Chapter 135: 135: Christmas Day

Chapter 135: 135: Christmas Day The preparation for Christmas was finished even before Christmas Eve had arrived. The Yue family, together with Taiyang and Tan Bingyu, spent time waiting for Christmas's arrival in their mansion at the Moonlight Lake Mansion. Tan Bingyu went home on Christmas Eve to spend Christmas with her family and clan. On the morning of December 25, she went to the mansion to resume her duties to serve the mistress. When Yue Xuexia opened her eyes in the morning of December 25th, Taiyang, who would usually be there to wake her up, was not around. Thinking about the feast that was prepared to be served all day, she believed that Taiyang had gone to the mansion's dining hall. Yawns~ "Had Yangyang raided the dining table at home again?" asked Yue Xuexia. [He is currently having an eating competition with youngsters of your Xia Clan. Also, some of your relatives from your mother's side had come over, including your grandmother.] "Oh no, I need to hurry. System, please sign me in first!" said Yue Xuexia. [Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained 85% Shares of Roll-Royce Motor Cars.] "Thank you, System! It was such a nice Christmas Gift!" said Yue Xuexia. [Um. Merry Christmas, Xue'er!] Upon hearing that even her grandma Hialun had arrived, Yue Xuexia abruptly opened her eyes and ran to the bathroom to freshen up. It took awhile for her to choose her clothes after bathing and it lasted for an hour before Yue Xuexia went down to meet the guests of their house. She chose to wear a simple one-piece long black knitted dress with long sleeves and flat shoes. She also grabbed her phone and a small bag full of red packets to be given to the children who come over to celebrate Christmas with them. Suddenly, someone knocked on her door, and a low yet mellow male voice was heard coming outside, calling her name with intimacy. "Xiao Xue, are you awake? Aunt and Uncle told me to call you to eat." This man was one of her elder cousins from her mother's side, Xia Jian. His father is one of her mother's elder brothers. He had been married and had two daughters. His second daughter, Xia Mianyu, was her godchild, as she was chosen by her cousin during the baptism of Mianyu. His eldest daughter, Xia Xianyu, was the godchild of Yue Jixia. Upon opening the door, Yue Xuexia smiled at her cousin, as they actually got along well. Before this elder cousin brother was married, he would visit their house and would even cook some simple dishes for her, especially when her parents were abroad. Xia Jian grinned and patted her hair. "Good, you're awake. Come and eat. I will reheat the food for you. Merry Christmas, Xiao Xue!" "Merry Christmas, Jian-ge~" Yue Xuexia pulled two small boxes from her room and passed them to Xia Jian. Xia Jian pats her head and doesn't accept the gifts from her. "There is no need to give me a gift. Just give it to your goddaughter." "They have their part. This is for you and Sister Lian from me. Are you sure you don't like it? It's that couple you are dreaming of~" said Yue Xuexia. Xia Jian's eyes sparkled when he heard about that couple's watch, which cost a few hundred thousand, which he plans to save money to buy after he has enough savings. Who would have thought that his little cousin sister would give it to him this easily. He was hesitating to accept it and when he planned not to accept such an expensive gift, Yue Xuexia forced them in his hands. "Take it! It's my gift! You can't decline. Moreover, it cost less than my goddaughter's gift~" said Yue Xuexia as she went down carrying the gift for Xia Mianyu. She walks away before Xia Jian can return the gift to her. Xia Jian had no choice but to accept the gift, as Yue Xuexia wouldn't accept the return, no matter what he said. Of course, he accepted it before Yue Xuexia got angry at him for not accepting her gift. The two of them went down and saw that the whole living room was filled with the familiar faces of her uncles and aunts from both her mother's and father's sides. They were all happily talking with her parents. As for Yue Jixia, she had a long line of children who were all considered her godchildren, waiting for her gifts. Behind her is a small hill of gifts she had obviously prepared for the children. As for Yue Ruxia, she also has a set of godchildren under her name, and she is now being chased around by them as she didn't prepare proper gifts. Once she is caught, she has no choice but to send an online money transfer to the cellphones her godchildren have with them. The godchildren of Yue Xuexia, upon noticing her arrival, all stood up, preparing to approach her, but they were all stunned to see how gorgeous their godmother is. They were stunned and staring at her with a dumbfounded look. She smiled at them and said with a smile, "Godmother will eat first. After I eat, you guys can come with me to get your gifts, okay~?" "Okay, Fairy Godmother!" The children collectively shouted. This honest and cheerful response made the other adults in the area laugh happily. Usually, these brats don't listen to their own parents, but before their beautiful aunt, they were all obedient little babies. Yue Xuexia went to the kitchen and greeted all his aunts, uncles, and cousins on the way. There are also some cousins who were jokingly asking for gifts and instead were gifted small red packets. After all, they aren't children, and a few hundred were enough for them to spend at will. Xue Jian saw his shy second daughter coming over and was staring at her godmother, Yue Xuexia, who was eating. It seems that she had been crying as her elder sister got a Christmas gift from Yue Jixia, but none was prepared for her. Her mother said that her godmother was still sleeping and asked her to wait for her to wake up, and she would definitely receive a gift for her. "Mianmian, where's your mother?" asked Xia Jian. Xia Mianyu glanced at Yue Xuexia, who was smiling at her, and looked at her father, then said, "Mommy is helping with serving food to grandmas and grandpas." Xia Jian carried her second daughter to his lap and asked again, "Where is your elder