Lin Jingshuo left and didn't return until lunchtime.
Su He originally wanted to wait, but Lin's mother waved her hand directly, "No need, Old Shu probably invited him to stay for dinner. It wouldn't be right not to invite the son-in-law to dinner on his first visit."
Su He understood, and after the family finished their meal, they started preparing for the New Year together again.
Making dumplings and writing couplets—everyone in the family is busy with something.
This year, we added Yuan Yuan. He was curious when he saw his grandfather writing couplets and insisted on going over to watch. As a result, his little paw accidentally pressed on the ink, leaving a paw print on the red paper.
Lin's father wasn't angry. Instead, he went back into the house and brought out a calligraphy brush to teach him how to write.
The result was predictable.
When Su He looked again, several sheets of the red paper that Lin's father had carefully cut had been ruined, and Yuan Yuan was covered in ink.
Grandma Su added patterns to the new clothes she made for him.
Upon seeing this, Su He felt a surge of anger rush to her head.
However, considering that it's Chinese New Year today, I managed to hold back.
Turning to Lin Jingyan, he shouted, "You'd better take care of your son! He's turned into a little kitten in no time!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Jingyan turned around and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Wow, so you're doing artistic creation! You're quite something, kid. When I was a kid, I was doing art and I practically ruined the walls of our house. You're even better, ruining yourself! Not bad, you're definitely my son!"
Upon hearing this, the family members couldn't help but laugh.
Even Su He's anger disappeared.
You could tell from his expression that he was deliberately teasing her.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him. "Hurry up and take him to tidy up. Tell him to stop bothering Dad. I think Dad doesn't have much red paper left. I don't know if he'll have enough to write couplets."
Lin's father chuckled upon hearing this, "That's enough. We bought a lot of red paper this year. I bought it in advance when there were fewer people buying it at the department store."
After saying that, he looked at Yuan Yuan and said, "If Yuan Yuan likes writing, Grandpa will teach you in the future. I think Yuan Yuan is interested in this and has the potential to learn calligraphy."
Lin's mother rolled her eyes at him, "You think everyone is a good prospect. You said all the children in the family are suitable, but they all gave up after a couple of days. Are you still not giving up?"
Upon hearing this, Lin's father gave a soft "humph," and said, "Anyway, I just think Yuanyuan is suitable."
Seeing that he was being stubborn, Lin's mother didn't bother to pay him any attention.
Seeing this, Su He couldn't help but laugh, feeling that her parents-in-law were becoming more and more interesting.
...
Without Yuanyuan causing trouble, Lin's father quickly finished writing the Spring Festival couplets.
This year's Spring Festival couplets are particularly appealing to the general public, and Lin's father has stopped struggling.
Su He went to take a look.
The first line of the couplet is: "Long live the great leader and chairman!"
The second line is: "Long live the great Communist Party!"
Well, for the sake of symmetry, he added a punctuation mark to the second line, so... this can actually be considered a struggle, right?
...
Lin Jingshuo didn't return until after 3 p.m.
Su He and the others had finished making dumplings and were now playing cards in the living room, having nothing else to do.
The five people split into two teams: Lin Jingyan and Su He plus Yuan Yuan who was watching the fun formed one team, while Lin's parents formed the other.
Lin Jingyan is actually a master at playing poker; he can count cards. If he were playing by himself, he would probably have won long ago. But he has Su He who is dragging him down.
It was her first time playing this version of the game, so she wasn't very familiar with it and kept making mistakes. Sometimes, even Lin Jingyan couldn't turn the tide in time, and her team barely managed to avoid defeat.
Lin's parents are also experienced players. Although their reactions are not quick, they are still better than Su He's. The two teams are playing very fiercely, but the outcome is still undecided.
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