Capítulo 848: Chapter 573: New Year’s Greetings
“Dad, wow, you’re really talking so eloquently now, spending all that time with Elder Wan hasn’t been a waste!”
Lin Baohe enjoyed his daughter’s compliment, his eyes squinting with laughter. Zhao Yulan looked at the father and daughter duo with an exasperated face, “Self-absorbed like this, what are we going to do!”
“Mom, this isn’t being self-absorbed, Dad really is getting better at talking…” Chuxia seriously nudged Zhou Mikang, “Don’t you think so?”
Zhao Yulan quickly chimed in, “Don’t put him on the spot, would Mikang dare to say no?”
Zhou Mikang laughed as he replied, “Mom, I’ve never lied, truthfully speaking, Dad’s way of speaking really has changed. Dad used to lack opportunities, but if not for that, my dad and Dad aren’t comparable.”
“I’m going to tell Dad what you said…” Chuxia grinned mischievously, “How do you think Dad would feel hearing that?”
“What else could he feel, aside from agreement?”
“I’ll definitely tell him this when I get back.”
“Alright.”
Chuxia reiterated, “I’m serious.”
“Who’s joking with you?”
Chuxia: “…” Fine, she’s still a bit naive. On second thought, there’s no way she would really tell this to her father-in-law, the commander Tongzi wouldn’t be easily scared by her.
Seeing Chuxia’s frustrated look made Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan laugh out loud. Such playful interactions indicated that the young couple got along well, which made them happy, and only happy.
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In the guesthouse room, two tables were pushed together with Luo Gangshun, Fat Auntie, Luo Hongqi, Luo Xiaoqiong, Zhao Qiliang, and Zhang Erniu gathered around. Sons, daughters-in-law, daughters, and sons-in-law all present, although they weren’t celebrating the New Year at their hometown and the conditions were a bit shabby, Luo Gangshun and Fat Auntie had no regrets.
After dinner, the whole family got out some playing cards to play “Gou Ji”. Luo Gangshun teamed up with Luo Xiaoqiong and Zhao Qiliang, while Fat Auntie teamed with Luo Hongqi and Zhang Erniu, sitting across from each other as opponents.
Since it was New Year, Fat Auntie brought out some small change as stakes. At this point, a thick pile of money was stacked in front of Luo Gangshun, while Fat Auntie’s pile of stakes had dwindled down to just a few scraps.
Fat Auntie’s skills were average, and Zhang Erniu originally didn’t know how to play and was only filling in temporarily, so their team’s stakes kept flowing over to Luo Hongqi’s side.
Seeing that her stakes were down to a pitiful three cents, Fat Auntie was not having it: “Luo Gangshun, how can you shamelessly take all the money, over here, Erniu is just learning, and it’s her first New Year with us, do you really have the heart to win all your daughter-in-law’s stakes?”
This clearly showed she was upset about losing and wanted to cheat a bit.
“Why don’t we switch it up?” Luo Gangshun pushed the money to the middle, “You redistribute it, I’ll team up with the son and daughter-in-law, that way I can take the stakes, right?”
“Okay.” Fat Auntie readily agreed, divided the money into two piles again, kept one for herself, and pushed another pile in front of Zhang Erniu, “Erniu, you’re in charge on your side, money can’t be controlled by men.”
Zhang Erniu, being straightforward, was at a loss for words with a shy expression.
“Sister-in-law, if Mom wants you to handle the money, then you handle it. Mom is telling you that after you and brother get married, you’ll be managing the household…” Luo Xiaoqiong chuckled, “Let me tell you, Mom’s always been in charge of our household, Dad seems fierce, but he doesn’t have the final say.”
Zhao Qiliang emptied his pockets clean and handed all assets over to Luo Xiaoqiong: “From now on, you manage the household, I’ll wholeheartedly support Mom’s directive.”
“Oh, go away…” Luo Xiaoqiong pushed back the small pile of money and food coupon, “Mom meant that only when you’re truly a family can you manage it. If I manage the household for you now, what does that even mean?”
“Mom…” Zhao Qiliang looked towards Fat Auntie, “What should I do?”
This son-in-law is really on point!
Fat Auntie was grinning from ear to ear. “Qiliang, you should be the one to manage the money in your family. Meiying is so carefree, she could squander the entire household. Listen to Mom, you should take control of all the money from her, if she doesn’t listen, come to me, and Mom will definitely back you up.”
“Mom, you win!” Luo Xiaoqiong gave a thumbs up to Fat Auntie, “To think that in your eyes, both my brother and I are spendthrifts who need to be controlled. Tsk tsk, if this gets out, people might think you’re their stepmother.”
“A stepmother wouldn’t meddle like this, only a real mother would worry about these things for you.” Fat Auntie glared at her daughter, “You focus now and don’t lose money.”
Luo Xiaoqiong pouted and pointed her chin towards the pile of money in front of Fat Auntie: “Mom, according to what you said, shouldn’t we let Zhao Qiliang manage the money on our side?”