After seeing off Han Jingshan and Sun Kaixuan, Jianshu and Gu Mingjing were also busy. In previous years, New Year's Day was a time to visit relatives and friends. Suixian was standing here, and although there weren't many relatives around, he still had to visit some of his closest relatives.

Jianshu was extremely sleepy, but he could only force himself to wake up. He rubbed his face vigorously with a towel, and the cool feeling made him instantly awake.

The sides of her cheeks were red from the cold, so she quickly took out some facial cream and applied a thick layer of it.

"Let's go early and come back early." Gu Mingjing felt a little distressed when he saw her sleepy appearance.

"Yeah." Jianshu nodded in response.

After changing into a new set of clothes, Gu Mingjing was still wearing the same military uniform, as if it was welded to his body. The only difference was that he was wearing a new sweater knitted by Jianshu today.

The two went to Sheng Zhiye's house first. Jiang Shulan talked to Jianshu for a long time. All kinds of melon seeds, peanuts, candies and snacks were placed in front of her. She was very enthusiastic.

Jianshu was no longer surprised by this. Ever since she came to the family compound, Jiang Shulan treated her like her own younger generation. It was just that their families lived far away from each other and Jiang Shulan had to go to work, so they could not usually get together.

She was treated this way entirely because of Gu Mingjing. Before they got married, Gu Mingjing would come to the Sheng family for meals every few days. Jiang Shulan treated him like her own nephew, and was very close to him. She loved Jianshu so much that he extended his love to her.

They spent quite a while at the Sheng family's house until other people came to visit one after another, and then they said goodbye and left.

After walking around the staff quarters, it was already late when I got home.

The two of them didn't have a big meal at noon. They just cooked some dumplings and added the leftovers from last night, which was today's lunch.

After dinner, Jianshu really couldn't hold on any longer. He skipped the usual post-meal digestion process and fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

After waking up, I didn't stay idle either. I put candies, melon seeds and peanuts on the table in the living room, and then waited for guests to come.

As the leader of a group of children, Jianshu has made many friends this year and has established a very good relationship with them. There will definitely be children visiting during the Chinese New Year. And Gu Mingjing's married subordinates will inevitably come over as well.

Just after putting everything in place and filling a thermos with sugar water, Tiedan came over with his brothers and sisters.

"Beautiful sister, I wish you a happy new year, smooth sailing, two dragons soaring, three sheep bringing prosperity, four seasons of peace, five blessings coming to your door, and everything going smoothly..."

He was very unassuming and started with a string of New Year's greetings as soon as he came in. I don't know how long he had memorized them before he could speak them so fluently. It was obvious that he had used this trick many times to get candy.

Jian Shu was so amused by him that her face lit up with laughter. She pulled the four siblings to sit down and stuffed some snacks into the mouths of the shy eldest and second sons of the Zhao family. "Take some and eat. What's there to be embarrassed about coming to my house? Eat when you should, drink when you should. When you're done with the water, ask your Uncle Gu to pour you some more."

The two children considered themselves grown-ups, as they were going to junior high school next year. But Jian Shu was still treating them like children. They blushed in embarrassment, lowered their heads, and whispered, "Thank you, Aunt Shu."

Tiedan and Yaya on the side were much more relaxed than their two brothers. They climbed onto the sofa and moved closer to Jianshu.

Yaya is sweet-mouthed and she immediately praised me, "Aunt Shu, you look so beautiful today. I wish I could be as beautiful as you in the future."

This little mouth is so sweet, just like honey. Jianshu couldn't stop smiling. "Oh, our Yaya is so pretty. She will definitely be a great beauty when she grows up."

"Really? I will be a beauty when I grow up?" Yaya held her face with anticipation.

In the eyes of the little girl who is obsessed with looks, her aunt Shu is the most beautiful one. Now that she has received affirmation from the beauty, the corners of her mouth have been raised upwards.

"Of course, our Yaya is also a little beauty now. If you don't believe me, just ask them." Jianshu said with a firm face.

Feeling the gaze from his wife, Gu Mingjing, who was sitting beside him drinking tea, nodded without hesitation, "That's right, one of you is a big beauty and the other is a little beauty."

While praising others, he did not forget to bring his wife along. This spirit deserves praise.

The eldest and second sons of the Zhao family, who were a bit sister-con, nodded without hesitation and said, "Both my sister and Aunt Shu are pretty." As soon as they heard this rhetoric, they knew that Gu Mingjing had led them astray.

After hearing this, Yaya's smile widened even more, and she turned to look at her brother Tiedan, who hadn't spoken yet. Jianshu and the others also looked over.

Tiedan was under great pressure as he was being stared at by everyone. He wanted to go against his sister as usual, but he didn't dare to. He could only nod frustratedly and said, "It looks good." His answer was very perfunctory.

Fortunately, Yaya didn't care and was obsessed with the title of little beauty. She had a pleasant exchange with Jane, the great beauty, Shu, between a great beauty and a little beauty.

The four men on the other side listened to the two people praising each other's business. Nothing could be seen on Gu Mingjing's face. The eldest and second sons of the Zhao family lowered their heads and their expressions could not be seen. Only Tiedan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth and felt a toothache when he listened.

If he hadn't been afraid of the iron fist of love from his sister, he would have given up listening long ago.

The two of them praised each other's business for a long time before ending the topic with satisfaction.

Reaching into Tiedan's large pocket, Jianshu whispered in his ear with a teasing look on his face, "So, you've had a good harvest from visiting relatives and friends today, haven't you? You should have just listened to me and gone out with a backpack. Doesn't that hold more than just any other pocket?"

"Oh, I wanted to too, it's not my mom who forbids me!" Tiedan propped up his chin and sighed, "I sneaked out with my bag this morning and was caught by my mom. Luckily she didn't give me a beating. Although I escaped a beating, my bag was confiscated. I had no choice but to pick out the clothes with the biggest pockets."

As the leader of the children, Tiedan would visit other people's homes every year with a group of friends to wish them a happy new year. The hosts would smile when they saw them. During the Chinese New Year, everyone wanted to have a good time. Even the most frugal or stingy people would not be stingy at this time.

He kept stuffing melon seeds, peanuts, soybeans, candies and other things into his pockets. Every time he went out, he would go home empty-handed and return home with a full bag.

Tiedan, who always had a good harvest, had only one problem: his pockets were too small. He would be full before he could even make it two days, and then he had to go home to empty them before going out again. It was fine for families nearby, but for those far away, a round trip would take a long time, a real waste of his time.

A few days ago, he told Jianshu about his troubles. Jianshu gave him an idea. He should just carry a bag when he goes out and put the things in the bag when his pockets are full. This way, he can carry a lot more and save himself from running back and forth.

But Wu Xiufang disagreed, thinking that it was too much for Tiedan to go to someone's house to wish them a happy new year with just a bag on his back, so she confiscated Tiedan's bag.

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