Finally, Lunar New Year's Eve is almost here. Lin Qing invited Chen Bin, Wang Haoran, Lu Xianghong, and Xu Fengjiao to celebrate the New Year with her, but they all declined. Even Zhao Chen and Zhao Xi wanted to celebrate the New Year with the people in the front yard.

On New Year's Eve, Dong Xiulan and Lin Jianguo started preparing the New Year's Eve dinner early, and the kitchen was filled with delicious aromas. Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing also helped make dumplings, set the table, and put out the bowls and chopsticks. Lin Yunfeng and Gu Nanxun also went to the cowshed and brought over their maternal grandparents and uncle's family. The family sat together, and the house was filled with laughter and joy.

Years later, Dong Xiulan would smile every time she recalled it. She would often tell Lin Jianguo that this was the happiest year she had ever had.

"It's so nice to be able to get together with everyone for a meal at a time like this," Dong Xiulan said with a touch of emotion.

Lin Jianguo nodded in agreement, "Yes, it's wonderful!" He wasn't good with words and didn't know what to say, but he just felt that this moment was wonderful. His daughter and son were by his side, and the table was full of delicious food, with wine and meat. He felt that life was extremely beautiful.

Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun exchanged a smile. So much had happened in the past year. They had experienced death, time travel, amnesia, marriage, a mudslide, and now pregnancy...

Lin Qing felt that this year was more exciting than the previous twenty-odd years of her life. She thanked God and the system for allowing her to go through all this and still have a happy New Year with Gu Nanxun.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, after seeing off the maternal grandparents and uncle's family, Gu Nanxun, Lin Qing, their parents, and Lin Yunfeng sat together on the kang (a heated brick bed) to keep vigil. The family ate melon seeds and fruit, chatted, and listened to New Year's greetings on the radio. Lin Jianguo even played chess with Gu Nanxun. It wasn't until after midnight that they set off firecrackers, ate dumplings, and went back to rest.

...

Lin Qing fell asleep almost immediately after midnight. Everyone told her not to wait, but she didn't listen. She felt that this year was a special New Year, her first New Year with Gu Nanxun, and she wanted to stay up with him.

Therefore, as soon as the bell rang, Lin Qing, who could no longer stay awake, fell asleep in Gu Nanxun's arms.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a New Year's gift package!"

In her dazed state, Lin Qing also heard the system's voice.

Lin Qing woke up to the sound of firecrackers on the first day of the new year.

The first thing Lin Qing did upon opening her eyes was to look at the New Year's gift package that the system had given her.

"System, claim your New Year's gift pack!" Lin Qing said excitedly to the system while lying on the bed.

"Ding... Congratulations, host, you have successfully received the New Year's gift pack. Would you like to open it?"

"Open it!" Lin Qing said expectantly.

"Congratulations, host, you have received 100,000 points, a 500 yuan New Year's red envelope, two New Year's outfits, a snack gift pack, a Reversal Pill, a Marrow Cleansing Pill, and a peach tree sapling."

Lin Qing was stunned by the system's generosity; this New Year's gift package was simply too good to pass up.

"Brother Nanxun, the system is really generous this time!" Lin Qing said to Gu Nanxun with a smile.

Gu Nanxun nodded in agreement: "Indeed generous, all of them are good things, especially the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the peach saplings."

"System, can Qingqing use the Marrow Cleansing Pill now?" Gu Nanxun asked the system.

"No, the child is too young to withstand the effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill. It can be used after childbirth, which will help the host recover better."

Gu Nanxun nodded knowingly. It seemed that the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the peach saplings were not needed for now and could only be stored in his spatial storage.

Lin Qing wasn't disappointed. With the items, she could use them sooner or later. After thinking for a moment, she said to Gu Nanxun, "Brother Nanxun, we haven't had a sign-in or lottery in a long time. How about we do one tonight?"

Gu Nanxun nodded in agreement: "Great! A new day should be a new beginning. I hope we have good luck in the new year."

It was getting late, so the two of them didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly left the space.

When Lin Qing came out, several groups of her family's children had already arrived.

When Lin Qing finished washing up, Dong Xiulan was smiling as she handed out melon seeds and candy to the children who came to visit. Each child who received a candy would happily greet Dong Xiulan with "Happy New Year."

Seeing this, Lin Qing also joined in distributing melon seeds and candy to the children.

Dong Xiulan lives in the city, where the neighborhood is not as lively as in the countryside. No neighboring children come to visit her for the New Year. During the New Year, apart from giving melon seeds, candy, and lucky money to her younger brother's son, Xiao Ping'an, there are no other children around.

As for Lin Qing, it was because the New Year's atmosphere had become increasingly weak in later generations, and Lin Qing was an orphan. She usually spent the New Year alone with Wang Hui, and later Li Jun'an joined them. However, none of them had children, so she really didn't have the opportunity to be surrounded by many children to wish them a Happy New Year.

Overjoyed, Lin Qing became even more generous, stuffing melon seeds and candies into the children's pockets as if they were free. Seeing this, the children became even more eloquent, showering the children with sweet words.

Lin Qing and Dong Xiulan were busy for a long time before they finally saw all the children off.

After the children left, Dong Xiulan happily handed a red envelope to Lin Qing, Gu Nanxun, and Lin Yunfeng.

Lin Qing held the red envelope and looked at it repeatedly. This was the first time she had received a red envelope during the Chinese New Year, which made her feel a little sad. She held back her tears, sniffed, and then raised her face with a big smile: "Thank you, Mom!"

Seeing Lin Qing's appearance, Dong Xiulan couldn't help but hug her: "You're about to become a mother, why are you still crying!"

Lin Qing, who had held back her tears for a long time, burst into tears the moment Dong Xiulan finished speaking: "I'm not crying, I'm just happy!"

Lin Qing wiped away her tears and said with a smile.

"Okay, our Qingqing is all grown up now, she's not crying." Dong Xiulan couldn't help but tear up as well, and said with a smile. People always say that daughters are their mothers' little cotton-padded jackets, but in the blink of an eye, one's own little cotton-padded jacket already belongs to someone else.

Dong Xiulan gently patted Lin Qing's back, "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, we should be happy."

Lin Qing nodded, "Yes, very happy."

As she spoke, she looked at Gu Nanxun and Lin Yunfeng, "What are you two planning to do today?"

Lin Yunfeng laughed and said, "What else can I do but spend time with my wife and kids?"

Gu Nanxun smiled and agreed.

After finishing their meal, Dong Xiulan and Lin Jianguo went for a stroll in the village together.

Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun carried gifts and went from house to house to offer New Year's greetings. They first went to the village head's house, and then to the homes of several other elders.

After it was over, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun lay sprawled on the kang (a heated brick bed) and snuggled together.