When Ye Yuan saw that Elder Hua's enormous villa contained no one but a housekeeper, he simply could not make sense of it.
It would have been understandable if Elder Hua normally had no one around him.
But it was almost New Year's. By rights, relatives and younger family members should have come by, shouldn't they?
Who was Elder Hua? With just one look from Ye Yuan, he guessed what Ye Yuan was thinking.
The moment he saw the puzzled expression on Ye Yuan's face, Elder Hua explained,
"I came back to Blue Island for the New Year precisely to get away from all the noise.
You have no idea—over in Shangjing, it isn't New Year's at all.
From Little New Year onward, people come to my house nonstop to give gifts. Once the first day of the lunar year arrives, New Year's callers keep coming until the fifteenth.
Do you call that celebrating the New Year?
That's why this old man came to Blue Island this year.
The children all have their own jobs, so they won't be able to make it over until New Year's morning!
Instead, I've made a fool of myself in front of you, Xiao Yuan!"
The moment Ye Yuan heard that, his face became as awkward as could be.
Elder Hua had come to Blue Island to enjoy some peace and quiet.
Yet here Ye Yuan was, troubling him right before the New Year.
"All right, don't overthink it. I wasn't talking about you. Didn't I just say so?
I owe you an enormous favor. Never mind coming now—even if you came on New Year's Day itself, this old man wouldn't be unhappy."
The instant Hua Mingyuan saw Ye Yuan's expression, he knew the youngster had misunderstood him.
That was his own fault. Who