On the first day of the New Year, it was time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
The Chinese gave too many beautiful blessings to this day. Actually, it was quite strange. It seemed like everyone felt that last year wasn't good enough, so they all hoped that the new year would turn out well and everything would go smoothly.
Even Chen Hansheng was the same. Although Nutshell Electronics had expanded a lot and his net worth had entered the Hurun Rich List, Chen Hansheng seemed to have forgotten all of this. He only remembered that last year's Shuraba had broken out and that he had been miserable this year. He spent the New Year's Day alone.
Around 6 in the morning, Chen Hansheng woke up in a daze. He was not woken up by the scattered sounds of firecrackers outside. Instead, he felt something kicking him. When he opened his eyes, he realized that it was a small foot in socks that was placed directly across his face.
This little foot wasn't even as long as an adult's finger, but it could be placed on Chen Hansheng's face, poking Chen Hansheng's eyes and kicking Chen Hansheng's nose.
The key point was that Chen Hansheng wasn't angry at all. He even giggled and picked up the owner of the little foot. He kissed it and said, "Daughter, who put you here? Was it grandma?"
The little silly bun usually slept with her mother at night. Sometimes she would sleep with her grandma, but the only person who would put her here to wake Chen Hansheng up was probably Empress Dowager Liang.
"Pop ~"
Chen Zipei, who was wearing a red cotton jacket, sat on her father's lap and blew a bubble at Chen Hansheng.
"Hurry up and get up. Everyone is waiting for you!"
Liang Meijuan heard the noise and walked to the bedroom door and shouted, "There's cake outside, remember to eat a piece."
"Eating cake" was a custom in northern Jiangsu. Because "cake" and "high" had the same pronunciation, eating cake on the first day of the New Year meant that one would be promoted next year.
In fact, there were many similar customs and taboos. For example, no sweeping was allowed on the first day of the New Year because it would sweep away the "money"; no medicine was allowed because it might indicate that one would be sick in the New Year; Liang Meijuan also made a rule that Chen Hansheng was not allowed to swear on the first day of the New Year.
After Chen Hansheng put on his clothes and got up, he saw that there was indeed a stack of pastries on the dining table. Little Aning was wearing a beautiful new dress and was also sitting in front of the TV, eating the pastries.
"Happy New Year, Brother ~"
Ah Ning was also very happy today. Children were more enthusiastic about the Spring Festival. They probably didn't have any other worries, so they were happy as long as they had a holiday.
"Happy New Year."
Chen Hansheng responded loudly. Without brushing his teeth, he picked up a piece of hot cake and stuffed it into his mouth.
However, while he was chewing, the little silly bun in his arms was staring at his father's mouth with its black and bright peach blossom eyes.
"Do you want some?"
Chen Hansheng opened his mouth and let out an "ah" sound.
A four-month-old baby already had the ability to learn, so Chen Zipei also opened her cute little mouth.
Chen Hansheng picked up another piece of hot cake. When he was about to give it to his daughter, he suddenly turned around and put it into his mouth.
Chen Zipei didn't even have baby teeth now, so naturally, she couldn't eat food. However, the little silly bun was really good-tempered. After being cheated by her father, she didn't cry. She even closed her mouth and chewed the air symbolically. Then, she turned to look at the adults in the kitchen.
The kitchen was full of steam. This was the steam that rushed out when the dumplings were boiling.
Chen Hansheng liked to play in this kind of environment when he was young. It was as if he had become an immortal.
"Hey!"
It was probably also a habit. As long as Chen Hansheng didn't call his name, he must be talking to Shen Youchu.
"Have you prepared the red packet for the Spring Festival for me?"
Chen Hansheng asked quietly when Shen Youchu came out with the glutinous rice balls.
"Yes."
Shen Youchu answered softly and turned to go to the bedroom. Chen Hansheng carried his daughter and followed behind.
Shen Youchu's bedroom was the master bedroom. The area was relatively large because it was originally designed for a family of three to live in. However, Chen Hansheng was not qualified to sleep in it now.
"Huala ~"
Shen Youchu took out a few red packets from the drawer of the bedside table and handed them to Chen Hansheng. She said, "This is for A Ning, and this is for Dong 'er. There are also a few red packets with me. If you meet other children, you can give them to them …"
She knew that Chen Hansheng was lazy, so she prepared them early.
