Chapter 110

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Han Kemei, Bi Xiahe and Bi Qiuguo went to wash the dishes. They didn't help with the cooking, so now they could only wash the dishes. However, there were many people, so they washed the dishes quickly. It was not yet eight o'clock when they finished washing the dishes and sat back at the table.

There weren't many entertainment activities at home, so Bi Chunliu thought there should be a radio at home. That way, the family wouldn't have to sit around and do nothing at times like this. They could just chat. She felt a little restrained, especially in front of her father-in-law.

They played cards for a while, then sat down to listen to Han Zhong recount his past battles. Han Zhong not only talked about his own experiences but also shared stories about Xing Fei's biological father. Bi Weiguo and Bi Qiuguo exclaimed in amazement, gnashing their teeth and clapping their hands, wishing they were the ones on the battlefield. Bi Chunliu noticed that even the quietest and most reserved Third Sister unconsciously leaned forward, crushing the melon seeds in her hand.

The clock chimed nine, and Han Zhong's story came to an end. His family didn't insist on staying up all night, and neither did the Bi family. He took a sip of water and said, "We'll talk about it later. Come on, get ready now. I'm going to give you some New Year's money."

All six people received generous New Year's money from Han Zhong, and Bi Chunliu's red envelope was the thickest among them.

Han Zhong: "This year is the first year that Chunliu and Xiaofei are married, so their red envelopes are the biggest. Next year's New Year, Chunliu, your red envelope will be the same as theirs."

Bi Chunliu curved her eyes and smiled, "Okay, thank you, Dad." She held the red envelope in her hand, feeling quite complicated. She had not received any New Year's money since her parents passed away. She did not expect that she would still receive New Year's money after getting married in this life.

"Thank you, Dad."

"Thank you, Uncle Han!"

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Han Zhong was happy to give out so much New Year's money. After all, the money went to his family, so it was worth it! Of course, it would be even better if he had a big, fat granddaughter or grandson to receive New Year's money next year. Maybe the year after next, the grandson would call him grandpa, and the year after that, he could go out with him to visit relatives and earn New Year's money.

Bi Chunliu and Xing Fei had never expected that Han Zhong had the same idea as Han Kemei. If they had known, they would have sighed, what a loving father and daughter they are! They even had the same idea: they both wanted to show off their child and collect all the New Year's money they had given out over the years.

Bi Chunliu returned to the bedroom and took out the red envelopes she had prepared, giving one each to Xiaomei, Weiguo and others. She and Xing Fei also prepared a New Year's gift for her father-in-law, a pair of new cowhide shoes.

"Oh, thank you, I like it very much! It just so happens that my pair of leather shoes can no longer be worn." Han Zhong was very happy after receiving the shoes. The shoes looked really good, brown three-joint leather shoes. Han Zhong touched the upper and sole, which were very soft. He also found different insoles inside the shoes, with "Fu Shou" sewn on one side and "An Kang" sewn on the other side.

Xing Fei boasted to his wife, "Dad, the insole is made of spring willow. Would you like to try it? It's quite soft."

Bi Chunliu: "Dad, what I made is not very good-looking. If you are not used to it, just change it to something you like." She has tried her best. The insoles she made have practical value, but not much aesthetic value. She learned those four words from Sister Zhao Mei.

Han Zhong said happily, "It looks good. The insoles should be comfortable to wear. I will wash my feet tonight and try them on. Chunliu, you are so thoughtful. Thank you, girl."

“It’s what we should do.”

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In the Gao family courtyard, the excited shouts of the elders were so loud that the ground was split open, and naturally they also spread to other small courtyards nearby.

"There are fireworks?!" Bi Qiuguo quickly ran out of the house, "Wow~ It's really fireworks!" Then he rushed back into the house because he was cold, put on his clothes and went out again.

The whole family was outside. The fireworks weren't set off very close to them, but the noise was still loud. Bright lights shot up into the sky, then exploded with a bang, blossoming into flowers before finally falling with a rustling sound.

"It's really beautiful," Bi Chunliu murmured. In her previous life, fireworks had been banned in the city for several years for environmental reasons, and she didn't travel to the suburbs just to watch them, so she hadn't seen any fireworks in years.

Xing Fei stood beside Bi Chunliu, holding her shoulders. Bi Chunliu turned her head to look at Xing Fei and found that he was also looking at her. Bi Chunliu also reached out and hugged Xing Fei's waist. He smelled the same smell of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and fireworks on both of them, and glanced at his brothers and sisters who were shouting with joy, and his father-in-law who was discussing with his sister-in-law which factory was so generous. Xing Fei heard her say, "That's great!"

"Yeah, that's great!"

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A year's plan begins in spring, and a day's plan begins in the morning. But there are exceptions to this rule. For example, to ensure a healthy diet, good sleep, and a year ahead, with less work and more to earn, most people spend New Year's Day feeling more comfortable and relaxed. Just like how, even if a child is noisy and mischievous, their parents won't spank them. "It's New Year's Day" and "we're still kids" perfectly protect children from the first spanking of the year.

In the Xing family courtyard, the arrangement last night was that Han Zhong and Bi Weiguo stayed in one room, and Han Kemei and Bi Xiahe stayed in another room. Although the family went back to their respective rooms at 10:30, they all slept lazily until 8 o'clock on the morning of the first day of the New Year.

After breakfast, the family didn't continue their journey together. Han Zhong returned home to greet old friends and show off his new shoes. Han Kemei went to meet her friends. Bi Chunliu and Xing Fei prepared to take Bi Weiguo and the other two back to the compound.

