In the afternoon, when they returned to the old mansion, Little Tuanzi first showed off the new martial arts skills she had learned, and then chattered about the interesting things that had happened at school.
The whole villa was filled with laughter and joy.
At night, Little Tuanzi was the first one to "fall out" and chose to go to sleep. The elders understood and let her go to meet the God of Dreams.
After midnight, Little Tuanzi, the only one who hadn't offered New - Year greetings by kowtowing, quietly received quite a few red envelopes in her sleep.
The elders lined up and tiptoed into Little Tuanzi's room, placing the red envelopes beside her bed.
When the three cousins saw this, they all drooled out of envy.
They hoped that not all the kids in the world would have to be interrogated about their studies and perform various shows when receiving lucky money like they did.
When Little Tuanzi woke up, she was richly rewarded. She ran downstairs with the red envelopes, obediently sat on the sofa, and waited for the family to wake up and come downstairs. For the first time, she didn't choose to go out for exercise.
The first one to come downstairs was Grandma, who was going to make breakfast. Little Tuanzi rummaged out the red envelope marked "From Grandma", held it to her chest, stood up from the sofa, and seriously kowtowed to Grandma, saying, "Happy New Year, Grandma! ~ Thank you for the red envelope, Grandma! ~"
"What? Oh, my little sweetheart, get up quickly. The floor is so cold. Happy New Year, Miaomiao. Be good. Go watch TV. Grandma will make something delicious for you."
Seeing Little Tuanzi perform such a grand ceremony, Grandma Lin, who had just woken up, was stunned for a moment.
Then she realized that Little Tuanzi was making up for the belated New - Year greetings. She was both amused and touched. This kid was so sensible and cute.
Sure enough, she was much better than their family's naughty boys.
The three grandsons had pulled long faces yesterday when she just asked about their school situation and gave them a few words of advice. How inauspicious on New Year's Day!
There is no comparison, no harm. The three cousins didn't know that their little cousin Miaomiao had unknowingly dug another big pit for them.
Grandma Lin picked Little Tuanzi up and put her on the sofa, happily receiving a kiss from Miaomiao. Then she turned around to make breakfast.
One by one, the elders got up and came downstairs. Every time Miaomiao saw someone, she would kowtow to offer New - Year greetings, which touched all the adults in the family greatly.
Finally, Lin Yao came downstairs. He was the only one in the family who didn't have a public - service job. His daily routine was very chaotic. He couldn't wake up at a fixed time like his siblings.
Especially during the New - Year holiday, he deliberately slept a bit longer.
"Happy New Year, Dad! ~"
Little Tuanzi rummaged for a long time but didn't find a red envelope from her dad. However, as the number - one person in Miaomiao's heart, even without a red envelope, the New - Year - greeting process wouldn't be skipped.
Lin Yao came over with a messy head of hair. Gone was his usual majestic and domineering image. He picked Little Tuanzi up, gave her a kiss, and said, "Happy New Year, Miaomiao. Here, this is Dad's red envelope."
Miaomiao took the red envelope from Lin Yao and said thank you in a milky voice.
Picking up the other red envelopes, Miaomiao was a bit curious about what was in Dad's. There were hundred - yuan bills in the other red envelopes, and each was about a thousand yuan. Only Dad's red envelope was thin and small.
"This is a bank card. From now on, it will be Miaomiao's private savings." Lin Yao explained when he saw Miaomiao open the red envelope and stare blankly at the bank card.
"What's a bank card?"
"It's for saving money. When you save money here, you can exchange it out as long as you find a place called a bank. The password is 1229, which is Miaomiao's birthday. Don't forget it. Only with the password can Miaomiao withdraw money from the bank."
Lin Yao knew it was a bit early to teach Miaomiao these things. After all, Little Tuanzi wasn't at the stage of consciously wanting to spend money yet.
However, for some common - sense things, Lin Yao would seize every opportunity to teach her.
Miaomiao nodded blankly. After a while, she roughly understood what her father meant.
A bank card is like a silver note.
A bank is like a money - exchange shop.
Got it.
"Miaomiao, ouch, you went to sleep so early yesterday. Later, when we wanted to play Dou Dizhu, big brother wouldn't play with us. It was so sad to be one person short, boo - hoo." The third cousin came downstairs and rushed in front of Miaomiao to complain.
"Ah, what's Dou Dizhu?"
"Well, Dou Dizhu is a playing - card game."
"What are playing cards?"
"Playing cards are a kind of playing cards."
"What are they for?"
"For playing games."
Little Tuanzi opened her mouth but didn't know what else to ask. The third cousin quickly retreated. His little cousin's questions were too scary. He had no idea how to explain.
Seeing Lin Chengzhi running away in a hurry, Lin Yao couldn't help laughing.
His daughter seemed to have reached the age of exploring the world recently. Every day, she was like a walking "Why Encyclopedia".
Previously, when she encountered something she didn't understand, Little Tuanzi would subconsciously ignore it.
Now, she preferred to get to the bottom of things.
Sometimes, Lin Yao would be tortured by his daughter's questions and didn't know what to say. Now that someone finally understood his pain, he was overjoyed.
After breakfast, the kids were let out to have fun on their own.
As long as they were within the community, there wouldn't be any safety problems, so the parents were very relieved.
The three cousins glanced at each other and smiled. They all set their sights on Little Tuanzi's lucky money, planning to squeeze money from their sister.
In a family like theirs, they didn't have a special concept of money anymore. The main thing was the fun of squeezing their sister.
Unfortunately, Little Tuanzi had even less of a concept of money than they did.
Seeing that Miaomiao took out her lucky money without any hesitation, the three cousins lost the idea of being naughty.
They resigned themselves to taking out their own private savings to buy delicious food for Little Tuanzi and some snacks for themselves, without getting scolded.
"Do you want to go to the supermarket with us, sister?"
Seeing that Miaomiao couldn't take her eyes off the swings in the park, Lin Chenghui asked considerately.
"No, I want to play on the swings." Little Tuanzi shook her head firmly.
She loved the feeling of sitting on the swings. Flying back and forth was just so much fun.
Lin Chenghui nodded, arranged for Little Tuanzi to sit on the swings, and then took his younger brother to the supermarket. Anyway, the swings were not far from the supermarket, and since they were in the community, nothing bad would happen.
Little Tuanzi was swinging alone on the swings. It was freezing outside on New - Year's Day, and parents didn't want to let their kids out to play. There was only Miaomiao in the small amusement park, making it look extremely empty and lonely.
A man in a cotton - padded Chinese - style suit, with a goatee and sunglasses, walked out of the apartment building next to it.
In the snowy day, this outfit seemed a bit thin. Miaomiao looked at him curiously, her little head working at high speed.
He has practiced martial arts. He seems to be a master?
Little Tuanzi stared at the man without moving. The goatee man also felt her gaze, stopped, and looked towards the small park.
Just then, he happened to meet Miaomiao's eyes.
The man sized up Little Tuanzi from head to toe, calculating silently in his heart, and then decisively walked towards Miaomiao.