After finishing the meal chatting and laughing, Xu Rongrong and Mrs. Ming quickly cleaned up, and then the group of men and women talked and chatted in the living room, talking about recent developments and so on.

The woman went to clean the room.

Gu Yixuan, Min Shiyan and others did not have houses in City S, so they naturally had to live in the Zhan family villa. Ji Fanyi did have a house in City S, but it was lived in by Ye Zi'an's uncle and aunt.

Previously, Jiu En was placed in the house of his great-aunt and uncle. However, because his aunt and uncle were partying with a large group of old men and women, Jiu En did not like it there either, so Ye Zi'an did not plan to go back to accompany the old man and old lady.

Anyway, they had a large group of friends playing together and it was very lively.

So the three of them stayed at Xu Rongrong's house with their friends.

It’s said to be keeping the New Year’s Eve together, but it’s actually just a large group of friends hanging out together. They all have been in Europe for a long time and have almost forgotten the meaning of the Spring Festival. They feel that apart from being able to get together with friends, they have almost no understanding of this holiday.

Any feeling.

Fortunately for Xu Rongrong, the lively atmosphere of the Spring Festival when she was a child still remains in her heart. Although it is impossible to have such a simple and lively Spring Festival now, she still prefers this festival.

Zhan Yilin and Chen Haoran accompanied Liang Shuxian and Commander Zhan at the old house. Although Xu Rongrong has not gone there now, he has told the old man that he will go back to visit the two elders on the seventh or eighth day of the lunar month.

As for Min Shiyan and Gu Yixuan, it is not suitable to go back on the first day of junior high school, so they should go back to City A to visit their parents on the second or third day of junior high school.

No matter what, this New Year's Eve, the Zhan family villa will be lively.

Thinking of this, Xu Rongrong smiled from the corners of his eyes to his eyebrows.

No, it was only halfway through the afternoon, but at three o'clock, she took Gu Yixuan to make noodles, then mixed the chopped stuffing with the purchased seasonings, and prepared to make dumplings.

The Chinese New Year tradition is to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve. As for the reason, Xu Rongrong consulted some books and found some explanations.

There are many legends about eating dumplings during the New Year. One is to commemorate the founding of the world by Pangu and the end of chaos. The other is that it is homophonic with "hundun", which means "full of food." In addition, there is also a folk custom of eating dumplings among the people.

The language is related to Nuwa's creation of human beings. When Nuwa kneaded earth to create humans, the ears of the loess people were easily frozen due to the cold weather. In order to prevent the ears from falling off, Nuwa pierced a small eye in the human's ear.

, tie the ears with a thin thread, and put the other end of the thread in the mouth of the loess people to bite, so that the ears are done. In order to commemorate the achievements of Nuwa, the people made dumplings and pinched the ears with dough.

The shape is filled with stuffing (thread) and is eaten with your mouth.

Dumplings have become an indispensable program food during the Spring Festival. The reasons are as follows: First, dumplings are shaped like ingots. People eat dumplings during the Spring Festival to bring in wealth and wealth. Second, dumplings are stuffed, which makes it easier for people to wrap various auspicious things.

into the stuffing to express people’s wishes for the new year.

So when Xu Rongrong was making dumplings, he asked Bai Yi to secretly find a few candies and wrap them in the dumplings.

If anyone eats it, it will be sweet for a lifetime.

In the afternoon, the men were chatting, playing chess, or discussing some things, while the women were dressing up or helping to make dumplings. It was finally dark.

In fact, when it comes to helping make dumplings, Wen Shanshan helped roll out the dumpling wrappers, and Gu Yixuan helped wrap them. As for Ye Zi'an, he doesn't know how to make dumplings at all, so he has a beautiful face in vain.

Then Xu Rongrong glared at Ye Zi'an, and Ye Zi'an stuck out her tongue, and ran out of the kitchen with the five children on the pretext of looking after the children.

Xu Rongrong sighed and didn't expect this guy. He just made beautiful dumplings with Gu Yixuan.

Time passed bit by bit, and the dumplings were finally made. Because they were too full at lunch, everyone was not particularly hungry yet. After Xu Rongrong thought about it, he put the dumplings in the kitchen and wiped his hands.

, returned to the bedroom.

When he found his mobile phone in the bedroom, Xu Rongrong hesitated and called Bai Sheng.

Now everyone is gathered together. Even Zhan Yilin and Chen Haoran, who are not here, are accompanying their parents. But this guy doesn't know what he is doing. Moreover, Bai Yi is back. As Bai Yi's brother, he has the right to see him.

When I met my younger brother.

With this thought in mind, I made the call.

After a while, the other end of the phone was connected, and a man's deep and gentle voice came, "Hello?"

"Bai Sheng?" Xu Rongrong said slowly, as if thinking about how to speak, "Um, I made a lot of dumplings at home, and Bai Yi is back, do you want to come over?"

"I, Rongrong, are you inviting me?" Bai Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a daze.

Xu Rongrong stiffened for a moment, not knowing why he asked like this, but now that the words had been spoken, she could only nod her head, "Yes, where are you?"

She doesn't know why, but she feels a little embarrassed. Well, she must be overthinking.

