Extra One: Our first year
In a villa with a unique rustic style, the lights are colorful, and the door is pasted with red spring couplets.
On the side of the small garden are potted with fruitful oranges and flowers, and a red lantern hangs high on the low tree in front of the door.
In the bright light, it looks jubilant.
Inside the house.
Fragrant dumplings are boiling on the kitchen pot.
A woman in a red knitted jacket has a smile on her face, and a pair of pear vortices can be faintly seen on her round and blessed face.
"Old man Su, hurry up and serve dumplings." The woman shouted loudly, and then skillfully took the bowl and prepared the dumplings.
"Eh, come onβ"
A man with a pipe in his mouth happily ran into the kitchen to help.
In the hall, a handsome young man and a gentle-looking girl were setting up chopsticks and cutlery on the dining table.
There was already a sumptuous table of dishes on the table.
"Su, mother, I'm here to help." The girl walked into the kitchen and wanted to serve the bowl of hot dumplings on the stove.
"No, this is hot, let Nanzhou come in and serve it, Xiaoyi, you can just sit outside and wait for food." Su's mother said to Nanzhou's girlfriend with a smile.
"This ......" Xiaoyi was a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, let me do it." Nanzhou walked up to Xiao Yi, put one hand on her waist and patted her gently, and then walked past her to serve the bowl of dumplings.
"In the past, when our family Shushu was here, this work was also done by me as an elder brother, so I got used to it." He bowed his head and whispered in Xiao Yi's ear.
Father Su, who was passing by, heard the mention of his daughter and said with a smile: "I dreamed of Shushu last night, and she even paid us a New Year's greeting in advance in her dream." She also said that her son-in-law was very good to her. β
"I'm dreaming of my baby girl too." Su's mother also smiled.
"Xiaoyi, hurry up and sit down." She beckoned Nanzhou's girlfriend to the table.
"Okay, Mother Su, you sit here first." Xiao Yi first opened the seats for Su's mother and Su's father.
The TV in front of the dining table is playing the Spring Festival Gala program, and the four of them are happily sitting around the table eating dumplings, chatting, and the atmosphere is harmonious and happy.
Two hours later, the doorbell rang at home.
Su's mother, who was just tidying up the kitchen, went to open the door.
Outside the door stood a girl in a short skirt and long boots, big wavy curls, delicate and fashionable makeup, and a sunny and handsome boy with sparkling eyes.
As soon as the two of them saw Su's mother, they lifted the New Year's gift in their hands at the same time, "Su's mother, happy new year, let's greet you and Su's father." β
"Oh, look at the two of you, what gifts did you bring for the New Year, really." Su's mother said angrily. With a happy smile on his face, he hurriedly opened the door and welcomed the two into the house.
shouted to the inside again, "Old man Su, your godson and goddaughter are here." β
"Yo, is Little Five and Six here?" Dad Su put down the pipe in his hand and greeted him.
Nanzhou heard the voice and pulled Xiaoyi over.
"Big brother, little sister."
The little five and six who entered the door greeted with a smile.
"Hurry up and sit down, I'm still hot dumplings in the pot, so I'll serve them to you." Su's mother said and went to the kitchen.
"I heard you're going to open your own studio in the future? Is there anything I can do to help? Nanzhou and Xiao Liu went to the living room to chat.
Xiao Wu, who was following them, held Xiao Yi's hand, "Sister Xiao Yi, your lipstick color today is very good, isn't this red?" β
Xiaoyi replied with a smile: "This is a new product, huh...... It's a little maple red, do you like it? β
Xiao Wu: "I like it." β
"I just so have a new one in my bag, I'll give you later."
"Sister Xiaoyi, you're so good."
Su's mother came out with dumplings, and Xiao Wu and Liu praised them while eating.
After that, everyone gathered around the living room to chat about everyone's recent situation and watch the Spring Festival Gala.
Laughter filled the room.
ββ
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Nanshu woke up in such a happy dream.
"E-niang."
The girl in a red embroidered peony skirt entered the house and ran to Nanshu, who was wearing an identical red embroidered peony skirt, and hugged her.
This is the New Year's mother-daughter dress that Yinyu specially asked the most famous tailor in Fengzhou to make for them with top-level embroidery technology.
Nan Shu looked down at the "New Year's money" embroidered purse pinned to Yaya's waist was crooked, so she smiled and squatted down to tie it for her.
"Why are you in such a hurry, E-Niang just brought it to you, look at what it has become." She pinched her fleshy face, and her tone was pampered.
This is the sachet that Nanshu specially made for her a few days ago, and it was specially matched with her new clothes.
"Amma asked me to call you for breakfast." After Yaya finished speaking in a milky voice, she took Nanshu's hand very anxiously, "Eniang, go." β
"Okay."
Outside, there are lights everywhere, red lanterns are hung in the corridors and gardens of the house, and the people below are also dressed in festive clothes, and all of them have smiles on their faces.
Nanshu doesn't like those red tapes, so although the atmosphere in the New Year house is strong, it is not too particular.
After a while, two figures, one large and one small, appeared under the corridor.
The tall one has a slender posture, elegant demeanor, a face as delicate as a peach blossom, small round cheeks, round eyes, and a very cute and playful person who walks and jumps.
As soon as Yinyu stepped out of the front hall, he saw this scene.
He stood at the end of the porch, with a gentle smile on his eyebrows, and watched their mother and daughter come as they walked like this.
