"Hmm, that's a good idea!" Uncle Wang nodded.

"After the New Year, I'll find another opportunity to take you to report to your current partner as well."

"Uncle, I'll listen to you."

Wang Ziwen, who was standing to the side, was confused again. He could think of the person they were talking about, but who was the one in the sanatorium? Even Uncle Wang was paying so much attention to him.

He could vaguely guess a little bit about it.

"Sigh," he sighed inwardly, looking at his brother-in-law in front of him. The brat he once was had now grown into a towering tree, while he and his sister had grown old.

Uncle Wang glanced at the time and realized it was almost two o'clock.

"Alright, that's enough for now. I have to go to Jinshi after dawn."

"Oh, Uncle, why didn't you say so earlier? We could have talked anytime."

Li Chu hurriedly stood up and helped Uncle Wang, who had also stood up.

Uncle Wang chuckled and waved his hand, "Alright, I'm not so old that I can't move yet."

The three of them left the study. Wang Ziwen went straight back through the side door, while Li Chu escorted Uncle Wang to the prepared house. Aunt Wang was already asleep.

He prepared the hot water for Uncle Wang so he could take a hot shower. He waited until Uncle Wang was in bed before closing the door and returning to the main room.

I rushed into the bathroom, quickly took a shower, and then hurried back to the bedroom.

He had just lain down in his warm bed when Ding Qiunan coiled around him like a snake.

He kissed his wife's lips: "Did I wake you up?"

In the darkness, Ding Qiunan shook her head in his arms: "No, I woke up on my own. In my dream, I suddenly remembered that we haven't received the first granary of grain for the new year yet."

"Uh..." Has my wife's driving skill become this smooth now? She just floored the accelerator right away.

As if seeing the astonishment on her husband's face, Ding Qiunan laughed happily in his arms.

Okay, my wife has already taken the initiative to challenge me, and no man can tolerate that.

An epic battle is about to erupt...

The second major battle then broke out...

The third match followed immediately...

The end result was that the eastern sky was already turning white when Li Chucai carried his wife out of the bathroom.

He leaned against the pile of blankets, half-lying on the bed, and let her lie face down on his chest. He asked softly, "Wife, are you coming or not?"

Ding Qiunan looked up at her man in horror: "Again? No, no, it's almost dawn."

She had barely finished speaking when she sensed something was wrong. She quickly wrapped herself in the blanket and rolled to the side, giving her husband a series of eye rolls.

"Stop messing around. You're over forty years old. How can you still have so much energy? It's time to get up and cook dumplings."

"Hehe," Li Chu chuckled smugly as he watched his wife keep her distance.

"What a terrible character," Ding Qiunan muttered helplessly.

There was nothing I could do; a defeated general can't boast of bravery. I could only endure it.

After lying in bed for a while, Ding Qiunan got up with Li Chu.

There are so many people here today, everyone wants to eat dumplings. If the lady of the house still refuses to get up, she's sure that her mother will definitely come into the bedroom with a broom and beat her later.

So, to avoid embarrassment, it's best to get up early.

The dogs in the living room are going crazy. They didn't get a good night's rest yesterday because of all the guests. They were finally relieved that the guests had left, but their owners kept them up all night. They didn't get any sleep and didn't stop for a moment. This is too much of a torture for the dogs.

If given a choice, they would even want to run away from home.

Several dogs lay in their kennels, watching resentfully as their two owners emerged from the bedroom.

Ding Qiunan even went over and rubbed each of the dogs, which made them feel like they wanted to die.

While his wife went to wash up, Li Chu practiced a set of boxing moves in the yard before going in to wash up.

After coming out, they took out several strings of firecrackers, and at this time Aunt Wang also got up.

Seeing Li Chu setting off firecrackers in the middle of the yard, I knew he was up to no good, so I patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"How old are you? Why do you still have such a playful heart?"

"Hehe, Auntie, wake them all up to eat dumplings."

"Are you trying to wake me up? You're just scaring me!"

"Hey, Auntie, Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best! Are you going to give me a red envelope?"

"I'll give you my ass. Get out of here. My red envelopes are for my grandchildren, not for you."

"Sigh... I'm so miserable."

"You little rascal!" Aunt Wang said with a laugh, poking Li Chu's forehead.

"You can put it there. I'll go to the kitchen to help Qiu Nan."

The crackling sound of firecrackers successfully woke people from their sleep.

The sound of firecrackers here seemed to be a reminder; as soon as it stopped, it started going off in other places. With more and more firecrackers going off, the whole earth seemed to come alive.

Wenhui stormed out of the house in a rage, jumped onto Li Chu's back, and bit his shoulder.

"Hey, Wenhui, you little puppy, what are you doing?"

"Hmph, you bad dad, who told you to disturb my sleep?"

"I'm not bothering you, I'm just calling you to get up and eat dumplings."

"Huihui, get off your dad, you're a grown girl now."

"Grandma, Happy New Year!" Seeing Aunt Wang come out of the kitchen, Wenhui quickly jumped off her father and ran to her side to greet her.

"Okay, okay, Happy New Year to Huihui too! Here, this is a red envelope from Grandma!"

"Thank you, Grandma! Mua~ Grandma, I love you the most."

"This girl is still so mischievous." Aunt Wang couldn't stop smiling.

Gradually, everyone inside came out, and Li Qin and the others also came over from next door.

Everyone exchanged New Year's greetings, and the younger generation, receiving red envelopes from their elders, jumped and shouted happily in the courtyard.

After we finished eating the dumplings, Zhang Jianshe arrived. Uncle Wang was going to Jinshi to offer his condolences today. They were busier and busier during holidays, and it was already a blessing if they could spend New Year's Eve at home.

I told the guards in advance that Aunt Wang doesn't plan to go back these next couple of days. It would be too hard for her to be home alone during the Lunar New Year.

After seeing Uncle Wang off, the four older children, Wenxuan and Wenhui, ran off to play together.

A few of the younger ones, not minding the cold, also went outside to set off firecrackers.

The adults sat in the living room, chatting and skewering meat.

They plan to have barbecue again at noon today.

If it weren't for the safety concerns about being in the yard, Li Chu would have loved to roast a whole lamb.

"Nation-building"

"Brother-in-law, you're here."

"Go to the coal shed and bring all the charcoal over."

"Jiadong, bring out all the skewered meat and vegetables from inside the house."

"Okay, Uncle."

In the kitchen, Li Chu was directing and preparing the seasonings.

After everything was packed, he carried the spice boxes to the table that had been set up in the yard. With the preparations complete, it was up to him and Wu Xiaoliu to finish.