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

The mahjong game went on until 5 a.m. before the clattering of the tiles finally stopped. Luckily, the old man liked a good time, otherwise he would have gotten up and given the kids a good scolding.

Several people were so exhausted they could barely keep their eyes open, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, but they still offered incense to the old man after the meal. The older group finished before 1 a.m.

Su Xue and Yan Feifei kept yawning, one after another, their eyes glistening.

Tang Junyao looked at her best friend, who was leaning against Lu Jinnan's shoulder, looking half-dead, and felt that she was about to collapse to the ground at any moment. She then instructed, "Go upstairs and get some sleep."

Hearing this, Su Xue yawned and nodded in agreement. She really didn't plan to go home. Although she came to see Grandpa Ji off, she didn't intend to drive while she was tired and accompany him on his way.

Ji Hancheng looked at the group of people, who seemed to have had their life force drained by demons from a ghost story, and said slightly, "Go upstairs and rest for a while. Aunt Ji has already tidied up the rooms."

Two-thirds of Yan Feifei's weight rested on Yan Zhun's shoulder. Even though Yan Zhun was also very sleepy, he didn't push his sister away and let her lean on him.

Su Yu put one arm around Han Guoguo's shoulder.

Yan Feifei covered her mouth with one hand, still yawning incessantly. Her eyelids started to droop, and her head felt like it was stuffed with cotton, throbbing. "I can't see mahjong tiles in front of my eyes right now. With so many people, you couples shouldn't form a group. Let's have one room for the women and one room for the men."

Yan Feifei offered her kind advice while her mind was still blank.

Han Guoguo thought it was feasible, otherwise it would require several rooms, which would be too troublesome, as she would have to get up every time she slept. "Okay, honey, I'll temporarily abandon you for a while."

Following up on his wife's suggestion, Su Yu said, "Well, let's have the men in two separate rooms." One bed can't fit four men.

In the end, the three women shared a room. Lu Jinnan chose to sleep with Xu Mingkai to comfort his wounded heart. Su Yu shared a room with Yan Zhun, while Han Yue was picked up by Xiao Shuai and taken to the airport after the mahjong game ended.

evening.

A woman in a black cheongsam stood before the mourning hall, her skirt embroidered with lifelike white, three-dimensional flowers. She also wore a white flower on her chest. Her face was somber as she stood in front of the mourning hall, a glint of light in her eyes blurring the black and white photograph before her.

The man, dressed in a black suit, knelt and bowed after inserting incense into the burner. Then he stood up, sighed, and said apologetically, "Old man, I'm late. May you rest in peace."

The woman helped the man to his feet, and the man raised his hand to wipe away the tears that had not yet spilled from the corners of his eyes.

The pregnant woman next to me was wearing a black dress. Her belly was so big that it looked like a large pot upside down in the middle. She looked like she was struggling. With the man's help, she bent down slightly and bowed, preparing to offer incense.

"I'll do it." With that, Han Yue released Lan Yunxi's wrist, took the incense from her hand, and went straight to place it in the incense burner.

Seeing Han Yue let go, Tang Junyao quickly stepped forward, put her arm around Xixi's waist, and scolded, "Why did you run this way too? Take Xixi home."

The last sentence was addressed to Han Yue: "It's not appropriate for you to come here with such a big belly. What if you bump into someone when there are more people? Grandpa will be worried too."

Lan Yunxi smiled slightly as she held Tang Junyao's hand. "It's alright. I just came to see Grandpa Ji. Don't be nervous, sister. I'll be back in a bit."

Tang Junyao breathed a sigh of relief. How could she not be nervous? She said to the Lan couple again, "Uncle, Aunt, let Xixi go home first."

Ji Hancheng glanced at the belly, which was about the same size as Yao Yao's before, and frowned. "Yuezi, take Xixi back to the Han family. There will be more people later, so you don't need to come over tonight."

Han Yue was actually more worried than anyone else. He wished the little girl would stay in bed and didn't feel comfortable letting her move around at all. But as soon as she got off the plane, the little girl wanted to see Grandpa Ji, and he couldn't resist her pleading, so he had to agree. "Okay."

