The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

Everyone sat around a large round table...

Zuo Nian walked anxiously with heavy steps, looked at the empty seat next to Hua Ye, slowly moved over, and bent slightly to prepare to sit down.

But General Hua was so frightened by the fact that he had just picked up the chopsticks and then put them down again that he stood up straight again and was afraid to sit down.

General Hua slammed his palm on the table, causing the bowls on the table to tremble. He groaned and looked at Zuo Nian angrily.

"Dad!" Hua Ye couldn't help but call out softly.

"Hua Pengkun, that's enough! How long has it been since our family had a good meal? Stop acting like a general."

Madam Hua picked up the chopsticks on the table, stuffed them back into General Hua's hands, and said, "Zuo Nian, sit down!"

Hua Ye gently pulled Zuo Nian's sleeve, motioning him to sit down, but Zuo Nian was a little stiff and raised his eyes slightly to glance at General Hua's expression.

General Hua looked displeased and kept picking up the food on the table and putting it into his mouth.

Mu Qi smiled secretly into his rice bowl, looking like he was watching a show, while General Mu sat upright and ate without saying a word.

Zuo Nian stood aside, hesitant to sit down...

Seeing that he was stubborn, Hua Ye didn't want to force him anymore. She glanced at her father resentfully, picked up her favorite braised pork on the table and put it in her mouth. However, it tasted bland and she felt it was a pity to throw it away. She chewed a few mouthfuls mechanically and swallowed it.

"Dad, Mom, I'm full. Uncle Mu, please take your time. I'm going to go downstairs to rest first!" Hua Ye casually ate a few mouthfuls of rice, then put down his bowl and chopsticks and left the table unhappily.

General Mu quickly finished a bowl of rice, and then filled another bowl. He quickly finished it, put down his chopsticks, and said, "General Hua, I have some important matters to take care of, so I can't stay any longer!"

After saying that, he pulled up the collar of Mu Qi, who was eating with relish, and dragged him away.

Mu Qi was so frightened that he quickly put the bowl on the table and hopped on one foot and said, "Dad, I haven't taken the crutches yet?"

He stretched out his hand and reached for the wooden crutch placed next to the beam, pulled it over, and was dragged out of the hall by his strong and healthy father.

Seeing that her husband looked solemn and silent, Mrs. Hua felt it was inconvenient to stay here any longer. She picked and chose a dish from the plate and spoke.

"I'll go check on Ye'er. Please eat slowly!"

Before leaving, Mrs. Hua did not forget to roll her eyes at her husband, then she lifted her skirt and walked towards Hua Ye's room with the delicacies.

General Hua put down his chopsticks and slowly swallowed the last bite of meat in his mouth, then said, "Sit down!"

"Yes, General!" Zuo Nian responded and sat down, sitting directly opposite General Hua.

"I have heard about your affair with Hua Ye for a long time. I have not questioned you because of the impending war. Ye'er is ignorant of the limits. Don't you know that?"

General Hua threw the chopsticks at him...

Zuo Nian immediately lowered his head and said honestly, "Zuo Nian has never done anything that violates the rules. I swear to heaven!"

"The rumors about you and my daughter have spread all over the military camp. Don't you have to give me an explanation?"

General Hua took a sip of the wine in the glass and glared at Zuo Nian viciously as if his own daughter had been defiled.

"I have never had any physical contact with the young lady. General Hua, please don't be angry!"

Zuo Nian stood up and knelt down in front of General Hua, as if to apologize.

"This general wants you to...you blockhead! Don't you like Ye'er?" General Hua slammed the wine glass on the table, looking at him with disappointment.

"To avoid any further complications, we must finalize Ye'er's marriage as soon as possible. What if the Crown Prince cannot come to his senses and asks for an imperial decree to grant the marriage? What will we do then?"

"I, like Miss Hua." Zuo Nian hesitated for a long time before finally saying it out loud.

"That's good, Ye'er is also in love with you. Marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers. When I return to the capital, I will ask your parents to come and propose marriage as soon as possible and arrange the engagement!"

"what?"

Zuo Nian clasped his hands together and looked up in surprise, his face full of disbelief, but he couldn't help but feel ecstatic in his heart.

He knew that his status was too low to be worthy of the eldest daughter of the general's mansion, and he couldn't help feeling inferior and afraid of angering the general.

"The general just wants my family to come and propose marriage?"

"Major General Zuo, how are my arrangements?" General Hua glanced at his stunned look and patted the table several times.

"Thank you, General, for your help. I will immediately write a letter to my parents and arrange the betrothal gifts in advance. When the army returns to the capital, I will come to propose marriage immediately!"

Zuo Nian almost couldn't help but kowtow a few times to express his gratitude, but General Hua quickly stood up and helped him up: "Eat first. I can rest assured that Ye'er is in your care!"

"Zuo Nian will never let Hua Ye down in this life. Thank you, General Hua, for entrusting her to me."

Zuo Nian still knelt down on the ground and kowtowed several times to General Hua. He stood up and went back to his room without even eating.