Tan Xuan watched Xiao Di and others drive away. He had just sat back on the sofa and rested for a while. Before his butt was warm from sitting, there was another knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
Tan Xuan was a little speechless. He usually didn't have any guests in his house for a whole year, but during the Chinese New Year, his house suddenly became lively.
Opening the door, Tan Xuan smiled, "Brother Qian, why are you here? You rarely come here."
"Usually, it's normal. Isn't today the Chinese New Year?" Qian Bo didn't enter the house either. He leaned at the door and said to Tan Xuan, "I just saw Xiao Di driving your car out. What's wrong? Your guy left you alone.
Aren't you going to spend the New Year here?"
Tan Xuan turned around and returned to the living room, "We're not married yet, so it's not appropriate to celebrate the New Year together. She was celebrating the New Year at home and asked me to go, but I didn't go. Her mother was afraid that it would be troublesome for me to make dumplings myself, so she asked her and her younger siblings to make them for me.
The dumplings are here. It's not easy to take a taxi today, so I asked her to drive back."
"You, Jingxian is a stickler for principles. Come on, come to my house. The dumplings haven't been served yet. Let's have some together." Qian Bo didn't even change his shoes, he just walked in and pulled Tan Xuan out.
Tan Xuan stood still, and Qian Bo didn't move him at all. Finally, he smiled and waved his hand, "Forget it, I won't go there. I ate a lot just now, and I will be full if I eat more."
"You've got enough. Young man, cross the threshold and have a bowl. It will digest quickly. Let's go."
"Brother Qian, I really don't want to go. I have something to do in the evening. The rules of the sect must be followed."
"Really?" Qian Bo stared at Tan Xuan's eyes for a while, confirming that he was not lying, and then shook his head, "Okay then, you can go home to eat tomorrow morning."
"Not even tomorrow morning, I have to go to Xiao Di's house for dinner. This is all scheduled."
"Hey!" Qian Bo glanced at Tan Xuan, "You're already a hot commodity. Are you okay in the morning of your second year of junior high school?"
Tan Xuan shook his head, "It's okay in the second year of junior high school. If you invite me to dinner in the second year of junior high school, I can consider it."
Qian Bo let go of Tan Xuan's hand and said, "You are so thoughtful. I still have something to do in the second grade of junior high school. Since you are fine, you can drive us to Grandma Duoduo's house then."
Xiao Di smiled and nodded, "Okay, no problem."
Tan Xuan happily agreed. His son-in-law always came to the door in the second year of junior high school, but his prospective son-in-law had to come to the door in the first year of junior high school. Thinking about the many relatives who would care about him, Tan Xuan felt warm in his heart and the corners of his eyes.
Almost.
The night is getting deeper and people are more excited. The fireworks outside the window have rendered the night sky colorful, and the laughter in the community has not stopped. Seeing that the time is approaching midnight, Tan Xuan turns off his mobile phone and turns off all the lights in the room.
He lit a column of incense in the study, then sat cross-legged on the couch and practiced the breathing and breathing technique he usually practiced, but the rhythm was slightly adjusted, and the breathing was slightly different from the past.
This is a unique habit of Tan Xuan and his disciples during the Spring Festival. Although Tan Xuan is now the only one, the ritual has still been retained. This incense stick is different from the usual incense sticks. It is thicker and longer, and one stick is at least the top.
Three roots, and Tan Xuan uses this incense without respecting heaven, earth, or gods. It is just to cleanse away the worries of the past year and welcome the new year with ease.
With his unique mental method, after burning a stick of incense, Tan Xuan just finished his work. With a breath of turbid energy, Tan Xuan stood up, bowed deeply to the night sky outside the window, made a gesture with his hands, and
The strange posture returned to normal after reciting a few words silently.
Looking at the time, it was already half past twelve. The New Year's bells on other people's TVs had been ringing for a long time. The sound of firecrackers outside the window was deafening and kept coming. Tan Xuan opened his mobile phone and a series of messages popped up.
