"Big Brother!" Standing outside the door was Xiaoyue, who looked at Li Jia with a smile on her face and happily uttered two words.
Li Jia could hardly contain herself and immediately hugged Xiaoyue in her arms. Then, ignoring Scorpion and Angel standing behind her, she ran upstairs to the second floor. "Xiao Qing, look who's here!"
With Li Jia's excited words, Xiao Qing and the others who were watching the Spring Festival Gala in the living room all turned their attention to Li Jia's arms. In her arms, Xiao Yue had a happy smile on her face, and crystal tears were streaming from the corners of her eyes.
"Xiaoyue!! Xiaoyue!" Li Yan was the first to run over and grab Xiaoyue, who had just been taken out of Li Jia's arms. His excitement was indescribable. The handsome little boy was so excited that tears streamed down his face. This made Li Jia extremely gratified. Finally, the family was reunited at this special moment.
"We can catch up later, it's almost midnight, come and celebrate the New Year together!" Meng Yao smiled and stopped everyone's excitement, telling them to hold back for a few seconds, because the real celebration would begin after midnight.
"Dear viewers, let's start the countdown to welcome the new year!" With the host's command, Li Jia and others standing in front of the TV also began the countdown.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one... Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Oh!" As everyone counted down to ten, the New Year's bell finally rang, and the new year arrived at such a happy and reunited moment! "Eat dumplings! Eat dumplings! There are lots of dumplings today! Everyone, come and join us!" Meng Yao also abandoned her usual composure and elegance today. It's the New Year, and she needed to completely relax and immerse herself in the joy.
"It's Chinese New Year, enjoy the Chinese New Year!" Li Jia said with a smile, looking at Scorpion and Angel's expressions.
Scorpion and Angel are now incredibly close. Although Scorpion is Chinese, he was sent to a training camp when he was young and has no memory of celebrating the Chinese New Year in China. So the atmosphere here feels both unfamiliar and incredibly warm to him, a long-dormant feeling of home suddenly welling up inside him. He nodded, his eyes slightly red, and then sat down at the dining table.
Fortunately, Li Jia's dining table was a folding table, and although it was still a bit cramped when fully unfolded, it didn't dampen anyone's spirits at all. Everyone squeezed together at the table, shoulder to shoulder!
Chinese New Year. This meal was the most sumptuous of all, and there was a traditional Chinese custom in the dumplings: putting coins inside. Li Jia and the others put a total of eight coins in the dumplings, symbolizing good fortune.
"Come on! Let's raise our glasses together! May everything go smoothly and may we all be healthy in the new year!" Li Jia raised her glass first, looking at the happy and joyful faces of everyone around the table, and loudly expressed her blessings!
"Happy New Year! Cheers!" Li Xiaotong was the first to respond. She raised her full glass of beer and clinked it against Li Jia's, making a sound characteristic of youth. Then everyone at the table raised their glasses, and a whole bunch of glasses clinked together. The glistening beer shimmered under the light, a dream come true – may the new year bring good fortune!
"Cheers!" The first drink must be finished in one go. It means to go all out and have a smooth journey! After Li Jia finished speaking, she tilted her head back and drank all the beer in her glass. Then everyone else responded. Even Li Xiaoqing and Zhou Xiaoyu, who basically don't drink at all, drank it all. However, after drinking, their faces immediately turned rosy, like ripe apples.
"Let's eat! Let's have dumplings and see who's luckier!" After saying this, Li Jia picked up a dumpling, carefully put it in her mouth, and took a small bite. Only after confirming there were no coins did she take a big bite.
Angel and Scorpion found Li Jia's actions very strange, wondering why she was being so cautious when eating dumplings. Looking at the fragrant dumplings in front of them, the two couldn't resist picking up their chopsticks, taking a bite, and enjoying it immensely.
Li Xiaoqing and the others nearby stopped eating and cautiously watched Scorpion and Angel. The two were quickly won over by the delicious dumplings and ate faster and faster. But they suddenly noticed the expressions and looks of the others. "Why aren't you eating? This is the first time I've ever had such delicious food! It tastes amazing!"
After finishing her sentence, Angel put the last dumpling on the plate into her mouth and, as usual, took a big bite. "Crunch!" Angel's face contorted in pain. She then used her tongue to pick the coin out of her mouth and spat it onto the table. "What happened? Master, how can you be so careless about hygiene when making dumplings? You managed to put such a big coin in a dumpling! That's so irresponsible!"
Angel's words made everyone at the table, except for Scorpion, burst into laughter. This made Angel even more confused, and she kept waving the coin in front of everyone!
At this moment, Li Yan, who was standing to the side, also spat out a coin. Then, staring at Angel, who was still shaking the coin, he calmly explained, "Coins are a sign of good fortune. If you can find a coin in a dumpling during the New Year's Eve dinner, you will have a very lucky year. This is a Chinese tradition, not some kind of unhygienic thing like you mentioned!" After saying that, Li Yan actually found another coin in his mouth. He then placed the two coins in front of him, glanced at Angel, and continued eating.
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