Chapter 160

Following the noise, he found a group of children over there.

The group of children were playing Rock-Paper-Scissors and their voices were so loud that they could be heard from far away.

Liu Tong got nearer and found that they were playing hopscotch (a children’s game played on a pattern of squares marked on the ground. Each child throws a stone into a square then hops on one leg and jumps along the empty squares to pick up the stone again.) that Ran taught them last time.

As they came here last time, these children knew Liu Tong. The Qin Family had a good upbringing, so when they saw Liu Tong, they all stood up and said auspicious words to him.

Liu Tong smiled gently and handed them the red packets he had prepared.

The children didn’t want to take them. Liu Tong encouraged, “They are what Uncle Xu and I have specially prepared for you. I won’t let your dads and daddies know it. Just take it as your pocket money. Tangtang and Guoguo also have their pocket money. If you don’t believe me, you can ask them.”

All the children turned to look at Tangtang and Guoguo. And both Tangtang and Guoguo nodded their heads.

Tangtang said, “We have pocket money every month. Dad gave it to us and let us spend it or save it. We’ve saved a lot of money now.”

While saying this, he patted his own pocket.

Guoguo just directly took out all the red packets from his pocket.

They were given by the adults on the morning of lunar new year’s day.

Liu Tong didn’t expect Guoguo to bring all the red packets on him, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he turned his head and said to the other children, “See, these are Guoguo’s. You are almost at the same age and you should have your pocket money. But you have to think about how to spend this money properly. Come on, take it!”

Liu Tong handed the red packets to them one by one. Seeing a thick wad of red packets in Guoguo’s hands, the children from the Qin Family were envious. Thus this time they did not reject Liu Tong’s red packets.

“Dad, Uncle Zhuo.” Liu Tong heard Tangtang and Guoguo’s calling after sending out the red packets.

Liu Tong turned his head and saw Xu Ran and Zhuo Yun walking towards them. As soon as the group of children from the Qin Family saw Xu Ran and Zhuo Yun, they hurriedly crammed the red packets into their pockets.

Zhuo Yun walked past them and said smilingly, “Don’t worry. Since they were given by your Uncle Xu and Liu Tong Daddy, I won’t criticize you.”

Xu Ran touched the heads of Tangtang and Guoguo and walked up to Zhuo Yun, “I’ve already sent red packets to these children, so don’t you send yours?”

Zhuo Yun threw up his hands and said, “My family’s money is not with me. If you want it, go to your Uncle Shuwen. ”

Upon hearing this, the group of children instantly felt that there was no hope of getting them.

Xu Ran encouraged them, “Go ahead. There must be red packets.”

“Really?” A very good-looking Ge’er ran to Xu Ran and asked him.

He was the oldest Ge’er from the Qin Shuwu Family. He was eight years old and was also the best looking one among the members of younger generation in the Qin Family. He looked kinda like Qin Shuwen.

Xu Ran nodded. “Of course, it’s true. You can just go and ask about it.”

The Ge’er stared at Xu Ran for quite some time. Seeing that he wasn’t lying, he waved his hand and brought the group of children with him.

Looking at the group of children who were running away, Zhuo Yun smiled. “I didn’t expect him to be a leader of the children. This child must not be simple after he grows up. It’d be better if he weren’t a Ge’er.”

Xu Ran said, “So what if he isn’t a Ge’er? A person who is really capable will not be restricted by his identity. You can see that he is smart now. Who can foretell what will happen to him in the future?”

Zhuo Yun nodded, “You are right. Actually, I don’t wish how much he, as a Ge’er, can amount to. I just hope he can find a good husband so that he’ll live a stable life.”

Xu Ran jabbed his finger at him, “Why do I feel that you’re like his dad? Brother Qin is not worried about him at all.”

Zhuo Yun replied, “That’s just because my family has a Ge’er, too!  So, I have to care about it.”

Xu Ran said, “At present, the Ge’er in your family doesn’t know anything other than eating, drinking, sleeping and crying. So you really don’t have to worry about it so early.”

“You have the ability. I hope you won’t worry about this kind of thing in the future!” Zhuo Yun retorted.

Xu Ran replied, “Well, let’s talk about it later. Now, we’d better meet sworn dad. We’ve been here for a while. It’s not good for us not to show up until this moment.”

“Well, let’s go!” Zhuo Yun said as he walked in front of him.

Then both of them left ignoring Liu Tong and the two kids standing by the side.

Liu Tong touched his nose and felt that his presence today meant little to others.

Both Tangtang and Guoguo felt the same way.

Guoguo asked Liu Tong, “Daddy, do you think we will get more red packets?”

Liu Tong patted him lightly and said with a smile, “I know you care about the red packets. You must have got a lot of them!”

Guoguo raised his head and replied, “Dad says that skills are no burden. I believe the more money the better.”

Liu Tong smiled, “Well, you hope to get as much money as possible. Who did you learn all these from? I should have pointed out why you bring all your red packets with you? Aren’t you afraid losing them?

Guoguo looked around and found that apart from them three, there was no one else. Guoguo then replied, “Daddy, you touch these red packets.”

Liu Tong reached out to touch the red packets handed by Guoguo and found that there was nothing…

Liu Tong was speechless. This boy, he came out with empty red packets to bluff.

