Chapter 473
While they were talking, Li Hanwei walked up to them.
Li Hanwei said to Cui Li with a little excitement, "Are you Comrade Cui Li? I heard Chen Kang talk about you. She said that you're living with your two children after your divorce, which is really amazing."
Cui Li smiled doubtfully and said, "I'm a divorced woman with a child, what's so great about that?"
Li Hanwei shook her head solemnly. "You are truly remarkable. In many of the cases I've handled, women refused to divorce even when bullied by their in-laws or beaten by their husbands. They lacked your awareness and courage. For this reason alone, you are truly remarkable."
Cui Li smiled sheepishly: "If it's not really impossible to live together, who would get divorced?"
"No, some people would rather numb themselves than get divorced even if they can't live together anymore," Li Hanwei said.
"I didn't want to get divorced at first. I was worried I wouldn't be able to support myself after the divorce," Cui Li said. "If Fu Yue hadn't brought me in to make money selling buns, I wouldn't have been able to make up my mind to get divorced."
Li Hanwei said, "Some people can't make up their minds to divorce even if they can earn money. They're afraid of what others will say about them, afraid that they'll be bullied without a man, and they can't do many things. It's truly remarkable that you made the decisive decision to divorce when you could earn money."
After Li Hanwei repeatedly said "very sorry" to her, Cui Li blushed with embarrassment and could only grin. She was obviously in a good mood.
After Haohao found out that Li Hanwei was also a police officer, he took his banner back and showed it to Li Hanwei.
"Auntie, look, this is the banner I got from the police officer!"
Ye Fuyue smiled and told Li Hanwei the whole story of how Haohao got the banner.
Li Hanwei's eyes sparkled. She wanted to touch Haohao's head, but she resisted the urge.
She gave Haohao a thumbs up and said, "How amazing! At such a young age, you can help the police solve cases!"
Haohao was so happy that his mouth almost reached his ears.
Ranran and Qiqi rushed to Li Hanwei, unconvinced, and said, "Auntie, we saw it with my brother, but Dad didn't let us go!"
"Yes!" Qiqi nodded in agreement very solemnly.
Shen Yao, who took the blame again: "..."
Li Hanwei smiled and comforted the two little kids: "You are also very capable."
Shen Yao coughed lightly and said to them: "One silk banner is nothing. Your mother has several silk banners, all awarded to her by the police."
"Wow~" Haohaoranran and Qiqi exclaimed at the same time.
What no one expected was that Li Hanwei also let out the same exclamation along with the three children.
"Mom, why didn't you tell us that you also have a banner?" Haohao asked.
Ye Fuyue coughed lightly in embarrassment: "It's all in the past, there's nothing to say."
Her intention at that time was not pure, she was going for the bonus.
But the three children were extremely curious.
"Mom, why did the police officers give you a banner? Did you also help the police officers solve the case like your brother did?" Ranran asked.
"Mom, how many banners do you have?" Qiqi asked.
Ye Fuyue tried to recall for a long time before she said uncertainly, "Probably three banners. The first one is related to your aunt..."
Ye Fuyue talked to the three children about how she got each of her silk banners. Not only did the three children listen with great interest, but Huan Di and Lai Bao also listened with great interest. Even Li Hanwei and Cui Li listened with great concentration.
Ye Fuyue's speech went straight to the topic of eating the New Year's Eve dinner.
The New Year's Eve dinner was still prepared by Chen Guifeng, with Chen Kang, Shen Yao and Shen Shun helping her.
Chen Guifeng said, "It's rare to have so many people here. Let's drink the wine Hanwei brought."
"Grape... wine?" Cui Li repeated doubtfully, "Can grapes be made into wine?"
Chen Guifeng said, "I don't know what kind of wine it is, but Hanwei brought it here. Hanwei said that foreigners can't get used to our white wine and only like this wine."
"Hmm," Li Hanwei nodded. "I think it's quite delicious. I wonder if you guys can get used to it."
Chen Guifeng then took out the wine. She didn't know how to open it, so Shen Kang opened it for her.
Chen Guifeng was surprised and said, "You drive so skillfully, it seems you've been drinking a lot."
