Chapter 486 Formal Family Dinner
Yan Jiekuang felt relieved after he registered the children, and the children were also very happy knowing that they had settled in the Yan family.

Today is the weekend and the children should all be back. Yan Jiekuang wanted to pick up his daughter and have a reunion dinner at home, which would be a formal family ceremony. So, in the morning, Yan Jiekuang took Chen Liang and his sister to his parents' house.

Yang Ruiping had no objection to Yan Jiekuang's idea, but she said that she and Yan Bugui would also go there in the evening. The old lady was holding her daughter tightly in her arms. However, Yang Ruiping reminded Yan Jiekuang that he had not visited Mrs. Wanzhi once since he came back, so he asked him if he wanted to take the children with him.

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "I was planning to have a family gathering today and formally visit the old lady tomorrow. I happened to have brought her a gift, so I'll take it to her as well."

Yang Ruiping said: "Xixi often visits her and says that she is in good spirits, eats well and sleeps well, and there is no major problem."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Then you and my dad can go directly there tonight. I'll take them back and make some preparations first."

Yang Ruiping nodded and went to look after his daughter again. This made Yan Jiekuang worried, as he had not taken care of his daughter since she came back. How could his mother, who was already so old, fall in love with a little girl? But he could only shake his head helplessly when looking at his mother.

When he returned home at noon, Yan Jiekuang made a simple meal, told the brother and sister that they would have a big dinner in the evening, and told them that their brothers and sisters would be back today.

When the brother and sister heard this, they became a little nervous. Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, they will like you. You are so cute." As he said this, he scratched the noses of the two little people.

But this did not help the two children get more nervous. Yan Jiekuang had no choice but to pretend to assign them some small tasks and let them get busy with him. Yan Jiekuang was just tidying up when Li Dong called. Yan Jiekuang picked up the phone and Li Dong's voice came from the other end of the line.

"Boss, what are you busy with? Have you forgotten about building a villa here?" Li Dong said.

Yan Jiekuang replied: "How can that be possible? I am just waiting for the design drawings. How come there is news?"

Li Dong said, "Yes, Boss, the design drawings are ready and the contract for the land has been signed, but the money hasn't been paid yet. Can you come over when you have time? We have to finalize it and start construction sooner."

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and said, "Okay, I'll go there next Monday. I have something to do these two days and don't have time."

The two chatted for a few more sentences, agreed on a meeting time, and hung up the phone.

Chen Liang asked, "Big brother, are we going to Fangshan in a couple of days?"

Yan Jiekuang said as he was cleaning the fish: "Why do you like that side?"

Chen Liang nodded and said, "I want to learn how to ride a horse. Uncle Li said he would teach me next time I go there."

Chen Fang next to him was anxious and said, "Brother, I want to go too."

Yan Jiekuang touched her head and said, "Let's go together. I'll take you horseback riding then." Only then did Chen Fang smile.

The first couple to arrive in the afternoon were Yan Bugui and Yang Ruiping. Yang Ruiping was pushing the stroller. The girl probably took a nap at noon and was very energetic at this time. She saw Yan Jiekuang at a glance and looked like she was about to cry. She stretched out her arms to Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang wiped his hands quickly, walked to the stroller in one step, and picked up the girl.

Nannan buried her face in Yan Jiekuang's neck and babbled, as if to express how much she missed him, which made Yan Jiekuang feel very distressed.

Yang Ruiping took one look and said, "This little girl knows who to kiss. Isn't that strange?"

Yan Bugui curled his lips and said, "What's so strange about that? The third brother has been taking care of me for such a long time. It's normal for me to be close to him."

Yan Jiekuang held Nannan tightly and refused to let go. Yang Ruiping sighed and said, "Okay, where is the tea? Let's make our own food and clothing."

Chen Liang ran over and said, "Grandpa and grandma, please sit down. I know where it is. I'll make tea for you."

"Oh, my little ancestor, don't burn yourself. Come on, take me there, grandma will make tea for herself." Yang Ruiping led Chen Liang to the kitchen, with Chen Fang jumping behind them.

Yan Jiekuang took Yan Bugui to the main hall in the backyard. Yan Jiekuang put his daughter in the stroller, then took out a bag and handed it to his father as if offering a treasure.

