noffsinger Chapter 218: Willing to Get Rid of the Old and Create New Ideas
Chapter 218: Willing to Get Rid of the Old and Create New Ideas
The first snow of winter continued to fall for a day and a night. Fortunately, the snow finally stopped on the morning of New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve is the most important festival of the year for every household to get rid of the old and welcome the new.
As for the traditional steps such as spring cleaning, pasting Spring Festival couplets, window decorations, New Year pictures, and blessing characters, they must be completed today at the latest to increase the festive atmosphere. If there is no movement on New Year's Eve, people will think that something happened at home, such as a funeral, and relatives and friends will assume that it is inconvenient for the family to welcome guests, and naturally they will not come to disturb them during the New Year.
The highlight is the New Year's Eve dinner, also known as the reunion dinner, family reunion dinner, etc., which refers specifically to the family dinner on New Year's Eve. This is the most sumptuous and important dinner at the end of the year.
The second is to stay up all night, which means lighting candles on New Year's Eve. It is said that after lighting candles, the family will be rich in the coming year. Staying up all night also means that the family will get together on New Year's Eve and stay up all night to welcome the arrival of the Lunar New Year.
The Hot Spring Valley is particularly beautiful after the snow stopped. Because of the hot springs, the heavy snow did not completely cover all areas. The places with geothermal hot springs were naturally exposed. Every object and scene was natural and beautiful. The painting of nature is indeed extremely beautiful.
Yiyi sighed that it was a pity that her mobile phone was no longer usable, otherwise she would have taken a photo of this beautiful scene. However, she was addicted to painting and vowed to depict it with a brush. Anyway, she was not allowed to do any work at this stage, so she might as well paint happily and record the beautiful scene of New Year's Eve.
So, in the open courtyard, when Xiaoqi and Xiaoba were killing chickens and ducks, Yiyi was painting. The two of them also tried their best to cooperate with Yiyi to adjust the direction so that Yiyi could take the picture. "Brother Amu, don't give me a back view, give me a side view... Okay, your side view is very handsome! Brother Xu, smile, your smile is very beautiful, just chat and laugh with Brother Amu normally!" The two men listened to her instructions while working, but they also cooperated with her, playing the role of spoiling her and letting her do whatever she wanted.
Of course, there is also the scene of her kissing her husband. In her painting, the noble and handsome Ling Wuxin is a househusband. He washes and cuts vegetables carefully, swings the spatula and stirs the spoon with ease, and plates the food beautifully. Ling Wuxin does the most down-to-earth work, but every movement is so elegant and charming. Yiyi's eyes turn into stars in an instant, and she is so happy in her heart. She tries to depict his every move, every expression and every posture on paper and imprint them in her heart.
At noon, Yanan's family and Bailu's family also came with the ingredients they prepared. The New Year's Eve reunion dinner was scheduled at the old man's house. The three families each prepared a dish, and the men's specialties were served on the table one after another.
Bailu and Yanan gathered around Yiyi to watch her draw a happy ending, and discussed quietly from time to time. "Men cook and women wait for the food, don't you feel that it's worthwhile?" Yanan whispered in Bailu's ear.
"It's okay, but not as good as my elder sister, who can control three husbands with ease!" Bai Lu replied with a raised eyebrow.
"..."Yanan felt a little guilty. In fact, she couldn't control it.
"What? Did I get it right?" Bai Lu gave her a wicked smile.
"No, you don't know how difficult it is for me. I can't control them at all. The three men are very united and they all like to bully me..." Yanan expressed her sweet burden helplessly.
"Isn't unity good? There will be peace in the backyard!" Bai Lu laughed at Yanan's dissatisfaction.
"Sister, you got the point wrong. I said that the three of them were united in bullying me. The point was that they bullied me and they bullied me whenever they had free time. I would rather they were busier." Yanan still remembered vividly the scene of being bullied by the three men yesterday. If Nanchen hadn't protected her in the end, she might have been bullied badly.
"Hahaha... I guessed it. Okay, sister, please stop showing off your affection in front of me and Yiyi, okay?" Bai Lu exclaimed at how affectionate Yanan was showing off.
"Yeah~I think so too!" Yiyi was doing two things at once, she listened to her elder sister's Versailles.
"Oh~ I'm in such a miserable state that even my sisters don't stand on my side. I'm so miserable!" Yanan looked at Bailu and Yiyi pitifully, as if she would cry if they didn't express their opinions quickly.
"Sister, do you want me to help you scold them or beat them?" Yiyi's eyes were still fixed on the drawing paper as she slowly spoke of the solution.
"..." Yanan was stunned. Sister, it's not necessary to be like this. She just wanted to stand on her side as a sister.
"Puchi..." Bai Lu couldn't help but burst out laughing. Yiyi's question was too decisive.
While the three sisters were chatting and laughing, the New Year's Eve dinner was ready. There was a large table of dishes, including pork, beef, lamb, chicken, duck, and fish. Stewed, steamed, fried, deep-fried, and braising were all necessary. There was a combination of meat and vegetables, and hot and cold dishes. This was to bring all the sweet, sour, bitter, and salty flavors of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter to the table. One table of food could taste all the flavors of life. The fireworks of the dining table is the most romantic place in the house.
The charm of the New Year's Eve dinner lies in the careful cooking, the richness and variety, the reunion atmosphere, and the enthusiasm and love of family members. Under the same roof, everyone laughs and talks happily, clinking glasses, and a large table of rich food brings the family together and comforts the hard work of the year.