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After Gao Yang finished wrapping the dumplings, he came back to see Zhan Fei happily kowtowing to the melon seeds, while Zhan Hu's troops hung their heads low. His father and second uncle were there drinking tea and chatting, while Grandpa Zhan was pulled over by Grandma Zhan.

Gao Yang glanced at Zhan Fei. She felt that the weird atmosphere in the living room definitely had something to do with Zhan Fei, but Gao Yang knew that now was not the time to talk about this.

Gao Yang thought to himself that she should find some time to ask him what was going on with Zhan Fei!

"Grandmother, we've finished wrapping the dumplings. Is there anything else?"

While Grandma Zhan was talking to Gao Yang, she noticed Gao Yang's presence.

"Nothing much, go find a place to rest." "I've been busy all day."

"Alright then, I'll go over first!" After Gao Yang finished speaking, he walked to Zhan Fei's side. Zhan Fei naturally made way for his wife to sit down. Gao Yang walked directly to his wife's side.

Zhan Fei casually passed some of his cooling water to Gao Yang. Seeing the look on his little brother's wife's face, the soldier's heart turned cold.

Why didn't his little brother treat him with such consideration? Compared to his wife, she was absolutely safe.

Although Zhan Jian said that he looked down on Zhan Fei's wife and slave, in his heart, he was envious of his younger brother.

The more he saw how they were getting along, the more he felt that his wife couldn't be so casual about it. Otherwise, he really felt that he would rather not look for her.

In a flash, it was time to finish eating. There were only dumplings for dinner.

After the family had happily eaten the dumplings, they began to stand vigil. At this time, there was nothing else to do but sit together and chat and eat the seeds of a melon.

Gao Yang just leaned on Zhan Fei's body and did not say anything. She liked to quietly listen, but recently, she hadn't been used to staying up late at night. It wasn't long before she fell asleep.

Slowly, Gao Yang fell asleep while leaning on Zhan Fei's shoulder. Seeing Gao Yang's sleeping appearance, Grandma Zhan and her mother simultaneously lowered their voices.

Grandma Zhan was even more enthusiastic as she said, "Why aren't you carrying your daughter-in-law back to bed!"

In fact, the Zhan Clan members weren't that important to the night watch. They only had the chance to reunite for a year. Thus, tonight's group was relatively more complete.

However, when the Zhan family saw that Gao Yang had fallen asleep, they did not wake her up.

"Alright then," Zhan Fei said as he carried Gao Yang and prepared to return to their room.

Gao Yang felt someone lift him up and she slightly opened her eyes. When she saw that it was Zhan Fei who was hugging her, she once again closed her eyes and continued sleeping.

When Zhan Fei saw Gao Yang's appearance, he knew that Gao Yang was extremely sleepy. Otherwise, she wouldn't have opened her eyes a bit and continued sleeping.

"Hey, Zhan Fei, did you just carry your wife back like this?"

Zhan Fei ignored the teasing behind him as he carried Gao Yang back to their room.

After returning to his room, Zhan Fei helped Gao Yang off his clothes, covered her up, and tucked her in. He then kissed Gao Yang on the mouth before leaving.

Zhan Hu came to Zhan Fei's side and grabbed his neck as he spoke.

"I thought you just slept with your wife and didn't want to come down!"

Zhan Fei pulled away the arm on his neck and rolled his eyes. How come his big brother never remembers to eat and beat him!

Had he forgotten what had happened before dinner?

"Grandma, what kind of female sister-in-law are you going to help my big brother find?"

Zhan Fei felt that he should remind his grandma of this problem, lest his grandma forgot about it.

"Aiya, if Zhan Fei hadn't said it, I would have forgotten. We're from the eldest and second families, help us find a wife for that kid. We don't care about the family conditions, but a wife must be reasonable."

Then Grandma Zhan began to discuss the requirements. Wang Shufen and Du Hanqiu were also interested in their mother-in-law's words. Since Zhan Fei was already married, how could he, the older brother, still be so free! This was too unsightly.

So the family began to talk about the country's recent policies, and the women began to talk about finding a daughter-in-law to support the soldiers.

Zhan Hu was extremely regretful. Why did he have to speak so shamelessly? Tell me, what did he get this guy, Zhan Fei, to do?

If one did not mention the soldiers, they would sigh and say that it was the new year and the whole family would be happy to see so many people gathered together.

Gao Yang was woken up by the sound of 12 o'clock firecrackers in the room. When she opened her eyes, she found that she had been carried into the room by Zhan Fei.

Gao Yang rubbed his face against the blanket as he looked out at the dark sky. The noise of the firecrackers made Gao Yang miss his parents from his previous life.

He wondered if his parents were celebrating the New Year in that distant starry sky, and if they still remembered their daughter.

Thinking of this, Gao Yang's face was covered in tears. The longing for her parents in her previous life had unknowingly caused this feeling to surge into her heart.

Gao Yang allowed her to cry under the blanket because she knew that for the entire year, she would only be able to cry at this time.

At this moment, there was no one else in the room, only her soft sobbing.

What Gao Yang didn't know was that while she was crying inside the house, Zhan Fei was standing outside the door.

