Extra 2

Shen City, the city center area.

Qian Xunji arrived here from the Divine Realm through a tunnel.

This is a suite that Qian Xunji bought for 13 million. The suite has two living rooms, five bedrooms, and two bathrooms, and it can easily accommodate seven or eight people.

I came to Earth for a visit before, originally planning to stay for a few days.

Unexpectedly, Bibi Dong fell in love with the novelties and different lifestyle here.

In the end, Qian Xunji bought a house here and used her divine sense to guide the staff to arrange a new identity for herself.

From then on, they lived on Earth and worked in the Divine Realm.

Later, Bi Dashan, Ling Yuan, and the others learned about this and also became fascinated by Earth's entertainment and technology.

Bibi Xi also bought a house next door for ten million.

As for where the money came from, Qian Xunji directly used the Spirit Vision Crane Head Soul Bone skill to explore the unmined gold mine, mined out a ton, put the unprocessed gold into the Angel Ring, and then filled the pit.

Three years later, Qian Renxue ascended to the Divine Realm, Bi Xiaoxiao and Hu Liena followed suit, arriving here together.

Qian Xunji emerged from the tunnel and pushed open the door to her house.

The TV in the living room was showing a preview of the Spring Festival Gala. On the sofa, Bibi Xi sat with her legs crossed, holding the remote control and watching with great interest.

The sound of running water and the clatter of a cleaver hitting the cutting board came from the kitchen. Liu Xiulan and Bi Dashan were busy washing and chopping vegetables.

"Brother-in-law is back." Bibi Xi turned around and grinned at him when she heard the door open.

Qian Xunji took off her coat and hung it on the coat rack by the door, then casually asked, "Hmm, where are Dong'er and the others?"

"Going to buy New Year's goods."

Bibi Xi finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Brother-in-law, what exactly does 'Shopping' mean?"

"My sister keeps using this word, and when I ask her about it, she just tells me to look it up in the dictionary myself."

Qian Xunji couldn't help but chuckle, walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "It means shopping, buying things."

Bibi Xi suddenly realized, muttered "Shopping" twice, and leaned back on the sofa to continue watching TV.

Qian Xunji rolled up his sleeves and walked into the kitchen. Liu Xiulan was standing by the sink washing vegetables. Hearing footsteps, she turned around and glanced at him, then handed him a pair of scissors and half a basin of lively shrimp. "Help me cut the shrimp. Cut them open from the back, but don't cut too deep. Just remove the shrimp veins."

Qian Xunji took the scissors, pulled up a small stool, and sat down. While cutting shrimp, she glanced at the table and said, "The dishes today are really plentiful, Mom. Did you bring the whole market back with you?"

"Of course," Bi Dashan chimed in, "Today isn't just any ordinary day."

"Is this our tenth time celebrating the Spring Festival?"

"It really is true. Time flies; ten years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Yes, we've explored almost half of the world. Where should we go next year?"

"Next year, we'll talk about it next year." Qian Xunji tossed a cleaned shrimp into the bowl, picked up another, looked up and asked, "By the way, where's my dad?"

Liu Xiulan took the washed vegetables out to drain, and said without turning her head, "My in-laws went to visit Golden Crocodile to offer New Year's greetings, and on the way back they bought some wine, saying they want to drink Moutai tonight."

Qian Xunji smiled and shook her head. The old man's obsession with Moutai had only deepened over the years.

He bent down and continued cutting the shrimp, picking out the shrimp veins one by one.

As I was cutting, I heard the sound of a key turning at the door.

Qian Daoliu pushed open the door and came in carrying a paper bag with the word "Moutai" printed on it. Golden Crocodile Douluo followed behind him, carrying two jars of Huadiao Wine in his arms.

The two changed into slippers in the entryway. Qian Daoliu put the Moutai on the table, while Golden Crocodile Douluo placed the Huadiao Wine on the coffee table and took out several packets of Five-Spice Peanuts and braised beef from his cloth bag.

"Dad, Uncle Golden Crocodile."

"Did you buy the wine?"

