As the youngest son in the family, with his older brothers and sisters all achieving success, the Sheng family is now living a good life, so Sheng Xitai doesn't need to start working and earning money early.
Therefore, Sheng Liancheng hopes that his son can take another step forward and learn more, which is better than anything else.
"Oh, I understand. I'll try my best." Sheng Xitai thought about it and realized that he was still a student. What else could he do besides study hard?
"Grandpa, Grandpa, what about us? Why aren't you talking about us?" Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu, who were holding hawthorn beer, asked anxiously.
"You guys, that's even simpler. Just study hard and grow up healthy. Grandpa has no other requests."
Sheng Liancheng smiled and spoke to his grandsons with a kind expression.
"Come on, let's have a sip. This wine is made from wild grapes I picked in the fall. We brewed it ourselves and added a lot of ice."
"Try it and see how it tastes! I also made some schisandra berry wine and jujube wine; you should all try them later."
After offering his New Year's greetings, Sheng Liancheng lowered his head and took a sip of wine.
The four Sheng brothers also took a sip of wine. As for the women and children, they naturally drank hawthorn beer.
Wu Yuhua and Feng Shuyan were still breastfeeding. The hawthorn beer was quite cold, and they were afraid that drinking too much would be bad for the baby, so they only took a small sip.
Sheng Xinhua, Sheng Xinyu, and the others, however, didn't care about any of that and gulped down their cups in no time.
The reunion dinner was very lavish, with chicken, duck, fish, and meat—but the most coveted item was a huge plate of shrimp.
Northeast China, especially Jilin Province, is inland and not near the sea, so people can't eat seafood at all.
There are shrimp in the river, but they are very small and can only be fried and eaten shell and all.
These kinds of large sea shrimp are still quite rare these days; everyone who sees them thinks they're a rare find.
Therefore, the dish that was the most delicious at today's reunion dinner was the plate of shrimp.
"Grandma, I want to eat this, shrimp!" Sheng Xinyue and Sheng Xinqi, the two girls, were at the table on the kang (a heated brick bed). They didn't know how to peel shrimp, so they pointed at the shrimp and shouted loudly.
"Shh, keep your voice down, your little brother and sister are asleep, don't wake them up. Come on, Grandma will help you undress."
Zhang Shuzhen made a gesture, then picked up two large shrimp and started peeling them for her granddaughters.
With both little ones asleep, Feng Shuyan and Wu Yuhua were able to eat their meal in peace. Seeing their mother-in-law peeling shrimp for her little niece, the two of them helped out.
"Thank you, Second Aunt, thank you, Third Aunt." The two little girls were quite polite. When they saw their aunt peeling shrimp and putting them in their bowls, they quickly thanked her.
"You're welcome, eat up, and I'll peel some more for you after you're done."
The two little girls were well-behaved and adorable. Wu Yuhua and Feng Shuyan both liked these two little nieces very much, so they gave them a few more pieces of ribs and other food, letting the children eat as much as they wanted.
(End of this chapter)
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