Chapter 383 "Greetings, Miss!"
After finishing a cup of tea at the Zhou family's house, Mao Mao quickly took her brother's hand and said goodbye, as there were other people's New Year's gifts to deliver.
Mrs. Zhou held her little hand, reluctant to part: "Come visit Grandma's house more often after the New Year."
"Mmm." Mao Mao also grabbed her hand and nodded her little head repeatedly: "Grandma, I'll come to see you again next time. When I go to school, I'll come to see you on Sundays too."
Grandpa Zhou, with his hands behind his back, saw her to the door: "You don't need to come so often."
The parrot hopped around in its cage, yelling, "Idiot! Idiot!"
Old Master Zhou: "..."
Mrs. Zhou turned around and gave the man and the bird a reproachful look, then said to Mao Mao, "When you come next time, I'll definitely make sure he trains this chattering bird properly."
"Idiot! Idiot!"
Amidst the parrot's calls, Mao Mao waved goodbye to the two elderly people and left.
Back in the car, Lou Yansui counted the remaining gifts and said to the driver, "Let's go to Mr. Nie's house first."
The driver stepped on the gas.
As the New Year approached, the streets were already decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, but the entrance to the Nie residence remained deserted, without even a single red lantern hanging.
The car had barely stopped at the gate when someone recognized the Marshal's Mansion's license plate and rushed over to eagerly open the car door for her.
Mao Mao climbed off the car, clutching her gifts, and beamed with a big smile: "Uncle, I've come to wish you a Happy New Year!"
The Green Gang members at the door immediately gestured for her to come in: "Miss Mao, please come in. Master Nie already said that you can just go in directly when you arrive, no need to announce your arrival."
"oh!"
Mao Mao, holding the box, was about to step inside.
Lou Yansui quickly grabbed her sister and handed the box in her hand to the Green Gang member in front of her: "We won't go in. This is a New Year's gift for Mr. Nie. Please pass on his New Year's wishes to him."
The Green Gang members dared not accept it: "Master Nie is at home. Miss Mao Mao can personally deliver this gift to him."
Lou Yansui: "We..."
The Green Gang member hurriedly said, "Besides, New Year's greetings only count if it's done in person! If Miss Mao is in a hurry to leave, please wait here for a moment, and I will go in and inform Master Nie to come out and see you."
There is no reason why someone who comes to pay New Year's visits and bring gifts should be greeted by the host.
Mao Mao also tilted her little head up: "Brother, I want to say Happy New Year to Uncle."
Lou Yansui released her hand: "Okay."
The Green Gang members immediately said, "Miss Mao, please come in... watch the threshold, the floor is slippery!"
Mao Mao has visited Nie Zhengyun's home several times.
She walked in familiarly and soon saw the people.
Today, the Nie residence was bustling with activity, a stark contrast to its usual emptiness and desolation. It was the end of the year, and several branches of the Green Gang had come to report on their year's affairs, filling the hall to the brim with people.
Nie Zhengyun sat in the head seat. Upon hearing the servant's report, he raised his hand, adorned with a jade ring, interrupting the servant's incessant report.
The crowd automatically parted to both sides, watching the short little girl carrying the box walk in from the center, still looking around curiously, not at all intimidated.
Upon seeing the familiar little bundle of joy, Nie Zhengyun's eyes curved into a smile, and a gentle smile suddenly appeared on his previously expressionless face.
"Miss Mao Mao, what brings you here?"
His subordinates brought a chair and placed it next to him. Mao Mao skillfully climbed up and handed him the gift she had brought.
"Uncle, I've come to give you a gift." Mao Mao said, "Thank you for the gift. I bought you some delicious snacks, and I also wrote some Spring Festival couplets for you."
"Spring Festival couplets?"
Nie Zhengyun put down her teacup, sat up straighter, and opened the gift she had brought.
He took out the couplet with its scrawled characters and recognized the handwriting at a glance. His smile deepened, and he exclaimed in amazement, "Did Miss Mao Mao write this herself?"
"Yes."
Mao Mao happily said, "My brother taught me how to write it."
Nie Zhengyun immediately instructed his subordinates: "Go and put it up, put it on my door."
The subordinates held the Spring Festival couplets with both hands and went to carry out their duties with great seriousness.
“I was just missing a couplet for the Spring Festival.” Nie Zhengyun said with a smile, “I was thinking about which calligrapher to ask to write it, but after looking at them all, I realized that they were all lacking something. When Miss Mao Mao came, I knew that. No matter how well those calligraphers wrote, they couldn’t compare to Miss Mao Mao’s sentiments towards me.”
Lou Yansui: "..."
The Green Gang members below: "..."
Everyone secretly glanced at the little girl in front of them.
A sentiment?
As the leader of the Green Gang, how could Master Nie lack the filial piety of his subordinates? The only mistake was that the person who gave the gift was wrong.
Today, all the branch leaders can only stand. The Green Gang leader sits alone in the head seat. Only this little baby with short legs, who can't even reach the ground when sitting down, sits down next to Master Nie as soon as he arrives, and sits on equal footing with him.
Seeing is believing.
Just as rumored, Miss Mao Mao is fair-skinned, pretty, and incredibly cute!
Mao Mao was completely oblivious, beaming with pride at the praise, her chubby little face sparkling: "Uncle, if you like it, I'll write it for you again next time."
Nie Zhengyun clapped his hands in agreement and said, "That would be wonderful. My room is missing a few paintings and calligraphy works. If Miss Mao Mao's masterpieces were on the walls, my humble abode would surely be honored."
Mao Mao swung her little feet and said, "Uncle, I'll write it all for you!"
"That's a great honor."
You're welcome!
Seeing that the topic was getting increasingly dangerous, Lou Yansui hurriedly reminded her, "Mao Mao, we should go."
"So fast?"
Nie Zhengyun's smile remained unchanged: "Miss Mao Mao has just arrived. Why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea and some snacks? I've already sent someone to buy some pastries from Shen Ji. It's still early, so there's no need to rush home."
Lou Yansui calmly replied, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Nie, but we haven't finished delivering Mao Mao's gifts yet, and we still have to visit other people. I think Mr. Nie also has important matters to attend to, so I won't bother you any longer."
He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the group of Green Gang members inside the room, who were staring intently. It seemed they had arrived just in time for a Green Gang meeting.
Lou Yansui stretched out her hand to her younger sister: "Come here, Mao Mao."
"oh."
Mao Mao obediently put down the snack in her hand and pretended to climb down from the chair.
Noticing his gaze, Nie Zhengyun seemed to remember something and exclaimed, "Oh, I forgot."
He raised his hand to the gang members: "Say hello to Miss Mao Mao."
The Green Gang members, who had been pretending to be quails, immediately raised their heads, bowed in unison, and said loudly, "Greetings, Miss!"
Mao Mao was startled, her little bottom that had just been lifted fell back down with a thud, and she looked at everyone blankly, then subconsciously showed a big smile.
Hello everyone.
Nie Zhengyun slowly sipped his tea, a deep smile playing at the corners of his eyes.
Lou Yansui: "…………"
No wonder Third Brother refused to come!
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