Chapter 186: Red Envelopes
Thinking about the rebellious psychology of children now, maybe if I keep saying it, it will be counterproductive, so Tao Zhongming, who was interrupted by Tao Jingjing, changed his expression back and forth a few times like a palette that changed color, and finally returned to his original kind and kind appearance, raised his wine glass and said to a few people: "You have all toasted me, then I will also toast you, I hope you can all make your wishes come true in the new year, earn more money, and live the life you want to live, and then." , Tao Zhongming said and put down the wine glass in his hand, and then saw four people with a smile, no, it should be three people, because the little girl didn't seem to be in a state at all, and she was competing with the ribs in her bowl, and she didn't understand what the situation was at the dinner table now. Despite this, Tao Zhongming actually seemed to be four people at the dinner table, and he didn't say a word for a long time, which whetted everyone's appetite, so he slowly took out a few red envelopes from the drawer behind him, and then said: "It's all New Year's greetings, and this red envelope is also indispensable. As he spoke, he handed the red envelope to Tao Jingjing, Lin Ziyu, and Lin Musheng, as well as the little girl Wanwan who didn't know anything.
The four of them were really surprised, especially Lin Ziyu and Lin Musheng, who couldn't imagine that they were so old and could still receive red envelopes, and they received them from other elders. It's been a pleasant year. Especially Lin Musheng, I have read this red envelope many times over and over again, and I remember that when I was very young, when I was in the United States for the Lunar New Year, my adoptive parents gave me a red envelope. No matter what your adoptive parents give you, or what you want, you will always be well-behaved and sensible. Even when I gave a red envelope in the New Year, I never asked for anything, and now that I think about it, maybe I was already hurting the hearts of my adoptive parents at that time.
"Grandpa Tao, why do you still have red envelopes? We are all so old, you give back the red envelopes, so we are too embarrassed. Lin Ziyu was also very surprised, after all, after so many years, even after spending the New Year with her parents, she didn't receive a red envelope, and she suddenly received a red envelope, which was given by someone else, which surprised her a lot.
"Yes, grandpa should be us to give it to you, we are all so old, we all go to work, well, it's not appropriate for you to give us red envelopes, right?", Tao Jingjing turned over and over, looking at the red envelope in her hand, it seems that she has not received a red envelope for many years, it seems that since her father passed away, the New Year has been very deserted in the family, and she and grandpa have not talked about these clichΓ©s, just two people, and they will do their own things after eating, and the new year will pass like this.
Lin Musheng listened to Lin Ziyu and Tao Jingjing politely said that they wanted to refuse, and they both handed the red envelope to Tao Zhongming, although he also wanted to take this red envelope, after all, it was the first time he received it, but seeing that they were all like this, he also stretched out his hand and wanted to give the red envelope to Tao Zhongming, but he never thought that his hand had not been stretched out, and it was returned by Tao Zhongming.
"What kind of adults are not good, in front of the old man, you are still children, you are children, you have to give New Year's money, right, Wanwan?", Tao Zhongming smiled and touched the little girl's head and said.
"Yes, grandpa!", the little girl, looking innocent, smiled happily at Tao Zhongming, as if she hadn't been able to understand what it meant to receive a red envelope.
"You see, you can understand it every night, and you people still say that you are adults, and you can't understand the old man's thoughts? β
"Okay, take it quickly, don't tell me again, say that you are an adult, or whatever the situation, hurry up and eat, understand, you have to wait to go back, let's hurry up and eat!"
"Got it, grandpa!"
"Got it, Grandpa Tao. β
"Got it, Grandpa Tao. β
"I know Grandpa. β
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The four of them agreed in turn as if they were in line. Hearing Tao Zhongming's heart blooming, he then looked at the four people, and said with a smile: "Okay, good, all good children, hurry up, eat quickly!"
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In the following time, everyone was in harmony at this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and the five people were also happy, even Tao Jingjing and Lin Musheng, who had been bickering, also got along very harmoniously. Wait, this meal took almost an hour and a half, and by the time it was over, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.
Lin Ziyu looked up at the time on the wall, then put down the chopsticks in his hand, and said to Tao Zhongming, who had been smiling and watching the dinner evening: "Grandpa Tao is almost there, I'll leave first, you and Huahua and Mr. Lin will talk for a while." β
As soon as Lin Ziyu said this, Tao Zhongming also raised his head, looked at the clock on the wall, and then said to Tao Jingjing: "It's almost time, Huahua, you go to the kitchen and get the few pieces of beef I left just now, take a crisper box and wrap it for Ziyu, and then let her take it back." β
Tao Jingjing, who was still chewing dumplings in her mouth, heard Tao Zhongming's words, quickly put down her chopsticks, stood up and was about to go to the kitchen, but Lin Ziyu grabbed her arm.
