It doesn't matter if he doesn't understand now. He will understand when the college entrance examination is resumed next year.
In the days that followed, Yun Qiao's daily routine was routine. In the morning, she'd drop He Yanqian off at kindergarten, then play with He Yi for a while. Feng Juan and Yuan Yuan would then take He Yi for a walk, and Yun Qiao would take advantage of He Yi's absence to study. In the afternoon, she'd also accompany He Yi for a nap, then, after putting him to sleep, she'd start reading. When He Yi woke up, Feng Juan would take him out to play with his friends in the compound, and Yun Qiao would continue working on her homework.
On Saturday, He Tingjun went home for vacation. The couple felt like newlyweds after a short separation. They would always stay up all night and sleep in the next day. The family of four would then wander around Beijing, eat at famous old restaurants, visit parks and swim on lakes.
The hands of the clock quickly moved around in circles during such leisurely days.
The cold wave from the north moved south, bringing severe winter and heavy snow, and the end of the year came in the blink of an eye.
After Laba Festival, Yan Jingwan and Qin Zheng, a couple, brought their two children, Qin Lang and Qin Shuo, and traveled thousands of miles from the northeast back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.
Qin Lin hid his bitterness with a smile and punched Qin Zheng's shoulder with his fist: "You little brat. When your father was alone in the capital, you only came to see me once every three to five years. Now that your sister is back, you're eager to bring your wife and children back to celebrate the New Year. Besides your sister, do you still have me, your father, in your eyes?"
"Don't you know?"
Qin Lin wanted to ease the relationship between father and son, but Qin Zheng didn't give him face. Qin Lin couldn't bring himself to say more soft words, so when Qin Zheng returned to Beijing this time, the father and son still had an awkward relationship.
But when Qin Zheng brought his two sons back to Beijing this time, Qin Lin finally saw his two eldest grandsons whom he had been thinking about for a long time. The heart that was broken by Qin Zheng was comforted a little.
On New Year's Eve, the compound was very lively.
Because of the disintegration of a small group, the dark clouds hanging over our heads have dissipated, and this New Year is the most festive one we have had in recent years.
From the moment it got dark, the sound of firecrackers outside could be heard continuously, almost without stopping. Fireworks shot up into the sky like shooting stars, exploding beautiful flames in the air, dyeing the entire sky in brilliant colors.
The children had never seen such a grand fireworks display before, and they kept exclaiming and shouting "Wow, wow, wow!"
In the kitchen, Yun Qiao and Yan Jingwan were preparing the New Year's Eve dinner together, chatting about family matters while working.
Yun Qiao asked Yan Jingwan if she had any thoughts of returning to Beijing?
Yan Jingwan said not yet.
The couple were both doing quite well at the station. Yan Jingwan had just been promoted to department director, and Qin Zheng was also expected to move up a level. So now was not the best time to return to Beijing.
Yun Qiao nodded in understanding.
Compared with the current reunion, the future development of the two is definitely more important.
On New Year’s Eve, the family sits together to have a reunion dinner amid the sound of firecrackers outside the house.
Because it is rare for the whole family to get together so neatly, the reunion dinner this time was more sumptuous than ever before.
Braised pork, chicken stewed with hazel mushrooms, braised hairtail fish, four-happiness meatballs, blanched prawns, and fried crispy pork, there are a full six dishes of meat dishes alone; in addition, there are two vegetarian dishes of preserved egg and cucumber and cold lotus root slices, a dessert of red bean and eight-treasure rice, and the last dish is a very refreshing meatball and seaweed sour soup.
We are still implementing a planned economy, and the monthly supply is rationed. The children had never seen so many delicious foods at once, and they were all very happy. At first, they could still restrain themselves and tried to eat in a more elegant manner. However, today's dishes were too delicious. After all, children can't restrain themselves when they are happy to eat. In just a few minutes, their mouths were full of grease.
My own children are adorable no matter how I look at them. No one thinks they are greedy, they just think they are innocent and cute.
Qin Lin looked at this scene, his eyes full of love, and sighed: "This is what home looks like."
In the past few years, he'd been lonely and alone, working overtime at work during the Lunar New Year. For New Year's Eve dinner, he'd made dumplings from the canteen chef. While the taste was impeccable, even the tastiest dumplings couldn't warm a lonely heart on that special New Year's Eve.
Just family reunion.
Only family reunion.
Qin Lin stood up, picked up his wine glass, looked around at his children and grandchildren, and smiled: "After so many years, it's not easy for our family to get together. I hope it will be this lively every year in the future. Come on, cheers!"
It was New Year's Day, so no one wanted to spoil the fun. Everyone stood up and raised their glasses in response: "Cheers."
Yun Qiao tilted his head back and drank the liquor in the glass in one gulp. Although it was only a mouthful, he still squinted his eyes due to the spiciness.
"Hiss~"
"Are you feeling spicy?" He Tingjun quickly scooped a spoonful of sweet eight-treasure rice and put it to Yun Qiao's mouth: "Hurry up and eat some food to calm the heat."
Yun Qiao opened his mouth and took a bite. The more he chewed, the sweeter it tasted.
As midnight approached, the sound of firecrackers outside became more frequent.
Three of the four children were asleep, and only Qin Lang, who had been energetic since childhood, was still clamoring to set off firecrackers in the yard.
Firecrackers are set off at midnight on New Year’s Eve to mark the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year.
Qin Zheng placed the firecrackers at a location where Qin Lang volunteered to light them, so Qin Zheng lit a stick of incense for him.
It was the first time for Qin Lang to set off such a large bundle of firecrackers, and he couldn't help but feel nervous, so much so that his hand kept shaking when he lit the fuse, and it took him a long time to light the fuse.
Seeing the fuse finally spark, Qin Lang turned and ran, but in a panic, he didn't see Fang Qi clearly and fell into the snow pile piled by He Yan under the eaves.
But at this distance, the exploding firecrackers would not reach any part of his body, so little Qin Lang lay in the snow, looking up and watching the whole display of firecrackers that he had lit.
"Look, it's a new year."
He Tingjun held Yun Qiao's hand. Yun Qiao turned to look at him and they smiled at each other.
At this moment, it seemed as if all the hard work and troubles were left in the old year, and the next year was 1977, which was full of hope.
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