Apart from having to give Chu Liang a red envelope as the young boss, she was the youngest here, and asking for red envelopes was just too natural.
Old Meng gave her an especially thick red envelope, then casually added, "Grow up quickly, and hurry up to give me a great-grandson..."
Chiang Songhai: "..."
Ge Liutao, "Still young, still young, no need to rush, no need to rush."
She was extremely worried, having just reminded Chiang Xiao about this, and now Old Meng was dragging his feet...
Chiang Xiao turned her head and saw Meng Xinian trying to hold back his laughter. She immediately ran over with Little Snowball in her arms.
Spreading her hands, she said to him, "Brother Xinian, Happy New Year, wishing you prosperity, hand over the red envelope!"
Meng Xinian had already prepared the red envelope for her. Hearing her words, he reached out and ruffled her head, put a red envelope on her face, and then coughed, "Mmm, my New Year’s wish is not too different from Grandpa’s."
Chiang Xiao realized what he meant and immediately glared at him before lifting Little Snowball up to him, "Wishing you prosperity, hand over the red envelope!"
"This one is for Snowball. Snowball is just over three months old, still a child, doesn’t she deserve a red envelope?" Chiang Xiao blinked.
"Can it spend money?"
"As its sister, I can certainly spend it on its behalf! For instance, buying cotton to sew a soft and warm nest for it!"
Meng Xinian couldn’t help but laugh out loud and handed her another red envelope, "Alright, alright, remember this, Snowball, this is from your brother-in-law. Keep an eye on it, don’t let your sister spend it all!"
Not far away, Old Meng watched the two of them with eyes crinkling into a smile.
"Look at them, the more I see, the more they seem to match! Brother Chiang, the marriage we arranged back then was really the right call!"
Chiang Songhai also looked on with joy.
The matter Chiang Xiao had not found the chance to mention was finally discovered on the fifth day of the New Year.
Because that day she had to go back to the county town to wish her teacher a happy new year.
Liu Guoying’s life had not been great, although it improved a bit after teaching at the county’s third middle school, but the money earned was likely not enough to buy medicine for his wife. Chiang Xiao also wanted to go back and see if her health had improved after eating the pastries and receiving her medical drawing.
But Meng Xinian’s expression became a bit dark.
"Is your teacher in the county town?"
Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao exchanged glances, retreating in unison with great understanding, while Chu Liang, sensing the mood was off, also found an excuse to slip away.
"Well, I went to school at the third middle school in the county..."
Upon hearing this, Old Meng suddenly remembered. Without thinking, he said, "Xiaoxiao, I have to say something to you. Why didn’t you go to high school in City M? That way you could be closer to Xinian. Also, I remember Old Tang mentioned the boy who used to sit next to you seems to like you?"
"The boy who was my deskmate?" Meng Xinian’s face grew even darker.
It was at this moment that he suddenly realized he had been apart from Chiang Xiao for a year, and indeed, there were many things he didn’t know; he had missed a year of her life.
"Right, I heard that boy isn’t from G Province? He’s from City J? His family has some background?"
Chiang Xiao felt that Old Meng’s real purpose in coming to City M was probably right here, and it was likely to trick her!
"Chiang Xiaoxiao?" Meng Xinian narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at her.
Chiang Xiao’s voice grew weaker, "Actually, I can explain this..."
Old Meng added from the side, "Old Tang said the kid was good-looking? What was his name again? Let me think... Oh, right, Yu Hang! You even went with him to City J, right? After Old Tang told me, I gave him a scolding. He said that day if he and Tang Qing hadn’t made other arrangements, they definitely wouldn’t have let that Yu kid take advantage and also take you out shopping and eating."