"What are these?" Gu Xi looked at the three huge gift bags and asked Number Three.
"New Year's gifts," Number Three said with a look of surprise.
Normally, today was New Year's Eve and tomorrow was New Year's Eve. However, Number Three couldn't wait to give Gu Xi a New Year's gift.
"This …" Gu Xi could understand the gift, but wasn't it a little too exaggerated to give three gifts?
Compared to Number Three's gift bag, Gu Xi suddenly felt that the gift she prepared was inferior in terms of 'grandeur'.
"What are they?" Gu Xi blinked and asked.
"Open it and you'll know," Gu Yanlin said as he handed the bag in his hand to Gu Xi.
It was a pink gift bag with a bow of the same color tied around it.
Gu Xi untied the bow and opened the bag. A pile of dazzling brocade boxes came into view.
After receiving many such gifts, Gu Xi could almost guess what was in the brocade boxes at a glance.
Gu Xi opened a box. Sure enough, a small heart-shaped bracelet lay quietly inside.
She then opened the other boxes. There were bracelets, necklaces, small pendants, hair clips … everything.
Gu Xi remembered the brands of these brocade boxes. They were not cheap.
The gift bag Gu Yanlin gave her was filled with more than a dozen boxes.
Such a gift bag seemed to be too extravagant.
Gu Xi looked at the 'expensive' New Year 'gift bag and then looked up at Gu Yanlin. She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Brother, did you win the lottery?"
Hearing Gu Xi's question, Gu Yanlin blushed with shame and explained, "What lottery? I earned this money myself."
It seemed that the project Gu Yanlin's studio in M Country was selling well. Otherwise, where would he get so much money to buy so many gifts for her?
Gu Xi thought to herself and nodded.
However …
"You don't have to buy so many. Just one is enough," Gu Xi said to Gu Yanlin seriously.
"Not much," Gu Yanlin said.
He bought a total of fifteen gifts. One was for this year, and the remaining fourteen were gifts to make up for the past fourteen years.
"Take it," Gu Yanlin said as he placed the gift bag in Gu Xi's hand. "I hope that Xixi will be happy and safe in the coming year. I hope that all her wishes will come true."
"Well, thank you, Brother!" After knowing the reason for Gu Yanlin's 15 gifts, Gu Xi was touched.
"My turn, I'll go first!" As Gu Chenyi spoke, he stuffed a cloth bag that was half a man's height into Gu Xi's arms.
"In the coming year, Xixi must be as happy as she is today. No, she must be happier every day!"
"Okay ~" Gu Xi opened Gu Chenyi's gift. It was a giant plush toy.
"A teddy bear?" Gu Xi guessed based on what he saw with his naked eye.
"It's not a bear, it's a rabbit." Gu Chenyi pulled out two long ears from under the bag and said to Gu Xi, "Look, there are even rabbit ears here."
Originally, this plush toy was indeed a plush bear. However, because Gu Xi liked rabbits, Gu Chenyi specifically asked the boss to change the plush bear's ears into long rabbit ears.
Gu Xi: "…" No wonder it looked a little out of place. He felt that something was wrong.
"What do you think? Do you like it?" Gu Chenyi looked at Gu Xi with a pair of expectant eyes and asked.
"I, I like it."
Gu Xi silently shifted his gaze to the gift bag in Gu Yanxiao's hand.
It was a square gift box. It finally looked a lot more normal.
"This gift is for you. I hope that Xixi will study hard this year and get first place in all the exams," Gu Yanxiao said to Gu Xi.
"Okay, thank you, little brother," Gu Xi said and reached out to take the gift box. However, Gu Yanxiao stopped him.
"Don't, this is a little heavy. I'll help you carry it in."
Then, Gu Xi watched as Gu Yanxiao directly took the gift box in her hand into her room and put it on the desk with a muffled 'bang –' sound.
— — Sure enough, she has guts.
Gu Xi thought to himself.
"What is this?" Gu Xi asked curiously.
