While they were playing mahjong, Xiao Mufeng and Zhang Qian, Xiao Junwan's husband, were chatting with the Old Master. The atmosphere in the living room was harmonious.

Xiao Junwan and Zhang Qian could be considered to be well-matched. They had a cute pigeon pair. Their son was called Zhang Tianyang, and their daughter was called Zhang Tianxing.

Although they were twins and one was born half a minute later than the other, their appearances and personalities were not alike. One was calm and sensible, while the other was quick-witted and smart.

In the yard, Zhang Tianxing was pestering Jiang Shengze to set off fireworks together. Zhang Tianyang and Han Ziyi were bored and stayed in the house to watch TV. Xiao Nanye and Qiao Mingyuan stood on the balcony on the third floor, watching the two children messing around in the yard.

After a while, Qiao Mingyuan broke the silence. "Why did your Fourth Uncle suddenly come back?"

"I just found it out." Xiao Nanye flicked the cigarette ash on his fingertips. Since a long time ago, he liked to watch the smoke curling around his fingertips.

"Don't move. Don't break it." In the courtyard downstairs, two childish people were fighting for the last firework.

Because of the advantage of long legs and arms, Jiang Shengze raised the fireworks and ran away. The little princess of Zhang Family chased after him and shouted, "Jiang Shengze! I am a girl, so you have to give in to me."

Although Princess Xingxing's words were very reasonable, they would not work when it came to Jiang Shengze.

He said shamelessly, "In my entire life, it has always been someone else who gave in to me. How can I give in to others?"

He was not lying. Ever since he was young, there had always been someone by his side who shielded him from the wind and rain.

When he was naughty, that person could help him take the blame. When he got into trouble and was punished by the elders, that person would quietly come to deliver food to him in the middle of the night.

All the difficulties and troubles in front of that person would become very simple. That person was like a loyal knight, guarding his prince slowly growing up.

The two people who were enjoying the wind upstairs couldn't help but laugh when they heard what Jiang Shengze said.

Xiao Nanye asked, "You haven't told him yet?"

Qiao Mingyuan shook his head with a bitter smile. "There is no chance. Every time I want to talk about it, I find that the timing is wrong. Sometimes I feel that he actually knows."

Qiao Mingyuan thought to himself, "Perhaps!"

Xiao Nanye looked at a certain someone who had gone crazy playing in the yard and thought of the sad face of Su Mo. He thought to himself, "Who said that a little fool could not be smart?"

"Don't talk about me." Qiao Mingyuan lifted the hair that flew into his eyes.

"Your Fourth Uncle suddenly came back this time, and you didn't get any news beforehand. It's obvious that he came prepared. You now feel easy letting Su Mo stay with him. Aren't you afraid that he will go crazy one day?"

"I'll talk to him," Xiao Nanye said as he put out his cigarette and threw it on the ground.

This kind of matter could only be handled by himself. Qiao Mingyuan sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "If you need anything, just let me know."

Xiao Family had always had the rules of staying up late for the New Year. However, in the past two years, Xiao Zhendong's health had been deteriorating steadily. It was only until eleven o'clock that he could no longer hold on. Uncle Chen helped him back to his room to rest.

The others were still playing and eating. According to the usual practice of previous years, they had to wait until the bell rang in the early morning before they could go back to sleep.

Su Mo had never slept so late before. She was already extremely sleepy and her eyes were as red as those of a real rabbit.

When Xiao Nanye came over, she rubbed her eyes in a daze. She had almost lost all the lucky money that Xiao Zhendong had given her.

Seeing Xiao Nanye come over, Zhang Tianyang, who was sitting next to Su Mo, immediately gave way to him and joked, "Eldest Cousin, please save my cousin-in-law! Tonight, she was the only player to lose money."

Xue Mei smiled and continued, "What Yangyang said is wrong. It was clearly your Fourth Uncle won alone."

Xiao Mubai did not say a few words throughout the night. At this time, he was somehow interested. His feminine eyes swept around and he said, "It's not that I don't want you to win. I just put the money here. Whoever has the ability tonight will take it."

After he finished speaking, he even gave Su Mo a special look. Unfortunately, Su Mo was too sleepy to notice that. Xiao Nanye, who was beside her, did not even bat an eyelid.

"Alright then." Xiao Junwan was not convinced. She slapped the table and the mahjong tiles were about to fly. "This is what you said. When the time comes, don't be unconvinced when you lose all of it."

Xiao Mubai smiled and shook his head, not saying a word.

Xiao Mufeng, who was sitting next to Xiao Junwan, looked at his Fourth Uncle and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law's luck is not good tonight. The lucky money that grandfather gave her has all been lost."

Su Mo had a distressed expression. As she saw Xiao Nanye, she pulled him for help as if she saw a savior. "Xiao Nanye, what should I do? My money is about to be lost."

This pitiful look made Young Master Xiao's heart itch. Thinking of a certain someone crying and begging for mercy on the bed not long ago, Young Master Xiao felt his heart immediately beat furiously.

After that day, because he was afraid of stimulating Su Mo's mood, Xiao Nanye had been enduring not to touch her. Tonight was a good opportunity, and he could not waste his time here.

As for losing money, Young Master Xiao did not care about it at all.

He thought to himself, "If my wife does not squander, who would I make money for?"

But from what they said, it seemed like they were going to stay up all night.

While Xiao Nanye calculated in his heart, he could still command Su Mo to play mahjong. After adjusting the tiles in her hands a few times, he also naturally asked her to release a few deceiving tricks, and she actually won the game.

