Chapter 196 New Year's Eve

When Wang Jiaju and his brother Wang Jiaxiang walked in while talking and carrying oranges, they immediately saw Zhuang Long and Bourne standing a little inside the door.

Compared to Zhuang Long, whose appearance seems to have not changed at all, the two brothers of the Wang family have obviously changed a lot during puberty.

However, their features and demeanor were still easy to recognize, so after looking at each other for a while, they recognized each other.

But the target of the Wang brothers' attack this time was not Zhuang Long, but they stared at Bourne beside him: Tsk, good guy, I didn't expect that after Japan, they could meet again in Hong Kong.

As for why these young men became hostile to each other, it really mainly fell on Su Yun: when Su Yun was filming "The Thousand Faces of the Lady" in Japan, the Wang brothers not only made cameo appearances as passers-by, but also visited the set from time to time when they were free.

Although Bourne was the male supporting actor invited by Su Yun across thousands of miles, and he had developed in Japan before, his development in Japan was not satisfactory at that time, so he did not learn Japanese much and usually spoke English. As a result, there were few people in the crew who could talk to him. Often, it was just various little fans holding notebooks, blushing and stammering in poor English asking him to sign, and then there was no further communication.

Therefore, Bourne undoubtedly and subconsciously became attached to Su Yun, the director and his partner in the play, which is somewhat similar to a variation of the chick-and-bird complex.

And because of a little guilt in her heart, Su Yun took good care of Bourne, a good boy who came specially to help with the performance out of loyalty. In addition, the two of them were originally playing a couple with a good impression of each other in the play, so after a while, it seemed that he had some other thoughts.

On this point, Su Yun thinks it is very reasonable: appearance and wealth are two of the excellent assets to attract people. For example, if there is a beauty like Wu Yanzu who is as handsome as Wu Yanzu or as beautiful as Wang Liyan by your side, and then coupled with additional conditions such as wealthy and friendly personality, the initial favorability of people is estimated to be quite high.

And once you meet someone who is beautiful, rich and easy to talk to, how many people can resist being truly moved and falling for her?

It can be said that Bourne’s current situation is basically that when he first began to have feelings for someone, he was already PUA’d by Su Yun, who pretended to be his first love but was actually a philandering scumbag…

In this way, the beautiful boy who fell from the sky and the childhood sweetheart are naturally incompatible and hate each other.

Seeing the non-existent sparks of passion in the stares between Bourne and the Wang brothers, Zhang Querong calmed himself down and called out to Su Yun, "Mary, come down and collect the goods!"

"I'm coming!" Su Yun hurried down from the upstairs: She actually just wanted to save some energy to carry flowers back from the flower market, so she called and found a few little coolies who volunteered to help.

Unexpectedly, the little coolies met each other unexpectedly.

Moreover, she had originally intended to buy one green plant, but instead she was sent three small giant ones…Su Yun looked up at the new peach blossom, silver willow and orange trees in the small garden, and inexplicably felt that she had cast her net too wide.

Of course, being fickle and a scumbag is human nature, so after struggling for a while, Su Yun quickly ran down from the upstairs to take control of the situation.

"Thank you for the flowers, we like them very much. Come inside and we'll talk - the peach blossoms will be placed here beside the living room door, the silver willows will be placed here in the corner, and the New Year oranges will be placed next to the altar..." Su Yun didn't care about the undercurrents between them or the surprised look of Mei Yanshuang beside her, and calmly began to command the little laborers she had invited.

Originally, she cast a wide net and made appointments with quite a few people, but in the end, the only ones she received accurate responses were Zhuang Long and the Wang brothers.

As for the three variables, Bourne, Chen Boyan and Zhang Querong, Bourne had never witnessed the Chinese New Year so he didn't know how important it was. Chen Boyan and Zhang Querong said on the phone that their next schedule had not been confirmed yet, so none of the three gave Su Yun a definite response.

In this case, Su Yun did not force it and turned around to look for Zhuang Long and the Wu brothers for help.

Therefore, the most difficult thing at the moment is that the people who had made appointments earlier all came suddenly, and the people who could not be made appointments later also came as promised. Because the Su family has Grandma Su, the meals are prepared according to the number of people and then add a little more for one or two more people. Suddenly so many people came to eat and drink for free, and the Su family was obviously not prepared for both situations.

After arranging the green plants and flowers, Su Yun invited the six people with a strange atmosphere to sit on the sofa: "Sit down, we will have dinner soon. If you have any favorites or food taboos, please let me know."

That's just a saying - Grandma Su prepared quite a lot of dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner. If you can't eat any of them, Su Yun will definitely throw you out to eat instead of ordering takeout for this picky person.

"Don't you know the tastes of our two brothers?" Wang Jiaju replied curiously, "Didn't we always have New Year's Eve dinner together when we were kids?"

"Do you still want to eat here? Your house is right next door, okay?!" Su Yun looked at Wang Jiaju who was speaking, with a "threatening" look on her face.

"Tsk, it's rare for us to have a holiday to come back for the New Year, but it turns out that they really just want us to do hard labor." Wang Jia suddenly said with a click of the tongue, and then asked his younger brother Wang Jiaxiang to stand up and prepare to leave with him, "Okay, everyone is a guest, and it's New Year's Day, so I'll give you some face."

"Then I really appreciate your understanding." Su Yun teased him.

"I don't deserve it. You are a goddess now." Wang Jia suddenly laughed, "To be honest, I have seen many people and things that suddenly became rich, but it is the first time I have seen someone so rich that he is worshipped on the altar like you."

