Later in the evening, Cheng Huanran and Xue Yang came back with their younger brothers and sisters, all of whom were so cold that their faces turned red.
"Wow! It's so cold outside! About ten degrees below zero!"
"Oh my god! My hands are frozen!"
"Fortunately, I shielded you from the cold wind, otherwise your face would have been frozen."
Cheng Tianyuan looked behind him and asked, "Didn't you see Youyou and Xiao Huzi?"
"No ah!"
Xue Yang explained: "After they were full, they went to find 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 to 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 small 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 got up one after another and filed out of the hall.
Xue Ling saw that there was still a light on in the big kitchen, and couldn't help but ask: "Husband, why is it 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?"
"Xiao Li originally made these."
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "Xiao Li went home and said he had nothing to do anyway, so he could just do it.
He also said that his two associates lived in the imperial capital.
If our family needs help, he will immediately call and ask them to come and help.”
"Uh... no need."
Xue Ling replied: "Today is the most crowded dinner party, and the rest will be almost the same as usual."
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and reminded: "Cousin Xue Cong and her family may come over tomorrow.
She always looks for opportunities to visit the garden, but unfortunately she never has the time.
We will definitely meet each other when we go to the ancestral hall tomorrow to pay homage to our ancestors, so please invite them over then."
"OK!"
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 member of the family, and there may be other younger generations coming to pay New Year's greetings.
Let the big kitchen prepare more dishes in these two days so that we can treat guests.
The weather is cold, so it’s not easy for people to come here, so they have to eat something hot to warm themselves up.”
"Okay, you can arrange it."
Xue Ling explained: "You should discuss with Lao Li and the others. The salary will be calculated according to holidays, and they will have to work harder for a few more days.
They can take turns taking vacations in the next few days.
It is a rare day off for the children, and they all want to go out and play.
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, the weather is really cold.
You go back to the house to 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 call them to remind them and try to remind them not to stay out overnight.
Tonight is New Year's Eve, 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 Ling gently 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 may not be able to get a taxi, so 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 make some ginger water.
The driver and Xiao Huzi came back late at night, so they would probably catch a cold.
The weather is cold, so boil some ginger water at home and drink a few more sips."
"good."
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 drink it for the doorman on duty tomorrow.
I brought a ladle over, do you want a few sips?"
"Need not."
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, isn't 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 has been refusing to leave, urging him three times..." Cheng Tianyuan comforted him: "You go back to the lounge to 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, 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 already 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!