As night falls, Beizhai Village is already decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, embellishing the lifeless Loess Plateau with colorful northern pearls. After dinner, every family lit a fire, and the raging flames shot straight through the sky. Firecrackers shot up one after another. The sound resounded throughout the sky, and every household was sitting at home, watching the Spring Festival Gala with joy and making dumplings happily. No matter whether the people live happily or not, the old year will eventually pass, and the new year is about to come.
This year is an extraordinary year for the country. The Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was attacked by NATO aircraft and artillery bombs led by the United States, triggering strong indignation among the domestic people and organizing large-scale protest marches; the National Day military parade marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Let the whole world see China's comprehensive national strength, and the whole country celebrates and is proud of it; Macao has returned to the embrace of the motherland, and a song "Song of the Seven Sons" inspired the patriotic enthusiasm of the people...
This year was an extraordinary year for Shen Jianzhu's family. The breeding farm entered the formal stage and achieved unprecedented benefits; his son Shen Tong joined the work and became the secretary of the county party committee secretary in three steps at a time. I have found a girlfriend again. My daughter Shen Xia has a stable life and basically doesn’t have to worry about it...
Amidst a series of firecrackers, the new millennium was ushered in.
The next morning, Shen Tong called Lan Yue early. The two lingered for a while, then sent New Year blessings and promised to pick her up early on the third day of the lunar month. After hanging up the phone, Shen Tong was in a great mood. Cool.
Shen Tong had a very fulfilling life in the first and second days of junior high school. He almost spent time with Tiantian, Dahai, Qiangzi and the others, either playing mahjong or chatting about the world. Two days passed before he knew it.
On the morning of the third day of the lunar new year, Shen Tong woke up early, feeling extremely excited and excited. In previous years, the family was equally happy, because on this day, her daughter, son-in-law, and grandson were going home to pay New Year greetings. But this year, it added to the joy. Shen Tong’s girlfriend When they first visited the house, the old couple got up early and got busy.
Shen Tong had breakfast and drove to the county seat. Beizhai Township was not far from the county seat and arrived in less than an hour. Shen Tong went to the supermarket to buy some gift boxes and took out the cooked food carefully prepared by his mother from the car. He was very happy He ran straight to Lan Yue's house.
As soon as she entered the door, Lan Yue didn't care about her image, hugged Shen Tong and gave her a passionate kiss. Lan Yuqiu, who was standing by her, pretended not to notice and asked Shen Tong to sit down quickly. Lan Yuqiu thought that what the two children were seeing was rushing to get married. However, as an adult, it is not easy for her to interfere too much. Besides, she knows Shen Tong very well, is very satisfied with him, truly loves him, and has already regarded him as one of her family members.
Shen Tong carefully placed the fried rice cakes, meatballs, and father's specialty pig head meat on the table. Lan Yuqiu was so happy that she had no relatives in Dongquan. In the past, her ex-husband's relatives still walked back and forth. , has rarely visited the house since the divorce. Now, since the "future son-in-law" arrived at the county party committee, he often brings a lot of food to the house and cannot finish it. Lan Yu Qiutian thinks that Shen Tong can have this kind of intention.
Compared with his own family, the two women were lonely, and Lan Yue's family lacked the flavor of the New Year. Shen Tong thought of Lan Yuqiu's large family in the capital, and was deeply moved by Lan Yuqiu's actions.
The three of them sat on the sofa and chatted for a while. After ten o'clock, Shen Tong and Lan Yue said goodbye to Lan Yuqiu and walked home excitedly.
When they were approaching Beizhai Village, Lan Yue became inexplicably nervous. She grabbed Shen Tong's arm tightly, frowned and asked, "Shen Tong, I'm nervous."
Shen Tong turned around and smiled, scratched Lan Yue's nose with his finger and said, "Why are you nervous? An ugly daughter-in-law has to see her parents-in-law, haha."
Seeing Shen Tong's playful smile, Lan Yue turned around pretending to be angry and sat there angrily, pouting and saying, "Huh! I'm not going, I want to go home."
Seeing this, Shen Tong grabbed Lan Yue's silky hand and comforted her: "My parents, my sister and my sister's wife are all very easy-going. Today you are a distinguished guest in our family. Naturally, I won't treat you badly. Just relax." Okay. Okay, little baby, hehe."
Lan Yue pushed Shen Tong's hand away and said, "That's not what I'm talking about. Why do I suddenly feel empty in my heart? I feel uneasy when I think of my mother being alone at home." Then she turned around and said, "Shen Tong, what if we Can we live with my mother after we get married?"
Shen Tong had not thought about this problem, but facing Lan Yue's complicated family environment, he understood Lan Yue's mood very well, so he said: "Even if you don't tell me, I will do the same. Don't worry, your mother is my mother. I will honor her well."
A smile appeared on Lan Yue's face, she picked up Shen Tong's hand and kissed it, saying: "That's pretty much it. You have to be nicer to me in the future. If you dare to do anything outrageous, look at me dealing with you like this. !”
Shen Tong suddenly remembered the crazy behavior he had with Yanni two days ago, and felt very sorry for Lan Yue, so he said: "I promise to treat you well in the future."
Lan Yue leaned over and kissed Shen Tong on the face again. The two chatted and laughed and soon arrived home.
After arriving home, there was already a maroon Audi car parked at the door. No need to ask, her sister Shen Xia had already gone home earlier. Shen Tong parked the car, took out things from the trunk, took Lan Yue's hand and walked quickly Run towards home.
"Uncle!" As soon as Shen Tong entered the door, his four-year-old nephew Mengmeng hugged his legs and shouted coquettishly.
Shen Tong happily lifted Mengmeng up and threw it twice in the air, making Mengmeng laugh.
When the family heard that Shen Tong was back, they hurriedly came out of the kitchen. Seeing the slim and beautiful Lan Yue, everyone was stunned for a moment and forgot to greet Lan Yue to sit down. It was Shen Xia who reacted and hurriedly He stepped forward to greet her and said, "Are you Lan Yue? Sit down quickly, sit down quickly, don't stand still."
Liu Xiulan and Shen Jianzhu also reacted and immediately gathered around to pour tea and water. They were 100 satisfied with this prospective daughter-in-law.
Lan Yue was polite and kept smiling and nodding to accept everyone's enthusiasm. After seeing Mengmeng, he took out 200 yuan from his bag without hesitation and wrapped a red envelope. Mengmeng happily flew into Lan Yue's arms and called out childishly. Say "Auntie".
Shen Xia hurriedly pulled Shen Tong to the kitchen, and her parents also came in. Shen Xia looked surprised and said: "Shen Tong, Lan Yue is really good-looking. You have a very discerning mind."
Shen Tong lowered his head and snickered, "So, you are all satisfied?"
"Satisfied, absolutely satisfied!" Shen Xia said, and her parents nodded in agreement.
"That's fine! I was afraid I wouldn't be able to pass your test, haha." Shen Tong was overjoyed when he saw his family accepted Lan Yue.
Shen Xia gave Shen Tong a slap and said, "I didn't expect that your kid would grow up so quickly. I'm so happy for you." The old couple were also filled with emotion. Liu Xiulan excitedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her apron.