Shi Nian's face was mostly covered by her hand, and her big eyes, like black grapes, were rolling around. She was deeply puzzled by Yu Chen's extreme behavior and said vaguely, "Am I wrong to say that?"

But he clearly remembered that the teacher taught him this way, so he shouldn't have remembered it wrong.

Yuan Yunqing was very satisfied with what he said. Seeing Yu Chen's blushing face and embarrassed expression, a smile flashed across his dark green eyes. "You're right. That makes a lot of sense."

Shi Nian smiled and blinked at Yu Chen. Her bright eyes were obviously saying silently: See, see, Brother Yuan also thinks I am right.

Yu Chen held his forehead helplessly, holding Shi Nian in his arms as he walked away from Yuan Yunqing. He lowered his head and complained, "Little Rose, I came to you because I wanted you to help me, not to ruin my life or cheat me."

Shi Nian reflected on what he had done and questioned, "I didn't..."

"You do." Yu Chen placed his hands on Shi Nian's shoulders, his voice pleading, "Don't say anything from now on, don't do anything. Just ask your brother Yuan to stay. I'll give you some extra New Year's money this New Year's Eve."

When Shi Nian heard this, he nodded readily, as if everything could be negotiated. Although he was not short of money, no one could refuse a bigger red envelope.

But when they turned around, they saw that the target, Yuan Yunqing, had stepped out of the house while they were talking.

Shi Nian kept his brother's teachings in mind, raised his chin in the direction of Yuan Yunqing, and winked to tell Yu Chen that the person had already run away, without saying a word.

Yu Chen didn't understand Shi Nian's hint. He was stunned for a few seconds before turning around suddenly, but Yuan Yunqing walked away quickly, leaving only a cold back.

Yu Chen: “…”

He looked at his younger brother silently. Shi Nian looked at him innocently. They were both silent and embarrassed.

Rely on? Yu Chen and Shi Nian obviously couldn't persuade Yuan Yunqing. Fortunately, Shi Yiyu got the news and rushed over, stopping Yuan Yunqing at the front door.

Yuan Yunqing was very respectful towards Shi Yiyu. He stopped and politely greeted him, "Tower Master."

Shi Yiyu nodded, "How do you feel?"

Yuan Yunqing subconsciously touched the back of his neck, but halfway through he realized that it was really not decent to do so in front of Shi Yiyu. He looked a little helpless, "No problem, I really trouble you this time."

"Are you afraid of me?" Shi Yiyu didn't miss his reservedness, and there was confusion in his upturned eyes. "Why? You're not this reserved when you're around Lao Yu and Garnett."

Yuan Yunqing's eyelashes trembled, and he remained silent.

Shi Nian came over with Yu Chen not long after. When he saw Shi Yiyu, he smiled subconsciously and happily stuck to him, holding his hand, "Dad~"

"Yeah." Shi Yiyu responded to Shi Nian, holding his small hand. He glanced at Yuan Yunqing and softened his voice, "Stay here. Nian Nian and Achen both like you very much. Besides, your condition is not suitable for living alone. As your adjutant, Achen has the responsibility to take care of you."

Yuan Yunqing was aware of her own body and knew that Shi Yiyu was right, but she still wanted to struggle, "I can find someone else..."

Yu Chen was furious and pulled him towards his residence, "Why are you looking for someone else? It's illegal to hire someone during Chinese New Year! Only I, who work so hard and never complain, won't sue you."

Rarely, this time Yuan Yunqing did not resist and let Yu Chen talk and take him back.

Shi Yiyu suddenly appeared and asked, "What do you want to eat for lunch? Nobi caught another fish. Do you want pickled fish or braised fish?"

Yu Chen gave the choice to Yuan Yunqing, "What flavor do you want?"

Yuan Yunqing looked a little bewildered and spoke awkwardly, "I?...I? It's all right."

Yu Chen understood his taste: "He wants braised fish. Oh, and my cooking skills are pretty good too. Do you want to try the fish I cook?"

Yuan Yunqing wanted to refuse, but when she heard that Yu Luhan and Morpheus were cooking in the kitchen, she immediately agreed and let Yu Chen cook.

Otherwise it would be too much trouble for them.

