Chapter 140: Draw a sugar painting for the five of us.
Mao Mao held the phone with both hands, put her mouth close to the receiver, and greeted her friend enthusiastically: "Uncle, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year, Miss Mao Mao."
"Uncle, Mao Mao wishes you... um... eat more food!"
The man on the other end of the phone chuckled softly.
“Okay.” Nie Zhengyun said softly, “I also wish Miss Mao Mao a happy new year with a good appetite and lots of delicious food.”
Hey!
This is truly a blessing that touches Mao Mao's heart.
She happily hugged the microphone, emptied her little belly of blessings, and recited all the well wishes she knew to the uncle opposite her.
After exchanging New Year's greetings, they got down to business: "Uncle, what did you want to see me about?"
"I'd like to ask if Miss Mao Mao has any time."
"time?"
"Do you remember that you once invited me to spend the Chinese New Year at your home?"
The Spring Festival is the perfect time to visit relatives and friends and exchange New Year's greetings.
Nie Zhengyun's voice, tinged with amusement, reached Mao Mao's ears from the other end of the phone: "The New Year is here. I wonder when Miss Mao Mao will be free to entertain your friends?"
"oh!"
Of course Mao Mao remembers!
This was the first time she had ever invited friends to her home.
Like Mao Mao, he is a pitiful uncle who has no family and spends the New Year all alone.
only……
"Not today." Mao Mao hugged the phone and obediently said to the person on the other end, "Mao Mao is going to the temple fair with her brother today."
"temple fair?"
Mao Mao cheered happily, "Let's go to the temple fair and see the lions!"
Nie Zhengyun had a sudden thought.
He held the microphone and glanced back at the courtyard. Although Spring Festival couplets and paper-cut window decorations were pasted up, the courtyard of the Nie residence remained deserted and quiet, lacking the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
Haicheng holds a temple fair during the Spring Festival, which is attended by people from all over the city, making it a very lively event.
It's a great place to take kids.
However, he first asked cautiously, "Which young master are you with?"
"With my brothers." Mao Mao answered truthfully, "My brothers are all going with Mao Mao."
Nie Zhengyun: "Is the young marshal going too?"
Mao Mao nodded.
After nodding his head, the little boy remembered that his uncle couldn't see him on the other end of the phone, so he answered loudly, "Big brother is going too."
"oh."
Nie Zhengyun said regretfully, "Then there's nothing we can do."
"uncle?"
"So……"
When the four older brothers came downstairs dressed in their new clothes, the phone call had already been disconnected.
Mao Mao sat back down on the steps to wait, cupping her chubby little face and happily shaking her head.
"Mao Mao."
Mao Mao turned around and saw her four older brothers making a dazzling entrance.
The four young masters of the Lou family are all tall and have long legs, upright posture, and handsome faces. Today, they are going out to play with their younger sister, so they have dressed up specially and put on their newly made clothes.
Long trousers hugged their slender legs, and woolen coats were crisp and stylish. The four of them stood there in a staggered arrangement, seemingly radiating light from head to toe, like a modern advertisement.
“Our four young masters are truly remarkable,” the third concubine chuckled, covering her mouth. “They’re even more handsome than movie stars. No young master in Haicheng can compare to them.”
"Mao Mao, have you been waiting long?"
Lou Fengju strode over and scooped up the little dumpling from the ground: "Come on, brother will take you to play."
Lou Hongjian drove the car over, and everyone got in one after another.
Mao Mao leaned against the car window, waving goodbye to Third Aunt with a cheerful smile.
"Goodbye, Fourth Auntie~"
The third concubine waved to her with a smile and saw the five children of the family out the door.
She didn't look away until the car disappeared at the end of the road.
Turning around, I saw Commander Lou walking out of the door.
"Where's Mao Mao?" Lou Dashuai had searched the house and surrounding area extensively but couldn't find her. He asked her in bewilderment, "Have you seen where Mao Mao went?"
The third concubine covered her mouth and chuckled, "Mao Mao went to the temple fair."
"What?!"
"I left with the four young masters, and we've already driven out onto this street."
Commander Lou's eyes widened: "Why didn't they wait for me?!"
The third concubine said, "With the eldest son and the others accompanying you, the car is full, but there's no room for you."
Commander Lou: "..."
