Chapter 639: The general situation is different
Chapter 639: All kinds of things, all different
"Wake up! Still sleeping."
"Sleep a little longer." Bai Chi pouted with a look of reluctance on her face.
"The sun is shining on your butt, and you're still sleeping! Do you want to eat something delicious? Do you want to put on clothes?"
When Bai Chi heard about food and clothing, he was instantly awakened and sat up immediately.
"Eat! Don't touch my food!" Bai Chi looked like she would fight to the death if anyone dared to touch her food.
"Then you won't wear it?" Bai Xiuwen said with a smile.
"I want to wear new clothes, brother, you are so mean! I will ignore you."
Bai Chi pouted and turned away angrily without looking at Bai Xiuwen.
"Oh, sister is angry. Don't be angry, it's your brother's fault." Bai Xiuwen comforted her, "Hurry up and get up. We still have a lot of things to do today."
"If you procrastinate, you won't be able to eat delicious food."
When this was mentioned, Bai Chi didn't care about being angry. He jumped three feet high, quickly got dressed and rushed out to wash up.
"It's New Year's Day today!"
"Let's have something delicious today!"
Bai Chi's childish laughter woke the sleepy children up.
"Why are you still sleeping? The little sister is awake, and you are still not getting up. You are worse than the little sister."
"Pah~" The sound of popping came one after another.
Everyone in the yard slowly woke up, got up and started to get busy.
There are many things to do on New Year's Eve, such as putting up Spring Festival couplets, window flowers and hanging red lanterns.
The most important thing is to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner.
The day passed quickly and it was evening when everyone started preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Bai Xiuwen started preparing early, and Xu Sinan even helped him.
"Look, it looks like these two are really together, having New Year's Eve dinner together."
The four people left in the back room looked at the two of them preparing food intimately with envy.
"Yeah, how about we celebrate together this year? I have a bottle of wine, let's have it together tonight."
"I don't think it's impossible. It's too troublesome for everyone to do their own thing. It would save trouble if everyone worked together to serve the vegetables, meat, and other things."
"Okay, I think it's okay."
"Add me one."
Everyone contributed dishes and meat, and no one suffered a loss. Yi Zhonghai wanted to arrange for them to have New Year's Eve dinner together, but he did not expect that the people in the back room had agreed to it themselves.
Bai Xiuwen and Xu Sinan were preparing the food, no one said anything, but the tense atmosphere was beyond words.
Perhaps after this New Year's Eve dinner, their relationship will be further developed.
Finally it was dark and everyone had prepared the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Bai Chi ran back noisily.
"Be careful. What if you fall if you run too fast? You're wearing new clothes," Bai Xiuwen taught.
"Ah?" Bai Chi was so scared that he immediately looked down at the new clothes he was wearing. He found that they were not dirty, and he muttered angrily.
"My brother is bad, but the clothes are not."
The clothes he was wearing were made by Xu Sinan over the past three days, just to be worn today, so they couldn't be dirty at all.
"Okay, it's New Year's Day." As soon as Xu Sinan spoke, Bai Xiuwen immediately shut up.
"Hmph." Seeing Bai Xiuwen being suppressed by Sister Xu, Bai Chi snorted coldly, looked at the steaming shredded meat on the table, and immediately reached out for it.
"Pah!" Bai Xiuwen slapped it away with a dark face: "Go wash your hands first."
"Ouch~" Bai Chi's little hand quickly retracted and he looked at Sister Xu with tears in his eyes.
Xu Sinan looked at Bai Chi with a smile, "Listen to your brother and go wash your hands first."
"Ok."
After washing my hands, I started eating the New Year’s Eve dinner.
After some polite words, Bai Xiuwen picked up a large piece of meat and put it in Bai Chi's bowl. She stared at it with wide eyes, afraid that someone would take it away.
"Eat it, you little glutton."
"Hehe~" Bai Chi laughed foolishly, but his hands were not slow, he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
Bai Xiuwen rubbed his head and said, "Eat slowly. No one is going to snatch it from you."
Bai Chi said nothing, just kept grunting.
Bai Xiuwen and Xu Sinan looked at each other and both turned their heads away in embarrassment.
For today, Bai Xiuwen specially prepared a bottle of white wine.
"Sister Xu, thank you for taking care of my sister for the past six months. I'd like to offer you a toast."
"What's the point of taking care of me? I like Xiao Xiaobai too."
The two drank from their glasses.
On the other side, the Yi family.
Listening to the lively shouting outside, the Yi family seemed a little deserted.
After the New Year's Eve dinner was ready, Jia Zhang couldn't wait to be the first to go to the table. She picked up the chopsticks and prepared to eat. Bang Geng next to her followed suit and waited for the meal to start.
"Ahem, come down, do you have any manners?" Jia Dongxu coughed twice and glared at Bang Geng.
Seeing his father's unfriendly look, Banggeng decisively admitted his mistake, put down his chopsticks and left his seat.
