Reborn since 2005

Chapter 414 The Year of Wuzi

Author: Hometown Three Thousand Miles

Chapter 414 The Year of Wuzi

Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, the Dinghai Year of the lunar calendar has passed and entered the Wuzi Year.

From the Year of the Pig to the Year of the Rat.

At this time, there were still passengers stranded on some roads in the south, and people from some local power companies were still urgently repairing the power grid.

However, for most people, they have entered the new year in a lively atmosphere.

For Chinese people, only the Lunar New Year is the real New Year.

After setting off the firecrackers, Yan Xin used his mobile phone to send New Year greetings to all his QQ friends.

Some are sent in groups, and some of the closer friends are sent individually.

Bai Xiaoling also followed suit, using her mobile phone to send New Year greeting messages to all her QQ friends.

Some responded promptly, while others did not.

After all, not every QQ is online.

Not many people have mobile phones nowadays, and even fewer can install QQ software on their mobile phones.

Most domestic copycat phones do not have such a function - some appear to have a QQ software installed, but in fact they cannot be used at all.

There are also some people who have received messages but just don’t want to reply.

In the end, only a few were able to reply.

However, most of the New Year greeting messages sent by Yan Xin received replies.

Now most of his QQ friends are employees of his company, and some are very good friends. These people will definitely reply after receiving the New Year greeting message.

Only high school students responded less, with 1/4 not responding.

Yan Xin also specially sent a New Year greeting message to his guiding light, "The Stray Cat in Reincarnation", but from his point of view, the other party showed that he was offline.

I didn't get a reply after I sent it.

In addition, he also sent a New Year greeting message to Liang Wei. This was not a group message.

I just wished her a happy Year of the Rat, and then asked her how her current physical condition was.

Liang Wei also replied to him saying "Happy Year of the Rat", and then told him that her current physical condition was okay, her due date of delivery was within a few days, and she was already in the hospital waiting to give birth.

Her due date is in February.

Yan Xin only remembered it at this time.

Then he said a few words of blessing.

Then he asked Chen Li, who had just exchanged New Year greetings with him on QQ:

"Your son is about to be born, did you know?"

Chen Li: "I know. In the past few days, Liang Wei has already gone to the delivery room. I even asked Sister Ru to transfer her 10,000 US dollars so that she could find a good person to take care of her."

Now that the guy knew about it and sent extra money, Yan Xin didn't say anything.

That guy is indeed a scumbag and not very responsible.

But for an unexpected child, I have already paid more than one million yuan and settled the bad relationship. Now that I heard that the child was about to be born, I could still offer him $10,000, which is okay.

It's scumbag, but it's not completely irresponsible.

Yan Xin's group message sent a large number of people at once.

Then, what was quite embarrassing was that I accidentally clicked on Bai Xiaoling, and then Bai Xiaoling also received his group message.

Bai Xiaoling was shocked when she received this group message. She read it several times before asking Yan Xin:

"Brother, what message did you send me?"

After being reminded by her, Yan Xin realized that she had also been selected in his group text. He felt a little embarrassed and said:

"Isn't this the Chinese New Year? I'm sending you a blessing message."

"But we are together. If you have anything to say, you can just say no. Why do you have to say it through QQ? This feels so strange." Bai Xiaoling said.

"Well," Yan Xin explained forcefully, "this is to reflect the sense of ceremony."

Bai Xiaoling said oh, and then sent him a QQ message:

"Dear brother, Happy New Year!"

It took almost half an hour to send these messages, and I continued playing cards after sending them.

At one or two o'clock in the morning, I couldn't hold on any longer, so I went to bed.

According to the previous rules, one should stay up all night, which is called staying up all night.

Usually it means playing cards all night.

But now they can't hold it any longer.

There is no need to hold on to this, just stop.

I went to bed in the middle of the night and was woken up again before dawn the next day.

When I woke up, there were crackling firecrackers outside.

Celebrating the Lunar New Year is the most ritualistic festival in the countryside, and you have to get up before dawn.

