It's the students' fault if they are too popular.

"No, it's delicious!"

Tong Yao got anxious and stopped eating the meatballs.

"really?"

Ruan Qian smiled. Of course she knew it was fake, but even if some of her words were fake, her heart was real.

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new Year.

Xiangnan built an airport at the end of last year, making transportation much more convenient. It seemed that even the country was paving the way for their love. This was their third New Year. Tong Yao didn't know whether she was a daughter-in-law or a son-in-law. She had seen her uncle and aunt many times, but she was very nervous this time. She held Dongyang's hand and followed Ruanruan. When the door opened, Ruan Xiaobei shouted:

"Sister is back!"

Gu Yiwen quickly came over to greet him:

"Hey, you must have had a hard time on the road? Come in, it's cold outside."

Tong Yao was a little embarrassed. This time, she didn't know whether to call her aunt or just mom. After struggling for a long time, she finally called her aunt timidly.

"Hello, grandma." Dongyang said obediently.

"Hey!" Gu Yiwen smiled happily.

It was afternoon when they arrived. Tong Yao looked around the house and found that a lot of the furniture had been replaced with new ones. If the company hadn't needed money, the little girl would probably have bought a new house for her parents.

"What programs do you want to watch?" Old father Ruan Chen turned on the smart TV and asked them.

"Ah? This... is all fine." said Tong Yao.

"Watch Cardcaptor Sakura, Dongyang loves it." Ruan Qian took the remote control and winked at the little girl. Sure enough, Dongyang couldn't contain his joy, as if he was eating in a restaurant and the turntable in front of him turned to his favorite dish.

"Ruanruan," Tong Yao glanced at Gu Yiwen who was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, and whispered, "Should I help Auntie cook?"

Ruan Qian stared at her. Tong Yao blushed and said angrily: "Why don't you tell me?"

"Pfft," Ruan Qian couldn't help laughing, "You're still a patient, how can you help? My mother would be happiest to see us two loving each other."

The word "endearment" has some connotations of a peaceful and harmonious life for an old couple.

"Who is in love with you..." Tong Yao muttered, and then said, "Forget it, I'd better go and help. I've almost recovered."

She felt that if this was at her own home, the little girl would definitely help Jiang Wu do something. If she put herself in her shoes, she would do the same.

She said, and walked into the kitchen.

"Auntie, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Hey, Yaoyao, go sit down and have a good rest!"

"It's okay. I'll pick these leafy vegetables for you."

She squatted on the ground picking vegetables, and Gu Yiwen looked at her with a kind look.

Gu Yiwen is becoming more and more satisfied with her daughter's choice.

If she was still entangled in traditional gender concepts and felt sullen before, now she has completely accepted her daughter being with another girl. Excellent, dignified, decent, a perfect match, and loving each other, nothing can be better than this.

"Mom," Ruan Qian came in and took half of the vegetable leaves from Tong Yao's hand, "I'll help too."

"Okay." Gu Yiwen smiled, but his daughter was not so polite.

After dinner, Ruan Qian and her family sat together to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while Tong Yao called home. As soon as the call was connected, Jiang Wu said that she had no conscience and that a daughter who was married off was like water spilled out. She was embarrassed and powerless to refute, so she could only quietly explain that she would bring Ruan Qian home to celebrate the New Year next year.

Tong Hua took the call and exchanged a few pleasantries, mostly about the company, or to put it bluntly, to attract investment. The company was developing strongly and was in the stage of burning money, so more and more people were willing to invest, but Tong Hua didn't want to dilute his equity to outsiders. Tong Yao didn't insult him this time and said he was willing to invest.

She also said: "Ruanruan is in your company, you are not allowed to cheat her or bully her."

"Oh, how can I do that? This is my brother-in-law, and she is really..." Tong Hua thought for a moment, "very creative."

"It's my sister-in-law."

After Tong Yao corrected her, she felt that it was wrong. If Ruanruan was the younger brother's sister, then wouldn't she be the younger brother? Then she shouldn't be called the younger brother's sister, but... the younger sister?

Even stranger.

She feels that the world urgently needs a set of terms for homosexuals.

Before going to bed, take a bath. It has been a month since the surgery, the wound has scabbed over, and Tong Yao can finally touch water. When everyone was watching TV, Ruan Qian suddenly said, "Mom, let's go take a bath," which made Tong Yao's face red. After entering the bathroom, before taking off the clothes, the little girl started biting her ear. Tong Yao's earlobe felt hot, and she said shyly:

"……dirty."

