Shen Jingshao smiled and agreed, "Okay."

Downstairs, Li Hongmei had already cooked the dumplings and looked up to call Wen Yixing down for dinner.

Wen Yixing came out of the room and said to Li Hongmei, "Okay, Mom, I'll be right down."

After speaking, Wen Yixing glanced at the dining table.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner was especially lavish, with a table full of dishes, as well as large crabs, prawns, and caviar sent by Shen Jingshao, and several dishes cooked by Wen Jianguo himself. It looked so appetizing.

Wen Yixing hadn't hung up the video call yet. Shen Jingshao had just heard what she said, and he asked, "Are you ready to eat?"

"Hmm." Wen Yixing looked at Shen Jingshao on the screen. He must have found a relatively quiet place, as the surrounding area was not as noisy as before.

The Shen family has a lot of members, so it probably won't be very quiet during the New Year's Eve dinner.

Shen Jingshao: "Let's go eat."

Wen Yixing: "When are you eating?"

Shen Jingshao: "We're used to eating later here, so we should wait a little longer."

Winter days are short and dark. It was already dark outside the window. Some families who ate their New Year's Eve dinner early had already started setting off fireworks outside.

One sound after another.

Wen Yixing walked to the window and switched the camera so that Shen Jingshao could also see the fireworks outside.

"Someone is setting off fireworks outside."

The fireworks this time were of very high quality; each one was exceptionally beautiful, exploding in the sky like a flower.

Shen Jingshao: "It's very good."

Wen Yixing has loved watching fireworks since she was a child. In the past, when her family was poor, Wen Yixing and her younger brother would climb onto the roof every Chinese New Year to watch others set off fireworks. This year, she bought a lot of fireworks so she could set them off herself.

“Chen Jingshao.”

"Um?"

Wen Yixing turned her phone camera so that Shen Jingshao could see her. She smiled and whispered, "Happy New Year."

The fireworks outside the window were still bursting into brilliant bloom.

Looking at her smile, Shen Jingshao smiled back and said, "Happy New Year."

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Shen Jingshao wasn't really used to spending the New Year at the Shen family's house, but he couldn't miss it every year.

The only time I missed the Shen family's New Year's Eve dinner in all these years was last year.

Last year, she was abroad, and he didn't want her to spend the Lunar New Year alone with the children, so he flew directly to France and didn't come back.

With so many members in the Shen family, it's easy to see how many people with ulterior motives have unknowingly emerged.

Every Chinese New Year is just about toasting each other and flattering each other; nobody says a single word from the heart.

Annoyed by what he heard, Shen Jingshao drank a few cups and then went to the courtyard to find a quiet spot to video call Wen Yixing.

At this time, they had already finished their New Year's Eve dinner, and Wen Yixing was setting off fireworks in the yard with Fang Jingyao.

Fang Jingyao was holding two baby's breath sticks and happily spinning around.

Wen Yichen was daring; he was watching the fireworks go off on a large scale.

Knowing it was Shen Jingshao calling, Wen Jianguo even came over and chatted with Shen Jingshao for a few minutes.

The atmosphere was so relaxing that time passed quickly, and it was already ten o'clock. Fang Jingyao was sleepy, and Wen Yixing prepared to let him go to sleep.

After a long day of running around, Wen Yixing was also tired. She originally intended to coax the child to sleep, but she fell asleep herself while doing so.

Li Hongmei noticed that Wen Yixing hadn't come out for a long time, so she went upstairs to check on them.

It turned out that Wen Yixing was also asleep, and the blanket wasn't even properly covering her.

Although there is heating at home, the temperature difference between day and night is quite large here. If you don't cover yourself with a blanket at night, you can easily catch a cold the next day.

Just as Li Hongmei was about to go over and cover Wen Yixing with a blanket, she unexpectedly noticed the cell phone next to Wen Yixing's hand.

The phone even had two screens. Li Hongmei leaned closer to look and saw a person moving on the screen.

Li Hongmei was startled.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Shen Jingshao.

Hearing the noise, Shen Jingshao also saw Li Hongmei's face on the phone. He said, "Auntie."

Li Hongmei then realized that they were having a video call.

She leaned closer, and because she was worried about disturbing the two who were sleeping, she said in a very soft voice, "Xiao Shen, when did Yi Xing fall asleep?"

"She just fell asleep not long ago," Shen Jingshao said softly. "Auntie, she probably didn't cover herself properly with the blanket. Could you please cover her up properly?"

Li Hongmei smiled and said, "I was just about to come over and cover Yixing with a blanket. Have you had dinner yet, Xiao Shen?"

Shen Jingshao: "I've already eaten."

The two chatted quietly for a few more minutes. Li Hongmei carefully covered Wen Yixing with the blanket, and then went to the other side to cover Fang Jingyao with the blanket as well.

After it was all done, Li Hongmei also showed it to Shen Jingshao.

Fang Jingyao's room was decorated in a particularly cute way. The bed was very big and soft, and the two of them were wrapped in the quilt, with only their heads showing.

It looked kind of cute, and Shen Jingshao silently took a screenshot.

After hanging up the video call, Shen Jingshao returned to the Shen family residence.

This was a lively time; some people were playing cards, some were playing mahjong, and some were setting off firecrackers in the courtyard.

This is a custom of the Shen family; they must wait until after midnight to go to sleep.

But this excitement didn't belong to him, and he didn't like it.

It was noisy downstairs, so Shen Jingshao went straight upstairs to his room, turned on his computer, and started working on the tasks he hadn't finished.

She'll be back in a few days. If I finish my work early, I can spend a few more days with her.

With that in mind, Shen Jingshao began to concentrate on reading the documents.

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The first day of the Lunar New Year.

Because it snowed in his hometown last night, when Fang Jingyao woke up this morning, he saw a vast expanse of white outside, with snow still clinging to the bare tree branches.

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