Early the next morning, Mother Gu excitedly got up her eldest and second sons and asked them to change into festive red sweatshirts.
Gu Nan: Actually, I really wanted to refuse.
Today we went to visit various households to wish them a happy new year. We will visit everyone to wish them a happy new year these days. Nuannuan and little Guan are responsible for saying "Happy New Year" sweetly and then receiving red envelopes.
They visited all the relatives and friends that grandpa knew, and all the relatives and friends that mom and dad knew.
Nuannuan felt that her chubby little face had been pinched to be even rounder, and she couldn't help but pout and mutter to herself.
"Why do you always like to pinch Nuan Nuan's face?"
She held her own chubby face and rubbed it lovingly.
That day, Mom and Dad brought them to Shen Yujin's house.
It was Shen Yujin himself who opened the door. When he saw Gu Nan with a wooden face and wearing a red sweater, he was stunned for a full five seconds.
And then... "Hahaha..."
A burst of earth-shaking laughter came from the Shen family villa.
Gu Nan cast a look that was cold but tinged with murderous intent.
Shen Yujin laughed so hard that her waist bent - "No... I'm not laughing at you, really, it's just... I've never seen you dressed like this before, not to mention you look quite young, you suddenly turned from a middle-aged cadre into a college student, you know, haha... I didn't react for a moment and thought you had such a big son..."
Just after he finished speaking, he was beaten by Gu Nan with an expressionless face. This time he really bent down and squatted because his stomach was hit and it hurt.
Shen Yujin's parents acted as if they didn't see anything. The two grew up together. When they were in school, they were often beaten by Gu Nan for talking nonsense. They were used to it.
We haven't seen each other much in recent years, and I felt quite nostalgic when I saw my son being beaten by Gu Nan.
"An Ran, you guys are here, come in quickly. Why are you and your siblings all wearing the same clothes? Who came up with this idea? It's really a good idea! Nuan Nuan looks even cuter in a red sweater!"
Mother Gu took Mother Shen's arm affectionately and smiled happily.
"Is that right? It's my idea. Brother and sister outfits look so cool. Gu Nan is still reluctant. Nuan Nuan, come here and call Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen."
Bai Anran called the children over.
"Happy New Year, Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen."
Little Nuannuan greeted the two of them politely and obediently. She had a soft and tender baby voice and looked very cuddly and delicate. She was so lovable.
Mother Shen suddenly became very fond of him. Shen Yujin was the only son in their family. It would be perfect if she could have a daughter as obedient as Nuannuan.
Nuannuan and his friends were welcomed in warmly, and the two younger ones received several thick red envelopes.
After running around to friends and family for a few days, Nuannuan felt that her short legs had become smaller. But she was happier when she counted her New Year's money every night.
Of course, besides them going to other people's homes, there are also other people going to their homes, so it is inevitable that they will meet people they don't like very much.
Gu Wan's family also shamelessly came to pay New Year's greetings. After suffering a great loss, the old woman finally realized her mistake. Not only did she not show a sarcastic look in front of them, but she also looked warm and friendly, saying warm words left and right, and even gave them a big red envelope for the first time.
Of course, Gu Nan and the others still felt a pang of pain when they saw the old woman giving out red envelopes, but it was only for a moment, and they did not show all their disgust on their faces like before.
Maybe it's because he was used to being arrogant in the past, and now he's not very good at hiding it.
Nuannuan could also sense the malice coming from her, and she still couldn't like this old man.
The little girl hid behind her older brother and was then picked up by her younger brother.
The old woman gave a warm compliment - "Hey, Nuannuan has grown more beautiful after not seeing you for a while. I'm your aunt, how come you don't recognize me? I've seen you before. Come on... here's a red envelope for you."
Gu An rolled his eyes, walked over to take the red envelope, and smiled with a row of teeth showing.
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll accept it for my sister."
Then he successfully saw the old man's painful look, and Gu An became even happier. He deliberately opened the red envelopes and counted them one by one, and then his expression was shocked and his tone was exaggerated.
"Wow... Auntie, you are so generous this year. You gave me and my sister a red envelope of 1,000 yuan each. In the past, you only gave us 200 yuan."