It’s a text message for New Year’s greetings, just like a promise has been made. Some text messages are from Xiao Yu, some are from Wang Guowei, some are from Qian Bo, and there are even some from Da Zui. The text messages can be long or short, and the closer the relationship is, the more people send them.
The shorter it is. Just like Big Mouth only uttered one word - OK, the blessing has arrived. As for what the blessing is, you can only rely on your own imagination. Whatever you think is good is what is good.
Tan Xuan recovered one by one, and then sent a New Year greeting message to Yao Hua without making a phone call. No matter it was New Year's Eve or a normal night, he would not dare
To disturb that person's sleep, Tan Xuan ignored the other two messages from unknown numbers on his phone. Who knows if he was too drunk and sent them to the wrong person.
I had a video call with Xiao Di. The battle was going on over there. Tan Xuan hung up after chatting for a few words and went to bed. Year after year, year after year, every day should be lived normally.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Tan Xuan got up before dawn. After all, he was going to the Xiao family to pay New Year's greetings. He couldn't let the whole family wait for him alone. That would be too shameful.
But when Tan Xuan packed up and went downstairs with the gifts he had prepared long ago, he found that someone was there earlier than him.
A familiar car parked at the door of the unit. When Tan Xuan came out, two unfamiliar people got out of the car, as well as a bastard that Tan Xuan was familiar with and couldn't be more familiar with.
"Mr. Tan, happy Spring Festival." The two women greeted Tan Xuan with smiles on their faces.
Tan Xuan's beautiful mood in the morning suddenly lost its beauty. He frowned, looked at Qian Bo from behind and asked, "What's going on? How did you get together?"
"Qianwen and Xinran came here before dawn to pay New Year greetings. At the same time, they also wanted to express their gratitude to you. I was afraid that you would leave early, so I waited for you in the car with them,"
"Ha..." Tan Xuan snorted and sneered: "How can you express your gratitude to me? Thank me for not tormenting her to death last time, or thank me for ruining their good deeds. Since you have turned your hostility into friendship, then you can take it home.
Just take your time to entertain them, I have something else to do."
After saying a few words, Tan Xuan turned around and walked away, leaving those people there. Being polite is for friends, but for those who are not friends, there is no need to be polite.
Qian Bo hurriedly followed and explained: "Tanzi, don't go. Listen to me. They already know they are wrong. It is better to dissolve enemies than to make them. Many friends have many paths."
"Stop it, I'm a driver. I don't need so many roads. I just need one that I can walk on."
Tan Xuan really wanted to throw down the things in his hands and give Qian Bo a good New Year celebration, but thinking about the gifts in his hands, he held back.
The woman named Xinran also ran to Tan Xuan and said breathlessly: "Mr. Tan, thank you for being lenient last time and letting me out of pain. I didn't have time to express my gratitude to you at that time. Today I take advantage of the Spring Festival to express my gratitude to you."
, I took the liberty of coming over to wish you a happy New Year and express my gratitude at the same time."
"It's really presumptuous of you to pay me my respects this year. We're not familiar with each other, so there's no need to be so polite. It's as if I'm going to give you a red envelope."
Xinran waved his hands in a hurry, "No, don't get me wrong, how can I ask for your red envelope? I know your identity from my master. While thanking you, I hope that you, sir, will have a lot of money and don't do anything to our family."
Is there any misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding?" Tan Xuan looked at the pale girl in front of him who was about the same age as him and smiled, "It seems that my reputation is not small, so I have to go out of my way to explain it. Is this what your master meant, or is it?
What do you mean?"
Xingran was honest, lowered her head and said, "It's my master's wish. She is not in Jiangzhou, otherwise she would have come here in person."
"Forget it, it's weird if she dares to come. You can go back and tell your master that magic has good and evil, and people can be divided into good and evil. Since you know who I am, then wish yourself well. I spare you because you don't have
If you want to kill Qian Bo and have other thoughts, I advise you to do less."
