How to spend Chinese New Year's Eve has been decided as early as half a month ago, and the whole family unanimously agrees that the card game on Chinese New Year's Eve will be opened from the evening of the thirtieth to the morning of the first day of the new year - the Xia family likes to play mahjong, and Old Man Shu is also very fond of this, in the hearts of the older generations, if there is no mahjong mixed in the New Year, this year seems to be missing something. Therefore, the card game is a collective activity throughout this Chinese New Year's Eve, even if it is 11 o'clock in the evening to stop to rest, it is also used to make dumplings at 12 o'clock in the morning. Wait until you finish eating the dumplings for the New Year and listen to the bell at 0:00 o'clock in the New Year, and the game will continue.

Therefore, the traditional project of kowtowing to the New Year and giving red envelopes will be carried out in advance. As the youngest and youngest in the family, he held Lord Lele and Shu Chang together in the summer to kowtow to the elders in the family, salute the New Year, and take a stack of heavy red envelopes. Pinching the weight of the red envelope in his hand, the two children had a very happy smile on their faces. They had a good season this year and will continue to do so next year. Although they themselves are very rich, there is still more money, the better.

It's not just the three children who can't get red envelopes, the rules of the Xia family and the Shu family are that as long as they don't get married, start a family and have children, no matter how old they are, they can get New Year's money. Therefore, Xia Zewen and Xia Zewu, as well as Uncle Xia, also cheekily received the red envelope from Old Man Shu, Grandma Xia, Second Master Xia and Third Master Xia. Originally, Xia's father and Xia's mother also wanted it, but they felt that it would be really embarrassing if they received this red envelope, so they resolutely resigned. However, when they opened their red envelopes, they suddenly felt that they were quite stupid to refuse, and it was obvious that the red envelopes of several of them meant meaning, and there was no practical meaning, and the sum of the red envelopes of several people was not as big as the summer one.

"Tut-tut, look, look, there is no one else!" Xia Zewu opened Xia Erye's red envelope, looked at the thin pink tickets inside, pretended to pout in disgust, and pulled Uncle Xia, who was also pitiful as him, and complained, "Sure enough, no one is as important as the eldest grandson, just a few tickets, and there will be no more when you go out to the next restaurant." ”

"You're a big doctor, do you still care about this money?" Uncle Xia looked at Xia Zewu's pouting and felt very interesting, before he had contact with Xia Zewen and Xia Zewu, he would feel that they were difficult to approach and very cold, but after being in contact with them for a long time, he felt that the so-called high coldness was just an illusion, disguising their truth/sex/personality that was not good at words and communication. "It's just an intern, but the pay won't be any worse, right?"

"Tut-tut, how do you say this, the more money the better. Besides, how much money can an intern have? That salary is not enough for me to eat, if it weren't for my brother's car, my brother's oil, and my brother's food every day, I guess I would have a miserable life like other interns! Xia Zewu stabbed Uncle Xia and squeezed his eyes in Xia Zewen's direction, "Look at the dean of the people, I don't take this in my eyes at all." ”

"What bad things do you say about me?" Xia Zewen quietly came behind Xia Zewu and Uncle Xia, and slapped the heads of the two of them, "Who said I don't care about it? It's just such a little money, it's not enough for me to lose tonight, to be honest, I now regret that I didn't ask for the red envelope of my eldest brother and sister-in-law." ”

"I also regret it a little, how can I say that mosquito legs are also meat!" Uncle Xia pouted, shook off a few red envelopes in his hand, stuffed them into the pocket of his coat, and said in a low voice, "Hey, we can't say that the elders are eccentric, and it is natural for the next generation to be in pain, so let's admit it!"

"I don't admit it, I can't do it, playing cards like this, hey, my brother is okay, the technique is good, maybe I can win a few games, I can't, compared with you, my technology is a scum! You rely on technology, I rely on luck, we are not a rank, so it is very important to have sufficient funds. Xia Zewu also stuffed his red envelope into his pocket, looked at the clock in the living room, and then looked at a group of goblins dancing wildly on the TV screen, and sighed softly, "Forget it, don't talk about this, anyway, there is still a glimmer of hope, I will not give up, and I will definitely fight you to the end tonight." But now let's go out for a walk, I think my belly still has a little bit of support. ”

"We're going too!" Xia Xia, who had been secretly listening to the three uncles, immediately jumped out, returned Lord Lele to Xia's mother, and pulled Shu Chang to Xia Zewu and Uncle Xia, "We also have to move and digest the dinner in our stomachs, so as to make room for dumplings! I just went to the kitchen to take a look, and there are my favorite cuttlefish fillings and yellow croaker fillings, I think I will definitely eat more." ”

"You two can move around inside the house, it's snowing outside, it's a little cold. Xia Zewu touched Xia He's comfortable head, "Don't give frostbite anymore, it's really troublesome." ”

"Why is it troublesome? Our bodies are not so weak!" Xia Xia pulled Uncle Xia's sleeve and turned his head to signal Shu Chang to pull Xia Zewu, "Take us out, we will definitely not run around, just play in the yard!"

