Chapter 446 New Year's Day
Zhou Chenglei opened his eyes only when the first ray of sunlight of the New Year shone through the gap in the curtains.
Last night, he and Jiang Xia felt the fetal movement for the first time. They were both a little excited and couldn't sleep.
Even someone like Jiang Xia, who could fall asleep in seconds after lying down on the bed, couldn't fall asleep.
People like Zhou Chenglei who are overly energetic have trouble sleeping.
Later, he was worried that she didn't get enough rest and was in low spirits, so he kissed her for a long time before coaxing her to sleep.
Then, still too excited to sleep, he played with the child.
The child never paid any attention to him again.
Zhou Chenglei glanced at his wife who was still sleeping soundly in his arms, and did not move.
He slept with his arms around her, afraid of waking her up if he moved.
Jiang Xia was lying flat, his neck resting on his arm, his head slightly resting on the pillow, his head tilted, his forehead pressed against his jaw, his breath lightly spraying on his neck, and he was sleeping soundly.
Zhou Chenglei was sleeping on his side. He had long arms, and he used one of his long arms to hug her, away from the child. The arm that she was resting her head on was bent, and his small arm and big palm covered her.
He intertwined his legs and held her whole body in his arms.
One of Jiang Xia's hands rested lightly on his arm, while the other weakly held his wrist.
My whole body was surrounded by him, breathing in his breath as clear as the sea, and I slept very soundly.
He slept until nine o'clock and showed no signs of waking up.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, with nothing to do, Zhou Chenglei stayed with her and waited for her to get enough sleep.
Now Jiang Xia sleeps with his arm as his head resting the whole night.
Zhou Chenglei can sleep in the same position without moving until dawn.
Jiang Xia is not like that. She likes to move around and always turns over.
Sometimes I sleep on my left side, sometimes on my right side, and sometimes I lie flat on my back.
Sometimes she buried her little face in his shoulder, and sometimes she pressed her back against his chest.
When it's hot, she likes to kick the quilt, and when it's cold, she likes to hide in the quilt and snuggle in his arms.
This resulted in Zhou Chenglei waking up in a different posture every day, and he would hold her in a different position every day when he woke up.
When they first got together, he would wake up as soon as she moved.
Now I'm used to it and won't wake up anymore.
After getting used to it, even in his sleep, he would subconsciously hug her, embrace her, and protect her, allowing her to find the most comfortable sleeping position in his arms.
Zhou Chenglei looked at Jiang Xia's peaceful sleeping face, thinking about every detail of her sleep.
Time passed by unknowingly.
Zhou Chenglei woke up at seven o'clock, and Jiang Xia opened his eyes at half past nine.
She was still a little confused and raised her hand to rub her eyes: "What time is it?"
"It's still early." Rubbing her eyes was not a good idea, so Zhou Chenglei pulled her hand down to stop her from rubbing, then he put his hand in and kissed her.
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So the couple started the first day of the new year in a loving way.
It was almost half past eleven when Jiang Xia went downstairs, so he skipped breakfast and went straight to lunch.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Zhou family is accustomed to eating vegetarian food. Zhou's mother was washing vegetables by the well.
Jiang Xia was a little embarrassed: "Mom, what dish should I make? I'll cook it."
Zhou Chenglei was still washing the sheets upstairs.
Zhou's mother smiled and said, "No, you should have breakfast first. It's warming up in the pot. We don't have much to cook today. We're having a vegetarian dinner today. Do you have this custom in your family? Mine didn't exist. It was only after I got married that this custom was established."
Among the 365 days in a year, the Zhou family only eats vegetarian food on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Moreover, on the first day of the New Year, no one uses knives, sweeps the floor, or takes a bath.
Jiang Xia didn't know if there was any, so he just smiled and said, "Vegetarian dishes are delicious. I'll make some delicious vegetarian dishes."
