Ye Haoran took Xiaobei and Dongzi, and the three of them started drinking in the evening. They watched the Spring Festival Gala and drank until midnight. They had almost finished drinking, but the dumplings made by Liu Ma, Lulu and Chen Nian happened to be out of the pot.
As a result, the three of them drank a little more. When the clock struck midnight, the three of them were already drunk.
Xiaobei hugged Dongzi's feet and slept very sweetly. Ye Haoran was lying on the sofa with one leg raised to the sky. It was the blanket that Lulu covered him with.
Looking at the sleeping Ye Haoran, Lulu's eyes were full of tenderness, and a kind of love that could not be concealed surged from her to the sleeping Ye Haoran.
Compared to Lulu, Chen Nian is much more reserved. Although Xiaobei pulled her out of the closed world, he did not completely change her. She was still so introverted and did not make many friends in college.
Even this time he came to celebrate the New Year with everyone because Xiao Beiqiang pulled him here. Otherwise, Chen Nian should stay at home alone at this time, watching the fireworks outside the window, and then cook a plate of frozen dumplings.
Chen Nian was thinking blindly when Lulu came over, picked up Chen Nian and left, heading straight to Liu Ma's house.
Mother Liu was making quilts. When she saw two girls coming over, she said with a smile: "You two can live in a wing room. I have packed everything. There is a room originally, but there are not so many quilts. I can only wrong you two." Already."
The amiable Mother Liu always thinks about everything and arranges everything she can without anyone asking.
Lulu smiled and shook her head: "Mama Liu, the two of us are here to wish you a happy New Year."
After saying that, he pulled Chen Nian and knelt on the ground. The courtyard house used to have cement floors, but later Ye Haoran laid high-end floors.
When Chen Nian saw Lulu kneeling simply, she quickly knelt down as well. She had never had any elders need her to kneel down to pay New Year greetings since she was a child. This was the first time she had ever done so.
Lulu is different. There are more rules in the countryside, especially in terms of filial piety. Every year, it is the custom of all the young and old men in the village to pay New Year's greetings to the oldest birthday star.
Mother Liu was originally going to help Lulu up, but when she saw Lulu kneeling down seriously, she withdrew her hand, then sat down on the chair safely, with one hand still in her pocket.
"Mom Liu! Lulu wishes you a happy new year. I wish you a smile and all the best."
"Mama Liu, Chen Nian would also like to wish you a happy new year. I wish Ma Liu a long and healthy life, and may you be blessed forever!"
After saying the words of blessing, he kowtowed to Ma Liu three times in succession.
Why do Chinese people have this tradition?
The elderly will be happy when they see their children. This is the elderly's wish. Giving New Year greetings to the elderly can teach children filial piety from an early age.
From ancient times to the present, most people are ordinary people, working hard with their backs to the loess and their faces to the sky, hoping that they can make themselves and their families live a better life with their hands.
They may not have much cultural level and cannot impart much useful knowledge to the next generation, but they have taught us the principles of life.
He did not understand the Four Books and Five Classics, but he understood etiquette, justice and integrity, unlike the Gonggun princes. It is this accumulation of leading by example and word of mouth that has achieved the continuation of the great civilization.
When Lulu and Chen Nian stood up, Liu Ma's face with a kind smile was already covered with tears.
Lulu quickly picked up a tissue and wiped Liu's tears: "Liu, don't cry."
Chen Nian was a little overwhelmed at first, but he reacted in just a moment and accompanied Lulu to comfort Liu's mother.
Mother Liu kept nodding her head: "Okay, you are all good children, come here, come here, Mother Liu has a red envelope for you, give you lucky money, take it all, take it."
When he took out the hand he had just put in his pocket, there were a few red envelopes in his hand. He took Lulu and Chen Nian's hands and gave one to each of them.
The red envelope was handed over, but the hand he held was not taken back.
There were no words, but her face was full of contented happiness, as if she were looking at her own daughter and granddaughter.
Lulu and Chen Nian both fell silent.
In Ma Liu, the two girls found a long-lost sense of care, the kind of selfless love from their elders.
In fact, Liu's mother had prepared red envelopes for a long time. She was not short of money. The pension and Ye Haoran's gave her quite a lot, and Liu's mother usually had no expenses at all. Plus the compensation for demolition, it can be said that Liu's mother was now a mobile person. of small treasury.
It is normal to give several generous red envelopes during the New Year, and she has prepared quite a few. In addition to those who came to celebrate the New Year, she also prepared one for those who did not come to celebrate the New Year.
On the first day of the new year, these people celebrated the New Year together, and Ye Haoran received a lot of New Year greeting calls and text messages.
On the second day of the second year of junior high school, everyone went back, and then Xia Lin and Yang Xiaoyun came, wished Liu Ma New Year's greetings, received red envelopes, and stayed one night before leaving the next day.
In the third year of junior high school, Ye Haoran went to pick up Lin Jiamo and Fang Hui. Fortunately for Lin Jiamo, it took a lot of effort for Fang Hui to come out. It was Lin Jiamo who went to help and invited Fang Hui out.
And she left under Fang Hui's mother's scrutinizing gaze.
Ye Haoran took the two girls to the courtyard house, had a big meal and drank a lot, and received a red envelope from Liu's mother. They went back happily in the evening.
The smile on Liu's mother's face has not broken in the past few days, her wrinkles have deepened a little, but she looks more energetic.
Normal working days resumed after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
Ye Haoran had to attend the annual meeting to set the direction for the company. The high-level meeting and the middle-level meeting lasted for several days in a row before it ended, but it was not the end.
During the Chinese New Year, KTVs are very popular. Usually, they don’t come out to sing or come out occasionally. During the Chinese New Year, they will take their families out to have fun. There are also gatherings of relatives and friends.
The sales of alcoholic beverages and dried fruits are rising steadily, and almost all branches are full and lined up, which has led to a consequence.
There was no room for cash in Ye Haoran's vault. On the first day of the new year, Ye Haoran contacted the bank and hurriedly came over to calculate and transport it away.
After the banknotes were shipped away, Ye Haoran also went to the bank to go through the loan procedures he applied for years ago.
This money is a follow-up fund transferred to Great Vision Real Estate Company.
The entire old city reconstruction building has basically been completed. What is left is the laying of wiring, pipes, doors and windows, and then the greening of the community. As soon as Ye Haoran's funds are in place, it will be completed in the spring, and then Ye Haoran can get it. Get half of the property you want.
Although they are not in his name, these houses actually belong to him, and whether they are sold or rented is a matter of his words.
Just before the final preparations were made at the construction site, Lu Tao approached Xia Lin again. This time Xia Lin did not hide, but took Yang Xiaoyun and Lu Tao to meet in a coffee shop.
This meeting may be the last time Lu Tao meets Xia Lin. Lu Tao's reason before the appointment was to say goodbye.
Sitting on the sofa in the cafe, the coffee in front of Lu Tao was already cold, and he had not touched a sip.
Silence, silence, neither Xia Lin nor Lu Tao spoke.
Xia Lin had nothing to say to Lu Tao, and Lu Tao had brought her a lot of trouble and distress. She came to see Lu Tao this time, hoping that she would never meet again in the future.
Lu Tao was a little disappointed and unwilling, and finally took the initiative to speak.
"I like you so much that I can't help myself, and now I've finally given up, but I want to know why you never look at me once."
