Chapter 258: How could a human outrun a cat?

The full-month banquet went very smoothly, and both host and guests were happy.

The three little ones won the hearts of all the elders, laying a solid foundation of connections for their future dominance as the "king of children" in the Sea Island Jiashuyuan.

Jiang Ye personally saw Regiment Commander Han off to his car, followed by the other guests.

Finally, it was Lao Mo, who was cleaning up the aftermath. He had drunk quite a bit, but his eyes were clear enough.

"Jiang Ye, are you free? I have something to tell you."

"I'm free. Let's go, let's talk outside."

Jiang Ye nodded. Since Lao Mo said so, it must be a private matter, so they would talk outside.

Section Commander Duan and the others were still teasing the three infants, and no one noticed them.

Shen Man was watching the children and didn't pay any attention.

Lu Xiu Bai was cleaning up, helping Dahai and Xiao Hai wash dishes, and would occasionally look up at his daughter, his sense of happiness overflowing.

Pei Yan Ting sat beside her sister, also focusing on the children, occasionally turning her head to say something to her sister.

Only Tangyuan noticed the big boss go out, so it leaped up, climbed onto the wall, and didn't attract any attention. It lay there dozing, but in reality, it pricked up its ears to eavesdrop.

"Zhou Yan came to find me a few days ago and told me he discovered..."

The "hundred-family quilt" was originally a beautiful blessing from family to a child; no one expected that Zhou Yan's wife would use that thing to find a so-called master and perform a ritual to "borrow luck"!

And the person whose luck was being borrowed was actually Shen Man, the sister-in-law!

After Zhou Yan learned the truth, how could he have the face to visit again?

That Ji Xianxian had clearly failed in borrowing luck and had been backlashed!

This kind of thing was mysterious in itself, but if you believe it, it exists; if you don't, it doesn't.

Zhou Yan's conscience couldn't take it, and he had suffered a huge blow!

On one side was his greedy wife, and on the other was his brother with whom he had shared life and death!

He could only be thankful that the luck-borrowing hadn't succeeded and hadn't caused his sister-in-law to miscarry...

And his own child had actually been killed by his wife's own hands.

He didn't know who to tell about this gap, this sadness and grief.

On the surface, he still had to pretend he knew nothing and didn't know how to face his wife.

But inside, he was riddled with holes.

"So that's how it is."

Jiang Ye's brows furrowed tightly, and he put another red cross on his bad impression of that Ji Xianxian!

"Thank you for telling me this. This matter has nothing to do with Brother Zhou, but his wife wanting to harm my wife and my children is a big deal.

If you see him, please tell him that I still recognize him as a brother, but I don't recognize his wife!

In the future, he is welcome to come to my house, but he must not bring his wife, otherwise, we won't even be able to be brothers!"

He didn't have many brothers he recognized, but whether it was Brother Zhou or Lao Mo, he truly treated them as brothers.

For his brothers, he could go through fire and water, but he could not tolerate his brother's wife wanting to harm his own wife!

"Mm, I will pass that on to him."

After Lao Mo finished saying this, he felt much lighter.

Jiang Ye was still the same, clear about what he loved and hated.

Zhou Yan hadn't changed, but the wife he married was indeed not a kind person.

To avoid not being able to be brothers in the future, it was better to make it clear from the beginning, so as not to end up unable to be brothers because of Ji Xianxian...

Tangyuan, on the wall, had its eyes widened in shock after overhearing such explosive news.

It really was!

That Ji Xianxian really did harbor the intention of borrowing luck!

As for this era, it didn't doubt whether some old Taoist priests or old monks had real skills!

If it weren't for the constraints of the laws of heaven and earth, how could the spiritual energy in this world have disappeared?

Its existence, and the master's existence, were both interventions in the Dao of Heaven.

Therefore, it held awe for unknown people and events.

"Meow-woo."

It would tell the master after the outsiders left.

"Jiang Ye, has your cat become a spirit?"

"It has indeed become a spirit."

"Then should we—"

Lao Mo chuckled and used a hand knife to make a throat-slitting gesture.

Of course, he was joking.

However, cats hold grudges!

"Sizzle."

Tangyuan turned its butt toward him, lifted its leg, and peed—all in one go!

"Damn!"

Lao Mo stopped laughing; he had been peed on by the cat!

Jiang Ye took a step back, anticipating Tangyuan's move.

He had already said that his cat had become a spirit.

Lao Mo had been spouting nonsense and was now being retaliated against by Tangyuan on the spot.

How could a human outrun a cat?

Tangyuan was cunning; after peeing, it climbed onto the roof.

Stupid human, wanting to kill it?

Dream on!

Every time it sees you in the future, it will pee on you!

This harmless little episode didn't leave anyone with a bad impression.

Lao Mo left swaggeringly with his two disciples, fearing they wouldn't make the passenger ship.

One after another, Elder Lin and the others also said their goodbyes.

After eating lunch, they couldn't very well have the thick skin to stay for dinner.

Section Commander Duan left with satisfaction; he had things to do, and being able to stay this long was already him giving himself a break.

As for Elder Lu and Elder Pei, neither left; there were guest rooms in the house, so they stayed to continue looking after their respective granddaughters and great-grandchildren.

Jiang Ye and Lu Xiu Bai carried the borrowed tables and chairs back to return them.

The lively full-month banquet thus came to an end.

Now that there were no guests, the family gathered in the living room and began to unwrap the gifts sent by the guests today.

Who sent what was all recorded; some required return gifts, and some couldn't be returned yet, but when there was an opportunity in the future, returning gifts under other names would be necessary.

"At least for the next two months, we won't be short of milk powder."

"It's not just milk powder; we have enough clothes and shoes for the children too."

"Xiao Mantou, Xiao Nuomi, Lian Lian, are you happy?"

"Iya-ya."

The three siblings ignored the adults and focused on playing with the little toys in their arms.

Occasionally they would gnaw on them a bit; of course, they had no teeth, it was just an instinct to stuff things into their mouths.

Whenever an adult took them away, they would be unhappy, pout, and wail.

"Wuwuwu."

"Wawawa."

"Ah-ah-ah."

One was more energetic than the other, and they only stopped wailing once the items were back in their hands. They were incredibly smart.

"These three children, each one is smarter than the last."

"Smart is good. In the future, they can fly planes, command warships, drive tanks—how majestic that will be."

"That's true."

The two elders smiled at each other, everything understood without words.

The three little beans, who didn't yet know they were being burdened with expectations, had a promising future...

The two who returned were both holding red eggs.

In the Jiashuyuan, families with the means were all holding full-month banquets in clusters recently!

During this period, there's nothing else to say—busy!

"Don't let the children play with the eggs; the color rubs off."

Pei Yan Ting slapped her husband's hand and glared at him.

These red eggs were made with alum and dye; the color-fixing effect was average. It was fine for adults to eat the egg after peeling the shell, but the infants shouldn't touch them.

Besides, that red dye wasn't easy to wash off.

"Got it, got it."

Lu Xiu Bai rubbed his slapped hand, curled his lips, and casually cracked the eggshell; it was a hard-boiled egg, so it could be eaten directly.

"By the way, next Saturday, Gangzi's family is holding a full-month banquet and invited us to attend."

"That's great. Sister-in-law and I will each prepare a gift; we can't miss sending one."

"Done, you two just prepare it as you see fit."