On Chinese New Year's Eve, the Jiangcheng lanterns are full of colorful New Year's flavor, and the walls of the old city are hung with red lanterns and quaint flags, making everyone feel like they have dreamed back to a thousand years.

Zhou Xiao's house is very old, and the area is not large and somewhat crowded.

Zhou Gang and Chen Ling originally planned to put the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the restaurant, but after thinking about it, especially seeing that the price of the Chinese New Year's Eve table in the restaurant had risen to more than a thousand tables, they dispelled this idea.

Zhou Gang said: "It's a little crowded, the restaurant is boring, and it's lively to eat at home!" ”

That being said, in fact, I still want to save some money.

After all, their son's marriage has not been resolved, and Zhou Gang and Chen Ling dare not spend a penny.

The two also have New Year's wishes, and they scraped together more money to give Zhou Xiao a down payment for a house.

After Zhou Xiao started his business, all the company's public representatives (including to the media) were Wang Yulan, and even if Zhou Xiao talked about business and cooperation with major investment capitals, he would not appear in public.

If you don't go to Tianyan to check the shareholders of Origin Technology, you won't know Zhou Xiao at all.

It's like everyone likes Chanel perfume or Gucci bags, but they don't know who the owners of Chanel and Gucci are.

What's more, Anne mask and Bacillus aeruginosa hair transplant products are not something that Zhou Gang and Chen Ling care about at all. Compared with these, the two are more concerned about today's pork price increase.

And Chen Yi, the aunt who has been taking the mask here from Zhou Xiao, has always thought that Zhou Xiao is an employee of Anne Company, but she doesn't dare to think that Anne is opened by Zhou Xiao.

It's really hard to think!

Therefore, even if Zhou Xiao gave thousands of yuan to his parents every once in a while, Zhou Gang and Chen Ling did not know the truth about Zhou Xiao's entrepreneurship, so they would have the idea of saving money to buy a house.

Zhou Xiao is preparing for a showdown with her parents during the Spring Festival, so that her parents are no longer so tired, and it is time to enjoy Qingfu.

In the evening, the family of aunt Zhou Yan and uncle Zhou Qiang came to Zhou Xiao's house.

Chen Ling and Zhou Gang had a busy day just to prepare for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.

Seeing this, Wang Yanfang (Zhou Qiang's wife) said politely: "What do you do with such a complicated matter, in my opinion, even if the family eats noodles together, it is the New Year." ”

Zhou Qiang said: "That's it! Although Mom and Dad are gone, we still have to get together every year, and it doesn't matter what we eat! ”

It is indeed a family, but over the years, with the difference in everyone's economic conditions, the relationship has become a lot stranger.

Zhou Yan and her husband Li Jian are both teachers, with stable jobs and good incomes.

Zhou Qiang is a small package foreman who has already driven a BMW X5, and Wang Yanfang is a full-time wife with better family conditions.

The worst conditions are Zhou Gang and Chen Ling, who are still worried about their son's marriage room.

Zhou Xiao's cousin Li Chen, his wife Liu Yu, and cousin Zhou Anwei came in to say hello, and then sat on the sofa watching TV and waiting for food.

Li Chen and Zhou Anwei have a good relationship, the two have lived close to each other since childhood, and they are in the same school (from the best elementary school in Jiangcheng to the best high school), and there are many topics to talk about after meeting.

And Zhou Xiao has had a sense of distance from them since he was a child, and now he has nothing to say.

"Zhou Xiao, communicate with your sister more, people are now assigned to work in the Maple Leaf Country, and they have a wide range of knowledge." Chen Ling saw that Zhou Xiao was helping to serve the food, and hurriedly said.

Zhou Xiao led Chen Ling to the living room, asked her to sit down, and said, "You have worked hard all day, you accompany your sister-in-law and uncle to talk, and I will serve the food." ”

"Zhou Xiao is sensible!" Zhou Qiang said: "When a man grows up, he is the pillar of the family!" ”

These few sentences sound very comfortable, like a family, but the next sentence is exposed.

