Chapter 384 Sending New Year's Gifts 3
When they left the Green Gang, Nie Zhengyun personally saw the brother and sister off.
He said with a hint of regret, "So eager? Miss Mao, won't you stay a little longer?"
Lou Yansui held her younger sister's soft little hand tightly, afraid that she would slip away if she let go.
He firmly refused: "No, Mao Mao still needs to deliver gifts to other people. If we delay any longer, it will be too late."
This is also why he didn't send Nie Zhengyun off last.
This Green Gang boss was too difficult to deal with, so Lou Yansui dared not lie.
Using other excuses would easily be foiled by Mao Mao; only when he's thinking about giving gifts to other friends will Mao Mao cooperate with him.
Sure enough, after hearing her brother's words, Mao Mao obediently tilted her head back and said, "Uncle, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to play with you next time."
"All right."
Nie Zhengyun said regretfully, "The next time we meet may be after the New Year. I will miss you if I don't see Miss Mao Mao for the whole New Year."
Lou Yansui's heart skipped a beat.
The tricks used last year still work this year. Upon hearing this, Mao Mao's eyes immediately welled up with tears: "Uncle, are you spending this year alone too?"
"Oh, yes."
"Then you can... um?"
With her mouth covered, Mao Mao looked up at her brother and blinked in confusion.
Lou Yansui broke out in a cold sweat and reminded her, "Mr. Nie is not alone. We just saw that there were many people."
Mao Mao blinked, then her eyes lit up with surprise as she looked over.
Uncle, you're not spending the New Year alone!
Nie Zhengyun responded casually: "Those people are my companions. However, during the New Year, they, like Miss Mao Mao, have their own families and want to reunite with them."
Lou Yansui: "..."
Nie Zhengyun lowered his eyes, meeting the little girl's bright, dark eyes, and said in a sleepy, ordinary tone: "However, Miss Mao Mao, you don't need to worry about me. Although I am all alone, with no one to talk to, and I eat New Year's Eve dinner alone, I have long been used to it over the years."
Lou Yansui: "..."
Mao Mao can't get used to it at all!
How pitiful her friend is!
She hurriedly pried her brother's hand away and said anxiously, "Uncle, I'll talk to you. I'll call you. I'll call you every day!"
Nie Zhengyun's face lit up with joy: "Oh? Really?"
Mao Mao nodded vigorously: "Uncle, I will come to play with you again. Before I go to school, I have a long vacation, and I can come to play with you often!"
By the end, Nie Zhengyun's face had lost all trace of sadness, leaving only a deep smile.
"Then I will await Miss Mao Mao's call and your personal arrival."
Mao Mao nodded and, holding her brother's hand as they walked, kept turning back to remind him, "Uncle, you have to wait for me!"
Lou Yansui: "…………"
Nie Zhengyun watched the car drive away.
He only looked away when even the smallest black speck was no longer visible.
Nie Zhengyun turned around, not in a hurry to go back and continue the interrupted report. He left the branch leaders there and studied the situation at the door with great interest, his hands behind his back.
"Isn't this entrance a bit too simple?"
Nie Zhengyun turned to ask his subordinates.
His subordinate, trying to guess what he was thinking, tentatively suggested, "Then I'll go buy some Spring Festival couplets and lanterns to hang up for you?"
Nie Zhengyun nodded: "And the door gods, put them all up, it'll be lively."
"Prepare a copy for everyone who came today, so they can take it with them when they leave."
"I'll give everyone more red envelopes this year so you can have a good New Year."
With a faint smile on his lips, Nie Zhengyun returned to the hall to continue the previously interrupted meeting with his gang members.
As he passed by the newly pasted Spring Festival couplets, he stopped and stood in front of them for a moment to admire them.
"Ah Sheng," Nie Zhengyun said, "don't you think he's adorable?"
Ah Sheng: "Miss is indeed lovely."
Nie Zhengyun: "I meant the handwriting she wrote."
Ah Sheng: "Yes, yes."
Nie Zhengyun: "However, she is indeed an extremely cute child."
Ah Sheng: "..."
Nie Zhengyun then asked, "What did you call her just now?"
Ah Sheng hesitated: "I..."
Nie Zhengyun smiled faintly: "It's fine for family members to call each other that, but if the commander-in-chief hears it, he'll probably get angry."
Ah Sheng: "..."
...
The car drove all the way to the Shen family's house.
Looking at the familiar gate, Lou Yansui breathed a sigh of relief, got out of the car with the gift box in her arms, and went around to the other side to open the car door: "Mao Mao, we've arrived."
"Um!"
Unlike the Nie residence, the Shen family's house was already full of festive spirit, with its gates wide open. As the year drew to a close, many people who worked and lived in other places had returned.
Mao Mao had been here before, and the gatekeeper recognized her, so he immediately went in to report.
Shen Zhuoying ran out even faster than Shen Zhaolin.
"Maomao!"
Before the person was even seen, Shen Chuoying's voice arrived first. He ran out, skipping and jumping, and when he saw that there was still someone standing outside, he quickly stopped and stood up straight.
Lou Yansui raised her eyelids and glanced at him, then lowered her head to continue helping her sister straighten the wrinkles on her clothes.
Shen Zhuoying suppressed her playful nature: "Mao Mao, are you here to see my uncle again? I heard you've been on kindergarten break for a long time, why haven't you come to play with me?"
Lou Yansui spoke before her sister could: "Although Mao Mao doesn't have to go to kindergarten, she studies at home every day and recently got a perfect score on a test."
Mao Mao nodded her little head and echoed her brother's words: "Mao Mao got a hundred points on the test, and my brother also got a hundred points. My brother is still number one!"
Shen Zhuoying: "..."
"One hundred points is all I need," Shen Chuoying said, his voice sharp but his tone weak. "I'm only a few points short. Who knows who will score higher in the next exam?"
Lou Yansui: "There won't be a next time."
Shen Zhuoying didn't understand: "What do you mean? There are exams every semester in high school, and many more."
Mao Mao understood. She raised her chubby chin and said proudly, "My brother is going to college. He's going to be a scientist. He's amazing!"
Shen Zhuoying was shocked: "What?! Taking the college entrance exam?!"
Aren't they only in their second year of high school?!
Lou Yansui patted his younger sister's head and said calmly, "I'm just going to try it out. I haven't passed the exam yet. I've done some university-level questions, and they weren't difficult."
Shen Zhuoying: "..."
How annoying!
Shen Zhaolin rushed out. He glanced at his nephew, who was standing dejectedly blocking the doorway, with a puzzled look. He pushed the nephew aside and went to greet him with a joyful expression.
"Mao Mao, what brings you here to see me?"
Mao Mao held up the box in her hand, revealing a soft, smiling face from behind: "Uncle, Happy New Year!"
"MaoMao is here to wish you a Happy New Year!"
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