Later in the evening, Cheng Huanran and Xue Yang came back with their younger brothers and sisters, all of whom had their faces flushed with cold.
"Wow! It's so cold outside! About ten degrees below zero!"
"Oh my god! My hands are frozen!"
"Fortunately, I protected you from the cold wind, otherwise your face would probably be frozen."
Cheng Tianyuan looked behind him and asked, "Didn't you see Youyou and Xiao Huzi?"
"No!" Xue Yang explained: "After they had eaten, they went to their netizens and said they might not come back tonight, so we didn't have to wait for them."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly and asked: "What kind of netizen? Where can we meet?"
"I didn't say that!" Xue Yang shrugged.
Xue Ling waved his hand: "It's very late, drink some warm water and go back to your room to sleep."
Several people poured a glass each, laughing and drinking.
Xiaoxin asked curiously: "Where is my uncle? Why is sister Xiaohan missing?"
"Go back early." Xue Ling replied: "She is still young and is used to going to bed early at night. After buying some fireworks to coax her, Uncle Heng took her and her uncle back."
Xiao Chong yawned loudly and muttered: "No, I'm sleepy too...I'm going back to sleep."
The four people stood up one after another and filed out of the hall.
Xue Ling saw that there were still lights on in the big kitchen, and couldn't help but ask: "Husband, why are they still on over there? It's quite late, let Lao Li take a rest early."
Lao Li's son took his wife and children to his mother-in-law's house thousands of miles away to celebrate the New Year, while his daughter accompanied her husband to her husband's house, leaving him alone in the imperial capital.
He didn't want to go back to his son's empty house, so he just stayed in the garden to help.
The dinner on New Year's Eve was very sumptuous. Lao Li invited two friends to help clean up and left together.
After Xiao Li finished dinner, he hurried home for a reunion.
Cheng Tianyuan glanced at it and explained: "He said he was going to make some bone soup to use tomorrow, and he was still simmering a dozen large abalones."
Xue Ling asked: "Is there no one to help?"
"These were originally made by Xiao Li." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "Xiao Li went home. He said that he had nothing to do anyway, so he could just do it. He also said that his two guys lived in the imperial capital. If we
The family needed help, so he immediately called them to come and help.”
"Uh... no need." Xue Ling replied: "Today is the largest gathering of people, and the rest will be pretty much the same as usual."
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a moment and reminded: "Cousin Xue Cong and her family may come over tomorrow. She has been looking for opportunities to visit the garden, but unfortunately she never has time. You will definitely meet everyone when they go to the ancestral hall to pay homage to their ancestors tomorrow. Let's invite them over then.
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"Okay!" Xue Ling took out her cell phone and said, "I'll send a text message to Sister Cong first."
Cheng Tianyuan suggested: "Dad is now the eldest in the family, and there may be other younger generations coming to pay New Year greetings. Let the big kitchen prepare more dishes in the past two days, so that we can treat guests. The weather is cold, and it is not necessary for people to come here.
It’s easy, you have to eat something hot to warm your body.”
"Okay, you can arrange it." Xue Ling explained: "You can discuss it with Lao Li and the others. The salary will be calculated according to holidays, and they will have a few more days of hard work. They can take turns taking vacations in the next few days. It is rare for the children to have a vacation, and they all want to go out and play.
One lap. The garden will definitely become deserted in two days."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded and went to the big kitchen.
After a while, he came back.
"Daughter-in-law, it's really cold. You go back to the house and rest first. I'll wait for Xiao Huzi and the others here."
Xue Ling shook his head: "No, you have to get up early tomorrow, let's go to bed first. What are you waiting for them to do? They all said they may not come back tonight, so you can just give them a call and try your best to remind them not to stay out overnight.
Tonight is New Year's Eve, and young people have their own programs and arrangements. If they party all night and don't come back, do you have to wait all night?"
Cheng Tianyuan was still a little worried and called Xiao Huzi, but unfortunately no one answered.
Xue Ling took out his cell phone and dialed Shan You.
After a while, I finally answered.
Xue Lingwen warned them not to stay outside and come back as early as possible, otherwise the temperature would be even lower after early morning, and it would take at least three or four days for the cold wave to recover.
Shan You responded obediently, but hesitated and said that Xiao Huzi planned to stay all night, and even said that he was having a barbecue.
Xue Ling frowned when he heard this and whispered: "It's too cold outside. You might catch a cold if you stay for a while. Where are you? If you come back too late, you might not be able to get a taxi. I'll ask the driver to pick you up."
Shan You has always been very obedient, and this time was no exception. He quickly thanked them and reported their address.
Xue Ling said warmly: "Find a place to hide from the wind. I'll find the driver right away."
After she hung up, she quickly dialed the driver's number and asked him to pick up Xiao Huzi and the others.
The driver agreed immediately.
Xue Ling yawned and turned back to her room to change into pajamas and sleep.
Cheng Tianyuan went from room to room to see the old man and the child, then tiptoed back.
"It's really cold outside, and there are ice flowers outside the floor-to-ceiling windows."
Xue Ling couldn't help but remind: "How about you go and make some ginger water. The driver and Xiao Huzi will come back late at night, so they will probably catch a cold. It's cold, so make some ginger water at home and drink a few more sips."
"Okay." Cheng Tianyuan turned around and went out.
Soon, he came back.
"Lao Li cooked a big pot in the corner of the kitchen and said he would give it to the guard on duty tomorrow. I poured a pot over and brought it over. Do you want to take a few sips?"
"No need." Xue Ling yawned and fell asleep.
Cheng Tianyuan put on his pajamas and sat by the window to wait.
More than half an hour later, there were still no car lights coming through the gate.
He frowned slightly and looked at the clock on the wall - it was half past one in the morning.
It wasn't until after two o'clock in the evening that the driver brought Xiao Huzi and Shan You back.
Cheng Tianyuan picked up the warm ginger water, wrapped himself in his down jacket, went to the front hall, and turned on the heater.
After a while, the driver walked in with a dark face.
"Sir, I brought them back."
Cheng Tianyuan hurriedly handed him a glass of ginger water and whispered: "Thank you for your hard work. Is it cold outside? Drink some ginger water to warm yourself up."
The driver smiled bitterly: "I'm waiting in the car. It's not cold. It's just that the little tiger refuses to leave. He keeps urging me..."
Cheng Tianyuan comforted him: "You go back to the lounge and rest first."
The driver drank ginger water and turned around to leave.
Cheng Tianyuan turned off the heater, turned around and walked to the other side.
I saw Shan You supporting the drunk little Hu Zi, stumbling on the corridor.
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head helplessly and stepped forward to hold Xiao Huzi.
"Yuyou, you can go and rest by yourself."
Shan You's nose was red from the cold, and her face was also red. She kept her head buried like a child who had done something wrong. She nodded obediently and went back to the room.
After Cheng Tianyuan put the little tiger to rest, he was very tired and went back to his room to sleep in a daze.
The next morning, there were heavy snowflakes falling outside.
After everyone had a hot breakfast, they put on their coats and went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.
Around eleven o'clock, everyone came back in droves.
As soon as they entered, Cheng Tianyuan and Xue Ling heard bad news - Shan You had a cold and fever!