On the morning of the first day of the new year, Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran were both called up. They had to get up early to eat dumplings.

The custom is to get up early on the first day of the new year, and get up early every day of the year. Also, you must take the first day of the new year seriously so that you will not let yourself down in the new year.

After eating dumplings, they went out to pay New Year's greetings, and Lu Jiang and Lu Hai stayed at home to look after the children.

Gu Zili went to wish his good friend Zhang Dali a happy new year and bought a pen specifically for him. The rest of the things he bought were White Rabbit milk candy, egg cakes and canned food.

But Zhang Dali would probably only take the pen home in the end, because the White Rabbit milk candy, egg cake and canned food would have been finished while they were playing together.

Father Gu and Father Zhang also took Daqianmen and Maotai and went out to pay New Year's greetings and talk about life with their old friends.

Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran also followed Zhang's mother and Gu's mother out, preparing to visit their aunts to wish them a happy new year.

Mother Zhang and Mother Gu brought some brown sugar and prepared to give half a pound each to Aunt Li, Aunt Liu, Aunt Wang, Aunt Xu, and Aunt Jiang.

Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran simply filled their small cloth bags with peanuts, melon seeds, White Rabbit milk candies and egg cakes, intending to eat while chatting.

Mother Zhang took them directly to Aunt Li's house. When they had free time, they usually gathered at Aunt Li's house to chat.

This is mainly because Aunt Li’s family usually only has her and her husband at home. Her two daughters are married, and her three sons all have jobs in the commune and live there directly, and usually do not go home.

Aunt Li's husband is also a henpecked man. She has the final say on everything in her family. She is also a warm and gossipy person. She is always happy whenever someone visits her house.

As soon as Zhang's mother and the others arrived at the door, they heard happy laughter coming from the house. The door was not locked, so it must have been left open for them on purpose. They pushed the door open and went straight in.

Just as Zhang's mother and the others pushed open the door, Aunt Li came over and greeted them warmly: "Old Zhang, we were just saying that you seemed a little late this year, and now you're here. Come on up to the kang, it's warm there. Sit down first, I'll make you some brown sugar water."

After Aunt Li finished speaking, she rushed to the kitchen. Mother Zhang and Mother Gu went over and distributed brown sugar to the aunts. Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran also quickly put melon seeds, peanuts, White Rabbit milk candies and egg cakes on the kang table and treated the aunts to them.

The aunts also quickly took out their own things and shared them together. Some brought boiled eggs, roasted sweet potatoes, pine nuts, hazelnuts, and walnuts, while others brought pancakes, meat buns, and steamed buns.

Choose appropriate gifts according to the person you are greeting, understand their preferences and needs, and cater to their needs.

When giving a gift, you should express your gratitude and let the other person feel the sincerity and warmth.

3. New Year’s greetings: pay attention to details and etiquette

New Year greetings, as an important part of Chinese traditional culture, carry people's good wishes and friendship.

In this joyous occasion, let us all carry forward this cultural tradition and convey blessings and warmth from our hearts. While sending blessings, we can appropriately express our care and support for each other, so that they feel cared for and accompanied.

Through the form of New Year greetings, let us bring ourselves closer to each other and welcome a better future together.

At the same time, let us cherish family, friendship and love, and let these beautiful emotions accompany us through a warm and happy Spring Festival.