Although Niu Niu was timid, she knew that if it weren't for Aunt Gu, her grandmother and two annoying older brothers would still be at their house.

"Niu Niu, from now on, help Aunt Gu take care of your younger siblings. If anyone bullies them, you must stand up and help them, okay?"

Xiao Hui knew that her daughter was weak-willed, so she said this partly to improve their relationship and partly to encourage her daughter to be more assertive, so that she could truly stand on her own two feet.

"good."

From that day on, Niu Niu would go to the Xiao family home all the time except when she was at school, often bringing things for the two little ones, which won them over in no time.

Seeing this, Dunzi felt a sudden sense of crisis.

"Mom and Dad, please make me some unique gifts."

"Something new? What for? You had a girlfriend in kindergarten, and you're busy trying to please her?"

Dunzi was surprised that his father was so unreliable, and his face turned red instantly. "I don't have a girlfriend, Dad, don't talk nonsense."

"Then who are you going to prepare a gift for? If you don't tell me, I won't prepare one." Dunzi's dad found life boring, so teasing his son was quite fun.

"Give it to Da Bao."

When Xiao Dabao was mentioned, Dunzi's face turned even redder. He swore that Dabao was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Everyone thought of making Dabao their wife when they played house, and so did he. However, he didn't want to tell his father this.

But it was no use if he didn't say anything; his father was a shrewd man, and he could guess what was going on.

"Dunzi, tell your father, do you want to marry Dabao?"

Seeing his father's serious expression, Dunzi thought for a moment and nodded, "I don't know, I just want to be good to Dabao."

Upon hearing this, Dunzi's father said, "Then you'd better keep your distance from your Uncle Xiao."

他赶紧给儿子出招，生怕儿媳妇没娶回来，儿子也被揍了。

Why are you avoiding Uncle Xiao?

Dunzi was still young and didn't understand what his father meant. In his eyes, Uncle Xiao was a good person, much more attentive than Dabao and Erbao, something even his father couldn't match.

They were very kind to him and were willing to give him any food they had.

"Given your Uncle Xiao's temper, anyone who tries to covet his daughter will suffer a terrible fate."

Even after he explained it this way, Dunzi still didn't quite understand, because he had no idea that there was a term called "doting father".

"Dad, let's not talk about this now. Quickly help me think of something good to give to Da Bao and Er Bao. Recently, Niu Niu has been going to play with them every day and often brings them gifts. If this continues, Da Bao and Er Bao will be completely won over by her."

Dunzi pestered his father for several days, and the father had no choice but to help.

"Da Bao, Er Bao, look, this is a big sword my dad made. Isn't it more impressive than Niu Niu's little knife?"

As he was saying this, Dunzi even swung the wooden broadsword a few times, but unfortunately, he was no match for his father in either strength or skill. On the contrary, he almost tripped over the broadsword, which was quite comical.

Wow! Dunzi is amazing!

Considering the other party's hard work, Da Bao and Er Bao exchanged a glance and decided to lie through their teeth.

There's nothing we can do; it's just that Brother Dunzi is a crybaby. If he knew that what he just did wasn't cool at all, who knows if he would have cried again.

Faced with the choice between betraying their conscience and appeasing the child, the siblings unanimously chose the former.

Dunzi's eyes lit up. "Right? I think it looks really cool too. Wait a minute, I'll show you a new one."

After saying that, Dunzi picked up the wooden broadsword and swung it around again, but this time it was even worse than the last. He almost lost his balance several times, but when he finished, he still looked at the two little ones with anticipation and asked, "How was that?"

The reluctance on Da Bao and Er Bao's faces became even more obvious, but faced with those bright, shining eyes, they still nodded and said, "Very handsome."

"Really? Then I'll continue my performance for you..."

The boy who received the praise was like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, ready to go all out again without even catching his breath, but was stopped by the two little ones.

"Brother Dunzi, my grandma made red bean soup, do you want some?"

Although red beans are not a precious ingredient, not every household is willing to buy them to cook, since they don't taste good without sugar.

Upon hearing that there was red bean soup to drink, Dunzi no longer cared about showing off and said, "Drink!"

I've been working hard all day, so I'll have some red bean soup to quench my thirst.

If you ask him why he didn't refuse coyly, well, he brought a gift with him today. As long as he didn't come empty-handed, it wouldn't be considered a free meal.

But when Niu Niu came over, the boy's sense of crisis returned, and he insisted on dragging the others to perform another swordplay demonstration.

"Oh no, Dunzi is going to ask us again if he's handsome or not."

Xiao Erbao didn't understand what was wrong with his brother Dunzi today, but he really couldn't bring himself to say those insincere things anymore, so he said softly, "Sis, how about we slip away?"

Xiao Dabao nodded, and before leaving, he also took Niu Niu with him.

After Dunzi finished wielding his broadsword and looked closely, he was surprised to see that Dunzi had vanished.

That day, Dunzi came home dejected, but when his father asked why, he burst into laughter.

Of course, the Xiao siblings had no time to pay attention to the injured Dunzi.

"Grandpa's coming? What time is he coming? Shall we go pick him up?"

"Where are my great-grandparents? Are they coming? And what about my great-uncle, great-aunt, and great-grandmother? Are they coming?"

Seeing the two of them like this, Xiao's mother laughed and said, "Look how anxious they are. It seems that your father's phone bill was not wasted."

Gu An'an wholeheartedly agreed and patiently answered their questions, "Only Grandpa came; Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma went back to Beijing."

"Your great-uncle, great-aunt, and great-grandmother are spending the New Year at home, and your older brother and his family are also there. Have you forgotten?"

The two children were a little disappointed. "Then why can't everyone come to our house for the New Year?"

"Yes, I even prepared a gift for my brother, why aren't they coming?"

"My great-uncle and great-aunt said they missed me, and I was planning to take them on a nice trip around here."

The two little ones chattered away, looking a little aggrieved.

"We only have three rooms. Where will everyone stay if we come?"

A question made the two children frown, but it didn't really upset them.

“We can borrow rooms, from Brother Dunzi’s house, Sister Niu Niu’s house… we can definitely accommodate everyone.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Erbao's head was tapped by his sister. "Everyone is celebrating the New Year, how can we bother others? Don't we have a guesthouse? I see many uncles who have guests at home and can't fit them all, so they stay there. It only costs a little money. Erbao and I have everything we need, especially money. As long as everyone is willing to come, I'll pay for their accommodation."