Chapter 290 After the New Year's Eve Dinner
As dusk fell, the lights inside the house shone brightly.
Normally people are reluctant to light lamps, but they light oil lamps every few days.
Lianhua Village was brightly lit, a scene of harmony.
In the Chen family's courtyard, the wolf cub gnawed at the bone in front of it while remaining wary of the peregrine falcon, preventing it from attacking it.
After a long while, seeing that the peregrine falcon had not made any move, it began to seriously gnaw on the bone.
In no time, it finished gnawing on the bone and wagged its little tail as it headed towards the main room.
The main room is spacious, and the plaque inscribed with "beautiful inside and out" is hung directly above it. It does not stand out, but rather adds a touch of righteousness to the main room.
A round table was placed in the middle of the main room.
At this moment, the Chen family members were sitting around the round table, enjoying their meal.
Everyone's face was beaming with a bright smile and a sense of contentment with the present moment.
To celebrate the New Year, Wan Qiqi specially bought two bottles of plum wine at the mall and replaced the bottles with porcelain bottles from here, making it impeccable.
As for children who cannot drink alcohol, they can have honey grapefruit tea.
Although she no longer serves honey grapefruit tea outside, she still keeps it at home.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, she raised her glass and said, "Many things have happened in our family this year, but fortunately we have all made it through. Let's toast to the past year together, and wish that the coming year will be better and better."
Her sudden raising of her glass made everyone a little uncomfortable.
But everyone followed her lead and raised their cups, taking turns to speak.
Wan Ziyan said, "May your restaurant prosper next year and become the number one restaurant in Hefeng Town!"
Chen Yongnian: "May my family be safe and sound in the coming year!"
Chen Yongxing: "May the weather be favorable and the rice harvest plentiful next year!"
Li Chongniang: "May the child I give birth to next year be healthy!"
Chen Yongliang: "May business be even better next year, and may everyone be safe and healthy!"
Wang Zhi concluded, "I don't ask for much money next year, I only wish that on New Year's Eve, we can still sit together for a meal!"
Wan Qiqi's nose tingled and her eyes immediately reddened upon hearing this!
Wang Zhi's words struck a chord with her.
I don't ask for a bright future, as long as everyone is here, that's enough.
It's as if she can never go back to where she used to be, and can no longer have a complete New Year's Eve dinner with her parents.
However, she still has her loving husband, brother, and relatives here.
Although life was poor, the family was well-behaved and lived in harmony.
Wan Ziyan finished his drink, and tears welled up in his eyes.
At this time of year, he would usually be sitting in the courtyard of the Wan residence, drinking and eating with his father, and discussing their future plans.
As always, his father would tell him that when the imperial examinations came, he should go and take the exams to obtain official rank, and that he didn't need to worry about himself.
He would still refuse, telling his father that he only wanted to stay by his father's side and did not want to get involved in the power struggles in officialdom.
This year's Spring Festival was both funny and surprising.
Wan Ziyan never imagined that one day he would be spending the Lunar New Year at his sister's in-laws' house.
But he was fortunate to have a younger sister.
The plum wine wasn't very strong, but Chen Yongnian still felt a little dizzy after drinking a glass, his face turning as red as a monkey's bottom.
He wobbled along but still tried to serve food to Wan Qiqi, which amused her.
Wan Qiqi pressed his hand down and said, "You eat your own food, don't worry about me, I can eat by myself."
Chen Yongnian hesitated for a long time, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
After a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay!"
Wan Qiqi overestimated the Chen family's alcohol tolerance.
A bottle of low-alcohol plum wine left the three Chen brothers completely drunk.
Wan Qiqi had originally planned to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year, but seeing that everyone was quite drunk, she gave up on the idea.
She and Wang Zhi cleared the table together and took the dishes to the kitchen to wash them.
In ancient times, there was no dish soap; people used wood ash to wash dishes.
At first, Wan Qiqi was not used to it, but she gradually got used to it.
Wang Zhi washed her hair once, and then she rinsed it again, and it was fine.
"Qiqi, you've worked so hard these past few months!" Wang Zhi suddenly spoke, her voice slightly choked with emotion.
With a "drip," a crystal-clear water droplet fell into the water and disappeared.
Wan Qiqi paused for a moment.
Looking up, I saw that Wang Zhi was already in tears.
Then, Wang Zhi continued, "It's all my fault. I made you suffer so much and ruined the lives of our three children... If I had been more ambitious, I wouldn't have let you go out to do business and get captured by bandits..."
Wan Qiqi could sense Wang Zhi's sadness and grief.
She said gently, "Mother, there's nothing wrong with you. It's just that you've done too well, which is why I acted recklessly before. Now I've figured it out and want the family to have a better life."
"I don't know how to farm, and I still need my mother's help with these things. I only know how to use my cleverness to do small business, and I still have to trouble my mother with the things at home."
Wang Zhi raised her hand to wipe away her tears, choking back sobs as she said, "What trouble is there? If it weren't for the money you made in business, the Chen family wouldn't be living such a good life now. Since you and Yongnian are going out, I will naturally take good care of the family."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a long time while washing the dishes, so much so that Wan Qiqi was still a little choked up when she returned to her room.
Wan Qiqi discovered that Wang Zhi was truly the kind of mother who did everything she could for your own good.
She'd rather be tired herself than have her children suffer with her.
Wan Qiqi found it hard to imagine how Wang Zhi managed to raise three children in such an ancient environment.
Moreover, the three brothers were well-educated and did not seem like people without a father at all.
Although they weren't supposed to keep watch at night, it was already past 11:45 PM when Wan Qiqi and Wang Zhi finished their work and returned to their room.
Wan Qiqi was about to enter the house when she noticed noises coming from Wan Ziyan's room.
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