Grandpa He coaxed in a low voice: Baby, be good!

Chapter 250: New Year's Eve Reunion

"The year is gone with the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to the wine." The annual Spring Festival is coming, and Xiaomai is so excited that he starts making all kinds of preparations early in the morning on New Year's Eve.

Originally, everyone wanted to celebrate the New Year in the villa halfway up the mountain, but Xiaomai thought that her grandparents were well-known figures among the older generation in Suzhou after all, and it was inevitable that some friends from wealthy families would come to pay New Year's greetings during the New Year, so she suggested celebrating the New Year in the old house.

On the morning of the 31st, Xiaomai ran to the yard and asked Uncle Chen, "Uncle Chen, where are the Spring Festival couplets? Have you put them up?"

"Not yet. Just put it on before eating the New Year's Eve dinner." Uncle Chen said.

"Then call me when you're putting it on! I want to put it on too." Xiaomai instructed.

"it is good."

Xiaomai ran back into the house and walked around the kitchen to see if there were enough of everyone's favorite dishes. She also prepared some Chinese herbal medicine porridge in advance to whet grandpa's appetite. Then she ran into the storage room to sort out the candies and nuts. She found a few beautiful plates, put all the snacks on them, and placed them all on the table in the living room.

He Lingting hadn't seen the little girl since early in the morning, but now he finally saw her. He hurriedly pulled Xiaomai and asked, "What were you doing so early in the morning? I couldn't find you."

"Me! I went to help."

"Uncle Chen has arranged everything, go back to your room and rest!"

"How can that be possible? The New Year is all about being busy, and it's more fun to do things yourself."

"Okay, then I'll go with you!" The little girl likes to do it, so he has no choice but to accompany her!

"Then let's go out and put up Spring Festival couplets. Call your brother."

"it is good."

So the three of them asked Uncle Chen for the Spring Festival couplets, pasted them up, and hung up the lanterns. The atmosphere in the yard immediately became different, and the red flavor of the New Year immediately emerged.

Xiaomai pulled He Lingting into the house to paste window paper-cuts. Grandpa, grandma, dad and mom looked at the little girl who was busy and happy, and shook their heads helplessly and smiled.

Xiaomai finished her work and told He Lingting and Lu Haotian, "You two can chat with grandpa, grandma and parents for a while! I'll go to the kitchen to check."

"Okay, take a break! There are so many people busy in the kitchen." He Lingting grabbed her and said.

"I'll go check on the porridge I made for grandpa and be back soon."

"You! Hurry up, don't get tired."

"Got it." Xiaomai said and went to the kitchen.

Everyone looked at the young couple and smiled with relief.

Soon, the kitchen was ready, and everyone sat around the table. Looking at the lively family, Mr. He couldn't help but say happily, "I can't remember how many years it has been since our He family has been so lively!"

"Yes! In previous years, it was just us two old guys staring at the table full of food. But this year is great! It's so lively." Grandma He also said with emotion.

"This is all thanks to my granddaughter-in-law! You are really the lucky star of our He family! Come, relative, I'd like to toast you for giving birth to such a good granddaughter-in-law!" Grandpa He said as he raised his glass and clinked it with Father Lu.

"Uncle, I am ashamed to hear you say that! The child has been relying on mom for so many years!" Father Lu felt very uncomfortable when he said this.

"Dad, this is not your fault. I'm doing fine. Let's not think about these unhappy things." Xiaomai knew that her parents always felt guilty about her because of this.

"Yes! This is God's will! Let Xiaomai stay with me!" Grandma Jiang also said.

"Yes, Dad, I'm happy today. My sister and grandma are fine now, which is better than anything else. Come, let's toast grandpa together. My sister will no longer trouble you in the future." Lu Haotian said as he picked up the wine glass and started drinking.

"Okay, let's drink."

The table was full of people, all very lively and happy. He Lingting felt particularly relieved when he saw his grandparents were so happy. As far as he could remember, the family had always been very bleak during the holidays. Now that the little girl was here, his grandparents could finally have a lively holiday. He was really grateful to this kind little girl from the bottom of his heart.

Xiaomai was looking at her relatives sitting together, she was really happy. Last year on this day, only her grandmother was celebrating the New Year with her, but this year there were so many more relatives around, she felt that happiness came so quickly!

In short, everyone was very happy and spent the New Year together.

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, grandparents, accompanied by my parents, digested the food in the yard, and then went back to their rooms to rest. Xiaomai was also dragged back to the house by the uncle to rest.

"I'm not tired." Xiaomai protested.

"How is that possible? You've been busy since early morning and haven't been idle until now."

"Then take a rest. We have things to do in the afternoon."

"What else do you want to do?" He Lingting asked doubtfully.

"Making dumplings! You have to make them too."

"why?"

"Making dumplings on New Year's Eve is about participation, and it symbolizes reunion. Don't you know? In fact, no one can eat much, but the whole family sits together, making dumplings and chatting about family matters. What a great reunion atmosphere!" Xiaomai told He Lingting the origin of making dumplings on New Year's Eve. He Lingting was stunned when he heard it. He really didn't know there was such a saying.

"You little girl, although you are young, you know a lot." He Lingting touched the little girl's head and praised her.

"That's what my grandma told me."

"From then on, we will make dumplings by ourselves every year and have a happy reunion."

"Okay!"

"Can we take a rest now?" He Lingting asked while holding the little girl.

"Okay! I'll just sleep for a while." Xiaomai's butt touched the bed, feeling really tired. She had been busy since early morning, so He Lingting hugged Xiaomai and went to bed and fell asleep.

Around 3:00 p.m., Xiaomai suddenly sat up and asked, "Uncle, what time is it?"

"A little after three o'clock."

"Ah! Why didn't you call me? Didn't I say I wanted to make dumplings?" Xiaomai complained.

"It's okay. I see the kitchen preparations are complete."

"Really? Then let's go down quickly!" Xiaomai said as she pulled He Lingting out.

After the two went downstairs, they saw that everyone was there and the kitchen had already placed the dumpling filling and dough on the table.

Xiaomai walked over and took a look. "Wow! So many kinds of fillings? Come on! Let's get started!"

"Okay." So everyone started to work enthusiastically. Strength lies in numbers, and it didn't take long to make a lot of dumplings. It was not until Uncle Chen said that there were almost enough to eat that everyone stopped, washed their hands, and waited for the Spring Festival Gala to begin.

He Lingting and Lu Haotian took Xiaomai out to set off fireworks. Xiaomai looked at the fireworks blooming in the sky, and her heart was filled with happiness. She hoped that her family could be reunited on every New Year's Eve.