Jia Zhang put down her chopsticks angrily and stayed aside obediently.
"The last dish is here." An aunt brought the last dish to the table.
"Okay, everyone come to the table." As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Jia Zhang and Bang Geng sat down and picked up chopsticks before he did.
"You are so grown up, but you still have no manners. Your mother-in-law didn't beat you enough. If I have to beat you, you will behave yourself."
The deaf old lady said indifferently.
When scolded by her, Jia Zhang didn't dare to open her mouth and lowered her head as if admitting her mistake.
But everyone knows that Jia Zhang is a person who only remembers to eat and not to be beaten, and she will never learn her lesson.
"Old lady, it's New Year's Day, so please say less." An old lady acted as a middleman to persuade her.
The old lady raised her cane and said, "It's you. If anyone else dares to say that, I will beat her to death."
The lady thanked him, "Yes, thank you for the noodles, ma'am."
Ever since the old lady fell and injured her head and suffered Alzheimer's disease, she can't remember some things.
Fortunately, it seems that most of the things I can't remember during this period of time happened more than ten or twenty years ago, but I can still remember most of the things that happened in recent years.
It’s New Year’s Day, and Yi Zhonghai doesn’t want to waste time talking about such things.
"Please sit down quickly, the food will get cold."
The four families then took their seats.
Yi Zhonghai raised his glass and said, "Today is New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is New Year's Day. It is fate that our families are gathered together to celebrate the New Year."
"Come on, let's raise our glasses to celebrate a better next year and a better life! Cheers!"
"Ding~" the dull sound of water cups colliding.
Everyone drank the wine and water in their glasses.
After Sha Zhu finished drinking, he immediately poured wine for Yi Zhonghai, the aunt, and the old lady: "Old lady, uncle, and aunt, I wish you three a happy New Year and a long life."
"Okay, okay!" The three of them drank it with relief.
Seeing this, Jia Dongxu naturally couldn't delay, and hurriedly poured wine for the three of them, and said: "I wish you three good health and all the best."
"Okay!" Yi Zhonghai and Auntie laughed and drank it all again.
The old lady just took a sip just for the sake of politeness.
Jia Zhang looked at Jia Dongxu toasting the three of them, and also looked at Jia Dongxu toasting her.
Unfortunately, Jia Dongxu didn't even look at it. Yi Zhonghai raised his chopsticks and shouted, "Come on, eat. If you don't eat now, it will get cold."
Seeing that Jia Dongxu had no intention of toasting her, Jia Zhang turned her grief and anger into appetite. She stretched out her chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised meat, put it in her mouth and chewed it with relish.
Bang Geng on the side was not to be outdone. Although he was not very old, he was very skilled in using chopsticks. With one chopstick, he put a small fish into his bowl.
Seeing this, Jia Dongxu was immediately furious, his brows furrowed, and he wished he could slap someone back home.
It's hard to eat at the New Year's Eve dinner, so just give a few words of advice: "Eat properly, don't act like a beggar who has never eaten before."
After hearing Jia Dongxu's lecture, the others didn't say much.
"Eat. What's important is to be happy during the New Year. It's normal for children to eat once during the New Year." The auntie still came out to smooth things over.
Seeing Jia Zhang wolfing down the meat, the others became anxious, fearing that she would finish all the meat on the table by herself.
All of a sudden, the group of people did not even touch the dishes, but devoured the meat at a speed visible to the naked eye. Each plate of meat and vegetable could be used as a mirror.
Everyone was still not satisfied and felt that the food was gone after just a few bites. It was also the first time that Jia Zhang felt that the meat was eaten so quickly and she immediately expressed her dissatisfaction.
"Silly Zhu, how do you cook? You don't even know how to make more. You're really stingy with just these few pieces of meat."
"Hey!" Sha Zhu immediately became furious and wanted to refute.
Jia Zhang got up and left first to go home.
Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his eyelids were twitching. He really wanted to get up and give Jia Zhang a good beating and teach her a lesson!
The first lady immediately ignored the presence of Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu and said, "This Jia Zhang is really something. She is like this every year. This is not the New Year. She is just looking for trouble."
"She had a good New Year's Eve dinner like this. I don't know what she wanted."
Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu sat there awkwardly, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, but their stomachs were still empty, so they didn't know whether to leave or not.
The two looked at each other and secretly decided that in the future, whenever there was a big meal, Jia Zhang would eat at home to avoid embarrassment.
"Okay, why are you saying such depressing things during the New Year? Just keep eating."
The meat and vegetables were all eaten, but the vegetables were hardly touched, and the group of people could still continue eating.
I can finish a bite of food, a bite of rice, and just this wine.
After eating for a while, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu felt uneasy. They had almost finished eating anyway, so they said something and immediately took the children and ran home in a hurry.
