As evening approached, 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 delicacies and fruits, as well as various silver coins and other paper money to commemorate ancestors.

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

There was a thick and soft futon placed in front of the table. When Li Luo came back, Li Guohong waved to him.

Li Luo understood, nodded, came to the futon and bowed three times, then knelt down on the futon, bowed again, then stood up again, bowed three more times, and it was over.

Yan Zhusheng watched from the sidelines. This was the first time she had experienced this traditional way of celebrating the New Year in the countryside in China. She thought everyone had to do this once.

So after seeing Li Luo get up and leave, he walked towards the futon.

Fortunately, Ying Chanxi, who was next to her, caught her in time, took her outside the door, and whispered in her ear: "Only people in their family need to pray for this, we don't need to."

Of course, I should still pray in the future.

Ying Chanxi looked at the way everyone in the room was worshiping one after another, imagining some scenes in the future, and couldn't help but blush.

Yan Zhusheng on the side was also thoughtful.

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

The rest of the people gathered around and put their hands together.

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

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

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

Lin Xiuhong and others began to be busy again, putting away all the candles on the table and the small wine glasses and chopsticks surrounding them.

The dishes that had been left cold on the table were all brought back to the kitchen one by one and returned to the pot for heating.

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

"Are you choking?" Li Luo asked as he poured two glasses of water and handed them to Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi, "Drink some water."

Yan Zhusheng obediently took it and took a few sips to moisten his throat.

It didn’t take long for the dishes on the two large tables on the second floor to arrive one after another.

Lin Xiuhong shouted to Li Luo and the others on the sofa to prepare for dinner. Li Luo took Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi and sat down at the children's table.

Yan Zhusheng was no stranger to eating here. After all, she was a guest with Xu Youyu last year and stayed for several days.

Although she was still a little uncomfortable with this lively environment of twenty people gathering in a room to eat, she liked it a little bit.

At least, compared to the previous New Year celebrations, where she and her mother were the only ones at home, Yan Zhusheng still prefers the current atmosphere.

Thinking like this, Yan Zhusheng silently made a wish in her heart, hoping that her mother could be on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala every year in the future.

The Li family had New Year's Eve dinner at 6:30 in the evening. After half an hour of eating, they were basically full.

But the men at the next table wanted to drink and brag, so naturally the fight couldn't be over in half an hour.

After Li Luo and the others had finished eating, they left their seats and went to the sofa to turn on the TV and start playing cards. Li Guohong was still drinking there with his arms around Ying Zhicheng's neck.

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

When I came back, my aunt Li Xuexian was already sitting on the empty seat with a smile and playing mahjong with the three of them.

So Li Luo had no choice but to put freshly cut fruits on the small tables on both sides, feed a bite to his mother, and then feed a bite to Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng.

Li Xuexian, who was opposite, saw this scene and was speechless: "How about you feed me a bite too?"

"Auntie, ask Brother Qiqi to come over and feed you." Li Luo teased with a smile, then turned around and shouted to Chen Yongqi, who was being pulled by Chen Lu to play cards, "Brother! Your mother asked you to come over.

Feed her fruit!"

Chen Yongqi said little. He turned around and glanced here. When he saw his mother rolling her eyes, she knew what was going on, so she continued to play cards in silence.

Li Xuexian chuckled: "I can't count on this kid. He's so old and he hasn't found a partner yet. How can he be as powerful as Li Luo? He just brings two of them together."

"Ahem...ahem..." After being told so straightforwardly by the aunt, Li Luo quickly waved his hands to deny it, "Auntie, please don't talk nonsense. Xixi was originally next door, and Zhusheng was also invited by her. I don't care.

It doesn't matter."

"Oh, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Li Xuexian curled her lips. They are both human beings. How could they not see the feelings of Xixi and Zhusheng, two girls, towards Li Luo?

When she said just now that Li Luo had brought two people back, Ying Chanxi blushed slightly and Yan Zhusheng blinked without any intention of refuting.

It can only be said that Li Luo is indeed quite capable. Why doesn't his son have such ability at all?

Apart from her daily work, all her energy is spent on those games, and she has no social interaction at all, let alone finding a partner. It really makes her angry to death.

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

It's really like drought leads to drought and waterlogging leads to death.

Take a look at Li Luo. He hasn't even finished high school yet, but he is already surrounded by warblers. Li Xuexian is almost spoiled for choice when he sees Lin Xiuhong.

When can I get this kind of treatment?

It is said that children should not fall in love prematurely, but if you are like Li Luo, not only will you have good grades and make money, but the girls around you will also be better than the last, and your studies will not be affected.

Then your parents don't care whether you are in love or not.

If falling in love can improve grades, parents would probably be the first to urge their children to fall in love quickly.

"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 the TV starting, glanced at the time, and quickly shouted to the mahjong table, "Bamboo Sheng! Is your mother right?

Are you about to appear?"

"It should have started at nine o'clock." Yan Zhusheng recalled, "Then there will be another show at eleven o'clock."

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

Although everyone is not in the entertainment industry and cannot truly appreciate the value of two shows on the Spring Festival Gala, just listening to them feels amazing.

In previous years, except for a few sketch programs, Li Luo and the others basically didn't watch the Spring Festival Gala. They just let the TV play there and everyone played mahjong and poker nearby.