Shi Nian watched Yuan Yunqing and Yu Chen turn the corner and go to the kitchen. She held Shi Yiyu's hand and walked slowly with him, looking up at her father. "Brother Yuan seems to like you very much, oh."

Shi Yiyu noticed that Yuan Yunqing wasn't afraid of him, but rather felt lost in his emotions. He guessed, "Maybe it's because I taught him a year of elementary school."

Before deciding to marry Yu Chen, Shi Yiyu went to an ordinary public school to be a teacher in order to better understand children. In fact, he had forgotten most of this teaching experience. When he was looking through the photo album and saw the class photo, he realized that Yuan Yunqing was also in his class.

Shi Nian had never attended elementary school, so naturally, he didn't have any special feelings for his elementary school teachers. However, he had a fondness for his history teacher and happily shared with Shi Yiyu, "I like my history teacher too. He's so cute!"

Shi Yiyu became curious, "How cute?"

Shi Nian described her to him, "She has a round face, round eyes, speaks softly, and even blushes when she talks to us."

"That's really cute." Shi Yiyu could imagine the cuteness of this history teacher. "Next time I go to West, remember to point it out to me."

Shi Nian felt a sense of satisfaction from recommending an idol to someone, and smiled with a smile on her face. "Well, Dad, you will definitely like him too."

The father and son walked in the courtyard for half an hour, and when it was almost time for lunch, they walked slowly towards the dining room. Yu Luhan and Morpheus, who were supposed to be in the kitchen, sat outside.

Morpheus waved a cat toy in front of Paige, who scratched its feathers excitedly, while Yu Luhan looked at him bored.

Paiqi soon got bored of playing and came to find Shi Nian, wagging her tail. Shi Nian sat on the sofa, picked up the big cat, put it on her knees and stroked its fur, listening to it purring comfortably.

He peeked into the kitchen and asked, "Are my brother and Yuan brother cooking?"

Yu Luhan looked towards the kitchen with worry, "Well, do they know how to cook? At least I've never seen Achen cook. No, I have to go and see."

The kitchen is his territory. What if it is destroyed by these two young people?

Shi Yiyu pressed down his shoulders and said, "Don't go. I'll go and take a look."

Shi Nian was also very curious, "Me? Go too."

Shi Nian and Shi Yiyu walked into the kitchen and saw Yu Chen wearing an apron and cooking with a professional posture as if he had studied at a chef training center. The dishes he cooked were also very delicious.

Yuan Yunqing couldn't help and could only stand aside and hand him the seasoning, his eyes blank, not knowing what he was thinking.

Shi Nian looked at the dishes and exclaimed, "Brother is so amazing."

Yu Chen smiled proudly, "Of course I, your brother, am the best."

When it was time to add the oyster sauce, Yu Chen glanced at Yuan Yunqing, who was distracted, and then looked at Shi Yiyu, who was concentrating on the dish. He could only ask for help, "Dad, can you help me get the oyster sauce?"

Shi Yiyu: "Okay."

What he didn't expect was that Yuan Yunqing also nodded and handed the oyster sauce to Yu Chen before he did.

When he finally reacted, he was faced with Shi Yiyu's shocked gaze. Yuan Yunqing's face instantly turned red, and he frantically explained, "No, Tower Master, it's not what you think."

The main thing was that Shi Nian's words "lifelong father" kept echoing in his head. When he heard Yu Chen calling him dad, he responded subconsciously. Yuan Yunqing was embarrassed and glanced at the culprit subconsciously.

Yu Chen also cast a faint glance at Shi Nian.

Shi Nian: “……?”

The little Omega didn't understand anything and tilted his head innocently under everyone's gaze.

Shi Yiyu pulled Shi Nian out and coughed twice, "It's okay, it's fine. It's normal for young people to have needs. Just be a little careful..."

Yuan Yunqing: “…”

Yu Chen: “…”

Shi Nian was confused and asked, "What do you want?"

Shi Yiyu deliberately sent Shi Nian away: "Nothing, Nian Nian, go call Grandpa, my uncle, and Nobi for dinner."

Shi Nian looked at Yu Chen and the others. Although she had a lot of questions in her mind, she still listened to Shi Yiyu's words and went to call Nuobi and Shi Yichu to eat.

