Chapter 415: The Mysterious Girlfriend

Jian Yining: "Hmm, I bet you win!"

In a moment, Shi Youxuan's computer started making a "clatter-clatter—" sound non-stop.

Jian Yining started sending red envelopes, fifty in total, exactly ten thousand yuan.

She quickly clicked the mouse to collect the money, collecting until her hands went soft.

Shi Youxuan had the look of a money-grubber, smiling until her eyes narrowed into slits: "Thank you, Boss, may you have great luck and prosperity."

It's not about the amount in the red envelopes, it's mainly for the good luck.

So many red envelopes, a lucky start to the new year.

If you eat someone's food, you'll be soft-spoken; if you take someone's money, you'll be soft-handed.

After taking his red envelopes, Shi Youxuan only then realized with annoyance that Jian Yining was about to go offline.

He said he was going offline to spend the Spring Festival with his girlfriend, but what exactly does his girlfriend look like? Does this person even exist? Still don't know.

……

Fang Jie finished preparing the ingredients for the New Year's meal and was getting ready to head back; this time, she would have to wait until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to return.

Shi Youxuan gave her a big red envelope and saw Fang Jie out; only the family of three remained in the house.

Sheng Hanyu cooked the dishes himself, and then the three of them enjoyed a harmonious New Year's Eve dinner.

Both of their phones kept ringing.

Their social media feeds were usually quiet, but today they were frequently updated, all filled with pictures of everyone showing off their reunion dinners.

The flavor of the New Year for the people of this country is mainly set off by eating!

Originally, Shi Youxuan had wanted to bring her father over to spend the New Year together, but Shi Yucheng refused.

For the New Year, he took Yuke to the nursing home to spend it together; the two sisters had never gotten along, so there was no need to force them together.

The situation of the Jian Family was also quite interesting.

Jian Yining was not returning to the country for the New Year, so Jian Yixin took her husband and mother-in-law back to her maiden home to spend it together.

Bai Xue was much better now than before, and under Jian Yixin's care, her mental state was also much improved.

It was just that she would still often misidentify people, always mistaking the younger son for the older son, and would often call Sheng Zerong "A Kai".

While others were reuniting with their families for the New Year, Sheng Hanyu's parents became an unavoidable presence.

Shi Youxuan also suggested going over to take a look, but was rejected by Sheng Hanyu in one sentence.

He told Shi Youxuan not to be soft-hearted, to stay as far away from Wang Yingzhi as possible; once she latched onto you, there would be no peace!

Shi Youxuan wasn't afraid of her, but the child was still young, so she let it go.

With some people, you cannot be soft-hearted; even a little bit of softness can easily lead to endless trouble.

After the three of them finished eating, Sheng Hanyu cleared the dishes to the kitchen, and Shi Youxuan sat in the living room watching TV, calling out hypocritically: "Shall I help you?"

Sheng Hanyu said: "Alright, come on then, and be my assistant."

Shi Youxuan: ……

She covered her ears with both hands and shouted loudly: "What are you saying? I can't hear you, can't hear you, can't hear you..."

Shi Ran shuttled between the kitchen and the living room, conveying what her father said to the woman pretending to be "unable to hear."

She leaned into her mother's ear and said loudly: "Dad wants you to go to the kitchen to wash the dishes."

"Telling you to go wash the dishes." Shi Youxuan glared; bullying a child on New Year's.

The child would not be bullied so easily and retorted: "It was clearly you who said you wanted to help Dad wash the dishes, and now that Dad has agreed, you're going back on your word. Doing this as a mother isn't right, you'll set a bad example for Baobao!"

Last time, Sheng Hanyu had demanded of Shi Ran that one must keep one's word, and that one must be trustworthy in life; she had already carved this deeply into her heart.

"Fine, I'll go help." Shi Youxuan blamed herself for being loose-lipped, but in order to set an example for the child, she could only go to the kitchen unwillingly.

However, she was happy once she got to the kitchen.

Sheng Hanyu had already tidied everything up; coming over wasn't to help, but effectively to inspect, just take a casual look, and then praise him a couple of times.

On New Year's Eve, one must stay up late; the traditional custom is called "staying up for the New Year"!

