Thank you

To be honest, people's food, clothing, housing and transportation are really average in this era, but even so, it is still more lively than the New Year in her previous life.

Chinese New Year is a big event for the Chinese people. After a year of hard work, no matter they are wealthy or poor, they will generously eat and drink well during these few days to wish for good luck in the coming year. They will also take this free time to chat with relatives and friends and keep in touch.

Since they had left their hometown, naturally they had no social interactions. Apart from being a little homesick, Xu Nian felt more free. Except for getting up early on the first day of the New Year to exercise, he slept until noon on the rest of the days. Especially on the third day of the New Year, they went to see a movie and came back quite late. Today, he found a good excuse to sleep in.

Xu Nian slept peacefully. Xu Hongqi saw that it was getting late and he felt uncomfortable lying down all the time. He thought with amusement that this was probably the hard life that Xu Nian often talked about.

We made a lot of dumplings at home and put them on the kitchen windowsill. The weather was so cold that every breath was covered with mist. I picked up a dozen frozen dumplings and prepared to make sour soup dumplings.

He put a big piece of wood at the bottom of the pot to boil water, and then went to the yard to wash. The water from the pressurized well was warm, which he thought was just right. Xu Nian couldn't stand it in the morning, so he had to give her hot water.

Just as he was about to brush his teeth, he saw blood when he spit out the foam. He clicked his tongue and knew without thinking that it was because she had eaten too many roasted peanuts in the past few days and had a sore throat. Thinking that today was the third day of the junior high school, he had to talk to her. He didn't understand. What's so fun about blocking the holes of the honeycomb with peanuts? After roasting them, she didn't eat them herself, and all of them went into his mouth.

After the water boiled, Xu Hongqi filled the thermos and put it away. He then took out the fish soup he had scooped out yesterday from the kitchen cabinet and put it into the pot. After the soup in the pot boiled again, he threw the dumplings into the pot and finished.

I didn't cover the pot, letting the aroma of the food spread everywhere, without worrying that the lazy guy wouldn't get up.

The person who was sleeping soundly with her eyes closed sniffed and smacked her lips from time to time. Her adoptive parents had prepared a table full of delicious food to celebrate their son's return home from vacation. She was also very happy. Although she usually ate well, it was all made with common ingredients. But as long as her adoptive brother came back, the table at home would be filled with fresh food from all over the world. After being cooked by the nanny, each dish was so delicious that it was dazzling. She moved her chopsticks happily, and the plate was empty in a short while, and then Xu Hongqi's face suddenly appeared on the glowing plate.

The cold-eyed man reached through the plate and pinched her face, saying unhappily, "Is the food in our family really that delicious? Huh?"

Xu Nian felt a pain on his face, and he opened his eyes with a start, slowly letting out a sigh of relief, "It turned out to be a dream."

The quilt was warm. She stretched out her limbs on the bed, then got out of the quilt. She felt cold and huddled back in quickly.

He turned his head to the door and shouted, "Brother Hongqi, is the meal ready?"

The meal was ready. Xu Hongqi was smoking some unburned firewood. He laughed angrily when he heard the shout. Finally, he replied in a bad mood: "Come out and wash up quickly. It's late. Don't get angry after I finish eating."

"That means the meal is ready." After Xu Nian finished speaking to him, she quickly got up. Countless experiences told her that the longer she took, the harder it would be to get up.

She is now wearing the red dress made by Xu's mother. Looking in the mirror, she feels very satisfied. Today is also a beautiful day.

I ran straight to the kitchen after leaving the house. Xu Hongqi was taking out bowls and chopsticks to serve rice.

Xu Nian peeked into the pot and nodded with satisfaction, which made Xu Hongqi's hands itchy again.

She looked at Xu Hongqi looking at her, blinked cutely, then looked at the army blue enamel washbasin that was already filled with water for washing her face, chuckled, and made a heart shape at Xu Hongqi.

Xu Hongqi's heart skipped a beat, and he sighed, feeling that he was doomed, as he had been manipulated by a lazy little guy.

As usual, the two of them sat in Xu Hongqi's house to eat. Xu Nian drank a mouthful of soup and squinted his eyes happily.

Oh my god, no wonder Tietou and the others think about the New Year every day. The New Year is so great!

“Is it really that delicious?”

Xu Nian hummed, swallowed the soup, and then said, "You made it so delicious, it's so delicious that it makes my eyebrows drop."

Xu Hongqi raised the corner of his mouth, "How can you be so good at talking?"

Xu Nian stared at him with sparkling eyes, "Teacher Xu teaches well."

After eating a bite of dumplings, he continued, "My aunt's friends are really nice. Not only did they rent us a house, they also sent us delicious food during the New Year and other festivals."

The fish the two enjoyed was sent by the landlord on the third day of the New Year. It was mainly because the landlord took care of the younger generation for Xu Qingli's sake. You know, it's not easy to get some meat nowadays. It is usually marinated with salt and eaten slowly.

Xu Hongqi nodded and said, "You don't have to feel burdened. I've already given them gifts in return."

"When did you reply? How come I didn't know?" Xu Nian thought he didn't notice.

As they were asking questions, they suddenly heard a knock on the door. They looked at each other and wondered who would come to see them at this time.

No one locked the front door during the New Year. Xu Nian didn't move and called out to the door, "Who is it?"

After a while, she heard footsteps approaching, and then a voice came, "It's Mitsuki."

Xu Nian turned around and looked at Xu Hongqi. After Xu Hongqi put the dishes on the table, he stood up and opened the door.

The door of the house opened, and the person who came was blocked tightly by Xu Hongqi's body. The two of them said something at the door. Their voices were too soft, and Xu Nian couldn't hear clearly. She pouted and stuffed a dumpling into her mouth.

