Chapter 284 New Year's Eve Dinner

Looking at the salt-baked chicken that had been cut into pieces, Xiaoyu's stomach growled at the right moment.

He Yuan couldn't help laughing: "You work hard to raise it, it must be delicious."

Xiaoyu: "Does it smell like chicken?"

He Yuan only heard this after arriving in Guangdong Province. He hesitated and said, "It's likely that there is."

Xiaoyu was happy: "Then I will eat more meat later."

“Ahhh—”

A familiar howl was heard outside the house, and Xiaoyu rushed to the door to see what was happening: "Shorty Tiger, why did your mother beat you again?"

"She's a crazy bitch, she's not my mother anymore!"

The dwarf tiger burst into tears.

Li Hehua was almost mad at him: "You dare to say that to me? I'll beat you to death!"

"Murder, murder—"

The dwarf tiger was dragged home crying by his mother.

Chen Qing came out and took a look, then asked Xiaoyu, "What's wrong with him?"

"I don't know. I'll go ask."

Xiaoyu followed him to inquire, and soon came running back to report to her aunt: "Dwarf Tiger used firecrackers to tear someone's clothes, causing his mother to pay for it. This is the fourth time, and his mother has paid a total of four dollars."

"No wonder, since firecrackers are so dangerous, I'll just play by myself."

Chen Qing felt that such a difficult task should be assigned to an adult like her.

Xiaoyu opened her mouth slightly and looked at her aggrievedly.

Chen Qing was happy and said to her seriously, "Don't throw it on others, understand?"

"I know, and it doesn't hurt to drop a cannon."

Xiaoyu was afraid that her aunt would really not let her play with them, so she secretly hid two boxes.

Chen Qing was bored and came to the kitchen to take a look: "How long do I have to wait?"

"About an hour."

"Is there any hot water in the pot? I want to give Xiaoyu a bath."

Chen Qing opened the pot for boiling water and found enough water for Xiaoyu to take a bath, so he simply poured the water into a bucket and told Xiaoyu to take a bath.

Xiaoyu excitedly went to get the new clothes.

Xiaoyu was very happy when her aunt washed her clean.

After taking a shower, Chen Qing used a towel to dry her hair.

Xiaoyu, wearing a new red New Year dress, looked pink and white, like a lucky doll, so cute that Chen Qing kissed her.

Xiaoyu also looked at herself in the mirror vainly, looked to the left, then to the right, clapped her hands with satisfaction, and then she ran out, like a street urchin, visiting neighbors here and saying hello to the old men and women there.

The family conditions of the workers in the machinery factory are relatively good. Those with fewer children can buy new clothes, and those with more children can also buy new clothes for the oldest ones.

But when she saw the beautiful lucky doll coming, she smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, are these the new clothes your aunt made for you?"

"Yes."

Xiaoyu nodded happily.

She walked around, received a lot of compliments, and returned home satisfied.

The family's food was served on the table, and Chen Qing helped to arrange it to make it more beautiful.

The five dishes and one soup are: fish ball and seaweed soup, braised pork with preserved vegetables, salt-baked chicken, stuffed tofu, braised fish fillets, and garlic choy sum.

Chen Qing scooped a bowl of fish ball soup for everyone and was ready for the whole family to start eating.

He Yuxiang asked hesitantly: "Do we need to prepare bowls and chopsticks for grandpa, grandma, dad and mom?"

Chen Qing was stunned.

There is a custom here: during the Chinese New Year, a set of bowls and chopsticks belonging to deceased family members are placed on the table so that they can come back during the Chinese New Year and have a reunion dinner with everyone.

Chen Qing asked Xiaoyu: "Do other people have this dish during their New Year's Eve dinner?"

Xiaoyu: "I didn't see them eating."

Whenever she saw someone starting to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner, she would quickly get away, otherwise she would be accused of being impolite.

Chen Qing asked He Yuan for help.

He Yuan was confused: "I have never been prepared."

He Yuxiang simply ran to ask an old man.

An old man said, "So many people from your family have gone down, they can have a reunion dinner down there, it's okay."

He Yuxiang: “…”

He didn't know how to respond for a moment.

An old man patted him on the back and said, "Your parents will definitely be very happy if you can have enough food."

He Yuxiang: "I understand."

After He Yuxiang got home, he said he didn't want to display it anymore.

So the whole family started together.

Chen Qing took a bite of the fish ball and found the meat to be extremely delicate and tender, just like eating fresh boneless fish.

Xiaoyu exclaimed: "It's delicious."

He Yuxiang: "It took too long to make the fish balls."

Fish balls are the most delicate dish on the whole table. There are only so many fish balls from such a big fish.

If it weren’t for the Chinese New Year.

He really couldn't bear to leave.

Chen Qing: “No wonder it tastes so good.”

She concentrated on eating.

The children who had finished their meal early outside ran out to play again, making the sound of firecrackers and laughing.

Chen Qing reminded: "If you go out to play later, be careful not to let others throw cannons at you."

Xiaoyu nodded obediently: "I understand."

She took the big chicken leg, opened her mouth, took a big bite, chewed it in her mouth, squinted her eyes happily, it smelled so good.

The Chinese New Year is indeed the happiest time of the year.

"Xiao Yu, He Yuxiang, have you finished your meal? We are going to compete with the neighboring street to see whose firecrackers are the loudest. Hurry up and bring your weapons, and let's go fight together."

The dwarf tiger came over and shouted.

Xiaoyu: “Wait a minute!”

She gnawed the chicken leg faster.

Chen Qing frowned: "What street race?"

He Yuxiang: "Everyone throws firecrackers at a bucket, and whoever blows up the bucket first wins."

"Will it be dangerous when it explodes?" Chen Qing asked.

He Yuxiang shook his head: "No, if the people from the street office are watching us, we will run far away, and what we have are firecrackers, which are useless."

Chen Qing felt relieved when He Yuxiang said there was no danger, but she couldn't help but argue for her favorite firecrackers: "What's wrong with that? Firecrackers are so much fun."

He Yuxiang didn't say anything.

Throwing firecrackers is pretty good.

At least if my sister likes to play with firecrackers, she won’t get hurt easily.

After the two siblings finished their meal, each of them took two boxes of firecrackers and ran out.

Chen Qing also went to get two boxes and gave one to He Yuan: "Let's compete to see who can throw the farthest and loudest."

“No need…”

He Yuan felt that he was already in his twenties and was no longer old enough to play with firecrackers.

Chen Qing stuffed it into his hand: "I want it if I say so."

"All right."

He Yuan obeyed, unpacked the package, and asked, "Is there any benefit in winning?"

Chen Qing: "What benefit do you want?"

"Kiss me."

He Yuan's purpose was exposed.

Chen Qing: "Tsk, it's still unclear who will kiss who."

She wants He Yuan to kiss her.

If you throw the firecracker far away but not with enough force, it may not make a loud noise. You have to throw it to the ground with great force to make a loud noise. For two people to compete, the conditions must be met for the firecracker to make a loud noise and reach a long distance.

He Yuan hasn't played for a long time.

Just testing the waters not far away.

As a result, Chen Qing was greedy and threw it too far, so it fell lightly with very little sound.

He Yuan won.

He Yuan's eyes curved slightly: "Remember this once."

"Just wait for me."

Chen Qing was not convinced.

The second one turned out to be a dud.

He Yuan won.

Chen Qing was shocked: "It's not fair."

He Yuan liked this game: "You make the rules."