Jiang Yang called out a little stiffly.

"Old Chief."

The old leader nodded and laughed twice, "Don't be so reserved, just treat me as an ordinary elder."

"The food is getting cold, sit down and eat first." Lu Shishen said in a cold voice.

The old leader was the oldest and had the highest status, so he naturally sat in the main seat.

Lu Nianfei and Lu Shishen sat next to him, one on each side. After the old leader started eating, the others followed suit.

Lu Nianfei was not polite at all. He picked up a piece of chicken and put it in An An's bowl, then teased.

"This is the happiest New Year for me since I joined the army. If I had known that Shi Shen had married, we would have been able to benefit from his kindness and eat for free. I would have urged him to marry you a long time ago."

The old chief said with hint of meaning.

"Everything has its cause and effect. If it had happened a little earlier or later, the scene might not be like this now."

Lu Shishen agreed with the old leader's words, with a look of relief in his eyes, "The timing of my meeting with Nian Nian was just right."

Yang Niannian felt warm in her heart when she heard Lu Shishen's words, and she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

Children eat quickly, so An An and Yue Yue finished their meal quickly, left the table, and went to the west room to watch TV.

Because it was New Year's Day, no one talked about serious matters, but just chatted about family matters.

With the old leader around, Jiang Yang hardly spoke a word, but Lu Nianfei talked more.

As they were chatting, the old leader suddenly sighed and said with a melancholy look in his eyes.

"I'm old now, and I don't have any particular preferences. I just like to eat celery dumplings. It's not appropriate for me to eat here all the time."

After that, he kept silent.

Jiang Yang had a feeling that the old leader had something to say, but he didn't know the old leader's temper, so he just pricked up his ears and listened.

Lu Shishen seemed to see through the old leader's thoughts and exchanged a glance with Lu Nianfei.

Lu Nianfei understood and said with a smile.

"Commander, I have an idea."

A hint of smile flashed across the old leader's eyes, "Tell me about it."

Yang Niannian blinked, "..." The old leader didn't want her to be a cook, did he? Or did he want her to give the secret recipe to the cook?

Lu Nianfei glanced at Yang Niannian and said to the old leader.

"Why don't you just adopt Nian Nian as your daughter? A daughter cooking dumplings for her father can't be considered bribery, right? No matter who comes, they can't escape the thorns."

The old leader's smile deepened, but his face was serious and thoughtful, "This is a good idea."

Then he looked at Lu Shishen and Yang Niannian, "Do you two have any objections?"

Lu Shishen said in a calm voice.

"I respect Nian Nian's opinion."

Yang Niannian almost couldn’t figure it out. How come a godfather suddenly appeared in the conversation?

Forget it, no matter what, just accept it first.

How many people would like to have the old leader as their godfather?

He immediately shouted with a smile on his face.

"Godfather, I am so lucky to have a wise and brave godfather like you. As long as I am in the military family compound, you can eat dumplings anytime you want."

The old leader was visibly happy, his eyes wrinkled with smile, and he said the word "good" several times.

He pulled out something wrapped in red paper from his pocket and said, "This year is New Year's Eve. Since I have accepted you as my daughter, the etiquette can be simple, but it cannot be less. This is the New Year's money, take it."

Yang Niannian did not refuse and took the red envelope generously and said sweetly.

"Thank you, godfather."

But I was complaining in my heart that the old leader was really a fox. He had prepared the red envelopes in advance and it was obvious that he came for this purpose, but he pretended to be embarrassed and asked others to bring it up first.

The old leader admired Yang Niannian's open and unpretentious character very much. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but his eyelids were a little moist. Throughout the meal, the smile on his face never faded.

When leaving, he gave An An and Yue Yue each five yuan as New Year's money.

After the old leader left, Jiang Yang took Jiang Yueyue back to the scrap yard, and Lu Nianfei also carried An An back home.

Lu Shishen and Lu Ruoling cleaned up the kitchen together. When they returned to the room, they saw Yang Niannian sitting on the bed opening a red envelope with a money-loving look on her face.

Yang Niannian really didn't expect that even after getting married, she would still receive New Year's money. The money was wrapped in red paper, and she didn't know how much it was.

Although I felt that the money in the red envelope was quite a lot when I touched it, I was still surprised after opening it.

Ten brand new ten-yuan bills.

She looked up and said playfully, "The old chief gave me so much money, it seems that he is very satisfied with me as his goddaughter. Did he reveal this idea a long time ago?"

Lu Shishen shook his head. "He has never revealed it. He has had this idea for a long time."

Yang Niannian rolled around on the bed happily, "I feel like my worth has increased a lot overnight."

Lu Shishen didn't comment, took off his clothes and prepared to go to bed.

Yang Niannian turned over and sat up again, "Why are you getting up so early? Today is New Year's Eve."

Lu Shishen was confused, "What happened on New Year's Eve?"

Yang Niannian, "Of course we have to stay up all night on New Year's Eve and watch the Spring Festival Gala." Which good person would go to bed after 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve?

Lu Shishen looked at her with burning eyes, "You don't have to watch the Spring Festival Gala to stay up all night."

It’s cold in winter, and everyone’s skin is dry and flaky, except Yang Niannian’s little face, which remains moist and tender, white and rosy, like a balloon filled with water that will burst with the slightest touch.

Her thick eyelashes were like a small fan, and every blink hit a certain spot on his chest. Although they were husband and wife, Lu Shishen's heart couldn't stop beating if he looked at her for a few more seconds.

Yang Niannian felt that she had been led astray by Lu Shishen. When she saw the look in his eyes, everything in her mind became abnormal.

She glared at him coquettishly, "You just got better, but you're not being honest anymore, are you? It's only seven o'clock now, and we have to stay up until twelve o'clock to celebrate the New Year. How can we stay up so long? Let's go watch the Spring Festival Gala first."

As he said this, he was about to get out of bed.

Lu Shishen pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "How do you know if you don't try?"

After saying that, he pushed the man onto the bed and covered him with a quilt.

Yang Niannian pretended to resist for a few times and then gave in. However, she regretted it very much. This guy seemed to have taken hormones and was in extremely good spirits.

And Yang Niannian also discovered another side of Lu Shishen.

This guy looks serious on the surface, but actually he is not at all serious.

That day in the hospital, the auntie kept talking about random things. He seemed embarrassed and unwilling to listen, but in fact he didn't miss a thing and tried everything the auntie said.

In the temperature of minus eight or nine degrees, he was breathing heavily and his back was covered with sweat, but he was still enjoying the work and not getting tired.

Yang Niannian was so tired that she surrendered several times, but he coaxed her softly, "Today is the first New Year we spend together, we must stay up all night."

Yang Niannian had no resistance to Lu Shishen's voice, especially when she met his dark eyes, which were simply so alluring that no one could refuse him.

The result was that she fell into the trap of being bewitched, and stayed up all night humming and groaning until after midnight before going to bed.

Before going to bed, she angrily kicked his stomach to warm it up, complaining.

"It's terrible to marry late and have a strong old man. When will school start?"

Lu Shishen knew that he had indeed lost his temper this time, and he helped warm her feet with a guilty conscience.