My House My Rules

Everyone turned. A Ning looked at who was coming without letting go of his grip. He smiled widely as he greeted the man who had approached.

"Hey, uncle Yo, are you just arrived?" A Ning exclaimed.

Mei Lan used the opportunity to pull Yuen's hand from A Ning's grip.

"Yuen, this is delicious, try it," said Mei Lan, pushing the bread into Yuen's hand.

Yuen smiled.

"Hehe yeah, it looks delicious, I'm so hungry, can we eat now, Brother Ning?" Yuen whispered.

A Ning pursed his mouth when he saw Mei Lan snatching Yuen's hand from him. But he smiled and nodded at the kid.

"Of course you can, Yuen, but in a moment, I will call the waiter to serve something new and warm dishes," A Ning raised his hand to the waiter who was passing not far in front of them.

"Yes, Young Master!" exclaimed the servant enthusiastically.

The man who had just come pulled a chair and sat beside A Ning, looking at Yuen and Mei Lan.

"Oh, these are Ning Er's clanmates, right? Still young and attractive. Ning Er, are you going to introduce them to uncle?" asked the man, Bei Cang Yo.

A Ning nodded. He grabbed Yuen's hand who was just about to hold his chopsticks to choose food.

"Well, of course Uncle, this is Yuen Er, who I often told you about in the past. Uncle has seen him when he visited last time you're here."

The man, Bei Cang Yo widened his eyes, looking at the sweet face of the young man who was now smiling at him while lowering his head.

"Greetings, Master Bei, I am Yuen Er. Nice to meet you" his voice was even soft and pleasant to hear. The man seemed stunned and looked at Yuen for a long time.

"Oh, it's Yuen er, you grew up to be a handsome and sweet child, time flies so fast. You've been very cute since childhood," said the man, not stopping looking at Yuen's face.

A Ning leaned forward to block his uncle's view. Like his father, his uncle was also a womanizer who liked many beautiful and refreshing young women. His collection of women is much larger than his father's.

"So, how long will uncle stay here?" asked A Ning.

Mei Lan scooped some side dishes into Yuen's bowl.

"This, looks delicious"

Bei Cang Yo smiled.

"Hey, that's not certain yet. There are quite a lot of duties from the office in the capital, uncle hasn't even started yet. Maybe it will be quite a while. Are you going to stay at home?" asked the man.

A Ning pursed his mouth and shook his head.

"No. I only have ten days off every nine full moons. And I've used it more than half. We can't stay long, after the banquet we will go straight back to the valley," Ning answered.

Bei Cang Yo frowned.

"Oh really? That's so fast, why not stay for a night or two? You still have time off, right? Besides, traveling late at night to that very dark valley is quite dangerous, right?"

The man raised his hand to call the waiter to come closer.

"Yes, Master"

"Um, bring two jugs of Red Moon wine that I just brought from the city, warm it up first," the young waiter nodded.

"Yes, Master" and excused himself to leave.

A Ning frowned at his uncle. Looking at Yuen and Mei Lan, both of them are still very young, especially since Yuen has a weak body, how can he drink wine.

"Uncle, do you want to drink two jugs of wine by yourself?" A Ning asked.

The man stroked his short beard, chuckling almost choking.

"Hehehe of course not, we will drink it together, why? Does your college forbid you from drinking wine when you're on holiday?"

A Ning scratched his head.

"Well, that's not the case, Uncle, but Ning can't drink much because I'm taking the horse-drawn carriage back to the valley. So you has to drink alone, okay?"

Bei Cang Yo knocked Ning on the head. Which made the young man wince in pain.

"Ouch, Uncle, get real"

"Brat, this is your grandmother's birthday, we have to enjoy it wholeheartedly. Besides, have you greeted your grandmother? Since you came in, you've been sitting here, right? This rotten child"

A Ning touched his head which hurt from being knocked. He looked towards the huge pavilion where his grandmother sat with his uncles and aunts. They were so busy, he planned to go there after eating.

