Chapter 512: New Year’s Eve Visitor

Chapter 512: Unexpected Guests on New Year's Eve

Su He had been planning to focus on growing her career after this year.

She had already thought it through: opening factories, starting chain supermarkets, and building a fruit empire in Shangyao Village.

If she got pregnant now, the timing would be all wrong.

Su He exchanged points in her system space for a pregnancy test and took it—it was negative.

Fu Tinghua, as a doctor, jumped to conclusions—wasn’t a delayed period normal? Why did he think she was pregnant?

Su He couldn’t help but go ask Fu Tinghua.

Fu Tinghua looked a bit sheepish—when her period was delayed, he naturally assumed she was pregnant. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

Su He thought Fu Tinghua seemed a little disappointed when she looked at him.

"Were you hoping for another baby?" Su He couldn’t help but ask.

Fu Tinghua raised his eyes to look at her, and for some reason, Su He felt a little self-conscious under his gaze.

"Of course, I’d still want a child with you," Fu Tinghua replied seriously.

Su He fell silent, truly surprised that Fu Tinghua had such thoughts.

"How about this—let’s wait until Zai Zai and Niu Niu are a bit older, then ask for their opinion on whether they’d like a younger sibling. How does that sound?"

Su He felt that whether to have a second child should really be the children’s decision.

Her most important purpose here was because of Zai Zai and Niu Niu.

She didn’t want to have another child while they were still so young, taking away her attention—it wouldn’t be fair to Zai Zai and Niu Niu.

"Yeah, you’re right. I wasn’t thinking it through—I’m just happy to have you by my side."

Fu Tinghua felt a bit helpless—his own thinking wasn’t as mature as Su He’s.

"It’s fine if you want another one. The main thing is that we’re still so young now. In a few years, when my business is established and I can hand off management, it won’t be too late to have another."

Su He had already planned it out—she would train capable people to manage the shops for her.

Of course, they had to be people she could trust.

"Okay, I’ll listen to you. To be honest, I’m also relieved that you’re not pregnant. Childbirth is very hard on women, and I don’t want you to go through that again." Fu Tinghua held Su He’s hand and squeezed it gently. Su He was amused by his gesture.

After a few leisurely days in the countryside, New Year’s Eve finally arrived.

From early morning onward, the sound of firecrackers filled the air.

However, back then, there weren’t any fireworks to see—most were just firecrackers, and they were loud.

On the night before New Year’s Eve, barely anyone slept—every household had to wake up early to prepare the feast.

Some were slaughtering chickens, and as for the pig—Su He and the others had slaughtered it the day after returning from the market.

Most of the money to buy the pig was earned from selling fried cakes.

So one could only imagine how high the profits of fried cakes were.

The Fu family sisters-in-law also mentioned that when they had time, they would go to the market on market days to set up shop.

Su He didn't have to get up in the middle of the night to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. The Fu family said that this year’s dinner would be held at their place, so her family could rest properly and avoid the hassle.

Su He didn’t want to exhaust herself either, and since the Fu family was so eager to show their hospitality, she decided to simply take it easy and let them handle it.

Early in the morning on New Year’s Eve, the Fu family invited them over for breakfast.

Su He got her daughter out of bed, dressed her, and hurried to wash up.

The whole family was waiting for them so they could all go to the Fu family’s place together.

Walking through Shangyao Village, everything was filled with the joyful and festive sounds of the New Year.

Whenever they met someone, they exchanged New Year’s greetings.

Especially people like Su He and Fu Tinghua, who had brought so many benefits to Shangyao Village—the villagers were eager to greet them.

Along the way, most of the children were dressed in bright red New Year’s outfits, symbolizing joy and good fortune.

Today, Su He also dressed Zaizai and Niuniu in red jackets. She gave Niuniu two little buns on either side of her head, adorned with two small red flower wreaths, making her look just like a little doll. Su He couldn’t resist the urge to pinch her daughter’s cheeks.

Zaizai, on the other hand, was now following a cool, stylish vibe and wouldn’t let Su He dress him up in various ways, so she had to give up.

Along the way, many children crowded around, eager to talk to Zaizai and Niuniu.

Especially Niuniu—who doesn’t love a cute little girl like that?

"Wow~ so cute! Hello there~" a child rushed up to Niuniu, said shyly, and even blushed.

"Hello," Niuniu replied with big, wide eyes, very politely.

"You’re so cute."

"Thank you."

Listening to the children’s conversation, Su He didn’t know whether to laugh or not.

The whole way was cheerful as they said hello to villagers all along the way until they finally arrived at the Fu family’s home.

"You’re here! Wow~ Niuniu is so adorable." Wu Yanhua’s eyes went wide looking at Niuniu, thinking Su He was really good at dressing up kids.

The Fu family children, also wearing new clothes, rushed out. The girls, upon seeing Niuniu’s hairstyle, were practically drooling.

"Little auntie, can you help me do my hair?"

"Me too!"

"And me!"

The girls in the family crowded around Su He, all asking her to do their hair.

Just as Su He was about to respond, Wu Yanhua cut in, "Let’s eat breakfast first."

Faced with their grandmother, they all quieted down a bit.

Su He also smiled and said, "That’s right, let’s eat first. Later, little auntie will do all your hair really pretty."

"Yay~ that’s great!"

The children only went their separate ways and went back inside to eat after getting the responses they wanted.

"Come, come, let's eat. Try some of the dishes we have for the New Year in Shangyao Village," Fu Dajun said cheerfully, bringing out his homemade booze again.

It was the New Year, and he could finally drink as much as he wanted.

"Come on, Su family, today we can drink a bit more without worrying about our wives giving us a hard time," Fu Dajun joked lightheartedly.

All year long, he had been waiting for these few days to indulge in a good drink.

"Hey, don’t say that—my wife wouldn’t dare give me a hard time," Su Shiming joked in response.

"Cut it out," Wu Yanhua interjected with a laugh upon hearing this.

Although Su Shiming appeared to be obedient to Wen Qing on the surface, he actually listened to his wife, Wen Qing, on almost all matters, big and small, at home.

Everyone couldn’t help but laugh at their exchange.

"Come on, eat more. This pork is delicious, even if it’s not just as fresh as when it was just slaughtered," Wu Yanhua said, placing a piece of meat in Su He’s bowl.

"Next year, our family should raise two pigs for the New Year’s dinner," Fu Dajun chimed in immediately.

"I agree. We’ll buy two piglets and raise them together as a family—no way we won’t keep them alive!"

Since it was the New Year, everyone was overjoyed, and the conversation was filled with such cheerful topics.

While they were eating, there was a sudden knock at the door to the main room from outside.

"Who is it?" Fu Dajun asked.

There was no answer from outside. Just as Wu Yanhua was about to get up to check, Fu Dajun held her back and said, "I’ll go."

Everyone continued eating, not paying it much mind.

But the moment Fu Dajun opened the door and saw the person outside, his eyes went wide with shock.