"I..." Qiu Dayu was embarrassed. After thinking for a long time, he finally asked the question:

"Is Yuanyuan home?" He asked, taking a noticeable step back.

He was afraid that Wang would chase after him and beat him again.

"No, Yuanyuan is still at the clothing shop. She won't be back until New Year's Eve," Wang said with a smile and a shake of her head.

Clothing stores are in their peak season, so they will naturally only close on New Year's Eve.

Wang's attitude towards Qiu Dayu changed completely, which made Qiu Dayu feel flattered.

After a few brief chats, Wang didn't say anything more.

At this moment, Jiang Liu saw Wang Shi and thought of Zhao Jun's return home last night. In addition, the New Year was just a few days away. So she told Wang Shi that her visit to the Qiu family after this morning was voluntary, and she could not come if she did not want to.

Ms. Wang readily agreed, as that was what she had been thinking anyway, and thus suggested that she would temporarily refrain from coming to work.

She said that when Jiang Liu comes home again after the New Year, she will definitely come over to help with the cooking.

Of course, Jiang Liu thought that she could only stay longer during the Chinese New Year; otherwise, she would be busy with business matters.

"It's Xiaoyan back." Madam Wang greeted Qiu Yan with a smile as she entered the courtyard.

"Good morning, Aunt Wang." Qiu Yan was holding Gu Xiaoran's hand at that moment.

She approached with a faint smile, greeted her second aunt, and glanced inside the house at her second uncle, who was holding a baby.

This scene was truly harmonious; Uncle Er had finally reaped the rewards of his hard work.

"Xiaoyan, whose little girl is this?" Madam Wang stared at Gu Xiaoran, who had disheveled hair, for a long time. "Xiaoran?"

“I am Yu’er,” Gu Xiaoran corrected. “Xiaoran is my brother.”

"Oh, how strange." Wang had heard about Xiao Ran's younger sister last year, named Xiao Yu, and had even met her. She just hadn't expected that Yu'er would lose so much weight in just one year.

Gu Xiaoran chuckled to himself, thinking to himself, how could a person not resemble another person?

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Qiu Yan pulled Gu Xiaoran into the house.

"Yu'er, what hairstyle should we wear today?"

Gu Xiaoran: "Mother, Yu'er doesn't like pretty hairstyles."

"Sister, why are you up so early?" At this moment, Qiu Ling'er lazily walked out of the house. "Xiao Ran is awake too."

As Qiu Ling'er spoke, she sat down next to Gu Xiaoran and pinched his cheek.

"Xiao Ran, where did all that fat go?"

Gu Xiaoran felt uncomfortable being pinched by Qiu Ling'er, so she brushed her wrist away.

"Aunt Ling'er, I'm Yu'er, not Xiao Ran." Gu Xiao Ran hadn't seen Qiu Ling'er for a long time, so she was naturally very friendly upon meeting her.

"Yu'er, let your aunt comb your hair today."

As Qiu Ling'er spoke, she had already picked up a wooden comb and started combing Gu Xiaoran's hair.

Gu Xiaoran didn't resist, but Aunt Ling'er didn't control her strength well.

"Aunt Ling'er, could you be a little gentler? You're hurting me."

"Okay, Auntie understands." Qiu Ling'er stuck out her tongue.

In the end, Gu Xiaoran's black hair was transformed into two exquisite double-loop buns.

Gu Xiaoran looked in the mirror and tugged at her loose hair. "It doesn't look good."

“It looks good, how could it not look good?” Qiu Yan smiled at Gu Xiaoran. “Ling’er’s hands are becoming more and more skillful.”

"I learned it all from my second aunt," Qiu Ling'er said with a smile.

Qiu Yan: "Yu'er and I are going for a morning run. Ling'er, why don't you come too?"

"Okay." Qiu Ling'er only did morning exercises every day when she was with her sister.

Gu Xiaoran listened with great interest.

Qiu Yan, along with her younger sister and Gu Xiaoran, ran towards the vicinity of the mountain.