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It’s Chinese New Year.

Thousands of houses are brightly lit and full of people.

The sound of firecrackers and the smell of sulfur filled the entire city.

There are no restrictions on fireworks, and the sky is surrounded by colorful and bright fireworks.

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, there are some customs that cannot be cut off across the board. The flavor of the new year is one of them.

The streets are also full of young people setting off fireworks.

Today is New Year's Eve. I have to stay up late, but I don't need to sleep.

An Xiaomi also came back from grandma's house.

At Xu Zhimu's house, Xu's mother is making dumplings.

Father Xu has been busy with the engagement these days.

Although Father Xu usually talks very little, as a traditional father, he is still very happy about his son marrying a wife and expanding the family.

I have always been a carefree person, but this time I was able to follow Xu’s mother to make some paper-cuttings of 囍 characters.

Xu Zhimu was in the room talking on the phone with his junior sister.

The little girl is also making dumplings at home right now.

This can be regarded as the last full year Liu Ningqing spent at home as the daughter of the Liu family.

After today, Liu Ningqing will have another layer of identity as the daughter-in-law of the Xu family.

The water thrown out by the married daughter.

Of course, this does not mean that the relationship will be severed once the daughter gets married.

The essence of marriage is that two people form a new family, but most men always have to shoulder most of the family and social responsibilities.

Responsibility and ability are linked.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and accordingly, the more privileges you will receive.

Therefore, most women after marriage will follow the rules of their men.

In fact, it has nothing to do with gender. If it were a "brother-in-law" in ancient times, a boy would even have to change his surname after getting married, and he would not be allowed to be buried in the ancestral grave after his death. The requirements were much more stringent than those for girls.

But now, these rules no longer exist, and most families only have two children.

No matter how you calculate it, you have to support the elderly on both sides.

And now eating soft rice has become a trend.

Because the soft rice is really delicious!

When Xu Zhimu was chatting with his junior sister, he could always hear some tinkling sounds, like iron being struck.

"Qingqing, what's the sound over there?"

Xu Zhimu asked.

"It's my dad. He wants to give me some gold and silver bracelets for my dowry."

Liu Ningqing's voice still sounded a little shy.

I can't give you anything else at home.

But the family always feels that if their daughter does not bring some dowry when she gets married, her family will feel uncomfortable and look down upon her.

Liu Ningqing's father took out the savings he had saved over the past six months and bought some gold and silver.

The mountain people here regard gold and silver as very valuable. When they get married, they will give their daughters some handmade bracelets, earrings or some safety locks.

Liu Jun borrowed the village blacksmith's stove several days in advance, split firewood, and hammered the bracelet bit by bit.

Although the workmanship is definitely not as exquisite as professional ones.

But some things are only meaningful if they are made by one's own hands.

It is regarded as a dowry, and it also carries the blessing of the mother's family.

"I told you, there is no need to prepare anything, just leave these to me." Xu Zhimu said with a smile.

"This is different...this is my dowry, I must have it!"

Liu Ningqing retorted with a serious tone, but her cheeks turned red a little bit.

When it comes to dowry, it feels like you are really married.

Moreover, when the two families discussed the engagement together and later got married, Liu Ningqing’s family insisted on not requiring any betrothal gifts.

As long as the two children can live well, that's fine. But when it came to the dowry issue, Liu Ningqing's family spent everything they could afford.

"You don't want my bride price, but you insist on bringing your own dowry. Why, do you look down on my family?"

Xu Zhimu said jokingly.

"No, no, it's not...this is my home...we already owe you a lot, I don't want any gifts..."

Liu Ningqing was a little anxious, as if she was afraid that Xu Zhimu's family would misunderstand.

"Okay, I'm just kidding you."

Xu Zhimu laughed, and Liu Ningqing called him a bad guy in an aggrieved manner.

"Okay, after the Chinese New Year, I will marry you and go home."

Xu Zhimu said in a loving voice.

"It's an engagement."

Liu Ningqing hummed as if she was dissatisfied that he deliberately played tricks on her just now.

"What's wrong, you won't marry me?"

Xu Zhimu teased.

"me……"

Liu Ningqing has been thinking about me for a long time, but how can a girl who is not willing to say goodbye even say that she will not marry you?

Simple girls are often the easiest to meet scumbag men.

Unfortunately, Xu Zhimu is.

But he is also very lucky. Without him, Liu Ningqing's life might still be difficult for a long time...

"Okay, it's time to eat soon, just wait for me to pick you up."

Xu Zhimu smiled and was about to hang up the phone.

A shy voice came from the other end of the phone.

"marry…"

Xu Zhimu was stunned for a moment.

The phone has beeped and hung up.

The corners of Xu Zhimu's mouth couldn't help but curve.