"Take the two of them out for a walk, you two are so entangled that you two can't get out. Old Man Shu and Grandma Xia exchanged a look, and Old Man Shu said with a smile, "Ji Ji is right, if you eat too much, you should also move, otherwise you should accumulate food, which will be more troublesome." It just so happened that the little net had been stuffy in the house for a day, and I also let it go out to play for a while, so that it would make trouble with us. ”

"It's okay to dress warmly, and don't live so delicately as children. Grandma Xia looked at Old Man Shu, and then at Second Master Xia and Third Master Xia, "I see that a few of you have eaten a lot, why don't you go out for a walk with them?"

"It's a good idea, anyway, I don't plan to sleep tonight, it's okay to start later, by the way, Ji Ji, when did Xiaoqiu say that the people from the Bai family will come tomorrow?"

"Second grandfather, Brother Xiaoqiu said that after lunch. Xia Xia looked at Second Master Xia with a smile, "For the specific time, Grandpa Bai will call a little later to confirm." However, I suspect that it will not be earlier than two o'clock at the earliest. Our family is going to stay up all night today, and they are the same. Brother Xiaoqiu said that their family also has to play cards, and according to the past situation, it is possible to play until five or six o'clock tomorrow morning. ”

"Okay, I see, I won't delay things. Second Master Xia nodded, pulled Third Master Xia to get up from the sofa, and began to prepare to wear a coat, a scarf or something, and by the way, he also brought Old Man Shu's coat, hat and scarf. "Old man, don't sit still, don't you say the old saying, if you walk a hundred steps after dinner, you can live ninety-nine. Since we are going to live a long life, let's go out for a walk, a hundred steps is not a lot!"

Old Man Shu watched everyone start to move and prepare to go out for a walk, he was embarrassed to sit so calmly, so he had to take the coat and scarf handed by Xia Erye and walked out with everyone.

Xia Zewu and Uncle Xia never thought that their after-dinner consumption would become the current situation of helping the old and bringing the young, fortunately, Grandma Xia, their eldest brother and sister-in-law, and Lord Lele did not come with them, otherwise it would really become a family outing.

Fortunately, the family's walk didn't last long, the snow outside was too big, and the temperature was too low. Look at the time, no more, no less exactly half an hour, after a little activity, everyone doesn't feel so panicked.

Back in the house, drank some hot water and ate some fruit, the Chinese New Year's Eve card game officially kicked off.

The coffee table in the living room was removed, and Father Xia and Xia Zewen moved two large round tables from the game room, one table for Old Man Shu, Grandma Xia, Second Master Xia and Third Master Xia, and one table for the four brothers of the Xia family. Xia's mother didn't like to play cards very much, so she stood by with Lord Lele and Xia and Shu Chang to watch the game.

Because it is their own family playing cards, small chips are still necessary, but because of the strong protests of Xia Zewen, Xia Zewu and Uncle Xia, the chips have changed from their beloved small money to candy that is not treated by the family. Everyone had fifty pieces of candy in their small drawer, and if they weren't enough, they could get them from the candy box.

The first lap is a warm-up game, one is familiar with the rules, the other is to practice hands, and the second lap is the real "fight". It's just that people who are not very lucky, even if they are warm-up games, it is impossible to counterattack, so Old Man Shu, who has never been very lucky and lucky, lost a whole lap and four rounds of the competition very much than expected.

Of course, this is not what makes Old Man Shu feel depressed the most, what makes the old man feel unwilling is that there are eight people at two tables, except for himself, everyone has made peace, only he has lost from beginning to end.

Xia Xia stood behind Grandma Xia, looked at the old man Shu who was blowing his beard and glaring at the cards in front of him, and felt particularly funny, secretly took out his mobile phone, turned on the camera, turned off the flash, and sneakily took a picture of the old man's expression at this moment, and then found Bai Zhongqiu's contact number in the address book and sent the photo over.

It didn't take long for Xia Xia to receive Bai Zhongqiu's reply, and when he saw an admiring expression displayed on the screen, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, he really thought that the old man who blew his beard and stared at him was particularly cute, and Bai Zhongqiu, who spoiled himself unconditionally, did not object to anything, and was particularly supportive, was even more cute.