My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 651, you want to laugh like this for a lifetime

Chapter 651: 651, you want to laugh like this for a lifetime

Lin Fu saw that the group of kids at home couldn’t sit still, squirming around as if they had needles in their seats.

With a wave of his hand, "Go on, go, go and play."

"Yay!" The children responded in unison, clutching their New Year’s money, and bolted out the door.

Zhou Mei saw her pair of daughters about to run off and, spitting out a sunflower seed shell, shouted, "Wait, wait, Zhiming, Xiaofei, give me your New Year’s money. Mom will keep it safe for you."

Zhiming had been pulling his sister along, but upon hearing this, he immediately let go and dashed out of the house like a whirlwind.

Lin Fei was startled and desperate, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Brother, brother, wait for me!"

Shouting so, she wished she had Fei Maotui (flying legs).

However, she was still caught.

Zhou Mei pinched the back of her neck and held out her hand, "The money, hand it over. What does a child need with so much money? What if you lose it?!"

Lin Fei clutched her pocket, determined not to let go.

"No! How come you didn’t ask my brother for his money."

Zhou Mei snorted, "You think your brother can escape my clutches?"

"Hurry up! Hand it over, don’t make me get physical."

"Ahhhh..." Xiaofei turned into a screaming chicken in one second, her face flushed with anger.

Her shrill, youthful cries made Lin Tang’s ears buzz.

Seeing that her own partner was frowning too, she reached out and gently massaged Gu Yingzhou’s brow.

"It’s the same every year, you’ll get used to it."

Gu Yingzhou turned his head and whispered, "... and what about you back then?"

Lin Tang met his curious gaze and lifted her chin, "I always kept my New Year’s money to myself."

Lin Qingmu, hearing their conversation, took pride in growing up with his sister, having countless memories that Gu Yingzhou would never know. He said, "My sister has always been well-behaved, never fussy about wanting this and that. Naturally, she kept her own New Year’s money, and she even kept mine."

When he was younger, he preferred giving his New Year’s money to Tangtang for safekeeping rather than to their mother.

Lin Tang also remembered a scene: their mother demanding that her brothers hand over their New Year’s money. While the eldest and the second brother dutifully complied, the third brother cried and stuffed the money into her pocket.

She chuckled, "Third brother was so funny back then."

Lin Qingmu, a tall and sturdy man nearly 1.8 meters tall, showed a look of aggrievement on his face, his tone melancholic, "Tangtang...! Give me some face, will you?"

After all, his sister’s husband he didn’t quite fancy was right there.

Lin Tang made a zipping motion over her mouth, "Okay, okay, I’ll give you face, I won’t say it."

In the end, Lin Fei managed to save her New Year’s money thanks to a look from Li Xiuli.

Taking advantage of Zhou Mei being stunned in place, Lin Fei shook off her hand and bolted out of the house like she was chased by a dog.

Zhou Mei wanted to chase her, but facing her mother-in-law’s dissatisfied gaze, she dared not move.

She could only grit her teeth inwardly and put it off, resolving to deal with it when they got home.

It’s not like the brigade had a convenience store anyway.

However, just because the brigade didn’t have a convenience store didn’t mean there weren’t peddlers selling goods.

Spending money was never difficult.

If one wanted to spend, one could always find a way to do so.

With the house crowded and the air stuffy, Lin Tang and Gu Yingzhou stepped out of the old mansion to stroll around the brigade.

Today the brigade was even more vibrant than yesterday.

On Lunar New Year’s Day, sweeping the floor was not allowed, so every household set off firecrackers at their doorsteps, leaving the ground covered in a thick layer of red cracker remnants.

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, as some children squatted on the ground, sifting through the debris to find unexploded ones to light and play with themselves.

With many competitors, Xiaohua searched for quite some time before finding an unexploded cracker.

Seeing Lin Tang, she ran over, pitter-patter.

