After a hasty lunch, Chu Heng and his second aunt began to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
According to the original plan, the second aunt planned to cook six dishes, but after seafood was introduced, it was changed to ten.
Three of the dishes are seafood, cooked by Chu Heng, braised abalone, steamed scallops with garlic vermicelli, and spicy stir-fried razor clams.
The second aunt was responsible for the rest, six hot dishes, steamed yellow croaker, steamed egg with minced meat, braised pork elbow, pork sausage, fried pork with day lily, and vinegared musu.
There are only two cold dishes, a red sausage platter and a Qianlong cabbage.
Originally, the second aunt wanted to make mustard dumplings, but Chu Heng felt that Qianlong cabbage was a cold dish, so he insisted on changing it.
Such a large table of dishes would not be bad even for future generations, let alone in this day and age.
The two little ones had never seen this scene before. After eating, they stood at the door of the kitchen and looked around, drooling.
As time passed, one delicious dish after another began to be cooked, and the mixed aroma of food gradually floated from the kitchen to the main room.
Even the second uncle who was reading a book couldn't help but secretly swallowed his saliva. The smell was so delicious!
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the New Year's Eve dinner was ready.
Amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers, the entire Chu family sat neatly at the table, happily enjoying the most sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner they had ever seen in their lives.
Well... except for Chu Heng.
Among the dishes on the table, the most popular ones are the three seafood dishes. Everyone has never eaten this before and they all want to try something new.
"Hengzi is getting more and more promising. If my eldest brother and sister-in-law were still here, I wonder how happy he would be." Chu Jianshe was a little drunk after a few glasses of wine. Looking at the sparsely populated old Chu family, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
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"Second uncle, let's be happy during the Chinese New Year." Chu Heng held the wine glass and said with a smile: "Come on, I wish our family will become more prosperous! Do one!"
"Fuck!" Chu Xue responded first, raising the soda bottle in her hand and touching it with her elder brother.
"I'm a bit of a disgrace. Hengzi is right, you should be happy during the Chinese New Year." Chu Jianshe calmed down and raised his glass: "I wish our old Chu family better times."
"I'll have a drink too." The second aunt made an exception and poured herself a glass of wine, touched it gently with Chu Heng, and wished: "The second aunt wishes Hengzi to have a son soon, preferably five or six fat boys.
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"Haha, I'm borrowing my second aunt's good words." Chu Heng laughed and drank the wine in his glass.
The family chatted and had a meal for more than half an hour before it was finally over.
The two little ones with round bellies didn't know how to rest. They put some candy in their pockets and ran out to play with their friends.
After Chu Heng helped his second aunt clean up the mess, he went back to the main room to drink tea and chatted with Chu Jianshe about job changes after the new year.
At around five o'clock, he left his second uncle's house and rode home.
Hu Zhengwen and the others had made an appointment a few days ago. Those people would come to visit the Great Wall in the evening, and he had to go home in advance to prepare.
Apart from anything else, at least the room needs to be warmed up, otherwise Guo Kai will have to curse people.
The streets were very lively, with the sound of firecrackers everywhere, and the entire Sijiu City was shrouded in smoke. The strong smell of sulfur gave Chu Heng the illusion of returning to the battlefield.
No matter what time of year, there are always naughty children.
On the way home, Chu Heng had a total of eight firecrackers thrown at him, and one of them came right in front of him.
Fortunately, he had quick hands and eyes and tried his best to protect his face, otherwise he would have been disfigured.
This is no exaggeration at all. The power of firecrackers these days is not weak. At this time of year, some people have to blow off their fingers, set the house on fire, and even kill people with homemade firecrackers.
It is said, it is said that a few years ago, there was a naughty kid who stole the detonator from the mine and made a huge firecracker. Then on the 30th night, he gathered a bunch of friends to witness the miracle.
Just when I heard a roar, there were two families having a banquet at that time.
Chu Heng had a rough and turbulent journey, and was very nervous, and soon returned home.
When he entered the house, he lit the stove first, then quickly put melon seeds, candies and other things on the table. After thinking about it, he brought out some oranges and apples.
When everything was ready, he turned on the radio, sat down with a teapot and listened. It was playing a cross talk night travelogue, which made him very amused.
After listening for a while, the few people came over. Hu Zhengwen and his wife took the lead, He Zishi followed closely, and Guo Kai came last with a mahjong box in his arms.
"Happy New Year, Brother Hengzi." Zhang Yi first greeted his great benefactor as he entered the room, his delicate little face beaming with joy.
"Happy New Year, happy New Year." Chu Heng quickly stood up to greet Hu Zhengwen and the others, and he wouldn't even move his buttocks.
A group of people chatted lively for a few words and then eagerly started playing mahjong.
In the beginning, Hu Zhengwen and his four brothers were playing, and Zhang Yi was watching the excitement. Seeing that her man was always setting off firecrackers and losing money, the girl replaced him and ended up on her own.
Not to mention, Miss Zhang's poker skills are really good, and she's also very lucky. Chu Heng and the three men were clearly arranged.
After a few rounds of cards, the brothers started to watch the other people's cards and kept running with them the whole time.
Especially this kid Guo Kai, he was so damn good at catching up with the Italian cannon in Li Yunlong's hand, he hit the target at one point.
After firing three cannons, Guo Kai began to feel nervous. He hesitated for a long time while touching the cards, glanced at the red-faced girl Zhang Yi, and carefully played one: "Eighty thousand!"
"What a fool!"
Zhang Yi pushed away the cards with a smile: "All in one color!"
"Holy shit, are you so short-sighted? Seeing Zhang Yi want Wanzi, how dare you go out and fight!" Chu Heng pushed away his seven pairs with a black line on his head, and felt uncomfortable in his heart. He was playing
After so many games, it’s hard to find a big name, but before I even get over it, people are acting crazy.
"She played 80,000 yuan when she first started. Who knew she was still doing this?" Guo Kai rubbed the cards with a grimace and wished he could chop his hands off.
"Let's talk about money." Hu Zhengwen smiled so hard that his eyes disappeared. He spread his big hands in front of Guo Kai and said, "Let's light some firecrackers and give them to the whole family."
The honest man has been playing mahjong with them for so many years, and it’s so exciting to see the money back.
"Can I still run away?" Guo Kai rolled his eyes at him, took out the money and clicked it, but found that it was not enough. You must know that he came with five yuan, and the cards were gone after just a few rounds!
He looked at Chu Heng with a grimace, and said with a flattering smile: "Master Chu, please give me some support."
"Fuck, we're having fun, you borrow money, do you understand the rules?" Chu Heng was speechless. He wanted to lend money while playing cards. The implication was not very good. It was easy to lose your luck, but then he thought about how he didn't have much luck in the first place.
