0p0 Chapter 445
Chapter 445
His Niannian was truly full of surprises.He reached out and accepted it. "Whether it's a little or a lot, it's the thought that counts, and your feelings are always worth showing." He held her hand and placed a gentle kiss on it.
The children looked away, unable to watch any longer.
Their dad and mom just couldn't sit together. Whenever they did, they would eventually start getting all lovey-dovey.
Eww~~~
After receiving their red envelopes, the children clamored to set off fireworks. Si Nian and Zhou Yueshen led them outside to do so.
Feeling too cold after the fireworks, Si Nian ran back inside to sit down. She covered herself with a small blanket, warmed herself by the small fire basin, and watched the Spring Festival Gala. Before long, the children ran back in, giggling and laughing, and snuggled up right next to her.
They said they wanted to stay up late to welcome the New Year.
Si Nian smiled and agreed.
The whole family sat on the sofa, planning to stay up for the night.
However, before it was even nine o'clock, their eyelids were already drooping one by one.
Yaoyao was the first to give in, falling asleep in her dad's arms.
Zhou Yueshen carried his daughter back to her room to sleep, then saw the Second Child resting against Si Nian's legs, sound asleep.
Despite his young age, he was snoring loud enough to shake the heavens.
Who knew when he had picked up such a bad habit.
Afraid the boy would catch a cold, he carried him to his room. The Second Child was still clutching his red envelope tightly, mumbling in his sleep, "Hehehe, eating dumplings~~"
Zhou Yueshen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pulled the blanket up to cover him, then went to tell his eldest son, whose head was bobbing with sleepiness, to go to bed.
Now, at last, only the two of them were left.
Pulling an all-nighter used to be nothing for Si Nian, but ever since she came to this era, her bad habit of staying up late had been completely cured. Now she was also feeling a bit sleepy and kept yawning.
Because of her pregnancy, she would sometimes get hungry in the middle of the night.
So she sent Zhou Yueshen off to get something to eat.
Zhou Yueshen went into the kitchen and boiled some dumplings. The two of them finished them off, taking turns feeding each other bite by bite.
They finally made it to midnight, but Si Nian was the first to succumb, falling completely asleep.
Helpless, Zhou Yueshen could only lean over, pick Si Nian up, carry her into the bedroom, and lay her on the bed to sleep.
Having gone to bed late the night before, Si Nian wanted to sleep in the next day. However, early in the morning, the crackling sounds of firecrackers echoed everywhere, making it hard for her to sleep in. She had no choice but to drag herself out of bed. They had made a lot of food yesterday, so today they just needed to stir-fry and heat up the leftovers, and it would be ready to eat.
Si Nian stubbornly dawdled in bed until mealtime before finally getting up.
Seeing that Si Nian was up, the children, accompanied by Da Huang, ran out covered in snow.
"Mom, Happy New Year!"
"Good morning, Mom."
"Woof, woof, woof~~"
Si Nian smiled and said, "Happy New Year."
The Second Child pulled at her, "Mom, look quickly, we built a lot of snowmen."
Si Nian followed her son outside. A gust of cold wind made her shiver, completely driving away her sleepiness.
Several lopsided snowmen were piled up neatly at the door.
It was just that they didn't look very good.
The Second Child pointed to the two larger snowmen and introduced them to her, "This is Dad, and this is Mom." He then pointed to the smaller snowmen next to them, "This is Big Brother, me, and our little sister." Next to them was a shapeless lump. Si Nian asked curiously, "What is this?"
The Second Child said, "Mom, this is Da Huang. Couldn't you tell?"
Si Nian nearly choked on her own saliva and said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "It does look quite like him."
The children immediately burst into happy laughter.
At that moment, some unknown child playing in a snowball fight outside threw a snowball that landed with a splat right on a snowman's head.
"Ah, my head fell off!" the Second Child exclaimed.
He immediately ran over angrily, standing in the yard to throw snowballs back at the people outside.
"Brother, come help me! I can't beat them."
Zhou Zehan threw snowballs outward while turning his head to ask his older brother for help.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Zedong just turned and walked away.
Seeing that his brother had zero interest in participating, the Second Child got very angry and turned around to throw a snowball right at his brother's butt.
Zhou Zedong paused and immediately turned around.
