Back at the Cheng family house, Old Master Cheng was immediately surrounded by everyone in the room.
"Dad, look at the time, why are you coming back so late? We thought something happened to you." A middle-aged man in his fifties said with a frown.
"Yes, Old Master, why so late tonight? We almost sent people out to look for you!" Standing next to the middle-aged man was a woman of similar age with an elegant demeanor.
"Didn’t I say I was having dinner outside tonight? I’m not a child anymore. What’s the big deal about being a bit late? I’m back now, aren’t I?" Old Master Cheng looked at his eldest son and daughter-in-law, chuckling.
"Dad, did you drink?" A man in his forties stood aside, asking with furrowed brows.
Old Master Cheng felt a bit guilty and said, "No, I didn’t. It was at dinner, someone at the next table knocked over a bottle, and some spilled on me!"
"Dad, I can smell alcohol on your breath, and you say you didn’t drink, come on now!" The second in the Cheng family, Cheng Yaozong, laughed in disbelief.
"Exactly, you must have had some." The third, Cheng Yaoyao, added.
The fourth, Cheng Yaozu, always carefree, came up with a grin, wrapping an arm around the old man’s neck, saying, "Old man, what did you drink? Let me smell!" He sniffed like a dog and said, "Hmm, it’s Huadiao, less than five years old."
Old Master Cheng slapped him away, saying, "Go, go, are you a dog? Yes, I did drink, just two small cups of Huadiao. So what? Back in my day, I carried guns and faced cannons, and I can’t even drink now?"
He glared at the glory-seeking Yaozu, his beard almost bristling with anger.
"Dad, the doctor advised you not to drink too much; you’ve just had a gastrectomy not long ago, your stomach can’t handle it!" Cheng Yaoguang said.
"I just had a couple of sips, it’s a rare happy occasion, and here I am, lively and energetic." Old Master Cheng muttered with a guilty conscience, "Even if I wanted to have more, people around wouldn’t let me, just like you boys."
"People? Who are these people?" Cheng Yaozu quickly caught the key point.



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