The three little ones inside were delighted to hear the voices of other children outside, and they ran out as soon as their mothers dressed them.
"Grandma, Grandma, where are they going?" The children, who had grown up in Yunnan, had never seen anything like this before. They just felt that it was wrong for them to go from house to house asking for things.
"They're going to wish their neighbors a Happy New Year. The grandpas, grandmas, or aunties in the neighborhood will give them New Year's snacks. It's a common activity for kids during the New Year. Would you like to join them and wish your neighbors a Happy New Year too?"
Seeing the children come out, Zhao Hongmei sat back down on the stool and patiently introduced them to the children, asking them if they wanted to come along too.
From Xiao Bao's eyes, it was clear they wanted to go together, but because they didn't usually play with these children, they didn't invite them when they went to pay their New Year's visits. The Huo family said it didn't bother them.
"Grandma, I want to go." Snacks and such aren't that important; the main thing is that I've never done it before.
"Then let's go." Seeing that Xiao Bao wanted to go, Zhao Hongmei asked Wang Qun to follow behind them, mainly to keep an eye on them. It wouldn't matter if they fell, but it would be bad if they encountered human traffickers.
After getting permission, Xiao Bao didn't care whether his two older brothers agreed or not, grabbed one of them with each hand, and ran outside.
Once they had run far away, Huo Haocheng and his brothers followed them out the door. This was the first time the children had gone out on their own. Even with Wang Qun with them, Huo Haocheng was still a little worried. Fang Zheng and his brothers all wanted to go out for a walk, so they followed them from a distance, treating it as a stroll.
Just a few minutes later, Da Bao turned around and saw his father and uncles standing in the distance. Da Bao pulled Xiao Bao and his brother and ran happily toward them, saying, "Dad, Dad, look, that grandma gave us lots of food."
"Grandma said I was cute and gave me two extra candies." Xiao Bao took out the candies that the neighbor grandma had given him and waved them in front of his father.
"Yes, our little Bao is the cutest child. Did our cute little Bao thank Grandma?" Huo Haocheng squatted down in front of the children, looked at them, and asked gently.
"Yes, I even wished Grandma a Happy New Year!" Xiao Bao said in her sweet little voice, drawing out the last part of the sentence, which made everyone who heard it very happy.
"Are you still going?" Huo Haocheng and his friends used to wish their elders a Happy New Year like this when they were young. When they were kids, they looked forward to this day every New Year because it meant they could receive lots of snacks, and if they were lucky, they could even receive one or two red envelopes to take home. They could then enjoy the snacks for a long time.
"Go, brother, hurry up! They're leaving, let's follow them!" With that, Xiao Bao got out of his father's arms, turned around, grabbed his brother's wrist, and ran off again in a flurry.
"In the blink of an eye, we've become fathers, and our children are so big now." Zheng Xuyang never imagined that one day he would see such a scene. Just thinking about next year, his little Yong'an following behind this group of children, being pulled along by his older brothers and sisters like this, makes him feel happy.
"Yes, our parents used to run away watching us go, and now we run away watching theirs go!"
It makes me feel heartbroken just thinking about it.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ruan Ruan took Huo Haocheng's two children back to the Ruan family, Huo Haoshen took his wife and children back to the Lu family, and Zheng Xuyang took his wife and children back to the He family.
Suddenly, nearly half the family members left, and the house felt much emptier.
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