Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Influenced by the Xiao family, some residents even started to like the custom of celebrating the New Year. Every year on this day, they would follow the Xiao family's example and call their family members back for a reunion. This is why there are so many people at the meat market. Thanks to this, the business of butchers and vegetable merchants in Wutan City will soar on this day every year.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning returned to the Xiao family and threw the cow on their backs to the ground. Xiao Yan then shouted to Xiao Li, who was turning a large black iron pot.

"Second sister! I bought the things!"

"I'm busy here!!!"

Perhaps it was the heat from the stove that made him feel upset, or perhaps it was because there was too much noise, which made Xiao Li roar at the top of his voice.

After receiving Xiao Li's reply, Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning looked at each other, and then they both shrugged.

There’s no other way, you have to do it yourself.

Fortunately, after three months of cooking in the mountains, Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning were already very skilled at dissecting beef.

Xiao Yan went to the kitchen to find two kitchen knives, and came out handing one to Xiao Ning. The two of them squatted on the ground and began to dissect the body skillfully.

When Yao Chen in the ring saw the busy scene in the Xiao family compound, he not only did not feel it was noisy, but instead felt a deep warmth and envy in his heart, and sighed softly in his heart.

What a lively scene! Obviously, the scale could not be compared with any banquet Yao Chen had ever seen, and the preparations were disorganized and not elegant at all.

But it was able to attract her deeply and made her want to participate in it.

At this moment, a thought suddenly popped up in Yao Chen's mind.

When we go back later, let's learn how to celebrate the New Year there.

Chapter 42 Banquet

The Xiao family was busy until noon.

At this time, the entire Xiao family courtyard was filled with the aroma of various delicious dishes, which made the stomachs of the Xiao family members, who had been busy all morning and had nothing to eat, growl.

Afterwards, the younger generations of the Xiao family placed the food on dozens of tables, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu arranged for everyone to sit.

In fact, there is nothing to arrange. After all, we are all family. To put it bluntly, those who drink sit at one table, and those who don’t drink sit at another table. That’s all.

Right in front of the Xiao family compound, there was a wooden platform that took a whole morning to build. It was covered with red carpet and there was a red wall at the back, which looked very festive.

Xiao Yan also sat at the same table with Xiao Ning, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei and other peers who he usually walked closely with, including Nalan Yanran who was a guest.

As for Qing Lin, Xiao Yan also told Xiao Yu and several others about Qing Lin's life experience yesterday. After hearing it, everyone felt a surge of sympathy in their hearts. Xiao Mei even cried and shouted, "I will beat to death anyone who dares to touch little Qing Lin."

Qing Lin himself also felt the sincere emotions from Xiao Mei and the others, and slowly opened his heart to them. During the meal, he naturally sat at the same table with Xiao Yan and the others.

As for Xiao Jing and Xiao Li, who brought Qing Lin back, they sat at the table with Xiao Zhan and the three elders of the Xiao family to drink.

After seeing that everyone was seated, Xiao Zhan, the clan leader, stood up with a wine glass in his hand, walked slowly onto the red carpet and onto the stage, glancing at the Xiao family members who were gradually quieting down below.

"Cough cough!"

Xiao Zhan clenched his broad palm into a fist and placed it to his mouth, cleared his throat, and after the courtyard had become completely quiet, he began to speak loudly.

"Today is another traditional day for our Xiao family. It should be an annual practice, but before the New Year this year, two major happy events occurred. As the head of the clan, I would like to share them with you."

"First of all, for various reasons, the Xiao family has now become the largest family in Wutan City. The future of the family is already several times more prosperous than last year!"

Bang bang bang~~~

As soon as Xiao Zhan finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out from the audience, and everyone's face was filled with excitement and joy.

My family has become stronger, so why shouldn’t I be happy?

As Xiao Zhan pressed his hands, the applause gradually died down, and Xiao Zhan continued to speak.

"Then the second happy event, many people also saw the coming-of-age ceremony yesterday. Many Xiao family members who run businesses outside on weekdays may not know about it. I am here to officially announce it to you."

Xiao Zhan took a deep breath and spoke in a loud voice with great heroic spirit.

"All the new generation of my Xiao family have been promoted to fighters! Let us warmly congratulate them!!!"

Bang bang bang bang bang! ! !

This time, the applause was even louder. Many members of the Xiao family who did not have time to participate in yesterday's coming-of-age ceremony looked at the younger generations of the Xiao family in surprise, and more people's eyes were focused on Xiao Yan.

Xiao Zhan just mentioned all the new generation of disciples. Does that mean Xiao Yan’s strength has also recovered?

What a great event!!!

The Xiao family members were all a little embarrassed to be congratulated with such warm applause from their elders, and the same was true for Xiao Yan's table.

"How can I put it?" Xiao Ning covered his slightly red face, "It's really nice to be praised by so many elders."

“I agree.”

This time, Xiao Mei rarely confronted Xiao Ning, and her face was flushed with embarrassment.

"Hey, hey, hey~ Are you two so weak in acknowledgment? Not really, right?"

Xiao Yan waved his hand with a smile, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his words, which made Xiao Xun'er at the side cover her mouth and laugh softly as she looked at Xiao Yan.

"Brother Xiao Yan only becomes childish on this day and even mocks others."

"This is not childish, this is my nature~"

Xiao Yan shook his fingers lightly, feeling particularly comfortable in his heart.

It is undoubtedly the most comfortable thing to be true to yourself without any disguise.

Xiao Yan is not a god, and he usually has to suppress his temper. This is the only day in a year when he can relax without any worries, so of course he has to enjoy it.

(Nature?)

Nalan Yanran looked at Xiao Yan, her beautiful eyes slightly twisted.

