Me at two years old, a queen!

The New Year's Eve dinner began amidst the sounds of firecrackers. An'an stared at the long table in the courtyard, her mouth watering. Watching the man washing the pots, she secretly picked up a piece of red meat and put it in her mouth.

She shuddered instantly from the spiciness, sticking out her tongue and hopping on her little feet, lunging towards Zhao Jingtang, who was sobering up nearby, and slapping him hard: "Sizzle~, fire~, haha~"

Zhao Jingtang was accidentally hit and his wound was aggravated. The wine he was carrying, worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, also spilled all over the table. Before he could even cover his wound, he quickly picked up the little girl and fed her some water from her red mouth.

After An'an recovered, she found it quite delicious. Holding the man's cold hand, she gulped down the rest in a few mouthfuls. Afterwards, Zhao Jingtang cleared the table and suddenly noticed a wine glass stained with red wine, then something occurred to him.

Suddenly, he looked at the little girl crouching under the table, clutching her head, grabbed her, and rushed to the kitchen: "Lu Junxing! Lu Junxing! Quick, check on your daughter, has she gone mad?"

Because he was worried it would get cold, Lu Junxing, who was making sweet and sour pork ribs that the children liked, heard this and quickly put down the spatula, taking the little girl with rosy cheeks from the man's arms.

He looked down and smelled a faint scent of alcohol on her: "She's been drinking?"

Seeing the man's displeased look, Zhao Jingtang felt apologetic and offered an explanation. Fortunately, An'an wasn't confused and managed to piece together the events that had transpired.

Finally, Lu Junxing served two cups of tea to everyone. Seeing that An'an was in much better spirits, the old man joked, "Little girl, you can hold your liquor pretty well~, better than your dad!"

An'an was so excited by the praise that she happily helped wash two dishes, while Zhao Jingtang kept a close eye on her, afraid that she might spill them at any moment.

"Wang Wang~"

When An'an and Zhao Jingtang came out, they saw the big yellow dog carrying the little yellow dog that An'an had petted twice in its mouth, and a boy standing not far behind it.

"rhubarb?"

The big yellow dog placed its puppy in front of An'an, then took a step back and nudged her feet, while the little yellow dog rubbed against her legs, barking "Woof woof~".

"Big Yellow? Is it for me to keep as a pet?"

Seeing that Da Huang nodded very intuitively, An An immediately picked up the puppy happily: "Thank you, Da Huang, I will take good care of it~"

"Wang Wang~"

Big Yellow then turned and walked towards the boy. The setting sun cast long shadows, and the lonely boy and his old dog slowly walked home.

"Hezai!"

"Happy New Year, Hezai~"

The boy didn't turn around when he heard this; he just waved his hand and said, "New Year's Eve, a time for celebration and family reunions!"

Zhao Jingtang was about to say something when he saw the little girl sneak into the yard carrying the dog. When he went in, she was empty-handed.

Seeing that the man had taken one of her lollipops last time, An'an took out two lollipops and gave them to him: "Uncle~, just two, okay? Keep it a secret~"

He glanced amusedly at the man carrying the sweet and sour pork ribs, then put away the two candies: "Okay, no problem. Here, Uncle will secretly feed you a bite of rice~"

Everyone sat around the table, overwhelmed with emotion. It was the first time in so many years that the whole family was together. The old man said a few words, and then everyone started eating. Fireworks were constantly exploding overhead, and family members sat around them.

The old man was also deeply saddened by the plight of his junior, Zhao Jingtang, and would often chat with him about his life in the military. Since the two had similar backgrounds, they got along well.

Some neighbors kindly brought over prepared local dishes for them to try, and Ms. Song Yuan warmly invited them to sit and chat for a while.

After finishing her meal, An'an took her brother and the other children in the alley to go out and play.

Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, An'an looked at the firecrackers and sparklers in their hands, feeling a little tempted, but she was too embarrassed to ask anyone for them, and Qin Yanzhou was even more embarrassed.

An'an had no choice but to go back to the man to ask for money. Lu Junxing was sitting at the table chatting and drinking tea with the people in the yard when the troublemaker grabbed him and wanted to buy him a "bouncy ball" (a type of bicycle).

"No, that's too dangerous!"