Yan Bugui opened the bag in confusion, and inside was a red cloth bag, two tea cakes and a prayer wheel, and at the bottom of the bag was a stacked thangka. Yan Jiekuang opened the cloth bag first, and inside was a string of Buddhist beads, which were given to Yan Jiekuang by Dagyi Zhaba, a Buddhist disciple. There were three beads in total, all of which were used by living Buddhas and blessed.

Yan Bugui was attracted at once. He stared at the Buddhist beads and couldn't let them go. When he learned that these beads were used by a living Buddha and had been blessed, he put them around his neck and hid them in his underwear.

The tea cakes are Tibetan tea, and Yan Jiekuang asked him to hide the prayer wheels and thangkas. These two items were passed down from the Tang Dynasty, but no one knows who used them. This needs to be verified.

Yan Bugui's eyes narrowed when he looked at these things. He almost took them and went home directly. Finally, Yan Jiekuang persuaded him to put the things in the study first. After that, he came back to drink tea.

"Xiao Liangzi, you didn't even know how to greet your sister when she came back." Xixi came in pushing her bicycle, followed by Xiaohai who was in a bad mood.

Chen Fang heard Xixi's voice and ran out of the kitchen, shouting as she ran: "Sister, sister, you're back."

"Fangfang, run slower. I can't fly. Run slower." Xixi said anxiously.

Xiao Hai, who was behind, ran in front of Xixi because he was not riding a bike. He came up and hugged Chen Fang, saying, "Why, Fangfang, don't you miss your brother? I miss you very much."

Chen Fang giggled and said, "I thought about it." Xiao Hai started to quarrel with Chen Fang, and Xixi quickly stopped the car, put on her schoolbag, and grabbed Chen Fang, saying, "Fangfang and I are best friends. Go and tell your dad about your car."

Xiao Hai's good mood suddenly disappeared. He turned around and asked, "Fang Fang, where is our dad?"

"Big brother is in the kitchen, cleaning the chickens." Chen Fang said in a baby voice.

"Why call me big? Just call me dad from now on." Xiao Hai said, and then he moved slowly towards the kitchen.

At this time, Yan Jiekuang's voice came from the kitchen, saying, "What are you dawdling about? I heard everything you said. What happened to your car?"

Xiao Hai said frustratedly: "My car is missing. I forgot to lock it this morning, and when I got home from school I saw that it was gone."

"Isn't there a gatekeeper in your school? Was it pushed away by a classmate?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

"The school is building a teaching building recently and the walls have been demolished. I guess it's impossible that my classmates pushed my bike. There are brand names on it. It must be an outsider." Xiao Hai picked up an apple, wiped it, and took a big bite.

"Okay, it's lost. Let Xiaopang take you to buy another one tomorrow." Yan Jiekuang said.

Xiao Hai said, "Dad, I won't buy a new one. I'll buy a second-hand one so I won't feel bad if I lose it."

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and agreed. It was just a means of transportation, why did it need to be so good? So he nodded in agreement.

The children came back one after another. Shi Li, in particular, showed unprecedented enthusiasm when she saw Xiao Liang and Fang Fang. She hugged Fang Fang and wouldn't let go. Xiao Pang and Dapang were very interested in Xiao Liang. They took him everywhere and even took out the toy box that Xiao Pang had buried under a tree in the backyard and generously gave it to Xiao Liang.

The children had no barriers between them and blended in naturally. Yan Jiekuang felt very pleased to see them.

Yan Bugui and Yang Ruiping also sighed. The last person to come back was Shi Lei, who drove with his mother Ji Lian.

Yan Jiekuang cooked again, and this time he used all his skills to prepare a large table of palace dishes. The main dishes were six: hydrangea scallops, stir-fried guinea fowl, fish fillet in milk sauce, braised pork belly, pork tenderloin with chrysanthemums, and wild delicacies such as Acanthopanax senticosus.

These dishes were all cooked for the first time. Yan Bugui asked Shi Lei to get some wine. Shi Lei didn't hesitate and directly took out Yan Jiekuang's Moutai.

Yan Bugui just said two words, "Let's eat." Everyone started to eat. Shi Li kept complaining while eating, saying that she hadn't eaten her father's food for a long time. Xixi also echoed her. The rest of the guys didn't even look up, but kept eating with their heads down. Xiao Hai even shouted to Liangzi to eat quickly, otherwise it would be gone soon.

The family talked and laughed, ate happily, chatted happily, and were in a very happy mood. In this way, the three children were truly integrated into the Yan family.

(End of this chapter)