"I had to go to several tobacco and liquor stores to buy this. It's Flying Fairy Moutai, 53 proof. I'll be drinking this tonight, New Year's Eve."

Golden Crocodile Douluo sat down on the sofa, shook his head and laughed, "Your dad insisted on drinking baijiu (Chinese white liquor), but when I said huangjiu (yellow wine) is good for the stomach, he laughed at me for being like a girl."

"What's wrong with wanting a sip of Shaoxing wine? Hua Diao is so fragrant, warm it up and it'll soothe your stomach."

Qian Daoliu said, "Yellow wine is for cooking. You're wasting it by drinking it like alcohol."

Meanwhile, the long table by the Starbucks' floor-to-ceiling windows was filled with coffee cups and dessert plates.

Bibi Dong sat in the center, wearing a beige trench coat and dark trousers, her long silver hair casually draped over her shoulders, her slender fingers holding a Macaron.

Ling Yuan sat to her left, Qian Renxue to her right, and Hu Liena and Bi Xiaoxiao opposite her—the five of them sitting there drew everyone's attention in the entire Starbucks.

Several male college students hadn't touched their phones since they came in, while two office workers at the next table pretended to look at their phones, but their eyes never left the silver-haired woman.

Bibi Dong's temperament is not only beautiful, but also exudes an elegance and aloofness from the inside out.

Bibi Dong took a bite of her Macaron and looked at Qian Renxue: "Xue'er, did that young man ask for your contact information?"

"Hmm, that's the thirty-fourth this month."

"Then you don't have as many as me. I have forty-seven."

Hu Liena said, "None of us have as many teachers as we do; teachers are the most charismatic."

Ling Yuan, suppressing a laugh, asked, "Sister Dong'er, will your brother-in-law be jealous if he finds out about this?"

"He knows that. I'm very loyal. I rejected all the girls who tried to flirt with me, and he's secretly pleased about it."

Several women covered their mouths and laughed at the same time.

Ling Yuan shook her head while laughing, "I can already imagine my brother-in-law's secretly pleased but not daring to laugh out loud expression."

Qian Renxue glanced at the time on her phone, stood up, and said, "It's getting late, let's go home. Dad and the others must be getting impatient."

The group chatted and laughed as they walked out of Starbucks, through the mall's revolving doors, and headed towards the parking lot.

After getting in the car, Bibi Dong started the vehicle and drove the group towards the Chao Family.

At home, Qian Xunji had just finished cutting shrimp and came out of the kitchen. He wiped his hands on his apron, sat down on the sofa, picked up his phone, and dialed Bibi Dong's number.

The phone rang twice before being answered, and Bibi Dong's voice came from the other end. "What's wrong?"

"Where did you go? What time is it and you're still not back?"

"I'm on my way. I just grabbed some coffee with the kids. You missed me?"

"I was thinking about my New Year's Eve dinner; if you don't come back soon, the food will get cold."

"Oh, so you only want the New Year's Eve dinner, not me?"

I think of both the food and you, but I think of you first, then the food. You are the main dish, and the food is just a side dish.

"Qian Xunji, are you comparing me to vegetables?"

"The food isn't as pretty as you."

A burst of barely suppressed laughter came from the other end of the phone.

Ling Yuan's laughter was the loudest, even louder Bi Xiaoxiao's exclamation, "Uncle, that's so cheesy!" Qian Renxue was also laughing, and even Hu Liena burst out laughing.

Qian Xunji coughed twice. "Are you turning on the speakerphone?"

"Yes, what's wrong? Afraid of being overheard?"

Qian Xunji changed the subject, "Alright, alright, drive carefully and come back soon."

"Understood." Bibi Dong's voice was full of laughter.

Qian Xunji hung up the phone and leaned back on the sofa.

Bibi Xi poked her head out from the kitchen. "Brother-in-law, are my sister and the others back?"

"I'm on my way. I just called." Qian Xunji took off her apron and hung it behind the kitchen door. "I'm going to take a shower and change my clothes; I smell like cooking oil."

