The bell of midnight rang, and the couple went home. At this time, the family building was also celebrating the New Year. In Cai Qijun's house across the street, songs were playing and children's laughter could be heard, which was a different kind of liveliness.

When they entered the house, only Liu Zhiguo was still sitting on the sofa watching TV. I wonder if he was reminiscing about the Spring Festival Gala. Zi Rui went to bed early. Chen Yun went in to check on her son before going back to sleep.

In the morning, Zi Rui came in to ask for red envelopes as he did in previous years, but Chen Yun forgot to prepare any because she went out right after the dinner party last night and came back so late. She had no choice but to comfort her son while making some ready-made red envelopes.

Zi Rui took the red envelope and knocked on the door across the street. Chen Yun was waiting at home for the children upstairs to come over to wish them a happy new year and ask for red envelopes. Zhong Yang, a child of this age, didn't want to come, so his mother brought him over to wish them a happy new year.

Sometimes Chen Yun also admires people like Xu Lijie. No matter who becomes the leader, she is always the first to be respectful. But if you fall, she is also the first to turn hostile. However, there are always people who will feel dizzy after a few sweet words and deliberate flattery from others.

It must be said that Chen Yun has been a leader's wife for many years, and she would not show all this for the sake of face. She said to her politely: "Why do you bring so many things? Just leave them for your elderly family to eat."

Xu Lijie smiled like a flower, "So many things? How can there be so much? I think you have a big family, so you must have a lot of things. This is nothing." After saying that, she looked at Zi Rui and quickly stuffed a red envelope into his pocket, "I think your son is so handsome. He must have won the Mathematical Olympiad award again this time."

"I only won a second prize, which is far behind Yangyang." Chen Yun said with a smile.

Xu Lijie had prepared so many good words, she was speaking them vigorously, Chen Yun was also listening attentively, and when they were about to leave, she stuffed a red envelope into his arms.

After they left, Chen Yun opened Zi Rui's red envelope and asked in disbelief, "Why did you give so much?"

Three hundred yuan is not a small amount. According to Xu Lijie's red envelopes in previous years, the maximum amount was fifty yuan, so Chen Yun also prepared fifty yuan. Unexpectedly, Xu Lijie directly gave three hundred yuan this time.

Feng Yu came over to take a look and also felt that the situation was a bit tricky: "This money must be returned anyway."

"Yes. I'll go to her house later to wish her a happy new year. I'll bring the money with me. This isn't a good idea." Chen Yun didn't think that Liu Qiao had the right to take advantage of others just because he had been promoted. Little did she know that if you think you're taking advantage, you're actually suffering a big loss.

She brought two more boxes of wine and a red envelope, but she said she went to Xu Lijie's house and saw Chen Dafen there. In Chen Dafen's mind, Xu Lijie's son Zhong Yang was one of the top ten teenagers, so she naturally hoped that Hu Qiang could have more contact with Zhong Yang, and Zhong Yang was different from his mother after all.

Xu Lijie was dealing with Chen Dafen, but when she saw that it was Chen Yun coming over, she immediately changed her expression.

"Yunyun is here, and you are still so polite."

Chen Yun also immediately smiled and said, "Why are you so polite? It's only natural to return the favor!"

Chen Dafen was also very happy to see Chen Yun: "I was discussing study methods with Li Jie. I didn't study much and didn't know which cram school was good, so I came here to ask Li Jie."

After she explained, she smiled and sat aside. Chen Yun exchanged a few words with Xu Lijie and put the red envelope on Zhong Yang's desk. Xu Lijie immediately followed.

"Chen Yun, didn't you give it to me before? Why are you giving it back?"

Chen Yun smiled and said, "How could I know that you would give me such a big gift this year? My mother-in-law has already scolded me, so I sent it over now. Let's keep it the same as before."

She and Xu Lijie had a normal relationship to begin with, so there was no need to be afraid of offending her. She was not the kind of person who would be nice just because others were nice to her.

After sending the money, Chen Yun breathed a sigh of relief. As she turned and left, Xu Lijie said to Chen Dafen with a smile on her face, "Chen Yun seems to be afraid of getting too close to others."

Chen Dafen knew that Liu Qiao had been promoted, and she didn't want to cause trouble. Besides, she wouldn't live for many more years, so why bother with this? She pretended not to know, which disappointed Xu Lijie.

After the Chinese New Year, Chen Yun felt that she had gained a lot of weight. She looked at her double chin, rubbed it, and asked Liu Qiao unhappily: "Oh, do you think I have gained a lot of weight? I even have a double chin. I don't want to be so fat. Starting tomorrow night, I will cook porridge and drink it. I will never eat rice again."

Liu Qiao said with a smile: "What's wrong with being a little fat? I think you look good now. Your face looks good. You look like the wife of a deputy division commander."

"No, not at all. Look at yourself, you don't even have a little belly, but what about mine?" She squeezed her belly.

Liu Qiao also touched it and said, "This is more comfortable."

She touched Liu Qiao's head and said, "Let's go pick up Zi Rui together. I wonder how lazy he must have been on his first day of school."

