Chapter 151: The Banker's New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve, the banker.
Zhuang's mother thought that Zhuang Chaoying would definitely bring the whole family over to celebrate the New Year today, so she didn't even buy a single scallion.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for lunch, no one came.
Zhuang's mother was getting a little impatient. The supply and marketing cooperative was only open until two o'clock in the afternoon today. If they didn't come, they would have nothing to eat for the next two days.
"No, Chaoying will definitely come. He doesn't have the courage not to come." Father Zhuang asked her to relax.
Zhuang's mother thought the same and sat back down.
Anyway, even if they come at three or four o'clock, we can still have the New Year's Eve dinner at around seven o'clock.
Finally, at three o'clock, Zhuang Chaoying and Zhu Xiuyu came with their three children.
Zhuang's mother greeted happily: "You are here..."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he was stunned.
Everyone entered the house with only cakes and canned food in their hands, and not a single onion.
"Why didn't you buy any vegetables?" Zhuang's mother asked in surprise.
"Mom, you didn't tell us to buy vegetables! It's New Year's Day, why don't you buy vegetables? Haven't you started cooking the New Year's Eve dinner yet?" Zhuang Chaoying asked in confusion.
"No! Isn't it waiting for you?"
"What!"
Zhu Xiuyu pulled Zhuang Chaoying: "Chaoying, don't shout, don't let the neighbors hear you, it's not good. Didn't you always buy it when you came? Look, it's all my fault. I didn't know. I just thought there must be vegetables, so I bought high-end pastries."
"No! They bought it in previous years..." Zhuang Chaoying's gaze shifted from Zhu Xiu Yu to Zhuang's mother.
Now he knew that Zhuang's mother had deliberately not bought it.
In the past, he would also bring some meat or ribs, because meat was hard to buy in previous years, but this year meat is easy to buy, so he thought they would buy some too. If they bought too much and didn’t have a refrigerator to store it, it would be bad, so he changed to high-end pastries.
Unexpectedly, there was not even a drop of meat at home, only a few leftover potatoes.
"If you don't want to buy it, just say so earlier! Where can we buy it now?" Zhuang Chaoying was overwhelmed.
"Then I didn't know you came at this time!" said Zhuang's mother with a sad face.
"Is it because... there are too many of us... If I had known earlier, I would..." Zhu Xiu Yu also looked like she was about to cry.
She even seemed like she would cry before Zhuang's mother.
"Mom, if you don't want us to come, just tell us in advance, and we won't come." Zhuang Chaoying sighed.
"no......"
"You guys always take the New Year so seriously, there's no way you wouldn't buy groceries. You're hiding in the kitchen to embarrass us, right? Forget it, Xiuyu, let's go back!"
"Oh, then Mom and Dad, let's go." Zhu Xiuyu said timidly.
Mr. Zhuang said nothing and threw a teacup out from the inner room.
What else is there to say? Zhuang Chaoying led his family out of the Zhuang family.
Behind him, he heard Mr. Zhuang cursing and the sound of things being smashed.
Zhuang's father cursed fiercely, "After one unworthy daughter-in-law left, here comes another! You really won't stop until we die of rage!"
Zhuang's mother gritted her teeth and said, "She did it on purpose. She came so late on purpose!"
Yes, Zhu Xiuyu did it on purpose.
Zhuang Chaoying wanted to buy meat and ribs, but Zhu Xiuyu persuaded him to buy pastries instead.
Zhuang Chaoying said she had to come early in the morning, so Zhu Xiuyu went to buy pastries. She said she waited in a very long line and even sprained her foot while fighting with others. It was already noon when she came back.
She showed Zhuang Chaoying her new cotton shoes that were dirty and her slightly swollen ankles.
Zhuang Chaoying said that they wanted to go to Zhuang's house for dinner, but Zhu Xiuyu said that with so many people going at once, it would be troublesome if there wasn't enough food, so the family went after having lunch.
