Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 968 New Year’s Eve
After lunch, Chu Xiangqian wanted to go to the kitchen to help with something, but before he entered the kitchen, he was driven away by his second aunt.

It is said that the kitchen is women's territory, and there is no need for him, the head of the household, to get involved.

Patriots and people-lovers looked at each other, especially Patriot, who felt that he might not be his biological son.

Chu Xiangqian did not argue either. There were two sisters: Second Aunt, Tao Jie, Feifei, Jinzhi, Jinxiu, Aiyuan, Jingru, Yushui, and Zhaodi.

In addition to loving our country and our people, we really don't mind asking for extra help in preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.

Chu Xiangqian simply took his two sons, two nephews, Ai Qiu and Baoyi to the supply and marketing cooperative not far away, bought a lot of small firecrackers, and played with them outside in the yard.

As for fireworks, they were indeed available in that era, but Chu Xiangqian found it troublesome and was unwilling to go to the Friendship Store to buy them.

Listening to the sound of firecrackers and the cheerful laughter of the little ones, Chu Xiangqian's smile also brightened.

As for Jingrong and Jingxing, perhaps many years later, they will still remember the experience of their father playing with them with firecrackers.

As for Jingye and Jingqi, the two little guys are chirping happily now, but they have not entered the Novice Village to upgrade.

When they grow up, it is rare for them to still remember the memories they had when they were five or six years old.

Not to mention that the oldest of them is less than 1 and a half years old.

As for Ai Qiu and Bao Yi, the two little girls were not very interested in firecrackers. From time to time, they would look at the adults and children skating on the ice of Shichahai.

The laughter and joy passed quickly and before we knew it, it was night.

There were five tables set up, and the whole family, including Tao Jie, Zhao Di and three sisters, sat down. As the head of the family, Chu Xiangqian naturally picked up the wine glass first and said some festive words.

Everyone then picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

After dinner, the children are the happiest.

There are so many elders, fathers, mothers, and aunts, and each of them doesn’t give much money, just one or two dollars.

But for little kids, they don’t care about the face value of the money. It’s no problem to exchange two one-dollar bills for a ten-dollar bill.

The New Year's money given by Chu Xiangqian was the most special, as it was directly given as the property certificate.

In the middle of last year, there was a bank run on Hong Kong Island and property prices plummeted.

Chu Xiangqian bought houses in batches, and he also took the opportunity to buy a lot of high-quality apartments and stores.

Especially now that housing prices have not really exploded and are relatively cheap in Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui, Chu Xiangqian himself doesn’t even know how many stores he has bought.

I only heard Xue Jinglan mention that there was a street of stores with only five owners who refused to sell, and the rest were all their own.

So each of the five children received a store in Causeway Bay, and the brothers Jingye and Jingqi also received a store of 15 square meters.

Even Ai Qiu and Bao Yi received an apartment of 120 square meters.

The two excited little girls, one on the left and one on the right, hugged Chu Xiangqian's arms and refused to let go.

Fortunately, Baoyi and Ai Qiu are only 11 years old, otherwise, Chu Xiangqian would be embarrassed.

Feifei, Jinxiu and Jinzhi were not envious, as they also took the opportunity to acquire some properties last year.

She has become a landlady now.

But while Yu Shui and Jing Ru were smiling a little silly, their eyes seemed to be shining when they looked at Ai Guo and Ai Min.

According to Feifei, the two stores cost at least hundreds of thousands of yuan, and when the housing prices go back up, it will be no problem to cost more than 200,000 yuan.

Not to mention more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, even a few thousand yuan is a huge sum of money for Yu Shui and Jing Ru.

If I have more children, will my eldest brother be so happy that he will give them to the children as New Year's money?
Moreover, my eldest brother said two years ago that boys from the second and third rooms would be rewarded with houses of 110 or 120 square meters, and girls would be rewarded with houses of 5 or 60 square meters.

However, the little ones who got the property certificates were not very interested in this thing.

Chu Jingrong even felt that this thing was not as important as a one-dollar bill.

It turned out that Xue Jinglan showed this boy her things when she was packing up her house. There were bundles and bundles of hundreds of property certificates in the house.

Among them, Xue Jinglan herself has dozens of them.

So Xue Jinglan didn't care at all about Chu Xiangqian giving her a house and a store.

After Jing Rong and others kowtowed to Chu Xiangqian one by one, they immediately handed the property certificate to his biological mother.

Then they kowtow to other elders to ask for New Year’s money.

Chu Xiangqian also did not forget the three sisters Tao Jie and Zhao Di.

The red envelopes given to them were also simple, a small house of 45 square meters with two bedrooms and one living room for each person.

The three sisters Tao Jie, Zhao Di were so excited that they kept saying no, but when they were persuaded to accept it, their hands were shaking a little.

The salary itself is high, and there are even more hidden benefits.