"Amma."
Yaya waved at him from a distance, pulled Nanshu and ran towards her father with her short legs.
"Slow down, don't fall."
Yin Yu took two steps forward to pick her up, looked at Nan Shu and smiled, and then took Nan Shu's hand and went to the front hall.
Nan Shu let him take the lead, "Yaya said that you went to prepare breakfast early in the morning?" β
When she woke up this morning, he had already left the master bedroom, and Nan Shu thought he still had government affairs to deal with today.
Yin Yu smiled softly, "Hmm." β
Nan Shu was really curious about what kind of New Year's Eve he could arrange.
Sitting at the table, Zhan looked over, and the table was full of Nanshu's favorite pastries and dishes.
She pointed to the white clay cup in the middle with the lid and asked, "What is this?" β
Yinyu placed Yaya on the special children's chair between the two, and then motioned for Mama Chu to lift the lid.
"Dumplings?"
"Princess, this is the dumpling that the prince personally made for you this morning." Mama Chu said with a smile.
"You...... Personally packed? β
Nan Shu was so surprised that her eyes widened, and she looked at the golden and precious man next to her in a daze.
"I also asked Mama Chu to teach you what you are learning, you can try it." Yin Yu personally scooped a small bowl and handed it to her.
Before going to bed last night, she lay in his arms and said sadly that she used to be able to eat her mother's dumplings every Chinese New Year's Eve, and she would never eat them again.
So he quietly got up early this morning and asked Mama Chu to teach him how to make dumplings.
Yin Yu looked at the woman who was looking at him blankly, and said with a smile: "What are you doing in a daze, taste it." β
Nan Shu came back to her senses, obediently picked up a spoon and scooped up a dumpling and put it in her mouth.
"How does it taste?"
Yin Yu looked at her with a look of waiting for feedback.
"It's delicious." Nanshu smiled and bent her eyes.
Hearing this, Yinyu showed a satisfied smile on her face, and looked at her dotingly, "From then on, every year on the first day of the new year, I will give you food." β
Nan Shu's heart moved, and her eyes were slightly red, and then she raised a sweet smile, "Okay." β
"Yaya eats, Yaya wants to eat."
The maid on the side shouted.
"Okay, Yaya can also taste the dumplings made by Amma herself." Nan Shu smiled and blew a dumpling to feed the girl.
When Yinyu was busy wiping Yaya's mouth, Nanshu scooped another one and sent it to Yinyu's mouth.
Mama Chu and Mama Su stood aside, watching their family of three feed each other, and they all smiled.
After breakfast, the two summoned everyone in the house to come over and sent New Year's bags.
At night.
The streets of Toyosu Castle are bustling with people, with the sound of gongs and the occasional sound of firecrackers in the distance.
The people of Fengzhou all have a happy smile on their faces, and many families with their children come out to join in the fun, and there are government-run service points all over the streets, providing free various exquisite pastries, tea drinks, and various toys to the people who come out to celebrate the New Year tonight.
Yinyu took Nanshu and Yaya to the city tower and had fun with the people.
Seeing the bright lights and voices below, Yaya couldn't stay at all, and was noisily going down to play.
"Yaya, there will be fireworks in a while, we have to stand here to see more beautifully, you know?" Nanshu coaxed her.
Yaya had seen fireworks before, and when she heard this, she immediately fell silent.
Yinyu turned around and instructed the accompanying officials to prepare for the fireworks.
A quarter of an hour later.
Colorful fireworks burst into the sky, lighting up the entire sky and the ground.
The people below, who had never seen such a view, were amazed, followed by a loud cheer.
And the maid in Yinyu's arms excitedly pointed to the sky for Nanshu to take a look, as if she was afraid that Eniang would miss such a beautiful scenery.
Nan Shu leaned on Yinyu's shoulder and looked at the sky along her daughter's chubby fingers.
"Shu'er, this is our first year."
Yinyu's gentle voice came, and Nanshu turned her head to meet the man whose gaze had been falling on her.
"Well, this is our first year, and we will have a second, third, and countless happy years in the future, my ninth brother." Nanshu said love words in her mouth, and her smile was as bright as fireworks in the sky.
The corners of Yinyu's lips raised, and her infatuated gaze was inseparable from her face.
"Look, do King Rui and Princess Rui on the city tower look like a pair of fairy couples?"
Someone was talking below, and the people watching the fireworks around heard the words and looked at the city tower.
On the city tower, the majestic man and the elegant woman beside him are looking at each other affectionately, and the little baby in her arms is looking at the sky happily.
"What is called likeness, King Narui and Princess Rui are immortals, and they are the gods of our Fengzhou."
"That's it, that's it, Rui Wang is benevolent and loves the people, you see, when will we be like this in Fengzhou, when we can go to the streets on the first day of the Lunar New Year, have free delicious food and drink, and still see such beautiful scenery? All of this is a gift from King Rui. β
"That's right, this King Rui reduced our taxes in the first year he came to our Fengzhou, and he is really the reborn parent of our Fengzhou people."
"What's even more rare is that Ruiwang also advocates and supports us women to go out of the inner house and give full play to their interests and strengths, as long as it is a legitimate profession, it can be male or female." A young woman said with emotion in her eyes.
"King Rui, King Rui, that's auspicious." Another person said, "With King Rui here, our Fengzhou is an auspicious place." β
"With him, our people in Fengzhou will have a good life of living and working in peace and contentment in the future."