This was the other side of Xiao Yan that she had not known before.

Nalan Yanran couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If I were not here today, I would never know that Xiao Yan had such a character.

I came to the right place.

At this time, Xiao Zhan, who was standing on the stage, raised his glass and shouted loudly.

"Today is Chinese New Year, so I won't say so many useless words. Cheers to the new year!"

"cheers!!!"

Those who could drink raised their glasses, and those who couldn't raise their glasses of water. Following the lead of clan leader Xiao Zhan, they drank it all.

"Then let's all start eating! Enjoy your meal!"

As Xiao Zhan finished his words, everyone, who had been busy all morning and were already starving, immediately picked up their chopsticks and enjoyed the food they had been drooling over for a long time.

"Come~ Xiao Qinglin~"

Xiao Mei hadn't eaten yet, but was happily picking up a bunch of meat for Qing Lin sitting next to her, including beef, fish, and mutton. She didn't even pick up any vegetables, and she didn't care whether Qing Lin could finish it or not. The whole plate was piled up like a small mountain.

Qing Lin looked obviously embarrassed, but was too embarrassed to interrupt Xiao Mei's enthusiasm, causing distress to appear on her delicate face like a porcelain doll, and she didn't know what to do with the chopsticks in her hand.

"Mei'er, restrain yourself a little."

Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the other side of Qinglin, couldn't bear it anymore. He reached out and took the pile of plates in front of Qinglin, replaced his unused empty plate with hers, and said softly to Qinglin.

"Qinglin, pick up the food yourself first. If you want to eat something that you can't reach, tell me and I'll help you."

"Yes! Thank you, Sister Xiao Yu!"

Qing Lin nodded heavily, all the distress on his face disappeared, and he thanked Xiao Yu with a smile, then turned his little head to Xiao Mei, who looked a little lost.

"Thank you, Sister Xiao Mei, for picking up some food for Qinglin~"

"Hmm. What a good kid!"

Xiao Mei was so touched that she hugged Qinglin and rubbed her little face.

She is the youngest of this generation in the entire Xiao family. Xiao Mei has always hoped to have a well-behaved and sensible sister to take care of, so it is no wonder that she is so enthusiastic about Qing Lin.

Bang!

At this moment, Xiao Ning slammed a pot of wine on the table and looked at Xiao Yan with a grin.

"Hey, cousin Xiao Yan, we are all adults now, isn't it too boring to drink water? Can you fill a pot?"

Hearing Xiao Ning's words, Xiao Xun'er immediately frowned and looked at Xiao Ning.

"Cousin Xiao Ning, this."

"Hey hey hey~~~ Sister Xun'er, please don't stop me this time." Xiao Ning interrupted Xiao Xun'er directly, "If Xiao Yan doesn't drink now, he will have to drink sooner or later. Anyway, everyone at home is here today, so it's a good opportunity to measure Xiao Yan's intake. Even if something really happens, we can cover it, right?"

"."

Xiao Xun'er was speechless. Xiao Ning's words were indeed very convincing and could not be refuted.

At this time, Yao Chen in the ring also said to Xiao Yan.

(He's right. You'll have to drink sooner or later. It's not a bad idea to calculate your drink amount in advance, so you don't end up getting drunk and not counting.)

"Um"

Xiao Yan groaned for a moment, then drank all the water in the cup in one gulp and placed the cup in front of Xiao Ning.

"Then come on! It's just today anyway! Relax till the end!"

"Okay! Then let's have a good drink today!"

Chapter 43 Cheers

"Hmm."

Xiao Yan felt an extremely pounding headache and frowned. He tried his best to open his eyes and looked at the familiar ceiling in front of him.

It's my own room.

Xiao Yan, whose mind was not so clear, suddenly felt an uncontrollable feeling of nausea. He instinctively tilted his head to the side of the bed and vomited all the food in his stomach.

After vomiting, Xiao Yan's head still felt swollen and painful, but it was much better than before.

"What on earth happened?"

Xiao Yan’s dizzy mind kept trying to recall, but he just couldn’t remember what happened before.

At this time, Yao Chen's figure appeared and looked at Xiao Yan teasingly.

"Wow~ For someone who's drinking for the first time, you can drink a lot~"

"Senior Medicine"

Xiao Yan looked up at Yao Chen, and after hearing her words, he suddenly remembered something.

It seems that Xiao Ning invited me to drink.

"The two drank twelve bottles of wine. After the last bottle, they fell to the ground and couldn't get up even if they were called."

Yao Chen laughed, Xiao Yan covered his head with his hands, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Is this a hangover? I won't drink again next time."

"Everyone says this after they sober up~"

Yao Chen shrugged lightly. Perhaps it is the nature of human beings to forget the pain once the wound has healed, and not to remember the pain they have experienced.

I learned my lesson this time, and I will do it again next time.

"When is it?"

Xiao Yan looked out the window and saw that it had gotten dark outside, then he suddenly woke up.

"Oops! It's time for dinner!"

Xiao Yan suddenly jumped off the bed and began to clean up the filth he had just vomited. Yao Chen was floating in the air, looking at him in confusion.

"Anything else going on tonight?"

"At noon, the entire Xiao family will have lunch together, and at night, everyone will have lunch with their own family. Father and the others should be waiting for me." Xiao Yan cleaned the floor, put the cleaning tools aside, and looked at Yao Chen with a chuckle, "There will be a special program after dinner~"

Special program?

Yao Chen raised his eyebrows in confusion. What kind of special program could be put on in this remote city of Wutan?

But soon, Yao Chen put this idea aside in his heart.

During the days she stayed at the Xiao family, many unexpected things happened to her.