Chapter 464 Happy New Year! Did you miss me?

Towards evening, 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 for ancestor worship.

There were two long, thick candles on the table, which were now lit.

There was a thick and soft cushion on the table. When Li Guohong saw Li Luo coming back, he waved to him.

Li Luo understood and nodded. He walked to the cushion and bowed three times. Then he knelt on the cushion and bowed three more times. Then he stood up again and bowed three more times. That was the end.

Yan Zhusheng watched from the side. This was her first time experiencing this traditional way of celebrating the New Year in the countryside in China, and she thought everyone had to do this once.

So when he saw Li Luo get up and leave, he walked towards the futon.

Fortunately, Ying Chanxi, who was standing by, grabbed her in time, took her out the door, and whispered in her ear, "Only their family members need to pray for this, we don't need to."

Of course, you should still worship him in the future.

Ying Chanxi looked at the people in the house who were paying homage one after another, and imagined some scenes in the future, and her face couldn't help but blush.

Yan Zhusheng on the side also seemed to be thinking about something.

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 behind and took out the paper money that was originally placed on the table. The two brothers then cooperated with each other and burned the paper money on the balcony.

The others gathered around and clasped their hands together.

The smell of smoke drifted away through the window, but the air on the balcony was still choking enough.

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng frowned slightly, both feeling a little overwhelmed, but Lin Xiuhong asked them to go into the house to take shelter, and they had no intention of moving, so they just stood obediently behind Li Luo to accompany him.

When the paper money is burned out, the worship before the New Year's Eve family dinner is over.

Lin Xiuhong and others started to get busy again, putting away all the candles on the table and the small wine glasses and chopsticks around them.

The dishes that had already gone cold on the table were all taken back to the kitchen and reheated.

Yan Zhusheng looked at the busy scene in the room, and was pulled by Li Luo to sit on the sofa to rest.

"Did you choke?" 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 it obediently, took a few sips, and moistened his throat.

Not long after, the dishes for the two large tables on the second floor were served one after another.

Lin Xiuhong called out to Li Luo and the others who were sitting on the sofa to prepare to go to the table for dinner. Li Luo then took Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi to sit at the children's table.

Yan Zhusheng was not unfamiliar with eating here. After all, she and Xu Youyu came here as guests last year and stayed for several days.

Although she was still a little uncomfortable with the lively environment of more than twenty people gathering in one room to eat, she also liked it a little.

At least, compared to the previous New Year's Day when only her and her mother were at home, Yan Zhusheng still prefers the current atmosphere.

Thinking of this, Yan Zhusheng made a silent wish in his heart, hoping that his mother would be able to perform on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala every year in the future.

The Li family had their New Year’s Eve dinner at 6:30 in the evening. The meal took half an hour and they were basically full.

But the men at the next table wanted to drink and brag, so it was impossible for the fight to end in half an hour.

When Li Luo and the others had finished their meal and left their seats, they went to the sofa, turned on the TV and started playing cards. Li Guohong was still drinking with his arms around Ying Zhicheng's neck.

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng were dragged by Lin Xiuhong to play mahjong. Li Luo originally wanted to fill in the gap of three, but was sent to the kitchen to cut fruit by Lin Xiuhong.

When they came back, eldest aunt Li Xuexian was already sitting in an empty seat, smiling and playing mahjong with the three of them.

So Li Luo had no choice but to put the 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 standing opposite, saw this and was speechless: "How about you feed me one too?"

"Aunt, ask Brother Qiqi to come and feed you." Li Luo joked with a smile, and then turned his head and shouted to Chen Yongqi who was being dragged by Chen Lu to play cards, "Brother! Your mother asked you to come and feed her fruit!"

Chen Yongqi is a man of few words. He turned his head and glanced over here. When he saw his mother rolling her eyes, he knew what was going on and continued playing cards in silence.

Li Xuexian laughed: "I can't count on this kid. He's already so old, but he still hasn't found a partner. He's not as good as Li Luo, who can take care of two children at a time."

"Ahem... ahem..." Li Luo quickly waved his hands to deny what his aunt had said. "Aunt, please stop talking nonsense. Xixi lives next door. Zhusheng was invited by her. She has nothing to do with me."