"Okay, then remember to worship me later and let me bless you to win money." They had originally agreed to play mahjong all night during the New Year's Eve party, and Su Yun was not to be outdone.

On the surface, they seemed to be at odds with each other, but in fact, the familiar atmosphere was not something that "outsiders" sitting on the sofa could easily interrupt.

Bourne was feeling somewhat indignant when someone suddenly grabbed his wrist.

When he turned around, he saw it was Grandma Su who was holding his hand and looking left and right, with a very friendly look.

Remembering that this person was Su Yun's only blood relative, Bourne quickly expressed his desire to please him, and tried very hard but stiffly to say a lucky phrase he had learned from Zhuang Long when they were in a taxi before: "Congratulations on your prosperity!"

"Hey, can this foreigner speak our language?" Grandma Su was a little surprised: In Hong Kong, when you see someone who looks like a foreigner, the men are called "foreigners" and the women are called "foreign women", and the younger ones are called "foreign boys" and "foreign girls".

Occasionally, some Chinese who have studied abroad for a long time may also have such a nickname. For example, Lin Chiyang, who is famous for his high-pitched singing, was previously known as "Ghost Boy Lam".

"I guess he would just say this: It's New Year, and he's just learning it for good luck." Su Yun took a look at Bourne's stunned expression and probably guessed the truth.

"Not bad, not bad. That's very thoughtful." After praising Bourne, Grandma Su got up and went to the kitchen to check on the cooking temperature of the soup.

Not knowing why Grandma Su was so friendly to Bourne, Chen Boyang and Zhang Querong looked at each other and could see their own puzzled expressions in each other's eyes.

Could it be that Grandma Su is a Westernized person and has a special liking for young men who look like foreigners?

Or is it because Zhuang Long and the others have all been seen by Grandma Su before, while Bourne met Grandma Su for the first time today, so this piece of new pork is more fragrant?

But no matter what the reason was, Bourne's concern for Su Yun had already set off alarm bells in the hearts of Chen and Zhang.

"Dinner is ready!" Mei Aishuang, the eldest sister of the Mei family, called out as she came out carrying the dishes.

"Let me help too!" Mei Yanshuang quickly walked into the kitchen.

Looking at the other men who were sitting very steadily, Su Yun slammed the table and stood up: "What are you looking at? If you don't want to serve the dishes, then go ahead and set the table for me - Bourne, go get the knife and fork yourself!"

Zhuang Long obediently stood up and went to the dining table to set the table for dishes. Seeing this, Bourne immediately followed suit.

Chen Boyang and Zhang Querong had other thoughts. Seeing that there were quite a few dishes on the plate in the kitchen, they wanted to go into the kitchen to help serve the dishes - but then they were pushed aside by Su Yun and the Mei sisters to move chairs.

Just kidding, the dark record of this pair of good brothers in "Cooking Husband" has not been broken by any other group so far. No matter where the kitchen is, it is on the super blacklist!

After finishing the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner with everyone's own thoughts, the people, who were full of food and wine, began to look for their own entertainment activities.

A few days ago, Su Yun installed a high-end audio set for the lobby on the first floor. Grandma Su has been obsessed with this thing recently. She has even stopped playing mahjong and has been humming along with the microphone all day long. She also asks the Mei sisters to sing Cantonese opera, Nanyin and folk songs with her, and she is enjoying herself very much.

The Mei sisters usually practice singing, and seeing Grandma Su so interested, they were very supportive and sang along with her.

Mei Aishuang's female voice is melodious and lingering, while Mei Yanshuang can sing both female and male voices. With such a pair of sisters accompanying Grandma Su, they are really willing to accompany her to the end no matter what she wants to sing.

Listening to Grandma Su's singing which had a bit of the flavor of a Cantonese opera actor, Su Yun smiled knowingly: No wonder she sings so well, maybe it's hereditary.

Let's turn our attention back to the mahjong table that Grandma Su had vacated for these young people to play. Because there were too many people, they were divided into groups after a brief discussion: Su Yun chose the east seat by herself, Zhuang Long sat alone in the south seat, while Chen Baiyang and Zhang Querong were considered a group and sat in the west seat. The Wang brothers, who came over from next door after dinner, sat together in the north seat.

As for Bourne?

He can only speak a few words of Chinese on the spot, so how can we expect him to understand mahjong, a traditional Chinese folk entertainment?

Just be a good bachelor and serve tea and water by the side!

"I'm not very good at this..." In the side room, Chen Baiyang whispered to Zhang Querong.

"It doesn't matter. I'm good at it and I'm a recognized 'mah king'. I'll take you!" Zhang Querong whispered to him confidently, "I had expected that there would be such a scene on this New Year's Eve party - so I made a special trip to play red before going out today!"

The common saying "wearing a red bottom" means wearing red underwear.

Hong Kong people are the most superstitious when it comes to playing mahjong. They may wear red in public or red underwear in private, wear a glittering outfit to dazzle others, or wear a full set of makeup and headgear that is more gorgeous than what they wear to a banquet, all just to make themselves win or to prevent others from winning... No one knows where these long-standing sayings come from.

But some people just believe it!

For example, Zhang Querong, who didn't care about his own bad luck, card skills and mathematics, was mysteriously confident that he should be immune to all poisons and invincible because he had a red base. He played a fresh card soon after the start of the game, and then successfully helped his good brother win three games in the first game!

Chen Boyang held the plate of chips and pitifully sorted them out into three piles and handed them over to his opponent. Then he looked suspiciously at Zhang Querong, who was sitting next to him and called himself the "Sparrow God."

Zhang Querong, holding the mahjong tiles guiltily, blinked at him desperately: Good brother, trust me again, my skills are really good!