Chapter 464 Happy New Year! Did you miss me?
As evening approached, everyone returned home.
Li Luo brought Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng to the living room on the second floor.
The dining table here is already filled with all kinds of delicious fruits, as well as various silver coins and other paper money to commemorate the ancestors.
There were two long and thick candles on the table, which were already lit.
There was a thick and soft futon placed in front of the table. When Li Luo came back, Li Guohong waved to him.
Li Luo understood, nodded, came to the futon and bowed three times, then knelt down on the futon, bowed three times, then stood up again, bowed three more times, and it was over.
Yan Zhusheng watched from the sidelines. This was the first time she had experienced this traditional way of celebrating the New Year in the countryside in China. She thought everyone had to do this once.
After seeing Li Luo get up and leave, he walked towards the futon.
Fortunately, Ying Chanxi next to her caught her in time, took her outside the door, whispered in her ear: "This is something only people in their family need to pray for, we don't need to."< br>
Of course, I should still worship in the future.
Ying Chanxi looked at the way everyone in the room was worshiping one after another, imagining some scenes in the future, and couldn't help but blush.
Yan Zhusheng on the side is also thoughtful.
After everyone in the Li family had paid their respects, Li Guoru took out a big black pot and came to the balcony.
Li Guohong followed and brought the paper money that was originally placed on the table. The two brothers cooperated with each other and burned the paper money on the balcony.
The others gathered around, clasping their hands.
The smell of smoke drifted away from the window, but the air on the balcony was still choking.
Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng frowned slightly, both of them a little unable to bear it, but Lin Xiuhong asked them to go inside the house to take shelter. They had no intention of moving, so they just stood obediently to Li Luo. Accompany behind you.
When the paper money is burned, the worship before the New Year's Eve family dinner is over.
Lin Xiuhong and others began to be busy again, putting away all the candles on the table and the small wine glasses and chopsticks surrounding them.
The dishes that had been placed cold on the table were all brought back to the kitchen one by one and reheated.
Yan Zhusheng looked at the busy scenes in the room and was pulled by Li Luo to sit on the sofa and rest.
"Are you choking?" Li Luo asked as he poured two glasses of water and handed them to Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi, "Drink some water."
Yan Zhusheng took them obediently. He took a few sips to moisten his throat.
Not long after, the dishes for the two large tables on the second floor were served one after another.
Lin Xiuhong shouted to Li Luo and the others on the sofa to prepare for dinner. Li Luo took Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi and sat down at the children's table.
Yan Zhusheng is no stranger to eating here. After all, she was a guest with Xu Youyu last year and stayed for several days.
Although she was still a little uncomfortable with this lively environment of twenty people gathering in a room to eat, she liked it a little bit.
At least, compared to the previous New Year celebrations, where she and her mother were the only ones at home, Yan Zhusheng still prefers the current atmosphere.
Thinking about this, Yan Zhusheng silently made a wish in her heart, hoping that her mother could be on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala every year in the future.
The Li family had New Year's Eve dinner at 6:30 in the evening. After half an hour of eating, they were basically full.
But the men at the next table wanted to drink and brag, so naturally it was impossible to end the fight in half an hour.
When Li Luo and the others had finished eating and left their seats, they went to the sofa and turned on the TV to start playing cards. Li Guohong was still drinking there with his arms around Ying Zhicheng's neck.
Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng were dragged to play mahjong by Lin Xiuhong. Li Luo originally wanted to fill the gap between three and one, but was sent to the kitchen to cut fruit by Lin Xiuhong.
When I came back, my aunt Li Xuexian was already sitting on the empty seat with a smile and playing mahjong with the three of them.
So Li Luo had no choice but to put freshly cut fruits on the small tables on both sides, feed his mother a bite, and then feed Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng a bite.
Li Xuexian, who was opposite, saw this scene and was speechless: "How about you feed me a bite too?"
"Auntie, ask Brother Qiqi to come over and feed you. ." Li Luo joked with a smile, then turned around and faced Chen Zheng. The deer pulled Chen Yongqi who was playing cards and shouted, "Brother! Your mother asked you to come over and feed her fruit!"
Chen Yongqi said little, turned his head and glanced here, and saw his mother rolling her eyes. , I knew what was going on, so I continued to play cards in silence.
Li Xuexian chuckled: "I can't count on this kid. He's so old and he hasn't found a partner yet. How can he be as powerful as Li Luo? He just brings two of them together."
