Chapter 309 New Year's Money
The adults drank tea and chatted, while the children played and shared candies and snacks.
Then the children’s favorite project began.
Led by their eldest brother Lu Weiguo, several children began to wish their elders in the family a happy new year.
Lu Weiguo is already eleven years old. When he received the New Year's money, he felt a little happy, but also a little embarrassed, and seemed to be starting to feel embarrassed.
But the younger ones didn't feel embarrassed at all and were extremely happy.
The Lu family is generally well off and they are not stingy with New Year's money.
Mr. Lu gave the children five yuan each as New Year's money, and the children congratulated him respectfully.
Mr. Jiang also gave the children red envelopes of five dollars in the same way.
Next, it was the turn to give New Year’s money to the generation of Lu’s father and mother. The four of them had obviously discussed it beforehand, and each of them gave the children three yuan in New Year’s money.
Then there are the brothers Lu Liangjin and Lu Liangchen, who each child gets two dollars.
The little guys earned thirty dollars in a short time and were so happy that they almost flew away.
This is the same as an ordinary worker’s monthly salary. How can I not be happy?
Even the embarrassment on the face of the oldest Lu Weiguo disappeared, leaving only a flushed face.
Lu Baoguo ran to Lu Yiguo and told the ignorant boy that he could buy many delicious foods with money.
Little Taozi was very obedient. After counting the money in her hand, she found that there was a total of thirty yuan. A very conflicted expression appeared on her face.
"Why is Xiao Taozi unhappy? Do you think the New Year's money is too little?" He Wanyi asked jokingly.
"I originally wanted to give the whole amount to Mom and keep the rest for myself, but, thirty yuan..."
Obviously, no one expected this to be the reason, and everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
In the end, the little girl made up her mind and gave all the money she had to Jiang Haitang.
Jiang Haitang did not refuse and accepted it directly. Xiao Taozi was still too young and it was not safe for her to hold so much money.
After Xiao Taozi had dealt with the situation, Jiang Guozhu said, "Haitang, grandpa has never given you any New Year's money in this life, so I'll make it up to you today."
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this, but they also felt that it was very reasonable.
Jiang Haitang said hurriedly: "Grandpa, I'm already a grown-up, and I still accept New Year's money. People will laugh at me."
"No matter how old you are, you are still grandpa's granddaughter." Jiang Guozhu was very persistent. He even took out a stack of red envelopes from his bag and handed them to Jiang Haitang one by one.
"This is the New Year's money for the year you were born, this is the New Year's money for when you are one year old... and this is this year's!" Old Master Jiang said in a deep voice, and at the end, he even choked up.
There are a total of twenty-two red envelopes, one for each year, without missing a single one.
It can be seen that Mr. Jiang has been preparing for a long time.
Jiang Haitang's defenses were broken, and she hugged Old Man Jiang while sobbing.
"grandfather!"
Everyone else present felt very sad.
"Fortunately, those people have been caught now, so I can be considered to have avenged myself." He Wanyi took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears, saying this, not knowing whether she was comforting herself or others.
Seeing the two grandparents so sad, and thinking that Jiang Guozhu was still in the recovery period, He Wanyi pushed Xiao Taozi.
Little Peach jumped forward and said, "Wow, Mommy has so many red envelopes, and with Little Peach's red envelope, it's even more."
Because of Xiao Taozi's words, the sad atmosphere between the grandparents and grandchildren eased a little.
Everyone sat down again and talked.
The sound of firecrackers could be heard from outside the window from time to time. Little Taozi was young after all, and she fell asleep in her mother's arms before midnight. Little Chengzi had already fallen asleep.
Jiang Haitang and Lu Liangchen smiled at each other, then took the children back to their room and settled them down.
"Haitang, let's go to grandpa's place and stay with him for a few days. You can also stay with him while I'm away."
Jiang Haitang hesitated for a moment. Living there would certainly be good, but...
"Will Mom agree?" Jiang Haitang asked hesitantly.
Although my mother-in-law is a very nice person, if I go back to live with my parents, she might be suspicious and think that I haven't taken good care of me.
"I'll tell Mom about this. She's a very understanding person and will definitely understand."
In fact, Lu Liangchen wanted to move directly to the Jiang family. He probably thought his mother wouldn't have any objections.
But the child is still too young, and there is no one in the Jiang family who can help take care of the child, so Mom might be worried.
Jiang Haitang was very grateful to Lu Liangchen for his thoughtful consideration. She snuggled gently in his arms and said thank you.
When the New Year's bell was about to ring, Lu Liangchen gently held Jiang Haitang's hand and watched the soft glow of the red lanterns in the yard reflected on the white snow.
"Haitang, Happy New Year." He whispered, his eyes reflecting the warm light and her figure.
"Liangchen, Happy New Year." Jiang Haitang looked back at him with a gentle smile.
Lu Liangjin and a group of little ones lit firecrackers, and the crackling sounds broke the silence of the night.
Jiang Haitang hurriedly hugged Xiaochengzi, whose mouth started to purse because of the sound of firecrackers, and with her other hand, she did not forget to pat Xiaotaozi, who was showing signs of waking up, to prevent the little guy from waking up.
