The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 1036: Pressuring to Marry (7)

Chapter 1036: Chapter 1036: Pressuring to Marry (7)

And now, perhaps they’ve all been reborn as humans. Life is no longer just about eating and drinking; there are so many other pursuits. But Xiu Xi feels that as long as he’s with her, no matter what life is like, it’s always beautiful.

Whatever she wishes for, he’ll make it happen for her one by one.

"Brother Xi, it’s so good to have you." Jiaojiao rested her head on his shoulder and whispered softly.

Xiu Xi didn’t say anything, but the reply in his heart mirrored her feelings exactly.

Jiaojiao didn’t even realize how she fell asleep or how she ended up back in bed. All she knew was that when she woke up the next morning, she was already in bed.

Winter mornings are particularly cold, but because the room was warm, the entire window was fogged up. Jiaojiao could only vaguely see the layer of snow blanketing the outside.

Jiaojiao climbed out of bed, freshened up, and went out to find that everyone else was already awake. They were sitting in the living room downstairs, seemingly holding some kind of meeting. The moment Jiaojiao stepped out of her room, they immediately stopped talking.

"Sweetheart, you’re up! Are you hungry? We’ve been waiting for you to have breakfast," someone said warmly. The first meal of the New Year, of course, had to be shared by the whole family.

Jiaojiao stared at them suspiciously, feeling like they were hiding something from her.

But seeing their unwillingness to speak, she didn’t press the matter. She had always known, whether it was Shu Jiao or Ruan Jianguo, they just wanted her to be a carefree child, not to worry too much about anything else.

Since this was what they wished for, she would oblige and grow up happily.

After breakfast came Jiaojiao’s favorite part: New Year greetings and receiving red envelopes!

This was when Jiaojiao displayed her exceptional linguistic skills, saying all sorts of sweet, flattering things as if words cost nothing. In the end, she received over a thousand in red envelopes, with Old Shu’s being the largest at five hundred, and Ruan Jie’s being the smallest at just fifty.

Old Shu’s five hundred, Ruan Jianguo dared not exceed him and gave four hundred, Shu Lang and Shu Wen each gave two hundred this year, Shu Jiao gave one hundred, Ruanlin Family gave fifty, and Ruan Hao and Ruan Jie both contributed fifty, totaling one thousand five hundred and fifty.

Xiu Xi received the same amount in red envelopes as her, only to hand all the money over to her.

In an instant, Jiaojiao had over three thousand in red envelopes, grinning from ear to ear as she counted them repeatedly, already planning to head to the mall after the eighth day to buy gifts for her godmother and brothers.

Thinking of her godmother, Jiaojiao couldn’t wait to call Zhao Li.

According to their traditions, they didn’t go out for New Year greetings on the first day—everything was kept to immediate family. Jiaojiao called her godmother on the first day for New Year greetings, which sent Zhao Li over the moon. Over the phone, Zhao Li kept calling her "my precious darling," promising a big red envelope for her when she visited. Jiaojiao, smiling brightly, told her godmother that she had prepared a gift, which delighted Zhao Li even further.

After hanging up, Jiaojiao sat there hugging her money, still smiling uncontrollably.

Ruan Jianguo chuckled beside her, "Our sweetheart is such a little money-grubber. Looks like Daddy will have to work even harder to give my darling an even better life!" Ideally, something like the Shu Family’s style, with servants galore, taking care of his two most cherished people.

Old Shu, overhearing, interjected with a grin, "Why bother waiting for the future? If you all live here, Jiaojiao would naturally have the best life already."

"..." Ruan Jianguo scratched his brow awkwardly, realizing there was no way to argue with that.