Chapter 186 New Year's greetings, daughter's filial piety
After finally burning all the gold and silver paper, Zhang's mother hurried to set off firecrackers, the kind that were super long and could be set off for several minutes. At about this time, every household in the village began to set off firecrackers, one after another, until Zhang Baiyan started setting off fireworks, the sounds continued to grow.
Mother Zhang was stunned when the fireworks bloomed. She and Father Zhang snuggled up to each other and stared at the sky, their eyes full of joy.
Zhang Wanwan used her mobile phone to record this scene and recorded several videos and sent them to Leng Ziyue.
"Another year has passed, how are you doing?"
In a hospital in Los Angeles, several white doctors gathered around Leng Ziyue's bed, discussing his physical condition.
"His physical indicators are quite normal recently, if the operation is needed, it can be arranged in the near future."
"Has the transplanted heart arrived yet?"
“immediately.”
"Ok, schedule an operation recently, call a few specialists and get ready."
The doctor in charge of Leng Ziyue finished talking to the others, looked back at him, and said in a slow tone, "Leng, have a good rest these days and keep in good condition. Don't think too much. I believe we are the most authoritative."
Leng Ziyue nodded absentmindedly, and only breathed a sigh of relief after the doctor left the ward. He picked up his phone and caught a glimpse of the message sent by Zhang Wanwan. He clicked it and his eyes fell on the photo of Zhang's father and mother snuggling and looking at the night sky. The calm lake of his heart seemed to be rippling again. At this moment, he suddenly wanted to go back, to Zhang Wanwan's side, to stay up all night with her like before, to parade together in the middle of the night, to laugh wildly, and to play as they pleased.
Scrolling down, there are a bunch of videos of fireworks, and at the end, Zhang Wanwan left him a message: "Another year has passed. How are you doing over there? I remember the late-night parade we celebrated the New Year together, and it seems like it happened yesterday. Everything is still vivid in my mind. This year you can't come back to celebrate the New Year, and it seems that I have lost a lot of happiness without you. Take good care of yourself in the United States. After the surgery, you will be reborn. Happy New Year!"
Attached are some photos of Wanwan laughing.
Leng Ziyue kissed the photo gently, his eyes full of love. After turning off his cell phone, he rang the service bell beside the bed.
On Zhang Wanwan's side, a family of four set off fireworks in the old house until almost three in the morning before driving to the hotel in town.
Zhang's mother was so excited that she couldn't sleep, but the others were so tired that they fell asleep immediately. They had to drive back to the city at dawn, as they had a lot of work to do.
The next day, when Zhang Wanwan woke up, it was almost ten o'clock. No one else was moving. She had no choice but to wake them up one by one, and the family of four drove back quickly before noon.
When passing by the town market, Zhang's mother bought some seafood, which was just right for them to use around the fire tonight.
It was already past noon when the family returned to the city.
Zhang's mother no longer asked Zhang Wanwan and Zhang Baiyan to do anything. The brother and sister ate something and went back to their room to catch up on some sleep.
Zhang Wanwan heard some noise outside while she was in a daze. She turned over and saw that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. When she walked into the living room in her thick pajamas, she found that there were guests at home.
He is Li Haiquan, the owner of a mineral water store, and he is an old acquaintance of Zhang’s father and mother.
Zhang Wanwan politely called out "Uncle Li".
Li Haiquan nodded cheerfully and praised Zhang's father, "I really envy you. Your two children are more promising than each other. You just need to wait and enjoy the good life in the future! Unlike that bastard in our family, not only did his test scores suck, but he also refused to go to cram school and kept making excuses. Others go to parent-teacher conferences to gain face, but I go to parent-teacher conferences to get criticized. Last semester, the teacher kept me here for half an hour to talk. Ouch! I really have no face left to lose!"
Zhang's father quickly advised: "Boys are naughty. Talk to him nicely and don't yell at him all the time. He will definitely get impatient after a long time and won't even listen. It will be even harder to discipline him that way."
"Oh!" Li Haiquan sighed.
Zhang Wanwan noticed the watch on his wrist and exclaimed, "Oh!" She remembered that she forgot to tell her family about the things she bought for them when she went shopping a few days ago. She hurried back to her room and came out with a bunch of bags, "Dad, I bought you clothes for the New Year, but I forgot about it when I was busy a few days ago."
Mr. Zhang was extremely surprised. He said that the money was wasted, but his face was smiling like a chrysanthemum.
Li Haiquan also came over curiously and saw Zhang's father take out a woolen coat. It looked expensive, so he became even more envious.
At everyone's urging, Zhang's father tried on his clothes, pants, and shoes, and walked around the house happily for several times before carefully putting his things away. "Dehydrate them tomorrow morning, and wear them when you go to your uncle's house the day after tomorrow."
It is customary not to hang clothes out to dry on New Year's Eve. If they are dried at this time, they will definitely not dry. Father Zhang can only ask Mother Zhang to do it tomorrow.
When Zhang's mother heard this, she was immediately amused and scolded with a smile: "Are you afraid that my relatives from my mother's side don't know that your daughter is filial?"
Li Haiquan continued to sigh, "My daughter is still the best! My daughter is still the most caring."
The two of them made tea for a while, and it was around five o'clock when Li Haiquan got up and left. When he left, Zhang's father insisted that he take a large bag of dried seafood with him.
Only then did Zhang Wanwan realize that Li Haiquan came to pay New Year's greetings today, and he also brought some supplements.
After everyone left, she took out another bag from the room and shook it towards Zhang's father, "Dad, guess what's in this?"
Father Zhang tilted his head and said, "I already have clothes, pants and shoes. Is that okay?"
Zhang Wanwan rolled her eyes and took out the things excitedly. "I couldn't show it to you just now when Uncle Li was here. Now that Uncle Li is gone, I'll let you open your eyes. Here, this is a watch I bought for you. It's more expensive than the one Uncle Li wears. It's enough for you to show off when you go out. And this set of jewelry is for my mother. I remember that her jewelry only has a gold ring and a gold necklace, and they are old styles. It happened that I saw a nice set of gold and jade jewelry when I went shopping this time, so I bought it for my mother, Mom."
After Zhang Wanwan finished shouting, she looked up and found that Zhang's mother had been standing beside her without her knowing when. She couldn't move her eyes away from the jewelry and asked with a painful look on her face, "How much does this set cost?"
Zhang Wanwan didn't say anything, and directly asked Zhang's mother to sit down and put it on her. "It's not much for me, I just want to show my filial piety to you. Don't accuse me of wasting money. The money I earned before was only spent on buying a car and a garage. The other small things are all earned from the daily profits of my shop. I don't spend much on food expenses in school every month, and the tuition is several thousand yuan a year. There is still a lot left. It's just right to buy things for you. After school starts, the profits of the store will be credited to the account. We will be self-sufficient and you don't have to worry about it at all!"
Zhang's mother had a lot to say, but she shut up immediately after hearing this. She touched the jade pendant on her neck lovingly and ran to the bathroom to look at herself in the mirror for a long time.
After putting on all four pieces of clothing, Zhang's mother's temperament seemed to have changed.
(End of this chapter)
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