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

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

As a result, when the time was approaching nine o'clock in the evening, the first sketch program of the night came on the stage.

It tells a short story about a family. Her daughter graduates from college and starts working, while her mother arranges blind dates for her daughter. Based on this, a series of ridiculous things happen.

Of course, in the end, we don’t forget the previous value, making dumplings together.

But just after making dumplings in this skit, the host announced the next program, "Mom, Daughter" from Yuan Wanqing and another actress who is not yet twenty years old.

When the skit came out, Li Luo's family's eyes were already focused on the program on the TV.

By the time the skit was over, everyone was planning to continue playing mahjong, playing poker, and drinking.

Finally, when they turned around and heard Yuan Wanqing's name again, they all turned their heads again.

"Hey, this is quite appropriate for the occasion." Lin Xiuhong clapped her hands and smiled, "It matches the content of the skit just now."

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

Soon, Yuan Wanqing's singing started to sound.

to be honest.

Just this song "It's a Mother, It's a Daughter", for those who have strong empathy and are sensitive to topics such as mothers and daughters, it is easy to be moved just by listening to the song.

The more powerful ones, like Cui Suling before, can shed tears just listening to it.

As a result, the director of this Spring Festival Gala specially arranged a skit program related to mothers and daughters before this song. The content and lyrics formed a perfect echo.

Li Xuefeng and Li Xuemei, who seem to have daughters, couldn't help but have red eyes when they heard this song after watching the skit.

After all, they are both single-parent families, and they almost raised their daughter alone. Only they know the hardships involved.

"Is this song written by Li Luo?" Li Xuefeng asked softly.

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

“It’s so well written.”

If we say that the song "It's a Mother, It's a Daughter" is only more damaging to Li Xuefeng and others.

Then when "Wishful" comes on stage, even without any preparatory skits or other programs to foreshadow it, it will be enough to move people.

Especially this time, the director of the Spring Festival Gala paired the song with a silent crew dance. The actors were either wearing military uniforms and walking through the hail of bullets, or they were wearing school uniforms and studying hard with books in their arms.

Echoes the lyrics in "As You Wish".

After the song was finished, the audience seemed to have followed the song and the dance on the stage and walked through the long journey of the motherland over the past few decades.

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

When they were born, this country was also just born.

The song "As You Wish" sings about the motherland, and it also sings about their lives.

If we say that before Yuan Wanqing stepped onto the stage as a singer, "As You Like" and "Mom, Daughter" were only popular and popular at the entertainment level.

With the appearance of the Spring Festival Gala, both these two songs and Yuan Wanqing herself have completely entered the eyes of the wider public.

Simply put it is.

Before, I was only famous in the entertainment industry.

But now, it truly has the so-called nationality.

Li Luo looked at Yuan Wanqing who slowly left the stage after bowing and thanking her, with some emotion in his eyes.

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

Even Li Guohong, who claims to be a fan of Yuan Wanqing, actually listened to her songs for a while when Yuan Wanqing first emerged in the early 2000s.

And without the changes he brought about, Li Luo could probably guess now that Yuan Wanqing in the previous life would most likely not have made a successful comeback.

It may even have dragged down Ying Zhicheng, who was in charge of the company's transformation at Huayue Film and Television.

Of course, even if they are really lonely in their careers, they will not be short of money.

Ying Zhicheng alone purchased several properties in Yuhang City.

With Ying Zhicheng's ability, even if he is kicked off the position of general manager, he can still secure his position as a senior executive in the company.

It's just that it's definitely not as beautiful as it is now.

Yuan Wanqing appeared on the Spring Festival Gala this time, and from now on she will become a cash cow that can continuously provide resources.

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

Li Luo thought so, the Spring Festival Gala was still going on.

It's just that everyone's attention is definitely not on this.

Playing mahjong until almost early in the morning, Chen Lu, as the youngest person in the younger generation after Chen Yongqi, immediately stood up and told everyone to get ready, and then went downstairs to set off fireworks.

Li Luo, along with Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng, carried the fireworks and firecrackers they had bought a long time ago and walked up the stairs to the courtyard on the first floor.

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

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

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

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

The next second.

The time came to midnight.

Fireworks rose into the sky, exploded with a bang, and turned into a field of gorgeous flowers in the sky.

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng both retracted into Li Luo's arms, leaning against Li Luo while raising their heads to look at the gorgeous 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 and holding on to the railing to watch the fireworks, felt his neck was a little sore. He lowered his head and saw such a scene, which immediately made him fall into deep thought for a long time.

Chen Lu who was on the side obviously noticed this scene, and couldn't help but asked Li Xiang in a low voice: "Will I have two younger siblings 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, and then suddenly realized, "Oh, there seems to be a sister who came last year, who is that..."

"Xu Youyu."

"Yes, yes, that's what it's called." Chen Lu said, a little strange, "Is it really necessary to have three? I was just joking, why do you look more serious than me?"

"You must not have read the novels he wrote."

"I just looked at the beginning."

"Then let's take a look again, the answers are all in the book." Li Xiang said very enigmatically.

The two people on the stairs were talking quietly.

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

After it was connected, Xu Youyu's voice came from inside.
Chapter completed!