After the little cannon fodder was reborn, he chose the villain childhood sweetheart

The meal ended with the chattering and flattering of Xie Jing's children.

After dinner, Hehua rushed to wash the dishes, and Wang the Hunter volunteered to help, even with his crutches.

Jiang Wan knew what he was thinking but didn't expose him. She even deliberately sent away Luo Yue who wanted to help.

"Xiaoyue, come over and eat melon seeds and chat with us. Let Brother Wang and Sister Hehua do the washing."

Hearing the sound, Luoyue returned to the main room and squeezed together with Xie Xueling and Xiaoliu.

Xie Jing felt a little bored after eating, so he begged Jiang Weiran to teach them how to play chess.

Xie Lan was holding a book, sitting next to Jiang Wan, reading quietly.

Jiang Wan glanced at his book curiously and confirmed with her eyes that the words were ones she couldn't understand.

It’s not that I can’t understand it at all, but it seems very difficult.

Most of the characters in Fengyuan Kingdom's books are in traditional Chinese characters, with a small number of simplified Chinese characters.

It would be fine to let Jiang Wan read a poem, but asking him to read a few pages of articles would really be asking for trouble.

Fortunately, Jiang Wan did not have to take the imperial examination, so he did not have to study hard.

She was eating melon seeds when Xie Xueling leaned over and said, "Sister-in-law, Sister Luoyue said Xiaoliu is amazing and can do double-sided embroidery!"

"Double-sided embroidery?"

Jiang Wan looked at Xiaoliu and Luoyue in surprise.

Xiaoliu lowered her head shyly, and Luoyue answered for her: "Sister Wan, I have seen double-sided embroidery before. I saw the pattern embroidered by Xiaoliu in the room this afternoon and recognized it as double-sided embroidery."

Jiang Wan had also heard of the famous double-sided embroidery.

In the past, arts like "Suzhou embroidery" and "Shu embroidery" were listed as intangible cultural heritage, so the status of double-sided embroidery is naturally no lower than them.

It is difficult to come by a piece of Suzhou embroidery, let alone double-sided embroidery.

She asked Xiaoliu, "Xiaoliu, show me your embroidery."

Xiaoliu shyly took out a handkerchief from the basket and handed it to her, "Sister Wan, I didn't embroider this one well, I will embroider the next one carefully!"

Jiang Wan took the handkerchief and looked at it carefully, praising it: "I think this is embroidered very well! Xiaoliu, you have a really skillful hand!"

Seeing the unique embroidery patterns on both sides, Jiang Wan was deeply impressed by Xiaoliu.

He's only an eight-year-old child, but he's so clever. What will happen if he grows up?

Thinking of her needlework that looked like it was chewed by a dog, Jiang Wan couldn't help but wipe the sweat from her forehead.

She remembered that she had given Xie Lan a pair of gloves before, and wondered if it was too late to get them back now?

Thinking of this, she slowly looked at Xie Lan beside her.

Xie Lan should have been reading a book, and his eyes were clearly on the book, but as soon as Jiang Wan's gaze moved over, he noticed it instantly.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Jiang Wan hesitated and said, "Where are the gloves I gave you before?"

Xie Lan was stunned and answered truthfully: "In the room."

Jiang Wan said shamelessly: "What I did was too ugly, please return the gloves to me."

Xie Lan: “…No.”

"why not?"

Jiang Wan asked anxiously.

Xie Lan said coldly: "No means no."

He raised his hand to cover his face with the book, looking uncompromising.

Seeing his firm attitude, Jiang Wan had to give up.

Forget it, it’s ugly so what. Xie Lan even wants such ugly gloves, which shows his weird aesthetic taste.

Jiang Wan snorted, picked up a persimmon cake and stuffed it into his mouth. His cheeks were stuffed with it, like a little squirrel stealing food.

Xie Lan covered his face with a book, then looked up at her, a hint of smile in his eyes.

