Lin Ruanruan was nestled on the sofa knitting a sweater, Huo Qi sat next to her spinning yarn, and Fang Si was reading a book on a recliner not far away.

A skit was playing on the television, and laughter could be heard from it from time to time.

The neighbor's big yellow dog was running wildly outside with its little brother, its barks mingling with the sounds from inside the house.

Outside the window, it's chilly, but inside, it's warm and cozy – that's probably the most pleasant thing about winter.

Fang Si turned another page of her book, glanced at the drizzling rain and snow outside, and asked, "Are Grandpa and Grandma not coming back?"

Lin Ruanruan looked up and glanced outside as well. "They probably won't be coming back. They tend to lose track of time when they're playing cards. They'll probably eat at Aunt Zhou's farmhouse restaurant when it's time."

Huo Qi stretched and asked, "Did Aruan go to the agritainment center with you before?"

Lin Ruanruan nodded and then shook her head. "I went once and I'll never go again. I admit I'm socially awkward and don't dare to go a second time. It's a bit scary for me."

"Scarsome?" Fang Si raised an eyebrow, looking curiously at Lin Ruanruan who was crocheting. "What's so scary about a farm stay? Isn't it just a place to have fun?"

Lin Ruanruan sighed, "I went there once before. It was full of children. As soon as they saw me, they surrounded me and I couldn't even walk."

"Aunt Zhou even set up a karaoke machine on the open ground outside, and all the uncles and aunties insisted that I come over and sing when they saw me..."

As Lin Ruanruan spoke, her face turned red, and she clenched her toes inside her fluffy slippers.

She was immediately pushed to the karaoke room, and everyone there joined in the fun. Even her beloved grandparents were clapping and urging her to sing, and the children even requested that she sing "The Lone Warrior."

Fang Si couldn't help but chuckle. "So, did you sing?"

Lin Ruanruan's toes were clenched so tightly, "I sang... but the problem is I'm tone-deaf."

She stopped knitting and covered her face with her hands, remembering what had happened at the farmhouse when she first returned.

That's absolutely infuriating!

At the time, the children directly criticized her singing as terrible, but the uncles and aunts actually said she sang quite well.

Huo Qi looked a little sour. He had never heard Aruan sing before. He glanced sourly at the yarn in his hand. This sweater wasn't even knitted for himself.

"Aruan, I really think Xian doesn't need to wear a sweater. You should just buy her a thermal undershirt."

Huo Qi looked at the yarn in his hand with a resentful expression.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruanruan raised her eyes and shook her head at Huo Qi. "No, it's Xianxian's birthday in early spring. This is a birthday present I prepared for her. She can wear it for a while when the cold weather returns."

Huo Qi sighed, "Isn't this because I'm worried it might be bad for your eyes?"

Fang Si glanced at Huo Qi and said, "Some people would be overjoyed if Ruan Ruan had knitted this dress for you."

Before Huo Qi could reply, Lin Ruanruan chuckled, "Brother Huo's birthday is in June. It would be too strange if I gave him a sweater then."

Huo Qi didn't know why he was in a particularly good mood. He glanced smugly at Fang Si, thinking that his sweetheart knew when his birthday was.

Fang Si couldn't help but roll his eyes at Huo Qi. How could this kid be so childish sometimes? Just two days ago, he had praised Huo Qi for being experienced and reliable in handling matters.

Suddenly, the roar of car engines came from outside. It sounded like there was more than one. Fang Si glanced outside indifferently, then slightly curled the corners of his mouth. They're here.

Huo Qi also turned to look at the car that had just been parked in front of the Lin family villa. He and Fang Si, who was sitting in a recliner, exchanged a glance. They hadn't expected that Secretary Fang was right.

Some mice just can't resist a little bit of bait.

"Ruan Ruan has a guest," Huo Qi said with a faint smile.

Lin Ruanruan felt a chill run down her spine. A guest? What was she going to do when her grandparents weren't home? Did she even know who it was?

She quickly put down what she was doing to open the gate, and Mo slowly got out of the car after his secretary opened the door for him.

He met Lin Ruanruan's gaze as she opened the door, and smiled slightly. "You must be Lin Tianba's daughter?"

Lin Ruanruan was taken aback. Looking at the imposing middle-aged man in front of her, she felt a little uncomfortable for some reason.

"Yes, hello uncle, are you here to see my grandfather?"

Lin Ruanruan welcomed the person through the door.

Mo Jiang smiled and nodded, "I came here today specifically to wish Mr. Lin Guoqing a Happy New Year."

He followed Lin Ruanruan into the room, and as soon as he entered, his gaze was fixed on Fang Si and Huo Qi, who had just stood up from the sofa.

"It seems we have other guests at home today."

Fang Si smiled politely at the kind-looking middle-aged man in front of him, stepped forward, and extended his hand, saying, "So you are Mayor Mo, I've heard so much about you!"

Mo Jiang also warmly shook Fang Si's hand, "Oh my, this young master looks familiar."

After shaking hands, Fang Si let go, silently wiped his hands on his trouser seam, and said with a smile, "My father is Fang Guowei. I met him when you had the meeting before."

Mo Jiangzuo feigned sudden realization, "So it's our Secretary Fang's son! He truly is a handsome young man!"

Lin Ruanruan smiled and served tea, which Huo Qi helped her put down. "Mayor, please sit down, don't stand."

Mo looked at Huo Qi in surprise and said, "Isn't this the young master of the Huo family?"

The Huo family is a nationally renowned enterprise; it would be difficult for him not to know them.

He also shook hands with Huo Qi, saying, "I had heard before that Young Master Huo is very accomplished at a young age, and the games he makes are popular overseas."

Huo Qi laughed and said, "I wouldn't dare say that, it was just luck."

Mo sat down under Huo Qi's pull. "Mayor, please sit down. I didn't expect to see Mayor Mo here with my sister."

Mo smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I came here today specifically to wish our old man Lin Guoqing a Happy New Year. Our old man Lin is an outstanding retired soldier, and his family also owns an excellent enterprise in X City."

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