Ten minutes later, everyone gathered around the long dining table for dinner. Shi Nian and Nuobi, two little kids, sat together. Nuobi didn't recognize Yuan Yunqing and kept staring at him. "Bro, who is he?"

Shi Nian always kept Yuan Yunqing's identity in mind, "He's my brother's teacher."

Nobi looked at Yu Chen, who had been picking up food for Yuan Yunqing, with a look of doubt in his blue eyes. "Really? Just the teacher?"

"Yes, what else could it be?"

"Sponsor." Nobby's lips curled up. "I... Those little stars I met at the banquet were just as attentive to their sponsors. Is Petir brot really short of money?"

"You're not short of money, are you?"

Nobi's words shocked Shi Nian. Shi Nian carefully observed Yu Chen's attitude towards Yuan Yunqing and tapped Nobi's head with his fingers. "You? Don't? Overthink it. That's called respecting teachers."

If it were someone else, Nobi would definitely want to have a debate, but when facing Shi Nian, Nobi nodded readily and agreed.

Shi Nian thought she had corrected Nuobi's distorted thoughts, so she picked up a spring roll and started to eat it with a crunch.

Old Zhong listened to the two children's whispers, glanced at Yuan Yunqing and Yu Chen, lowered his eyes and restrained the smile in his eyes.

"Hey, little Achen brought his favorite Omega back this year." Shi Yichu smiled and looked at Yu Chen and Yuan Yunqing, holding a glass of wine, "Come, have a drink."

Shi Nian forgot to chew the spring rolls and just stared at Shi Yichu blankly.

Why does my uncle also think that my brother and my original brother are a couple?

Yu Chen's lips curled up, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he neither denied nor admitted it verbally, "He is my teacher."

Shi Yichu looked at him teasingly, "Oh~ Teacher~"

Yu Chen blushed and nodded, "Yes, teacher."

Shi Yichu: “Wow~”

Yuan Yunqing: “…”

Yu Chen had clearly said that he was a teacher, so why did the words of this Omega who looked like the tower master still sound so strange?

Shi Yiyu noticed Yuan Yunqing's confusion and introduced, "This is my twin brother, Achen's uncle."

Morpheus came out to make his presence felt. "Me? My wife."

Yuan Yunqing rarely paid attention to the affairs of other forces. It was only today that he learned that the master of Apsu had a twin brother, and that the Chamber of Commerce and Apsu also had this kind of marriage relationship.

Yuan Yunqing also settled down completely in the old house today. After getting along with each other, he found that the people on Shi Nian's side were very different from those in other powerful families. They were connected by family affection rather than interests, and their love for each other was unquestionable.

It was also the first time that Yuan Yunqing felt this kind of atmosphere. It was strange and yet envious. It was what he longed for when he was a child, but he was no longer a child. The grass that had grown in a damp and dark place for a long time would avoid the scorching sun.

But Yu Chen would not let him hide. He often took Shi Nian and Nuobi with him to go out and fish by the ponds in the small courtyards.

Shi Nian and Nuobi love fishing the most. They also like to play with Yuan Yunqing, who can calm down and fish. Yu Chen, who is easily impatient, is abandoned by the two little guys.

Often, Yu Chen couldn't find Yuan Yunqing, and had to search every yard before he would find these three Omegas quietly fishing by a pond.

In the blink of an eye, it was the morning of New Year's Eve. Shi Nian tossed and turned in bed, looking at the empty bedside table, missing the two kittens.

Mr. Zhong had taken Coles and Daniel away for a long time. Without the two kittens to accompany her, Shi Nian felt as if a piece of space was missing in her heart. She lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling in a daze.

After thinking about it, Shi Nian suddenly sat up, threw off the quilt, put on his clothes, and immediately prepared to go out to visit Mr. Zhong and his two kittens.

The two tits in the birdcage chirped, and their voices became louder as Shi Nian approached, as if they were desperately trying to attract his attention.

Shi Nian stopped in front of the bird cages and used a small spoon to fill their food bowls. This time, he did not kiss and rub the little birds affectionately. After feeding them, he hurried to find Mr. Zhong.

Mr. Zhong loves quietness, so his door is always closed. Shi Nian ran over and knocked on the door before she could even catch her breath. "Grandpa, I want to come and see Kelais and Daniel."