sister?" "Jiejie is playing with the other with her new doll," said Xia Mianyu as he grabbed her cute little dress, lowering her head as if she wanted to cry. "They don't want to play with me as I don't have any toys with me. Sniffles~" "Don't cry, darling. Come with Godmother; your gift is with me," said Yue Xuexia as she helped wipe the little baby girl's tear with a clean tissue and took her from her father, carrying her effortlessly within her arms. She stood up and carried Xia Mianyu with her. Carrying Xia Mianyu with her, Yue Xuexia walked out of the dining hall, and her other godchildren were waiting patiently with her. "Fairy Godmother!" said the children. Upon hearing this title, Xia Jian could be helped by muffled laughter. Pfft~ He got a glare from Yue Xuexia in exchange, then she turned her head and smiled towards the children. "Do you guys know your names?" "Yes, Fairy Godmother!" "Can you read your own names?" "Yes~" "Good! Come with godmother. Let's play a game, and I will give you gifts and red packets. Follow me!" said Yue Xuexia. The children cheered when they heard about their godmother playing games with them and receiving both the gift and the red packet. They followed Yue Xuexia and Xia Jian like little ducklings. Some adults on sight even took a photo of such a funny scene. Yue Xuexia brought the children to the tall Christmas tree. Under it were gifts of countless sizes and gift wrappings; there were so many that the children's eyes were glowing. Unfortunately, they couldn't come over as the gate was locked. Yue Xuexia put down Xia Mianyu, took a golden key, and unlocked the gate. Before she allowed the children to go inside, she explained the mechanics of the game. Each present had some kind of question or puzzle that could be easily solved by these children. Yue Xuexia said with a gentle yet cheerful voice, "Listen, children~ Inside are some gifts godmother prepared for you. There should be two or three gifts under your names. Find them, solve a small puzzle, win a game, or solve a question to get your gifts." "Remember, you can run around inside without fighting! No pushing! No shouting or crying! Bad babies don't get gifts. If there is something you can't solve, find your siblings or parents to help you. Does everyone understand?" The children collectively answered, "Yes, Fairy Godmother!" Only when Yue Xuexia stopped blocking the gate did the children run inside to find their gifts with their names on them. It was like a treasure hunting game, which children enjoyed playing the most. Xia Jian looked interested in this scene and happily watched the brats running around. Xia Jian rubs his chin and says, "This is an interesting game you prepare for the kids. With this, they wouldn't run around much." "Don't worry. There's also an adult version at night when the children fall asleep. There should be an extra gift under your name inside~" said Yue Xuexia, and she noticed Xia Mianyu didn't run around like the other children and instead grabbed her father's pants. Yue Xuexia nudged her cousin, "Jian-ge, look down." When Xia Jian saw his shy second daughter, he immediately picked her up. "What's wrong, baby? You don't want to play inside?" "Want! But Godmother said you can bring Daddy inside. Daddy, come with me~" Xia Mianyu said. Yue Xuexia chuckles. "Go with her! I will go call the other children to come play inside as well." "Well, we will be going then," said Xia Jian, but his daughter stopped him again. "What's wrong, Mianmian?" "I have something to say to my godmother!" said Xia Mianyu. Yue Xuexia smiled at her and came over, as she wanted. Suddenly, Yue Xuexia felt soft, small lips that kissed her cheeks. Then an adorable baby girl's voice was heard: "Thank you, godmother. Merry Christmas!" Seeing this, Yue Xuexia also kissed the little girl and said, "Merry Christmas, Mianmian~" The whole festive event lasted until midnight. When it was already the beginning of the next day, some people started to leave, and some stayed over to sleep and left the next morning. The children played a lot, ate a lot, and even received a lot of gifts from the adults. Xia Jian and his family were among the relatives that stayed over to help with the cleaning. They choose to bring over their sleeping daughters to the guest room prepared for them and help count their gift money from the adults. Xia Mianmian got a huge white teddy bear with a cute pink dress, and she loves it a lot, while her elder sister got a Barbie doll. Their red packets were now being split between their mother and father. There are some red packets without names and exquisite ones like the one they received from the Yue family. Just as they were opening the red packets for their daughters, they opened the ones from the Yue family. It's a small brocade red envelope with golden ingot designs. For some reason, upon seeing the envelope, Xia Jian and his wife are afraid of opening it. Mama Xia said, "Husband, these are the ones left. Five red envelopes from the five members of the Yue family. Xianxian and Mianmian received one each from their grandparents and aunts. For some reason, the thickness of each envelope makes me scared to open it. Especially the one Xianxian got from her godmother." "Hm~ on the other hand, the one Mianmian got from Xiao Xue is thinner yet hard. I feel that this is... something I shouldn't open or I would be shocked to death," said Xia Jian. The couple looked at each other and nervously opened the red packets from the Yue family. As expected, there is a lot of cash inside. The one from Yue Jixia is as thick as half a brick and when they opened it there was at least 100,000 RMB inside. "1-100K! Can we return this!?" What is more shocking is the one inside the red packet from Yue Xuexia. There's a bank booklet and a card. Xia Jian trembling opened the bank booklet and the couple peered at the savings inside. The couple both exclaimed in shock, "O-O-One Million RMB!!!" Just when they planned to return it to Yue Xuexia, a letter fell from the red packet, saying, {No returns! That's what I owe Mianmian all these years! Keep it for her until she is an adult.}