"It's … a gift. You should find it useful. Put it here first. You can open it later," Gu Yanxiao said with a hint of nervousness.
Gu Yanxiao didn't know what Gu Xi's reaction would be if he saw that the box was full of exercise books. Would he be happy or depressed?
Speaking of which, this box of exercise books fell into his hands "from the sky" during the last school-organized activity.
Because Gu Yanlin and Gu Chenyi had already snatched the things he wanted to give, Gu Yanxiao could only think of this.
Hearing Gu Yanxiao's words, Gu Xi became even more curious about the things in the box.
"I also have a gift for you." Gu Xi looked at Number Three. Then, he turned and ran back into the room and took out three small boxes from his bag.
"This is a New Year gift for you."
"What's this?" Gu Chenyi took out a small brocade pouch-like tag from the box.
"An amulet. I made it myself. It has been consecrated. It's very effective." Gu Xi had taken advantage of the New Year to secretly sew this amulet in his room according to the designs on the Internet.
The three amulets had different designs. Gu Yanlin's amulet was embroidered with his studio's logo, Gu Yanxiao's amulet was embroidered with a basketball, and Gu Chenyi's amulet was embroidered with a picture of a husky's head.
After making the amulets, Gu Xi sent the three amulets to a very famous temple and specially invited an eminent monk to consecrate them. In the end, they were sent back.
Gu Xi had become a little infatuated with the influence of a young girl who shared a desk with him.
Gu Yanlin didn't know whether it was effective or not, but when he heard that Gu Xi had made these amulets personally, Number Three immediately liked this New Year gift very much.
…
After Number Three left, Gu Xi returned to his room. His gaze fell on Gu Yanxiao's gift again.
Gu Xi tore open the colorful packaging and opened the box. Two lines of words appeared in front of her eyes: "Complete Explanation of Teaching Material Exercise Book – Spring Special Edition Gift Pack."
Gu Xi's eyes lit up when she saw these two lines of words.
Gu Xi had "won" his sets of exercises through various means. Fortunately, she was only lacking this set.
This gift had won her heart!
—
Gu Xi put away all of Gu Yanlin's gifts one by one, changed her clothes, and left the room.
Gu Xi went to the first floor. At this moment, the entire Gu residence was bustling with activity.
The helpers who stayed at the Gu residence for the New Year were all busy preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
The other members of the Gu family weren't idle either.
Wang Pei was arranging the final preparations for the family's workers, and Cui Min was helping at the side.
Old Master Gu was writing the New Year's couplets and the family fortune, while Gu Feng and his two brothers were hanging the couplets and the character fortune.
Gu Yanlin, Gu Yanxiao, and Gu Chenyi were sitting obediently on the sofa, playing with their phones.
At this moment, Gu Xuan finally couldn't stand it anymore. He called out to the three "internet addicts," "You three, stop playing. Come and help!"
Hearing Gu Xuan's words, the three of them put away their phones and quickly jumped up from the sofa.
"Gu Yanlin, take these couplets and the character fortune and stick them up. Gu Yanxiao, go and take a look. Don't stick them crooked." This could be done, but some things were only meaningful if they were done by themselves.
"Also, Gu Chenyi, come over and continue recording Grandpa's videos. Don't forget to like them." Old Master had been obsessed with the sound of dou recently. He recorded everything he did and posted it online. When he wrote a couplet, he would post it online to show off.
Gu Xuan didn't want to admit that he was bored recording videos, so he let his son take the blame.
Looking at the bustling scene, Gu Xi stood rooted to the spot with a dazed expression.
This kind of painting was unfamiliar to Gu Xi.
When it was New Year's Eve, the Lin family would also get the servants to decorate the villa. They would hang red lanterns and put up decorations.
However, Zhang Cui would come and take Gu Xi to her place on the 30th of the Lunar New Year.
The place where Zhang Cui lived was bought by Song Kexin and Lin Yize after they got married. It was a high-end neighborhood with good conditions. However, with only Gu Xi and Zhang Cui for New Year's Eve, it felt strange and lonely.
