Chapter 410 Prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner!
410 Prepare New Year’s Eve Dinner!
Qin Ningning even called her two younger brothers after returning to her hometown.
Hengheng and Fantuan followed Shen Yiyi to answer it.
After the two brothers chatted with their sister for a while, Shen Yiyi took over and chatted with her niece for a few words, wishing her a Happy New Year.
After we finished chatting, he hung up the phone.
Hengheng and Fantuan both said that they forgot to prepare gifts for their sister this year, because their sister had already prepared some shells and corals for them, and they will ask their grandmother to bring them over during the Chinese New Year.
"Last time we went to Beijing for a trip, didn't you guys personally pick snacks for your sister? It was a token of your thoughtfulness." Shen Yiyi said with a smile.
The two brothers nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
Although I didn’t go back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year, it was also very lively here.
As early as a few days ago, Gu Yun, Chu Bing, Gu Xiaoxi and their family of three had returned to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.
But there were also many people who stayed, such as Li Yang and Zhang Guiyun who lived next door and did not go back.
Look, he couldn't stay at home, and as soon as he came back after making a phone call, he ran next door to play with Li Ping and Li Nuo, a brother and sister.
Shen Yiyi ignored them. She went back to the room, glanced at Qin Lie, and started to prepare something delicious with Qin Xiaoyan. Qin Xiaoyan was heating oil to fry radish balls.
"Auntie, you go in and chat with uncle, I'll take care of it." Qin Xiaoyan said.
"He's asleep. Let me help you." Shen Yiyi looked over and saw that Qin Lie was sleeping.
With her help, the radish balls were fried quickly.
Shen Yiyi brought a plate to the children playing at Li Yang's house and asked them to eat together.
Zhang Guiyun was knitting and said with a smile, "You stayed here for the New Year this year. The house was filled with the fragrance of flowers all day long. The children in the yard were all moved to tears by you."
Shen Yiyi smiled, "It's Chinese New Year, let's make some delicious food to feed the kids."
Zhang Guiyun was a nice person, and she was not in a hurry to go back. She stayed and chatted with her, "Why don't you go back this year? I remember you didn't go back last year either."
"My mother-in-law went to take care of my sister-in-law during her confinement period. She was very busy, so she didn't go back this year." Zhang Guiyun said with a smile.
He is the only son in Li Yang's family, but he also has an aunt.
My aunt has been married for many years. She originally had a daughter, but she never got pregnant. I don’t know what happened this year, but she suddenly got pregnant and gave birth to a son a few days ago.
My aunt has no mother-in-law, only a father-in-law. The father-in-law has to avoid suspicion, so of course it is impossible for him to take care of his daughter-in-law during the confinement period. Her husband still has to go to work, so she asked her mother to go over.
They will spend the New Year there together, and they can save some travel expenses, so they simply don't go back.
Wait until next year to come back.
It's not just Li Yang and Zhang Guiyun, but also Lu Yang, Zhou Xiaoyun, Li Yuan and Feng Zhenzhen, who are staying here to celebrate the New Year instead of going back to their hometowns this year.
Because there are several children, even if they buy half-price tickets, the round-trip tickets for so many children will still cost a lot of money.
It is only when the conditions are like those of Shen Yiyi and Chu Bing that they go back home for the New Year every year and don't care about the travel expenses. Most sisters-in-law don't go back home every year. After all, if the whole family goes back, the travel tickets will be very expensive, and they have to go back and forth.
And it's not just the train tickets, you also have to give a red envelope and other things when you go back, all of which are money.
Although men’s allowances are not low, they still have to spend money on a daily basis. Although they can save some money, when they go home to celebrate the New Year, they will almost be back to the days before liberation.
I can't save much money in a year.
As long as the family is reunited, it is optional to go back to your hometown.
Especially Feng Zhenzhen and Zhou Xiaoyun, they don't get along well with their mother-in-law.
Even if I want to take them back, I will find time on weekdays to bring one or two back, not all of them.
However, this year Shen Yiyi stayed here to celebrate the New Year, and the two were very happy.
Because ever since Shen Yiyi came to join the army, she has never stayed to celebrate the New Year.
I just feel a little embarrassed because when Shen Yiyi was buying New Year's goods, she gave each of their families a leg of lamb.
But it’s not that Shen Yiyi’s sewing skills are too good. After winter came, Feng Zhenzhen and Zhou Xiaoyun’s parents-in-law both sent gifts to her.
The lotus root powder from Feng Zhenzhen’s mother’s family is especially delicious, and she brought a big bag of it over for Shen Yiyi.
Zhou Xiaoyun gave her persimmon cakes, which were homemade and of very good quality. Shen Yiyi ate them as snacks and they were delicious.
Hengheng Fantuan likes it too, and they also like to drink lotus root powder.
So, when we were buying supplies, we brought a leg of lamb for each of them. They were both relatively large sheep, and each leg weighed about five or six kilograms.
This can be a great addition to the New Year's Eve dinner.
Look, New Year’s Eve has arrived as scheduled.
Because they didn't go back to their hometown this year, but today, New Year's Eve, Shen Yiyi also brought Hengheng, Fantuan, and Qin Xiaoyan to the telephone room to make a call.
Hengheng and Fantuan were talking on the phone with their grandpa, "Grandpa, we can't go back to spend the New Year with you this year, but you should also eat well and sleep well. When our dad gets better, we will go back to see you!"
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back later." Father Qin said with a smile on the other end of the phone.
"Then grandpa, have you prepared more delicious food? It's New Year's Day, and our family has prepared a lot of delicious food!" said Fantuan.
"What delicious food have you prepared?"
"There are so many, including fried meatballs, which are very delicious, and fried chicken legs, made by my mother. We almost swallowed our tongues!"
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The two brothers were chatting with their grandfather, and Qin Xiaoyan was also wishing her parents a Happy New Year on the phone next door.
After returning home, Qin's mother also went to Uncle Qin's house and made it clear to her nephews and nieces that her niece Qin Xiaoyan would not be coming back for the New Year this year, so they all stayed here together.
But Qin Xiaoyan brought back all her wages for the months after National Day.
Qin Xiaoyan's parents knew that their daughter was doing well here, so they had nothing to worry about. They just told her to take care of herself as it was cold, and that everything at home was fine and there was no need to worry.
Qin Xiaoyan really doesn't have to worry about her family. Everything is really good here, better than going back to her hometown for the New Year.
Because even though there are delicious dishes when I go back to my hometown for the New Year, they can’t compare to what I have at my aunt’s place.
So many delicious foods!
I’m drooling just thinking about it!
After talking on the phone, I let Hengheng Rice Ball go play with other friends because the weather was pretty good at the moment!
Shen Yiyi and Qin Xiaoyan went home to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
Although we celebrate the New Year here, this year's New Year's Eve dinner is very splendid.
Goose stewed in an iron pot, braised pork trotters, braised fish, crispy and tender fried meatballs, steamed shrimps, steamed crabs, steamed oysters, stewed pork bones with radish, and deep-fried cabbage!
Although she did not go back to her hometown to eat the iron pot stewed goose given by Lin Dazhi this year, Shen Yiyi also bought one for herself.
Because Qin Lie wanted to eat it and she herself was quite greedy, she just bought one and stewed it!
So this table full of New Year’s Eve dinner is simply too sumptuous!