Buy a house with 30,000 yuan and live in a small town

Chapter 514 Why Don’t You Cry

When I drove back to the courtyard, my family was already preparing for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Richard was also there. Shen Nian'an was busy at home on New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, so there were no classes. Liu Nanshan had already arranged with Richard to come to his house for the New Year's Eve dinner, and he even went to the studio to invite him over.

As Liu Wangxue expected, Gu Xuelan noticed that Wenxi had lost weight the first time she saw her and started to scold her.

As soon as the New Year's Eve dinner started, Gu Xuelan turned into a very strict mother, almost exclusively watching Wenxi eat.

After dinner, the elders sat on the sofa, drinking tea, chatting and watching the Spring Festival Gala. Although the Spring Festival Gala is getting worse and worse, it is still an indispensable program at home every New Year’s Eve.

Liu Nanshan said: "Now what we watch is no longer entertainment, but a feeling of celebrating the New Year."

Gu Xuelan added: "It can be regarded as a kind of ritual for the New Year."

——A sense of ritual when listening to it as background music.

Wenxi asked Liu Wangxue: "Where are the things I sent to the three little ones?"

Liu Wangxue pointed to the bungalow and said, "They are all there - yes, that set of clothes for the Nian beast."

"Go, go, go." Wenxi touched Pengpeng's head and motioned it to go out.

Liu Wangxue picked up Gua Gua from the armrest of the sofa and held him and Xiao Ci in her arms: "Go get dressed and dress appropriately."

She also invited Richard to come along.

Pengpeng followed the three of them out of the door, went to the bungalow, put on his clothes, and then returned to the living room of the small building.

The three little ones all wore hats and capes in the costumes of the Nian Beast, which made them look super cute. However, Guagua was a bit out of place, as he looked like a bird that was not very dedicated in cosplay.

Liu Wangxue took the three little ones to play in the living room, teasing them with toys and playing hide-and-seek with them. During the hide-and-seek process, Xiaoci and Guagua even fought for the same hiding place, and in the end, Pengpeng forcibly occupied it.

These were all photographed by Wenxi and Richard with their mobile phones. After taking the photos, the three of them ran to Liu Wangxue's room upstairs and edited them immediately.

Liu Wangxue uploaded the edited video to the Pomegranate Video account, titled it "The Nian Beast is Coming", and then sent the link to the "Guo Pengci" group, and the message instantly flooded the screen.

It was very close to midnight. After we chatted for a while, we heard the host on TV counting down. The group also started counting down, and then the screen was flooded with “Happy New Year”.

Liu Wangxue received a call from Xu Qingsong before she sent him a message. Wenxi also received a call from Du Yunkai, and the two of them went upstairs, each finding a place to chat on the phone with their boyfriends.

The annual "Unforgettable Tonight" sounded again in the living room downstairs. Richard looked up at the clock, felt that he should go back, and stood up to say goodbye to Liu Nanshan and the others.

On New Year's Eve, Liu Nanshan didn't want to let Richard leave. He couldn't bear to see his child alone.

Liu Nanshan walked out the door, stood downstairs and called Liu Wangxue upstairs, asking her to ask Xu Qingsong if he could let Richard stay at Xu Qingsong's place for one night so that they could have breakfast together the next morning.

Liu Wangxue vaguely heard the shouting, went out, opened the window in the corridor, leaned down, and the phone was not hung up. Xu Qingsong also heard it and told Liu Wangxue it was okay.

Liu Wangxue relayed the words to Richard.

Richard thanked Liu Nanshan for his kindness and said to him in Mandarin: "Jiahong...have two drinks..."

I only said a name and a phrase, and I didn't know the rest, so I looked up and said to Liu Wangxue: "Jiahong and I have an appointment to have supper together. He should be waiting for me in the small cafeteria of the studio now."

This morning, Tao Jiahong also went to the studio to find Richard, wanting to invite him to his home for New Year's Eve dinner, but after hearing Richard say that he had already accepted Liu Nanshan's invitation, he had to give up. He then asked Richard if he would be back in the evening, and if so, he would bring some snacks over, and the two of them would have a midnight snack and a drink together.

Although the studio is closed for holiday, Tao Jiahong still comes to work the night shift. He does it on his own initiative because he thinks he has nothing to do and the studio is full of valuables - he thinks they are valuable - so if there are thieves from other villages, it would be bad if no one is watching. He also cleans up and wipes off the dust.

These past two days, he would come over basically in the evening when Richard came back from get out of class at Shen Nian'an's house and started to prepare dinner, and he would also bring two side dishes for Richard, either braised dishes or homemade pickles, or freshly fried by his mother.

Tao Jiahong and Richard rely on translation software for their chats, and apart from being a little troublesome, there are basically no other problems in communication.

