Later, Cheng Huanran and Xue Yang came back with their younger brothers and sisters, and their faces were red with cold.
"Wow! It's so cold outside! It's about ten degrees below zero!"
"Mom! My hands are frozen!"
"Fortunately, I'll block the cold wind for you, otherwise my face would have been frozen."
Cheng Tianyuan looked behind and asked, "Didn't you see Youyou and Xiaohuzi?"
"No!" Xue Yang explained: "After they had enough, they went to their netizens, saying that they might not come back tonight, so we didn't have to wait for them."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly and asked, "What netizen? Where can I meet?"
"I didn't say it!" 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 cup each, and drank with laughter and joking.
Xiaoxin asked curiously: "Where is uncle? Why is Xiaohan's sister missing?"
"I've been back early." Xue Ling replied: "She is still young and is used to going to bed early at night. After buying small fireworks to coax her, Uncle Heng took her and her uncle back."
Xiao Chong yawned a big yawn and muttered: "No, I'm sleepy too... I'm going back to sleep."
The four of them stood up one after another and walked out of the hall one after another.
Seeing that there was still lights on in the kitchen, Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Husband, why is it still on there? It's too late, let Lao Li take a break soon."
Lao Li's son took his wife and children to his mother-in-law's house for the New Year, thousands of miles away, while his daughter accompanied her husband to her in-laws' house, leaving him alone in the imperial capital.
He didn't want to go back to his empty son's house, so he simply stayed in the garden to help.
The dinner on New Year's Eve was very sumptuous. Lao Li asked two friends to help and left after cleaning.
After finishing dinner, Xiao Li hurried home and went to reunite.
Cheng Tianyuan glanced at him and explained: "He said he would cook some bone soup and could be used tomorrow, and he was still simmering more than a dozen large abalones."
Xue Ling asked: "Is no one helping?"
"These were originally made by Xiao Li." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "Xiao Li went home, and he said that he was idle anyway, so he would do it. He also said that both of his friends lived in the imperial capital. If we
The family needed staff, so he called them to come and help."
"Uh...no need." Xue Ling replied: "Today is the most crowded dinner, and the next thing is similar to usual."
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and reminded: "Tomorrow, Sister Xue Cong's family may come. She has been looking for opportunities to come to the garden, but unfortunately she has no time. We will definitely meet you when we go to the ancestral hall to pay homage to our ancestors tomorrow. Please invite them to come here at that time.
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"Okay!" Xue Ling took out his cell phone and said, "I'll send a text message to Sister Cong first."
Cheng Tianyuan suggested: "Dad is now the oldest in the clan, and there may be other juniors coming to pay New Year's greetings. Let the kitchen prepare more dishes in the past two days, so you can treat them. The weather is cold, so why don't you come here?
It’s easy, you have to eat a hot mouthful of warmth.”
"Okay, you can arrange it." Xue Ling explained: "You discuss with Lao Li and the others. The salary is calculated based on holidays. Thank you for how many days they have to work hard. They can take turns to take vacations in the next few days. The children have a rare holiday and want to go out to play.
In one lane, the garden will definitely become deserted in two days.”
Cheng Tianyuan nodded and headed towards the big kitchen.
After a moment, he walked back.
"Wife, the weather is so cold. You go back to the house to rest first. I'll wait for Xiaohuzi and the others here."
Xue Ling shook her 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 might not come back tonight. You call and urge them and try to remind them not to stay outside overnight.
Tonight is New Year's Eve, and young people have their own programs and arrangements. If they don't come back all night, do you have to wait one night?"
Cheng Tianyuan was still a little worried and called Xiaohuzi, but unfortunately no one answered.
Xue Ling took out his cell phone and called it to Shan You.
After a while, I finally answered.
Xue Ling warmly told them not to stay outdoors and to come back as soon as possible, otherwise the temperature would be lower after the early morning and the cold wave would not warm up after at least three or four days.
Shan You was well-behaved, but hesitated that Xiao Huzi planned to stay all night, and said why was he doing barbecue?
Xue Ling frowned as soon as he heard this and whispered: "It's too cold outside. You may catch a cold if you stay for a while. Where are you? You may not be able to call the car when you come back too late. I'll ask the driver to pick you up."
Shan You has always been very obedient, and this time is no exception. He hurriedly thanked and told him to report their address.
Xue Ling said with a warm voice: "Find a place to shelter from the wind and hide, and I will find the driver to go there immediately."
After she hung up, she quickly dialed the driver's number and asked him to pick up Xiaohuzi and the others.
The driver agreed immediately.
Xue Ling yawned, turned around and went back to the room to change his pajamas and fell asleep.
Cheng Tianyuan went to see the elderly and children one by one, and 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: "Or, go and make some ginger water. The driver and Xiao Huzi came back only in the evening and would probably catch a cold. The weather was cold, so it would be impossible to make some ginger water at home and drink a few more sips."
"Okay." Cheng Tianyuan turned around and went out.
Soon, he came back.
"Old Li cooked a big pot in the corner of the kitchen and said that he would give the guard on duty tomorrow. I spooned a pot over and came over. Do you want to drink a few sips?"
"No need." Xue Ling yawned and fell asleep in a daze.
Cheng Tianyuan changed into his pajamas and sat by the window waiting.
More than half an hour later, there were still no headlights at the gate.
He frowned slightly and looked at the clock on the wall - it was 1:30 in the morning.
It was not until after two o'clock in the evening that the driver came back with Xiaohuzi and Shan You.
Cheng Tianyuan lifted the warm ginger water, wrapped it in a down jacket and went to the front hall, and turned on the heating.
After a moment, the driver walked in with a dark face.
"Sir, I'll take 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 up."
The driver smiled bitterly: "I'm waiting in the car, but I'm not cold. But Xiaohuzi refused to leave, and he urged him three times and four times..."
Cheng Tianyuan comforted and said, "You go back to the lounge first to rest."
The driver turned around and left while drinking ginger water.
Cheng Tianyuan turned off the heating and turned around and walked to the other side.
Shan You supported the drunk little tiger and staggered on the corridor.
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head helplessly and stepped forward to hold Xiaohuzi.
"Youyou, go and rest yourself."
Shan You's nose was red and his face was red, as if he had done something wrong and had been burying his head, nodding obediently, and went back to the room.
After Cheng Tianyuan settled Xiaohuzi and rested, he was very tired and went back to the room to sleep in a daze.
The next morning, snowflakes fell outside.
After everyone had a hot breakfast, they changed into coats and went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.
At around eleven o'clock, everyone came back in a hurry.
As soon as he entered the door, Cheng Tianyuan and Xue Ling heard bad news - Shan You had a cold and a fever!