"Fuck! Stop right there!"

Xiao Yao reacted suddenly and chased after him, but Gu Haitao had already started ahead and rushed far away.

Everyone laughed, and with a loud burst of firecrackers, lunch time arrived and the New Year atmosphere became stronger and stronger.

The New Year’s Eve dinner that night was lively and happy.

Looking at a room full of young people, Han Zhiyuan and his wife and Gu Daqiang and his wife all felt as if they were a few years younger.

After dinner, Liu Xiaoyu and Yang Dan also helped to clean up. Then everyone split into two groups. The two girls sat at a table to play mahjong with Cheng Suqing and Mrs. Jiang, while the other men chatted, drank, and played cards, each enjoying themselves.

Huo Qianli sat in a chair, listening to their noise and silently editing the blessing text messages.

He never liked to send messages to groups. At times like this, he would send one message to each person, and he had to highlight the different bonds between each person and him to show his sincerity.

Professor He, Zhang Chi, Xia Wanqing, Lao Tang, Mr. Hu, Secretary Zheng, Mayor Zhang, Deputy Mayor Wang, Deputy Secretary Guo, Secretary Li...

Behind each name is a relationship, and these relationships have shaped his current career.

After sending this message, he suddenly remembered something and turned to look outside the door. What was she doing without her cell phone?

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At Jiang's house, the door was slightly closed, and a dim light shone through the crack.

Jiang Qingyue took out two incense sticks and handed one to Jiang's mother.

Jiang's mother lit the incense herself and knelt in front of the incense in the main hall. She looked at her father's portrait and muttered to herself for a long time before she put the incense into the incense burner and stood up, wiping her tears.

Jiang Qingyue followed, lit the incense, recited a few words in her heart, knelt down and kowtowed.

There were eight bowls of food on the large square table. Jiang Qingyue put away six of the eight pairs of chopsticks used for ancestor worship, poured a little bit of wine from eight glasses into two glasses, and then helped her mother sit down.

Under the light, she smiled brightly and raised her glass, "Mom, Happy New Year. I wish you good health and success in the coming year."

Mother Jiang looked at her and suddenly her tears fell again. She took a deep breath and adjusted her mood. "I wish my daughter all her wishes come true."

The cups touched gently, just like two lonely figures hugging each other tightly in the wind and rain.

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Just after twelve o'clock, when the Lunar New Year officially arrived, firecrackers in the village began to pop.

The custom in Hushan Village is to set off firecrackers at this time to drive away bad luck and welcome joy.

Gu Daqiang had naturally prepared it long ago, and being so careful, he even prepared four cakes.

There are exactly four "camps", and each side can seek this good fortune.

Gu Haitao, Huo Qianli, Xiao Yao, and Liu Xiaoyu, each of the four people took a stick of incense and walked to their respective firecrackers. They squatted down in the same way, stretched out their hands tremblingly, and extended the burning incense head to the arranged fuse.

Surprisingly, Liu Xiaoyu was the first to light the incense. Huo Qianli and Gu Haitao lit up almost at the same time. Amid the crackling sound of the fuse, Xiao Yao managed to light it at the last moment. He was so scared that he threw the incense away and ran into the house with his head in his hands.

Sizzle, bang, bang, bang!

There were flashes of fire, bursts of loud noises, and crackling dirt flying everywhere. Smiling faces appeared and disappeared in the flickering light of the flames.

The new year has truly arrived.

A new chapter has truly begun.

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