Chapter 136 Bringing Parents to the Cottage for the New Year
When everyone is gathered, they start preparing for the New Year.
First, do the general cleaning.
It was fun to wash and clean with many people together, and the cleaning was quick. We finished it all in one morning.
In the afternoon, after dinner, everyone wrote couplets together. Bai Youyou's father Bai Jianhua wrote a beautiful calligraphy piece and brought paper for writing couplets.
When Su Zi and the others saw him writing, they also felt itchy and started to write.
I wrote very seriously at the beginning, but later I started to let myself go, drawing pig heads and turtles. Not only did I draw my own, I also criticized others.
I wasn’t satisfied with playing on paper, so I started playing rock-paper-scissors. If I lost, I would draw a line on my face.
When the mothers who were studying the paper-cutting looked up, they saw that the faces of several pairs of fathers and daughters had become so black that they looked unrecognizable.
The people who were scolded laughed while washing their faces, looking at each other.
The mothers in the room were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
I feel like this year has a long-lost festive atmosphere.
The next day, everyone went out to the market.
Because it was the last market before the New Year, there were a lot of people on the street, almost crowding with people.
People who have returned from working away from home and students on vacation usher in the new year chapter in the village.
Others have never seen such a thing. In the city, you can just go to the supermarket to buy things, and they can be delivered directly to your door without having to go out.
Su Qibei hasn't seen such a grand occasion for many years.
Everyone first went to the street to eat a bowl of clay pot noodles, and then went to buy candy, melon seeds, fruits and dishes for the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Because the weather was cold, the four people wrapped themselves tightly, but it didn't seem strange. They took advantage of the fact that others couldn't recognize them and let themselves go in the market.
The four girls were responsible for choosing what to eat, while their parents followed behind to pay.
Cherries, tangerines, and mandarin oranges are all bought by the basket.
After buying two fish freshly caught from the lake and some greenhouse vegetables, everyone headed home.
I soaked the beans and am going to make tofu today.
Just in time to make fried meatballs with fresh tofu tomorrow.
I didn’t soak many beans, just a little bit, I just wanted to experience the process.
Grinding, filtering, cooking, braising, and pressing into shape.
It’s a novel experience for everyone except Suzi’s family.
On New Year's Eve, everyone got up early except Su Zi.
Several fathers who can cook were busy in the kitchen early in the morning.
The meat was all left over from slaughtering pigs. The pork belly was chopped into stuffing and prepared to be fried into meatballs, some tofu meatballs, some shredded radish meatballs, and some pure meatballs.
After setting off firecrackers to worship the ancestors at 5 o'clock, we start eating.
The New Year's Eve dinner is very rich, with garlic pork, spicy and sour pork trotters, braised lamb chops, cold beef, mushroom beef brisket pot, sweet and sour spare ribs, preserved vegetable pork, braised pork stewed with dried beans, stir-fried wild rice stems, garlic choy sum, fried bacon with dried tofu, sausage, and sweet and sour fish.
The table was filled with food.
Su Zi took out the cherry wine he brewed and poured a glass for everyone.
The four girls raised their glasses and stood up, saying in unison, as if they had rehearsed, "I wish all the parents good health and all the best in the new year, and that your daughters will have flourishing careers and become more and more beautiful. Cheers!"
The parents looked at their daughter with eyes full of pride and honor.
They raised their glasses and shouted happily, "Cheers!"
Su Qibei: "To be honest, I feel like I haven't felt this kind of Chinese New Year atmosphere in many years. This year is the year I feel the strongest Chinese New Year atmosphere."
Bai Jianhua: "Same, Qibei. I don't know how boring it is to celebrate the New Year in the city. Every day, my daughter and I would go to the movies, walk in the park, and then stay at home to play cards. It's nothing like now. These days are really fun, with all kinds of new experiences."
Su Weiming: "Let's celebrate together next year. I don't have any elderly people at home anyway. They have a good relationship, so we can get closer."
"I don't want to go back to pay New Year's greetings anymore. It's too tiring. Ever since my Yuehe has become successful, more and more people have come to me with intentions, some wanting to marry into my family, and some wanting Yuehe to introduce them to jobs."
"It's not enough for me to introduce them. They want the kind that pays a lot of money, does little work, is easy to do and hassle-free. I really want to wake them up with a pee."
"The one who wanted to marry into my family was even more whimsical. He came to me and said he could come to my house. His tone was as if being a live-in son-in-law was an injustice to him. He didn't even take a piss and look at himself."
"If my wife and daughter hadn't held me back, I would have gone up and slapped him twice."
Su Weiming doesn't drink much, and he becomes talkative after a few drinks. Bai Jianhua and Su Qibei feel uncomfortable when they hear him talk about getting married.
Bai Jianhua couldn't help but say, "I even had to hold Youyou in my arms all night long to wean her off. When I think about her getting married in the future, my heart feels like it's being cut by a knife."
"Youyou, you are still young, don't rush into a relationship. Even if you don't get married, your family can support you for the rest of your life. Your mother and I only have you as our daughter, so we will leave everything in the house to you. You can live well even if you don't get married."
Zhang Lijuan picked up a piece of food for Bai Youyou with a serious look, "Your father is right, you must keep your eyes open when it comes to love. If you really meet that person, you must let Su Zi, An An and the others take a look."
"It's okay if you don't want to get married. Don't feel psychologically pressured. Your father and I won't rush you."
Lei Shan also held Ni Ruoan's hand, "You too, mom only hopes that you are healthy and happy. Marriage is not everything for you."
Marriage requires the most careful consideration, and meeting the wrong person is terrible.
Su Qibei and Yan Ning also said to Su Zi, "No matter what decision you make, mom and dad will support you."
Whether focusing on career or getting married, these are things that children have to weigh and consider.
Parents can give advice and suggestions, but they cannot be bossy.
The four of them nodded obediently and listened to what the parents said.
They ate, drank and chatted, and the Spring Festival Gala was playing on TV. Before they knew it, it was eight o'clock in the evening. Su Zi pointed at Lin Xiuyuan who came out and said, "Dads and moms, look, this is our company's artist, Lin Xiuyuan."
Everyone's attention was on TV.
Lin Xiuyuan was singing an old song that celebrated the New Year. He was smiling widely while singing. It was the first time Su Zi saw him like this and he couldn't help laughing.
"Will my daughter Youyou have the chance to perform on the Spring Festival Gala in the future?" When that day really came, he called all his relatives and asked them to watch his daughter perform on the Spring Festival Gala.
"Dad Bai, it will happen." Su Zi assured him.
Bai Jianhua's face turned red from drinking. Upon hearing this, he happily raised his glass and had a drink with Su Zi.
After watching the show, we cleaned up quickly and set off fireworks in the yard.
Watching the fireworks blooming in the sky, everyone's face was filled with beautiful expectations for tomorrow.
Looking at the happy faces of Su Qibei and Yan Ning, Su Zi asked in his heart: "Did you see that? I took good care of my parents."
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Xiaguo
In Xia Country, Su Zi also celebrated the New Year with her parents. She did all the preparations before the New Year herself. She and Song Lu prepared a table for the New Year's Eve dinner. This year they did not return to the village to celebrate the New Year, but celebrated it in the city. Her parents were busy selling cold dishes until New Year's Eve.
On the first day of the new year, she took her parents to an amusement park they had never been to before, to go boating, to the movies, to the mall, and bought a set of clothes for each of her parents.
They also went to the game city to play video games. The two of them clumsily imitated Su Zi's movements and played basketball, motorcycle games, and coin pushing games.
The smiles on the faces of parents on both sides never disappeared during the Chinese New Year.
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