When Yang Qiaoqiao woke up again, it was already noon the next day.

Her whole body felt sore and weak.

The man probably knew he had been too harsh yesterday and felt a little guilty.

I had prepared delicious food long ago, just waiting for my wife to wake up so I could feed her immediately.

Yang Qiaoqiao ate her fragrant chicken porridge while glaring resentfully at the man.

After finishing her meal, she stretched out her arms and said matter-of-factly, "Get me dressed."

In the past, she would feel guilty if men served her.

Now...

That jerk always acts so fiercely towards her when he's messing with her; he should just serve her!

Huo Beixiao smiled and happily helped her put on her clothes, but then pressed her back into bed.

"Honey, sleep a little longer. Don't rush to get up. I'll take care of things at home."

Yang Qiaoqiao was certainly not in a hurry to get up because she was worried that no one was doing the housework.

"Did Mom and my brother go back?" Jiang Qiaoqiao asked.

"How could that be? It's our first New Year in our new house, so of course Mom and my brother have to celebrate with us. Not only Mom and my brother, but also Sister Yulan, Xiao Guoqing, Zhou Yang and his sister, Sister Lixiang and a few other children—I've kept them all with us for the New Year."

Yang Qiaoqiao opened her eyes wide and quickly threw off the covers and got out of bed.

"Huo Beixiao, there are so many people in the house! Why didn't you wake me up earlier? You wanted me to sleep a little longer. Do you think I'm shameless?!"

Yang Qiaoqiao felt her face start to burn just thinking about it.

It's one thing if those kids don't understand.

Mom, Sister Yulan, and Sister Lixiang are all experienced people, they all understand.

She had her wedding banquet yesterday, and she can't get out of bed today. What are people going to think of her?

When Yang Qiaoqiao came downstairs, Yang Jianguo and Zheng Yulan were busy putting up Spring Festival couplets and hanging lanterns. Several children had picked up the firecrackers that hadn't gone off yesterday and were pestering Zhou Yang to set them off for them.

Lin Xiaohui and Song Lixiang are preparing dinner.

Yang Qiaoqiao went into the kitchen somewhat embarrassed to help Lin Xiaohui and Song Lixiang. "Mom, Sister Lixiang, thank you for your hard work."

Song Lixiang replied with a smile, "What's so hard about it? If it weren't for you and my brother-in-law, I don't know how I would have gotten through these past few years!"

Lin Xiaohui nudged Yang Qiaoqiao and asked with a smile, "Qiaoqiao, will Mom be able to hold her grandson this time?"

Yang Qiaoqiao blushed. "Mom, these things depend on fate."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but feel a little expectant.

In her past life, she discovered she was pregnant shortly after the New Year.

Although she longed for a child in her past life, she was also glad she never had one, otherwise she would have had a father like Qin Haiyang...

But this life is different. She found a good man, and her child will have a good father.

I wonder if the child who was destined to be with her in her past life but was not, will be able to come back in this life.

Lin Xiaohui beamed with joy upon hearing this.

Previously, when she urged Qiaoqiao to have a child, Qiaoqiao always said that it couldn't be rushed, but now she says that it depends on fate.

That means she and her son-in-law hadn't gotten together before, but now they have.

They're both healthy and young, so once things go smoothly, it's only a matter of time before their daughter gets pregnant.

After her initial joy, Lin Xiaohui couldn't help but sigh, "If this were before, you and Bei Xiao could have had a few more children. While I'm still able to work, I can help you take care of them."

But now the country emphasizes eugenics and good parenting, so even if you want to have more children, you can't!

"Auntie, maybe Qiaoqiao will have two or three babies in one pregnancy, so she won't have to suffer through multiple births!" Song Lixiang said with a smile.

"That's great!" Lin Xiaohui exclaimed, slapping her thigh with delight.

He immediately started exchanging parenting tips with Song Lixiang.

Yang Qiaoqiao was at a loss for words.

As Lin Xiaohui and Song Lixiang chatted, Lin Xiaohui sensed that Song Lixiang was pregnant, and that she was pregnant with twins or triplets and was about to give birth.

She is, after all, someone who has lived through the technological age of the 21st century, and knows that having multiple births requires genetics.

Neither the Huo family nor the Jiang family had ever heard of anyone giving birth to twins or triplets. Without that gene, she figured it was unlikely.

They had a lot of leftover food from their wedding banquet yesterday, but Huo Beixiao had the people from Yangjia Village and the cement factory pack it up and take it away.

Dinner was made by Lin Xiaohui and Song Lixiang with fresh dishes.

The main dishes included braised lion's head meatballs, fried pork belly, twice-cooked pork, and braised pork ribs with potatoes, which the children loved. There was also a chicken soup with dried mushrooms, pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, and hot and sour shredded potatoes.

The children ate until their bellies were round and full.

After dinner, adults and children gathered in the living room to watch TV, reminiscing and discussing last year's Spring Festival Gala while looking forward to this year's program the following night.

The sound of fireworks could be heard outside from time to time. When the children heard the sound, they would excitedly run out to watch, no longer caring about the television.

The next day was New Year's Eve.

Yang Qiaoqiao was awakened by the crackling sound of firecrackers outside.

Every household sets off firecrackers while having breakfast on New Year's Eve.

Yang Qiaoqiao was a little annoyed when she got up. Her biological clock used to be very punctual, and she would wake up around 6:30 every day.

Ever since she let a man experience the taste of sex, her biological clock has been completely unable to resist her body's instincts.

She decided that after the market reopened on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, she could no longer indulge the man like this; she had to set rules for him, limiting how many times a month he could have sex with her.

To avoid the man being insatiable and delaying her from pursuing her career.

People eat glutinous rice balls on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Lunar New Year's Eve symbolizes bidding farewell to the old year with something round and round, while the glutinous rice balls on the first day of the Lunar New Year symbolize that the new year will also be as round and full as glutinous rice balls, passing by smoothly and easily.

When Yang Qiaoqiao went downstairs, she saw that everyone in her family, except for her, was making tangyuan (sweet rice balls).

When Xiao Guoqing saw Yang Qiaoqiao come downstairs, he scratched his face and made a face at her, "Aunt Qiaoqiao, you lazybones! Shame on you! You're sleeping so late and still not getting up. Uncle Beixiao won't even let us wake you up!"

As soon as the little guy finished speaking, Zheng Yulan gave him a sharp rap on the head.

"Zheng Guoqing, you clueless straight man, do you even know what it means to take care of a girl and cherish your wife?"

If you don't know, you should learn from your Uncle Beixiao, otherwise you'll be a bachelor forever!

Little Guoqing covered his head with a pitiful expression, his eyes darting around in their sockets.

Zhou Ling'er and Song Xiaoxia chimed in, "You'll be a bachelor after National Day!"

"A little bachelor on National Day!"

...

The little ones probably didn't know what "single" meant, and they clapped and laughed as they shouted.

The adults also started laughing.

Little Guoqing pouted, looking unconvinced, and said, "Fine, I'll learn from Uncle Beixiao. When I grow up, I'll definitely be even better at loving my wife than Uncle Beixiao. I'm going to marry the most beautiful wife in the world, hmph!"

"Hahaha……"

Children's innocent remarks brought laughter to the adults once again.