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Chapter 675 Another person arrived, promoted to second cousin's wife

"Chuan Chuan got a girlfriend before the New Year, but your sister-in-law is so busy traveling all over the country that she can't even find time to come home for the New Year. So he thought he'd bring his girlfriend here so that we, her aunt, could meet her. But girls are reserved, and she only agreed last night, so I didn't have a chance to tell you. I just got a call saying she's almost here, so I drove out to pick her up. Xiao Xi went with her brother too."

Tao Junman pushed the red envelope her mother handed her back, saying, "It's alright, I have extra red envelopes, enough to give out. Chuan Chuan brought his girlfriend over for the New Year, it seems he really intends to get married this time."

Isn't my own nephew the same?

"Our family doesn't care about social status. As long as the person is of good character and the child genuinely likes them, that's enough."

"That's the truth."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Jiang Hanying was the first to hear the sound. She looked out through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room into the courtyard and saw four people walking in from outside the gate.

Wait, four?
My aunt's nephew and niece, and the nephew's girlfriend who went to pick them up, how come there's one more?
As the group entered the courtyard and got closer to the main house, even the others sitting in the living room noticed them.

Tao Junman glanced over the four people one by one.

The niece and nephew were walking on the left, while two unfamiliar girls were walking on the right.

The girl holding hands with her nephew must be his girlfriend. And who is the girl over there?

Just as everyone in the living room was looking at each other, somewhat confused, four people stepped into the living room.

"Grandpa and Grandma, I brought Aning with me."

Tao Jinchuan took a step forward, holding his girlfriend's hand. He then saw his aunt sitting next to his grandmother, as well as his aunt and uncle sitting with his grandfather and father. He quickly called out to them, "Aunt, Uncle, Cousin."

Finally, she glanced at the girl sitting next to her aunt, exchanged a brief look without daring to look any longer, but vaguely felt that the girl looked familiar. "Aunt, who is this...?"

Seeing that her nephew didn't recognize Jiang Hanying, Tao Junman was afraid he would ask if she was her eldest cousin's girlfriend, so she quickly interrupted, "She's your second cousin's girlfriend, you can just call her second cousin's wife."

Tao Jinchuan nodded, not caring that the other party looked younger than him, and obediently called her "Second Cousin-in-law".

Jiang Hanying, who was suddenly called "cousin-in-law," was speechless.

Now that she's become an elder, shouldn't we give her a red envelope?
The problem is, she wasn't prepared at all!
The expression on her face was almost instantly understandable, and Tao Junman suppressed a laugh: "You're all of the same generation, so there's no need to give red envelopes."

That's good.

After greeting all the elders, Tao Jinchuan formally introduced his girlfriend, Song Yining, and then took her to meet everyone.

Teacher Cheng adjusted his glasses and looked at the girl who had been brought to him by his grandson.

In fact, from the moment the other person walked through the door and she saw him, she had already been subtly observing him.

Jiang Hanying is, after all, from her daughter's husband's side of the family, and is only the girlfriend of her grandson's cousin. The reason her daughter brought her over to pay New Year's visits is because there is no one at the Li family's old house. All she needs to do is give the child a red envelope and treat them well.

But if nothing unexpected happens, the woman in front of me will be my future granddaughter-in-law!

The closer the relationship, the more cautious one should be.

Seeing it up closer, she nodded to herself in agreement.

My grandson has pretty good taste.

She has an oval face, a clean and delicate appearance, and her clothes are low-key and appropriate, which shows that she is a rather reserved and gentle person.

"Yi Ning, Heaven obtains oneness and becomes clear, Earth obtains oneness and becomes tranquil. Your name comes from the Tao Te Ching. It is a good name and you are a good child."

"Grandma Cheng is very knowledgeable, and my brother's name is Song Yiqing."

Even retired teachers who have spent most of their lives teaching still appreciate being praised for their erudition. Teacher Cheng handed over a large red envelope she had prepared beforehand, satisfied. "Good child, take it."

