Chapter 96 New Year
It's New Year's Day, and what Lai Po did is really sad. She is too indulgent and it is harmful to others and herself.
"We must strictly discipline our Zhong Xu in the future and never let him become a prodigal son." Yang Fangqin suddenly sighed.
Zhong Xiong also thought so. He would rather be mediocre than go out and mess around.
Zhong Hui and Zhong Ping suddenly felt that it was good to have only one girl in their family. Girls are at least more obedient than boys. Of course, this is not absolute.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about these things anymore, let's cook."
The three sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen. Zhong Xiong took his three children to post couplets. In addition to Zhong Xiong's family, there were also Zhong Hui and Zhong Ping's families.
In the middle of the work, Zhong Qin called and asked Zhong Hui to help put up a pair of couplets on his house when she was free.
"Ah? Does the rental house also have to be next to the one opposite?" Zhong Hui didn't understand this.
"This year is also the New Year, so of course it will look better if I put it up," said Zhong Qin.
Okay, Zhong Hui agreed, and then turned around and handed the task over to Zhong Xiong and the three children.
The children were very happy. It was so interesting to put up couplets.
"Mom, do we need to put up couplets on the house we rent out?" Linlin asked.
There are so many apartments in her two buildings, and it would be a huge project to put stickers on every apartment.
Zhong Hui smiled and said, "I am willing to pay for the couplets, but it depends on whether you are willing to go door to door and paste them up."
Zhong Xiong was the first one who was unwilling to do so. This would not take a short time to complete: "It's a rented house, the tenants can put it up if they want, so let's not bother with it."
Turning around, he said to Linlin, "Linlin, if you go to put up the couplets, you won't have time to set off fireworks at night."
When Linlin heard her uncle say he didn't even have time to set off fireworks, she immediately gave up the idea: "Then we won't put it up."
Zhong Xiong breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, let's go put up a couplet on your second uncle's house, and we'll be done."
Seeing Zhong Xiong and the three children rushing away, Yang Fangqin couldn't help laughing: "Your eldest brother is especially lazy nowadays."
"It's not laziness, it's just too much work." Zhong Ping covered her mouth and laughed, "Ahui, you bought so many houses, and no one is willing to even put up the couplets."
Zhong Hui: “…”
She doesn't think it's too much. She didn't prepare anything this year, so she will hire someone to put up couplets next year. She wishes she had more houses.
The three of them cooked while chatting, and they were quite fast. When it was almost dark, a table full of dishes was on the table.
The couplet-pasting team also returned: "It's time to eat, it's time to eat, so we can set off fireworks after dinner."
"You can only watch, you can't watch." Linlin still remembers this grudge.
Zhong Xu curled his lips and snorted: "If you don't let go, then don't let go."
Anyway, no one can touch his piggy bank, so he wants to save money.
Adults don’t interfere in children’s affairs. The food is served and the New Year’s Eve dinner begins.
I turned on the TV, and it was still the News Broadcast. The Spring Festival Gala hadn't started yet.
"I heard that Cai Ming will be in tonight's skit. I'm looking forward to watching her skit. It's so funny." Zhong Ping said expectantly.
"I like it too. I'll sit here and watch it while eating melon seeds." Zhong Hui said with a smile.
"Eat quickly, eat quickly, so you can set off fireworks after you finish eating."
Adults and children all have their own ideas, and the New Year’s Eve dinner begins.
"In the new year, I wish everyone in our family peace, success and prosperity." As the eldest brother, Zhong Xiong spoke first.
"May the new year be prosperous." Yang Fangqin also raised her glass.
The adults each had a glass of red wine, and the three children had orange juice in their glasses. Everyone raised their glasses to celebrate the year 2001.
This year, after experiencing divorce, house demolition, and sudden wealth, their family's life is thriving and worth celebrating.
"cheers."
"Bang……"
"Crackle, crackle..."
At around seven o'clock, firecrackers were blasted from every household on time, and the fireworks in the sky were colorful and gorgeous.
The children were the happiest. They hurriedly finished their meal and ran downstairs with the fireworks they bought in their arms and hands.
After dinner, Zhong Hui helped to clean up the dishes. She then went back to her own home and put the candies, peanuts and melon seeds she had brought back from the supermarket on a plate and placed it on the coffee table.
Although this is a building area and is different from the village, there are still many villagers living in the community, and there will be children coming to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow.
After arranging the candies, Zhong Hui took out a red envelope from the drawer, took out a stack of new money, and started wrapping the red envelope.
As was the custom in previous years, she would give red envelopes of ten or twenty yuan to those close to her, while the children in the village would usually give one and a half yuan.
But this year is different from previous years. Zhong Hui decided to be more generous and make the children happy. She gave each of the children at home one hundred yuan, and when the children in the village came to pay New Year's greetings, Zhong Hui prepared ten yuan.
The new money had just been printed and it smelled of ink, and it made a rustling sound when counted.
Counting the number of people, Zhong Hui gave out about fifty red envelopes and then stopped.
After putting the sealed red envelope into the drawer, Zhong Hui washed her hair and took a shower. It was a new year, a fresh start.
The new clothes had been bought a long time ago, and she went shopping with He Yanqing. Under He Yanqing's flattery, Zhong Hui bought three sets in one go, planning to wear one set a day when visiting relatives.
Of course, I didn’t forget Linlin. I bought three sets of clothes for her. The mother and daughter planned to wear new clothes every day during the New Year.
Children especially like new clothes. Linlin has tried on her new clothes several times in the past few days.
Zhong Hui didn't stop her. She was similar when she was a child, but she was poor at that time and rarely wore new clothes during the Chinese New Year.
After taking a shower, Zhong Hui slowly blew her hair dry. Linlin hadn't come back yet, and she was probably having fun setting off firecrackers downstairs.
After finishing her work, Zhong Hui stood on the balcony and admired the fireworks for a while. This year everyone was probably rich, so fireworks were like free. Everyone was setting them off without stopping.
After watching for a while, she felt that being at home was still a bit lonely, so Zhong Hui went directly to Yang Fangqin's house next door. Zhong Ping had already arrived and waved to Zhong Hui when she saw her: "Hurry up, the opening ceremony has started. If you don't come, I will go and call you."
"This is China Central Radio and Television..."
With familiar music and familiar hosts, the 2001 Spring Festival Gala began.
The three sisters-in-law sat side by side on the sofa, eating melon seeds and watching the Spring Festival Gala. They discussed the exam while watching it and were really enjoying it.
The laughter downstairs and the sound of fireworks in the sky did not affect the excitement on TV at all.
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