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After Huang Shao left, He Ning took the initiative to meet with Xu Mengyao.
The two sat down in a quiet cafe. He Ning gently stirred her coffee and spoke frankly about her past with Huang Shao.
Xu Mengyao listened with great interest, nodding in agreement from time to time.
After listening to it, she suddenly realized and said, "So you are the girl who doesn't want to be a dodder."
"What?" He Ning raised her head and looked at her in confusion.
"When I was preparing to go abroad, my second uncle was quite against it. He wanted me to graduate smoothly in China and find a good marriage partner. Of course, I didn't want to do that.
After a debate, my fourth uncle just said inexplicably that someone had also told him that he didn't want to be a dodder, and then he didn't object anymore.
"Xiaomei and I had discussed this in secret at the time, speculating that Fourth Uncle might be feeling emotionally traumatized. So it's all thanks to you! Well done, Jenny!" Xu Mengyao's tone was filled with a hint of admiration and pride.
He Ning was stunned and then fell into memories.
She remembered the day they broke up, and she vented hysterically: "Huang Shao, you don't understand at all. I worked so hard to get out of the countryside, not to marry you and go home to cook and have children as soon as I graduate!"
The man glared at her viciously at the time: "So marrying me is actually a disgrace to you?"
"You know that's not what I meant. Anyway, this opportunity to go abroad is very important to me. I must go. Don't use any tricks!"
"Oh, I wouldn't go to great lengths to resort to trickery for a woman who wants to leave me. He Ning, listen carefully. If you leave the country, everything between us will be over. I can't possibly wait for you!"
After Huang Shao finished speaking, he slammed the door and left, leaving her standing there alone, crying like rain.
Despite this, she chose to go abroad.
Over the past nine years, she has worked hard to prove herself and has changed three countries to study and work before reaching her current position.
She occasionally reminisced about the past in her free time, but she never started a new relationship. Every time she met someone new, even the slightest physical contact would make her feel uncomfortable.
A woman who has experienced love will naturally feel empty at times. Fortunately, foreigners are open-minded and have developed various small toys to alleviate her emptiness and loneliness.
But she didn't ask, nor did she dare to ask, whether a man like Huang Shao had had anyone else in the past nine years.
Now, after hearing Xu Mengyao's words, a trace of courage surged in his heart: "How can you be sure it's me? Can't it be his other girlfriend?"
Xu Mengyao smiled mischievously. "Jenny, you probably don't know, but Fourth Uncle has been suspected of being gay at home these past few years. My Second Grandma's hair has turned white from worrying about him not dating or getting married. Oh, I forgot to tell her the good news!"
He Ning couldn't help laughing when she heard this, but then she pleaded, "Don't, don't tell the elders, it's hard to say what will happen to us in the future..."
Since the person involved said so, Xu Mengyao didn't want to get involved. That night, she called Huang Shao and asked, "Uncle, are you okay? You've been with Jenny for so many days, and you still can't win her back?"
The question "Is it okay?" made Huang Shao's face turn black. Which little girl talks like that!
After finding out the whole story, he actually felt relieved:
"Don't worry about me, my parents. I'll tell my family myself. Don't worry, she's definitely your fourth aunt. I'll help take care of her."
The Lunar New Year’s Eve in China soon arrived, and this year the four-member group from City A did not go home.
Fang Henian suggested they celebrate the New Year at his villa, which, though far from the city center, would be good for fireworks. The four of them happily went, did some shopping at a Chinese supermarket, and then returned to the villa to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
Xu Mengyao and Xiaomei followed their mother Huang's example and methodically prepared various New Year's foods. Lin Xiaohe also helped out, but Fang Henian, who had never done anything himself and always made things worse, was despised and kicked out of the kitchen.
"Kicking me out is your biggest loss. You don't give me, a culinary god, a chance to show my skills." Fang Henian shouted unconvinced.
Xiaomei was so annoyed by him that she came out holding a frying spoon and shouted at him:
"If you're going to be bored, go pick up Jenny and bring her over for dinner right now!"
"Okay, BB, don't be angry, I'll go right away."
Seeing Xiaomei's angry look, Fang Henian immediately ran away.
When He Ning arrived, the table was already filled with a variety of dishes.
She was a little surprised. She didn't expect that these children from wealthy families were so capable.
Xu Mengyao ran up to her with a smile and held out her hand: "Happy New Year, Fourth Auntie. Give me the red envelope to wish you prosperity."
He Ning blushed and handed her the New Year gift she had brought: "Ask your fourth uncle for the red envelope."
"Fourth Uncle is coming again? Tsk tsk, he really made a lot of contributions to the airline. Cross-border love is expensive~" Xu Mengyao said mischievously.
Xiaomei brought out the last carrot cake and greeted He Ning with a smile:
"Jenny, come and sit down. We're waiting for you to eat."
"Carrot cake! Baby, did you make this specially for me?" Fang Henian looked touched.
"No, shut up and eat quickly."
Xiaomei deliberately denied it, and Fang Henian's deflated look made everyone laugh.
After a lively lunch, He Ning offered to help them make dumplings.
This time everyone joined in, and Fang Henian, who was unstoppable, also joined in. His skills were really not good.
He pinched the shapeless dough and complained to Lin Xiaohe: "Are you a man? Why are you making it so easy?"
Lin Xiaohe continued his work slowly: "Not only a man, but also a better man than you." After that, he handed his work to Xu Mengyao for praise, and received her thumbs up of approval.
"bb~look." Fang Henian sought comfort.
Xiaomei said without raising her head: "It's easy to recognize. I'll pick out some for you when I cook them later."
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After eating dumplings together in the evening, He Ning got up and said goodbye.
After watching these two couples flirting all afternoon, she couldn't stand it any longer. Besides, there were people waiting for her to go back and make expensive video calls.
Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaohe sent He Ning back together. Fang Henian happily saw the three of them out. Today was the first anniversary of his and Xiaomei's relationship, and he finally had the chance to give his girlfriend a surprise.
In the evening, the four of them set off fireworks together in the yard.
The two girls snuggled in their boyfriends' arms, smiling brightly.
Fireworks in the distance and in the yard bloomed one after another in the night sky, brilliant and dazzling, indicating that the new year will be even better.
For many years thereafter, the scene of that day and Xiaomei's bright smile were always engraved in Fang Henian's heart.
Only that year is better than every year.
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