The day of January 1, 2020 has arrived. Early in the morning, Cheng Fenglei's old mother Du Meijuan got up and began to get busy and tidy up everywhere in the living room. Don't look at her as a 73-year-old man, but her body has always been relatively healthy. The former editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine "Nine-headed Bird Literature" has been idle since his retirement, writing novels, making current reviews, editing Weibo, and engaging in self-media. His wife Cheng Huanran sometimes joked with her: You are busier now than when you were at work, with hundreds of thousands of fans, like a big V!

"Old man, my children and grandchildren are coming to celebrate your 78th birthday today, and I wish you a happy birthday first!" Du Meijuan said with a smile to her wife, who was doing tai chi on the balcony.

"Hehe, what are we talking about politely. Cheng Huanran stopped the fist he was waving, and said with a smile: "78 years old is not a big birthday, let's not say anything about celebrating the birthday, it's good to have a big family reunion." ”

Cheng Huanran's hometown is a native of Jilin in Northeast China, and after graduating from Yenching Medical University, he was assigned to Wuhan, and has been teaching at Huazhong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Since his retirement, the old man has not been idle, and he has not given up research in traditional Chinese medicine. A few years ago, provincial and municipal TV stations also invited him to do several lectures on traditional Chinese medicine health preservation. He not only promotes health knowledge to the public, but also attaches great importance to health preservation and health exercise for a long time, and people who are almost 80 years old are still in good spirits and full of red light.

The floor clock in the living room struck ten o'clock, and the doorbell rang at the same time. Du Yuejuan hurriedly opened the door, only to see her second son Zheng Fenghua's family standing at the door with big bags and small bags.

"Hello grandma!" 13-year-old grandson Cheng Zihang called sweetly, while stretching out his arms and hugging grandma affectionately.

"Oh, my baby grandson is growing taller again", Du Yuejuan said while stroking her grandson's chubby face with both hands, "Why are you carrying so many things here? Come in, come in." ”

"We went to the market early this morning and bought almost all the dishes for today. Later, Fenghua will cook in person and show his hand to everyone. Daughter-in-law Wei Min teased her husband.

Cheng Fenghua said with a smile: "Don't dare to show your hand, it's absolutely no problem to cook the meal!" After speaking, Cheng Fenghua went straight to the kitchen with the raw materials of the dishes.

"Huahua, hurry up and choose these dishes, today I will be the master, you will help the cook, how about it?" Cheng Fenghua quipped.

"No problem, second brother, you can get it yourself, it must taste great!" The little nanny Fan Lihua was cleaning up in the kitchen, and when she saw Cheng Fenghua running in with the dishes, she hurried to put them in the kitchen basket. Fan Lihua is 21 years old this year, the daughter of a relative in the countryside of Cheng Fenghua's mother, the same generation as Fenghua, and has been working as a nanny at her parents' house for almost two years, so it is convenient to take care of the second elder.

Cheng Fenghua, 45, is the general manager of Wuhan Huahan Trading Group Co., Ltd. After graduating from Huazhong University of Science and Technology with a major in computer science, Cheng Fenghua began to work in a state-owned enterprise to engage in technical work. He has a cheerful temperament, an active mind, and a rigid 9-to-5 work model is a waste of youth for him, and he slowly becomes out of place in his heart.

After two years of work, he resolutely resigned, scraped together some money from relatives and friends, and opened a store in Guangbutun Computer City with two good classmates, and started a computer business. At that time, Guangbutun was the largest computer wholesale market in central China, attracting computer dealers from all over the country. At that time, the demand for computers was very large, and the business of several computer cities in Guangbutun was very prosperous. Within a few years, Cheng Fenghua completed the accumulation of original capital, and the business became bigger and bigger, and the company gradually developed into a comprehensive trading group company with a registered capital of tens of millions. In addition to the IT industry, the company is also involved in commodity trading, construction industry, hotel industry and other fields, and its business is thriving. The company has three business hotels, all of which are located in the prosperous area of Wuhan City, and business has been very prosperous.

