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On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the day to welcome the son-in-law, Luo Sheng went back to Xiao Yunying's parents' home for a meal.

Xiao Shanhai was a man who couldn't live without drinking. Xiao Yunying was initially worried that Luo Sheng would drink too much and delay their departure the next day. Unexpectedly, Luo Sheng told her it was fine, and then drank his father and two brothers under the table by himself.

On his way home, Luo Sheng explained that he had grown up in the army since childhood, and the border region was bitterly cold. He was used to warming himself with strong liquor, and over time he developed such a high alcohol tolerance that he could not be easily drunk.

Xiao Yunying was speechless: "You can't drink like that, can you? Look how drunk my dad and brother are. Can't you just let them have their way?"

This Luo Sheng truly has absolutely no emotional intelligence when it comes to interpersonal communication.

I'm not even as good as myself.

Luo Sheng then realized where he had gone wrong.

He hadn't thought about any of that. His wife's father and brother wanted to drink with him, so he felt it was only natural to drink with them and have a good time. He completely forgot about everything else.

Xiao Yunying said helplessly, "Stop thinking about it. Let's go back and pack what we need to take for tomorrow's departure."

Luo Sheng could only follow behind in a sullen manner.

The thought of not seeing his wife for a long time starting tomorrow made him feel suffocated.

He wanted his wife to come back to the capital with him.

But Mother is right. My wife is in poor health. She was really scared when she got sick before the New Year. It's better not to cause any more trouble.

The next morning, Xiao Yunying got up early to make breakfast for them and also prepared food that wouldn't spoil for several days.

She carefully sorted and put the food away in individual bags, knowing that the cold weather meant the food wouldn't spoil anytime soon.

Compared to the children's and Luo Sheng's reluctance to part, Xiao Yunying was not as sentimental as they were.

She said goodbye to them in a generous manner, though she felt a little reluctant. But as the carriage turned around and gradually drove away, she felt less reluctant.

They'll be back in less than a month; it's not like they're gone forever.

Having figured things out, Xiao Yunying felt a little relieved at the thought that she wouldn't have to cook for so many people for at least a month, and turned to go home.

The children and Luo Sheng, who were looking back from the carriage after lifting the curtains on both sides, saw that she had simply gone home, and sullenly lowered the curtains and sat down.

Luo Li only managed to peek through the car window after Luo Chen made way for her: "What's wrong, brother? Is Mother secretly wiping away tears?"

Luo Chen said sullenly, "What are you thinking about? Mother has gone home."

"Mom didn't cry, and she came home so early. I don't believe it."

Luo Li leaned outwards with all her might, but Luo Sheng pulled her back: "Sit still, don't fall out."

Luo Yang said, "Don't worry, Dad. He's got so much fat on him, he can't fall out of such a small car window."

Luo Li pouted and glared at her second brother unhappily: "Why do I feel like Mother doesn't miss us at all?"

Luo Yang didn't think as much as they did: "I'll be back in about a month, why dwell on this moment of reluctance?"