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When it reached the early hours of the morning, as was customary, Li Jing and everyone spent the final moments together following the countdown of the Spring Festival Gala on TV.

Then came the red envelope exchange segment. Li Jing was now at the age to give red envelopes, so he didn't receive any but instead gave Li Xiaoxiao and Wang Dongdong each a large red envelope.

Feeling the thickness of the envelope in her hand, Li Xiaoxiao's face showed surprise, but before she could speak, Li Jing silenced her with a gesture.

"This is pocket money for you two, just keep it to yourselves."

Li Jing smiled. He gave Li Xiaoxiao a five thousand yuan envelope and Wang Dongdong a two thousand yuan one.

The reason for the different amounts was, firstly, because Li Xiaoxiao was attending university, which involved higher expenses, and Wang Dongdong was just a middle school student, so giving too much money wouldn't be appropriate. Secondly, Li Jing was closer to Li Xiaoxiao.

Li Xiaoxiao had nearly grown up following right behind Li Jing, whereas Wang Dongdong, due to the age difference, had less contact with Li Jing.

After handing out the red envelopes, the elders began their respective activities.

Some played cards, some chatted, while Li Jing took his younger siblings to a bedroom to watch movies on a tablet.

In the Li Family's household, this night was always a sleepless one, where everyone gathered together for once.

It was precisely this habit that added a greater sense of ceremony to Chinese New Year at the Li Family, creating more anticipation for this annual festival.

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As the night passed, winter reclaimed the mountain peaks.

The women of the Li Family were the first to rise, preparing breakfast and hot water for everyone.

The men also got up one after another, beginning the preparations for the new year.

According to the Li Family custom, the days before the fifth day of the New Year were mostly spent visiting relatives and friends, going to each household according to the closeness of relationships and seniority.

The families involved would prepare hot tea and a variety of candies and snacks early to welcome visiting relatives.

It was often during these days that Li Jing met many relatives or siblings he hadn't seen for a year, and only at this time did Li Jing feel the magnitude of his family and the sheer number of relatives.

For Li Jing, this year's New Year visits weren't much different from before.

He followed his parents to relatives' houses, saying auspicious words at the door, bringing some gifts, having a cup of tea, chatting about changes over the past year, and then hurriedly moving to the next house within half an hour.

Only by doing this could they complete the list of New Year visits that Li Jing's parents had prepared.

As for lunch and dinner, Li Jing's parents would select close relatives to visit and conveniently have a meal and chat at their home.

Since Li Jing's parents were from the same hometown, most of the relatives also lived nearby, making it convenient for New Year visits.

However, this year's visits had a different significance for Li Weijun and Liu Mei.

Li Weijun specially drove his unregistered new car to various relatives' homes, while Liu Mei wore the high-end clothes and jewelry that Li Jing had gifted her.

One must say, during these days' visiting activities, they indeed stole the limelight.

Especially Li Weijun, on arriving at each household, his new car would be surrounded by people, and he tirelessly introduced his Audi to everyone, even if he had already done so at the previous house, he continued to smile, unfazed and not feeling tired.

And Liu Mei showed off her new clothes and jewelry to other women from different households, while Li Jing, standing not far off, could always feel the admiration cast by those aunts toward him from time to time.

Finally, after visiting the last household on the fifth day of the New Year, owing to time constraints, Li Weijun suggested spending the night at Li Fuguo's house and returning the next day on the sixth.

Thus, the Li Family drove to the old house once again.

But this time, along with the Li Family, there were also relatives from Li Fuguo's wife Ge Qin's side present.

Seeing a somewhat familiar slim figure in the courtyard, Li Jing was slightly startled, surprised in his heart.

And that figure seemed to sense someone behind her, turning her head, and her bewitching eyes met Li Jing's gaze.

Soon after, the owner of those enchanting eyes visibly shifted from calm to surprised, finally becoming filled with joy that was tangible.

"Li Jing?"

Seeing the girl in front of him, Li Jing was also somewhat surprised, then recalled her connection with his uncle's family.

This girl was none other than Ge Qin, who had messaged Li Jing a few days ago.

Ge Qin's outfit today had a touch of retro style, seemingly getting a new long curly hairstyle especially for the New Year.

She wore a long cream-colored wool coat, tied at the collar with a burgundy silk scarf. Below, she wore black slim-fit fleece-lined jeans that perfectly wrapped around her slender, long legs.

At that moment, Ge Qin's exquisite and beautiful eyes remained fixed on Li Jing, until she heard the call of parents from inside the house, her expression changed slightly, then after giving Li Jing one last look and hesitating, she hurried into the room at her parents' urging.

Inside, Li Fuguo introduced the two families to each other, and the elders naturally had their way of conversing, even if unfamiliar, they engaged actively in the living room.

Meanwhile, observing Li Jing standing outside in the yard, Ge Qin's expression changed and she seized the chance to sneak out while her parents weren't paying attention.

Looking at Li Jing's back, Ge Qin, who had come out from indoors, adjusted her red scarf at her neck, deliberated for a long while, and finally mustered the courage to casually continue the conversation: "Quite a coincidence, didn't expect to meet you here."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing, who had been gazing at the distant scenery, turned to glance at the finely featured Ge Qin, then continued admiring the countryside scene: "Yeah, it is quite coincidental."

Speaking, Li Jing seemed to feel there was no need to be overly indifferent and proactively asked: "How about it? Everything going well recently?"

"Yep, yep, all is well."

Seeing Li Jing willing to chat with her, Ge Qin felt a bit of joy inside, then took out her car keys and pointed at a red Volkswagen parked in the yard: "Look, that's the new car I bought."

"That's your car?"

Li Jing raised an eyebrow. Remembering she mentioned buying a car last time, but he didn't expect her to do it so quickly, he nodded: "Red looks nice, suits you well."

"Really?"

Although uncertain whether Li Jing was sincere or just being polite, Ge Qin showed a happy expression after receiving his compliment, then noticed the Audi in the yard and curiously asked: "Is that your car? Recently bought?"

"That's for my dad."

Li Jing disclosed calmly: "They never had a car, so I bought one for him as a daily driver, making outings more convenient."

"You're impressive, I still need family support to buy a car, but you're already able to buy one for your parents."

Ge Qin's eyes flashed with admiration and awe, then turning to look at Li Jing's profile, she couldn't help recalling the passionate night on a yacht a few months ago with him, hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Honestly, after buying the car, the first person I wanted to tell was you, but worried about disturbing you, I never messaged."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing's expression shifted slightly, peering into her sincere eyes, said: "I'm not that busy. If you really want to contact me, you can send me a message without considering much."

"Really?"

Hearing Li Jing's response, Ge Qin's eyes brightened, gaining more courage, she took the opportunity to ask: "I just heard your parents say you're returning to the city tomorrow, will you have time to hang out then?"

Li Jing raised an eyebrow: "Why? Another classmate gathering?"

"No, no."

Ge Qin quickly shook her head, then looked expectantly: "Just the two of us, do you have time?"