He had just gone upstairs when the entryway door to the living room was pushed open.

Bibi Dong led the way, carrying several shopping bags, followed by Ling Yuan and Qian Renxue, and then Hu Liena and Bi Xiaoxiao. All of them were carrying lots of things—couplets, paper-cut window decorations, red lanterns, and bags of New Year's snacks.

Bi Xiaoxiao entered the door, she shouted, "We're back!" Then she kicked off her shoes and ran barefoot to the kitchen, calling out, "Grandma, I'm hungry!"

Bi Dashan came out of the kitchen, took the plate from Liu Xiulan and placed it on the dining table, looking at the children with a smile.

Golden Crocodile Douluo also stood up from the sofa and moved the packets of Five-Spice Peanuts on the coffee table to the side to make room for the New Year's goods.

Qian Renxue changed into slippers, walked up to Qian Daoliu, clasped her hands in a fist and bowed respectfully. "Grandpa, Happy New Year, and wishing you good health."

Qian Daoliu chuckled and pulled out several thick red envelopes from his pocket, stuffing them into her hands. "Good, good, good, our Xiao Xue is becoming more and more promising. Grandpa prepared a big red envelope for you, take it, don't think it's too little."

"Xiao Xiao, Nana, you have some too."

"Thank you, Grandpa Qian."

Bibi Xi took a red envelope out of her pocket and handed it to Qian Renxue: "Uncle's red envelope can't be missing either."

Qian Renxue smiled and accepted it, sweetly saying, "Thank you, Uncle."

Bi Xiaoxiao saw her cousin accept the red envelope, she ran to Bibi Xi and spread her hands, asking, "Dad, where's mine?"

"Yours is with Mom."

Bi Xiaoxiao ran up to Ling Yuan again, and Ling Yuan took out a red envelope from her bag and handed it to her, then took one for Hu Liena: "Nana has one too, here, take it."

Hu Liena accepted the red envelope and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you, Aunt."

Bibi Dong stood in the center of the living room, watching the children gathered around opening red envelopes, when suddenly she slapped her forehead. "Oh no, I haven't prepared any red envelopes yet!"

She walked quickly towards the bedroom, pushed open the bedroom door, and heard the sound of running water coming from the bathroom.

Bibi Dong walked to the bedside and asked, "Xunji, where did you put the red envelope?"

"In the left drawer of the bedside table."

Bibi Dong opened the bedside table drawer, inside which were neatly stacked stacks of brand-new hundred-yuan bills and several empty red envelopes.

She sat on the edge of the bed and started stuffing money into the red envelope. She had just put in three when the sound of water from the bathroom stopped.

The door was pushed open, and Qian Xunji walked out.

He walked behind Bibi Dong, bent down, and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.

"Stop fooling around, everyone's still waiting outside."

"I just gave you a hug, I didn't do anything else."

Why are you afraid of people seeing this?

Bibi Dong turned around, raised her foot and stepped on his instep. "Mr. Qian, I hope you won't do anything tonight either."

"That won't do, we must celebrate the New Year."

Bibi Dong pretended not to understand, tilting her head to look at him. "How are we celebrating, hmm?"

Qian Xunji took her hand, bent down and kissed the back of her hand. "Of course, we should celebrate with champagne!"

"Are you going to open my champagne?"

"You're like a mind reader."

"Disgusting! You're the one who's a tapeworm!" Bibi Dong pushed him away, her expression a mixture of disgust and amusement.

At first, she didn't know what roundworms were. Later, she looked them up online and was speechless for a while after seeing the pictures.

She pushed the prepared red envelope and the bag of money into his arms, saying, "Put the red envelope away, I'm going out now." She then walked out of the bedroom without looking back.

The New Year's Eve dinner table was filled with food.

Steamed sea bass, braised prawns, braised pork ribs, garlic oysters... and in the middle sits a large pot of steaming dumplings.

Qian Xunji stood up, raised his glass, and said, "Today is our tenth Lunar New Year's Eve on Blue Star, and also the tenth time our whole family has sat down together for a New Year's Eve dinner. Cheers!"

