Li Guizhi called from inside the house, "You three, come inside quickly! Be careful not to catch a cold after playing for so long!"

As soon as Jiang Xiaoli entered the room, she recounted to her the incident of her taking photos with Zong Jia.

Li Guizhi looked at Zong Jiayu with a smile, "Little Zong, when are you coming to meet us?"

Zong Jia took off his coat and said, "Godmother, I'll be a few days later than you. I'll be there on the 8th, which is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month."

"Okay, okay, Xiaoli and I will pick you up from the airport then, and we'll celebrate the New Year together!" Li Guizhi carefully noted down the date.

Jiang Xiaoli ran across the street, grabbed a boneless chicken foot, and stuffed it directly into Zong Jiayu's mouth.

"How is it? Is it delicious?"

Zong Jia didn't even see what she was feeding him; he was just chewing it carefully.

"It's quite delicious, and it's great as a snack or with drinks."

She patted her chest proudly, "These are our boneless chicken feet. Do you think they have the potential to sell like hotcakes?"

Zong Jia savored the taste of the chicken feet again, "This stuff is kind of addictive."

"Haha." She waved her hand, "I'm not addicted anymore. Yesterday I tricked Xiaoyu into picking the bones off chicken feet for ages and only managed to marinate this little bit!"

Zong Jiayu nodded, "If you want to eat it, I'll pick it out for you later."

Jiang Xiaoli looked at him like he was an idiot. "Once the new factory is built and our new products are launched, will we still need to peel chicken feet ourselves? Do you have nothing better to do?"

Zong Jia was really having a headache right now. He didn't know whether to feel relieved about her lack of understanding or to worry about himself!

Li Guizhi came out from the inner room, holding two red envelopes in her hands.

"Xiao Zong, could you please give these two red envelopes to Da Fu and Zhong Yuan for me? We won't be here for the New Year, so we're giving them to them in advance."

He accepted the red envelope and said with a smile, "Godmother, I'd like to thank you on behalf of Dafu and Dayuan."

Li Guizhi waved her hand, "It's only right. I've seen how hard you've all worked these past six months. I hope everyone has a healthy and smooth new year."

Zong Jia nodded. "Godmother, I will pass on the message to you."

Jiang Xiaoli leaned close to her mother and asked, "Mom, where's my red envelope?"

Li Guizhi turned and went into the kitchen. "We'll talk about it on New Year's Eve, then we'll see how you behave! You've been so annoying all day!"

She pouted, "Mom, you can't treat me differently!"

Zong Jiayu looked at the aggrieved little girl and his heart softened. He reached out and ruffled her little braids.

"When I go to Lucheng, I'll give you a big red envelope."

She instantly stopped feeling wronged and adopted a miserly, money-grubbing expression, asking, "A big red envelope? How big?"

Zongjia asked Xiaoxiao, "How big do you want?"

Jiang Xiaoli shrugged. "I can't just ask for it myself. It depends on their sincerity."

Hearing their conversation, Li Guizhi came out of the kitchen and gave her daughter a sharp rap on the head, saying, "Xiao Zong is about your age, you're not allowed to ask people for red envelopes!"

She clutched her head, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain.

Shui Yingying looked at Zong Jiayu accusingly, "It's all your fault!"

Zong Jia sighed helplessly and whispered a promise in her ear, "I'll add a portion of compensation for emotional distress to the big red envelope."

She immediately held back her tears, extended her little finger to make a pinky promise with him, "It's a deal."

Seeing her emotions change so quickly, Zong Jiayu found it hard to convince herself that she hadn't been deceived.

He chuckled and shook his head, then pinky sweared with her, "Okay, it's a deal."

Jiang Xiaoli smiled and picked up an orange, peeled it, and gave him half, saying, "Give this orange to my good friend Zong Jiayu!"

"Hahaha."

Zong Jia took the orange, but hesitated to eat it for a long time before finally putting it in her mouth.

The food has been too lavish these past two days. For dinner, Li Guizhi made three bowls of noodles, topped with golden eggs, large shrimp, and vibrant green vegetables.

Jiang Xiaoli exclaimed exaggeratedly, "My goodness! This noodle looks so good!"

Li Guizhi then brought out three more small dishes, saying, "I don't know if what you say is true or false all day long. You're such a glutton; everything looks delicious to you."

Zong Jia spoke up for her, "Godmother, it's normal for Xiao Lizi to praise your cooking skills every day. This noodle dish is definitely chef-level."

Li Guizhi's eyes lit up with laughter. "Haha, really? If you like, I have some more at home. I'll download some more for you later!"

Jiang Xiaoli strongly objected to this, "Mom, you're being too unfair! When I praise you, you're labeled a glutton, but when he praises you, you get unlimited food! I'm going to throw a tantrum!"

Li Guizhi picked up a shrimp from her bowl and gave it to her. "Okay, now I'm not being biased, right? Eat up, or you'll mushy."

After dinner, Zong Jia chatted with Jiang Xiaoli for a while about the food factory's arrangements for the Lunar New Year before going home.

The next morning, Xiao Jincheng drove his family of three, while Zong Jia drove Li Guizhi and Jiang Xiaoli to the airport.

Li Guizhi muttered in the car, "Xiao Zong, it's so cold so early in the morning, wouldn't it be better if you slept a little longer? We can go by ourselves."

Zong Jia shook her head. "Godmother, it's already crowded enough for the five of you in Uncle Xiao's car, and you have so much luggage. It's just right for me to give you a ride."

Jiang Xiaoli took her mother's arm and said, "Alright, we're on our way now, so let your godson show some filial piety!"

"Yes, godmother, you and Xiaoli can lean against each other and take a nap for a while longer, it'll still be more than an hour."

Looking out the window at the vast expanse of white, Li Guizhi thought, "Our airport is really far away."

Jiang Xiaoli said with a smile, "It will be great when there is a highway in the future."

Li Guizhi looked at her in disbelief, "There aren't many expressways in the whole country. When will they build an expressway to the airport?"

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