"you!" Shen Xiyan gave him a punch, "If you are not serious, if you talk nonsense, your welfare will be deducted!"

Lu Chen laughed, "What kind of benefit is that?"

"Keep it secret now! I'll give it to you tomorrow, and I'll be a New Year's gift!" Shen Xiyan said with a smile.

Lu Chen nodded, and smiled secretly in his heart, such a big beauty prepared a gift for herself, and it was still very rewarding to think about it......

……

Back at Shen's house, Lu Chen and Shen Xiyan got the trailer into the garage, and then Shen Xiyan carried the big box that Lu Chen prepared for her into the room.

Shen Kuohai sat on the sofa drinking tea, while Shen Xiaoyao was holding the tablet and watching cartoons.

Seeing the box that Shen Xiyan was holding, Shen Kuohai rolled his eyes and asked with a smile, "Xiyan, what is this?"

Before Shen Xiyan could speak, Lu Chen said: "It's the New Year's Day, it's Xiyan's eighteenth birthday, I prepared a gift for her, right...... This is Xiaoyao's gift!"

Lu Chen said as he shook the packaging bag of his mobile phone towards Shen Xiaoyao.

"Haha, little brother is so good!" Shen Xiaoyao immediately jumped down from the sofa, took the bag, took out the box inside, and shouted excitedly, "Wow, wow, wow! Porsche limited edition! Little brother is so good! Hahaha, this phone is so beautiful!"

"Open it and try it......" Lu Chen said with a smile.

"En, thank you, little brother!" Shen Xiaoyao sat back on the sofa, couldn't wait to open the packaging box, clumsily opened the phone, and started the initial setup.

Shen Xiyan stabbed Lu Chen and said in a low voice, "Hey, what exactly did you give me?" ”

Lu Chen smiled slightly, "When it's past twelve o'clock in the evening, you can open it and take a look!"

"Why is it past twelve?"

"It's your birthday after twelve o'clock!" Lu Chen smiled, "I didn't see the box saying 'Happy Birthday'!"

"Mysterious ......" Shen Xi glanced at him, "Then I'll take it apart and take a look." ”

"I promise you like it!" Lu Chen said with a smile.

Shen Xiyan put the packing box back upstairs, and when he returned to the living room, Shen Kuohai had already chatted with Lu Chen, Shen Xiyan felt a little strange, in previous years, when Shen Kuohai was at home, his mobile phone always rang non-stop, why was it so quiet this year?

"Dad......" Shen Xiyan couldn't help but ask, "Is your phone out of battery? Why don't you even have someone to greet you?"

Shen Kuohai laughed, "I just turned off my mobile phone, and I will accompany you quietly for the New Year this year." ”

"Oh......" Shen Xiyan couldn't help but feel happy in her heart, in the past few days of the Chinese New Year, Shen Kuohai didn't have much time to accompany them, and in this little time, he had to answer a phone call almost every few minutes. Before I even finished a sentence, I was interrupted by the phone two or three times, and I lost my mood for the New Year.

And this time, Shen Kuohai actually turned off his mobile phone directly, which surprised Shen Xiyan too much. But soon, Shen Xiyan suddenly remembered, could this be because of Lu Chen's presence, right? If this is the case, she will be jealous! Thinking of this, she immediately glanced at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen's afterglow happened to see Shen Xiyan, and he couldn't help but wonder a little, and after talking to Shen Kuohai about a topic, Lu Chen asked Shen Xiyan in a low voice, "What did you stare at me just now?"

"It's nothing ......" Shen Xiyan couldn't say that he was eating his jealousy, so he had to casually pull out a reason, "Who told you to eat peanuts without peeling them?"

"Uh......" Lu Chen couldn't help but scratch his hair, why is there so much of this little girl's business? Who will marry her in the future and not be taken care of to death? Tut-tut......

……

This year, during the Chinese New Year, everyone always feels that there is no New Year's flavor, and some of the variety shows that I originally thought were good-looking were nothing new, and because of environmental protection reasons, fireworks were not allowed in the city, which made many people sigh that the New Year is becoming more and more boring!

In fact, this kind of talk is really biased, a few decades ago, when everyone lived a poor life, they were busy all year round, and they couldn't eat a few good meals, and they finally got big fish and meat during the New Year, and they could sit in front of the TV and easily watch some variety shows that they couldn't usually see, and some relatives and friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time felt more and more cordial when they gathered.

But now, although I am still busy, my standard of living has improved much compared to a few decades ago, and I used to see meat as if I saw my relatives, but now everyone is tired of eating meat, and they are looking for something vegetarian to eat. As for variety shows, you can watch them whenever you want now, and there are many kinds of them, and counting the various live broadcasts on mobile phones, there are too many interesting things that you can usually see, everyone's nerves are already very thick, and the era of imagining that an ordinary joke could amuse people like a few decades ago is gone. As for the reunion of relatives and friends, now the communication tools are too convenient, there is almost no distance between people, even if it is across the ocean, it is easy to meet by video, so some things to visit relatives and friends have become boring.

In fact, it's not that the New Year is not like the New Year, but that everyone's usual level is high, and it is difficult to get higher during the New Year.

However, for Shen Xiyan and Shen Xiaoyao, this year's Chinese New Year's Eve can be regarded as a taste, Shen Kuohai has rarely accompanied them, and there is a Lu Chen who can speak well, the four of them watched TV, chatted, played chess, and spent an afternoon.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is still sent by the catering company under the Shen Group, and several dishes are very exquisite, obviously just out of the pot and delivered, and the table is still hot, and the squirrel fish is still very crispy.

In addition to the meals, there is also a large bag of dumplings.

The four of them are eating and drinking, while watching the Spring Festival Gala, in fact, the purpose of watching the Spring Festival Gala is not to watch any particularly good programs, it is purely a habit, several people are on the TV, but they are basically chatting, only occasionally those programs with bright spots will appear.

Seeing that Shen Xiyan's sisters and Lu Chen were chatting happily, Shen Kuohai took a sip of wine, and his eyes were a little hazy.

"If only I could do this every year......" Shen Kuohai muttered in a low voice, and drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Dad......" Shen Xiyan seemed to hear something and asked, "What did you say?"

"It's nothing ......" Shen Kuohai said with a smile, "It's been a long time since our house has been so lively as today, come, let's have a drink!"

"Uh-huh! Cheers!" Shen Xiaoyao immediately raised the wine glass high, and the orange juice inside almost spilled.

Lu Chen raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Uncle Shen, thank you for your hospitality, I am very happy today, we will also be neighbors in the future, if you need my help, just tell me, I will definitely do it for you!"

(End of chapter)