On February 18, 2015, in Chujia Village next to Jiuzhaigou Valley, hundreds of kilometers away from CD City.
Although it was after 7 o'clock in the morning, the sound of crackling firecrackers was heard frequently in the village.
The cold air is also filled with the strong smell of firecrackers, which is one of the flavors of the New Year.
In the courtyard house of Chu Zheng's hometown at the head of the village, Chu Dong, Su Ping, their two younger brothers and sisters-in-law, and Chu Ling were already busy, pasting festive couplets on each door.
In the yard, an old lady with white hair, slightly sunken cheeks and some old age spots on her face was sitting in a rocking chair wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, with her hands on the crutches in front of her and a loving look on her face.
Watching the five or six big and small monkeys running around in the yard.
The old lady's name is Jiang Lan, and she is Chu Zheng's grandmother. Just by looking at her appearance, you would hardly guess that she is only 66 years old.
"Chu Rong, you are the elder brother, do you understand that you should keep an eye on your younger brothers and sisters?" Seeing the children starting to play with firecrackers, Jiang Lan hurriedly stood up and warned them.
"I know! Grandma!"
After watching in the yard for a while, Jiang Lan went into the kitchen with her crutches, but was soon kicked out by Su Ping's three daughters-in-law, and happily went back to her room to catch up on her sleep.
Passing by the three brothers who were posting couplets at the door of the hall, Jiang Lan saw Chu Dong, the boss, holding the ladder, and slapped him on the buttocks with a cane.
"Ouch!!"
"Mom, why are you hitting me!!!" Chu Dong jumped up in pain and hurriedly hid behind the ladder, almost knocking Chu Nan off the ladder.
"I don't like you, so I can't do that!" Jiang Lan glared, then walked back to the room with light steps.
"Oh, I'm even more unreasonable now that I'm old!" Chu Dong shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The third child, Chu Bei, who was holding a couplet in his hand and looked somewhat similar to Chu Dong. He wore glasses and was elegant, and said with a smile: "Brother, you still can't tell. This is such a weirdo.
Take it abroad!"
"Alas! In the blink of an eye, that brat hasn't celebrated the New Year at home for seven or eight years!" Chu Dong also sighed.
"That kid is promising now!" Chu Bei patted his eldest brother Chu Dong on the shoulder, "Many teachers in our school are Chu Zheng fans."
"The brat is so famous now?" Chu Dong obviously still had no idea about his son's fame.
"No, I don't know about other places, but at our Sichuan University, there is no teacher who doesn't know that I am Chu Zheng's uncle!"
"Have you finished setting up the Dragon Gate array? You two, please hand me the couplets quickly!"
Chu Nan, the second child on the ladder, lowered his head and cursed with a smile. Surprisingly, Chu Nan and Chu Bei looked exactly the same. They were obviously twins, except that he did not wear glasses and his skin color was darker.
"When the old man wakes up later and sees that the couplets are not posted properly, we, the third brother, will wait for the Chinese New Year to stand in military posture in the courtyard and sing the March of the Volunteers!"
Upon hearing this, the three brothers of the Chu family immediately trembled, and their hand movements became much more agile.
After a while, the sound of firecrackers sounded in the Chu family yard.
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In Wolfsburg City, Chu Zheng and Niu Benben also got up early and were preparing couplets for the door of the house in accordance with domestic customs.
Originally, Chu Zheng was going to buy it, but Niu Benben protested seriously, saying that he wanted to use his talents and write it himself.
Chu Zheng couldn't resist the mad cow and let it go.
In the living room, Niu Benben put one hand behind his waist and held a fighting pen in the other. His posture was full, but this word was a bit too horrible to look at.
Chu Zheng, Hao Xiao and Jiang Lai came back from the supermarket with things in their hands. When they saw Niu Benben still putting on makeup, the three of them didn't reveal it. They walked over and looked at the table with interest. Suddenly the faces of the three of them turned dark, and they couldn't laugh or cry.
First line: Fake name, fake surname, fake address
Second line: cheating on food, cheating on drinks, cheating on feelings
Horizontal comment: Those who wish will take the bait
"Bah! Scum!" Chu Zheng spat.
"Beast!" Hao Xiao relayed.
Jiang Lai had a big smile on his face. He did not criticize Niu Benben, but said: "Fortunately, brother Zheng bought couplets in the supermarket!"
Jiang Lai has an average appearance. He can't be said to be ugly. He is not handsome either. He doesn't have the handsomeness of Chu Zheng, the simple and honest appearance of a bull running around, and he doesn't have the joy of Jiang Lai. He is the kind of person who will never be found again if he is thrown into a sea of people. The appearance that arrived.
The only unique thing about this guy is that he has thicker hair and a stubbled beard on his lower chin.
"Bao Gong, come here, you are the most talented person in our family of four and a top student in business economics at the University of Amsterdam. Come and show this shameless bitch what a couplet is!" Hao Xiao pulled Jiang Lai to his side.
"Please! I'm going to pierce the intestines, and be careful with your intestines!" Niu Benben put one hand behind his back, holding the fighting pen with a serious face, and raised his right hand, making a gesture of giving instructions in the arena.
Chu Zheng stood aside and laughed.
After all these years abroad, the happiest time of the year is when the four brothers get together when they return to China and celebrate the New Year.
