The guests departed, and the hosts settled down.
Those who were meant to leave, left; those who were meant to rest in their rooms, returned to their rooms.
Tian Jing could finally rest too.
She lay on the bed, enjoying her husband's massage, and sighed, "Why do I feel like my body isn't as good as my mother's?"
Li Zhengguo gently patted his wife's back, "You're just pampered. If you didn't want to enjoy my service, couldn't you just circulate your superpower within your body a few times yourself?"
Tian Jing lifted her back and turned to look at him, "You don't want to pamper me anymore?"
"I do, I do. I'll pamper you until I can't move anymore. Lie down properly." Li Zhengguo gently pressed her back, a smile forming at the corners of his lips.
Tian Jing lay down properly and asked, "What's going on with Xiao Fu?"
Li Zhengguo told Tian Jing everything their eldest nephew had said:
"... The new deputy county magistrate is surnamed Tong. A local serving as a local official. The highest he can reach is deputy county magistrate."
"Generally, the county magistrate and the deputy county magistrate belong to two different factions. The appearance of Tong Xinhua is too coincidental."
Tian Jing's body stiffened slightly, "Xiao Fu is tempted?"
"There are sprouts of it," Li Zhengguo sighed. "After all, Lin Hua'er is no match for the other party. I've warned him."
Tian Jing waved her hand, "Don't press anymore."
Li Zhengguo raised his hand, "What's wrong?"
Tian Jing flipped over and sighed heavily, "Alas! If even Xiao Fu can change, then in this world, what man doesn't change?"
Li Zhengguo was displeased, "Tiantian, you're putting me in the category of ordinary men?"
"There's also Big Brother and Suozhu, plus our three sons and Lu Shi. You haven't kept a good eye on them either?"
Tian Jing smiled, "Our three sons are trained. But when Hao Hao casually chose Lin Duo'er, didn't you worry about what he would do if he met true love?"
"You also know that when love arrives, it doesn't leave just because you tell it to."
"Lu Shi lacks familial affection and is naturally a rather indifferent person. His willpower should be stronger than our three sons."
"As for Big Brother and Suozhu, they just haven't encountered temptation. Xiao Fu is facing temptation now, isn't he?"
"As for you, there's no better woman in the world than me, so there's no woman who can tempt you."
"Are you saying that you are my temptation? Let me experience it." With that, Li Zhengguo leaned down.
...
New Year's Eve.
The Li family started getting busy from breakfast onwards.
When Lin Hua'er and Chen Fu arrived with Jinian and Jiyang, Tian Jing specifically observed Lin Hua'er. She looked radiant, indicating that the couple had reconciled last night.
Let's hope Xiao Fu can stay firm.
Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the New Year's Eve dinner began.
Mother Li led the way, distributing lucky money to the younger generation.
Then it was Ouyang Meihua, Tian Jing, and Li Min. The last one, of course, was Li Weixin.
Li Weixin received four red envelopes and gave out five, exclaiming that it was a loss and that he would have to give out two more tomorrow.
"It's better to be a junior. Being a senior is too disadvantageous."
Li Weiyu and Chen An felt the same. They looked at their young cousin, "Hurry up and get married and have children, let your son earn it back for you."
Li Weixin patted his chest, "A true man never lacks a wife! Next year, I'll bring one back for New Year's."
"Hahahaha," Li Weiyu and Chen An laughed, "Tomorrow is next year. Can you bring her back?"
"Hmph!" Li Weixin glanced at the two and snorted coldly, "I said I'd bring her back next year for New Year's. Do you understand what New Year's means? New Year's Eve is the real New Year's."
"You two are old enough. Be more proactive, don't fall behind me and embarrass us."
Mother Li nudged her grandson, "Eat. Don't be so disrespectful."
...
On the first day of the new year, they paid New Year's visits. On the second day, they visited the wife's family.
The Li residence was exceptionally lively during these two days.
