By the time the veins were filled with abundant True Yuan again, the time had reached the end of January, and it was almost time for the old calendar year to pass. Friends were asking him when he would go back, but Li Han didn't think about returning to China for the New Year. Originally, I wanted to take Lydia back to China to meet her parents, but since I had already met in the last engagement, there was no need to return to China.

Even if you don't return to China, you have to have a good year. Fortunately, there are a lot of people in the manor, and there are several Chinese chefs. Moreover, in order to eat authentic Chinese food, Li Han invited either the immigrant generation or the chef specially recruited from China, so he naturally did not understand domestic customs like bananas.

The New Year's goods have been prepared, and I went to Chinatown to buy lanterns, couplets, blessing characters, door gods, firecrackers, fireworks, and made a lot of sausages, bacon, boxes of fruits and snacks, and even bought several pairs of mahjong. If you don't play mahjong during the New Year, is it still called the New Year?

Li Han finished his driving lesson, signed up and just waited for the test, and there was nothing to do in London, so he simply went back to the manor to see what delicious food they had prepared.

The housekeeper naturally buys the New Year's goods according to the requirements of the chefs, and it is the assistant Qi Safety who starts the work. It's just that chefs have them all over the country, and the things they eat for the New Year are not the same, and the lists written are varied. Fortunately, Li Han was a rich man, and he gave enough funds for the New Year, so he simply bought them all and piled up the small warehouse next to the kitchen.

Li Han has been in the UK for two and a half years, and it is the third year he has spent here. The first time for the New Year, Benedict was accompanied by Tom and Gavin, and the second time they were all in trouble, he made himself a table of delicious food for the New Year. Only this year is the most lively, with so many people in the manor to accompany them, as well as Lydia and her future father-in-law, it can be regarded as a family New Year.

"Do you want to take leave to go back to China for the Chinese New Year?" Li Han asked Qi Safety, "I can give you paid leave and reimbursement for round-trip air tickets." ”

Qi An'an shook his head: "Don't go back, I just went back during the New Year's Day holiday, it's too noisy to go back for the New Year, all three aunts and six mothers-in-law come, and I always like to ask some mentally retarded questions." And you want me to take it abroad or something. ”

Li Han laughed. He'd also heard a collection of questions that international students hated to be asked. He roughly flipped it, it was cola, but it was also realistic. The questions are as follows:

Q: "I heard that you came back from England?" ”

A: "Yes." ”

Q: "What university in the UK did you graduate from?" ”

Answer: "XX University." ”

Asked: "I haven't heard of it." Why not go to Oxford/Cambridge? ”

Answer:......

Q: "You must be very good at English, right?" ”

A: "It's okay." ”

Q: "Say a few words?" ”

Answer:......

Ask: "Are foreign women pretty?" ”

A: "Okay." ”

Q: "How many bubbles?" ”

Answer: "No." ”

"Isn't it?" What are you doing kid? ”

Answer:......

Q: "I heard that cars abroad are cheaper?" ”

A: "Yes." ”

Q: "So what kind of car do you drive?" ”

Answer: XX

Q: "Why don't you drive a Ferrari?" ”

Answer:......

Q: "Do you and the British speak English?" ”

Answer: "Yes." ”

Ask: "Do you understand?" ”

A: "Most of them are fine. ”

Ask: "Is there a time when you don't understand?" ”

Answer: "Sometimes I can't understand the accent when I encounter it. ”

Asked: "Is it okay if you don't speak your English?" ”

Answer:......

There are many more such questions. Li Han was about to laugh crazy when he looked at it. But if you think about it, if you go back to China, you will indeed be asked some of these kinds of questions. It's embarrassing and funny. Many people said that they were tired of being asked, and later they simply stopped telling them about their returnee status.

Li Han is okay, he has a good relationship with him and will not ask this kind of question, and he has no relatives at home, so he has not encountered this kind of embarrassment. Qi An'an sighed, looking tired and unloving. Li Han said: "Then you call Anthony to come to the manor for the New Year, and I will give you a red envelope when I arrive." ”

Qi An'an was immediately happy, and hurriedly nodded and agreed. Li Han has a gentle personality, as long as he does his job well, he will not be able to use his identity as a boss to oppress people, he and Anthony are not afraid of this boss, and there is no pressure to eat together for the New Year. In particular, there are red envelopes to take, and you can't ask for them.

In fact, the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year in London is still very strong, especially in Chinatown, where red lanterns are hung up early, and there are teams of dragon lanterns and lion dances every day to ask for red envelopes for New Year's greetings to various shops. On the right day, the mayor of London will personally go to Chinatown to feel the New Year's atmosphere and greet the Chinese and overseas Chinese.

Li Han took Lydia to watch the dragon lantern and lion dance for a while, and then went to Qian Ji to pay homage to Qian Jin, and then went back to the manor. I also went to pick up Benedict on the way, and the scene he filmed was just finished, Li Han invited him to go to the manor for the New Year, this year's New Year was lively, although Benedict accompanied him for the New Year, but he hadn't really felt the atmosphere of the New Year.

When he got home, the Count of Reims had arrived, and was sitting by the river fishing, when several small animals gathered around him, and he caught one, and they ate one, and were very happy. Li Han shook his head amusedly, this fishing is all for these little guys, and it is also thanks to the earl's patience.

Red lanterns have been hung at the gate of the manor, and couplets and door gods have been pasted, and although the Western-style castle is somewhat nondescript, it is also full of the joyful atmosphere of the New Year.

