The genius thought that Xiao Wu was looking down on him, and the fighting spirit in his eyes intensified as he stared at his back. “I’ll definitely make you compete with me!”

  He would definitely think of a way to make Xiao Wu agree even if he didn’t want to!

  Unfortunately, his words were quickly drowned out by various languages. Xiao Wu didn’t notice or hear him. This award ceremony was held overseas, and Ji Buwang had taken Xiao Wu there to receive the award. It would be a pity to miss such a grand movie festival. Ji Buwang had to take Xiao Wu there to experience it.

  The main reason was that it was a great honor to receive this award. One had to come personally to claim it.

  Xiao Wu was very excited. After winning the award, he got to know some people and even received some offers to work with them. Only then did he return to China feeling satisfied.

  When Xiao Wu returned to the country this time, the media reported the news like crazy again. They were all proud of him.

  Soon after Xiao Wu’s return to the country, the New Year came around. Mu Jingzhe made dumplings with the five kids while listening to Xiao Wu talk about the interesting highlights of the foreign film festival.

  “Everyone called me a genius. I just realized that there are so many geniuses. There are also many overseas.”

  Mu Jingzhe was about to answer when she heard Little Bei say, “That’s right. Geniuses aren’t numerous, but they aren’t that rare either. Everyone called me a genius when I didn’t even win an award at that film festival. However, I’ll definitely win one in the future!

  “I’ll definitely win an award with you next time, Xiao Wu!”

  Little Bei used so much force as she swore that she almost crushed the dumpling.

  “Be careful,” Mu Jingzhe quickly said helplessly. “You can talk, but don’t ruin the dumplings again out of excitement.”

  Although they were only wrapping dumplings during the New Year, there were quite a few types of filling.

  Because Little Bei had used too much strength, one of her dumplings ended up having a funny shape. However, it was fine when it was placed among her siblings’ dumplings.

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  It was true that they were helping make the dumplings, but they couldn’t help adding their own personalities to them. They were clearly taught together, but what everyone learned to make was different.

  Shao Dong wrapped the dumplings in a well-proportioned manner, but they were too well-proportioned. Every single one of them looked copied and pasted. If he wasn’t satisfied with the result, he would secretly put them in Shao Xi’s dumpling portion while the latter wasn’t paying attention.

  Shao Xi didn’t notice Shao Dong’s actions at all. Besides, the dumplings he made had the most bizarre shape. He was always very greedy and he used a lot of filling. In the end, the dumplings turned out too big and he almost couldn’t wrap them up.

  Shao Nan’s dumplings looked a little like steamed buns and gave off a unique vibe. When it was said that his dumplings looked too much like steamed buns, he adjusted until they were steamed dumplings.

  Little Bei’s dumplings were wondrous; every single one of them looked like artwork. She even wanted to make all sorts of shapes and competed with Xiao Wu to see who could shape them more like little chicks. After taking a look, Mu Jingzhe decided to cook them separately.

  Just as she stopped Little Bei and Xiao Wu from having a flour fight, Li Zhaodi arrived.

  This time, Mu Jingzhe had taken the five children to their home in the county city to celebrate the New Year. They didn’t return to Great Eastern Village. Li Zhaodi and the rest were also celebrating the New Year in the county city. At the sight of Li Zhaodi, Little Bei immediately asked where the pig knuckles were.

  “They’re still being stewed. They’ll only taste good when they’ve been stewed well.” Li Zhaodi was stewing a big piece of pig knuckles at home and was prepared to keep it away and celebrate the New Year with everyone.

  Li Zhaodi’s culinary skills were fantastic. The big pig trotters that she stewed were excellent. They were so delicious that Little Bei and the rest missed them.

  In the past, she used to be poor and didn’t have the means to cook good food. Now that she could afford it, Li Zhaodi was very willing to learn how to cook it.

  Mu Jingzhe also liked it very much. She swallowed her saliva and asked, “Where’s Xiao Han? Is he sleeping again?”

  “Yeah, I went to take a look just now. He’s still breathing.”

