Princess Raising

Chapter 14: Chapter Fourteen: The New Year's Eve

The Zhao family's New Year's Eve dinner was ordered a long time ago, they don't have to worry about it, they just need to put it on the table.

Zhao Zhihai, the male owner of the Zhao family, didn't come back until the afternoon of New Year's Eve. He was still in a neat suit and had an indifferent expression.

Zhang Dingyue greeted him enthusiastically, while Zhao Qing just nodded lightly.

Zhao Zhihai glanced at Luo Xue and Zhou Ma who were still at home, and didn't say anything. After all, there were times when Zhou Ma kept it for the New Year, anyway, he couldn't stay for a few days anyway.

As soon as Zhao Zhihai came back, the atmosphere at home became obviously dull, Zhang Dingyue chatted with him occasionally, Zhou Ma went to cook the meals, Luo Xue sat on the sofa, picked up the newspaper and planned to read it.

What we need to learn now is very different from what ancient women need to learn to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Here, it seems that they need to learn arithmetic, foreign words, and other complicated subjects. Here, women show their faces and go out to support their families, so learning is very important. Yes, she is very afraid that she will not learn well, so she always looks ahead.

But Zhou's mother's education level is not high, at most she can teach her to read and write. She doesn't want to trouble Zhou's mother too much, so she studies it by herself occasionally.

Although she also likes to play, she will never let playing delay her business.

She picked up the newspaper and the grown-ups looked at it.

Zhao Qing saw her pick up the newspaper from the corner of her eyes, put down the accounts she was about to settle, and asked her indifferently, "Are you literate?"

"I know a lot." She nodded with a smile. The results of spending time these days are obvious. She can already recognize most of the characters, and there will be no obstacles in reading, but there are still some problems in understanding.

After all, the way of writing here is very different from her previous ones.

Zhao Qing raised his eyebrows, "Who taught you to read on weekdays?"

"Mother Zhou taught some, and I learned some by myself."

Zhao Qing glanced at the newspaper in her hand, "Do you know Pinyin?"

Pinyin, what is that?
She shook her head, "I don't understand."

"Then how did you learn to write by yourself?" Zhao Qing frowned.

She smiled, and said again and again: "It's just a lot of guesses, I don't know, why not..." She thought for a while, and boldly said: "Brother Zhao Qing, can you teach me?"

Zhao Qing hates trouble very much. In his opinion, tutoring children with their homework is an extremely troublesome thing, so he naturally planned to refuse, but just as he opened his mouth, he saw her extremely expectant eyes, and Liu Li's black eyes swayed. Looking at the rippling water, he stared blankly for a rare second, and then thought that it was New Year's Eve anyway, so there was nothing to do, and it would be nothing if he did a good job and taught her that day.

So he picked up her newspaper and talked to her.

Zhao Qing found that Luo Xue was very smart, she knew almost everything, and it was not troublesome to teach, and it was a bit fun, so she couldn't help talking for a long time, and the atmosphere between the two children was very harmonious.

Zhao Zhihai glanced at them indifferently, seeing that the relationship between the two was very good, he didn't say anything else.

At this time, Zhang Dingyue asked, "How many days will you stay at home this New Year?"

Zhao Zhihai glanced at her, and suddenly asked indifferently: "How long do you want me to stay?"

Zhang Dingyue was taken aback for a moment, then said with a smile: "These are your affairs, I never ask them, do whatever you want."

Zhao Zhihai pursed his lips slightly, and suddenly felt that his wife didn't seem to care much about him...

Although she was sad at the beginning when he went out to spend time and wine, she got better after a while, and then she didn't care at all, and never mentioned these things. Every time he came back, she took good care of him, but that's all.

She seldom cared about his other affairs, and she seldom cared about which woman he brought out to the banquet today. Even if someone told her, she would casually evade a few words.

He suddenly felt that he couldn't see through this wife.

"I'm going to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of junior high school." Zhao Zhihai said lightly, "You can come with me."

Zhang Dingyue was a little surprised by this. It was normal for him to pay New Year's greetings, but it was not normal to take her there, but she didn't ask any more questions. This was her duty as a wife.

