CHAPTER 795: CHAPTER 792: EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN NEW YEAR

"Auntie, why are you sitting here?"

Lin Wentao cautiously approached Duoduo, as he was at the age of peak curiosity, naturally very intrigued by his aunt.

Duoduo glanced at him, feeling bored in Xiajing. Staying in Bin Hai, she could play with Dou Dou and the others.

"Duoduo, would you like Daddy to take you for a stroll?" Lin Jianming walked out of the house.

At that moment, they were in the courtyard of the Cat Alley house, which originally belonged to Duoduo’s grandparents. After they passed away, the house naturally went to Lin Jianming and his wife. They’ve lived there for more than a dozen years since retiring.

They were worried Duoduo might feel uncomfortable returning, so they’ve been paying extra attention.

Song Qingwei came out from the side room, "We’re about to have New Year’s Eve dinner, and there’s nobody on the streets now."

"I think Duoduo is bored, I’ll take her for a stroll." Lin Jianming said.

"Wait until after New Year’s Eve dinner. After we’ve eaten, I’ll take you to see the fireworks show at Jingshan Park." Lin Libo said as he came out of the main hall.

"Fireworks show?"

"It’s setting off fireworks, lots and lots of fireworks, very beautiful." Lin Wentao said animatedly from the side.

"Nowadays, without fireworks and firecrackers for New Year’s, there’s no festive atmosphere at all." Song Qingwei said with a hint of discontent.

"Fireworks, Dou Dou is going to set off fireworks with her dad tonight, lots and lots of fireworks." Duoduo said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianming became anxious and immediately said, "Next year, during New Year’s, we’ll celebrate at Bin Hai. Then I’ll buy lots of fireworks for you, and you can set off as many as you’d like."

"I want to too, I also want to set them off." Lin Wentao immediately said.

"Of course, you all can set them off together." Lin Jianming patted her head.

"No need to wait until next year, after the third day of New Year, we can all go to Bin Hai, and then I’ll buy fireworks for you."

Li Libo’s wife Huang Jiayan, with hands covered in flour, came out from the side room. The side room was the kitchen, she was making dumplings with Song Qingwei.

"But I want to go find Dou Dou now and play with her, set off fireworks together." Duoduo said.

"Huh... now?"

Lin Libo was about to say, buying plane tickets aside, flights are probably all stopped now.

Lin Jianming was also prepared to persuade further, but at that moment, Duoduo pulled out an umbrella from behind her bottom.

Lin Wentao, standing beside her, widened his eyes in surprise, wondering where such a big umbrella had been hidden.

And Lin Jianming, Song Qingwei, and Lin Libo were slightly stunned upon seeing the familiar umbrella.

Just then, Duoduo opened the umbrella, raised it above her head, and then said, "I’m off, bye-bye."

She twisted the umbrella handle, and everyone saw the immortal crane on the umbrella surface spread its wings and flew up, letting out a crane cry. Then a wisp of blue smoke curled, and Duoduo vanished from sight.

"Wow, Auntie... Auntie disappeared..." Lin Wentao was thrilled.

He reached out to scratch the spot where she vanished, then directly rushed to the spot where Duoduo had just stood.

Lin Jianming was stunned, and quickly said to Lin Libo, "Hurry and call Mr. Shen, ask if Duoduo went to him."

"Ah? Oh." Lin Libo finally recovered his senses.

"Dad, you think Duoduo went to Bin Hai? That’s so far away, even flying would take a while, right?"

Huang Jiayan was also quite surprised, thinking that unless Dou Dou was Sun Wukong, even clouds and mists would take a while to arrive, and they would need to get the direction right, lest they get lost.

Meanwhile, Shen Siyuan had just taken Tang Tang out, and even Mao Sanmei tagged along. Since there was nothing much to do at home, why not join in setting off fireworks?

Moreover, it was right by the coastline across the street, not far at all.

Just as they reached the community entrance, he received Lin Libo’s call.

"Duoduo?"

Shen Siyuan turned to look at the building they lived in, already feeling Duoduo’s presence.

He laughed and said, "Yes, she returned to Bin Hai, she’s right here beside me."

Because just as he was on the phone, Duoduo descended with a gust of Yin Wind, revealing her figure.

She was wearing a red embroidered jacket, a red tiger-head hat, looking extremely festive.

"Oh?"

Tang Tang, held in Mao Sanmei’s arms, showed a look of surprise, leaning sideways to reach out.

But the jacket and hat all vanished into a wisp of blue smoke, reverting to her original blue and white striped dress.

Shen Siyuan chatted with Lin Libo for a few more sentences before hanging up, then said to Duoduo, "Just in time, we’re about to set off the fireworks together."

"Okay." Duoduo showed a happy smile.

When she couldn’t find Mom and Dad, she thought about finding them and her brother every day, but once she found them, she realized, being by Shen Siyuan’s side made her the happiest.

"Did your Mom and Dad have New Year’s Eve dinner yet?"

"Not yet."

"And you just rushed back?"

"I can’t eat food anyway." Duoduo said matter-of-factly.

"That’s true, too."

While chatting, they reached the opposite beach. Dou Dou and her family were still on their way, they needed to wait a while.

But Shen Siyuan already took out the fireworks he had prepared from space, instructing Duoduo and Tang Tang to move them to the designated spots.

Mao Sanmei wanted to help, but Shen Siyuan didn’t let her. The two little ones were working very enthusiastically.

It didn’t take long before Dou Dou and her parents arrived by car. Tao Guangsha took the fireworks out of the trunk, helping out and cheering them on.

"Go Dad~"

"Go Mom~"

"Quick, Tang Tang, come here~"

...

Duoduo ran to Shen Siyuan and asked, "Where’s Sister Xiao Yue?"

"She should be at home with Grandma." Shen Siyuan replied.

He guessed correctly, Xiao Yue was indeed at home with Yi Po.

Yi Po had lived a hard life, but recently, the government had increased its care for elderly like her living alone.

Not only did someone come to renovate her house but also bought simple appliances for her. Besides that, she received a sum of money each month, and Yi Po felt it was like living in a dream.

"Almost dying, but life has gotten better instead?" She gleefully told everyone she met.

Xiao Yue naturally noticed all these, but being young, she couldn’t fathom deeper reasons, just felt happy for Grandma.

Initially, she didn’t want to see Grandma, afraid Grandma would be sad again after she left.

But this New Year, while others were lively with families gathering, Grandma was all alone. She couldn’t bring herself to leave, so she decided to appear.

Yi Po was delighted to see Xiao Yue; she even took out a red envelope for her.

"Grandma prepared this three months ago, thinking you might come back for New Year..."

"Grandma~"

At this moment, Xiao Yue couldn’t hold back, and tears burst forth.

"Alright, don’t cry, isn’t everything fine now?"

"By the way, are you okay over at Mr. Shen’s? Have you been wronged?"

"If you’ve been wronged, tell Grandma, I’ll talk to Mr. Shen, beg him..."

"You also need to be good, Grandma can’t take care of you, you have to learn to take care of yourself..."

...

"Grandma, I’m doing great; brother treats me very well too."

"That’s good, that’s good, Mr. Shen seems like a great person, a benevolent deity..."

"Grandma, enough about that, let me help you make pancakes..."

"Sure, our Xiao Yue is really capable..."

Xiao Yue enjoyed the rare warm moments with Grandma, her originally cold expression long gone, replaced by full smiles.

Until disturbed by a voice.

"Haha, caught you, I knew you’d come back to accompany Grandma for New Year..."