"Dear relatives, since everyone is celebrating the New Year in Guangfu this year, I have decided to go and do some New Year shopping tomorrow."
This year it is rare that the whole family stays in Guangfu to celebrate the New Year. In the past few years, I always went back to my parents' home. New Year's Eve. The last time it was so organized was back to the Spring Festival in 2001, which was a full six years ago.
Therefore, as the second richest member of the family and the second generation pillar of the Kang family, the second brother took the initiative to take on the task of organizing New Year's goods. He said: "Buy flour, buy peanuts, buy sesame seeds, and buy sugar. It's been a long time since we made fried dough balls and fried egg yolks."
My mother was naturally very happy when she heard this. She is the one who adheres to the traditional Spring Festival customs the most, but with the development of the times in recent years, it has gradually become less popular.
The second sister-in-law laughed and said: "Is Kang Qizong stupid? Master Kang, when did you do these women's things? Fried egg powder? You stopped doing these things six years ago, you Do you remember? I asked you brothers to make fried eggs six years ago, and you secretly went out to buy them ready-made.”
When the scandals of the past were mentioned, the five brothers of the Kang family, including Kang Qirui, all lowered their heads in embarrassment. Kang Qirui thought for a while, then changed the subject and said, "What about the New Year's Eve dinner this year?"
"Big brother, just go and make a reservation." The second brother said directly. It seemed that he had planned it in advance. Compared with making a reservation, buying New Year goods should not be too simple.
As soon as the boss heard that he was asked to make a reservation, he jumped up with excitement and said, "Hey, hey, hey, don't expect me for this kind of thing. Where do you think you want to eat on New Year's Eve?" Where can I go to eat? You don’t know, people have already started ordering the New Year’s Eve meal during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they are just now ordering it. Where do you want me to order it? "
A Yao nodded, "That's right. I made a reservation for our department's New Year's Eve dinner only on the 28th of the year. People said that we won't be able to get a seat until the second round. I guess I won’t even be able to get a spot in the second round.”
“What if I can’t do it in the second round?” Mom was shocked. Is it so difficult?
The second guy thought for a while and said, "Since we can't book a place in Guangfu, why not try to see if there are any around Guangfu?"
Azu shook his head when he heard this, "Don't worry about the surrounding area. I and Archie have searched all over. Think about it, the materials there are fresh. , the price is cheap, a lot of people are rushing to go, when will it be our turn?”
“Are there any farther away? Anyway, Azu Arui Sachiko has a car, and it costs 100 yuan. Is it okay for dozens of kilometers?" Boss Guang said.
Kang Qirui rolled his eyes, he was speechless. Traveling hundreds of kilometers to have a New Year’s Eve dinner? He shook his head and said: "The New Year's Eve dinner is all on me."
"You?" Everyone looked at him in surprise, "What can you do? You are a university professor who has such a great reputation ”
"University professors don't have that much respect." Kang Qirui said with a smile: "But silver paper does have that much respect. This year we just have New Year's Eve dinner at the White Swan Hotel. The White Swan can't be full, right?"
He paused and then said: "The White Swan is fully booked, and the Garden Hotel is fully booked. It's impossible for all five-star hotels in Guangfu to be full."
Boss Guang Wenyan and Xianglan looked at each other and said, "How much does a five-star hotel cost?"
Kang Qirui waved his hand and said, "I was told to take care of it. Well, don't worry about money, just leave it to me." As the richest person in the family, Kang Qirui took care of the New Year's Eve dinner with a wave of his hand and a move of his lips. Zhu Wanling just smiled and didn't mind. She knew more about how much money Kang Qirui had. Kang Qirui handed all the money into her hands. This little money was nothing. It was worth it if everyone was happy during the New Year.
February 13th, twenty-sixth year. The second brother went out early in the morning and bought the things he needed for fried oil corners and egg dumplings. Everyone worked together under the mother's instructions. The sugar rings that the mother could not make in the past were now made.
February 14th, twenty-seventh year. On Valentine's Day, Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling left their children in the care of Lao Dou's mother, and the two of them went to Conghua Hot Spring Hotel for a day and enjoyed their time together.
February 15th, twenty-eighth year. As the saying goes, the twenty-eighth day of the new year is the day when everything is dirty. On this day, the whole Kang family went out to clean up the huge Kang family mansion inside and outside to ensure that the new year can start clean and prosperous. .
February 17th, New Year’s Eve. Since the New Year's Eve dinner was booked at the White Swan Hotel, everyone didn't have to work much that day, so most people chose to go out to visit the flower market. Kang Qirui, on the other hand, stayed at home to write and post couplets. Zhu Wanling helped him cook the paste, and he moved a table and placed it in front of Kang's house.
After Kang Qirui prepared everything, he thought briefly for a while and then wrote with a stroke of his pen: "The chunxuan blooms side by side with the ke tree, the sun and the moon shine together in the spring of Yaodao, and the joy is bright."< br>
Zhu Wanling cooked the paste and took it out. When she saw the couplet written by Kang Qirui, she said, "Hey, why does this couplet sound so familiar? It seems that it has been written before?"
Kang Qirui nodded. , said: "Yes, we had this couplet during the Chinese New Year in 2001. Now six years later, we still have this couplet, which is good."
Both parents are called Chunxuan. Bingmao. In the sun and moon shining together, the sun refers to men and the moon refers to women. This couplet means that the parents in this family are happy and happy, and both men and women in the family are successful in their careers.
The Kang family in 2007 can still afford to hang this couplet, just as Kang Qirui said: It’s very good!
Of course Zhu Wanling didn't understand the hidden meaning of Kang Qirui's words, but she didn't delve into it. Just being plain and happy was fine.
After posting the couplets, Kang Qirui also took Zhu Wanling and Kang Siqi out to go shopping in Flower Street. The Spring Festival Flower Market is held once a year, starting on the 28th day of the year before the Spring Festival and ending in the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. It is loved by the masses for its festive and warm atmosphere and peaceful and beautiful meaning.
“On the evening of the 30th of the New Year, I am walking on the Flower Street, and the spring flowers are all over the street, and I can’t look at the thousands of them...” This well-known Cantonese folk song describes the scene of a family of all ages walking on the Flower Street. "The Chinese New Year is not complete until you visit the flower streets." For Lao Guang, a visit to the flower market before the Spring Festival is considered a complete success, which means "good luck" in the new year.
The three of them wandered around until around 5 p.m., then left the flower market and rushed to the White Swan Hotel for New Year’s Eve dinner. Before the New Year's Eve dinner, Kang Qirui organized everyone to take a family photo in front of the hometown waterscape of the White Swan Hotel. The last time the Kang family took a family photo was when they traveled to Saipan.
In this life, Tianyou was not sent back to his hometown in southern Henan. Instead, he stayed with the boss Guang Xianglan, and his family was happy. The second brother did not suffer from overwork and illness like in his previous life. He also had a daughter, and both children were happy. Sachiko also got what he wanted and achieved a career, so he did not go to Japan, but stayed in Guangfu and became a couple with Ayao. Azu became the boss of a film and television company, and his mentality changed. He no longer cares about things. Because he often travels on business, he also cherishes the time he spends with Diana and Paul. In this life, Diana is like a one-piece doll.
Looking at the family enjoying the reunion dinner lively, Kang Qirui laughed unconsciously. (End of chapter)