It's four or five hours' journey from City J to City S. When Bai Sheng came over to wash the pot, the water was already cold. Well, I was being reckless.

Thinking of this, Xu Rongrong wanted Bai Sheng not to come.

Before he could say anything, Bai Sheng said calmly, "I'm at the apartment last time. I'll be there soon."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Xu Rongrong was left alone looking at the phone with an unbelievable expression.

It's really surprising that Bai Sheng is actually in the apartment where Xu Rongrong was "hidden" last time. It's only twenty or thirty minutes away from here.

But since he can come soon, Xu Rongrong is relieved.

Although she doesn't know why, she and Bai Sheng always seem to be a little embarrassed, but as a friend and her son's brother, Xu Rongrong still hopes that Bai Sheng will be well.

Putting down the phone, Xu Rongrong changed some clothes and went out.

In the living room, everyone gathered around and played lively. The children's laughter and Ye Zi'an's hearty laughter filled the entire living room.

Xu Rongrong was relatively quiet. She chose to sit next to Zhan Yiyang, but An Jing kept smiling while watching everyone play.

About half an hour later, there was a knock on the door. Uncle Ming went to open the door, and Xu Rongrong knew that Bai Sheng was here.

Everyone was a little stunned when he came in, but everyone knew that he helped Xu Rongrong before, so they didn't reject him or dislike him. Wen Shanshan also had a good relationship with him.

As for Bai Yi, he happily jumped over to him. After all, he is a brother connected by blood. The kind of family affection between flesh and blood does not need to be together for too long to be very intimate.

"Brother, have you eaten?" Bai Yi looked at this brother who was more than 20 years older than him with concern.

Bai Sheng smiled faintly, his eyes wandered on Xu Rongrong's face for a moment, and then quickly moved away.

Although he was surprised by the large number of people in the room, thinking that these were Xu Rongrong's friends, he smiled very calmly.

These people have all met Bai Sheng. Although they don't have a particularly good relationship, because he helped Xu Rongrong and was gentle and handsome, he was almost forgotten by everyone when he led the organization to embarrass the Zhan family.

Everyone had heard about it during that period. To be honest, everyone didn't resent Bai Sheng, but sympathized with him a little. However, there was no way to forget what he had done, so we should just treat him as ordinary friends.

"Bai Sheng was invited by me. I think Bai Yi must have remembered his brother." Xu Rongrong said calmly beside him.

"Hello everyone." Bai Sheng smiled indifferently. His attitude could not be said to be very close, but it would not make people feel alienated. It had a feeling of being good, not bad, just right.

Everyone also greeted him one after another, and even Zhan Yiyang, who had been reading the newspaper nearby, shook hands with him.

After a while, the room became lively again.

Although Bai Sheng arrived, he did not participate in the happy play of a group of people. He just sat on the side, feeling this beautiful scene quietly but warmly.

After a while, Mrs. Ming started cooking dumplings, and then served them bowl after bowl.

Children's bowls are relatively small, adults' bowls are a bit larger, and men's bowls are slightly smaller. In short, it is better to eat full.

"Everyone, go eat dumplings. If there is not enough food in the bowl, there is still more in the pot." Xu Rongrong shouted loudly.

At the same time, Uncle Ming lit firecrackers outside, and the crackling sound added a stronger smell of the Spring Festival to the villa. Even Ye Zi'an and others who were not familiar with the Spring Festival in China because they had been abroad for a long time,

Also filled with joy.

I have to say that the Chinese New Year really has its own unique flavor.

While they were talking, everyone arrived at the restaurant. A dozen bowls were placed on the table, some big and some small, many and some. Everyone washed their hands and laughed and laughed all the way. Everyone sat down and picked up their rice bowls. It was really

One is not more and the other is less.

Xu Rongrong felt that it was already the Chinese New Year and it was so lively, so he wanted to ask Mrs. Ming and Uncle Ming to eat together to make it fun, but Mrs. Ming refused.

She smiled and said, the old couple can just eat some in the kitchen, and the wife still entertains the guests.

Xu Rongrong still wanted to call them, but Mrs. Ming insisted, so she could only shake her head and give up. However, she asked Mrs. Ming to leave some of the dumplings for Mrs. Ming and Uncle Ming.

After leaving a portion of each dish for the old man, Xu Rongrong brought the side dishes to the table.

At this time, the 10,000-ring cannon had been fired, and Uncle Ming walked in with a smile, and went into the kitchen to eat dumplings with Sister Ming.

Everyone at the table also used their chopsticks. There is an old saying, "Don't talk when you eat, don't talk when you sleep." But no one here obeyed it. Maybe they would abide by it when they are with the elders in the family, but when a group of friends are together, no one

Instead, they all started chatting animatedly while eating.

Xu Rongrong was a kind-hearted woman. While she was eating, she went to the kitchen to get a large crystal clear bowl, scooped out part of the remaining dumplings in the pot, and then insisted on leaving part for the two old people.

They had served Xu Rongrong for several years, but they always insisted on their status and refused to eat with their master. Although this was nothing in the eyes of Xu Rongrong and Zhan Yiyang, they were always very persistent.
Chapter completed!