However, before Li Qiang finished speaking, Minglou on the side said angrily: "Just be satisfied! I gave him a gift, but he didn't even say thank you!"
Cheng shook his head in confusion, "This kid has known how to make his eldest sister happy since he was a child! Bring the box in!"
After saying that, he walked in without looking back.
"A Cheng, you..." However, just as Minglou was about to say something, he saw that Li Qiang suddenly became enthusiastic. Like a guide, he introduced the internal layout of Ming Mansion to Haitang and walked inside.
He secretly turned around and blinked at himself a few times, as if to say, "Look at how busy I am right now, I'll leave the box to you!"
Immediately, Minglou’s nose almost became angry!
I was so angry that I couldn't just stand outside like this during the Chinese New Year, right? So I had to smile bitterly and shake my head, and picked up the box Mingtai put on the ground. But as soon as I picked it up, Minglou's
His brows suddenly wrinkled, and his expression changed several times, but he quickly recovered and walked in carrying the box.
A table of delicious food, a room full of family.
"Today is New Year's Eve. Not only is Guangmingtai back, Aqiang has also brought back a wife-to-be for our Ming family. It can be regarded as a double happiness. I haven't been so happy for a long time, so everyone might as well relax a little today.
It’s so lively and lively, it’s the Chinese New Year after all! Right?” Ming Jing was in a good mood and spoke.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, she saw Mingtai chasing Axiang and jumping around the room. Before she could figure out what happened, Mingtai ran over and complained: "Sister! You just said that I was tall.
She's so smart, look at Axiang, how smart she is! She is very good at cooking, but she says she doesn't know how to cook it. She just wants to be lazy! She made us eat rice dumplings for more than a year. It really pisses me off.
Got it!"
As soon as these words came out, Ah Xiang was so angry that she stamped her feet, "The young master knows how to bully others! Fortunately, I just told the eldest lady that I miss you a little. It's really... it really makes me mad, huh!"
Upon hearing this, Ming Jing immediately straightened his face, pretending to be angry and said to Mingtai: "Mingtai, how can you say that? Ah Xiang has put in a lot of hard work in the past six months!"
"Yes, learning to cook is not any easier than studying in school, and it also requires a lot of effort. But seeing Axiang's cooking skills improving so rapidly, I, as a chef, am still very pleased." Li Qiang said in a tone.
A pun, he said with a half-smile.
Mingtai suddenly nodded, "Oh, that's it. I'm sorry, Ah Xiang, I wrongly blamed you."
Axiang made a face at him and went back to the kitchen.
Although there was such a small episode, it did not destroy the harmonious atmosphere of the family.
After everyone sat down at the dining table, Cheng stood up, picked up the decanter filled with freshly decanted red wine, and said to everyone: "Let me pour the wine for everyone first!"
Mingtai couldn't wait to open the gift box Minglou gave him. However, as soon as he opened it, Minglou, who was sitting opposite, gave him a sharp look and lectured: "There are no rules at the dinner table. After eating,
Let’s unpack the rice again!”
"The dishes haven't been served yet!" Mingtai said reluctantly putting down the box.
"That's not OK!"
Mingtai quickly looked at Ming Jing aside and said coquettishly: "Sister..."
"Ah?" Ming Jing responded first, then glanced at Ming Lou and said: "Oh, you are celebrating the New Year, you can be happy as you please, don't listen to your big brother!"
As soon as these words came out, Mingtai immediately looked at Minglou with pride, and immediately glared at Minglou with anger, but he had to say to Mingjing with a little helplessness: "Sister, you can get used to it.
Hold him!"
It immediately caused everyone to laugh.
Who would have thought that after Mingtai opened the gift, he immediately put on a disappointed look and muttered, "Why is it a belt again?"
Before the words were finished, Haitang on the side couldn't help but said: "What a delicate belt! If I read it correctly, it should be the latest model from Paris, right?"
"Look, Miss Gu is really discerning. Ah Cheng specially asked someone to bring this back from Paris. You kid is so ignorant!"
"Of course I know this is a good thing, but..."
"But what? I'm not satisfied with giving you such a nice belt. Are you asking for a beating during the Chinese New Year?"
Mingtai simply pouted, "Then you can't give me a belt every year! I have more belts than pants. I know you just want to tie me up, right?"
"That's right! I just want to tie you up. If your eldest sister and I hadn't been watching you all these years, with your temperament, you would have dug a big hole in the sky!"
Although he was punished, Mingtai enjoyed it very much, because in his opinion, this is what his family should be like, with an eldest sister who loves him like a loving mother, and an eldest brother who pushes him to grow up like a strict father.
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But even so, Mingtai still pouted and said: "I want a watch! I like the one on your hand!"
However, before Minglou could speak, Mingjing on the side couldn't help but said: "Why would a kid want such an expensive watch? I lost it after being confused all day long, so don't ask for it!"
"If you don't want to give it, just say so!"
As soon as these words came out, Ming Jing quickly gave her a reproachful look and whispered: "Mingtai!"
Minglou said slightly angrily: "What did you say?"
Fortunately, at this time, Li Qiang and Axiang came out of the kitchen carrying the last few dishes and a bowl of soup respectively, interrupting the conversation between several people.
Ming Jing also took the opportunity to say to the two of them: "Okay, okay, Ah Qiang, Ah Xiang, you two, stop working so hard and sit down to eat together!"
After the two of them took their seats, Ming Jing motioned for everyone to raise their glasses and said, "Come on, come on, happy New Year everyone!"
After finishing speaking, the wine glasses in the hands of the family clinked together, and then they drank all the wine in one gulp, which directly pushed the atmosphere of this rare New Year's Eve dinner to a climax, and the entire Ming Mansion also felt like it had been for a long time.
It was full of laughter and laughter, and radiated with indescribable vitality.
Under Ming Jing's special care, intentionally or unintentionally, Haitang quickly integrated into the extremely warm and comfortable family atmosphere, chatting, laughing, and making noise, and at the same time, she left a pretty good impression on Ming Jing.
After three drinks and five dishes, Mingtai suddenly put down his chopsticks and clamored to listen to the show.
This put Ming Jing in a dilemma, "Where can I go to the theater in the middle of the night? The theater has already dispersed!"
Mingtai stared at Minglou and said thoughtfully: "Why are you going to the theater? Brother... can sing much better than them!"
