Chapter 1070: Chapter 1070: A Warning from My Father-in-law
In the morning, Luo Qiao woke up to see her two daughters getting dressed. She had been intentionally guiding them to handle their own affairs.
Seeing them clumsily put on their clothes and occasionally helping each other, her heart truly warmed. How could her two little treasures be so adorable?
Yanyan turned around inadvertently and saw that her mother was awake, “Mom, you’re up, happy new year.”
Luo Qiao sat up and helped them smoothen their clothes, “Why are you up so early?”
Yueyue sat at the edge of the bed, ready to get down to put on her shoes, “We made plans with Sister Ranran and Brother Hao Hao to get up early to pay respects to Great-Grandfather.”
Yanyan hurried as well, scampering to the bed, “Sis, where are my shoes?”
Yueyue brought her the shoes, “Who told you not to arrange them properly last night.”
Luo Qiao watched her two daughters, Yueyue has always been more like the older sister. Watching them put on their shoes, “Let mom comb your hair first, you can’t go out looking all messy.”
The sisters looked at each other and then burst out laughing.
Luo Qiao finished combing their hair, let them brush their teeth, wash their faces, and applied skincare oil before allowing them to head out.
Looking at the sky outside, it was no good trying to catch more sleep, so she cleaned up the room, got herself ready, and took the red packets she prepared the night before out of the room.
When she arrived in the front yard, the kitchen was already bustling. Auntie Tang had started preparing breakfast. Luo Qiao approached her, “Auntie Tang, happy new year.”
“Qiaoqiao, happy new year.”
Luo Qiao handed her a red packet, “Thank you for your hard work this past year.”
Auntie Tang felt a bit embarrassed, “I’m an old lady now; you shouldn’t bother giving me such gifts every year. Give it to the kids instead.”
“Auntie Tang, please take it, it’s just for a bit of festive joy and luck.”
Auntie Tang smiled and accepted it, “Ah, thank you.”
Seeing that Auntie Tang accepted it, Luo Qiao then suggested, “Auntie Tang, let me help make a mixed vegetable dish, let’s not have something too greasy this morning.”
Halfway through their busy work in the kitchen, Wang Xiaoxin also came in, “Ah, you’re up early. We went to rest at the same time yesterday, how come I couldn’t wake up?”
Luo Qiao smiled while watching her yawning sister-in-law, “Those two little ones woke up early, saying they had plans with their brother and sister, and after they left, I couldn’t feel sleepy anymore.”
The three of them cooking together made the process quick, and by the time Aunt Wang Danli arrived, breakfast was ready. She felt slightly embarrassed, “I’m really sorry for being late.”
Wang Xiaoxin laughed, “No worries, Aunt, you must be exhausted from sitting in the car for so long yesterday.”
The food was all set, and just then, Lu Yichen entered through the main gate. Gu Qianru said with a smiling face, “You’re back just in time. Hurry up and wash your hands, it’s time to eat.”
Lu Yichen first went to wash his hands, then came out to greet his uncle and aunt, and his two daughters clung to him.
Everyone had just begun to eat when Kong Xiangrui and Lu Yiting also arrived.
Lu Yiting jokingly remarked, “It’s good that grandpa’s house is close by, otherwise we’d go hungry.”
Auntie Tang saw them come in and quickly got up to fetch two sets of chopsticks.
Wang Xiaoxin turned to look at Lu Yiting, then at Kong Xiangrui sitting beside her, “Did another battle start on your side?”
Kong Xiangrui, being familiar with the Gu family for a long time, didn’t think there were any family secrets to hide. He picked up a bun, “My uncle brought his sons over, think I could have a decent breakfast after that? Yiting is pregnant and can’t stay hungry, so I just took her and left.”
Luo Qiao chuckled, “Smart.”
Lu Xinyi’s expression was somewhat troubled, “Xiangrui, you know very well the state of things in your family, and you also work far away long-term; now that Yiting is pregnant and will have more difficulty moving around as her pregnancy progresses, make sure you sort things out with your parents before you leave. I don’t want Yiting to get hurt.”
Seeing his father-in-law’s unhappy expression, Kong Xiangrui quickly wiped the smirk off his face, “Understood, Dad, I’ll settle things at home before I go, to ensure Yiting can rest and nourish the baby.”
Lu Xinyi’s expression then eased slightly. He had heard about his uncle’s family stirring up trouble these last few days. He didn’t want his mother-in-law’s scheming to impact his daughter, so it was necessary to give his son-in-law a warning.