The Lantern Festival is the first festival of the New Year, and it is also a day of reunion under the full moon and flowers, so it is particularly grand.
Xue Ling was worried that with two young children at home, it would be very busy preparing dinner, so she asked everyone to go downstairs for a dinner and asked the lobby manager to arrange a feast for three tables.
"Uncle San is coming over with his two cousins, so we have booked an extra table."
Father Xue said with a smile: "Yes! Let them come over quickly! I prepared a gift for the third brother and asked him to come."
Cheng Tianyuan came over with Xiaoxin in his arms and explained: "Datong and his classmates went to a party. Duoduo has to make up for classes tomorrow and can't go home. Uncle Zheng and Xiaoyi are just at home. I asked them to go downstairs to eat together."
"Okay!" Mother Xue said with a smile: "Xiao Yi's daughter is beautiful and well-behaved. I haven't seen her for a while. I will give her a red envelope soon."
Xue Heng hugged Xiao Chong and said with a wry smile: "The TV station is having a Lantern Festival party tonight. I heard that some of the programs will be broadcast live. A Fang and his department have to stay on duty, so we can't eat together."
"It's okay." Liu Ying said: "Work is important, I will leave two bowls of glutinous rice balls for her to eat. When she comes back, she can eat them in one pot."
Xue Heng smiled and said: "Thank you, Mom. You should go to bed early at night. It might be two or three o'clock in the middle of the night when she comes back. If I am awake by then, I can just give it to her."
Cheng Muhai curiously asked his son-in-law: "A Heng, where are your parents? They both have to be on duty?"
"No need." Xue Heng explained: "They are old and can't stay up late. They have already applied to the dean to be on duty during the day and cancel all night shifts. They should be getting off work soon. Ah Huan will pick them up after get off work."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Zhilan and Xue Huan walked in.
"I heard that Brother Wu, sister-in-law, and the in-laws were coming back today, so I just looked at the clock on the wall and waited for get off work. Where is my gift? Ranran? Yangyang? Where is my uncle's gift?"
Everyone laughed.
Ran Ran hurriedly took out a conch, stepped forward and explained seriously: "Uncle, this conch is orange, isn't it beautiful? I heard it takes eight or nine years to grow so big!"
"Wow!" Xue Zhilan pretended to be surprised and asked: "How long did it take? So small, but very beautiful! Thank you Ranran!"
Xue Huan picked up little Yangyang and asked, "Where's uncle's gift? Didn't it mean a chain? You said so when we called last time, and I always remember it!"
"Uncle Huan, you are a boy and you cannot wear a chain." Yang Yang said seriously: "I will give you a small coral. It is very beautiful. Let you put it on your desk."
"Hey!" Xue Huan pinched his little nose and said with a smile: "It seems quite reasonable! What does the little coral look like? Take it out and have a look! I haven't seen a real coral yet!"
"I bought it at the beach." Xue's father explained: "Some fishermen went into the sea to smash them, and then took them to the beach to sell them. There are not many corals there, and occasionally small pieces would be swept up on the beach. One time we were catching the tide.
When I was there, I picked up two or three pieces - they are all quite beautiful!"
Yangyang turned around and took out a piece, shouting excitedly: "Uncle Xue Huan, this blue and white one is for you! Isn't it beautiful?"
"Wow!" Xue Huan blinked and said, "It's very beautiful! It turns out that coral is so hard...it looks like a small tree, very cute! I like it very much, thank you Yangyang."
Xue Huan kissed the little guy's head.
Ranran on the other side shouted: "Uncle Xue Huan, I helped wash that one! My hands were almost injured!"
Xue Huan clicked his tongue twice and asked with a smile: "What should I do? How about I kiss you too?"
Ran Ran ran away and said, "I don't want it! He is already a man!"
Everyone laughed.
Xue Huan got the gift and hurriedly hid it in his pocket and said, "Uncle will put it on his desk when he gets back."
At this time, Zheng Sanyuan came with his daughter Xiaoyi.
Zheng Xiaoyi was wearing the most fashionable jeans, with her long, silky hair draped over her shoulders, shyly following behind her father.
Everyone said hello.
