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Chapter 272 Suddenly I Don't Want to Strive Anymore!
"Mengniang, here are four red envelopes for you and Yunyi, and also for Zhizhi and Ruirui." Madam Pei handed four more red envelopes to Xu Qingmeng.

"I have one too?" Xu Qingmeng stared blankly at Madam Pei.

"What you're saying means that even if you have a child, in your maternal grandmother's eyes you're still a child. Not to mention you, even your mother is still a child in my eyes!"

"Then thank you very much, Grandmother." Xu Qingmeng accepted the red envelope handed over by Madam Pei.

"Xinting, come here, this is yours."

Xinting first looked at Xu Qingmeng, then at Madam He, and saw that both of them nodded before she accepted the red envelope from the old lady.

"Thank you, Madam. I wish you good health!"

"Good good!"

Yun Sheng and Yun Mo received red envelopes. Although they didn't get the biggest one, it's better than nothing.

Yun Sheng excitedly opened the red envelope given by Madam He and counted them one by one. As she was counting, she heard her second brother say something.

"Mom, did you give me the wrong one? Didn't you say it would be a big red envelope?"

Although he knew it wouldn't be as much as his maternal grandmother's, it was still far from the large red envelope his mother had mentioned!
“What’s wrong? Isn’t this big enough? Those kids only had one coin, and the most they had was two coins. I’ve given you ten of them, and you’re still not satisfied. Your grandmother’s money, I’ll save it for you.”

Yunmo: "..."

Mother is really something. All the things Grandma gave us were confiscated, and she only gave us these few. She's really trying to fool the children.

Yun Sheng, however, felt quite satisfied and even happily urged, "Second brother, that's quite a lot. There's also what sister-in-law gave us. I just shook it, and it's more than what Mother gave us. It adds up to quite a bit. We can buy... we can buy lots of candy, and candied hawthorns too!"

Yun Sheng counted on her fingers, "One, two, three... sixteen."

Yunmo glanced at her with disdain. If it weren't for her sister-in-law giving each of them thirty copper coins, the money her mother gave them would only be enough to buy four strings of candied hawthorns.

That's really satisfying! Besides, who wants to be included with her?

However, Yunmo was shrewd. Knowing that there was no hope here, he pulled Yunsheng to the front hall.

"Happy New Year to my maternal grandfather, uncles, and all my paternal uncles! Happy New Year to my elder brother!"

In the front hall, Old Master Pei was chatting enthusiastically with everyone. Gu Yunyi saw Yunmo's shrewd expression and knew exactly what he was thinking.
Grandpa Pei chuckled, took out what he had prepared from his pocket, and handed it to the two little ones, "Happy New Year, my dear grandsons!"

Yun Sheng happily accepted it, "Thank you, Grandfather."

Yunmo bowed respectfully and accepted the red envelope.

Pei Cheng was not to be outdone, but Madam He had already explained that it was only a few dozen copper coins, not much more.

"Here, Yun Sheng, Yun Mo, this is from your uncle."

The two children's eyes lit up, but they still thanked her politely. Yun Sheng didn't forget to wave the red envelope in her hand, and then whispered in Yun Mo's ear, "Second brother, look, we have money again."

Zhang Hanzhe, Prefect Kang, and Mr. Shen each prepared a red envelope. Of course, Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi didn't receive one, but Zhizhi and Ruirui did.

Yunmo looked at his childish younger sister, but couldn't help but smile slightly.

Just as the two were basking in the joy of having so much money again, Madam He walked over and swiftly snatched the red envelopes from their hands. "Mother!" Yun Sheng exclaimed excitedly.

“You’re still young, it’s not safe for you to have so much money in your hands. It’s the New Year, and you’re out wandering around every day. If you lose it, it’s not worth it. I’ll keep it with you, along with the money your grandmother gave you. If you want to spend it later, just ask me for it. Do you think I’ll take it from you?”

He spoke with conviction, completely ignoring the two people's mournful eyes, and stuffed the red envelope she received into her bosom.

Hearing these familiar lines, Xu Qingmeng realized that it was true; no matter the era, mothers were always the same.

No matter how much Yun Sheng and Yun Mo pleaded this time, Madam He didn't budge an inch. Did she really think the two of them were clueless little children? Once something's in their mother's pocket, it's not going to come out again. It was just a way to appease them.

Sigh, I was still feeling so excited about how much more money I received in lucky money this year, enough to buy a lot of things, but unfortunately, that excitement didn't last long.

Amidst Yun Sheng and Yun Mo's sorrowful emotions, the lively atmosphere gradually subsided after they saw Mr. Shen and the others off.

In ancient times, people had the custom of staying up all night on New Year's Eve. However, with families to care for, the elderly were old and the young were young, and they were already extremely tired and obviously had no energy left to stay up all night.

After everything in the main room was tidied up, only Gu Yunyi and Pei Cheng remained to keep vigil for the New Year.

When Xu Qingmeng returned to her room, Zhizhi and Ruirui were fast asleep. She was tired after a long day, but before going to sleep, she opened the red envelopes she had received.

Not only did Madam Pei give it, but Madam He also gave it.

Of the four red envelopes from the He family, two contained silver notes worth one thousand taels each, and the other two contained silver notes worth one hundred taels each.

Xu Qing dreamed that He Shi probably didn't actually have that much; this much must have been given to her by her maternal grandmother privately. But it was still too much. She thought she would talk to Gu Yunyi about it tomorrow.

My maternal grandmother gave me even more, more than I could earn in a year of hard work. Suddenly, I had the urge to give up on my studies.

However, thinking of something, he got out of bed and found two small wooden boxes, putting away the separate box for the two children.

As Ms. He said, those were for the two children. She was keeping them temporarily and would return them to them when they grew up. As for whether they would still exist in the future, well…

But looking at the two of them receiving lucky money, I suddenly felt a little envious. Why wasn't I a child?
The red envelope my grandmother gave me contained not only silver notes, but also two exquisite gold locks!

Mr. Shen also gave me gold melon seeds. I was quite curious. Mr. Shen always made extraordinary gestures and never seemed to have any trouble with money!

Forget it, this isn't her concern!

As the New Year passed in the dead of night, every household set off firecrackers.

The Gu family was a joint operation between Gu Yunyi and Pei Cheng. He burned incense, kowtowed, and cooked dumplings, while Pei Cheng set off firecrackers outside.

The firecrackers were festive and lasted a long time, one bang lasting quite a while. Gu Yunyi was worried that his wife and child inside the house might wake up!
When he went inside, he saw that his wife had her brows slightly furrowed, then pulled the blanket over her head, showing no signs of waking up. Even the two little ones in the cradle were sleeping soundly.

He smiled gently, a happy smile on his face, and then closed the doors and windows tightly before going out again.

Gu Yunyi lit incense, cooked dumplings, heated up some steamed buns, placed them in front of the enshrined deity, knelt and bowed three times, and then went out to light firecrackers with Pei Cheng.

The crackling sound was deafening, and Gu Yunyi and Pei Cheng exchanged a smile.

"Uncle, Happy New Year!"