Elder Zhong quickly opened the door, looked at the breathless Shi Nian, and hurriedly pulled him in. "Come inside, dear. It's cold outside and you'll catch a cold easily."

Although the old house was surrounded by an energy shield and the temperature inside was much higher than outside, there was still some chill left. Old Zhong was worried that Shi Nian would catch a cold and feel uncomfortable.

Shi Nian buried his little face in his scarf. The apricot-colored towel made his lips and teeth look red and white, making him look delicate and handsome. He looked around and asked, "Grandpa, where are Lais and the others?"

"Guaiguai, do you miss Kelais and the others?" Old Zhong smiled as he took the two kittens out of the soaking liquid, wiped them clean, and handed them to Shi Nian. "Grandpa's memory isn't very good. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Shi Nian shook her head and looked at the two kittens in her palms. The kittens hadn't changed at all. They hugged each other tightly, their chests pressed together, and slept peacefully.

"Coles and Daniel have become good friends."

Shi Nian was very happy to see the two kittens getting along so harmoniously. She called up the photography page on her smart brain and took photos of them as a souvenir.

While half asleep, Kelais noticed that the energy fluctuations coming from the energy core in his chest were slightly different from before.

The stable energy now became intermittent, as if the energy that was quite strong in the last second was suddenly taken away by another person, and returned after a while.

Kelais hummed uneasily twice, slowly opened his eyes, looked up and saw Shi Nian. He pushed away the unknown object beside him without hesitation, hugged Shi Nian's thumb, and said in a wronged voice, "Niannian, I don't feel well. I feel so uncomfortable."

Daniel also woke up, jumped onto Shi Nian's shoulder, and looked down at the coquettish Kelais.

She held Kelais anxiously and looked him up and down. "What's wrong with you? Why is it that you're not feeling well?"

Kelais pointed to his chest and wearily placed the kitten's head against Shi Nian's fingertips. "I feel like someone is stealing my energy... Now they're giving me more, and then they steal it away again."

Shi Nian listened to his description, confused, "Grandpa, what happened to Kelais?"

Elder Zhong nodded the little white cat's head and said, "Grandpa replaced the energy core for Kles and Daniel with a more powerful one, but it's a shared one. Once they get used to it, everything will be fine."

Koles and Daniel were originally the same bionic man. After being split into two, his strength was greatly weakened, and there was no replacement for the original energy core.

Master Zhong knew how important they were to Shi Nian and would not destroy any of them, so he had to choose to share the core energy.

Shi Nian comforted Kelais and patted his head. "Grandpa said you need some time to adapt. Is it hard?"

Shi Nian gently stroked Kelais's back, imitating the way an adult comforted him, "Kelais, it doesn't hurt, I'll blow on it and it will stop hurting."

Kelais rubbed his little head against Nian's fingers, tilting his head back, "Kelais is feeling unwell, he needs Nian's kiss to feel better."

Shi Nian's eyes were full of smiles. She satisfied him directly and kissed him on the head.

Shi Nian's kiss was accompanied by the sweet scent of his pheromones. Kelais smiled brightly the moment he received the kiss. He hugged Shi Nian and kissed her, "I like Nian Nian. Kelais likes Nian Nian the most!"

Shi Nian confessed her feelings back, "Nian Nian also likes Kelais."

Their intimate scene was reflected in Mr. Zhong's cloudy eyes, and a picture surged from the depths of his memory.

The busy Omega was holding a reagent bottle, and the growing android, not even as tall as his legs, pulled his hand and begged, "Master, please stay with me. Let's play hide-and-seek, okay?"

The Omega reluctantly put down the reagent, squatted down and touched his head, and said softly, "Daniel, be obedient. Let Uncle Zhong take you out to play, okay?"

The Omega's beautiful eyes looked over. "Professor Zhong, could you please help me take the cute Daniel to play hide-and-seek?"

The picture froze at this moment. Mr. Zhong closed his eyes as if he could not bear the burden, and his hand holding the crutch kept shaking.

Shi Nian noticed his abnormality and supported him worriedly, "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Old Zhong shook his head and forced a smile. "Grandpa is tired. Can you please let him rest for a while?"

"……good."

