Unsurprisingly, the dumplings with chives, elms, mushrooms, and shrimp were very popular. Everyone loved to eat them, and there were not many left in the end.
It was stuffed with cabbage and radish. Everyone only ate two of them as a token of appreciation, and in the end there was nothing left.
After eating dumplings for New Year's Eve, the countdown started on TV.
As soon as the clock rang at twelve o'clock, Xu Haiyuan and his younger brothers and sisters hurriedly kowtowed to their grandparents and teachers to pay New Year's greetings.
"Grandpa, grandma, and master, Happy New Year. I wish my grandpa, grandma, and master good health and all the best."
Hey, the three old people were so happy that they quickly took out the red envelopes from their pockets and gave them to the children.
Regardless of how much money the family has or how good the children's living conditions are, as long as they enter the twelfth lunar month, the children will look forward to the New Year's money.
The four children took the red envelopes, thanked their elders happily, and then ran away happily.
He secretly opened the red envelope and took a look at it, then carefully put it in his pocket and watched TV with a grin on his face.
At half past twelve, the melody of "Unforgettable Tonight" sounded, and this year's party came to an end.
The children let out a sigh of relief, and Xu Haiyuan turned off the TV.
"Come on, go to bed. In the morning, I have to pay New Year's greetings everywhere."
Xu Shiyan urged the children to go to bed. These little guys were really able to stay up. They took a nap at noon and were surprised that they were not sleepy at this point.
There was TV to watch, so I didn't really feel sleepy, but as soon as the TV was turned off, the children immediately started yawning.
So Chu Xuanhuai led Xu Haiyuan and Xu Haiqing back to the east room, Xu Chenghou and his wife led Xu Jinping and Xu Jinhui to this room, and Xu Shiyan and his wife went to the west room.
After working hard all day during the day, I stayed up until midnight at night. Then I lay down and slept soundly until dawn.
The first day of the first lunar month means a new year and a new atmosphere.
In the morning, I warmed up some dumplings and ate some, and the children all put on new clothes.
Then Xu Shiyan and his wife took their children and first went to the neighboring houses to pay New Year greetings, and then went to the Han family.
While the children were playing at Han's house, Xu Shiyan went to visit Li Bingzhuo, Lin Qiyue, and Dai Chunrong.
On the way, I met people who came out to pay New Year's greetings. Everyone greeted Xu Shiyan very enthusiastically.
Xu Shiyan has been on the scene for six or seven years and has always been very popular. Now that he has become a top leader, who should be polite to him?
After a round trip, I went to pick up my wife and children, and then went to Heguo Shouye's place in Songjiang.
Why are the two families related to each other? Xu Haiyuan, who is celebrating the Chinese New Year, is not allowed to visit his godfather and godmother?
Guo Shouye was very happy to see the children of the Xu family and gave red envelopes to each of them.
Xu Shiyan also prepared red envelopes, but the children of the Guo family are all grown up, so how can they accept any more red envelopes? None of them waved their hands.
"Brother, your Fenghua family is in their twenties this year? Is there anyone you want?"
The eldest and second son of Guo Shouye's family have both graduated from technical secondary schools and are working. They are usually busy at work and have no time, so they rarely come back.
It’s the Chinese New Year, I’ll go home to see my parents and celebrate the Chinese New Year together.
"I'm twenty-five, how can I find anyone?
He worked in a piano factory in the city. He had only been working for a few years. His salary was not high, but his expenses were quite high. He couldn't get high or low day by day.
People may like him, but he doesn’t like them. What he likes is not as good as ours.”
Guo Shouye rolled his eyes at his son. Every day, they would be angry to death.
Even though he's such an old man, he still doesn't find a partner. Other families are bringing in new children during the Chinese New Year. He's been looking forward to it every year, but he can't get it.
"Brother, look at what you said, our family's conditions are not worthy of Fenghua? That's because Fenghua has a high vision and wants to find a good one."