"Hmm~, go ahead and buy it, all the other kids can play with it~"

Seeing the adorable little girl acting cute, the people around her all advised, "It's okay, my grandson also loves playing with firecrackers, just keep an eye on him!"

"Yes, yes, it's Chinese New Year, kids love to join in the fun, and they're always envious when they see others playing."

"Yes, if we don't buy them for him, I'm afraid he'll secretly collect the leftover firecrackers that haven't been set off yet. Those explode very quickly, they'll go off as soon as you light them!"

"Yes, young man, it's alright. Kids these days play very slowly, just keep an eye on them!"

Lu Junxing had no choice but to take the two children to the village store and buy several boxes of firecrackers and sparklers for the troublemaker. Qin Yanzhou was more interested in sparklers, so he only took a few boxes of those.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper said, "Young man, go back and get some incense for your child to light. Don't let him use a lighter to light his hand, okay? The kid from the village's second son injured his hand last year."

"Yeah, kids these days aren't as tough as we used to be. They're pretty fragile, so it's always better to be careful."

The people sitting around playing cards chatted amongst themselves, and before they knew it, the conversation had drifted to something else.

The man told Qin Feng to take Yanzhou to set off the firecrackers, while he watched the troublesome girl blow one after another on his shoes. Seeing him raise his hand, she quickly ran into the group of children and started throwing cans at them.

"Little sister, stop making trouble here, you've smashed everything on our feet!"

"Yeah, little sister~, go play with your brother, we need to blow it up with firecrackers, what you have isn't very useful."

Seeing that the others were looking down on her, An'an ran away angrily. She came to her brother's side and looked at the legendary firecracker in his hand. "Boom!" Luckily, Qin Feng covered her ears in time.

"Are you okay?"

An'an shook her head, picked at her ear, and looked at the man walking towards her: "Daddy~, I want to play with that too~"

"No way!" Lu Junxing had witnessed her tossing firecrackers at his feet without hesitation, so he refused without a second thought: "Go play if you want to blow your fingers out."

In the end, Lu Junxing took a sparkler, lit it, tested the temperature of the spark in his hand, and then stood behind her watching her play.

The game only ended when a group of children played with all the fireworks they had bought, and the adults started grumbling and refusing to buy any more.

When Qin Yanzhou returned from playing hide-and-seek with An'an, he saw a grinning man standing next to his mother in the main room, rolling out dumpling wrappers. His eyes showed a mixture of surprise and displeasure.

But he couldn't worry about that right now. Holding his sister, who was all in black and whose eyes could only shine brightly in the moonlight and lamplight, he was a little worried.

"Little sister, I'd better call Grandma over to help you."

Qin Yanzhou and his sister sneaked into the bathroom. He looked at the tall showerhead, then at his sister who was completely dark, and asked with some concern, "Do you know how to wash?"

"No! My dad will beat me to death!"

An'an looked at herself in the mirror and was surprised: "Wow~, I'm a black guy~"

"Waaah~, what do I do now that I've turned into a black person?"

"Little sister~, don't be afraid, even if you get tanned, you'll still be my little sister, uh... I mean, my tanned little sister~" Qin Yanzhou looked at his little sister, whose face was even dirtier with tears, and hurriedly wiped her face.

"Hahahaha~"

"Lu Junxing, your kid's turned into a dark-skinned girl~, hahaha~" Qin Shuo didn't expect that after enduring two days of hardship, he would receive such a big surprise.

"Hee hee hee~" Qin Shuo laughed like a goose as she looked at the two kids in front of her. One was slovenly but still presentable, while the other looked like she came from a coal mine in Africa—cleaner than her.

"Ugh~, you jerk, you're so annoying~"

In the end, Lu Junxing, with a dark face, grabbed a bath towel and wrapped the person up, otherwise he suspected a whole yard of haters would fall on them. He then dragged the person into the bathroom and left with a look of disgust.

Seeing her father's disapproving look, An'an huffed, "Daddy~, you're a bad daddy~, how can you dislike me like that?"

Even Lu Jing, who always doted on her granddaughter, wondered if her child was too wild. In the end, Aunt Liu didn't mind and cleaned her up thoroughly.

Even Zhao Jingtang, who was still recovering from her injuries and had taken a nap, couldn't help but smile when she heard the commotion and saw this scene.