Chapter 250: For You
For Zhou Niannian, this is the first time in nearly 30 years that someone has accompanied her for the New Year.
In the years in the mountains in the previous life, when it came to the New Year, there were only her and Lele, one person, one bird, and two people as companions for the New Year.
Thinking about the rebirth and coming back for more than half a year, Zhou Niannian felt extremely happy.
Generally speaking, the custom of the village is to make dumplings in the morning, eat dumplings at noon, start pasting Spring Festival couplets, and then in the afternoon the men of the family go to the grave to worship, set off firecrackers, and the women begin to prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
When the men returned from the ancestral grave, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner began, and after dinner, the family kept the New Year.
Zhou Niannian is a decentralized educated youth, so naturally there is no need to go to the ancestral tomb to worship, the three of them had lunch, there was nothing to do, and they were thinking about what to do, Li Yuanjia came.
"Deputy Director Xiao Zhou, Comrade Lu, Comrade Qi, go to my house to celebrate the New Year together, my daughter-in-law is preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at home, let's celebrate the New Year together." He warmly invited three people.
Zhou Niannian looked at Lu Qingfeng and saw that he didn't have any opinions, so he agreed.
Li Yuanjia was very happy, "Then you go over first, I'll go to the dormitory of the educated youth, and then call Junliang, let's get together to be lively." β
Deng Junliang and a group of educated youths spent the New Year in the dormitory, he was wooden and didn't like to talk, and he probably felt bored to celebrate the New Year with the educated youth.
With that, he waved his hand and turned his head to the dormitory of the educated youth.
"Wait a minute, I'll go into the house and get something, and you can bring the food we prepared too." Lu Qingfeng went back to Zhou Niannian's room, and after a while, he came out with a bag.
Zhou Niannian and Qi Jiayan found a bag and packed the dishes in the kitchen that were originally prepared for Chinese New Year's Eve.
Li Yuanjia's parents died early, he only had one sister, and he married a little farther away, so there were only him, his wife, and his three-year-old daughter in the family during the Chinese New Year.
Li Yuanjia's wife's name is Pan Na, and she is a very hearty and neat woman.
When Zhou Niannian went over, she was picking vegetables in the kitchen, heard the movement, came out of the kitchen, and smiled before speaking: "It's lively to go home for the New Year, there are only three of us in the family for the first two years of the New Year, but it's really boring." β
"Comrade Xiao Zhou, Comrade Qi, come, sit at home quickly. β
Zhou Niannian smiled lightly and waved his hand, "Sister-in-law, since we said that we will get together for the New Year, it is naturally interesting to work together, how can you be tired alone." β
"Yes, sister-in-law, although I am not good at cooking, I am still very good at fighting. Qi Jiayan neatly rolled up her sleeves and entered the kitchen with Zhou Niannian.
Seeing this, Panna wiped her hands on her apron, bent down and followed in, "In that case, I'm welcome, let's work together and talk more lively." β
The three girls were talking and laughing in the kitchen, preparing meals, and it was so lively.
Lu Qingfeng, Li Yuanjia, and Deng Junliang sat and talked in the hall.
Li Yuanjia and Deng Junliang talked a lot, and they were not familiar with Lu Qingfeng after all, but he had a cheerful personality, was very good at chatting, and did not snub Lu Qingfeng, which was very lively.
"Dad, I'm going to set off firecrackers, I'm going to set off firecrackers. Li Yuanjia's three-year-old daughter ran in from outside and climbed on Li Yuanjia's lap to be coquettish.
"Niuniu is obedient, Dad is setting off firecrackers with uncle, call uncle first, and then Dad will take you out to set off firecrackers. Li Yuanjia hugged her daughter and coaxed her to call someone.