He finally got to enjoy the Lunar New Year holiday, thinking he'd have time to play with his youngest daughter, but instead, all four of his sons came to compete with him for her time!
For the first time in his life, Commander Lou felt that four sons were a bit too many.
Meow~
The third concubine lowered her head upon hearing the sound and saw a fluffy white ball squatting at her feet.
She exclaimed, "Oh dear! You're finally out!"
Last night, the fireworks startled the big white cat, which turned into a white shadow and scurried away, hiding somewhere in the house.
The third concubine bent down, picked up the cat, and stroked its long fur: "Come on, I'll take you to find the old lady."
Meow~
During the New Year, the streets of Haicheng were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and bustling with people.
The closer you get to the temple fair, the denser the crowds become, as if the entire city's residents have gathered here.
Seeing the lively scene outside through the car window, Mao Mao pressed her chubby little face against the window, not even daring to blink.
Her attention was drawn to the candied hawthorns one moment and the sugar figurines the next. The dazzling array of stalls stretched from one end of the street to the other, leaving her overwhelmed and unable to take it all in.
Before even getting close to the temple fair, the sounds of gongs and drums could be heard in the distance, accompanied by cheers from the crowd.
Mao Mao's heart was completely captivated.
The New Year temple fair only happens once a year. Last time, Mao Mao came with her mother, so she doesn't remember it very well. Everything is new to her.
"Mao Mao, don't rush."
The car stopped by the roadside, and Lou Fengju took a long stride, got out of the car first, and carried his sister out of the car before the other brothers could.
Lou Heming was a step too slow. Looking at his empty hands, he adjusted his glasses instead.
Seeing this, Lou Yansui quickly opened the car door and caught up with her older brother.
He can walk very well now without crutches.
"Big brother, let me hold Mao Mao." Lou Yansui said, extending his hand.
Lou Fengju avoided his movements, saying, "A-Sui, your body has only just recovered and is still very weak. Don't push yourself."
Mao Mao: "Huh?"
"Brother, I won't force you," Lou Yansui insisted. "At home, I often take care of Mao Mao."
Lou Fengju smiled and said, "You always hug me at home, so it's only a rare occasion to go out. It's my turn."
Lou Yansui: "..."
Lou Yansui pursed her lips.
Before I could even experience the joy of going out with my three older brothers, I was already experiencing the downsides.
With his older brother around, no one can take him away from him.
Mao Mao, who was being fought over, didn't care about anything else.
She held onto her older brother's shoulder, looked around excitedly, and pointed to the nearest stall not far away: "Brother, sugar painting!"
"Okay, brother will take Mao Mao to buy sugar paintings."
Lou Fengju, carrying his younger sister, strode toward the sugar painting stall.
The other brothers quickly followed.
The young masters of the Lou family are all tall and have long legs. Even a single one of them would be eye-catching in a crowd, let alone the fact that four of them have come.
When they stood in a row, they became the most eye-catching sight on the entire street.
A large group of children had gathered in front of the sugar painting stall, clutching their New Year's money to buy sugar paintings. But when four tall, big older brothers stood there, the crowd involuntarily parted to both sides.
They were in line very quickly.
The sugar painting vendor scooped up a spoonful of syrup and said ingratiatingly, "Young master, what kind of design would you like to have drawn?"
Lou Fengju lowered his head and asked his little one for his opinion.
The other children's sugar paintings depicted various animals, with dragons and phoenixes flying in the air.
Mao Mao looked around and shook her head. All the other children had something, and Mao Mao wanted something different.
She thought for a moment, pointed to herself, her eyes sparkling, and asked expectantly, "Can I draw Mao Mao?"
The stall owner hesitated: "A person?"
Lou Fengju glanced at his younger sister in his arms, then turned and put down a silver dollar, saying to the sugar painting stall owner, "Please, make a sugar painting for me and my sister."
The other brothers were startled.
Upon hearing this, Lou Yansui quickly squeezed forward, saying, "I want one too."
Lou Heming gently echoed, "Add me to that list too."
"That's right, big brother, how can you only draw you and Mao Mao!"
Lou Hongjian retorted, not to be outdone, "Draw us all in, together with Mao Mao, five people in total... Boss, are you sure you can do it? Can you draw it? Or I can do it!"
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