Xiao Dingyu also sat down on the sofa. "Xingran, Happy New Year! I heard from Xiaoxue that you're doing your internship at the hospital now. How are you doing? Are you settling in?"
Su Xingran took a sip of warm water, put down the cup, and said to Xiao Dingyu, "Uncle Dingyu, I'm slowly getting used to it. Now I don't feel uncomfortable at all."
After Su Xingran and Xiao Dingyu finished speaking, Li Mei continued to speak to Su Xingran: "Xingran, thank you for saving Xiaoxue. Your Uncle Dingyu kept it from me and went to the capital alone. He only told me about it after he came back, and that's how I found out."
"Xiaoxue has always been a person who values harmony, but this time she really had terrible luck running into that family. Luckily you were there, otherwise Xiaoxue doesn't know what might have happened to her," Li Mei said, still shaken.
Su Xingran responded to Li Mei's words, "Auntie, let's not stand on ceremony. Don't worry! Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu dote on Sister-in-law Xiaoxue. Especially Aunt Gu, she treats Sister-in-law Xiaoxue like her own daughter."
Li Mei knew Su Xingran wouldn't lie to comfort her; Dingyu had mentioned before that the Gu family treated Xiaoxue very well. Now that even Su Xingran said so, Li Mei felt much more at ease. Since her daughter was married so far away, they had no way of knowing the actual situation and only learned about her daily life through letters.
Su Xingran stayed at the Xiao family's house for over an hour before taking her leave. "Uncle Dingyu, Aunt Dingyu, Xiaoyu, I have to go now. I need to visit my elder brother in Tai'an for the New Year. I'll come to visit you again next time I have time."
Li Mei hurriedly said, "Xingran, aren't you going to have lunch here with your aunt before you leave? It's almost lunchtime now."
Su Xingran shook her head and said, "Auntie, I won't stay for lunch. My father was going to take me to town this morning, but I told him not to. He also needs to visit the elders in the village to wish them a Happy New Year today. My parents told me to go home early because the road is difficult to travel and it will be even more difficult if I go late."
Hearing Su Xingran's words, the Xiao couple realized that the road from the village to the town was indeed difficult to travel now. Since Su Xingran still wanted to visit other places for the New Year, they couldn't force her to stay.
Li Mei took two red envelopes out of her pocket and put them in Su Xingran's hands. "Xingran, these are red envelopes from Uncle Dingyu and Aunt Dingyu. They wish you a prosperous and auspicious New Year, so please accept them. Aunt Dingyu has accepted the gifts you brought, but you should take the gifts she prepared for you back with you."
"Remember to visit your aunt's house next time you have time. The road is difficult to travel, so please go home early after you've finished paying your respects. Also, please be careful on the road."
Su Xingran wanted to refuse the red envelope, but the words stuck in her throat. She wasn't good at being polite. She could only obediently accept the red envelope and leave the Xiao family's house with the gifts they had given her.
The Xiao family of three escorted Su Xingran downstairs and watched her ride away before going upstairs themselves. Su Xingran turned a corner ahead on her bicycle; she hadn't forgotten her promise to Uncle Deng's daughter, Wenwen, to visit her when she returned for the New Year.
Su Xingran had also visited the Deng family before and knew that the Deng family and the Xiao family were not far apart. Su Xingran found a place to lock her bicycle, used the bag to put the gifts given by the Xiao family into her spatial storage, and took out other gifts from her spatial storage.
Su Xingran carried the gifts to the Deng family's house. When she arrived at the door, she knocked. The door was open, but Su Xingran didn't want to go in directly, so she stopped at the door and knocked first.
Hearing the knock, the people in the living room looked out. The first person they saw standing at the door was Deng Wenwen, who exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly went to the door.
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