This Spring Festival was the happiest and most delightful one Ji Baby has had since he was born.
Although he felt a bit regretful that his beloved Sister wasn’t there to accompany him, overall, it was still much happier and more delightful than past Spring Festivals.
Because, in the past, his dad, who used to fulfill his duty by just having a al with him before disappearing, stayed with him from New Year’s Eve this year, eating the reunion dinner together, watching the New Year’s fireworks, and sleeping on the sa big bed to welco the arrival of the new year.
On the first day of the new year, the father and son did not return to the big house, but instead drove to a resort in the suburbs to soak in a hot spring. Afterward, Ji Baby carried a basket to the vegetable field to pick vegetables and lons. For dinner, they enjoyed the specialty farmhouse dishes that Baby picked by himself at the resort...
On the second day of the new year, the father and son returned to the big house. After paying respects to Mr. Ji for the new year, they swam for most of the day in the heated swimming pool at the mansion. In the evening, they were invited by Yang Sheng to a seafood feast. Around nine o’clock, Ji the Gluttonous returned ho contentedly, holding his round, full belly...
On the third day of the new year, the father and son drove to the largest wildlife park in the neighboring city. They strolled around inside at first, with Ji Baby walking, but after he got tired, he acted cutely towards his stern-faced dad, and Ji Rui carried him. Later, when Ji Baby felt he wasn’t getting a good enough view, Ji Rui simply let him sit on his shoulders...
On the fourth day of the new year, exhausted from several days of fun, Baby snuggled in Ji Rui’s arms and slept until midday. The bright sun filled the room, and only then did the father and son lazily get up. They called for delivery of a big pile of food, including pizza, burgers, and fried chicken, and the two sat on the carpet eating chicken legs with one hand while playing Aeroplane Chess with the other...
On the fifth day of the new year...
On the sixth day of the new year...
On the seventh day of the new year...
During the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, Ji Baby spent every day with his cold-faced dad. In these few days, the ti they spent together almost surpassed the cumulative ti of the past few years, and the bond between the father and son grew rapidly.
So much so that later, one day, the cheeky little Ji Baby hugged President Ji’s neck and teased, "Hey, buddy, where should we go for fun tomorrow?"
In response, his expressionless dad gave him a firm smack on his little butt.
Regarding this, Ji Baby pouted on the phone to complain to his dear Sister, while on the other side, Le Tong laughed uncontrollably.
Le Tong sent a photo of her wearing a down jacket matching Baby’s, standing in the snow, to Ji Baby. Soon, Ji Baby returned a photo on his phone to Le Tong, showing him and his stern-faced dad along with Le Tong all happily smiling together, dressed in the sa color and style.
That photo, showing no trace of being Photoshopped, was labeled: A Happy Family.
Le Tong didn’t know whose handiwork it was, nor did she care about the reaction or thoughts of the still stern-faced President Ji when he saw it, she just saved the photo with moist eyes on her phone and backed it up on the cloud storage along with many photos of Ji Baby.
The deal to lease a mountaintop with partners was almost entirely settled, and even the people they needed to hire in the spring had all been contacted, so during the Spring Festival, Le Tong followed Zhang Yi and his wife to visit their relatives and friends to pay New Year’s greetings.
Of course, Le Tong could have politely refused their enthusiastic invites, but she feared that if she quieted down, she’d start missing Ji Baby, who’s far away in R City. So she accepted every invite, following Zhang Yi and his company everywhere to eat and drink.
The people in the small town are all very warm-hearted, as long as they’re acquaintances, they would casually drink and eat together and chat. Le Tong, who was already good with words and had a decent alcohol tolerance, had a great ti in this simple and easy-going place, where people let their guard down, and she quickly beca familiar with Zhang Yi’s circle of friends and relatives during the few days of the Spring Festival holiday.
The weight she lost from working overti at Ji Family all ca back in these few days, so when she was online chatting with Ji Baby on the seventh day of the new year, the sharp-eyed Ji Baby instantly noticed sothing different about Le Tong.
"Sister, you’ve beco more beautiful..."
If they were face-to-face at that mont, the little guy’s chubby finger would definitely have poked her rosy cheek without hesitation.
"Really?"
Le Tong smiled from the corners of her eyes and unconsciously touched her softened and thus more beautiful face.
"Baby has beco more handso too!"
Le Tong also noticed with her keen eyes that Ji Baby’s face had beco rounder, and he even developed a little bit of a double chin. His round face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes matched with a cute mushroom haircut made Le Tong, who was far away, want to rush through the broadband network to him and give his round, plump little face a big kiss.
Ji Baby also touched his face, and feeling a bit wronged, said, "Baby has gained weight, Daddy says Baby is like a ball now... Whenever Baby gets rowdy, Daddy kicks Baby and tells Baby to roll..."
Nearby, pretending to be busy with a laptop, Ji Rui rolled his eyes at his son. Wasn’t it just earlier today when he dragged the little guy out of bed, and the little guy clung to his waist not wanting to get up, so he patted his little round butt and told him to roll?
Every little thing he has to complain about to his Sister, it seems this dad’s doing a pretty poor job.
Although Ji Rui thought this way jokingly, he wasn’t opposed to the state maintained among the three of them. Staring at the slightly chubbier Le Tong on the screen, he suddenly rembered sothing.
"I’ve asked Aunt Huang to deposit your quarterly and annual bonuses into your account. Check when you have ti to see if they’ve been credited."
On the screen, Le Tong’s face showed surprise, perhaps due to Ji Rui’s sudden interruption or because of what he said.
"Didn’t I resign? Why is there still a quarterly bonus?"
Ji Rui gave her a glare that she couldn’t see, and his cold voice traveled across the network to her ears.
"I’m not as stingy as you think! Those are rightfully yours!"
Of course, Le Tong had her quarterly and annual bonuses because she’s still an employee of Ji Family; only her status notes read "on leave."
As for when this leave status would change, only two people knew—President Ji or Le Tong.
Le Tong said nothing, probably unsure of how to respond.
Say thank you?
That doesn’t seem right, because those are rightfully hers. Her hard work at Ji Family over almost a year is well known.
Say nothing and just comfortably accept it?
That doesn’t seem quite right either, because resigning was her unilateral decision, and it should have caused a lot of inconvenience for Ji Rui at work...
[Update One]
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