Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

New Year's Day.

Today is auspicious for: returning home for family reunions; inauspicious for: showing off.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains into the Hanting room where the woman lay sprawled.

Bai Li felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her chest, making it difficult to breathe.

He opened his eyes groggily and was greeted by a garden full of spring colors.

On the left is Chen Tingting's long, bright red hair, which falls over his collarbone, and he is still fast asleep.

On the right, Li Jiaxin looks like an octopus, with one of her long, slender legs resting on his stomach;

Zhang Qian was curled up at the foot of the bed, hugging his feet and sleeping soundly;

As for Lin Xiaoshuang...

The girl was lying on his chest, drooling all over him.

"hiss......"

Bai Li tried to move, but felt a sore, painful protest coming from his kidneys.

Last night... was absolutely absurd.

He picked up his phone and took a look.

7: 15.

Oops!

At this time of year, his mother, Wang Xiulian, would have already come into the house with a feather duster, dragged him out of bed, and brought him back to the village.

Bai Li carefully moved Lin Xiaoshuang aside and then lowered Li Jiaxin's thigh.

I sat up and looked around.

This room looks like it's been wrecked by a husky.

Clothes were scattered all over the ground—red, purple, black, all sorts of colors.

The benches and tables were scattered haphazardly.

The bathroom door was half open, and the toothpaste and toothbrush on the counter were all on the floor. There were also two blurry circular marks on the frosted glass door of the bathroom.

Bai Li rubbed his temples and brought up the system panel.

[Ding! You have been awarded MVP in this battle! Your rating is: S+]

[Target: Chen Tingting. Affection level +14. Current: 79 (Admiration - Dependence).]

[Target: Li Jiaxin. Affection level +14. Current: 79 (Admiration - Dependence).]

I'm almost at the age of 80, the age when I'm still passionately in love.

"Wake up, everyone wake up!"

Bai Li reached out and shoved the several delicate bodies around her, saying softly, "The sun's already high in the sky! Aren't you going home for the New Year?"

"Hmm..."

Li Jiaxin frowned, covered her eyes with her hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Where can we go back to... In the past, we always made do with rented rooms for the New Year."

Lin Xiaoshuang was woken up, but instead of getting out of bed, she snuggled into Bai Li's bed like a clingy cat, rubbing her cheek against his chest.

"Big brother, stop messing around... I'm so sleepy, let me recharge a bit more."

"Hiss~" Zhang Qian, standing at the foot of the bed, poked her head out, sporting dark circles under her eyes, and gave a wry smile: "Big brother, you know my family's situation. What would we do going back? Go to their graves to burn incense?"

Bai Li was speechless for a moment.

That's true. If these girls had happy families, they wouldn't be out in the world as prostitutes.

At this moment, Chen Tingting turned over, her red hair a mess like a bird's nest, and she mumbled as if she hadn't woken up yet:

"I'm not coming anymore, this style is too powerful. Go find that slut Zhang Qian."

She smacked her lips twice, and as she spoke, the silver tongue stud was faintly visible between her lips and teeth, flashing a cold light.

Bai Li's Adam's apple bobbed up and down.

Last night flashed through my mind instantly.

[This tongue piercing is quite powerful...]

This woman is really something.

Just as Bai Li was still savoring the moment.

"Buzz—Buzz—"

My phone, which was on the bedside table, suddenly vibrated.

Two large characters flashed on the screen: "Mom".

Bai Li shuddered, and those romantic thoughts instantly vanished into thin air.

"Holy crap! My mom!"

That shout works better than any alarm clock.

The four girls, who were still lazing in bed, suddenly sprang out of bed as if they had been electrocuted.

"mom?!"

"It's from your aunt?!"

Ignoring the fact that their clothes were being exposed, the group hurriedly started looking for clothes.

Chen Tingting grabbed a T-shirt and pulled it over her head, while Lin Xiaoshuang was so anxious that she put her bra on backwards.

Although they were involved in the underworld, they showed unprecedented nervousness at this "meeting the parents" moment.

Seeing the girls sitting upright and not daring to breathe, Bai Li couldn't help but laugh.

He made a "shh" gesture, took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and then pressed the answer button.

The video call was connected.

Wang Xiulian's angry face filled the entire screen.

"Bai Li! Are you asking for a beating?!"

The roar pierced through the speaker, making Bai Li's eardrums ache.

"I've called you eight hundred times and you still haven't answered! What time is it? The whole family is waiting for you! Where have you been gallivanting off to?!"

"Mom..." Bai Li was about to explain.

"Don't call me Mom!" Wang Xiulian ignored her, her eyes wide with disbelief. "Your dad and I are driving over right now to arrest you! Your grandpa's already heated the kang (heated brick bed), and your grandma's kneaded the dough to make dumplings—all that's missing is you, you little brat!"

Bai Li helplessly moved her phone further away: "Mom, I wasn't messing around."

"Why don't you come back if you're not out fooling around? What are you doing out there during the New Year? Are you going to conjure up a daughter-in-law for me?"

Bai Li raised an eyebrow. "You guessed right."

He then cleared his throat and said calmly, "The reason I didn't go back is because I took your daughter-in-law with me."

"What?!" Wang Xiulian on the other end of the screen was stunned. The anger on her face hadn't even subsided before it was replaced by astonishment.

Without saying a word, Bai Li simply tilted the phone camera to the side.

Camera transition.

The once messy bed now houses four girls with distinct styles, all of whom are undeniably beautiful.

Lin Xiaoshuang was the most clever, but also the most nervous.