Zhou Qiang said proudly: "My Zhou Anwei is also sensible, this Chinese New Year gave me and her mother a red envelope of 10,000 yuan, this girl is distressed about her parents." ”

This is also the reason why Zhou Xiao doesn't like the New Year, as soon as the New Year is over, relatives from all walks of life begin to compare, comparing income to children, houses and cars.

Chen Ling was a little embarrassed when she heard Zhou Qiang say this, and she didn't respond.

After all, they knew that Zhou Xiao's income was not high, and it was okay to give three or five thousand, and giving ten thousand per person would definitely exceed Zhou Xiao's level.

At six o'clock in the evening, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner officially began.

Sure enough, the soul torture began.

Sister-in-law Zhou Yan began: "Zhou Xiao, you see that your brother Chen and sister Duyu have been married for a year, when will you bring your girlfriend back!" ”

"That's it!" Uncle Li Jian said: "The girl I introduced to you last time is still the niece of my very good friend, if you don't go directly, I will offend my friend." ”

Wang Yanfang hurriedly mended the knife: "Zhou Xiao, you are not young, you should consider personal problems, you still have to recognize your own positioning, don't pick and choose." You see your parents working so hard in the shop every day, why? It's just to see you stabilize early. ”

Zhou Qiang nodded in affirmation, "Zhou Xiao, what your aunt said is right, if you introduce a good girl, you should cherish it, don't pick and choose." ”

Zhou Xiao was speechless and said: "Why is Zhou Anwei one year older than me, not in love or married, you don't urge, I am a big man, you are so anxious?" ”

Zhou Yan hurriedly criticized Zhou Xiao and said: "Zhou Xiao, your sister is different from you, your sister works in a multinational company with stable and good salary, and now she is running a career abroad, and the uncle's family conditions are also better, she has already bought a house for your sister in Jiangcheng, which is not something you can compare." ”

Zhou Xiao sighed helplessly and stopped talking.

These words made Zhou Gang's heart very uncomfortable, what is the meaning of good conditions without worrying about getting married? He interrupted and asked, "Sister, brother, today is my and Chen Ling's craftsmanship, everyone can taste it!" ”

At this time, Li Chen took out a cloud cigarette (220 one), handed it to Zhou Gang and said, "We have prepared a New Year's gift for my uncle." ”

"Alas! Look at the child politely! Zhou Gang happily took the cloud cigarette, he usually smokes fifteen-one packs of Jinling.

Li Chen didn't show Zhou Qiang a gift, because Zhou Qiang was a small bag foreman, and all he smoked was Chinese, Li Chen would definitely not give Yunyan, and the gift to Zhou Qiang was two bottles of Wuliangye and a piece of Chinese, which he gave yesterday.

Zhou Yan also expects Zhou Qiang to pull his son Li Chen along, deposit more money and loans in Li Chen's bank, and it is best that Zhou Yan's family can also invest in some engineering business.

Zhou Anwei also took out the gift, handed it to Chen Ling and said, "Aunt, this is the maple sugar of the Maple Leaf Country, which is good for your health, I specially brought it to you from the Maple Leaf Country." ”

Chen Ling hurriedly took it and said, "Oh, this is so embarrassing, Weiwei really has a heart!" ”

Wang Yanfang was very satisfied with her daughter's performance, and said to Chen Ling: "Weiwei is very sensible, brother-in-law, you often cough, it's good to eat this!" This is expensive in the Maple Leaf Country! ”

In fact, Zhou Anwei didn't think about bringing a gift to Chen Ling when she came back from Maple Leaf Country, so she left TM Mall and bought maple candy as a gift under her mother's concern.

Everyone's attention is on Zhou Xiao, has Zhou Xiao prepared gifts for the elders?

Chen Ling immediately relieved her son, she took out a red envelope, and said: "Chenchen, Yuyu, Weiwei, I have prepared a red envelope for you during the Chinese New Year, I wish you all the best in your work." ”

Wang Yanfang shook her head helplessly, she felt that Chen Ling was a little pitiful, her family conditions were not good, and her son was not sensible.

Of course, Zhou Xiao knew what everyone was thinking, laughed, and said, "I also prepared a New Year's gift for everyone." ”