The day before New Year's Eve, Chu Wei, the second son of the Chu family, returned home dragging six or seven suitcases. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted, "Grandpa! Dad! Mom! I'm home!!"
There was only an empty house to answer him.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone's belongings were still in the house, he would have thought they had moved.
Chu Wei felt a little lost and aggrieved. Had his family abandoned him to go out and have fun? They had agreed to spend the New Year together at home as a family!
"Second Young Master?! Why didn't you say you were coming back?"
Just as Butler Qin was about to head out to the Ji Family next door, he saw the second young master dragging his luggage and looking around the living room.
Luckily he left late, otherwise the second young master might have had to spend the New Year alone!
Chu Wei looked aggrieved. "I didn't expect no one to be home!"
Butler Qin said with a smile, "Master, Madam, Young Master, and the Old Master have all gone to the Ji Family for the New Year! Second Young Master, you should go too!"
"Huh? Why are we going to Aunt Ming's house for the New Year?"
"Oh, isn't this the eldest young mistress, the child the Ji Family found? Of course we're going to the eldest young mistress's house for the New Year!"
Chu Wei followed Butler Qin to the Ji Family, looking completely bewildered.
Meanwhile, the Ji Family members, along with his parents and younger brother, were happily putting up paper-cut window decorations and couplets.
It's so lively!
This was Chu Wei's first impression.
I feel a bit out of place.
This was Chu Wei's second impression.
Wang Man spotted her second son immediately and grabbed him, saying, "Xiao Wei! Come here, go and paste this 'Fu' character. Let me check if it's pasted correctly."
She didn't care at all when Chu Wei came back. Anyway, she only saw this good-for-nothing son a few times a year. Wang Man didn't ask for much; she just wanted him to be alive.
"Oh." Chu Wei took the "Fu" character and gestured with it on the wall. After Wang Man adjusted it a few times, the "Fu" character was finally pasted up.
After the sticker was pasted on, Chu Wei asked, "Mom, Butler Qin said... well, the eldest young mistress...? My brother got married?"
It's hard to imagine what my older brother's wedding would be like. Wait, something doesn't seem right. Does the Ji Family have any eligible girls who want to marry my older brother?!
Wang Man: "Oh, right! Your sister-in-law hasn't gotten up yet."
Chu Wei: "Mom... you didn't even tell me about my older brother's wedding?"
"What's the point of announcing this? You might not even be able to come back anyway. Besides, your older brother hasn't even had his wedding yet. Do you think you can run away when he does?"
Oh, you haven't had the wedding yet!
"Son, you really don't care about your older brother at all! Don't you ever go online? I'm on 2G and you're on 2G too? Your older brother is a movie star, aren't you a young man?"
Chu Wei: "... If I'm not you, then who are you?"
"Fine! So you really think your mother is too old!" With that, Wang Man grabbed Chu Wei's ear.
"Ouch!!! Mom! Be gentle! My ear's going to fall off!"
Chu Rui, who was playing with Yu Niuniu, looked up and began to kick her while she was down. "Second brother, why did you say Mom is old? Mom looks so young! Mom is the most beautiful!"
Chu Wei: "...?"
Damn! My little brother's gotten even more cunning in just one year!
Chu Rui silently gave himself a thumbs up; his New Year's money was sure to increase this year!
Wang Man gave Chu Rui a big kiss. "Rui Rui is the best! Mom will give you a big red envelope this year!"
"Thank you, Mom!"
Chu Wei: So he's the only one who's been wronged, huh?
Forget it, I won't bother arguing with them.
"Mom, what about my older brother? He can't be working on New Year's Eve, can he?"
Mingyi smiled and said, "Xiao Mo is upstairs, An'an is still sleeping. It's almost noon; we need to wake her up for lunch."
"Your brother Stephen Chow and the others are in the backyard. You can go find them to play, or you can find your older brother. Go to the rightmost room on the second floor."
"Then I'll go find my brother!" He wanted to see who this sister-in-law was, that she could actually win over his devilish brother!
Upstairs, in Ji Nanshu's bedroom.
The door was ajar.
Chu Mo lifted a corner of the blanket. "Sweetie, get up, time for lunch?"
"I'm not getting up..." Ji Nanshu's voice sounded like he was whining, still incredibly sleepy. He grabbed the blanket and pulled it back over himself, thinking, "You can pull it off all you want, I'm not getting up."
Chu Mo withdrew his hand, walked to the door, glanced at Chu Wei who was hiding outside, and locked the door without saying a word.
Then I went back to the bed and pulled back the covers.
Ji Nanshu could only be forced to get up.
After a while, Chu Mo lifted Ji Nanshu by the bottom and carried him downstairs in his arms.
Everyone else was already used to it, but Chu Wei stared wide-eyed as if he'd seen a ghost.
Holy crap, that sister-in-law is awesome!
After being placed on the sofa, Ji Nanshu finally came to his senses. He blinked and looked at the family, stammering, "Good... good morning?"
Mingyi shook her head. "It's almost noon, it's still early."
Ji Nanshu blushed.
Then a glass of milk and a hard-boiled egg were placed in front of me.
"Have something to eat to tide you over; lunch won't be ready for a while."
"Uh-huh!"
Chu Wei groped his way to Chu Mo's side. "Brother, this is your sister-in-law?"
"Hmm, what's wrong? You have a problem with that?"
"No... I just want to ask my sister-in-law, what made you fall for her?"
Chu Wei recalled that his brother had always been outstanding and had exceptional looks. Countless men and women had confessed their feelings to him since childhood.
If he encounters someone polite and tactful, his brother will politely decline.
If he encounters someone who's persistent and difficult, his brother only has one word: Get lost.
I've never seen anyone else that his brother cherishes so much. What's that saying again? "Steel tempered a hundred times can be softened by a finger's touch?"
Of all the people to like, why did she have to fall for his brother, that cold-faced, unromantic devil? Isn't she just asking for trouble?
Chu Mo glanced coldly at Chu Wei: "Don't force me to slap you during the New Year."
Chu fell silent instantly.
Okay, he shut up (^ω^)!
Ji Nanshu also saw Chu Wei. He looked at Chu Mo's second brother with curiosity. Hmm, he looked a bit silly.
Seeing his sister-in-law scrutinizing him, Chu Wei puffed out his chest and shouted, "Hello, sister-in-law! I'm Chu Wei!"
Ah... hello.
"Sister-in-law! I have a question—" Chu Wei said obediently, "How did you manage to win over my brother? He always has a cold, sour face, like he's someone you don't want to approach, it makes you tremble just looking at him."
Ji Nanshu: "..."
Strictly speaking, it was Chu Mo who pursued him!
Chu Mo smiled, "Sweetie, I need to talk to him about something. See you later."
They quickly grabbed Chu Wei by the back of his collar and dragged him away, preparing for a friendly exchange.
Ji Nanshu waved goodbye, "Friend, good luck!"
The two of them were gone for a long time, and didn't return until dinner was served.
Chu Wei, whose whole body ached. "Is his brother sick?! Waaah, everyone else is having a happy New Year, but he got beaten up!"
Chu Mo: Why don't you just tell me if other people are happy or not?
I'm so angry! The last chapter passed review, and now they're reviewing it again, even though I didn't write anything! Damn it!!
Do you even know how to conduct a trial? If not, let me do it!!