An Jing couldn’t figure out what Xiao Changyi was doing outside, so she asked, "Husband, where are you going?"
Xiao Changyi didn’t even turn his head as he said, "I’m having Meng Zhuqing build four more rooms."
Without having to think about it, An Jing could guess Xiao Changyi’s intentions and immediately burst into cheerful laughter.
Xiao Changyi indeed had plans for Meng Zhuqing to build four more rooms, but unfortunately, it was already the 26th of December, with only three days left before the New Year. Workers were hard to find at such short notice, so the construction project had to wait until after the festivities.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year’s Eve.
Just like last year, Meng Lanqing and Meng Zhuqing celebrated the New Year with An Jing and her family.
However, unlike last year, this time Meng Lanqing also had a wife—Gong Juese.
And Gong Juechen, who always spent the New Year with his sister Gong Juese, now that his sister was celebrating with her husband, Meng Lanqing, at An Jing’s house, Gong Juechen did not wait for an invitation before shamelessly showing up to join the New Year’s celebration.
The New Year’s Eve dinner was prepared by the two maids who helped around the house.
Before the New Year’s Eve dinner was ready, An Jing and Xiao Changyi had already bathed their four children and changed them into brand-new bright red clothes.
The four little children looked pale and tender, and with their handsome features, the bright red new clothes made them not only look spirited but also especially festive.
An Jing and Xiao Changyi also took baths and changed into new clothes, bright red as well.
Dressed in bright red clothes, the family of six looked delightful; the children were cute, the mother was striking, and the father was imposing. One glance over this cheerful scene was not only heartwarming but also particularly pleasing to the eye.
Gong Juese, Gong Juechen, Meng Lanqing, and Meng Zhuqing were sitting in the courtyard, cracking sunflower seeds.
Gong Juechen, watching the family of six in the corridor, couldn’t help but click his tongue and sigh in admiration, "Se Se, we really made no mistake coming to Kylin County. Look at this—you’ve not only married a supremely handsome husband, but we’ve also met so many good-looking people. It’s always a pleasure to behold, and no wonder my appetite has been so great lately. I feel completely content."
Before Gong Juese could reply, her husband Meng Lanqing slapped Gong Juechen on the back of his head, causing him to howl in pain.
Meng Zhuqing continued to crack sunflower seeds calmly. It served him right—who asked him to call my brother supremely handsome!
Gong Juechen initially howled for a while with his demonically charming face, then looked at Gong Juese resentfully, "Se Se, your husband hit me, you have to help me beat him up!"
Gong Juese replied hesitantly, "Brother, if you didn’t provoke my husband, why would he hit you?"
Gong Juechen immediately clutched his chest with an expression of great anguish, "Se Se, you’ve changed. Before, I didn’t even need to call out; you would have stopped anyone from harming me before they could try. Now, not only do you let your husband hit me, but you’re also wounding me yourself. Do you want me to die of a broken heart?"
With a smirk, Meng Lanqing said playfully, "It would be just fine if you died—then no one would come to visit my house every day. Right, darling?"
Gong Juese instantly turned into a fangirl, nodding vigorously, "Yes, husband!"
After a while, Gong Juechen suddenly looked at Meng Zhuqing with a beaming smile, "Se Se told me you often get beaten into a pig-headed mess by your brother?"
Meng Zhuqing: "..." Is it really that enjoyable to build your happiness on my pain?
Gong Juechen continued, "With your looks, tsk tsk, you’re only fit to be beaten. Even if you were given to me, I wouldn’t want you."