As the New Year approached, Tang Feng was a lonely man. Lao Dai and his son invited him several times to celebrate the New Year at Dai's house, but Tang Feng declined all the invitations.
Tang Feng accepted the people's warm and kind intentions, but he went there alone and saw the lively house surrounded by his children and grandchildren, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for himself.
It’s not that he doesn’t have a daughter or a grandson, it’s just that he’s like a lonely old man, and it’s really pointless to ask for sympathy from others.
So on the day he got off work on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Tang Feng deliberately delayed his departure until the end.
Therefore, when he unexpectedly received a call from Xun Lang, telling him to go to Xishan to pick up Xun Shao'ang for the Chinese New Year, Tang Feng felt as if he was pie-in-the-sky.
But soon, he calmed down again, "This is the Spring Festival, I will pick up Shao'ang, Mr. Zhai, your father and the others..."
Xun Lang's voice on the phone was comforting, "I've already agreed with them, it's just a new year, it's okay, you can just go and pick it up, I'm on my way to Xishan, we'll talk about it when we meet."
Tang Feng was a little worried, but still said, "Okay, let's talk about it when we meet."
Although he didn't know what the whole family was singing about, as long as his precious grandson could spend the Spring Festival with him, even if he went to Xishan and was criticized for a few words, he decided to risk his old face.
Tangfeng asked the driver to turn around and went straight to Xishan. On the way, he called Sister Yue and asked her to quickly buy complementary foods and fruits that the one-year-old baby loved to eat.
After explaining everything, and feeling anxious, I finally drove into the parking lot of Zhai Mansion.
It was five o'clock in the evening, it was still dark, and Xun Lang hadn't arrived yet, but Uncle Qiu, the housekeeper, came out to greet him.
"You're here, please come in." Uncle Qiu ushered the people in. Tang Feng felt guilty and looked around. It was too quiet in the big house. Not only was there no festive atmosphere, there seemed to be no one at all.
He couldn't help but ask: "Why is it so quiet? Who is at home?"
Uncle Qiu: "The old man went to attend a group meeting at the National Academy of Sciences. The uncle and the eldest daughter returned to Jiangsu Province and will not arrive until tomorrow morning. The young master will come back tonight, but he hasn't gotten off work yet."
"However, the young master has already told me that Mr. Shao Ang will spend the holiday with you. Everything has been packed. I will call the nanny right away."
Tang Feng said politely, "Thank you."
Everything went well indeed.
The nanny came over with Xun Shao'ang in her arms. Tang Feng's eyes were full of his grandson. He took the child, kissed it and held it high. Because of the child's babbling laughter, the room finally gained some popularity.
Tang Feng had the urge to run away as soon as he got the child. He didn't want to wait for Xun Lang anymore, so he used the traffic jam as an excuse and said, "How about we set off first, and I'll call Xun Lang on the way."
Uncle Qiu lowered his hands and said, "Okay."
Tang Feng carried the children and walked out. Uncle Qiu sent them to the courtyard, but still no servants were seen along the way.
At this time, the sky finally turned dark, and a military order came from the garden not far away: "Disband!"
With that high-pitched and high-spirited momentum, those who didn't know it thought they were in a military camp.
Tang Feng looked at the scattered crowd over there, squinted his eyes, and asked, "Who is he?"
Uncle Qiu smiled: "Oh, they are all the servants in our house."
"Servants?" Tang Feng was confused, "At this point, they are in... military training?"
Uncle Qiu pursed his lips and smiled helplessly, "To tell you the truth, I am indeed in military training."
"The old man has issued a message. From morning to night, excluding necessary working hours, all servants must undergo military training, practice walking, and military posture. Anyone who dares to disobey will be considered as resigned on the spot."
"It's been going on for a week. It may take another month of practice before it's over."
"Why is this?" Tang Feng asked.
"Because...Master Xun Lang."
Uncle Qiu felt that it was necessary to let Tang Feng know about this matter, because in the final analysis, the cause of this matter was because of Tang Yili.
"After Master Xun Lang came back from France, he proposed to fire the nanny who came with him. She was a female member of the old man's close confidant's family. Of course the old man refused. Later, when he asked about the reason, he found out that the nanny was too unrestrained. It is said that during that time in Paris
, she actually asked the young mistress to cook for her. She is a servant who doesn’t even know where to put the oil and salt. When she came back, she even went so far as to instigate how determined the young mistress was to divorce."
"If Master Xun Lang hadn't been irritated, he wouldn't have made any trouble for the servants. Even the old man would be angry after hearing this."
Uncle Qiu did not give details.
That day, after discovering that the nanny had misbehaved, Zhai Qingpeng was furious.
He brought up the old story between Aunt Yu and Lin Ye, and scolded the whole family: "How did something like this happen to my Zhai family?! The slave mentality is so great that everyone will bully others. I am here to fight for them."
?!"
"The nanny is saying bad things about Ah Li behind her back, but you can't even hear it. You are treating me like a master and a madam, but you are treating me like a deaf and blind person! You all believe what she says. If you put such a person next to Shao'ang, are you waiting for them to lead me astray?
My dear grandson, you just reacted?!"
Zhai Qingpeng felt deeply that his descendants would not live up to expectations, so he took out the rules of the army and called a regiment-level officer from the army to conduct military training for his servants every day.
The Zhai Mansion was so prominent that even if the servants couldn't bear it, they didn't dare to complain in person, so they had to endure it.
Ji Nanyun and his wife masturbated all night and ran away. They were afraid that they would have to follow suit and show their military posture. They really couldn't afford to embarrass this person.
The Zhai Mansion is now in chaos, and no one is in the mood to celebrate the New Year, so when Xun Lang proposed sending Xun Shao'an to Tangfeng, he met no objection.
This time, Tang Feng praised Xun Lang in his heart for a job well done.
On the surface, he was still polite to Uncle Qiu, "It's all because of my Ah Li's trouble. She insists on going to France to study. Look how much trouble it has caused for everyone."
Uncle Qiu quickly waved his hand.
Just as he was talking, Xun Lang's car entered the hospital.
The light flashed by, and Xun Shao'ang's mouth came out with a monosyllable, "Dad!"
Tang Feng was surprised, "You can even call someone! Oops..."
While he was making out with his grandson, Xun Lang got out of the car and walked over, "Dad." He still hasn't changed his words.
Tang Feng responded with a comforting look on his face, "I've been busy for a year, so let's take advantage of the holidays to have a good rest."
Xun Lang nodded and said yes.
Uncle Qiu greeted Xun Lang and resigned.
Sister Yu, the nanny, learned a lot and took the initiative to step back five meters to maintain the rules and not interfere with the conversation between the owners.
Xun Lang took his son and teased him, and Tang Feng said earnestly: "I just heard about you quitting the nanny. Alas," he sincerely felt sorry for his daughter, "Everyone knows that you are good to Ah Li, but Ah Li
Li Ye is used to it and is not sensible at all. She floats outside and the child cannot see his mother..."
"Dad," Xun Lang was not so melancholy, he was very indifferent, "Ah Li is not ignorant, but she is becoming mature. She has never left the protection of her family, so she might as well go out and have a look."
"You always speak for her."
Tang Feng was too lazy to argue with his son-in-law. Anyway, he brought his grandson over and asked others to love him.
He took Xun Shao'ang and the nanny and left by car.
Xun Lang stood in the cold wind and watched them off. Behind him, Uncle Qiu was waiting for his master with his packed suitcase.