It was already past one o'clock when I left home, and it was already two o'clock when I arrived at the dealership, and the supply and marketing cooperative was just closed.
Zhu Xiu Yu guessed that if Zhuang's mother bought the food and waited for her to cook it, that would be fine, but she would definitely not pay for the New Year's Eve dinner.
It would be better if Zhuang's mother didn't buy vegetables. As is the case now, they can go home to celebrate the New Year by themselves.
They had barely taken two steps outside when they saw their neighbor sticking his head out to eat watermelon. The neighbor greeted him:
"Chaoying, are we leaving?"
"Yeah." Zhuang Chaoying answered with his head down.
"Auntie, since we have built a new house, we will celebrate the New Year in the new house to wish it prosperity." Zhu Xiu Yu answered for Zhuang Chaoying.
"Oh, so that's how it is. That's as it should be."
The five people returned to the rented house.
Zhu Xiuyu advised: "Chaoying, don't be angry, we will go to pay New Year's greetings to the two elders tomorrow. I will go to make the New Year's Eve dinner now."
After saying that, Zhu Xiu Yu went to get busy. She never let Zhuang Chaoying and her three children get involved in any housework, and she took care of it all by herself.
Zhuang Chaoying still went to the kitchen to help and asked the three children to set up the table first.
As soon as he left, Pengfei said to Tunan, "It's better not to go to grandpa's house. I feel more at ease."
Tunan nodded.
Zhao Hongbin started to spread the table. He said, "Then I don't want to go even more."
"Brother, it's difficult to ask my uncle, but when we go to pay New Year's greetings to Aunt Huang, can we ask her to get us an industrial ticket?" Pengfei thought of the tape recorder.
"Auntie Huang can get the tickets," Zhao Hongbin's eyes lit up.
"My Aunt Huang is amazing! She can get any ticket!" Pengfei replied, "Brother, go talk to her. I think Aunt Huang will definitely agree if you ask."
"Brother Tunan, please go and tell him! Please!" Zhao Hongbin pleaded.
Tuanan was a little hesitant, mainly because he was afraid that Huang Ling would say that he was not doing his job properly and that it would affect his studies, but when he saw the eager eyes of his brothers, he had no choice but to nod.
Pengfei and Zhao Hongbin cheered.
When Zhuang Chaoying arrived at the kitchen, he found out that Zhu Xiuyu had already prepared food for the New Year.
"You..."
"I'm afraid that Mom will make a fuss if I go there. If you don't have a good meal, you can make up for it when you come back. If we can spend New Year's Eve smoothly, then these dishes can be saved for tomorrow." Zhu Xiu Yu sighed and said aggrievedly.
"You are really thoughtful. Mom and Dad really went too far this time." Zhuang Chaoying was also very angry.
"Don't be angry, let's have a good New Year's celebration as a family of five. I made your favorite braised pork and started stewing it during the day." Zhu Xiu Yu lifted the lid of the stew pot on the small stove to show him.
Zhu Xiu Yu was very efficient and cooked the meal quickly. Pengfei and the other two took turns going to the kitchen to serve the dishes.
Before seven o'clock, their New Year's Eve dinner was ready.
Zhao Hongbin walked out of the door and into the yard, poured a glass of wine on the ground, and then used a match to light a firecracker that Zhuang Chaoying had bought earlier.
Zhuang Chaoying listened to the sound of firecrackers, looked at the table full of food, and looked at the three young men and Zhu Xiu Yu wearing new clothes, and felt very satisfied.
To be honest, he doesn't want to meet his parents now.
Since the divorce, his parents have tried to drag him into the abyss time and time again.
After hard work during the summer vacation and the second half of the year, the textbooks he participated in compiling have entered the review stage, and the school has approved him for the position of deputy director of the mathematics teaching and research group for the next semester.
He must not let his parents ruin him and destroy his current family.
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