Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

Yuan Wenjie then took out five more red envelopes and gave them to his three nephews, as well as An Xin and An Ran.

This means that he gave the same red envelopes to his three nephews and Anran and Anxin.

At this moment, Luo's two sons also returned. Seeing Yuan Wenjie giving out red envelopes, they also started giving out red envelopes.

So when Wang Shuqiong and Liu Yi came out of the kitchen with the dishes, they saw several children happily clutching red envelopes in their hands.

Wang Shuqiong said with a smile, "Strengthen the country, build the country, revitalize the country, let's set off firecrackers, and then we'll have dinner."

The sound of firecrackers could be heard from house to house, both near and far.

On the eve of the Lunar New Year, every household eats dinner very early, symbolizing a smooth and prosperous year ahead. The family finishes their work early each day and goes home for dinner as soon as possible.

Several children happily went to get firecrackers and matches, and then ran to the door to set off the firecrackers.

An Ran and An Xin also went to see what was going on.

Qiangguo lit the firecrackers, covered his ears, and ran into the yard. The other children followed him, and the firecrackers crackled and popped.

Everyone sat together amidst laughter.

There was a large round rotating table in the Luo family restaurant. Such a rotating table was considered very advanced and rare at the time. Of course, in later generations, such rotating tables became very common. The table was very large, and it was just enough for a large family to squeeze together.

Just by looking at this large round table, you can tell that the Luo family often gathered together for meals.

In families with many sons, whether the sons can get along harmoniously after they get married depends on whether the relationship between the sisters-in-law is good, and even more so on whether the mother-in-law can treat everyone equally.

Su Jinru noticed that Wang Shuqiong and Liu Yi got along quite well, and that Jiang Yuting, her mother-in-law, was a kind, tolerant, generous, capable, and wise person.

And you know what? The Luo family parents were authoritative without being angry, but at the same time they were open-minded and loving. Their two sons were raised to be upright, and their two daughters-in-law were also people who knew how to behave and were dutiful.

Su Jinru had never seen anyone like the Luo family, where everyone, from top to bottom and inside to outside, was able to distinguish right from wrong and be reasonable.

Such a family is a truly happy and fulfilling extended family.

Living in such a large family, everyone is relaxed and warm, while at the same time, everyone in it feels an involuntary sense of upright family values. No one dares to have any crooked thoughts or disdain those petty and despicable schemes.

The dishes were very plentiful: sweet and sour carp, braised prawns, abalone, chicken stew with mushrooms, roast duck, pork ribs with kelp...

A glass of wine was poured in front of everyone except Su Jinru.

Old Luo said, "Our family is finally reunited. Ah Jie, Ah Ru, you must come home for the New Year every year from now on. We must reunite at least once a year."

Yuan Wenjie: "Dad, if there's no more war, I'll try my best to come home for Chinese New Year every year."

Old Luo picked up his wine glass and stood up.

"Come on, let's toast to this rare reunion!"

Everyone stood up and raised their glasses.

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

……

Everyone sat down and began to eat.

Jiang Yuting said, "A-Jie, you know what A-Ru likes to eat and what she doesn't like to eat. Take good care of her."

"Anxin, Anran, don't be shy, just help yourself to whatever you want to eat."

She turned the chicken stew with mushrooms towards An Xin and An Ran.

“This is what I made. Try Grandma’s cooking.”

This was the first time Anran and Anxin had ever seen such a rotating dining table. They could simply turn it so that they could choose whichever dish they liked to eat.

Sure enough, Beijing is a very advanced city; even the dining tables are so high-class.

The two children each picked up a piece of chicken, put it in their mouths, and took a bite.

An Xin said, "Grandma, it's delicious. I like it."

An Ran said, "It really is delicious."

"If it tastes good, eat more."

Old Luo smiled and said, "So many dishes! Try them all. The other dishes were made by the two aunties, and they are all very good."

Jiang Yuting looked at Su Jinru and said, "Next year, we'll have another baby in the family, and it will be even more lively then."

Luo Xingguo said, "Will Third Aunt have a little brother? Then I'll be the big brother."

He was the youngest in his family before, and boys like to be the older brother and especially like to play with a younger brother.

Liu Yi: "It should be a little brother! You can take him to play with him then."

Jiang Yuting: "It could be a little sister! Whether it's a brother or a sister, it's fine."

Old Luo: "Yes! We have four boys and one girl in our family now. Wouldn't it be better if we had another girl to maintain the balance of yin and yang?"

"Boy or girl, they are both our precious children. Come on, eat your food. Aru, we don't know what you like to eat, or whether you can get used to our food."

Su Jinru: "Anything is fine. These are all dishes I love to eat. My mother, my eldest sister-in-law, and my second sister-in-law are all very good cooks. I need to learn a lot from you in this regard."

Actually, they knew that Yuan Wenjie liked southern-style dishes, so the dishes they made were also in a southern style.

So Su Jinru didn't feel any discomfort when eating it.

Everyone ate and chatted.

Wang Shuqiong said, "Anran, Anxin, you two are quite good! You've already become teachers at such a young age."

An Xin: "We only have this opportunity because of my father. Otherwise, I only have a junior high school education and my brother only has a high school education. There are many people who are more capable than us."

Liu Yi: "In this day and age, a junior high or high school education is already quite good. Most of your peers only have a junior high or primary school education."

Wang Shuqiong: "I know why A-Jie would rather stay in the South than come back. Over there, at least on that island, you have the final say in everything, which is great. You have autonomy. It's just a pity that you don't have junior high or high schools there. If you did, you could send Qiangguo there to study."

Luo Qiangguo: "Mom, I don't want to go to school. After the New Year, I want to join the army."

"Why join the army? If schools reopen after the Lunar New Year, you should go back to school."

"Regardless of whether classes resume or not, I don't want to go to school. After the New Year, I will be sixteen years old. I want to join the army. I want to join the army."

"In the future, it will be a peaceful era, and there will be no need for so many people to serve in the military. You won't learn anything by serving in the military anyway, so you should go and study."

“Dad, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle didn’t go to school much either! They’re doing quite well now, especially Third Uncle. He was able to join the army at sixteen, and now he’s a division commander, in charge of more than 10,000 people on an island. He’s much more capable than those who graduated from university.”

"How can you compare yourself to your third uncle? The circumstances are different, and everyone's experience is unique."