After saying that, Tan Xuan left, completely ignoring their stunned looks.
The Xiao family got up very early. No matter what time the young people got up last night, when Tan Xuan came to the door, they were already up, and they were all in high spirits when they saw Tan Xuan.
"What's wrong? Am I so popular?" Tan Xuan asked feeling good
"That's necessary. We're just waiting for you to come. Brother Tan, I'm afraid that when you come, I won't be the first to send you New Year greetings. I didn't sleep all night, relying on coffee and red wine.
Let me tell you, let’s play cards together after breakfast.”
"What!" Before Tan Xuan could be moved, Wang Guowei's words of truth brought him back to reality. He smiled bitterly and said, "I can't play cards."
Wang Guowei waved his hand, "It doesn't matter if you don't know, as long as you have money."
Tan Xuan stuffed the gift box into Wang Guowei's hand and said with a smile
Said: "Guowei, this is a bit unethical of you. How about we settle our accounts first?"
"Come in quickly. My aunt is cooking dumplings in the kitchen. Go and see if it's okay." Wang Guowei took the gift box and left. He was afraid that if he walked too slowly, he wouldn't have enough money in his pocket to pay off the debt.
"Happy New Year to my father, happy New Year to my uncle, happy New Year to my aunt..."
Tan Xuan entered the room and greeted everyone one by one. He didn't just bow and kowtow. Otherwise, Tan Xuan's forehead would have been much higher. However, he didn't send New Year greetings in vain. The men didn't say anything, but a few
The women all gave him a red envelope, and it was not thin to the touch. But before Tan Xuan could warm the red envelope, Xiao Yu and Wang Guowei "robbed" his brother-in-law one by one.
I didn’t eat the dumplings for too long on the first day of the new year, because the Xiao family would have a lot of New Year greetings today, but those had nothing to do with Tan Xuan. As soon as Tan Zi left the restaurant, Wang Guowei and Xiao Yu took him to the study, where there were still people from last night.
There was no clearing up the battlefield, and Xiao Zheng was already waiting for them on the battlefield.
Tan Xuan did not lie to Wang Guowei, he really couldn't play cards, but no one in the crowd disliked him, because he really paid for it, and did so without hesitation. Even a few elders who were watching the fun laughed.
The intention was to replace him. No one was really short of money. What they wanted was the atmosphere. Xiao Yu and Wang Guowei even posted the battle situation to their respective circles of friends.
It's a rare scene to play cards with a policeman at his home, with policemen waiting on your side.
"Buzz...buzz..."
Xiao Yu's cell phone kept vibrating. She called Xiao Di, her substitute, and went out with her cell phone. With Xiao Di's help several times, Tan Xuan finally ushered in his first Hu card game this year, and then Xiao Di
The substitute was sent off and the whole game was suspended.
Xiao Di came back after answering the phone and asked Tan Xuan, "Brother-in-law, do you have anything going on on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year? If you have something else, you can also tell me. I have a friend who is coming to Jiangzhou. You and I will go to the airport to pick him up."
"Why should I pick up my friends? Just take a taxi or take the bus. Is it a boy or a girl? It can't be..."
Tan Xuan looked at Wang Guowei, because he was the one who was asked to drive to pick up someone last. Wang Guowei immediately lowered his head knowingly, because he was afraid that Tan Xuan's next sentence would involve asking for accounts again.
"What and what?" Xiao Di glanced at Tan Xuan dissatisfied, "My friend's status is not ordinary. How can he take a taxi and take a bus? If he is discovered, it will cause a sensation."
Tan Xuan laughed and said: "What, your friend is a fugitive? He is so shameless."
Xiao Yu looked at Tan Xuan again and explained angrily: "What? My friend came to Jiangzhou to attend an event, and you also know her."
"Who do I know?" Tan Xuan asked confused.
"Tang Miao."
"What!" Tan Xuan almost jumped up. This chapter has been completed!
