I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

Nian blinked, then counted on her fingers.

"Number 21, let's play mahjong."

"Number 22, I played mahjong because I was happy after winning."

"On the 23rd, let's continue playing mahjong."

"Number 24, feeling unhappy about losing, decided to play mahjong."

"25..."

"Cough cough."

After counting on his five fingers, the young man coughed lightly, turned around, and slipped away.

"This older sister..."

Bai Zhou chuckled twice and continued processing the ingredients in his hands.

"The old man must be very happy too... The whole family can spend a wonderful holiday together."

Alina turned the fire down to a low flame and sighed softly.

She could hardly remember the last holiday her family had spent together.

"I'm happy... but I also have my troubles."

"Waaah..."

She doesn't really understand these things.

The deer girl lowered her head slightly and picked up a potato to slowly peel it.

family……

The deer girl quietly raised her head and glanced at the dragon beside her.

He was a nobleman of the Yan Kingdom... a highly respected figure, almost like a god...

She was just an ordinary village girl from the lowest rungs of Ursus...

Despite all this, she truly became his family...

There was no discrimination, no teasing.

Just like... she and Talulah were both descendants worthy of his love.

"You can't get distracted when you're chopping vegetables."

A soft voice whispered in her ear, and the deer girl only came back to her senses when her hand was grasped.

"If you keep cutting, you'll cut your finger, silly girl."

Daylight blocked the deer girl's hand holding the kitchen knife, waking her from her reverie.

Why did you suddenly drift off into thought?

Looking at Alina, who was looking apologetic, Bai Zhou asked in confusion.

Alina always seems very serious when she does things, so why did she suddenly lose focus?

Did his words just now touch on the girl's past?

Bai Zhou racked his brains and roughly guessed why Alina was distracted.

Although no one had told him, he had roughly figured out the deer girl's family situation based on just a few brief encounters.

The little girl lost both her parents at a young age and has survived thanks to the support of an elderly family next door and her own hard work.

She was like this... what he said just now probably touched on something that hurt the girl, which is why she was distracted.

Alina.

He called her name during the day.

When she looked over, he raised his hand and gently rubbed her little head, just as he would with Xiao Huijie and Xiao Ta.

"Alina is also my family. This holiday can be so relaxed and happy, and Alina deserves a lot of credit for it."

"Waaah...Grandpa...I..."

Hearing Bai Zhou's words, the deer girl relaxed a lot and squinted her eyes slightly as Bai Zhou rubbed her.

"Come and give me a hand, Alina. This dish needs to simmer for a while longer."

"Yes, sir!"

After a short rest, the kitchen returned to its previous lively atmosphere, with everyone busily preparing delicious dishes.

In the living room, Nian put down the script in her hand and looked at the little orca who was holding a bag of dried fruit and watching You Chen play games.

"Hey, Skadi, Xiao Huijie, stop looking at your phone and let's play cards together!"

Unable to bear the boredom any longer, she started enticing the two little ones to play with her again.

"No, there's no fun in winning when playing with Aunt Nian."

You Chen looked up at Nian, then lowered his head and continued swimming in the canyon after the little orca warned him, "Enemy has appeared, zoom in quickly!"

"Ugh, Shih Huai-ya, you idiot! Couldn't you have predicted it? The opponent clearly didn't flash!"

"Yay! Yuxia is still the most reliable. That R-flash was so cool."

"Wow, Skadi is amazing! She got a triple kill!"

The two little ones unexpectedly became friends.

"Ugh……"

Nian sighed, seemingly lamenting his loneliness.

Why didn't you join this time?

Xi was watching Xiao Huijie play games. After she won the game, Xi patted her head in praise and then asked the bored Nian.

In the past, the kids would always happily join in when playing games, so why are they sitting here in a daze today?

“Aunt Xi, Aunt Nian was detected using inappropriate language a few days ago and was punished with a three-day account suspension.”

You Chen shook his head helplessly.

"Five-man squad... is gone."

The little orca, who had briefly rediscovered the joy of battle in the game, also spoke with regret.

"Yeah. None of the top laners we're facing right now are as strong as Aunt Nian, they're impossible to carry the team."

"Uncivil language?"

Xi glanced at Nian, slightly surprised.

Although Nian is unreliable, he doesn't seem like the kind of scoundrel who would swear.

"Well... I just ran into a few sore losers. They started whining after I gave them a few extra instructions, it was so annoying."

Nian proudly raised his head.

"Although my account was banned, he also lost his parents."

"This isn't something to celebrate."

Xi gradually learned about the games they played through her constant exposure.

Terra is a real-time strategy game developed by a game studio under the Corona Entertainment Group. Players can control various legendary figures from the continent of Terra to engage in battles. It allows for five-player teams and features lane coordination, equipment purchasing, and monster hunting.

This game is said to be able to support 100 million people online at the same time, and is therefore very popular among the younger generation in Yan country.

However, given the large number of players, there are extremely strict requirements for communication between them.

Someone like Nian... was only banned for three days?

Xi had reason to suspect that she had secretly asked Bai Zhou to give her special treatment and shorten the time for the verdict.

"Oh dear, why is this guy attacking randomly... He could have just used Flash and then hit that broken metal can to death."

While Xi was pondering, Nian couldn't resist the temptation and went to offer his opinions.

"Hey you... don't bother them. Getting distracted during a battle is a big no-no."

"Well, I just couldn't stand it anymore, so I said a few words. My old man is the strongest in the national server. If I had that, I would have solo killed that broken iron pot five times in three minutes."

Dragged away by Xi, Nian complained slightly about how bad the player You Chen and the others had encountered was, and how strong she was.

"Old age?"

Xi raised an eyebrow slightly and asked in confusion.

"Oh, it's a newly released hero."

When Nian took her there, it just so happened that You Chen was home, so they took this opportunity to let You Chen show Xi the hero.

"It's a special New Year's hero that can be redeemed for free through this firecracker warding off evil spirits event."

"No... I mean, why did it come out?"

Xi was somewhat confused. Could someone like that old guy really be considered a hero?

"Xiao Bai is very supportive. He drew the background story, the original design, and the character illustrations. I didn't even know he remembered the old guy so clearly."

A young voice laughed, and unlike Xi's confusion, she, who understood the current situation of the Great Yan better, felt very happy about it.

It is quite interesting that their history can be passed down to the world and remembered by people in this way.

If one day the old man wakes up and wants to destroy the Great Yan, but is shocked to find himself a hero, praised by all... such a scene might make that arrogant and haughty old man happily submit.

"This method..."

Xi nodded slightly, but didn't say anything more.

Since he's done it, let him be.

"but……"

She glanced at the "age" in You Chen's group and her eyes twitched slightly.

Rather than making the old man a laughingstock, it's more like making him look foolish.

If the old man knew he was being controlled by such a bad player, he might get so angry that he'd jump out of his coffin, run down the internet cable, and slap him.