The old woman's face twitched, and her expression darkened. However, the days were so hard that she finally realized that they could not afford to offend her cousin's family. If they really angered them, they would have to go back to their hometown and eat dirt.
So she still tried hard to maintain a forced smile on her face and praised Gu An.
The old woman no longer had her previous arrogant and sarcastic look. Gu An was very pleased to see this and handed one of the red envelopes to Nuan Nuan.
"Sister, take it. Dad will have to return three red envelopes to me when you bring it back. I was the only one in our family who received red envelopes from my aunts, and they were only 200 yuan. Dad gave 1,000 yuan to everyone. I lost so much."
He felt really bad and hoped that when his father gave him a red envelope later, the amount would be less.
Old woman: "Guan, how do you talk to your elders?"
After all, he is used to being arrogant at home and has limited patience. Now that he is being bullied by a younger person, he can't help but act like an elder.
Gu Bei patted his brother lightly and apologized to the old woman with a smile - "Sorry, Auntie, Gu An is young and speaks bluntly. Don't take it to heart."
The old woman's face looked even uglier. What do you mean by speaking more bluntly?
The old woman was so angry that her chest hurt.
Gu Nan immediately called Nan Feng and asked her family doctor to come over and be on standby.
Don't try to scam me!
Mother Gu almost burst out laughing. She covered her mouth and leaned on her husband's shoulder, her body shaking. She was holding back her laughter.
Hahaha… It’s really funny to see that arrogant old lady looking unhappy because of her sons!
"cough……"
Grandpa Gu cleared his cough, gave his eldest and second grandsons a look, and told them to take it easy, lest they get really sick from being angry and then come to depend on their house again.
Gu Wan sat on the sofa with a stiff smile on her face, her fingers clenched tightly in her sleeves. This year was definitely the most difficult time for her since she came to her second uncle's house.
Although Gu Nan and his friends didn’t like their family before, they basically ignored them. But this year…
Gu Wan bit her lip and her eyes fell on Nuannuan who was held by Gu Bei.
As soon as she looked over, she met Gu Nan's eyes, which were as cold as an iceberg, and her face turned pale with fright.
He remembered the warning Gu Nan and the others had given her after Nuan Nuan's birthday party, and his face turned even paler for a moment.
It's all Gu Nuannuan's fault. She must have said a lot of bad things about me in front of Gu Nan and the others. She's so insidious and mean at such a young age! They still treat her as a treasure. Are they blind? !
As the saying goes, you should never hit someone who smiles at you. Today, the old lady and her family came to visit me with smiles on their faces. If it were any other day, I would have found an excuse to refuse them, but it was really hard to refuse them during the Chinese New Year.
The old woman quickly put away the expression on her face, sat on the chair below Mr. Gu and started to get close to him. Her son and daughter-in-law also tried to find topics to talk about with flattering faces. Gu Ling stared at the food on the table and grabbed handfuls of it and stuffed them into her pocket.
She hadn't seen these things at home for a long time. Now her grandmother and the others were no longer as responsive to her requests as before. Gu Ling had heard too much from the adults at home that everything was bad because of her second uncle's daughter Nuan Nuan, so she began to dislike Nuan Nuan. She even blamed her for all the resentment.
But she was afraid of Gu Nan and the others, so she could only glare at her angrily occasionally and didn't dare to look away openly.
"Nuannuan, we are here."
Bai Mohua's voice was heard outside, and then a clean young man wearing the same red sweatshirt ran in, holding a sika deer doll in his hand.
"Let me show you. I bought it for you in City A. It looks great, doesn't it? As soon as I saw its eyes, I thought of you."
The sika deer is particularly beautiful and lifelike with its snow-white color, big and lively eyes, and it really looks a bit like Nuannuan.
Following Bai Mohua in was Bai Moshu, who had changed out of his sweatshirt and put on his usual clothes. He looked as cool and elegant as jade, and as handsome as a person in a painting. Gu Wan was stunned for a moment. At this moment, his heart was beating very fast, and his eyes were full of that young man who seemed like a god from heaven.