Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

Su Bi walked closer and saw that he couldn't hold all the cards. He suggested, "Brother, how about I help you hold half? Your cards are about to fall out."

Lu Qingchen had been waiting for Su Can to play a card for ages, and was incredibly annoyed. He turned to look at the person sleeping peacefully and teased, "Why don't you not reveal your hand, Ji Xinhan? Your apprentice is no good. Aren't you going to get up and teach her?"

Ji Xinyu: "............."

Han Yinuo looked at the cards for a while, then sat down next to Hanhan and started massaging her, just like her older sister Ji Xinyu. "Sis, my cousin is about to cry from losing so much. He's forgotten everything you taught him."

"You guys are really something. It's just playing cards, what's the big deal? A pair of Kings." Su Can remained remarkably calm despite being teased.

Seeing his cousin's impressive 20-point lead, Han Yichen facepalmed, nearly having a heart attack. "Master, are you dropping points like this because you think we're dying too slowly?"

I was too hasty; I shouldn't have teamed up with Su Can.

Ji Xinyu was amused by Su Can's actions, and Lu Qingchen also stuck out his tongue and kept laughing. He said to the younger brothers standing behind him watching the cards, "You guys should learn from this. You have to avoid Can Can's way of playing cards. He's just sending people to the enemy's lair."

Su Can got anxious after being constantly mocked for her terrible card skills. She called out to Ji Xinhan, who was lying quietly on the bed, "Sister Hanhan, if you don't get up, they're going to talk me to death. It's not fair to call yourself a master and then lie there and not teach anyone."

When Ji Jiale and Lu Yiyue got home from get off work and were about to check on Hanhan's room, they found her younger siblings playing cards: "............."

Su Can felt like he had found a savior. As soon as he saw Ji Jiale, he shouted, "Brother, Brother Le, come here. I can't play this game anymore. I'm being squeezed to death even if I don't lose."

Ji Jiale led Lu Yiyue in. Lu Yiyue knew her younger brother wasn't good at cards. "You played randomly again, didn't you?"

Ji Xinyu: "See? Even my sister-in-law knows why. No wonder we're teasing you."

"That's going too far, especially since my master was asleep today."

Su Can refused to admit his poor card skills and kept making excuses.

Ji Jiale grabbed Su Can by the neck and pulled her up, then made Lu Yiyue sit down and whispered, "Yueyue, you hit her, I'll teach you."

Lu Qingcheng suddenly turned on the music on his phone. "I'll play a song. I hope you don't mind. What kind of music does Hanhan like? Oh, 'Loyalty to the Country,' so I'll play that."

Instantly, Ji Jiale and Lu Yiyue understood why everyone had done this. They wanted to provoke Hanhan into playing together, and they had racked their brains. They guessed that this method was come up with by her younger brother.

Most people wouldn't do the opposite.

The song "Loyalty to the Country" played on a loop in the room. Ji Jiale, who always preferred a quiet environment, did not stop Lu Qingchen from turning off the music. Just like her mother said, any method that could stimulate Hanhan to wake up was worth trying.

For as long as the cards were played, Lu Qingchen called out to Ji Xinhan, occasionally getting excited and saying provocative things.

On the weekend evening, the Lan family had to go back home. Before leaving, Lan Zhiyu went to Hanhan's room to say goodbye and whispered something to her. No one knows what Lan Zhiyu said to Hanhan.

Shen Muyun told Lan Chumu that she would come over every week, and Tang Junyao didn't even have a chance to refuse, nor would Lan Yunchen allow her to refuse.

Every week thereafter, the Lan family would come to the Ji residence on Friday nights. They would visit the Han family during the day and gather at the Ji residence in the evenings, while the children would play cards upstairs.

Every week was like this; Ji Hancheng and Tang Junyao would stay with their daughter and share what happened with her every day.

As the days passed, on New Year's Eve, the Lan family came to the capital again to celebrate the New Year and stayed at the Ji residence.

Both Lan Yunxi and Han Yue understood why and agreed with their parents' decision.

For Yan Na, who rarely spends the New Year in the capital, staying at the Ji residence for the New Year was not appropriate, so Lan Yunchen took his family of three to the Yan family home for the New Year.

The Lu family.

Lu Yiyue also returned to the Lu family home. After dinner, the Lu family couple gave the children red envelopes, which were cash red envelopes, for good luck. After giving out the red envelopes, they all sat in the living room to watch TV. Lu's mother especially liked watching the Spring Festival Gala and was watching it attentively at the moment.

"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, I have something I want to discuss with you." Lu Yiyue's gaze swept over everyone's faces before she spoke.

