Just after midnight on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the sound of firecrackers in the village began to ring, and then continued until seven or eight in the morning. The frightened dogs also barked all night long. The chickens in Wan Anning's family had finally escaped the disaster. They had originally gone up to the tree to rest as soon as it got dark, but they were also frightened and flew down one by one, running around the yard screaming...

Feng Xiangmei also asked Wan An Ning to buy the longest string of firecrackers. Among the batch of firecrackers that went off just after midnight, one of the strings was the one set off by their family!

"The firecrackers in our house are all very loud, not a single one is dud. Next year... no, this year, we will definitely be successful this year. We will open the furniture factory smoothly, open the store smoothly, and everything will go smoothly!"

Wan An Ning nodded: "Mom is right, everything will go smoothly for us this year, and you will definitely give birth to your brother and sister smoothly."

Feng Xiangmei thought about her family setting off firecrackers on New Year's Eve last year. Wan Guofu said that he had no son, so there was no need to join others in getting up so early to set off firecrackers, so they were the last group and did not set off firecrackers until after seven in the morning.

She didn't know if the string of firecrackers she bought was damp or if it was really a sign of something, but Wan Guofu tried several times to light it, and in the end there were a lot of duds. She felt very bad that day and said she would go find the person who bought the firecrackers to ask for an explanation.

In the end, she naturally didn't ask for an explanation, but when she thought about her divorce from Wan Guofu, she couldn't help but put it together with the firecrackers that were set off on New Year's Eve. Now it seems that the firecrackers really seemed to be foreshadowing that something bad would happen to them...

This year is different. Not only did people set off firecrackers early to bring good luck, but there were no duds. This definitely indicates that everything will go well this year!

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, Wan An Ning fell asleep amid the noisy sound of firecrackers.

Early in the morning on the first day of the New Year, people were supposed to go to pay New Year's greetings to the elders in the village. In the past, Wan An Ning would go with Wan Guofu, as well as his second uncle's family and his cousin's family. They would first go to pay New Year's greetings to their grandparents, and then to their third uncle, third aunt and other elders. After going through all the rounds, they could receive a few cents in New Year's money.

This year, neither she nor Feng Xiangmei plans to go to pay New Year's greetings.

Thinking of the treatment he received when he visited his grandparents' house to pay New Year's greetings, Wan An Ning didn't want to go over even though the backyard was so close.

Having dinner with Feng Xiangmei, Wan Anjing and Wan Anping's family of four, Wan An Ning took out the red envelopes he had prepared and gave one to everyone. Seeing Wan Anping jumping and dancing excitedly in the yard, Wan An Ning also smiled happily.

Seeing this, Feng Xiangmei also took out three red envelopes and gave one to each of the three sisters, which brought another round of cheers from Wan Anping.

Wan An Ning was stunned: "Me too?"

Feng Xiangmei smiled and said, "Yes, as long as you are not married, you will always have it!"

"What if I get married?"

"I'll give you a big red envelope in the first year of marriage, and starting from the second year, the red envelopes will be given to the children."

Feng Xiangmei touched Wan Anning's arm with her arm and asked mischievously, "Why? Are you thinking of getting married?"

Wan An Ning shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, I'm still young and I'm not planning to get married for the time being."

"You're not young anymore. You should think about it now. Otherwise, when you grow up, all the good guys will be picked up by others. By the way, I think that Xiao Su is not bad. Not only is he capable, but the key is that I think he listens to you very much. When you get married in the future, he will protect you and won't let you suffer from the anger of your mother-in-law..."

Feng Xiangmei's words are based on experience.

Thinking about how I have been married to Wan Guofu for almost 20 years, I have never seen Wan Guofu defend me in front of my mother-in-law. He often scolds me without asking any questions when he comes back from her place, and he even hits me a few times...

She couldn't help but sigh, and her expression suddenly became gloomy.

Wan An Ning knew that she was thinking about something bad and couldn't help but hug her.

"If I will definitely be bullied by my mother-in-law if I get married, then I might as well not get married."

She said this as if she was speaking out of anger, but it was also a way of giving Feng Xiangmei a heads-up, so that she wouldn't be scared again if she didn't get married later.

Feng Xiangmei really didn't think too much about it. After all, before getting married, she often shyly told her parents that she would not marry and would stay at home with them for the rest of her life. But in the end, didn't she get married anyway?

Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. This is the wisdom left by our ancestors.

When people reach a certain age, they are supposed to pair up as couples!

So when Feng Xiangmei heard Wan An Ning say she would not marry, she was not worried at all. Instead, she smiled knowingly and said, "So I asked you to consider Xiao Su. He listens to you so much. When you get married, let him go to Z City with us. He will definitely go."

Wan An Ning raised her eyebrows: "Mom, you are wrong. Even if I don't marry him, he will definitely go to City Z..."

She told Su Ruyi that she planned to let Su Ruyi be in charge of the furniture factory's affairs when it was just starting out, but he told her many times that he was only in charge of the furniture factory temporarily, and when she found the right person, he would still follow her around to look for new ways to make money.

Wan An Ning naturally had no objection to this. Once the furniture factory was on the right track, there would be no need for anyone to keep an eye on it. Instead, they would need to go out and find a market to sell the furniture produced!

At that time, the job of finding the market can indeed be given to Su Ruyi.

Seeing that Wan An Ning seemed to know Su Ruyi very well, Feng Xiangmei tapped her forehead and said, "Since you know Xiao Su so well, why don't you want to settle down with him? If you two get married, you will be one as husband and wife, and you can work together. Wouldn't it be better than now?"

Wan An Ning smiled and said, "Mom, please don't say that again. I treat Su Ruyi the same way I treat Brother Zhan Peng and Brother Qian Yang. You should treat him the same as Brother Zhan Peng and Brother Qian Yang. Don't ask me to marry him anymore. Neither of us has that intention. It will be awkward if we say too much. If you meet the right person in the future, you will feel uncomfortable after knowing this..."

When Feng Xiangmei heard Wan An Ning say this, she knew that she really had no romantic feelings for Su Ruyi, and she couldn't help but sigh. Although it was a bit of a pity, such a relationship could not be forced, so she could only let it go for the time being.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I won't say anything more in the future."

In a blink of an eye, she saw Wan Anping opening the red paper package containing the New Year's money, and Feng Xiangmei hurried over to grab it...

"Pingping, let me keep the money for you, so you don't spend it carelessly or lose it..."

Wan Anping looked at his New Year's money which had not yet been warmed up, opened his mouth and burst into tears.

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