Little Mantou received extra care from his older siblings. If he weren't still so young and didn't have any teeth, these little devils would have given him a candied hawthorn to try.
"Eeya, waaaaa~"
Poor little Mantou, after each unsuccessful attempt to refuse, would only manage to get the adults' attention by wailing and crying, thus escaping the clutches of her older siblings.
"Second Aunt, my little brother is crying!"
Wen Wan was so frightened that she withdrew her paws and reflexively looked around.
If her mother isn't around, and she sees her bullying the little brother, she should definitely twist her ear!
"Oh, it's alright, Auntie will coax her a bit and she'll be fine."
Fangfang, a new mother, felt sorry for her child, but she wasn't angry at the unintentional actions of her harmless nieces and nephews.
They're just kids, always wanting to play.
"Second Aunt, you're so gentle, much gentler than my mother. If my mother knew I made my little brother cry, she'd definitely twist my ear off!"
Wenwan didn't notice her mother, so she dared to say anything.
"Shh~"
Fangfang gestured for silence; she had heard the bells that her sister-in-law always carried.
Don't let your sister-in-law hear Wan'er's complaints, or she'll definitely get a beating.
"Wan'er~ Hao'er, Yu'er, did you make Xiao Mantou cry again?"
Sure enough, my sister-in-law appeared soon after, holding the little glutinous rice ball that had just woken up.
"Sis~"
Little Tangyuan can already make individual sounds, sometimes for "father," sometimes for "mother," and sometimes for "grandmother."
But this is the first time she's called me "sister."
When Wen Wan heard her younger brother call her, her eyes widened immediately. Her brother had called her!
Wenhao and Wenyu hid behind their second aunt, not daring to show their faces.
They were terrified of being caught by the older woman and dragged home.
Home isn't fun at all!
They want to stay at their third grandmother's house and play with their older and younger sisters!
"Pop~"
As her brother's saliva smeared her cheeks, her gratitude turned into disgust.
"Drooling baby, nyah nyah nyah~"
"Giggle~"
Little Tangyuan continued to drool with a smile, thinking his older sister was teasing him.
The little boy, who had been crying, opened his wet eyes upon hearing the noise and stared at the boy who was much older than him...
They were already very close sisters-in-law, and with their children being around the same age, Daxue and her sister-in-law chatted happily, exchanging parenting tips.
The three of them, hopping and skipping, had already slipped away and gone to build a snowman in the courtyard.
There were maids and servants watching over them both inside and outside, so they weren't worried about the heavy snow and let the younger ones play and build snowmen for a while.
"Sister-in-law, have you decided on a name for Little Mantou?"
"Not yet, my husband said he's waiting for my mother to come and get it."
"Yes, both of my children have names given by my mother. And the names she chose are very auspicious!"
"That's what I think too~"
......
What is Jiang Yue doing?
While Qingsong was pestering him to name his grandson, after thinking it over, he came up with three names: Wencheng, Wenyan, and Wenxu, and the sixth son liked them all!
Qingsong put the paper away and said in a very smug way:
"Mom, I'll follow this order, and I guarantee my wife will give you three big, healthy boys!"
"You brat, what do you take Fangfang for? She even gave birth to three for you!"
Jiang Yue's hands were itching; she wanted to punch someone!
Looking around, she saw a feather duster, picked it up, and chased after her son.
"If you don't like grandsons, Mom, my wife and I can try to have granddaughters for you. But we'll have to change the names of the remaining two, otherwise I'm afraid my daughter and your little granddaughter won't be happy!"
Qingsong knew how to annoy his mother, although he didn't intend to.
"Stop right there if you dare, and I'll beat you up if I don't!"
"Big brother~ Help me~"
Hearing the commotion, Qingshan quickly dodged away; it was his second brother who was asking for a beating, not him.
He was holding a handful of fragrant roasted chestnuts, one portion for his mother, one for his sister, one for his wife, one for his second brother's wife, and one for the little darling of the family...
"Pfft~"
The three siblings, who had just eaten roasted chestnuts, all farted at the dinner table without prior arrangement.
It's so smelly!
"Dad's naughty! He tricked us into eating roasted chestnuts, but he didn't eat any himself!"
Wenwan tearfully complained, little did she know that she had eaten the most...
That's unfair to Qingshan. He shared all the roasted chestnuts; everyone ate them.
Qingyao tapped her little niece's nose and gave her three digestive tablets.
Children's digestive systems are not as efficient as adults', so they probably have indigestion.
Since they had no appetite, I instructed Chunhua and Xiahua to take the three of them to play in the front yard...
The adults then regained their composure and continued eating silently.
This year, everyone except Qingyun is here.
We ate our New Year's Eve dinner at home.
Lunch is just an appetizer; dinner is the main course.
Now, without Jiang Yue's instructions, the eldest son, Qingshan, is already taking charge on his own. All kinds of family affairs have been handed over to Qingshan and Daxue.
However, they would still habitually report to her, and she had no objections after listening, so the Qingshan couple would carry it out.
Aunt Ge and Manager Qian worked together quite well.
If it weren't for the age difference, Jiang Yue would have liked to play matchmaker for the two.
It's a pity, the age difference is too great.
The servants and maids in the house have been here for almost a year now, and they are very useful.
However, as the family business grew, the manpower became increasingly insufficient.
Jiang Yue called her sons, children, and daughters-in-law into her room, leaving the children in the care of Aunt Ge.
Such a solemn occasion made the sons and daughters-in-law very uneasy.
Qingyao wasn't nervous; she blindly trusted her mother.
Everyone found seats and sat down, forming a circle.
Jiang Yue opened her wardrobe and took out a large box.
He placed it on the table, opened it with the key he took out of his chest, and poured out everything inside.
"Don't be nervous, I think it's time to divide up the family assets and set new rules."
Jiang Yue smiled, her tone deliberately light.
To others, however, it sounded like they were going to split up the family.
On New Year's Eve, will the family split up?
"Mother, did we do something wrong?"
"Mother, if we've done something wrong or said something wrong, just discipline us directly. How can we separate the family?"
"Mother, should we separate the family?"
Apart from Qingyun's absence, all the children present became nervous.
With either parent still alive, there's no precedent for dividing this family.
Da Xue and Fang Fang exchanged a glance, both filled with fear.
Their mother-in-law treated them well; what did they do wrong?
In a panic, they stood up and immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness.
"Mother, your daughter-in-law is guilty, please forgive me~"
"Get up, all of you. Listen to me. We don't kneel in our family."
Jiang Yue hadn't expected her sons and daughters-in-law to be so terrified. She quickly helped them up, coaxing them to sit still. What she was about to do wasn't to divide the family property, but to allocate the assets and establish new family rules...
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