"Oh, it doesn't matter then." Li Xuexian curled her lips. They are all smart people, so how can they not see the feelings of these two girls, Xixi and Zhusheng, towards Li Luo?

Just now when she said that Li Luo brought back two people, Ying Chanxi blushed slightly and Yan Zhusheng blinked, neither of them meant to refute.

I can only say that Li Luo is indeed a pretty capable kid. How come his own son doesn't have that ability at all?

Apart from her daily work, she spends all her energy on those games. She has no social interaction at all, let alone finding a partner. It really makes her angry.

Looking at Li Luo and then at Chen Yongqi, Li Xuexian didn't know what to say.

It's really a drought that kills people, and a flood that causes waterlogging.

Look at Li Luo, he hasn’t even finished high school yet, but he’s already surrounded by beautiful girls. Li Xuexian is almost overwhelmed by the choices when she sees Lin Xiuhong.

When will I be able to enjoy this kind of treatment?
It is said that children should not fall in love too early, but if they were like Li Luo, not only would they have good grades and be able to make money, but the girls around them would also be better than the other, and their studies would not be affected.

Your parents don't care whether you have a relationship or not.

If dating can improve academic performance, parents would probably be the first to urge their children to date.

"It's eight o'clock, the Spring Festival Gala has begun!" Chen Lu, who was playing cards on the sofa, saw the Spring Festival Gala on TV start, glanced at the time, and hurriedly shouted to the mahjong table, "Zhu Sheng! Is your mother going to appear on stage?"

"It should be at nine o'clock." Yan Zhusheng recalled, "and there will be another one at eleven o'clock."

"Huh? There are two shows?" Chen Lu asked in surprise.

Although we are not from the entertainment industry and cannot truly appreciate the value of the two programs performed on the Spring Festival Gala, we feel they are amazing just by listening to them.

In previous years, apart from a few skits, Li Luo and his friends basically didn't watch the Spring Festival Gala. They just let the TV play it and played mahjong and poker nearby.

Li Guohong and the other grown men continued to eat snacks and drink wine at the dining table.

The Spring Festival Gala is more like background music for New Year's Eve, which can provide a little bit of the festive atmosphere.

As a result, when it was almost nine o'clock in the evening, the first sketch show of the night came on stage.

It tells a short story about a family. The daughter graduates from college and starts working, and the mother begins to arrange blind dates for her daughter, which leads to a series of ridiculous things happening on this basis.

Of course, we must not forget the previous wave of value in the end, and make dumplings together as a family.

However, just after the dumpling-making skit was over, the host announced the next program, "Mom and Daughter" performed by Yuan Wanqing and another actress who was less than 20 years old.

When the skit came on, Li Luo's family's attention was already focused on the program on TV.

When the skit was over, everyone who were originally preparing to continue playing mahjong, poker, or drinking went to play mahjong, poker, or drink.

As a result, when they heard Yuan Wanqing's name again, they all turned their heads again. "Oh, this is quite appropriate." Lin Xiuhong clapped her hands and laughed, "It fits the content of the skit just now."

"The director of this Spring Festival Gala is quite good at arranging programs." Li Luo raised his eyebrows when he saw this.

Soon, Yuan Wanqing's singing voice began to sound.

to be frank.

Just this song "It's Mother, It's Daughter" alone can easily move those who have strong empathy and are sensitive to topics such as mothers and daughters.

The more powerful ones, like Cui Suling before, can make you cry while listening to them.

As a result, the director of this year's Spring Festival Gala specially arranged a skit related to mother and daughter before this song, and the content and lyrics happened to form a perfect echo.

So much so that Li Xuefeng and Li Xuemei, who have daughters, couldn't help but have tears in their eyes when they heard this song after watching the skit.

After all, both of them come from single-parent families and raised their daughters almost alone. Only they know the hardships involved.

"This song was written by Li Luo, right?" Li Xuefeng asked softly.

"Yes." Chen Lu hugged her mother's arm. Although she didn't cry, she was also a little moved. "Li Luo wrote it."

"It's so well written."

