Chapter Fifty-Four

  He Lao spoke up, which made Feng Si Zhe stunned again.

  Today's meal was a bit messy, and the sudden change made even Feng Si Zhe feel confused for a moment. However, when he saw his grandfather's loving and proud eyes, he still politely nodded towards He Wei and walked over to He Lao's table.

  Feng Sicheng walked over, and his grandfather had already taken a chair from the staff on the side and placed it next to him. He came over and first bowed slightly to everyone present to show respect, then sat down with a plop beside Zhao Mingyuan.

  No sorrow, no joy, no humility, no arrogance, no anxiety or excitement. These were seen by He Lao and added many points to Feng Si Zhe. In fact, just now it wasn't that Feng Si Zhe was not anxious, but rather Yu Lao's movements were too fast and he hadn't reacted yet. Adding to this, as a person who had lived for two lifetimes, he was accustomed to being calm and composed, which gave people the feeling that he wasn't affected by Yu Lao's words. In reality, the waves in his heart were still very big.

  At the dinner table, especially during the festive Chinese New Year, eating also has its etiquette. First, the elders start eating before the younger generation can begin. If an elder stops eating, the younger ones must immediately put down their chopsticks and assume a listening posture, as this indicates that the elders are about to speak and impart wisdom to the young people.

  Compared to He Lao's table, the third generation of He family members at He Wei's table were much more casual and free. Even compared to Lao Na's table, there were fewer rules on He Lao's side. Except for the beginning when Lao moved the first chopsticks, everyone ate very casually afterwards.

  Wen Rujie and Wen Fengqin sandwiched He Shasha in the middle, left and right. Under their intentional care, a high layer of food was piled up in He Shasha's bowl in no time. These were all done by Wen Rujie and Wen Fengqin. This is to show how much they value He Shasha.

  He Shasha didn't dare to say anything in front of her grandmother, so she could only lower her head and eat. At this moment, her mind was filled with thoughts about what Feng Sicheng was doing now, whether her grandmother's actions today would make him unhappy, and what she should do next.

  Watching He Sha only lowering her head to eat, not saying a word, Wen Fengqin thought it was just the girl's shyness. In order to liven up the scene and also to make He Sha less nervous, she brought out the usual set of jokes she used when eating with others at work, constantly telling some cold jokes to amuse everyone.

  This trick still works, at least Old Yu was amused, and as long as Old Yu is happy, everything will be fine. When Old Yu is happy, everyone else will follow suit. It can be said that the atmosphere at the dinner table was quite good for a while.

  Compared to the atmosphere, He Lao's main table suddenly became much more serious, especially when He Lao casually asked Feng Si Zhe about how long the Gulf War would last and what kind of situation might occur next. Feng Si Zhe's response made everyone stunned for a moment, and for an instant, everyone just held their chopsticks, forgetting to pick up food.

  "My analysis is that the Gulf War will be a localized, high-tech modern war. Under the strong air strikes, this war will ultimately end with a great victory for the United States. If I had to estimate the duration of this war, it would not exceed two months."

  As soon as Feng Si Zhe finished speaking, everyone at the table was stunned. Even if Feng Si Zhe's article about the Gulf War was correct, there was no discussion of the specific timing of the war in the article. As a result, many people still believed that the US would get bogged down in the war like it did in Vietnam. When Feng Si Zhe said that the war would not last more than two months, everyone found it hard to accept at first.

  "Hmm, what do you mean by that?" Wen Chao didn't expect Feng Si Zhe to make such a comment about the Gulf War. Although he said that America's military was very powerful, it shouldn't be so powerful that it could end such a large-scale war in less than two months, right?

  Looking at Feng Si Zhe, he should say instead of affirming, he thought this must be a guess. Young people are still young, and they still don't consider their words carefully, so he wanted to seize on this sentence to embarrass Feng Si Zhe.

  Although Wen Chao didn't fully understand what Wen Chao Ying was thinking, he knew it wasn't anything good. So he smiled at Wen Chao Ying and then lowered his head to continue eating, as if he hadn't heard Wen Chao Ying's question, only knowing how to eat.

  Feng Si Zhe suddenly gave him the cold shoulder, and Wen Chao Ying's displeasure immediately showed on his face. He didn't know why he, who was usually calm, couldn't help but ask another question after hearing the young man's words. Now, it seemed like the other party didn't even consider his question a problem, which made him feel humiliated.

  He Guo Kuan, who was sitting on the side, saw Wen Chao Ying being ignored by Feng Si Zhe, a young man, and felt that something was wrong. As the son-in-law of the Wen family, his wife was Wen Feng Qin after all. He didn't want to see the Wen family being disregarded, so he intervened, "Oh, I think this is how it should be understood, war is different from others, and the situation in war is changing rapidly. If there are external factors intervening, then it's hard to say. I think Feng Si Zhe means that if there is no external force intervening, this local war should end within two months."

  He Shengkuang, although not a military man himself, was born into a military family and naturally had more knowledge and understanding of the army than others. This understanding is also extremely correct, exactly as Feng Sike said should be the correct interpretation of the two words.