LPLFDA Chapter 215

Li Sheng had long legs and ran faster than his son.

He was the first to take the little phoenix from Qin Xun’s hands.

The little phoenix looked small, with fluffy feathers, but was surprisingly light.

Li Sheng pressed his face close, about to kiss the little phoenix, when the little phoenix swiped a claw at him.

“Chirp.”

It was a gesture of refusal.

Before Li Sheng, with reddened eyes, could properly reunite with the little phoenix, it leaped from his hands and landed squarely on the shoulder of Feng Yuan, who had just run over.

“Dad!”

Feng Yuan burst into loud sobs, his tears soaking the little phoenix’s feathers.

The little phoenix, now damp, didn’t seem annoyed.

It gently nuzzled Feng Yuan’s tear-streaked cheek.

Seeing this, Li Sheng understood that Feng Qi was comforting the child.

He crouched down and wrapped his arms around both his son and the little phoenix.

The family of three was reunited at last. On this night of reunion, they had finally found their way back to each other.

The other adults who had been searching for the little guy gradually gathered around.

Everyone felt a mix of tears and laughter.

“Alright, alright, it’s cold outside. Let’s hurry home.”

“Just in time for the New Year’s Eve dinner.”

“Yes, yes! Let’s go back and eat!”

“Feng Qi, you came back just in time. You’ll have to hand out a lot of lucky money now that you’re back.”

Amidst the laughter and chatter, the previously somber and heavy atmosphere finally gave way to warmth and joy.

Feng Yuan personally carried the little phoenix back home.

At home, a lavish reunion feast was still steaming on the heated table.

Feng Yuan hadn’t eaten properly for days.

He had grown thin from hunger.

But now that his dad was back, Feng Yuan’s appetite returned as well.

He sat down in his chair, filled a large bowl with rice, and began to eat.

“Feng Qi, aren’t you going to eat?”

A small bowl had been placed in front of Feng Qi, but he hadn’t taken a single bite.

He chirped primly, indicating that he wasn’t hungry.

Feng Yuan glanced at his dad and immediately saw through the truth.

“Dad’s embarrassed.”

Feng Yuan, munching on a large chicken leg, blinked and said, “Dad can’t change back. He thinks eating like this doesn’t look good!”

The little phoenix: “…”

The little phoenix stiffened for a moment.

Then, without hesitation, it swatted Feng Yuan with its wing.

Even after being swatted by his dad, Feng Yuan continued to grin widely.

The adults present, watching the interaction between father and son, couldn’t help but laugh.

“Feng Qi, you don’t need to worry about appearances around us. Eat however you want.”

“Yeah, we won’t judge you.”

The divine beasts, including Bai Ze, teased Feng Qi with increasing enthusiasm.

Just as the little phoenix was about to lose its temper, Feng Yuan stepped in to defend his dad.

“Don’t make my dad angry!”

His dad had finally returned. They couldn’t risk driving him away again.

The lively reunion dinner lasted for an hour or two before it finally ended.

After the meal, Feng Yuan kissed his dad once more before reluctantly letting him go.

His dad was now within his line of sight.

And that proximity brought Feng Yuan a deep sense of security.

With his sense of security restored, Feng Yuan finally had the energy to focus on other matters.

He took Qin Xun, who looked visibly haggard, to the bathroom for a bath and a change of clothes.

Although Qin Xun had been taken to the villa behind by his parents, he still had clothes here.

“Qin Xun.”

Feng Yuan looked at Qin Xun, who had changed clothes, and tightly wrapped his little arms around him. “Thank you.”

It was Qin Xun who had brought his dad back.

Feng Yuan was overwhelmed with gratitude.

Qin Xun gently patted his back and said softly, “Yuan Yuan, you don’t have to thank me.”

“It’s all because of me that you were separated.”

“It’s not your fault!”

Feng Yuan lifted his little face and looked at Qin Xun seriously. “You did nothing wrong at all.”

Feng Yuan had been so immersed in the sadness of losing his dad these past few days that he hadn’t paid attention to anyone, including Qin Xun.

He sniffled and even apologized to Qin Xun.

The two little ones pressed their foreheads together. Li Ting, passing by outside the door, casually snapped a photo of them.

“Haha, I’ve sent it to the family group chat. You two carry on,” Li Ting said with a laugh before leaving the doorway.

The two little ones in the room glanced toward the door, then turned their attention back to each other and continued hugging and snuggling.

As they were embracing, Eggy, holding onto the wall, toddled over.

“Gege! Gege!”

Eggy was dressed in a festive red cotton jacket. His steps were still a bit unsteady.

Seeing him approach, Feng Yuan finally let go of Qin Xun.

