Fifteen years old.
Wanghai's Spring Festival weather is typically mild, with some people sometimes managing to survive the winter in a short-sleeved shirt. The villagers, engaged in farming and constant hard work, are naturally strong. Chen Kang is one such stoic individual, weathering the coldest weather year after year with a single layer of clothing. However, as he ages, he sometimes throws on a light coat.
He stood there, shoveling sweet potatoes into the corner one by one. He glanced at his younger brother who had just returned from playing cards and said, "How much did you lose?"
"I won." Old Man Chen grinned. "It's rare. In previous years, she always won while I lost. This year, she can earn two shares of money. Hey... Is she going to feed the pigs?"
"Feed your daughter." Chen Kang glanced at him and said, "She stays in her room all day and eats instant noodles at regular times, and you don't know how to discipline her. I remember she didn't like sweet potatoes before, but it's better than instant noodles."
"She doesn't like sweet potatoes, she just likes playing with fire with her brother." Old Man Chen shook his head and walked to the kitchen. It was not time for dinner yet, so he planned to steal two pieces of chicken to eat.
"It would be nice to ask her to come out and warm herself by the fire." Chen Kang said, "Where's Ah Han? He's already the 15th and still hasn't shown up. Isn't he coming back this year?"
"He said he wanted to study, but what a joke. He'll probably just go to the internet cafe every day. Alan actually agreed to let him stay in the city by himself." Old Man Chen suddenly turned around and said.
"Exactly. Everyone knows him, so slovenly." Chen Kang's wife, Shang Fangxin, emerged from the kitchen, reeking of firewood. She smiled and said, "He was smarter when he was younger. Didn't his grades keep dropping last year?"
Old Man Chen glanced at her indifferently, and Shang Fangxin suddenly shut up, turned her head to look at her husband, and saw that Chen Kang didn't say anything. She pursed her lips, feeling a little angry, and turned back quietly to bring out the dishes.
In this family, although Old Man Chen is the second son and Chen Kang is the eldest, it is not Chen Kang who is in charge. It is precisely this second son who lost all his money in business in his early years. Who knows what kind of luck he has had over the years to actually make a comeback.
He is someone who can make money and handle things, and he is also a family member. It is not worth offending him for a trivial matter. You will have to rely on him in the future.
Although he was indignant, he didn't dare to directly criticize Old Man Chen. However, he still had the courage to continue making fun of the children, and he did it very boldly.
She pretended to be kind and said, "You have to teach him more. He's not a child anymore. He's going to take the college entrance exam soon and he's going to be an adult. He can't be so careless every day. If he really can't pass the exam in the future, he'll have to learn some skills.
The most important thing is to clean yourself up so you can find a wife in the future. Look at how beautiful Shikui is. It's up to you. If he dresses up well, he should be able to do it too. It's easier to live a good life with a wife."
"Wife." Old Man Chen suddenly sighed deeply: "I wonder which one he will marry."
Shang Fangxin was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
Old Man Chen didn't bother to pay attention to her. He walked to the dining table, took two tissues, and took the chicken leg away. He didn't eat it, and kept muttering, "I'm going to eat a leg today."
Then he went to his daughter's room.
Chen Shikui is very picky about food. She doesn’t like eating chicken, but she likes eating chicken legs. However, she doesn’t eat them often because she is not very good at using chopsticks and doesn’t want to eat with her hands. She hates sticky food, so I wrap it in paper.
Just as Old Man Chen stepped over the threshold of the main room of the mansion, the sound of a car braking was heard at the door.
Someone opened the door of the mansion, and the iron sheets made a banging sound.
Chen Kang and Shang Fangxin looked over and saw Chen Tinghan and a strange girl. Although young, they had a nice figure and were quite pretty. Behind them was a middle-aged man who looked ordinary.
"Oh." The middle-aged man forced a smile and came forward to offer cigarettes and wine to the two Chen brothers, carrying a lot of gifts: "Happy New Year, two bosses."
Chen Kang greeted him with a smile, but he was a little confused. He asked calmly, "What's your name?"
"My last name is Lu, just call me Xiao Lu. I'm Boss Chen's driver."
Chen Kang tilted his head to look at his brother and said jokingly, "What a grand occasion! He even has a dedicated driver. He's truly a big boss."
Old Man Chen shook his head and pointed at his son and said, "That's Boss Chen."
Old Lu laughed heartily and said, "That's Boss Chen, and this is Big Boss Chen. They're all bosses."
The driver, who had been traveling extensively for years, was very good at handling things. He tilted his head to look at Shang Fangxin next to him and said in a loud voice, "This must be my sister-in-law, she looks so lucky."
Shang Fangxin covered her mouth and laughed, but her eyes were always on the girl over there.
Old Man Chen looked at his son and said in a slightly reproachful tone, "You didn't even say hello beforehand when you came back, and you brought guests with you. What will you do if you neglect them?"
The girl, Wang Jinling, stepped forward and said with a sweet smile, "Happy New Year, Uncle. Wishing you great fortune and prosperity."
"Okay, okay." Old Man Chen felt around and found a red envelope. He stuffed a few large bills into it in front of her and said, "If I had known you were coming, I would have slaughtered the cow in the back and invited everyone in the village to have a meal."
"I'm flattered. There's no reason to bother you."
The two of them started chatting, and the more they looked at the girl, the more satisfied they became. Turning around, Father Chen looked at his son, but he was not pleased at all. He said angrily, "Get lost! Go and call your mother and your sister to eat."
Chen Tinghan was caught in the crossfire and was a little dumbfounded, but this was his father, so he just accepted the scolding and shrugged his shoulders and walked into the room.
Chen Tinghan and Cheng Zhilan were facing each other in the living room. Chen Tinghan scratched his head and said, "Did you forget to tell Dad that I'm coming back?"
"It seems so." Cheng Zhilan had just changed into casual clothes and coughed a little embarrassedly. Then she changed the subject very abruptly: "Go inside and ask your sister to come to dinner. She is fearless and rebellious now. She will listen to you."
"My sister is not as... like Sun Wukong as you say." Chen Tinghan walked into the room with a smile.
He saw that his sister was curled up in the quilt, as if she was not awake yet. Chen Tinghan chuckled, picked her up without saying anything, and started tickling her through the quilt.
His daughter grew up and was not afraid of anything. She was fine no matter how much she was tickled. But she was still young and tender-skinned. She soon couldn't hold back her laughter and reached out to slap her brother's hand off his waist: "You're going to die!"
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, you can't say that word on New Year's Day." Chen Tinghan covered her mouth with a smile.
"Okay." Shikui poked half of her head out from under the quilt and suddenly said meaningfully, "Why is it this sister? Aren't those two sisters coming to visit relatives?"
Chen Tinghan's throat choked, he coughed, and said, "Something happened at her family recently, so I brought her here to relax."
Chen Shikui sneered twice, then said in a pretentious tone: "Oh, alas, why is my brother such a thing, really..."
Then she saw Chen Tinghan took out a red envelope, which was so bulging that it almost burst the cover. Chen Tinghan even considerately opened the package to reveal the red underneath.
This isn't just some loose change to fool people.
"You are truly wise and brave!" Chen Shikui smiled happily and immediately grabbed the red envelope.
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