"When we get married and have a few more children, the New Year will be even more lively." Li Han hugged Lydia and said with a smile, "The children are running around, playing with firecrackers, that's called the New Year." "It's not like now, no matter how lively it is, it's all adults, and the excitement is limited.

Benedict's girlfriend Afechette was rehearsing a big play in London, and this time he didn't have time to come, he heard Li Han say this, and said with a smile: "In the future, when all three of us have children, it will be even more lively." "I wanted to say that it's a pity that Gavin died early, otherwise the children of the four families would have to quarrel. But he still held back, on such a good day, it was better not to mention such a sad topic.

Li Han also thought of Gavin, and his feelings were lowered. Cheered up again: "How about we come to the competition tomorrow to make lanterns?" Go online and find a few pictures of lanterns to see who makes them beautifully. ”

Both Benedict and Lydia were interested, and even the Earl of Reims joined in. British men like to do it themselves, whether it is gardening or repairing, Li Han is completely incomparable. However, Benedict is an actor, and he is usually too busy to do this, and Lance's father and daughter are aristocrats, and they have subordinates to do everything, and Li Han is half a catty to eight taels.

But it's time to go for lunch. The customs vary from place to place in the country, and some places only value the reunion dinner in the evening. But the rules of Li Han's hometown. In addition to the reunion dinner in the evening, lunch is also very important, called in-law rice, which is actually similar to a reunion dinner. Anyway, it's a big table of dishes. And then drink or something. I don't know what it means.

The New Year's Eve is all his own people, and Li Han doesn't have any meal sharing system, just call it direct serving. He specially listed the menu for today's two meals. They are all dishes that I used to eat with my grandfather during the New Year. In addition to ordinary chicken, duck and pork, there are sausages, bacon, braised whole fish, and the most special thing is a pot of taro balls and a pot of sweet soup.

Taro balls are a specialty of his hometown, and he mixes potato flour and taro in a certain proportion, kneaded into the size of a cherry and boiled to eat. It looks black, but the taste is actually very Q. Just pay attention to the proportion, more potato flour is not enough taste, more taro will be too astringent.

The sweet soup was cooked by Li Han's grandfather when he was a child to make him happy, and the soup was cooked with white fungus, red dates and raisins with rock sugar, which was sweet and delicious, and children liked to drink it. Li Han usually doesn't like sweets, but he has a soft spot for this soup, and he must drink it during the New Year, and if he doesn't drink it, he won't have a good time even for the New Year.

Fish is a dish that can be found everywhere, which means that there is more than enough every year. But usually this fish can be done in any way, and you must take one or two catties of carp to make a whole fish during the New Year. He likes to fry the fish until golden brown on both sides, then add water to boil, and add chili noodles to it.

The dishes on the table are not all small portions like usual, and they are removed directly after eating. The New Year has to be big fish and meat, and pay attention to the large plate and big bowl, the meat inside is piled to the tip, plus the number of plates and bowls, a table of dishes can be eaten from Chinese New Year's Eve to the end of the New Year. Of course, it will be replenished continuously, especially the fastest consumed vegetables during the Chinese New Year, and they must be re-fried at every meal. Meat always has to be eaten several times.

Of course Li Han's hospitality will not be like this now, and for foreigners, it is simply scolding to entertain them with leftovers. Anyway, he still has so many carnivorous pets, just feed them if he can't finish eating.

Qi security and Anthony did not serve their table, but ran to the kitchen to eat with the butler and the cook. The rest of Li Han's family of three plus Benedict are all their own people, and as soon as the firecrackers go off outside the door, there is more and more of a New Year's atmosphere. Li Han also asked someone to hang a TV on the wall of the restaurant, counting the time difference, the Spring Festival party is not much to start, just watch it while eating. Although the current Spring Festival Gala is nothing to see, there is always something missing if you don't watch it.

The party spoke Chinese, and Lydia is not bad at Chinese now, at least there is no problem with daily conversations. Although Benedict learned a few words, it was a panacea such as "hello" and "thank you", and the Earl of Reims was similar to him, and he could only be deaf when he watched the party. The singing program is okay, I can't understand the sketch at all, so I can only listen to Li Han's translation.

After eating, the four of them happened to be at a table and began to play mahjong. Because there is Earl Reims, he doesn't bet on stickers and drill tables or anything, and foreigners don't have the habit of playing cards and gambling with their own people, so Li Han brought four plates of dim sum, used dim sum as chips, and stuffed a piece into his mouth from time to time while playing, which was delicious and fun.

While continuing to watch the Spring Festival Gala, Li Han also brushed his scarf from time to time, and he was so busy. But no matter how busy you are, you have to brush it, how many people complain about brushing jokes on the scarf, more than the Spring Festival Gala Coke.

It's just that when the bell rings in the Spring Festival Gala and the hosts come out to pay New Year's greetings, Li Han looks at the time, it is only four o'clock, and it is not yet five o'clock, and he always feels a little embarrassed. He thought about it for a while, and simply called the housekeeper: "Send the New Year's red envelope down, and help me greet everyone for the New Year." As he spoke, he took out a bulging red envelope and handed it to him, "It's yours, Happy Spring Festival!" ”

Butler Ian is now half of the country, and after receiving the red envelope, he arched his hand very neatly: "New Year's greetings to the old man, Wishing you prosperity." (To be continued......)