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Chapter 86 Spring Festival

After being persuaded by several younger relatives, the old lady finally accepted the red envelope.

"Okay, then I'll take it for you and save it for when you get married."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. The laughter wasn't mocking, but rather amusement.

They chatted for a while longer, and around nine o'clock, Su Jin's family took the pork given to them by the old lady and prepared to go home.

"Xiao Jin, drive carefully on the road," the old lady said, holding Su Jin's hand.

"Okay." Su Jin opened the car door, turned around, and said, "Grandma, let's go back now!"

"Mmm-hmm-hmm--" the old lady said, but she showed no intention of leaving, so Su Jin could only let her be.

"Brother, I'll ride in your car," Su Yu said, opening the passenger door and getting in.

Comrade Su had a car. After learning that Su Jin had earned more money in his entire life from writing books than he could ever earn, he took out the money he had saved for Su Jin's wedding and bought a car.

The car I bought wasn't a big brand either; it was a white tortoise.

I got home around nine o'clock, carrying a bunch of things inside.

Su Jin held the gifts she had given them: a down jacket for Old Su, a wool coat and a gold bracelet for Ms. Meng Yanjun, and a model airplane for Su Yu.

His younger sister has never really liked raising dolls; she prefers military models, such as tanks, airplanes, and aircraft carriers.

Su Yu is a very good student, always ranking in the top five of her grade. Her grades have never dropped, and she has no problem getting into the top high school in the county.

Like most small counties, this county's No. 1 High School is the best high school in the county, bar none.

Tsinghua and Peking Universities typically produce one or two outstanding graduates each year, with the best result being five in one year.

The next day, early morning.

The world was a vast expanse of white, with large, fluffy snowflakes falling gently, covering the ground with a thick layer of snow, resembling a fairytale world draped in silver.

Su Jin stood at the living room doorway, watching the snow falling heavily, and sighed, "It's a good thing I came back yesterday; it would have been terrible if I had come back today."

Just as he was admiring the snow scene, Ms. Meng Yanjun suddenly called out from the kitchen: "Xiao Jin, go and wake Xiao Yu up and tell her to come down for dinner."

Su Jin responded and turned to walk towards the stairwell.

His house is a two-story villa, not really a villa, just with a unique design.

Su Yu and his room were upstairs, while Old Su and his wife lived downstairs, because they were too lazy to go there and it was too much trouble.

"Slap slap slap—"

Su Jin knocked on the door two or three times and called out loudly, "Xiao Yu, get up and have breakfast."

One second, two seconds, three seconds —

Didn't hear her coming from inside? Su Jin knocked on the door again, and then heard someone shout from inside, "Brother, tell Mom I'm not eating."

He didn't continue to persuade her, but turned around and went downstairs to talk to Ms. Meng Yanjun.

"This child, not even eating breakfast, thinks she can fly to the sky." Ms. Meng Yanjun rushed upstairs and soon dragged Su Yu downstairs.

Su Jin chuckled as he looked at Su Yu's pained expression, and the latter made a face at him in response.

Breakfast consisted of boiled rice cakes, a type of food made from glutinous rice.

This is considered a unique local delicacy in Jiangxi Province during winter.

Anyway, he was rarely seen in the capital.

After breakfast, with nothing to do, Su Jin called Su Yu to build a snowman in the yard.

Then I had nothing to do and was incredibly bored, not knowing where to go for fun.

After lunch, we drove to the countryside for a while and didn't return until evening.

Not long after I got back, I saw Su Yu carrying more than ten books and a roll of paper as she walked over.

"Hey bro, can I get your autograph?"

"You're not planning to buy it again, are you?" Su Jin asked suspiciously.

His younger sister had a criminal record, and after he became famous for writing books, his fame spread to this small county.

When Su Yu went home for the Chinese New Year, she brought him more than forty of his novels and his posters and asked him to sign them.

At the time, he thought it was just a simple matter of getting his classmate's autograph, but he later found out that Su Yu was taking the autographed books to school to sell.

Books are 20 yuan more each, and posters are 10 yuan more.

"No, how could that be? I was just helping a classmate," Su Yu replied with a smile.

"Don't sell them. If Mom finds out, you're finished. If you need money, just tell me, and I'll give you some." Su Jin said, picking up a pen and signing each book one by one.

Su Yu didn't take it seriously. So what if she was punished with confinement? Money was more appealing.

Besides, she only sold her girlfriends this time, so there's no way she'd be reported.

After Su Jin finished signing the bookmarks, he saw Su Yu place more than a dozen photos in front of him.

Su Jin looked at the photos; they were all from his photo albums.

"You're really not selling yourself for money?"

"No, I have money, look." Su Yu was afraid that Su Jin wouldn't believe her, so she showed him fifty or sixty yuan from her pocket.

Su Jin glanced at the few banknotes and said, "Don't lie to me, or if I find out, I'll only give you a thousand yuan for your New Year's money this time."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu's heart skipped a beat, but she still tried to remain calm and smiled, "I swear, if I'm lying to you, you'll give me a thousand yuan of your New Year's money."

