Even Lin Shan couldn't persuade Chen Fengjiao, to say nothing of Gu'er and Sui'er. Lin Zheng would sometimes complain to Gu'er that Chen Fengjiao would nag him as if he were a child. But no one could do anything about Chen Fengjiao. Though she loved to nag and her way of thinking was sometimes incomprehensible, she never did anything truly detestable, so everyone put up with it as best they could. Since they were family, they simply started avoiding telling her things.
After the fifteenth of the month, the holiday guests had all departed and everyone had returned to work. Gu'er and Sun Jiaming, too, got busy.
After the New Year, Jiji was already three years old. With Cao Qiu around and his grandmother, Chen Fengjiao, also coming over sometimes, Gu'er no longer had to watch him all day. He was weaned and could run and play on his own, so she didn't need to keep her eyes glued to him anymore.