Mother Xue took out a big red envelope and gave it to Xiao Yi, took her hand and patted her, "Xiao Yi is really getting more and more beautiful as she grows older. She is almost nineteen, right? Just like a flower!"
Zheng Xiaoyi smiled and replied: "I will be nineteen in a few days. I was born on the twentieth of the first lunar month."
"Our Ah Huan was also born on the first lunar month." Mrs. Chen interrupted: "He was born on the 19th day of the first lunar month."
"Oh! That's only one day away!" Zheng Sanyuan said with a smile: "One is nineteen and the other is twenty-nine, right?"
Mrs. Chen nodded and explained: "Yes, he has been working for a few years. He skipped grade one when he was a child and skipped junior high school once, so he graduated with a master's degree at the age of twenty-four."
Zheng Sanyuan gave a thumbs up, "You are young and promising!"
Zheng Xiaoyi, blushing at the side, glanced at Xue Huan secretly and found that he was holding Xiao Xin Dou and did not hear the movement here at all.
Xue Ling looked at the time and shouted: "Everyone! Let's go downstairs for dinner!"
Zhu Achun came out and explained with a smile: "Xiao Chong didn't sleep much in the afternoon, and he is sleeping very soundly at this time. You all can go down to eat, and I will keep an eye on him at home."
"What about your dinner?" Zheng Sanyuan asked with concern: "Isn't Little Tietou still downstairs?"
Zhu Achun said warmly: "He just came back. I asked him to go inside and cook some dumplings. We made dumplings earlier and they were enough to eat."
After everyone heard this, they couldn't force themselves, so they packed up their things and went downstairs.
Xue's father and Xue Zhilan chatted very happily. After walking out of the elevator, they entered the restaurant and went to the private room.
"Ling, why hasn't Third Uncle arrived yet? Are you sure you told me the time correctly?"
"No." Xue Ling guessed: "I guess there are so many people that we can all wait."
Everyone took their seats, but there were only two tables, and there was still one table missing that belonged to the third uncle and his family.
After waiting for a long time, San Bo and the others arrived in a hurry.
Two sons and a grandson and granddaughter came, but the two daughters-in-law did not see them. Also accompanying them was Xue Cong, who was dressed in formal clothes and had a small bag hanging on his shoulder. He seemed to have just gotten off work.
"I just got off work when I received a call from Uncle San, asking me to come over to eat." Xue Cong smiled and said, "He said that if the two sisters-in-law don't come, the place will definitely be free, and food can't be wasted, so he asked me to help eat. I
Just come here shamelessly."
Xue Ling laughed and said: "I can't even invite you, so don't be polite! Sit down quickly!"
Father Xue was very happy to see his niece. He took her hand and asked her questions again and again.
Xue's mother quickly took out a snow-white pearl necklace from her pocket and handed it to Xue Cong.
"This is a gift bought from Nandao. It's not expensive, but it looks good. It's cool to wear in summer."
Xue Cong happily accepted it, "Thank you, uncle and aunt."
When everyone was almost there, the food began to be served, and everyone chatted while eating.
Zheng Xiaoyi sat next to Xue Huan and secretly observed what he was eating and what he was eating.
Cheng Tianyuan held Xiaoxin in his arms and took care of his two sons beside him with chopsticks in one hand. Xue Ling walked around chatting with everyone while holding a wine glass.
Xue Cong couldn't help but laugh softly when he saw their men and women reversed.
The third uncle on the side had a sullen expression, and seemed very unhappy.
Xue Ling saw that the two cousins didn't talk much, and the two sisters-in-law didn't come. He guessed that the two sisters-in-law were quarreling again, so he asked his mother for two pearl necklaces and gave one to each of his cousins.
"My mother brought back a lot of souvenirs. My two sisters-in-law are not here tonight, so you can bring them back to make them happy."
My cousin took it and thanked him one after another, turned to talk to Xue's father and mother, and asked many questions about South Island.
Xue Ling simply changed places with her cousins and sat next to San Bo.
"What do you think of tonight's food?"
Sanbo smiled and whispered: "It's still as rich and delicious as ever."
Xue Ling giggled and asked, "It's delicious, why don't you eat more?"
"I don't have much appetite." San Bo smiled bitterly and replied, "I'm upset."