A new year brings a new atmosphere, and all the hard work of the year is released on this day.

Mr. and Mrs. Chen have aged another year. They are clearly in their early sixties, and should be old like other people of the same age in the village.

However, according to Mr. and Mrs. Chen, they are in better health now than they were 5 years ago.

In the kitchen on Chen's mother's side, Su Xia also helped out.

With Xiao Bao and Xiao Niu Niu being taken care of by Niu Niu and with Siya's help, she felt at ease.

Xia Laidi brought a chicken and a piece of meat, a total of two pieces. To be honest, not only Su Xia, but everyone else in the old house was shocked by her first big stroke.

Xia Laidi was radiant, more so than her sister-in-law, but the old lady...

Hmph—Liu Chunxia was speechless. What was there to compare? She had brought a fish and a piece of meat this year, which was also two pieces.

Although the fish was small, not even 4g, it was sent by my family. They don't have much fish here, so if you want to eat it, you can only try your luck.

"Sister-in-law... I'm not trying to be mean, but with so many people in our family, why don't you keep that fish for yourself..."

Su Xia... Xia Laidi's mouth just can't help but be so cheeky!

"Second sister-in-law, you can choose not to eat later!" Liu Chunxia replied calmly.

As expected, Xia Laidi was immediately provoked, "Why should I? Don't forget I took some too!"

"If it weren't for Second Brother, would you be so generous?"

"Old lady, what do you mean? Are you still going to call me your second sister-in-law?"

"Is my second sister-in-law trying to put me down?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't say anything!" Xia Laidi was afraid that Chen's mother would hear her and scold her again.

Then she started talking about other things, saying, "Sister-in-law, I know you're resentful, isn't it because you see my eldest daughter marrying well, and my second daughter didn't listen to you and ran away? But children and grandchildren have their own blessings..."

"As parents, we have to think about our children's future..."

Su Xia was shocked...

Coming from Xia Laidi's mouth, these words sound like foxes farting—each one more stinky than the last...

I immediately looked at my sister-in-law, and holy crap—it was the first time I'd ever seen her so angry she looked like a pufferfish.

Finally, Chen's mother came out and asked, "What's going on? Have you taken your cooking to the capital?"

Su Xia didn't speak, but looked at her two younger siblings who had their heads down, her lips twitching speechlessly.

Seeing that the pot and stove were not warm, Chen's mother glared at the two idiots with annoyance, and knew without a doubt that it was these two.

Ever since Er Ya left, they've been arguing every day. I used to think my family would behave themselves...

Now I realize—humph, none of them are easy to deal with...

An hour later, a large table of New Year's Eve dinner was set up. The old house was missing its eldest daughter, second daughter, and third daughter, but the younger ones were growing up, so it didn't affect anything.

Braised pork with potatoes, chicken stew with mushrooms, fish stew with tofu and glass noodles, stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, and fried large and small yellow croakers brought by Su Xia...

Fried peanuts and side dishes—this New Year's Eve dinner would be considered high-standard even in a county town.

As usual, they were divided into two tables, one for adults and one for children. Su Xia, along with her little baby, ate with the adults.

She prepared two bowls for the little ones beforehand, filled them with meat and vegetables, and let them eat directly on the kang (heated brick bed).

Chen Jiandang and Chen Jianjun were shocked, then their lips twitched strangely. They felt a strange sense of déjà vu about Su Xia's rice bowl moving...

"Sister-in-law, don't you care about them? You're feeding them like they're big yellow dogs!" Xia Laidi's unintentional words startled Chen Jianguo and Chen Jianjun.

Yes, it's not like feeding the village's big yellow dog.

Su Xia didn't care at all when she heard this; as long as the two little ones were eating well, that was all that mattered.

Neither their biological parents nor others seem to care, mainly because the two little ones seem to enjoy their meal.

Although there is one less person in the family, it has no impact on them at all, because for them, the current family life is comparable to that of a master.

"Brother, from what I've heard, your position as station manager is no different from your previous position as deputy station manager."

"It seems like I'm doing more work than before!" Chen Jianjun added.

Apart from Su Xia, everyone else looked at Chen Jianguo, as if to ask, "Is that what you mean?"

Chen Jianguo... He really wanted to say no, but it was indeed the case. When the station chief was in charge, he handled everything except for major issues.

There are no major issues right now; everything else is his responsibility too. To his family, he can only explain, "These are temporary...!"

Su Xia....

I couldn't help but chime in, "What's there to care about? Now that you've been promoted, you're bound to be doing more work!"

The others were stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to their senses...

"Oh my god, isn't that right? My brother is going to be a high-ranking official!" Xia Laidi's eyes lit up.

"Shut up, what do you mean by becoming a high-ranking official?" Chen's mother scolded.

Xia Laidi stuck out her tongue and didn't say anything more, but she occasionally glanced at Su Xia and her husband, looking at them like a fox eyeing its prey.

Su Xia... how did she become someone else's prey?

However, everyone already knew about this, so they were just chatting casually. Were they happy? Of course, they were.

Qi Xialaidi and Liu Chunxia showed the most obvious performance.

The most obvious way is to push her out after the meal.

"Sister-in-law, you should go back. We'll take care of things here!"

"Yes, yes... we'll finish this little bit of work quickly, sister-in-law!"

Su Xia.....

I don't know how many times today, and I don't know what to say in this situation.

Feeling completely relaxed, they took Xiaobao and Xiaoniu back home. As for the others, some played, and some strolled around.

"Mommy...Mommy...sleepy...!" Xiao Bao rubbed his eyes, already starting to feel sleepy.

The little girl is the same; her little head is already starting to nod little by little.

Su Xia took the two little ones back to their room, and soon the two little ones started snoring.

When Chen Jianguo entered, what caught his eye were his two children's peaceful, sleepy eyes, and Su Xia's fair profile.

A sweet feeling welled up in his heart, and he went up to hug Su Xia, starting to nuzzle her.

Su Xia... This guy's acting up today.

Remembering the important matter, Big Head pushed aside his words, "The food is all in the kitchen, don't forget to send it over!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianguo knew who they were talking about and nodded. "Wife, why did Gu Jia suddenly leave?"

Su Xia: "How should I know?"

"I wonder if the old commander will ever have a chance to leave?"

"I think your old commander is a little reluctant to leave," Su Xia said confidently.

Chen Jianguo was taken aback, then shook his head in confusion, "How could that be? If you can leave, why don't you leave?"

"Here he has food and drink, and someone even cooks for him. Who will take care of him when he goes back?" Su Xia wasn't being sarcastic to the old man; he just wanted to go back, but he was suffering here.

There are people back home, but Chen Jianguo's old superior is all alone. Here, they take care of him, he eats well, and occasionally drinks and smokes. Every time I see the old man, he is radiant.

Su Xia curled her lip, wondering what it was like in other villages during the downfall. Anyway, even the Gu family, who were generally disliked, hadn't suffered much...

Chen Jianguo....

Listening to Su Xia's words, it seems like she's envious and jealous of the old man's life...

Su Xia...jealous my foot! She just had deep doubts about the historical novels she read in her later years!