While making dinner, Richard reviewed what he had learned in class during the day. If there was something he couldn't remember, he would ask Tao Jiahong and he also learned some new words from him.

Liu Wangxue translated Richard's words to her father, and Liu Nanshan said, "Okay then."

Since they had already made an appointment, he couldn't force them to stay, so he went to the kitchen and took out two containers from the refrigerator for Richard to carry. These were beef and chicken legs that he had prepared in the afternoon, already marinated and seasoned. He said to Richard, "Give them to Jiahong, he knows how to cook them, just fry them and they'll be ready. There are pots and pans in the canteen, I'll give you a midnight snack."

Liu Nanshan spoke at a normal speed, so Richard only understood the first half of the sentence. Since it was for Tao Jiahong, he took it.

After sending Richard out, Liu Nanshan said with emotion: "Teacher Xiao Shen is such a good teacher. Look how fast Richard has improved. He can understand everything I say now!"

The elders started chatting about this topic.

Liu Wangxue and Wenxi smiled without saying anything. It was obvious that they didn't fully understand, but her father didn't notice it.

Early in the morning on the first day of the new year, after breakfast, Tao Huayu and his father came to pay New Year's greetings. They only sat for a short while and said they would go around the village and visit every household to pay New Year's greetings.

Liu Nanshan, Gu Xuehui and Song Ningwei said they wanted to go together. Liu Wangxue also brought the three little ones and Wenxi to go together, and the group set off in a lively manner.

Liu Wangxue and Wenxi also brought a lot of snacks and candies. When they passed by Tao Huayu's house, he went back and brought out some biscuits and cupcakes. The three of them gave some to children they met on the road.

It was already noon when they came back from New Year's greetings. Gu Xuelan and her three sisters prepared lunch, and none of them went out together. Lunch was simple, with dumplings made yesterday, some in soup, some in red oil, and some fried. Everyone's taste was taken care of, and whoever liked it could eat whatever they wanted.

In the afternoon, Liu Wangxue went to Shen Nian'an's house alone with a gift box, as a return gift. Before leaving, Youyou wanted to come and play with them, so Jinghe accompanied him. On the way back to the courtyard, they met Xiaotao, Haohao and the others again, and the team was successfully formed again.

In Liu Wangxue's yard, there were all kinds of toys, a small off-road vehicle, and the three little ones. Soon the children were running until their foreheads were covered in sweat.

Liu Wangxue boiled a pot of sweet tea, and together with Wenxi, moved the small stools and table to the yard. She also cut a plate of fruit and asked the children to come over and rest for a while.

The children washed their hands and sat in a row. As they ate and drank, they thought of Cha Cha again and sighed one after another.

Youyou also brought the Nian beast and dragon biscuits that Qiu Xiangrong had sent, and everyone had one.

Xiao Tao tore open the package: "I don't know if Cha Cha has these little cookies to eat."

Haohao took a bite and said, "It looks good and tastes good." Leilei broke off a piece and put it in her mouth: "Youyou, do you have any more? Can you leave a piece for Chacha?"

Youyou took the sweet tea cup and gulped down two gulps, leaving a circle of it on his upper lip. He pouted and asked Jinghe to wipe it off for him. He nodded and said, "Yes, I saved it for Chacha."

In fact, Qiu Xiangrong also left a biscuit gift box for Du Yunkai. He originally wanted to send it to him, but the express delivery service had stopped, so he told him to keep it and give it to him when he came back.

Du Yunkai also showed Cha Cha the photo of the biscuits. Cha Cha liked it very much and immediately asked her uncle how many biscuits there were. He had already distributed them all to family and friends.

Youyou didn’t know, but she called Chacha after seeing the biscuits yesterday - both kids have phone watches and they added each other as friends when they played together a few days ago.

Youyou asked Chacha when he would come: "I left some cookies for you. My brother said they are the Nian beast and the dragon. They are so pretty!"

Cha Cha said, "I have one too, and I saved it for you." Cha Cha also listed the names of Xiao Tao and the others.

Youyou said, "I gave it to them too. I'll share it with them when we go to my sister's house tomorrow. We'll each have one."

Cha Cha heard You You say that she was coming to Liu Wang Xue's house to play, and she missed everyone. After hanging up the phone, she asked Du Yun Kai when he would be back. After getting the answer, she asked him if he could come along, as he hadn't started school yet a week later.

Du Yunkai couldn't make the decision, so he asked Chacha to ask Du Yunxiang.

In the small courtyard of Liu Wangxue's house, the children were all tearing the packaging bags to eat biscuits. Fengfeng tried to tear the package open for a long time but couldn't, so he put it in his mouth and bit it with his teeth. He used too much force and the opening was too big. The biscuit fell out directly, bounced off his knees and fell to the ground, breaking a corner that happened to be the ear of the Nian beast.

