Chapter 377: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality
The firecrackers accidentally exploded towards Li Jingan, scaring him and making him scream.
Unfortunately, a hole was burned in Li Jing'an's new clothes, which made him very frightened.
Li Baotian tried to comfort the frightened Li Jingan, while Zhou Kexin and her two siblings surrounded their brother.
Zhang Guifang pushed the door with one hand, her eyes full of anxiety. Not knowing the specific situation, she asked, "Is Gang Pao okay?"
As she said this, Zhou Yong, who was serving dishes to the table, walked to the door in two or three steps.
Before he could leave, Li Baotian replied, "Gang Pao is fine, he was just frightened."
Zhang Guifang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and her heart finally settled down. Even so, Zhou Yong still went out to see what was going on.
The little fat boy Li Jing'an was already crying. Zhou Yong looked at his old son and smiled unkindly.
Realizing that his smile was too eye-catching, Zhou Yong quickly restrained his smile.
He picked up Li Jing'an and walked towards the house. Zhou Kexin and her siblings looked at each other.
"Sister, are we still setting off fireworks?"
Zhou Kexin looked at Li Baotian and said, "Master, are we still setting off firecrackers?"
Li Baotian smiled and said, "Go ahead, but be sure to pay attention to safety."
Zhou Kexin and her three siblings responded, and Li Jingchu took out the Ertijiao and Zuantianhou.
The four children were having a great time playing in the yard. Li Jingan watched them in the house, but couldn't help but go out.
This time Li Jingan was more careful. As soon as the firecrackers were lit, he was the first one to hide in a safe area.
Li Baotian looked at this scene and couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Guifang was sitting in a wheelchair. Due to the height issue, she couldn't see what was happening outside, so Li Baotian told his wife what was happening outside.
While they were chatting, Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun brought the dishes to the table one by one.
Li Caiyun tied an apron around her waist and said, "Call them back for dinner!"
Zhou Yong responded, but the children hadn't played enough yet, so they went into the house and ate obediently.
There were nine people in the family, so Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun cooked sixteen dishes, and the couple also made some dumplings.
Li Baotian looked at the food on the table and couldn't help but sigh.
"Our family's living standards are improving year by year. This year, seafood is on the table, which makes me look forward to the food and rice for next Spring Festival..."
This year the Li family had a very sumptuous lunch. In addition to chicken, duck, fish, beef and mutton, Wan Shengli and Huo Yan brought a variety of seafood to their family from the provincial capital.
Zhou Yong smiled and continued, "Dad, let's have a donkey feast next year."
Li Baotian picked up the chopsticks with a smile and nodded, and the family began to eat happily.
The sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time outside, but Li Baotian kept a smile on his face as he ate.
A plate of big crabs was cleared out, a plate of shrimps was also cleared out, and as for shellfish, the children ate all of them.
"Dad, try this sea bass. Although it's steamed, it tastes very good..."
Li Baotian took a bite and his eyes lit up. Then he took another piece of fish and put it into his mouth.
Li Caiyun smiled and picked up a piece of sea bass for Zhang Guifang, who also liked it very much.
"Dad, the lamb chops are really delicious."
Zhou Yong smiled and said: "If you like it, dad will make it for you tonight..."
The children were very happy when they heard this. Li Baotian nodded and said, "I'll make a sea bass tonight."
Li Caiyun responded incoherently, and Zhang Guifang smiled and said, "Why are you so greedy?"
Li Baotian said, "It doesn't matter what you eat."
This means that even if they don’t cook sea bass, Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun will still cook other dishes.
Zhang Guifang could hardly hide her smile: "Leave one sea bass for Xiao Jiang and Xiao Guan to taste when they come to work..."
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Yue'e and Guan Shuqing took a paid holiday. They had a ten-day holiday, and if they came back to work early, their salary would double.
Li Caiyun smiled and continued, "Mom, when Sister Jiang and Sister Guan left, I brought them seafood and sea bass respectively..."
Since the Li family is large, both Wan Shengli and Huo Yan brought a lot of seafood.
In addition to bringing some seafood to Guan Shuqing and Jiang Yue'e, Zhou Yong also sent some to Ma San, Li Hongjun, Sun Qing and Zhou Ling's families.
Zhang Guifang nodded continuously: "Then there is no need to leave sea bass for them..."
The family finished their lunch happily. The five children helped to clean up the dishes, and Li Caiyun was responsible for washing and scrubbing.
The house was tidied up, and the five children dressed neatly and went out to play. When they left home, the five siblings' pockets were bulging with stuff.
They put some candies, melon seeds, peanuts, and everything in their bag so that they wouldn’t have to watch other kids eat their snacks.
Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang went back to their bedroom to rest, while Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun also went back to their room to straighten their backs.
Since yesterday, the couple has been busy. They chopped two large pots of dumpling stuffing, braised meat, and made braised dishes and fried dishes.
Today they started preparing breakfast as soon as they opened their eyes, then took a rest, and then lunch. Dinner and New Year’s Eve dinner are all waiting for them!
Li Caiyun had a sore back from working around the stove, so Zhou Yong gave her a back massage.
"It would be great if Sister Jiang and Sister Guan didn't take a holiday during the Chinese New Year? That way, we can both relax a little..."
Zhou Yong secretly raised his eyebrows: "There are 365 days in a year, and we can't even cook for ten days in a year. What else do you want?"
Except for the Chinese New Year, even on May Day or August Day, Guan Shuqing and Jiang Yue'e would not go home to celebrate the festival.
One is that the holiday salary will be doubled, and the other is that Zhou Yong will be given an extra red envelope in private by them.
After listening to Zhou Yong's words, Li Caiyun said: "Maybe I am used to enjoying it. Now I am really not used to doing these housework..."
It is often easy for people to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. This is the case with Li Caiyun at the moment.
I'm used to enjoying myself, and now when I do some housework myself, I feel too tired.
Zhou Yong smiled softly: "So you still feel bad about hiring a nanny?"
Li Caiyun pursed her lips, Zhou Yong raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of smiles, and he exposed his wife's little thoughts: "I can see that you want to live a life of having clothes to eat and food to eat, but you don't want to spend this money..."
Li Caiyun was not embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed.
It is normal for her to have such thoughts. After all, in Li Caiyun's eyes, although the couple have high salaries, their annual household expenses are also not small.
Li Caiyun had no idea that her man had quietly become a billionaire.
The couple was lying together and chatting, and Li Caiyun mentioned Xiao Ba inadvertently.
Zhou Yong hadn't heard anything about Xiao Ba for a long time.
"Is Xiaoba in the provincial capital?"
Li Caiyun nodded: "I also heard it from others. How would I know if it is true or not?"
Xiao Ba and Bai Jie disappeared one after another. Whether they ran away together remains a mystery.
Zhou Yong was thinking: "Even if the letter was sent by Xiao Ba from the provincial capital, I don't think he will be in the provincial capital."
Xiao Ba is as cunning as a lotus root. Zhou Yong thinks that if he eloped with Bai Jie, he would not easily expose his whereabouts.
Li Caiyun frowned slightly: "Who knows? I just heard everyone say that, and I didn't ask for the details..."
She is not the kind of person who likes to gossip. She will listen to what others say, but will not ask if they don't say anything.
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