Simao, being a clever little fellow, saw his sister being scolded and quickly and secretly threw his fairy wand behind the sofa. Sanmao saw this and immediately started babbling, "Sister, little sister, there's..."
"..." Si Mao's little fist hardened.
Shen Wuqiu couldn't help but chuckle as she watched these two adorable little darlings bickering. She pinched Si Mao's puffed-up cheek and said, "What did Mommy always tell you? You made a mistake and then tried to run away, huh?"
Si Mao kept his head down and didn't say a word.
"Alright, come wash your hands with your sister. Your little hands are so dirty, how will you eat meat later?"
Upon hearing that there was food, Simao's eyes lit up immediately, and he eagerly followed her to wash his hands.
Sanmao pouted to the side, her inner monologue: Meow, Mom's biased. She's especially mean to me, but she's biased towards my little sister...
"Ouch..." Before I could finish my exclamation, Da Mao tugged at my hair.
Sanmao glared at her angrily.
Da Mao looked up at her.
Sanmao immediately chickened out and pretended nothing had happened, grabbing Daiying's leg as she passed by, "Hug, hug..."
"..." Da Mao was particularly disgusted by his sister's shameless behavior.
When Sanmao was picked up by her grandmother, she secretly made faces at her. As soon as the grandmother looked over, she immediately became well-behaved again.
Ah Shu couldn't help but laugh as he watched, but after Da Mao glanced at him, he stopped laughing and immediately continued peeling melon seeds obediently.
In the village, the custom on New Year's Eve is to eat braised pork, and the New Year's Eve dinner is eaten around 4 a.m. on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
After eating the braised pork, Su Yunzhi and Dai Ying continued to busy themselves in the kitchen, preparing the New Year's Eve dinner for tomorrow morning, while the others sat in the living room watching the Spring Festival Gala.
The little rascals couldn't sit still, so after bouncing around on the sofa for a while, they all went to do parkour on the ground.
Sanmao, on the other hand, is quite interested in the singing and dancing programs on the Spring Festival Gala. Whenever there's singing on TV, she starts singing along, and when there's dancing, she dances along.
Finally, the little guy shook his head and complained, "No, not good, listen..."
Her adorable antics made everyone burst into laughter. Just then, Su Yunzhi came out of the kitchen to serve everyone sweet wine and asked her, "If they didn't sing well, then who sang well?"
Without hesitation, Sanmao turned around and pointed with her little finger at Shen Wuqiu, who was sitting on the sofa peeling an orange for a cat.
"Oh, I haven't heard Wuqiu sing before..."
Shen Wuqiu didn't think much of it at the moment, assuming it was just her son bragging about his mother. "I can't sing, but Sanmao is..."
"Yes, yes~" Sanmao argued vehemently, then spontaneously imitated, "Ah..."
The moment she opened her mouth, Shen Wuqiu nearly died on the spot. Fortunately, Gu Miaomiao reacted quickly, swiftly pulling this troublesome little brat into her arms and covering her mouth tightly.
Fortunately, no one understood what was going on. Although they found the couple's reaction a bit funny, they didn't think much of it. Just then, a magic show started playing on TV, and Shen's father and Shen Wujun's attention was immediately diverted. No one was paying attention to whether Shen Wuqiu could sing or not.
Gu Miaomiao glanced at her partner, her heart bleeding. With that bastard Sanmao ruining things, their lovemaking for tonight was definitely ruined again.
Sure enough, when she returned to the room that night, her partner coldly and ruthlessly tried to kick her out.
Fortunately, her eldest daughter was very considerate and held her little hand at the crucial moment, preventing her from leaving.
"Let me tell you, if you dare to lay a hand on me again tonight, you'd better stay in the attic from now on." Shen Wuqiu felt ashamed and indignant just thinking about Sanmao's innocent singing voice that night!
It's all this cat's fault. Why does it have to be so charming? A little teasing and it's all over her.