Yan Xin walked out of the bedroom and saw Bai Xiaoling coming out rubbing her eyes.

She was also woken up by her mother.

As soon as they met, Yan Xin said Happy New Year to her.

"Happy New Year, brother!" she also said.

Just as he was about to go downstairs, he was stopped by Yan Xin:

"Why are you leaving so quickly? There is still a ceremony."

"Uh?" Bai Xiaoling was stunned and looked at him doubtfully.

Yan Xin took out a big red envelope that he had prepared a long time ago and handed it over: "Don't you want this?"

As soon as Bai Xiaoling saw the red envelope, she immediately became energetic, a smile appeared on her face, and she quickly said: "I want it, I want it!"

"Then what should you do?" Yan Xin asked again.

Bai Xiaoling cupped her hands and bowed to him: "Happy New Year, may you get rich and bring me the red envelope!"

Yan Xin handed her the red envelope with a smile and rubbed her head: "Happy New Year! You will also make a fortune this year!"

Bai Xiaoling smiled and let him rub her head and said, "Thank you, brother. Brother, you are the best person to me in the world."

"No, our mother is the best person in this world to you." Yan Xin said.

"But I think you are the best person to me in this world." Bai Xiaoling insisted.

Opening the red envelope in front of Yan Xin, there was a large stack of red bills inside.

I'm sorry to count it carefully, but just looking at the thickness, I know it won't be much less.

Putting the red envelope into his pocket, he opened his arms and hugged Yan Xin: "Brother, you are so good!"

In Bai Xiaoling's hug, Yan Xin felt a little lost. He felt that this was really good.

Spending a little money can make the people around you happy and make the family atmosphere more harmonious.

It’s better to have money!

The two of them went downstairs, the food was ready in the kitchen, and Yan's father was worshiping the gods towards the south.

These are all old customs.

The two brothers and sisters got up early, but the parents got up earlier, at least an hour earlier than them.

This night, the two elders basically didn't sleep much.

This is what the Chinese New Year is like. It's lively, but the people in charge actually have a hard time.

As soon as the two siblings arrived, Wu Xiuhong gave each of them a red envelope.

This is lucky money.

After Wu Xiuhong gave them, Yan's father also came over after finishing his work, took out the red envelopes from his pocket, and gave one to each of them.

It is natural for unmarried children to receive red envelopes.

Some will choose to give on the Lunar New Year's Eve, while others will choose to give on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Each has its own explanation.

But the new year's money is not a lot, only 100 yuan per person.

For these two parents, giving one hundred yuan as a lucky gift is already a luxury.

But for Bai Xiaoling, who had just received a thick stack of banknotes, this new year's money was dispensable.

But she still happily accepted it.

Of course Yan Xin accepted it.

It doesn't matter whether it's money or not, the main thing is the atmosphere and the sense of ceremony.

After worshiping the gods and setting off firecrackers, the family went to have breakfast.

The breakfast on New Year’s Day is also quite sumptuous, second only to the noon meal on New Year’s Eve.

After eating, it was already dawn.

This time is not to catch up on sleep, but to visit relatives.

This time I went to Wu Xiuhong’s natal family.

When she got married again, she didn't serve any wine, so she entertained some relatives at Yan's house and confiscated the red envelopes.

Remarriage is what it is, and it won't be taken as seriously as the first marriage.

But when I return to my parents’ home on the first day of the new year, I still have to do this, otherwise it will be too disrespectful.

The Yan family used to go to Yan Xin's grandma's house, but now that Wu Xiuhong is married, it's really not good-looking to take people there.

His grandmother's side will not be happy, and Wu Xiuhong and Bai Xiaoling will also be wronged.

The deceased is gone, but the living still have to live a good life. There are some things where you have to respect the living.

So this time I went to Bai Xiaoling’s grandma’s house.

This is a sign of respect for the two new members of the family, showing that they are not outsiders, but a family.

Yan Xin also followed.

