245 — Laughter All Around On New Year's Eve

That said, Li Qianye put his arms around his wife as he waited for the young couple to come in.

Pei Yueran was still shaking her head at Li Chuanmo's clinginess when she caught sight of the parents waiting for them at the door.

She hurriedly tried to remove her hand from Li Chuanmo's palm, but he didn't budge. They were not in a secret relationship or something. Why couldn't he hold his wife?

Resigned, Pei Yueran left her hand in his and went forward to greet the couple.

"Mom, Dad, why are you outside?"

"I was waiting for my dear Ran'er for so long that I thought something had happened, so I came out to look for you. It seemed like you decided to cancel your plans with us and spend the day with your husband instead." Zhang Heying teased her immediately.

Pei Yueran blushed on cue, while Li Chuanmo lazily asked, "Then can we do that? We'll leave the boys to you and return tomorrow?"

Three pairs of eyes glared at him in response, but he was unmoved. The more he thought about it, the more it sounded like a good idea.

Pei Yueran finally whispered fiercely into his ear, "Don't joke around," before going to support Zhang Heying, "Don't listen to him Mom, it's good to see you. How have you been?"

Both of them moved into the house as they chatted lightly about mundane things. Han Yichen and Li Yuchen were nowhere to be seen by the time they entered, with Zhang Heying telling her that they had all gone to Li Junmo's room.

All four of them sat in the living room for a while, catching up on events in the circle and recent news that could affect the company. What government policy had just been implemented, what the progress reports for the company looked like and so on.

Pei Yueran had returned to the office before the holidays and she was happy about it. Most of the projects she had been working on before the wedding had been completed, so she was in the process of taking on new ones.

At some point, she almost fought with Li Chuanmo who still wanted her to rest at home because he didn't want her to work too much.

Zhang Heying wasn't involved in the company affairs on normal days, but she was Li Qianye's wife after all, not to mention that her ability to analyze things with a calm mind was top notch, so they all had a pleasant conversation.

The twins came down with the boys when it was dinner time. Li Junmo was enthusiastic as usual and greeted Pei Yueran with smiles, "Sister-in-law."

Pei Yueran returned his greeting with a smile of her own.

Li Lianmo wasn't as enthusiastic, but she actually took the initiative to smile at her as she greeted her.

Pei Yueran was surprised, but she accepted the gesture of goodwill. If they could get along well, that would be great.

Dinner was a fun and lively affair. In addition to the sumptuous fare, the eight festive dishes were also lavish. The longevity noodles were personally prepared by Zhang Heying herself, and it received the unanimous praise of everyone.

While eating, Li Yuchen's mouth did not pause. Not only did he talk about their escapades in school, even Han Yichen was dragged into the vivid storytelling.

The adults responded with laughter at some of his funny stories. Especially when he reported that Han Yichen was always hiding away from people and teachers that wanted to make him join a club or hold a position on the student council.

When asked why he wasn't asked to join, he cheerfully admitted his terrible language skills and utter disinterest in such affairs, making Li Chuanmo shake his head in mock annoyance. Pei Yueran smiled helplessly.

When he mysteriously asked them to guess whose nickname was Professor Chen and whose was Cutie Chen, Li Junmo rolled his eyes, "That's so obvious. The only professor- like person in this house is Yichen. For you, you can reluctantly be regarded as a cutie."

Li Yuchen: "..."

"Uncle, I don't like you anymore."

Pei Yueran immediately refuted, "Brother-in-law, that's not true. Our Yuchen is an adorable cutie through and through."

Zhang Heying too was offended, "If you say one more bad thing about my grandson, I'll kick you off this table."

Han Yichen: "Actually, Yuchen's position is cemented in the hearts of everyone in class. He's so sweet and helpful. His desk is always overflowing with gifts and letters."

Feeling Li Chuanmo's sudden fierce stare, Li Yuchen almost cried as he said, "Brother, are you helping me or harming me?"

Everyone burst into laughter again.

The reunion dinner ended in that warm atmosphere. After stacking the dishes, they all went back to the living room. A game of cards began.

They were playing "President."

Han Yichen was always the first to play all his cards, followed by Pei Yueran because Li Chuanmo always exchanged his good cards for her not so good ones.

After the third round, even the even-tempered Li Junmo complained about the unfairness. He was almost always the last person still holding one or two cards, so he was the "beggar."

Li Chuanmo's response: "If you're dissatisfied, go get a wife and help her cheat."

Li Junmo: "...."

Pei Yueran decided to stop playing. Anyway she wasn't good at it, and she rather preferred watching others play.

Afterwards, they decided to switch things up and play "Fight the landlord." It was a game of three players. The main players were Li Junmo, Zhang Heying and Li Chuanmo. Their partners sat beside them to offer help and encouragement. Li Lianmo was not at all optimistic about her brother and she made it clear, much to his chagrin.

Li Yuchen offered to be the dealer, and Han Yichen the score keeper.

Since only the adults were playing, stakes were involved. Each person stated what they wanted beforehand. If Zhang Heying won, their children had to sponsor her and her husband on a vacation trip.

If Li Junmo won, he wanted a sports car.

Li Chuanmo couldn't think of anything he wanted, so he said since he now had a wife, he didn't want anything else, making others roll their eyes. Even Han Yichen couldn't help it. That line was too cheesy.

Just keep feeding us, we would grit our teeth and eat this dog food!

The game was hilarious. Li Junmo and Zhang Heying bid to be the landlord, and Zhang Heying won. With she and Li Qianye working together, she played all her cards first and defeated the "peasants."

The third time around, Li Junmo complained again about the unfairness, sighing about how useless his partner was.

Li Lianmo, who was reading a book on her phone: "Just shut up and play. You'll be beaten anyway."

Zhang Heying added with an imperious tone, "Keep quiet and play, you peasant."

Li Junmo: "...."

So unfair!