Shen Youchu tied her ponytail into a bun in order to do something in the morning. Her smooth forehead and soft face were exposed. Under her long eyelashes were bright and clear peach blossom eyes. There was a little bit of flour on the bridge of her high nose. It was probably accidentally rubbed when she was cooking dumplings.
Chen Hansheng felt a little emotional. Silly Shen's virtuous and hardworking character would probably last for a lifetime.
"And …"
Shen Youchu found that Chen Hansheng kept looking at her. She shifted her gaze unnaturally and held her daughter's hand. She said, "After breakfast, I will take the baby to climb the mountain. I made an appointment with Ruyi yesterday."
Chen Hansheng's eyes moved, but he didn't say anything.
Shen Youchu seemed to be deliberately "creating an alibi" so that when Chen Hansheng and his family went to Xiao Rongyu's place, they didn't need to make up any lies or excuses.
Chen Hansheng increasingly felt that Xiao Rongyu on Chinese New Year's Eve and Xiao Rongyu on Chinese New Year's Day seemed to have made an agreement to make time for each other.
"Time to eat!"
At this time, Liang Meijuan's voice came from the living room. Chen Hansheng suppressed his doubts and went out with the red packets in his hand.
The reunion dinner was very lively. The only unusual thing was that Old Chen and his wife ate a little less than usual.
Of course, this wasn't important, because no one could tell if they didn't observe carefully.
After the meal, it was the children's New Year's greetings.
The youngest was Chen Zipei. Chen Zhaojun and Liang Meijuan originally said that there was no need to kowtow, but Chen Hansheng didn't agree. He was not only a father and son, but also a grandson and maternal grandson.
When she was young, her grandparents would smile so brightly when they saw her kowtow to them.
So Chen Hansheng first asked his grandmother, who was the most senior, to sit on the sofa and hold the little silly girl's body. He let the little silly girl's little head gently touch the ground as if she was kowtowing to her great-grandmother.
The little silly girl didn't know what was going on. She stretched out her little arms and wanted her mother to hold her.
"Don't worry."
Chen Hansheng patted his daughter's little butt. "Kowtow to your grandparents again later and ask them for a big red packet."
Old Chen and Liang Meijuan both laughed. Empress Dowager Liang even rubbed her hands. She couldn't hide her eagerness.
This was the continuation of her bloodline. Which old person wouldn't be happy?
The grandmother was even more excited. She probably never thought that she would be able to see her granddaughter's child give her a New Year's greeting. Her thin and weak body trembled a little. She carefully took out a cloth handkerchief from her pocket.
The seventy or eighty-year-old rural elders seemed to like to hide money like this. But as the grandmother opened the handkerchief layer by layer, the smiles on everyone's faces gradually disappeared.
Because the money in the handkerchief was very old, the 100 yuan was the navy blue one. And because of long-term squeezing and other reasons, it was wrinkled and not beautiful at all. It didn't seem to be suitable for New Year's money.
However, Chen Hansheng knew that this was the grandmother's own money. She didn't use the money that Chen Hansheng and Shen Youchu gave to her and give it to their child. The New Year's money that the grandmother gave to the little silly girl was saved little by little by her living a hard life.
The grandmother's eyesight was not very good, and her phone was not very smooth. She stained it with saliva and took out two 100 yuan notes.
Chen Hansheng looked at it. There was only one 100 yuan note left. It should be A Ning's.
"My son, the New Year is coming."
The grandmother's accent was heavy with the flavor of Sichuan.
"Thank you, great-grandmother. We wish you good health and all the best."
Chen Hansheng took the New Year's money from the grandmother on behalf of his daughter, and also gave the most sincere blessings to the grandmother on behalf of his daughter who couldn't speak yet.
Next were the grandparents. Chen Zhaojun and Liang Meijuan each held a red envelope in their hands and sat on the sofa. When Chen Zipei's forehead touched the ground, Empress Dowager Liang quickly stood up and hugged her granddaughter lovingly. "It's okay, it's okay. Grandma kisses you. Grandma loves you so much."
The red envelopes given by the grandparents were very big. Chen Hansheng felt the thickness and knew that it should be 6666 yuan.
"Good girl."
Chen Hansheng thought that the grandparents were very generous. When Empress Dowager Liang gave him the New Year's money, more than 600 yuan was already a huge sum. They even found an opportunity to ask for half of it back with the excuse of "saving it for you to marry a wife".
They directly gave their granddaughter 6666 yuan without any hesitation.