"I swear, I will never lay a hand on her." Gu Miaomiao nodded, not daring to deny that her partner often got aroused in the middle of the night and tried to seduce her by touching her.
How annoying! Why is it that the mating season for humans doesn't discriminate based on the seasons at all?!
Fearing her partner might change his mind, Gu Miaomiao immediately changed into a conservative set of pajamas after entering the room, and then diligently washed and cleaned the children.
However, tonight the kids seemed to be doing it on purpose; none of them wanted to sleep with their grandparents or in their crib, and all wanted to squeeze into the couple's bed.
Although the bed was large, it couldn't accommodate the large number of people in their family.
With her four babies lying side by side, Gu Miaomiao was left with only a tiny space. Faced with her partner and babies' "take it or leave it" looks, she had no choice but to lie down on her side, feeling wronged.
The babies haven't been taking naps lately. After a restless day, they stopped fussing after lying down in a row. After Simao yawned, the other three followed suit and gradually fell asleep.
Seeing that the children had fallen asleep, Shen Wuqiu turned off the main light in the bedroom, but then turned on the small light in the room. Looking at Gu Miaomiao, who was carefully turning to her side, the anger in her heart inexplicably dissipated. She said softly and coquettishly, "I told you to sleep in another room, but you didn't listen. Are you comfortable here now?"
"I'd like to," Gu Miaomiao hummed.
Shen Wuqiu chuckled, glanced at the sleeping children, carefully lay down, and sighed softly, "Time flies so fast. It seems like just yesterday that I spent the New Year alone away from home. In the blink of an eye, I have so many children."
"Yes. But maybe in another five hundred years, we may still only have these children."
"..." This cat's ability to spoil the mood is as good as ever. Shen Wuqiu had no desire to sigh anymore. He turned to look at her and saw how pitiful she looked, huddled up cautiously. "Once they are a little more asleep, we'll put them in the crib."
Gu Miaomiao lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Are you angry with me?
"No way." Gu Miaomiao rolled her eyes, and her three short words sounded particularly sarcastic.
Shen Wuqiu was amused by her, "Not yet, your eyelids are practically rolling to the sky."
"It doesn't matter if I'm angry, only the kids are your sweet little cotton-padded jackets, not me."
Even with a melancholy expression, her beautiful face doesn't make her seem pitiful or cruel; instead, it evokes pity. Shen Wuqiu stared at her unconsciously. "You're Wang Cuquan, aren't you?"
Gu Miaomiao glanced at her, gave her a very cute eye roll, and then quietly turned her head away, showing her the back of her head.
With a charmingly flirtatious roll of her eyes, Shen Wuqiu subconsciously licked her lips, then looked down at the babies sleeping beside her, thinking that once the babies were more sound asleep, she would take them to their crib.
Thinking this, she somehow fell asleep, but woke up again after only a short while.
Gu Miaomiao, who hadn't slept at all, saw that Qiuqiu was awake and assumed she was having a dream. So she stopped being angry with her and asked with concern, "Qiuqiu, were you having a dream?"
Shen Wuqiu didn't speak, but just kept her eyes open and conscious. After a while, she quietly got out of bed, picked up Da Mao, and walked towards the crib.
Just as she reached the bedside, firecrackers went off all around her; she knew it was the midnight bell.
Afraid the firecrackers would startle Damao, she hugged her tightly and gently kissed her forehead, "Baby, Happy New Year..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Da Mao, who was fast asleep, clenched his little fist, then opened his dark, grape-like eyes and looked at her, "Mom, Mom..."
"..." Shen Wuqiu was momentarily dazed, blinked, and turned to look at Gu Miaomiao.
She then discovered that the other three babies were also awake, all staring at her with their eyes open.
"Mommy~"
"Mommy~"
"Mommy~"
Shen Wuqiu opened her mouth but couldn't speak, but the surprise in her expression was already obvious.