Niuniu looked very white, her baby's fat little face was coquettishly holding Li Yuanjia's arm, her big grape-like eyes glanced at Lu Qingfeng and Deng Junliang, and she shyly nestled into Li Yuanjia's arms, and whispered twice: "Uncle." β
Deng Junliang smiled and praised: "Hey, Niuniu is so good." β
Li Yuanjia nodded her daughter's nose, "She, she is also obedient in front of outsiders, she usually looks like a boy, and she always makes me and her mother so angry that she wants to beat her." β
Lu Qingfeng looked at Niuniu's flickering big eyes and chuckled: "It's good for girls to be honest, and they won't be bullied when they grow up." β
Li Yuanjia couldn't help but sigh, looking like a heartbroken old father, "What's the matter, I'm worried that he won't be able to marry when he grows up, Comrade Lu, when you and Comrade Xiao Zhou get married in the future, you will be able to understand my old father's mentality when you have a daughter." β
Is he and Zhou Niannian's daughter? Lu Qingfeng's heart moved, and he couldn't help but float a touch of anticipation.
"Do you want to set off firecrackers?" he beckoned to Niuniu, "Let's go, uncle, take you." β
Niuniu's eyes lit up, and she jumped off Li Yuanjia happily, grabbed Lu Qingfeng's hand and ran out.
"Wait a minute," Lu Qingfeng turned around and took out two strings of firecrackers from the bag he brought over, as well as two boxes of small firecrackers suitable for children to play with, "Let's go, Uncle will take you to set off firecrackers." β
Niuniu glanced at Lu Qingfeng a little shyly, looked at her father, and jumped up happily after getting permission, pulling Lu Qingfeng and running out.
Zhou Niannian was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, and suddenly heard the excited cries of children outside and the crackling sound of firecrackers.
She poked her head out of the kitchen door curiously and saw Lu Qingfeng, Li Yuanjia, and Deng Junliang taking a little girl to set off firecrackers in the yard.
Lu Qingfeng held two boxes of small flower cannons in his hands, took out one and put it in Niuniu's hand, Niuniu fell to the ground hard, making a small noise, Niuniu clapped her hands happily and stomped her feet.
"My girl is as skinny as a boy, so small that she dares to set off firecrackers. Pan Na poked her head out from behind Zhou Niannian, saw her daughter's firecrackers, shook her head with a smile and went back to continue stir-frying.
"It's good to be honest. Zhou Niannian smiled and turned around and continued to chop vegetables.
Qi Jiayan was burning the fire, Zhou Niannian had already made all the dishes to be fried, and the rest was the dish that Pan Na was in charge of, she cut the side dishes, wiped her hands, walked out of the kitchen, and stood next to Lu Qingfeng to watch Li Yuanjia take Niuniu to set off another string of firecrackers.
After lighting the firecrackers, Li Yuanjia immediately covered Niuniu's ears and ran away, and the sound of crackling firecrackers sounded in the small courtyard.
Lu Qingfeng took half a step forward, lest the firecrackers hit Zhou Niannian.
Zhou Niannian noticed his movements, and couldn't help but bend his eyes, "Did you buy the firecrackers when you came?"
Lu Qingfeng put his hands in his pockets and nodded with a smile.
"Why did you buy a small flower cannon?" Zhou Niannian asked curiously, "For the children in the village?"
Lu Qingfeng turned his head to look at her, a shallow smile appeared in his eyes, "No, it's for you." β
Zhou Niannian: "....."
Is this treating her like a child?
She pursed her lips, and just wanted to say that I wouldn't set off firecrackers, but before she could say anything, Lu Qingfeng had already come up to her and whispered with a smile: "I still have it in my bag, take two strings for you to try?"
Zhou Niannian has indeed not let go of firecrackers for many years, and he was a little moved when he heard the words, "Okay, if there is anything else, take it out and put it together." β
Small Theater: Zhou Niannian looked resentful, "During the New Year's holiday, other people's boyfriends are preparing flowers and gifts, but what you prepared for me is.... Firecrackers. β
Lu Qingfeng said lightly: "So they are all boyfriends, and I am your fiancΓ©." β
Zhou Niannian was speechless, dare to send artillery battles to reflect his status?