Seeing the little girl pouting, Han Yue put one hand on her waist and the other on her wrist, protecting her at all times. "Be good, I'll bring you again tomorrow morning. There will be more people at night." And they'll all be smoking.

"Okay." Seeing that everyone was so busy, Lan Yunxi felt embarrassed to hold them back and make things even busier.

"Xiao Yue, take Xi Xi back. Your mother and I will sleep here tonight," Lan Chu Mu instructed, looking after the old man.

Han Yue: "Okay, then I'll go back with Xiao Xi first."

After Han Yue and Lan Yunxi left, Lan Chumu and Shen Muyun planned to talk to Ji Hang and comfort him. "Yaoyao, your uncle and aunt went inside. Call me if you need anything. Your brother will be here soon. They'll take the child to the Yan family first."

"My uncle is fine. My brother sent me a message."

"That's good."

After a while, a father and son dressed in black entered through the door. As soon as they came in, they nodded to Ji Hancheng. Since the visitors were guests, Ji Hancheng still politely greeted them, "Uncle."

Ji Ting nodded. He had actually wanted to come for a long time, but when he thought about what his father had done and his own indulgence and protection, he felt ashamed to face him. After thinking about it for several days, he still felt that he should come. "I'm sorry, I really have no face to see my uncle."

Ji Hancheng glanced at Ji Mingyuan, who was much more subdued beside him, though he didn't seem to be in good spirits. He had heard that Ji Mingyuan had been receiving treatment and taking medication. After a few seconds, he looked away and said indifferently, "Grandpa said that what's past is past."

The two stopped talking after that, because there was nothing left to discuss. Shen Pei had already been released, but the two old men would never get out of prison, and it was said that they had fallen ill inside.

Shen Pei is narrow-minded and jealous. After he went in, he always thought that the old man was heartless, so he would never come to visit the old man. Deep down, he probably wished that the Ji family would not have peace.

Tang Junyao nodded politely, "Uncle."

Ji Mingyuan glanced up at Tang Junyao, then quickly lowered his gaze again. He followed Ji Ting to pay respects to the old man. After the greetings, he didn't linger, exchanging only a few simple pleasantries before leaving in a hurry.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Tang Junyao sighed, "My uncle has aged a lot. Should we tell Mom and Dad?"

"Okay, I'll talk to you later, no rush. Yao Yao, do you want to rest for a while? Or you can go to bed early tonight, I'll keep watch over you." Ji Hancheng felt sorry for Tang Junyao, who had been keeping watch with him all night.

"It's alright, let's talk about it after we get Grandpa to Grandma's. I can manage. Are you misunderstanding me? Do you think I'm that weak?"

Tang Junyao tilted her head back and asked, a smile on her face, a smile meant to reassure him.

"Okay, go lie down if you're tired." Seeing that he was staring at her without saying anything, she continued.

Ji Hancheng replied calmly, "Mm."

After dinner, the card games started again. Lan Yunchen replaced Han Yue, and Xu Mingkai was still pitifully playing cards with the three women. The result was predictable. Yan Feifei was given a day off by Feng Xiaoni and was allowed to go back to work after the old man's funeral.

The Yan family, along with Mr. Lu and Mr. Su, came over in the evening, stayed for a short while, and then went back. The Han family planned to stay at the Ji residence all night, while their son would stay home with Xixi. Someone from the Han family had to stay there to keep watch.

Under pressure from Lan Yunchen, Yan Zhun hadn't expected his brother-in-law to be such a good card player. "Brother-in-law, why don't you reveal your hand? You've been the only one making a good play since the beginning."

Sitting next to her, Yan Na defended her brother, saying, "Your own skills are lacking, yet you blame your brother-in-law. Why don't you look for the reasons within yourself?"

Yan Feifei at the other table nodded seriously, agreeing wholeheartedly, "That's right, look, I won again! Hey, bro, your skills are terrible."

After saying that, Yan Feifei added, "Brother, do you know what this is called? You're completely using complaints to find your own psychological gap."

Yan Na listened from the side and felt that her younger sister's ability to analyze problems had improved a lot from following Feng Xiaoni's guidance; she could even make summaries now.