Good grief, he's playing word games with me!

Su Jin stared into Su Yu's eyes and saw that she was avoiding eye contact, so she knew that Su Yu was making things up again.

I wanted to expose her lie, but then I thought better of it.

It's normal for kids to love to play.

"Xiaoyu, it's fine that you like making money, but don't put the cart before the horse and don't get obsessed with money. Money is just a tool; studying is the only thing you should be doing at your age."

"Um.

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Soon after the photos were signed, more than a dozen posters were also signed.

After everything was over, Su Yu happily returned to her room carrying a large pile of items.

"A little girl picking mushrooms, carrying a schoolbag—"

The next day, around 2 PM.

Su Yu led a dozen or so girls home.

As soon as the girls entered the house, they saw Su Jin sitting quietly by the fire in the living room. They were taken aback for a moment, but quickly came to their senses and greeted him very politely.

"Hello, brother."

"Hello." Su Jin looked up, smiled, and raised her hand to greet them.

"Brother, they've all come to get their books. I'll take them upstairs." Su Yu greeted them and led the girls upstairs. Once upstairs, Su Yu brought the books, posters, and photos he had prepared from the bedroom to the living room and handed them to each girl.

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These things were already given to them when they came.

The little girls were incredibly excited when they received the books they had been longing for, chattering away like a flock of happy little birds.

"Su Yu, when are we taking the group photo?" one of the little girls asked impatiently.

"Yes, yes!" the other girls chimed in.

"Let's go film now," Su Yu said readily, waving her hand.

Downstairs, Su Yu walked up to Su Jin, hugged his arm, and said sweetly, "Brother, they are all your book fans and want to take a picture with you."

Upon hearing this, Su Jin looked up and saw a group of expectant eyes, so she agreed.

"Let's take the photos in the yard! The lighting in the living room isn't good."

After saying that, he walked out first.

Su Yu waved happily at them, signaling them to hurry up and follow.

"Brother, stand over there," Su Yu said, pointing to a spot with a good view.

After Su Jin stood still, she took out her digital camera, looked at it, and found that her brother's hairstyle was not good.

She went to the tap, wet her hands, and then went over to fix Su Jin's hair.

Su Jin was both amused and exasperated by her actions; with his looks, it was completely unnecessary.

The little girls were very shy, none of them daring to step forward, pushing and shoving each other to let others go up first for a group photo.

Seeing this, Su Yu sighed helplessly. Where did all their enthusiasm from upstairs go?

"Lingling, you go up first."

"Ah!" A little girl with pigtails exclaimed in surprise. She hadn't expected to be the first one to go up, and was momentarily at a loss.

"What?! Hurry up and go up."

Upon hearing this, Lingling's cheeks flushed crimson like the evening glow. She lowered her head shyly and slowly walked towards Su Jin.

"Click-clack—"

Su Jin smiled, placed her hands on her abdomen, and leaned her body slightly to the left.

Lingling's blush hadn't faded; she made a peace sign, looked at the camera, and smiled.

"Okay, next one," Su Yu said.

"Thank you, brother," Lingling said politely.

"You're welcome," Su Jin said with a smile.

Seven or eight minutes later, the individual photos were taken, and then a group photo was taken.

After it was over, Su Yu told Su Jin about it and then called a dozen girls to go to the photo studio to get their photos developed.

Time flies by, and before we know it, it's New Year's Eve.

After Su Jin finished breakfast, she tore down the old couplets and put up new ones with Su Yu.

The couplets weren't bought; they were all written by Comrade Su himself.

By the time we finished all that, it was past ten o'clock.

Su Jin drove to her uncle's house to pick up the old lady and bring her over for the New Year.

The old lady usually lives at her uncle's house. Old Su had said he would give her uncle money for food, but her uncle refused.

He said it was his mother's fault, and adding an extra pair of chopsticks wouldn't cost much.

Before long, it was noon.

The customs here are a bit different from other places; they eat lunch during the Lunar New Year.

In other places, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all available.

Five people, twelve plates, with chicken, duck, fish, meat, shrimp and vegetables all served.

These dishes were mostly prepared by Ms. Meng Yanjun, with Comrade Lao Su helping out.

Before the meal began, everyone stood up, closed their eyes, and listened to the old lady pray for the family's safety and well-being.

The old lady is a Christian with a strong faith. She goes to church every week and doesn't allow them to eat pig's blood or set off fireworks during the Lunar New Year.

After the prayer, they began to eat and drink.

Su Jin and Comrade Lao Su had a few drinks.

Comrade Lao Su has a very high alcohol tolerance; he can drink more than a pound of liquor and still be sober. Su Jin's alcohol tolerance is inherited from him.

In the afternoon, the sunlight lazily spilled onto the earth.

Su Jin leisurely lay on the recliner, enjoying this wonderful time.

Just then, a series of cell phone ringtones shattered this peaceful moment.

