Huang Wanzhen smiled and shook the hand that she was holding, "Zhenzhen, call me uncle and aunt."

Zhenzhen hugged the doll Zhao Dahua gave her and looked up and called sweetly, "Uncle, Aunt."

"Hey!" Li bent down and rubbed Zhenzhen's little face. "You're so good." Then, she took out a red envelope from her pocket. "This is a New Year's red envelope from your aunt to Zhenzhen. Take it."

Zhenzhen bared her teeth and smiled even sweeter. "Happy New Year to my aunt. I wish her everything goes smoothly and she can give birth to a little brother for me next year."

"Wow! Zhenzhen speaks so clearly."

Huang Wanzhen continued, "The kindergarten teachers tell them stories every day, and Zhenzhen has learned a lot of skills from them." Huang Wanzhen's way of educating her children is very different from that of parents of this era.

Parents in this era, when they hear others praising their children, even if they feel secretly happy in their hearts, they will verbally say a few disparaging words to highlight their own modesty, as if this is the only way to show their parental authority.

Huang Wanzhen is the opposite. She never hesitates to praise Zhenzhen for what she does well, so Zhenzhen likes her aunt Huang Wanzhen very much.

A few people talked slowly and walked into the main room. A girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old served tea to people.

Huang Dongshi asked Dong Jiangshi, "Is this the new servant?"

Dong Jiang nodded. "My master's friend introduced her to me. He said her hometown was hit by a disaster and she was the only one left. She was really pitiful. She doesn't ask for much salary, but just wants to find a host who can provide food and shelter."

Huang Dong's eyes were gentle, "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. You did the right thing, my sister-in-law."

Dong Jiang covered her mouth with her handkerchief and laughed twice, "Fifth sister is the most charitable."

Everyone sat together and chatted for a while. Before noon, a waiter in a gown brought in a table of food from outside.

"The banquet at Hongyunlou has already been arranged. This year, your nephew's wife is pregnant and can't cook. My cooking is not good, and Xiaotao can't handle it alone. So my mother-in-law came up with this idea."

Mrs. Li quickly interjected, "The waiters at Hongyunlou take care of everything, so you don't even have to wash the dishes yourself. You do have to pay for transportation, though it's more expensive than eating in a restaurant, but it's more comfortable to eat at home. Restaurants are messy, crowded, and noisy. Fifth Aunt is the only married daughter of our Dong family in Shanghai, so she deserves the highest treatment. She can be as comfortable as she wants, and she's not afraid of paying a little more."

Dong Yuzhuo laughed, "Fifth sister, your niece's wife is right. I've already told your sister-in-law that when Fifth Sister comes, she'll eat whatever's good! She'll eat whatever's expensive! Since she's at my mother's house this time, she'll be treated with the highest standards."

This made Mrs. Huang Dong laugh as well. "Hahaha, with your words, I'm happy even if I don't eat."

Huang Wanzhen also thought this was a good idea. This way, everyone wouldn't have to work so hard during the New Year and could take a break. So she suggested, "Mom, let's prepare a few dishes for the New Year. When we have guests, we can just order a good meal from the restaurant. You can also take a break. Working on weekdays is tiring enough. It's so hard to celebrate the New Year. It would be nice for everyone to relax and eat something ready-made."

"Okay, okay," Huang Dongshi said three times, then turned to Dong Jiangshi and said, "I've ordered banquets at restaurants before, but with the New Year being so busy, I didn't think of this idea."

Before Dong Jiang could say anything, Li complimented her, "Aunt is just too busy. She has to take care of a large family and still work at Jixiangtang. Jixiangtang is so famous now, even we've heard of it. I tell everyone I meet that my aunt is the leader at Jixiangtang."

Huang Dongshi was overjoyed by the compliment, but she smiled modestly and said, "I'm just a small leader, managing only a few people. It's not worth mentioning."

"That's great. An ordinary shop doesn't need so many workers. My aunt has a lot of people under her." Li said seriously. Even Huang Wanzhen gave her a thumbs up in her heart when she saw her sincerity.

Li admired her aunt from her husband's family very much. Not to mention those far away, just her own mother-in-law was inferior to her.

The key point is that this aunt even took care of her granddaughter, which made Li extremely envious. Her mother-in-law said that if she gave birth to a son, she would help her take care of the child, but if she gave birth to a daughter, she could take care of the child herself.

Li often thought to herself that it would be great if her mother-in-law was Huang Dong.

Everyone ate and talked at the same time, but they did not follow the ancient custom of "don't talk while eating or sleeping".

After dinner, everyone started talking about Li's stomach again.

Huang Dongshi was the oldest and spoke first, "I see my nephew's wife's belly is pointed, it looks like a boy."

Dong Jiang smiled and nodded in agreement, "I think it's a boy too." Then she turned and waved to Zhenzhen, who was nestled in Huang Wanzhen's arms, "Zhenzhen, come here and see if the baby in your aunt's belly is a little brother."

Before Zhenzhen came, she had been told by Mrs. Huang that the New Year greetings should always be about having a little brother. Not to mention how to answer when someone asked, she would naturally follow Mrs. Dong Jiang's instructions and say, "It's a little brother."

"Oh my! Children's eyes are the brightest. Zhenzhen said it's a little brother, so it must be a boy." Dong Jiang smiled from ear to ear. She took out a large dollar from her waist pocket and handed it to Zhenzhen, "New Year's money, Zhenzhen, take it."

Zhenzhen didn't answer it, but turned to look at Huang Wanzhen.

Huang Wanzhen quickly stood up and walked over, "Second aunt, my cousin-in-law gave me a red envelope as soon as I walked in. You should take it back quickly."

Dong Jiang looked at Huang Wanzhen in feigned anger and said, "This isn't for you. It's for our Zhenzhen. I cherish Zhenzhen, so I prepared some New Year's money for her."

"Hurry! Zhenzhen! Put it away, don't let your aunt snatch it away."

Everyone laughed, and Huang Wanzhen also laughed. She touched Zhenzhen's head and said, "Since it was given by your great-aunt, then take it."

After Zhenzhen took it, Huang Wanzhen asked again, "Zhenzhen has received the New Year's money, what should I do?"

Zhenzhen folded her hands in front of her and bowed to Mrs. Dong Jiang. "Happy New Year to my great aunt. I wish her a grandson."

"Okay..." Dong Jiang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed, "Hehe." "Our Zhenzhen is the maiden under the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Her words are bound to come true."

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall reached a climax.

When they left in the afternoon, Dong Yuzhuo and Dong Jiang asked Huang Dongshi to stay for a few days. Huang Dongshi was busy all year round and wanted to relax at her parents' home during the New Year holiday, so she agreed to stay.

Huang Wanzhen took Zhenzhen back to the western-style building on Ruijin Road alone.

Huang Wanzhen had never taken care of a child before. The next morning, when she was combing Zhenzhen's hair, the braids were all over the place and very loose. Even Huang Wanzhen herself couldn't stand it.