Finally back home, Li Wei wanted to go back to her room to catch up on her sleep, but no one bothered her.
Li Jianbo saw that his father's condition was relatively stable, but he was a little out of breath when speaking, but it was okay for the time being.
Jianbo is back, and the family can finally be reunited. Now the chef hired by the family has gone on vacation, and there are still two tables of guests in the hotel. Yang Man then suggested that everyone celebrate the New Year together.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been busy since noon. By the time Li Minghua and the others returned home, the dishes were almost ready. The dining room has been hung with red lanterns and latte art. The only thing missing was a couplet. Jianping had already prepared red paper and ink, and was going to get his sister to come over and write one right away. It's just that Li Wei went to bed as soon as he got home and it seemed that he couldn't invite her for a while.
Li Jianbo came over and asked, "Can I help you with anything?"
Li Jianping put the brush soaked in thick ink into Jian Bo's hand: "You write this couplet."
Li Jianbo held the pen and felt that it was hot and put it back. He said helplessly: "It might be okay if you let me hold the scalpel, but I can't hold it. As for Weiwei, let her write."
"She didn't sleep much last night, and she didn't have time to make up for it during the day. I wanted to take care of her, but things at home couldn't go away. It happened to be that all the workers were on holiday."
"Then leave it for now and let her write it later."
Li Jianping said with a smile: "You two used to set up a street stall to write Spring Festival couplets and sell them. A pair of Spring Festival couplets sold for 50 cents or one yuan. Now it is really not easy to ask her to write a word."
Jian Bo said, "That's right. As she becomes more famous in the future, it will become harder to beg her. Just cherish now."
The brothers laughed as they spoke. Jian Bo asked Li Minghua why he suddenly fell ill. Jian Ping told Jian Bo about going to his uncle's house.
It's all about money. For decades, this kind of drama seems to have never stopped.
Li Jianbo didn't express what he meant after hearing this.
Li Wei was sleeping soundly, but was later woken up by Yang Man.
"The food is ready, let's go down and have the New Year's Eve dinner."
Li Wei opened her sleepy eyes and yawned continuously. She wanted to say that she didn't want to eat but wanted to sleep, but that was not what her stomach was really thinking.
Hunger finally defeated sleepiness, and Li Wei followed Yang Man downstairs.
All the guests staying at the hotel have arrived, and various dishes have been served on the table. The biggest TV in the dining room is showing the Spring Festival Gala program.
As soon as Li Wei appeared, some guests recognized her: "You are the woman who hosted the cultural interview. This girl is so handsome, her eyes are eyes and her nose is nose." The speaker was an aunt in her 50s. He looked Li Wei up and down.
Li smiled and said, "Please pay more attention to future programs."
There were actually people asking Li Wei for autographs and photos. Li Jianping said to Li Jianbo on the side: "He is really a star."
There are not many people in my family. Including the guests staying in the hotel, there are more than 30 people in total. Everyone toasted together, bid farewell to the old year and looked forward to the coming year. The scene was very lively. In conjunction with the programs on TV, the flavor of the New Year is really strong.
At this moment, Li Wei only had eyes for the delicious food in front of him. After you raised your glass, you sat down and she picked up the vegetables with chopsticks to eat. As expected, the food at home tasted the best. New Year's Eve in previous years was not called Chinese New Year at all.
Li Minghua and Yinyin had a drink together, and brother Jianping invited Li Wei to toast Liu Chunzhi's wine. The mother smiled like a flower when her son and daughter were present.
"Wei Wei, last year when you were not at home, my mother talked about you all night. All the dishes she cooked were your favorite ones."
When Li Wei heard what her elder brother said, she quickly filled the glass in front of her mother with wine and said with a smile: "Mom, thank you for thinking of me like this. Come on, I'll toast you with a glass of wine."
Liu Chunzhi drank without saying a word, and then a guest came to toast the host's wine. It was very lively for a while. Not long after eating, Yinyin took her father to set off fireworks. Li Jianping was reluctant to leave the table. Li Jianbo said to his niece : "Let's go, uncle and you will release it."
Liu Chunzhi did not forget to say behind her: "You two, be careful."
Yinyin dragged out a large bundle of fireworks she bought. Li Jianbo found a wide place, unsealed them, and exposed the core.
Yinyin ran to the house to find some incense sticks, but because she was short and couldn't reach the incense burner, she had to move a stool. Unexpectedly, she kicked the stool with her foot and sat on the ground crying.
"Silly girl, why are you sitting on the ground crying during the Chinese New Year?"
Seeing that it was her aunt, Yinyin rubbed her tearful eyes and said pitifully: "Aunt, my foot is injured."
Upon hearing this, Li Wei hurriedly asked: "How did you get hurt and where was it hurt?"
Yinyin pointed to the chair legs and then her toes. Li Wei was startled and comforted her for a while. At this time, Li Jianbo came back: "Yinyin, you said you were coming to get the incense, but why didn't you bring it for a long time?"
Li Wei said hurriedly: "Did you instruct her to climb so high? She said her toe was injured. Why don't you come and see where the injury is?"
Li Jianbo's face changed slightly when he heard that, and he hurriedly knelt down. Li Wei carried Yinyin to the chair and took off her shoes and socks for Li Jianbo to see. Li Jianbo held the white and tender little foot and looked at it for a while but found nothing, so he had to give it to Li Jianbo. He rubbed it, not wanting to make Yin Yin giggle.
"It's nothing, just sit down and rest for a while." Li Jianbo comforted him, then took the incense stick and went out.
Yinyin immediately said that her feet didn't hurt anymore and she wanted to go out to watch the fireworks. Li Wei said that he couldn't hold her back even if he tried to pull her. This child is playful and she cried just now as if it had never happened.
Li Jianbo was about to walk to the open space with the incense stick, when he suddenly remembered what happened when he was a child and turned back to find Li Wei.
"Well, you were naughty when you were a kid and liked to do this the most. You can do it today too."
Li Wei took the stick of incense and said, "Let it go, I'm not afraid."
Li Wei walked into the fireworks that were arranged. She opened her eyes wide and tried hard to find the core, but it didn't work. It was still difficult to see clearly in the dark light at night. Li Jianbo turned on the flashlight function on his mobile phone and came over to help Li Wei illuminate it.
The exposed core could be seen immediately. She handed the incense stick over, and it quickly ignited after touching it. The flames immediately shot into the sky with a bang, and there was a violent sound.
Li Wei raised her eyes and looked. She had seen too many fireworks in her life, and the one before was not that unusual. However, she looked at the colorful firelight with a slight smile on her face.
Li Jianbo stood side by side with her. In the dim light, while Li Wei was unaware, he quietly held her hand tightly.
In a hurry, Li Wei turned back to look at him, but Li Jianbo made a silencing gesture in Li Wei's ear and pointed at the night sky. The firelight reflected Li Jianbo's face red, and at this moment, he seemed to be back to his innocent age again.
(End of chapter)