"No..." Xiao Zheng touched his nose, "No rush."
As soon as he woke up the next day, Xiao Zheng reminded An Hua, "Don't forget to give me five dollars."
An Hua was surprised, "When did you become obsessed with money?"
Xiao Zheng: "...I'm willing to accept the loss."
Okay, the wife didn’t think much about it and really gave him five dollars.
Xiao Zheng raised the banknote and looked at it, then sighed and said, "It's not easy to make money."
He searched the house and found a place to hide the money.
After that, Xiao Zheng would make bets with An Huan all the time, even if it didn't rain.
Xiao Zheng had not been exposed for decades because he treated money as nothing. An Huan still did not suspect him. She just thought he was bored and played with him, betting five or ten dollars each time.
Xiao Zheng also has his losses, but overall he wins.
In a blink of an eye, it's the end of the year again.
Sixian originally planned to bring the twins back to celebrate the New Year, but just before leaving, Chunxi caught a cold and fell ill, and both of them fell ill.
An Huan asked them to stop making such trouble and just stay in Beijing for the New Year.
However, Xiao Nai and He Congyun returned with Zi He.
The little girl Zihe was wearing a red cashmere cape and a red hat. She had a pair of big eyes on her round face and thick, curled eyelashes. She was as cute as a character in a fairy tale illustration.
As usual, I first had some affection with my grandparents, and then let Xiaoyuer lead the way and go play.
An Huan held Xiao Nai's hand tightly, and the strength of her grip revealed how much she missed her son.
"It's been so long since we last met. Why do I feel like you've changed?" An Huan touched her son's face. "Old Xiao, look, your chin is wider than before, isn't it?"
Xiao Zheng took a look and nodded, "It seems a little bit."
He Congyun agreed, "I told him so when he came back this year, but he still said no."
Xiao Nai laughed and said, "Maybe it's because I look in the mirror every day. Anyway, I can't see it myself."
An Huan said, "Is it because of your age that your cheeks have become fatter?"
Xiao Nai pondered for a moment, "Hmm... maybe. After all, I'm thirty, so it's inevitable that I've gained weight."
"Her figure is fine, not fat, just her face is a little big." An Hua said.
He Congyun quickly said, "But it's not ugly. It makes her look more mature and stable."
Xiao Nai looked at He Congyun with a smile, and He Congyun blushed.
Seeing that her son and daughter-in-law's relationship was still the same as before, An Huan felt relieved.
She thought about it, got up and walked to the kitchen, and called He Congyun.
He Congyun knew that An Huan wanted to tell her something in private, so she followed her.
"After the New Year, the eldest brother is going abroad, right? Are you two planning to live apart forever?"
He Congyun immediately understood what her mother-in-law meant. She sighed, "I want to go with him, and I can apply to retain my position and seniority, but he said he's worried that I won't be able to make friends abroad and lose myself. He doesn't want me to lose my social life and my own life because of his work."
An Huan frowned, "He refused?"
He Congyun lowered his head, "That's what I mean anyway."
An Hua: "Are you willing to go along with Ren, rather than follow him to an unfamiliar environment?"
He Congyun shook his head. "I just want to be with him. Besides, I'm not the only family member accompanying him. I can play with other family members. I think I can adapt."
An Huan nodded and said, "Let his father talk to him later."
He Congyun was happy, "Mom, thank you."
"What nonsense! What's there to thank me for? I just hope that your work goes smoothly and your family relationship is harmonious."
After a while, An Huan and He Congyun went out.
Outside, Xiao Zheng was asking Xiao Nai about some work matters. On the other side, Xiao Yuer was leading Zi He to play for some unknown reason. An Huan saw them picking some plum blossoms from the garden and putting them in the large floor-standing vase.
Zi He said, "But if there's no water in the vase, the plum blossoms won't survive."
Xiao Yuer said, "Then just add water."
As he said this, he went to get a basin of water and poured it into the vase.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zheng, who was chatting with Xiao Nai, saw this scene and shouted, "Stop! Don't add water!"
The sound was a bit sudden, and scared Xiaoyuer so much that he turned around reflexively, accidentally knocking over the vase in the process.
With a loud crash, the vase broke into pieces.
Xiao Yuer was so scared that he didn't dare to move. Fortunately, Zihe was standing far away and was not hit by the porcelain pieces.
Xiao Nai quickly went over and picked up his daughter, then asked Xiao Yuer, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
An Huan also walked over to see the child.
Yang Tao, who followed to clean up the mess, exclaimed, "Why is there still money underground?"
An Huan took a closer look, and sure enough, there was a pile of broken porcelain pieces mixed with a lot of banknotes, all small change and even bills!
Xiao Zheng turned around and scratched his face guiltily.
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