95: New Year gifts

Only then did Wang Chen realize they were all wearing various styles of pajamas.

Why did it feel like there was one more person nearby?

Wang Chen rubbed his eyes and counted again.

Seven?

The extra person was shrinking behind Liu Yan, wrapped tightly in a quilt, only showing half a head from behind Liu Yan; Wang Chen couldn't see who it was yet.

Then he heard Du Ruoxi speak, her voice tinged with a smile: "Yang Yang, this is a New Year's gift we sisters meticulously prepared for you. You're getting a real bargain."

Wang Chen's mind buzzed.

A New Year's gift? All together? This... wasn't this the scene he had always dreamed of?

He swallowed hard: "Uh... who's the extra person?"

The "zongzi" in the corner moved, and the quilt slipped down a bit, revealing a face that Wang Chen hadn't expected.

Yi Yao.

This girl's face was as red as a cooked shrimp, her eyes were darting around, and her voice was so small that Wang Chen almost didn't hear her: "Brother Chen... I... Sister Ruoxi and the others pulled me here..."

Yang Li was trying hard to hold back her laughter nearby: "Yao Yao, that's not what you said just now. You said you also liked Brother Chen and wanted to join our big family."

"I... I didn't!" Yi Yao buried her face in the quilt.

Du Ruoxi explained with a smile: "This girl has had feelings for you for a long time, she was just too embarrassed to say it. Tonight, when we sisters were chatting about this, she let it slip, so we..."

Wang Chen understood.

He looked at the seven women on the bed, each with a different style but all equally stunning, his heart beating like a drum.

"So... you all passed this collectively?" he asked.

"Mhm," Du Ruoxi nodded. "One more won't hurt, one less wouldn't matter. Besides, Yao Yao is quite cute, and we all like her."

Then she added: "But let's make this clear, this is a special case. If you want to bring anyone else home in the future, it must go through a vote by all of us."

"Right, right, right!" Yang Li raised her hand. "If more than half oppose, they can't come in!"

Wang Chen smiled: "Alright, I'll listen to you all."

He walked to the other side of the bed and looked at Yi Yao: "Yao Yao, are you sure? No regrets?"

Yi Yao showed half her face from the quilt, looking into Wang Chen's eyes with determination: "No regrets. I like Brother Chen, and I want to be with the sisters too."

"Alright then." Wang Chen leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Welcome to the family."

Yi Yao's face turned even redder, but the way she looked at Wang Chen was as if her gaze could spin silk.

Everything that followed happened naturally.

The moonlight was gentle, and the temperature in the room gradually rose.

For the first time, Wang Chen experienced what "happy troubles" meant!

There were too many people; he couldn't take care of everyone at once.

In the end, Du Ruoxi took command. "Line up! One by one! No cutting in line!"

Yang Li protested: "Sister Ruoxi, you're abusing your power as the Head Wife!"

"Exactly!" He Li also laughed. "We should draw lots!"

Ultimately, it was decided by age, as Du Ruoxi had set.

After the commotion lasted until late into the night, the women were all exhausted. Yi Yao even fell straight asleep with a smile on her lips.

Wang Chen held Du Ruoxi and asked softly, "When did you plan this?"

"Just tonight," Du Ruoxi leaned into his arms. "When we came back after the fireworks, the few of us were chatting upstairs, and Yao Yao let it slip. I saw that she was sincere toward you and is quite simple, so I suggested... giving you a special New Year's gift."

"It is indeed special." Wang Chen kissed her forehead. "Thank you."

"What's there to thank?" Du Ruoxi closed her eyes. "As long as you're happy, we're happy."

Wang Chen was incredibly moved.

With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

The next morning, Wang Chen woke up feeling refreshed.

He went downstairs quietly, afraid of waking the women who were still sleeping.

In the living room downstairs, Chen Yi, Chen Long, and Ling Ran were already waiting.

"Good morning, Boss."

"Morning." Wang Chen sat down. "Chen Yi, there's something I want to discuss with you."

"Please go ahead."

"Back in my hometown, because of the economic downturn in recent years, oranges have been unsellable year after year. The fruit farmers work hard all year, but after costs, they don't make much money," Wang Chen said. "I plan to acquire several large supermarkets to build our own sales channel. In the future, we'll buy oranges from my hometown at prices higher than the market rate and sell them in our own supermarkets. The high-quality ones can even be exported."

Chen Yi's eyes lit up: "That's a great idea. It can help the fellow villagers and build a brand at the same time."

"Look into it as soon as possible," Wang Chen said. "Which supermarkets need to be acquired, how much capital is required—make a proposal for me."

"Understood," Chen Yi noted it down. "One more thing, regarding the private jet, Xu Xiyuan's family matters have been handled, and she can report for duty on the fifth day of the lunar new year. The other four flight attendants are already in place."

"Xu Xiyuan..." Wang Chen repeated the name. "Alright, let her report on the fifth."

As they were speaking, footsteps came from upstairs.

Du Ruoxi was the first to come down, wearing loungewear; she looked well, but there was a trace of fatigue in her eyes.

Then came Qin Qing, Yang Li, He Li, Xiang Tingting, and Liu Yan.

Each one was glowing, but their eyes similarly betrayed their exhaustion.

The last one down was Yi Yao. This girl was still wearing the same pajamas as last night, her hair was a mess, and her eyes were half-open, like she was sleepwalking.

"Morning..." she greeted weakly.

Yang Li snickered: "Yao Yao, didn't sleep well last night?"

Yi Yao blushed: "It... it was okay."

"Okay?" Qin Qing also laughed. "How come I heard someone calling out for Brother Chen?"

"I didn't!" Yi Yao rushed over to cover her mouth.

The women burst into laughter.

Chen Yi and Chen Long looked at each other and silently lowered their heads—see no evil, hear no evil.

Wang Chen coughed: "Alright, stop messing around. Let's have breakfast."

Breakfast was prepared by the housekeeper and was very hearty.

During the meal, Wang Chen mentioned the supermarket acquisition.

Du Ruoxi nodded: "This is a good idea. I can also sell them in Chenxi Pavilion's livestream room to help promote the oranges from our hometown."

"Right!" Yang Li raised her hand. "I can too! I have hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok now!"

"I have over a hundred thousand too!" He Li said.

Liu Yan said gently: "The hotel can also purchase them to make specialty fruit platters."

Xiang Tingting added：“You can also make orange-related desserts.，afternoon tea。”

Wang Chen smiled: "See, this is the power of numbers."

Yi Yao looked up then, her eyes bright: "Brother Chen, I can use technical means to promote it across the entire network! I'll guarantee that the whole country knows about Yi City Oranges!"

"Good, I'll leave it all to you." Wang Chen was very satisfied.

After breakfast, Chen Yi was about to head off to work on the supermarket acquisition when Wang Chen stopped him.

"What's the rush? Today is only the first day of the Lunar New Year. Rest for a few days and start after the third."

"Boss, I..."

"That's an order." Wang Chen patted his shoulder. "You've worked hard all year; you should take a break. Have you spent time with your family?"