Silly wife, I think you’ll get married soon~

On the other end of the phone, Liu Ningqing was holding the phone, but it was placed on the table like a hot potato.

At the same table, Grandma was making dumplings with her at the moment. Grandma was looking at her granddaughter's blushing face.

I couldn't help but smile kindly, and I couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Girl, they will pick you up in a few days. From now on, you must take good care of them, and you must also take good care of yourself..."

"Grandma, I'm just engaged now...I'm not getting married."

Liu Ningqing spoke slowly, but Grandma laughed.

"Didn't you just say you were married? In fact, you are old enough to get a marriage certificate this year."

"grandmother……"

Liu Ningqing's face turned red after being told that, and the dumplings she was wrapping in her hands almost had their fillings exposed.

Obviously, I am only twenty years old. According to the law... Well, it seems that I can get a marriage certificate.

Liu Ningqing's cheeks were red.

"Okay, okay, grandma won't say anything anymore. As long as you can be happy, grandma will be happy no matter what."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Ningqing blushed and nodded, her eyes were gentle and happy, and she turned to look outside the hospital.

Xiao Wu and Da Huang will be running and having fun in the yard.

Grandpa is setting off firecrackers.

Under the small shed in the yard, my father was burning firewood and beating slowly.

In the quiet mountain village, you can occasionally see fireworks blooming, which is particularly bright.

It’s Chinese New Year...

Kyoto.

Ye Luojia wore a red dress and was willing to go back to the family to attend the banquet for the first time.

The moment when Ye Luojia appeared in a red dress, like an unattainable cold rose.

The entire family dinner turned their attention to the head of the Ye family, Ye Luojia's biological father, who did not expect his daughter to appear at this moment.

However, Ye Luojia only met in front of everyone and briefly greeted a few elders.

After that, she left and went to the backyard.

Ye Luojia's father was a little lost in thought, and then he stood up and went to the backyard.

The luxurious manor has a rustic country courtyard in the backyard.

At this moment, a tall red figure appeared in the small courtyard.

Ye Luojia, dressed in a red dress, is like a delicate and unparalleled rose.

She stood in the backyard, looking at all the details in the yard, as if that gentle figure was still before her eyes.

"Jiajia, you are here."

A gentle female voice came.

Looking back, Ye Luojia's father and the beautiful woman in cheongsam appeared together.

Looking at the woman in front of him, Ye Luojia's eyes moved slightly, and finally nodded slightly.

"Father and daughter, let's talk first, and I'll cook for you."

The woman smiled and went to the kitchen first.

Ye Luojia looked at her back and the kitchen, she was silent.

"Sit down first."

Father Ye also looked at his daughter, who seemed a little different today, and pointed to the table in the yard with a gentle tone.

Ye Luojia nodded.

"During this time, are you feeling well?"

The two of them sat in silence, and finally Father Ye slowly spoke.

"Um."

Ye Luojia nodded.

Father Ye looked at his daughter and was stunned. The red dress looked very much like her mother when she was young...

Moreover, the reason why Ye Luojia came back.

He knew that his daughter was definitely not here to meet her family members, but to come back to see her mother.

This year is her fifteenth year.

"In front of the grave, have you gone to see it?"

Father Ye spoke in a deep voice again. Every time he thought of this incident, it felt like a stone was pressing on his chest.

When he was young, he made some mistakes for some purposes and his mentality of being a young master since childhood.

Moreover, it is irreversible.

Now, I can only try my best to make up for it.

Ye Luojia's eyes moved. Today, there was a bowl of noodles in front of her mother's grave.

Tomato egg noodles.

The work done above is very rough, and it looks like a novice at first glance.

"Did you make that bowl of noodles?"

Ye Luojia asked.

"Yes, it's my first time."

Father Ye actually felt a little nervous. The powerful person in charge of the Ye family could make the whole capital tremble with just a stamp of his feet.

It would be a bit like a primary school student waiting for praise.

"No wonder it's so ugly."

Ye Luojia curled her lips and said something with a hint of disgust.

Father Ye nodded awkwardly, but the expression on his face relaxed.

He knew his daughter. If she was really dissatisfied, she might just stand up and leave, or she wouldn't say a word.

The fact that he could say it so disgustingly just proves that what he did was right.

At this moment, a beautiful woman in cheongsam came over with a plate in her hand and placed it on the table.

It's a plate of dumplings.

It was ordinary, and even seemed so shabby compared with the delicacies at the family dinner just now.

However, this is what millions of the most ordinary people eat on New Year's Eve.

"Let's eat some dumplings during the Chinese New Year."

Father Ye put the cooked dumplings in front of her.

Ye Luojia didn't move her chopsticks, just looked at the dumplings on the table.

