The Spring Festival of 1979 was a happy, relaxing and free one. All things came back to life, the Chinese people awakened and prospered.
The atmosphere of the Spring Festival is very strong. Traditional customs that have not been seen for many years have made a comeback. The streets and alleys are decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, and there are laughter and joy everywhere. It is much more lively than in previous years.
What people are talking about on the streets now is the current situation, college entrance examinations, major developments, etc.
As people talked, they were suddenly struck by the fact that they had unknowingly walked out of that dark period. Now the wind and rain had stopped, and hanging high in the sky was a dazzling rainbow.
This Spring Festival, everyone has a happy look on their face. A brand new era has truly arrived.
Jiang Yan had a hard time this Spring Festival, mainly because there were too few holidays.
The new research task had been assigned to the design institute before the New Year, but Xu Tianlai kept it under wraps because he wanted everyone to have a happy and peaceful New Year.
During the Chinese New Year last year, everyone in the design institute only had a day and a half off.
And the year before last, I only had half a day off, got off work at two in the afternoon, and then I was back to busy work on the first day of the new year.
Therefore, strictly speaking, everyone was busy for three years to get these three days of vacation.
New Year’s Eve is also the birthday of the two children, so the Si family’s New Year’s Eve dinner is also the birthday banquet for the two children, and it is extra rich every year.
When Si Qianjin came back, he actually brought a palm-sized cream cake. The old man showed off to his family that this was a birthday cake and that foreigners eat this on their birthdays.
"See what Grandfather brought back for us?"
"I heard that they were going to put candles on the cake and then blow them out, and they didn't think it was unlucky." The old man was still a traditional person at heart. He always felt that it was not a good thing to blow out the candles, so he just brought the cake back and let the two children have a taste.
A small piece the size of a palm costs several dollars, and you need foreign exchange coupons to buy it, which is very expensive.
As usual, Si Guangming was not seen at the New Year's Eve dinner table. He has now taken another step forward and it is the busiest time of the year. It is basically impossible to eat the New Year's Eve dinner at home. It is good enough to come back and eat dumplings in the evening.
Cake is a rare food in this era. Many people have never heard of it. Even Jiang Yan saw it for the first time.
Of course, this is the first time I've seen it in this era.
A layer of cream was spread on the palm-sized cake base, and on it were two small flowers made of cream with a slightly awkward shape.
"flower."
Chao Chao pointed at the flowers on the cake and showed them to Mu Mu very seriously, with stars in her eyes. Girls naturally love beauty and they were extremely happy to see the flowers on the cake.
Mumu looked disgusted, as if she was disgusted by the flowers on the cake.
Si Zhenzhen saw it clearly from the side and teased her with a spoon, "Chao Chao, this flower is so beautiful, why don't we just not eat it?"
"No." Chao Chao pointed at the cake without hesitation and clearly stated his request, "I want to eat it."
She heard from her great-grandfather that it was sweet.
"Eat. Sweet."
Mumu has always been very frugal with words, but faced with the temptation of cake, she still opened her mouth. The two little guys stared at Si Zhenzhen's spoon eagerly.
Si Zhenzhen took a bowl, divided the cake into two, and gave spoons to Chaochao and Mumu, letting them scoop and eat by themselves.
What child doesn’t like sweet food? The two little guys didn’t eat much of the meal and were full just by eating the cake.
To help digest the food after dinner, Si Qianjin took the two children to listen to the radio, while Ning Yu and Si Xinnian prepared the ingredients for making dumplings in the evening.
The Jiang family did not have the New Year’s Eve dinner at the Si family this year, but the two families had to eat dumplings together in the evening.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Jiang Baitao brought Weng Shuxu, Li Yuejin and Jiang Chuanjun to the Si family.
It's so lively when the two families get together.
Jiang Chuanjun was chopping the stuffing, Si Lu was kneading the dough, and the two little darlings were each holding a small piece of dough and playing with it as plasticine. The whole family was busy and having a lot of fun.
"Brother, when will uncle and my father come to Beijing?"
“It’s almost April or May.”
Jiang Chuanjun put the chopped meat into an aluminum basin, "But the little brat you gave me can't come with me for the time being."
"You mean Su Hao?"
"Yes!" Jiang Chuanjun said, "He is not young anymore. He will be eighteen after the Chinese New Year. He wants to join the army. My father entrusted him to Uncle Fang, and he will send him to the army when the time comes."
Time flies so fast. Su Hao is already eighteen years old? That frail boy in the cold night can actually join the army!
That’s right. When they first met, she was still an educated youth, but a few years later, she had become a mother.
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Su Hao for several years. This kid has only written two letters back to me."
Jiang Chuanjun said: "He is doing well in Tianning, studying hard and being a down-to-earth person. He has accumulated a lot of experience in the past few years."
"That child has been scheming since he was little." Jiang Yan was also helpless. Su Hao's family was framed. Even if the case was overturned and their reputation was restored, there were still some people who secretly coveted the Su family's property.
Therefore, even if the Su family’s things are found, they cannot be handed over to Su Hao now. They must be handed over to him after he has the ability to protect himself.
It seems that I should find time to go to the Su family’s old courtyard and see if the backup plan left by Mr. Su is still there.
"What are you thinking about?" Si Lu came closer, "You look absent-minded."
"Nothing."
Jiang Yan said: "Even if my uncle and his family come after the New Year, I still don't know how to arrange it! But at least it's a family reunion, which is a good thing."
"Brother, after the New Year, are you going to report to work as well?"
Jiang Chuanjun is a veteran and was assigned to the security department of the steel plant due to employment policies.
Because of his special experience and the fact that he was a disabled soldier, he was directly appointed as deputy section chief.
"Yeah, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly concerned about my work?"
The Jiang family was not short of money. The money that Jiang Chuanjun had used to support him was all given to Li Sanjin's parents. But he was still young and couldn't do nothing for the rest of his life, so he still had to go to class.
"I not only care about your work, I also care about your lifelong event." Jiang Yan said with a smile: "Although there are more male employees in the steel factory, there are also many female workers! I heard that they are also organizing a social gathering with the textile factory, which is just the right time to solve your personal problems."
Jiang Chuanjun was speechless. It was bad enough that he had to face his mother's urging to get married every day, but now even his own sister was urging him to get married. He couldn't stand it.
"Look, it's not just me who says this, even Yanyan says this. It's already thirty after the Chinese New Year, in-laws, do you think I can be calm?"
Si Lu is several years younger than the old man, and his child is already three years old.
Jiang Chuanjun was speechless and quickly ran away to find some quiet place.
"Look, this is the attitude when it comes to marriage..."
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