Looking at Wang Xiulian on the screen, she suddenly felt that urge to perform but also to overdo it, and blurted out a saccharine, high-pitched voice:

"Mom!! Happy Chinese New Year!"

The air was deathly still.

Chen Tingting, standing next to her, turned green with embarrassment. She quickly pinched Lin Xiaoshuang under the covers, then adopted a dignified, boss-like demeanor (though her hair was still sticking up), and smiled:

"Hello Auntie! Happy New Year!"

Li Jiaxin was also a little flustered, tucking her purple hair behind her ear: "Happy New Year, Auntie."

Zhang Qian blushed, lowered her head, and hummed softly, "Happy New Year, Uncle and Aunt..."

Wang Xiulian on the other end of the phone completely crashed.

She blinked, then blinked again.

Red hair...purple hair...yellow hair...blue hair...

Isn't this the Rainbow Team we encountered that night?!

Wang Xiulian's facial expression began to undergo a violent geological shift.

From initial anger, to surprise at seeing beautiful women, to shock upon seeing the sheer number, the feeling ultimately settled into a state of bewilderment, wondering, "Who am I? Where am I? What is my son doing?"

All the insults she had prepared got stuck in her throat.

He watched as his daughter-in-law's smile gradually faded.

One was all smiles.

Two...that's a bit too many.

When she saw the third one, Wang Xiulian's expression changed.

When the fourth one appeared, Wang Xiulian's lips only twitched up by 0.1 pixels, barely qualifying as a smile.

Immediately afterwards, a roar came from the screen, but this time it wasn't from Chong Baili.

"Bai Weiguo!!!"

The camera shakes slightly, clearly indicating that Wang Xiulian is looking for a suitable weapon.

"Look at the good son you raised! He's made something of himself! Huh?!"

"Stealing cabbages is one thing, but he stole four at once! Is he trying to wipe out the whole vegetable garden?!"

Bai Weiguo, the father who had been eavesdropping from the side, leaned closer.

Looking at the four beautiful girls on the screen, who were a bit unconventional but undeniably pretty, Comrade Lao Bai couldn't help but give them a thumbs up, his eyes brimming with undisguised pride.

"Holy crap... son, you're awesome!"

"Hahaha! No wonder he's my son! He has the style of his father back in the day!!"

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound.

The screen shook violently.

"Ouch! Honey, I was wrong! Don't hit me! It's Chinese New Year!"

Bai Weiguo's screams rang out: "I was just praising him... Ouch! That hurts!"

"I think you were so busy dealing with Xiao Li that you forgot to deal with yourself, weren't you? Your former self? You had four back then too?"

"No, no, no! Absolutely not! It's just you! You're my only one!"

After a period of chaos, Wang Xiulian reappeared on camera.

She tidied her hair, looked at the four somewhat apprehensive girls on the screen, and sighed.

Although the children were dressed in flashy clothes, she could see the cautiousness in their eyes.

That's the look in her eyes when she's nervous because she truly likes Bai Li.

"Alright," Wang Xiulian's tone softened, though it still carried a hint of annoyance. "Since there's nowhere for them to go, let's bring them all back."

"It's the Lunar New Year, there's no reason to let the kids wander around outside. We're not short of a few more chopsticks at home."

"Your dad and I will go back to the village first. You two should hurry up and pack your things, don't dawdle!"

After saying that, the video call ended.

"call......"

The people in the room all breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately following was an internal conflict.

"Lin Xiaoshuang!"

Chen Tingting, Li Jiaxin, and Zhang Qian pounced on Lin Xiaoshuang like hungry wolves and started hitting her on the head.

"Are you fucking brain-stem deficient?!"

"You come in calling me 'Mom' right away?! Who are you trying to scare?!"

"You think you're so clever! You think you're so clever! You think you're so conspicuous, huh?!"

Lin Xiaoshuang clutched her head, crying out pitifully, "Waaah... Ouch! Don't hit my face!"

"I'm always so clumsy, so I was nervous and made a slip of the tongue~"

"Are you still being silly? Are you still making slips of the tongue?"

Chen Tingting sneered, mercilessly exposing her: "You're the smartest girl around!"

"Don't think I don't know, you deliberately ate strawberry-flavored kissing candy last night! And you've been drinking pineapple juice for days on end! You were just waiting to give your older brother a treat last night!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jiaxin and Zhang Qian's gazes towards Lin Xiaoshuang changed.

"Oh...no wonder my older brother always hangs around you..."

"Heh, isn't Zhang Qian shrewd too?" Lin Xiaoshuang retorted, not to be outdone. "She likes to play the good Samaritan..."

"Ahhh! Shut up!" Zhang Qian's face was flushed red, and she pounced on Lin Xiaoshuang, covering her mouth. "Stop talking! Hurry up and pack your things!"

Seeing the girls start making a ruckus again, Bai Li shook his head helplessly, but a smile remained on his lips.

"Alright, stop fooling around."

Bai Li threw back the covers and got out of bed, revealing his muscular upper body:

"Let's go! Quickly wash up, let's set off, we're going back to our hometown!!"

"Yay!!"

"Ouch~ That hurts! I want you to carry me to the bathroom, big brother!"

"Get lost, you green tea bitch with blond hair, if you keep acting like this I'll beat you up."

The bathroom door slammed shut.

The air was thick with mist, and the sounds of laughter mingled with the splashing water, creating a particularly lively atmosphere on this early morning.

The first day of the new year is destined to be incredibly lively.