On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, former colleagues, friends, and subordinates did not come to pay New Year's greetings. My sister Chu Lijuan's family of three came to celebrate the Spring Festival together.

I haven't seen her for a year, and Niuniu has grown a lot taller. When he entered the door and saw Chu Tianqi, he suddenly pounced on his body, and his little * face rubbed against his uncle's face, complaining that his uncle didn't come back to see Niuniu, and as he spoke, he was already full of tears.

Being so noisy by the little niece, Chu Tianqi's heart was very warm, and he was eager to accompany the little girl. It wasn't until Chu Tianqi took out a new schoolbag for his niece that Niuniu burst into tears and laughed. This is thanks to Lei Peng, this schoolbag is in the New Year's goods purchased by Lei Peng for Chu Tianqi.

As soon as Chu Lijuan and Liu Shuzhu entered the house, they began to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with their mother Zhang Luo at night. Chu Lirui began to paste couplets, hang lanterns, Chu Yuliang and Niuniu gave Chu Lirui ladders, handed couplets, and took paste, etc., and the Chu family entered the real "New Year" countdown rhythm.

Everyone was busy welcoming the arrival of the Spring Festival, and Chu Tianqi, a person who had traveled thousands of miles home for the New Year, was unanimously "deprived" of the right to work by everyone. He also happened to take this opportunity to do one thing - to pay homage to his early years.

In previous years, Chu Tianqi needed to make a phone call one by one and say some auspicious words of blessing. And this year, it's much easier, just send some of the New Year's greeting messages you made up through your mobile phone. Of course, you can't replace all of them with short messages, such as Professor Jiang and Zheng Yiping, secretary of the Yuchi County Party Committee, who used a combination of short messages and phone calls.

Most of them sent short messages to greet the New Year, but teachers, leaders, classmates, old colleagues, and new colleagues came down in a circle, and they were busy for nearly two hours before they could worship them. It's a lot easier to send a short message, but you can't be careless, you have to check it in place, and you can't make low-level mistakes. Among the many short messages received by Chu Tianqi, there was such an erroneous message, which was sent by Hu Cheng, the captain of the traffic police of Xuyuan County, and the blessings sent by the other party were very good, but the payment was made by Ah Yun, obviously without necessary modifications when forwarding.

During the New Year's greetings, a few people also made Chu Tianqi mutter a little, not knowing whether to send a short message or make a phone call, such as Li Weimin, such as Ouyang Yuna. After a short period of thought, he made a flexible approach and did not greet Ouyang Yuna, but only gave Ouyang Yujie a general New Year's greeting to Ouyang's family in a short message sent to Ouyang Yujie. For Li Weimin, he only posted the words "Happy New Year and good health".

The reason why he sent a New Year's message to Li Weimin was also out of politeness. Although Li Weimin "assigned" himself thousands of miles away, after all, he made himself the real leader of the unit and became the youngest local cadre at the deputy department level. The most important thing is that the other party also left room for himself and Ning Junqi to meet again, although that condition was a bit harsh, although it was likely to be a prevarication, but after all, it was a kind of hope. Subconsciously, Chu Tianqi has always firmly believed that Ning Junqi really loves himself, just like he loves each other deeply.

During the day, Chu Tianqi's mobile phone rang from time to time, full of New Year's text messages or phone calls, including a few short messages from unfamiliar numbers, I don't know which confidant or old friend it was, he had to reply to a general New Year's greeting message.

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At four o'clock in the afternoon, the fragrant boiled pork ribs were on the table, all kinds of stir-fried dishes were also placed on the table, the white wine and drinks in the cup were all poured, and the Chu family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was about to begin.

Many places eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner around midnight, and the local Chinese New Year's Eve dinner refers to the dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, after which the family will watch the Spring Festival Gala, and some people will wrap dumplings on the first day of the New Year while watching TV.

The family waited for Chu Yuliang to speak, but Chu Yuliang looked at his eldest son and said, "Tianqi, let's start." ”

Chu Tianqi paused for a moment and said, "Dad, we have to speak before we can start!"

Chu Yuliang smiled: "I remember who is usually the official and who speaks!"

The father, who usually doesn't joke much, even humored it today, but this humor made Chu Tianqi a little embarrassed, of course, this also means that the father recognizes his son's talent. During the day, Chu Tianqi's mobile phone kept ringing, and Lirui and Niuniu talked about "being officials" a lot. So, Chu Tianqi also smiled: "Dad, don't tease." ”

Niuniu answered: "Grandpa, uncle is a big official, but you are the father of the uncle, no matter how big the official is, he can't be his father." ”

"Hahaha", everyone laughed out loud at Niuniu's words.

Everyone laughed, and Chu Yuliang picked up the cup: "Children, a few years ago, during the Chinese New Year, either I was sick in bed, or Lijuan was an orphan and widow, or Tianqi went out to study." Well, this year is the year of the most united people, the year of our most reunion, and the most festive year. I am now back as good as ever, your mother's back pain has improved a lot, Tianqi's career is smooth, and Lirui's business has begun to prosper. Over the years, I have been most worried about Lijuan, since the Spring Festival bolt came back the year before last, your little life has also been prosperous, Niuniu is still a good student every year.

All this shows that we have come to the bitter end, and the good days of the Chu family have come. In fact, many families have similar experiences like us. Every family can have such a good life, all because of the country's prosperity and strength. We must thank the party and the government, let us raise a glass as a family, and wish the great motherland more prosperity. Dry. ”

"Dry", in the support of everyone, the wine in the cup was drunk, and Niuniu drank the drink in the cup.

