ckly covered it up. She probed cautiously, “So, have you found a doctor Why did you go to the hot springs again”By this time, they had reached the main hall in the back courtyard. The family sat down,...Li Lao'er was the first to step through the door. Jia Yin rushed over like a little cannonball, shouting loudly, "Uncle Two, Happy New Year! Uncle Two, congratulations on your promotion and good fortune this year!"

Li Lao'er beamed with delight, crouching down to catch his plump niece. But instead of hugging her, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of little red gold fish, "Here you go, lucky money! Our Fu Niu'er should be healthy and happy in the new year, growing up happily!"

Jia Yin was overjoyed, she had just accepted Xiaoyu and wanted to kiss her second uncle, but unfortunately, Li La Er dodged. “Our Fu Niu'er will be a big girl after the New Year, and we can’t just do whatever we want anymore. Otherwise, others will say you don’t know the rules, do you understand”

Jia Yin pouted, suddenly finding the little goldfish in her hand unappealing.

Just as Lord Hou and Mr. Wen walked in from outside, she turned her head and ran over, shouting loudly, “Foster father, foster father!”

"What's wrong, why is our little Funi unhappy" The Marquis also squatted down and gently stroked Jia Yin's head with his hand, but didn't pick her up.

This made Jia Yin even more despondent, and she finally couldn't hold back her tears.

"I don't want to grow up, growing up is no good. Even my second uncle doesn't dare to hug me anymore, and I have to learn rules. I don't want to!"

The lord, being a very clever man, immediately understood what was going on.

He was both amusing and helpless, quickly wiping away the tears from the plump girl's face. "You can't cry on New Year's Day, otherwise you won't have good luck for the whole year. Our Funiu is growing up, this is a good thing!"

"In the future, you can wear more beautiful dresses, more beautiful jewelry, and you can go out to play too, right"

Jia Yin stopped her tears and nodded gently.

The lack of childhood in her past life left her with a knot in her heart, and she always felt that it was never enough to make up for it in this lifetime.

Growing up, perhaps, is something others look forward to, but for her, growing up means separation, loneliness, and being helpless...

Even, no one could understand her fear and resistance!

The Lord still wanted to speak, but suddenly he read something in the little girl's big eyes.

He scooped up the little girl and then placed her on his shoulder, standing up straight. "Although, our Funiu has grown up and it's not good to hug her anymore, but your godfather can carry you, and I can carry you on my back!"

You're eighty years old, but in your stepfather and family's eyes, you're still a child! We can put on a show outside, but at home, we do whatever we want. We don't have to grow up if we don't want to! We don't have to learn the rules if we don't want to!

"No one can bully our little Fu Niu'er. If they do, we'll just follow our adoptive father to war and become fierce female warriors. Anyone who dares say another word will get a whipping!"

Fu Niu'er sat on her godfather's shoulders, seeing that Uncle Er and Mr. Wen were both smiling indulgently at her, she finally smiled back.

It seems, growing up isn't so scary after all...

Because she didn't grow up, those who love her still love her!

Old Lady Li came out of the house and heard what the Lord had said, smiling helplessly, “You spoiled this girl too much! What will you do when she takes a whip to bully people everywhere in the future!”

"Then let's bully people, it's better than being bullied!" Li Lao Si followed and said.

He stepped forward and took his daughter from the marquis's shoulder, putting her on his own. He ran around the courtyard with her, and Jia Yin giggled happily.

Li Laer was afraid he had hurt his little niece just now, so he tucked his long shirt collar into his belt and carried her around the courtyard for a while.

Then came Lee Cheng-sheng, Li Lao-san, Jia Ren, Jia Yi…

The young masters of the Li family expressed their love and support for their precious treasure with their actions.

In the end, Old Mrs. Li was still afraid that her granddaughter would catch a cold and get a headache, so she finally snatched her granddaughter into her arms and beckoned everyone to go inside.

