Accompanied by the anticipation of the long-term mission reward from the system, Mo Jingchun, alongside his sister Candy, fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Mo Jingchun rarely slept in; he only got up when his granduncle called for breakfast, quickly helping Candy, who had woken up earlier and hid under the covers, get dressed.

Having just washed his face, his granduncle urged him a second time to hurry downstairs for breakfast.

"Coming, coming."

As he closed the front door, Mo Jingchun stepped onto the fifteen to sixteen centimeters thick snow and cautiously walked step by step towards his granduncle's house.

In the past, Mo Jingchun wouldn't have been so careful; with such thick snow, he would have started running and playing in it.

But now, with a little sweetheart in his arms, he wouldn't mind falling himself, but it would be serious if his sister Candy fell as well.

Arriving at his granduncle's yard, he saw the snow had been shoveled to the sides, forming two piles.

Mo Jingchun stomped his feet vigorously, knocking the snow off his shoes before entering the house.

Entering the living room, he saw everyone busy bringing dishes from the kitchen to the big round table.

In the center of the big round table were six pots, from which a distant aroma of lamb wafted.

"Xiaochun, you're here, come on, it's almost time to eat."

Mo Jingchun wanted to help serve the dishes, but with the little one in his arms, he could only stand by and watch everyone hustle.

"Alright, the dishes are ready, come, everyone sit down."

Once everyone was seated, Mo Jingchun noticeably felt that it wasn't as crowded as last year.

Two people less this year, two pairs of chopsticks less, naturally left more room.

As for the little one, it might be about time to have a spot of her own by next New Year's Eve.

Those who drank Sprite drank Sprite, and those who drank alcohol drank alcohol.

Mo Jingchun's second uncle stood up, raised his glass, and smilingly said to the whole family:

"Come, let's all stand and drink a toast to a more prosperous new year."

"To a more prosperous new year, cheers."

"Cheers!"

The clinking of glasses made a crisp and pleasant sound, uplifting everyone's spirits.

On the dining table, there were big fish and meat, yet surprisingly everyone didn't eat much, whereas those two plates of pickles were very popular.

Even as everyone hadn't finished eating yet, the quick-eating Mo Jingchun was already full.

"Granduncle, second uncle, I'll go back to work first, take your time eating."

"Go ahead, your second sister-in-law and the others will come help you after washing the dishes." Mo Changyou nodded, letting Mo Jingchun head back first.

Back home, Mo Jingchun didn't immediately start the fire but used a sling to carry his sister Candy and took a bamboo broom and swept the snow from the door all the way to the dry toilet near his granduncle's house.

Covered in sweat and panting heavily, Mo Jingchun felt warmth all over, his hands were even reddened.

Returning home with the big broom, Mo Jingchun sat on a chair, drank a glass of water, and then placed Candy in the stroller, pushing it to the kitchen. He also placed her favorite toy, a rattle drum, in the stroller.

In the kitchen, after lighting the firewood, Mo Jingchun began cooking, preparing for the midday's New Year's meal.

By the time his elder sisters-in-law came to help, Mo Jingchun had already finished cooking six pots.

Not to mention anything else, solely in appearance, it was much more appealing than the meal his elder sister-in-law cooked in the morning.

Mo Jingchun's cooking skills were well recognized by his elder and younger sisters-in-law, so they weren't surprised at having six main dishes that were rich in color, aroma, and taste.

"Our chef, do you need help with anything?" joked Mo Jingchun's elder sister-in-law.

Mo Jingchun wouldn't be polite to his sisters-in-law; compared to dealing with the older generation, there was no big generation gap with people of his age, despite the fact that both sisters-in-law were much older than him.

"Elder sister-in-law, younger sister-in-law, you can help me chop the vegetables and also keep an eye on Candy."

"Sure, we're just here to lend a hand and are counting on savoring the dishes you cook."

With the help of his two sisters-in-law, Mo Jingchun was much more at ease, at least he didn't need to constantly add wood to the fire.

One dish after another was cooked by Mo Jingchun; the kitchen was full of various delicious smells, and even Mo Jingchun's head was covered in a layer of oil.

In the middle of it, due to the heavy smoke, the younger sister-in-law went to the stove with the little one in arms to keep warm.

They busily worked until after noon, by the time everyone gathered around the table again, they were about to taste Mo Jingchun's cooking.

Suddenly, Mo Jingchun remembered something, asked his younger sister-in-law to hold Candy for a moment, and ran to the guestroom to get a box of fireworks and brought it to the yard to ignite the fuse.

How could the tradition of eating New Year's meal and setting off fireworks be skipped?

After the meal, it was already close to two o'clock.

Both granduncle and second uncle were a bit tipsy, they drank a cup of tea after the meal, and went back to sleep.

The task of cleaning up the dishes from the dining table fell to Mo Jingchun alone.

Fortunately, compared to cooking, washing dishes was so much easier, but after soaking his hands in water for a long time, after Mo Jingchun finished washing the dishes and cleaning the iron pan, his hands were pale from the soaking.

Taking advantage of the fact that the little one hadn't woken up yet, the greasy Mo Jingchun took a hot shower, changed into clean clothes.

After drying his hair, Mo Jingchun tiptoed into the bedroom; the little one was still asleep.

Looking at his adorable sister, Mo Jingchun felt his heart was about to melt.

Mo Jingchun slipped a thousand yuan into an envelope and tucked it into the little one's down jacket, a smile spreading across his face.

What others have, my sister should naturally have too.

With her brother's red envelope, Candy will definitely have a safe and sound new year.

Whether it was Mo Jingchun tucking the red envelope into Candy's jacket a bit too loudly and waking her, or she just woke up anyway.

With blurry eyes, Candy opened her eyes and saw her brother smiling at her, and as she blinked and was a bit puzzled, she too giggled at Mo Jingchun.

Around five, the sky outside was faintly lit. Holding his sister Candy, Mo Jingchun saw the red couplets at the entrance of his second uncle's house and was in a daze.

In the sound of firecrackers, a year has passed; the spring breeze brings warmth into Tusu wine.

Thousands of households greet the new year's sunshine by replacing the old with new peach-wood charms.

In other people's homes, the old spring couplets were already replaced with brand new red ones.

But as for Mo Jingchun? He hadn't even bought the couplets.

At home, there were still the white couplets left from when his mother passed away.

"Last year, her kind words were always in my ears, this spring, there's no more sound upon asking."

Next New Year's Eve, only then can Mo Jingchun put up new couplets for the New Year.

"Xiaochun, hurry up, we're just waiting for you and your sister." While Mo Jingchun was in a daze, his second uncle stood at the front door, waving to Mo Jingchun.

PS: Thanks to ZaoZaoZaoShangZao, ShaNaShiHou, LiangChaメ, AngryLittlePuppy, and RedBeautyMyHeart for their generous support. ੧(●´৺`●)੭

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.