Su Mo finally won the first round of the night. She was so happy that she shook Xiao Nanye's arm. "We won! Xiao Nanye, you are so awesome!"

Xiao Nanye thought to himself, "This idiot. Just a moment ago she was so tired that her eyes were almost unable to open, but now she was in high spirits."

Xiao Nanye felt worried for the dark circles under her eyes. He rubbed her head and asked, "Are you tired? Do you want me to send you back to rest?"

In fact, Su Mo had long wanted to go back to rest. She was already so sleepy that her eyelids were fighting. However, Xiao Zhendong said that this was the first time she spent New Year's Eve with Xiao Family. He wanted her to count down on New Year.

She looked up at the clock hanging on the wall. It was only 11:20 p.m. The time was so slow, but she was really sleepy!

Su Mo rubbed her eyes and tried her best to open her eyes wide. "I'm not sleepy yet. I'll sleep later."

She was clearly extremely sleepy, yet she still insisted on trying to prove it.

Xiao Nanye sighed, got up to change seats with her, and announced in a domineering manner, "I'll do it. You sit at the side and watch."

"Oh!" Su Mo had no interest in mahjong, so she happily changed seats with him and sat next to him to watch him play.

As soon as Xiao Nanye joined, the atmosphere at the mahjong table completely changed.

He won by his own draw a few times in a row, and all of them were grand slams. Xiao Nanye quickly won back the money Su Mo had lost for a night, and it was a double win.

Su Mo was extremely excited. She sat at the side and counted the money. She even occasionally commanded, "Xiao Nanye, discard this, discard this, quickly discard this."

For a person who had never won in mahjong, Xiao Nanye naturally would not listen to her words.

However, Su Mo was spoiled by him to a point of arrogance. When he refused to listen, she simply reached out to take the tile. Before Xiao Nanye could stop her, the tile had already been discarded by her.

Although Su Mo was obviously making trouble, she was making trouble for Xiao Nanye, so Xiao Junwan and Xue Mei were very happy to see it.

However, Xiao Mubai, who had not spoken much for the entire night, could not help but look at Su Mo a few more times.

With Su Mo causing trouble, Young Master Xiao's luck in money dissipated, and the tiles he discarded were claimed by others several times in a row.

After losing a few rounds, Xiao Nanye finally couldn't help but say to Su Mo, "Momo, are you hungry? I just saw Aunt Liu and the others making dumplings in the kitchen."

"There are dumplings to eat!" She was feeling hungry right now!

Seeing that her eyes instantly lit up by eight degrees, Xiao Nanye slightly smiled, "There are also sweet dumplings. Go to the kitchen and see what kind of fillings you like to eat. In a while, let Aunt Liu cook a few more for you."

"Oh, I'll go now." Su Mo didn't care which tile he was going to discard. She turned around and went to the kitchen to discuss with Aunt Liu about dumplings and sweet dumplings.

As soon as Su Mo left, Young Master Xiao's aura returned.

His tiles were directly pulled down, all of which were bamboo tiles in seven pairs. And they were all self-drawn.

Xue Mei and Xiao Junwan looked at each other, the corners of their mouths twitching. Xiao Mubai shifted his gaze from mahjong to Xiao Nanye's face. The smile on the corner of Xiao Mubai's mouth was thought-provoking.

Speaking of which, Young Master Xiao was really good at playing mahjong. As soon as Su Mo left, he even won three rounds in a row.

After a few times, the smile on Xue Mei's face froze. She couldn't take it anymore and simply invited Xiao Mufeng to replace her. She and Princess Tianxing went to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Not long after, Aunt Liu got someone to bring the dumplings and sweet dumplings over. Xiao Junwan took the opportunity to get off the mahjong table to rest. She let her husband replace her and went to eat the dumplings herself.

The entire family spent the night in a lively manner, and it could be considered to be a joyous occasion.

When the bell rang in the early morning, and fireworks bloomed on TV, the firecrackers sounded one after another outside the house, signaling the arrival of a new year.

No one cared about the mess in the living room. Everyone was waiting for someone to clean it up tomorrow and everyone went back to their homes.

Because it was already very late, Xiao Junwan's family simply stayed in Xiao Manor's house. Aunt Liu had already arranged for people to clean up the rooms.

Su Mo was a standard foodie. She ate, slept, and ate again.

After eating sweet dumplings, she couldn't hold up and she fell asleep on the sofa. When people left the room, Xiao Nanye tried to wake her up but failed, so he had to carry her back.

At the door, he met Xiao Mubai, who was also going back to rest.

"Ah Ye."

Xiao Mubai seemed to be deliberately waiting for Xiao Nanye to come out. Xiao Mubai raised his leg and wanted to walk over, but he stood there hesitantly. The expression in his eyes was a little strange.

There was no one else here. Xiao Nanye didn't even call him Fourth Uncle. Xiao Nanye gave him a cold look and turned to leave with Su Mo in his arms.

"Ah Ye, I mean no harm. I just want to talk to you," Xiao Mubai said, following him reflexively.

"How long do you plan to stay this time?" Xiao Nanye stopped and turned to look at him.

This sentence might be a basic greeting to others, but when it came out of Xiao Nanye's mouth, he was clearly asking Xiao Mubai when he would leave.

Xiao Mubai's eyes darkened for a moment. When he raised his eyes, his gaze fell on the person in Xiao Nanye's arms. "Fortunately, I have a business in A City to discuss, so I will stay longer this time."

After speaking that, he switched the topic to Su Mo. "You've been back for so long, but I haven't congratulated you yet."