Chen Kang smiled and said, "I've only had it two or three times, and it was Han Wei who took me there. It was Han Wei who also taught me how to open the bottle."
Li Hanwei said embarrassedly, "I learned this from the people at work, and I drink it occasionally."
"It's good to drink," Chen Guifeng said. "People like you have a lot of pressure at work, so relax when you can."
Chen Kang took out the enamel cups that she and Li Hanwei bought at the supply and marketing cooperative and poured some wine into everyone's cups.
Enamel cups paired with wine have a unique flavor.
"How do you drink this?" Cui Li asked, "Just pour it in like you would white wine?"
Ye Fuyue had drunk a lot of wine in her previous life, but she couldn't show it, so she showed the same puzzled expression as Cui Li.
Li Hanwei taught everyone: "Drinking slowly like this will allow you to better appreciate the flavor of the wine. However, if you want to drink it all in one gulp, that's also fine."
Everyone followed Li Hanwei's example and took a few slow sips.
Shen Shun was the first to stick out his tongue: “What is this weird taste? It’s not tasty.”
Chen Guifeng glared at him: "How can it not taste good? It's obviously delicious."
Shen Shun exposed her: "Mom, I clearly saw that your face was wrinkled from drinking. How could it be good?"
Li Hanwei knew that Chen Guifeng said this to Chen Shun because she was afraid that she would be unhappy and think too much.
She laughed and said, "Many of my colleagues at work don't like this either. They say it tastes weird and not tasty. I just want everyone to try something new. It's normal if they don't like it. Some people just aren't used to drinking this."
Chen Guifeng smiled awkwardly and admitted, "I'm indeed a little uncomfortable with drinking it."
"Drink if you are used to it. If you are not used to it, just drink our own wine. There is no need to force yourself. We just want to have something new and exciting." Chen Kang said.
So, Shen Yao and Chen Guifeng started drinking baijiu, while Ye Fuyue, Shen Kang, and Li Hanwei continued drinking wine. Cui Li wasn't much of a drinker; she couldn't handle baijiu, but wine was just barely tolerable, so she continued drinking wine as well.
Shen Shun, on the other hand, was not allowed by Chen Guifeng to drink white wine, and he was not used to drinking wine, so he joined Haohao, Ranran, Qiqi, Huan Di and Laibao to drink together.
More than two hours passed during the New Year's Eve dinner as everyone ate and drank.
After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, Ye Fuyue, Chen Guifeng, Chen Kang, Chen Yao and Chen Shun cleaned up the table and the kitchen. They all sat around the stove in the main room, eating melon seeds and listening to the radio, waiting for midnight to come.
The five children set off firecrackers and fireworks in the yard.
The year 1980 began, and we officially entered the 1980s. Ye Fuyue and Shen Kang were about to enter their third year of college, and in two years, they would graduate.
Ye Fuyue talked about her plans for the future.
"Next year, I'll run the bun shop and the furniture shop well. If the business of the shops is good, I plan to work in the company assigned by the university for six months or a year after graduation to build up some connections. Then I'll quit and focus on running the shop."
Ye Fuyue had discussed this plan with Shen Yao before. Shen Yao unconditionally supported whatever Ye Fuyue wanted to do.
Shen Yao and Shen Kang were both waiting for the school to assign them a job. If the assigned unit was good, Shen Yao would work hard there. If the unit was not as good as the first factory, Shen Yao would go back to the first factory.
Shen Kangze said: "After graduating from university and securing a job, Han Wei and I will go get the marriage certificate."
Li Hanwei smiled happily and nodded heavily.
Cui Li said, "I only have two wishes. One is to make a lot of money and buy two more houses, one for Huandi and one for Laibao. The other is that Huandi and Laibao are both healthy."
Chen Guifeng smiled and nodded, saying, "I don't have any wishes. As long as you are all healthy, I will be satisfied."
With the arrival of midnight, time officially entered 1980.
Everyone spontaneously raised their enamel cups—some filled with wine, some with drinks, and some with plain water—and said, "Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!"
Everyone's face was illuminated by the fire, and everyone's face was filled with smiles.
The good and bad times of last year are in the past, and the new year marks the beginning of a new chapter.
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