February 15, 1980, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, was New Year’s Eve.

Early in the morning, the whole family started preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.

The gates of the courtyard houses opposite each other were opened, and ten little guys were running around, looking here and there to provoke those two stupid guys.

Yes, the two geese hatched by Grandpa Qi have grown up!

It cackled every day and would bite Zimo whenever it saw him.

There's nothing we can do. He's the youngest and the easiest to bully!

So, in the courtyard, Zimo yelled and threatened to stew the two geese, but was persuaded by others.

"This is grandpa's treasure. You stewed the goose, and grandpa stewed you!"

"You little bastard, I'm going to stew you first!" Old Master Qi raised his crutch and was about to beat someone, and the children's screams were heard again in the yard.

The lively laughter could be heard from far away, and other families in the alley could hear the noise coming from these two families.

But today is New Year's Eve, and the Qi family usually sends them some fruit, so no one cares about the commotion.

Xia Youyou sat obediently in front of the stove, warming herself by the fire. No one in the family wanted her to move. It was because of her health condition in the past few days that her face looked a little ugly.

She finally felt better today and was able to come out and walk around.

She stretched her neck to look outside, her face full of longing.

Qi Siling came over with amusement and raised his hand to rub her head. "We can go out and play tomorrow night. It's cold outside."

The weather in the south is much warmer, and her body is still suitable for spending the winter in the south.

At noon, the food was served and three families gathered at two tables.

After dinner, Xiao Hai took the children out to play ice skating, while Xia Youyou, Liu Hui, and the two old men played mahjong.

Qi Siling and Cao An were reduced to serving tea and water.

Xia Youyou mastered the essence of mahjong and played the tiles as she pleased, making the two old men laugh so hard that they couldn't stop.

"bump!"

"Bang!"

"Hahaha! Gang Shang Hua! Youyou, give me money!"

Qi Siling did his job conscientiously and gave away the money in his hands.

The couple are of one mind and cooperate well, one delivering cards and the other delivering money.

New Year’s Eve is lively and after the New Year’s Eve dinner, it’s time to give out red envelopes.

Xia Youyou had a lot of bad ideas. She took out an enamel basin and placed it in front of the two old men with a "bang". She was the first to kneel on the ground, and with another "bang", her head hit the enamel basin.

"Happy New Year, Grandpa! I wish you great fortune, longevity and prosperity."

Before others could react, he turned to kowtow to Old Man Xiao.

Mr. Xiao reacted promptly, hurried forward to support her, and scolded her with a stern face, "Nonsense!"

Old Master Qi also stood up and bent down to check her forehead. "It's really nonsense. Look, it's swollen!"

Xia Youyou looked embarrassed and kept saying that she was fine.

Qi Siling was being talked to by Zi Zhong, and hadn't prepared for her to do this. When she first saw her coming in with a basin, she thought she was going to do something. Now, the obvious red mark on her forehead was truly cruel!

Xia Youyou pushed the two grandfathers away and said, "I'm fine! I'm making samples for my brothers and sisters. Please sit down!"

Qi Siling quickly picked her up and said, "Just tell me what you want to do, and I'll do it for you." If she gets hurt, she'll be the one who feels bad!

Old Master Xiao finally sat down and said, "Yes, it's good that Si Ling is here. You two are one as husband and wife, and he will do the same!"

Qi Siling didn't hesitate at all. He knelt down and knocked his head on the basin with a bang. "Happy New Year, Grandpa Xiao. I wish you good luck and long-lasting fortune."

The two old men took out red envelopes and handed them to Xia Youyou.

"You can kowtow, but you can't use so much force!" Grandpa Qi pulled his grandson up, and seeing Cao An getting up and about to come over, he quickly made his words clear.

Those two blows just now really scared him!

"This girl Youyou came up with such a weird idea. Here's this!" Old Master Xiao also laughed and pointed at Xia Youyou in anger.

Xia Youyou scratched her forehead and stuck out her tongue awkwardly, "It was my first time, and I couldn't control my strength."

Qi Siling took her into his arms and took her to a seat before checking her forehead. He was relieved to make sure it was only a little red.

"You!" His tone was full of helplessness as he gently rubbed her with his fingertips.

Xia Youyou just smiled bitterly, her eyes wandering, not daring to look him in the eye.

Cao An stepped forward and simply kowtowed to his grandfather to wish him a happy new year. He received two red envelopes, and the others followed suit.

The old man had given red envelopes, Liu Hui had given them, Cao An had prepared some, Qi Siling and Xia Youyou had prepared some, and even Xiao Hai had given some to everyone.

The ten boys smiled while holding the red envelopes, and shouted that they had made a fortune!

Everyone stayed up together to celebrate the New Year, and the mahjong group that was supposed to be there in the afternoon started again.

"Come on, continue and win back Youyou's red envelope!" Old Master Xiao rubbed the mahjong tiles with a smile.

"Hey~ Grandpa Xiao, you are so mean!"

While they were playing mahjong, Cao An, Xiao Hai, and Qi Siling were playing poker.

The children gathered around and ate fruits and snacks.

The warm main room was originally filled with the aroma of lychees and mangoes. Zi Bo wanted to eat durian, so he opened one and the whole room was filled with the smell of durian.

There was a fire wall in the main room and the air was not circulating well. When the smell of durian came out, everyone vomited while saying it was delicious.

Mr. Qi couldn't stand it anymore, "Open the doors and windows quickly! It stinks!" Although he also liked the smell, his nose suffered a lot!

The cold wind blew in from outside, and everyone shivered. Xia Youyou even sneezed.

Qi Siling had been keeping an eye on her. He threw the cards away, walked out the door, went to the corner outside, took out a velvet blanket and went back in.

Xia Youyou felt warm all over, and when she looked up, she saw the man's smooth jawline. The corners of her lips raised, "Thank you, Brother Qi~"

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