The New Year's Eve dinner for more than a dozen people lasted for four hours. Since everyone had to go home to celebrate New Year's Eve, Su Keke and Grandma Qiao did not keep them.
When they went back, Grandma Qiao gave each family the New Year gift boxes she had prepared, filled with drunken crabs and chocolates, and asked them to take one back.
Because they had such a rich lunch at noon, Su Keke and Grandma Qiao couldn’t eat anything at night.
Grandma Qiao cooked fish and steamed duck tongues in the kitchen, and brought out six drunken crabs. There were fruits like cherries and tangerines, and candies like chocolate. There were a total of six plates on the dining table.
These dishes are not to be eaten, but put on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month. It means that there will be surplus and everything will go well every year!
After doing all this, the two of them and the cat sat in the living room and watched the Spring Festival Gala of an unknown year. Anyway, Su Keke felt that she had never seen it.
There were snacks and fruits on the coffee table. Although Su Keke was not hungry, she could still eat some snacks.
The Du family got some fireworks from somewhere this year. Just after midnight, Su Keke and Grandma Qiao heard the sound of fireworks going off outside, followed by another round of crackling firecrackers.
Su Keke and Grandma Qiao quickly picked up Tangyuan and ran to the villa yard. They didn't care whether it was cold or not. The two of them and the cat didn't even have time to put on their coats and ran out to watch the fireworks.
There was another loud bang, and Su Keke quickly looked up at the sky. The originally pitch-black sky suddenly turned red and green, and colorful rays of light sprinkled down from the sky, as dazzling as a meteor shower.
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On the afternoon of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Du Huairen and his youngest son Du Yichen came to Su Keke to wish her a happy new year, carrying large and small bags of New Year gifts.
Su Keke had a bad feeling in her heart. It was definitely not just about Mr. Du coming to visit her to wish her a happy new year.
Who was that guy in Villa No. 8 last time? Yes, that Xiao Jing, who wanted to buy a gun from Su Keke, seemed to be the one who set him up by Mr. Du.
Su Keke delayed him for a while, but later she was able to find Xiao Jing's personal information through the capsule house.
After reading the information, Su Keke understood why Mr. Du was so concerned about this matter. It must be because of the Wind and Thunder Palm.
It is said that the Wind Thunder Palm is very powerful. People who are hit by it will feel like they are being electrocuted and will experience the feeling of being rushed by lightning repeatedly.
Su Keke had only seen such powerful martial arts in novels and TV dramas.
Since someone in real life came to her door, she clapped her hands and agreed to let Xiao Jing find him a few pistols.
Su Keke's condition in exchange was to learn Wind Thunder Palm from him.
At that time, Xiao Jing was not surprised at all after hearing this condition. Perhaps he knew that other than the Wind and Thunder Palm, he was good at other skills, and others might not be interested in him.
Anyway, Du Huairen had already been promised, so it wouldn't hurt to add one more person. In this way, Su Keke and Xiao Jing happily reached a deal.
Xiao Jing promised that after the New Year, Su Keke could go to Villa No. 8 to learn from him at any time.
In the living room, Grandma Qiao poured tea for the Du family father and son. Su Keke sat face to face with them, but her mind was wandering.
"Coco! I have something I want to hear your opinion on!"
Du Huairen just took a sip of tea and seeing that Su Keke didn't react, he took the initiative to tell her the purpose of his visit today.
"What's the matter?" Su Keke frowned, knowing that the father and son's visit was definitely not just to pay New Year's greetings.
If they didn't need Su Keke's help with something, it would definitely be Butler Song who came with the gifts for the New Year's greetings.
"Yesterday, Mayor Chen Guodong and Municipal Party Committee Secretary Liu Zhicai, two big men from Lingcheng, came to pay New Year's greetings. I was really shocked at the time. I thought that these two big men were said to have completely different work styles and even disliked each other. They came together to pay New Year's greetings for something, and it must be something big!"
"As I expected, they came straight to the point and said they wanted to requisition our Lanshan villa area before we could even exchange some polite words. I was stunned at the time. Why did they want to requisition it? What were they going to do with it? Would it affect our normal lives?"
"After I inquired several times, they revealed that there might be an earthquake next. After multiple official inspections, Lanshan is relatively safe. Since there are many residents in Lingcheng, the official base is afraid that it will not be able to accommodate them, so they hope that I can open the villa area and allow citizens in need to come in and set up tents."
What Du Huairen said really surprised Su Keke.
This is a tricky matter. You won't agree! They are the official, the symbol of all power. We don't know what will happen in the next earthquake. What if they don't care about you?
You agree! In the future, the villa area will be like a refugee concentration camp, where all kinds of people can live, and safety will be a big problem.
It is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away. What if he refuses to leave? Will the owners of the villa area and the Du family still be able to live a peaceful life?
"Then Mr. Du, what did you say? Did you agree to it?"
Su Keke asked.
"Not yet! I couldn't make up my mind at the time. I could only say that Lanshan Villa District is not under the control of our Du family. I will discuss it with other owners before giving them a reply. Then they gave me three days and said I must give a reply after three days."
Du Huairen was very worried about this matter, so he came to discuss it with Su Keke today. He was also wondering if one of these two big guys had a close relationship with Su Keke?
If so, it would definitely be easier to talk to someone familiar as a middleman. To be honest, he really didn't want to agree.
"Dad! I think the villa area is our private place. If we don't agree, what else can they do? Use force to occupy it? Then what's the difference between them and robbers?"
Du Yichen had been listening silently for such a long time that he could no longer suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart.
After such a long time of natural disaster, didn't the villa area rely on itself? What kind of help did the government give them? Now they have electricity, but it is only for the government offices. The villa area still relies on generators!
"What do you know! It would be great if you could just refuse so easily!"
Du Huairen glared at his son beside him and shook his head. This kid was still so impatient and only looked at the surface of things.
Su Keke actually had no better solution. She was also unwilling to let those people come in and live in tents. She had originally chosen Lanshan Villa District because of its large area and strong privacy.
If she walked out of her yard, the outside would be like a vegetable market, and she got a headache just thinking about it.
But the official starting point is to save more people, which is really hard to refute.
"I'm fine with whatever you say! Master Du, you just make the decision! Maybe you can also hold an owners' meeting and ask other owners what they think?"
Su Keke was a little reluctant to take on this hot potato, so she threw the problem to Du Huairen again.
"Coco, do you have any objections?"
Du Huairen was stunned. How could Su Keke have no objection? Didn't she hate getting along with strangers the most?
"Mr. Du, I'm not the owner. I actually have no say in this matter. I respect any decision you make!"
Su Keke really didn't want to get involved in muddy water this time. Besides, it would be useless for ordinary people to say too much about the official decision.
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