Zhou Shuyan and Xu Jingmin turned around immediately and walked back quickly.

Xu Jingmin held Liu Yusu's hand affectionately, and the two started chatting as they walked.

"I heard from Shu Yan that you made a lot of delicious food at home!"

When Liu Yushu heard this and saw that Xu Jingmin seemed to like it, she quickly said, "I made a lot. If you don't mind, mother-in-law, I'll let Shu Yan bring some back for you so you can have a taste of my cooking."

"Ouch! How can this be so embarrassing? You worked so hard on this."

"It's okay, I did a lot! To be honest, I didn't have the conditions to do these at home before, but this year I had the conditions, and I couldn't stop myself and did a lot at once. But when I was doing it, I felt so happy." This year is the most relaxing year for Liu Yusu.

"Don't be polite to me. I'll ask Shu Yan to bring it back to you."

"Okay, okay." Xu Jingmin smiled and thanked him. "I've heard Shu Yan say several times that your cooking skills are very good. Many customers of the Internet cafe go to the Internet cafe just to wait for the three meals you cook."

"I don't know if it's really good, or if it's because those customers get hungry after spending too much time online, so anything tastes good to them." Liu Yushu still wasn't sure. "Youxi is planning to open a small restaurant opposite the Internet cafe for me to run, so I'm still a little nervous."

"Believe in yourself, your cooking skills are really good. My son Shuyan is actually very picky, and it's not easy to make him say it's delicious." Xu Jingmin said with a smile, patting Liu Yusu's hand, "It shows that what you cook is really delicious."

Liu Yushu's eyes lit up. She didn't know if Xu Jingmin was trying to comfort her, but she still said, "Then you can come to our house when you have time, or wait until the restaurant opens, and then you can come to the restaurant and I'll treat you to a meal. You can try my cooking skills."

"Okay." Xu Jingmin agreed readily.

Tonight, both Xu Jingmin and Liu Yusu were in a particularly good mood because the people they hated were no longer around.

For Xu Jingmin, this was the most comfortable New Year's Eve she had spent since Zhou Shuyan's father passed away.

The same is true for Liu Yusu.

Without the two elders of the Lu family and the troublesome family of Lu Zhen's family around to bother her, she wouldn't have to feel sorry for her children being wronged.

The table was full of delicious food, and no one stopped us from eating.

My mother-in-law is gentle and kind, and it's comfortable to get along with her.

So Liu Yusu and Xu Jingmin drank a little too much tonight.

Both of them came out dizzy.

Not only Liu Yusu was drunk, but even Lu Zhenguo was so happy that he dragged Zhou Shuyan to drink a lot.

I didn't expect Zhou Shuyan to be so good at drinking.

Lu Zhenguo's face turned red from drinking and his speech was a bit slurred, but Zhou Shuyanque was still as calm as ever and didn't seem to be drunk at all.

Lu Youxi raised her eyes slightly, and couldn't help but think of the time before when Zhou Shuyan was drinking with a client and said he was drunk and insisted that she pick him up.

I don’t know whether Zhou Shuyan was pretending or had really drunk a lot of alcohol, which resulted in someone as drunk as Zhou Shuyan being quite intoxicated.

Being drunk, Liu Yushu pulled Xu Jingmin aside and asked, "Mother-in-law, after you go back, will it be just you and Shuyan at home?"

"Yes!" Xu Jingmin nodded. It was New Year's Day, and Aunt Yao was also on holiday and went home to celebrate the New Year.

I can't come back until the fourth day of the New Year.

"In previous years, after his father passed away, every Chinese New Year felt boring. On New Year's Eve, I sat at the same table with those annoying relatives at home. There was no festive mood at all, and I had to deal with those annoying relatives. It was so annoying. You can imagine how uncomfortable it is to be in a bad mood during the Chinese New Year. It's so uncomfortable, but I have to endure it myself."

Xu Jingmin has been holding it in for a long time.

Because Aunt Yao has a holiday during the Spring Festival every year, she has no one to complain to about what happens during the Spring Festival.

When Aunt Yao came back from vacation, the matter was over. Xu Jingmin felt that there was no point in complaining about it, so she simply stopped talking.

Today is the first time I have said these words.

"I understand." Liu Yushu patted Xu Jingmin's hand with empathy, "I used to do the same every New Year."

"Mother-in-law, you know my family's original situation. We are living well now, all because of Youxi's own hard work, and we have benefited from her." Liu Yushu sighed, "When I was in Hexing Village, every New Year's Day, I was busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner for the whole family, but my children and I couldn't even eat a mouthful of meat. All the meat was fed to those heartless wolves!"

"I know too well that every Chinese New Year, while others are celebrating happily, I am depressed but have no one to talk to." Liu Yushu exhaled and comforted Xu Jingmin, "But it's okay now. Shuyan and Youxi are getting married. Youxi will be in your family from now on. When they have children, it will be even more lively. It won't be just you and Shuyan anymore."

Thinking of this scene, Xu Jingmin's eyes lit up.

"Youxi is still young, let it go, I won't rush them." Xu Jingmin pulled Liu Yusu and said, "Anyway, you are still here, from now on, we can celebrate the New Year together!"

"Otherwise, it's lively here, but there are only three people left on your side, so it's also deserted." Xu Jingmin said.

"Okay, okay." Since Xu Jingmin said so, she didn't mind, so Liu Yusu naturally agreed quickly.

"Mother-in-law, are you tired now? If not, come to our house and eat dumplings." Liu Yushu said, "If you don't mind, you don't have to go home after eating, just stay in Youxi's room. Just let the young couple go by themselves."

"Is it okay?" Xu Jingmin had originally thought that if she went back tonight, she would probably be alone at home.

Zhou Shuyan is definitely going to find Lu Youxi.

But this brat is still hiding his identity.

He definitely wouldn’t dare to take Lu Youxi back to Zhou’s house.

It's really boring for her to be alone at home.

Other people's homes were bustling with activity, and fireworks were being set off high outside, blasting one after another, making her feel even more lonely at home.

Aunt Yao's family is also in the imperial capital, so she didn't take a holiday early.

I wrapped the dumplings for her at home this afternoon and froze them in the refrigerator. She can just cook them when she gets home in the evening.

The custom of eating dumplings varies from family to family.

It is always eaten on the first day of the new year.

But some families eat it after midnight on New Year’s Eve, while others eat it early in the morning.

(End of this chapter)