Chapter 403 New Year's Eve

“Woof woof woof!”

“Ahhh…”

"Aunt!"

Seeing them come out, a wolf and a dog ran over quickly. The little cub who was playing with Changxiao and the others also called out from a distance. Shen Xiangwan freed up a hand to touch the heads of the wolf and the dog and said, "I have something to do. I'm going to play with my brothers."

“Woof woof woof!”

“Ahhh…”

The two cubs understood what she said and called out to her twice before running back. They were even more sensible and obedient than human cubs.

"Do they still drink water from the spiritual well every day?"

Looking at her wolf and dog sons, Wei Chengyi raised his eyebrows and asked, she was too good to them. You know, no one else in the family had the blessing to drink the spiritual well water every day.

"Isn't it?"

Chen Xiangwan pretended to be helpless: "They are both really smart. They will never drink anything other than the spiritual well water. They even mix their daily meals with spiritual well water. They eat more delicately than me."

"Isn't it all your fault?"

Wei Chengyi couldn't help but laugh. If she didn't want to, how could the two dogs be forced to do it? In the final analysis, she spoiled them too much.

"That's right!"

Shen Xiangwan did not deny it. The couple smiled at each other, and then they began to paste Spring Festival couplets. The Spring Festival couplets that the branch family gave them were very complete. In addition to the ones at the front door, there were also ones for every room in the house, even the kitchen and the storeroom. Moreover, each pair of couplets had a "Fu" character on it. Of course, there were also ones in the rooms where the guards lived, but they were not sent to them. Instead, they were given directly to Yuan Xiu, who had already posted them.

“Pah pah pah…”

At noon, several families set off firecrackers at the same time. The crackling sound resounded throughout the world, and everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles. According to custom, the New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten from noon to night, and it is not completely over until the end of the New Year's Eve. The table in the Wei family's main hall was filled with various kinds of food, most of which were hard dishes, even seafood and roasted whole lamb that were not usually eaten.

"Another year has passed. I hope that in the coming year we will still have enough food and clothing, everything will go smoothly, and our children will be healthy and smart. Let's cheers!"

At times like this, it is usually the head of the family who speaks, but it was Shen Xiangwan who spoke this time. Wei Chengyi was happy to let her take charge of the situation, and naturally, other people would have no objections. At least in this family, they were used to Shen Xiangwan having the final say on everything.

"Dry!"

Not only a few adults, but also children raised their cups of hot soy milk high.

"Mom, Chengyi and I would like to toast you. Thank you for taking care of the children while we were busy. You have worked hard."

After taking a few bites of the food, Shen Xiangwan raised her glass with Wei Chengyi again. Maybe Zhao Yuping was not a particularly powerful person, but she was a good mother and a good grandmother to her children. Without her help in running the household, they would not be able to be so at ease with their own affairs.

"What are you talking about? He's my grandson too. Isn't it my responsibility to take care of him?"

Zhao Yuping's eyes couldn't help but become red. She really didn't expect that after being exiled, they could still live such a comfortable life.

"Really? Then I won't thank you!"

"You naughty kid!"

"Ha ha···"

Shen Xiangwan pretended to be in a daze and said something so irritating that Zhao Yuping was amused to the point of laughing and crying. The others all burst out laughing. The children who didn't understand what was going on also laughed foolishly. The little dumpling sitting in the crib was even more screaming, and kept squeezing the little yellow duck that Shen Xiangwan gave him with his hands, and the chirping sound was endless.

"Master, Master's Wife, thank you for staying here to protect us and help take care of this family. Cheng Yi and I would like to toast you and wish you good health, longevity, and a happy marriage!"

After the laughter, the couple raised their glasses again, and the person who spoke was still Shen Xiangwan. Ji Shaohan and his wife were people of the underworld. They had no fixed place to live and were unruly from young to old. But for them, they were willing to stay in Yong'an Village, silently supporting and protecting them, even their biological parents would do the same.

"You're the only one who talks too much."

After glaring at her in a feigned annoyance, Ji Shaohan raised his glass and clinked it with theirs. Yun Mengyi, on the other hand, smiled lovingly and said, "No need to thank me. Just seeing you two being so affectionate and loving is enough for us."

"Um."

The couple smiled at each other and drank the wine in their glasses at the same time.

Afterwards, Yue Ruyan, Wei Chenghe, and Wei Linger also toasted Zhao Yuping and the other two, thanking them for their care and dedication. The clever little cub imitated them and toasted them one by one: "Auntie, thank you for taking care of me. I love you the most."

The little cub held his cup high. Shen Xiangwan couldn't help but laugh, and felt warm in his heart: "I like you the most too. I hope you will be healthy and still so smart and cute in the coming year!"

"good."

The little cub didn't know what modesty was, and he agreed immediately. The aunt and nephew drank the wine and soy milk in their glasses at the same time. Everyone else couldn't help laughing, and the New Year's dinner continued in this joyful atmosphere. It was said that it would be eaten from noon to night, but in fact no one could really eat that much. They just didn't clean up the table after the meal and continued eating in the evening.

After filling their stomachs, the little cub couldn't sit still, so they took firecrackers and took a wolf and a dog out to play. The adults gathered in the main room, chatting about what happened in the past year, looking forward to the coming year, and teasing the little kid from time to time. The laughter in the main room never stopped.

"Aunt, please hurry up, it's time for us to set off the fireworks."

After nightfall, the little cubs hurriedly urged Shen Xiangwan. It had been several months since they last set off fireworks, and they could no longer hold back.

"Okay, okay, let's go now, okay?"

There was really nothing they could do with him, so Shen Xiangwan put down his chopsticks and took him out. Seeing this, the servants moved the fireworks stored in the warehouse outside one after another without any special instructions.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

They had just left when the Yan family, not far away, had already lit up their fireworks. Seeing the brilliant light exploding in the sky, the little cub became even more anxious. He pointed at the largest firework and shouted, "Auntie, I want to set off that one. Can you set it off for me?"

"knew."

Shen Xiangwan felt a buzzing pain in his head. After he stopped making noise, he ordered the servants to carry the largest fireworks to the bridge, and then disassembled the stick-shaped fireworks and handed them to the little cub. He then waved to Xiao Dongzi and said, "Come and get whatever you want to play with. I can't take care of all of you."

"good."

Xiao Dongzi stepped forward obediently, and Wei Linger and others who followed him also joined in. Wei Chengyi took the initiative to take over the task of setting off the large fireworks, and Shen Xiangwan lit the stick-shaped fireworks for the little cub.

[End of this chapter]