Shi Mei seemed very happy.
After heading out, Uncle Yang took them to the most high-end mall in Yan City.
Shi Mei had been there several times, excitedly walking inside while holding onto Grandma Shi’s arm.
Along the way, she didn’t forget to energetically drag Bai Yuejie, saying warmly, "Sister Bai, walk faster, help me pick out clothes quickly. I want them to be floaty, ethereal, and as cute as Shi Mei!"
Bai Yuejie felt a little uncomfortable being pulled and said somewhat reluctantly, "Shi Mei, slow down."
"Hee hee hee, come on, come on!" Shi Mei bounced on the spot a few times, darting away like a rabbit in no time.
Grandma Shi, Bai Yuejie, and Uncle Yang were left behind.
Bai Yuejie watched with some jealousy as the pink figure ahead hopped and skipped, thinking of her pretty, delicate face and feeling even more resentful.
She had taken all the good things for herself.
The healthy body she wanted, the pretty face, and even the man she had liked for so many years—all these things the fool owned.
Bai Yuejie suppressed the jealousy in her heart and said with a gentle smile, "She’s really lively, just like a child, truly blessed."
Grandma Shi, in an unusually good mood that day, said, "What’s there to be happy about? She’s already so grown up, yet still hopping everywhere! Like a wild horse set loose."
Ahead, Shi Mei had stopped running and was squatting at the entrance of a children’s playground, eagerly watching the children play.
Grandma Shi soon approached and patted Shi Mei’s head, "Let’s go."
Shi Mei suddenly said, "Grandma, I want to play that."
"No," Grandma Shi refused without a second thought, "Those are for children to play with, giant babies are not welcome."
"Crying won’t help. Wait until the New Year, and Brother Ling Yan will take you to the amusement park at the villa."
Shi Mei’s eyes lit up, "The villa amusement park?"
Every New Year, the Shi Family’s elders would go to their usual holiday villa to celebrate.
Since the household staff all had families, and the Spring Festival was a time for family reunions, of course, they were allowed to return to their homes.
And with no one at home to cook, let alone do chores like cleaning or laundry, the old man would take the family to a coastal city to spend the Spring Festival and, by the way, to escape the cold.
"Yes," Grandma Shi said with a mysterious air, "Besides the amusement park, there’s also a hot spring pool, and plenty of cakes to eat."
"Yes!" Shi Mei’s face was full of anticipation.
"Then be good, and I’ll take you there for the New Year."
"Okay, okay!" Shi Mei suddenly looked at Bai Yuejie and asked Grandma, "Is Sister Bai going too?"
Grandma Shi said indifferently, "Sister Bai won’t go; this is a family trip. Sister Bai should spend the New Year with her own family."
The gentle smile on Bai Yuejie’s face unconsciously faded a little, and she nodded slightly.
Unaware, it seemed Grandma Shi had already come to consider this fool as part of the family.
But wasn’t Grandma Shi very averse to her originally?
Why was everything different now?
Bai Yuejie smiled faintly and spoke up, "Shi Mei, do you remember how you used to spend the New Year?"
"Eh," Shi Mei cocked her head, saying, "Did Shi Mei ever celebrate the New Year before?"
"Of course you did, but perhaps you don’t remember," Bai Yuejie gently stroked her head, "It’s okay not to remember. Starting from marrying Brother Ling Yan, you should embark on a whole new life."