"Teacher Yuan is not in good health, please drink less."
Yuan Huiwen waved his hand: "It's okay. It doesn't matter if you drink a little."
He is so happy and his heart is warm!
He hasn't had such a lively year in a long time.
In previous years, some colleagues invited him to go home for dinner. He went there once, but he always felt like an outsider and was not familiar with his colleagues' families. Although the other party respected him, it was that respect that made him feel uncomfortable.
What he wants is for everyone to be happy, chat about everyday things, and celebrate the New Year lively.
Just like now, this is the Chinese New Year.
Li Rong had already promised to celebrate the New Year with him. On the day of the New Year, Yuan Huiwen changed into a neat and clean Chinese tunic suit early, wiped his glasses several times, and waited at home.
While waiting, I also thought about whether what Li Rong said at that time was just a casual comment, or maybe she had forgotten it?
It was almost noon when Zhao Qingsong called and his heart fell back into his stomach.
Carrying the New Year gifts I had bought early, I came to the courtyard with a smile.
Only now.
Li Rong saw that he was happy, so she didn't continue talking. She just told him not to drink so much. The rice wine brewed in his hometown has a high alcohol content and is relatively mellow. Some people are not used to it and will feel uncomfortable after drinking it.
Zhao Qingsong drank with the two old men and talked with them.
She drank room-temperature soda, Zhao's mother drank nothing but stewed soup, and the two children drank malted milk.
An An jumped off the stool, ran to Zhao Qingsong, pulled Zhao Qingsong and whispered that he wanted to drink soda.
Why go to Zhao Qingsong's place? Because Zhao Qingsong usually takes him to drink soda, but Li Rong stopped giving him soda after the weather got cold. She also told her family that no one was allowed to buy it for him.
An An is usually very obedient, but today she just wanted to drink soda.
Just one bite is enough, that's what he told Zhao Qingsong.
Zhao Qingsong glanced at his cup, and then said in a surprised tone that everyone heard: "You want to drink soda?"
Li Rong glanced over and said, "An'an wants to drink soda? It's cold, and you'll have diarrhea after drinking it!"
The young An An, who had never played with me before, was whitened by Zhao Qingsong. When the adults looked over, her fair face instantly turned red as if she had been in a sauna.
He covered his face, shook his head, and then returned to his bed.
The little guy feels so embarrassed, and his mother must be unhappy. She said she wouldn't drink soda in cold weather, but now she secretly wants to drink it.
If you can't do what you say, your mother says you are not a good child.
But he really seems to be drinking soda.
He quietly raised his head to look at Li Rong. Unexpectedly, Li Rong was also looking at her, with eyes full of fun and no sign of anger.
An An suddenly had an epiphany. He stretched out his hand to hold Li Rong's hand and said coquettishly, "Mom, An An wants to drink soda."
"Didn't An An promise her mother not to drink soda when the weather gets cold?"
An An blinked: "It's the baby who wants to drink soda."
After saying this, he felt embarrassed.
Baby, that was what Li Rong called her before, but he still remembered that Li Rong chuckled softly: "Who is baby?"
"It's me," An An said, "I really want to drink soda."
Li Rong saw that he really wanted to drink, and what Zhao Qingsong did just now, she was afraid that An An would not dare to say anything in the future. She thought that she would talk to Zhao Qingsong properly when no one was around, so she opened a bottle of soda and gave it to An An.
The other two cows each poured half a cup and said, "It's all gone."
"Um~Thank you, mom!" An An was so happy.
Erniu is also happy!
In his hometown, the breakfast shop opened by He Xing actually had soda, but Er Niu was instilled by Da Niu with the idea that the soda at home was to be sold and exchanged for money, so that they could have money to study, so they drank less.
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In the capital, every time An An drank, his second uncle would buy it for him.
The two little ones also imitated the adults to clink glasses, holding the glasses with both hands, and when they touched them, they said cheers in a decent manner.
When the adults were not chatting, it was enough to watch the two children having fun, and the New Year's Eve dinner was a lively one.
Before I finished eating, the phone rang.
Mother Zhao was confused: "Who is it? Calling at this time?"
Li Rong was stunned for a moment and guessed: "Yeah! Maybe it was my mother and the others calling."
She got up and went to answer the phone. It was not Li Mu, but He Xing. She said some auspicious words to Li Rong and asked about Er Niu.
She waved to Erniu and handed him the receiver: "It's your mother."
Erniu talked to He Xing for a long time, and He Xing asked Mother Zhao to pick him up. After talking for a few minutes, he hung up.
After hanging up the phone, Li Rong hadn't even eaten two mouthfuls of food when the phone rang again and everyone was in a hurry.
This time it was Mother Li.
Li Rong said cheerfully: "Mom, happy New Year's Eve!"
"Everyone is happy. Have you eaten?"
"I'm eating." Li Rong said, "But it's almost finished. Where is Dad? You are celebrating the New Year with your eldest and second brothers, right?"
"Yes, you didn't come back, and Ning Ning also came in. Aren't they the only ones?" Li's mother said again, "That little Ruizhi
Son, I wasn’t at home after dinner, I just ran away to Ning Ning’s house.”
Li Rong smiled: "It's a special situation now. I definitely need to make my presence felt in front of my father-in-law and mother-in-law. It will be fine later."
Li Rong said yes, and Zhao Qingsong came over and said a few words to his mother-in-law into the microphone, which made Li's mother laugh.
Li's mother asked them to go home for dinner on the second day of junior high school, and Li Rong agreed.
This year has been a joyful one.
Father Zhao and mother Zhao kept the tradition. Even in the capital, they followed the custom in the village and kept vigil.
Yuan Huiwen didn't go home tonight and slept in the courtyard. In the past few decades, he didn't have any particularly deep memories of vigils. Now because Zhao's father and others are also interested, they sit around the kang after dinner.
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I heard that there will be dumplings for dinner tonight, Yuan Huiwen is looking forward to it.
It was very comfortable to play chess with Lao Zhao.
Zhao Jianguo rarely beats Yuan Huiwen when playing chess, but after losing this time, he still plays next time. It feels like he becomes more courageous the more frustrated he becomes. Moreover, he doesn’t have the habit of often regretting his chess moves. The two of them have long been good chess friends.
At this time, fireworks were not banned in the capital.
Zhao Qingsong had bought firecrackers a long time ago and lit them in the courtyard at midnight. They lit them in front of every door in the alley, crackling——
Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.
He Xing and the others who were far away in Dajiang Village were also keeping vigil.
"It's so deserted this year." Daniel said, it was the first time in his life that there were only three people in the New Year.
He Xing smiled: "Do you regret not going to the capital?"
"No, I can go to the capital on my own in the future."
"Okay, okay, our big guys are really awesome!?"
He Xing coaxed him, and Da Niu turned his face away: "Mom, can you stop calling me Da Niu from now on?"
Why don't you call me Daniel? When you grow up, do you dislike the name your mother gave you?
"No... the name Daniu is so rude. If my classmates find out, they will definitely laugh at me and call me by my famous name."