As Dong Jixiang revealed the secret to Xu Jianguo, everyone in the room burst into laughter.
Funiu made a face at her brother feeling a little guilty, then continued to eat.
Seeing the teasing look in everyone's eyes, Xu Jianguo scratched his head awkwardly, which caused everyone to laugh again. Even Wen Sitian beside him was laughing so hard that her body was shaking.
Before we knew it, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, and everyone had already eaten and drunk their fill.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, the three women stood up and started to clean up the dishes.
After the tables were empty, Xu Jianguo went to the east room and put the snacks he had prepared in advance, such as melon seeds, peanuts, candies, frozen pears, etc., on the kang table. Then he took the teapot to the main room and made another pot of tea.
After finishing the work, Xu Jianguo began to arrange for everyone to go to the kang and rest. Since the dumplings had already been wrapped, no one had much to do and just waited until midnight to eat dumplings.
At this moment, Xu Jianguo suddenly felt someone tugging at the corner of his clothes. He turned around and saw Fu Niu staring at him with big eyes and asked, "Brother, did you forget something?"
Xu Jianguo knew what the girl was talking about, but he pretended not to remember and shook his head and said, "No, what's wrong?"
Seeing her brother playing dumb, Funiu immediately put on a sad face and said, "Brother, how could you forget such an important thing? Where are the firecrackers? Where are the fireworks?"
"Yes, Dad, don't tell me you didn't buy it?" At this time Wenwen also came over and said with a shocked look on his face.
"Oh, this is what you are talking about. I bought it, of course I bought it!"
"Hehe, I knew you wouldn't forget, bro. Hurry and give it to us!"
"It's not impossible to give it to you, but you have to agree to one condition!"
"Okay, okay, okay, why are you acting like a child and even putting in conditions?"
Xu Jianguo looked at the little girl in front of him and said that she was like a child. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly and he said, "You have to promise me that you won't get married too early in the future. Can you do it?"
Funiu put on an expression of caring for a mentally retarded child and said, "That's it. I promise. I'll never get married in this life and stay with you and sister-in-law. Is that okay?"
"No, I can't not get married, but not too early!"
"Okay, okay, I promise you!"
"Make a pinky promise?"
"We'll make a promise and stick to it for a hundred years!"
Just as the two of them were solemnly making pinky promises, they didn't notice that the originally bustling room suddenly became quiet.
Wen Sitian, who was sitting on the kang and helping everyone pour tea, was looking at the unreliable brother and sister with a frown on her face, thinking to herself, what kind of awesome words are you guys saying?
One dares to say it, the other dares to agree. Then, for such an important matter, they have to make a promise by making a pinky promise. Isn't it a bit too hasty? It's like two armies facing off on the battlefield, and the two coaches end up deciding the winner by using rock-paper-scissors. It's simply outrageous, it's outrageous to the extreme!
Wenwen and Lele, who were standing aside, didn't quite understand what their father and aunt meant, but Daya and Erya had already lowered their heads and covered their faces, trying to pretend that they didn't know these two people, thinking that it was really embarrassing.
When the brother and sister finished this sacred and solemn pinky-pink ceremony, Funiu stretched out her little hand and said, "Can you give me the firecrackers now?"
Xu Jianguo's wish was fulfilled, and he was immediately satisfied. He smiled and said, "Wait, I'll give it to you right away!"
After he finished speaking, he got up from the ground, put on his shoes and walked towards the east room. Seeing this, the five little ones immediately turned into little tails and followed him out.
Just as the group left the house, Su Dingshan and others who were sitting on the kang suddenly burst into laughter.
Xu Jianguo, who had just walked into the east room, also heard the laughter coming from next door. He was a little confused at first, but suddenly he felt unwell.
Xu Jianguo took out a box of firecrackers and fireworks that had been prepared long ago from the space, distributed some to each little one, and then reminded them to dress well and be careful, and then let Daya take them out.
Every Chinese New Year, Xu Jianguo would prepare firecrackers and fireworks for the children, and except for Lele, everyone else had taken genetic enhancement drugs, so he and Wen Sitian were not too worried about safety issues.
Seeing the five little ones dressed neatly, each holding a stick of incense and ready to go out, Xiaohei and Erhei also squatted at the door of the main hall and got ready.
After the children left, Xu Jianguo returned to the east room. As soon as he entered, he found that everyone on the kang was looking at him with strange eyes.
And his wife Wen Sitian rolled her eyes at him several times in annoyance.
Of course Xu Jianguo knew why, but he didn't care. After all, Funiu had already agreed to it, and feeling comfortable was more important than anything else.
"Jianguo, it has to be you. I will tell my granddaughter the same thing when I get back!" Dong Jixiang said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, yes, I have to tell my granddaughter too!" Ma Guoliang also echoed.
"Hahaha……"
Xu Jianguo took off his shoes and got on the kang, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. Although he seemed calm, he was actually very panicked inside, thinking that this was a typical large-scale social death scene.
"Silence is golden, silence is golden, silence is golden..." Xu Jianguo kept preparing himself mentally, but suddenly he felt a familiar pain in his waist.
Turning his head, he found that Wen Sitian was also looking at him. A flattering smile immediately appeared on his face, which immediately made everyone laugh again.
Since the Dawali base is located in a remote area, not everyone can buy firecrackers at home. Except for Xu Jianguo, only sporadic firecracker sounds can be heard, which is far less lively than when they were in Binhai.
But despite this, when the firecrackers sounded, there was finally a little bit of the New Year atmosphere.
When the children in the family quarters heard the sound of firecrackers, they immediately became agitated. They grabbed their cotton jackets, put on hats and gloves, and rushed out of the house.
In less than half an hour, more than 20 children had gathered at the gate of Xu Jianguo's yard. Except for those who were too young, these little ones were basically friends of Erya, Funiu and Wenwen.
As for Daya and Lele, one is about to graduate from junior high school and the other has not yet lost her baby teeth, so they don’t have any friends coming over for the time being.
Some of those who had a good relationship with Xu Jianguo had already pushed open the gate of his courtyard and were quietly looking inside.
When they saw the fireworks in the hands of the five children in the yard and a small pile of firecrackers on the snow next to them, their eyes widened immediately.
Although Xu Jianguo was chatting with everyone in the house, he would glance towards the yard from time to time with his eyes of time and space opened. So when more and more little guys gathered outside the door, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
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