Tongdao Xu has returned to his new home in the county.
Since the morning, he has been busy, posting couplets, helping his mother prepare New Year's Eve dinner, worshiping ancestors...
Since noon, the sound of firecrackers has been heard from time to time throughout the county.
Starting tomorrow, it will be 2001.
Shazhou County has no policy against setting off fireworks, so during the New Year period, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers can be heard from everywhere in the county.
The New Year atmosphere at Xu Tongdao's house this year is not bad, better than last year.
After all, his father Xu Weixi has been missing for several years, and the whole family has slowly come out of the shadow of that incident, especially as the life at home is getting better and better, even much better than when Xu Weixi was around, Xu Weixi's
The rumors of his disappearance and elopement with his eldest aunt Bai Meifeng will naturally have less and less impact on their family.
Comrade Xu was pleased about this.
It's also what he wants to see.
This year's New Year's Eve dinner is not much richer than last year's, because last year's New Year's Eve dinner was already very rich, and it was really difficult to add more dishes.
It’s just a few more kinds of seafood.
For example, Dungeness crab, turbot, or lobster.
However, due to the personalities of his mother and brother, the atmosphere of this New Year's Eve dinner could not be said to be lively.
My mother, Ge Xiaozhu, is still honest and introverted, while my younger brother, Xu Tonglu, still talks so little.
Only my sister Ge Yuzhu is more lively.
When the New Year's Eve dinner was coming to an end, Xu Tongdao went to his bedroom and brought out two red envelopes and a jewelry box.
A red envelope was handed to his younger brother Xu Tonglu, "It's for you! Take it! If you want to buy something, you can buy it yourself."
Xu Tonglu looked at the bulging red envelope, raised his eyes and looked at Xu Tongdao. He was silent for a few seconds before reaching out and taking it, "Thank you, brother."
He casually put the red envelope in his hand and continued to put vegetables into his mouth.
I didn't open the red envelope to see how much money was stuffed inside.
Comrade Xu's expression was a little helpless. This guy's temper...
Sighing inwardly, he regained his smile and handed another red envelope to his sister Ge Yuzhu, "This is for you! Keep it to buy something you like."
"Hey, thank you, brother!"
Ge Yuzhu did not hesitate, and quickly took it with both hands happily. She opened the red envelope on the spot, took a look inside, and saw a stack of hundred-dollar bills.
Then, Comrade Xu handed the jewelry box to his mother, Ge Xiaozhu.
"Mom, it has not been easy for you to raise us three brothers and sisters over the years. You have never had any jewelry on your body. This necklace is my tribute to you. Can you try it on?"
Ge Xiaozhu had a complicated expression, showed a smile, and sighed softly, "You! What jewelry are you going to buy for me? If you have money, keep it for yourself. If it's sunny, be careful of raining. You can make money now, so why don't you save as much as possible?
, what if one day you can no longer earn any money, how will you live your life then?"
While educating her son, she hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took the jewelry box.
Opened it and took a look.
Xu Tonglu and Ge Yuzhu also looked at the necklace in the jewelry box curiously.
It's not a special design, it's just a gold chain with a little gold monkey hanging on it.
She is a monkey.
The gold chain is not very thick either.
Because Xu Tongdao understands his mother's character, if this chain is too thick and expensive, she will definitely be reluctant to wear it.
And since he bought her a necklace, he certainly didn't want her to keep it in the cabinet.
"Is...is this expensive? Why buy me such an expensive necklace? What a waste!"
Ge Xiaozhu looked at the necklace in the box with complicated eyes. Xu Tongdao could tell that she liked it, but she still habitually scolded him.
He didn't take it seriously.
Seeing that his mother liked it, he felt very happy.
Xu Tonglu glanced at it for a few times, then looked away and continued eating without saying anything.
Ge Yuzhu could not help but sit next to her mother, staring at the gold necklace with shining eyes, and praised: "Mom! Let me put it on for you and have a look. If the size is not suitable, you can let the elder brother take it.
Change it, right?"
With that said, she reached for the jewelry box.
Ge Xiaozhu laughed and said, "It's not like clothes or shoes. How can they be of the right size? Forget it, it's better not to wear them. Don't break such expensive things..."
She subconsciously opposed it, but her attitude of opposition was not firm at all.
Her daughter Ge Yuzhu didn't listen to her at all. She took the box in her hand with a smile, stood up and carefully took out the necklace. She enthusiastically asked Ge Xiaozhu to cooperate with her. It took a while before she helped Ge Xiaozhu put the necklace away.
Wear it around your neck.
Don't blame her for being unskilled.
There was no necklace at home before.
Mother Ge Xiaozhu didn't, and neither did she.
"Mom, it's so beautiful!"
After helping her mother put on the necklace, Ge Yuzhu took half a step forward and carefully looked at the necklace around her mother's neck. Ge Yuzhu praised it with a smile.
Ge Xiaozhu also looked down at the necklace with a slightly red face.
He looked a little dazed.
When Xu Tongdao saw that his sister Ge Yuzhu seemed to like necklaces, he smiled and said, "Yuzhu, your grades will be better next year. During the Chinese New Year next year, my eldest brother will also give you a necklace. Then I will take you to the gold shop.
Whichever one you like, choose it yourself!”
"Really?"
Ge Yuzhu's eyes lit up and she turned to look at Comrade Xu.
Comrade Xu nodded with a smile.
However, Ge Yuzhu suddenly sighed and shook his head, "Let's forget it! The necklace is so expensive, and it's not easy for you to make money, brother. Let's not spend it so randomly. I, I actually don't like necklaces very much. Besides, brother
You see, my skin is so dark, I definitely don’t look good wearing a necklace, hehe.”
She is still so sensible.
She obviously likes the necklace, but she says she doesn't like it.
Comrade Xu smiled and did not argue with her.
If she is not sensible, if she wants him to have a nice and expensive necklace, and spends all day thinking about how to dress herself up, making her look dazzling and attracting bees and butterflies, then he will not buy her any jewelry.
But she happens to be so sensible.
So if he has the ability, why would he be stingy with a necklace?
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After the meal, Comrade Xu said hello to his mother and others, took his wallet and keys, got in the car and went out.
Dowling's BBQ is still open tonight.
He wanted to take a look, and also said some auspicious New Year words to the employees of the barbecue restaurant, and gave everyone a red envelope.
By the way, I also want to chat with Xu Tonglin.
Speaking of which, he and Xu Tonglin were brothers. When his family was in the most difficult time, only Xu Tonglin was willing to come to the county with him.
Set up a stall selling barbecue with him, and then opened the current Daolin BBQ restaurant.
Now another year has passed, and Xu Tongdao has opened up a new world in the city and is worth millions, while Xu Tonglin is still in the small Daolin BBQ restaurant.
He wanted to ask Xu Tonglin what he thought.
Do you want to go to the city with him?
If Xu Tonglin wants to go, then Xu Tongdao will find a way to transfer Xu Tonglin there.
As for Dowling Grill?
Whether it is opened or not has no impact on him now.
Although the barbecue restaurant has been making profits and the profits are quite considerable, even if this store is sold out and he takes the money to open another Internet cafe in the city, he can still make the same amount of money that the barbecue restaurant earns every month.