"Come on, come on, please make way. Jiuling, lift your foot up for me, I need to get through."

In the office, Mu Xiaoyi carried a box of snacks back to her seat and said, "Ugh, I'm exhausted."

Yue Jiuling looked at her box of snacks and reached for a bag of potato chips, saying, "Hey Xiaoyi, why did you buy so many snacks? You have three days off, can't you finish them all at home?"

"Oh, these were given to me by my friends. I have too many at home, and I really can't finish them all."

The three-day New Year's Day holiday is over. Ya Zi has been eating at Yue Jiu Ling's house for three days straight, and everyone is back at the management office today.

Mu Xiaoyi shared the snacks she brought from home with everyone, saying, "Oh dear, we can't finish all the snacks at home, so I might as well bring some back for you guys to eat."

Bai Xinyu took the snacks Mu Xiaoyi gave her, and then said sourly, "Tsk tsk, I'm so envious. We have to buy our own snacks, but you have it so good that your friends give you so many, and you still can't finish them all."

"Yeah, I'm so envious!"

Yue Jiuling also said with a smile.

Ye Dongfeng and Yin Ni played games with Ya Zi again. They weren't very interested in snacks for the time being, so they each took a lollipop from the box and didn't want any other snacks.

Xiaobaicai and Ahui were making milk tea in the tea room. Since it was getting cold, they stopped drinking iced milk tea and bought milk tea powder to make it themselves.

"Hey, Xiaoyi, your holiday celebrations were so lively! I even saw fireworks on your WeChat Moments!"

After returning with her milk tea cup, Xiaobaicai approached Mu Xiaoyi and asked, "But haven't they been saying they'd ban fireworks these past few years? Where did you buy these fireworks?"

"Oh, this," Mu Xiaoyi said, handing a small cake to Xiaobaicai. "Fireworks are banned in the city, but we set them off in the countryside, and only one or two, not many."

"Oh, I see. Thank you for the cake."

Little Cabbage took the small cake back to her seat and ate it.

Ahui was also given a small cake. He said, "You humans have such fun celebrating holidays. I went out to buy things on New Year's Day and saw people setting off fireworks. But it was very short-lived and it was over in a flash."

"That's because everyone's afraid of getting caught, since fireworks are banned now."

Hidden suddenly interjected, "Hey, how was your New Year's Day this year? I was so annoyed when I got home!"

"Huh? Why?"

Ye Dongfeng asked Yinni, "I'd rather be annoyed by blind dates, what are you annoyed about?"

"Yeah, what's bothering you?"

Yue Jiuling asked curiously, "Could it be that you've been forced into blind dates too? Hahaha~"

"No way, really? You're being pressured to get married too?"

Bai Xinyu, who was standing nearby, also chimed in excitedly, "Speaking of which, when I went back this time, my great-great-great-grandmothers gave me a lecture, saying that I'm such a big cat now, it's time for me to find a partner, otherwise I'll never get married. And all those aunts and uncles also chimed in, saying I'm old, which really made me angry, as if I'm going to never get married."

"Uh, you too? Me too! My great-great-great-grandfather also told me that I have to bring a partner home after the New Year, or he'll beat me. It's giving me a headache..."

"Hahaha, no way, you guys are getting pressured to get married too? Hahaha, that's hilarious..."

Ye Dongfeng laughed heartily as he listened to Yin Ni and Bai Xinyu's complaints. He said gleefully, "That's great! I thought I was the only one being pressured to get married, but I didn't expect you two to be pressured to get married too. Hahaha, that's hilarious..."

"Shut up, we're all in the same boat, what are you laughing at?"

Bai Xinyu was annoyed by Ye Dongfeng's laughter, so she raised her hand and slapped him, saying, "What are you laughing at? We're not afraid of being pressured to get married, because we can take our time finding a partner. But you're different. Don't forget, you humans age faster than us!"

"Hahaha, that's right, Dongfeng, don't be so smug, you can't compare to us."

Yinni echoed Bai Xinyu's smug tone, saying, "We can slowly outlast you, but you won't be able to outlast us!"

"You, you've gone too far!"

After being told off by the two monsters, Ye Dongfeng suddenly realized that he really couldn't outlast them, so he slumped dejectedly onto the table and said, "Oh dear, why am I so unlucky? I'm even more bitter than a bitter gourd!"

"Wow, you guys are really having a tough time!"

Listening to their conversation, Yue Jiuling found it somewhat amusing. She said, "I understand that Dongfeng's family is anxious, but why are your families also anxious?"

"Well, isn't that because there are fewer and fewer kids in the family these days? Everyone thinks kids are a hassle and doesn't want to have more, so the elders are urging us young ones to get married!"

Bai Xinyu said helplessly, "Oh dear, this is terrible! My great-great-grandmother is so fierce. I'm afraid she might beat me to death if I can't bring a boyfriend home!"

Yinni was just as troubled as Bai Xinyu. He covered his forehead and said, "My family is the same. My dad and mom don't speak up for me. As soon as they hear that my great-great-grandfather is going to scold me, they'd be happy to offer me up with both hands. Sigh, my life is so hard~"

"Tsk tsk, what's with all this trouble you guys caused after going back?"

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