HLnovel Chapter 416 Staying Up Late on New Year's Eve
Chapter 416 Staying Up Late on New Year's Eve
Yuan Shumei was so angry that she slapped his arm.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Lu Yao looked at Xiao Ying on the left.
Zuo Xiaoying shook her head seriously:
"I can't have children either!"
It made everyone laugh out loud.
Lu Xiaoqian also gave Zuo Xiaoying a very serious tug:
"I know how to give birth. I'll tell you in a bit, and then you can have a baby for my brother. Sister Yuejuan told me about it."
Jiang Guizhi quickly slapped her:
"Young lady, don't talk nonsense!"
After saying that, I couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing a group of beautiful young women surrounding her son, though they said they didn't want to, their eyes all revealed their affection for Lu Yao, how could she not be happy!
Jiang Guizhi was so happy that her eyes welled up with tears.
In the old days, sons could marry them all at once.
Things are different now; even if the people are willing, the government won't allow it!
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The family was having a great time, and with many people around, they were able to get the dumplings wrapped up in no time.
They were neatly arranged on the sorghum stalks that made the covering.
Cover it with an old piece of joss paper.
We're just waiting to boil water and cook dumplings at midnight.
Ding Mei patted the noodles in her hands:
"Alright, kid, I have to go home now. Why don't you come over after you've finished your dumplings?"
"Okay, I'll take you!"
Yuan Shumei actually didn't want to leave; she really liked the atmosphere at the Lu family's house.
Jiang Guizhi was approachable, and Lu Xiaoqian was warm and friendly, treating her like an older sister. Lu Xiaoqian was very inquisitive and kept asking her about this and that in the city.
But since Ding Mei said she was leaving, she couldn't refuse to go back.
Get up and get dressed, then walk with me.
Jiang Guizhi wrapped two red envelopes containing two yuan each in red paper and gave them to the two girls.
Seeing Zuo Xiaoying looking longingly on the kang (heated brick bed), he wrapped another one for her.
Upon seeing this, Lu Xiaoqian quickly knelt on the kang (a heated brick bed) and kowtowed to her mother, thus also receiving a red envelope.
Lu Yao came out of his house with two beautiful women.
It was already past 10 p.m.
Many families have already started setting off firecrackers.
In particular, families would wait until exactly midnight, when the women inside would cook dumplings and the men and children outside would start setting off firecrackers.
Some older people get sleepy early, and those without children at home don't wait; they eat a dumpling early and then go to bed.
Some families are so poor that they can't even afford dumplings once a year, and they've been craving them for ages.
In short, the closer it got to midnight, the more lively it became, with one household after another setting off strings of firecrackers.
As soon as I stepped outside, my nose was filled with the smell of sulfur and gunpowder.
Ding Mei and Yuan Shumei didn't think much of it, since it was the same every year.
On the contrary, Lu Yao was very moved, saying that he hadn't felt this way in many years, and that the festive atmosphere was so strong!
He half-squatted down and said, "Come on, Xiao Meizi, carry me on your back."
Ding Mei, leaning on her crutches, shook her head: "No need, I want to walk. You can carry Shumei on your back."
Yuan Shumei quickly waved her hand: "No need, no need, I can walk."
Ding Mei reassured her, "It's alright, Tuwazi can't touch you. It's quite comfortable for him to carry you."
With that said, Yuan Shumei was even less likely to let Lu Yao carry her.
Lu Yao watched Ding Mei from the side and couldn't help but laugh.
I don't know if this girl really doesn't mind or if she's deliberately trying to put Shumei in a bad light. It doesn't seem like a wise and naive way of testing her. It seems more like she's treating her with sincerity.
After sending the two girls home, Lu Yao chatted with Ding Dahu and the others for a while before going home.
It was almost midnight. Lu Yao took several strings of firecrackers, tied them together with a string at the door, and then used a bamboo pole more than two meters long to lift them up and stick them on the eaves of the warehouse.
Then, a pile of paper money is lit at the door. This is for the ancestors returning home, and also for welcoming the Kitchen God home.
On the main road outside, some children, having finished setting off their own firecrackers, went to the gate of the Lu family's house to see how many firecrackers Tuwazi had left to set off.
Lu Xiaoqian ran out shouting, "Brother, Mom's starting to make dumplings! Let's light the fire!"
Lu Yao lit a firecracker, and the sound of the firecrackers was deafening.
Then, they lit the sparklers arranged in the yard one by one.
The colorful fireworks illuminated the courtyard.
Lu Xiaoqian and the children climbing over the wall outside were so happy that they jumped and cheered.
The fireworks illuminated the happy faces.
Lu Yao was also happy to see this.
Those born in the 1950s and 1960s may have had a tough childhood, but they also truly enjoyed happiness.
