Su Pei lowered her eyelids and placed a piece of frozen tofu in Su Jue's bowl.

Although Deng Jing harbored resentment, she never spoke ill of Su Jue in front of her two daughters.

When her two daughters became estranged from Su Jue, she even spoke up for him.

Since Su Jue returned, he has been trying his best to please his wife and daughter.

He took care of all the housework.

In the past, in order to save coal, Deng Jing would not add coal briquettes to the stove at night, and she would have to get up before dawn every day to relight the coal.

Now that Su Jue is back, Deng Jing is still asleep, and he has already relit the coal.

They would also warm the clothes of the mother and her two daughters and bring them to the bedside.

Su Pei could see her father's actions, and she could also tell that her mother was indeed much more relaxed.

And children are easy to coax.

If you treat her a little nicely, she'll quickly become close to you.

Su Jue was somewhat flattered as she took the frozen tofu her daughter offered.

The corners of her eyes were a little red.

Deng Jing also softened a bit, afraid that her daughter would notice her father's discomfort, so she smiled and said, "You guys eat by yourselves, Dad will pick it up for you."

"Um."

Su Pei lowered her head to eat.

"Little sister," Su Yao suddenly said, pointing to the opposite side.

Everyone looked in Linlin's direction.

The little girl had too much fun today and didn't take a nap.

I've only been eating for a little while now. My mouth is chewing, but my eyelids keep drooping, and my head is nodding off so much that it's almost hitting the bowl.

Su Lang quickly caught her chin.

The little girl mumbled something in a daze, then fell silent.

Lin Zhilan said softly, "Wash her face and put her on the bed."

"No need," Su Lang shook her head. "I'm worried about leaving her upstairs alone. I'll carry her. She didn't eat much tonight, she'll be hungry later."

Afraid of disturbing everyone's meal, Su Lang picked up Linlin and took her to the living room.

Su Jue witnessed the entire scene.

Su Lang was very mischievous when he was a child.

Su Jue had always felt that his younger brother was not reliable, but at this moment, Su Jue had to admit that Su Lang was much more qualified than him as a father.

After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone tidied up the table together and went to the living room to chat.

Linlin was still asleep and nestled in her father's arms.

Everyone tacitly refrained from speaking loudly.

Lin Zhilan sat on the carpet with Su Pei in her arms, reading a comic book, while Deng Jing stayed with them.

Xu Yueyun was watching Su Bingcheng and Jiang Chengzhou play chess.

Su Jue was watching over his youngest daughter, but Su Yao kept staring longingly at her little sister in her uncle's arms.

After a while, she tugged at Su Jue's sleeve.

Su Yao is more timid than her older sister Su Pei, and this is the first time she has taken the initiative to approach Su Jue.

Su Jue quickly softened his voice and asked, "What's wrong? Are you sleepy? Do you want Daddy to hold you?"

Su Yao shook her head, then secretly pointed in Linlin's direction with her little hand, "You hold her."

Su Jue: "?"

Su Yao looked up and whispered, "Dad, go and bring my little sister over here."

Since his youngest daughter had finally made a request of him, Su Jue naturally had to fulfill it.

Su Jue walked to Su Lang's side and stretched out his hands: "Little Lang, let me hold the child."

Su Lang shielded her daughter and stepped back slightly, saying, "Brother, you take your own child."

Why should I fight him for anything?

What could Su Jue say?

I can't exactly tell Xiaolang that it was my daughter who wanted me to hold her daughter, can I?

"Let me hold my niece."

Su Yao hugged her father's leg and secretly peeked at her uncle's expression.

Su Lang was completely baffled.

She handed her daughter to him and made sure he was holding her correctly before letting go.

Su Jue was annoyed that he kept crowding in front of her. "Move away, am I going to eat Linlin up?"

"You don't understand." Su Lang said without looking up.

It's also very therapeutic when children are sleeping.

When you hold her, you feel your heart calm down.

His second brother was a bookworm since childhood, so he definitely couldn't understand such delicate feelings.

Su Jue ignored him, holding Linlin with his back to him, and gently said to his little daughter, "Daddy brought your little sister back for you."

Su Yao climbed onto the sofa, leaned against his arm, and occasionally tapped Linlin's hand with her little hand.

Su Jue found it amusing, "You like your younger sister that much?"

Su Yao nodded slightly, "My little sister is beautiful."

Su Yao looked at Linlin with the same fascination one would have with a doll.

Su Yao could watch her pretty, smiling younger sister all day long, even if she did nothing.

"Yaoyao is pretty too," Su Jue said.

Su Yao was shy and buried her head in the crook of his arm.

This made Su Jue's heart soften.

Linlin didn't eat much for dinner. Su Lang saw that it was almost time, so she went to the kitchen to cook dumplings for her daughter.

Jiang Chengzhou couldn't sit still any longer.

My eyes drifted toward the kitchen.

Su Bingcheng laughed and said, "Go ahead, let Grandma finish this game of chess for you."

Jiang Chengzhou was waiting for these words.

He stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Linlin woke up to find herself in her second uncle's arms and was stunned for a long time.

Su Jue wasn't good at teasing children, and seeing that Su Lang hadn't come over, he could only force a smile and say, "Awake? Daddy's going to make you dumplings."

Linlin blinked and patted her chest. "Scared, scared. I thought Daddy had become ugly."

Su Jue: "..."

Su Jue and Su Lang are brothers, and their appearances are somewhat similar.

However, Su Jue had become quite thin and looked older.

Linlin was indeed startled when she woke up.

After "hurting" her second uncle, she reached out to Su Yao's sister and climbed onto the sofa to sit down.

Deng Jing had been focusing some of her attention on this.

Seeing that Su Jue had been humiliated by his little niece, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Su Jue's gaze immediately shifted over there.

Deng Jing blushed and pretended not to see it.

Everyone hadn't eaten much staple food, but thanks to Linlin, they had another meal that evening.

Originally, we were supposed to stay up all night to welcome the New Year.

But Yu Yun felt sorry for the children, so she took out red envelopes early to give them New Year's money.

Lin Zhilan and Su Lang, and Deng Jing and Su Jue, the two couples were not left out; the elderly couples all received lucky money.

Deng Jing initially wanted to refuse a few more times.

The "tradition" I learned from the older generation always makes me feel that it's impolite to say a few polite words.

But she saw Lin Zhilan happily accept it and thank her parents with a smile.

Xu Yueyun was just as happy.

This time, Deng Jing didn't do what she did before, but directly accepted it, saying, "Thank you, Mom."

Xu Yueyun's wrinkles around her eyes smoothed out. She took Deng Jing's hand and patted it, saying, "That's how it should be. We're family, no need to be so polite."

It was bedtime, and the children were already yawning.

Xu Yueyun quickly urged the children upstairs, "Go to sleep, you all need to get up early tomorrow to visit relatives and friends for the New Year."

This is the first time Lin Zhilan has spent the Lunar New Year in the capital since her marriage.

Xu Yueyun felt that this should be taken seriously.

Neither he nor Su Bingcheng had any relatives, but they were old friends and needed to be properly introduced.

Su Yao was so sleepy that she couldn't stay awake any longer. Su Jue picked her up, and she reached out towards her little sister Linlin, saying, "I want my little sister."

Just as Deng Jing was about to comfort her daughter, she saw her husband gently pat Yao Yao's back twice, saying, "Go to sleep, you can play with your sister again tomorrow."

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