Me at two years old, a queen!

Hairpins and talismans, gold ornaments, and spring has arrived once again. It's New Year's Eve again.

Since the Lu family was from out of town, they didn't have the same customs as the locals, such as ancestor worship and sacrifices. Everyone was busy preparing dinner.

An'an was woken up early in the morning by the "thump thump~" sound of chopping meat. Still half asleep, her aunt helped her change into a red Tang suit, with two bells hanging from the two flower buds tied up.

She noticed that her brother was also wearing a Zhongshan suit; everyone had changed into new clothes. Even Qin Feng was in the yard cleaning fish, while Zhao Jingtang, who was injured, sat on a stool cutting paper snowflakes.

"Grandpa, what is this?"

"Oh dear, what brings you in? This is the paste I just made; don't play with it, your dad's going to use it to put up the couplets later."

"It smells so good!" An'an secretly reached out her finger to dip it in and taste it, but someone slapped her hand. She stared at the paste the man had taken away and huffed angrily.

Seeing this, the man tapped her on the head: "You already have enough brains, and you still dare to eat!"

Hearing this, An'an chased after the man, trying to bite him. Lu Junxing borrowed a ladder, took the couplets written by the old man, and stood at the door to paste them up: "Go away, or the ladder will fall down and crush you to death, don't cry!"

"Dad, you're so mean!"

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting during the New Year? Bah! May my great-grandson live to be a hundred!"

Lu Junxing's eyes darkened upon hearing this, looking at the little figure who had run to Zhao Jingtang's side: "Little troublemaker~"

The old man didn't hear what his grandson said. He asked Uncle Liu to help move the table out. Many people who saw the couplet wanted the old man to write one for them.

The old man was in a good mood, so he and Uncle Liu happily chatted with the neighbors at the door, writing for them.

"Wow~, that's my candy!" An'an climbed on top of the man, one hand covering his mouth and the other pulling at the plastic stick inside.

Seeing that his younger sister was the more ruthless one, Qin Yanzhou felt relieved and sat down on the small stool to peel garlic.

Lu Junxing came out after putting his things away and saw An'an snatching the candy from Zhao Jingtang's mouth and about to put it in her own mouth. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed it first, and threw it into the trash can.

She pinched her cheek helplessly: "Why are you so greedy?"

"Isn't it dirty?" He didn't care whether Zhao Jingtang, who was cutting paper snowflakes, was alive or dead: "You dare to take what other people are talking about? Aren't you afraid of being poisoned!"

I picked her up and put her on the small chair next to the old man by the door, hoping she would be exposed to the culture and become a little more refined.

An'an, unable to contain her curiosity, lost interest after a while. Looking around, she spotted the puppy from last time and reached out to pet it.

The puppy escaped her hand, so she chased after it to pet it. Step by step, the dog and she walked through two alleyways until she saw the puppy enter a bungalow.

Standing at the door, An'an noticed that unlike the sturdy and reliable house of her neighbor, this one looked like a small, cramped mud house that could collapse at any moment.

"Wang Wang~"

"Oh no! Help!"

An'an turned around and saw a tall, large yellow dog barking at her, its big yellow teeth barking and drooling. Startled, she jumped into the house and slammed the door shut without a second thought.

"Trying to be cute? What are you doing?"

An'an was startled. Turning around, she saw a figure standing behind her in the dark house, which made her loosen her grip: *splat*

"Hey, who's here? Why is Big Yellow barking so much?"

"Grandma, it's nothing. Who would come? I'll fix the door and put up the curtain; it's making a lot of noise!"

"Sigh~, it really needs a proper repair. Keep an eye on it during the New Year holiday~"

An'an turned around and saw that the original door had been replaced by several wooden planks, and light suddenly streamed into the small house. A boy stared at her with a fierce aura.

"Acting cute! Who are you bringing this time to kill me?"

An'an realized that the boy was the same one from yesterday morning. Feeling guilty, she took a step back. The big yellow dog behind her, thinking she was going to run away, barked loudly.

Startled, An'an ran forward and hugged the man's leg, crying, "Waaah~, I want to go home~"

"..."

