Chapter 108
Before officially eating the New Year's Eve dinner, Shen Yao first set off a string of firecrackers at the gate of the courtyard, and then the family took their seats in a lively atmosphere.
It was a rare occasion for Chen Kang to come back, and this year was the first New Year after Chen Yao and Ye Fuyue's marriage. Chen Guifeng specially asked Chen Yao and Shen Kang to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two bottles of sauce-flavored liquor, and drink them together to celebrate the new year.
Ye Fuyue didn't like drinking and wasn't very good at it, so she just drank a beverage with Shen Shun.
Everyone raised their glasses to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
The New Year's Eve dinner lasted more than two hours. After drinking, Shen Yao, Shen Kang, and Chen Guifeng's faces turned slightly red.
"Mom, you can drink quite well!" Ye Fuyue sighed.
It was the first time she knew her mother-in-law was such a drinker. Looking at her drinking capacity, she was not inferior to Shen Yao and Shen Kang.
Chen Guifeng smiled, her words a bit tongue-tied. "I couldn't drink before, but after your father passed away, I started working in a factory. Sometimes I have to drink with colleagues and leaders, so I've developed this habit. Otherwise, if a woman like me gets drunk outside, I'll be in trouble! And if I get drunk, who will take care of these three children?"
Although Chen Guifeng said it with a smile, Ye Fuyue could imagine the hardships and bitterness involved.
Shen Kang said with emotion: "Mom, let me toast you again. You have worked hard over the years."
Shen Yao also filled his empty glass with wine and said, "I toast you too."
"I want one too, I want one too!" Shen Shun filled his cup with drink and joined in the fun.
Chen Guifeng smiled so hard that tears welled up in her eyes. Looking at the three children, she felt a surge of emotion: "Okay! Let's have another drink!"
After that, she also filled her glass with wine, raised it, clinked glasses together, and drank it all in one gulp.
She casually wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and said, "Although it was indeed hard at the time, looking back on those days now, I feel that it was just like that. Fortunately, you all grew up safely, and Chen Yao even married such a good wife."
Ye Fuyue smiled shyly.
"I'm going to get something." Chen Guifeng stood up and leaned slightly.
Shen Yao and Shen Kang supported her at the right time.
"I'm fine." Chen Guifeng waved their hands away. "I just got up in a hurry and felt dizzy for a bit. I'm fine."
Chen Guifeng went into her room and quickly took out a red envelope.
She handed the red envelope to Ye Fuyue: "This year is your first year married, take this red envelope."
"Thank you, Mom." Ye Fuyue accepted it.
She secretly looked at the money in the red envelope and found that it was actually a big unity banknote.
"Then I'll give Shen Shun the red envelope first." Shen Kang handed the red envelope he had prepared in advance to Shen Shun.
Shen Shun was very happy: "Thank you, brother. I wish you good health and a long life!"
Chen Guifeng, Ye Fuyue and the others were all amused by Shen Shun’s blessing.
"How do you study, kid? How can you tell such a young person that you will live a hundred years?" Chen Guifeng said with a smile.
Shen Shun said confidently: "Can't young people live a hundred years? Can't young people live a hundred years?"
There was nothing wrong with what he said.
Shen Kang smiled and said, “Yes, anyone can live a long life, Shen Shun’s blessing is fine.”
Shen Shun was very proud. When he opened the red envelope and saw the one dollar inside, he became even happier.
Ye Fuyue and Shen Yao exchanged glances, and Ye Fuyue gave Shen Shun the red envelope she had prepared in advance.
Chen Shun happily took it and said, "I wish my second brother and second sister-in-law a love stronger than gold, a son soon, and a long life together!"
Shen Shun's blessing words once again made everyone laugh.
"You even know how to change the words of blessing. Did you practice secretly?" Chen Guifeng teased Shen Shun.
Shen Shun would never tell anyone that he had indeed practiced secretly.
It’s not easy for him to get the New Year’s red envelope!
Shen Shun opened the red envelope Ye Fuyue gave him and took a look. He exclaimed in surprise: "Wow, another dollar!"
Ye Fuyue, Shen Yao and Shen Kang looked at each other.
This amount was decided after Shen Yao and Shen Kang discussed it. After all, we are all family. It's not good for you to give more and I to give less. It's better for everyone to give the same.
"Tomorrow is the first day of the new year, so don't spend almost all the red envelope money tonight." Chen Guifeng warned Shen Shun.
Chen Guifeng never kept Shen Shun's New Year's money. Shen Shun always took the money and spent it however he wanted.
But if Chen Guifeng knew that Shen Shun was spending money recklessly and buying unnecessary things, she would definitely spank Shen Shun and teach him a lesson.
"Yeah, yeah." Shen Shunzhi nodded, but he was already calculating in his mind how much money he would need to buy firecrackers and set them off with Fan Hua.
After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, Shen Shun wanted to run away.
Chen Guifeng grabbed his collar and said, "Everyone prepared the New Year's Eve dinner together today, but you didn't contribute at all. Now you have to help clean up the dishes. After the New Year, you will be another year older. You can't just sit there and do nothing at home."
Although Shen Shun looked reluctant, he still listened to Chen Guifeng and cleaned up the dishes with everyone.
After packing up, Shen Shun ran to Fan's house to find Fan Hua.
"Fan Hua - have you finished your meal? Go buy some firecrackers!" Shen Shun shouted at the door of Fan Hua's house.
After a while, Fan Hua ran out of the house while chewing rice.
"Did you get your New Year's money?" Fan Hua asked.
In the afternoon, when they were playing together, they agreed that if they got the New Year's money, they would buy firecrackers and set them off in the evening.
Shen Shun nodded happily: "My eldest brother and my second sister-in-law each gave me a dollar as New Year's money!"
Fan Hua was envious: "That's so much! I only got 50 cents as New Year's money."
“It’s okay, when we buy firecrackers later, you take less money and I take more money.” Shen Shun said generously.
Fan Hua had no objection to this decision: "Okay!"
The two of them were arm in arm, like good brothers, going to buy firecrackers when they met Wu Aixia.
Shen Shun grinned mischievously and waved at Wu Aixia: "Wu Aixia, how much money did your sister-in-law give you in the red envelope?"
Wu Aixia came out to buy drinks and was about to go back to have the New Year's Eve dinner.
Hearing Shen Shun’s words, Wu Aixia said proudly with a cold face: “My brother gives me a red envelope of fifty cents every year, and this year is the same.”
"Only fifty cents!" Shen Shun clicked his tongue twice. "Your brother and sister-in-law are so stingy! This is your sister-in-law's first year living with us, they should at least give you a bigger red envelope! Look at my sister-in-law, she only gave me a one-dollar red envelope."
Chen Shun proudly waved the red envelope and one dollar in his hand towards Wu Aixia, watched with satisfaction as Wu Aixia's face turned ashen, and left with Fan Hua.
Wu Aixia returned home angrily.
Zhou Jinmei didn't notice her strangeness and just said, "Have you bought the drinks? Then let's start eating!"
Ye Fuyun took the drink that Wu Aixia had placed on the table and filled the cup in front of Zhou Jinmei first: "Mom, you drink first. You've worked hard this year."
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