Gao Guojing, who considered himself to share similar traits with Yu Rujia, couldn't stand Xia Jingxing speaking ill of her: "Sister Rujia is a very nice person. Apart from not liking to work, she's quite easy to get along with most of the time. She's not as scary as you say."
Xia Jingxing: "She's not a bad person, but she's completely lacking in the qualities of a well-educated, hardworking, and kind girl. Fourth Brother is marrying her; that's a lifelong commitment. Doesn't he want to think about it?"
Gao Guojing retorted unhappily, "If she were like other girls, you might be dead or alive right now. How could you have the energy to talk bad about her here?"
Xia Jingxing: "I'm not saying anything bad about her. We will never forget what Rujia did. I've already decided that after these ten years or so, I will make a lot of money to support her for the rest of her life and will not let her be bullied."
“The rest of our family thinks the same way as me. But marriage is different. Once you're married, you're husband and wife. You have to tolerate all her little habits. It's a lifelong commitment. Fourth Brother, have you really thought this through?”
That's exactly what he thought. Ever since he learned that if he could just endure these ten-plus years, he could return to his former life, Xia Jingxing was filled with hope for the future. He had already decided in his heart to make a lot of money to take advantage of Yu Rujia.
He was willing to give Yu Rujia a lot of money, even support her for the rest of her life, and treat her well for the rest of his life, but that didn't mean he was willing to marry Yu Rujia.
Kao Kuo-Ching: "I think Sister Ru-Chia is very good."
You know, in order to eat more good food, he considered not returning to Jiangcheng. When he realized that this path was not feasible, he was a little regretful that he was the younger brother and missed the opportunity to come and eat and drink well with Yu Rujia.
He had long considered Yu Rujia as family, regardless of romantic love, and he wholeheartedly supported his brother marrying her.
With Gao Shujing's agreement that he could visit a maximum of once a month, his relationship with Yu Rujia was now officially acknowledged by the Xia family.
People here don't usually visit each other on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Gao Shujing did not come over to call them to get up for breakfast as usual.
Yu Rujia woke up to the sound of her children moving around. She had wanted to sleep in, but the little ones had such good biological clocks that they would fall asleep and wake up at the same time every day. She had no choice but to get up and dress them.
I made up my mind to let the little ones sleep in the next room when the weather gets warmer.
When Gao Shujing first moved here, she had considered having the little ones sleep with him.
Even the usually sensible Duofu had tears welling up in his eyes, looking aggrieved. The little ones cried even harder, and even felt a sense of fear that Yu Rujia was going to abandon them.
To reassure the little ones, Yu Rujia had no choice but to continue putting them to sleep.
Now that I've been assigned to sleep in the next room and have lived here for more than half a year, I don't think I'll still feel this way.
Upon opening the door, the Gao brothers, Shujing and Guojing, who were sitting on the courtyard side, turned around and greeted the door with a "Happy New Year."
Gao Shujing got up and pulled the children over to wash up.
The first day of the Lunar New Year is a vegetarian day. Breakfast is plain porridge with pickled vegetables and steamed sweet potatoes. In the past few days, we had been eating a lot of meat and fish, so eating plain porridge and side dishes today has a unique flavor.
The occasional sound of firecrackers outside made the little ones restless. They quickly finished their breakfast and pestered Gao Guojing to play. He had become the leader of the kids.
Gao Guojing clapped his hands and said, "My darlings, line up properly. Whoever behaves will get to play with the firecrackers next."
The little ones lined up in a row, and although the four of them made up four lines, at least they were facing Gao Guojing.
With his hands on his hips, Gao Guojing spoke with great authority: "Uncle Guojing said that tomorrow is a very special day. What's so special about it? It's that all the adults you see tomorrow will give you red envelopes."
"But the prerequisite is that you have to wish the adults a Happy New Year first, and say 'Happy New Year, wishing you prosperity' to everyone you meet. Then they will give you red envelopes."
"Just like the red envelopes your uncle and aunt gave you yesterday, there's some money inside that you can use to buy firecrackers. Do you like it?"
The little ones shouted, "We like it!"
Duofu asked, "Uncle, how many firecrackers can I buy with the red envelope I received yesterday?"
Doro pressed further, "Yes, how many do you want to buy?"
Duoxi raised his little hand and followed his brother's question: "Each one?"
Gao Guojing: "You can buy a lot of them. If you wish more people a Happy New Year, you will receive more red envelopes and can buy a lot of things. Come on, everyone, learn how to wish people a Happy New Year with me."
Looking at the group of one adult and four children earnestly sitting in front of her, Yu Rujia asked Gao Shujing beside her, "Guojing, you must have given many New Year's greetings to people, right?"
Gao Shujing laughed and said, "In previous years, he was always the first one to rush out during the Spring Festival. Apart from going home for lunch, he would wander around outside all day, rushing up to greet any adult he saw."
Yu Rujia: "How many red envelopes can you get after a day of worship?"
Gao Shujing: "Apart from the families who are close to you, the red envelopes you receive are larger. The red envelopes you receive are usually one cent. After a day of worship, you can get as little as seven or eight cents, or as much as one or two dollars."
Yu Rujia: "Did so many people in the family compound bow to him?" If each red envelope contained one cent, then he must have received at least seventy or eighty red envelopes.
Gao Shujing: "During the Spring Festival holiday, many team members would visit the family compound, which gave him the opportunity."
“After each New Year’s greeting to the residents of the family compound, he would lead a group to stand guard at the main gate of the compound. They would greet each person who came in and usually received a red envelope.”
Yu Rujia: "His experience in sending New Year's greetings is probably the most extensive in our family."
Visiting relatives begins on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Yu Rujia and the others had no relatives in this area besides the Xia family. Since they couldn't visit the Xia family, Yu Rujia didn't bother to visit other people's homes.
Not long after breakfast, Huang Guihua arrived with Taohua and Gou Dan, and the first thing she said to them was "Happy New Year".
Peach Blossom: "Aunt Yu, Happy New Year! Wishing you prosperity!"
Yu Rujia enthusiastically took out two red envelopes: "Taohua, Gou Dan, come here, this is your New Year's money from your aunt. I wish you good health and happiness every day."
The two children stood aside after receiving their red envelopes.
Led by Duofu, the children all greeted Huang Guihua with New Year's greetings: "Aunt Guihua, Happy New Year! Wishing you prosperity!"
The fair-skinned little children lined up obediently to offer New Year's greetings, which pleased everyone who saw them. Huang Guihua was no exception, and she gave red envelopes to the children with a big smile.
After completing the formalities, the children gathered together and started playing in the courtyard.
Gao Shujing brought out a large bowl of peanuts, melon seeds, chestnuts, biscuits, and various fried foods and placed it on a low table to the side.
They brought some tables and chairs here yesterday, anticipating potential visitors, so people could chat, eat snacks, and soak up the sun.
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