Cheng Fenghua's wife, Wei Min, 42 years old, is the director of the Chunfeng Street Sub-district Office and secretary of the Party Working Committee in Binjiang District. When I worked with Cheng Fenglei back then, I saw that she was not only beautiful, but also decisive, had strong coordination skills, and worked meticulously and conscientiously with a pungent style, so he introduced her to his younger brother Cheng Fenghua, but he didn't expect the two to fall in love at first sight and finally get married. Although her husband's business is getting bigger and bigger, Wei Min only focuses on her own work, never gets involved in his company's affairs, and just silently supports her behind the scenes.

It was close to noon, and the whole family had arrived. After two hours of busyness, a large table of sumptuous lunches was served on the table. The whole family sat down in order of seniority and age.

Cheng Fenglei first picked up his glass, stood up and said: "Today is Dad's 78th birthday, our brothers and sisters came over to celebrate the old man's birthday, I propose, let's raise a glass together, I wish the old man a happy birthday, health and longevity!"

Everyone stood together, picked up their glasses or drinks, and shouted "Happy Birthday, Health and Longevity", and then everyone clinked glasses one by one and drank them all.

"Everyone is usually busy, so it's good to come here today! Now you are all successful in your careers, and your grandchildren are also thriving, lively and lovely. Especially Jiajia, a top student of Communication University of China, went to work at the city TV station after graduating last year, and now they are all big reporters of the TV station. Cheng Huanran was very happy and laughed loudly.

Yueqin reminded her daughter Cheng Jiajia and said, "Grandpa is praising you, why don't you stand up and toast grandpa!"

Jiajia hurriedly stood up, raised a goblet with red wine and said, "Since I was a child, my grandparents have always loved me. Today is grandpa's birthday, granddaughter wishes you a happy birthday and forever young!"

Before the words could be spoken, the doorbell rang. Cheng Fenghua hurriedly went to open the door. It turned out to be my aunt's eldest son, Xiang Qian, standing at the door with a mention of Moutai wine and some supplements.

Xiang Qian entered the door and said to everyone: "I'm really sorry for today, I'm late! Uncle will have his birthday tomorrow, I came here today to celebrate, but I didn't expect to be stuck in traffic on the Second Yangtze River Bridge for more than half an hour, and I was late, I'm really sorry!"

The old man Cheng Huanran hurriedly said: "Xiang Qian, what are you doing so politely, sit down, sit down, our lunch has just begun."

Xiang Qian, who is 2 years younger than Cheng Fenglei, is the owner of Wuhan Jinyinlai Garment Trading Company, who was initially Chinese, and once set up a stall on Hanzheng Street when he was young, and later opened a clothing wholesale store, and his business slowly expanded. A few years ago, the Hanzheng Street Clothing Wholesale Market was relocated to Hankou North as a whole, and he has been running a clothing business in the Hankou North Clothing Wholesale Market.

Xiang Qian didn't come to his aunt's house much every year in the past, but since Cheng Fenglei became the head of Binjiang District the year before last, he has suddenly become diligent and filial, and from time to time he brings some things around and walks around, nominally to visit the second elder, but in fact, he hopes to find an opportunity to touch the light of the district chief's cousin.

"Brother Xiang Qian, as the saying goes: drunk and descended. You're late today, and according to the old rules, you must first be fined three glasses of wine." Cheng Fenglei's brother-in-law, Fang Guangming, the director of Huayuan Power Plant, poured a full glass of wine and put it in front of Xiang Qian.

Xiang Qian hurriedly got up: "I still have to ask you, the director of the big factory, to pour wine for me personally, I really don't dare to do it! Okay, okay, I'll toast my uncle with a glass of wine first, and wish you a happy birthday to the old man, as blessed as the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan!" After speaking, he tilted his neck and poured the wine into his mouth.

Aunt Du Meijuan hurriedly relieved him: "Xiang Qian, don't drink so quickly, beware of choking, drink slowly, drink slowly." How are your parents doing, okay?"

