Li Ye and Wen Leyu returned to their home on Fuyou Street with the children. The moment they stepped through the main gate, the door to the small reception room in the front courtyard's side rooms opened.
Grandma Wu Juying stood in the doorway with a dark expression, jutting her chin at Li Ye to signal him to go inside and talk.
Li Ye's face tightened. He handed the two children to Wen Leyu and followed Grandma into the small reception room.
"What is it, Grandma? Is there something important you need to discuss with me?"
"Hmph, it's not exactly a major matter, but it's neither big nor small."
Wu Juying snorted coldly. "The crooked, corrupt winds of the bourgeoisie have blown right into our home. As the head of the household, you need to go deal with it."
"With Grandpa and you here, what kind of head of the household am I?"
Li Ye found it amusing, but seeing that Grandma's expression was far from friendly, he paused before hurriedly asking in earnest, "Grandma, don't get angry yet. Tell me, what's this crooked, corrupt wind about?"
Wu Juying turned to look toward the inner courtyard. "You kindly sent Ying to Hong Kong Island to study, and what happened? She and her mother learned nothing good—they learned to play mahjong instead. During the New Year, they're actually gathering people in the house to play cards.
"How is that any different from those landlords and rich old tyrants of the old society? What now? Is Hu Hansan coming back again?"
Only then did Li Ye focus on the direction of the front courtyard. Sure enough, he faintly heard the clatter of mahjong tiles hitting the table, along with the sound of his two younger sisters bickering.
"Pong, Three Dots~"
"**Chow, Six