"Your handwriting is so beautiful, Dad! It's getting better and better." Su Zhou stood in front of the desk, watching Su Yunhai write. His characters were as beautiful as a startled bird, yet powerful and majestic. They were even better than last year.
Su Yunhai said smugly, "Right? I also think it's very well written. I specially hired a professional calligraphy teacher to study with every day. I don't even know how many famous calligraphers' works I've copied."
It's not easy for someone like him, who is almost fifty years old, to find time to improve himself amidst his busy schedule.
After graduating from university, Su Yunhai and Wang Xingyue never gave up on improving themselves, thinking of creating a relatively good environment for their only daughter. They never pressured their daughter and took responsibility for everything themselves. Even in such an environment, Su Zhou never caused any trouble and remained outstanding.
"How much more do I need to write?" Su Zhou looked around and glanced at the Spring Festival couplets written by Su Yunhai, which were written from a special couplet book.
This book of couplets was inherited from my grandfather. The whole book is yellowed, but it contains a complete set of couplets and is still very useful after more than 20 years.
Su Yunhai's hands were very steady: "Quickly, very quickly, I finished writing it. By the way, does your zoo need any Spring Festival couplets? I'll write some for your zoo later too."
“That works too, it will make the New Year’s atmosphere even stronger.” Su Zhou had no objections. In modern society, the New Year’s atmosphere is getting weaker and weaker. Many people choose to travel far away during the New Year, and visiting relatives is no longer a must.
In some places, the relationships between relatives are particularly close, and visiting relatives is a must.
But Su Zhou knew what kind of people her relatives were. In previous years, apart from family banquets, they basically didn't interact. Moreover, the family didn't usually receive other relatives. It was because of the unpleasantness that happened when Su Zhou was born and in the years before that.
Let's start with my uncle's family. They have two sons who frequently hint to their parents, both openly and subtly, that they should give them money.
Those two sons were good-for-nothings, fat and strong, and they were all hopeless. They were expected to be sent to prestigious schools by Wang Xingyue and Su Yunhai.
Then there's my second uncle's family. They have three daughters and one son. The youngest son is spoiled rotten and once said that the Su family's property was his. Since the Su family has no sons, my parents heard this and gradually cut off all contact with him.
Su Yunhai agreed to help Su Zhou write Spring Festival couplets.
After finishing writing, Wang Xingyue went downstairs to prepare ingredients. In the middle of it, she received a phone call and said with a pale face, "Your relatives said that there is a family banquet this year. Are you going or not? It's on the first day of the Lunar New Year."
Su Yunhai decisively refused: "No, let's just go on a trip abroad instead."
Su Zhou smiled mischievously and said, "Why don't we go? Let's go see what's going on and what kind of trouble they're up to this time."
Since she had said that, Wang Xingyue gave her the letter.
Wearing an apron, Su Yunhai comforted Su Zhou, "Dad definitely won't have any other children. He got his tubes tied not long after you were born."
Wang Xingyue patted Su Yunhai's arm and rolled her eyes at him: "Why are you saying such things in front of the child?"
Su Zhou: ...
Actually, she knows everything.
It took more than two hours to prepare a table full of dishes. When Su Zhou saw that it was already eight o'clock, she went straight to turn on the TV, and the Spring Festival Gala had started.
Nowadays, there's basically nothing to watch on TV; it just serves as background noise. Plus, the Spring Festival Gala has become less and less funny over the years. I used to love watching the sketches on the Gala, but now they force themselves to be more profound, and no matter what, they all end up with the whole family making dumplings together.
As a result, not many people are willing to watch the Spring Festival Gala anymore; they just listen to the sound to create an atmosphere.
After the meal, I thoroughly enjoyed the Suzhou-style congee and felt a sense of spiritual upliftment.
After dinner, she went upstairs to take a shower, told her parents to go to bed early, and drank some fruit beer, which left her face slightly flushed. Su Zhou herself wasn't a big drinker; even a little alcohol would make her face turn red. But fruit beer had no alcohol content; it just had a fermented fruity flavor.
Su Zhou was in a playful mood and started mixing drinks at the small bar in her room, creating colorful little sweet drinks that she named all sorts of things, and they all ended up in her stomach.
Fortunately, everyone in the class group was still in contact with each other, and the group kept sending messages.
In the middle of the night, Su Zhou thought she should check on the animals at the zoo.
Ahei was watching a movie, and two Bengal tiger cubs were stacked together, looking especially cute... The snow fox's fur was snow-white under the moonlight, just like the legendary Qingqiu fox. Su Zhou, slightly drunk, somehow made a video call.
A stunningly beautiful face suddenly appeared on the small phone screen. Su Zhou looked at this face and said with a sigh, "Xie Chi, actually, I've always wanted to say..."
Because she had drunk some alcohol, Su Zhou spoke very slowly.
The tiny breathing sounds became fuzzy under the speaker's effect.
In short, Su Zhou looks very well-behaved now, so well-behaved that you want to pet her.
Xie Chi looked at her quietly: "What do you want to say?"
"I have to say, you're so handsome! Seeing your face makes me feel like I should blame myself if we ever argue." Su Zhou cupped her burning cheeks. Actually, she and Xie Chi didn't chat much on the phone. Xie Chi wasn't used to using social media, and Su Zhou didn't like chatting with people because she didn't have many people on her contact list. But somehow, they ended up making a video call, and the other person even answered.
Xie Chi tilted his head. He had long hair, thin eyebrows, and a somewhat confused look in his eyes: "If we argue, I will coax you."
"Will you really try to coax me? But I'm not good at arguing with people. I'm very well-mannered and never argue with anyone." Su Zhou's speech was a little slurred.
Xie Chi frowned slightly: "You're drunk. Where are you? I'll come pick you up."
"Are you kidding me? You don't even have a driver's license, how did you come to pick me up? Have you fed the fox?" Su Zhou spoke very softly, almost in a breathy voice, to Xie Chi.
"I've already fed him," Xie Chi replied.
Su Zhou nodded obediently and said, "It's good that you've fed them. Xie Chi, you always manage to scare those foxes. Tell me, are you the ancestor of the foxes? Otherwise, why do they tremble with fear every time they see you?"
"Because I am..." Xie Chi was about to speak without hiding anything when Su Zhou suddenly heard the sound of fireworks going off outside her window.
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