"Cough...cough..." After being told so straightforwardly by the aunt, Li Luo quickly waved his hands to deny it, "Auntie, please don't talk nonsense. Xixi was originally next door, and Zhusheng was also invited by her. I don't care. It doesn't matter."
"Oh, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Li Xuexian curled her lips. They are all human beings. How can they not see the feelings of Xixi and Zhusheng towards Li Luo?
When she said just now that Li Luo had brought two people back, Ying Chanxi blushed slightly and Yan Zhusheng blinked without any intention of refuting.
It can only be said that Li Luo is indeed quite capable. Why doesn’t his son have such ability at all?
In addition to her daily work, all her energy was spent on those games. She had no social interaction at all, let alone finding a partner. It really pissed her off.
Looking at Li Luo and then at Chen Yongqi, Li Xuexian didn't know what to say.
It’s really drought that kills people, and floods that cause waterlogging.
Look at Li Luo. He hasn't finished high school yet, but he is already surrounded by warblers. Li Xuexian is almost dazzled by Lin Xiuhong.
When will I get this kind of treatment?
It is said that children should not fall in love prematurely, but if you are like Li Luo, not only will you have good grades and make money, but the girls around you will also be better than the other, and your studies will not be affected.
Your parents don't care whether you are in love or not.
If falling in love can improve grades, parents would probably be the first to urge their children to fall in love quickly.
"It's eight o'clock, the Spring Festival Gala has started!" Chen Lu, who was playing cards on the other side of the sofa, saw the Spring Festival Gala on TV starting, glanced at the time, and quickly shouted to the mahjong table, "Bamboo Sheng! Is your mother coming? Yes?”
“It should be at nine o’clock.” Yan Zhusheng recalled, “And then there will be another one at eleven o’clock.”
“Eh? A show?" Chen Lu asked in surprise.
Although everyone is not in the entertainment industry and cannot truly appreciate the value of two shows on the Spring Festival Gala, just listening to them feels amazing.
Except for a few skits in previous years, Li Luo and the others basically didn't watch the Spring Festival Gala. They just let the TV play there, and everyone played mahjong and poker nearby.
Li Guohong and the other grown men continued to eat side dishes and drink wine at the dining table.
The Spring Festival Gala is more like the background music of New Year’s Eve, which can provide a little bit of the flavor of the New Year.
As a result, when the time was approaching nine o'clock in the evening, the first sketch program of the night came on the stage.
It tells a short story about a family. Her daughter graduated from college and started working, and her mother started arranging blind dates for her daughter. On this basis, a series of ridiculous things happened.
Of course, in the end, we don’t forget the value of the previous round, making dumplings together.
But just after making dumplings in this skit, the host announced the next program, "It's Mom, It's Daughter" from Yuan Wanqing and another actress who is not yet twenty years old. .
When the sketch came out, Li Luo's family had already focused on the program on the TV.
When the skit ended, everyone was going to continue playing mahjong, playing poker, and drinking.
Finally, when they turned around and heard Yuan Wanqing's name again, they all turned their heads again. "Hey, this is quite appropriate for the occasion." Lin Xiuhong clapped her hands and smiled, "It matches the content of the skit just now."
"The director of this Spring Festival Gala is quite good at arranging Program." Li Luo also raised his eyebrows when he saw this.
Soon, Yuan Wanqing’s singing started to sound.
Tell the truth.
Just this song "It's a Mother, It's a Daughter", for those who have strong empathy and are sensitive to topics such as mothers and daughters, it is easy to be moved just by listening to the song.
Some of the more powerful ones, like Cui Suling before, could shed tears just listening to it.
As a result, the director of this Spring Festival Gala specially arranged a skit program about mothers and daughters before this song. The content and lyrics formed a perfect echo.
So much so that Li Xuefeng and Li Xuemei, who seem to have daughters, couldn't help but have red eyes when they heard this song after watching the sketch.
After all, they are both single-parent families. They raised their daughter almost alone. Only they know the hardship.
"Is this song written by Li Luo?" Li Xuefeng asked softly.
"Yes." Chen Lu hugged his mother's arm. Although he didn't cry, he was a little moved, "Li Luo wrote it."
"It's really well written."
If we say that the song "It's a Mother, It's a Daughter", it is only more lethal to Li Xuefeng and others.
Then when "Wish" comes on stage, even without any preparatory skits or other programs, it will be enough to move people.
