After returning from the hospital, the group went to their respective rooms. Sun Zhengguo tried his best to remain silent so as not to wake his wife and children.

Even so, Ning Xiaowei's voice still came from the bed, "You're back. What happened tonight?"

"Honey, you're still awake? It wasn't anything serious, everything's been taken care of, go to sleep!"

Sun Zhengguo urged him on while taking off his clothes, then quickly crawled into the warm quilt.

Ning Xiaowei knew it was late, so she simply stopped asking. As long as Sun Zhengguo was by her side, she could sleep peacefully.

So the two embraced and quickly drifted off to sleep…

The first to wake up the next day were the two little ones; after all, they were children! Even though the Sun family had plenty to eat and drink, they still loved celebrating the New Year.

"Great-grandfather, great-grandmother, Happy New Year! May you have boundless happiness and longevity."

Inside the main room, the two children recited the congratulatory words that Ning Xiaowei had taught them in unison, making the old man beam with joy.

"Alright, alright! I also wish you two to grow up quickly and get married soon."

Grandma also offered her blessings, "My dear child, your great-grandmother wishes our Uncle Jie and Uncle Kang a lifetime of peace and all the best."

After the two children finished their congratulations, the two young couples came forward to offer their blessings...

The joy of the New Year made everyone forget the unpleasantness of the previous night. After breakfast, everyone hurried to the courtyard house.

Since no one was home today, Sun Zhengguo had to go early to open the door and welcome the new family.

Just as Sun Zhengguo and his group were about to enter the courtyard, a series of urgent bicycle bell sounds came from afar.

From a great distance, you could hear someone in the car shouting, "Director Sun, wait a minute."

Hearing the shout, Sun Zhengguo turned around and saw Chief Li from the police station! Had the case already been solved?

Without thinking twice, he immediately took out the house key and handed it to his grandfather.

"Grandpa, you go open the door first. Everything is prepared on the table! If anyone comes to wish us a Happy New Year, just give them whatever you think is appropriate."

"Okay! I know what to do, you go ahead and get busy!"

Grandpa didn't ask what was going on. He grabbed the keys and led the group into the yard...

At this moment, Director Li's car arrived, and before he even got off, he cheerfully greeted him.

"Director Sun, Happy New Year..."

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year... Director Li, you didn't come all this way just to wish me a Happy New Year, did you? Is there some good news?"

"Hahaha! Director Sun is indeed amazing. I was just afraid you would be anxious, so I came ahead of time to report that the case of the theft from your two families has been successfully solved."

"Oh~!" Sun Zhengguo immediately perked up, adopting an attentive listening posture.

Honestly, he didn't care about the money. The problem was that these petty thieves were disgusting.

You guys are making my life miserable during the Chinese New Year, which should be a time for happiness. You deserve to be arrested.

Immediately afterwards, Director Li gave a brief report on the case.

After listening to Director Li's account, Sun Zhengguo hadn't expected that the problem still lay with the "Thief Saint"—a leopard can't change its spots.

Yesterday, that woman Qin Huairu was still helping to cover it up; it seems this family is truly beyond saving.

"Thank you for informing us, Director Li. Also, thank you to Captain Zhang and the others. You've worked hard. Our two families will send a banner to your station later."

Sun Zhengguo then expressed his sincere gratitude and extended an invitation.

"Also, once we start work, I'll arrange a time to invite you all to our institute for a meal. I hope Director Li won't refuse."

"Director Sun, you're too kind. This is all within our duty. Since you've extended such a sincere invitation, we will definitely come."

Director Li did not refuse this kind offer. Relationships within the system should be maintained diligently, and these are what we call connections.

Even though the two don't work in the same unit, Sun Zhengguo has a lot of influence.

Even within the municipal public security bureau, he has influence and can even mobilize some troops on a small scale. Isn't that impressive?

Otherwise, do you think a police station chief would come over early in the morning to report on a case? That's ridiculous.

Why don't you try someone else?

After exchanging pleasantries and discussing the case, Chief Li left satisfied.

When Sun Zhengguo entered the main room, his second uncle and aunt were both there.

"Uncle and Aunt, Happy New Year! I wish you good health and all the best."

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Zhengguo. I heard that Director Li just came to see you. Is there any progress in the case?"

Since he was his own nephew, Sun Dahe didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the point.

The second aunt next to him also said a few auspicious words, and then looked at her nephew with an expectant expression.

After all, losing several hundred yuan is a lie; it would be a lie to say I wasn't heartbroken.

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, no rush, no rush, it must be a good thing."

Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Sun exchanged a glance and smiled happily.

However, before his nephew could explain in detail, Liu Haizhong walked in with his son.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Happy New Year! May you both be blessed with good fortune."

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Haizhong, I wish you even greater success in the New Year and that you will become a cadre soon."

"Oh! Thank you for your kind words, thank you so much!"

Liu Haizhong instantly beamed with joy, feeling that this was the best blessing he had heard all year, bar none.

...

Then the remaining people exchanged blessings, and Grandma picked up cigarettes and candy from the table and kept handing them out to everyone.

When Sun Zhengguo saw Liu Guangfu, he remembered the promise he had made the day before.

"Guangfu, come here."

"Brother Zhengguo, what's the matter?" Liu Guangfu stepped forward.

With a thought, Sun Zhengguo took out a red envelope from his pocket containing ten yuan and handed it to Liu Guangfu.

"Guangfu, this red envelope is what I promised you, please accept it."

"This...?" Liu Guangfu was very tempted, but he didn't dare to accept it. Instead, he subconsciously looked at Liu Haizhong.

"Why are you looking at your dad? Just keep it as I told you to."

Before Liu Haizhong could speak, Sun Zhengguo forcibly stuffed the red envelope into Liu Guangfu's hand.

"Thank you, Brother Zhengguo," Liu Guangfu said happily.

Just by talking, I received a red envelope.

Moreover, according to his observation, it was a big red envelope of ten yuan. How could he not be happy?

Since things had come to this point, Liu Haizhong didn't know what to say. He had originally wanted to chat a little longer, but there were too many people coming to wish him a Happy New Year, so he had no choice but to leave first.

A short while later, Xiao Dang brought Huaihua over to offer New Year's greetings, and Sun Zhengguo didn't make things difficult for them.

Let's leave aside the fact that these two are grown up, but they're still kids now, and they're always a bitter peach at home.

Therefore, they received everything they were entitled to, including candy and red envelopes, just like the other children.

These two kids are so sweet-talking, calling everyone "Grandpa," "Grandma," "Uncle," and "Auntie" non-stop; they're really adorable.

If he hadn't been born into a family like the Jia family, he might have achieved something great in the future.

But now? It's hard to say.