Gu Miaomiao had expected this, and simply smiled at her, "Qiuqiu, Happy New Year."
“My babies… all…” Shen Wuqiu almost burst into tears of joy. It turns out that after becoming a mother, hearing her child call her “Mom” for the first time really makes her want to cry. That soft, gentle voice is like a strong yet gentle breeze that envelops you, carrying a warm current that can penetrate every pore, making you tremble with comfort.
"Mom, I'm sorry..." Da Mao pursed his lips, looking apologetic.
Shen Wuqiu was so excited that she didn't know what to say. She shook her head repeatedly and kissed her cheek again and again. "Baby can say 'Mama' now, that's wonderful." After saying that, she quickly went to the bedside and looked at the other three babies. "The little sisters are wonderful too, they are all Mommy's babies..."
Da Mao looked at his younger sisters, "You've been waiting for so long, they...they'll be here soon..."
Shen Wuqiu felt heartbroken listening to her struggling to speak, saying, "Baby, you've already done a great job. Let's take it slow, there's no rush."
Shen Wuqiu understood what Da Mao meant. She had actually found it strange before. Da Mao basically never spoke, and although Er Mao and the others also didn't call her "Mom," they would often blurt out a word or two, but their pronunciation was very clear.
It turns out that the younger sisters were all waiting for their older sister, waiting for her to call them "Mom" for the first time.
"Mommy~"
"Why."
"Mommy~"
“Baby, Mommy is here.”
"Mommy~"
"Yes, Mom is here."
...
The children never tired of calling out to him, and Shen Wuqiu never tired of hearing it either. Gu Miaomiao, however, was no longer vying for his attention or feeling jealous; she simply watched quietly.
But being children, they were all just kids and after a while of playing around, they all drifted off to sleep.
Tonight's night is more lively than any other night.
The fireworks and firecrackers outside the window were practically nonstop. Occasionally, they would stop for a minute or two, and the wind and snow outside would create a symphony of whooshing sounds, making this New Year's Eve even more cozy.
Shen Wuqiu's fingers traced the faces of the kittens one by one, finally reaching past them to hook a strand of hair from one of the cats and twirl it around her fingertip. "I thought I would grow old alone, but thankfully, I answered Dad's call; thankfully, I came back that day; thankfully, I got off the bus that night..."
Thankfully, I met you.
Gu Miaomiao turned her head and looked at her. "I also feel that everything is fortunate, just right."
Having said that, she transformed into a beautiful white cat, gracefully slipping into Chen Wuqiu's arms, meowing.
The hands and feet are guilty, but the tail is innocent.
Chapter 166
After the lively and festive New Year, it will be springtime again, a time of renewal for all things.
However, the temperature this year was somewhat abnormal, with the entire first month of the lunar calendar being soaked in rain and snow. After the Lantern Festival, there were two consecutive heavy snowfalls.
Fortunately, although it was a snowy day, the temperature remained above zero degrees Celsius. No matter how thick the snow was, it melted into dripping water within a day.
It wasn't until after the first month of the lunar calendar that the spring sun began to shine brightly.
As the saying goes, "The year's plan starts in spring." After the weather gets better, the villagers no longer gather in groups of three or five to play cards and gossip as before. Except for a few households that are not short of money and stay at home, most of the others have taken up their hoes and gone to work in the fields.
The mountains and fields, which had been quiet for a long time, are now thriving again.
Shen Wuqiu was also busy. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, except for a few days when she couldn't go out due to heavy snow, she spent the rest of her time running around outside.
Because after the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the new road plans for Qixing and Mingxing villages were finalized, and after the Lantern Festival, people began surveying the roads in the rain.
Everything was proceeding smoothly according to plan, and Shen Wuqiu naturally couldn't be idle.
Since Shen Wuqiu was always busy, Gu Miaomiao had to take on the heavy responsibility of being a stay-at-home mom.