During the Spring Festival in 2009, Lingzi was busy and fulfilling. Unlike previous years, the Spring Festival was spent by the mother and son at their own homes.

Since Chen Xin got married, she has been living with her mother-in-law, so Aunt Hao spends the New Year with Suzuko and her son every year, which makes her both sad and relieved. Only when Chen Xin returns to her parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Aunt Hao is the happiest thing.

The Spring Festival this year is different from previous years. Chen Xin announced before the New Year that she would bring her mother to celebrate the New Year. Her mother-in-law was stunned and was sure that she was unhappy. There was no such thing as bringing her mother to celebrate the New Year's Eve during the New Year. The local custom is that she cannot go back to her parents' home, but she seems that few daughters-in-laws in the family do this.

"It's all the time, my mother is the only one. My mother has been alone in the New Year. I discussed it with your son before getting married and took care of my mother together in the future. I am grateful for taking care of me and the children here over the years, so I have never mentioned this, just because I am afraid that you will be unhappy. But as a mother, have you also considered my feelings? Isn't it good for both elderly people to celebrate the New Year with me?"

Chen Xin deserves to be a teacher. She is very knowledgeable when doing ideological work. Her mother-in-law is right and right, so she agrees.

So during the Spring Festival this year, Aunt Hao happily went to her daughter's house for the New Year. Lingzi was very happy for her. She had already bought new clothes for the old lady and said that she would dress more generously and not lose her part in front of her in-laws.

The mall closed at 4:00 on the afternoon of New Year's Eve. Suzuko and her son bought all kinds of things for the New Year in the supermarket. After so many years, Aunt Hao made Suzuko and ate them ready-made. It is rare to have this opportunity. Suzuko decided to spend the unforgettable New Year's Eve with her son.

In fact, New Year's Eve is Zihao's birthday, but Aunt Hao asked Daxian'er to calculate his fortune. He said that the child was a bit of a foul with his parents and could not celebrate his birthday before the age of three. It would be fine if he avoided the age of three. Although Lingzi didn't believe it, she still agreed in a hilarious way to respect Aunt Hao.

Today is Zihao's fourth birthday. Suzuko decided to celebrate his child's birthday well. This is his first birthday since he was born.

"Zihao, today is your birthday. Mom wishes you a happy birthday!" Linzi brought out a small cake with four candles from the kitchen like a magic trick.

"Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday..." Lingzi smiled and sang the song of Happy Birthday, and Zihao's happy eyes narrowed into a slit.

When he was in kindergarten, he often heard children say that they were having their birthdays at home. Zihao never celebrated his birthday. In fact, he was confused, but he didn't ask Lingzi. Just like he had never had a father, he felt that he might be different from others. He didn't expect that he would celebrate his birthday today. Zihao was surprised and excited. At that moment, his wish was that his father would appear quickly.

After eating the cake, Suzuko decided to make a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner for her son. Zihao sat in front of the TV and watched cartoons with satisfaction. Once the child was in a happy mood, he would be very obedient, not noisy, not messing around, and watch TV and fiddling with the toys in his hand. Suzuko also enjoyed the rare quiet time happily.

Aunt Hao said that there must be chickens and fish during the Chinese New Year. In the first two days, Linzi bought the most famous Li Ji salt-baked chicken in Phoenix City. He put one in his refrigerator and sent two more to Aunt Hao. He was ready to go to his mother's house for Chen Xin's second year of junior high school.

After two hours of hard work, I finally had the New Year’s Eve dinner at the beginning of the Spring Festival Gala.

The house I rented is very small, and the coffee table in front of the TV acts as the dining table. A steamed salt-baked chicken is steaming with hot steam, braised carp, cucumber and pig ears, Zihao's favorite braised pork stewed with tiger skin quail eggs, the main food is dumplings made of leek pork, and Zihao's favorite Thai fragrant rice.

Suzuko carefully helped her son pick fish bones, two spoonfuls of rice, two pieces of braised pork, two quail eggs, cucumber and a chicken leg, all of which were placed on her son's plate, and the kid was getting more and more edible.

"Mom, why do you have to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve?" Zihao asked while eating, "Am I really born on New Year's Eve?"

"Of course, mom remembers it very clearly. That night, the only mother gave birth to a baby in the hospital. It was half an hour before midnight. The doctor said that it was almost your birthday on the first day of the Lunar New Year." Lingzi smiled.

"But why I don't remember at all? Why didn't I celebrate my birthday last year?" Zihao asked while eating, with question marks in his mind one by one.

"Grandma Hao said that it would be smarter for a child to celebrate his birthday only at the age of four, so today is your first birthday. Are you happy? Zihao." Lingzi made up a lie, so you can't tell her child that she and Aunt Hao were engaged in feudal superstition.

"No wonder I'm so smart, haha!" Zihao smiled with satisfaction, and Suzuko was also amused.

"Mom, Grandma Hao said she would eat dumplings on New Year's Eve. When I finish the meal, can I eat two dumplings?"

"Of course it's OK, but are you sure you can still eat?" Suzuko smiled. This kid has a big appetite.

"Then I'll have a try. The chicken legs are too big, I'm full." Zihao looked at the remaining chicken legs on his plate with a frown.

"Although every grain is hard and you can't waste food, children can't hold on. If you can't eat it, don't eat it. Mom will eat it for you." Lingzi took the chicken legs over.

"But I've already eaten it. Mom, don't you think I'm disgusted?" Zihao asked naively.

"Mom doesn't dislike you. When you were young, mom often ate your leftovers." Lingzi touched her son's head dotingly, thinking that when she was young, grandma did the same.

"Thank you, mom, when you get old and can't eat, I will eat the leftovers of your food too." Zihao pinched a dumpling and put it in his mouth, chewing it with relish.

"Hahaha! Son, you are so filial." Lingzi was so amused that she burst into tears. She was so childish.

It was late at night, and Zihao fell asleep while watching TV. Lingzi held his son and sat on the sofa, reached out and pulled a thin quilt to cover the child. Although the heating in the north was very sufficient, Aunt Hao said that once the child fell asleep, he would feel cold. Don’t catch a cold. You should cover him with a thin blanket, and Lingzi kept doing it.

Looking at his son's sleeping face, Reiko remembered what the doctor said to him when he gave birth, "Your child must be your lucky star. It's so easy to do. Judging from your size, you thought we would have a hard time on New Year's Eve, but I didn't expect that you would be born so smoothly."
Chapter completed!