She hadn't washed her hair for a month and could only wipe it with a towel. She even hated herself.

"It won't be dirty soon." She sucked the pearl-like earlobe for a while, then stepped back and applied the shower gel on her hands.

Wash every inch of your skin.

Having been suppressed for too long, both of them were easily ignited. They lingered with each other under the shower, enjoying the beauty of love. It took them more than an hour to come out of the bathroom. Feeling ashamed, Tong Yao immediately went into the bedroom, pulling Dong Yang who was shouting, "Auntie, I'm not sleepy."

The Ruan family had three bedrooms, one for uncle and aunt, one for Ruan Xiaobei, and one for Ruan Qian. Tong Yao and Dong Yang could only sleep in Ruan Qian's room. The little girl had foresight and had already changed to a big bed. The small bedroom was occupied by a bed for most of the room.

Ruan Qian was slow to move, and Dong Yang occupied the middle. She felt a little regretful because she had originally wanted Teacher Tong to sleep in the middle. When Teacher Tong slept in the middle, it was an erotic night, and when Dong Yang slept in the middle, it was a warm night.

Chapter 169: Red Envelope

When Dong Yang woke up in the morning, he found that he had inexplicably changed from sleeping in the middle to sleeping on the side, sleeping in Ruan Qian's original position. And the one sleeping in the middle became his aunt.

"Awake?" Tong Yao was facing Dong Yang, helping the little girl to tuck in the quilt. "It's still early, sleep a little longer."

The air outside was very cold. The little girl's room had no air conditioning, and she turned on the electric blanket at night, which made it particularly easy for her to stay in bed in the morning.

"Auntie..." Dongyang turned over and rolled into Tongyao's arms, "Why did I change positions?"

Tong Yao lied with a blushing face and a beating heart: "You turned over at night and passed by yourself."

Dongyang believed it.

The light was faintly visible through the closed curtains. Tong Yao felt a pair of hands on her waist, and the little girl pressed against her back, giving her a lot of warmth. When Ruan Qian was in bed, she was a wild little leopard, but after sex, she became a docile pet cat.

Obedient and clingy.

It was nine in the morning when they got up. Gu Yiwen was the only one in the family who got up early. When Tong Yao left the bedroom, she saw the breakfast on the table and smiled at Gu Yiwen shyly:

"I got up late today."

"It's okay. I'm usually tired, so I'll have a good rest during the holidays." Gu Yiwen said, "Xiao Qian, your aunt and her family are coming over today, so I told you in advance."

"Okay, got it." Ruan Qian nodded and went into the bathroom to brush her teeth.

Visiting relatives is inevitable during the New Year, and giving red envelopes is inevitable when visiting relatives - Tong Yao was brushing her teeth when she suddenly remembered that Gu Yiwen gave red envelopes to each of them yesterday, but she had never given red envelopes to the younger generation. At this moment, she seemed to suddenly realize that she had really become an adult, and all the things that Jiang Wu and Tong Sicheng had done for her in the past, she had to solve by herself now.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she said to the little girl:

"I'm going to buy some red envelopes and withdraw some cash."

She hasn't used cash in a long time.

"I'll go with you," Ruan Qian put down the cup, "I want to buy some red envelopes too."

In the end, the family of three went out together.

When I got downstairs, I saw the debris of exploded firecrackers everywhere. They had been going off all night yesterday. The advantage of a small city is that it is not strictly controlled. Fireworks are not banned and can be set off at will. There are often some unexploded ones in a group of firecrackers, and the children in the community will pick them up and light them. The fuse of this kind of firecracker burns very quickly, and it is exciting to play with.

Those who play with throwing firecrackers are all cowards, and those who play with rubbing firecrackers are just for fun. The real naughty kids will hold the torpedo and throw it at the last second.

On the first floor of a residential building in the community, the security net was removed, the windows were open, and a sign of "Southern Miscellaneous Store" was hung. The auntie inside half exposed her body and asked them what they wanted to buy. Tong Yao had never seen such a store before, so she stammered:

"Um...are there any red envelopes?"

The aunt said, "Yes." Then, she saw Ruan Qian behind Tong Yao, and her expressionless face suddenly became more lively. "Isn't this Xiao Qian? Did you go home? I heard that you were admitted to that...something university."

"Yes, Aunt Meimei." Ruan Qian said with a smile, "I'm with her, buy ten red envelopes."