This year, the atmosphere seemed much more relaxed than before, and Jiang Haitang could even feel that the suffocating feeling she had felt before had completely disappeared.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Lu family welcomed many guests who came to pay New Year's greetings.
Some of them came to visit relatives sincerely, but some did not, and seemed to be here to inquire about news.
Old man Jiang Guozhu almost grew up in the Lu family and came to see his precious great-grandchildren every day.
When guests come to my house, I am also surprised that the relationship between the two families is so good?
But because the two old men had such high status, the guests would not say much even if they had doubts in their hearts.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Lu Liangchen told He Wanyi that he would take Jiang Haitang to live at the Jiang family for a while.
He Wanyi hesitated a little: "There is no one to help look after the children over there. It's too tiring for your wife to look after the children alone."
"It's just for a few days. I'm still here. When I leave, I'll send the three of them back."
After hearing what her son said, He Wanyi no longer objected.
Upon hearing that his grandson-in-law and granddaughter were going back to their parents' home, Mr. Jiang started preparing early in the morning.
Only Old Man Jiang lives in the Jiang family, but because of his status, he does not live alone. He is equipped with guards, secretaries, and an aunt who cooks and cleans. Her surname is Zhang and she is fifty years old.
When Aunt Zhang heard that Grandpa Jiang asked her to prepare a banquet, she thought that some important guests were coming to the house, so she prepared it with all her heart and it was very sumptuous.
Old Master Jiang tinkered around in the house for quite some time before he dressed respectably and walked out.
Seeing the guard next to him, the old man immediately straightened his chest and asked, "Xiao Hu, take a look at this dress I'm wearing. Is it okay?"
Xiao Hu looked at Mr. Jiang blankly. There shouldn't be any important schedule today, right?
Or is there any important itinerary that you don’t know about?
Old Master Jiang was already getting anxious, and urged, "Why don't you tell me if it looks good? If it doesn't, I'll change it."
When Xiao Hu heard this, he was shocked. How could this be possible?
He measured Mr. Jiang up and down. Although Mr. Jiang was old, he was very tall and straight because of his long military career. Wearing a well-fitting Zhongshan suit, he looked like a really handsome old man.
Could it be that the old leader is planning to find a partner and is going on a blind date today?
Why else would he dress like that? Even when attending other people's weddings, I've never seen him look so formal.
No, it seems that when the old leader attended the Lu family’s wedding before, he dressed up deliberately.
"Chief, are you going on a blind date today?"
Xiao Hu didn't dare to say the last two words and quickly covered his mouth.
However, Jiang Guozhu still heard it.
He slapped Xiao Hu on the shoulder in annoyance.
"What are you talking about, kid? I'm an adult now. If I wanted to find a partner, I would have found one a long time ago. Why would I wait until now?"
Xiao Hu finally breathed a sigh of relief. That's right. The old leader never remarried after his wife died early in his life. Later, after his son and daughter-in-law died, some people advised him to find a younger wife to take care of him, but he just didn't agree.
Xiao Hu naturally did not experience these things personally, but heard them from others, but he felt that they must be true.
"Old Chief, it's not my fault. It's you who's dressed like a groom..."
Although Xiao Hu is a guard, he has a lively and likable personality and has a very good private relationship with Mr. Jiang.
"Can you talk? Really, what does it mean to dress like a groom?"
"Then why are you dressed like this? Even important meetings are not so formal." Xiao Hu said in a low voice.
"Today is the day my granddaughter and grandson-in-law are coming to visit. As a grandfather, what's wrong with me dressing up a bit? Do you have any objections?"
"What?" Xiao Hu felt dumbfounded. What was going on?
Did the old man say something wrong, or did I hear it wrong?
Granddaughter and grandson-in-law coming to visit?
How come he didn’t know when the old man had a granddaughter?
Aren’t people in the compound saying that the Lu family is going to adopt a grandson to Old Jiang?
How come a granddaughter suddenly appeared?
"Old leader, do you have a fever?" Xiao Hu hesitated for a moment, widened his eyes, and asked cautiously.
"you……"
Old Master Jiang didn't want to talk to this confused boy anymore.
He began to reflect deeply on himself, wondering why he had chosen such a stupid guard.
At the same time, after Aunt Zhang brought the food to the table, she heard a noise at the door. When she went out, she saw the youngest son of the Lu family coming in with his wife and children, carrying large and small bags of things.
The two families are close, and even the nanny knows each other, especially the little girl Xiao Taozi, whom Old Jiang likes very much.
But why are these people here today?
Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year, the day to go back to my parents' home.
Why did these people come to the Jiang family?
Then she thought about how Mr. Jiang had been living almost entirely at the Lu family's house during this period, and she suddenly remembered something.
Could it be that the rumor in the compound that the Lu family is going to adopt a grandson for the Jiang family is true?
And the adopted one is the grandson of the Lu family named Lu Liangchen?
After thinking about it, Aunt Zhang felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out.
She is not the kind of person who would dwell on trivial matters. If she can't figure it out, she will just give up.
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