414 Where Did The Liberal Mother-in-law Go? (1/2)

While Lu Qiyuan changed his clothes, Xia Qingyang's gaze didn't move a single bit away from him.

Instantly, Lu Qiyuan's mood lifted up even more.

However, it was just that when he was taking care of Xia Qingyang, somehow Xia Qingwei's delighted face under the fireworks appeared in his mind for no reason, and he got distracted temporarily.

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Meanwhile, Xia Qingwei and Lu Man were unaware of Xia Qingyang almost stirring up more trouble for them.

Xia Qingwei did not even know that her ex-husband, Lu Qiyuan, had started to think about her again.

After the two of them finished setting off the fireworks, they went back home to continue watching the Spring Festival Gala on television.

When the clock struck 12, Lu Man went to cook the dumplings and ate it with Xia Qingwei. Then they stayed up late on New Year's eve.

Although there was the tradition of staying up awake on New Year's eve, not many people followed it anymore.

Even though Lu Man and Xia Qingwei were not traditional, orthodox people, this year Lu Man was celebrating the New Year's Eve for the first time with Xia Qingwei after her divorce with Lu Qiyuan, hence it was a very precious, joyful occasion for them.

The two of them hadn't agreed on it earlier, they just happened to follow it as if they had already decided it.

Finally, at 2 o'clock, they had exhausted their stamina and couldn't stay up anymore. Even the dumplings in their stomach were mostly digested.

Coming to an agreement, Lu Man and Xia Qingwei smiled at each other and said goodnight before going to their own rooms to sleep.

Lu Man huddled under the warm blanket, feeling delighted.

This was the first time in many years that she slept with a smile on New Year's Eve.

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As expected, on the first day of the New Year, Han Zhuoli came to pay Xia Qingwei New Year's greeting early in the morning.

Xia Qingwei had slept very little and had woken up very early, while Lu Man was still sleeping.

It was a rare holiday, and Xia Qingwei had originally wanted Lu Man to rest more, so she let Lu Man sleep until she woke up by herself, not planning to wake her up at all.

When Han Zhuoli came, Xia Qingwei said, ”Lu Man is not awake yet, please wait, I'll go call her first.”