Chapter 20: Chinese New Year
When I was a child, the Chinese New Year was the happiest day in my memory.
It is a day when the whole family is together, a day when the New Year's money is paid, a day when new clothes are worn, and a day when there are no quarrels....
Dad said that the New Year should be happy so that the next year will be happy every day. You can't quarrel, you can't do your homework... Otherwise, there will be endless quarrels and homework next year.
When he was a child, Zhou Jichu believed in this without doubt, but the more he grew up, the more he realized that this sentence was just a hope.
There is homework every day, and the quarrels between parents are also staged every day.
After listening to it a lot, Zhou Jichu got used to it.
"I said I wouldn't make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, why did you still cut tomatoes?!"
"Chu Chu likes to eat!"
"Can't you eat it usually? I have to eat it at this big festival! ”
……
The kitchen was playing a quarrel again, Zhou Jichu put on headphones and took a book on the bookshelf casually to read.
Staying silent in his own world and ignoring them is the method that Zhou Jichu has always taken. It's just that I didn't expect that this method has been used until now.
But there's nothing wrong with that, and some things might be better left to time. When they are older and understand that the other party has been with them for many years, they should take a step back.
It's like this sentence, adults often say to children, when you grow up, you will know everything.
In turn, it also applies.
"Chu Chu~ Don't hide in the room, the uncle and their family will come later, and my aunt will come back this year. It's going to be off the elevated highway now, are you going to prepare? Zhou's mother shouted outside.
"Oh, your daughter just came back, so you let people rest and rest!" Dad Zhou retorted.
"No, that's your family, why should I let her come out and sit?"
"She has always disliked chatting with those relatives, you don't know!"
"Okay! Then when people say that your daughter doesn't know the etiquette, don't blame me! ”
After Zhou's mother finished speaking, she pulled the celery leaves down vigorously.
Zhou Jichu couldn't listen to it, so he pulled out his headphones and sat on the sofa with a book.
It's not that they want to support which side, but they don't want to be an excuse for them to quarrel.
Dad Zhou glanced at Zhou's mother, who was choosing vegetables, and also turned on the water pipe to the maximum.
The silence lasted for a long time, so quiet that only the sound of flipping books could be heard. Soon, the silence was broken.
There was a knock on the door, and Zhou Jichu put down the book and opened the door.
"Yikes! Chu Chu is back! ”
"Hello uncle and aunt, hello brother, please come in!" Greetings from Zhou Jichu's standards.
"Chu Chu has grown taller!" After his brother finished speaking, he touched Zhou Jichu's head with a smile.
"Big brother and sister-in-law are here! Sit down, sit down, Chu Chu will chat with you for a while, I'll cook! After saying hello, Zhou's mother went back to the kitchen.
"It's okay, you go and get busy, Chu Chu can accompany me, and you can also go to the kitchen to help her uncle!" The eldest aunt dominates the eldest uncle.
Zhou Jichu was dragged by his aunt to sit on the sofa and chat, with a standard smirk on his face.
In fact, the uncle's family has a very good personality, and the aunt's family is also very good, but it is better than Zhou Jichu's family, so in Zhou's mother's eyes, they are not good.
Zhou Jichu will be like this, just because he is not used to this kind of cordiality, not because he doesn't like them. Because at home, her parents never held her hand and asked her if she was suitable for life in the north, and there was no brother who called to encourage her before facing a major exam.
People who are not loved are not very loving.
Soon after, my aunt's family also came over.
The uncle's family is doing business outside all the year round, and the aunt's family is also very busy opening a photo studio. In my memory, it is rare for the family to come back for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner event was all assembled, and the round table was packed except for the two empty seats left for grandparents.
"Give out red envelopes! Chu Chu, this is yours..."Zhou Jichu just wanted to reach out and take it, but was stopped by Zhou's mother.
"No, no, no, she's going to work this year, so she doesn't want to be so old."
"Alas~ How old is it to be a child, how can a child not collect New Year's money!"
The eldest aunt insisted on stuffing the red envelope into Zhou Jichu's hand.
"That's it, sister-in-law, you take care of Chu Chu too much, why don't you have more money in your hands to buy beautiful clothes!"
My aunt also stuffed the red envelope to Zhou Jichu.
"Thank you, auntie!" Zhou Jichu said with a smile.
"Oh, it's not me who cares about her, how can she listen to me?" Zhou's mother said sourly.
"Nonsense, we are the most well-behaved, right!" Uncle sandwiched an egg to Zhou Jichu.
"She's disobedient! If she was obedient, she would be an honest teacher at home now, and she would still run so far! ”
"Auntie, this is not right, Chu Chu's work is also very good, and he is professional." My brother couldn't help but speak for Zhou Jichu.
"Isn't that teacher more right! It's stable, it's close to home. ”
After Zhou's mother finished speaking, no one wanted to answer her words.
"Eh, this fish is so delicious today..."
Zhou Jichu smiled secretly, glanced at his brother, and sure enough, there were still people who supported him.
"Happy New Year, watch the video, my drama is on the air."
Zhou Jichu's mobile phone rang, and when he picked up the phone, he saw Lu Yiran's message.
Zhou Jichu clicked on the App and looked at it.
"What are you looking at? Don't play with your phone while eating! After Zhou's mother finished speaking, she took away Zhou Jichu's mobile phone.
"This is a drama adapted from our script, and it's on the air!" Zhou Jichu explained.
"Chu Chu has written TV series!" My aunt said in shock.
"Really?! Oh, it's out of the way......"
Then, the scene becomes a family watching around a small mobile phone.
"It's out, it's out, look! Screenwriter's assistant, Zhou Jichu! ”
"Really, really!"
"Oh, it's really us!"
"Where did you see this?"
……
Zhou Jichu instantly felt a sense of accomplishment, watching them huddle together to watch the video, and was inexplicably moved.
"Oh, it's just a little assistant, and it's not a big writer, it's nothing~" Zhou's mother said.
"Isn't that a matter of time!"
"No, no, this is the script written by Sister Lan, and I'm still far away." Zhou Jichu was also embarrassed.
"Don't be modest, my sister will definitely be a great writer in the future!" Her brother smiled and patted her on the shoulder.
Zhou Jichu watched the video carefully, and Lu Yiran didn't appear until a few episodes later. debuted as the second male lead, which should be not bad.
"Look, Happy New Year!" Zhou Jichu replied to the message.
"Good! Our old Zhou family is going to have a writer! ”
The picture is peaceful, and everyone's faces are filled with sincere smiles, which I haven't seen for a long time.
I didn't expect my work to bring such an effect one day.
After sending blessing messages one by one, Zhou Jichu was satisfied with the sofa and chasing the drama, while other adults were watching the Spring Festival Gala.
"You said that the hosts of the Spring Festival Gala are celebrating the New Year? Why are they there every year..."