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Lu Jueyu woke up when she heard her husband's words. She nodded and stood up with her husband's help. For today's breakfast, they had money bag dumplings, savory rice cakes, sweet tofu pudding, and steamed eggs.

After breakfast, they took their shower and changed into a set of new clothes. Before they went to Father Li's house, Lu Jueyu prepared several stacks of red envelopes.

Unlike modern times, when people used apps to transfer the red envelope, people in this era still used a small pouch or red paper to wrap the New Year's money.

Since she had nothing to do, Lu Jueyu sewed lots of small pouches that would be used as red envelopes today. When she was done, the family finally set out.

At eight o'clock in the morning, they arrived at Father Li's house.

At this moment, the house was crowded with relatives. Some distant relatives even had to sit on the balcony and in the yard. Fortunately, Li Chenze and his brothers had already built a temporary roof using bamboo and thatch. Even if it couldn't block the cold wind, it could still shelter them from the snow or sun.

Tables and chairs were placed under the roof, and a brazier was placed near each table, keeping the guests warm. With warm soup and steamed buns served to them, everyone was smiling while chatting.

When they saw Li Chenmo and his family, everyone greeted them enthusiastically. The news about how the Li family earned a lot of work points had spread across the brigade.

Because of this, this New Year was more lively, as most of the relatives came for a visit. Even the maternal family of Li Chenmo also came for the first time after his mother passed away.

After greeting everyone in the yard, they finally entered the living room. Seeing them coming, Father Li said with a smile, "Third son, Third daughter-in-law, you are here."

"Father," Li Chenmo and Lu Jueyu greeted him.

"Grandpa," Dong Li and Dong Huang also followed suit and greeted him.

When they had taken their seats, an unfamiliar middle-aged woman suddenly asked with doubts, "Brother-in-law, are these two Chenmo's children?"

Hearing this, Father Li took a sip of his tea before he replied, "Indeed, these are my grandchildren, Ah Li and Xiao Huang."

The middle-aged woman observed the two of them for a while before she asked again, "Ah Li, how old are you this year?"

"Grandaunt, I'm 12 years old this New Year," Dong Li replied politely.

When the relatives heard this, they calculated for a while before one of them said, "Cousin, your third son is only 25 years old this year. The age is not right, ah." Find the source of this chapter at M|V|L-EMPYR.

After he said this, everyone glanced at Lu Jueyu.

At first, they thought that the children were Lu Jueyu's from her previous marriage. But after they took a closer look at her, they realized that she was younger than Li Chenmo. Therefore, it was impossible for her to have such a teenage son.

Li Chenmo watched the relatives whispering to each other for a while before he said, "Ah Li and Xiao Huang are my adopted children."

When the relatives heard this, they were surprised. After a moment of silence, his second maternal aunt said, "Chenmo, ah, you are still young. Why did you adopt other people's children?"

After she said this, Father Li's cousin chimed in, "Chenmo, have you registered them into the Li family's tree?"

This time, it was Lu Jueyu who replied, "Uncle, we didn't register Ah Li and Xiao Huang into the Li family's genealogy book because we want them to keep their surname. But they are legally registered in my husband's household register as our children."

The moment they heard this, the relatives looked at her with disapproval. Facing their gazes, Lu Jueyu rubbed her belly and said, "Husband, I want to go to the toilet. Can you help me?"

Hearing this, Li Chenmo reached out to support his wife and said, "Walk slowly."

Since their parents had left, Dong Li pulled at his sister, who was eating cakes, and said, "Let's go find our cousins."

As soon as she heard this, Dong Huang grabbed another cake before she climbed down from the chair and turned to Father Li. After swallowing the cake in her mouth, she said, "Grandpa, my brother and I want to go find our cousins."

Father Li nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Receiving permission, Dong Huang held her brother's hand and said, "Brother, let's visit Ah Lin after lunch."

"Okay," Dong Li agreed and led his sister out. It was better for her to keep her distance from those distant relatives.

After they left, one of the relatives looked at Father Li with a frown and said, "Nephew, you should discipline those children. Look at how ill-mannered they were. They didn't even greet their elders when leaving."

Father Li looked at his wife's uncle and replied, "Uncle, there is nothing wrong with my grandchildren's manners. When facing rude people, there is no need to treat them politely."

As soon as he said this, some of the relatives felt offended. A middle-aged man slammed his cup on the table and said, "Since my cousin is looking down on my family, then there is no need for us to stay here any longer."

Everyone thought that Father Li would apologize or at least smooth out the situation. After all, today was the New Year. It would harm his family's reputation if the news about him arguing with his family spread in the village.

Unexpectedly, Father Li sipped his tea calmly and replied, "Cousin, I won't send you off. Walk slowly."

The moment he said this, those relatives' faces turned red from anger and embarrassment. After a moment of silence, they stood up and left in anger.

Seeing this, a middle-aged man turned to Father Li, let out a sigh, and said, "Brother-in-law, is it worth it to offend your relatives for your adopted grandchildren?"