Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1136

Capítulo 1136: Chapter 1130: Self-Deprecation

Shen Kunyang was about to have someone pass the red envelope over, but Bai Qingyu quickly stood up and bowed respectfully to Shen Kunyang, accepting the red envelope with both hands: “Thank you, Uncle Shen!”

Shen Kunyang nodded with a smile. Before he could speak, Bai Jinzhi had already stood up and bowed to Shen Kunyang first, smiling as she said: “Uncle Shen, Happy New Year! Wishing you peace and health, and may you live to a hundred without aging!”

A group of people burst into laughter at Bai Jinzhi’s playful demeanor. Shen Kunyang immediately handed over the red envelope: “Fourth Miss, Happy New Year! In the new year, may you have peace and happiness! Naturally… it would be even better if you could find a good young man to protect our Fourth Miss!”

Bai Jinzhi took the red envelope with both hands, smiling: “Do I even need a man to protect me? I am invincible! Uncle Shen, if you don’t believe me, we can spar later!”

“You’re getting more and more unruly!” Bai Qingyan jokingly chided Bai Jinzhi with a smile.

“Xiao Ruohai, this is the red envelope from Uncle Shen for you. My red envelope isn’t as substantial as Doctor Hong’s, so don’t hold it against me!” Shen Kunyang looked at Xiao Ruohai with a warm smile, feeling quite reassured that Xiao Ruohai could return to the battlefield with Bai Qingyan.

Xiao Ruohai hurried forward, paid his respects to Shen Kunyang, offered auspicious words, and accepted the red envelope with both hands.

“If the Vice Commander knew that you have grown so accomplished, he would surely be comforted!” Shen Kunyang greatly admired Xiao Ruohai. He glanced at Shen Qingzhu beside him and then said to Xiao Ruohai, “The Vice Commander always wished to see you start a family, so you must seize the opportunity!”

Xiao Ruohai lowered his gaze, glancing at Shen Qingzhu who was eating dumplings with her head down, and responded in a muffled voice before stepping back.

Shen Kunyang then smiled at Shen Qingzhu who was sitting beside him: “Qingzhu, this is the red envelope from your godfather! Your godfather also hopes to see you marry soon!”

Shen Qingzhu accepted the red envelope with both hands and thanked him. On such a festive occasion, she didn’t want to dampen her godfather’s mood by saying she planned to remain by Young Miss’s side all her life and didn’t intend to marry. So she said, “Once Young Miss has unified the realm, Qingzhu will surely consider marriage seriously, godfather need not worry.”

“Young General Bai! Look… Doctor Hong has given a red envelope! So has old Shen! You can’t refuse the red envelope from old Cheng!” Cheng Yuanzhi took out the red envelopes he prepared for several children, distributing them with a cheerful smile.

“Oh dear! How come no one gave me a heads-up about preparing red envelopes!” Yang Wuce looked regretful, “I didn’t prepare anything at all!”

“We old folks are just relying on our age to join in the fun. Why are you, a young chap, getting involved?” Shen Kunyang said to Yang Wuce with a smile.

Lu Yuanpeng noticed Doctor Hong, Shen Kunyang, and Cheng Yuanzhi giving red envelopes to the Bai sisters and Bai Wulang, and even to Shen Qingzhu, feeling a bit envious, he urged Sima Ping to join him in asking for red envelopes.

“Lu Yuanpeng, aren’t you ashamed? Does Doctor Hong even know who you are?” Sima Ping scowled at Lu Yuanpeng with his eyes, “If your grandfather knew you were asking Doctor Hong, who doesn’t even know you, for New Year’s money, he’d surely punish you!”

“Doctor Hong doesn’t know me, but we know General Shen! Let’s go to General Shen!” Lu Yuanpeng wasn’t actually after the red envelopes; he just missed his grandfather and parents, as well as his older brother and sister.

Last year, during the New Year, he was in the southern frontier and couldn’t witness the Bai sisters handing out red envelopes like this. It was lively with the soldiers below, which helped ease his homesickness somewhat.

Today, watching the Bai sisters hand out red envelopes in such a lively manner, he couldn’t help but think of his own family. If he were at the Lu Mansion in Dadu today, his grandfather, uncle, aunt, parents, sister, and brother would undoubtedly have given him red envelopes. Who could resist, since he’s the youngest!

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