Time has come to the end of the year quickly. This is my second year on the island.

Since Xiaoxiao gave birth, Miao Cuifang and Ye Jianguo have been with Xiaoxiao on the island.

During this period, Miao Cuifang left twice to return to the studio to deal with some things.

When the child was one month old, Miao Cuifang could still paint while taking care of the child.

Ye Jianguo became the army's specially appointed instructor and completely adapted to life on the island.

Although there are still many friends I cannot meet, Xiaoxiao is already very satisfied with her current life.

In the last month of the lunar year before the New Year, Ye Xiaoxiao was playing with the children while discussing with Lu Hanxiao how to celebrate the New Year this year.

"I haven't asked my parents what they think yet. Are we not going back to Baishi Village for the New Year this year?"

Lu Han smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, my parents have already arranged it."

Ye Xiaoxiao tilted her head, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Lu Hanru didn't answer at that time, but it was not until New Year's Eve that she understood what Lu Hanru meant by "already arranged it".

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Aunt Zhao was chopping fillings for dumplings in the kitchen, while Ye Xiaoxiao was holding the couplets she had written the night before and preparing to post them.

She was wondering why Miao Cuifang and Ye Jianguo hadn't come yet at eight o'clock in the morning. They were very active in the past.

It's the end of the year now, and Ye Jianguo doesn't go to the army every day, but if he has time, he will definitely come to see his grandson.

She held the couplet and compared it, but since Lu Han was not at home, no one could help her check whether it was straight or not.

Just as he was doing this, Da Mao and Er Mao in the yard started barking and running towards the door.

Ye Xiaoxiao was about to scold the dog, but when she turned around, she saw a group of familiar people.

Not only did she see several members of the Lu family walking together in an orderly manner, but her master, grandmother, brother and sister-in-law were also there.

There were many people I hadn't seen since I came to the island, and when I saw them again, tears started to flow before I could even react.

Lu Hanxiao walked over and took the couplet from Xiaoxiao, then reached out to wipe away her tears.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Lu Han held Xiaoxiao in his arms and said, "I told you earlier that I was afraid you would cry, but who knew you would cry anyway."

Ye Xiaoxiao tried hard to adjust her mood, but her voice was still choked with sobs: "These are tears of happiness."

Lu Han: "We are the happiest."

Because there were so many people, many people came to help Xiaoxiao paste the Spring Festival couplets, and it was done in a few minutes.

Ye Xiaoxiao invited the elders to come into the house. "It's winter, it's really troublesome for you to come to such a far place. If I had known earlier, I would definitely not let you come."

It's okay for other people, but Mr. and Mrs. Lu are old, and even flying is not good for their health.

Old Mrs. Lu didn't care. "Come and see Xiaoxiao. We are happy to come no matter how far away you are."

Grandpa Lu's son was anxious to see the children. "Where are my great-grandson and great-granddaughter? I brought them a big red envelope."

Although Lu Xingzhou was anxious to see his grandson, he supported his grandfather and asked him to slow down, "Let's not have so many people go in at once, or else the child will be scared."

Mr. Lu: "Then I'll go in and take a look. You wait outside."

Lu Xingzhou: “…”

As a grandfather, couldn't he go in and take a look first?

While the elders were queuing up to see the children, Ye Xiaoxiao chatted with her eldest brother and sister-in-law in the living room.

"You are all here, why don't you bring your grandpa and grandma with you?"

Ye Changqing: "Grandpa and grandma are old, so they still spend the New Year at home with uncle, but they are looking forward to your return home. The road in our hometown has been repaired, so it is much more convenient to go back now."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Building roads is good. If we can connect with the outside world, we will definitely be able to develop."

Because there were so many people, the living room in Xiaoxiao's house was crowded.

Ye Xiaoxiao asked the others to sit down, and she pulled Lu Han to a corner: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I haven't prepared anything yet."

Lu Han said: "Don't worry, I've prepared everything, I have a place to stay, you don't have to worry about anything."

Ye Xiaoxiao poked Lu Han's chest and asked, "How long have you been secretly preparing for this?"

Lu Hanxiao held onto Xiaoxiao's fidgeting fingers and said, "We didn't even have a full-month party for our child, so we have to do something different this year."

Ye Xiaoxiao looked into Lu Han's eyes and said, "Thank you."

Xiaoxiao hadn't told Lu Han these three words for a long time, but now she didn't know what else to say except these three words.

Lu Han hugged Xiaoxiao, everything was said without a word.

Of course it was a very shallow hug because my brother and sister-in-law were still sitting next to me.

Because of the arrival of her relatives, Ye Xiaoxiao's interest suddenly perked up.

