"Is this child not Pan Meixin’s?" Ye Xiangli was extremely surprised. Her relationship with Pan Meixin had always been good since she entered the hospital, but she didn’t know about this. No wonder there’s such a big difference between her attitude towards her daughter and son.

Ye Xiangli suddenly felt grateful that she had distanced herself from Pan Meixin after getting married. A person like this has no heart, their whole heart is only on themselves.

"Child, later go home with Mrs. Luo." Luo Yueyuan made a decision. She had introduced this relationship, so she felt responsible.

Pan Meixin couldn’t take it, and directly went out the door. She knew Luo Yueyuan had torn their relationship apart by openly saying this; after this, the nurses in the clinic would no longer associate with her. It’s an attempt to isolate her, but so what? Her work is still her own, and she hasn’t made any mistakes, so there’s nothing to hold against her.

Pan Meixin still felt a bit relieved; if Luo Yueyuan could keep raising the child, her own household would save one more pair of chopsticks.

With Luo Yueyuan taking over, Yi Roujing went home. It was New Year’s Eve, disrupted by this incident.

Luo Yueyuan thanked Yi Roujing again, and even the child knew it was Yi Roujing who discovered her and helped her, so she thanked her obediently.

Because of the child, Yi Roujing thought of the missing Liu Mohe, and when Xu Ancheng came home from work in the evening, Yi Roujing asked, "How is Liu Mohe doing?"

"Rest assured, she’s in the welfare home now. That welfare home was founded by the chairwoman of the Jiang Province women’s committee. She won’t suffer, and she’ll grow up well, as long as she can forget the past," Xu Ancheng said.

"Did something happen?" Xu Ancheng asked concernedly. He had told Yi Roujing back then when there was news about Liu Mohe, but didn’t expect it to come up again today.

Liao Yongzhong got his deserved punishment, and the Liu Family Sisters weren’t good people either. Even though Liu Mohe drugged and set fire, she didn’t take lives, so they decided to act as if they didn’t know; Liu Mohe is also capable, managing to get into the Jiang Province welfare home herself.

Yi Roujing talked about the child’s situation.

"Now that the head nurse is involved, you can rest easy," Xu Ancheng comforted her, as he noticed his wife had become exceptionally soft-hearted since she got pregnant.

Li Hongying prepared a very hearty New Year’s Eve dinner, with ten perfect dishes, frozen tofu, fried balls, and wrapped dumplings.

Actually, ever since everyone in the family became employees, the meals have been good every day. Even if the store couldn’t buy meat, Xu Ancheng always found a way to get some, almost never missing out on meat. So the focus of the New Year’s Eve dinner was more on ambiance rather than the food.

Li Hongying rarely drank tonight, but she was happy. This year is truly her happiest year; the children all found partners, and her family is about to welcome a grandchild. Ancheng also found his biological father, and she reconnected with her eldest sister. Those bothersome people have received their deserved punishment, and she feels everything is falling into place.

Yi Roujing couldn’t drink alcohol, so Li Hongying made her tangerine soup, which Yi Roujing enjoyed very much. It was the warmest New Year’s Eve she’d ever had.

The whole family sat together, eating, drinking, chatting, summarizing the year, and dreaming about the future. It was very simple, yet so beautiful.

Staying up for New Year’s Eve, though Yi Roujing couldn’t keep awake, so Xu Ancheng carried her back to the room to rest early.

On the first day of the new year, Yi Roujing woke up early because she had gone to bed early. Then her stomach started to announce its emptiness because she was hungry, not just her, but the baby too.

Xu Ancheng had stayed up late last night, but as soon as Yi Roujing woke up, he woke up too. Hearing the sound of his wife’s hungry stomach, he smiled and sat up, affectionately pinching her nose.

"Big baby, what do you want to eat?" Xu Ancheng released Yi Roujing’s nose, holding her head with his right hand, and planted a kiss on her lips.

Ever since Yi Roujing started calling the baby in her belly ’baby’, Xu Ancheng occasionally called Yi Roujing ’big baby’. It’s affectionate and cherishing, and Yi Roujing liked this nickname from the bottom of her heart, although its use was limited to private moments between the two.

"I haven’t even brushed my teeth yet." After the brief touch, Yi Roujing complained.

"Are you disliking that I haven’t brushed my teeth?" Xu Ancheng asked humorously, "I don’t dislike you."

"I want to eat wonton noodles and steamed dumplings. If there’s also a piece of fried dough stick, that would be even better." Yi Roujing suddenly craved these.

On the first day of the year, the state-run restaurants were definitely closed, so Xu Ancheng got up to get busy, "I’ll make it, you wait a while."

After washing up, Xu Ancheng went to the kitchen, where Li Hongying was already there, slicing noodles, with a dough that had already risen next to her.

"Mom, you’re amazing! How did you know your daughter-in-law wanted to eat fried dough sticks and noodles?" Xu Ancheng was extremely surprised.

"Really? That’s great, what else does Roujing want to eat?" Li Hongying asked, "Let me tell you, you have to fulfill what a pregnant woman wants to eat, don’t leave them craving."

"Wonton noodles," Xu Ancheng said. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Wontons, that’s easy, I’ll have it ready soon." Li Hongying worked swiftly, and seeing this, Xu Ancheng returned to the room.

At this moment, Yi Roujing was sitting on the bed, holding three red envelopes. She was very sure that there were no such things under her pillow when she went to sleep.

"Did you put these here?" Yi Roujing asked when she saw Xu Ancheng come in.

"Yes, lucky money," Xu Ancheng sat on the bed, pulling her into his embrace. Whenever they were alone, he liked to hug and kiss her, pinching here, rubbing there, always very affectionate.

"Can I still receive lucky money at this age?" Yi Roujing blushed a little.

"You have grown up quite a bit," Xu Ancheng’s breathing became a bit heavier, and his grip grew stronger.

Yi Roujing went weak all over, turning her head to glare at Xu Ancheng, but in his eyes, her glare was full of charm. He kissed her into a daze and controlled himself to get up, not forgetting to add, "I brushed my teeth."

"The red envelopes are from me, mom and dad, and dad. He sent money, and I took it out to help him wrap it." Xu Ancheng explained the origins of the three red envelopes.

"In their eyes, we’re still children. Look, I have two as well." Xu Ancheng retrieved two red envelopes from under his own pillow.

"Then why did you wrap one for me?"

"Aren’t you my big baby?" Xu Ancheng laughed, where would he not notice that his wife liked this nickname, so of course he had to act in a way that earned him the affectionate title.

On the first day of the year, neighbors exchanged New Year greetings, sharing dried fruits and candies, making things quite lively. Li Hongying prepared a lot of items, so whenever children came over, she would always give them a handful, making the house very lively indeed.

On the second day of the year, Yi Roujing and Xu Ancheng went to Guangning Alley because this day was the day married daughters returned to their natal homes. Li Honghua had specially asked Dai Zhenhua to invite Li Hongying’s family to the Dai Family.

When Yi Roujing and Xu Ancheng arrived at the Yi Family’s, Liu Huilan was urging her two sons and daughters-in-law to bring their children and head out.

Now that the family’s situation has improved and the debts are gone, Liu Huilan has been generous, preparing very sumptuous gifts for returning to their natal homes for her two daughters-in-law: fabric, a large piece of cured meat, cakes and candies, and a jar of Ovaltine. Weng Hefeng and Pan Kexia were very happy. Now they also had money, but since their mother-in-law had prepared these, there was no need for them to add anything themselves.