Sanwang pestered Dawang to help him count how much money he had earned.
Dawang thought he was annoying, so he just gave him all the money he earned from going out.
Elated, Sanwang went and asked his other two older siblings to help him.
The two of them naturally refused to give their share of money to him. After all, he was going to buy a bunch of candy with them but they wanted to save up the money for books.
Sanwang then thought about Xiaowang, considering taking his little brother to kowtow while asking for money tomorrow. Hence, he was incredibly nice towards Xiaowang right now, staying by his side.
“When the weather gets warmer, I’ll teach you how to swim.”
Xiaowang was very happy, “But my glasses will fall off in the water.”
“It’s okay, I’ll tie it up for you.”
After a while, Sanwang called out, “Xiaowang.”
“It’s what mother usually says— she loves you and you love her. Stuff like that, ya know?”
Xiaowang nodded, “Of course I love you.”
Sanwang, “I love you too, so I will be your boyfriend to make sure that no one bullies you. However, you have to give me some good-luck money for that.”
Xiaowang, “I have to give it to our mother.”
Sanwang, “No need for that. Mother has Father and her boyfriend who will give her their share, so you only need to give yours to me.”
Xiaowang thought for a while before he agreed, “Okay.”
Maisui was dying of laughter when she heard the conversation, but she didn’t expose Sanwang’s ploy. Though, she was older and more sensible, so after thinking about it, she felt that the term ‘boyfriend’ was not something so simple.
There wasn’t a view of the moon on the night of the 30th but the stars were shining brightly. The ground was covered with frost and the snow at the base of the wall reflected the starlight above, which was also shining brightly.
In the middle of the night, the air was frosty and windy, but the atmosphere was extremely lively.
Sanwang led Xiaowang to play some hopscotch in the yard while they mainly waited for Han Qingsong, running out after a while to see if he was back.
This time, he saw a tall figure striding towards him and immediately said to Xiaowang, “Mother’s man is back!”
Xiaowang shouted, “Mother’s man is back!”
Lin Lan, “The new year just started, but what are these children getting up to?”
Erwang in the room said to Lin Lan, “Mother, you can start to make the dumplings, father has returned.”
Lin Lan patted him on the shoulder, “As expected, our Second Brother is still normal.”
Erwang had already boiled the water, first filling the two thermos pots before heating up the previous dishes. Then, he directly boiled the dumplings under the water.
Han Qingsong came in with his entire body covered in a layer of snow. Inside the house, the temperature was high, so it melted the frost on his body and made his frame slightly damp.
Lin Lan was drinking water and almost choked upon seeing him come in. She pretended to be calm as if nothing happened and handed him the tea mug, “Is it cold?”
He was very physically strong. Even in the final month of the lunar calendar, unless he was on a mission at night, he basically opted to forgo a coat.
Han Qingsong took the tea mug over with one hand and held her hand with the other before he took a sip, “It’s okay.”
The hot water entered his throat, warming the stomach as the coolness he felt inside him dissipated.