Chapter 254: The Imaginary Keeping of the Year
In the living room, aunt Tang Qing walked out of the kitchen with steaming dumplings. Zhang Xu and Li Qiang on the side were a little impatient. I can't wait to eat a bite of the delicious handmade dumplings right away.
When a plate of dumplings is placed on the table, everyone is indescribably happy, after all, these dumplings are the fruits of everyone's labor.
Six people sat around the dining table to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Zhang Feng ran to the kitchen, took out the small plates and cups in the cupboard, and then took a bottle of vinegar and a bottle of wine. Walked to the table.
"As the saying goes, dumplings are wine, and the more you drink, the more you have. Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone is happy, let's have a few drinks. Zhang Feng said as he unscrewed the bottle of liquor, poured the three cups in front of him full of liquor, and handed them to Li Longhai and Wang Gang one by one.
The three big men drank like this, eating dumplings and drinking white wine at the same time. Li Qiang and Zhang Xu were very happy eating steaming and delicious dumplings, such an atmosphere was what the New Year looked like in their hearts.
If Tang Qing hadn't seen that his son Li Qiang didn't want to eat in the hotel at all, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to go to the kitchen to make bread and dumplings, although Zhang Xu didn't know, but Li Qiang and Li Longhai couldn't be clearer.
Tang Qing rarely cooks at home on weekdays, but Zhang Xu is Li Longhai's nephew after all, and Li Xiuyun is Li Longhai's only sister.
No matter what Li Longhai and Tang Qing thought in their hearts, they did a good job on the surface, which also made Zhang Xu always feel that his aunt Tang Qing was a very hospitable woman.
In addition to helping Li Longhai manage the hotel, Tang Qing often goes to do nail art and beauty treatment, or drink afternoon tea and visit the mall to pass the boring time every day.
Tang Qing's maiden family is in Dongzhou City, and there are three older brothers above her, although she lives in a very ordinary family, because she is the youngest child of her parents, she has been pampered since she was a child, and she is regarded as the pearl of her parents.
Nowadays, Tang Qing's three elder brothers are all in the three hotels run by Li Longhai, hanging idle positions as account managers, not only earning a considerable income, but also belonging to the management class in the company.
When Zhang Xu first arrived in Dongzhou City, Li Longhai also talked about it in front of Zhang Xu and wanted Li Xiuyun to go to Dongzhou City to help him manage the hotel, but Li Xiuyun never agreed.
Up to now, Zhang Xu still remembers that his uncle Li Longhai said that his mother's temper is not ordinary stubborn, and he has to guard a non-mainstream hotel in Yangguan County, and if he can work hard in Dongzhou City, he will definitely have a better development prospect.
But at that time, his cousin Li Qiang seemed to say: "If you let my aunt come over, what will I do with my little uncles?"
At this moment, Li Longhai and Wang Gang, as well as Zhang Feng, were sitting at the dining table drinking wine and eating delicious dumplings, and the Spring Festival Gala was being broadcast live on TV, which made Zhang Xu and Li Qiang instantly feel that there was a strong New Year's flavor floating at home. It's a joy and an excite.
Li Xiuyun came back at about half past nine in the evening. After all, his younger brother Li Longhai and his younger daughter-in-law Tang Qing came all the way back from Dongzhou City, and as Li Longhai's eldest sister, he naturally had to do his duty and greet Li Longhai's family.
As soon as Li Xiuyun returned home, he saw Zhang Feng and Li Longhai, as well as the driver Wang Gang, sitting at the dining table and drinking. There were also leftover dumplings on the table. I couldn't help but be shocked.
She has been busy in the Shui Yun Xuan Hotel all day today, could it be that the dumplings on this table were made by their father and son together? Li Xiuyun had a puzzled look on her face.
"Sister, you're back, are you hungry, I'll help you make dumplings." Tang Qing said as he walked towards the kitchen.