Lu Qingchen, who had been playing on his phone, sat up straight. He was grabbing red envelopes in the group chat, where everyone was having a good time. Just a minute ago, Ji Jiale sent a big red envelope in the group, and then Lan Zhiyu, who was also broke, sent a big red envelope in the group.

Several younger brothers were grabbing red envelopes in the group chat until their hands were sore, and Lu Qingchen felt it would be a bit embarrassing not to send one. Le Ge, Can Can, older sister, Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, and even Nuo Nuo and Xiao Chen all sent red envelopes in the group chat.

Since the Lan family arrived, Han Yichen's status has skyrocketed. Besides his mother, his uncle and grandmother are the only ones who can keep his father in check. He's so happy.

"Dad, before my sister discusses things, could you give me some money to send as a red envelope? I'm short on cash. Nuonuo and the others have already sent red envelopes in the group chat." His phone vibrated again; it was a red envelope from Su Bi. Now Lu Qingchen felt ashamed of himself as the older brother. "Dad, look, even Su Bi sent a red envelope! How can you let us be talked about behind our backs?"

When her son mentioned it, Su Xue realized she had forgotten to send red envelopes to the two children. She had been on the phone with Yao Yao and had even sent her a red envelope, so she had completely forgotten about the children. "Mom will send you red envelopes."

"Grandma will send you one, Lao Lu, you hurry up too, your grandson wants a red envelope," Lu's mother urged.

Lu Jinnan glanced at her smug son and reminded him, "Mom, didn't you just give out red envelopes?"

Lu's mother glared at her son, "That's a lucky cash red envelope, it's different from a mobile phone red envelope, you're so out of touch."

Lu Jinnan: "............." Aren't they all money and red envelopes? What's the difference?

Too lazy to bother with him, and since it's Chinese New Year today, I decided not to say anything about the kid. I turned to my daughter and asked, "Yueyue..."

"Yueyue, Mom also sent you a red envelope. It's a lucky one for the New Year."

"Grandma received a gift, and Grandpa received a gift too."

Lu Yiyue glanced at her phone and saw that it was full of red envelopes, none of which she had received yet. She also received a text message with a deposit notification for 1314520 yuan, which was transferred by Ji Jiale. She thanked them all.

Lu Qingchen counted the red envelopes and realized that her father was missing one. She hurriedly urged, "Dad, you can't be so stingy. My sister got one, so why don't I? I want a red envelope too."

Lu Jinnan wanted his son to calm down for a while, so he directly transferred a red envelope to him. Upon receiving the red envelope, Lu Qingchen became as quiet as if he had been given a mute drug. He went to the group chat to show off and sent out all the red envelopes he had received and grabbed in a daze.

The numbers he sent were all auspicious, and he even called out to Ji Xinyu in the group: "Xiaoyu, you used Hanhan's phone to grab red envelopes. I'm afraid she'll settle accounts with me later when she wakes up."

Ji Xinyu: I've already snatched it.

Lu Jinnan ignored his arrogant son and asked his daughter again, "Yueyue, you tell me."

Su Xue agreed, also wanting to hear what her daughter had to say, "Baby, just tell me what's on your mind."

Everyone except Lu Qingchen turned their attention to Lu Yiyue, waiting for her to say something next.

She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled gently. "Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, I want to postpone the wedding."

One sentence silenced everyone, even Lu Qingchen, who had been laughing just a second ago. He stopped sending red envelopes and remained silent, his mood immediately dropping. He knew what his sister was thinking.

Not only Lu Qingchen knew, but the whole family knew the reason why Lu Yiyue made this decision. Lu Jinnan was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "What if Hanhan keeps... waking up late?"

Lu Yiyue replied with a smile, "I can get the marriage certificate first, and I want Hanhan to be my bridesmaid."

She wanted to be happy when she got married, with all her younger siblings present. She didn't feel any regret for missing anyone, and she didn't want Hanhan to regret not having attended her brother's wedding.

So she wanted to wait. Given the current situation, Hanhan might not wake up by the eighth day of the lunar new year, which is why she made this decision. It wouldn't be appropriate for anyone else to bring it up; only she could say it.

After a moment, Lu Jinnan smiled, feeling sorry for his daughter's understanding. "Dad has no objection. If you want to postpone it, then postpone it. You think happiness is the most important thing."

Su Xue thought for a moment, "Since the wedding has been postponed, the date for getting the marriage certificate is the one that Mom and Grandma have chosen. That day is quite good. You and Lele can get the certificate on the eighth day of the lunar new year. You and Lele can arrange the rest yourselves. Mom has no objections."

The Lu couple did not interfere with their granddaughter's thoughts, but simply nodded to her.

