"It's not just for Anbao." The midday sun lazily shone on the bluestone slabs of the courtyard. Luo Qingming looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, a smile playing on her lips, and said softly, "It's also for our brave mother."
Lin Xiaoxiao felt a lump in her throat, but quickly put on a smile again.
She gently punched his chest with her fist, her tone haughty, "I didn't spoil you for nothing."
Seeing that she accepted the bankbook, Luo Qingming was instantly satisfied and turned to tease An'an in Huo Jing's arms.
This little guy is getting cuter and cuter the more you look at him.
"Let's go eat." After everyone finished catching up, Wen Mo immediately arranged to go next door to eat.
At the dinner table, He Meng and Zhou Mingmei didn't say much, but they observed the family with curious eyes. Their scrutiny was so obvious that everyone present could notice it.
Huo Jing leaned back in his chair, his whole body practically soaked in the wine.
Wen Mo didn't let him off the hook either. Even when he was about to collapse, he kept pouring more water down his throat. Luo Qingming could only look to his uncle for help.
"How dare you, a grown man, argue with a junior." Uncle slapped Wen Mo in annoyance, and Wen Mo finally calmed down.
Qin Yushen did not drink alcohol. After the meal, he drove He Meng and the other person back to the guesthouse.
He had nothing to say to his biological mother, He Meng, and kept his mouth shut the whole way. He Meng hesitated to speak, but when she saw her eldest son's cold face, she swallowed her words.
"Mom, how much are you planning to send for my eldest brother's baby's one-month celebration tomorrow?" Zhou Mingmei couldn't help but ask as they returned to their room at the guesthouse.
He Meng paused in her packing.
She didn't think that much about it; she just gave a small red envelope, that was enough.
Zhou Mingmei didn't know what He Meng was thinking. She only asked casually because she saw Luo Qingming and Huo Jing's extravagant spending.
"Giving so much for such a short one-month celebration? Isn't this putting you, as the grandmother, on a pedestal?" Zhou Mingmei denied feeling bitter. "Giving too much or too little is inappropriate."
“Giving too little is really inappropriate.” He Meng took out the red envelope she had prepared before coming.
It contained fifty yuan.
Zhou Mingmei snatched it, opened it, counted the money, and was satisfied. "Fifty yuan is quite a lot. We've come all this way, which is already giving you a lot of face."
"Besides, look at how my sister-in-law didn't even let us hold the baby today. Who knows what she's thinking about how she treats us?"
He Meng, who was just about to suggest adding more, realized what she meant after hearing her words.
She was very dissatisfied that she hadn't been able to hold her grandson even once that morning.
He closed the red seal and said calmly, "That's fine."
She had already drifted apart from her eldest son's family; they hadn't even invited her to the baby's one-month celebration. She had to shamelessly show up to maintain appearances.
If it weren't for the fact that the eldest daughter is successful and Lin Xiaoxiao's family is not simple, and that she wanted them to lend a hand in the future, she wouldn't want to fawn over them.
He Meng sighed inwardly.
I hope it's her son, Xiao Yu, who has the greatest fortune.
She doesn't need to put up with all this.
When Zhou Mingmei saw that He Meng had given up the idea of giving a large red envelope, a hint of smugness flashed in her eyes.
The money in her mother-in-law's hands all belonged to her and Zhao Yu. If she gave away a penny more, she would receive a penny less, so she naturally had to keep a close eye on it.
Wen Mo and Huo Jing both drank too much at noon and fell asleep after lunch.
Taking advantage of the afternoon heat, Lin Xiaoxiao took a long, thorough shower, which lasted more than an hour. She even cleaned her fingernails thoroughly. After the shower, she exclaimed that she had finally come back to life.
She recovered well during her postpartum period, so Wen Shiyu didn't require her to stay in bed for forty days.
After taking a bath, she fed her son who had just woken up, handed him over to his uncle, and then she and Qin Yu went into the kitchen to prepare some snacks for the full moon celebration the next day.
Under Wen Shiyu's guidance, the couple spent more than two hours making a large batch of things themselves.
The last batch of fragrant cookies came out of the oven, and Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't resist eating a few.
"It's delicious. I didn't expect my cooking skills to be so good." Lin Xiaoxiao boasted.
Wen Shiyu and Qin Yushen just smiled and didn't expose her.
In reality, she was only responsible for assisting Qin Yushen, helping him carry things, and discussing proportions; Qin Yushen did most of the work.
"Give some to A-Ming to try." After the three of them finished eating, they put some on a plate and sent it to Luo Qingming.
Luo Qingming played with An'an in the living room, teasing him with toys until he was drooling with laughter.
"I've discovered this little guy is a sucker for good looks too." Lin Xiaoxiao walked over and tapped An'an's nose. "Is Uncle handsome?"
Luo Qingming tried to amuse him with toys, but he didn't even glance at them. His eyes were fixed on Luo Qingming's face the whole time, and he was grinning toothlessly.
"Ah." An'an kicked her legs.
After glancing at her mother, she looked at her uncle and gave Luo Qingming a simple and lovely smile.
Luo Qingming couldn't help but laugh.
"People always say that uncles and nephews are very close. I didn't believe it before, but now I finally do." Lin Xiaoxiao had to admit it.
The little guy liked his uncle so much the first time he met him, and everyone couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of blood ties.
Luo Qingming held the little one's soft body and said, "Anbao is so cute, I'm afraid I won't want to leave in a few days."
The thought of leaving Beijing with Huo Jing after attending An An's full moon celebration filled him with a sense of reluctance.
"Stay here." Lin Xiaoxiao was also reluctant to let her younger brother go to such a far place, where she would only see him a few times a year.
Wen Shiyu also said, "If A-Ming wants to stay in Beijing, the affairs in Gangcheng can be handled by professionals."
Luo Qingming sighed, "I'm worried about my brother being alone in Hong Kong."
Lin Xiaoxiao rubbed his head, "You naughty little brother who values girls over his sister."
Luo Qingming immediately begged for mercy.
The siblings laughed and played around for a while.
In fact, everyone knows that as long as Huo Jing is in Hong Kong, Luo Qingming will not stay in Beijing.
After a while, Qin Yushen and Wen Shiyu went next door to check if Wen Mo and Huo Jing had woken up. Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something and asked, "How are Wang Dazhuang and the others now?"
Luo Qingming knew what she wanted to ask. "Don't worry, everything is going smoothly. The company is operating effectively. As you requested, all the staff have gone to study and take the certification exams. Now they are all working and starting to generate revenue for the company."
With Luo Qingming and Huo Jing keeping an eye on things in Hong Kong, Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't worried about any trouble.
"That's good."
“Speaking of Wang Dazhuang, I almost forgot to tell you about the four major gangs.” An’an was sleepy, his eyes were half open, and Luo Qingming patted his back.
Even while putting her to sleep, she didn't forget to bring up important matters.
"The four major gangs?" Luo Qingming's lips curled into a smirk, "They haven't been broken up yet?"
She didn't believe that Perry, having suffered such a huge setback, wouldn't vent his anger on the four major gangs.
Luo Qingming told her what he knew, "They're just at their last gasp. The four major gangs offended the local underworld in the Philippines and spent a lot of money to get back to Hong Kong."
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