Jiang Xia first went to the kitchen to get a wheat bean cake fried by Zhou's mother, drank a bowl of lotus seed, lily and yam porridge, and then began to prepare lunch.
Although he is a vegetarian, Jiang Xia also plans to prepare a table full of vegetarian dishes.
Five people, six dishes, good luck in the new year
So Jiang Xia cooked, Zhou's mother helped, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law prepared lunch together.
Zhou Chenglei came down quickly and also came to help.
After Zhou's mother washed all the ingredients, she asked the couple to get busy in the kitchen.
She went to the kitchen next door to make a dish called Luohanzhai, which the family ate every year and which Zhou's father loved very much.
Jiang Xia stir-fried a lotus sugar moonlight dish, Zhou Chenglei fried a sweet potato meatball, Jiang Xia made a cold dish of black fungus, Zhou Chenglei made a stir-fried cabbage and also stir-fried shredded potatoes.
Wen Wan sat on the windowsill and watched the couple cooking in the kitchen, chatting and laughing.
This kind of married life is what she longs for.
She turned her head to look at Zhou Guohua who was lying on the bed recovering from his injuries, and felt a sense of aggrieved.
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Because he was injured, she was scolded by his mother every day! She also called her a jinx! Humph, if she didn't tell Zhou Guohua that he would get into trouble in two years, his son would be a cripple.
What a jinx!
*When the food was almost ready, Zhou's mother asked Zhou Zhou to go find his grandfather to come back for dinner.
Zhou Zhou responded and ran out.
Jiang Xia asked: "Where is Dad?"
Zhou Chenglei: "He probably went to watch other people play cards."
Zhou's mother: "I go to watch other people play cards. They either play at the store or at Uncle Gui's house. These are the two places where people play cards every year in the village."
Everyone in the family got up late today. They went to bed late last night and had nothing to do today, so it was a rare day of free time. Father Zhou slept until half past ten before going to the village to watch others play poker and mahjong.
During the Chinese New Year, all the villagers who had gone out to work came back, and when they had free time, they would get together to play cards and mahjong.
Zhou's father doesn't play cards or mahjong because Zhou's mother doesn't like it and he doesn't like it either.
But on New Year's Day, he doesn't have to visit relatives or go out to sea, so he has nothing to do, so he will go watch others play cards and chat with the villagers.
Zhou Zhou ran out for a while and then came back with his father.
Zhou's mother: "Where did you go? It's almost time for dinner, and you don't know how to come back."
Father Zhou said with a smile, "Aren't you back? I went to Agui's house to watch others play mahjong. I was lucky today, so my in-laws asked me to stay a little longer."
Zhou's mother glared at him: "You played cards?"
Zhou Chenglei also looked at Zhou's father.
Father Zhou said with a smile, "No, my relative lost several times, so he asked me to help him draw cards. He said that I have been lucky recently and the luckiest in the production team, so I drew a few hands for him. I didn't expect that I was really lucky. He won several times after I drew a few hands."
When other people saw this, they also asked him to help them draw cards. Father Zhou became a very popular person.
However, Zhou's father did not help, he only helped Li Xiuxian's father, after all, they were in-laws.
Father Zhou washed his hands and helped carry the food: "Eat quickly, my in-law asked me to help him after dinner."
Zhou's mother came into the room carrying dishes and chopsticks. She disagreed as soon as she heard it: "What can I help you with? Don't get addicted! You're even playing with yourself!!"
Father Zhou came into the house holding the rice cooker and assured him, "No, I won't do anything I promised you I wouldn't do. I'll just help him touch the cards. I don't know how to play."
Zhou's mother also believed in Zhou's father. At least for decades, he would do what he promised her.
Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia also entered the room carrying two plates of food.
On the second floor next door, Wen Wan heard their conversation, thought of something, and smiled.
If Jiang Xia's father knew that he had a relative who was arrested for playing cards, wouldn't he feel ashamed?
Tomorrow is the day to go back to my parents' home, right?
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