Zhou Xiang really thought it was something important! He took him upstairs, and just as he closed the door, he was hugged and kissed.

As soon as he was released, Zhou Xiang pinched him, "What are you doing? Did you deliberately trick me into coming up here?"

Ling Ran didn't mind the pain, still holding her tightly, whispering in her ear, "I miss you, so much."

Hearing this, Zhou Xiang let go of her hand, hugged his waist, and leaned quietly against his chest. This man! He always made her feel soft-hearted.

After a while, Zhou Xiang pushed him away and said, "Go downstairs!"

Ling Ran, "Tomorrow, my mother asked you to stay for dinner at my house. She's already preparing it."

Zhou Xiang paused for a moment, then nodded, "Okay!"

Ling Ran immediately showed his big white teeth.

When they went downstairs, the people from Xiao Xiezhuang who came to pay New Year's greetings had already arrived. They were the same group of people from that year, but they had all grown up. The oldest person now came with his two-year-old child in his arms.

Zhou's father happily stuffed a large red envelope into the child's pocket, and gave the rest of the children, regardless of size, five-yuan bills. He also said to the older boys, "When you get married and have children, bring your children with you, and your cousin will also give you a large red envelope."

This made several boys around seventeen or eighteen years old lower their heads in embarrassment.

This time the preparations were thorough and there were enough dumplings. Zhong Xiong and the others arrived before the people from Xiao Xiezhuang left, so it was just the right time to continue cooking.

Zhong Xiong also wanted to eat fried dumplings, so the kitchen became lively again.

By the end of the frying, he couldn't even eat a few of them because they were all snatched away by everyone else. He had no choice but to sit down and eat the dumplings.

Zhou wanted to give big red envelopes to the children of the Gang of Six, saying that it was to make up for the money he received in previous years.

Guan Zanxiang has undergone a significant change, and his eyes and brows have become much softer.

Zhou Xiang only hopes that these six good brothers can stay together forever.

After the people from Xiaoxiezhuang left, the Gang of Six also left. The Zhou family has many people this year, and if more than a dozen of them stayed, it would be too noisy.

Zhou's father did not force him to stay. He was also busy and tired this year.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Zhou Xiang took some braised food prepared by his father and went to Ling's house.

She really didn't know what to take. Before, anything was fine, but now that her identity had changed, she felt weird.

Ling Ran had been waiting at the door of the post office. When he saw her, he quickly ran up to her and took the basket from her hand.

"What did you carry?"

"My dad prepared some braised food, saying Uncle Ling likes it."

Ling Ran quietly took her hand and said, "Uncle Zhou is satisfied with me."

Zhou Xiang glared at him, "Where's your face?"

Ling Ran, "It's always on my face."

Zhou Xiang really didn't know what to say to this man. She shook off his hand and took a few quick steps.

As soon as I arrived at the Ling family's door, I saw Ling Quan and Dong Yunrong waiting at the door, "Uncle Ling, Aunt Ling, Happy New Year!"

"Hey hey! Good! Happy New Year!"

The couple couldn't contain their joy. Their son finally found his future daughter-in-law, and they could hope to have a grandchild one day.

After sitting and chatting for a few minutes in the living room, the couple went to the kitchen to cook, leaving the space for the two young people.

Zhou wanted to help, but Dong Yunrong stopped him, "That pot room is the domain of your uncle Ling and me."

Zhou Xiang could only sit down and wait for the food to be ready.

Ling Ran sat down next to her and held her hand. "Please stay with me. I'll be back after the 15th. It'll take time to apply for discharge. You must be careful. If you miss me, you can call or write to me."

After he said that, Zhou Xiang felt depressed. Although she was reluctant, she still wanted him to go back; although she also hoped that he could stay with her for a long time, she couldn't be too selfish.

"Ling Ran, you're currently on the rise. It would be a shame to retreat. The captain certainly won't let you go easily. Besides, you know I have that. No matter how dangerous it is, there's always a way to retreat. There's no need to rush back."

Ling Ran shook his head, "No, I know very well that it's you I want, not a high position or generous salary. In the past, I only wanted to use my memory to climb faster so that I could be your backer and have priority in using good medicine. I was very afraid that you would get rheumatism.

Now that you don't need me, I don't need to work hard anymore. I just want to protect you and stay with you."

"Then you have to consider Aunt Ling! Let her stand up straight in her parents' home!"

Ling Ran smiled. "If I marry you, she'll be more confident because you're more successful than me. Besides, she doesn't care about these things. What she cares about now is when she can hold her grandson."

Zhou Xiang's face turned red. This person said this today when she felt a little embarrassed about the change of identity.

I tried to break free from my hand, but I couldn't. I had no choice but to let him hold it. What was so fun about my chicken claw-like hand? He just held it tightly and wouldn't let go.

"Have you really decided? Don't you regret it?"

Ling Ran nodded repeatedly, "No regrets, I just regret that I got it wrong at the beginning and wasted a lot of time."

Zhou Xiang squinted at him, "Where's the waste of time? Do you still expect me to agree to you when I was 13?"

Ling Ran quickly shook his head, "The timing is perfect, the timing is perfect."

Zhou Xiang chuckled. Did this guy develop such a thick skin after training in the team? Or did he become thicker after being reborn?

Lunch was very sumptuous. Dong Yunrong kept picking up some food for Zhou Xiang. "Eat more. You're still too thin. My Ranran is a good cook. From now on, he can protect you and cook for you. You should gain some weight."

Zhou Xiang paused for a moment, then asked directly, "Uncle Ling, Aunt Ling, Ling Ran is about to be discharged from the army, you..."

Before she could finish, Dong Yunrong waved her hand and said, "We don't have any objections. I can feel at ease with him coming back. From now on, as long as he takes good care of you and you can live a good life, we will be relieved."

Zhou Xiang's eyes felt hot. Aunt Ling should be a good mother-in-law, right?

No mother would ask her son to take good care of his daughter-in-law. She would ask her daughter-in-law to take good care of her son.

When Dong Yunrong saw her expression, she quickly coaxed her, "I like you. I wish he would return it tomorrow. Only when you two can settle down will my heart be at ease. I'm just afraid that someone will snatch you away from me."

Zhou Xiang was at a loss for words, "Who's going to grab it?"

Dong Yunrong, "You don't know, ever since your house was built, there have been so many people who have been coveting you. If I heard them, I would have scolded them back. I was worried that my son was not at home and I couldn't help him. He finally let go of everything and came to watch over you. I am relieved now."

Zhou Xiang didn't know how to respond, so Ling Ran quickly winked at his mother.

Dong Yunrong stopped talking about this topic and asked her to eat.

The lunch passed with a warm and slightly awkward feeling. Zhou Xiang sat for a while and then went home. Dong Yunrong asked her son to take him there, and naturally, they took him to Zhou's house.

Then, it can’t be sent back.

On the sixth day of the New Year, people from Zhoujia Village arrived. Zhou Gang came again, driving a tractor. This time, not only Zhou Wang came, but also Zhou Mei.

The third cousin and Zhou Gang carried down a basket of watermelons. Zhoujia Village made a lot of money again this year.

My third aunt also came along. When she saw the blind aunt, she was stunned for a moment before recognizing her. "Hedi? Are you Zhao Hedi?"

The blind lady nodded and said, "My name is Zhao Yufeng now."

The third aunt smiled and said, "Okay, let's get rid of the past and start over!"