"Then I'll give you something simple!" Jiang Lai suppressed a smile, pursed his lips, pondered for a few seconds, and then said loudly: "I will never let go of Qingshan!"
"Send me a sub-question!" Hao Xiao crossed his arms and glanced at Niu Benben.
Who would have thought that the next second Niu Benben would blurt out, "The result is less than two minutes!"
"Are you so fast?" Hao Xiao, who was quick-thinking, glared and blurted out.
Chu Zheng, who was on the side, fell down on the sofa with laughter, his cheeks stiffened with laughter.
Jiang Lai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He planned to end the game, so he increased the difficulty and said another sentence.
"I want to drive Qingqi away!"
"Niu Ben Ben is not convinced!"
"Pfft!!! Hahaha!!!" Jiang Lai finally couldn't bear it anymore and fell directly on the sofa next to him.
"Spade! It really rhymes. You are so damn talented and quick-witted!" Chu Zheng praised Niu Benben with a thumbs up.
"That's right!" Niu Benben said with his nostrils rising to the sky.
Not long after, around ten o'clock, it was the time for the domestic New Year's Eve dinner. With the four people busy together, the restaurant table was filled with dishes.
"Come on, raise a glass. I wish you all new development and a bright future in the new year!" Chu Zheng raised his glass and smiled after sitting down.
Suddenly there was a rush of cattle, Hao Xiao, and Jiang Lai all raised their glasses to clink with Chu Zheng, and then the four of them drank it all.
Chu Zheng drank this cup of Maotai and then drank juice instead.
There is no way, he has a game tomorrow, the starting lineup has been determined, and he will still start.
But Chu Zheng did not eat less.
Chu Zheng felt that before becoming a professional player, he was first of all a human being, and as a human being he had desires, and he could not achieve the kind of perverted self-discipline.
Of course, he won't use this as an excuse to indulge himself!
The four of them were eating, drinking, talking and laughing. After a while, Jiang Lai's cell phone rang first.
Seeing the words "Abba" on the phone screen, the smile on Jiang Lai's rosy face became even brighter, and he left the table and went to the living room directly.
After Jiang Lai left, Niu Benben and Hao Xiao's cell phones also rang, and they left the table one after another.
Soon Chu Zheng also received a video call from home.
Once the video was connected, there was some lag and it took several seconds to image.
Seeing two large tables of people sitting in the main room in the camera, and listening to the noisy voices coming from the sound system, Chu Zheng grinned almost to his ears.
Before Chu Zheng could say anything, Chu Ling's face flashed into the camera and said with a smile: "Xiao Zheng, wait a minute, grandma wants to talk to you!"
"good!"
After a while, Jiang Lan's face covered with age marks appeared in the camera.
"Grandma, happy New Year!" Chu Zheng waved his hand and smiled, then stood up with his mobile phone, pulled out his chair, and placed the mobile phone on the stand that had been prepared.
"Grandma, Xiaozheng wishes you a happy New Year!" Chu Zheng knelt down on the spot and kowtowed.
Their family is actually quite traditional. They kowtowed to each other since they were young. Chu Zheng felt a little awkward if he didn't kowtow to the two elders for a year.
"Okay, okay! Wait, grandma will ask your sister to transfer you a big red envelope! It will definitely be the biggest!"
Jiang Lan's preference for her eldest grandson is simply naked and unabashed, and she has no regard for the fact that there are five or six grandchildren beside her.
These words made the three Chu Dong brothers at the main table laugh.
Chu Bei, the third child, smiled and said: "Look, this is the benefit of being reincarnated. The boss and grandson are loved by my mother!"
"Fuck you!" Chu Dong on the side was unhappy, "Third brother, you are the only one who has no right to say this!"
Chu Nan nodded in agreement with his eldest brother and said, "That's right, you are the one that my mother has loved the most since she was a child!"
"So now my mother loves his eldest grandson as a way to make up for my eldest brother. You, the second child, are miserable! You have no front and no business!" Chu Bei said with a smile.
Chu Zheng's grandfather, Chu Jiefang, whose cheeks were flushed from drinking, was all smiles when he heard the three brothers joking with each other.
Not long after, Chu Zheng kowtowed to his grandfather to pay New Year greetings and chatted with several uncles, aunts, siblings, and then hung up the video call.
It didn't take long before the cows came back.
Niu Benben sat down and took a sip of wine.
As soon as Chu Zheng saw this guy's expression, he knew that this guy must be angry with his old enemy Niu Guofu again.
After a while, Hao Xiao and Jiang Lai also came back, and they immediately discovered that Niu Benben was a little autistic.
After a while, Niu Benben, who drank three cups in a row, started complaining, "I have never seen a father like this. He said that he would give me 100 million and let me increase it tenfold in three years. Otherwise, he would leave all his property to me for three months." Big brother!"
"My mother even agreed to it. This clearly shows that she has given up playing the trumpet and wants to practice the trumpet!"
“I’ll fuck you uncle!!”
“I’ll fuck you uncle!!”
“I’ll fuck you uncle!!”
Chu Zheng, Hao Xiao, and Jiang Lai all twitched their mouths when they heard this, and then in surprisingly unison, they smashed their chopsticks at Niu Benben.
"Protest!" Niu Benben held back laughter and raised his hands and shouted, "You are hating the rich! You are envious and jealous!!"
