On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shang Yi slept in until after 10 am. His emotions had fluctuated greatly the night before, and Gu Xiyan had stayed by his side until he fell asleep before she dared to rest herself.

  When Gu Xiyan woke up in the morning, her mother-in-law had already cooked red dates and lotus seed porridge downstairs. It was a merchant's custom to eat sweet dishes on New Year's Day. The first person to wake up ate breakfast first, as for Shang Qi's share, it goes without saying that someone would naturally leave some for him.

  Shang Ya Rou finished breakfast and disappeared in a flash. Gu Xi Yan wanted to leave, but how could she? Her husband was still asleep!

  The merchant is a powerful and influential figure in the capital, and today there will be no shortage of people coming to pay their respects. Shang Qi doesn't like dealing with those people, and for the past two years he has always packed up his things and returned to his own residence on New Year's morning.

  The people who came to visit this morning changed one batch after another. Gu Xiyan's mother-in-law understood that Gu Xiyan was not good at dealing with these people, so she let her go back to her room soon.

  When Shang Yi woke up, Gu Xiyan was sitting on the bed with her upper body bent forward staring at him.

  "Alas." Xiang Yi's hand stretched out from under the quilt and reached over to Gu Xiyan's neck, and in an instant, their faces were pressed close together.

  As they gazed into each other's eyes, his heart suddenly softened. Remembering the soothing words she had whispered in his ear last night, he slightly lifted his head and gently kissed Gu Xiyan's forehead.

  "Hurry up and wash your face, there are many people coming downstairs." Realizing that the two of them were being too intimate at this moment, Gu Xiyan involuntarily took a step back.

  As the two went downstairs, they saw that the living room was bustling with activity from a distance. He wrapped his arms around Gu Xiyan and headed straight to the kitchen, while Shang Yaoming clearly didn't want to go over to the living room to join in. Gu Xiyan brought over a bowl of lotus seed porridge that had been cooked to perfection and handed it to him; he took a few quick bites before putting it down on the table, not wanting any more.

  The little girl was having a great time playing in the living room, and being small and polite, visitors couldn't help but praise her.

  "Come on, let's go." After washing the dishes, Gu Xiyan felt that there was no reason for the two of them to stay in the kitchen any longer.

  Shang Yi didn't say anything, but directly pulled Gu Xiyan towards the entrance. As it turned out, they coincidentally opened the door just as Mu Shuangshuang and a middle-aged man appeared before them. The man seemed to be about to ring the doorbell.

  "Uncle Mu, Xiao Xiao." Shang Yiqi greeted calmly, and Gu Xiyuan also followed with a shout: "Uncle Mu, Miss Mu".

  Two men voluntarily gave way to the two outside, and the middle-aged man seemed not to like Gu Xiyan very much, nor did he pay attention to her. He went straight ahead and said to Shang Yueqi: "Shang Xiaozi, it's been a few years since we last met, right? It's rare to see you in the Shang family's mansion this year. I heard that your career is going well outside!"

  Shang Yi's response was neither distant nor enthusiastic: "Uncle Mu has arrived, come on in and take a seat."

  With the addition of Mu's father and daughter, there were even more people in the Shang family villa. The group in the living room was originally all subordinates of Shang Baicao, but now that they had met again, someone else had arrived, and Shang Baicao's son and daughter-in-law had to send them off. Thinking that this might be some important person, they unintentionally participated, each taking advantage of an opportunity to bid farewell and leave.

  In the living room, tea was just being brewed. The one called Mu Shu saw Shang Baicao and burst out laughing: "Old Shang is in high spirits! Brewing tea and chatting at such an early hour, what a delightful thing!"

  Shang Baikuo saw his old friend coming to visit and hurriedly stood up and shook hands with him: "Old Mu, how many years have we been friends, don't you understand me yet?" Then he saw Mu Xiao Xiao and said kindly: "Xiao Xiao is here too, this child gets more beautiful as she grows older, please sit down quickly."

  Shang Yi had never planned to stay for long, and after beckoning to Xiaotou, he said to Shang Baiko and Mu Shu: "Dad, Uncle Mu, I still have things to do, so I'll be leaving first. You two chat."

  The wooden door creaked open and a pair of weak eyes had been following Shang Yi Qi all along. Hearing him say he was leaving, she couldn't help but ask: "Brother Qi, can't you stay a little longer?"

  Mu Shao's words had barely left her lips when Gu Xiyan couldn't help but look at her. Today, Mu Shao was wearing a long, fluffy purple dress, with her long hair tied up high with a purple crystal rubber band. Her small face was clean and free of makeup, with two tiny rose-shaped earrings hanging from each ear.

  To be honest, Mu Xiao Xiao can't be considered a great beauty, but she belongs to the type that is pleasant to look at and gets more beautiful as you look at her. Plus, the occasional flashes of vulnerability and pitifulness on her body are really able to evoke men's affectionate feelings.

  If Gu Xiyan had met Mu Shanshan for the first time today, she might have been drawn to her. But having known this woman for almost three years, she was deeply aware of the huge difference between her true nature and her appearance. Given the situation today, the two tacitly chose not to interfere with each other.

  Xiao Yaotou heard her father say he was leaving and quickly jumped a few steps forward to grab Gu Xiyan's hand.

  "Xiao Qi, didn't you see your Uncle Mu here? Can't whatever it is be put off until another day?" Shang Baikuo knew his son had a stubborn streak, but in front of an old friend like this, he couldn't let the friend's daughter get away with speaking to him like that.

  Shang Yi's expression didn't change, he simply said: "Uncle Mu, I'm sorry, but I won't be staying long. Dad, something urgent came up, I'll leave first. As for what you mentioned, I will consider it."

  Shang Yi's mother came out and saw the scene was a bit awkward, so she hurriedly gave her son a signal to leave early. She herself went to chat with Mu Xiao Xiao.

  Shang Baiko finally just hummed and turned to his old friend, saying: "Old Mu, this little brat is not letting us have a peaceful conversation, let's chat."

  Her gaze had been fixed on Shang Yueqi, until the three of them finished packing and disappeared at the gate, only then did she look at Shang Yueqi's mother with a sense of loss.

  The merchant's mother also understood Mu Xiao Xiao's thoughts, but her own son was already famous and had a master, otherwise she would have encouraged Mu Xiao Xiao to pursue her own son.

  "Come, Xiaoxiao, Mom wants to have a private talk with you. Don't mind your dad and the others chatting downstairs." With that, Madam Shang took Xiaoxiao upstairs to the second floor.

  As soon as they got home, the little girl rummaged through the luggage of the three and took out a set of fishing game equipment that someone had given her to play with. Gu Xiyan went to tidy up things, while Shang Qi started going upstairs.

  When Gu Xiyan returned to the room, Shang Yi was standing in front of the closet. The closet was open, and a green military uniform was neatly stacked in one drawer.

  Gu Xiyuan often opened this closet door and knew that a drawer had been locked for many years without being opened. It turned out that inside was actually the military uniform!

  "Begin." Gu Xiyan suddenly didn't know what to say. She wasn't clear about what this man in front of her had experienced in the past, only knowing that he originally had a military identity, but five years ago, one night, he withdrew from the military camp and since then has been keeping a low profile, steadily turning his original part-time job as a lawyer into a full-time career.

  Shang Yi closed the wardrobe door, separating his line of sight from that green dress. When he saw Gu Xiyan, he unexpectedly pulled her into his arms.

  Gu Xiyan's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously murmured: "Qi, are you okay?"