In just two days, it was the Chinese New Year. Su Wan ordered the people who were alone in the family to inform them and asked them to come over for dinner. He also invited Jiubian's family along the way, so as not to let him say that she was not honest again, please invite them. Others do not invite them.
There was an ancestor worship on New Year's Eve, and the Li family used to have only one seedling, Li Lin. When he was away, Uncle Zhong asked the kitchen to make preparations and serve food, and then instead offered a few sticks of incense to explain the situation.
This year, all three members of the Li family are here, and the preparations in the kitchen have been much more serious.
When he was ready, Li Lin took his wife and children to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors.
The Li family's ancestral hall still looks clean and spotless, and the pines and cypresses in the courtyard stand in the cold wind.
When they came back from worshiping their ancestors, the house was already lively, and the invited people came one after another. Some were playing chess, some were chatting, and some were playing with Xun Xun.
"It's better for the young master to marry his wife. In the past, celebrating festivals was really meaningless. Everyone else was celebrating festivals, but we were deserted." It was Mr. Bu Ju who spoke.
Yuanyou disagreed: "What you said is wrong. Since you don't want to be lonely, then get a wife. Get a wife and have a few children. Isn't this lively?"
"that is!"
"That's right!" Jiubian hugged Xunxie and felt extremely satisfied. "When you were young, you didn't want to think about being lonely all your life. It would be great to be like me. Come on, Xunxie, call me daddy."
Xing Xingqing called out crisply: "Daddy."
Jiu Bian was so beautiful that bubbles of happiness started to appear all over her body.
Mr. Bu Ju was so angry that his hands were shaking: "You two brats, do you understand that you respect the elderly and love the young? How can you bully an old man like me?"
So irritating!
Jiubian said: "What kind of old man are you? Why didn't you look old when I was robbing money? Your voice can lift the roof."
Years ago, after the accounts were settled and all the rewards that should be distributed were distributed, the investment for the next year was discussed. How much money was planned to be spent and how much was given to each industry.
Mr. Bu Ju was in charge of the academy, so he naturally wanted to grab money for the education industry. He was really talkative and loud at that time, almost every year, and everyone felt scared.
Mr. Bu Ju sneered: "At this time every year, you start to pretend to be a big boss, and you don't know how to say a few words for me!"
Speaking of this, Jiu Bian felt quite proud: "Of course I have to pretend, the money would be better if I earned it back. If I'm not the uncle, who is the uncle?"
There was a lot of noise in the house.
Su Wan saw clearly that Zaizai, who was as round as a ball, ran quickly into the house, lagging behind with Li Lin, and said with a smile: "Every time they don't argue, I feel like I'm not used to it."
No, there has to be a quarrel every time. The key is that these people each have their own abilities and tempers. No one wants to bow down, and some of them especially like to make trouble and provoke others.
Fortunately, it was just a few quarrels, and no one would hold any grudges. If they really couldn't stand it, how could they get together.
Li Lin smiled: "Thank you for your hard work, madam."
Most people can't handle being with these people.
Su Wan smiled and said, "It's not hard work. It's fun to watch them noisy occasionally."
At this moment, Zai Zai had stepped through the door, and several more voices came from the room.
"The young master is here, come here."
"This way, this way."
"Young Master."
Zai Zai groaned and looked at this and that, not knowing who to pamper, so he turned around and went out to find his parents.
"Dad! Mother!"
Su Wan suddenly became happy: "Your son seems to be very good at carrying water."
Since it's hard to choose anyone, just choose your parents. No one dares to have an opinion on such a choice.
Su Wan stepped forward and took Zaizai's hand. Zaizai was so happy that he took his father on the left and his mother on the other as he walked in.
When they arrived, the room became more lively. There was a ground dragon in the room, which was burning at the moment. The room was not cold. Su Wan went to the cubicle and took off the thick clothes outside Zaizai, and then let him Went to play with Xun Xun.
"Don't run out, it's very cold outside."
After this winter, Zaizai also knew what cold meant. When he heard this, he nodded vigorously: "I understand, mother."
"Go ahead."
Zai Zai happily ran over and ate candy with Xing Xing.
After more than half a year, the relationship between these two little things has improved a lot, and they can play together and eat together, unlike before, where they had to compete with each other.
Su Wan untied his cloak and hung it aside, then went out to drink tea and chat with everyone, talking about last year's gains and expectations for the coming year.
The room was lively.
When the kitchen was ready, they sat at two separate tables to eat. After finishing the meal, they started preparing for the barbecue.
Someone brought lanterns and hung them on the trees in the yard. Each lantern was emitting light one by one. Everyone gathered together to talk. When they mentioned something interesting, they couldn't help laughing. If they mentioned something where they had different opinions, they could not help but laugh. Get into an argument.
Fireworks in the world, that's all.
When they were done eating and drinking, Su Wan arranged for them to rest in the Guest Garden, and then the couple led the children towards Jingping Garden.
Zaizai had fun playing and eating happily today. He held his parents' hands along the way and jumped up and down happily.
The winter night wind is chilly, but the world is very warm.
After returning to the yard and washing up, the family of three sat together to watch the night. Su Wan was afraid that he would get cold after being out for a day, so she fed him some brown sugar ginger tea.
Zaizai had been playing for a day and was really sleepy. After yawning several times, he fell asleep in his mother's arms.
Su Wan reached out and touched his hair, and then laughed.
"Look at him, he said he wanted to keep vigil before, but now he's fine and just fell asleep."
Li Lin hugged the child over and said, "Let me hold it."
So the couple held their children close together and looked at the door quietly. A half curtain was hung on the door, blocking most of the cold wind, but they could still see the yard outside.
The palace lantern on the table next to it burned quietly, emitting a pure white light, illuminating the room as brightly as day.
"Another year is about to pass." Su Wan sighed, "How many years have we known each other in the new year?"
"Tomorrow will be the tenth year." Li Lin calculated carefully, "For those who celebrate the New Year together, this year will be the seventh year."
When he met her, she was only fourteen, and she was still a little girl. She married him when she was sixteen, and they have not been separated since then. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye.
"Madam, are you happy to be with me?"
Are you happy?
Su Wan thought for a while and then said: "Of course I am happy."
Being with you is probably the greatest luck in my life.
And I am naturally happy.
