Chapter 620 Chinese New Year
At dawn on the first day of the first lunar month, the sound of firecrackers rang out one after another.
Lin Yu led Xiao Lin Zhou out of the courtyard gate with a smile, hung a long string of firecrackers in his hand on the tree trunk in front of the gate, took out a lighter and lit the fuse, then quickly reached out to cover Xiao Lin Zhou's ears. After a flash of fire, the crisp sound of firecrackers rang out.
After setting off the firecrackers, Lin Yu walked back home holding the excited little Lin Zhou.
Zhou Xiu and Huang Ying had already made the dumplings, and the four of them sat around the dining table and started eating.
After finishing the meal, everyone returned to the main living room. Little Lin Zhou began to respectfully greet his aunt Zhou Xiu, his mother Huang Ying, and his elder brother Lin Yu one by one, and happily received the big red envelopes prepared for him by the adults.
Lin Yu waved to little Lin Zhou, who was smiling and fiddling with the red envelope in his hand, and the little guy immediately ran over happily.
A crystal clear pendant appeared in Lin Yu's hand. He stretched out his hand and gently tapped on Xiao Lin Zhou's fingertip. Immediately, a drop of bright red blood appeared. He brought the pendant close to the blood drop, and a magical scene appeared in front of several people. The moment the pendant approached the blood drop, it absorbed it completely like a sponge. Then a faint red glow appeared on the pendant, and it returned to its original state after a while.
Lin Yu hung the pendant directly around Xiao Linzhou's neck and reminded him with a smile: "Remember, don't take it off whether you are taking a bath or sleeping in the future, and you must wear it close to your body and don't let others touch it."
Although a drop of bright red blood appeared on the tip of his finger just now, Lin Zhou did not feel any pain. He also took a quick glance and found that there was no scar on his finger at all. Then he saw that the pendant emitted a faint red halo. Lin Zhou was stunned for a moment.
Now hearing his elder brother's instructions, although Lin Zhou didn't understand what was going on, he still nodded his head seriously and said, "Brother, I understand."
Seeing that his mother Zhou Xiu and Huang Ying were both puzzled, Lin Yu explained with a smile: "This is a protective magic weapon. Just now, it was used to drip blood to recognize the owner. From now on, as long as Xiao Lin Zhou carries this pendant with him, he will be able to resist general dangers."
Huang Ying had lived in Courtyard No. 98 for quite some time, and of course she had long been aware of Lin Yu's mysteriousness. Now, after hearing Lin Yu's words, she understood that this was a treasure for her son to protect himself, so she hurriedly urged: "Lin Zhou, why don't you thank your big brother quickly."
Without waiting for Lin Zhou to thank him, Lin Yu waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's nothing. Today is the first day of the new year. It can be regarded as a little toy given by me as the eldest brother to my younger brother. Okay, let's not say those polite words as a family."
Zhou Xiu also smiled and said, "Okay, as the eldest brother, just give your younger brother a little something, don't thank him all the time. I guess there will be a lot of people coming to pay New Year's greetings today, so let's get ready."
Before eight o'clock in the morning, He Daqing brought his son He Yuzhu and daughter He Yushui to pay New Year's greetings. The adults sat around the eight-immortal table drinking tea and smoking, while Zhou Xiu gave each of He Yuzhu and his sister a red envelope. He Yuzhu was not willing to accept any and kept refusing. Finally, Lin Yu said that he would not give any more red envelopes when Zhuzi turned eighteen. Only then did he accept them embarrassedly.
Of course, He Daqing also prepared a red envelope for Xiao Linzhou. After expressing his gratitude, Xiao Linzhou dragged Xiao Yushui out to show off the firecrackers that his brother had prepared for him. The two of them lit two incense sticks and slipped out of the yard together carrying a bag full of firecrackers. He Yuzhu was worried about the two little guys, so he simply followed them out.
He Daqing had been sitting there for less than ten minutes when Qin Ming's family of four walked into the living room.
In the following time, several deputy directors of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill also came with their families to pay New Year's greetings. Soon the living room was full of people and it was very lively.
At around ten o'clock, Deputy Director Li Huaide and his family of three also arrived at Courtyard No. 98. Several leaders of the Security Department and He Daqing greeted Deputy Director Li and then said goodbye and left together.
Director Wang from the subdistrict office and several section chiefs and deputy section chiefs came together to pay New Year's greetings to Zhou Xiu at around 10:30. Except for Director Wang who was still chatting and laughing, the others seemed very reserved in front of Lin Yu, the young leader.
Around eleven o'clock, Director Bai Wu of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Municipal Bureau, Director Liao Guang'an of the Personnel Department, Director Xu Changping of the Public Security Department, Director Yang Ankang of the Logistics Department and others came to Courtyard No. 98 to wish a happy new year to Lin Yu, the deputy secretary and deputy director who rarely showed up at the Municipal Bureau.
For the entire morning, the small parking lot at the gate of Courtyard No. 98 was never empty. Many residents of Courtyard No. 95 diagonally opposite were standing at the gate, looking over here, watching the leaders of all sizes coming and going with extremely complicated expressions.
The phone in the living room kept ringing, mostly New Year's greetings from old friends in the military.
Now Lin Yu has already handed over the task of mailing gifts to those old friends in Shijingshan Sanatorium to Su Yu. These senior military generals often receive various rare things from the capital, and they will often mail some special items of the garrison to Lin Yu.
It’s just that we all have heavy responsibilities and are far away from each other, so we can only contact each other occasionally through phone calls.
The day of welcoming and seeing off guests was finally over. Even with Lin Yu's strong physique, he felt a little tired. During dinner, Lin Yu saw that his mother Zhou Xiu and Huang Ying were still in high spirits. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It seemed that he still couldn't adapt to the current life.
At eight o'clock on the second day of the first lunar month, Lin Yu was "driven out" of the house by his mother Zhou Xiu, who drove a jeep towards the family courtyard of the Dongcheng District Post and Telecommunications Bureau. According to his mother, although Lin Yu and Su Yu have not held a wedding yet, they have already obtained a marriage certificate, so they must go to pay New Year's greetings to their mother-in-law on the second day of the first lunar month.
Lin Yu smiled bitterly, took a bunch of gifts prepared by his mother, and drove on his New Year's greetings journey.
In fact, Zhou Hong and Zhou Huang had already reported to Lin Yu about the farce that happened last night. Lin Yu was speechless after hearing it. He really didn't expect that there would be such a stupid guy like Zheng Rongyao. He was probably used to being unscrupulous in Shunyi and didn't use his brain to think about it. The capital is an important military base and the capital of a country. How could a small deputy county magistrate like him do whatever he wants?