The whole family raised their glasses at the same time.

Qian Daoliu held Moutai, while Golden Crocodile Douluo held a bottle of Huadiao Wine; their glasses clinked together.

After finishing their New Year's Eve dinner, Qian Xunji took out a stack of red envelopes from his pocket and, starting with Qian Daoliu, kowtowed to the elders in turn to wish them a Happy New Year, followed by the younger generation...

Qian Renxue accepted the red envelope with both hands and sweetly said, "Thank you, Dad." Bi Xiaoxiao couldn't wait to open the red envelope and count the money inside. Hu Liena accepted it with both hands and bowed.

Bibi Dong sat beside him watching him send out red envelopes. After he finished and sat down, she leaned over and whispered, "What about mine?"

"We'll talk about it tonight."

Bibi Dong smiled slightly and casually picked up her glass of red wine, taking a sip.

Bibi Dong put down her wine glass, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and said, "I bought a lot of fireworks today. Let's go downstairs and set them off after dinner in the community square. Let's all have some fun together."

Bibi Xi mumbled, "Why bother with fireworks? Let's go show off our skills in the air and see whose Soul Skill is more spectacular."

Ling Yuan turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow slightly. "How do you want to show it?"

"It's just about using some amazing skills."

"My spider silk can weave a web in the sky, and it glows on its own. It's definitely prettier than fireworks. Xiao Xue's Eight-Winged Angel means the whole neighborhood won't need to turn on the streetlights."

"Just say you want to be famous."

Bibi Xi could retort, Ling Yuan had already picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth. "Eat your food, stop making a fool of yourself."

At midnight, the New Year's bells rang on television, and fireworks exploded in the night sky outside the window at the same time.

Bibi Dong sat alone on the master bedroom balcony, wrapped in a beige cashmere shawl, holding her phone and taking pictures of the night sky.

A golden firework burst open just as she pressed the shutter. She looked down at the photo on the screen and smiled with satisfaction.

Familiar footsteps sounded behind her, Qian Xunji walked over with a cup of hot tea, sitting down on the rattan chair next to her.

He reached out and grasped her ankle, placing her bare foot on his lap, his fingers expertly kneading her foot.

"Take a picture of me, not fireworks."

"Do you have fireworks to watch?"

"No?"

Bibi Dong handed him her phone; the screen displayed a giant firework in full bloom.

Then she turned her phone upside down to face him, looked at the screen, and then looked at him.

"You're just as vain as my brother."

Suddenly, she reached out and grabbed Qian Xunji's collar, pulling him close to her and kissing his lips.

At the same time, she raised her phone with her other hand, pointing the camera at the two of them.

With a click, the silhouette of the two kissing was captured on the phone screen.

In the square, after releasing the last Sparkler, Bi Xiaoxiao sat by the flower bed, drinking Bubble Tea.

She habitually scrolled through her WeChat Moments, then suddenly her eyes widened. "Look, look—it's my aunt's WeChat Moments!"

Hu Liena and Qian Renxue both came over at the same time.

On the phone screen, Bibi Dong had just updated her status with three photos lined up in a row.

The first picture is a family photo of the New Year's Eve dinner. The round table is full of dishes, and everyone is holding a glass and smiling at the camera.

The second picture is of fireworks.

The third picture is of the two of them kissing.

Hu Liena smiled like an aunt, "Sister Xue'er, are you going home to sleep tonight?"

"I'll sleep with you guys then." After saying that, Qian Renxue took out her phone and sent a message to Bibi Dong: Not going home tonight.

When the message was sent, Bibi Dong's phone screen lit up briefly, but no one looked at it.

On the large bed in the master bedroom, the quilt was piled up messily at the foot of the bed. Bibi Dong lay on the bed, her long silver hair spread out on the pillow, her eyes were like water, and her cheeks were rosy.

Qian Xunji leaned over her, their fingers intertwined tightly, and looked down at her.

"Dong'er, Happy New Year."

Happy New Year to you too.

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