The days passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye it was New Year again. This was Murong Shu's second New Year after returning to Beijing.
When Song Wei thought about her daughter marrying into the Wen family after the New Year, she felt inexplicably reluctant. This year's New Year was celebrated in the General's Mansion with great ceremony.
With Yueyue's joining, the mansion is more lively than last year. The men in the Mu family understand this, so they take the two girls out to play whenever they have time.
Before the New Year, Murong Shu received a letter from his senior brother, who wanted to come to Beijing to celebrate the New Year and give Yueyue a surprise. Naturally, Murong Shu was more than happy to do so and happily invited his senior brother.
The eldest brother, who had originally planned to arrive in the capital on the morning of the 30th, was delayed due to something on the road and did not arrive until the evening of New Year's Eve. When the servant came to report it, the whole family was very surprised.
When Yueyue heard that the senior brother was coming, she dropped the dumplings in her hand and went directly to the gate of the mansion to greet him using Qinggong. So when the junior sister, whom the senior brother missed every day, appeared in front of him, there was still flour on her face.
"Senior Brother, why didn't you write a letter to Yueyue in advance when you came?" The little girl asked with some reproach, hanging on the senior brother's arms as if she was in Tianmen Mountain.
"I want to give Yueyue a surprise. Are you happy, Yueyue?" The eldest brother looked at the little girl's excited expression and felt that his hard work day and night in the past few days was worth it.
"I'm happy. My senior sister, mother, aunt, father, and I are making dumplings. Can senior brother come and join us?" The little girl finally remembered what she was doing when senior brother came.
"You ran out wearing so little, what if you get sick? Come on, let's go in first." The eldest brother knew at a glance that the little girl ran out as soon as she heard him coming, and his face was full of heartache.
Just as Yueyue was about to say that she wasn't cold, she saw her senior sister Murongshu running out, her face full of excitement, holding her cloak in her hand. "Big Brother, you're here, Yueyue, put on your cloak quickly."
"Junior sister, I hope you are well. You are more beautiful than before!" The eldest senior brother touched Murong Shu's head with a doting look on his face. Murong Shu grew up with several senior brothers in Tianmen Mountain. Everyone loved her since she was a child, and the eldest senior brother loved her like his own sister.
"Senior Brother has become even more handsome now. Let's go into the mansion quickly!" Murong Shu pulled Yueyue and the senior brother into the mansion.
Seeing how exhausted his senior brother looked, Murong Shu had no idea what he was talking about, so he took his senior brother to the guest room that had been prepared in advance to wash up.
"Senior Sister, why don't you take Senior Brother to make dumplings?" When Yueyue saw Senior Brother, she wanted to do the things she liked with him.
Murong Shu smiled and discussed with the little girl, "Yueyue, Senior Brother has worked hard on the way. Let's let Senior Brother wash up first and then accompany us, okay?"
Yueyue felt that what her senior sister said made sense and nodded vigorously, then happily followed Murong Shu and the senior brother to the guest room.
The old lady and others all knew that Murong Shu's senior brother was coming to celebrate the New Year. Now that they knew he had arrived safely, they were finally relieved. Song Wei also notified the kitchen to add a few more dishes to the New Year's Eve dinner.
After Murong Shu settled down his senior brother, he went to the main courtyard to find his mother and second aunt and told them about his senior brother's situation. Before leaving, he called Yueyue, but Yueyue refused, "Senior sister, Yueyue wants to wait for senior brother here."
Murong Shu didn't expect the little girl to be so attached to the senior brother. He touched the little girl's head and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yueyue. After the senior brother washes up, take him to the grandmother's yard."
"Don't worry, senior sister. Yueyue will definitely bring senior brother here. Senior brother loves to eat four-happiness meatballs. Senior sister, remember to ask the kitchen to make them." The little girl did not forget to remind Murong Shu to ask the kitchen to make the dishes that senior brother liked.
"Don't worry, Yueyue, I will arrange it now." Thinking of how Yueyue was clinging to her senior brother, Murong Shumei left with a smile.
The little girl who couldn't sit still in the past was now waiting obediently in the guest room for the eldest brother. The servants were amazed. When the eldest brother came out after washing up, they saw the little girl sitting there with a happy face.
"Yueyue!" The eldest brother called the little girl's name gently, and the little girl immediately ran to his side and called out "Elder Brother" obediently.
The eldest brother's heart was melted. Whenever the little girl called him like this, he had a special feeling. From the first time he saw Yueyue, he had a different feeling for this little girl.
"Come on, take me to meet you and Shu'er's family. I'm sorry to have caused trouble for everyone." The eldest brother habitually touched the little girl's head, then pulled her out.
"It's not a trouble at all. Mother and aunt are very hospitable. They welcome senior brother." Yueyue was afraid that senior brother would misunderstand, so she quickly explained on behalf of her family.
"It seems that you are living well here. You came to my protection as soon as I said that." The eldest senior brother knew at a glance that Yueyue was living very happily here.
"Everyone is very nice to Yueyue, Yueyue likes it here!" The girl thought that the senior brother was worried that she was not living well here, so she quickly explained for fear that the senior brother would misunderstand her.
"Big Brother knows, as long as Yueyue is happy."
"Yueyue is happy." The little girl nodded vigorously. She felt that she was the happiest person.
By the time the eldest senior brother and Yueyue arrived at the old lady's yard, all the people from the Mu family had arrived. After greeting everyone one by one, the eldest senior brother was warmly received.
Their granddaughter\/daughter\/sister has been taken care of by the senior brother in Tianmen Mountain for so many years. Everyone in the Mu family is very grateful to the senior brother, and Song Wei loves him like her own son.
In the evening, the whole family sat together and had a lively dinner. They not only celebrated New Year's Eve, but also welcomed the eldest brother. Song Wei and the old lady kept picking food for the eldest brother, making him feel warm.
Looking at the harmonious family atmosphere of the Mu family, the eldest senior brother began to understand why the younger junior sister was reluctant to return to Tianmen Mountain. Perhaps she was as greedy for this beautiful place as he was.
After dinner, everyone chatted, wrote poems, and competed to stay up all night. Yueyue was as happy as a child. She never knew New Year's Eve could be so interesting.
The vigil ended in the late night, and Yueyue volunteered to take the eldest senior brother back to the guest room. Everyone just thought that they had a good relationship as senior and junior brothers and sisters, so they let her go.
Back in the guest room, Yueyue whispered in the ear of the senior brother before leaving, "Senior brother, don't sleep. Yueyue will come to find you secretly and take you to a place."
The eldest brother nodded lovingly, and the little girl left happily. Before leaving, she called away the servants who were on night watch, "You all go down and have a rest. The eldest brother needs to rest, so don't disturb him."
"Yes, Miss Six." The servants quickly withdrew, fearing that they would disturb the guests' rest.
The eldest senior brother found it funny. He didn’t expect that Yueyue’s condition was getting better and better after coming to Beijing.
Not long after the senior brother returned to his room, Yueyue knocked on his back window. The senior brother opened the window, and Yueyue's cute little head appeared in front of him. "Senior brother, come out, let's go."
The eldest senior brother didn't say much. He jumped out of the window using light Kung Fu and said with a smile, "Yueyue lead the way." The eldest senior brother never asked where Yueyue was going. He was happy to accompany her wherever she wanted to go, as long as the little girl was happy.