Qin Boyan teased the little guy: "Stop pretending. I know you're not really reading the comic book. Come on, let's get this straight."
The adorable little brother, Xiao Wu, put on a stern face and adopted a cool demeanor. He glanced indifferently at his second brother and said, "I have nothing to say to you." He had learned this expression from his eldest brother, and it felt incredibly cool!
"Xiao Wu is looking more and more like you as he grows up."
Qin's father smiled and said to Qin Yanzheng. Upon hearing this, Qin Yanzheng smiled, his dark eyes filled with amusement, but he didn't say anything.
“Dad, Xiao Wu isn’t growing up to look more and more like my older brother. He’s intentionally imitating how my older brother usually acts, especially how he ignores me and looks at me with disdain. He must think my older brother is so cool, so he puts on a cold and aloof act and ignores me.”
Qin Boyan gave his own opinion on what his father had said.
The adorable little boy, Xiao Wu, still exudes a cool and aloof demeanor: "Did I ignore you, Second Brother!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Boyan, being cunning, said, "Let's not talk about that. Just tell me, have you been following in your older brother's footsteps?"
Laughter filled the living room, and it was equally infectious from the kitchen.
"Second sister, go and call your eldest brother and second brother to come and serve the dishes."
Song Lan took charge of the cooking. After cooking two dishes in a row, she glanced at Qin Yaxin and said something, then instructed Qin Yaqing: "Big sister, seal the stove and take the casserole down."
There was a pigeon soup simmering in the casserole; it was a meat pigeon.
It should be noted that Song Lan had prepared and taken out these pigeons from her spatial storage before returning to the capital.
At that time, Song Lan also took out one or two cleaned old hens, two plump fish weighing five or six pounds each, and some other ingredients.
No one in the family questioned this.
It is evident how discreetly Song Lan took things out of her spatial storage, and to avoid arousing suspicion from her family, she would always go to the factory's general store whenever she took something out of her spatial storage.
This is to ensure that the products produced in this space have a legitimate origin.
However, Song Lan sometimes says that she asked a colleague to help her buy it, or that she bought it in the town or a village near the factory.
After all, there are many medical staff in the hospital, some of whom live in the town and some live in the villages around the hospital.
Even if this family is just one of the very few in the town and surrounding villages, this excuse won't make anyone in the family think too much.
The clock struck nine, and the dining table was piled high with food.
There was braised fish, stir-fried green beans with sliced pork, spicy diced chicken, stir-fried winter bamboo shoots with pork, clear stewed pigeon soup... along with a plate of large meat dumplings.
The two little ones stared at the table full of herbs, their eyes shining like a sky full of stars. They really wanted to eat, but they sat obediently in their chairs, waiting for their father, the head of the family, to give the order. Neither of them broke the rules and picked up their chopsticks to start eating.
Song Lan specially made more than ten dumplings and cooked them into a plate.
It's all for the sake of a good meaning.
—May you have a happy reunion and bring in wealth and prosperity.
"Boss, go check the kitchen. Why haven't Lanlan and your younger sister come over yet?"
Seeing that Qin Boyan, Qin Yaxin, and the two children were all sitting around the dining table, but Song Lan and Qin Yaqing were nowhere to be seen, Qin's father gave Qin Yanzheng an instruction. Upon hearing this, Qin Yanzheng immediately went to the kitchen.
"Sister, hurry to the dining room, I'll be right there."
As Qin Yanzheng approached the kitchen door, he heard Song Lan's voice.
"I'll wait for my sister-in-law to come with me."
Qin Yaqing stood in the kitchen without moving.
"No need, you go first and eat with Dad and the others, so the food won't get cold."
Song Lan was tidying up the kitchen, which was actually mostly done, and was standing in front of the sink washing a dishcloth.
"Sister, you go ahead, I'll wait here for your sister-in-law."
Entering the kitchen, Qin Yanzheng said something to Qin Yaqing, and then he took the dishcloth from Song Lan's hand and said, "Wash your hands and heat them on the stove, I'll wash the dishcloth."
Song Lan paused for a moment, glanced at the rag in his hand, and smiled helplessly: "Okay."
"Is there anything else to pack?"
Qin Yanzheng asked.
"It's gone."
After washing her hands, Song Lan warmed them on the stove for a while until they were warm. Then she said, "Let's go."
Qin Yanzheng placed the washed rag on the cutting board, casually responded, and walked out of the kitchen with Song Lan.
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Firecrackers occasionally went off outside. Qin's father glanced at the dishes on the table, then at his children sitting in the dining chairs, and finally looked at Song Lan. He said a few emotional words, thanking Song Lan for her contributions to the family. Afterward, he said a few festive and auspicious words to everyone in the family, and then happily told the whole family to start eating.
After the New Year's Eve dinner was almost over, Qin Yanzheng, Qin Yaqing, Qin Boyan, and the others stood up one by one to express their gratitude to Song Lan. What they said was actually similar to what Qin's father had said.
Thank you, Song Lan, for everything you've done for this family and for them.
Song Lan was helpless and shook her head repeatedly, saying it was nothing, but she couldn't stop them from thanking her one by one. Even the two little ones thanked Song Lan, their sister-in-law, in a very proper manner, saying that they would earn a lot of money for Song Lan to spend in the future and take care of her in her old age, which amused Song Lan and the others.
After the two children finished speaking, Qin Yanzheng deliberately put on a stern face and said that Song Lan was his wife, and he would earn money for her to spend. He and Song Lan's children would also earn money for their mother to spend and would take care of him and Song Lan in their old age. They didn't need to worry about it.
After he finished speaking, everyone except the two little ones was amused again, but this time it was Qin Yanzheng's words that made them laugh.
After finishing their New Year's Eve dinner, the family moved to the living room and chatted for about twenty minutes. While Song Lan wasn't paying attention, Qin Yanzheng gave Qin Yaqing and Qin Yaxin a wink.
The two quickly understood each other, and Qin Yaxin made an excuse to ask Song Lan to accompany her upstairs.
"The table hasn't been cleared yet, shall we go upstairs in a bit?"
Song Lan and Qin Yaxin discussed it.
"My older brothers will handle it, so you don't need to worry about it, sister-in-law!"
He pulled Song Lan upstairs.
Qin Yaqing followed behind.
"Big brother, why are eldest sister and second sister pulling sister-in-law upstairs now?"
The adorable little Wu looked at Qin Yanzheng, her older brother, with eyes full of curiosity.
"It's already past ten o'clock. Your sister-in-law is tired, so she should go upstairs to rest."
Qin Yanzheng responded.
The adorable little girl, Xiao Wu, didn't quite believe it: "You're lying!"
Why would I need to lie to you?
Qin Yanzheng raised an eyebrow.
Qin Boyan then got up to clear the table.
Qin's father offered to help, but Qin Boyan refused.
The little girl took her short legs and went to help her second brother.
"Go sit in the living room, your second brother can manage on his own."
"I'll help my second brother."
"Then be careful, don't fall down by accident."
I'll be very careful!
Qin Yanzheng walked over and said, "Alright, Xiao Liu, if you're tired, go wash up and rest with your brother. Your older brother will help your second brother." Taking the dishes from the girl, Qin Yanzheng was quick and efficient. In no time, he and Qin Boyan had cleaned the table spotless.
There was hot water on the stove, so Qin Boyan washed the dishes and utensils without lifting a finger or getting them greasy.
Second floor.
Song Lan was pulled to Qin Yaqing's room by Qin Yaxin.
"Sister-in-law, go take a shower to relax."
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