He heard his wife's suppressed cries. He really wanted to open the door and go in, hug her and tell her he was there, but he couldn't. His wife knew that his wife was usually very strong, but today she cried so loudly that Zhan Fei didn't know what to do.

Zhan Fei waited until there were no more sobs before he opened the door and went in.

When Gao Yang heard the door open, she tried her best to wipe the tears from her eyes, trying to make herself more at ease.

However, since Zhan Fei didn't come in just now, he wouldn't turn on the lights now.

Zhan Fei walked over to Gao Yang and took off his jacket, then lifted the blanket and got in.

Gao Yang shifted his body and asked Zhan Fei in a low voice, "Didn't I say to keep watch?" Why did you come up? "

"Since grandpa and grandma are fighting at their age, we can keep watch until now. Otherwise, we won't be in the mood to pay New Year respects tomorrow, let's go to bed early!"

Zhan Fei said as he kissed Gao Yang's cheek.

However, Zhan Fei's heart was particularly restless right now, because he had just tasted the saltiness of tears on Gao Yang's face.

He was so smart that he didn't say anything, but the tears on Gao Yang's face and the hoarseness in his voice made Zhan Fei feel as if Gao Yang's cry from hiding in the blanket wasn't something he misheard.

"Mm, you should go to bed early as well. I need you to pay my New Year respects tomorrow!"

She didn't know if Zhan Fei had already noticed that she had been crying, but since Zhan Fei didn't want to say it, she would treat it as if Zhan Fei didn't know.

Actually, if Zhan Fei really wanted to know, she wouldn't say it out loud, but she really didn't want to say it right now.

She didn't know how to tell Zhan Fei that she could only say that she thought of her parents, but that couldn't be said to be the case for her parents in her previous life.

Gao Yang snuggled into Zhan Fei's embrace, quietly listening to his familiar heartbeat. Her conflicted mood slowly calmed down.

She decided not to think too much about it. She had already left enough money for her parents in her previous life. Her older brother and sister-in-law weren't unfilial people.

Plus, they had money, so his parents would definitely be happy.

After Gao Yang thought about all of this, he slowly closed his eyes. Right now, she should just have enough energy to entertain those who wished for a new year!

As for paying New Year respects, as a new wife, she didn't need to pay New Year respects the first year, otherwise others would think she was asking for money.

Gao Yang slowly closed his eyes and fell back into sleep. After Zhan Fei felt that the person in his embrace had fallen asleep, he whispered in Gao Yang's ear, "Good night. Good dream!"

Early in the morning, Gao Yang was jolted awake by the sound of firecrackers outside. Although they weren't allowed to post couplets anymore, they were still released.

In the morning, every household set off firecrackers, and then ate dumplings to celebrate New Year.

When Gao Yang opened his eyes, he found that it was already quite late. She remembered that she still had to get up to help Mama Zhang cook dumplings!

However, when Gao Yang opened his eyes, he felt that something was wrong with his eyes. It was only now that he remembered that his eyes were swollen from crying so badly last night.

What should she do? She had to get up to help entertain the guests.

But what about her eyes now?

When Gao Yang thought of this, he shrunk back into the blanket. However, it was impossible for her to not go out today. If she didn't go out, then she would be too insensible.

Zhan Fei had already woken up when Gao Yang had woken up. However, he could feel Gao Yang's current state of mind, so he didn't open his eyes.

However, when he felt that the person in his embrace had shrunk back into his bed, he knew that his daughter-in-law must have cried hard last night, and her eyes were swollen today.

Zhan Fei opened his eyes. "What's wrong, are you not feeling well?"

"Hmph, how did I get my eyes swollen like this?" Gao Yang gritted his teeth as he spoke to Zhan Fei.

In the meantime, Gao Yang also hid his face in Zhan Fei's chest when he said that. She didn't have the face to meet anyone anymore.

Zhan Fei gently caressed Gao Yang's back and said gently, "Don't worry. Let's go to your room first. I'll cook two eggs for you!"

Zhan Fei remembered that Gao Yang had used this method before. He felt that the couple couldn't possibly stay home forever!

With Zhan Fei's words, Gao Yang could use an egg to cover his face, but it would be difficult for her to open her eyes.

"Alright, you can cook my eggs for me when the time comes!" Gao Yang thought about it for a moment, then decided to follow Zhan Fei inside. "I'll go with you!"

"Alright, I'll help you cover your eyes when the time comes. Next time, don't cry anymore!" Zhan Fei was still worried about Gao Yang. He was afraid that the next time Gao Yang hid himself, Gao Yang would cry.

Gao Yang didn't say anything. She just put on her clothes and flew into the space with Zhan.

As it had been a long time since Gao Yang had entered the space, he was familiar with many of the things inside.

Especially when Gao Yang saw the fresh cucumber and tomatoes, she didn't care about flying and immediately headed for those things.

When Zhan Fei saw Gao Yang's appearance, he could only smile and help Gao Yang cook the eggs.

If not for Gao Yang's fear of being spoken out, Zhan Fei would have gone downstairs to the kitchen to help Gao Yang get the eggs.