"Grandpa Tao, what are you doing? I ate it, why do you still take it with you?"
"Why do you still have it with you, it's not for you, it's for your parents. Your dad likes the braised beef I made is delicious, under the wine, this year not in the hometown for the New Year, can not be sent to your father, yesterday specially ran the vegetable market to buy fresh beef, early in the morning began to marinate, specifically for your father to pick his favorite parts, you bring him back, just say I will go back in a few days, when the two of us have a good drink. Tao Zhongming kept wiping the mouth of the little girl Wanwan, and said with his head down.
When Lin Ziyu heard Tao Zhongming say this, he was thinking about refusing, and he didn't know how to refuse. The best, I can only smile and promise Tao Zhongming: "Then I'll take it, Grandpa Taot, my father eats your braised beef every year, it is estimated that you are not in your hometown this year, he still thinks about it, I will bring it back to him, it is estimated that the surprise is not small!"
"What a surprise is not a surprise, let you talk about it, it was originally an old neighbor, this one eats some, that one eats is a common thing, hurry up, don't delay, let Huahua go to the kitchen to help you pack, get it and go back quickly, remember to call your dad in advance, let him pick you up at the station!"
"I see, Grandpa Tao. Happy New Year!", Lin Ziyu said and waved the red envelope in his hand at Tao Zhongming.
"Alright, don't make any trouble here, it's time, you go back quickly. Huahua, you hurry up and pack beef for Ziyu. β
"I know Grandpa. β
Tao Jingjing turned around and went into the kitchen after speaking, while Lin Ziyu stood up and went to the sofa to get her bag and coat. Lin Musheng, who had been sitting and watching a few people, also stood up at this time and followed Tao Jingjing into the kitchen, wanting to see if he could do a favor. I'm afraid that he didn't do anything right, Tao Jingjing was going to sneak out, and he was counting on Tao Jingjing's family for a few days to eat, but he never thought that he would be disgusted by Tao Jingjing before he walked to the kitchen.
"What are you doing with it?"
"I'll see if I can help?"
"You don't need to help, where are you going? β
After Tao Jingjing finished speaking, she pulled the glass door of the kitchen shut, and then the door was closed in the woods. Frightened, Lin Musheng hurriedly took a step back, and then unconsciously touched his nose.
Tao Zhongming, who has been watching the interaction between the two people, and Lin Ziyu, but seeing the two people fighting like this. They knew each other, smiled, and then both saw their thoughts in each other's eyes.
When Tao Jingjing packed the beef and came out of the kitchen, Lin Musheng was still standing at the door of the kitchen, while Tao Zhongming and Lin Ziyu looked at him with a smile on their faces. Tao Jingjing is very inexplicable.
Tao Jingjing looked at her grandfather and Lin Ziyu in confusion, and then handed the packaged beef to Lin Ziyu and said, "Here you go, it's packed." β
Lin Ziyu took the packing box handed over by Tao Jingjing and kept worrying about Tao Jingjing, which made Tao Jingjing even more unable to adapt, and looked around, especially focusing on Lin Musheng, but he didn't understand what the situation was now.
"What are you doing here, Ziyu, what are you laughing at, why are you looking at me with such eyes?", Tao Jingjing decided to take the initiative to say.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's nothing, you're good-looking, I'll look at you a few more times, right, grandpa!"
When Tao Jingjing heard Lin Ziyu say this, she looked at her grandfather suspiciously, but found that her grandfather also nodded fiercely. This made Tao Jingjing even more puzzled, absolutely sure that something had happened that she didn't know.
"There's definitely something going on with that look on your face. Hurry up. β
After Tao Jingjing finished speaking, no one answered her.
"That's suspicious. Ziyu, what happened when I went to pack the beef just now?"
Lin Ziyu looked at Tao Jingjing's tangled face, and wanted to laugh, but tried to hold back not to let herself laugh, and when Tao Jingjing asked herself, she quickly waved her hand to show that she didn't know anything.
"This is very fake, don't say it!Then Lin Musheng, what did you say just now?", Tao Jingjing turned her head to Lin Musheng with a threatening face and said, "Don't say yes, you will vomit out all the food you eat, and if you want to come to our house for dinner tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, don't even think about it." β
Lin Musheng felt that he was really wronged, and he didn't know what Tao Zhongming and Lin Ziyu were laughing at, originally she just planned to follow Tao Jingjing into the kitchen, but she was rejected.