Yu Rujia accepted the red envelope with surprise: "I got one too? That's great, thank you. I wish you great fortune, happiness, and good health every year." She touched the red envelope; it was a thick stack. Hmm, she had made another fortune.
Gao Shujing pressed on, saying, "You're seventeen, and I'm nineteen. In a little over a year, we'll both reach the legal marriage age, and then we'll go get our marriage certificate."
Yu Rujia said indifferently, "You can arrange that." Even if he wanted to hold a banquet now to announce their marriage, it wouldn't matter. People with strength and confidence don't care about formalities.
Upon hearing this, Gao Shujing's smile widened. He understood that Yu Rujia might not love him as deeply as he did, but the fact that she nodded in agreement meant that he definitely held a place in her heart.
Otherwise, given Yu Rujia's personality, if she doesn't want to, no one can force her.
The two settled down here, while Gao Guojing had already finished playing with the fireworks he had brought over with the little ones.
Gao Guojing: "That's enough for today. Uncle Guojing will take you to play again tomorrow. Come on, let's go take a bath with Uncle Guojing."
Having had their fill of fun, the little ones skipped and hopped along with him towards Yu Rujia and the other two.
Duolu rushed to Yu Rujia's legs and hugged her thighs, softly pleading, "Auntie, I love the New Year. Can we celebrate the New Year every day?"
Even the eldest son, Duofu, didn't understand the definition of the New Year, let alone the other children. So they thought it was normal for the New Year to be all about eating, drinking, and having fun.
Despite his high IQ, Tosuke, who lacked a kindergarten education, also applied, saying, "Auntie, I also want every day to be New Year's Day."
Duoxi, the little dumpling, bounced around her, chanting, "New Year, New Year!"
Yu Rujia pulled over Duolu and Duoshou, who were hugging her legs: "We still have a few more days of New Year celebrations. Every year that passes means our little ones are a year older. Aren't you happy?"
Duolu blinked her big eyes and asked cutely, "Auntie, now that we're a year older, can we eat the same things as you?"
Because of their young age, the little ones often had to watch the adults eat, no matter how much they pleaded. They had already firmly noted down their young age in their little notebook.
Yu Rujia wouldn't indulge him in this: "Some are fine, but some you can only eat when you're older."
Duolu's little brain worked quickly: "Then we'll grow faster during the New Year."
Duofu pulled him away from Rujia's encirclement and, with the demeanor of an older brother, instructed Duolu: "After this New Year, we will have to wait many more days before we can celebrate the New Year again, Auntie, am I right?"
Yu Rujia rubbed the little guy's head: "Duofu is right, it will be 365 days before we can celebrate the New Year again."
Duofu counted on his fingers, but couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. He asked for help, "Auntie, how long is 365 days?"
Gao Shujing squatted down and took his little hand, saying, "After the New Year, Uncle will teach you to read, and then you'll know."
Duofu nodded earnestly and said, "I will study hard."
Yu Rujia: "Fourth Brother, after the New Year, let Duofu practice martial arts with you. It will help him improve his health and protect himself."
After the New Year, they will have more opportunities to go out and play with other kids in the village. It's inevitable that children will bump into each other. Even so, Yu Rujia still doesn't want her child to be bullied.
As for whether they would bully others after practicing martial arts, Yu Rujia believed that with Gao Shujing teaching them, such a thing would definitely not happen.
Gao Shujing: "Okay, Duofu will practice martial arts with Uncle and protect Aunt and Brother in the future, okay?"
Holding a grudge, Duofu thought of Li Cuiniang again, clenched his little fist and said, "Duofu must practice martial arts well to protect Auntie."
Duoshou sidled up to him: "I want to protect my aunt too, and I want to practice martial arts."
Not to be outdone, Duolu raised his hand: "Protect Auntie, practice martial arts."
Duoxi followed his brother's footsteps and raised his hands: "Baobao, Auntie, Wuwu."
Gao Shujing patted each of their little heads: "Okay, when you grow a little older, Uncle will teach you martial arts."
Gao Guojing leaned over to join in the fun: "Uncle Guojing knows martial arts too! Do you want to learn from me?"
Duo Shoumengmeng uttered a hurtful remark: "Uncle Guojing's cooking isn't as good as Uncle's, he's definitely not as good as Uncle."
Gao Guojing scooped the little guy up in his hands: "Oh, you little rascal, you're always bullying your Uncle Guojing. I'm going to throw you away." He then tossed the little guy up in the air.
Duo Shou screamed in fright at the sudden jump, but was then caught steadily by Gao Guojing.
The imagined fall didn't happen. Thinking about how it felt just now, Duoshou chuckled and said, "Uncle Guojing, let's fly again."
Seeing this, Duolu went up to them and said, "Uncle Guojing, I want to fly too."
The family played happily for a while, gave the little ones a bath, and then Yu Rujia took them back to their room to sleep.
The group is young and usually goes to bed around nine o'clock. Their biological clocks are very good, so they can forget about staying up all night.
Even for someone like Yu Rujia, in an era without internet or electronic devices, it would have been difficult to keep her eyes open all night, and she would eventually fall asleep.
Under the cover of night, Gao Shujing and Gao Guojing carried their belongings to the cowshed.
Knowing they would come, Xia Jingxing had been waiting outside. It was pitch black outside, and he was quietly crouching a dozen meters away from the door. When he heard the familiar footsteps, he stood up abruptly.
If he hadn't done this so often, Gao Shujing and Gao Guojing would have known better. If someone else had come along, and suddenly appeared out of the darkness, anyone would have been startled.
Xia Jingxing rubbed his hands excitedly and asked softly, "Fourth Brother, Guojing, what delicious food did you bring? Do you have any braised meat?"
This was the first time in his life he had tasted such a powerful flavor, and he had been savoring the taste of braised meat for the past few days.
If it weren't for his status, he would have already gone up the mountain to hunt a bunch of game and braise it. Now he can only hope that Gao Shujing and the other person will bring some braised meat so he can have his fill.
Gao Guojing teased, "What, you won't eat if there's no braised meat?"
That's impossible. Whatever they bring, it's much better than what's made in the cowshed.
Xia Jingxing: "Of course not. I'll like whatever delicious food you bring."
Xia Jingsheng, standing on the other side of the door, said, "Come in first and we'll talk."
The group entered the door and then closed it again. They opened the two baskets they had brought, which contained several large basins of hot pot, still warm, just right for the Xia family to eat.
Seeing this, Xia Jingxing quickly took out a stack of bowls and placed them on the table. Xia Jingfan and Xia Jingsheng then used chopsticks to divide the contents of the bowls.
After dividing the bowl, Xia Taiping handed it to Xia Yuanqiang, saying, "Dad, it's cold, you eat first, don't let it get cold."
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