Everyone Wants to Pamper the Lucky Daughter

Chapter 656: Chapter Six Hundred and Fifty-Four: New Year’s Eve, A Special Gift_1
 

Having given the youth-preserving pill to Grandmother, Lin Qingluo naturally couldn’t play favorites. In the same way, she gave each of her two mothers one pill to consume.

The remaining two pills, she planned to save for Su Ziqin and her future sister-in-law, and would give them to consume when the time was right.

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On New Year’s Eve, the Duke of Zhen, as expected, allowed all his sons to leave the mansion to spend the night with their little niece at her adoptive parents’ house.

Her six younger brothers, including Little Twelve and Little Thirteen, happily followed.

The Su House was bustling with noise, laughter, and continuous joyous sounds. It was busier than it had ever been.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Little Twelve and Little Thirteen were watching Heidou and Maodou setting off firecrackers, wanting to do the same, but too shy to ask. They ran into the house and went to pester their sister.

Lin Qingluo, extremely intelligent, understood her grandfather’s private arrangement as soon as she heard it from Little Kingfisher’s mouth. She guessed his intentions.

With gratitude, she felt more warmth.

“Jinfeng, Jinming, do you want to set off firecrackers? Alright, your sister will take you to do it. Cover your ears, we’re going to set off a big chain.”

Smiling, she took her two younger brothers to the outer courtyard where she took a chain of thumb-thick, ground-reaching firecrackers from Wang Meng’s hands, picked it up with a bamboo pole, and lit the fuse.

“Bang bang bang.”

Each firecracker ignited and hit the ground like a landmine, exploding one by one, making ears hurt from the shock.

All the young boys who are watching, laughed and covered their ears. Lin Jinyang kindly tore a silk handkerchief into pieces and used it as earplugs to protect his sister’s ears.

Little Twelve and Little Thirteen hid behind their brothers with their ears covered and two cute heads peeking out, sneaking glances at their sister setting off firecrackers.

After the chain of firecrackers was finished, Shitou rubbed his ears and sighed deeply.

“My goodness, these firecrackers are really loud.”

Wang Meng also laughed and chimed in: “Where did you buy these firecrackers? What’s inside them? Isn’t it explosively used for blasting rocks?”

“Hahaha, it sure seems like it.”

Lin Jinlong laughed heartily.

“Now that the firecrackers are done, let the little ones play with sparklers.”

Lin Jinpeng teased with a smile: “Be careful, kids, don’t burn your pants.”

“Ooh ooh ooh, setting off sparklers, setting off sparklers.”

The six little brothers of the Lin Clan, along with the four adorable kids of the Su Clan, each grabbed a sparkler, gathered around Wang Meng, waiting for their wicks to be lit.

Lin Jinyu, still a child at heart, also picked up two sparklers from the ground, brought them to Wang Meng to light, and started painting circles in the air, one in each hand.

With him taking the lead, the remaining brothers quickly livened up, everyone grabbing a sparkler, fighting to light their own fireworks.

Lin Qingluo also picked out a firework she liked, lit it, watched it soar into the sky, heard the bang as it exploded, and couldn’t stop smiling.

*

Nearing midnight, and before the New Year’s bell could ring, Su Zixuan cheerfully brought an oversized bundle from his own room and placed it in front of Lin Qingluo, claiming it was a New Year’s gift for his sister.

“Brother, what a unique gift you have!”

Lin Qingluo opened the bundle and her face fell when she saw the stacks of examination papers inside.

“Your brother is the top scholar of the County Examination, the papers he has done are beneficial for your studies.”

Li Xiu’e laughed at her daughter’s bitter expression.

“Sister Yu, these papers are all practice exams created by the masters, based on their experience with past years’ tests.”

Explaining with a smile, Su Zixuan said, “As long as you memorize the questions, passing the County Exam will be a breeze. If you can grasp them fully, apply what you have learned, and make it to the top ten, it will be as easy as reaching into a bag.”