The night was deep!

After a delicious and joyous New Year's Eve dinner, the old lady and her son had to set off for the Netherworld.

"Little brother, thank you!" the old lady's son said to Chen Hao, "If it hadn't been for you, at this moment I would still be entangled by that Spider-Man dwelling at the bottom of the cave, and there would have been no way I could have eaten the New Year's Eve dinner Mom made."

Chen Hao smiled, shook his head, and replied, "Don't mention it! Have a good journey!"

"Young men, young ladies, take care," the old lady said as she slightly raised her hand to bid farewell to the four. Then, turning to Xie Xiaofeng, she added, "We can get going now!"

Xie Xiaofeng nodded and then crossed his arms, muttering an incantation by his mouth.

Before long, a white light appeared above the heads of the old lady and her son's Yin Soul. A few seconds later, the white light vanished, and with it, the two souls were transcended to the Netherworld.

After the departure of the old lady and her son, a desolate feeling began to permeate the simple house where the mother and child once lived.

"The people are gone, the place is empty!" Chen Hao sighed. "We should also leave!"

Thus, the four left the old lady's house and returned to the one assigned to them by the village head. At that moment, the village head and two villagers were waiting in the house, the table laden with plates full of seeds, cookies, and candies.

No sooner had Chen Hao and his companions returned than the village head stood up and asked, "You're back, have you eaten yet?"

"We have!" Xie Xiaofeng approached the village head and reported, "Village head, the old lady has already set off with her son. From now on, the villagers will no longer hear that strange sound of frying in the kitchen."

"Really!" The village head's eyes shone with light, his joy apparent. "That's wonderful, the old lady gets to travel with her son. Oh!"

The village head looked back at the snacks on the table and continued, "It's New Year's! The folks have prepared some snacks for you, just a small token of appreciation. We hope you have a happy New Year and everything goes smoothly for you."

After thanking him, the village head and the villagers left with him.

"Does everyone want to stay up for the New Year countdown or go to bed early?" Xie Xiaofeng asked, cracking seeds at the table.

"Let's go to bed early," Tang Jing yawned and said, "Hopefully, I'll wake up to red envelopes first thing in the morning."

"Dream on, who's going to give you a red envelope!" Xie Xiaofeng retorted coldly.

"Xie Xiaofeng, I'm beginning to think you're even more of a jerk than Chen Hao!" Tang Jing glowered at Xie Xiaofeng before kicking the wooden chair he was sitting on.

"Whoa!" Xie Xiaofeng was startled; he hadn't expected Tang Jing to be so fierce.

Just then, Chen Hao suddenly wrapped his arms around Ye Yuqiao from behind and looking at Tang Jing, he said, "Tonight Yuqiao has come back to my side. Considering you returned the stolen love intact since last night, I won't hold it against you!"

With a light huff from her nose, Tang Jing replied, "Since it's New Year's, I won't fight with you over Yuqiao tonight!"

"Alas!" Xie Xiaofeng let out a sigh, then stood up and headed for his room, leaving behind a complaint, "Fight over her or not, it's not my place to say anymore!"

It was nearly midnight.

In the warm bed filled with Ye Yuqiao's fragrance, as the time on his phone showed ten seconds left before the new year, Chen Hao began to whisper the countdown, "Ten, nine, eight... two, one! Happy New Year, girlfriend!"

Chen Hao's voice grew more excited as he spoke.

"Strange!" Ye Yuqiao lifted a hand to pinch Chen Hao's cheek, then with a sleepy smile, she said, "My Chen Hao has grown another year older."

"Hmm!" Chen Hao also pinched Ye Yuqiao's cheek, "My Yuqiao has also grown a year older, though I have no idea how old she is now?"

"Stop it, don't talk about a woman's age, that's taboo!" Ye Yuqiao pouted, her hand pinching Chen Hao's cheek a little harder.

"Haha!" Chen Hao laughed.

At that moment, the crackling of firecrackers came from outside the window.

"Happy New Year, boyfriend!"

"Happy!" Chen Hao smiled. This was the first New Year he had spent with Ye Yuqiao.

..

The following morning dawned.

"Girlfriend, time to get up!"

"Yuqiao, get up!"

"Your Majesty the Queen, time to get up!"

With Chen Hao's persistent and gentle calling, Ye Yuqiao slowly opened her eyes. As her vision cleared, she saw a big red envelope before her.

"Happy Spring Festival, girlfriend!" Chen Hao smiled, "Take the red envelope; from now on, you'll be mine."

After a slight chuckle, Ye Yuqiao took the red envelope and opened it, saying, "Let's see how much I'm worth to you?"

"Ah! It's not money!" Ye Yuqiao sounded disappointed. She pulled a white slip of paper from the envelope, on which a few lines were written. The title was "Deed of Sale," and it read, "From now on, all of Chen Hao's possessions belong solely to Ye Yuqiao, until forever."

After reading the note, Ye Yuqiao sighed in disappointment, "Why isn't it money? That's really upsetting!"

"Since when did you become so obsessed with money? Aren't you moved at all?" Chen Hao asked in a deep voice, his face filled with disappointment.

"Feeling wronged?" Ye Yuqiao looked at him and smiled gently while pinching his cheeks with both hands. "Actually, I am moved, just a little bit. Now, bring your face here, and I'll give you a kiss as a reward."

Chen Hao immediately brought his face closer to Ye Yuqiao.

After gently kissing Chen Hao's cheek, Ye Yuqiao carefully tucked the slip back into the red envelope, saying, "This must be the most precious red envelope I'll ever receive in my life. I'll keep it safe. If one day you don't listen to me, I'll take this out, and then we'll see how you argue!"

"Mischievous!" Chen Hao laughed.

"Knock knock knock!" The sound of knocking at the door was followed by Tang Jing's voice, "Chen Hao, Yuqiao, open up!"

"Go open the door!" Ye Yuqiao told Chen Hao.

After Chen Hao went to open the door, Tang Jing reached out her hand in front of him and asked, "I'm here to collect my red envelopes, one from President Chen, and Yuqiao owes me one too."

"I've prepared it already!" Chen Hao took a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Tang Jing. "But there's only one because Yuqiao and I are a family, so we give just one together."

"President Chen, where's mine?" Xie Xiaofeng suddenly appeared behind Tang Jing.

"Of course, you have one too!" Chen Hao extended a red envelope towards Xie Xiaofeng.

"I'm taking it!" Tang Jing suddenly snatched the red envelope meant for Xie Xiaofeng out of Chen Hao's hand, "Xie Xiaofeng, you owe me a red envelope, this one will cover it."

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(Today is the Spring Festival, wishing everyone a happy Spring Festival, and lots of red envelopes.)

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