Xiang Qian hurriedly raised his wine glass and touched the glass with Du Meijuan: "Thank you, aunt, they are all in good health." Yesterday, I heard my mother say that after a period of time, when the New Year is over, their Guanyin Pavilion community will hold a 'Ten Thousand Family Banquet' to celebrate the New Year, and my parents want to make a few good dishes to show off their hands like in previous years. ”

Cheng Fenglei is familiar with the "Wanjia Banquet" and explained to everyone: "The Guanyinting Community in Liangjiang District is one of the largest communities in Wuhan. ”

"Yes, yes, I heard that it has been more than a dozen sessions. Xiang Qian hurriedly agreed.

Cheng Fenglei's sister Cheng Shuang looked surprised: "Ah, Wanjia Banquet, with such a big show, isn't it tens of thousands of people dining together?"

Cheng Fenglei said: "Yes, it is said that most families will do everything possible to bring out their own specialty dishes, and there are more than 10,000 dishes alone. The main venue and several sub-venues are in order to show their neighborhood warmth and community harmony, which is very magnificent. ”

Lin Yueqin was shocked: "Guanyin Pavilion is still planning to hold a 'Ten Thousand Family Banquet' this year? The day before yesterday, it was rumored in my classmates that there was a case of pneumonia infected by an unknown virus in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Hankou. In such a big scene of the 'Ten Thousand Family Banquet', if there are infected people in the crowd, how can it be infected?"

"It's about getting a lot of attention. Xiang Qian, go back and advise your parents, don't go to this kind of 'Ten Thousand Family Banquet' this year, don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case!" Cheng Huanran said.

Cheng Shuang asked Lin Yueqin: "Sister-in-law, do you have patients in this area in your hospital? I heard that the fever clinic of our hospital also received two cases of this patient yesterday. ”

Cheng Shuang is a nurse at Wuhan Longyuantan Hospital, which is a designated hospital for medical treatment of health emergencies in Wuhan.

Lin Yueqin replied: "Our hospital has not yet received such patients. But if the virus is the same as SARS, the consequences will be serious. Although we have not yet figured out what the virus is, in any case, we all need to strengthen our precautions, and from now on, it is best for everyone to wear masks when going out. ”

"It seems that the mask seller is estimated to make a fortune this year!" Cheng Jiajia joked.

Cheng Huanran remembered the experience of that year: "It's hard to say, when SARS broke out in 2003, Jiajia, you were still very young at the time, and you didn't have much impression, we adults have experienced it ourselves." I still remember the rush during the SARS spree. Everyone first grabbed the so-called 'miracle drug' banlangen, and the banlangen in pharmacies across the country was denitrified at once, and it became a 'miracle drug' in short supply in short time, and the price rose by 5 to 10 times. ”

Du Meijuan interjected: "It's not! What is more profitable than Banlangen is white vinegar, all of them are grabbing white vinegar for sterilization, a bottle of white vinegar of about 1 yuan was sold for 50 or even 100 yuan a bottle during the SARS period, and many people rushed to buy salt at that time." A lot of unscrupulous businessmen have made a fortune!"

Cheng Fenglei sighed: "Although this kind of panic buying behavior has been criticized and ridiculed since then, every time there is a large-scale epidemic, a similar rush of rush buying will still appear." Maybe some citizens really believe in the 'Banlangen myth', but I think most of the people blindly follow the trend because of panic, just for a psychological comfort, in short, they can't be a cold eye. ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. Xiang Qian hurriedly asked tentatively: "Will there be such a rush of buying in Wuhan this year?"

Fang Guangming, who was sitting next to him, slapped Xiang Qian's shoulder and joked with him: "You crow's mouth, do you want the SARS epidemic to break out in Wuhan this year? I have to punish you for drinking again!"

Everyone laughed and joked that Xiang Qian must be punished for drinking three more cups!

The birthday celebration continued in a cheerful and peaceful atmosphere......