Especially this time, the director of the Spring Festival Gala also paired the song with a silent crew dance. The actors were either wearing military uniforms and walking through the hail of bullets, or they were wearing school uniforms and studying hard with books in their hands.
Echoes the lyrics in "As You Wish".
After singing a song, the audience seemed to follow the song and the dance on the stage, completing the long journey of the motherland for decades.
Li Luo's grandparents and Grandpa Ying all looked at it very seriously. They are already in their sixties or seventies.
When they were born, this country was also just born.
The song "Ruishi" sings about the motherland, and it also sings about their lives.
If we say that before Yuan Wanqing stepped onto the singer stage, "Wish" and "Mom, Daughter" were only popular and popular at the entertainment level.
With the appearance of the Spring Festival Gala, both these two songs and Yuan Wanqing herself have completely entered the eyes of the wider public.
To put it simply.
Before, I was only famous in the entertainment industry.
But now, it truly has the so-called nationality.
Li Luo looked at Yuan Wanqing who slowly left the stage after bowing and thanking her, with some emotion in his eyes.
In his last life, Li Luo had hardly heard of Yuan Wanqing's name.
Even Li Guohong, who claims to be a fan of Yuan Wanqing, actually listened to her songs for a while when Yuan Wanqing first emerged in the early 2000s.
Without the changes he brought about, Li Luo would probably have guessed by now that Yuan Wanqing in the previous life would most likely not have made a successful comeback.
It may even drag down Ying Zhicheng, who is in charge of the company's transformation at Huayue Film and Television.
Of course, even if they are really lonely in their careers, they will not be short of money.
Ying Zhicheng alone has purchased several properties in Yuhang City.
With Ying Zhicheng's ability, even if he is kicked off the position of general manager, he can still maintain his position as a high-ranking person in the company.
It’s just that it’s definitely not as beautiful as it is now.
Yuan Wanqing will appear on the Spring Festival Gala this time, and she will become a cash cow that can continuously provide resources.
I heard that Yuan Wanqing also plans to organize a concert, but I don’t know when.
Li Luo thought so, the Spring Festival Gala was still going on.
It’s just that everyone’s attention is definitely not on this.
Playing mahjong until close to the early morning, Chen Lu, as the youngest person in the younger generation after Chen Yongqi, immediately stood up and greeted everyone to get ready, and then went downstairs to set off fireworks.
Li Luo, along with Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng, carried the fireworks and firecrackers they had bought a long time ago and walked up the stairs to the courtyard on the first floor.
The windows on the second floor were opened, and the sound of the Spring Festival Gala on the TV could still be heard.
Li Luo picked up his phone, turned on the camera, pointed it at the two girls in front of him who were holding sparkling fairy wands, and took pictures of them.
As time goes by, the New Year's Eve is getting closer and closer.
Li Luo took out a lighter from Li Guohong and lit the fireworks in the yard while listening to the countdown to the Spring Festival Gala on the second floor.
The next second.
The time came to midnight.
Fireworks rose into the sky, exploded with a bang, and turned into a field of gorgeous flowers in the sky.
Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng both retracted into Li Luo's arms, leaning against Li Luo while raising their heads to look at the gorgeous fireworks in the night sky.
One of their ears was blocked by Li Luo's chest, and the other was blocked by Li Luo's hand.
Li Xiang, who was standing on the stairs and holding on to the railing to watch the fireworks, felt his neck was a little sore. He lowered his head and saw such a scene, which immediately made him fall into deep thought for a long time.
Chen Lu on the side obviously noticed this scene, and couldn't help but ask Li Xiang in a low voice: "Will I have two younger siblings in the future?"
Li Xiangkan Looking at Chen Lu, then at his uncle and aunts, he sighed and whispered : "What if there are three?"
"Three?!" Chen Lu was surprised, and then suddenly reacted, "Oh, there seems to be a sister who came last year, who is it? ..."
"Xu Youyu"
"Yes, yes, that's what it's called." Chen Lu said, a little strange, "Is it really necessary to have three? I was just joking, why are you more serious than me?"
"You must not have read the novels he wrote."
"I just read the beginning."
"Then read again, the answers are all in the book." Li Xiang was very happy He said inscrutably.
The two people on the stairs were talking quietly.
In the yard, Li Luo, who was enjoying the fireworks, received a call.
After the call was connected, Xu Youyu’s voice came from inside.
"Li Luo! Happy New Year! Do you miss me?"
(End of this chapter)