Yan Zhun: "............" Better shut up. "Go on, pretend I didn't say anything."

Han Guoguo: "Sure, your straight-man personality is worrying. Why don't you flatter Yunchen a little? If you flatter him properly, Yunchen will feed you cards."

"Do you think I'm like you?" Yan Zhun retorted.

"Then you deserve to lose money. Look, our Assistant Xu is going to turn things around tonight," Han Guoguo said, babbling on and on.

At another table, several elders from other wealthy families were already seated, but Han's mother didn't want to interact with them. Ji Hancheng understood, "Uncle, Aunt, you should go home tonight. There are quite a few people. Yuezi and I don't care about these things."

Ji Hancheng could guess what the Han couple were thinking: they wanted to help Han Yue.

Tang Junyao also tried to persuade them, knowing that the Han couple were polite and felt that they should come to replace Han Yue since he had gone back. The couple guessed what the Han couple were thinking, "Uncle, Aunt, we are family, it's really nothing."

It took several minutes of persuasion to convince the Han couple to go back. Before leaving, Han's father instructed Su Yu to take good care of Guoguo, but Han Guoguo said not to worry, their room was upstairs.

And so, everyone rushed to the Ji residence as soon as they opened their eyes, and they persisted until the day of the old man's funeral.

Perhaps it was as if the heavens were granting the old man's request, for the sun shone brightly that day, the weather was exceptionally fine, and even the cemetery was bathed in a warm glow.

A group of staff members were digging the ground to place the garden, which had been moved from the Ji residence, in the Ji family cemetery. Xu Mingkai was directing everyone to be careful, as this was the old man's treasure.

If the things the old man was concerned about on his deathbed were bumped or damaged, Young Master Ji would beat the person up and send them to South Africa.

We need to be careful, because he doesn't want to go anyway; Ah Yuan only comes back after a lot of trouble.

The group stood in front of the tombstone. Ji Hang, Yuan Shu, Ji Hancheng, and Tang Junyao stood at the front, with three little ones standing beside them. Behind them were the Lan family, people from the four major families, and children from several families. Even Yan Zhun stood at the back.

Lan Yunxi was helped to stand to one side by Han Yue to prevent people from bumping into her. Tang Junyao had specifically instructed that Xixi not to come, but Xixi insisted on coming. Han Yue had no choice but to escort her, with Xiaoya and Xiaofei by her side.

Lan Yunchen has already arranged for Xiaofei and Xiaoya to stay in the capital, where they will be specifically responsible for protecting Xixi's safety.

The Ji family cemetery is very large, with several generations of ancestors buried here. It's like a large family courtyard, not a lonely place.

After the garden was completed, Ji Hancheng inspected it again until he felt there were no problems before waving the workers away. Then he returned to the front of the tombstone and said softly, "Grandpa, I have completed everything you asked me to do. The liveliness you wanted and the garden you requested have been arranged. If you have any other requests, remember to ask me in a dream."

Ji Hancheng didn't say the last sentence aloud, but silently recited it in his heart, as if the old man could really hear it.

Tang Junyao and Yuan Shu squatted down in front of the tombstone and burned something. Yuan Shu didn't speak, but Ji Hang said with slightly moist eyes, "Mom, Dad has been thinking about going to be with you. Now you are finally together again. You must take good care of yourselves over there. I will continue to look after this family for you. If you do anything wrong or bad, remember to tell me."

Ji Hancheng stood silently in front of the tombstone. Everyone's mood was heavy, and even the best weather could not change their feelings. Everyone wore a white corsage on their chest, and the three children wore small white hats made by Ji's wife.

The twins knelt down in front of the tombstone with their grandparents. They were unusually well-behaved today, neither making a fuss nor being naughty. They did whatever their brother asked them to do. They didn't stand up when their brother told them to, and just kept their little heads down, seemingly lost in thought.

Little Youzi was feeling down. Tang Junyao went over and patted her son's head, comforting him, "Don't be sad. Great-Grandpa said he went to see Great-Grandma. Great-Grandpa likes to see you happy, okay?"

Little Yuzu responded indifferently, his mother's words did not make him happy, "Hmm."