Chapter 68: Old Master Yu's Sorrow and Joy

  Today is my wife's birthday, the next chapter may be a bit late, I apologize to everyone in advance. In addition... **it's coming soon**.

  The birthday banquet opened amidst warm applause.

  Dish after dish of delicious food was brought to the table by maids dressed in light-colored cheongsam.

  Although the birthday banquet was held in this villa of the Yu family, the wealthy and powerful Yu family directly brought the best chefs from Yong City to take charge of today's dishes. The maids wearing light-colored cheongsam were also selected from several hotels under the Yu Group, with excellent appearance, figure, and temperament.

  Tan took a bottle of just opened Maotai wine from the maid's hand and asked Zhang Wenzhong with a smile: "Little Zhang, can you drink?"

  "I can drink, but I'm not very good at holding my liquor."

  "Oh, I see. Well, in that case, let's drink a little less." Tan turned his head and instructed the maid standing beside him: "Bring two glasses for drinking."

  "Please wait a moment." The maid replied and soon brought two glass cups for drinking according to his instructions.

  Tan picked up the bottle of Maotai liquor in his hand and poured two glasses full with a gurgling sound. The amount in each glass was at least three liang. He handed one glass to Zhang Wenzhong, took the other glass himself, and said with a smile: "Come on, let's finish this glass of wine."

  Downing three or four shots of baijiu in one gulp... Can this still be called drinking less?

  Zhang Wenzhong couldn't help but smile wryly and suggested: "This wine is drunk too hastily, it will hurt the liver, let's savor it slowly."

  "A big bowl of wine, a big chunk of meat, that's the true nature of a man!" Tan retorted with a straight face, "A sip here and there, how boring is that?"

  "Older brother, do you think everyone has a good drinking capacity like yours? You're always hugging the white wine bottle and finishing it in one gulp. Zhang Ge already said that his drinking capacity isn't good. Are you trying to scare him or get him drunk?" Tan Qingqing spoke up at this time, as Zhang Wen was the person Yu Jia had entrusted her to take care of. If she let her own older brother get him drunk, she would really lose face in front of Yu Jia.

  "Isn't it just a few cups of white wine? I don't believe that after drinking these few cups, Little Zhang will fall drunk." Tan scolded his sister with a glare: "When we men are talking, you women shouldn't interrupt."

  Tang Qing's eyebrows rose as she sneered, "Oh my, you're still being arrogant in front of me? Believe it or not, I'll call your sister right now and tell her that you've broken your drinking ban again. You're even holding a large cup of white wine and forcing people to toast with you."

  Tan's face suddenly changed, especially after seeing Tan Qingqing really took out her phone. He was instantly flustered and hastily apologized: "Okay, okay, miss, I was wrong, isn't that enough? Can't I apologize to you? Please don't call your sister-in-law, if she finds out, she won't let me sleep with her again. Think about it, I've just managed to get out of the army for a trip, if I can't sleep with your sister-in-law, wouldn't that be suffocating?"

  "Are you still forcing Zhang Ge and me to drink?" Tan Qingqing asked, her right thumb on the dial button, while the contact name displayed on the phone screen was just two words "Sister-in-law".

  "Consider yourself lucky." Tan Qingqing snatched the wine cup from his hand, pouring out more than half of the liquor inside, leaving only a small amount for him. Mr. Tan watched this scene with a heavy heart, but because he was afraid she would report to his wife, he could only be angry but not dare to speak.

  "Today is Uncle You's birthday, if I don't let you drink, it won't be right. Alright, just have a couple of drinks then." Tan Qingqing handed the wine cup back to him and then said to Zhang Wenzhong: "Zhang Ge, you can drink as much as you want, don't listen to my brother."

  "Alright." Zhang Wen Zhong smiled and nodded. The brotherly love revealed between Tan's siblings made him a little envious.

  Not long after everyone had eaten and drunk, Yu Jia pushed Yu Tianhai over to their table.

  You Tianhai and the excellent children present, are all very familiar with him, he has been watching these people grow up. After laughing and greeting, accepting everyone's blessings, his gaze fell on Zhang Wen's body.

  "Who is this...?"

  "This is my friend, Zhang Wen Zhong."

  You Tianhai suddenly burst out laughing, he looked at Zhang Wenzhong and then at You Jia, smiling and saying: "In my impression, except for Tan Mouren and a few other male friends who grew up with you since childhood, it seems like you've never brought any other male friends home to play before, this is the first time, right?"

  You Jia's pretty face turned slightly red, and she hurriedly said: "Oh my goodness, Grandpa, what are you talking about? The relationship between me and Mr. Zhang is not what you think it is."

  "You're smiling and joking, but how did you know what kind of relationship I imagined?"

  "Th...". Yu Jia suddenly became speechless.

  Seeing Yu Jia's embarrassed expression, Yu Tianhai laughed even more happily.

  He chatted with the people present for a few more sentences, then raised his wine glass and took a symbolic sip before being pushed by You Jia to other tables to greet familiar faces. Only after that did he return to the ornately decorated living room in the villa, still being pushed by You Jia.

  The illness that had been lurking in him since his youth has now erupted in Yutianhai's body. Not only are both legs paralyzed, but the stomach disease caused by irregular eating habits back then has also developed into a chronic and incurable condition, forcing Yutianhai to eat only easily digestible light food. The delicious dishes on the table outside are something he can only look at, not eat.

  "Alas... this old man is useless now. Wanting to stand up and take a few steps, eating something spicy and stimulating has become a luxury." Yu Tianhai looked at the specially prepared nutrition meal that tasted like wax, and couldn't help but sigh, his expression somewhat disheartened.

  "Alright, Grandpa, don't complain anymore. This is all for your own good."

  Just as the grandfather and grandson were talking, Yu Jia's parents, her uncle's family, aunt's family, and younger sister's family, each carrying a wrapped birthday gift, entered in a line and walked to Yu Tianhai's side. Except for Yu Jia's younger sister, Yu Qing, who was still studying in England, the whole family had arrived.

  Yu Jia's two uncles had flushed faces, obviously having just finished a round of drinks before coming in.

  Yu Jia's uncle took a step forward, smiling and said: "Dad, today is your eightieth birthday, we as your children and grandchildren have all prepared a birthday gift for you, to show our filial piety."

  "Oh?" The gifts from the children were apparently more attractive to Yu Tianhai than the bland and tasteless nutrition meal. He smiled so wide that his mouth almost couldn't close, and said insincerely: "You kids, why bother spending money to give me gifts? Isn't it enough that you have this kind of heart?" But his next sentence revealed his true thoughts: "Hurry up and open them, let me see what good things you've given me..."

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