But the four of them really didn't expect that the host would actually be willing to give them the house.

This is probably unique in Hong Kong Island, and even in the Chinese community.

The gratitude in my heart is overflowing.

After the fun, the kids and the ladies chatted or played cards.

Chu Xiangqian sat together with his master, Yixiantian, Lao Jiang, Jin Yitang, his second uncle, his third uncle, Aiguo, Aimin and Ailin, discussing whether to continue staying in Beijing or return to Hong Kong Island after the New Year.

The masters don’t care, as long as the children are around, it’s all good for their retirement, whether it’s in Beijing or Hong Kong.

My second uncle and third uncle were still reluctant to leave the capital.

As for loving the country and the people, they all looked to their own fathers.

My brother has wanted to go to Hong Kong Island for a long time. In recent years, he has heard a lot about Hong Kong Island from Aiyuan and Ailin, and he is more yearning to go there.

It was already a little unbelievable that Ailin was allowed to attend such a meeting.

I didn't dare to say much and just filled the tea.

Finally, it was Jin Yitan who spoke up, "Move forward, we old guys are old, and we are all from the north.

There is so much rain in Hong Kong Island that, to be honest, I am still a little uncomfortable with it.”

Chu Xiangqian looked at his master, Lao Jiang and Yixiantian, and all three nodded.

But I knew in my heart that this was just an excuse.

Yixiantian also hinted with a smile, "Living here is much quieter than the front door. Lao Jiang and I have been strolling around recently. There are many celebrities living around here."

As soon as Chu Xiangqian heard it, he understood what Yixiantian was implying that it would be safer to live here.

However, despite this, Chu Xiangqian decided in his heart that he would have to prepare several routes to leave Beijing in the months after the New Year.

After finishing the business, Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but look at Ailin.

He smiled and asked, "Third brother, I heard that you met a girl from Beijing?"

Ailin was stunned for a moment, then her face turned red and she scratched her head embarrassedly.

He said nervously, "Brother, we are just friends. I will tell you when it is confirmed."

The second uncle couldn't help but get anxious. Ailin would be 18 after the Chinese New Year, and Aiguo and Aimin were one year younger than him and had already been married.

The child had been studying in Hong Kong Island before, so I didn't pay any attention to him.

It would be better to let Chu Xiangqian, the eldest brother, and Xue Jinglan, the sister-in-law, worry about it.

But since the boy has met a girl he likes in Beijing, if he doesn't act quickly, that girl might already be someone else's wife.

Looking at Ailin, he asked, "Besides telling others, you must first tell me and your elder brother, what is the girl's name and where does she live?

As for the quality of work and family conditions, you don’t have to worry about it that much.”

Ailin looked even more embarrassed. She scratched her head, thought for a long time, and still hesitated and refused to say anything.

Chu Xiangqian finally understood, and said to his second uncle unhappily, "Well, it seems that this boy may be in unrequited love.

There’s no guarantee that the girl doesn’t have that kind of interest in him.”

When Second Uncle, Third Uncle and Master thought about it, they thought, well, this is really possible.

Ailin was anxious, "No, brother, that girl is only 15 years old, I am embarrassed to mention the idea of ​​dating."

This time, without Chu Xiangqian saying anything, his second uncle rolled his eyes and cursed inwardly, "Okay, okay, you can do it yourself.

If that girl is snatched away by someone else, don’t regret it.”

Ailin smiled and said, "That definitely won't happen."

Seeing that his tone was very certain, Chu Xiangqian could probably guess that the girl might be attracted by Ailin's dressing, speech and temperament, which were different from those of young people in Beijing.

I have been in Hong Kong Island for more than three years. I am not short of money and all my classmates are children from wealthy families.

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Naturally, he developed the temperament of a rich young man.

Then we talked about patriotic and people-loving cooking skills.

The two brothers have been learning cooking from Sha Zhu for six years.

And since Aiguo became Shazhu's brother-in-law, there is no shortage of good food in Qianmen Siheyuan.

When Sha Zhu, Aiguo and Ai Min went to cook dinner for their master, they often practiced making Tan family dishes.

Sha Zhu's cooking skills naturally improved, and with Aiguo and Aimin helping him, over the years, his cooking skills indeed improved rapidly.

Not to mention, once Sha Zhu likes you, it is very easy for him to be open-hearted to him.

In addition, Chu Xiangqian not only arranged a job for Sha Zhu's wife Yu Li, but also bought jobs for Yu Li's younger sister and brother with money from Sha Zhu.

It was only 200 yuan at the time, but Sha Zhu always remembered this favor.

As for not asking for money and helping for free, Shazhu himself was too embarrassed to ask for it.

Therefore, those who love the country and the people can now cook not only Sichuan cuisine, but also Tan cuisine.

But cooking skills actually require talent.

