Chapter 340: Chapter 337: New Year’s Eve Arrives
Unconsciously, a few days passed quickly.
On this day, Xiaomuqing climbed out of bed, then quickly brushed her teeth, washed her face, and changed out of her pajamas.
Today is New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year, a day she has been looking forward to for a long time.
After tidying herself up, Xiaomuqing casually picked up her phone and sent a message to her good brother over there.
Xiaomuqing: “Happy New Year’s Eve!”
There was a very cute emoji pack behind this message.
After sending the message, Xiaomuqing looked at the chat interface on her phone and suddenly giggled.
She clearly remembered that day when she and Ye Ziming sat by the bed and talked about what to do for the New Year.
He raised his hand, touched her head, and said to her with a smile, “I’ll spend the New Year with you this year.”
At that moment, Xiaomuqing felt as if the scene was frozen.
She widened her eyes and stared blankly at Ye Ziming, a feeling of indescribable numbness spreading through her heart.
It was wonderful, magical, and made her heart beat faster.
“You said it.”
After a moment of silence, Xiaomuqing pouted, raised her head slightly, and said in a very small voice.
“Mm, I said it.”
Ye Ziming smiled and nodded, then touched Xiaomuqing’s head and replied with a smile.
After that, Xiaomuqing looked forward to New Year’s Eve every day, with her mind filled with images of him talking to her that day.
‘Ding dong~’
As Xiaomuqing was still daydreaming and giggling, her phone suddenly rang with a special ringtone, which was set for someone she was paying special attention to.
So, upon hearing this sound, she immediately snapped back to attention and looked at her phone with anticipation.
Ye Ziming: “Happy New Year’s Eve.”
His reply was very concise, without any emoji packs, let alone red envelopes.
But seeing this message, Xiaomuqing smiled very happily, holding her phone in her hands, almost having the word excitement written on her face.
After a brief chat, Xiaomuqing put away her phone, opened the room door, and walked out.
“Mom~”
As soon as she entered the living room, Xiaomuqing saw her mother tidying things up, so she walked over and called out.
Meng Yue was at this time carrying a large red bag, which contained couplets and some ritual props.
“Hey, go and call your brother to hurry up. He’s been dawdling for ages and hasn’t come down to help.”
Seeing Xiaomuqing appear, Meng Yue immediately assigned her a task.
On New Year’s Eve, besides changing to new couplets at home, they also had to drive back to the old house to burn incense and light candles to worship heaven, etc.
It seemed like a lot of things to do, and it would probably take a long time.
After learning what needed to be done, Xiaomuqing became even happier because there were many things she could participate in.
Not long after, the whole family came downstairs together and started their busy day.
It is worth mentioning that from a few years ago, both in City A and in the urban areas of South City, setting off fireworks and firecrackers during the New Year was not allowed.
However, the Lin family’s old house, where Xiaomuqing was about to go, was not within the city limits.
Therefore, before they left, Lin Qiwen quietly told Xiaomuqing that he had prepared a pile of fireworks at the old house.
“Really?”
“Of course.”
“Hooray!”
Upon receiving confirmation, Xiaomuqing jumped for joy on the spot.
Seeing his sister so happy, Lin Qiwen felt a sense of accomplishment, thinking that his money was well spent.
Then, he turned his head and winked at his two brothers, his face showing obvious provocation.
“Tch.”
The two of them pursed their lips in disdain, thinking that he wasn’t the only one who had made preparations.
A small interlude quickly passed, and then the whole family took a car together to the old house in the suburbs.
Coincidentally, the Ye family’s old house was in the same village as theirs, and it was only a few minutes away by electric scooter or bicycle.
It would take about ten minutes on foot.
Therefore, after spending a good part of the morning finishing all the tasks, the first thing Xiaomuqing thought of was to find Ye Ziming.
“Perfect timing, I’ll take you there.”
Meng Yue, after finishing all her tasks and greeting all the relatives, was about to go and find Li Muning.
According to their family’s traditional way of celebrating, they would work in the morning on New Year’s Eve, with the afternoon free, and have a reunion dinner together in the evening.
Another characteristic was that they did not cook at noon on this day. If you were hungry after breakfast, you had to find your own way to deal with it.
There was no special meaning or reason for this, perhaps it was just a habit.
Thus, Xiaomuqing bid farewell to her uncles and grandfather and walked with her mother to Ye Ziming’s family’s old house.
On the suburban highway, one could see many patches of red paper left after setting off firecrackers, and a peculiar smell of gunpowder could be smelled.
During the short ten-minute journey, firecrackers could be heard from time to time, or one could see other families busy pasting couplets.
“See these firecrackers?”
Halfway there, Meng Yue pointed to an unexploded single firecracker on the ground. There were many such things on the road.
“Mm.”
Xiaomuqing nodded, knowing what these things were. They burned very fast, and she didn’t dare to play with them when she was a child.
“Your brother used this to blow up cow dung when he was a child.”
“?”
Xiaomuqing: Mom, are you serious?
“As soon as it was lit, he turned around, and it exploded. Hahaha!”
“Ah, this…”
Indeed, if you don’t listen, you don’t know, but when you hear it, you’re shocked.
She never expected that her dear brothers would have done such a terrifying thing, using such firecrackers to blow up cow dung.
The scene was too beautiful, Xiaomuqing could not bear to imagine it (covering her face).
Seeing the lively scene on the road, Meng Yue also felt inspired and started telling Xiaomuqing some amusing stories from the past.
At the same time, on the other side, the three brothers sneezed inexplicably.
They looked at each other, not knowing what was happening for a moment. Seeing the firecrackers on the ground, they recalled their glorious past deeds.
Dajing: “Little brother.”
Sanlang: “Mm?”
Dajing: “Do you still remember when you were a child…”
Sanlang: “Are you talking about the time you came home covered in cow dung and were beaten by Mom?”
Erlang: *snickers* (holding back laughter)
Dajing: …
Damn it! That’s not what he wanted to say.
At the Ye family’s side, as noon arrived, they had also finished their work, and Li Muning was doing the finishing touches.
As soon as they met, Meng Yue walked up and talked about the afternoon’s outing.
It was shopping, or shopping, or shopping.
“Ziming is in the house. You can see him when you go in.”
Seeing Xiaomuqing following behind Meng Yue, Li Muning smiled meaningfully and, before she could ask, said where Ye Ziming was.
“Oh, oh, thank you, Auntie.”
Getting news of Ye Ziming, Xiaomuqing’s heart leaped with joy. She smiled and nodded politely.
After speaking, she turned around and walked into the house.
“You’re welcome. What’s there to thank between family?”
With a hint of slyness in her smile, Li Muning looked at her future daughter-in-law and said to her with a smile.
“Uh, oh.”
Xiaomuqing was a little confused.
However, she didn’t dwell on it, because finding Ye Ziming was more important in comparison.
