Zhou Niao shook his head, "No! You are an adult now. I will buy them for Jianjian and Kangkang when they grow up."
"So, will you give them New Year's money this year?"
This time, Zhou Niao nodded, "Of course I will give it to them. I'm their uncle, the elder."
Zhou Yu was satisfied this time, because his eldest brother was the richest person in the family except for his younger sister.
Yesterday, Aunt Wang settled her wages and resigned, and Sister Guo was also given annual leave.
Today is the day to worship the Kitchen God and send him off, so naturally my parents are the chefs. Hey, this year, not counting the gas stove, we have four earthen stoves in our yard!
Watching his parents take out a lot of cakes and candies, he directed Zhu Hang and his elder brother to put them on the stoves in the four corners of the yard, next to the chimney.
Zhou Xiang suddenly felt that his unintentional design was quite good. The four Kitchen Bodhisattvas were blessing the four corners of his yard.
Hehe, it’s not okay to spread superstition. This is just a formality for us. If you don’t believe me, just look at it.
I wanted to continue bragging, but my parents held it and kept muttering to the stove: Please ask the Kitchen God to eat some candy and cakes to sweeten his mouth, so that when he reports back to heaven, he can say good things about me.
Well, the form is just a form, it is a folk form passed down from ancient times.
Dinner will only start after the stove has been sent away, no, after the formalities are completed.
No matter how rich the dinner was, it couldn’t attract the children. They finished their meal quickly and went out to play with fireworks.
Zuo Heng looked after Zhenzhen and Yaya, Zhou Hua took care of Xiao Chunmei, and Zhou Xiang looked around himself. Well, she was a tomboy and didn't need any care.
Zhou Niao walked to his sister and asked, "Sister, do you want me to help you?"
Zhou Xiang shook his head, "No need, go play by yourself, big brother!"
The plank road at the entrance of the courtyard has become the place where everyone sets off fireworks. Except for firecrackers, double-kick firecrackers and parachutes, all others are hand-held and quite safe.
Firecrackers must be thrown on hard concrete or stone to make them explode.
For a moment, colorful lights flashed in front of Zhou's house. If Zhou hadn't wanted to stop, everyone would have finished setting off the lights.
After checking their own remaining money, everyone cried out in pain.
Zhou Niao gloated, "Serves you right. I told you guys to compete to see who can shoot the highest? You're done for this time, right?"
Yaya put the most, and the little girl was very brave, "Brother, can you buy us some more?"
Zhou Niao shook his head, "No, I already bought it for you. You guys put it there carelessly. You deserve it now. You can only watch others put it there from now on!"
Yaya pouted, "Alright! I'll just finish playing them all, and then I'll watch you guys play them all."
After saying that, she took the burning incense from her brother's hand and continued to light it.
Everyone stopped and watched her set off the fireworks.
It was not until the next morning when Ling Ran showed up at Zhou's house that Zhou Xiang suddenly remembered that she had bought fireworks and set them off yesterday. She seemed to remember something, but forgot about it because of everyone's noise.
She recalled the first year after her rebirth when Ling Ran accompanied her to buy fireworks. She remembered that it was already the 23rd, so why hadn't he come back yet?
At this moment, seeing him, she couldn't help but smile, "Ling Ran, you're back?"
Ling Ran saw from her smile that she was happy about his appearance.
He walked forward and gently touched the top of her head, "Yes! I'm back."
"Why are you back late this year?"
"The challenges are getting harder and harder. This time, there are only 20 days of vacation."
"What's the difficulty?"
"In terms of speed and strength, there are only ten people and the captain ahead of me right now. If I train harder for a while, I will definitely be able to surpass them, and even surpass the captain."
"If you surpass the captain, can you be promoted?"
"Yes! At least I can become squadron leader."
Thinking of her own strength and the strength of her elder and third brothers, Zhou Xiang hesitated. Although she did not like Ling Ran, she did not hate him or fear him as much as before.
Moreover, thinking back carefully, he had done a lot for her in the past two or three years, and every time he came back, he was helping her.
Although it was Mr. Ling's own fault, it was through her hands. She felt a little guilty towards the Ling family. Ling Ran worked so hard, to some extent, to regain the Ling family's former glory.
Ling Ran looked at the dazed little girl, a little worried, "What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly stop talking?"
Zhou Xiang looked up and saw the worry in his eyes. Her heart warmed. What did it matter? He had already given it to Doctor Cao and his uncle-in-law. Given Ling Ran's feelings for her, he would definitely keep it secret.
"Come on, come inside, I'll make you some tea!"
"good!"
Ling Ran's eyes were filled with smiles.
I went into the kitchen, filled a half-filled kettle, and turned on the gas stove to boil water. I dug out some dried fruit from the cupboard and grabbed a handful of tea leaves, placing them in the teapot.
Ling Ran's mind and eyes were filled with the little girl, and he didn't care what kind of tea she gave him.
However, after sitting in the living room and drinking tea, he immediately became concerned. He turned around and looked at the person next to him, "Think about it, this..."
"The dried fruit in this tea is specially made. You know my strength is increasing, and so are my eldest and third brothers. I'm going to get you some dried fruit. If you drink it every day, it will definitely make your training more effective."
Ling Ran couldn't help but open his arms and hug her. How could he not love his little girl?
Zhou Xiang was suddenly hugged by him tightly. She was stunned for a moment, then she immediately reacted and pushed him away.
Seeing the touch on his face and the doting in his eyes, Zhou Xiang wanted to hold her forehead. She really didn't mean to tease him. This fool was too prone to overthinking.
"Ling Ran, this is also quite difficult for me to do, you..."
Well, she decided not to say anything. His sudden silly smile made Zhou Xiang remind herself again and again not to say too much, as the more she said, the more mistakes she would make. She definitely did not flirt with him, but was just afraid that he would spread the news out loud.
Who knows, "Silly girl, I understand. I will be more subtle. If I really can't hide it and it is exposed, I will say that I got it from somewhere else. You protect yourself."
No matter what secret you have, as long as you don't want it to be exposed, I will help cover it up, even if it goes against my principles. As long as it's you, I'm willing to do it.
What to do? Zhou Xiang felt that she was innocent, she really didn't flirt with him, but this person suddenly became so emotional and flirted with her in return.
Could she slap him awake? Could she?
Seeing the confusion on her face, Ling Ran smiled and gently stroked the top of her head. "Okay, don't be embarrassed, don't think too much, I'm willing to do this. Also, don't give these dried fruits away to anyone."
"Ah? I've already given it to Doctor Cao and my uncle-in-law, but I told them I got it from somewhere else, and my family also drinks this fruit tea."
"Doctor Cao is very tight-lipped. Your uncle-in-law is far away in the capital. He uses it to treat illnesses and would definitely not give it to others. In the future, if anyone really asks about it, just say that I got it for you."
Zhou Xiang really wanted to say that it was not necessary and that she was not afraid, but the worry and fear in his eyes made her unable to open her mouth, so she nodded in agreement.
Ling Ran finally felt relieved and picked up the teacup to continue drinking, feeling the warm current flowing through his body.
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