People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Zhuang Chaoying woke up to the sound of firecrackers. She blinked, her mind not yet fully clear, but her body had already begun to move.

He noticed that Ah Ling beside him had a small gap in the blanket as she turned over, so he gently tucked the blanket around her.

Then, he got up and went to the cabin to see Xiaoting.

I opened the door and saw the child still fast asleep.

Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but slowly squat down and kiss her pink and tender face.

He finally understood why he used to see parents affectionately biting their children.

It turns out that this feeling of affection was simply uncontrollable; no matter how close they got, it wasn't enough.

It's so milky and delicious, I can't get enough of it!

Just then, Tu Nan tiptoed down from the attic and saw his father: "Happy New Year, Dad! Do you need to go to the toilet?"

"Son, Happy New Year! Go on your way! Get dressed."

Tu Nan, like a little tail, affectionately hugged her father as they walked towards the toilet.

Along the way, the sounds of neighbors exchanging New Year's greetings were constant.

It's so nice at this time of year. The neighbors know each other well, most people are kind-hearted, and the greetings and blessings between them are so sincere.

When they got to the restroom, Tu Nan took out his own toilet paper from his pocket and didn't forget to share half with his dad.

Zhuang Chaoying took the paper; her son was truly well-behaved and sensible.

The father and son squatted in the toilet, chatting idly for a while before finally coming out and carefully washing their hands.

When the two of them got home, Ah Ling and Xiao Ting were already up and busy preparing in the kitchen.

Ah Ling reheated half of the leftover food from yesterday, and carefully served the other half to Song Ying's family.

The family sat around the table, eating the simple leftovers.

After the meal, the family dressed neatly and began exchanging New Year's greetings.

The two children stood in front of Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling and said in unison, "Happy New Year, Dad and Mom!"

Then she stretched out her little hand.

Zhuang Chaoying deliberately shrugged: "Ask your mother, Dad doesn't have any money!"

Huang Ling couldn't help but laugh as she watched this scene. She had already prepared five cents for each person.

Tu Nan and Xiao Ting took the money. Xiao Ting was overjoyed and kissed her father and mother on the cheek.

Tu Nan was a little embarrassed: "Thank you, Mom and Dad!"

Zhuang Chaoying hugged the two children tightly and kissed them both cheeks.

Huang Ling looked at the father and his two children playing around and gently patted them: "Alright, let's go to Engineer Lin's house to wish him a Happy New Year."

With that, he took the lead and walked ahead.

Upon arriving at Lin Gong's door, Huang Ling called out loudly, "Song Ying! Song Ying! Happy New Year!"

A response came quickly from inside: "Oh dear, Sister Ling, Teacher Zhuang, come in quickly! Wu Feng, Teacher Zhuang and Sister Ling are here!"

Tu Nan and Xiao Ting immediately stood up obediently and politely began to offer New Year's greetings: "Uncle, Auntie, Happy New Year."

"it is good!"

"Happy New Year, Uncle Zhuang! Happy New Year, Auntie!"

Huang Ling gently patted Lin Dongzhe's head: "Happy New Year, Dongzhe."

Then, she turned to Xiaoting and said, "Xiaoting, share the snacks that Grandpa bought for you with Dongzhe."

Xiaoting nodded obediently: "I understand!"

Just then, the door opened, and it turned out to be Old Wu and his family coming over.

The room immediately became lively, filled with another round of warm greetings.

Zhang Amei, beaming, took out several red envelopes from her pocket, muttering, "Look at my memory! I should have taken them out as soon as I came in. The children received red envelopes! May they all have a joyful New Year!"

Actually, Zhang Amei had her own plans. Her family had three children, Huang Ling's family had two children, and Song Ying's family had one child.

She figured that if she gave out three red envelopes, she could get six back, so she was the one who suggested giving out red envelopes this time.

Huang Ling understood her thoughts. Although she felt it was somewhat inappropriate, she couldn't refuse out of consideration for their neighborly relationship, so she could only reluctantly agree.

Old Wu, who was standing to the side, seemed to have noticed something and looked a little embarrassed: "We're all neighbors, there's no need to keep giving each other red envelopes like this."

Hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying nodded in agreement: "Old Wu is right, there's no need for this back and forth. Let's leave it at that for this year. Old Wu, we've agreed that we won't give any more next year for the New Year!"

Old Wu nodded quickly: "It's settled!"

Looking at her husband, Zhang Amei was immediately filled with anger. She had originally thought that she could continue to take advantage of him in the future, but her plan had fallen through.

She had always thought Song Ying was difficult to deal with, but she didn't expect Teacher Zhuang to be so cunning. You really can't judge a book by its cover.