At first, Gu Xi didn't understand why she couldn't stay with the Lin family or her own home for New Year's Eve.
Song Kexin would explain to her that it was because "Grandma" and "Grandma" didn't spend New Year's Eve together. Both of them wanted to spend New Year's Eve with each other, so Gu Xi and Lin Anxin stayed with "Grandma" and "Grandma".
At first, Gu Xi was young, so she believed Song Kexin's words.
However, when she thought about it later, she realized that it was a lie that the two of them didn't spend New Year's Eve together. In the end, it was just because Xu Jiaofeng was too concerned about Gu Xi's identity. Song Kexin didn't want to make things difficult for his mother-in-law during New Year's Eve, so he wanted Gu Xi to stay away.
Zhang Cui was also aware of this, so for the sake of her daughter's family harmony, she simply took Gu Xi with her.
There was only one year when Zhang Cui's niece from her hometown got married and had to return to Zhang Village. She couldn't stay in B City, so she didn't bring Gu Xi with her.
That was the only time Gu Xi spent New Year's Eve with the Lin family.
That day, the Lin family decorated the table with lanterns and colored banners, and prepared a table full of New Year's Eve dinner. The servants who stayed behind also happily received red packets.
However, sitting at the dining table and facing a table full of dishes, Gu Xi felt like she was out of place with that table and everything around her, even though it was a table that she would sit at every day.
Gu Xi didn't know what else happened after that, because after dinner, Song Kexin asked Gu Xi to go upstairs to do her homework.
…
While Gu Xi was immersed in her memories and in a daze, Wang Pei, who was not far away, suddenly called out to her, pulling Gu Xi back from her memories.
"Xixi, you're here."
Hearing Wang Pei calling her, Gu Xi turned around and ran towards her.
"Auntie."
Wang Pei first fed Gu Xi a small snack that had just been made by the kitchen. After she finished eating, she handed a string of small fortune knots to Gu Xi and said, "Xixi, go and hang this on the door handles on the second and third floors, one at the door of each room. After hanging it up, come down for breakfast."
"Okay!"
—
After a round of work, it was almost afternoon.
Originally, the Gu family was prepared to close the door and celebrate the New Year at home, but unexpectedly, there was a guest.
When he saw Old Master Shen, who was carrying small bags, Old Master Gu showed a look of disdain and didn't bother to hide his frown.
"I say, Mr. Shen, why are you here on New Year's Eve instead of staying at home?" After a pause, Old Master Gu continued, "Even if you want to pay a New Year's visit, you should wait until after the second day of the New Year. There's no reason for you to come on New Year's Eve."
Hearing Old Master Gu's words, Old Master Shen immediately retorted, "Who said I'm here to pay a New Year's visit?"
"Then what are you up to?"
"I'm here to deliver New Year's goods. This, and this." Old Master Shen pointed at the bags in his hands and the bags in his grandson's hands and said, "They're all for you."
"These are all good things that I've carefully selected." He had spent a lot of money on them.
Hearing this, Old Master Gu pursed his lips disapprovingly and said, "What, do you think my Gu family lacks these?"
After saying that, Old Master Gu rolled his eyes again and muttered, "Do I need you to send me off?"
Moreover, based on his understanding of Mr. Shen, this old man was very stingy. It would be strange if he gave him so many things.
Old Master Shen was rendered speechless by Old Master Gu's words. It took him a long time to come up with a 'move'.
"What's wrong? Are you complaining about the things I gave you?" Grandpa Shen raised his voice and retorted.
"Besides, just based on the friendship between our two families, can material things be measured? Even if it's a New Year's greeting, I'm earlier than the family. What's wrong with coming to pay a New Year's greeting in the thirties? "
"Have you forgotten? When you got married, you came to stay at our house when you were 29 and stayed there until the 15th of the Lunar New Year. Did I say anything?"
Old Master Gu couldn't refute Old Master Shen's words. After all, it was the truth.