From the days of hunger and cold, when we ate coarse food and wild vegetables, our motherland has come a long way and the situation has improved more and more.
Unlike the later generations of the 90s and 00s, they have no idea what bitterness is, so how can we let them experience the joy of sweetness!
True happiness isn't about being born into a life of luxury; it's about experiences! It's about having all sorts of different experiences, from bitter to sweet, and only through comparison can you truly appreciate what's worth cherishing.
After the smoke cleared, Lu Yao and Xiao Qian went back inside to eat dumplings, while the children outside were still lingering on the wall, reluctant to leave.
In order to get the coins, Lu Xiaoqian ate until she was stuffed, and in the end, Lu Yao ate all three coins himself.
Smiling, she comforted Lu Xiaoqian, who was rubbing her stomach.
"Your task now is to study, not to earn money. Mom's task is to spend money and enjoy life, so she doesn't need to earn money either. Your older brother will handle that!"
Zuo Xiaoying went home, ate dumplings, and then ran over again.
I've invited Lu Xiaoqian over to play.
The two girls pulled Jiang Guizhi and Lu Yao to play cards together.
Jiang Guizhi was sleepy and stopped playing, so she lay down and fell asleep.
Even when sleeping on New Year's Eve, one cannot take off their clothes or turn off the lights.
This is an old custom; people stay up all night to welcome the New Year, even if they are asleep.
Lu Yao didn't play either, letting the two girls play by themselves before he came out.
I promised Ding Mei I'd come find her after I finished eating the dumplings.
Lu Yao noticed that Ding Mei's leg was no longer in so much pain when she walked, and she could even walk on her own without the crutches.
That's when I started wanting to create a baby girl with her.
It's no longer accurate to say that Ding Mei created Zheng Shuang, because her child can no longer bear the surname Zheng.
Lu Yao never imagined that after crossing fifty years of time and space, he would return and have such a connection with Ding Mei.
Is it his own obsession or Ding Mei's obsession that pulls his soul back to more than fifty years ago?
Regardless, I genuinely like Xiao Meizi now, and because of that, I don't even dislike the older Meizi who pulled out her own oxygen tube later on.
Let's just pull it out; it can be reborn once more.
When I get old, I will definitely tell Xiao Meizi that if I ever become bedridden, I must remove the oxygen tube from the ventilator as soon as possible, so that I might be able to come back again.
I'll marry her again next time I come back.
When they arrived at Ding Dahu's house, they had just finished eating dumplings.
Ding Dahu also took out a deck of cards, wanting the four of them to play an upgrade game.
When Lu Yao arrived, Xie Chunfang was about to give up her position to him.
Lu Yao pushed her back to sit down:
"You play, Auntie. I'll play cards with Xiao Meizi, I'll support her!"
Ding Mei nestled in Lu Yao's arms like a card player, obeying Lu Yao's every move.
Later on, Lu Yao would hold the cards and play with her.
Her eyes weren't on the cards at all; she kept touching Lu Yao's feet.
Ding Dahu stopped playing after a short time.
Lu Yao is too smart. After playing only a few cards, he can guess what cards each person has left and how many trump cards each person has.
People who have run casinos are practically con artists; they're very adept at it.
Yuan Shumei is smart too. She can tell what Lu Yao means with just a glance. She can adjust the trump suit when she needs to and discard the side suits when she needs to, without making any mistakes.
Xie Chunfang is a brainless idiot.
Ding Dahu and her gang won the game entirely by luck.
The king is in Ding Dahu's hands, and she keeps trying to control him.
They finally managed to hook the target, but Lu Yao used his hook to remove it, pulling it back to level 3.
In the end, Ding Dahu was so angry that he wanted to beat her up.
Lu Yao chuckled and said, "Come on, don't let playing cards cause you two to start fighting again. It's past two o'clock, you should both get some sleep, I'm going home too."
Xie Chunfang felt relieved when she heard that the game was over.
Last year on New Year's Eve, I was severely scolded by Ding Dahu for playing cards.
I almost got beaten up this year.
Quickly pull the blanket over yourself:
"Just lie down in this room, you're not going to take your clothes off anyway."
Ding Mei pulled Lu Yao:
"Wait, I'll take you there."
Yuan Shumei also wanted to give a gift, and Ding Mei whispered in her ear:
"You stay in this room for a while and sleep next to my stepmother, so my dad won't remember losing at cards and beat her up again."
After hearing what she said, Yuan Shumei felt it was inappropriate to insist on coming out with her.
She lay down right next to Xie Chunfang.
Ding Dahu sat on the end of the kang (a heated brick bed) and arranged playing cards in a "twisted" manner.
Ding Mei pulled Lu Yao out and dragged him directly into the west room.