The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Loud laughter could be heard from time to time in the back hall of Shen Family Restaurant.

Inside the house, the family spent the whole afternoon playing a game of drawing turtles around the table.

On the seat, apart from Shen Chen, everyone else's faces were painted with all sorts of things.

Even Shen's father and mother did not escape the disaster.

"Brother, I suspect you cheated. This is impossible. You've been playing all afternoon and you haven't lost once."

Shen Chen waved his hand, "Maybe I was just lucky."

He looked at Shen Cao, who had a black eye, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Hahaha, I can't help myself when you talk to me like that."

Shen Cao rolled her eyes.

"I'm done playing, I need to go make the New Year's Eve dinner." After saying that, she quietly winked at her younger siblings, picked up the calligraphy brush beside her, and walked over to Shen Chen.

"Brother, you should experience being a turtle too."

Shen Chen was held by his younger siblings and couldn't move.

He smiled as he watched Shen Cao paint on his face.

Fine, let them have their fun.

Shen Cao looked at her once handsome older brother, who had been transformed into a matchmaker with a large mole on the corner of his mouth, and laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Hahahaha...

After having their fun, the Shen family members washed the ink off their faces one by one.

Shen Cao, Shen's father, and Shen's mother went to the kitchen to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, while Shen Chen went to the study to write a letter.

Shen Wan and the others continued playing cards in the main room.

Shen Cao was in the kitchen, and she could hear the sound of firecrackers coming from the street from time to time.

"Father, go and open our front door."

It's time to welcome good fortune into our home.

In contrast to the quietness of Xin'an County, the streets of Beijing, thousands of miles away, are much more bustling.

The shops along the entire street were decorated with lanterns, and everywhere was brightly lit and decorated with red silk and red embroidered balls.

Auspicious couplets were pasted on the door, and the character "福" (fortune) was pasted on the window.

There are also stalls on the street hawking all kinds of snacks and trinkets.

Starting today, the night markets in Beijing will be open until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, for everyone to enjoy.

As a result, there were even more vendor stalls on the streets than usual.

The stone lions at the entrance of the Wei residence also had large red embroidered balls hanging on their chests.

The housekeeper was beaming as he welcomed Miss Wei, who had already married, and her husband.

This was a special request from Wei's mother: her married daughters must bring their husbands back to the Wei family home for New Year's Eve dinner at noon.

When Wei Siyu heard the servants report that his sisters had all returned, he quickly ran to the gate to greet them.

"Happy New Year, elder sister and brother-in-law!" He looked at his sisters and brothers-in-law with a smile, knowing he would probably receive a lot of lucky money that night.

"Second sister, second brother-in-law, Happy New Year!"

After the group entered the gates of the Wei residence, Wei Xiaomei, panting heavily, ran out.

"Third brother, what's wrong with you? Didn't I tell you to wait for me when you were picking up my sister and brother-in-law? You actually came by yourself. You're so disloyal."

Wei Yuxin walked up to her older sister and pushed past Wei Siyu, who was supporting her. "Go to the side. My older sister likes me the most. I'll support her."

She spoke to the man next to her older sister, "Brother-in-law is even more handsome now, Happy New Year."

The man's previously happy face froze for a moment.

This was the first time someone had commented on his appearance, even though he was a military officer.

Wei Yuting smiled and gently patted Wei Yuxin's hand, "You, you have no manners."

"Little Sister Wei, so you only care about your eldest sister and have completely forgotten about your second sister?"

Wei Yuxin quickly went to her second sister and said, "Who said that? Apart from my third brother, I'm fine with all of you."

"Second sister, second brother-in-law, Happy New Year!"

The man in a light blue brocade robe standing next to Wei Yuzhu spoke up, "What, isn't your second brother-in-law handsome?"

Wei Yuxin smiled and said, "Handsome, my second brother-in-law is handsome too, but not as handsome as my eldest brother-in-law!"

"Hmph!" she said, turning her head and leaning against her second sister's chest.

Wei Yuxin heard it from her mother a few days ago, saying that the Jiang family was urging her second sister to have a child, and her brother-in-law said that he did not want to have a child so early.

Although her brother-in-law did the right thing, she still felt that her second sister had been wronged in the Jiang family, so she used it to retort to him and vent her anger for her second sister.

Wei Yuzhu hugged her younger sister and said, "I knew I hadn't spoiled you for nothing."

When the group arrived in the hall, lunch had already been prepared.

Mr. and Mrs. Wei smiled and invited them to sit down, saying, "Please sit down, we're family, don't be shy."

After everyone was seated, Mr. Wei spoke first, “This year, some things happened to our Wei family, but fortunately we got through them safely.”

"In the new year, I hope everything goes smoothly for my whole family."

After saying that, he raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's toast."

Wei's mother glared at him, "Drinking, drinking, all you know is drinking. You haven't even eaten any food, and you're already drinking. Your stomach must feel terrible."

"We haven't even finished discussing serious matters, and all we're thinking about is drinking."

Mother Wei put down her wine glass and looked at her two sons-in-law with a smile. "According to the Wei family's rules, every year on New Year's Eve, all members of the Wei family must be present."

"Mother, thank you for your understanding."

Li Yingjie and Jiang Mowen quickly stood up. "Mother, no, no, it's what we should do."

Mother Wei waved her hand, gesturing for the two to sit down.

"Mowen, I thank you for protecting Yuzhu before. She is straightforward and sometimes speaks too directly. I apologize on behalf of your mother on behalf of Yuzhu."

Jiang Mowen was so frightened that he quickly stood up again. "Mother-in-law, I wouldn't dare. It was my mother who was in the wrong in this matter."

“I’ve already told my mother that she won’t force Yuzhu to take medicine anymore.”

"You silly child, you can talk all you want, why did you stand up again?"

"You two have only been married for a year, so it's right that you're not in a hurry to have children."

"If you're willing to protect Yuzhu, then Yuzhu didn't marry you in vain."

"Mother-in-law, don't worry, this won't happen again."

Mother Wei nodded.

After Jiang Mowen sat down, he took his wife's hand and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Wei Yuzhu's eyes reddened upon hearing her husband's words.

"Alright, let's not talk about unpleasant things during the New Year."

We ate our food and chatted.

At the dinner table, Wei Siyu pulled his two brothers-in-law to drink, recounting his hardships and grievances over the past year.

After the meal, it was time to give out lucky money.

Wei Siyu, who had been swaying unsteadily, immediately became fully conscious.

He smiled and knelt down first in front of Wei's mother at the Wei residence, saying, "Father, Mother, Happy New Year."

After saying that, he stretched out his hands to ask for a red envelope.

Wei's mother shoved the red envelope into his hand, saying, "If you bring a wife into the house next year, I'll give you a big one."

Wei Siyu's smile froze. "Mother, you know I still have to wait several years."

Wei's mother suddenly realized that she had forgotten about this.