"Alright, alright, come in and have a seat." Old Master Gu invited them into the house and brewed a pot of good tea for Old Master Shen. Even he couldn't bear to add two more drops of tea.
"Your daughter, son-in-law, and little one didn't come back?" Old Master Gu asked when he saw that only Old Master Shen and Sheng Xiuyan came today.
"They can come back, but Sheng Yi can't come back until the third day of the Lunar New Year. Yiyi simply went to the camp to accompany him for two days. After New Year's Eve, the two of them will come back together." Old Master Shen took a sip of tea and explained truthfully.
As for Shen Ye, it was purely because he didn't bring him along.
After saying that, Old Master Shen suddenly shook his head and sighed. With a bitter expression, he lamented, "Sigh, it's not as lively as your family. Our family only has the two of us, grandfather and grandson. It's very lonely during the Lunar New Year. Sigh."
As for Shen Ye, who was' idle 'at home, Old Master Shen deliberately ignored him.
— —
Old Master Shen described himself and Sheng Xiuyan as if they were lonely and helpless. It was as if they were 'left-behind elders and left-behind children'.
Hearing this, Old Master Gu secretly rolled his eyes.
Don't think that he didn't know what this Old Master Shen was up to. Didn't he just want to freeload on their Lunar New Year's Eve dinner?
Haha, wishful thinking!
"Sigh, it's not a bad thing to have some peace and quiet," Old Master Gu said as he poured Old Master Shen another cup of tea.
It was only when the tea was about to overflow that Old Master Gu took back the teapot. "Oh, sorry, my hand slipped."
"…" Looking at the tea that was about to overflow, the corners of Old Master Shen's mouth twitched. Was he pretending to be stupid, or was he pretending to be stupid?
— —
On the other side, Sheng Xiuyan handed a box to Gu Xi.
"What is this?" Gu Xi asked. A New Year's gift?
"It's for you." After saying that, Sheng Xiuyan paused for a moment before explaining, "It's the first generation of Xi Bao that I made. I upgraded it slightly and made a shell."
Hearing Sheng Xiuyan's explanation, Gu Xi's eyes lit up. She took the box from him and couldn't wait to open it.
Inside, Gu Xi saw a small white machine. It was about the same size as the dolls in the claw machine, but it wasn't the simple Xi Bao that they had designed.
"The material for the top layer is CSSDR, which is a bit like fabric. It has a certain degree of softness and memory. It can be kneaded, but at the same time, it can maintain its original shape very well. Moreover, this material won't affect the internal heat dissipation …" Sheng Xiuyan explained from the side.
Gu Xi didn't understand why Sheng Xiuyan would make a shell made of such material. She tried to knead it, and sure enough, it was soft, the kind that could be rubbed.
Gu Xi took the Xi Bao out of the box and looked at it carefully.
"This is …"
"Pikachu? Is it faded? Or it hasn't been colored yet? "Gu Xi asked.
The whole machine looked a bit like a Pikachu, except that it was white.
"No, it is white to begin with," Sheng Xiuyan replied.
"Is that a mutated Pikachu?" Gu Xi continued to ask.
Sheng Xiuyan's mouth twitched. "It's not a mutated one either."
"This is a rabbit." Not a Pikachu! How does it look like a Pikachu?!
"A rabbit?" Gu Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at the Xi Bao carefully again. It … still looked very much like a Pikachu.
"But why did you think of making it look like a rabbit? What about the other one? "Gu Xi asked as she held the rabbit and studied it carefully.
Their original design was a small machine with a small ahoge.
"Just follow the original design for the Xi Bao. This is for you."
"Huh?" Gu Xi looked at Sheng Xiuyan in confusion.
However, she heard Sheng Xiuyan say again, "Didn't you say that you wanted a rabbit? But you …"
Sheng Xiuyan was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly stopped.
"When did I say that I wanted a rabbit …" Gu Xi subconsciously retorted, but halfway through, she also stopped.
Gu Xi, "!!!"
She did say that, but only in one place!
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