Bai Xiaoling's grandma's house was not in this village. It was quite far away and it was not convenient to go there by car, so they went there on bicycles.

Fortunately, I have two bicycles at home, and one bicycle can accommodate two people.

They are all cyclists and can take turns riding.

There are also gifts in the bicycle basket that I want to send. They are not very expensive, but they are definitely worth it.

Their family of four went to Wu Xiuhong's mother's house to pay New Year greetings, and the people there were also surprised - they all had some surprises.

It was not unexpected that Wu Xiuhong and her daughter came over, because it happens every year, so there is nothing surprising.

Surprisingly, the Yan family's father and son also came over, especially the Yan family's son who was very good at making money.

Dad Yan can also be said to be their son-in-law, and he deserves to live a good life.

But Yan Xin is so old, grown up, and has become the backbone of the family. He has nothing to do with them, and he is still willing to come over. That is really unexpected.

I was surprised, but also very pleased, thinking that this was a kind family.

With this attitude, I would never bully that mother and daughter.

The cigarettes and alcohol brought here are quite expensive, which makes them even more satisfied.

In the Wu family, the Yan family and his son received warm hospitality and were not treated as outsiders.

But they only stayed here for one night and left the next day.

In previous years, Wu Xiuhong and her daughter would come to stay for a few days.

——There is no one at home anymore. Of course, it is more lively to live in my parents’ house.

Now that I have married into the Yan family, I will have some more relatives, so naturally I cannot stay here forever.

The next two or three days were spent visiting relatives.

I passed by on my bicycle as close as I could get.

If you are far away, you have to take a car.

During this period, Yan Xin also went to his grandmother's house with gifts, and gave New Year greetings to his uncles and aunts, but he basically said a few words, left the gifts, and left without stopping for a meal.

Haven't eaten any.

After his mother passed away, there were very few interactions between the two parties, and the family relationship gradually faded away.

When his father remarried, the family relationship became even more indifferent.

This is also something that can't be helped.

Now everyone can maintain their decency and don't say bad things to each other, which is pretty good.

When Yan Xin went over to pay New Year's greetings, a few people talked about his father's faults in front of him. They all wanted to remarry at an old age, and they didn't know if they had taken some kind of ecstasy from that woman.

He also asked Yan Xin to be careful about the mother and daughter, and not to be too nice to his father, lest his hard-earned money be given to others by his father.

At the same time, he also mentioned how good his mother was to him, and how good they were to his mother.

The main reason is because Yan Xin is now a person who can make money. They don't want to lose such a relative, and they hope that Yan Xin can be more like them.

This atmosphere was indeed a bit embarrassing. Yan Xin could not deal with it calmly, so he could only come and leave in a hurry.

When I left on my bicycle, I still felt a little bit sad - the relatives on this side will probably become more and more distant in the future, and one day we may all become strangers.

It's not that he wanted to do this, but this trend is inevitable.

He felt a little sorry for his mother.

However, it is still the same sentence, the deceased is gone, the living people still live and live well.

Then we can only take care of the emotions of the living people as much as possible.

In the first few days of the Spring Festival, I spent a lot of time running around, going everywhere to pay New Year greetings.

Some people just gave gifts and did not stay to eat.

Those who stay to eat sometimes just happen to arrive at that meal time.

I was busy until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and then I stopped and stopped going to pay New Year greetings.

His family is not the only one who is busy during the New Year, many other families are like that.

Some of them want to entertain guests who come to pay New Year greetings, and some want to go to other people’s homes to pay New Year greetings.

Some people first go to other people’s homes to pay New Year greetings, and then receive the guests who come back to pay New Year greetings.

Feng Xi has been like this these days, running around.

When talking about this matter with Yan Xin, he expressed that he was very annoyed.

Then he said it was too inconvenient not to have a car.

In the future, during the New Year, she will have to encourage her brother to go home early for the New Year and bring his car over.

This will make it much easier.

The traffic in the south that was paralyzed due to the snowstorm was slowly being cleared. Feng Chen had already set off on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, driving Master Ruan's family of four in his seven-seater car.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Yan Xin invited Feng Xi to go to the county town with him, and Bai Xiaoling went with him.