Everyone thought Fengfeng was going to cry again, so they stopped eating and drinking and stared at him as if they were under a spell.

Unexpectedly, Fengfeng didn't cry. He cried "Ouch", got down from the small stool, bent down to pick up the biscuit, blew on it, and took a bite.

Xiaopang smacked his lips and said, "Fengfeng, why don't you cry?"

Yaya: "Yes, you are going to cry."

Fengfeng sat back on the stool: "I want to eat some biscuits." He couldn't cry. How could he eat them if he cried?
Youyou ate a small piece of apple that Jinghe fed to her, clapped her hands and said to Fengfeng, "You're great for not crying!"

Fengfeng took a bite of the cookie and nodded in agreement: "I'm awesome!"

Liu Wangxue and Wenxi were taking care of the children and listening to their conversation, and they couldn't help laughing.

Wenxi asked Liu Wangxue: "When did your house become a gathering place for children?" The children were full of energy and their legs and mouths did not rest the whole afternoon.

Liu Wangxue told Wenxi what had happened in the past few days, from Chacha's arrival to the adventures of little Youzi.

Youyou, who was drinking sweet tea from a cup, heard this and emphasized, "Sister, I'm not afraid now. I've beaten it. I'm brave!"

Xiao Tao and Hao Hao, the two older ones, had also been chased by the big rooster before, so they had something to talk about when they heard about it. The yard instantly became a story session of "fighting bravely" and "battle of wits" with the big rooster.

After this topic was over, Liu Wangxue talked to Wenxi about making lanterns, which again aroused the children's desire to express themselves.

Xiao Tao said: "Yueyue and the others have also finished their lanterns. I saw them."

Haohao said, "You went there to peek."

Lei Lei added: "He was afraid of losing, so he went to peek."

Xiaopang said: "We won't lose!"

Yaya said: "Theirs are not as good-looking as ours, we win."

Youyou and Fengfeng nodded together: "We look good, we win!"

Jing He asked: "When will you compete? How will you compete?"

Xiao Tao said, "Wait until the Lantern Festival, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we'll go to the threshing ground to compete."

Liu Wangxue asked again: "How do we compare?"

Haohao said: "Whoever looks better wins."

Youyou and Fengfeng said again: "We look good, we win!"

Wenxi asked, "Who will be the referee?" She was afraid that the children didn't know what a "referee" was, so she added, "Who are you competing for? Who will decide whether you win or they win?"

Leilei said: "We decide for ourselves."

The competition between children is very fair and just. Whoever has the most beautiful lantern wins. No one will cheat, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

The laughter and noise in the courtyard didn't stop until it was almost dark, because the adults of the children's families came over and called them to eat. Jinghe also took Youyou home.

This Spring Festival, Wenxi didn't stay with Liu Wangxue for long. She returned to Hai City on the morning of the third day. On the one hand, she was busy with the matters of "Chunjian" and "Metaphor", and on the other hand, Du Yunkai called her and kept asking her to go back.

After sending Wenxi back, Liu Wangxue started working again. Because Richard had to go to school, Youyou had to go to school too, and the kids who went to Youyou's house to play with him were detained by Shen Nian'an, so no one came to play, and Liu Wangxue didn't go downstairs except for eating.

After breakfast on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the six elders in the family loaded their luggage into the car and drove to the hot spring resort. Liu Wangxue was left alone at home, so she was more focused.

Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan were worried that their daughter would forget about time and skip meals when she was writing a script, so they would call to remind her when it was time to eat. However, sometimes Liu Wangxue was writing smoothly and would not leave her seat after hanging up the phone, but continue.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, many colleagues in the studio returned one after another. Du Yunkai still rented two vans and waited at the airport and the train station to pick them up.

Liu Wangxue was going to pick up Xu Qingsong, but Xu Qingsong knew that she had been writing the script these days. They had talked about it before going to bed at night. The plot was at a critical point, and Xu Qingsong didn't want her to be distracted, so he didn't let her go. In addition, everyone's flights and trains were coordinated, and the arrival times were similar, so Xu Qingsong took the afternoon train back.

Liu Wangxue said: "Okay, then I'll go buy some food and make something delicious and wait for you at home."

She hadn't cooked much these past few days. All she ate were the dumplings she had made on New Year's Eve and frozen in the refrigerator. If she really didn't want to eat, she would simply cook a bowl of noodles or go to town to eat. Some of the restaurants in town were open.

Xu Qingsong knew that Liu Wangxue’s cooking skills were just average, so he deliberately asked her what delicious food she was going to make: “Should I look forward to it?”

Liu Wangxue laughed: "Look forward to it, but I will not be responsible if you are disappointed. After all, fairies grow up drinking dew."