Song Yining accepted it readily, saying, "Thank you, Grandma Cheng."

Teacher Cheng then looked behind Song Yining and met a pair of eyes that were even more ingratiating and eager.

Before she could even ask a question, the other woman, seeing her looking over, eagerly introduced herself: "Hello, Grandma Cheng, my name is Gao Chenyue. I'm the younger sister, and I'm here with my older sister."

Teacher Cheng looked at Song Yining's oval face, then at Gao Chenyue's small, delicate face, and said, "You two are sisters, right? One of you took your father's surname, and the other took your mother's surname?"

Song Yining shook her head slightly, pursed her lips and explained, "Grandma Cheng, Chenyue and I are half-siblings. I live with my father's side, and she lives with her father's side."

Aside from Jiang Hanying, everyone sitting in the living room was an exceptional individual. Upon hearing that the two sisters were half-sisters, and seeing the younger sister, who was only there to accompany them, being even more enthusiastic than the older sister, their minds raced through several possibilities in an instant.

However, there was no sign of anything unusual on her face.

Teacher Cheng handed over a red envelope with a normal expression, saying, "Since you're here, everyone gets a red envelope. Chenyue, right? Here you go."

Gao Chenyue happily accepted it, "Thank you, Grandma Cheng. I wish you good health and longevity, and many happy returns of the day."

However, after glancing down and secretly comparing the red envelope she received with the one her sister had received, her expression subtly faded.

Next up is Tao Junman's side.

Tao Junman pulled Song Yining's hand and placed the red envelope she had prepared in advance into her hand.

But when he met Gao Chenyue's increasingly eager gaze, he just smiled politely and didn't bother to say a word.

Seeing this, Gao Chenyue couldn't help but bite her lower lip and quietly withdrew her hand that was about to take the red envelope.

After Tao Jinchuan led his girlfriend and her sister to his father's side, Tao Junman waved to her niece, who had been sitting silently in a corner of the sofa after entering the living room, looking sullen and with a very sour expression.

Tao Jinxi was closer to her aunt than to her own mother, who was a frequent flyer. When she saw her aunt waving at her, she obediently got up and moved over, even though she was in a bad mood.

Happy New Year, Auntie!

Tao Junman touched her hair, which she had cut short at some point, and handed her the red envelope she had prepared beforehand. "Why are you so gloomy during the New Year? What's bothering you? Tell your aunt."

"It's that Gao Chenyue again, she's so annoying." Tao Jinxi couldn't help but mutter. "I just don't understand, she only has a half-sister from the same mother, how could she have the nerve to come along!"

As she spoke, she glanced in Gao Chenyue's direction again and saw that the woman was still closely following her future sister-in-law, and was now smiling and greeting her older cousin. She couldn't help but roll her eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, she leaned close to her aunt's ear and whispered a reminder: "On the way here just now, she was subtly hinting at things to my brother and me, almost like she was trying to kill me. Aunt, you should tell your cousin to be careful. I have a feeling she wants to be my cousin's wife."

Tao Junman nodded almost imperceptibly and gave a soft "hmm," showing no surprise on her face.

The girl is really shallow-minded, otherwise she wouldn't have been so stingy with a red envelope.

But if she gives out the red envelope and the other person misunderstands it as a sign of approval, then she'll be really disappointed. It's better not to give it at all.

Seeing her aunt's reaction, Tao Jinxi knew that her aunt had noticed something as soon as they met. No wonder she was such a capable aunt!

Thinking that Gao Chenyue's scheming would ultimately come to nothing, she felt much more at ease and was able to focus on the pretty older sister sitting next to her aunt—no, her second cousin-in-law.

Honestly, she was more shocked to learn that her second cousin had a girlfriend than she was to learn that her eldest cousin was in a relationship.

What kind of beauty could capture the heart of my second cousin, who has been steady and calm since childhood and is even more unpredictable as he grows up?

Oh, so that's what it looks like!