The Zhang family greeted them in advance before they came. Obviously, the Shao family still attaches great importance to their arrival, so today the Shao family specially stayed at home, and warmly left the Zhang family for lunch at home.

At this time, it was not yet meal, and the people who were talking in the living room were divided into three groups.

Naturally, the old man Shao was the main one, supplemented by Shao Qingfeng and Shao Qingyang, who accompanied Zhang Dazhuang, Zhang Weiqiang, Song Yong and others to sit together, and the topics discussed were also some family and country affairs, and the atmosphere was slightly more serious and serious.

The other group is Shao Zhiheng talking with Zhang Su and Zhang Kai. Although Shao Zhiheng's children's age is a few years younger than that of Zhang Su and Zhang Kai, it is obvious that because of his unusual family background, the education he usually receives, and the breadth of vision and knowledge are not comparable to children of the same age. So when we met this year, it seemed that I had suddenly taken off the immaturity of the past and became as mature and stable as his father. At this time, the three of them got together to talk and chat, and they were not only very coordinated, but also had some common language, so they chatted enthusiastically.

The last wave of people who entertained Gu Nuannuan, Zhang Minzhen, Lin Qin, and Wen Xiu were naturally the only hostess of the Shao family at this time, and the future first lady of the alliance, Shao Qingfeng's lover Mu Xin.

Mu Xin's own family background is not ordinary, and the education she received since she was a child has made her even more exquisite and long-sleeved good at dancing in dealing with people and things. Facing the Zhang family who saved her son and her father-in-law, she was grateful from the bottom of her heart. Especially when she knew that Zhang Weiqiang was not only her family's great benefactor, but also her younger brother Mu Zhe's hardcore comrade-in-arms and brother, she was even more emotional, and she also had more extra affection for the Zhang family.

At this time, she glanced at Gu Nuannuan, who was sitting there obediently, looking at her nose and nose, looking very well-behaved and quiet, and turned her head to smile and sigh at the others with envy and shallow regret: "Nuan Nuan is such a well-behaved child, there is nothing that people don't like when they see it." Compared with boys, I think it's really a girl who is likable, and I've always wanted to have another girl all these years, but it's a pity that I can't conceive it anymore since I gave birth to Zhiheng. ”

"Why can't you get pregnant? Have you ever been to the hospital? Wen Xiu asked with concern on the side.

"It's hard to put into words." Mu Xin smiled bitterly and shook her head, obviously reluctant to say more about the reason, but said, "Sometimes I really want to go to the welfare home to adopt a girl and come back to raise it, but after thinking about it a lot, I finally forget it." The responsibility of raising a child is too heavy, and I often have impatience with Zhiheng, and I forget after the children I gave birth to, but I still have some scruples about adopted children. I'm afraid that one day in the future, she will know her life experience, and I'm really afraid that she will think too much when I think that I have beaten and scolded her. In addition, I am busy with work now, and I am afraid that I will be hot for small children for a few minutes, so isn't it even more irresponsible for children? ”

"Yes, how easy is it to raise children, especially small ones?" Seeing that Mu Xin was reluctant to say more, Wen Xiu naturally wouldn't hold on to the previous topic.

"That's right, I've always thought that girls are caring, but if you really ask me to go to such a small child again, I guess it's enough to choke."

Lin Qin nodded with a smile on the side: "If the child is not as sensible as Nuan Nuan in our family, it makes people feel distressed, sometimes it is really unbearable." It's inevitable to scold a few times, so it's good to say that I'm also a personality, right? But when I was a child, my two stinky boys were not less beaten by me. ”

"Sister-in-law, you should be humble, don't boast about Nuan Nuan like this in front of anyone. It's not like this is how Wang Po sells melons and boasts. It's nothing here in Sister Xin now, but if others hear it, won't they be able to help but laugh at us secretly? Zhang Minzhen listened to Lin Qin's words and couldn't help but hold her forehead.

"It's all said it's nothing with me. Besides, what is there to boast about? Mu Xin also laughed.

Gu Nuannuan, who was praised, gave everyone a shallow smile at the right time, and continued to sit there and listen to them obediently. The others didn't care about her, laughed a few times and discussed other topics on their own.

At this time, Gu Nuannuan was actually a little distracted.

The Chinese New Year, in her heart, there is really no special joy feeling, and even she is looking forward to this lively New Year. When she returned to Zhangjia Village before, she paid New Year's greetings to a small number of elders in the clan who needed her to pay New Year's greetings in person, and then went to the Gu family to pay New Year's greetings to her grandfather, and then she was almost alone in the house at other times. In the face of invitations from other peers, most of them will turn it down. The people of the Zhang family have long been accustomed to this.

At the beginning, they tried to correct Gu Nuannuan as soon as the New Year was celebrated, thinking that children would not like the New Year's Celebration, so they tried their best to call her out to be lively with everyone. turned out to find that Gu Nuannuan would obediently come out to cooperate with them every time, although she also had a smile on her face, but it was obviously not really happy from the bottom of her heart, but coaxed them to have a stronger taste, so even though she still didn't know why Gu Nuannuan would be like this when it came to the New Year, but after all, no one was willing to force her anymore.

This is also the reason why Gu Nuannuan behaved so abnormally in the Shao family, and the people of the Zhang family turned a blind eye. And Mu Xin hadn't seen Gu Nuannuan's usual appearance much, thinking that this child's personality was originally like this, thinking that it was normal for a girl like her to be in her teens, she would naturally not notice the abnormality.

In fact, Gu Nuannuan doesn't like the New Year, it's not that there are too many New Year's Celebrations.

To be honest, compared with later generations, the flavor of the year at this time is still strong enough. Especially in Zhangjia Village, as soon as the village is lit up for the New Year, the sound of firecrackers is almost uninterrupted. Especially because of the existence of Gu Nuannuan, Zhang Weiqiang, Zhang Dazhuang and others in the village, the first thing they will benefit when they are rich is the township. It is not a blind money to the clan, but a variety of benefits for students, road repairs, and teaching people to fish. Therefore, the income of almost every household in Zhangjia Village is not low compared to a few years ago and now, and the good people who are attached to the Zhang family earn enough for the people in the city to be blushing in a year.

It's rare to be leisurely and have money in your pocket, every Chinese New Year, Zhangjiacun regardless of men, women and children are all beaming, wearing new clothes, and there are a lot of peanuts, melon seeds, candy, longan dry and those snacks to play cards, visit the door or chat together.

Even the children are more lively than usual, one by one with satisfied smiling faces, with a dime and a few cents of New Year's money, they all rush to the supply and marketing cooperatives in the village...... At this time, the children are mischievous and naughty, and the adults will generally be with the greatest indulgence and do not care. As long as it is not really a thing that pierces the sky, the adults who are rarely idle will be in a good mood and smile with the greatest patience and tolerance of the year.

Gu Nuannuan was afraid of such a lively atmosphere. Especially after seeing those carefree children, her heart will inevitably ache, and she can't breathe.

Fortunately, because she needed to go to the capital to pay New Year's greetings, the Zhang family would not stay in Zhangjia Village for a long time, which really relieved her.

When it was time to eat, the Zhang family had lunch at the Shao family, drank tea and chatted for a while, and when they got up to say goodbye, the Shao family's phone rang frantically. Shao Qingfeng, who was closest to the telephone, picked up the phone casually, and the smile that was still on his face suddenly froze, "Okay, we'll be there soon." ”