She's waiting for me there.

When Chen Hanlin came over from next door, he saw Qingxue coming out of the kitchen with dumpling filling.

"You came just in time to make dumplings."

The family sat around the coffee table in the living room and began the warmest moment of the Spring Festival.

Qing Ning finished wrapping a dumpling and whispered, "Can I put a coin in it? I heard from my classmates that putting a coin in dumplings during the Chinese New Year is better."

Chen Yun nodded immediately: "Yes, I almost forgot about this. I'll go prepare some coins for good luck."

When he came back with a handful of coins, Qing Ning was stunned for a moment, looked up and asked, "Do you need to put so many coins?"

"No one cares how much you put in. The more you eat, the better your luck will be in the coming year. Don't you know that?"

The girl rolled her eyes at him unhappily. It seemed like this man was stuck with some strange bug again.

I haven't seen it, but I'm not stupid, OK?

After the family finished making dumplings, Chen Yun asked, "We're going to set off firecrackers again. Is anyone going?"

Chen Hanlin shook his head: "It's too cold, I won't go."

Qingxue: "I want to cook dumplings."

Green Lemon's mouth was filled with a huge piece of jelly, and she said incoherently: "Mmmmm..."

"Okay, I understand. I'll go by myself then."

After Chen Yun dressed up, he carried a large bundle of firecrackers to the small square. There were even more people at this time, and it could be described as overcrowded.

It seems that the customs in every place are similar. People set off firecrackers before eating dumplings, which is meant to scare away the Nian beast.

But think about the current image of the Nian Beast. Most people know this thing through games, and it is completely synonymous with stupidity and cuteness.

After finding a piece of open space, I lit the fuse and watched the crackling firecrackers, feeling a little lost.

It’s more fun to come down with that little girl. I always feel like something is missing standing here alone.

He rubbed his frozen hands, hoping that the firecrackers would be lit and set off soon so that he could go home quickly.

Suddenly, a pair of white little hands reached out and held his hands in their palms.

"Hey? Why are you coming down again?" He asked the girl beside him in surprise.

Upon hearing this, the girl immediately complained in a wronged tone, "Didn't I tell you to wait for me? I told you to go down after you finished eating the jelly, but you ran away first."

Qing Ning went downstairs in a hurry and didn't even bring a scarf. Now her little face is red from the cold, and her expression is really destructive.

Chen Yun felt so distressed when he saw this: "I misunderstood. I thought you were afraid of the cold and didn't want to come down."

Then, he unbuttoned his coat and asked seductively, "Would you like to come in? It's warm inside."

"Yeah." The girl nodded vigorously, smiled and threw herself into his arms, and the two of them returned to the state of watching the fireworks.

Snuggle up to each other.

Keep each other warm.

Fall in love with each other.

When the New Year's bell rang, the family of four listened to "Unforgettable Tonight" and ate hot dumplings. The two sisters had extremely warm smiles on their faces. It was the first time in all these years that they felt the family happiness that others talked about.

"Wow, I got another one." The girl held up a coin, extremely happy.

Looking at the coins piled up beside her, Qingxue sighed, "This girl is so lucky! I only got a few."

Chen Yun shook his head and sighed: "You guys are pretty good, I haven't had any yet."

After finishing the last dumpling, everyone slumped in their chairs, looking at their bulging bellies, regretting eating so much.

It’s all because of this damn desire to win.

Coincidentally, the two sisters ate the same number of coins, but Chen Yun ate the least.

Qingxue wanted to clean the kitchen, but Chen Yun drove her out on the grounds that her belly was too big to wash the dishes.

Qing Ning ran over with the coin she had just eaten and asked quietly, "Can you keep this for me?"

Chen Yun turned around and looked at her expectant expression: "Of course you can, but you have to wash it first."

"Okay, leave this to me."

The girl stood at the sink next to him, carefully cleaning the oil stains on the coins.

After cleaning, wrap it with a paper towel, wipe off the water on it, and then look at Chen Yun.

"Thank you... Thank you for spending the entire New Year with me." The girl's voice was so low that it was almost drowned out by the sound of firecrackers outside.

Looking at the serious-looking girl, Chen Yun smiled and said, "Not just this year, I will always be by your side."

"Well, then we have a deal." The girl held up her little finger.

Chen Yun shook off the water on his hands, gently hooked her little finger, and then pressed his two thumbs together.

The girl then smiled and took her hand back: "And thank you for the coin."

After saying that, he ran back to his bedroom.

How could she not see that there was a coin inside every dumpling Chen Yun gave to her and her sisters? Although she didn't know how he knew it, it was magical.

In the end, the two of them had the same number of coins, which was exactly the same. He is indeed a master of balance management.

When Chen Yun came out of the kitchen, he only saw Qingxue sitting on the sofa.

"Where have they all gone?"

"Dad went back to sleep. The old man is too sleepy to open his eyes. Qing Ning went back to the bedroom to do his homework."

"Do the test?" Chen Yun was stunned for a moment. He always felt that he shouldn't say these two words during the New Year. The sense of incongruity was too strong.

"There are only 100 days left before the college entrance exam. This girl is really competitive. Although she doesn't want to go to a university outside of Beijing, she still wants to get the ranking she deserves."

"Ranking? I think she is eyeing the bonus for being the provincial champion. She is a little money-grubber." Chen Yun revealed the secret.

Qingxue slapped him coquettishly: "Don't talk nonsense, is our Qing Ning doing this for that little bonus?"

"Yes." Chen Yun nodded without hesitation.

"Oh, you see the truth but don't say it out loud. Can we still be friends?" Qingxue sat directly on his lap and rubbed his face back and forth.

"Okay, okay, I won't say any more. Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?" Qingxue changed into a comfortable position and nestled in his arms: "Tomorrow is the first day of the new year. Shouldn't we stay at home?"

"It's not that complicated now. Li Wei wants our family to go over for dinner tomorrow. Do you want to go?"

"I think about it." Qingxue nodded repeatedly: "Xiao Zhuzi called me a few days ago and wanted to teach me what I need to pay attention to during pregnancy. Besides, I haven't seen Shuangshuang for a long time. I miss her."

"Well, go to bed early, because tomorrow morning might be over."

Chen Yun gently picked her up and went back to the bedroom.

Just as Chen Yun was about to fall asleep, he heard Qingxue's murmur: "Hubby, it's great to have you in the New Year, really... it's great."

Afterwards, Qingxue's breathing gradually became even, and a sweet smile remained on her face.

(PS: This chapter is added to support the great reward from the reader "蚊子噬zc". I should be able to write another chapter tonight. Thank you again for your support and company.

Tonight's update may be a little late, please forgive me.)