After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 278 Fireworks Extravaganza
Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him, shook her head, and said, "You're jealous of a teenager? You're hopeless."

On the evening of the first day of the lunar new year, the snow finally stopped.

After Da Bao and Xiao Bao returned from the Sun family's house, the Sun family also came over.

"These are the fireworks we bought for Chinese New Year. We plan to set them off at your house. Your house has a large and beautiful space."

As Sun spoke, she seemed to wink at Pei Yuan.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't understand what was going on. A firework rose into the night sky, followed by another. The children were jumping and playing around in celebration.

Su Xiaoxiao gazed at the dazzling fireworks in the sky, then looked at Pei Yuan with deep emotion. Using the fireworks as cover, she tiptoed and kissed the corner of Pei Yuan's lips.

Pei Yuan was stunned; he had never seen Su Xiaoxiao so proactive before.

His mood was like a rollercoaster ride. He was jealous of An Yongshan in the morning, jealous of that little boy Li Taibai at noon, and then he was sweetly kissed by Su Xiaoxiao in the evening.

He stood there stunned for a long time before he finally thought to go inside and chase after Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao was tidying the blankets in the room when she asked, "You just kissed me?"

Su Xiaoxiao ignored him and continued tidying up her silk bedding set.

"Why don't you speak?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked up. "Hmm, you're still not jealous?"

Pei Yuan looked up at Su Xiaoxiao and said very sincerely, "I'm not eating."

Pei Yuan wrapped his arms around Su Xiaoxiao from behind and said to her, "I won't be jealous anymore. I'll only remember how good you were to me."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded in satisfaction.

After the second day of the Lunar New Year, waves of children from the village came to wish Su Xiaoxiao a Happy New Year.

Su Xiaoxiao treated the children very generously, not only welcoming them as guests but also making them fruit jam water and giving each of them a lucky money envelope.

The children were very happy and left with their lucky money.

On the afternoon of the second day of the Lunar New Year, a very luxurious carriage stopped in front of Su Xiaoxiao's house.

Su Xiaoxiao was quite surprised at first, wondering who would come to their house during the New Year? It wasn't until the person in the carriage lifted the curtain that she could see who was inside.

Isn't this Mr. Li?
Did Mr. Li from Ci'an Hall actually come to wish Su Xiaoxiao a Happy New Year?

"Mr. Li, what brings you here?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked quite surprised. Mr. Li smiled and said, "What? Can't I come?"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly waved her hand, explaining that the first pot of gold she earned after transmigrating to ancient times was with Mr. Li's help. When she was injured by Liu Datou, she was rushed to Ci'an Hall for treatment. This time, Mr. Li helped her get medicine for Li Taibai's mother's illness.

Mr. Li's kindness to Su Xiaoxiao is almost as great as that of a second parent, if not a rebirth.

It turned out that the clinic was closed for a few days due to the Chinese New Year. It didn't reopen until the seventh day of the new year. Mr. Li had nothing to do, so he decided to come and spend the New Year with Su Xiaoxiao.

Mr. Li's family also brought many gifts, mostly expensive medicinal herbs and tonics.

Su Xiaoxiao knew that although these gifts didn't take up much space, even the smallest one was priceless and very expensive.

Take that century-old ginseng in the box, for example; it would probably cost nearly fifty taels of silver.

"I can't accept this; it's too valuable."

Su Xiaoxiao refused. "Why can't I accept it? I'll keep this ginseng for myself. I don't need it myself, and I'm in great health. Besides, our Ci'an Hall has plenty of this stuff, we don't lack anything else."

Even so, Su Xiaoxiao still felt embarrassed to accept it.

Mr. Li was quite stubborn, so he walked into the yard alone, put his hands behind his back, and looked around the yard.

“Your house is quite nicely built. I need to pick a room. I’m not planning to leave tonight.”

Su Xiaoxiao and Pei Yuan, who were standing behind them, both thought they had misheard. "Huh?"

Then Mr. Li turned to the young apprentice who had come with him and said, “You guys go back first. I’ll stay at their house for a while, and you can come and pick me up after the New Year.”

"This……"

Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "Last year it was Qian Musheng who caused this trouble, and this year, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Li said he was coming to stay with me."

Is this place a resort?

"This...isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Su Xiaoxiao was actually worried that Mr. Li, who was so delicate and precious, might suffer some grievances here.

"It's okay. I can do anything."

Surprisingly, Mr. Li was quite casual, saying he was fine anywhere.

What else could Su Xiaoxiao say? Wouldn't saying too much make her seem petty?

Mr. Li smiled and said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Are you trying to kick me out? It's the Lunar New Year, and I'm all alone at home. How can you bear to leave me like this?"

Upon seeing this, Su Xiaoxiao quickly waved her hand and said, "No, Mr. Li, I didn't mean that. I was just worried that you wouldn't be comfortable staying at my own home."

Mr. Li waved his hand and said, "It's alright, I'm not picky. As long as there's a roof over my head, that's fine. But your house is actually better than mine."

"Alright."

Su Xiaoxiao decided to take this opportunity to bring Mr. Li and Liu Qiaomei together.

Ever since Qian Musheng neglected Liu Qiaomei, Liu Qiaomei was heartbroken, as if she had suffered a one-sided heartbreak.

Su Xiaoxiao could certainly understand her feelings. Mr. Li moving in would give the two of them more opportunities to spend time together.

Mr. Li is a fairly easy-going person. After Liu Qiaomei met him last time, she thought he was a pretty good person.

At least Su Xiaoxiao found that the two people got along well and had a lot in common.

Mr. Li is also a fan of traditional opera. He is very humble and seems to have a strong liking for Liu Qiaomei.

Now that's great, Su Xiaoxiao was just about to take advantage of this time to give both sides more opportunities to interact.

Mr. Li really is a foodie. When he comes to Su Xiaoxiao's house, he doesn't pay attention to anything else but always asks what delicious food to make for dinner, preferably something he has never eaten before.

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely treat you well since you've come to my house during the Chinese New Year."

"How about we have something nice to eat tonight? I remember last time you and Li Zheng hosted a bonfire party in Baihua Village, what was it called?"

"Hmm? You know about this, sir!"

Su Xiaoxiao was very puzzled.

"Yeah, I heard it's quite lively. By the way, you also serve roasted lamb racks, right?"

Now that we're getting to the point, Mr. Li swallowed hard, looking rather pathetic.

"How about we have roast lamb tonight?"

"it is good."

However, since Mr. Li, who has tasted delicacies, has come, the roasted lamb cannot be made the same way as usual.

Su Xiaoxiao specially added honey seasoning, which she developed herself.

Not only did they grill lamb chops, but they also made honey-glazed pork chops and honey-glazed chicken. It was simply a fiery barbecue feast.

(End of this chapter)