Chapter 759: Chinese New Year (First chapter, anyway, this chapter is a transition, and there is little connection between the previous and the next chapter)

Time flies and it is the Spring Festival of 62. Gao Zhendong did not go to work. It was a bit too much to go to work during the Spring Festival.

It was chilly in spring, but the children didn't care. They ran around the yard dressed like cotton balls. Although they looked quite rustic to Gao Zhendong, they were cute.

Lou Xiao'e was probably pregnant, and her maternal instinct was overflowing, so she liked any child she saw. For this reason, she didn't even stay at Lou's house, but chose this day to come back to the courtyard to celebrate the New Year.

She asked Gao Zhendong to light the old tin bucket stove, moved a table and stool and sat at the door to watch Gao Zhendong put up the Spring Festival couplets. Gao Zhendong placed stools on three sides of the table. On the one hand, it provided a place for people to sit, and on the other hand, it provided more obstacles to prevent the children from bumping into Lou Xiaoe in a hurry.

Lou Xiao'e put a lot of snacks on the table, including peanuts, melon seeds, crispy candies, and milk candies... She even melted a thermos of malted milk and put it there. It was hot when poured out and was so sweet.

He Yushui also sat next to Lou Xiaoe. Her brother went out to buy New Year's goods, so she ran to Lou Xiaoe to join in the fun. The brand new red coat she was wearing was given to her by Lou Xiaoe, and it looked quite fashionable. He Yushui was also two years older, so she didn't play with the other kids, but she followed Lou Xiaoe closely.

Ever since the news of Lou Xiao'e rescuing Bang Geng spread, He Yushui had admired her very much. Whenever Lou Xiao'e was at home and she had nothing to do, she liked to visit Lou Xiao'e.

So the area in front of Gao Zhendong's house was like a vegetable market, with children coming to grab a handful of food here and there, and they could also have a glass of sweet water at the same time, they were extremely happy.

Lou Xiao'e seemed happier than the children themselves, and she even laughed herself to death while teasing the children.

Gao Zhendong let her do whatever she wanted, as long as she was happy. As for whether it was conspicuous or not, if his family couldn't produce these things, it would be more conspicuous.

The place with the most people is really the front yard. Lou Xiao'e has become the leader of the children, and Yan Bugui is still writing Spring Festival couplets for the neighbors as usual. It is free today, and no one will be accepted after the deadline. Even the one that Gao Zhendong is posting was written by him.

"Chief Engineer Gao, I heard that your wife is pregnant?" Yan Bugui chatted with Gao Zhendong while busying himself.

When it comes to Gao Zhendong's current level, no matter how bad Yan Bugui is, he can no longer pretend to be stupid and call him "Zhendong". Although Gao Zhendong himself doesn't care, Yan Bugui is alert in his heart.

Gao Zhendong did not hide the matter of Lou Xiao'e. Everyone in the courtyard knew about it, so people would naturally be careful when dealing with Lou Xiao'e, and the probability of accidents would be lower.

The thing that Gao Zhendong couldn't understand the most when watching various TV dramas in his previous life was that these were obviously quite normal things, but the people in the drama had to cover up things, and in the end either an accident happened or a misunderstanding occurred. It made people feel so angry, and they thought they were just bored.

"Yes, if anything happens, please help us, Teacher Yan and Aunt Yan." Gao Zhendong said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui agreed readily.

As they were talking, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu came in from the courtyard gate carrying a large bag of things. Their affairs were open to everyone in the courtyard, so it was very normal for them to go out together.

The two of them carried a lot of things. Last year, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu both made achievements in their work. If Qin Huairu was just relying on Yi Zhonghai's influence, then Sha Zhu was one of the main implementers of the 17th joint project of the Ministry of Machine Building and the Defense Work Committee. He also had a great performance during the year-end summary and evaluation. He even won the third prize of the Liehuo Science and Technology Award.

This made Sha Zhu so happy that his ancestors were so happy that he almost kowtowed to Gao Zhendong on the spot.

He had a great harvest at the end of the year, and Qin Huairu was not bad either. After all, she followed Yi Zhonghai and did a lot of work in the Third Branch Factory. The work in the Third Branch Factory had a characteristic, that is, there was sufficient funding, including personnel expenses.

Not only was there sufficient funding, but there were also many achievements. By the end of the year, when the performance was summarized and evaluated, Qin Huairu had also reaped a lot of benefits.

So the two of them went out to buy New Year's goods, and they spent lavishly, buying a lot of big and small bags.

Following behind them was Banggeng, a teenage boy now able to work, who followed the two adults as laborers and carried bags.

As soon as the three of them entered the door, Bang Geng ran straight to Lou Xiao'e, taking out a string of candied haws as he ran.

"Aunt Lou, Happy New Year! I'll treat you to some candied haws."

Lou Xiao'e was delighted. It tasted sweet and sour. She had been craving for it recently, but her mother kept her from eating it at home. Gao Zhendong took a look and thought that Hua Hong's dish was edible.

She took it and handed Banggeng a small red envelope: "Thank you, Banggeng, here, the New Year's money! Take whatever you want to eat."

All the children in the yard got one dollar each, regardless of age. As for how much money it was, she didn't care, and Gao Zhendong didn't care either. As long as she was happy, his annual income from royalties was counted in tens of thousands. All relevant departments knew about this. So what was the big deal in giving a child one dollar as a New Year's gift?