Noticing Liu Tong showing signs of getting angry, Tangtang immediately explained for his brother, “Daddy, this is my idea. Don’t blame my brother.”

“I haven’t said anything yet. You’ve spoken for your brother. Tangtang, Guoguo, tell me why you brought out the empty red packets?”

As a response, both Tangtang and Guoguo shook their heads mysteriously, “The Buddha says that it’s unspeakable.”

Liu Tong wanted to give them each a blow on the back of their heads.

However, before he could make a move, both Tangtang and Guoguo had already run away.

It was not until this moment that Liu Tong realized that his two sons did not seem to be as obedient as they appeared!

Liu Tong could not help wondering if this was good? He was a little worried.

Then he thought of what Ran once said that every man had his life. Anyway, he thought that their two children were still young and this shouldn’t be a bad thing! And Liu Tong could only comfort himself like this.

Liu Tong followed behind the others and walked into the house. There a bunch of people were sitting around the old couple of the Qin Family, each of them holding a child very lovingly.

Liu Tong seated herself by Xu Ran’s side. She asked Xu Ran, “Ran, what are they doing?”

Xu Ran replied, “Putting a red packet into the little guy’s pocket. He must have got a lot of red packets in his pocket. With so many people here, if one person gives one red packet, the child gains a lot. ”

“Didn’t you say that the sworn dad’s family didn’t like to give red packets?” Liu Tong was confused.

Xu Ran spread out his hands, “Who knows? Maybe they have changed the rules seeing the children are so lovely. Anyway, both sworn parents didn’t say anything.”

Liu Tong thought that the red packet was only a small gift of blessing. There was not much money in it, but it was meaningful. So he sat there talking to Xu Ran. Only when his baby cried did he take him over to change his diaper and feed him rice soup.

At the Qin’s mansion, Qin Shuwen was also a guest. When the family were getting ready for dinner, he did not join them to make a fuss.

He had learned to fry a few simple dishes in Xu Ran’s house, and every time what he cooked had served Zhuo Yun.

There were many people having dinner together sitting at a few tables. Qin Shuwu told Xu Ran, “I’ve told you that I’ll show ask my spouse to show his cook skills when you come over. Try it today and see what it is like?”

Xu Ran knew all the dishes on the table, especially braised chicken with potatoes, sour and spicy shredded potatoes, fried meat with dried bean curd, etc. These were all home-made dishes whose recipes were given by him himself.

Hearing Qin Shuwu’s words, Xu Ran picked up his chopsticks and got a piece of the sour and spicy shredded potatoes, which was the simplest one among the dishes there.

It was indeed good, sour, crisp and spicy. Xu Ran nodded and praised, “Bro Qin, your spouse’ cooking is really good. You have a good feast.”

Qin Shuwu replied, “You are right. He didn’t make these dishes before but insisted on cooking them during the Spring Festival. He said that if we eat too much of the delicious food, we will be tired of it. But you see how can we feel tired with such delicious dishes?”

Qin Shuwu was serious when talking about this. At the same time, he didn’t forget to take a large piece of food into his bowl.

Qin Shuwu’s spouse felt a little embarrassed, but he kept silent. He was obviously a reticent person.

But his cooking craftsmanship was really good. It was comparable to the head chef in Mr. Chen’s restaurant.

Xu Ran had planned to go back after lunch, or go to Zhuo Yun’s house. However, Qin Daddy said that he was reluctant to let Qin Shuwen go home and insisted that they stay for one night or leave after supper.

No matter what, three rooms were needed for them all at night if they stayed. This was impossible. Thus Zhuo Yun suggested that they have supper at the Qin’s mansion and then go back to his for the night. Anyway, they had a carriage. Their house was not very far away, and it would not take much time.

Xu Ran had told him his plan when they came, so he didn’t say anything further.

Thus, the matter was settled.

Still they had to find something to do to kill the time in the afternoon! It was definitely not enough to just chat. This was the very time that the chess was very helpful.

Anyway, the Qin Family were never tired of playing chess. Thus they took turns to play it, and their opponents were different every time. The chess they played was naturally interesting, which would give them another experience.

Such was their afternoon time, playing and guessing who was winning. It was fast and interesting.

In the evening, it was still Qin Shuwu’s spouse who did the cooking. There was also a lot of meat. Xu Ran felt that he couldn’t eat much, so he made wheat flour dough, which proved to be very popular during the meal.

The Qin Family was quite wealthy, and they didn’t lack meat in their daily life. And there would be more during the Spring Festival. Naturally, they had fed up with meat. Thus they loved the wheat flour dough very much.

Xu Ran had cooked a pot of it and all of it was eaten up.

After dinner, they went to Zhuo Yun’s house together.

Zhuo Yun’s mansion was large and had many rooms. As they had fewer people now, there were definitely a lot of places to live.

And the most important thing was that Zhuo Yun was going out on business again after the Spring Festival in the first lunar month.

Xu Ran needed to have a good talk with Zhuo Yun about this.

Even though it was just the second of the lunar new year, it seemed quite early for them to visit their relatives. However, the days would pass in the blink of an eye.

In addition to the fact that their family had to start planting potatoes after the tenth of this month. In that case, they would definitely not have time.