Wang Cuilan and Pei Baoshan had prepared many red envelopes early in the morning, each containing the same amount of money.
They didn’t bother distinguishing one from another; they simply handed them out whenever they met someone.
Just as Jiang Ran and Pei Jing were about to wish the two elders a happy new year, Pei Huai walked in briskly.
Seeing Pei Huai enter, Jiang Ran and Pei Jing paused their actions.
The two of them looked at Pei Huai, and after he reached them, the family of three wished Wang Cuilan and Pei Baoshan a happy new year together.
Watching this family of three, Pei Baoshan and Wang Cuilan smiled even more happily.
For the elderly, all they want is a house full of children and grandchildren, healthy and safe.
Having the whole family together brings them more joy than anything else.
The three quickly received their red envelopes, but only Pei Jing, the real young child, opened his red envelope after receiving it and peeked inside.
Although Pei Jing was only over four years old, he recognized the money commonly used.
This was something he learned intentionally or unintentionally during the times he went shopping with them, and over time, he naturally remembered it.
Inside the red envelope was a crisp ten-yuan note.
In this era, getting ten yuan as a New Year’s gift was already quite a lot.
In some families with poorer conditions, they might put only one or five cents inside.
Seeing the brand new ten-yuan note, Pei Jing looked up with a smile and said to Jiang Ran, "Mom, can I use it to buy candy?"
Jiang Ran nodded, "Of course you can."
Jiang Ran wouldn’t say something like, there’s already candy at home, no need to buy more from outside.
The New Year’s money was for Pei Jing, and it’s his choice what he wanted to buy with it.
Even though he was just over four, he had this right.
Jiang Ran didn’t want to be a parent who arranges everything for the child, expecting the child to follow their lead entirely.
Doing so might be said to be for the child’s good, but it might not necessarily be truly beneficial for the child.
Sometimes, you must let go when it’s needed.
Just like Pei Huai and Jiang Ran, who are both married, they also received New Year’s money; naturally, Pei Yang and Pei Shanshan got it too.
Not only did Pei Baoshan and Wang Cuilan give the siblings their New Year’s money, but Jiang Ran and Pei Huai also individually gave them each a share.
Of course, little Pei Jing received six shares of New Year’s money.
Each envelope held a crisp ten-yuan note, a thin and unremarkable sheet.
But when six envelopes are put together, the quantity increases.
Plus, holding them with his small hands made them seem even thicker.
When Pei Baoshu’s family arrived, all eyes simultaneously focused on Pei Jing’s hands.
To be precise, they focused on the red envelopes in Pei Jing’s hands.
Xu Yufen exclaimed, "Oh dear, why is Little Jing holding so many red envelopes? Kids carrying so many red envelopes might lose them; better not give them to him."
As she said this, she reached out to take the red envelopes from Pei Jing’s hands.
Pei Jing had never experienced such a situation before, and looked at Xu Yufen with surprise and confusion.
But when Xu Yufen approached, he quickly ran to Jiang Ran’s side, hiding behind her.
Xu Yufen looked at Jiang Ran and was met with Jiang Ran’s cold, expressionless face.
With Jiang Ran looking at her like this, Xu Yufen, who had originally intended to step forward, stopped in her tracks.
Xu Yufen laughed awkwardly, "Jiang Ran, don’t misunderstand, I didn’t mean to take Little Jing’s red envelopes."