Then, Song Ying began handing out red envelopes, handing them to the children one by one: "Tu Nan, this is yours, Xiao Ting, Shan Shan, Xiao Min, Xiao Jun!"

Just as Huang Ling was about to start handing out red envelopes, Zhuang Chaoying quickly snatched them away, saying, "Come on, Uncle, let me give you red envelopes."

Zhuang Chaoying knew that the first red envelope contained government bonds, so Lin Dongzhe snatched it away.

Song Ying quickly said, "Why don't you thank Uncle Zhuang!"

Lin Dongzhe accepted the red envelope, his eyes narrowing into slits with joy: "Thank you, Uncle Zhuang!"

Huang Ling looked at Lin Dongzhe, then at Zhuang Chaoying, her lips slightly pursed. She thought to herself, "I was going to give it to Xiaomin, how come Chaoying is so quick?"

Xiaoting started talking excitedly about her time at her maternal grandfather's house again: "Grandpa bought a lot of snacks for my brother and me to eat when we came back. He also took us to a Western restaurant and bought us a cream cake."

Lin Dongzhe looked at Xiaoting curiously: "Chicken cake, cake?"

Xiaoting excitedly explained, "It's a cream cake made with milk, it's so delicious!"

Song Ying looked at Huang Ling and said, "Sister Ling, your family is really well-off."

Huang Ling simply smiled and nodded.

Xiaoting continued her rambling: "Grandpa's house also has a TV. These past few days, he's had my brother and me watch the news with him every day. The news also talked about the Guangcheng train station, which is big and beautiful. There are also many beautiful flowers in the flower market that I don't know the names of. Oh, and there's an elevator, so people can go directly to the second floor without walking."

Song Ying looked at Huang Ling again and exclaimed, "Sister Ling, your family even has a TV! You're really well-off!"

Zhuang Chaoying took Huang Ling's hand and said, "Ling's family is well-off. Marrying me is a step down for her. She has suffered a lot with me. Ling, you've worked so hard!"

Song Ying looked at them and teased with a smile, "That's so cheesy, Teacher Zhuang!"

Zhang Amei pouted and said sourly, "Our family has a heavy burden. We also have to give both sets of parents holiday money during the Spring Festival. Even Lao Wu's overtime earnings are not enough. Your family is much more relaxed."

Zhuang Chaoying looked at Zhang Amei and said, "Amei, your husband Lao Wu is skilled, and both of you work, so your life must be much better than ours."

Zhang Amei held a cup in her hand, a seemingly friendly smile on her face, but her eyes were slightly narrowed as she secretly plotted: "Teacher Zhuang, you see, my Xiaomin is in the third grade now. When you're tutoring her, could you please help her with her studies?"

Zhuang Chaoying smiled faintly and turned to look at Xiaoting: "Tu Nan, Xiaoting, will Daddy help you with your homework?"

Xiaoting blinked her bright, big eyes and spread her little hands: "Dad doesn't explain the problems to us, we all learn on our own."

When Zhang Amei saw that her plan had failed, the smile on her lips instantly became a little stiff, but she still forced a smile: "Xiao Ting is really amazing, she doesn't even need an adult to watch over her."

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Song Ying sat at the table and gently opened the red envelope. When she saw what was inside, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and immediately became furious: "This must have been given by some girl. You know, I gave out two yuan and fifty cents and got back fifty cents and a government bond!"

Lin Wufeng pointed to the next room.

Song Ying immediately shook her head: "Impossible, Sister Ling wouldn't do that!"

In the next room, Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying were smiling at each other.

Zhuang Chaoying gently tapped Huang Ling's forehead and teased her with a smile, "Ling, tell me, why are you even lending money in government bonds?"

Huang Ling glared at him: "This was meant for Xiao Min, but you were so quick to grab it."

"Fortunately, it was given to Dongzhe. Amei is a very petty person. If it was given to her, she might harm people behind their backs."

As she spoke, Zhuang Chaoying got up and walked to the drawer. After rummaging around for a while, she took out a book of fun math. "Hehe, I have to give it to Lin Dongzhe. I have to make this little guy's childhood complete."

A moment later, they heard Lin Dongzhe's footsteps outside. He had come to find Tu Nan and Xiao Ting to play.

Zhuang Chaoying greeted him with a smile, "Dongzhe, this is your uncle's New Year's gift for you. It's a fun math book, and it's hard to find. You must study it well!"

Lin Dongzhe looked at the book and pouted, "Thank you, Uncle!"

Zhuang Chaoying patted his head and encouraged him, "This book is very interesting. You'll see when you read it."

Lin Dongzhe forced a smile, put the book away, and then took Tu Nan and Xiao Ting's hands: "Let's go play!"