Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 186 Such a heartwarming thing

Shen Qingqing pulled Wu Fangyi into the children's board game game on the carpet spread out in front of the coffee table.

"Sister Qingqing, let's go to the park to set off fireworks after dinner tonight! And sparklers too! I bought them with my dad on the way here today, and they're in the car!" Li Chun Chun excitedly invited Shen Qingqing and the others to set off fireworks together that night while dealing cards.

Shen Qingqing suddenly realized, "Oh right, fireworks weren't banned back then."

However, the younger children were too young in the past few years, so they didn't buy any, and Shen Qingqing herself is no longer at the age where she likes playing with fireworks and firecrackers.

But now that Li Chun Chun had brought it up, he was intrigued again after a long time, so of course he agreed, "Okay!"

After playing two rounds of cards amidst the enticing aromas of food, Li Xunli called out from the restaurant to have dinner.

This was the first time Wu Fangyi had ever seen a real eight-dish-and-two-soup meal, with the table overflowing with food.

She only saw such a scene when attending banquets.

At her biological parents' home and her aunt and uncle's home, during major holidays like Chinese New Year, the meals consisted of only six dishes and two soups.

They might even argue because cooking takes too long and there's no one to help.

But these things would never happen in the Shen family.

Shen Qingqing still arranged for Wu Fangyi to sit with her, and then Shen Yangyang, Li Chunchun and Shen Hong sat down next to her.

After all, Wu Fangyi wasn't very familiar with the rest of their family, but she was more familiar with Shen Yangyang and the others because they always ate lunch together at school, so she would feel more comfortable with them.

As soon as they sat down at the table, Li Xunjin took out a bottle of red wine that had already been decanted and poured it for each of the adults.

If you drink and don't drive, you'll basically have to stay overnight.

Shen Qingqing quickly opened Lulu Almond Milk and poured it for each of the five children.

"Come on, everyone, raise your glasses and drink!" Li Xunjin poured the wine, stood up, and raised his glass.

This is a small tradition of the Shen and Li families having a meal together, and soon everyone raised their glasses.

Wu Fangyi was a step too slow and almost missed the toast.

The lively atmosphere of the New Year's Eve dinner was ignited by the crisp sound of glasses clinking.

The cheerful chatter, the clinking of bowls, plates, and chopsticks, and the occasional concerned inquiries from elders about whether the children needed anything were all present, including her.

Wu Fangyi had never experienced such a warm family atmosphere before.

She suddenly seemed to understand why Shen Qingqing always loved home and would sometimes unconsciously talk about home when they chatted.

If she had a home like that, she thought, she would be like Shen Qingqing, instead of thinking about working outside all day.

It's so good to know Shen Qingqing, it gives her the opportunity to experience such heartwarming things.

After a hearty meal, just as the Spring Festival Gala was about to begin, fireworks started exploding outside the balcony with a series of "bangs".

This immediately rekindled Li Chun Chun's longing, and she immediately dropped the almond milk she had only half-finished and ran eagerly towards Li Xun Jin: "Dad! Let's go set off fireworks!"

Li Xunjin was always easy to talk to, and he immediately agreed as soon as his daughter asked: "Okay! Let's go!"

"Okay! Let's go! Sister Qingqing! Sister Fangyi! Yangyang Xiaohong! Let's go! Let's set off fireworks!!" Li Chunchun took the lead, shouting as she rushed towards the entrance.

Shen Qingqing immediately grabbed Wu Fangyi's hand and followed.

Since all the children wanted to go, it was clear that not just one adult could accompany them, so all three male elders in the family went.

Because Li Xunjin had been drinking, he couldn't drive the children, so he had to take all the fireworks out of the trunk of the car first.

The children carried all sorts of sparklers, Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunjin held the fireworks display on the big stage, and Zhang Mingfang watched the children walk. People's Park was only a fifteen-minute walk from Yujing Haoting, and the children were so excited about setting off fireworks that they didn't care about those fifteen minutes.

When they arrived at the park, there were already quite a few people, and many of them, like the others, had come to set off fireworks. Some were even already playing with sparklers.

Brilliant fireworks burst forth from the sparklers, illuminating the children's faces with clear, joyful light.

Seeing that others were already playing, Li Chun-chun and the others couldn't resist anymore, shouting, "Grandpa! Lighter! Lighter!"

Zhang Mingfang is addicted to smoking and often smokes, so the children in the family all know that if they look for him, he will definitely have a lighter.

Li Chunchun, along with Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong, rummaged through the bag for sparklers, each choosing one they liked, and happily went to Zhang Mingfang to ask for a lighter.

"Sister Fangyi! You choose first!" Shen Qingqing took the bag and handed it to Wu Fangyi.

Wu Fangyi had never played with anything like this before, so she was a little at a loss when faced with so many different shapes and styles of sparklers in the bag.

"Just choose whichever you like. The color should be random; it might all be gold or silver!" Shen Qingqing thoughtfully gave Wu Fangyi some guidance.

Wu Fangyi quickly picked out the fairy wand she wanted from the bag.

Then... she watched helplessly as Shen Qingqing, with a crazy smile on her face, grabbed a handful of sparklers from the bag and rushed towards Shen Qingqing's grandfather.

Is it acceptable for Wu Fangyi's pupils to dilate?

Then, she grabbed a small handful herself and walked over.

When Zhang Mingfang saw that her most beloved granddaughter had grabbed such a large handful of sparklers, she immediately laughed: "Qingqing, are you going to order so many all at once? Aren't you afraid of getting them on your hands?"

Shen Qingqing proudly shook her head: "I definitely won't get my hands on it. I'm not as young as my younger siblings!"

In one sentence, Li Chunchun, Shen Yangyang, and Shen Hong were dissuaded from following suit.

Zhang Mingfang looked at it and advised, "It's still too much. How about we divide it into smaller portions?"

Just then, Wu Fangyi walked over with a small handful of food, and Zhang Mingfang immediately used her as an example: "Look, this girl can have just a handful!"

Please forgive the elderly for not remembering the young guests' names.

Shen Qingqing turned around and looked surprised. She hadn't expected Wu Fangyi to grab a handful to play with; she thought Wu Fangyi would only play with them one by one.

Then she immediately divided the fairy wand in her hand into two pieces and held them up in front of Zhang Mingfang: "Grandpa, I've divided it!"

As mentioned before, Shen Qingqing grew up with Li Yuxing and Zhang Mingfang. Although she knew they were her maternal grandparents, she still called them "grandpa" and "grandma" because she couldn't change it.

Zhang Mingfang looked at them and felt that Shen Qingqing's hand still had too many, so she took some from her hand to make a third hand.

"Snapped!"

"呲-"

The blue flames ignited the gathered sparklers in a second, and the light emitted by a bunch of sparklers far exceeded that of a single sparkler.

Shen Qingqing held the magic wand, smiling sweetly amidst the dazzling fireworks.

In the distance, a platform specifically designed to hold large fireworks has been prepared.

With a loud bang, even more beautiful fireworks bloomed overhead.

The new year has arrived with joy amidst the sound of fireworks.

See you tomorrow night~