Just as they finished speaking, Ji Jiale entered through the Lu family's main gate. Everyone stood up, and Su Xue went to greet him, "Lele, what brings you here? Are you picking up Yueyue to go to the Ji residence?"

"No, Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Grandma, this is a New Year's gift package that my dad asked me to deliver. This is tea and this is red wine."

There were many gift boxes on the table, but Ji Jiale didn't introduce them one by one. In fact, he bought them all himself.

When Lu's mother went over, she also thought that Lele had come to pick up her granddaughter. "You child, you're so busy, why are you still thinking about the two old people like us? Yueyue, go with Lele."

"Grandma, I'm not here to pick up Yueyue. I just need to talk to her about something."

Lu's mother: "Oh, we're not picking up Yueyue."

Ji Jiale nodded.

Lu Jinnan could tell that his son-in-law wanted to see his daughter, so he said, "Alright, go ahead."

Lu Yiyue took Ji Jiale's arm and went upstairs. Lu Qingchen couldn't get a word in edgewise. He looked at his brother-in-law and sister's backs, sighed, and then looked at his phone. Red envelopes were still being sent in the group chat.

Lu Jinnan continued watching TV next to Su Xue, and casually sent Ji Hancheng a New Year's red envelope, teasingly saying: Happy New Year, congratulations on getting another year older.

Ji Hancheng replied: Same here.

Lu Jinnan: I'm younger than you, so try to stay up less late, otherwise we'll look like you're my grandpa if we stand together.

Ji Hancheng, unusually, refrained from swearing: "No matter how old I am, I won't be older than you. At least you can't match my height, unless you go through puberty three times."

After reading the message, Lu Jinnan laughed. At least this guy could be sarcastic now. He was really cheeky. He missed Ji Hancheng's sarcastic remarks more and more and wished he could tease him every day.

upstairs.

Lu Yiyue brought Lele to her room and asked, "Why are you here during the New Year?" She didn't believe he had only come to deliver tea.

Ji Jiale bent down and hugged her, whispering, "I missed you."

Those three simple words made her hug him back, her heart trembling. The two quietly felt each other's presence. After a moment, he stood up, took a box out of his pocket, and opened it in front of Lu Yiyue.

A dazzling necklace appeared before her. Ji Jiale picked it up with his slender fingers, put it on Lu Yiyue, and carefully tidied her hair. Looking at the necklace on her chest, he thought it was very beautiful. He said, "I bought it a long time ago. I originally wanted to give it to you, but the sales assistant said that it was designed by a domestic designer and would be even better to wear on New Year's Eve."

The meaning is that we are intertwined, and will accompany each other until old age.

As he spoke, Ji Jiajia took out the necklace around his neck. When Lu Yiyue saw the necklace, she immediately understood that he had come to give it to her.

He always manages to move her deeply without her even realizing it. She looked up at him with a smile, nestled into his warm embrace, and felt the sense of security he gave her. "I just told my parents that the wedding is postponed."

Upon hearing this, he immediately pushed her away, his eyes narrowed in a questioning gaze. Lu Yiyue remained smiling, a comforting and reassuring smile. She continued speaking calmly, "The date for registering the marriage on the eighth day of the lunar month will not be changed, but the wedding date will be changed to after Hanhan wakes up."

She smiled, and he was stunned, unsure how to respond. He felt he had wronged her, and finally, only two words escaped his lips: "I'm sorry."

"What's there to apologize for? Am I sorry for how good you've been to me, or for everything you've given me, like the emotions I feel right now? I did it willingly. I've said that as long as you have me in your heart, that's enough. My aunt and Aunt Nana never had a wedding, but they're very loving, aren't they?"

Seeing the guilt and apology in his eyes, she continued, holding his waist tightly with both hands and looking up to persuade him, "Besides, what if Hanhan wakes up after the eighth day of the lunar new year? I promised Hanhan that I would make her my bridesmaid when I find a boyfriend. You don't want me to break my promise, do you?"

"Okay." Ji Jiale hugged her tightly, feeling deeply moved, as if he wanted to embed her into his very bones. "Thank you, Yueyue."

"I don't like you saying thank you and sorry."

"Okay, that's all."

Ji Jiale stayed with Lu Yiyue until 11 p.m. before leaving the Lu family home. Before leaving, he apologized to Lu Jinnan and Su Xue.

Lu Jinnan simply patted Ji Jiale on the shoulder and said that the wedding could be held anytime, as long as the two of you were happy together.

After what happened with Hanhan, Lu Jinnan also understood many things. As long as people are alive, safe and healthy, everything else is secondary. The most important thing is for children to be happy, healthy and safe.