February 15th, New Year's Eve.
The little girl was woken up by the sound of firecrackers.
Perhaps due to the cultural heritage of Shang Jing City, there was no ban on setting off firecrackers in Shang Jing City.
Of course, there was a time limit to this.
Within Shang Jing's Fifth Ring Road, firecrackers could only be set off on New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve. From the second day onwards, firecrackers could only be set off during the day. It would continue until the fifteenth day of the first month before it was completely banned.
After all, the Chinese New Year was the most important festival in the Chinese nation. It had been passed down for more than four thousand years. If firecrackers couldn't be set off on New Year's Eve, it would feel really weird.
As firecrackers were not banned, Houhai would be very lively during the Chinese New Year.
A few years ago, everyone's environmental awareness was still very weak. Once it was the Chinese New Year, they wouldn't hesitate to set off firecrackers.
It was also because of this that one or two pubs in Houhai would catch fire almost every year.
Over the years, as the smog problem in Shang Jing became more and more serious, the citizens slowly learned to restrain themselves without the need for the government's orders. They just set off a few firecrackers on New Year's Eve for fun.
Today's breakfast was still porridge, but it wasn't ordinary porridge. It was Chen Xi's meticulously made Laba Porridge.
After a bowl of Laba Porridge, the little girl was full.
The firecrackers outside were so loud that it made the little girl's heart itch.
After eating breakfast, she wanted to go out to take a look, but she was stopped by Chen Xi.
"Niannian, it's the Chinese New Year. As a junior, you should give your elders New Year's greetings. Come, let's give Grandma a New Year's greeting over the phone. In a few days, we'll go to Chengdu and let Grandma give you a red packet, okay?"
Upon hearing Chen Xi's words, the little girl's eyes lit up. She jumped up and down and shouted, "Okay! I want to give Grandma a New Year's greeting! Grandma wants to give me a red packet! "
Chen Xi sent a video call request to Auntie Zhang, and the old lady quickly picked up.
Before Chen Xi could speak, the little girl saw Auntie Zhang's face appear on the screen. She excitedly snatched the phone from Chen Xi's hands and shouted sweetly, "Grandma! Grandma! I want to give you a New Year's greeting! New Year's greeting.
"Aiyo, Niannian is so sensible! Grandma is so happy! "
When Auntie Zhang saw her little face, she was so happy that she couldn't stop laughing.
The little girl was particularly excited today. After greeting Aunt Zhang, she ran out of the west wing with the phone in her hand. Then, she raised the phone and looked around.
She finally felt what it meant to celebrate the New Year. She acted coquettishly with Auntie Zhang for a while until Auntie Zhang had something to do. She then reluctantly said goodbye to Auntie Zhang.
Chen Xi and Qin Ruoying were hanging red lanterns in the courtyard. As soon as the red lanterns were hung up, the courtyard immediately felt a bit more festive.
When Chen Xi was about to paste the word 'Fu' on the door and window, the little fellow finally couldn't hold back and shouted that she also wanted to paste it.
Thus, Chen Xi brought her a small stool and let her step on it. He pasted a big "Fu" character on the window.
Qin Yongyan didn't cultivate today. Early in the morning, he came to the main hall. Then, he placed an incense burner on the large red sandalwood carving table and lit three incense sticks.
When the little fellow saw Qin Yongyan, she immediately ran to Qin Yongyan according to what Chen Xi had taught her. Then, she excitedly shouted, "Grandpa! Grandpa! I wish you a happy New Year and all the best! Good luck! Give me the red packet! "
After saying that, she looked at Qin Yongyan eagerly and didn't forget to reach out her little hand at the same time.
Qin Yongyan was also stunned by her sudden trick. After being stunned for a while, he suddenly laughed and said, "Okay, okay, okay! Grandpa will give you a red packet … "
Qin Yongyan patted the little fellow's little head. Then, he took out a brand-new one hundred yuan note from his pocket and directly stuffed it into her hand.
The little fellow held the brand-new one hundred yuan note and smiled happily.
In fact, she didn't have any concept of money. Usually, she only needed to call "Papa" if she wanted something.
The reason why she was so happy now was because of the meaning attached to this one hundred yuan note.
This was the first time she received New Year's money.
… …
New Year's Eve was after the beginning of spring. At this time, the temperature had obviously risen a lot.
There were fewer cars during the Spring Festival, and there was no exhaust pollution. Shang Jing City also changed the appearance of the past heavy smog, and for the first time, blue sky and white clouds reappeared.
After lunch, the couple took the little fellow to the door and pasted couplets.
Family photo every year.
Good luck and fortune every year.
Horizontal writing: Good luck and fortune!
Just as the family of three was busy pasting couplets, a voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
"Yingying?!"
Qin Ruoying looked back and saw a middle-aged man and woman.
The woman was about 40 years old, but she was very well maintained. She could be said to have a beautiful body and still had a charm.
The man looked about the same age as Qin Yongyan. Looking carefully, he looked somewhat similar to Qin Yongyan.
"Second Uncle! Second Aunt! You're back! "
Qin Ruoying handed the couplets in her hand to Chen Xi. Then, she quickly walked in front of the two people and greeted them warmly.
Second Uncle Qin Yongwang and Second Aunt Wang Chunju, who were her sister-in-law's parents.
"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, this is my husband, Chen Xi …"
Qin Ruoying introduced Chen Xi to the two of them.
Hearing this, Chen Xi took the initiative to nod to the two of them and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, hello."
Upon hearing Chen Xi's name, Wang Chunju suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and the expression on her face couldn't help but freeze.
Qin Yongwang noticed his wife's strange behavior and coughed quietly. Then, he smiled at Chen Xi and said, "Hello."
It seemed that this newly risen Celestial was easier to interact with than they thought.
Thus, Second Uncle started chatting with his nephew's son-in-law very politely.
The little girl stood beside Chen Xi. Seeing that the adults were talking and ignoring her, she immediately pouted unhappily.
This little girl was only half of Chen Xi's height. In addition, Chen Xi was too eye-catching, so Qin Yongwang and Wang Chunju didn't notice her at all.
It was the New Year, yet she was being ignored …
Of course, the little girl was unhappy. Thus, she twisted Chen Xi's arm and shouted, "I want to set off fireworks!"
Her voice was as clear and pleasant as a silver bell, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"Yingying, your daughter?!"
Wang Chunju's eyes lit up when she saw the little girl who looked like a porcelain doll.
"Yes, she's called Chen Nian …"
Qin Ruoying led the little girl away from Chen Xi and said, "Niannian, greet Great-aunt."
"Great-aunt!"
The little guy called out sweetly, which immediately amused Wang Chunju and made her laugh out loud.
When a woman reached this age, she would want grandchildren more than a man.
Qin Xueqing's birth characters hadn't been set in stone yet, so she could only count on Qin Ruoying …
A niece's daughter was also a grandniece, right?
With the arrival of Qin Yongwang and Wang Chunju, the courtyard finally became lively.
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