Xu Shiyan laughed when he heard it.
Guo Shouye is the deputy director of the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau. Based on his rank, he should also be the deputy director.
He also manages the Bingshan Beverage Factory, which is also a key enterprise that earns foreign exchange through exports and is well-known in the city.
Guo Fenghua graduated from an industrial college and majored in mechanics. He is a good-looking guy and has an impressive family background. How can he still not find a partner?
But to be honest, this job is not that good. The piano factory will be retired in two years.
Even if there is a place to arrange it at that time, no matter where you go, you will have to start all over again, which is very annoying.
But Xu Shiyan couldn't say this. He could only advise Guo Shouye to be more open-minded. How could he be sure about marriage?
During the Chinese New Year, Guo Shouye didn't like to get angry with his children.
So he waved his hand and asked his son and daughter to lead Xu Haiyuan and others out to play. Guo Shouye wanted to talk to Xu Shiyan about something.
"Brother, have you heard? There is trouble in the factory in Quanyang."
After the children all went out, Guo Shouye said to Xu Shiyan with a gloating expression on his face.
"Chen Jihui, I was surprised that I couldn't go back to the provincial capital to celebrate the New Year this year.
I heard someone say that on the night of the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, the workers blocked him in the factory."
Chen Jihui was transferred from the provincial capital without his family and has always lived in the factory dormitory.
In this year and month, we generally don’t take too long of a holiday during the Chinese New Year. We will last until the end of the year before the new year, and we will take an extra two days after the new year.
Like participating in the field, the main reason is that there is not much work in the mountains in winter, so I used to take vacations in advance.
Not this year either. The comprehensive factory is busy, and many workers go to the comprehensive factory to help. It’s also the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month when the official holiday begins.
The factory in Quanyang is in a slump, so we are supposed to have an early holiday.
But Chen Jihui has been jumping up and down recently, moving around, trying to get rid of the burden and leave the beverage factory behind, so he transferred elsewhere.
So I delayed returning to the provincial capital too early.
I don’t know what happened, but there was a rumor among the workers that Chen Jihui was leaving the factory and would never come back to the provincial capital.
Now, the workers are no longer working.
The beverage factory has been losing money, and workers have not been paid for several months.
During the Chinese New Year, Chen Jihui wants to leave his factory behind and celebrate the New Year in the provincial capital of Hui Province? Is it possible?
The factory workers quickly gathered and blocked Chen Jihui in the dormitory. They refused to go anywhere unless the factory's problems were solved and wages were not paid.
This year, everything in the factory is not doing well, everyone is making a fuss, let the factory give an explanation.
Xu Shiyan laughed when he heard this, "Where is this? The fun is later."
Chen Jihui relies on his connections and strong backing, doesn't take others seriously, and messes around everywhere.
A factory has been ruined here, and you just want to take no responsibility at all, just pat your butt and walk away? The beauty of thinking.
The county and province, as well as Quanyang itself, originally invested millions, and then just threw it all away? Is it possible?
"Brother, just watch the show with peace of mind, we won't interfere with anything, wait, wait until the county comes to beg you.
Don’t worry, one day will definitely come. When the time comes, they will have to get up on the pole and beg us without paying a penny, so that we can take over the factory.”
Xu Shiyan smiled.
Take your time and don't rush. It's not them who are anxious now, it's Chen Jihui and the people in the county.
"Okay, I can see that you are very scheming. It depends on whether you want to trick people or not."
Guo Shouye gave Xu Shiyan a thumbs up, which was a beautiful move.
Xu Shiyan shook his head, "Brother, I never want to trick people, but there are always people who make trouble for me.
You said that I didn’t provoke anyone, so they had to keep thinking about me secretly, but I couldn’t do anything about it, so I have to protect myself, right?”
What a loss to those people. They want to transfer him to the Ginseng Research Institute. Isn't it too blatant to let them pick this peach?