"Hehe, Qingbai, get ready! Grandpa, Grandma, Auntie's family and Auntie's family are all here."
"When you go in, everyone will be staring at you, so you have to be prepared!"
An Qingbai straightened his chest.
"I...I have no problem."
Zhuang Zhimeng patted her fiancé on the shoulder.
"Hmm, that's very ambitious. Keep it up! We'll see how you perform in a bit."
An Qingbai was panicking inside, but he remained calm on the surface, smiling as he looked at his fiancée.
"I will absolutely not let you down."
"Hehe, I believe you."
The dumplings were ready then, and the whole family ate them together.
Hao Caiyun moved a plate of dumplings in front of An Qingbai.
"Xiao An, try it! This filling was made by your sister-in-law. Ya Ya loves it the most."
"Okay, Auntie, I'll try it. I can tell it's delicious just by the smell."
An Qingbai picked up a dumpling, put it in his mouth, and took a bite.
"It really is delicious."
Hao Caiyun smiled and invited the whole family to eat together.
"Alright, let's eat by ourselves, and then we'll be over."
After finishing our dumplings, we were ready to leave.
An Qingbai picked up the gifts he had brought for his grandparents.
Zhuang Zhimeng and Ping An each held a dog.
Junjun wanted to hug the dog but couldn't beat his nephews; he could only hug the firecrackers.
The whole family went to the military compound together.
Zhuang Ruoting is directing her husband to put up Spring Festival couplets.
“Zuye, a little to the left, yes, straight.”
Tang Zuye asked his wife.
When are Third Brother and the others arriving?
"It'll be here soon, it's probably already on its way."
"Have you met Ya Ya's boyfriend yet? Should we give our niece's husband a red envelope?"
Zhuang Ruoting nodded.
"I saw her, she's really good-looking, and she's a perfect match for our Yaya."
A red envelope should be given; it's like meeting the elders formally for the first time, so you have to give a token of appreciation.
Zhuang Ruofang also remembered this matter and discussed it with her husband, who was putting up the character "福" (fortune) on the front door.
"Qichuan, Yaya's boyfriend is coming over, shouldn't we give him a red envelope? How much should we give?"
Zheng Qichuan answered his wife while applying paste to the door.
"I think five yuan is about right. Wouldn't more seem too deliberate?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Five yuan isn't too little."
Besides, I'll definitely give my younger sister a red envelope, and I'll also give my parents one.
That adds up to almost a month's salary for an average worker.
They had just finished putting up the Spring Festival couplets and the character "福" (good fortune) when Zhuang Xingzhou's family arrived.
An Qingbai was carrying large and small bags of gifts, and he attracted everyone's attention as soon as he entered the house.
An Qingbai braced himself and greeted his grandparents first.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Happy Chinese New Year!"
"Alright, Xiao An, this is a red envelope from Grandpa. Don't be shy since it's your first time at home!"
An Qingbai stepped forward, accepted the red envelope with both hands, and quickly expressed his gratitude.
"Thank you, Grandpa, I'm not shy at all."
"Here you go, Xiao An, this is a red envelope from Grandma. Come over with Ya Ya whenever you have the chance!"
"Okay, thank you, Grandma. I'll come visit you two with Zhizhi when I have the chance."
Zhuang Zhimeng pulled An Qingbai aside and introduced him to her.
“Brother Qingbai, this is my aunt, this is my uncle, this is my cousin Mingkang, and this is my cousin Mingde.”
An Qingbai greeted people following his fiancée's lead.
"Aunt, Uncle, Cousin Mingkang, Cousin Mingde."
Zhuang Ruofang looked at her niece's husband and saw that he was a very energetic young man. She nodded and smiled.
He took a red envelope out of his pocket and handed it to his niece's husband.
"Yes, this is our first meeting. This is a red envelope from your aunt and uncle. They hope you and Yaya will have a good life together."
"Thank you, Aunt and Uncle."
We will definitely live well, and live very well.
Zheng Qichuan nodded in approval as he listened.
"That's right, I like Qingbai's attitude towards life."
Zhuang Zhimeng then pulled her fiancé to her aunt's family.
"You've met my aunt. This is my uncle, this is my cousin Conghui, and this is my cousin Conghao."
"Hello, Auntie. Hello, Uncle. Hello, Cousin Conghui. Hello, Cousin Conghao."
Zhuang Ruoting laughed.
"Hehe, Qingbai, how was it? Were you scared?"
Ya Ya still has an uncle who hasn't arrived yet, and she also has three cousins.
An Qingbai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead in cooperation.
"Hehe, Auntie, I'm fine, I'm fine."
"Haha, it's always fun to tease Qingbai."
"Here, this is a red envelope from your aunt and uncle. Please keep it!"
"Thank you, Aunt and Uncle."
Tang Zuye smiled and nodded at An Qingbai, then turned to look at his wife.
"Ruoting, stop teasing Qingbai. Look, he's sweating all over his forehead."
Everyone in the room looked at An Qingbai again.
He actually has beads of sweat on his forehead, probably from being too nervous.
"Haha, Qingbai, don't be nervous, your aunt is just joking with you."
"Heh, I'm not nervous, heh, hehe."
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled, still feeling sorry for her fiancé. She handed him a tissue to wipe his face before speaking up for him.
"Brother Qingbai must be nervous because it's his first time here. He'll get used to it after a few more times."
Zhuang Bingqian simply waved his hand.
"Alright, you younger folks can go have some fun. There's still some time before lunch!"
Upon hearing this, several of his cousins immediately ran to the dog in the yard and started playing with it.
Zhuang Zhimeng took An Qingbai's hand and left the house.
An Qingbai patted his chest as soon as he left the house.
I'm so nervous!
Zhizhi, I don't know why I'm so nervous. Were you nervous when you met my family?
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