Tonight is New Year's Eve, and we usually stay up until dawn.

Luo Yao is young and feels sleepy at three o'clock in the morning.

Luoyue immediately went forward, hugged him, and took him to the bedroom.

Then Xie Xueling also felt a little sleepy. She usually loved to play, but after playing all day today, she didn’t have enough energy and was so sleepy that she kept yawning.

Jiang Wan touched her head and said, "Xueling, if you are sleepy, go to sleep."

Xie Xueling said unwillingly: "I want to stay up all night!"

Jiang Wan saw how sleepy she was and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law will keep watch for you."

Xie Xueling thought about it and agreed. She was so sleepy that she nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, sister-in-law."

Under Hehua's care, she and Xiaoliu soon fell into the warm bed.

Xie Jing and Xiao Hu were still holding on, so Jiang Wan deliberately joked, "You might not grow taller if you stay up late."

The three words "can't grow tall" immediately stimulated Xie Jing. He stood up immediately and ran to the bedroom with Xiaohu.

Jiang Weiran held a chess piece and shook his head helplessly, "Wan'er, look how scared you made Xiaojing."

Jiang Wan held her belly and laughed, "Dad, I just teased him. It's New Year's Day, and I want to make everyone happy."

Jiang Weiran smiled, cleaned up the chessboard and said, "No one is playing chess with me, so I'm going back to my room to rest."

"Dad, it's still three hours until dawn, aren't you going to stay up all night?"

Jiang Wan called him.

Jiang Weiran stood up and said, "I'm old now, and what I hate most is staying up all night to celebrate the New Year."

Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

Her father was right. The older she got, the less she liked the Chinese New Year.

Celebrating the New Year means getting one year older, and who wants to get older?

After Jiang Weiran left, only Jiang Wan, Xie Lan, He Hua and Wang the Hunter were left in the main room.

Hunter Wang's eyes moved between Jiang Wan and Xie Lan twice, then he walked to He Hua with his crutches and whispered a few words in her ear.

After listening to this, He Hua nodded in agreement, stood up and said, "Sister Wan, I can't stand it anymore, I'm going back to rest first."

He Hua was very busy today, so Jiang Wan was willing to let her go back and rest early, and immediately agreed, "I understand, Sister He Hua."

Not long after Hehua left, Wang the Hunter said he was sleepy and went out without saying a word.

Jiang Wan looked around the room and wondered, "Why can't these people stay up all night?"

Xie Lan chuckled, put down the book, and said, "Did you often stay up late in the past?"

"Of course, who doesn't stay up late? Of course, I don't stay up like you guys, but I'm good at..."

When Jiang Wan was about to say the word "cell phone", she braked in time.

"Hand what?"

Xie Lan tilted his head and asked curiously.

Jiang Wan drank a sip of hot tea and laughed, "Nothing, you heard it wrong. Are you sleepy? If you are, go to sleep, I can endure it."

Xie Lan shook her head, "I used to stay up late to read."

Jiang Wan thought of the county exam after the New Year and asked with concern: "Xie Lan, are you feeling better? Can you take the exam?"

Xie Lan curled his lips and said, "Much better, don't worry."

Jiang Wan knew that he was not lying and that she would succeed, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

She said, "When you take the exam, I will get you some food, clothing and other necessities for eating, drinking and wearing in the exam room. I heard that the environment in the exam room is quite bad. If you are unlucky, you may even get a toilet number. I hope you won't be that unlucky."

Xie Lan listened to her careful planning for herself, and felt as if a warm current was injected into his heart.

He looked at Jiang Wan, who looked particularly bright and beautiful under the candlelight, and his heart was beating fast.

He opened his lips, wanting to speak out his true feelings in such a suitable atmosphere.

But just as he opened his mouth, brilliant fireworks suddenly exploded outside the house.

Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment, then gave Xie Lan a happy smile amid the sounds of fireworks exploding.

"Xie Lan, Happy New Year!"