“Eggy, you came to find your brother,” Feng Yuan said, walking over to hug Eggy and kissing him on the cheek.

Eggy beamed with joy at his brother’s kiss.

He pulled out the bulging red envelopes from his pocket and handed them to Feng Yuan.

“Gogo, bao bao.”

Eggy had already received a round of New Year’s money.

He was a generous little one and gave all the money he received to his favorite brother.

Although Feng Yuan was a bit of a money lover, he didn’t take his little brother’s money.

“Eggy, this is your red envelope. Brother doesn’t want it.”

Not only did Feng Yuan refuse, but he also took money from his piggy bank and prepared a red envelope for Eggy.

There wasn’t much money in his piggy bank to begin with.

Since he usually spent a lot, his piggy bank could hardly hold onto any savings.

“This is for you.”

“This is for You You.”

“And this is for Xiao Ze.”

After dividing his small amount of money into three portions, each share looked pitifully small.

This didn’t sit well with the brother-obsessed little guy.

“Forget it.”

Feng Yuan took back the red envelope meant for Eggy. “Wait for Brother to collect his New Year’s money.”

Once he had collected his own New Year’s money, he would give red envelopes to his little brothers.

Eggy obediently nodded and grinned at his brother.

Seeing his smile, Feng Yuan thought he looked just like a little angel.

“Mwuah!”

He gave Eggy another kiss before heading out to find the adults.

When he reached the living room, the first thing he saw was his two younger brothers on the sofa and Yu Ye, who was playing with them.

Yu Ye was stretching out his hand, guiding Ze Ze’s little fist to hit his palm.

Ze Ze, with wide eyes and a serious expression, clenched his little fist tightly and repeatedly struck his father’s palm.

Yu Ye seemed quite encouraging as his son’s little fists landed on his hand.

“Good, just like that. Practicing boxing from a young age will ensure you won’t be bullied when you grow up.”

After training the serious-faced Ze Ze, Yu Ye turned to You You.

You You had been watching him and Ze Ze the whole time.

You You’s expression wasn’t as serious as Ze Ze’s.

He smiled sweetly, his eyes curving with delight.

Yu Ye stretched out his large hand, intending for You You to hit it. But instead, You You grabbed his hand with both of his chubby little hands.

Then, You You puckered his lips and began kissing his father’s palm.

Yu Ye: “…”

Yu Ye was momentarily stunned.

He watched the little one who was kissing his hand while smiling at him with curved eyes. Before he realized it, he had already picked the child up.

Being held, You You smiled even more happily.

He kissed his father’s face again.

Although drool was still dripping from the corner of his mouth, and he smeared it all over his father’s face when he kissed him, Yu Ye, as the father, didn’t show the slightest hint of disgust.

His heart had completely melted.

Feng Yuan, standing nearby and watching his two younger brothers, was also taken aback.

Oh my!

His little brother You You was just too sweet!

And little brother Xiao Ze was also adorable. Earlier, when Xiao Ze was practicing his punches, Feng Yuan thought he did an amazing job!

“Uncle,” Feng Yuan ran over a few steps and looked at Yu Ye, saying, “Yuan Yuan wants to hold the little brothers.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Ye handed Xiao Ze to him.

Feng Yuan was a fair and impartial older brother. After holding Xiao Ze, he also held You You.

After holding both little brothers, Feng Yuan blinked his big eyes and fixed his gaze on Yu Ye.

Uncle Yu hadn’t given him his New Year’s money yet!

Yu Ye knew exactly what that little look meant.

But to tease the child, Yu Ye pretended not to understand what he wanted.

“Little Chubby Yuan, you’re still not leaving after holding your brothers. Do you want to take care of them some more?”

Feng Yuan: “…”

Feng Yuan shook his head, hinting anxiously, “Uncle, Yuan Yuan wants to give the little brothers their New Year’s money.”

Yu Ye: “Alright, go ahead.”

Feng Yuan: “!”

Feng Yuan was getting really anxious now: “But Yuan Yuan hasn’t received his own New Year’s money yet!”

Yu Ye: “Oh.”

Yu Ye fell silent.

The two of them stared at each other. Finally, Feng Yuan couldn’t take it anymore.

He hugged Yu Ye’s arm and started shaking it.

“Uncle, New Year’s money! Yuan Yuan is little, give it to Yuan Yuan.”

Feng Yuan kept asking, but Yu Ye deliberately teased him and refused to give it.

By the end of the teasing, even You You grew impatient.

He babbled at his father in baby talk, his little hand reaching out toward Feng Yuan.

Seeing that You You wanted Feng Yuan to hold him again, Yu Ye finally cleared his throat and stopped teasing the child.

“Here.”

Yu Ye handed the already prepared red envelope to Feng Yuan.

