Chapter 154 New Year's greetings, godfather is closer than biological father
"This Jia Zhang only has eyes for her Jia Dongxu!"
"After being treasured for twenty years, he suddenly became a cripple and a fool. It's probably because of something that happened."
"Old Xu is a bit unlucky!"
"Yes, marrying a wife like this is simply adding burden to yourself."
The people who had originally gathered in the central courtyard went back to their homes while complaining about Jia Zhang.
Soon, it was early morning.
He Daqing took his whole family, young and old, to the yard to start the annual fire-lighting blessing ceremony.
There are quite a lot of Old He's family here today, not only his mother-in-law's family, but also his own family, Qin Huairu's family, and his son and daughter-in-law's family. It can be said that there are three generations living under the same roof.
The whole family, young and old, bowed towards the blazing fire, praying for a prosperous and peaceful new year.
On the other side, Yi Zhonghai also came out with Tao Huilan and his baby son.
Yi Zhonghai was also in a very happy mood today.
Yes, last year, he was still a family without a son, but this year he has a precious son, so the Yi family now has a successor.
"God bless me, I hope my family will be healthy and safe, and I hope that in the new year, I can make more money and live a good life!"
Yi Zhonghai prayed particularly devoutly.
Before they had a son, he and Tao Huilan's New Year celebrations were quite lonely and even boring, and their daily expenses were all spent on medical treatment and helping neighbors. But things are different now.
Now that Yi Zhonghai is a father, he naturally has to make more money and raise his baby son to be fat and healthy.
Yes, his sons Yi Miao and Yi Debao are Yi Zhonghai’s only hope for survival!
As for the old Jia family across the street, it was deserted.
Because of the house burning incident last year, Jia Dongxu became a fool and a cripple. This year, neither Xu Youliang nor Zhang Guilan dared to light a high fire.
Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.
The couple could only stand in front of the window, staring at Yi Zhonghai opposite and He Daqing's family in the main house, their eyes full of envy.
"Youliang, now that I've said it, you have to be an accountant this year no matter what!"
Jia Zhang was still thinking about what had just happened,
"We're not going to make a fuss about it. Our baby is going to be born this year, so we have to live a good life!"
Xu Youliang smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, I will work hard!"
If Jia Zhang mentioned other things, Xu Youliang would not bother to pay attention.
But when it comes to his son, Xu Youliang becomes excited.
Yes, my son is about to be born, and there is hope in life.
Silent all night.
Early the next morning, the new year arrived with the deafening sound of firecrackers.
The originally quiet yard also became lively.
The heads of each household, with their families, began to visit each other one by one and hold group greetings.
This is an old tradition in Beijing. As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. During the New Year, people would visit their neighbors, say auspicious words, and share in the good fortune.
Because three uncles were elected in the courtyard this year, every household naturally visited the families of He Daqing, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui first.
Although these three uncles are not even on the staff and at most they are just running errands for their superiors, they are still very prestigious in the courtyard.
If you get along well with this old man, you can get help if you have any trouble in the future!
Of course, the place that everyone likes to go the most is the home of the eldest uncle He Daqing.
There is no other reason. No one is rich these days. When you go to someone else's house, you can only eat melon seeds at most. It is already quite good if you can eat peanuts.
In He Daqing's house, there are not only peanuts and melon seeds, but also a lot of candies. These things are rare things for ordinary people.
As a result, there was no one at He Daqing's house the whole morning.
Qin Dashan and Liu, who were sitting nearby, saw all of this and felt very proud.
My son-in-law is no ordinary person. Look at all the people in the yard, they all come to wish them a happy new year!
As everyone was chatting, they saw three more people walking in from outside the door.
But it was Yi Zhonghai's family of three.
"Brother He, Sister Huairu, Happy New Year!"
Yi Zhonghai brought Tao Huilan with him. Tao Huilan held Yi Miao in her arms and wished the He family a happy new year.
There was no other way. There were quite a few people coming to pay New Year's greetings to Yi Zhonghai today. After finally sending them all away, Yi Zhonghai brought his wife and son to pay New Year's greetings to He Daqing.
It’s simple. If He Daqing hadn’t helped him, he wouldn’t have had a son.
The most important thing in life is to be grateful and repay kindness. During the New Year, it is natural for Yi Zhonghai to come and visit.
What's more, according to the agreement, He Daqing is the baby's godfather!
There’s nothing wrong with wishing a happy new year to your godfather!
"Wow... baby..."
Little He Miao, who was held in Tao Huilan's arms, cried loudly with his arms and legs bared, and his eyes were very bright, and he immediately became the focus of the whole audience.
"Oh, little Yi Miao is so cute!"
He Daqing walked up to Tao Huilan with a smile, teasing little Yi Miao while taking out a two-yuan red envelope from his pocket and stuffing it into his son's hand.
"Happy New Year! I hope you grow up healthily, little one!"
Early this morning, He Daqing gave red envelopes to everyone in the family, and of course Xiao Yi Miao who came to pay New Year's greetings was not left out.
Of course, in order not to make things difficult for Yi Zhonghai, he only gave him two dollars. If he gave him more, Yi Zhonghai would be under a lot of pressure.
Even so, Yi Zhonghai felt a little embarrassed.
"Oh, Brother He, the child is still young, you..."
He Daqing interrupted him directly.
"I'm the child's godfather, what's wrong with giving him a red envelope? Is there a problem?"
After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to smile awkwardly and put away the red envelope.
Tao Huilan, who was holding little Yi Miao, looked at He Daqing meaningfully, thinking that you still have a conscience and remember to give your son a red envelope.
"Wow, wow..."
As he was speaking, the child in his arms suddenly opened his arms and rushed towards He Daqing, obviously wanting He Daqing to hug him.
"Hey, you actually let me hug you."
He Daqing exclaimed in surprise, but did not refuse. He directly picked up his son from Tao Huilan's arms.
It’s strange to say, but little Yi Miao usually doesn’t allow anyone else to hold him except Tao Huilan. Even Yi Zhonghai would cry loudly every time he was held.
But today, being held by He Daqing like this, she not only didn't cry or make a fuss, but she even blinked her big eyes and had a smile on her face.
Yi Zhonghai was so envious of this scene.
"This child is closer to his godfather than his biological father!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room laughed.
He Daqing, who was holding Yi Miao, remained calm and thought to himself, "This is my own son, how can I not be close to him?"