The same dish, the same chef, the same amount of effort, there will be slight differences in taste and cooking time.

Of course, when it comes to some simple dishes, Shazhu would be lazy if he could, and let the patriots and the people take charge of them all.

After talking about loving the country and the people, the uncle hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but said, "Go forward, after the New Year, Yuanyuan will be 24 years old.

If she doesn’t find a husband, I’m worried that she will remain single forever.”

Chu Xiangqian suddenly felt embarrassed.

I used to think that Ehime was young, so I was not in a hurry and was afraid of being cheated by a yellow-haired guy.

Now Ehime 24 is indeed considered a grown-up girl in this era.

Some of the girls of the same age as Ehime at the forest farm already have several children.

Chu Xiangqian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, after returning to Hong Kong Island, I will pay more attention to young people."

But having said that, Chu Xiangqian still felt that Aiyuan had to work hard on her own to find a boyfriend.

Chu Xiangqian didn't want his influence to cause Aiyuan to compromise and date a man she didn't like, just because she thought the man introduced by her eldest brother would be a good guy.

It would be better for the wives to take Ehime to more banquets or public events.

As they chatted, the youngest ones began to yawn or simply fell asleep.

Only Jingrong and Jingxing were the most energetic. They waited for Xue Jinglan to carry Jingyu back to the room.

Gangsheng and Alyssa also carried Jingshun and Jingfu back to the room.

Yu Shui and Jing Ru carried Jing Ye and Jing Qi to the room in the small building where their master and his family lived. The two boys immediately became even crazier.

As for Margaret, she had already gathered together with Feifei, Jinzhi and Zheng Shufen to play mahjong.

I didn't care about Jingxing at all.

And with the dog around, you don't have to worry about him falling or bumping into anything.

The master and his wife looked at their watches and saw that it was already 11 o'clock, so they told Chu Xiangqian to remember to set off firecrackers at 12 o'clock.

Lao Jiang and the others, as well as my second uncle, second aunt and third uncle, also went back to the small building to rest.

Chu Xiangqian was just about to go to Margaret's place to watch the wives play cards, but Aiguo said.

"Brother, how about the four of us play cards?"

Chu Xiangqian never liked playing cards or mahjong before, even if he didn't cheat.

His eyesight and the sense of touch of his hands have long enabled him to remember the subtle differences between mahjong and playing cards.

After learning more gambling skills from Nie Wanlong, he became less interested in playing cards.

Ai Min nodded in agreement. When Ke Ai Lin heard this, he stood up with an exaggerated expression.

"No, no, no, no, I finally received some New Year's money from my sisters-in-law, and I don't want my eldest brother to win it all away in just one hour."

After that, he explained to Aiguo and Aimin how good Chu Xiangqian was at playing cards.

It would have been better if there was no explanation. Once the explanation was given, people who love their country and the people became curious instead.

He pulled Chu Xiangqian and refused to let him go, insisting on playing a few games with him.

Ailin shook his head, looked at Aiguo and Aimin as if he were a fool.

Finally, he rolled his eyes and called Aiyuan, who was chatting with Ai Qiu and Baoyi.

After Aiyuan finished listening to the explanation, before she could say anything, Baoyi started to giggle.

Lying on Chu Xiangqian's back, she said with a smile, "Uncle, Sister Qiu and I will invest in you, and the three of us will be the banker together, okay?"

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but laugh, looked at Aiguo and Aimin, shook his head and said to Baoyi.

“Your two uncles are not as rich as your Aunt Aiyuan and Uncle Ailin. If you can convince Aiyuan and Ailin to come to the table as well.

Uncle doesn't mind letting you and Ai Qiu join in as well."

When Aiyuan heard this, she rolled her eyes.

He said to Chu Xiangqian, "Brother, go look after Xiao Rongrong and Henry. I will play cards with the second, third and fourth brothers."

Chu Xiangqian shrugged, turned back and kissed Baoyi on the head, "There's no other way, uncle will take you to set off the fireworks?"

Baoyi shook her head. The little girl was different from other children of her age. She had never had any interest in fireworks or firecrackers.

According to her, every time she saw firecrackers being lit, her heart would beat faster and it was not fun at all.

She hugged Chu Xiangqian's neck and wouldn't let him leave, insisting that Chu Xiangqian teach her how to play.

Chu Xiangqian stood up with Baoyi on his back. If he learned to gamble at such a young age, Zheng Shufen would definitely blame him to death.

But when he wanted to leave, Aiguo, who was holding a deck of cards, stopped him and insisted that Chu Xiangqian show them.

Baoyi and Aiqiu actually wanted to see it with their own eyes, especially Baoyi. When she was in Hong Kong Island, she often heard her mother and Feifei talk about how good Chu Xiangqian was at playing cards.

If I had the opportunity to see it with my own eyes, of course I would be interested in it as much as I love my country and my people.

(End of this chapter)