Chapter 81: New Year

Jiang Xiaochao’s gloves were a bit too big for Hu Yao，and he had to force them onto her hands.

Hu Yao was surprised and took them off, returning them to a bewildered Jiang Xiaochao.

His small hands were also freezing cold.

“He’s not cold!” Jiang Han，the father, still had little fatherly love for Jiang Xiaochao.

He never wore clothes properly, and would roll around in the mud and water in the middle of winter. He had never seen him get cold!

“Yeah, my hands are not cold, I’ll give them to Mom!” Jiang Xiaochao didn’t notice Jiang Han’s disdain and generously gave his gloves to Hu Yao.

“How can you not be cold, your hands are so cold.” Hu Yao held his small hand, which wasn’t much warmer than hers. She quickly put the gloves back on him: “Chaochao，you can’t take off your clothes again.”

“Okay!” Jiang Xiaochao let her do as she pleased and nodded.

Tang Haofei was looking for a knife to kill a chicken. Seeing this oddly heartwarming scene between the family of three, he suddenly felt a pang of loneliness. At that moment, he felt very isolated!

What made him even more angry was that Jiang Han not only made him kill the chicken, but also wash vegetables, chop vegetables, and wash dishes. He was simply there to do their chores!

He was kicked out of his own home on New Year’s Eve, and now he had to come here to suffer!

The more Tang Haofei thought about it, the angrier he got. When Jiang Han continued to order him to chop wood, he couldn’t take it anymore and walked away grumbling.

He would rather go back to the Tang family and be scolded than stay here!

He was busy working, while they were all lovey-dovey in front of him!

“Did he leave without eating?” Hu Yao found a new apron and was about to start cooking. Seeing Tang Haofei’s back as he slammed the door and left, she asked curiously.

Jiang Han didn’t even look at Tang Haofei and said indifferently: “Whatever, he misses home, let him go back.”

“Oh.” Hu Yao nodded, not thinking much of it. She wasn’t very clear about the relationship between Tang Haofei and his family. It was a good day for family reunions, and it wasn’t strange for him to go home.

The dishes for dinner were especially plentiful today. Hu Yao cooked twelve dishes, and Jiang Xiaochao’s eyes lit up, not knowing which one to eat first.

Their meals were usually good. After Hu Yao became pregnant, Jiang Han would bring back some nutritional supplements for them to eat together every time he went out, and there was no shortage of fresh eggs and meat.

Hu Yao and Jiang Xiaochao had never been deprived of food and drink, and their complexion was excellent.

This New Year was the most peaceful and harmonious in the past few years. Jiang Han took a sip of wine and looked at the mother and son, who were smiling and serving each other food. He thought of the chaotic scenes of the past few years and couldn’t help but let out a low chuckle.

Every year during the New Year, he didn’t want to scold them, but they always found ways to make trouble for him!

This year was much better, they were much more well-behaved!

“Dad, will you eat the chicken butt?”

“Get lost!” Jiang Han retracted his previous thoughts.

It was a lively day, with laughter and joy in every household, and the sound of celebratory firecrackers rang out continuously.

Jiang Han also set off two long strings of firecrackers in the yard. The air was filled with the smell of fireworks, and tiny pieces of red firecracker paper almost covered the entire yard.

Jiang Xiaochao’s little ox was scared by the firecrackers. The rope he tied to it was always loose, and it broke free, running around the yard in fright. It first bumped into the swing, making it sway back and forth, and then it ran towards Jiang Han，not sure if it wanted to bump into him or hide behind him.

Jiang Han slapped it.

The little ox mooed, with a hint of grievance in its voice.

“Dad is mean! You hit my ox!” Jiang Xiaochao saw this and ran over like a little cannonball, protecting his beloved ox.

The little ox saw him coming and rubbed its head against him.

“Don’t be afraid, I’ll secretly beat him up for you tonight.” Jiang Xiaochao patted its head with his small hand, comforting it softly.

Jiang Han heard this and his face turned black.

This was great, he was going to beat up his father for an ox! He bought the ox!

“Jiang Fuchao，I didn’t beat you today, are you itching for a beating?” He couldn’t take it anymore and grabbed him over, still giving him a beating on this good day.

“You’re going to secretly beat up your father tonight! You and your ox are going to sleep outside tonight!”

“You hit the ox first!” Jiang Xiaochao argued with his little feet.

The yard was noisy and chaotic, but it was also normal. Hu Yao paused for a moment, but still didn’t intervene in the matter between the father and son.

Jiang Han really disliked her protecting Jiang Xiaochao at this time. Not only would he be even angrier, but he would also scold them even more severely!

She didn’t go, but instead went over directly.

As expected, after Jiang Han finished scolding Jiang Xiaochao for arguing with him, he made him obedient. He even chased him and the ox out to play with other children.

Jiang Xiaochao pouted and mumbled as he led the ox away, clearly not really convinced.

After he went out to play, the house became quiet, and Hu Yao and Jiang Han watched TV in the hall in rare harmony and peace.

He was peeling oranges for her to eat again.

His technique was becoming more and more proficient, and he could peel a whole piece of fruit in less than a minute.

Hu Yao had been eating oranges every day for over a month, and she was tired of them. Her morning sickness was no longer as severe as it was at the beginning, and she didn’t need to use oranges to suppress it anymore.

Actually, there were several times when she deliberately vomited.

Because she found that every time he scolded her and yelled at her, as soon as he saw her like that, he would stop talking to her and go to find oranges to peel for her, with a black face.

Yesterday, he carried another basket of oranges back. Jiang Xiaochao was also tired of eating them, and he went to tell Jiang Han that he didn’t want to eat oranges anymore. Jiang Han said directly that they weren’t for him, but for his younger brother and sister.

At that time, Jiang Xiaochao said “Oh” and didn’t show any jealousy at all. Instead, he mumbled that his younger brother and sister were so pitiful, eating oranges all day long.

Hu Yao，who was eating oranges all day long, didn’t know what to say.

Oranges are delicious, but they are too–>>

She eats every day, eats every month, she’s going to eat herself into an orange!

“What are you looking at, want more?” Jiang Han squinted at her, picking up another orange.

Hu Yao quickly pressed his hand down, shaking her head: “I can’t eat anymore!”

She still had half an orange in her hand.

“You can’t even finish two fruits, useless!” he said.

Hu Yao glanced at him, broke the remaining half of the orange in her hand into segments, hesitated for a long time, and then raised her hand to his mouth: “Here, eat this.”

He didn’t open his mouth immediately, but looked at her hand raised to his lips for several seconds before taking a bite.

Hu Yao continued to feed him piece by piece.

He ate it all.

“Go to sleep.” Jiang Han wiped her hand clean and turned off the TV.

She would take a nap every afternoon, and it was time now.

After getting pregnant, Hu Yao always felt like she couldn’t get enough sleep. Once she slept for over ten hours, and Jiang Han even suspected she was sick again. He took her to the hospital while she was asleep. When he found out she was fine, he looked at her like she was a monkey…