Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"Sister!" Cheng Xiaoyu's voice came from a distance.

Cheng Wan and Gu Yan tacitly ended the topic and looked towards the source of the sound.

It was Shao Qing holding Gu Yu and many other children.

Cheng Wan walked over there, smiling before saying anything, "Where did you come from?"

"We've been to a lot of places!" Cheng Xiaoyu ran to Cheng Wan first with a rosy smile on her face, opened the pockets of her coat to show Cheng Wan, and said crisply: "Sister, many grandmothers, aunts and sisters in the village gave us a lot of snacks after seeing us. We couldn't refuse them no matter how hard we tried. If we continue to play, we will probably have to carry snacks in our clothes when we come back."

Cheng Wan took out two peanuts from Cheng Xiaoyu's pocket and handed one to Gu Yan beside him. He smiled and said, "Did you thank those grandmothers and aunts properly?"

"Of course there is!" Cheng Sanping, who followed behind, answered impatiently.

Cheng Hua held Li Yuan's hand and nodded heavily, "Big sister, we all thank you!"

"Then you are really great! You are all good and polite children!" Cheng Wan gave a thumbs up without hesitation, with a gentle smile, which caught someone's attention.

"Ah, Cheng, hello, Master Cheng." Village chief Wu's granddaughter Wu Chunxi held the hands of her little sisters Taohua and Erniu and greeted Cheng Wan in a low voice.

Before leaving, the adults in the family specifically told me that I must not be disrespectful in front of Lord Cheng, but must be respectful and call him "Lord Cheng".

Cheng Wan walked up to the three little girls, bent down, and scratched their noses one by one in a funny way, "There is no Lord Cheng here, only Sister Wan."

Cheng Wan knew in her heart that these children in the village must have been taught by adults in advance, which was why they called her "Master Cheng".

It's New Year's Day and they are just children of a few years old. There is no need to lose their freedom and closeness just for a call of "Mr. Cheng".

The children were not used to shouting, and she was even less used to hearing it.

Wu Chunxi's eyes lit up and he grinned, "Hello, Sister Wan!"

Cheng Wan burst out laughing, "Great! Hello, Sister Wan, hello to you all too!"

"Sister, sister!" Cheng Xiaoyu came close to Cheng Wan, stood on tiptoe and whispered, "Sister, Sanping and I want to invite them to our house to play."

Inviting friends to your home to play is a very common thing.

But this time, there are quite a lot of friends.

Cheng Wan imagined the scene of twenty or thirty-something kids playing and joking in his own home. He was silent for a moment, and then gave an affirmative response: "Of course, but you guys are responsible for cleaning up the dirty and messy places in the house."

Valuable items had long been hidden and locked up by the adults at home, and the family would not be so foolish as to take these other children to play in the adults' rooms.

Apart from hygiene, there is nothing to worry about.

"No problem!" Cheng Xiaoyu agreed immediately.

"Let's go to my house and play! I have a lot of delicious food at home, I'll let you try some later..."

A group of children ran away cheering and jumping, with that kind of vigorous and enthusiastic vitality that many adults do not have.

Gu Yan held Gu Yu and walked to Cheng Wan's side, with an inexplicable expression on his cold and outstanding face, "They are so happy, so good."

Cheng Wan chuckled, his eyes calm, "Children are always happier than adults."

"Wanwan." Gu Yu pulled the clothes on Cheng Wan's shoulders and said in a baby voice, "Wanwan, hold me."

Cheng Wan quickly exhaled, took Gu Yu with a smile, rubbed Gu Yu's soft little face with the tip of his nose, and touched Gu Yu's little hand.

They are all warm, and the kid is dressed quite warmly.

Cheng Wan reached out and brushed off the snow on the kid's hat. He walked home with the kid in his arms, laughing and teasing him, "You went out for a walk with me. Did you get any snacks from others?"

Gu Yu puffed up his cheeks, pursed his lips, and said with grievance in his baby voice, "No, don't give it to me."

After saying that, the little kid buried his head sadly in Cheng Wan's neck.

Gu Yan was trying to hold back his laughter. He stretched out his hand and showed Cheng Wan the thing Shao Qing had just given him.

Two eggs and a small fried dough twist.

"He is too young. The villagers probably don't dare to give him snacks."

Of course, Cheng Wan knew very well the other reason that Gu Yan did not mention.

The villagers thought that Gu Yu was a wealthy man, and were afraid that he would not be able to get used to the country food, so they did not dare to give him their food.

If something goes wrong, I can't take the responsibility.

"We Suisui haven't grown up yet. We have to wait until we are older before we can eat those snacks." Cheng Wan patted the baby's back to comfort him.

Suddenly, Cheng Wan was stunned. She turned her head and looked back, wondering, "Where's Shaoqing?"

"I went to look for my second brother and the others."

Cheng Wan nodded in understanding, smiling, and shook Gu Yu, saying in a brisk and pleasant voice, "Let's go home!"

Gu Yan lagged behind Cheng Wan by half a step, ensuring that the two, big and small, were always in his sight, with a hint of intoxicating tenderness between his brows.

After Cheng Wan arrived home, he held Gu Yu and watched Cheng Xiaoyu and the other kids eating, drinking and having fun for a while, then decided to join in.

For a moment, Cheng Wan's family was filled with laughter and joy.

In the kitchen, Old Lady Lin listened to Cheng Wan's carefree laughter outside and scolded with a smile: "I asked her to go play with Xiaoyu and the others before, but she was not happy about it. She said she was too old to play with Xiaoyu and the others. What happened? I heard that she was the one having the most fun in this yard."

Wang smiled and shook her head, and said to Guihua, Yanqiu and Jinxiang gently: "You guys go and play with them too, be obedient. The kitchen is full of people, and we told you to go out and rest a long time ago, but you refused to listen. Do you really want us to 'drive them away'?"

Guihua and the other two felt very embarrassed. In fact, they didn't do any heavy work. They just helped out and made dumplings for a while.

Today's Chinese New Year is much more relaxing and comfortable than in previous years when I was at home.

"Go ahead, go ahead. If we are really too busy, we will call you to come and help." Lin Pan put a wrapped dumpling aside and urged them to go play with a smile.

Lin Pan truly loves these three girls who have suffered hardships but are sensible and capable, and treats them as his own sisters.

Old Lady Lin rolled out the dumpling wrappers and said loudly, "Xiao Pan, you should stop working and go out for a walk. There is not much work left."

"Auntie, I like to stay here and help you in the kitchen. I am happy. Please don't drive me out."

"Wow! Hahahahahaha!" As soon as Lin Pan's voice fell, a burst of laughter rang out in the yard.

Not to mention, this pure and hearty laughter made this snowy day seem less cold.