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Before returning to China, Fang Henian and Lin Xiaohe sent Xu Mengyao to the airport.

Before leaving, Xu Mengyao repeatedly reminded Xiaomei: "You are alone at home, so you must pay more attention to safety. Remember to celebrate New Year's Eve with your friends."

Then he turned to Fang Henian and Lin Xiaohe and said seriously, "I'll ask you to take care of Xiaomei while I'm away."

Fang Henian immediately put his arm around Xiaomei's shoulders and assured her with a smile, "Don't worry, it's all part of my job."

Xiaomei hit Fang Henian's ribs with her elbow, causing him to let go in pain.

After receiving the promise, Xu Mengyao walked towards the boarding gate with confidence.

After landing in Beijing, she went straight to her second grandfather's house.

I learned that my second uncle's transfer order has come down and he will take up his post in Huanshi after the New Year.

Although no one said it explicitly, Second Aunt's concern for her was even more meticulous this time.

At the dinner table, Second Grandpa specially asked Jianwen to pour her a glass of wine, and said to Jianwen and Jianming earnestly:

"You two should learn more from your second sister in the future. Second girl, come and have a drink with grandpa."

Xu Mengyao took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

After a night's rest, the two sisters returned to Huanshi.

When Huang Wenbin saw the wedding gifts from his sisters, he was so happy that he immediately went to Zhao's house to pick up Zhao Ping.

"Xiaoping, look, this is the gift your three younger sisters gave you. Do you like it?" Huang Wenbin asked his young wife in a flattering manner.

When Zhao Ping saw the wedding dress, her eyes were full of shock. She gently touched the satin wedding dress with her hand, then quickly withdrew it, fearing that the calluses on her hands would scratch the dress.

She shyly looked at the two sisters, her trembling voice full of gratitude: "I like it, I like it. Thank you, sister."

Huang's mother smiled and asked, "Xiao Ping, do you think we can still come to the family compound to pick up the bride? You guys are getting married in a hurry. Our new house is built, but the interior isn't ready yet. The roads in the wasteland over there are difficult to navigate, and it won't be lively without neighbors at the wedding."

Zhao Ping immediately replied, "Auntie, it's fine here."

Huang's mother nodded with satisfaction, liking Zhao Ping's well-behaved appearance very much.

Then she gently asked, "So, what do you think about this marriage? Do you have any opinions? Just tell me."

Zhao Ping hesitated for a moment and said tentatively:

"Aunt, I want to go out early that day and change into my wedding dress when I get home. Is that okay?"

This question left everyone stunned.

The original plan was to have the two sisters go to Zhao's house in the early morning on the wedding day to do her makeup and hair.

My aunt-in-law said, "Ah? Don't brides usually dress up at home before going out? This is etiquette..."

Zhang Ping lowered his head, looking a little uneasy.

The two sisters looked at each other and started to cooperate.

Xu Mengyao said, "It's really sister-in-law who cares about us, otherwise we would have to go to the Zhao family in the dark."

Huang Wenrong agreed, "That's right. Let's have big brother pick us up early. Mom has prepared a red coat anyway, and it will look more festive if big sister-in-law wears red for the wedding ceremony. After the ceremony, we can change into wedding dresses and go to the hotel for a toast."

Huang's mother also thought the sisters' arrangement was good and nodded in agreement: "That's it, I can still change into two sets of clothes. My red coat was specially bought for me by Xiao Wang from the department store."

Hearing that her future mother-in-law had agreed, Zhao Ping looked at her two sisters-in-law with gratitude.

Before the wedding, the Huang family celebrated the New Year with great fanfare.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Xiaomei in City A went to Chinatown with some of her international student friends and bought some festive decorations and New Year's goods.

At noon, a group of people gathered together to chop stuffing and make dumplings. In the afternoon, they played board games and mahjong in the villa. After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, they saw that it was almost time, so they said goodbye and went home to make New Year’s greetings.

She called the Huang family, the Qi family, and her uncle's family one by one to wish them a happy new year. She even called the contact information left by the girls in Room 103. This was the first time she didn't feel bad about the high overseas call charges.

Although she had been celebrating with her classmates during the day, she felt lonely when she returned to her apartment and decorated her house by herself. She really missed everyone in the Huang family.

After hanging up the last call, the phone rang again.

Fang Henian's somewhat exasperated voice came: "Who were you talking to just now? What took so long? I couldn't get through."

Xiaomei grumbled, "Why do you care about me? Who knew you would call me? Didn't we already celebrate the New Year this morning? Why are you so free?"

"Hey, you little heartless guy. I miss you, but you still say I'm idle. Did you just get home? Have you eaten?" Fang Henian asked.

"I've eaten. I also made dumplings with Linda and the others at Jeff's house." Xiaomei replied.

"Are you going out later?" Fang Henian asked.

"I came back and called Wenjuan and the others to wish them a happy new year. Linda said they had a party tonight, and I was wondering whether to go."

"Don't go." Fang Henian made the decision for her.

"Why?" Xiaomei was puzzled.

"We are not here. It's not safe for you to go out alone at night. What if you get robbed?" Fang Henian threatened her on the other end of the phone.

Xiaomei thought about it and felt that what he said made sense. After all, robberies often occurred in City A. If Fang Henian and his friends didn't pick them up, she and Xu Mengyao would never go out at night.

"Be obedient and don't go out. I ordered some midnight snacks for you, and someone will deliver them to your door later." Fang Henian said and hung up the phone.

After a while, someone rang the doorbell.

Xiaomei looked out through the peephole and could only see a hand holding a lunch box.

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