While he was chewing, the two people at the door seemed to have finally finished their greetings, and Xu Hongqi welcomed them into the house.

As soon as Qi Meiyue crossed the threshold, she smiled and said to Xu Nian, "Happy New Year!"

Xu Nian naturally stood up and replied, "Happy New Year!"

Xu Hongqi brought a bench over and said to Qi Meiyue, "Sit down."

"Have you eaten? I'll go get you some food."

Qi Meiyue's butt just touched the bench when she stood up again. "Don't bother, I've already eaten. You guys should eat quickly, or the food will get cold."

Xu Hongqi didn't force it, but he didn't sit down either. Instead, he turned around and walked a few steps, took the snack boxes for both of them, put them on the table, and asked Qi Meiyue to eat.

Qi Meiyue didn't hesitate this time and grabbed a handful of melon seeds in her hand.

Xu Hongqi sat down and picked up his bowl and chopsticks to eat. The space between the three of them was very quiet, with only the sound of chewing.

The meal always had to be finished. Xu Nian thought that they probably had something to talk about, so she consciously cleaned up the dishes and left.

There was hot water in the pot. She used a piece of wood to dig some ash and used it to scrub the pot to remove the oil. It hurt her hands a little, but she quickly washed them and ran back to the house to apply some hand oil, which made her hands look moist and tender.

After wiping my hands, I habitually picked up the hand oil and was about to go find Xu Hongqi, but then I thought they were probably still chatting and became too lazy to go. Reading a novel is no better than watching the two of them.

She took out the IV bottle from under the quilt and filled herself with a bottle of hot water. Then she lay on the bed holding the hot bottle and started reading. She didn't want to wait for him to join her.

She had read half of the novel last time, so she went back and read two pages before continuing to flip through the pages. She was a little distracted at the beginning, but soon she was already in the second dimension. When one elbow got tired, she switched to the other. After an unknown amount of time, she felt her hands go numb, so she stood up and quickly shook her arms.

Xu Hongqi walked into her room and saw it. He frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Xu Nian didn't answer but asked, "Why did you come in without knocking?"

"Last time you said I didn't need to knock during the day."

Xu Nian paused, clearly remembering something, but still said in a playful manner, "Why don't I remember?"

Xu Hongqi didn't know what he had done to offend her, so he simply changed the subject, "I asked Meiyue to stay for lunch before leaving. What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"casual."

"There's no such thing as a casual dish. If you don't tell me, I'll just eat scrambled eggs with onions and hand-rolled noodles."

Xu Nian became unhappy instantly. She especially hated onions, which were not common in winter. When Xu Hongqi first bought them back at a high price, he thought Xu Nian would be happy, but it turned out that she didn't like them.

It was obvious that he was doing this on purpose. Xu Nian stubbornly said, "Whatever."

It was obvious that they were having a quarrel, so he asked coaxingly, "How did I offend you?"

He spoke so kindly that it was difficult for Xu Nian to argue with him. After thinking about it, she was the one who spoke first and hated misunderstandings the most, so she simply said, "I just saw that you were awkward with her."

Xu Hongqi immediately understood what she meant. This was because she cared about his past relationship with Meiyue. Thinking about it, he did care about Meiyue a little more. He knew it was because of his parents and their childhood affection, but Xu Nian didn't know. If he explained it to her, he didn't want to expose the past events in front of her. He would feel embarrassed and inferior and didn't want to admit it.

But I couldn't just say nothing, so I said vaguely, "I owed her a favor in the past, and now she's all alone here. During the New Year, I thought we should just have a meal together. I should have discussed it with you before making the decision. I'll definitely pay attention next time."

Xu Nian wanted to say something, but felt that she was making a big deal out of nothing. She stepped on his foot unhappily and snorted, "I like to eat spicy soup noodles."

Xu Hongqi agreed immediately, "Then let's do this."

Then he asked, "Would you like to help me? It's not appropriate for a man like me to be with her."

Xu Nian thought he was so cunning. He just said that he could talk, but he should be better at talking. He expressed his intention and asked her to work with him.

Before leaving the house, I couldn't help but say to the person, "You are so mean."

Xu Hongqi smiled honestly, indicating that he was very honest.

They exchanged a few words, which was actually very short, and then went to Xu Hongqi's house. The three of them were still a little awkward together. Just when Xu Nian felt bored, Qi Meiyue called her.

"Niannian, thank you and your family for what happened last time. If it weren't for you, I don't know where I would be kidnapped now. If you hadn't meddled in my affairs, I wouldn't have suffered that time. I should have thanked you a long time ago, but my condition was really not good at the time, so I didn't bother you."

Xu Nian had naturally complained about good people not being rewarded, and also felt that Qi Meiyue had no conscience. Now that he had been explained, he felt somewhat relieved. "The past is the past, don't think about it. Now we are all doing well, which is better than anything else."

Qi Meiyue smiled and handed over a handful of money. "You lent me ten dollars last time. Although those people stole it later, I still want to pay it back. Here are fifteen dollars. You must accept it."

At first, Xu Nian thought what she said was very comforting, but what did she mean by the following sentence? What did she mean by saying that even though the money was taken away, she still had to return it? Did she think that she shouldn't give it because she didn't spend it? Or what did she mean? Why is it so awkward?

Xu Nian felt confused and didn't take it. If she didn't take it, Qi Meiyue would keep holding out her hand.

Her hands were rough, with obvious lines on the back, severe peeling, and deep knuckles. It was obvious that she had worked too much.

The key point was that the ten dollars were not returned to her at that time. She already considered herself unlucky. Although the other party's meaning is unclear now, she deserves the ten dollars.

After thinking about it, she was about to take out ten yuan to fulfill her wish, but she saw Qi Meiyue looking at Xu Hongqi with some grievance.