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Chapter 434 The Paparazzi on New Year's Eve

evening.

Cao Sheng, who had already eaten his New Year's Eve dinner, drove to Huizhou TV Station. There were several plastic lunch boxes and a stainless steel thermos containing some rice, dishes and old chicken soup on the back seat.

He gave these things to Jiang Xiaoshuang.

This morning, when I was texting with her, I learned that she didn't go home for the Chinese New Year this year. She was working overtime at the TV station and wouldn't be allowed to go home until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Therefore, he felt that if he didn't know about it, it would be fine, but now that he did, it was the New Year, and he should go see her and bring her some food and drink.

Along the way, firecrackers and fireworks could be heard from time to time along the roadside and throughout the city. In this era when fireworks and firecrackers were not yet banned, these things reminded everyone that it was Chinese New Year again.

Every storefront along the roadside had brand-new couplets pasted on its door.

Most of the pedestrians on the street had already changed into new clothes and new shoes.

Before long, the bridge disappeared from sight.

But then the Huizhou TV station came into view in the distance.

In the biting cold wind, Jiang Xiaoshuang, wearing a long down jacket, stood by the roadside. The down jacket was white, but it seemed to be red inside because the collar and lapels turned out were bright red.

She was wearing a pair of leather boots.

Her long, wavy hair swayed gently in the wind.

When Cao Sheng saw her, she also saw Cao Sheng's car.

A smile appeared on her face as she turned to look at his car. Her hands were clasped together, and because of the cold, she slightly hunched her neck and kept stamping her feet on the ground. At first glance, she looked like she was waiting to go to the toilet.

Cao Sheng smiled and parked the car in front of her.

He was about to roll down the car window and call her to get in when she jogged around the front of the car, opened the passenger door, and got in, bringing a gust of cold wind with her.

As soon as she sat down, she let out a comfortable sigh and casually closed the car door.

The car's heater made her subconsciously relax.

Turning to her, she said, "Thank you! It's so nice to see you during the Chinese New Year!"

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite with me?"

As he spoke, he turned the car around and drove towards the villa where he used to live.

That was the first villa he bought after his rebirth.

He lived on the banks of the Xin'an River for quite some time.

But after more and more reporters learned that he lived there, he moved away for his privacy and safety and hasn't lived there for a long time.

I could go there and sit for a while tonight.

Also, give Jiang Xiaoshuang a place to eat.

In the passenger seat, Jiang Xiaoshuang fastened her seatbelt, leaned back comfortably, and gazed at the scenery outside the window with a sense of contentment. She remarked, "Sitting in the car and looking out, the winter scenery with its withered grass and trees is quite beautiful, but standing outside waiting for the car is really unpleasant! Haha."

Cao Sheng smiled.

Not hearing him reply, she turned to look at him, smiled, and asked, "According to custom, after you've finished your New Year's Eve dinner, you shouldn't leave the house, right? Don't you have this custom in your hometown? What did you tell your parents?"

Cao Sheng: "That's how it was when I was a child. But when I grew up, that rule didn't apply anymore. Besides, when my parents came to Huizhou, you helped them book hotel rooms, so you met them. They all know you. I heard you're working overtime today, and my mom even asked me to bring you some extra food!"

Jiang Xiaoshuang smiled brightly, unzipping her down jacket as she said, "Then please thank Auntie for me later. She's so kind!" because the car's heater made her a little warm.

Cao Sheng nodded, "Okay!"

……

When the car arrived at the gate of the villa, Cao Sheng got out, opened the gate, drove the car into the yard, got out again, and closed the gate.

The two carried the packed food and insulated containers into the villa.

The first floor of this villa is an open-air space, which was where Cao Sheng used to practice boxing and where the nanny lived.

The second floor is where we live and entertain guests.

Cao Sheng led her to the second floor.

After wiping the dining table and chairs with a rag from the kitchen, Jiang Xiaoshuang couldn't wait to open the lunchbox and see what Cao Sheng had brought her.

Cao Sheng smiled, took out the air conditioner remote from the drawer of the sideboard, turned on the air conditioner in the dining room, and then closed the sliding doors on both sides of the dining room to prevent the heat from leaking out.

"Wow! Is this beef? What's this? Tiger skin chicken feet? Auntie can make this too?"

Jiang Xiaoshuang exclaimed in surprise.

Cao Sheng walked over and smiled, "These two were prepared by the restaurant I asked them to. They taste pretty good, you should try them!"

Preparing a New Year's Eve dinner when money is no object is naturally much easier.

If you want to eat a dish but don't know how to cook it or can't cook it well, you can ask a restaurant to cook it for you.

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "What is this? Beer duck? Was this also made by a restaurant?"

Cao Sheng glanced at the lunchbox she had just opened. "No! I made this."

Jiang Xiaoshuang was a little surprised, "Really? You can make this? It's really beer duck?"

Cao Sheng nodded.

She pulled out the dining chair next to her, sat down with great interest, reached for her chopsticks, and was about to start eating when she suddenly stood up and took off her down jacket.

