Zhou Xiaoyun’s Happy Life

Chapter 290 Reunion (4)

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was natural to go to grandma’s place to pay New Year greetings. Dabao wanted to sleep in, but Xiaobao rudely pulled away the quilt and dragged him up.

Dabao shouted: "I'm freezing to death, please give me back the quilt."

While the brothers were playing around, Zhao Yuzhen, who came upstairs to call them downstairs for dinner, overheard and said angrily: "New Year's Eve, what are you two talking about? You are not allowed to say any unlucky words. Do you hear me?"

Phrases like "frozen to death" and "died" are not allowed on New Year's Day.

Xiaobao immediately loosened the quilt and pretended to be innocent: "It's all my fault, brother. I came to wake him up and he just couldn't get up."

Zhao Yuzhen glared at Dabao, who was still trying to argue, and told the two of them to hurry up and go downstairs.

 Xiaobao made a face to his brother and rushed downstairs.

Dabao was left shivering in the cold and put on his coat before he felt better. When he went downstairs, he saw a family sitting around the table with dumplings and glutinous rice **** ready, waiting for him.

 Brush your teeth and wash your face quickly, and then have breakfast.

The first stop for the Zhou brothers and sisters to pay New Year greetings was their uncle’s house. Grandma was wearing a new bright silver cotton-padded jacket with dark flowers and was chatting with Zhou Xiaoxia and Zhou Zhihai in the room!

Dabao rushed in first and shouted: "Grandma, happy New Year!"

Grandma was first startled by Dabao's loud voice. When she saw it was Dabao's brother and sister, they laughed from ear to ear. They kept saying "Okay, okay", and then each of them gave a red envelope.

Erya reflexively wanted to open the red envelope after receiving it. Zhou Xiaoyun pinched Erya's back to hint her not to open the red envelope in front of her grandma.

Erya was pinched so hard that it hurt, but fortunately she was smart enough not to scream out, and stuffed the red envelope she had just opened into her pocket.

While grandma was holding Dabao to ask questions, Erya quietly asked Zhou Xiaoyun: "Sister, why are you pinching me? It hurts me to death."

Zhou Xiaoyun quickly said in Erya's ear: "No matter how much New Year's money grandma gives, it is all grandma's wish. You opening the red envelope in front of grandma will embarrass grandma!"

Zhou Xiaoyun was embarrassed to say directly that her grandma had been living in her uncle's house for more than a year. According to the stingy aunt Shen Huafeng, she would definitely not give much money to her grandma. In the past, the third aunt Song Mingli was very generous to her grandma, but Shen Huafeng would definitely not be as generous as the third aunt.

Looking at the lightness of the red envelope, I guess it only means ten yuan.

Erya immediately understood the spirit and nodded.

Zhou Xiaoxia saw that Zhou Xiaoyun had been whispering to Erya, so she smiled and came over to chat with Zhou Xiaoyun.

Zhou Xiaoyun looked at Zhou Xiaoxia while talking, and found that Zhou Xiaoxia still wore clothes in the same style: bright colors and fashionable styles, making her look as pretty as a flower.

Zhou Xiaoxia is now a kindergarten teacher in an urban primary school. Kindergarten teachers are not formally established, and their salaries are not high. However, this job is still very respectable for girls.

Zhou Xiaoxia felt a little proud of herself, and she was full of energy when she spoke.

Zhou Xiaoyun had to admit that young girls always have a kind of youthfulness and vitality. Zhou Xiaoxia can be regarded as an outstanding girl wherever she goes.

Grandma was getting happier and happier every time she looked at Dabao. She simply refused to let go of Dabao’s hand.

 After a while, Zhou Guoqiang and Zhao Yuzhen also came over to pay New Year's greetings to the old man.

Of course the children came out, chatting and laughing, and went around to the houses of relatives, friends and neighbors in the village to say New Year greetings.

There is only one "main road" in the village. The gravel road is bumpy and uneven, which makes walking on it very interesting. After a while, Zhou Xiaoyun and others walked around the village. On the way, they met some people of the same age from the same village. They said auspicious words to each other and stood chatting. Time passed quite quickly.

 Zhou Guomin and his wife brought Zhou Zhiyuan back on the third day of the Lunar New Year. It happened that aunt Zhou Fang and uncle Wu Youde also came back with Wu Mei and Wu Lei.

This family reunion is naturally very lively. Of course the adults are talking and laughing together, but it is even more lively when the children are together.

The eldest Dabao and Zhou Xiaoxia are both twenty years old and can be considered salaried adults. The youngest Erya is also thirteen years old. The sixth grade primary school student is very eloquent and eloquent.

Coupled with the chattering Wu Mei, the noisy Zhou Zhihai and Zhou Zhiyuan, this time, how can it be a messed up word.

Lunch at noon will naturally be eaten at the eldest brother Zhou Guofu’s house. Zhou Guoqiang told Zhou Guomin and Zhou Fang not to go back, but to have a “continuation” meal at his home in the evening.

It is rare for brothers to get together neatly for dinner like this throughout the year, not to mention that now that all the children are getting older, the only time they want to get together in the future is during the Chinese New Year.

Zhou Fang and her three daughters-in-law were chatting with her grandma in the house. Seeing the children standing and laughing outside the house, Zhou Fang couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, in a blink of an eye, the children have grown up, and I am already in my forties." It’s too old.”

Shen Huafeng smiled and said, "Don't say that. If you call me boss here, your second sister-in-law and I will have no place to stay!"

 Zhao Yuzhen also smiled.

Song Mingli, the youngest, actually has a lot of emotions: "The children are all growing like saplings. When I see them, I feel that life is passing so fast. It seems that I got married to a citizen and what happened a few days ago is still vivid in my mind. It's such a flash. He’s already sixteen years old!”

 The women lamented that time flies together, while the men boasted about the vastness of the world.

Zhou Guoqiang, who was a little drunk, talked several times more than usual, talking about his children back and forth: "...eldest brother, third child, the happiest thing in my life is to have a few obedient children. People are suffering. No matter what, as long as the children can eat well, drink well and live well, no matter how hard it is, it will be worth it..."

 Then he started chatting about Dabao.

Zhou Guofu patted Zhou Guomin on the shoulder and said: "Second brother, Dabao has finally made his mark. Juniors from our old Zhou family are beginning to break out. This is a great thing! Don't talk about you, I'm here." No one can mention the pride and pride of my nephew!"

 Zhou Guomin and Wu Youde also echoed a few words.

Of course the children are not interested in the adults chatting, but just standing there is too boring.

Zhou Zhihai proposed playing poker, and everyone applauded and agreed.

Several boys sat around the table and played a simple game of "nine-thirty". Each person played two poker cards to see who had a bigger idea. The one with a smaller idea had to drink a sip of cold water.

Dabao was surprisingly bad at remembering ideas. He drank a large glass of cold water and couldn't resist anymore. He urged him to gamble instead. Not much, just a dollar a handful.

Four girls, Zhou Xiaoyun, Zhou Xiaoxia, Wu Mei and Erya, also sat behind and watched the fun. When they saw Dabao asking for money to gamble, the girls also joined in the fun and asked to play together.

Zhou Xiaoyun won more than 20 yuan in one afternoon and was very happy.

Dabao, who lost miserably, comforted himself and said: It doesn't matter, the ones who won the money are Zhou Xiaoyun and Xiaobao anyway, and they didn't lose to outsiders, right?

Zhou Zhihai and Wu Lei also lost a bit respectively. Generally speaking, the older ones lost a bit.

Zhou Xiaoxia lost a few dollars and asked to come back the next day. She also wanted to make up for it!

 (End of this chapter)