If we say that the song "Yes, Mother, Yes, Daughter" is only more lethal to Li Xuefeng and others.

Then when "As Wish" comes on stage, even without any preceding skits or other programs to pave the way, it is enough to move people.

Especially this time, the director of the Spring Festival Gala also paired this song with a dance by a silent crew. The actors were either wearing military uniforms, walking through hail of bullets, or wearing school uniforms, holding books and studying seriously.

It echoes the lyrics in "As Wish".

After the song was sung, the audience seemed to have followed the song and the dance on the stage, completing the motherland's decades-long journey.

Li Luo's grandparents and Grandpa Ying all watched very seriously. They are already in their sixties or seventies.

When they were born, this country was also born.

The song "As Wish" is about the motherland, but also about their lives.

If we say that before Yuan Wanqing stepped onto the singing stage, "As Wish" and "Yes, Mother, Yes, Daughter" were only popular and popular at the entertainment level.

Then with the debut of the Spring Festival Gala, both these two songs and Yuan Wanqing herself have completely entered the vision of a wider audience.

Simply put.

Before, he was only well-known in the entertainment industry.

But now, it truly possesses the so-called national popularity.

Li Luo looked at Yuan Wanqing, who bowed and thanked the audience on the stage and then slowly left the stage, with some emotion in his eyes.

In his previous life, Li Luo had hardly ever heard of Yuan Wanqing's name.

Even Li Guohong, who claims to be a fan of Yuan Wanqing, actually only listened to her songs for a while when Yuan Wanqing first came to prominence at the beginning of the century.

And if it weren't for the changes he brought, Li Luo could probably guess by now that Yuan Wanqing in the previous life would most likely not have been able to make 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 really fail 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 was removed from the position of general manager, he would still be able to hold a senior position in the company.

But it’s definitely not as glorious as it is now.

Yuan Wanqing's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala this time will completely turn her into a cash cow that can provide a steady stream of resources.

I heard that Yuan Wanqing is also planning to organize a concert, but I don’t know when it will be held.

Li Luo was thinking this as the Spring Festival Gala continued.

But everyone’s attention is definitely not on this.

They played mahjong until almost the early morning. Chen Lu, who was the second oldest among the younger generation after Chen Yongqi, immediately stood up and asked everyone to get ready, and then went downstairs to set off the fireworks.

Li Luo took Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng with him, picked up the fireworks and firecrackers they had bought long ago, and walked up the stairs to the yard on the first floor.

The windows on the second floor were open, and the sound of the Spring Festival Gala could still be heard on TV.

Li Luo picked up his mobile phone, turned on the camera, pointed it at the two girls in front of him who were holding sparkling fairy wands in their hands, and took pictures of them.

As time goes by, the New Year's Eve is getting closer.

Li Luo took a lighter from Li Guohong, listened to the countdown to the Spring Festival Gala on the second floor, and lit the fireworks in the yard.

next second.

The time came to midnight.

The fireworks rose into the air, exploded with a loud bang, and turned into a gorgeous flower in the sky.

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng both snuggled into Li Luo's arms, leaning against Li Luo while looking up at the brilliant 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 holding the railing and watching the fireworks, felt his neck a little sore. He looked down and saw this scene, which immediately made him fall into a long period of contemplation.

Chen Lu, who was standing by, also noticed this scene and couldn't help but whisper to Li Xiang, "Will I have two younger brothers and sisters in the future?"

Li Xiang looked at Chen Lu, then at his uncle and aunts, then sighed and whispered, "What if there are three?"

"Three?!" Chen Lu was surprised for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh, it seems that there was another sister who came last year. It was that someone..."

"Xu Youyu."

"Yes, yes, that's what it's called." Chen Lu said this, and felt a little strange. "Do you really need three? I was just joking, why do you look more serious than me?"

"You must not have read his novels."

“I just looked at the beginning.”

"Then take another look. The answers are all in the book." Li Xiang said in a very mysterious way.

The two people on the stairs were talking quietly.

In the yard, Li Luo, who was watching the fireworks, received a call.

After the call was connected, Xu Youyu's voice was heard.

"Li Luo! Happy New Year! Did you miss me?"

(End of this chapter)