After the meal, no one rested. Meng Ying brought out a large stack of red paper and walked over with a pair of scissors.

"Aunt, what are you doing?" Jian Shu asked curiously while sitting on the sofa.

Meng Ying sat down beside her and answered, "Cut words. On windows, cabinets, walls, boxes... a lot of places."

Jianshu suddenly realized that when it comes to marriage, the word "囍" is of course indispensable and has remained popular for many years.

In the future you can buy ready-made ones, but now you can’t, you have to buy red paper and cut it yourself.

"Aunt, please teach me. I want to try it too." She moved her fingers and said with interest.

Making handicrafts is so fun.

Meng Ying agreed immediately, "Okay, it's quite simple. Come, I'll teach you." Anyway, she had prepared a lot of red paper, which was definitely enough.

Jian Shu excitedly stood up to get the scissors, not forgetting the others, "What about you? Do you want to try it?"

"I want it!" Zhao Yueling said impatiently. She was also itching to try it.

Jianshu agreed and looked at the others.

Zhao Tianlei didn't think much about it and nodded, "I'll try it too." He felt a mixture of emotions.

Zhao Mingze also nodded and said, "Give me a pair of scissors too." Everyone wanted it, and he couldn't be idle alone. Whether to learn or not is one thing, and the attitude is another.

"Ruirui wants to join in too!" Seeing that everyone agreed, although Zhao Tianrui didn't understand what they were doing, he also wanted to join in the fun.

Kids are like that, they just like to follow the trend.

Jianshu didn't reject him. After all, it wasn't a knife, so he just had to be careful when the time came. It would be inappropriate to exclude him alone. After all, participation was the most important thing.

She has quite a few scissors at home, all purchased in the past two years. She lives in a department store, so it's convenient for her to buy even the most substandard items. Regardless of whether she'll need them or not, if she comes across something of decent quality, she'll buy it.

Anyway, these things are of good quality and will not go bad after a few years, so they are also suitable for gifts. In recent years, whenever there is a happy event in the neighbors' homes, she will go to share the joy and give some practical daily necessities.

Soon, Jianshu came out with five pairs of scissors, handed one to each person, and kept the last one for himself.

The tools were ready and Meng Ying started teaching.

I took a large piece of paper and started teaching how to cut it into the appropriate size, then began the formal teaching.

At the beginning, she slowed down each step and explained it carefully bit by bit. Everyone followed her steps, paying close attention for fear of missing any important steps.

I studied Jianshu very hard, but my hands and brain were not coordinated. What should have been a straight line became crooked and had a lot of rough edges after I actually started using it.

After the teaching was over, he looked at the neatly cut square character for "囍" in Meng Ying's hand, and then looked at the crooked and messy character for "囍" he had cut in his own hand, and couldn't help but cover his face.

The contrast between the two wedding characters placed together is so tragic that it is unbearable to look at.

Seeing her like this, Meng Ying couldn't help but laugh. He patted her head and comforted her, "The first haircut is always like this. Look at your Uncle Zhao and your Brother Tianlei's haircuts. Aren't they uglier? Once you get a few more haircuts, it will be fine once you become more skilled."

Jian Shu looked at the Chinese characters for "happiness" in their hands, and her confidence was restored. At least the one she had cut out was just a little ugly, but it was still recognizable as a "happiness" character.

Zhao Mingze/Zhao Tianlei: ...Are you polite?

However, after looking at the missing wedding character on his phone, he remained silent and did not have the courage to refute.

Jian Shu glanced at what Zhao Tianrui was cutting in his hand and looked at Zhao Yueling.

The next second, I was hit again.

It seems that not every novice is like this, at least there are some who are dexterous.

"Oh, it seems that I don't have any talent in paper cutting. My hands are not dexterous enough." She sighed softly.

If you can't even cut a simple straight line, let alone anything else.

"Lingling's haircut is so beautiful!" Jianshu praised.

Meng Ying nodded in agreement, "It's good, much better than my first time."

"nice!"

“My sister is amazing!”

"Sister is awesome!"

Everyone praised and expressed their support.

Zhao Yueling felt a little shy after being praised, but she still admitted generously: "Yes, I also think my haircut is pretty good."

"Hahahaha——" everyone burst into laughter.

We are a family, there is no need to be humble, and it’s okay to be a little proud.

After laughing, Meng Ying returned to the topic, "Alright, let's continue. It's getting late, and there's still a lot of hair that needs to be cut."

"Go on."

Everyone returned to the topic.

During the first few times, Meng Ying slowed down and taught everyone step by step. Zhao Yueling followed twice more, and after she was sure that there was no problem with the steps, she went to practice alone.

Jianshu followed along a few times, memorizing the steps and then starting to get a feel for it. Zhao Tianlei and Zhao Mingze soon followed suit, and their cutout characters for "happiness" (囍) became complete, having initially been missing parts.

As for Zhao Tianrui, no one expected him to really learn it. He just had to play with a piece of red paper to kill time and be careful not to hurt himself.

Seeing that everyone had almost learned it, Meng Ying didn't slow down any more. She deftly flipped and moved the red paper in her hands. One by one, the characters for "囍" were taken out and placed on the coffee table. They were all the same size and fit together perfectly, looking like they came off an assembly line.

Pieces of red paper turned into double happiness characters. Jianshu and his companions became more and more skilled, and more and more decisive when cutting. The double happiness characters they cut out became better and better.

Looking at the stack of wedding characters on the table, Meng Ying put down the scissors, rubbed her wrists, counted the number of them, and stopped.

"That's almost it. After I finish cutting the one in my hand, I won't need to cut any more. These are enough."

"Okay." Same answer, different tone.

Some people are still eager to try, while others can’t wait.

Anyway, Jianshu is quite interesting. After getting the hang of it, it is fun to cut it. Looking at the finished happy characters one by one, I feel a sense of accomplishment.

Seeing Zhao Yueling beside her reluctant to leave, she patted her head and said, "If you like, let your aunt teach you how to cut other things. It's boring to keep cutting the same thing. Learn a few more. When you've mastered them, cut two more nice ones for you and me."

"Mom!" Zhao Yueling called out to her mother the first time she heard it, her eyes sparkling.

Meng Ying smiled and nodded in agreement, "Okay, but it will take a few days. I'll teach you when I have some free time."

"Okay!" Zhao Yueling agreed happily.

"Sister, I'll cut beautiful paper-cuts for you then!"

"Then you have to study hard. I don't want ugly ones!" Jian Shu raised his eyebrows and said bluntly.

"Well! I'll give you the best-looking haircut then!"

"I want one too, I want one too!" Zhao Tianrui, who loves to join in the fun, jumped up and down on the spot.

"Okay, dad, mom, brother, everyone has it!" Zhao Yueling held the bowl of water very evenly, and could be called a contemporary master of balancing things.

The others looked on with smiles and gentle eyes.

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