Inferior A After Having a Baby with the Top Boss 111

Chapter 111: New Year’s Day Festivities

January 10, 168 New Calendar.

New Year’s Day in the Independent State of Yi Meng still followed the traditional customs of the old Alliance—New Year’s greetings, dumpling making, and flower cake baking.

Ming Fei placed the flowers she received on New Year’s Day in the study, kissed Zhu Yiqiao, and then led her downstairs to the main hall. Yan Nanzhi and Yu Qingyan were early risers and were already rolling out dough in the kitchen. Ming Zaozao, the designated cheerleader, was with her two grandmothers, also holding a small ball of dough.

Seeing her two mommies, Ming Zaozao immediately gave her New Year’s greetings.

“Happy New Year, Mommy! In the new year, I wish Mommy happiness every day, success in everything, and also, love Baby and Mama!”

Yan Nanzhi was amused by her, echoing with a smile, “Yes, indeed.”

Encouraged by her grandmother, Ming Zaozao puffed out her chest, took two small steps forward, tugged on Zhu Yiqiao’s clothes, looked up with her round face and sparkling eyes, and said,

“Happy New Year, Mama! In the new year, I wish Mama success at work, a sweet life, and also, be with Mommy, love Baby and Mommy!”

Ming Fei and Zhu Yiqiao, who had just come downstairs, were completely charmed.

The morning sunlight streamed in. Zhu Yiqiao picked up Ming Zaozao, kissed her chubby cheeks, took out a red envelope from her pocket, and said with a gentle voice,

“Thank you for your blessings, Zaozao.”
“Happy New Year, Zaozao. Mama wishes Zaozao good health, happiness, and success in learning the most powerful magic in the world in the new year.”

Ming Zaozao happily kissed Mama several times!

After receiving the red envelope and blessings from Mommy, Ming Zaozao threw herself into Ming Fei’s arms, giving her several kisses on both cheeks. She put the two bulging red envelopes into her little persimmon-shaped bag and obediently listened as her two mommies gave New Year’s greetings to her two grandmothers.

Then she watched as her two grandmothers gave red envelopes to her mommies.

She cheered happily: “Yay! Happy New Year!”

After the New Year’s greetings tradition, Ming Fei and Zhu Yiqiao took Ming Zaozao to the garden. 0619, which had been pruning in the garden and waiting for them, set off fireworks on its display screen when it saw Ming Zaozao and wished her a happy new year.

Ming Zaozao said with a smile, “Baby is also going to set off fireworks tonight.”

0619: “Mm-hmm, looking forward to Zaozao the Great’s fireworks show ^^”

The camellias and silver wattle in the garden were in full bloom, their fragrance elegant and pleasant. Ming Fei took the morning dew collected by 0619, explained it to Ming Zaozao, then used a cotton swab she had brought from the kitchen to dab a bit on Ming Zaozao’s forehead.

Feeling a coolness on her forehead, Ming Zaozao subconsciously reached out to touch it, but Zhu Yiqiao timely held her hand.

“Mommy,” Ming Zaozao asked, “How long do we have to wait?”

Ming Fei put the morning dew back: “One hour. The morning dew on New Year’s Day is a blessing for Zaozao’s health and safety.”

“Okay!”

Ming Zaozao hummed a tune, strolled through the garden with her two mommies, and admired the small animal lanterns. Just as they were about to return to the kitchen, Ming Zaozao asked in a childish voice,

“Mama, later, can you draw a flower for Baby?”

She pointed at the center of her forehead: “Like in ‘Flying Kitty’!”

Zhu Yiqiao replied, “Okay, I’ll draw one for Zaozao.”

Ming Zaozao was overjoyed. Seeing her Yima and Auntie Xue Xun, who had woken up and come downstairs, coming into the kitchen, her smile was brighter than the primroses in the garden. She ran over and gave them New Year’s greetings, while Ming Fei and Zhu Yiqiao helped Yan Nanzhi and Yu Qingyan make dumplings.