I took out my phone, saw the caller ID, and a slight smile involuntarily crept onto my lips.

"Feed".

"Happy New Year, Brother Jin."

Liu Shishi's sweet voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Happy New Year." Su Jin's voice carried a hint of amusement as she asked, "What are you doing?"

"I just finished playing chess with my grandfather." Liu Shishi's tone revealed a hint of helplessness and grievance.

"My grandfather doesn't let me win at all; I've already lost five or six games in a row."

Upon hearing this, Su Jin's lips involuntarily curled up.

My sister's grandfather was a drummer, a veteran artist.

"Brother Jin, do you know how to play chess?" Liu Shishi suddenly asked.

"I know a little."

"That's great! When are you coming to my house to help me get revenge?" Liu Shishi's eyes darted around, clearly plotting something.

Su Jin was taken aback upon hearing this.

His skill level is only average; he'd probably lose against an old man like that.

But he also had to save face, so of course he couldn't tell Sister Xia that he only knew a little bit.

"Alright, I'll help you get revenge when I have the chance to visit your home."

"Really?"

"Of course, when have I ever gone back on my word?"

"Yay! Yay! Yay!"

Liu Shishi was overjoyed to have achieved her goal, jumping for joy with a radiant smile on her face.

After the call ended, the middle-aged woman beside her, seeing her beloved daughter so excited, couldn't help but ask, "Shishi, who were you talking to on the phone? You seem so happy!"

"A friend." Liu Shishi smiled mysteriously and turned to go back into her room.

A middle-aged beautiful woman and a slightly overweight middle-aged man wearing glasses stared at each other; they were none other than the blind woman's parents.

Mr. Liu thought for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Is Shishi dating someone?"

"No way! She didn't say anything to me!" Liu's mother said uncertainly.

"Why not? I know that expression all too well. She must have a boy she likes. Go and ask her."

Why aren't you going?

"My daughter is always close to you, so how can I ask her? Would she tell me?"

"That's true, I'll ask again tonight."

"What are you waiting for? Let's go ask now."

"What's the rush!" Liu's mother complained, but her body language betrayed her as she headed toward Liu Shishi's room.

As night falls, the lights are on.

The town's night sky was lit up by colorful fireworks.

Brilliant fireworks burst in the sky, like shooting stars streaking across the heavens, like flowers blooming in the clouds—a breathtaking sight.

Su Jin watched the Spring Festival Gala and received many New Year's greetings from people.

Sister Xia, Tangtang, Yang Mi, Sister Ge, Architect Jiang, Luo Jin, several classmates, company people, etc. —

He sent a blessing to each of them, and then sent one to Zuo Shandiao, Zhang Guoli, Zhong Lifang, Da Gangzi and his wife, etc.

Someone sent a New Year's greeting.

Oh, and Ya Huazi also sent him a New Year's blessing.

However, he guessed it was a mass message because the greeting didn't include a name, only the phrase, "Happy New Year, and good health."

This year's Spring Festival Gala was good, with performances like Uncle Zhao's "Planning" and Ah Niu's "Peach Blossoms in Full Bloom".

However, the biggest juicy gossip tonight is the "black three minutes incident".

During the midnight countdown, the six hosts were constantly fighting over their lines, forgetting their lines, and misremembering their lines.

The first day of the Lunar New Year was sunny and bright.

Today is for visiting relatives for the New Year, but since his family has no relatives in town, the whole family drove back to the countryside.

The countryside is bustling with activity. People visit every relative they can even remotely, sometimes a dozen or twenty families at a time!

The process is to go in, greet people, say "Congratulations on your fortune," accept a cigarette, and move on to the next place.

It didn't end until after nine o'clock.

After that, we just played cards and mahjong; there weren't many other forms of entertainment.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family packed gifts and went to the county town to pay New Year's visits.

Su Jin was quite intimidated by her maternal grandfather, who was stern and rarely smiled and often had a stern face.

Although I've never hit him or scolded him, I'm still afraid of him.

When he was studying in the county town during high school, Ms. Meng Yanjun wanted him to stay at his maternal grandfather's house, but he refused no matter what.

However, he doesn't treat Su Yu like that. He likes Su Yu very much and smiles whenever he sees her.

Su Yu is also good at handling things; she has a sweet tongue and can make him very happy. Basically, he gives Su Yu whatever she wants.

Take mobile phones, for example.

Comrade Lao Su and Ms. Meng Yanjun felt that it was inappropriate for Su Yu, who was still in junior high school, to use a mobile phone. They then lectured Su Yu and took her to buy a mobile phone.

Meng's mother treated Su Jin very well, being kind and approachable without any airs.

When he was in boarding school in high school, he was often invited to eat, but he was too afraid of Meng's father, so he rarely went to eat.

After spending a day here, Old Su and his son went home, while Meng Yanjun and her daughter stayed here.

The next few days passed uneventfully, with nothing major happening.

On the seventh day of the lunar new year, Su Jin was to return to the capital.

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