A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 754 Lunar New Year's Eve

Ye Fan smiled sadly when he heard his mother's words.

Chen Nan made them hate Ye Fan a lot more.

"If they hate me, so be it. It's not like they only started hating me today," replied Ye Fan calmly and sounded nonchalant.

After chatting, Ye Fan hung out with Lu Wen-Jing.

It was the 26th day of the last month of the lunar year and only four more days to Lunar New Year's eve.

Those were the most exciting days while everyone waited for the Lunar New Year.

Ye Fan took Lu Wen-Jing out to the town market almost every day to buy Lunar New Year's supplies and spring festival couplets.

Of course, he bought Lu Wen-Jing a lot of snacks too.

Since Ye Fan fed Lu Wen-Jing well, she had put on some weight just a few days in Yeyang.

The lass seemed to have fallen in love with this sort of life. Lu Wen-Jing's parents called several times asking her to go home, but she refused and wanted to spend the Lunar New Year with Ye Fan. Lu Ming-Ze and his wife sadly couldn't talk her out of it.

Of course, Ye Fan and his mother didn't mind having Lu Wen-Jing around for a few more days.

Ye Xi-Mei had always lived alone. Now that Ye Fan had come home with this lively and adorable young lady, it instantly felt more festive.

It had started becoming increasingly lively at home and the atmosphere didn't feel as cold as it used to be.

Sometimes when Ye Xi-Mei saw Ye Fan teasing Lu Wen-Jing, she would smile until tears trickled down her face.

They were tears of joy.

In the past, Ye Xi-Mei hated Lunar New Year.

Most other families would consist of a loving husband and wife with a house filled with many children and grandchildren, and the entire family would have a good time together.

After visiting her parents, she had to watch the New Year's Gala on television alone while other people were reuniting with their families and setting off fireworks.

No one was there to be with her and ask after her.

People only felt genuinely lonely during the holidays.

It wasn't considered a home if she was the only person in the house.

Time went by swiftly like water running through the fingertips.

The Lunar New Year atmosphere became even more intense as the Lunar New Year's eve drew closer.

Small children could be seen gathering together and setting off fireworks by the roadside.

Some of them used a can for their fireworks, while others put fireworks under the ice.

Some kids even put the firecrackers inside feces and lit them when someone walked by before running off.

In the end, the passersby would curse them hysterically after the firecrackers went off with a loud boom.

Ye Fan's second aunt was attacked by some kids and ran home angrily with poop all over her.

Lu Wen-Jing laughed so hard she doubled over when she caught sight of her running by pathetically. Those naughty kids laughed like crazy.

Of course, Ye Ya's wife went over to each of their homes and hit them after she got changed.

Other than this tiny episode, the days went by rather peacefully.

Ye Ya's wife and the others were too busy entertaining Ye Xi-Lan that they didn't bother Ye Fan.

Ye Xi-Lan was spending the Lunar New Year in her hometown, so Jiang Yu-Lang and Jiang Yu-Qing didn't go home either and spent the holidays in Yeyang.

Jiang Yu-Lang stayed with Ye Jian while Ye Xi-Lan stayed with Jiang Yu-Qing at her oldest brother's place.

Ye Xi-Lan and her kids were welcomed into the homes of those families who refused to take Ye Fan in back in the day.

Ye Xi-Mei was naturally angry when she learned about it.

They were all siblings, so anyone would be angry to hear about these double

standards.

But what was the point of being angry?

Those were their homes, and they could let in whoever they liked. Even if Ye Xi-Mei was upset, she could only grit her teeth and swallow her resentment.

But Ye Fan remained indifferent about it.

Ye Fan kept consoling his mother and told her to forget about it.

"Just treat them the same way they treated us. Why bother getting angry?" comforted Ye Fan. Ye Xi-Mei felt upset when she heard her son.

Ye Xi-Mei was more blaming herself than being angry.

"Fan, it's my fault. I was useless, and I made everyone look down on you."

Ye Xi-Mei was keenly aware that they suffered so much indignation from the Ye family all these years because they were ordinary and incapable folk.

They were destined to suffer humiliation and despise everywhere they went because they had been chased out of the Chu family.

"Auntie Ye, don't blame yourself. You and Fan weren't at fault. They were wrong for looking down on you. But just you wait, Auntie Ye. One day, they will regret it. Fan is incredible," said Lu Wen-Jing as her adorable voice suddenly rang by their ears.

The young lady brandished her fists and consoled Ye Xi-Mei.

Ye Xi-Mei laughed quietly when she saw her and rubbed the little girl's head indulgently.

Ye Xi-Mei knew that Lu Wen-Jing was just trying to comfort her.

Of course, she didn't take her words seriously.

The day passed by quickly.

The last day of the lunar year arrived as the first ray of sunlight appeared.

It was the 30th day of the lunar month and the last day of the lunar year.

After breakfast, Ye Fan and Lu Wen-Jing put up the spring festival couplets and cleaned up.

Since it was a new year, they had to wear new clothes, change some furniture and decorate the house.

Lu Wen-Jing even took out a Bluetooth speaker she brought from home and placed it in the courtyard to play music.

The melodious music and Lu Wen-Jing's bright laughter made the atmosphere particularly lively and heartwarming.

Even Old Master Ye beamed happily under this young lady's influence.

"Kids are the best. She's so carefree and free of worry," said Old Master Ye happily when he saw her working hard to clean the house with Ye Fan.

"Heh?"

"He looks so hardworking."

"I can even hear your music from my place."

"You are disturbing the peace."

Ye Tian and Ye Ya came over to see their father since they were free. They came over to discuss the matter of visiting their ancestral tombs to make offerings to the dead this afternoon.

Ye Ya saw the two of them cleaning the house, so he said, "Perfect, Fan. After you are done cleaning here, go over there to help your second aunt clean up. Also, go put up the spring festival couplets in both our homes when you're done."

Hmm?

Old Master Ye frowned and asked, "Where are Jian, Yu-Lang and Yu-Qing? Tell them to help with the chores."

"They went into the city to ski and aren't home. Moreover, how can they do such menial work? Don't you know that Jian has

never done any housework in his life? Yu-Lang and Yu-Qing are bright students.

They need to use their hands to write. How can they do chores? Ye Fan is strong and doesn't have anything better to do, so he should do them," said Ye Ya slowly as he justified his words.