Banggeng happily took the red envelope and kowtowed to Lou Xiaoe. To be precise, it was normal for all the children in the hospital to kowtow or not, but he was the only one who should kowtow.

Unexpectedly, Qin Huairu did not "keep" the New Year's money for Banggeng. Firstly, her family was not very tight on money now and there was no need to calculate the money for a child. Secondly, in her heart, the red envelope that Lou Xiaoe gave to Banggeng was different. It could bless the child, so this money must be left for Banggeng to spend on himself.

"Uncle Gao, do you have any firecrackers?" Bang Geng was really afraid of Gao Zhendong when he was afraid of him, and he was really not afraid of him when he was not afraid of him. As long as he did nothing wrong, Uncle Gao would always be kind and friendly and could give him good things. Gao Zhendong turned around and took out a string of firecrackers from the house and handed them to Bang Geng. This thing couldn't be placed near Lou Xiao'e. Now the firecrackers that were crackling everywhere in the yard were mostly from Gao Zhendong, who acted as an "arms dealer". Others bought them to set off at meals or when bidding farewell to the old year, and there were very few that could be set off for children to play with.

This couple, one gives out money and the other gives out "guns", it's amazing!

Bang Geng happily took it, and Sha Zhu slapped him on the back of the head gently: "Put it aside, don't put it in front of your Aunt Lou."

"Zhendong, let's have dinner at my house tonight?" Sha Zhu turned his head and smiled at Gao Zhendong.

Lunch is still a long table banquet, but for dinner everyone is busy with their own things.

Xie Jianye went with his wife back to his wife's parents' home in Haihekou to celebrate the New Year. Wang Dezhu had to be on duty during the Spring Festival, so Wan Yueqin simply took the children and made dumplings to spend the New Year with him at the workplace.

"Okay!" Gao Zhendong agreed readily. It was lively here, with many children. Lou Xiao'e didn't want to go back to the Lou family, so it was just right for her to eat with Sha Zhu. When it came to cooking skills, it had to be Sha Zhu. Besides, given Lou Xiao'e's situation, she had to eat with Sha Zhu!

Sha Zhu was overjoyed: "It's settled then, I'll go take care of the long table banquet first, you don't have to prepare the dishes for the long table banquet, I'll take care of it."

As the designated chef for weddings and funerals in the yard, Sha Zhu is definitely the busiest person in the yard today.

Gao Zhendong turned around and brought back some Northeast products from his home: "Come on, take these with you and see how to make them." Comrades from the Northeast Carbon Research Institute and the Institute of Optics are very enthusiastic every year.

"Oh, these are all good stuff, but I can't fix this thing in a short time, so you keep it." Sha Zhu picked out a pair of fluffy things from it.

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"It's okay, leave it there and take your time. We don't have to eat it today. We won't cook these things anyway."

Sha Zhu didn't refuse and went back to the central courtyard with his things. He was still busy today. Qin Huairu stayed and talked with Lou Xiao'e and He Yushui for a long time. Then she went back to the central courtyard and worked on the long table banquet with the aunts and wives.

Lou Xiao'e also wanted to join in the fun, but Gao Zhendong held her back, saying, "No way!" He also told He Yushui to stare at her, which made He Yushui very happy.

At the long table banquet at noon, there were visible changes: the adults had happier smiles on their faces, and the toys in the children's hands were more varied. Also, the food on the long table banquet was richer, with each family preparing their own dishes, and there were visibly more meat dishes than last year.

Gao Zhendong saw it and laughed while eating, hehe, it does have some effect.

At dinner time, Gao Zhendong and his wife came to Sha Zhu's house. Unexpectedly, Qin Huairu was not there.

"Hehe, the day is almost here, there's no need to rush." ​​Sha Zhu smiled like he was making a lot of money.

It seems that the two have already discussed and decided. If this is the case, it is really not appropriate for Qin Huairu to come over at this time, otherwise it will cause the mentality of the Jia family to change, which is not a good thing.

Looking out from the window of Sha Zhu's house, Qin Huairu's house is also very lively. You can see Yi Zhonghai and his wife there. As for retirement, it is very important. It is not necessary to wait until the children are too old to walk before taking care of them.

Gao Zhendong turned around and looked at the deaf old lady who was sitting at the table with a smile on her face. This couple is really good.

"Old lady, do you want to drink?" Gao Zhendong asked in a low voice. The old lady was not really deaf even when she didn't want to be deaf.

"Drink a little, just a little." The deaf old lady made a gesture with her right hand that would make South Koreans furious.

"Okay, I'll pour it for you." Lou Xiao'e was more skillful than Gao Zhendong.

The deaf old lady took out the thing in her hand and pointed it to Lou Xiao'e: "Look what this is?" Although she was still working on it, one could vaguely see that it was a pair of cute small shoes with soft soles.

Lou Xiao'e put her arm around the deaf old lady's shoulders and burst into laughter.

Everyone in the room ate until eight or nine o'clock. Sha Zhu asked He Yushui to send the deaf old lady back to the backyard. Gao Zhendong and Sha Zhu were drinking happily, but He Yushui, who had just sent the old lady back, quietly leaned towards Lou Xiaoe.

"Sister Xiao'e, I want to ask you something. Can you give me some advice?"

"Okay, okay." The two leaned together and whispered.

At twelve o'clock midnight, the new year in the traditional sense is ushered in with the sound of firecrackers.

(End of this chapter)