"Tangtang, this is for you, do you want it?" She held it up as she spoke.

Lin Tang shook her head, "No, you play with it."

Xiaohua looked dejected, "...Okay then."

It seemed that Tangtang didn’t like the firecracker.

Lin Tang patted the little girl on the head gently and said in a warm voice, "Go play."

Xiaohua beamed from the pat on her forehead, resembling a little mouse that had stolen some rice.

"Okay, I’m off."

Having spoken, she glanced back while running towards the other children.

Lin Tang waved to the children and continued walking forward.

"Are you cold?" Gu Yingzhou, feeling a breeze, asked.

Lin Tang adjusted her scarf and shook her head, "I’m not cold. Are you? If you’re cold, we can go back."

"...I’m not cold either."

The two chatted as Tang Kairui appeared a few steps away.

Lin Tang turned around, saw the young man, and raised her gloved hand for a gentle wave.

"Tang Xiaorui, Happy New Year!"

Tang Kairui’s handsome face broke into a smile as he nodded slightly, saying, "I wish you both a Happy New Year, too."

Gu Yingzhou was not forgotten.

Gu Yingzhou nodded gracefully, "Happy New Year."

Lin Tang noticed her childhood friend had slimmed down a bit and expressed her concern, "How come you’ve lost so much weight? You look like a monkey now."

The smile on Tang Kairui’s face froze.

"..."

Lost so much weight he looks like a monkey?!

With a twisted expression for an instant, Tang Kairui gritted his teeth, "Lin Xiaotang, you really have a way with words!!"

Lin Tang chuckled, "Thanks for the compliment, my partner thinks the same."

Gu Yingzhou held back a laugh, his eyes reflecting a hint of sympathy as he looked at Tang Kairui.

Sometimes Tangtang’s words really do choke a person.

He nodded and added a soft, "Yeah."

Lin Tang showed a triumphant smile, standing beside Gu Yingzhou looking very sweet.

A pang hit Tang Kairui’s heart, but his expression remained unchanged.

Lin Xiaotang, you should always smile like this for the rest of your life.

After a bit of bantering, Lin Tang looked at Tang Kairui and said, "It’s Chinese New Year; eat more. Your family can at least afford enough food, right?"

Tang Kairui felt pleased inside, but his face showed an expression of being exasperated again, "...Got it, you care too much, mind your own business, shortie."

The last three words were like jabbing into a keg of dynamite, Lin Tang’s eyes glinting like the cold edge of a knife.

Before she could speak, Tang Kairui turned and ran.

"You guys take your time. I’m heading back first, goodbye."

Lin Tang was left both amused and speechless, "He sure runs fast!"

Shortie? Humph, she would remember this grudge.

Gu Yingzhou’s dark eyes deepened, casually asking, "If we hadn’t met, what kind of partner would you look for?"

Lin Tang was taken aback, thought for a moment, then said, "What sort of hypothetical is that? I can’t imagine it. After all, we’re together now, aren’t we?"

As she spoke, she lightly lifted their intertwined hands.

"In this life, I will only be yours, and you will only be mine."

Lin Tang, having been to the future, would only fall for Comrade Gu Yingzhou.

As for the past she hadn’t experienced... she didn’t know.

Upon hearing his fiancée’s words, a smile spread across Gu Yingzhou’s eyes.

"That’s true," he agreed.

Hypotheticals are imaginary, but the person in his arms is real.

"How odd," Lin Tang murmured to herself, pulling her partner along as they continued walking toward the village entrance.

Snow had fallen the night before, covering the eaves with a blanket of white, and the trees near the village entrance were dotted with clusters of snow like cotton balls, with the snow-covered path stretching into the distance.

At the end of the road, a figure was approaching quickly.

Lin Tang watched the figure draw nearer from afar.

It was a spot of green.

A tall man dressed in a green military overcoat, with luggage on his back and something bulging in his arms, appeared as if he was cradling something.