On the third day, Li Weihao and Li Weiyan accompanied their girlfriends back to the Li family's home.
Yesterday, Ouyang Meihua and Tian Jing had prepared gifts for visiting.
These gifts were, of course, local specialties from Kushan Mountain and various fresh vegetables.
Tian Jing gave Li Wanting a bank card, "This is a five-thousand-yuan gift for meeting you. You are slightly different from Ziyu, so communicate with Hao Hao about some of the details here. But you and Wanzhen are the same."
Li Wanting glanced at Li Weihao. Seeing him nod, she took the card with both hands, "Thank you, Captain Tian."
Tian Jing didn't correct her title, "If you feel wronged in any way, communicate with Hao Hao about it. Only through frequent communication between the two of you can misunderstandings be avoided."
Li Wanting nodded.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Meihua also gave Li Wanzhen a bank card, "This is a five-thousand-yuan gift. Honestly, our family cannot compare to Captain Tian's family."
"However, Captain Tian and I discussed it. You sisters should be treated equally, so Captain Tian lowered your sister's share, and we are giving you both the same. If the Yu family has caused you any grievances, I..."
Before Ouyang Meihua could finish, Li Wanzhen took the bank card, "Aunt Ouyang, I'm not wronged. This gift is already quite substantial, you don't need to feel guilty. If there are any rumors, they are mostly directed at my elder sister, and I will stand with her."
"Good, good," Ouyang Meihua nodded joyfully, "Sisters should work together. Our Li family has always been like this."
After sending off the Li sisters, the lively atmosphere in the Li household somewhat diminished.
On the fourth day, after Li Weixin and Xiao Xiaohei left, the atmosphere further declined.
Li Weiyu and Chen An stayed by their grandmother's side, trying to lift the spirits. They were driven away by their grandmother, "Don't delay me from accompanying Xuanxuan."
Li Weiyu and Chen An took the opportunity to follow their grandmother and see their niece (cousin).
Although they had seen her before and were amazed that their cousin could give birth to such an exquisite daughter, they hadn't held her before.
With so many people in the family, it was never their turn. They also couldn't compete with Ranran's ability. Ranran, surrounded by numerous Li family members, had still managed to squeeze in and hold her for a few minutes.
Mother Li looked back at the hopeful eyes of her four grandsons and younger grandson and said, "Seeing as you'll be going back to work soon, I can let each of you hold Xuanxuan for two minutes."
The cousins' eyes lit up, and they rushed into the east wing room.
Little friend Xuanxuan was sleeping, looking even more adorable when asleep.
Li Weiyu reached out, but Li Weili slapped his hand away, "Hush! Don't hold her while she's sleeping."
Li Weiyu whispered, "But Grandma agreed. If you don't let us hold her now, Grandma will snatch her away when Xuanxuan wakes up."
Mother Li also walked into the east wing room. Seeing her great-granddaughter asleep, she told her fourth grandson and younger grandson to wait until Xuanxuan woke up to hold her.
The two silly young men squatted by the bed, waiting for their niece (cousin) to wake up.
Looking at the sleeping little cutie, the two young men's hearts softened so much that they wished they could find a girlfriend and get married and have a daughter right now.
Before the two silly young men felt they had looked enough, the little cutie opened her eyes. As soon as she opened them, the hearts of the two silly young men began to pound fiercely.
Wow!
The cousins reached out to grab her, but Mother Li forcefully pushed them aside, "Move aside, move aside. Xuanxuan needs to go to the bathroom."
The cousins waited in the living room. After going to the bathroom, Xuanxuan washed her face, ate, and then was burped.
After that, there was no "after that." Their grandmother wouldn't let go.
No matter what they said, Grandma refused to let go, saying they had watched her sleeping face for over an hour and should be content.
It wasn't until little friend Xuanxuan yawned that the two silly young men took her from Sister Lili and each held her for a while.
Then, the two silly young men secretly vowed to find a beautiful girlfriend within this year and get married and have a daughter quickly.