Yan Nanzhi wanted the two younger ones to go to the living room and watch the New Year’s Day celebration broadcast, but they both replied that they wanted to make dumplings together.

“Okay,” Yan Nanzhi said with a smile, “Then you two see who can make dumplings faster, Qingyan or me.”

After a while, Ming Fei realized that her mother was deliberately slowing down. She smiled, didn’t say anything, and her slender, white hands deftly folded, pinched, and wrapped, making a plate of corn and shrimp dumplings, and celery and beef dumplings, which Zhu Yiqiao and Ming Zaozao both liked.

There were also mushroom and chicken dumplings, cabbage and pork dumplings, and so on.

And she made them beautifully, each plate of dumplings in a different shape. Not only the usual crescent shapes, frilled edges, and ingot shapes, but also rabbit shapes, cherry blossoms, roses, and even little bear dumplings specially made for Ming Zaozao.

Ming Zaozao cheered, “Mommy, Mama, and Grandma are so amazing! Baby wants to eat a hundred!”

Xue Xun, the kitchen disaster, echoed, “Yes, so amazing! Auntie wants to eat… um, twenty!”

Everyone laughed, the atmosphere warm and harmonious.

Even Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan came over, wagging their tails and circling around them.

After breakfast and the last of the New Year’s dumplings, Zhu Yiqiao took a paintbrush and edible rose dye. Ming Fei carried Ming Zaozao to the terrace, helping Zhu Yiqiao paint the pattern from “Flying Kitty” on her forehead.

Ming Zaozao cooperated throughout the whole process, giggling happily from time to time.

0619, receiving Ming Fei’s instructions, turned on its recording function, capturing this scene of the family of three painting together. A moment later, a sunflower pattern, identical to the one on the protagonist of “Flying Kitty,” appeared on Ming Zaozao’s fair forehead.

She looked at herself on the display screen: “Wow~”

“Baby likes it so much!”

Zhu Yiqiao pinched her cheek: “As long as Zaozao likes it.”

Ming Zaozao kissed Mommy and Mama, so happy that she felt like she would transform into Flying Kitty any second! She sat between her two mommies, chattering about the story of Flying Kitty.

Getting thirsty from talking, she took the water bottle from 0619, took a long drink, then waved, said goodbye to Mommy and Mama, and went to the small amusement park with Tuan Tuan, Yuan Yuan, and 0619.

Just as she left the main hall, she ran into Yima and Auntie Xue Xun coming from the garden.

Xu Zhou and Xue Xun first praised Ming Zaozao’s sunflower pattern, then went to the small amusement park with her. Ming Fei and Zhu Yiqiao went to the pond by the garden, with 008 accompanying them for fishing.

The surface of the pond was calm, with no fish in sight.

Ming Fei poured a cup of tea for Zhu Yiqiao: “Jiejie.”

Just as she finished speaking, the float on Zhu Yiqiao’s fishing rod bobbed slightly. She quickly lifted the rod, but it was empty. Seeing this, Ming Fei kissed her on the cheek and coaxed her softly,

“Chief Judge Zhu is so amazing.”

“A fish almost took the bait.”

Like coaxing a child, like coaxing Ming Zaozao.

Zhu Yiqiao put the float back into the pond, turned to look at Ming Fei on her right, first kissed her on the lips, then humbly asked for advice,

“I’m not very good at fishing.”

“Can Teacher Xiao Fei teach me?”

Hearing this, Ming Fei replied seriously, “What is there that you don’t know how to do?”

A smile appeared in Zhu Yiqiao’s eyes: “Is that so? I really don’t know how to fish.”

Ming Fei smiled: “Jiejie knows how.”

Ming Fei didn’t know whether the fish in the pond would bite or not.

But as long as Zhu Yiqiao looked at her, a single glance, and she would willingly take the bait and be hooked.

