So all the wives were waiting for me to break up with them.

“You’ve told me eight hundred times that your son’s girlfriend is virtuous, even though you’ve never even met her.” Mr. Zhou quickly caught up with Xiao Yan.

He hypothesized, "What if she's actually a clumsy girl?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Xiao Yan denied categorically. "I trust my intuition."

"What if it isn't?"

"Zhou Fu, you seem to be talking a lot more nonsense today."

Zhou's father stopped speaking.

"Hurry up and try to get home as soon as possible," Xiao Yan urged, while pulling on Zhou's father with her other free hand.

"Even if you walk as fast as you can, you still have to wait for the bullet train..." Zhou's father couldn't help but remind him.

Bang!

Zhou You is indeed Zhou's father's biological son, and he has the same lack of understanding of the atmosphere.

…………

The four of them went upstairs and returned home. Ning Moxin put the large bag she was carrying on the table and took out a small tea box from it.

"This is my New Year's gift to you, Xiaoyou."

She carefully pushed the tea box aside and continued to take out some dried goods from the bag. "There are also dried goods that I bought in advance. I'll cook a few dishes for everyone later."

"Since you're all cooking, I want to too..." Chen Tangtang saw Ning Moxin also rolling up her sleeves to go into the kitchen, and she couldn't help but feel a little itchy to cook as well.

She took a step forward.

"Sister Bing, all you have to do today is eat." Zhou You quickly blocked Chen Tangtang's way.

"It's embarrassing for me to be all alone." Chen Tangtang moved to the side, trying to get around Zhou You.

What does it have to do with anything?

Zhou You blocked her way again, then pointed at Chen Youzi and winked at her, "Besides, Sister Bing, you probably don't want Youzi to be all alone, right?"

"This?" Chen Tangtang hesitated and turned to look at Chen Youzi.

Chen Youzi received a look from Zhou You, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled sweetly on her round face, which resembled Chen Tangtang's.

She stepped forward, grabbed Chen Tangtang, and led her towards the sofa. "Sister, let's sit down and chat for a while. I have so much to tell you."

"Ok."

Chen Tangtang was taken away by Chen Youzi. Zhou You breathed a sigh of relief after seeing off the 'kitchen killer' and turned to go into the kitchen to start working with the other two older sisters.

As time went by, the table was filled with dishes: a large pot of stewed beef with potatoes, several plates of stir-fries, plus cold dishes and smoked meats, and of course, a platter of chicken and duck—everything you could want was there.

Zhou You and Ning Moxin ran to call Chen Tangtang and Chen Youzi to the table, while Yun Mingyue washed her hands with hot water at the sink and glanced out the window unintentionally.

It was snowing outside, and there was someone standing downstairs.

"I thought she wasn't coming."

Yun Mingyue wiped her hands, muttered something to herself, then quickly walked out of the kitchen to the entrance hall and called out to the house, "I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."

Before she finished speaking, she opened the door and went out.

Leaving aside Yun Mingyue's trip downstairs to find Yun Daidai, Ning Moxin and Zhou You arrived in front of the Chen sisters and found Chen Tangtang curiously examining the small tea box that Ning Moxin had brought.

"Candy!"

When Ning Moxin saw Chen Tangtang reach for the small tea box, she shouted, then hurriedly took a few steps and grabbed the small tea box herself.

"It's just a box of tea, why are you so nervous?" Chen Tangtang asked, puzzled.

"This isn't just any ordinary tea; it's a New Year's gift for Xiaoyou," Ning Moxin said, a faint blush creeping onto her pretty face for some reason.

"Not ordinary tea?" Chen Tangtang was even more puzzled. "How can it not be ordinary?"

“Well…” Ning Moxin hesitated for a moment.

Seeing Ning Moxin's behavior, Chen Tangtang's curiosity grew even stronger.

Her gaze shifted to the small tea box in Ning Moxin's hand, and her expression changed from 'I'm a little curious' to 'I really want to know'.

Under her intense gaze, Ning Moxin felt slightly uncomfortable and hid the small tea box behind her back, which seemed quite unusual.

But the more unusual Ning Moxin's behavior became, the more curious Chen Tangtang became.

Ning Moxin also noticed this. She thought about it seriously for a moment, then took the small tea box and pulled Zhou You to a corner. "Xiao You, you absolutely must not give Tangtang this tea."

Zhou You also looked at the tea box in Ning Moxin's hand with curiosity and couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

When Zhou You asked Ning Moxin this question, she hesitated for a moment, and her already rosy cheeks turned even redder.

"I made this tea myself? It took a lot of time, and..."

Her clear eyes flickered for a moment before she continued in a soft voice, "The process of making this tea is very secret, so you absolutely cannot give it to anyone else, Xiaoyou."

"Private?" Zhou You tentatively reached for the small tea box, and Ning Moxin dodged it symbolically before letting him take it.

Ning Moxin looked at Zhou You, who was holding a tea box, and said, "I don't know if you've ever heard of lip tea."