Zhao Zhihai pursed his lips slightly.

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Soon it was time for the New Year's Eve dinner, and Mother Zhou served red wine to the two older hosts, and a glass of orange juice to Luo Xue, and Zhao Qing's -

Plain water.

Zhao Qing seldom drinks, and only likes plain water.

The dishes on the dinner table were very delicate, but for some reason, no one was in the mood for the New Year. Only Luo Xue started to liven up the atmosphere, brought some dishes to Zhou Ma, and said that she wished Zhou Ma a good health and a happy birthday.

Zhang Dingyue couldn't bear to show weakness and also said that she wanted to add vegetables. Luo Xue figured out what Zhang Dingyue liked to eat, so she naturally added her favorite vegetables.

At this time, Zhao Qing suddenly turned his head and gave her a faint look. She rolled her eyes and understood what Zhao Qing meant, and she also served Zhao Qing with a sweet smile. Zhao Qing felt better.

After dinner is the Spring Festival Gala, which is unfamiliar to Luo Xue, and Zhao Qing doesn't like to watch it very much. Sitting next to Luo Xue, it is rare to be a little bored in a daze. What does it look like?"

Luo Xue was stunned for a moment, and the scene of the New Year's Eve in her previous life could not help appearing in her mind.

The palace was resplendent and magnificent, but what impressed her the most was——

"Fireworks." She said with memories, slightly pouted her lips, put a finger on her chin, half raised her head and thought for a while, "Very beautiful fireworks."

Zhao Qing opened his mouth and was about to speak when the phone at home suddenly rang. Zhou's mother stood up and answered the phone, and then said to Luo Xue with a strange expression: "Xiaoxue, your phone."

Luo Xue's eyes widened, who would call her?
She slid off the sofa, walked to the phone quickly with her short legs and said, "Hello."

The other party burst out laughing, "Luo Xue, you look so formal."

She blinked her eyes, but she really didn't know who the other party was, so she asked, "Hi, who are you?"

Well, these are the coping words that Zhou's mother said when she taught her to answer the phone, so it should be correct to say so now.

But after the other party heard this, she laughed for a long time. When she thought that the other party had made a wrong call in the legend, the other party said: "Xiaoxue, I'm Pei Min. I haven't seen you for a few days. You actually forgot about me." ?”

She covered her slightly opened mouth with her hand. It turned out that it was Pei Min, and she actually called.

"Pei Min, long time no see." She said with a smile.

"Yes, it's been a long time." Pei Min replied cheerfully, "Do you want to come out to watch the firecrackers? Come out and play together. My brother promised me to take me to Disneyland on the fifth day of the lunar new year. Do you want to come too? "

Set off firecrackers?
Unexpectedly, just as she recalled the ancient firecrackers, someone told her that she was going to watch the firecrackers. Does this mean that someone gave her a pillow when she wanted to sleep?
"Where are the firecrackers?" She asked curiously.

"It's just outside the community..." Pei Min said, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Of course we have to go out of the villa area and come to the side of the road. There are people setting off cannons and a lot of fireworks. It's so beautiful."

She was so yearning to hear it, but...

Her gaze swept across the living room. Zhang Dingyue and Zhou Ma were sitting by the TV watching the news broadcast, and Zhao Zhihai was sitting aside with a blank expression. It was really impossible for these people to take her out.

And Zhao Qing...

What about Zhao Qingren?She was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly heard someone behind her say, "Did Pei Min invite you to watch the fireworks?"

Luo Xue nodded subconsciously, then turned her head, and suddenly saw Zhao Qing standing behind her, looking down at her somewhat.

"Want to go?" Zhao Qing asked calmly, his face unmoved.

She pouted and nodded.

"I'll take you out."

She suddenly widened her eyes in surprise, "Brother Zhao Qing, you want to take me out?"

Zhao Qing nodded lightly, "Hurry up."

Her eyes became brighter, and she said happily, "Okay, thank you Brother Zhao Qing."

(End of this chapter)