She didn’t even need a glance.

As long as they were in the same environment, her gaze would automatically seek out Zhu Yiqiao, then wag her metaphorical tail and swim towards her, until she reached Zhu Yiqiao’s side.

Ming Fei didn’t hide these thoughts, honestly telling Zhu Yiqiao, and in the subsequent fishing process, seriously taught Zhu Yiqiao all the practical fishing techniques. Zhu Yiqiao learned quickly, and after more than an hour, she could already fish skillfully.

But in the end, Ming Fei still caught more fish.

Looking at Ming Fei’s smile, Zhu Yiqiao thought, she really resembled a kitten.

Kittens love to eat fish.

Kittens also like to fish.

She was a very clever kitten.

According to Ming Fei’s plan, she was going to give everyone their New Year’s gifts after the fireworks tonight, but after fishing, looking at Zhu Yiqiao’s smile, she couldn’t hide the gift she had prepared for a long time.

And Zhu Yiqiao, as if sensing something, asked about the New Year’s gift as soon as they went upstairs.

Ming Fei stopped at the study door: “Jiejie, are you looking forward to it?”

“Mm.” Zhu Yiqiao said, “I look forward to anything you prepare.”

Ming Fei held Zhu Yiqiao’s hand, pushed the door open, and before retrieving the gift, first received a gentle kiss behind the door. The kiss trailed from her lips to her cheek, and Ming Fei also kissed Zhu Yiqiao between the eyes before walking to the bookshelf in the center on the left and taking out a sapphire blue gift box.

The sunlight outside the French windows was bright, and the flowers in the garden, bathed in sunlight, swayed gently in the wind.

Ming Fei’s heart raced as Zhu Yiqiao untied the ribbon.

Zhu Yiqiao glanced at her, her fingers still moving. The ribbon came loose and fell. She opened the sapphire blue lid and took out the star-blue box inside, then pressed the hidden clasp in the center.

“Click—”

Inside was a retro blue watch. The strap was made primarily of Loshaka crystal, the most expensive material currently available. This crystal was special, its texture very soft, far more comfortable than other popular watch straps on the market.

The watch face was a retro oval shape, its color like the surging star sea they had seen on Star Moon Mountain, beautiful and dreamlike. Twenty-nine small diamonds were inlaid around the dial, and in the center, connecting and supporting the hands, was a high-purity Ophelia blue diamond.

Zhu Yiqiao looked at the watch, and Ming Fei looked at her.

She waited and anticipated Zhu Yiqiao’s reaction, and soon, she saw a smile in Zhu Yiqiao’s eyes. The smile reached the corners of her lips, and Zhu Yiqiao picked up the watch, meeting Ming Fei’s gaze.

“Ah Fei, help me put it on.”

Ming Fei nodded: “Mm.”

She lowered her head and helped Zhu Yiqiao put on the watch: “Jiejie, do you like it?”

Zhu Yiqiao didn’t answer, just asked,

“Did you design it yourself?”

“Mm.” Ming Fei explained, “Because the star sea phenomenon is very complex, and it’s more meaningful to design and make it myself, so I learned for a while.”

Zhu Yiqiao had once told her that the Rose Star she liked existed, and so did she. So, Ming Fei wanted to tell Zhu Yiqiao in this way that the star sea she wanted to see would always exist, and she would always be by her side.

After fastening the clasp, Ming Fei looked up and was immediately kissed by Zhu Yiqiao.

Her soft tongue was like honey, and no matter how long they kissed, it wasn’t enough. When Ming Fei gently bit Zhu Yiqiao’s lip and was about to ask if she liked it, Zhu Yiqiao, looking into her eyes, answered first,

“Thank you, Ah Fei, I like it very much.”

“Ah Fei is really good at fishing. With just a gentle tug, my heart races.”

Saying this, she took Ming Fei’s hand and placed it on her chest: “Do you feel it? It’s beating rapidly because of you.”