Chapter 152: 149. The Zhang Family's New Year's Eve Dinner (Seeking subscriptions, seeking monthly tickets!)

After taking the photo, Prince Haiman was just about to upload it to his social media account when he suddenly thought of something and looked at Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran said, "Help me blur it out."

Prince Haiman didn't say much; many things had already been taken care of by others the moment he saw Zhang Ran again.

Zhang Sicheng and the others didn't know why Zhang Ran did this, but they guessed that perhaps Zhang Ran wasn't the type of person who liked to show off.

After everything was prepared, it was just about eight o'clock, and the Spring Festival Gala officially began.

"Come, let's all raise a glass first!" Zhang Ran said first.

Immediately, everyone picked up their respective glasses; the men drank white spirits, the women drank red wine, and the children drank water, all holding their own Treasure Gourds to clink glasses with the adults.

"Arthur, don't you like drinking beverages? You can drink whatever you want today." Prince Haiman was a bit surprised to see Arthur actually drinking water.

Arthur said triumphantly, "The water inside my Treasure Gourd is the best-tasting."

"Mm-hmm, the water inside the Treasure Gourd is the best-tasting." Susu also rarely spoke up first to agree.

Prince Haiman thought it was just the little ones having gotten a new toy, so he didn't pay it any mind.

But Arthur was unhappy to see his daddy acting like this, so he handed the Treasure Gourd in his hand to Prince Haiman and said, "Daddy, have a taste, it's really delicious."

Prince Haiman took a sip in a perfunctory manner, originally intending to brush it off with a few words, but after tasting it, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"This taste is actually quite good; wait, isn't this just a beverage? You even lied to me and said it was water," Prince Haiman said.

"It really is water. I just poured water in, and it turned into this, and every time it has a different flavor." Arthur hurriedly explained when he saw his daddy misunderstood him.

The other three little ones also spoke up one after another, and for a moment, the dining table became lively.

Seeing that the children didn't seem to be lying, Prince Haiman cast his gaze toward Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "What they said is true. This is also the function of this gourd. It was originally for storing wine, which can make the wine's aroma more intense, but it works the same for water."

Zhang Ran didn't explain too much, only briefly mentioning the function of the Treasure Gourd.

Zhang Sicheng and the others were also hearing for the first time that this gourd was so magical, and they all looked at the four little ones.

"No, this is mine. Daddy, you can't snatch my things," Zhang Xiaotao immediately hugged his Treasure Gourd and said.

The other three little ones also looked at the adults with vigilance.

The few adults felt a bit embarrassed by their gazes. Prince Haiman knew this was a good item, so he looked at the remaining three Treasure Gourds.

Seeing his gaze, Zhang Ran said with a bit of teasing, "You want one? Sure. Do you want to become Erwa? Sanwa? Or Six?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Prince Haiman immediately stopped talking.

The two families just ate, drank, talked, and laughed like this, appearing extremely happy.

"I have to say, your Huaxia Spring Festival Gala is really well-produced. Look at these effects, it's truly beautiful!" Prince Haiman exclaimed.

"But I think the Spring Festival Gala is getting more and more boring," Zhang Sicheng said, having relaxed by now.

Prince Haiman was stunned for a moment. "I watch the Spring Festival Gala almost every year. In my view, each gala is better than the last."

"Alright, you two stop arguing. This is just a difference in aesthetic views. What Sicheng means is that the programs aren't as funny as they used to be; they don't pay attention to the song and dance performances, and many people actually can't appreciate them.

And you can fully appreciate the beauty of these songs and dances, so the two of you are actually not discussing the same thing at all," Zhang Ran interrupted them.

"Fine. By the way, Zhang Ran, do you have any plans after the New Year? I see you're at home every day with nothing to do. How about coming to England with me for a while? All food and lodging covered!" Prince Haiman invited.

Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Xiaotao and the others, smiled, and politely declined. "I don't have time to go over for now. Both children are about to start school, and I'll have to pick them up and drop them off every day. When I have time, I'll go find you to hang out."

Zhang Ran really couldn't get away during this time, not just because of the two children, but also because of the work of Zhang Sicheng and Zhang Siyan.

Don't think that Zhang Ran doesn't care about anything after handing things over to them; in fact, Zhang Ran has always been concerned.

He can allow Zhang Sicheng to stumble, but he won't allow him to fall into a big pit and destroy his self-confidence.

He even less allows Zhang Siyan to suffer even the slightest bit of harm again.

Moreover, he has many other things that need to be done. If he doesn't sit in command here, Zhang Ran himself isn't very at ease.

"Alright, then you must come over whenever you have time. Let me tell you, when I bought the winery back then, I kept quite a lot of good wine, specifically saved for when we reunited. But who would have thought that we would be separated for twenty-eight years," Prince Haiman said, sighing as he spoke.

Zhang Ran smiled. "For you, it's twenty-eight years, but for me, it's actually only been a few months. But fortunately, you haven't changed, and I haven't changed!"

"Yes, but actually, everything started with our meeting. If it weren't for that guidance of yours, I wouldn't have been able to live such a free and easy life for so many years, wouldn't have had such great autonomy, and even less would I have married such a good wife as Lin Mei," Prince Haiman said.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. If we keep talking, we'll really become old men. Come, let's have a toast!" Zhang Ran smiled and clinked glasses with him.

Zhang Sicheng and the others listened quietly to the two men's seemingly plain words, but they could all hear the friendship between them—a friendship where, despite having spent only a short time together, they both highly valued each other.

Especially Prince Haiman, who had not forgotten this friendship after twenty-eight years and still maintained his original intention when facing Zhang Ran.

As for Lin Mei, she had a different perception. Although Zhang Ran said he had been stagnant for twenty-eight years, the status of the current Prince Haiman and the previous Prince Haiman was actually vastly different, yet Zhang Ran remained the same as he was back then. In Lin Mei's view, this was actually even more rare.

She could finally understand why Prince Haiman had been so unable to forget Zhang Ran all those years ago, and why he had searched for nearly twenty years without giving up, all because of a single sentence from Zhang Ran.

In a position like Prince Haiman's, it is truly too difficult to meet someone with whom one can be completely open-hearted—so difficult that Prince Haiman had to cherish it!

During the few days staying at the Zhang Family, Lin Mei saw a completely different husband, a kind of relaxation he had never shown even in front of her. Therefore, at this moment, Lin Mei was actually somewhat grateful to Zhang Ran, grateful for his reappearance!