  It was rare for Mu Han to come home for the New Year. He didn’t want to do anything but sleep. Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng felt heartache for him and simply let him sleep.

  Ever since Shao Dong had started to invest in the electronics industry, Mu Han had been busy. Most of the time, Shao Dong only used his brain and mouth, but Mu Han was the one who really worked.

  They no longer scavenged like before. The reason they had started picking up rubbish back then was because it didn’t require a lot of capital and was suitable for Mu Han and the villagers of Great Eastern Village, who didn’t know anything and had no experience.

  After these two to three years, thanks to Shao Dong’s guidance, everyone had seen the benefits of picking up and collecting rubbish, and so many others went to scavenge too.

  Many people in Great Eastern Village had gone to pick up rubbish before. Seeing that there was profit to be made, smart people in other places also got involved in this line of work, so the competition was huge. Although one could still earn money by doing it well, it couldn’t compare to how things had been before.

  Shao Dong had pulled out in time and taken Mu Han with him. He handed the business over to the others in Great Eastern Village and focused on doing other things.

  Picking up rubbish had been only temporary. Shao Dong also felt heartache for his uncle, Mu Han. On the other hand, after working so hard for so long, Mu Han’s courage, knowledge, and ability had developed. His character was fine as well, so Shao Dong continued to work with him.

  Good Brother had earned a lot of money. As the general manager, Mu Han not only worked but also had a lot of shares. Shao Dong was totally leading Mu Han and earning big money with him.

  Mu Han didn’t dare tell Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng how much money he had earned, for he was afraid that they would feel shocked or proud.

  After working so hard for so many years, Mu Han finally became President Mu. It was something he had never expected when his biological grandmother had belittled him. However, he deserved all this success after developing his capabilities through scavenging. Now, all his hardships had come to an end.

  However, even though he was earning big money and had become the president of a company, it was really hard on Mu Han. Shao Dong gave orders verbally, and Mu Han, his uncle, didn’t dare disobey him. Only by following Shao Dong’s orders could he earn money.

  He had worked hard for a year, working overtime every day. It wasn’t easy for him to rest for a few days during the New Year. He had to take this chance to rest properly.

  As soon as Mu Han returned, he went to sleep. He slept day and night. When he was outside, he slept lightly. When he returned, because he was at home, he felt at ease and slept so soundly that Li Zhaodi even wondered whether he was still alive. During the daytime, she had to go and check if he was still breathing. She had just taken a look at him before coming.

  Mu Jingzhe laughed. “Will you be able to wake him up later?”

  “Definitely. I’ll lure him with the aroma of pig trotters and he’ll definitely get up.” Li Zhaodi seemed very assured. She looked around and asked, “Where’s Shao Qihai?”

  “He went to look for a friend. It’s that comrade of his called Jiang Feng. I should have told you before that he had something to attend to.”

  Li Zhaodi muttered something along the lines of: “What could be so important that he had to personally go over on New Year’s Eve?”

  Mu Jingzhe didn’t say much. She only said that he had to take care of something.

  When Jiang Feng had come to look for Shao Qihai, Mu Jingzhe had met him twice. Jiang Feng had been very enthusiastic. Whenever he saw Mu Jingzhe, he kept calling her ‘sister-in-law’. He was very enthusiastic and respectful, making Mu Jingzhe feel a little puzzled. Later on, he’d even wanted Mu Jingzhe to introduce a girl to him.

  However, Mu Jingzhe wouldn’t help. Instead, he had found one himself. Previously, when Jiang Feng had gotten married, Shao Qihai had gone to the wedding as a guest and even brought the kids along.

  The person Jiang Feng had married was a girl he had met in Ocean City. Back then, she had said that she admired people like them. Later on, they had slowly gotten to know each other.

  Their marriage had originally been quite good, but after less than a year, there seemed to be a conflict between the two of them.

  Mu Jingzhe didn’t know the exact situation and guessed that it had something to do with an affair. Before Shao Qihai had left, he had told Mu Jingzhe a little about it. Jiang Feng was in an especially bad state and was a little rash. He had to go and check on him.