Chapter 338 That house must be like a cold palace.
Acheng's excitement for celebrating the Lunar New Year for the first time was comparable to receiving a new type of weapon.
"You've never celebrated the New Year before?" Shen Buyu looked at him in surprise.
"No, I've been in a mercenary group since I was a kid. The Russians don't celebrate the New Year. Later, I joined Brother Yi, and he doesn't celebrate either," A-Cheng replied while fiddling with the lantern in his hand.
Chen Buyu remained silent.
Why not celebrate holidays? It's not hard to guess.
Having spent time with him, I've found that he's not a cold-blooded or indifferent person by nature; he craves and cherishes family ties.
If those outrageous parents had given him more love, he wouldn't have been unwilling to celebrate the holidays.
So annoying.
"Acheng, come to our house every year for Chinese New Year from now on. You and your brother can come together." Shen Buyu lowered his head and fiddled with the tassels of the lantern.
Acheng paused for a moment, looking at the girl in the little red sweater in front of him.
She said she wanted to come here every year for the Lunar New Year.
"Miss, you're not annoyed with me, are you?" Acheng put away his usual joking manner, his expression becoming serious and cautious.
As he asked the question, he gripped the lantern handle tightly with both hands, staring intently at Shen Buyu's profile.
"It's not annoying. I like you a lot, and I'm very grateful that you've been there for my brother all this time. If it weren't for you, he would probably be even more lonely than he is now."
Chen Mo is also very good.
Chen Mo was just too silent.
Having such a talkative person around makes life much more interesting.
Acheng didn't reply, but picked up another lantern and, taking advantage of Shen Buyu's inattention, raised his hand to wipe away his tears.
That's great. Miss isn't bothering him anymore. He'll have a family now.
He wanted to give the young lady lots of gold.
Lan Xinyan led Shen Yanzhou to the kitchen to make dumplings. "Yanzhou, take out the gold ingot that's soaking in that bowl. Let's put it in the dumplings."
"So many," Shen Yanzhou obediently took them, each a round and adorable gold ingot the size of a fingernail. "Have you wrapped them all?"
“There are so many of us this year, everyone needs one,” Lan Xinyan smiled. “Aunt Lan is very fair.”
In previous years, she would only make four, one for each of the four family members.
There are more children this year, so everyone needs to eat.
Not a single one can be left behind.
Shen Yanzhou smiled and said okay.
Shen Zhiye led Song Jingyi to look at the fish in the yard. "Look, those two shimmering ones are the ones Buyu caught when she went out to play. They've gotten a lot bigger now."
Song Jingyi remembers that he even helped.
"You've taken such good care of them," he praised.
“You can feed the koi fish too. They’re pretty and easy to raise. Feed them this fish food. I had it specially prepared by someone else. You can’t buy it outside.” Shen Zhiye picked up a box. “The main thing is that Buyu feeds them diligently. They never go hungry for a day.”
Song Jingyi's lips curled up.
Little fish like little fish.
Shen Yunqi and Chen Mo were practicing boxing at Song Jingyi's villa.
When Chen Mo threw him to the ground with one hand for the fourth time, his eyes were lifeless, and his limbs were limp as he stared at the sky.
That's the difference.
Chen Mo realized he had gone too far, so he squatted down and asked, "Second Young Master Chen, would you like to do it again?"
Shen Yunqi took a deep breath, weakly raised his hand and waved, "I'm not coming. I have to stay up all night with my sister tonight. If I fall again, I'll faint until tomorrow morning."
Chen Mo helped Shen Yunqi up with one hand. He thought for a moment and said, "You have good skills, but you lack speed and strength. You can focus on practicing those in the future."
“You and A-Cheng are similar in style, but he’s a bit more cunning,” Shen Yunqi took a sip of water and summarized, “Use his methods when fighting thugs, and use your methods when fighting normal people.”
Mu Zi looked at the clothes Shen Buyu had prepared for her in her room, feeling troubled.
"It's Chinese New Year, you can try wearing something festive. This deep red color isn't too jarring. Of course, if you're still not used to it, we have an identical black set here; you can choose whichever you prefer."
These are the young lady's exact words.
Red or black...
Everything will be fine after lunch.
Lan Xinyan gave New Year's red envelopes to all the housekeepers and servants in her household and gave them a holiday.
The dumplings for the New Year's Eve dinner are made and frozen.
More than a dozen dishes were prepared and kept warm in the steamer.
Just wait until it's time to serve it.
The children were sitting around the sofa, some playing mahjong, others just watching the fun.
very nice.
"Are you tired? There's still some time, why don't you take a nap?" Shen Zhiye handed her a cup of ginseng tea.
"I'm not tired, I just made dumplings," Lan Xinyan said, taking a sip of hot water and feeling completely refreshed. "I hope there are this many people every year from now on."
Shen Zhiye put his arm around her shoulder and looked at the child. He said, "Then we'll have to let Buyu get married a few years later."
More than half of the people here came because their daughters are here.
If she gets married and doesn't spend the New Year at home, the house will be like a cold palace.
"Has the person who came to pick up Dad returned? What did they say?" Lan Xinyan handed the ginseng teacup to Shen Zhiye again.
Shen Zhiye naturally took it, took a sip, and said, "Same as always, no more."
Old Master Shen was used to living alone and didn't like to join in the fun with these younger generations.
They can't come every year even when invited, because they want to go back to their old house for the New Year, and he's not happy about it.
"I'm a little worried about visiting him for the New Year tomorrow." Lan Xinyan hadn't finished speaking when she noticed that the old man's temper had become increasingly eccentric in recent years.
“He doesn’t speak properly, so let Yanzhou and Yunqi bring Buyu back. Anyone who wants to see him is just an old man with a sour face.” Shen Zhiye doesn’t tolerate his own father.
If he had a granddaughter as wonderful as Buyu, he'd be beaming with joy.
It's not like they have the right to put on a show.
"You said it yourself. If your relatives bring this up in front of me, I won't tolerate it," Lan Xinyan said, giving them a heads-up.
“Alright,” Shen Zhiye smiled. “In previous years, I was afraid to say anything or think too much, and I was too lazy to argue with them. If they still can’t figure it out this year, then we’ll get our money back with interest.”
"That's more like it." Lan Xinyan stood up. "Buyu, Muzi, come upstairs with me for your beauty treatments. We'll come down later to cook dumplings and have our New Year's Eve dinner."
"Okay, Mom." Shen Buyu handed the mahjong tiles in her hand to Shen Yanzhou next to her. "Big brother, you play for me. You must dominate and win a lot of money for me."
Mu Zi then handed her hand of cards to A Cheng next to her, saying, "You can't lose."
"Don't worry, don't worry, it's my skill." Acheng happily accepted it; it was finally his turn.
Shen Buyu was lying down, applying a face mask and scrolling through her phone when she received a message from Si Jingxu.
Jingxu's older brother: [What are you doing?]
Silent: [I'm putting on a face mask, and then I'll cook dumplings later. And let me tell you, there are gold ingots inside my dumplings!]
Jingxu's older brother: [Do you like gold ingots?]
Silent: [I like anything shiny, sparkly, and that can be exchanged for money.]
Jingxu, my brother: [I miss you so much. No words. Lots of people came to the house again today.]
Silent: [Hehe, everyone's family here today; even my grandfather, who can't stand me, didn't come.]
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