Chapter 284 Hope

After returning from visiting the park in the afternoon, Lin Qiu, Wang Xiuren, as well as Yan's father and mother, began to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

Wang Shan and Yan Shen held a tablet and told Xiaoyue about the origin and customs of the Spring Festival.

Xiao Yueliang listened very carefully and asked some interesting questions from time to time, which made Wang Shan and Yan Shen feel surprised and happy.

When night falls, a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner is placed on the table.

Everyone sat together, eating and chatting, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

Little Moon would occasionally interject a few childish remarks, making everyone laugh.

After dinner, the three men in the family took the initiative to clean up and wash the dishes, while the four women accompanied Xiaoyue to walk around the living room to help digest the food.

I helped her take a bath and change into new clothes.

After washing the dishes, Yan Shen stood on the balcony and watched his father and father-in-law fighting on the chessboard.

When the clock struck eight o'clock, everyone came to the living room and watched the Spring Festival Gala together.

Wang Shan noticed that Lin Qiu was a little absent-minded and thought that she was tired from preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, so she quickly sat over and sat close to her.

"Mom, are you tired? Why do I feel like you're worried?"

Lin Qiu didn't expect her daughter to be so sensitive, and quickly denied it: "I don't have any worries. I just think the Spring Festival Gala is not as good as before."

"I think so too." Yan's mother nodded in agreement, "It's getting worse every year."

"Even when I watch crosstalk and skits, I can't laugh anymore." Wang Xiuren also complained, "There are not many good songs, and they are all sung by people I don't know."

"That's right, no wonder young people don't like to watch the Spring Festival Gala." Yan's father concluded, "It's because the show doesn't meet the public's aesthetic standards."

"If the director of the Spring Festival Gala knew about your complaints, he might cry." Yan Shen couldn't help but make a joke.

"I don't know whether he cries or not, but I know that Xiaoyueliang is sleepy." Wang Xiuren pursed his lips and gestured for everyone to look at his granddaughter who was dozing off in the middle of the sofa.

I saw her nodding her head like a chick pecking at rice, and her eyelids drooped, leaving only a thin slit.

"Hush"

Wang Shan put her index finger up to her mouth and lowered her voice, "Guess how many minutes it will take for Little Moon to automatically shut down?"

"Five minutes?" Yan Shen took out his mobile phone to record a video with great interest.

"Three minutes." Yan's mother also guessed with interest.

Father Yan looked at his granddaughter lovingly, "Then I'll guess two minutes."

"One minute." Wang Xiuren was confident.

"Mom, what do you think?" Wang Shan looked at Lin Qiu.

"Now."

After Lin Qiu finished speaking, Xiaoyue's eyes closed completely.

Everyone looked at her in amazement.

"Mother-in-law, your guess is so accurate, isn't it?" Yan's mother gave a thumbs up.

Lin Qiu smiled and shook his head, "It's not that I guessed correctly, it's just that I've seen her dozing off many times."

"Thank you and your in-laws for your hard work. You have been doing your best to help take care of Xiaoyueliang. It's really embarrassing to say that her grandfather and I have not been able to do much to help the two children." Mother Yan felt embarrassed.

"What's the big deal? Aren't you guys busy with work?" Lin Qiu waved his hand. "It's fate that we can become a family. There's no need to be so formal."

Wang Xiuren also responded: "That's right, we are a family and we don't have different opinions. We are all for the children."

"Yes, it's all for the children." Father Yan also nodded.

"Hurry up and put Xiaoyueliang to bed. She's not comfortable sleeping on the sofa." Lin Qiu reminded his daughter.

Yan Shen stood up and gently picked up Xiaoyue.

Little Moon frowned, twisted her body slightly, and whimpered.

Wang Shan patted her gently and said, "Mom is here."

Only then did Little Moon relax her frown and calm down.

Wang Xiuren and his wife and Yan's father and mother each took out a big red envelope and put it in Wang Shan's hand.

"This is the New Year's money for Xiaoyue. Please put it next to her pillow."

"OK."

After Wang Shan and his wife sent Xiaoyueliang back to her room, they waited until she fell asleep before coming out.

The party was a bit boring, so Wang Xiuren asked his in-laws to play mahjong.

Yan's father and mother agreed readily.

Lin Qiu used the excuse that he was a little sleepy and pushed Yan Shen onto the mahjong table.

Soon, the sound of playing mahjong began to be heard in the living room.

Lin Qiu listened to the sound of mahjong, leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes.

At this time in my previous life, I had been hit by a flowerpot and was probably sent to the hospital by the father and daughter.

Since this time has passed, does it mean that this disaster has been overcome?

And if you stay at home and don't go out, there shouldn't be any accidents.

But she still feels uneasy.

After all, after this night, everything is unknown.

Wang Shan looked at Lin Qiu with some confusion. She didn't know why she always felt that something was wrong with her mother today.

But seeing that she had closed her eyes, I didn't want to disturb her.

As Lin Qiu was feeling anxious, the New Year’s bell rang.

Hearing the New Year’s bell, Lin Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, opened his eyes and smiled.

It seems that fate has taken a new path.

She looked at her family members saying "Happy New Year" to each other, and her heart was filled with happiness and gratitude.

Wang Shan noticed that Lin Qiu suddenly became alert and asked with concern, "Mom, are you awake?"

"Yes, after taking a nap, I feel refreshed." Lin Qiu replied with a smile.

"It seems that you are tired. I was worried that you were not feeling well!" Wang Shan felt a lot more at ease.

Lin Qiu shook his head. "If I were not feeling well, I would have told you. Look, time flies. Little Moon has grown another year older. I remember the first Chinese New Year we celebrated in Pengcheng was in 1992. You were only as old as Little Moon then."

"Yes, we lived in a small rented house at that time." Wang Xiuren also recalled, "We didn't have a TV at home that year, so we didn't watch the Spring Festival Gala. But we watched the fireworks for a long time."

"Yes, at that time, fireworks were not banned in Pengcheng yet, and on the night of New Year's Eve, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers never stopped."

"Your mother was sighing at that time: People in Pengcheng are so rich that they can set off fireworks all night long!" Wang Xiuren couldn't help laughing when he recalled Lin Qiu's words.

Everyone laughed along.

I laugh at my younger self and also laugh at the years of hard work I once experienced.

"Time flies so fast..." Lin Qiu couldn't help but sigh, "In the blink of an eye, we are all old."

"Not old, not old." Wang Shan said quickly, "Mom, you look so young. When you walk with me, people will think we are sisters."

"How is that possible? I'm almost sixty." Lin thought her daughter was exaggerating, but she still had a smile on her face.

Yan Shen also agreed: "Yes, mom doesn't look her age at all."

"You two are the only ones who can talk!" Lin Qiu nodded at them, "Young or old is not important. I just hope that we can all be safe and healthy."

"Well, we are all safe and healthy."

Wang Xiuren put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said, "In the new year, we must continue to support each other and make our lives better and better."

Lin Qiu smiled and nodded, turning his gaze to the window.

At this time, gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky, decorating the night with colorful colors.

Everyone went to the window to admire the beautiful scene. The fireworks illuminated everyone's face, warm and bright.

At this moment, Lin Qiu felt very calm.

She knew that no matter what the future held, as long as the family stayed together, they could overcome any difficulties.

In the new year, they will face the challenges of life together with full of hope and love.