Mo Chen pursed his lips and chuckled softly. "I got back late, and I was worried you’d be waiting."

"Fair enough." Jiang Qin went up and gave him a big hug.

Then she took his hand, went to dote on her daughter, and casually asked, "So, are you going to head home to see your family first?"

"Tomorrow. Today, I want to stay at your place..."

"Is that really okay? You were on the Prison Star, so your family must miss you a lot.

How about this: after lunch, you can take a gift and visit home, then come back here for dinner before dark?"

Mo Chen thought for a moment and nodded. "That’s a good idea."

His family did miss him dearly, but after learning he was dating Jiang Qin, they couldn’t wait to pack him up and deliver him to her doorstep.

Before he left, he had already told his family that he would probably be spending his vacation at Jiang Qin’s house.

And his family didn’t object; in fact, they wholeheartedly approved.

They even urged him to propose as soon as possible.

After all, his family was quite anxious about his marriage prospects. Plus, given his profession, having a female master with a high Spiritual Power Level would be very reassuring.

Some females had extended an olive branch to him before, but he had rejected them all, so his family had been quite worried.

Then, they suddenly received the good news that he was dating Jiang Qin.

If they hadn’t yet registered their marriage, the Mo Family would have already thrown a banquet to announce the good news.

His family even wanted to arrange the wedding banquet for him, but he had refused.

After Zhaozhao finished her milk, she fell asleep again, and Shi Lichuan carried her to her room.

Meanwhile, the others started decorating the house.

They hung up bright red lanterns, set out fruit platters, and put up some small, festive decorations.

They also put up the spring couplets Jiang Qin had made on the front door of the villa.

Their house was so festive, it didn’t even look like they were living in the Interstellar era.

A neighbor thought it looked so beautiful that they took a picture and posted it on the Star Network.

[Qin Bao’s house has such a great New Year atmosphere.]

[Are those spring couplets? That’s so strange. How come no one thought of putting them up all these years?]

[I want those spring couplets too. Can I buy them on the Star Network?]

[I mean, spring couplets are a historical thing, but Qin Bao was the first one to bring them back. If someone wanted to use them commercially, they’d probably have to let her know, right?

But personal use should be fine. I’ll go ask.]

Jiang Qin received the question forwarded by Xie Lili from the fans and quickly went on the Star Network to post an update.

She clearly stated that the spring couplets didn’t belong to her, and that anyone interested could make their own.

She also posted some couplets.

[Wow, I was just worrying about what to write for the couplets. This is great, I can just copy these.]

[Thank you, Qin Bao!!]

[Say no more, I’m going to make my own spring couplets now. It doesn’t matter if they’re pretty or ugly; decorating your home with your family is a really fun thing to do.]

[True, we all tend to live such idle lives. It’s rare for the whole family to have time to be home together, so we should naturally spend more time with each other.]

...

Seeing these comments, Jiang Qin smiled and decided to just release the New Year’s greeting song she had recorded as well.

The first one she released was a Cantonese New Year song: "Bless You."

She turned on the sound system at home and started playing the song:

"Blessings to you every single day

Forever colorful and bright

May your heart be filled with all things good

And beauty ever in your sight

...

May spring winds bloom the hills with flowers for you

May autumn moons guide your flight across the sky

Let brilliant summer nights enrich your sweetest dreams

And winter’s frost and cold pass by..."

Listening to the festive song and watching his busy family at home, Cang Hong couldn’t help but tear up. He then stuck close to Jiang Qin’s side and said, "Qinqin, I want to be with you forever!"

"Of course. We’re married. If you’re not with me, who would you be with?"

"So you’re promising me, right? Even when I’m old and my looks have faded, you won’t divorce me. You can just pretend I’m not here; I’d even be happy just cleaning the house!"

Jiang Qin squeezed his cheeks, amused. "Can’t you think of something more optimistic?

If you get bored, you could learn to sing opera with me. When we’re both old, we can go sing opera in the park."

"Then I bet we’ll be surrounded by a crowd. We wouldn’t even be able to leave."

"Then we won’t sing in the park. We’ll build a stage at home and sing for Yun Xie and the others. Let them experience what it’s like to live with private singers."

Although Cang Hong wasn’t happy about singing for Yun Xie and the others, the thought of him and Jiang Qin on stage, exchanging loving glances and being all lovey-dovey while Yun Xie and the rest could only watch with envy from below, still made him quite happy.

"Okay then, I’ll learn!"

Jiang Qin was delighted to hear that.

She particularly liked operatic duets for a man and a woman, but unfortunately, she didn’t have a duet partner.

’Is there a more suitable duet partner in the world than my own husband?’

*

Meanwhile, New Year’s music began to play on every street and in every alley.

Some stores were even playing the two new songs Jiang Qin released today on a loop.

The festive songs, mixed with the sound of firecrackers in the background, created an incredibly lively atmosphere.

The first song was the Cantonese "Bless You," and the second was the Mandarin "Congratulations, Congratulations."

Basically, anyone who went out today would hear:

"On every big street and small alley

On everyone’s lips

The first thing they say when they meet

Is ’Congratulations, congratulations’..."

These few lines of lyrics.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qin’s family was already enjoying a sumptuous lunch.

For this meal, Yun Xie and Lan Yuyan had pulled out all the stops.

A huge spread of food covered the entire long table.

Jiang Qin was the first to raise her glass. "This is our second New Year since we got married, and this year, we have several new members in our family.

I don’t have any special wishes. I just hope that in all the years to come, everyone sitting here today will still be here."

Emotion and love glimmered in the eyes of Yun Xie and the others as they all stood up to clink glasses with her.

Lan Yuyan held a glass in his left hand and a baby bottle in his right. After clinking glasses with everyone, he downed the juice in his cup in one gulp, then quickly and gently picked up Zhaozhao to feed her.

’Of course the little one had to be part of the reunion dinner.’

He only started eating after he finished feeding Zhaozhao.

’My life as a mother couldn’t possibly be any easier,’ Jiang Qin felt.

’With a family like this, I’d be willing to have not just a second child, but even a third.

Because they had enough energy to raise the children.’

After the meal, Mo Chen prepared to go home. Jiang Qin had also prepared a gift for him to pass on to his family.

As for the New Year’s gifts for her other partners’ families, they had already sent them long ago. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

So after Mo Chen left, she went with her partners and the baby to the shopping plaza in the city center to soak in the New Year atmosphere.

Zhaozhao, dressed in a red, traditional-style outfit with frog closures, was bundled in a blanket and held in Lan Yuyan’s arms.

She was still fast asleep, her eyes, like a clear sky, shut tight.

Along the way, everyone would glance at her from time to time, as if they could never get enough of looking at her.