The prosperity of the town can no longer satisfy them, and they want to go to the county town to have some fun.

On the first day of the new year, when Yan Xin and Xiao Shiyu were chatting through QQ, Xiao Shiyu asked him if he had time to meet.

Yan Xin didn't want her to come to the house, as this would make his father misunderstand that the two were disconnected, so he said he could go to the county town to meet her when he had time.

Because he had promised Bai Xiaoling before that he would give her a new mobile phone as a gift during the Spring Festival.

There are no good mobile phones for sale in the town. If you want to choose a good mobile phone, you still have to go to the county town.

It just so happens that we can take this opportunity to meet.

After all, we are all friends, friends who have helped him.

When a friend made such a request, he couldn't refuse.

It's just a meeting, it's not like I'm doing anything against morality.

However, he still reported the matter to Feng Xi.

Feng Xi did not object, but said that she also wanted to visit the county town and was too bored at home.

Although Yan Xin felt that this was quite dangerous, Feng Xi made this request. If he did not agree, it might be even more dangerous.

So he agreed.

Then I told Xiao Shiyu about this matter.

Xiao Shiyu asked him curiously: "Bring her here too, aren't you afraid that I will tell you about you and Sister Lili?"

Of course Yan Xin was scared, but he could only reply:

"You are an old classmate of mine and also my friend. I believe you will not talk about this during the Chinese New Year."

Xiao Shiyu did not scare him and told him:

"You can rest assured that now I am a contracted model for Jinxi E-commerce Company. Your little girlfriend is my boss. I will not provoke the boss."

With her words, Yan Xin felt a lot more at ease.

It was impossible to say that he was completely relieved, but he felt that since Xiao Shiyu said such things, he would not deliberately mention Ai Lili in front of Feng Xi.

If you really want to do this, the two of you will have nothing to do as friends.

The only thing I'm worried about is that Xiao Shiyu will say it accidentally.

This also made him make up his mind to go to the county town to meet him. The time they spent together should not be too long, and the most they could do was have a meal.

Can't live there.

After two days of discussion, we finally decided to meet on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

So on the fifth day of the first lunar month, early in the morning, he and Bai Xiaoling finished eating and went to the canteen on the side of the highway to wait for the bus.

There were several people waiting for the bus there, some were visiting relatives, some were carrying large and small bags, and they looked like they were going out to work.

At 7:05, the minibus came over. When they got on the bus, they saw that it was almost full.

The two of them quickly grabbed seats.

We didn't sit together, just a few rows apart.

For those who came up from behind, there were no seats left.

There is no way, it is like this during the Spring Festival. They are not the departure station, so it is good to have seats.

In two days, a large number of people will go out to work. When they arrive, not to mention the seats, whether they can squeeze in is another problem.

After everyone got on, the minibus started moving.

After driving for more than a mile, I saw Feng Xi already waiting on the roadside.

After she got on the bus, she frowned when she saw that there were no seats.

But you can't get a taxi here. If you want to go to the county town, there is only one car. If you don't take this trip, you have to wait for this car to drive to the county town, get down again, and drive there again.

Then the wait will be long.

And there may not be seats available on the next trip.

So she had no choice but to go up.

Yan Xin was about to ask her to sit in his seat, but he hesitated because there were some villagers in the car and he gave up his seat to Feng Xi in front of them. He didn't know if there would be any rumors.

While hesitating, Bai Xiaoling spoke:

"Sister Xi, you are here! Come and sit here with me!"

As he spoke, he patted his thigh.

Obviously, he just wanted Feng Xi to sit on his lap.

When Feng Xi saw her, a smile appeared on his face and he said, "Isn't this good?"

"It's okay, you are so light, I can bear it." Bai Xiaoling said.

Feng Xi then walked over.

When passing by Yan Xin, they looked at each other with a smile in their eyes, but neither of them said a word.

(End of chapter)