Jia Zhang looked at them coming back with nothing in their hands and complained, "Why did you two come back empty-handed? I was still hungry and didn't even bring some leftovers."
Jia Dongxu retorted: "Why are you in such a hurry to come back if you haven't eaten enough? It's not closed yet. You can still have a bite now."
You don't care about face, but we do. We mess up a good thing for you.
"Forget it, I won't eat it." Jia Zhang naturally knew how bad her cooking was.
"Why don't you eat anymore? Aren't you hungry?" Qin Huairu choked.
"Not hungry anymore."
After saying this, Jia Zhang went back to bed and lay down. She was no longer hungry when she fell asleep.
Liu family.
Liu Haizhong and the second aunt looked at the empty dishes and chopsticks with nostalgic eyes, longing for Liu Guangqi who was nowhere to be found.
"Oh, I don't know how Guangqi is doing? Is he living well? Is he suffering?" said the second aunt worriedly.
When they heard the name Liu Guangqi, a trace of hatred flashed in the eyes of the two brothers.
Seeing that their parents were in a bad mood, the two brothers shrank back slightly, trying their best to hide themselves like invisible people.
They knew that at this time, Liu Haizhong would take his anger out on them.
Liu Haixin also felt nostalgic in his heart, but how could he, as the head of the family, say it?
"Okay, he's just gone, he's not dead. Why do you miss him so much? He's not without arms and legs. If he doesn't live well, he will come back on his own."
The second aunt angrily retorted: "Bah, bah, bah, what are you saying on New Year's Day? You are cursing my son, don't force me to slap you on New Year's Day!"
"It's because you didn't teach him well that Guangqi left. If you hadn't always beaten him, Guangqi wouldn't have left. You're not a good father at all."
Liu Haizhong didn't dare to say anything for a moment. He looked angrily at the two timid brothers and slammed the table in anger.
"What are you two looking at!" He raised his hand and was about to slap them.
The two brothers were so frightened that they trembled with fear, closed their eyes tightly, and wished their heads were tucked into their stomachs.
Thinking of what the second aunt said just now about beating the child, the hand raised in the fringe slowly fell.
"Humph!"
I could only snort coldly to vent my emotions.
"Have a meal!"
After saying that, he was the first to pick up his chopsticks.
Second Aunt looked at Liu Haizhong's sudden change and didn't understand what was in his mind, but didn't say anything more.
The two brothers didn't feel the slap for a long time. They opened their eyes nervously and saw their parents eating one bite at a time.
The two were also shocked that Liu Haizhong didn't hit them.
"Why are you still standing there? Eat."
The two brothers immediately did as they were told and picked up their chopsticks to eat.
Yan family.
"Come on, come on, get ready to divide the meat."
"To untie it is to free it and to relieve it."
Yan Bugui tried his best to ensure that everyone could get a share of the meat, regardless of their age.
There were two pieces left that were hard to divide, so Yan Bugui said:
"Your mother and I have worked very hard this year. Let's divide the extra two pieces between us as a reward for this year. Does anyone have any objections?"
Once these words were spoken, everyone knew that they would not be able to get a share.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as your consent." He said this but his actions were not slow.
"Okay, it's all divided, let's eat."
The family then started to eat.
The Yan family’s New Year’s Eve dinner was not bad either. After being frugal for a whole year, the dinner couldn’t be bad.
Even though a lot of meat was used, Yan Bugui didn't say anything. He still knew right from wrong.
“We mentioned this last time.”
There were bursts of sound coming from the radio, the sound was very soft, and only Yan Bugui, who was close to him, could hear it.
Yan Jiecheng, who was only one meter away from him, could not hear clearly.
Yan Jiecheng looked at the radio. Ever since no one liked it when he bought it, Yan Bugui had been planning to listen to it this way.
Taking advantage of the New Year, Yan Jiecheng also wanted to listen to the sound, so he immediately suggested it.
"Dad, please turn up the volume on the radio. It's New Year's Day so we can listen to some music and have some fun."
Yan Bugui immediately retorted: "You think so. Turning up the volume won't waste more electricity. Can you help to use the extra electricity?"
Yan Jiecheng didn't say anything on the spot. What a joke! He only saved a few dollars a month.
"He's always causing trouble." Yan Bugui said to Yan Jiecheng while his hands moved quickly and he turned up the volume so that the whole family could hear it.
It’s just that it doesn’t matter whether you listen or not at this time.
Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang looked at their elder brother who was working hard and didn't know how to comfort him.
Yan Bugui didn't care about Yan Jiecheng's death. He poured a full glass of wine and took a sip.
"Ah, so delicious!"
When Yan Jiecheng heard the noise, he looked up and glanced, his eyes full of disdain.
A bottle of wine mixed with half water, what the hell is that?
No wonder people in the yard don’t want to drink with you. With this calculation, who would be willing to drink with you?
There are many different kinds of people eating New Year's Eve dinner in the same yard.
(End of this chapter)