The Second Child regretted it the moment he threw it, instantly putting on an 'I know I was wrong' expression.
But the very next second, his brother packed a snowball and hurled it at him.
The two brothers started pelting each other with snowballs in the yard.
Seeing this, Yaoyao also clumsily ran over, stepping through the snow. "I want to play too! I want to play too, brothers!"
"Heave-ho—" She threw a snowball, but it only flew about thirty centimeters before dropping, and the momentum caused her to fall flat on her bottom in the snow.
Si Nian couldn't stop laughing at the sight. She also picked up some snow and joined the children in their game.
As a result, with a splat, she threw one right onto Zhou Yueshen, who was just returning from outside.
Beside Zhou Yueshen were the members of the Chen family.
The Chen family had come early in the morning to pay a New Year's visit, but their car couldn't drive all the way in, so Zhou Yueshen had gone over to help them carry their things.
Now, covered in snow, he looked a bit comical.
Chen Nan stood to the side, wanting to laugh but feeling too embarrassed to do so.
Biting his lip, it was obvious he was trying very hard to suppress his smile.
Si Nian hadn't expected guests to arrive. She stood up straight, feeling a bit awkward. "Uh, Brother Chen, Sister Miao, you're here too. Please, come in."
Miao Chunhua smiled and said, "I was wondering why I could hear giggling from so far away. It turns out you guys were playing."
Si Nian scratched her head, only then remembering that she had been dragged out by her son before she even had a chance to wash her face.
Right now, her hair was a mess, and she was wearing thick pajamas, looking incredibly disheveled.
No wonder the family had such strange expressions when they walked in.
Zhou Yueshen ushered the guests into the house and put the things down. He walked up to Si Nian and asked, "Why didn't you change your clothes? It's so cold outside."
He brushed off the snow sticking to Si Nian, afraid she would catch a cold.
Having packed several snowballs, Si Nian's hands were freezing and bright red. Zhou Yueshen took them in his palms and rubbed them to warm her up.
Si Nian felt a bit embarrassed. "I'll go change my clothes. You go entertain the guests."
Zhou Yueshen murmured an agreement.
Si Nian went to change into a fresh outfit, tied her hair into a bun, and walked back out.
Only to see that Chen Haoran had already started a snowball fight with the children.
As an older kid, he surprisingly couldn't beat the younger ones and was currently being chased around by them.
Yaoyao trailed at the very back, her little face flushed red from running.
The others had already run several laps, and she still hadn't caught up.
Si Nian walked into the house and heard Chen Nan and Zhou Yueshen seemingly discussing something.
She didn't go over, only vaguely catching words like branch company and economic development.
Lately, these two were always discussing business.
Successful people really were different; they talked about work anytime and anywhere.
Just as Si Nian was about to enter the kitchen, Zhou Yueshen stopped talking, stood up, and followed her in.
Chen Nan watched this with great amusement. "You really can't tell with Little Zhou, he's actually so henpecked."
Beside him, Miao Chunhua rolled her eyes at him. "What do you mean henpecked? This is called doting on his wife."
Chen Nan curled his lip. Fine, ever since they met Si Nian, his wife spent all day comparing him to Little Zhou.
Anything he said was wrong.
Lately, he didn't dare say anything at all anyway.
The food had already been prepared and was currently covered with plates on the stove. The stove was still warm, so the dishes hadn't gotten cold.
Seeing him follow her in, Si Nian said, "Why did you come in? I can handle this little bit of work myself."
In front of outsiders, Si Nian always made sure to give him face.
After all, even if Zhou Yueshen didn't think anything of it, some men would gossip behind his back.
Especially chauvinistic men like Chen Nan.
"It's fine, Lao Chen doesn't care about this."
They had known each other for many years, so they didn't mind these little things.
Si Nian nodded at his words. Wondering what kind of business they were discussing, she asked curiously, "Are you planning to expand the company? I just heard him mention something about wanting to open a branch."
Zhou Yueshen nodded. "I mentioned to him earlier that I wanted to open a branch back in our hometown. Our area is still relatively underdeveloped, after all, and many families can't afford these appliances, unlike here. Opening a factory there could really help boost the local economy. However, Lao Chen is a bit worried. Since the economy back home isn't very strong, he's concerned that the goods won't sell well."