"I probably heard from Xiao Lei about you and him going abroad. Your company is about to go public, and now both domestic and foreign countries are very optimistic about the food delivery business. If there are no accidents, a huge industry will emerge domestically and even internationally...

…”

Father Ye spoke slowly, and Ye Luojia listened silently. These things cannot be hidden.

But did my little cousin say everything that should be said and shouldn't be said?

She looked towards a corner of the yard.

Well, there are quite a lot of tiles.

Far away on the other side of Blue Star, the little brother who was holding a beautiful woman in a high-heeled dance hall suddenly felt his scalp numb.

He touched his head and muttered to himself: "Why do I have an ominous premonition..."

However, Ye Luojia didn't feel too angry because most of his father's words were in recognition of him.

Ye Luojia still had a trace of joy in her heart. After all, she was the man she had fallen in love with, and now he was finally about to reach one of the top positions.

She picked up her chopsticks and finally wanted to take a bite of dumplings.

Father Ye also cleared his throat slightly and spoke seriously.

"Jiajia, you are twenty-six years old this year. You have to think about some things seriously. After all, you are also the daughter of my Ye family. Some things cannot be dragged on like this unclearly..."

Father Ye's tone suddenly changed. He looked at his daughter and said the last word with a hint of request.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Ye Luojia's expression suddenly changed. The dumpling in his hand was pierced by chopsticks, revealing the meat filling inside.

"you……"

The beautiful woman in cheongsam looked at the father and daughter with some worry. They finally managed to sit down and have dinner together during the Chinese New Year this year, so why were they quarreling again?

Father Ye shook his hand at her and looked at his daughter's appearance.

Ever since her mother left, Ye Luojia no longer gets close to anyone easily. After graduating from college, she left the family directly and started working as a small editor step by step.

It seems that he is going to completely break with the Ye family.

As a father, he still dared not face his daughter. He had become irresponsible to the family in the past.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Over the years, Ye Luojia's character has become more stubborn and paranoid, and besides the female secretary who has been following her around.

There will almost never be a second person.

Since that incident fifteen years ago

The only person who could make his daughter's emotions fluctuate so much was that young boy.

Ye Luojia frowned tightly. He had mentioned this topic more than once.

But every time the topic comes up, I always have to persuade myself to give up.

She has heard too much of this.

Father Ye took a deep breath, put the vinegar in front of Ye Luojia, and spoke calmly.

"What I mean is, after a while, ask him to come have a meal with you."

Ye Luojia suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining with disbelief.

Father Ye picked up a steaming dumpling with serving chopsticks, dipped it in vinegar, and said.

"After all, I am your father. Although I am somewhat incompetent, I promised your mother that I will see that you will be safe and happy in the future.

In the past, I always thought that at least I would ensure that you would not worry about money in your future life, but now I gradually understand that some things cannot be bought with money after all, and some things do not need to be paid for by other eyes.

live……"

Father Ye put the dumplings on Ye Luojia's plate.

Ye Luojia's eyes were a little dull. She looked at the man in front of her who was both familiar and unfamiliar to her, her father.

"But, after all, you are the daughter of my Ye family. The daughter of my Ye family cannot suffer the slightest injustice outside."

Father Ye returned to his former majesty as a powerful person: "Jiajia, I can respect your choice, but if you want to marry my daughter, you must have everything you need. This is... the promise I made to your mother.

, is also your mother’s greatest wish.”

Ye Luojia was in a daze. She looked down at the vinegar-stained and steaming dumplings in her bowl. Her mother's gentle voice filled her mind.

"Xiao Jiajia, mom made a beautiful bridal gown for you. Mom wants to see you wear it one day and marry your favorite person..."

To this day, the bridal gown is kept in her room.

Even Xu Zhimu has never seen it.

"Jiajia, don't worry, I won't do anything to him. I just want us to sit down and have a meal together. I think even if I am an incompetent father, I can see that I have the right to meet the person my daughter likes.

There are still some."

Father Ye spoke again. At this moment, he no longer had the domineering demeanor to call upon the wind and rain, and looked more like an old father who had experienced many vicissitudes of life.

Ye Luojia looked at his father silently. This was the first time the two of them had sat together for such a long time since fifteen years ago.

Unknowingly, he has also aged, with some gray hair on his temples.

She moved her eyes slightly, thinking of the bowl of tomato and egg noodles that looked poor but was made sincerely in front of her mother's spotless grave.

She finally opened her eyes, took out her chopsticks, picked up the dumplings her father brought over, and chewed them gently in her mouth.

"good."

Ye Luojia's voice fell.

In the manor, bright fireworks rose up, illuminating the small courtyard.

And the cemetery not far away, under that stone monument, that bowl of tomato and egg noodles...