Red envelopes are not expensive, and in small places they are extremely cheap. Aunt Meimei refused to accept the money, and finally let Tong Yao and Ruan Qian take a stack of red envelopes for free.

"I can't believe you're so good at dealing with people," Tong Yao said.

"I'm familiar with all the shops in the neighborhood!" the girl said proudly, "especially breakfast shops and grocery stores. I'm super popular!"

"Well, who told you to be cute?" Tong Yao smiled.

After walking out of the gate of the community, they found an ATM machine. When withdrawing money, Dong Yang asked curiously:

"What does ATM mean?"

"It's the abbreviation of Ultraman." Ruan Qian said.

Dongyang opened his mouth in surprise.

"Don't listen to her nonsense," Tong Yao said with a smile, "It's the abbreviation of Astro Boy. Because it was the author of Astro Boy who designed this machine, and to commemorate this invention, it was named Astro Boy Machine."

Dong Yang agreed: "Oh, I understand."

Ruan Qian: “…” She didn’t expect that Teacher Tong was even better at deceiving people than she was.

But it's true. A while ago, Dongyang swore to her that there was Santa Claus in this world because his aunt told him so.

And when I woke up in the morning, there were really gifts in my socks and the curtains were opened.

Dongyang will probably feel happy and ashamed when he grows up, right?

"No one really thinks there is a Santa Claus in this world, no way no way" - no one would be so sarcastic to a cute kid like Dong Yang, right? No way?

"Do you want to buy anything else?" Tong Yao thought after taking out the money.

Ruan Qian suggested: "Let's buy some fireworks."

Fireworks are more short-lived than ephemeral flowers, but many children and women love them because of their beautiful moments. During the Chinese New Year, shops on the street sell fireworks everywhere, and tobacco and alcohol shops also join in the fun, making it very convenient to buy them.

Before going home, Tong Yao was a little distressed:

"How much should I put in my red envelope?"

Ruan Qian said: "It depends on the closeness of the relationship, ranging from 200 to 1000."

"That's it."

When they got home, they saw a few more pairs of shoes at the door. They realized that it was Aunt Ruan Qian and her family who had come. They were not so relaxed at once. After the entrance, there were two men, one woman and one child sitting in the living room. Ruan Qian whispered beside them:

"That's my uncle. They have two children. The older one is my cousin, the younger one is my cousin, and that one is my aunt."

It was easy to recognize them, and Tong Yao had a clue in her mind. When the people in the living room saw them, they greeted them warmly:

"Hey, Xiao Qian is back, this is..."

"Friends." Tong Yao whispered to the little girl behind her.

She doesn't want to reveal it to others yet.

Ruan Qian pouted and said to her aunt, "My best friend, come to my house and play."

"Oh..." Auntie couldn't hide her amazement, "This girl is so beautiful."

Tong Yao smiled awkwardly, and took Dong Yang and the little girl back to the room.

"Are you on good terms with your aunt's family?" After she prepared a red envelope for Ruan Xiaobei, she hesitated whether to prepare one for her little cousin as well.

If the two families have a good relationship, there is nothing wrong with making the relationship public.

“Neither cold nor indifferent,” Ruan Qian said, “In the past two years, my mother has always posted on WeChat Moments saying that I made a lot of money from drawing comics and bought her a lot of gifts. I have also become famous, and then my aunts and others have become more friendly to our family.”

It is human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm, and it is normal.

"Then you are quite amazing, little celebrity." Tong Yao teased, and he knew in his heart how to deal with this aunt and her family.

The family of three was playing Monopoly in the house. Ruan Qian felt thirsty and went out to get some water. As soon as she left the house, she was caught by her aunt.

"Xiao Qian, where is your best friend from?"

"I'm from Changsha." She answered subconsciously.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

"No." Ruan Qian finally felt something was wrong and didn't nail the coffin tightly. She added, "...right?"

"That's perfect," said my aunt. "Your cousin is pretty good, but a little dull. He doesn't have a girlfriend while studying for his doctorate. Can you ask your best friend to come out and spend some time with your brother?"

Ruan Xiaobei, who was standing nearby and heard their conversation, choked up and silently mourned for his aunt's wish. At the same time, he glanced at his sister with a bit of gloating.

Sure enough, my sister's face was frozen.

"Aunt," Ruan Qian took a deep breath, "Why can't my cousin find a girlfriend?"