Gao Zhaohe noticed strangers loitering around his house yesterday morning, so he stayed inside. He hadn't had a chance to sell the seafood, and was just thinking of cooking it for himself for lunch when he realized he was out of buckets—each bucket cost over ten yuan!

He glanced down at the girl clinging to him; she was someone he couldn't afford to mess with. "Hey~, stop pretending to be cute! You guys ruined my business yesterday. You may look cute, but you're a real pain!"

"I'll make it up to you, really, you bad boy, I'll make it up to you!"

"Even though you're bad!"

An'an thought aggrievedly, "If only I had brought my brother along, the two of them could have gotten revenge: But your door was already a little broken!"

"You want to pay me back? Then give me the money!"

"Uh...uh, I didn't bring any money." An'an awkwardly patted her pockets, finding she didn't even have a piece of candy. "I'll go home and get it for you, you bad boy!"

She glanced at the boy again, feeling guilty that the name wasn't good, and after thinking for a moment, called out again, "He Zai~"

"what's your name?"

"Hezai~, I'll pay it back, I'm going home now!"

An An replied confidently, but was immediately nudged back by the grinning Big Yellow, as if to say, "Where are you going? My master hasn't told you to leave yet!"

"Waaaah~, back! Back!"

Seeing the little one crying before even stepping out the door, Gao Zhaohe felt only annoyance and just wanted to get her back inside as soon as possible. He gestured to the big yellow dog at the door, "Big Yellow!"

Seeing this, An'an carefully moved out of the doorway, then quickly ran out. After walking a short distance, she realized she didn't know the way to an intersection, so she turned back.

"Why are you here again?"

The man's unwelcoming attitude made her, who valued her pride, feel somewhat embarrassed: "Hmph~, I just got lost."

"You can get lost just by turning two alleys. What's the use of being so cute?"

Gao Zhaohe knew this little girl was no ordinary person, someone he couldn't afford to offend, and fearing her family would cause him trouble again, he instructed Da Huang to take her home.

An'an stared at Da Huang suspiciously. Oh no, she was definitely going to get a beating when she got back. She absolutely couldn't let her dad see Da Huang, or they'd know she'd petted the dog again.

As she approached the door, the people who wanted to put up couplets dispersed. An'an looked at the quiet and festive courtyard and said, "Dahuang, will you wait for me here?"

"??"

"I'll go back and get you something nice to eat. You don't need to see me to the door; just wait for me here!"

An'an, thinking she was in the best of luck, sneaked inside and went to get the snacks her brother had hidden. Qin Yanzhou, fearing his sister would really get a beating, had no choice but to help clean up the mess and join her in her scheme.

I helped her choose some ham sausages, chicken legs, and duck legs that dogs like, and packed them in a cloth bag.

An'an passed by and saw the roast chicken in the kitchen. She swallowed hard, hesitated for a few seconds, and then decisively took the plate and chicken away. Qin Yanzhou, who was carrying a cloth bag behind her, was startled and didn't even have time to stop her.

He thought to himself, "It's over, it's really over!"

The two of them, thinking they had gotten away unnoticed, went outside and hung the things around the dog's neck.

An'an looked at the plate in her hand and started digging a hole to destroy the evidence. Seeing this, Da Huang also helped dig the hole, lending a hand because of the things the two-legged creature had given him.

The group of people who had been secretly observing from inside the house and the doorway, seeing Lu Junxing somehow find a thin, long twig and, unusually, all pretended not to have seen anything and went into the dean's house.

After all, "a wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall," and there will always be places they cannot watch over. Children still need to be educated. They don't want to be bad people, but it's good if someone else is.

Seeing this, Junmin also took out a similar branch from the vase. Aunt Liu quickly disposed of the branch along with the vase.

Seeing this, Ms. Song Yuan reminded him, "Yanzhou isn't a mischievous child, and he understands reason. He's doing this mostly for An'an; don't hurt his feelings."

Everyone tried to persuade her, after all, the two children's personalities were obvious to all. Then Junmin threw down the branch and left the courtyard. She knew in her heart that no one else could discipline her children for her, but Yanzhou was older, especially since this was the Lu family home.

An'an screamed in terror when she saw the thing in the man's hand as he approached menacingly. The big yellow dog also barked wildly at the sight. Finally, it grabbed the thing and ran away.