Liu Qiao had no idea what was going on, so he went with her to pick up Zirui from school. Zirui came out of the school gate with a big schoolbag on his back, and was very happy to see his parents as soon as he came out.

"Rui Rui, what do you want to eat? Daddy will take you to eat."

Liu Qiao is really good to his son. Sometimes Chen Yun even calls him a "filial son" who is dedicated to being filial to his son. She doesn't disturb their time together. Ruirui chose McDonald's as expected.

It is the 21st century now. Liu Qiao has also bought a mobile phone to keep up with the trend. Chen Yun is very interested in mobile phones. She has also signed up for a computer class and plans to learn typing after sending her son to school. If you want to improve your business skills, you must learn computers. People say that people in the 21st century must know English, computers and driving.

Chen Yun didn't want to learn to drive a car. Her husband was a good driver and she had a motorcycle. She had no interest in driving. She was good at English, but she needed to focus on learning computers.

Xiao Lan was having a birthday party with her classmates in McDonald's. She was very popular and there was basically no one in the class who disliked her. Although her academic performance was only average, she was very popular.

She wore a golden paper crown and talked happily with her classmates. When she saw Liu Qiao and his wife, she hurried over to call for help. She was not at all stage-shy.

"Uncle Liu Qiao, Aunt Chen Yun, and Ruirui are all here. Ruirui, come and have taro pie with us, it's delicious." Xiao Lan was very good at dealing with people, and she pulled Liu Zirui over in a moment.

Liu Qiao smiled at her and said, "That's a problem for you. Why didn't you tell me that it was your birthday today? Your aunt and I didn't prepare any gifts."

Xiao Lan waved her hands quickly: "No need, Uncle Liu, I'll take Zi Rui to our table to eat, why don't you come over too."

But Chen Yun and her husband are adults, and they know that if they stay there, it will definitely make the children uncomfortable, so Chen Yun refused: "Let's just sit here, and let Ruirui come over after he finishes eating. You should just enjoy your birthday and don't worry about him."

Xiao Lan responded with a smile, but it was obvious that she was taking very good care of Liu Zirui. She was only a junior high school student, but she was so considerate, which made Liu Qiao and Chen Yun admire her endlessly.

Xiao Lan's friends also followed suit, praising Zi Rui for being handsome. Xiao Lan was very patient with Zi Rui, and only brought him here after coaxing him into being happy. She did not take credit for it in front of Chen Yun and Liu Qiao, and went back to playing with her friends naturally.

"Is it fun?" Chen Yun asked her son with a smile.

"Mom, I thought it was too sweet. Then Sister Lan gave me a spicy chicken wing, which was delicious." Zi Rui said this very objectively. He is a boy with a simple mind, and all his attention is on eating, drinking and studying.

Chen Yun added: "Since you have already eaten a lot, let's just order some French fries."

Zi Rui nodded obediently.

Besides, after the family returned home, they met Zhang Han and Xiao Zhen coming back. Liu Qiao had just received the favor of her daughter, so naturally he had to brag about it to her mother.

Liu Qiao and his wife told Zhang Han about their encounter with Xiao Lan. Chen Yun was a woman and was always considerate, so she was more detailed when she complimented people: "We just saw Xiao Lan at McDonalds. She was having her birthday. As soon as she saw us, Rui Rui pulled her over to eat. I'd say your Lan Lan really is a good sister."

Zhang Hanyu said proudly: "This child is like this, he is very kind to everyone."

"Yes, today is her birthday. You have prepared dinner at home, right?" Chen Yun said with a smile.

Zhang Han nodded: "Yes, I am going to take them sisters out for a vacation. Zhenzhen even went to the gift shop today to buy gifts for her sister."

Xiao Zhen pouted and said, "I want to go to McDonald's too, why doesn't my sister take me there?" It's not that she has any bad thoughts about Xiao Lan, it's just that children love to join in the fun, and Zhang Han usually forbids them to eat junk food, so she can only eat once in a long time.

Chen Yun chatted with them for a few words and then went in with her son. Liu Qiao was the last one to go in and close the door.

As soon as he entered the room, he shook his head: "Zhenzhen is such a cunning child. How can she take over the Zhang family in the future?"

The two sisters are only three years apart in age, but Xiao Zhen's scheming is much worse than Xiao Lan's.

But Xiao Zhen is Zhang Han's biological daughter. Zhang Han will definitely pass on such a big enterprise to her biological daughter. It would be a pity if she doesn't work harder and everything is snatched away by others.

Chen Yun said, "For Sister Zhang, what difference does it make? I heard that Lanlan's biological mother has remarried and had a difficult birth. Her grandparents also died. Lanlan was raised by Sister Zhang herself. If she doesn't love Sister Zhang, who else can she love? There's an old saying that the grace of raising a child is greater than the grace of giving birth. For Zhang's enterprise, as long as the heir can lead the enterprise to the top, isn't that the result? As for who will be the heir, it's not a big deal, right?"

Liu Qiao patted his son's head and said, "Fortunately, we only have Ruirui in our family. Everything belongs to Ruirui. However, if Zhenzhen knew about this, she would not accept it. But things in this world are hard to explain. Without Lanlan's adoption, Zhenzhen would not have been born."