She even wanted to cook the New Year's Eve dinner herself to show how it was done, but was interrupted by Miao Cuifang and her sister-in-law.

Zhang Xue still treated Xiaoxiao as a child. "Xiaoxiao and Baocheng should go out and play. I saw they took a lot of fireworks and were going to the beach to set them off."

Miao Cuifang said, "Why don't you go talk to your second sister-in-law, and don't let your second sister-in-law's cooking skills ruin this New Year's Eve dinner."

Shen Qiuyu was not angry when she heard this, because she knew that her mother-in-law had no ill intentions and what she said was the truth. Her cooking skills were indeed not good enough.

Ye Xiaoxiao stood still and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm already in my twenties. I don't like setting off fireworks."

She is already a mother of two children, why does her family still treat her like a child!

Zhang Xue took the dishes into the kitchen and ignored Xiaoxiao's words. She coaxed her in a doting tone, "Then you stand by and watch them put them away. Stay away and don't burn your clothes."

Ye Xiaoxiao shook her head and walked away helplessly, "Then call me if you need help."

Miao Cuifang waved her hand casually, "The kitchen is so small, I can find everything here, you should get out quickly."

So Xiaoxiao was chased out and didn't go into the kitchen until we were eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

She chatted a lot with her second sister-in-law, and Shen Qiuyu and Ye Xiaoxiao shared some tips on how to regain their figure after giving birth.

The other party is a dancer, and many of the movements are helpful for body recovery.

However, Xiaoxiao has recovered very well and lost the postpartum fat. Now she looks no different from before giving birth.

Shen Qiuyu secretly glanced at her slim belly and said, "Your belly has recovered well, and you can't see any stretch marks."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Because I had already used a lot of ointment before giving birth, it was quite effective."

Shen Qiuyu asked what kind of ointment Xiaoxiao was, and said that if it was made into a product and put on the shelves, it would definitely sell out.

Ye Xiaoxiao actually had this plan, and was going to discuss this matter with Song Xiaoguang after the New Year.

No matter when, making money is still very important.

Because there were so many people, this year's New Year's Eve dinner was particularly sumptuous and the atmosphere was particularly lively.

Lu Han went to the army this morning and spent the rest of the time with his family.

While eating, Mr. Lu stood up and spoke a few words, his words were full of joy, and he also toasted Xiaoxiao with a glass, so Ye Xiaoxiao quickly stood up.

But Grandpa Lu asked Xiaoxiao to sit down. "Grandpa has no other intentions. I just want to thank you. Thank you for making this family better and better."

Ye Xiaoxiao didn't know how to answer, so she glanced at the people around her. Lu Han stood up and helped Xiaoxiao drink the wine, then helped grandpa sit down.

"Now that you have said your thanks, let's have our meal in peace."

As the oldest person at the table, the old man ordered, "Eat! Let's have a drink together!"

The elders hadn't seen each other for a long time, so a few like-minded people got together and had a great time chatting.

The younger ones have already gathered together and started playing cards.

In the room, the three youngest children were lying together and sleeping soundly.

This time, my second brother and his wife brought Ye Yijia with them, but they were in a hurry that day and the child was tired and went to bed early.

Ye Xiaoxiao put Jiajia on the big bed and slept with the two babies.

Two guys, Ye Baocheng and Ye Baoyuan, wanted to set off fireworks, but Zhang Xue wouldn't let them go.

Because we had already set off firecrackers during the day, and fireworks were not allowed in the compound for safety reasons, we could not go to the beach.

The two children wanted to go out and play so much that they kept begging Zhang Xue to let them go.

Just as Ye Xiaoxiao wanted to go out for a walk, she took the initiative to suggest that she and Lu Hanxiao take them out together.

It's already late, but the beach is not lonely at all.

Many children were running around on the beach, the sound of fireworks could be heard from time to time, and the red lanterns hanging high in the distance cast a halo of light on the ground, bringing some dreamy warmth to the cold winter night.

"Auntie, Uncle! We are going to set off fireworks."

Two children were shouting in front.

Bang!

Bang!

Fireworks were everywhere, blooming brilliantly in the dark night.

Ye Xiaoxiao and Lu Hanru faced the sea, holding hands.

"Hurry up! Let's make New Year's wishes to the stars, the sea, the fireworks and our loved ones!"

At the moment the fireworks bloomed, Ye Xiaoxiao shook Lu Han's hand.

Lu Han held his lover's hand tightly and looked at the fireworks gracefully. He looked at her gracefully and said, "My New Year's wish is to hold your hand and grow old with you."

The moment the voice fell, Xiaoxiao turned around and bumped into her lover's eyes.

"I am."

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