Sheng Hanyu said to Shi Ran: "Go back to your room and sleep for a while, so you don't fail to stay up late tonight."

Shi Ran didn't want to go to sleep; she just wanted to cling to her mom and dad. Wherever they were, she wanted to be!

"Go to sleep quickly, if you don't, your New Year's money for tonight will be halved." Shi Youxuan threatened the child.

Her methods were always simple and crude, but they were the most effective!

And so, although the little one was reluctant, she still went to her room to sleep, looking back every three steps.

The last time she looked back, she clearly saw her parents snuggled together... they had taken the spot where she had just been sitting!

Hmph!

Mom and Dad are both bad people.

Shi Ran complained in her heart; they used staying up late as an excuse, but in reality, they just didn't want her to be an eyesore to them.

The little girl had originally thought that the happiest thing in the world was for the whole family to be reunited together.

Dad loves Mom, Mom loves Dad, and then the two of them love her the most!

But now she sadly discovered—it seemed she had thought of things too simply.

Mom and Dad were loving each other, and the two of them were plotting against her together.

She was still just a child, how could they do this?

……

Without the eyesore of a lightbulb.

The two of them held hands, and Shi Youxuan lay in Sheng Hanyu's arms chatting.

Discussing national policy.

National policy now advocates for a second child, and of course, it doesn't oppose a third.

Sheng Hanyu believed they should respond to the call and hurry to prepare for pregnancy.

Besides, thinking of something and doing it immediately is a good habit...

Shi Youxuan pushed away the restless hand reaching over: "Stop messing around, Ranran might not be asleep yet."

Sheng Hanyu: "That makes sense, I can wait, wait until she falls asleep!"

Shi Youxuan:...

Was that what she meant?

What on earth makes sense?

Shi Ran was indeed not asleep; she came out to find water to drink, using her beautiful big eyes to roll them, frequently showing disdain for her parents.

What is this.

These two were whispering, as if they were afraid she would hear them.

Mom was even giggling, smiling with a face full of sunshine; she had never smiled at her like that.

Shi Ran was jealous.

She sadly discovered that her previous thoughts were wrong.

When the family wasn't together, she was Mom and Dad's treasure; they centered everything around her and valued her the most.

But now, the two of them were each other's center, and she seemed to be the redundant one.

Shi Ran was very unaccustomed to being ignored and urgently needed to find a sense of presence.

So she walked over and forcibly separated her parents, sat between them, and protested huffily: "You guys are too much!"

"Go to sleep."

"Go to sleep."

The two spoke in unison.

Shi Ran:...

Then, something that made her even angrier happened.

Seeing that she wouldn't listen, Sheng Hanyu simply picked her up and sent her back, while Shi Youxuan followed behind to bring water and snacks into the room.

She urged her daughter that if she couldn't sleep, she could do homework or play games, but in any case, she could not go out and disturb them.

Shi Ran:...

She wailed and cried, feeling that she was the most pitiful child in the world.

Mom and Dad are true love, while she was just a freebie given with a phone top-up...

As a result, because she cried during the New Year, Shi Youxuan considered it unlucky and she almost got a spanking.

Shi Ran's sadness was completely cured after receiving red envelopes from her parents in the middle of the night.

The first day of the Lunar New Year.

Yun Zhe Hao and Ma Ling'er brought their child over to pay a New Year's call; Yun Zhe Hao's son, Qi Tian, was five years older than Shi Ran, looking like a miniature version of Yun Zhe Hao, with a similar personality as well.

Shi Youxuan and Sheng Hanyu both liked this child very much.

Both sets of adults gave red envelopes to the children, and after staying for a while, they were ready to leave.

The Yun Family had to go to the grandparents' house for the New Year, so they declined the invitation to stay for a meal; the grandparents were waiting at home, and they couldn't keep the elders waiting for too long.

Not long after the Yun Family left, Jian Yixin and Sheng Zerong arrived.

The two of them came to deliver dumplings, dumplings with eight different fillings!

Each type was placed in a food box, forming a large stack.

The dumplings were made by Lady Jian, who specifically instructed the two of them to deliver them.