The next morning, when he opened his eyes, it was already the first morning of the new year.
Jiang Siming scratched his nest-like, tousled hair and went downstairs, where he found quite a few red paper-cut window decorations hanging around the house.
They had obviously been made by the deft-handed Xinyi.
"Wives, why are you all up so early? I remember I kept you busy pretty late last night."
Jiang Siming came downstairs in fluffy slippers, wearing only a pair of loose shorts and a bathrobe.
The girlfriends blushed and rolled their eyes at Jiang Siming one after another.
"It's the New Year, of course we need a fresh start. Unlike you, you lazy pig."
Jiang Siming squeezed his eyes hard, pushing the sleep from their corners, and said with a grin, "That's right, I'm a lazy pig, and you're all cabbages that I've trampled over."
The women all fired back with teasing remarks. With everyone getting in a word, the house instantly became a battlefield of banter.
"Mr. Pig Who Tramples Cabbages, go wash up already, will you? We're about to cook the dumplings. Are you eating or not?" Zhao Xuan asked with a laugh.
"Eating, of course I'm eating."
The moment Jiang Siming heard that there were dumplings, he abandoned the banter and ran off to wash his face and brush his teeth. He even took a shower while he was at it.
He came back feeling refreshed, just in time for the dumplings to be served.
After sitting down, Jiang Siming ate one dumpling after another. When he got to the third, his expression suddenly became incredibly colorful.
"Urgh~"
Jiang Siming then ran to the kitchen trash can and spat out the dumpling.
"Huh?! What kind of dumpling is this? It stinks!"
Jiang Siming felt as though