Han Yue.

Tang Junyao watched their retreating figures: "............"