"Well, maybe later, Uncle, you knocked my head in front of my friends, really didn't give me any face at all."

Hearing that, Bei Cang Yo chuckled loudly.

"Hahaha this rotten child"

 ....

Meanwhile, at the end of the road, it leads to the large, bustling residence of the Bei family. Two large horses, Tai Yang's and Pai's had stopped at the end of the road. From the crowd on the street, anyone could guess that the house at the end was holding a big event. And that where their destination was. Bei family house. Tai Yang stomped his saddle lightly.

"Come on Pai, let's finish this"

Pai nodded. Following his King at close range.

"Ready, King"

 ...

A Ning and the others returned to their table after greeting their grandmother and uncle. The cheerful sounds of laughter from the guests could be heard. The sound of music and beautiful dances from the dancers create another crowd. The night air was quite cold, a maid approached A Ning carrying a long feathered robe in her hand. A Ning used it to cover Yuen's back. The two sat back at their place.

"Yuen, you're cold, right? Give me your hand, let me rub it."

Yuen pulled his hand when A Ning was about to hold it.

"No need, Brother, I'm fine, let's go eat, we've been very busy since then, going here and there."

Bei Cang Yo, A Ning's fifteenth uncle was still sitting in his original place. Seeing A Ning and others sitting back in front of him. The man looked at Yuen from top to bottom.

"Is Yuen still unwell?" he asked.

A Ning sat back beside his uncle. He smiled.

"Yuen is fine, but the air is quite cold, don't you think so?" A Ning asked, not wanting to talk too much about Yuen. His Uncle Teacher said, Yuen's condition is difficult to explain even to ordinary people, there is no need to tell the truth so much even to his own family.

Mei Lan took the fish soup that the waiter had just put in the centerr of the table, scopp it up into a small bowl and put it in front of Yuen.

"Here, Yuen, it's still hot, it smells really good"

Yuen smiled, his smiling face shining like moonlight that look so comfort in the eyes of anyone who saw him. Yuen's pair of golden eyes reflected the lights around them which looked like the same bright color. Bei Cang Yo admitted that this child did have an aura that made his surroundings shine with him.

"Thank you Mei"

Mei Lan smiled.

"I like serving my Yuen, so whatever you want, just tell me, okay?"

A Ning pursed his mouth looking at Mei Lan who was trying too much.

"Hey rotten child, just eat, why are you looks so busy yourself. I can also serve Yuen, this is my house so it's me who have to serve him"

Mei Lan stretched out her tongue at A Ning.

"Wuekk"

And that made Yuen smile at the two funny behavior, they always fights around him.

"Hehe, you guys"

A Ning helped Yuen to tie the strings at the fur robe's collar. It looks so great on Yuen.

"Here, let me help to tie this"

"Thank you, bro, it's so warm"

Mei Lan looked at A Ning sharply.

"What about me, I'm cold too," exclaimed the sweet girl.

A Ning frowned, she glanced at one of the servants not far behind her.

"You're so fussy. Maid, please bring another coat for this lady," said A Ning to the maid who immediately approached him. The young maid lowered her head nodding.

"Ready, young master"

The event was quite lively. A Ning enjoyed the atmosphere in his big house after not coming home for a long time. He laughed and didn't stop teasing Yuen who was so adorable. He and Mei Lan often fight to serve Yuen the best.

"Here, these vegetables are delicious, Yuen, try them," said Mei Lan, taking several pieces of dried vegetables into Yuen's bowl. A Ning didn't want to be left behind.

"This is delicious too. Try it, this is high quality deer meat. My father deliberately ordered quite a lot for today, it's good for health. This also has bat meat."

"Unfortunately, my Yen Yen can't eat that" a voice from the other direction.

A Ning's familiar voice stopped his hand, everyone's eyes turned, their eyes widened when they saw who was already in front of their table.

"Y-you? Why are you here?" A Ning almost couldn't believe his eyes.