Chapter 289 Receiving New Year's Money
Grandma Chen never expected that Wan Qiqi would actually kick Rang out.
Not only did they rush him, they also gave him an egg.
Isn't this telling Chen Ergou to get lost?
Grandma Chen originally wanted to stay at the Chen family home for the New Year, but the thought of Chen Ergou made her restless.
Once he returns, Chen Ergou will surely cause a ruckus and make things difficult for him.
In order to live a few more years, she ultimately chose not to eat at the Chen family's house.
Seeing that the person was leaving, Wan Qiqi made no attempt to stop them.
However, she wasn't completely cold-blooded or ruthless.
She asked Chen Yongnian to pack one-third of each of the prepared dishes for Old Mrs. Chen to take back.
Although it might get cold on the way, it can be heated up and eaten when we get back, which is quite convenient and saves us a lot of trouble.
After seeing the group of people off from the old house, Chen Yongliang slumped into a chair, not wanting to move at all. "Sister-in-law, you're really something. You got them to leave, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to eat my New Year's Eve dinner tonight!"
Chen Yongxing chimed in, "Yes! Sister-in-law, my cousin said we'd let it go, but he also said that Master Wan was just asking for trouble!"
Wan Ziyan rolled up his sleeves, squatted down to help Wan Qiqi wash the new dishes and chopsticks, and said, "He shouldn't bully children."
Wan Qiqi is his bottom line.
For Wan Qiqi, however, the child is her bottom line.
Wang Zhi immediately went to Wan Ziyan's side, took the bowl from his hand, and said, "Your hands are for writing, how can you do this kind of work!"
Wan Ziyan said helplessly, "Auntie, it's nothing, it's just washing dishes. I'm not some nobleman."
He took the bowl from Wang Zhi's hand, a faint smile on his face. "Since I'm self-reliant, please let me do some work so I can eat with peace of mind."
When Wan Qiqi came in and heard this, she nodded in agreement and said, "Mom, it's okay to have him do some things. Let's tidy up and get ready to eat!"
She walked to Chen Yongnian's side, gently patted his shoulder and said, "Come with me for a moment."
Chen Yongnian put down the fire tongs, noticed his hands were covered in ash, turned around, scooped a ladle of water from the vat to wash his hands clean, and then followed Wan Qiqi.
The two walked through the main hall back to their own room.
By this time, it was already dark, the room was dim, and visibility was poor.
Chen Yongnian walked in front of Wan Qiqi, found the table in a few steps, and lit the oil lamp.
The room became bright under the light.
A bed was placed against the wall in the center of the room, twice the width of the bed Wan Qiqi had slept on since she transmigrated.
There was a wardrobe on the right side of the bed and a low cabinet on the left, with a locked box on top.
Wan Qiqi walked up to the box, took out a key from her pocket to unlock it, and took out an exquisite money bag from inside.
Then, she sat down at the square table by the window and untied her money pouch to reveal the copper coins.
"Today is the day to give the children lucky money. I'd like to give Yongliang and Chongniang a share too. What do you think?" Wan Qiqi looked up at Chen Yongnian, waiting for his answer.
Although she could make the decision herself, Chen Yongnian was, after all, her husband and the head of the family, so she had to ask for his opinion.
Chen Yongnian merely glanced at the money on the table, showing little emotion, and sat down, saying, "Okay."
"Twenty coins each for the three little ones, and one hundred coins for Yongliang and Chongniang! Just a token gesture will suffice."
Wan Qiqi spoke casually, clearly unaware of the astonishment in Chen Yongnian's eyes.
Traditionally, the New Year's money given to children is only a few coins, which they save to buy candy.
No family has ever given their child more than ten coins as New Year's money.
Wan Qiqi's offer of twenty coins seemed extravagant to others.
Giving my younger brother and sister-in-law New Year's money and even giving them 100 coins is unheard of!
If other people saw this, they would only think Wan Qiqi was crazy!
Chen Yongnian only showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, then nodded calmly and said, "My lady, please make the arrangements."
Wan Qiqi nodded, took out several bags sewn with red cloth, and began counting and packing the money.
She would have given more if she had had paper money.
She only gave such a small amount because the copper coins were heavy and difficult to count.
After counting to twenty, she looked up and said, "You count three 'twenty' coins, and I'll count one hundred."
The two people here are counting copper coins, and in the next room, Li Chongniang and Chen Yongxing are also counting copper coins.
"Wife, we've earned quite a bit with my sister-in-law this year, how about we give Pingping and An'an some extra New Year's money?"
Chen Yongxing opened the money bag, which was full of copper coins, and it looked like there were several thousand coins.
Li Chongniang placed her hand on her stomach, staring at the flickering candlelight, and said, "Give us ten coins! We can't let our sister-in-law think we're stingy!"
Chen Yongxing smiled brightly and said, "My thoughts are similar to yours, my wife. I'm also thinking of ten coins!"
Li Chongniang seemed somewhat absent-minded. She felt a slight abdominal pain, but it wasn't particularly painful.
Since it's Chinese New Year today, I'd better not say anything, so as not to spoil everyone's fun.
Chen Yongnian and Chen Yongxing carefully put the copper coins in the purse, but Chen Yongliang had no such intention and directly took out copper coins from the purse.
He sat in the main room, beckoned to his two little ones, and gave each of them five coins.
Then he called out, "Little monkey, come here!"
The little monkey sat on the stool, intently watching the wolf cub gnaw on a bone, completely unaware of the New Year's money involved.
So much so that when Chen Yongliang called him, his eyes showed a hint of doubt.
When Chen Yongliang gave him New Year's money, the doubt in his eyes deepened.
"I...don't...want...money." He still stammered.
Chen Yongliang held his fingers and made him hold the copper coin, saying, "This is New Year's money. Put it under your pillow when you sleep at night to ward off evil spirits."
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