Lian Yuhong saw the look of grievance on her daughter’s face and suddenly couldn’t bear it, hastily saying, "Alright, alright. Don’t put on such a face; I didn’t mean anything else. The kitchen smells too much of grease. Go out, and tonight, Mom will roll out noodles for you to eat."
Regardless, it was good to have family around.
After Gu Qiaoqiao left the kitchen, Lian Yuhong watched her daughter’s retreating figure and sighed helplessly.
This child’s thoughts were truly hard to guess, overly complicated.
Clearly a teenager, at times she seemed only a little younger than her.
Even more mature, at times.
So there were some things she just couldn’t say.
Knowing that even if said, they would be feeble and lack impact.
So it might as well go unsaid.
But she felt very distressed for Qiaoqiao, who had lost a lot of weight recently.
The little bit of flesh she finally managed to put on before was gone again.
For the first time, Gu Qiaoqiao felt utterly bored.
She wandered aimlessly around Gu Garden.
In the end, she returned to her own carving studio.
The goldfish stone carvings that Qin Yize helped her retrieve from the riverbed last time—many of them were still uncarved.
Now, with nothing else to do, she might as well work on carving.
Otherwise, with all these random thoughts, she felt like she was going to explode.
When she focused her attention on carving Gold Jade Stone, she felt much better.
Then the sky darkened, and the members of the Gu Family returned home.
In recent times, Gu Tianfeng had been on holiday, so he went out and roamed around with Gu Qingfeng every day.
Although the incident led to a break in contact between the Qin and Gu families,
it was impossible not to keep in touch with everyone.
But for now, it seemed,
the only person Dongfang Yu truly feared was Qin Yize.
He didn’t seem to take anyone else seriously.
And the reason why was unknown.
But thinking about how Dongfang Yu was beaten up by Qin Yize and his men in the dead of night, Gu Qiaoqiao found it immensely satisfying.
Perhaps, that was the reason Dongfang Yu feared Qin Yize.
Though the night was long, it would eventually pass.
Little New Year’s day arrived.
It was the first Little New Year for the Gu family after their reunion.
So they placed great importance on it.
Furthermore, in some places, setting off firecrackers was not yet banned.
Apart from the city center, firecrackers were still allowed.
So in the morning, the sound of firecrackers from around Gu Garden was incessant.
Gu Garden was no different.
Gu Zishu cheerfully lit firecrackers, their deafening noise seemingly capable of exorcising all evil spirits.
Celebrating New Year in the North was different from the South.
There were many differences in customs.
In general, the New Year in the North seemed warmer and more lively.
After all, the houses were cozy and warm.
With things on her mind, Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t feel like going to Yubao Square.
She got up late in the morning.
After she had freshened up, she heard Gu Qianqian’s voice outside, "Sister, are you up yet?"
Gu Qiaoqiao quickly put on her cotton clothes, opened the door, and looked at Gu Qianqian, "What is it? Is something the matter?"
Qianqian also seemed anxious, her bright eyes wide as she pointed outside, speaking crisply, "Sister, you should hurry. Our home has a very strange visitor, saying he’s looking for the owner of the Mysterious Dragon Box. Great Grandfather sent me to find you."
About the matter of the Mysterious Dragon Box belonging to the Gu family—
Gu Qianqian and Gu Zishu, the two kids, also had a rough understanding of it.
They were growing up bit by bit.
It was impossible to keep everything from them forever.
So Gu Qianqian knew about the Mysterious Dragon Box.