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"No... it's okay, we'll just go back home to eat," Mother Xiao hurriedly and politely declined.
"Come on, it's already so late," Liu Xiaojun hurriedly shook his head, then said, "It's too late to go home and prepare New Year's Eve dinner."
"It's no big deal, just a few dishes," Mother Xiao really felt embarrassed.
"Aunt Xiao, it's more fun with more people," Liu Xiaojun smiled and said, "If you go home, it will just be you and Xiao Han, so cold and quiet. It's better if we all have New Year's Eve dinner together. That's more festive. Let's go, won't you accept if I ask like this?"
Liu Xiaojun had already said so much. Naturally, Mother Xiao felt too embarrassed to refuse and reluctantly agreed.