Shi Nian helped him to the bed, watched him lie down with his back to her, tucked in the quilt for him, turned up the temperature in the room, and left slowly with light steps.

Mr. Zhong rarely went out today. When Shi Nian called him to eat at noon, he said he had no appetite. Shi Nian was worried that he would be hungry, so she moved all the snacks in the room to Mr. Zhong's room.

Mr. Zhong was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and had no choice but to follow him out to eat.

As night falls, firecrackers are heard everywhere, spreading the joy of the New Year.

Shi Nian received many New Year greetings, including Bai Zemo, Enoch, Gan Ning... Anyone who had a good relationship with Shi Nian sent her New Year greetings, and Shi Nian replied to them one by one.

Several adults also gave red envelopes to the children, including Shi Nian, Nuobi, Yu Chen and Yuan Yunqing.

Yuan Yunqing wanted to refuse, but Shi Yiyu mentioned the time when he taught him in elementary school, "We are all your elders, take it."

Yuan Yunqing squeezed the red envelope tightly: "...Thank you."

This was the first time he received a Chinese New Year red envelope.

Elder Zhong also gave red envelopes to Shi Yiyu and the other adults. Shi Yiyu was about to refuse, but Elder Zhong patted his hand and said, "You? What did you say to Xiao Yuan just now? Go on?"

Both adults and children received red envelopes. Shi Nian took a large stack of red envelopes and decided to put them in the room. On the way back to the room, Shi Nian saw a white shadow flash by, but when he looked closely, there was nothing there.

Just in case, Shi Nian called out to Koles, "Koles, scan and see if there are any signs of life nearby."

Kelais stood at his shoulder, his red eyes scanning every corner. "No? No sign of life, Nian Nian, what's wrong?"

"It's okay." Shi Nian put aside his suspicion and continued walking forward. "Maybe it was too dark, I saw it wrongly."

Shi Nian put the red envelope he received under his pillow. When he opened the pillow, he was surprised to find a big red envelope inside. He picked up the red envelope and took a look.

The cover pattern of this red envelope was different from the ones he received from his relatives, and it was obviously not from their family.

Could it be that a thief broke into the house? But instead of stealing anything, the thief gave him a big red envelope? Shi Nian couldn't believe there was such a thief in the world.

Shi Nian immediately sent a message to Shi Yiyu, telling him about this strange thing.

Shi Yiyu's first reaction was that there was a thief in the house, but after checking the surveillance camera at the front door, he found that the camera did not capture any unidentified people.

When Elder Zhong heard this, his hands trembled suddenly, and he quickly stood up with the help of his crutches. "Yi Yu, go check if there is anyone else in the entry record at the door."

"Others?"

Shi Yiyu was surprised by his statement. After using a specific key to enter the old house, the smart system of the old house automatically turned on and the energy shield was activated. Only family members who had entered the information could enter.

Who are the “others” that Mr. Zhong mentioned?

Shi Yiyu suppressed this doubt in his heart and checked the entry records. There was nothing abnormal on the record sheet.

These extra red envelopes seemed to appear out of thin air, and no one could find where they came from. The atmosphere in the living room was a bit depressing because of this incident. Yu Luhan directly covered the entire old house with his mental power, but found nothing unusual.

"Everyone, take a rest. It's all right." Elder Zhong waved his hand and slowly stood up. "Perhaps it's an old friend who has returned to give the children a red envelope and pray for a peaceful year ahead."

Shi Nian was surprised. "Grandpa, do you know who sent me the red envelope?"

Mr. Zhong looked at the dark night and said, "Maybe."

Seeing that Mr. Zhong was unwilling to say more, the others stopped asking questions and stopped dwelling on the matter.

After a while, Mr. Zhong said he was sleepy and wanted to go back to rest.

Shi Yiyu stood up: "I?ll take you back."

Zhong Lao shook his head. "No need. You guys have fun. I'll go around too."

After leaving the living room, Mr. Zhong did not return to his room, but went straight to the backyard.

In the cool night, he saw Alpha sitting by the lake drinking alone, and a familiar song echoed in his mind.

My thoughts for you will cross light years, follow that bright light, and land on your pillow. I wonder if you will remember me when you are there.

Elder Zhong's old body couldn't stop shaking. Tears welled up in his eyes as he looked at that man. "You... you're really back."