Chapter 223 Happy New Year
The year ends with the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to the wine.
February 6th, New Year’s Eve.
This was Shen Ci's first Spring Festival after she returned to her twenties, and it was also the happiest day since she came back, because her whole family was by her side.
In the kitchen, she helped her mother. The prepared ingredients were piled up high. Fresh small blue crabs and king crabs were dancing in the sink, making the mother and daughter scream and laugh.
The TV in the living room was on, playing a lively Spring Festival program. Ali pulled Xingxing to play mobile games with her. While playing, she praised her brother for being so good, and Xingxing was so happy with all the praise.
The sounds of frying and cooking in the pan, the noisy and festive atmosphere on TV, and the happy faces of the family, if you want to be satisfied with life, this scene is enough.
"Happy New Year!"
At the dinner table, Shen Jingjing prepared a total of twelve dishes, both hot and cold. In her words, it meant that everything would go smoothly in the next twelve months, which was a good omen.
The family raised their glasses of red wine and clinked them together. Xingxing was the sweetest-mouthed and offered blessings without hesitation: "I wish Mom good health and freedom from illness in the new year, and that her dancing skills will reach new heights."
"I wish my eldest sister to remain beautiful and have a prosperous career. I also wish my second sister a bright future and great fame."
"Finally, I also wish myself success in the entrance exam and admission to Longcheng University!"
These words made the three women in the family smile with joy. Chen Ci and A Li also hurriedly sent their blessings to their mother: "Mom, I hope all your wishes come true in the new year."
"Mom, I wish you happiness too."
Shen Jingjing looked at her three children, and happiness was fully embodied at this moment. The hard work of the years seemed to have turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared, leaving only relief in her heart.
She quickly took out the red envelopes she had prepared and distributed them to her three children: "One for each of you. Mom also hopes that everything goes well for you in the new year."
The red envelope from the mother had to be collected, but Shen Ci and Shen Li also prepared red envelopes for their mother.
Chen Li couldn't wait to take it out first. The red envelope was so thin that she stuffed it directly into her mother's hand: "Mom, I have already paid the tax on the salary for my first movie, so I'll give you a big red envelope."
Shen Jingjing subconsciously touched the red envelope, and found something hard inside, which was not money at all.
When I opened it, it turned out to be a card.
Xingxing's eyes lit up when she saw this: "Oh my goodness, second sister, just give me the card? How much money is in it?"
Chen Li didn't hide it, and looked at her mother and whispered, "There are two hundred yuan in it."
"So much?" Shen Jingjing was also surprised when she heard it, and then stuffed the money back to her daughter: "This is the first money you earn, keep it for yourself, Mom has money to use."
"I kept it for myself, this is for you!" Chen Li stuffed it back in, and said seriously and firmly: "I didn't expect to make so much money from my first play, but don't worry, Mom, I will definitely work hard to make more money to honor you in the future."
Not only was Shen Jingjing relieved, but Shen Ci also felt relieved when she saw this scene.
"Mom, please accept Ali's kindness. Otherwise, I won't know whether I should take out the red envelope I prepared for you."
As he spoke, Shen Ci also took out a card he had prepared and pushed it in front of his mother: "This is mine. I didn't come back last year, so I'm giving it to you together with last year's card."
You don’t have to guess that there must be a large sum of money in Ah Ci’s red envelope.
Shen Jingjing was about to speak, but was interrupted by Shen Ciyi's righteous words: "I can't give up. Whether it's A Li or me, it's natural to make money to spend on my mother. And you have to understand, mom, that money is meant to be spent. You have to know how to spend it. Only then will we, as children, have more motivation to make money."
Chen Li nodded repeatedly when she heard this: "Sister is right, there is no need to save it, Mom, just buy whatever you want."
Even Xingxing said, "Mom, I'll owe you the money first. I'm an adult now, and I'll make it up to you when I make money in the future."
Seeing that the children were all filial, Shen Jingjing didn't want to spoil the fun. Whether to spend the money or not was another matter, but she accepted the red envelope today.
"Mom takes it, Mom takes it all. At this age, Mom has become a rich woman." Shen Jingjing joked with a smile.
This sentence made everyone laugh. The laughter floated out of the window and spread far away, blending with the sound of firecrackers in the distance.
*
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Ci received an invitation from a high school classmate to go out for afternoon tea.
The person who asked her out was her high school deskmate. They studied together every day during their senior year, encouraging and cheering each other up, and they had a revolutionary friendship.
In their previous life, their friendship lasted for quite a long time, until the other party had a child and completely devoted himself to the family, and then the relationship gradually faded.
If we count from the time of the last life, it has been several decades since we last saw each other, but Chen Ci still remembers her appearance clearly in his mind.
"Aci!"
In the coffee shop, Shen Ci heard someone calling her name as soon as she entered the door.
She looked up and saw a big-eyed girl in a white cotton coat waving at her excitedly.
In just a moment, the other person's appearance completely coincided with the person in his memory.
"Weiwei!"
Shen Ci was touched and quickly walked forward to hug Xia Weiwei.
"Oh, long time no see. You didn't come back last year, and we haven't seen each other for more than two years." Xia Weiwei's tone was a little angry, but tears were welling up in her eyes. In high school, she regarded Shen Ci as her best friend.
Shen Ci took her hand and sat down, looking ashamed and said, "Blame me, blame me. How are you? Have you been doing well in college these two years?"
Xia Weiwei had very good grades, even scoring eight points higher than Shen Ci in the college entrance examination, and was admitted to the law department of Linhai University with a full scholarship.
One of them is in Longcheng in the north and the other is in Linhai in the south. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is for them to meet. They can only greet each other occasionally through WeChat.
"It's not bad, but it's too tiring. You know, studying law is like studying medicine, one is mentally tiring, the other is physically tiring. My dad insisted on asking me to choose between the two." Xia Weiwei said and asked Chen Ci: "What about you, how are you?"
As he spoke, his eyes unconsciously looked up and down at Shen Ci's clothes.
Xia Weiwei's family background is not rich, but it is definitely much better than Chen Ci's before, and most of her food, clothing and daily necessities are expensive brand names.
At this moment, at a glance, one can see that Shen Ci's outfit today is not simple, especially the bracelet on her wrist, which is full of diamonds and the texture does not look like a pirated product.
"Oh, this bracelet is so beautiful."
Before Shen Ci could speak, Xia Weiwei had already pulled her hand up and examined it curiously: "Ah Ci, is this the real thing?"
Shen Ci smiled and nodded: “Cartier.”
Xia Weiwei glared and showed off her platinum bracelet: "I have this one too, but yours looks very expensive. Mine is only a little over one dollar."
(End of this chapter)
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