Li Xiuyun had an idea, and suddenly guessed that nine out of ten of the dumplings on this table were made by his younger daughter-in-law Tang Qing. As the eldest sister, she has been busy with work these days, and it is really rude to take such poor care of her. Thinking of this, Li Xiuyun felt a burst of self-blame in her heart.
"I'm going to make dumplings by myself, I can't eat much anyway, you sit down and rest first, you must be tired today, right?" Li Xiuyun said with some reluctance.
"It's not tiring, we'll all pack it together. Tang Qing's eyes swept over all the people in the living room. is intended to tell Li Xiuyun that not only Zhang Feng, Li Longhai, and Wang Gang participated in the process of making dumplings, but even Zhang Xu and Li Qiang also participated in the process of making dumplings.
Hearing Tang Qing say this, a trace of surprise flashed in Li Xiuyun's eyes, this year, everyone did not go directly to the hotel to eat, but made dumplings by themselves at her home, and the house was so lively at the moment, giving people a very good feeling and being very happy.
Li Xiuyun hurriedly ate dumplings, and accompanied Li Longhai's family to Shuiyunxuan Hotel with her husband Zhang Feng and son Zhang Xu. In previous years, when Li Longhai and his family came back, they all lived in the housekeeping department on the second floor of the Shuiyunxuan Hotel, and this year's return is naturally no exception.
As early as the 28th of the lunar month, Li Xiuyun had already booked a room for Li Longhai's family in advance. At this time, you only need to report your name at the front desk, and then take the elevator directly to the second floor to enter the room you booked.
After settling down Li Longhai's family, Li Xiuyun dragged her tired body out of the Shuiyunxuan Hotel, and her husband Zhang Feng started the car and carried his sons Zhang Xu and Li Xiuyun. Returned home together.
As soon as she arrived at home, Li Xiuyun hurriedly cleaned up the messy dishes and chopsticks on the dining table, and after tidying up the kitchen a little, she went directly to the bedroom to sleep.
Zhang Xu had thought about the Chinese New Year's Eve vigil in his heart for a long time before, and he thought that his parents would be by his side, but now only Zhang Xu is still sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.
The Spring Festival Gala program staged on the same TV as in previous years could not attract Zhang Xu at all, and after watching it for a while, Zhang Xu wanted to be drowsy.
At this time, Zhang Xu was a little distracted, and at this time, Zhang Xu suddenly received WeChat blessings from Lin Yuhan and Zhao Tingting. Even the beautiful head teacher sent an unprecedented WeChat blessing to Zhang Xu.
Zhang Xu continued to force himself to keep the New Year, he decided to stay up until two o'clock in the morning and then go to bed, in order not to let himself fall asleep, Zhang Xu took out his mobile phone and prepared to team up to play games with Yang Yangming and Li Qiang.
The night owls were finally contacted, but it was twelve o'clock in the evening. In the game, Zhang Xu was the only one fighting there, and Zhang Xu couldn't help but have some doubts, what kind of people are this group. The critical moment is gone. It's just a *naked pit teammate.
He felt like he couldn't open his eyes at all. It seems that it is possible to fall asleep on the sofa at any time, and it is past twelve o'clock in the evening. followed by one o'clock in the morning, that is to say, Zhang Xu had successfully stayed up from the Chinese New Year's Eve night of the Chinese New Year's Eve to the first day of the Lunar New Year, and theoretically he had successfully kept the New Year.
The original plan to go to bed at two o'clock also became precarious at this time, Zhang Feng has been sleeping very lightly, he turned over, woke up, felt that the light in the living room was still on, got up and put on slippers, ready to go to the living room to turn off the light.
When I walked into the living room, I found that my son Zhang Xu had fallen asleep on the sofa in the living room at some point. This is the New Year, his son fell asleep on the sofa, as a father, he can only wake him up, he can't let his son sleep on the sofa for a night, tomorrow is the first day of the new year, what if you catch a cold? After a moment's hesitation, Zhang Feng woke up his son.