After the little silly boy finished the New Year's greeting, it was A Ning's turn. A Ning only needed to kowtow to her grandmother and bow to Old Chen and his wife.
Dong 'er was even simpler. She only needed to say "Happy New Year" sweetly, and everyone gave her the red envelopes.
This was purely for the sake of celebration, and also to take the opportunity to thank Dong 'er for her contribution.
As for Feng Gui and Shen Ruyi, they were married and didn't have red envelopes.
After the New Year's greeting, when Liang Meijuan was thinking about what excuse to find next, Shen Youchu took the initiative to say that she wanted to take a walk at the foot of the mountain with her grandmother, the baby, Feng Gui, and Shen Ruyi.
Liang Meijuan was a little dumbfounded. In the end, it was Old Chen who calmly reminded them to be careful.
After Shen Youchu left, the five rooms and three living rooms in the house suddenly became quiet. Although Liang Meijuan wasn't as smart as her husband and son, she also knew that Shen Youchu must have done it on purpose.
"I …"
Liang Meijuan wanted to ignore the fact that it was the first day of the New Year and scold Chen Hansheng to his face, because he was the initiator of everything.
"Let's go to Little Yu 'er's place first."
Old Chen, who cared about the overall situation, looked at the time and said, "We can't delay the business."
"Alas!"
Liang Meijuan sighed. This New Year was really both happy and sad.
She was happy that she could spend the New Year with her two granddaughters.
What was sad was that these two granddaughters didn't have the same mother.
… ….
In the past, it would take about an hour to go from Shen Youchu's place to the riverside apartment, but there were very few cars on the road during the holidays. Chen Hansheng arrived in time before 8 o 'clock.
Here, everyone was cooking dumplings. In fact, it was the normal time for breakfast on the first day of the New Year.
The next "process" was similar to Shen Youchu's. They first ate dumplings and then paid New Year's greetings. However, when it was served, Liang Meijuan obviously had a hard time swallowing.
"Meijuan ~"
Lv Yuqing noticed something and asked with concern, "Is the filling not to your taste?"
"No, no …"
Liang Meijuan hurriedly denied. Chen Hansheng also explained calmly, "When I came here, I drove too fast, so I probably got carsick."
"Oh ~"
Lv Yuqing didn't think too much about it. She didn't know that this morning, Chen Hansheng and his family ate two meals of dumplings.
Perhaps Little Yu 'er noticed something, but she only took a glance at Chen Hansheng, then lowered her head and continued eating.
After eating around 9 o 'clock, Chen Hansheng asked Little Yu' er to pay New Year's greetings to the elders.
However, Little Yu 'er was more lively. Every time there was the sound of firecrackers outside, Chen Hansheng, who was kowtowing, would immediately turn around, point at the window and shout loudly, "Oh!"
Her big round eyes stared, and this expression seemed to be telling her father that this thing could explode into beautiful fireworks at night.
"Next time, I'll bring you to set off fireworks. Let's pay New Year's greetings first, okay?"
Chen Hansheng and his daughter "discussed".
However, Little Yu 'er obviously didn't care about her father's face. She also didn't care about the big red packets that the elders gave her. Every time there was a sound downstairs, she would excitedly point at the window and look at the door from time to time, hoping that someone would take her downstairs.
"Zijin is so smart."
Chen Zhaojun said to Xiao Hongwei, "She is only 5 months old, but she already knows that it is more fun outside."
"Yes."
Old Xiao nodded with a smile. If Little Yu 'er could take after her mother in appearance, she could also inherit her father's intelligence, and slowly cultivate her character to be steady when facing problems, this would be perfect.
"It seems that there is no need to be so strict."
Xiao Hongwei suddenly shook his head. He only had Little Yu 'er as his daughter, and in the future, everything would be left to the mother and daughter, so their living conditions would definitely not be bad.
In addition …
Old Xiao looked at his "son-in-law". Because Chen Hansheng couldn't dissuade his daughter, he directly called his subordinates at Nutshell Electronics and asked them to buy fireworks before 7 pm and prepare to show Little Yu 'er at night.
"Although he is not loyal to love, he is also a real slave to his daughter."
Xiao Hongwei thought in his heart.
Old Xiao himself was a slave to his daughter, so he could see at a glance that when Chen Hansheng looked at Chen Zijin, there was love and care in his eyes.
This kind of true feeling could not be acted out. Xiao Hongwei absolutely believed that Chen Hansheng could do anything for his daughter, including sacrificing his own life.