People from the village gradually brought their children to pay New Year's greetings and bow down. Even the heads of Dahuai Tree, Da Wangzhuang, and Xia Wangzhuang also came.

Li Jia offered them tea and snacks, and the children also gave them lucky money.

Six silver beans for each person, enough to make a copper coin. The boys were ecstatic, huddled together brainstorming what to buy.

Life in the village was good. Peddlers and hawkers would come around every few days, strolling through the streets and alleys.

But they didn't dare enter the village, only swaying tambourines at the entrance.

Whenever the children bought two pieces of sesame candy, they were incredibly happy.

Obviously, after the Chinese New Year this time, the first peddler to visit will be the one who gets rich...

In the blink of an eye, it was already the second day of the Lunar New Year, which was the day for returning to one's natal home. Lady Cui got up early and went to the Liu family in the city.

Her parents both passed away, but her uncle, Old Master Liu, took good care of her. Liu Ziheng and his wife truly treated her like their own sister. With such a family, whenever she visited for a meal, the Liu family was always especially happy.

Jia Huan also accompanied Wenjuan back to Lu'an Town, taking a detour to look at their empty yard.

Mr. Wen hitched a ride and went back to the city as well.

His family is a mess. He's been avoiding going home for thirty days and even skipped the first two days of Chinese New Year. If he doesn't return soon, it might implicate Li's family...

Zhao Yuru and Tao Hongying both had no home to return to, but Li Laotai loved her daughters-in-law, so she called her sons over and transferred the task of cooking for the day to them, allowing her daughters-in-law to rest for a day.

It doesn't matter whether you're sewing, having a snack, chatting with someone, or even taking a nap.

Men in the Li family are relatively considerate towards their daughters-in-law compared to other families. They don't hit or scold them, share household chores, and handle matters reasonably. But they... have never entered the kitchen.

If it's just making a pot of porridge, it's manageable. But when it comes to preparing lunch for the whole family, it's definitely a major challenge.

Just as I was feeling troubled, Li Yong came running to ask for help.

It turned out that Huiniang wanted to recognize the village head and his wife as her adoptive parents.

When Li Yong was away from home, Huiniang became pregnant and moved in with the village head's family. The elderly couple took excellent care of Huiniang, more so than her own parents.

Hui Niang was extremely grateful and felt sorry for her in-laws who didn't have children around to filial piety. Yesterday, she discussed with Li Yong, and they decided that their family would treat Hui Niang as their daughter and wanted to officially adopt her into their family again.

They are willing to treat the village chief and his wife like their own parents, and they are willing to take care of them until they grow old and pass away!

This morning, they took the child back to the village head's house and told him everything. The old couple were overjoyed and are still crying at home.

This is wonderful news!

The young masters of the Li family immediately said they were going to offer congratulations, and then rushed out, causing Mrs. Li and her daughters-in-law to laugh uncontrollably.

They are not going there to offer congratulations; they are using a legitimate excuse to shirk work!

Soon, all the members of Li's family, young and old, arrived at the village chief's house. Uncle Zhao and several other elderly men were already there, drinking tea.

The neighboring Liu family, who are the head of the local martial arts school and their wife, also came over with their fat son to offer congratulations.

Aunty Wu grabbed Granny Li's hand, and before she could speak, she burst into tears. "Elder sister, you say I'm such a sickly wreck, not even a single bloodline left behind..."

"I thought this was it for me, but who would have thought, today I've been blessed with such a good daughter and two wonderful grandsons! I really want to thank God a million times!"

Li Laotai understood her excitement and gratitude, she kept half-embracing her, patting her back and consoling her: "Older sister, people say that you reap what you sow. Today's joyous event is the result of your kindness and good deeds with the village head!"

"Hui Niang and Da Yong are grateful children, you can rest assured. In the future, you should just spoil your eldest grandson and enjoy your retirement."sickle out of the house and was about to go to the fields when she saw the Li family's carriage parked by the roadside, so she quickly ran over to pay her respects.Mrs. Li smiled and wiped the sweat f...