"Never heard of it." But the term "lip tea" gave Zhou You a sense of 'ambiguity'.

"The tea buds are picked by unmarried girls with their mouths, stir-fried, and then wrapped in white cloth and placed in their bosoms, allowing the girls to infuse the tea with their body heat. After a period of time, the tea will have a natural fragrance, and it was a tribute tea given to the emperor in ancient times." Ning Moxin explained it very clearly.

"This……"

When Zhou You learned the truth, his feelings were quite complicated. However, in a sense, giving him such a strange New Year's gift was indeed in Sister Mo's style.

"Does Xiaoyou think my gift is a bit strange?" Ning Moxin quietly clasped her hands together.

"It is a bit strange... but I like it very much." Zhou You replied. The gift may be a little strange, but it does contain Ning Moxin's affection.

"I'm glad you don't hate it." Ning Moxin breathed a sigh of relief, then whispered to him again, "Xiao You absolutely mustn't give this tea to Tangtang, and you can't let her secretly take it and drink it."

"I see."

Zhou You gave Ning Moxin a reassuring look, "I'll make sure Sister Bing stops trying to take this tea box."

He was quite confident about this. Although Chen Tangtang was unreliable, Sister Bing would always take notes on what he said seriously.

298. My heart is slightly warm.

On the other side, Yun Mingyue came downstairs and immediately saw Yun Daidai with snow on her head.

She walked over with a cold expression. "You're here? Why aren't you upstairs?"

Yun Daidai ignored her, and just kept taking deep breaths and exhaling.

"You seem very nervous." Yun Mingyue didn't mind Yun Daidai's indifference, but was surprised by her hesitant appearance.

“Because…” Yun Daidai glanced at Yun Mingyue, then stopped speaking after only two words.

How could this woman understand how she feels right now?

She was already in a complicated mood today, and the thought that it was most likely true just now made her mood even more complicated.

His occasional acts of kindness towards her made her feel so warm.

Then I realized that he was the only one who wouldn't be gentle with me now, and even when he did show concern, he would hide it subtly, for fear that she would misunderstand.

Clearly before...

"You'd better not have any strange plans." Yun Mingyue scrutinized Yun Daidai, whose expression was complicated, wondering if it was right or wrong for her to have invited Yun Daidai to Zhou You's house for the New Year out of kindness.

"Putting aside the fact that I don't want to cause trouble for You, I didn't have any strange plans for today anyway."

Yun Daidai shook the snowflakes off her head, her voice cold, "Even if there are, it's none of your business."

"Tsk."

Yun Mingyue clicked her tongue. She realized that her temper had indeed improved recently. She wasn't angry at Yun Daidai for talking back to her like that.

She said with a hint of sarcasm, "So considerate to my man, yet so cold to my mother, he really is a daughter's 'father'."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yun Daidai's expression visibly stiffened. She took a breath and retorted defiantly, "That's because I've never experienced 'motherly love' from you."

Perhaps it was because she lacked maternal love from a young age that she ignored his wishes and couldn't help but make excessive demands on him after meeting someone who was genuinely good to her.

She wanted him to treat her even better, to fill the void in her life.

She forgot that he was just her boyfriend and had no obligation to unconditionally satisfy her.

Upon hearing Yun Daidai's words, Yun Mingyue's expression changed slightly, followed by a cryptic sneer, "Haven't you ever experienced 'motherly love'?"

"Dai Dai, you really are my good daughter. You can easily say things that make your mother angry."

She paused, not wanting to ruin her good mood, and decided not to continue chatting with Yun Daidai.

He turned around and waved his hand.

"If you don't want to go upstairs, that's fine, I can't be bothered with you."

"Anyway, there are plenty of people upstairs, and my man is here too. Everyone's having a good time, so we don't need you."

Yun Mingyue, who had just come downstairs, entered the stairwell and prepared to go upstairs.

Tap~~ Tap~~

Yun Mingyue heard a few light footsteps beside her, glanced at Yun Daidai who was approaching, raised an eyebrow slightly, but did not speak.

The two returned upstairs in silence. Yun Mingyue pushed open Zhou You's door, took off her shoes, and walked towards the living room. She made no attempt to invite Yun Daidai into the house, but she also left the door open.

Yun Daidai hesitated for a moment, then softly said to the air, "Excuse me."

She stepped through Zhou You's door, closed it, took off her shoes, and followed Yun Mingyue into the living room.

The mother and daughter entered the living room one after the other. Zhou You had just finished telling Chen Tangtang not to try to take the tea box anymore.

Upon hearing the footsteps, everyone looked up and simultaneously focused their gaze on Yun Daidai.

Finally, they all turned their heads in unison to look at Zhou You.

Zhou You looked at Yun Mingyue, and to be honest, he was still a little surprised that she had actually summoned Yun Daidai.

It felt both reasonable and unexpected.

He scrutinized Yun Mingyue for a moment and found that her expression was normal. He then turned to look at Yun Daidai, who was also quietly looking at him.