However, this kind of sacrifice could also be enjoyed by another baby.
"Don't think so much for the time being, let's have a good New Year first."
Xiao Hongwei sighed.
Therefore, Chen Hansheng spent the whole day at the riverside apartment. When Little Yu 'er fell asleep, he gathered everyone to play cards. When Little Yu' er woke up, he put down the cards and teased his daughter.
At around 6 pm, Chen Hansheng carried his daughter downstairs. He planned to go to Jiangling to show his daughter the fireworks.
"Wait."
Xiao Rongyu, who was reading on the sofa, suddenly changed into a jacket and said, "I want to see it too."
"Ah?"
Chen Hansheng was stunned. In fact, he planned to pick up the little silly bun and make the two sisters happy together.
"Why, am I not welcome?"
Xiao Rongyu tilted her head and asked.
"Not at all."
Chen Hansheng reacted quickly. "It was originally prepared for you and your daughter."
"Thank you."
Xiao Rongyu didn't say anything and went downstairs with her daughter with a smile on her face.
Chen Hansheng originally asked the driver to come over, but now he had to drive himself. He thought that he could only make it up to Chen Zipei next time.
… ….
The place where the fireworks were set was not far away from the Nutshell Electronics Factory. When Chen Hansheng arrived, his subordinates had already bought the fireworks and placed them neatly on the ground.
Chen Hansheng waved his hand and signaled them to go back first. At this time, the sky was already dark.
Little Yu'er was wrapped in her mother's arms. She didn't know what to do here, but as long as she was with her parents, even a few months old baby would feel safe.
"Baby, daddy will set off fireworks for you!"
Chen Hansheng kissed his daughter's chubby face, then got out of the car and lit up five boxes of fireworks in one go.
In an instant, the whole Jiangling was lit up. Meteors streaked across the night sky. When they reached the highest point, they suddenly exploded like huge umbrellas. The sky seemed to be filled with red, yellow, orange, and cyan powder. In the end, the powder turned into silver threads and slowly fell down.
When Chen Hansheng got back to the car, Little Yu'er was staring at the scene through the windshield. She was so focused that she didn't even say "Oh".
"My daughter has grown up."
Chen Hansheng said with emotion, "She must like romance as much as you do."
"Really?"
Xiao Rongyu also raised her delicate oval face. The colorful fireworks reflected in her eyes, bright and shining.
"I hope she won't be too romantic."
After a while, Xiao Rongyu said softly, "If she is too romantic, she will lose her mind easily and be easily deceived."
Chen Hansheng glanced at Xiao Rongyu. Xiao Rongyu didn't move. She seemed to be talking to herself.
"Xiao Chen."
After a while, Xiao Rongyu suddenly said, "I plan to go to the United States in April next year."
Although there was no way to change this, Chen Hansheng still wanted to try, "Can't you not go?"
Chen Hansheng said while holding Little Yu'er's hand. It was still so smooth and soft.
"No."
Xiao Rongyu shook her head firmly, "I followed you out because I want to talk to you. I hope you won't look for me again in the future."
"So, are you negotiating with me?"
Chen Hansheng asked, "What's the reason?"
"As for the reason …"
Xiao Rongyu withdrew her left hand from Chen Hansheng's hand. She wrinkled her nose and said, "I feel that I don't like you anymore."
“Boom!”
Several more fireworks shot up into the sky one after another. They were like chrysanthemums in full bloom, or peonies in full bloom. Sometimes they were like fire trees, sometimes they were like rainbows dancing wildly, as if they could illuminate the words of everyone in the world.
"Haha ~"
Chen Hansheng couldn't help laughing when he heard this reason. It was so loud that even Little Yu'er was startled.
She turned to look at her father and mother, and finally focused on the gorgeous fireworks.
"What are you laughing at?"
Xiao Rongyu felt "despised". "You don't believe me?"
"Yes!"
Chen Hansheng held the steering wheel and stared at the White Moonlight in a daze, "But the reason is not valid. Because you still have the appearance that I like, it's not up to you whether I look for you or not. It's up to me whether I look for you or not."
… ….
(It's not easy to write chapters recently. I have to push the plot forward, but I can't push it forward quickly. The daily life has to be interesting, and the word count has to be reasonable. It's really difficult to write urban novels in the later stage, but Old Liu will never fail. Please give me a monthly vote. Thank you.)
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