Xing Fei locked the door and turned around to see Bi Chunliu staring at the alley thoughtfully. He thought something was wrong with the alley and asked quickly, "What's wrong?"

Bi Chunliu thought about it but didn't say anything. If Xiaomei really had something wrong, she should let her speak. She shook her head and said, "It's okay."

Bi Xiahe, standing aside, glanced at her elder sister but remained silent. She felt that her elder sister must have guessed that Xiaomei was dating, otherwise her expression wouldn't be like that. But why didn't Xiaomei tell her brother-in-law? Did Uncle Han and her brother-in-law disapprove? Or was that guy not good enough? Bi Xiahe's mind was full of questions.

The door of Gao's house opened, and Gao Jin came out with his wife and children, as well as Gao Jin's younger brother Gao Bu and his wife and children.

When the two families meet, they say a bunch of auspicious words. You wish me good work, promotion and salary increase in the coming year, and I wish you good health and good appetite. Then we walk out together, chatting and laughing.

Gao Nian was being held tightly by his sister Gao Xin. He was a little unhappy just now. When he saw Bi Xiahe, he asked, "Sister Xiahe, where is Sister Qiuguo? Where did she go?"

Bi Xiahe greeted Gao Xin, "Qiuguo and my second brother left quickly. They went to the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Oh, okay... Then I'll come play with Sister Qiuguo when we get back from our hometown."

"good."

Brothers Xing Fei and Gao Jin and Gao Bu walked together, the four children of the Gao family and Bi Xiahe walked in the middle, and Bi Chunliu and sisters-in-law He Xi and Niu Tiantian walked at the end.

"Chunliu, your father-in-law and sister-in-law spent the New Year with you here last night?" Niu Tiantian asked curiously.

"yes."

Niu Tiantian envied, "Chunliu, you have such a good life."

"Huh?" Bi Chunliu didn't understand what Niu Tiantian meant, so he nodded and said, "Not bad, haha."

He Xi quietly patted his sister-in-law from behind. She had a bad mouth and kept talking about everything. Niu Tiantian laughed dryly and said, "Hey, Lili, walk slower."

Little Gao Lili turned around in confusion, touched her hat, and asked with her chin tilted up, "Mom, what's wrong with you? I'm just walking peacefully, aren't I?"

Niu Tiantian: "...Mom is just reminding you."

"oh."

The family walked out of the alley and onto the main road and were about to separate. The three grown men had already arrived and were waiting for their wives and children.

He Xi smiled and said, "Chun Liu, we have to catch the car, so we'll go first."

Bi Chunliu: "Okay, see you later, sisters-in-law."

He Xi saw Bi Chunliu's family had gone far away, then he reached out and nodded to his sister-in-law, "Speak whatever you want."

Niu Tiantian touched her forehead and defended herself, "I haven't even started talking yet..."

"If I hadn't reminded you, you would have said it right away. We only go a few days a year, so you have to pretend to be nice to Gao Bu. Just say you have no say in what they say. Remember to smile when you get there." He Xi saw that Niu Tiantian didn't say anything, so he patted her. "Did you hear me?"

Niu Tiantian hummed in a depressed tone.

She was really envious. People without mothers-in-law or fathers-in-law could save so much trouble. Especially for a daughter-in-law like Bi Chunliu, who was not her father-in-law's biological daughter-in-law, her life was even better.

Niu Tiantian felt bad at the thought of having to visit her now-married mother-in-law and even give New Year's money to her grandchildren from her later husband. She only had two children, but they had five or six. Nothing to do at night, so they just kept making babies, right? Her mother-in-law's later-born brother-in-law and sister-in-law are already seventeen or eighteen years old and about to get engaged, but they still want New Year's money. Her mother-in-law even asked her to help them find jobs in the city, but her brother-in-law was so ambitious, wanting a job that wasn't tiring and paid well. She didn't know how he could be so arrogant.

"Tiantian! Let's go!!" He Xi walked a little further, but found his sister-in-law standing blankly on the side of the road, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Coming, coming." Niu Tiantian hurried to follow.

Bi Chunliu and the other two went to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Bi Weiguo and Bi Qiuguo. They were already standing outside waiting for someone, and Bi Weiguo called out, "Big sister."

"What did you buy?" Bi Chunliu looked at the two of them. There were not many people shopping on New Year's Day, and everything was more expensive at this time.

Bi Qiuguo took out two square egg cakes and whispered, "Sister, we saw someone secretly selling egg cakes, but the price was too high, so we bought two."

"How much is it?" Bi Chunliu broke off a small piece for each person. She put the egg cake in her mouth and tasted it. Hmm, it didn't taste good.

Bi Qiuguo quoted a price half as high as the supply and marketing cooperative's. She almost spit out the egg cake in her mouth and said angrily, "Sister, this piece tastes different from the small piece we tasted!"

"Maybe I lied to you because you two are young. How about this, if I have nothing to do tomorrow, I'll see if I can make it." Bi Chunliu thought of herself as a character in those colorful games played by young children, who had to be poked to complete tasks, just like now she remembered that she had used an electric rice cooker to make egg cakes before.

"Okay, okay." Bi Qiuguo nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Xing Fei was carrying things in his hands, and his wife occasionally fed him a mouthful of dry egg cake. Then he asked his wife and his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, who were still sharing the unpalatable egg cake, "Shall we leave?"

"Okay, let's stop eating. Let's go. We still have to go and wish Aunt Liu and the others a happy new year." Bi Chunliu asked Qiuguo to put away the remaining egg cake. She wanted to think about whether there was any way to salvage the egg cake.