Time flies when playing mahjong. Su Keke and her friends had only played two rounds when they were called downstairs to eat!
There were several colorful sticky notes stuck on Chen Li's face. When he spoke, the sticky notes floated around with his breath.
"No! I've never won before. Now it's my turn to be the banker. How can you withdraw?"
The rule of their game was that if you lost five cards, you would put a sticky note on your face. So, basically Chen Li was the loser. Although Qin Xiu also lost, he also won once.
"It's time for a big meal! Aren't you anxious?" Qin Xiu tore off the two sticky notes on his face and said to Chen Li opposite him.
"Chen Li, let's go! If you're not satisfied after eating, you can come and fight again!"
Su Keke stood up with a smile and tore off the sticky note on Chen Li's face.
She and Meng Yi won back and forth, so naturally there was not a single sticky note on her face. The sticky notes on Chen Li's face were all put there by them.
In the restaurant downstairs, Su Keke moved a large round table from the space early in the morning.
I bought it from Sakura Country for free last time. It is super big and can easily seat more than a dozen people.
Fortunately, the restaurant in the villa built by the Du family is large, otherwise such a large table would probably have to be moved to the living room.
Thirteen hot dishes made by each family have been laid out, including bacon and rice cake, braised lion's head, secret roast lamb chops, vermicelli and garlic shrimp, tomato and beef brisket pot, minced meat and eggplant, braised spare ribs, secret old duck pot, spicy roast rabbit, big plate chicken, stir-fried mushrooms with shiitake mushrooms, dry pot cauliflower, and mapo tofu.
Su Keke also took out various alcoholic beverages such as red wine, beer, fruit wine, cola, orange juice, milk, etc. and put them on the table.
After everyone was seated at the table, Su Keke and Grandma Qiao said that there were more dishes. They went to the kitchen mysteriously. Su Keke took out a portion of drunken crabs from the space and filled a large plate with one for each person.
Various fruits were taken out, and Grandma Qiao washed them and put them on a large plate. Finally, she took out a Black Forest cake, making a total of sixteen dishes.
"Drunk... drunken crabs..." Chen Da looked at the large plate of crabs in Su Keke's hand. He knew it was drunken crabs as soon as he smelled the smell. He was so happy that his eyes were full of stars.
"Aunt Qiao! These drunken crabs are really hard to find nowadays. You pickled them yourself, right? My Aunt Qiao's cooking skills are really good!"
Lu Mei quickly stood up and took the big plate from Su Keke's hand.
"Yes, yes! I just pickled it a few days ago, and I don't know if it tastes good. Let's try it first. If it doesn't taste good, I will improve it next time."
Grandma Qiao brought over another fruit platter from behind Su Keke.
Su Keke handed the drunken crab in her hand to Lu Mei, put it on the table, and then ran back to the kitchen.
"Coco, you and Grandma Qiao have prepared so many things!"
Shi Huan smiled and held Meng Yi's arm. At this moment, she felt so happy. The delicious food, husband and friends were all in front of her, as if she had returned to the New Year before the natural disaster.
It’s just that I lost contact with my family during the natural disaster, and now I don’t know how they are doing. Because of the distance, I can’t go back to see them without transportation.
When thinking of this, Shi Huan suddenly felt lost.
"Don't be sad. Look, we are all doing well now. Next year, we will save more points and I will go to the official exchange point to exchange for a second-hand car. Then we will be able to drive back to see them. They are sure to be doing better and better just like us!"
Meng Yi put his hand on Shi Huan's arm and comforted her softly.
"Yeah! I'll try to save money next year and go back to see my parents!"
Shi Huan also silently encouraged himself in his heart. Now is the end of the world, as long as everyone is still alive, they will meet each other eventually.
"Then let me say a few words first!"
Grandma Qiao stood up and raised the cup in her hand. "I am very happy that everyone can come to my and Coco's house to have this New Year's Eve dinner. I wish everyone a happy New Year and all their wishes come true!"
"It's my turn!" Su Keke quickly filled her glass with orange juice, then stood up and raised her glass, saying, "I'm just talking about the present. Everyone, eat and drink well. Treat it like your own home and don't be polite!"
"We're definitely not welcome! Hahaha!" Chen Li and Meng Yi clinked glasses of Coke and said.
Meng Yi planned to start by drinking a Coke, eating something, and then drinking with Chen Da.
When it was Lin Xiao's turn, the four of them were gnawing on spicy rabbit legs. They were really not polite at all, they just sat down and started eating.
Seeing that everyone stood up, they quickly put down the things in their hands, stood up and raised their glasses, saying, "The four of us wish everyone a prosperous and rewarding year!"
"This is great! The blessing from you four is still practical! Hahaha! Come on, let one of us brothers go first."
Chen Li quickly refilled his cup with Coke. It seemed like this guy wanted to drink as much Coke as he could right from the start.
"Let's keep it simple and wish everyone a happy new year and happiness every day!" Lu Mei and her family raised their glasses to wish each other a happy new year.
Qin Xiu, Qin Yufei and Yingying clasped their fists and wished everyone a happy New Year, "May you always smile!"
Finally, the couple Meng Yi and Shi Huan were left. “We hope everyone can meet the person they want to meet!”
After they finished talking, there was a sudden silence.
Perhaps everyone has someone in their heart that they want to see but cannot. Especially now in the end of the world due to natural disasters, many people have lost their family, friends, classmates, partners...
“This blessing is worth everyone’s toast!”
Su Keke suddenly spoke up, and the atmosphere became lively again. Everyone raised their glasses, hoping that the natural disaster would pass soon so that they could see the people they wanted to see.
After the sentimental segment ended, everyone started to let loose. Su Keke and Chen Da both reached out their chopsticks towards the plate of drunken crabs in the middle.
Haha, these two crab lovers have such a tacit understanding!
Others also started eating their favorite dishes. It was Chinese New Year, so they had to eat and drink well, because they didn’t know what the next year would be like.
In fact, the closer it got to the New Year, the more anxious Su Keke became, because the earthquake in her previous life was just two months away.
She was afraid that it would happen earlier in this life. Although the capsule house reminded her to move to Arashiyama, she still felt vaguely uneasy.
"Uncle Chen, you haven't been able to hold your alcohol tolerance well lately! How come you're already red-faced after just two glasses of red wine?"
"Who said that? I'll eat something first, and then we'll see if you can drink more than me."
Meng Yi and Chen Da are two drinking buddies who can always sit together at the dinner table as long as there is wine.
Lu Mei said that she was in a good mood today and allowed Chen Da to drink a little wine, and she would drive when they returned.
"Mom, I want cake!"
Yingying had been staring at the Black Forest cake for a long time, but everyone was raising their glasses to celebrate, so she had no choice but to wait obediently.
"Come! Sister Coco will cut the cake for you!"
Su Keke had just finished eating a drunken crab and was looking for something sweet. She took a knife and cut the cake into several pieces, putting the largest piece on Yingying's plate.
"Thank you, Sister Coco!" Yingying shouted sweetly.
Grandma Qiao was discussing how to cook delicious food with Lu Mei, Shi Huan, and Qin Yufei, while Qin Xiu and Chen Li were chatting about cars and warships, topics that girls were not very interested in.
Su Keke, Lin Xiao and the other two were talking about eating. What were they talking about? Isn’t eating delicious?
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