"Ahem." Gu Nian coughed twice, his handsome face showing a hint of unease.
"Well... I'm just a bit more talkative and lively than usual," Luo Shimiao replied, suppressing a laugh.
I've shown you how two-faced you are, are you scared now?
Gu Ming: "That's good. Anian, you must not be like your father, a tight-lipped person who has a mouth but no words."
"Dad, I'll stay here." Gu Chengyi's lips twitched.
"I won't say anything to you during the Chinese New Year."
Gu Nian pulled Luo Shimiao to her feet: "Grandpa, I'll take Miaomiao outside to play."
"Go."
Luo Shimiao followed him to the back garden and saw that many fireworks had been set off on the lawn.
She jogged over excitedly and asked, "How did you know I like setting off fireworks?"
"I browsed through your WeChat Moments." He followed her and took a lighter out of his pocket, handing it to her.
She took the lighter, picked out two large ones, bent down to light them, and then pulled Gu Nian away.
Clusters of brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky, a breathtaking sight.
Under the tree, Luo Shimiao sat on the lawn, her body leaning against the man's warm chest, her eyes reflecting the fireworks.
"I wonder how my third brother is doing now. He's so old, and this is the first time he's spent Chinese New Year abroad."
Gu Nian wrapped his arms around her waist and lowered his head to kiss the top of her head.
"Don't worry, you're almost thirty and you'll take good care of yourself."
"That's true. Besides, I have my beloved concubine here. No one can bully him."
She received a call from her nephew while the fireworks were being set off.
"Little sister, where did you get this little sister from...?" She suddenly realized, grabbed Gu Nian's arm, and said excitedly, "I'm going to be an aunt again!"
After chatting for a while, she said, "Xiaoyuan, that's all for now. I need to tell your uncle this good news." She hung up the phone and opened her contacts.
Gu Nian raised his right hand and glanced at the time: "He probably hasn't gotten up yet."
“There’s a twelve-hour time difference. It’s a little past eight in the morning there. They should be up by now.” She dialed Luo Jianxing’s number.
The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.
A hoarse male voice came through the receiver: "Luo Shimiao, do you know that disturbing someone's sleep is a heinous crime?"
"Unless something really serious happens, you'll be in big trouble when I get back."
"Third brother, second brother is having his second child this year, so you're the only one left. Come on, give it your all!"
"So fast! Second Brother is truly a man of action."
"So hurry up, I want to see someone standing in the family photo this year, in a place that has been empty for many years."
Luo Jianxing: "Okay, Third Brother is off to work hard. Happy New Year!"
“New…” She shook her head and chuckled as she saw the phone hang up: “Really, they don’t even let people finish their sentences.”
Little Green flew around the two of them: "Little Luo Luo is busy 'sculpting dolls,' who told you to urge him?"
Gu Nian casually placed his hands on her shoulders, and the smile on his face was extremely beautiful.
"Miaomiao, how about we go back and discuss this?"
"No, who doesn't go out and have fun on New Year's Eve? Everyone hides in their room to play." Luo Shimiao raised her hand and pinched his cheek: "You're really something else!"
"Since you put it that way, I will eat vegetarian food for the next month and not eat any meat at all."
"Ah..." Her eyes darted around, she lowered her hand, and stammered, "Well, you don't have to eat vegetarian every day. It's okay to eat some meat occasionally."
Gu Nian chuckled softly, flicked her forehead with his finger, his eyes filled with doting affection: "Who are you calling a pervert?"
Luo Shimiao glanced down, reached her right hand behind him, and gave his pert buttocks a hard pinch.
He then said, "You," and ran away.
Where are you going?
"Hehe, you can't catch me."
The two figures chased each other under the orange light.
Some are happy, some are sad.
Young Master He, who previously ordered the kidnappers to abduct Luo Shimiao, has been arrested.
He lay on the bed staring out the window, his eyes vacant like a stagnant pool, devoid of his former arrogance.
A man with a broken eyebrow stared at him from the upper bunk diagonally opposite.
Suddenly, he jumped off the bed, walked to his bedside, and grinned maliciously.
"He Yong, come with me to the restroom."
He Yong shuddered and said timidly, "Brother Wei, I'm not feeling well, can I not go?"
The man frowned and snapped, "Just go when I tell you to! Stop with all this nonsense!"
The prisoner sleeping on the bunk above He Yong leaned down and said, "Don't push your luck. You dare refuse Brother Wei? You don't want to sleep tonight?"
The other prisoners were already used to this scene. Since it was New Year's Eve, they treated it like a comedy sketch.
He Yong looked at the tall, fierce-looking man standing in front of him, and fear welled up in his eyes.
He slowly sat up, supporting himself on the bed frame, and upon closer inspection, his body was trembling slightly.
The man with the broken eyebrow said, "Come on, stop dawdling like a woman." He turned and walked forward.
He followed the man with his head down, and the closer they got to the toilet, the more violently his body trembled.
Standing in front of the restroom, He Yong mustered his courage and said, "Brother Wei, I'm not worthy to share a restroom with you. I'll wait for you here."
A cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth. His rough fingers grabbed He Yong by the collar and yanked him inside.
Not long after, a painful groan came from the toilet.
They are currently in a blind spot, where most fights and other incidents occur.
......
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after having breakfast, Luo Shimiao took Gu Nian home.
I had just stepped through the doorway.
With a loud "bang".
"Oh my god, be gentle, don't hurt yourself!"
"Auntie, Happy New Year!" Luo Luo looked at the handsome man beside her and her eyes lit up: "Uncle, Happy New Year too."
Luo Shimiao looked at her little niece kneeling on the floor, with a stainless steel basin upside down in front of her.
He squatted down to help her up, reached into Gu Nian's coat pocket, took out a stack of red envelopes, and handed one to her.
"Happy New Year."
She accepted the thick red envelope, smiling brightly and sweetly: "Thank you, Auntie."
Gu Nian also took out a stack of red envelopes from his left pocket, which were much thicker than those of Luo Shimiao.
"Happy New Year, Luo Luo." He bent down and handed her the red envelope.
"Thank you, Uncle." Luo Luo held the thin red envelope in her hand, looking up at him. "Uncle, you wouldn't be so stingy, would you?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Shanshan immediately said, "Luo Luo, how can this be so rude?"
"It's alright." Gu Nian squatted down and patted her little head, a smile in his eyes: "Do you want to know how much money is in there?"
She nodded truthfully: "Yes."
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