This year’s red envelope was much bigger than last year’s.

In previous years, Feng Yuan’s New Year’s red envelopes were mostly around 5 yuan.

This time, Yu Ye gave him 23 yuan—two 10-yuan bills and three coins. After giving it away, Yu Ye felt his wallet looked much neater.

All that was left in his wallet now were larger bills.

As soon as Feng Yuan got the red envelope, he immediately said nice things to Yu Ye.

“Uncle, Yuan Yuan loves you!”

After showering Yu Ye with a stream of flattery, Feng Yuan happily went off to find other adults.

The red envelopes he received weren’t large, but there were plenty of them.

In the end, he opened all the red envelopes he had received. The total amount was quite substantial.

He redistributed the money, keeping only 20 yuan for himself.

The rest of the money, he asked Qin Xun to help him divide equally.

Feng Yuan, who hadn’t started elementary school yet, didn’t know how to do the math for equal division.

Qin Xun divided the money for him, watched him hand out the red envelopes, and then took him by the hand again.

“Yuan Yuan, my parents went to the Qin family. Can I sleep here today?”

“Of course,” Feng Yuan thought Qin Xun’s question was a bit strange. “Your room is here.”

Since Qin Xun had a room here, he didn’t need anyone’s permission to sleep over.

The two little ones were snuggling and rubbing against each other here. Eggy originally wanted to join in. But after a quick thought, he turned his little body and ran off.

He went to find Rong Rong.

Rong Rong’s family also lived here, and they were joining for the reunion dinner tonight.

At the moment, Rong Rong was being held by his big dad, playing with small fireworks in the yard.

Eggy, with his short little legs, ran over and quickly found Rong Rong.

“Wifey!”

Ever since Eggy had called Rong Rong “wifey” once, he never stopped.

Every time he saw Rong Rong, he called him wifey.

Chi Shui, who was holding Rong Rong, turned grim upon hearing this.

“Eggy, didn’t I tell you before not to call Rong Rong that?”

Chi Shui’s temper had improved a lot since he had a wife and child.

If it were in the past, Eggy would have been done for by now.

Chi Shui’s tone was harsh, but Eggy didn’t mind at all.

He grinned, flashing Chi Shui a bright smile.

Then, right in front of Chi Shui, he stuffed the red envelope he had received into Rong Rong’s pocket.

Rong Rong: “…”

Rong Rong froze for a moment.

Eggy stuffed all the red envelopes into Rong Rong’s pocket. After doing so, he grabbed Rong Rong’s little hand and gave it a smacking kiss.

Chi Shui: “???”

Chi Shui almost threw him out.

“Enough is enough.”

Chi Shui picked up his soft little fox and immediately distanced himself from Eggy.

His expression was cold, and his tone was icy. “If you dare do that to Rong Rong again, you’ll get a beating.”

After delivering his threat, Chi Shui strode away with the little fox cub in his arms.

Watching them leave, Eggy’s little face was filled with reluctance.

Rong Rong hadn’t even spoken to him yet!

Sigh.

Seeing Rong Rong’s figure disappear completely, Eggy had no choice but to turn away and go find his older brother.

But when he found him, his brother was playing with Qin Xun.

They were assembling a large toy together!

His brother was working on it very seriously.

Eggy glanced at his brother, then at Qin Xun, and sighed once more.

This time, he went to play with his two younger brothers.

The younger brothers were small and couldn’t run away.

Finally, Eggy had someone to play with.

As the night deepened, the adults stayed up late. While the little ones, unable to fight off their sleepiness, dozed off one by one.

Feng Yuan and Qin Xun lay on the bed they had shared for over two years, their little hands tightly clasped.

At the head of their bed, two little dream eaters had come to visit.

And between them, there should have been a little phoenix.

Feng Yuan had snatched the little phoenix before falling asleep.

Unfortunately, as soon as he fell asleep, the little phoenix was taken back by his big dad.

Though the big dad took the little phoenix, he didn’t forget to tuck his son in.

“Bang—”

Outside the window, firecrackers suddenly exploded. It was the New Year’s greeting firecrackers.

With the sound of firecrackers, the old year was swept away. All the hardships and partings of the past year finally became history.

In the new year, everyone would be safe, happy, and free from worries and disasters.

“Hehe, Yuan Yuan…”

“All grown up.”

The little child on the bed, wrapped in a warm blanket with rosy cheeks, was having sweet dreams.

In his sweet dream, he had grown up.

And, finally, he didn’t have to go to kindergarten anymore!

He was going to graduate!

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Moonlit: Again, Happy New Year, everyone!!! Cheers to new beginnings and amazing adventures in 2026! Wishing you a prosperous and joyful new year!