The words of blessing just now, if it were from the mouth of an official, Chu Tianqi would understand it as a set of words and official words. If it was from someone else, he might also understand it as a performance, a big talk, or even a cool talk. But from his father's mouth, from a barefoot doctor in the countryside, Chu Tianqi felt that he was so sincere, simple, and extraordinarily great.

Niuniu said at the right time: "Grandpa, in the first glass of wine in previous years, you just said a word, this year I talked so much at once, and I really became more and more a national leader." ”

"Haha, my little adult, your questions are getting sharper and sharper. Chu Yuliang touched his granddaughter's head and said with a smile, "Didn't you say that I am older than a big official, of course I have to speak in style." ”

"Hahaha......", everyone was amused by the conversation between the grandparents and grandchildren.

After mentioning the first glass of wine, Chu Yuliang asked Chu Tianqi to continue to mention it, but Chu Tianqi asked his mother to carry the second glass.

You Chunmei picked up the wine glass, looked at her son, and then at her daughter, she didn't speak, and her eyes turned red first.

"What are you doing here? During the Chinese New Year, the children are all together, and they are happy. Chu Yuliang reminded his wife.

"I'm happy, I'm happy. You Chunmei wiped her eyes and smiled, "Juan's family is reunited, and the dog brothers are also promising, I'm happy." I hope that the brothers will marry their daughter-in-law and have a baby as soon as possible, and I will wait to coax my grandson. ”

Hearing this, Li Rui squeezed his eyes at his brother, but Chu Tianqi was full of embarrassment, and Chu Yuliang also sighed.

"It's coming, it's coming. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little wrong, Chu Lijuan hurriedly started the round, "Come, everyone raise their wine glasses, this is the wine our mother mentioned, you have to drink it." ”

"It's not our mother, it's my grandmother. Niu Niu protested.

Let Niuniu interject like this, everyone was happy, and the atmosphere became cheerful again. Everyone clinked glasses and drank the wine in the glasses.

The third glass of wine should have been proposed by Chu Tianqi, but Chu Tianqi asked his sister to mention it, saying that it was in order of eldest and youngest. Chu Lijuan asked her husband Liu Xuanzhu to carry wine according to the order of "eldest and youngest". Although Chu Lirui was slightly unhappy, he didn't say anything when his brother pulled his clothes. Especially Chu Tianqi was even more in favor with both hands, saying that he had not thought it through just now.

Liu Xuanzhu didn't shirk too much, but stood up, first bowed to Chu Yuliang and You Chunmei, then saluted Chu Tianqi and Chu Lirui, and finally bowed to Chu Lijuan and Niuniu.

Seeing Liu Xuanzhu saluting, Chu Tianqi hurriedly stepped out to stop him, but Liu Xuanzhu insisted on bowing, and Chu Tianqi had no choice but to give up. Looking at Liu Xuanzhu's style, everyone looked at each other, even the eccentric Niuniu didn't speak, I don't know what's wrong.

After Liu Xuanzhu finished saluting, tears already flashed in his eyes. He raised his wine glass, looked at Chu Yuliang and his wife, and said, "I, Liu Xuanzhu, can marry Lijuan and be a son-in-law for the second elder, which is a blessing that I have cultivated for eight lifetimes. For so many years, I have been wandering outside the wilderness, not caring about my family at all, so that Lijuan's mother and daughter are frightened. Thanks to the care of the second elder and the two brothers, their mother and daughter suffered a lot. After I came back, you didn't look down on me, we were reunited as a family, and we lived a good life, and I Liu Xuanzhu will be a cow and a horse in my next life, and it will be difficult to repay it, I ......"

After making trouble for a long time, Liu Xuanzhu meant this, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Yuliang interrupted Liu Zhuzhu's words: "Zhuzhu, the prodigal son will not change his money, we are a family, and we don't talk about two families." ”

"Dad, your second elder has always treated me as a family, and I Liu Xuanzhu knows it. The corners of Liu Xuanzhu's eyes were already moist, "The local people pay attention to the fact that the girl is not at the father-in-law's house for the New Year, saying that she is afraid of rushing the luck of the eldest brother and brother-in-law." But my father and mother never cared about this, and Tianqi and Lirui went to pick up Lijuan and her mother in person. Although I am not a climate, I also have a heart, I know that your family does not treat me as an outsider, I toast a glass of wine and toast ......"

Let Liu Xuanzhu do this, the people at the table were all emotional, You Chunmei had already shed tears, and Chu Lijuan and her mother had already choked up and hugged each other.

"Brother-in-law, say nothing else, you just need to be good to my sister. Chu Lirui threw out a sentence.

Although Chu Lirui's tone was stiff, Liu Xuanzhu was still excited: "Lirui called me brother-in-law." This was the first time in several years that Chu Li had called him that.

"Here, toast, everyone. Chu Yuliang quickly took over the topic.

"Cheers. The glasses of the people at the table collided.

After Chu Lijuan toasted, Chu Tianqi took the cup, he sighed a lot, but said the most simple words: "I wish my parents good health, I wish my sister's family happiness, and I wish Lirui a prosperous business." ”

"I wish my uncle an early marriage and an early birth of a noble son. Niuniu answered in time.

"Hahaha", the old Chu family burst out laughing again.