"Hehe, then I have to try it. This is beer-braised duck made with a touch of ash from the Central Plains. It's not something that ordinary people can afford! Hehe." Cao Sheng smiled, pulled out the chair opposite her, and sat down as well.

"Want a drink? I have some wine here, both red and white."

he asks.

Jiang Xiaoshuang looked around in surprise. "Really? Then hurry up and get me a bottle! It's the New Year, I need to have a couple of drinks!"

Cao Sheng stood up. "White? Or red?"

Jiang Xiaoshuang: "Red, please! I can't drink much white."

Cao Sheng hummed in agreement, walked to the wine cabinet next to him, glanced at it a few times, picked out a bottle of red wine that cost over a thousand yuan, and took two stemmed glasses. He went to the kitchen to wash them, and returned to the dining room. While using a corkscrew to open the cork, he said, "Shall we drink it now? Or let it breathe for a while?"

Jiang Xiaoshuang chuckled and raised her chin, "Let's drink now! Let the alcohol sober up in our stomachs! Hehe."

Cao Sheng admired her carefree attitude.

"Row!"

I opened the bottle, poured her a glass, and also poured myself a little.

Although he has already eaten New Year's Eve dinner, it's still okay for him to have a drink with her.

"Come!"

Jiang Xiaoshuang half-stood up, raised her glass to Cao Sheng, and as Cao Sheng sat down and raised his glass, she pursed her lips and said seriously, "Cao Sheng! Thank you! This is the first time in my life I've spent the New Year away from home. Although our station prepared a New Year's Eve dinner for those of us working overtime, and it was quite sumptuous, I still wanted to eat some home-cooked food today. You made me feel less lonely today, and even gave me a sense of family reunion! Hehe, so, this glass is for you, thank you!"

Towards the end, her tone became a little more playful.

But Cao Sheng felt that her gaze was serious.

The two wine glasses clinked together, making a crisp sound.

Cao Sheng was about to put down his glass after taking a sip when he saw her tilt her head back and pour the entire glass of red wine into her mouth. He chuckled and poured the rest of his wine into his mouth as well.

Red wine that hasn't been decanted doesn't taste very good when you drink it.

But neither of them paid any attention.

Jiang Xiaoshuang picked up a slice of braised beef, put it in her mouth and chewed, then reached out to open the other lunch boxes on the table.

He occasionally let out a soft gasp of surprise.

There were braised pork ribs, egg dumplings, braised soft-shelled turtle, salted shrimp, steamed pork with rice flour, and a braised crucian carp.

When the lunchbox of braised crucian carp was opened, Cao Sheng smiled and said, "This is a small fish, meant for you to see, not for you to eat. Do you know what a small fish is?"

Jiang Xiaoshuang paused, then asked curiously, "Is it for ancestral worship?"

Cao Sheng nodded, "I wanted to give you a bit of a New Year's feeling, so I quickly made you a small fish. How is it? Doesn't it feel a bit like New Year's?"

In his hometown, they only make "bowl-head fish" during the Lunar New Year; it's forbidden to eat it before the Lantern Festival.

Jiang Xiaoshuang looked at him and asked, "Did you make this fish head dish yourself?"

Cao Sheng nodded slightly. "Yes, we have some crucian carp at home, which we plan to cook for the Lunar New Year. I specially picked one out and brought it to you."

Jiang Xiaoshuang nodded slightly and said with emotion, "You're so thoughtful! I didn't expect to see fish offered as sacrifices to our ancestors today. It really feels like the New Year."

……

Kan Jian lives diagonally opposite Cao Sheng's villa. His house is a shop facing the street. The first floor is his small supermarket, and the second floor is his bedroom.

He is 21 years old this year. He usually goes to university in another city, majoring in journalism at a media university. He recently came back to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Having already eaten his New Year's Eve dinner, he was leaning on his second-floor balcony, chatting on the phone with his girlfriend.

His gaze swept casually around.

Suddenly, he noticed a black sedan parked in the yard of the villa diagonally opposite.

He was suddenly startled.

Because he had already heard from his parents that the villa had been bought by the novelist Zhongyuan Yidianhui. Unfortunately, when he heard about this, his parents said that Zhongyuan Yidianhui had already moved away and no longer lived there, but it seemed that Zhongyuan Yidianhui had not sold the villa.

that……

Is that car in the yard a Zhongyuan Yidianhui?

Is the dust of the Central Plains returning during the Lunar New Year?

"Hey? Hey? Honey, why aren't you saying anything? Are you still listening?"

I heard my girlfriend's voice coming from the phone.

Kan Jian snapped out of his daze and lost all interest in continuing their long phone conversation.

He said something hastily, then quickly hung up the phone and hurried downstairs.

"Oh, I have something to do here. I'll talk to you later tonight. Bye!"

I had only gone down a few steps when I ran back to my bedroom, picked up the camera on my desk, and prepared to go to Zhongyuan Yidianhui to take some footage.

As a journalism student, he has a habit of collecting various news materials.

To prepare for future work.

Tonight, he seems to have a chance to capture a bit of gray in the Central Plains.

Maybe we can sell the photos we take to a newspaper!
(End of this chapter)