Since Chu Tian married Mo Jingsheng, she naturally went to Mo's house to celebrate the New Year.
This year, Chu Jiahong and Xiang Yulan were at the ancestral home, and the two elders did not ask them to come back.
They have only been here for a few months.
Calling them back because of the New Year will inevitably make them felt that punishing them was just a show, and they will not be severely punished. If they could not remember the lesson this time, they will be punished more severely in the future.
It meant that they will not even be able to go home for the New Year, and let them know that the two elders were determined to punish them this time.
In previous years, when there were Chu Jiahong and Xiang Yulan at the dinner table, the nannies would inevitably compete with each other, and each would say some mean words with their small noses and eyes.
Chu Jiahong also disliked Chu Zhaoyang. His eyes were not eyes and his nose was not a nose, so he couldn't say anything good.
And the Second Old Master saw that his eldest son was missing from the table every year. When he drank too much, he talked too much. It was all about his nostalgia for Chu Jiayuan and his faint unwillingness to lose his position as the head of the family.
While talking, she shed tears, which ruined the great holiday atmosphere.
It's not as good as today. Although there were few people, the third son and his wife never fight for anything.
There will be some small calculations of his own, but in the old man's opinion, they were harmless and not invulnerable.
After all, Third Old Master left early, and there was no old man in the family to take care of him, so it was easy for him to suffer a loss. It was not incomprehensible for the two of them to make more calculations.
And every time, it was not excessive and within the acceptable range.
That's why the old man felt that Third Old Master had always been a smart man.
They did not participate in the fight between the second branch and themselves, they just want to get some benefits from it, which as not too much.
Other than that, nothing else will be mixed with it.
At this reunion dinner table, it was quite harmonious.
Third aunt was a good talker. She told the old lady all the gossip she usually heard.
The old lady also liked to hear these things.
Third aunt spoke very skillfully. It didn't sound like a talkative woman, but it sounded like she was telling the old lady all the new things outside.
The old lady sounded happy and not disgusted.
Hence, there was never any silence at the dinner table.
Although there were fewer people, the atmosphere was better and more lively than in previous years.
At some point, the "bang bang" sound of fireworks rang outside. Fireworks bloomed in the air, and colorful rays of light shone in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the house extremely lively.
The living room connected to the dining room has a TV on, a 100-inch large color TV. Even in the dining room, one could clearly see the Spring Festival Gala on the TV.
Because the fireworks outside were loud, the sound on the TV was also turned up a bit loud.
The Spring Festival Gala's lively hosts, sketch performances, music, and the sound of fireworks outside made it extraordinarily lively.
Everyone was chatting lively in the restaurant.
In the middle of the dining table, there was an induction cooker with a mandarin duck pot on it.
In addition to the must-have braised food for Chinese New Year and traditional New Year's Eve dishes, the Chu family was accustomed to placing hot pot in the middle and eating it slowly.
The smoke rising from the hot pot, coupled with the laughter and laughter, made the restaurant full of fireworks.
The old lady looked around the dining table and said, "It would be more lively if Little Millet Cake and Gu Nian were here."
"Next year, Little Millet Cake will be here waiting for the dumplings." Chu Zhaoyang said with a slight smile.
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At this time the Mu Family, Little Millet Cake ate until his stomuch was full so he went to bed and took a nap, waiting until 12 o'clock before getting up to eat dumplings.
Before he went to bed, he also told Gu Nian in various ways to remember to call him because he would eat a lot of coins and come out.
Gu Nian was sitting in the living room, chatting with her family members and watching the Spring Festival Gala.
Although the Spring Festival Gala was no longer interesting, it has been a habit of the two elders of the Mu family for many years. If they didn't listen to the Spring Festival Gala every year, it's like they haven't celebrated the New Year.
As the clock on the wall pointed to 12 o'clock, on the TV, the host was also counting down the New Year's bells.
At this time, Gu Nian received a video call from Chu Zhaoyang.
Seeing the video request displayed on the screen, Gu Nian's heart suddenly warmed up.
She felt like her whole body was warm and cozy on this cold winter night.
Gu Nian picked up the call immediately and saw Chu Zhaoyang sitting in the living room, with the dining room behind it.
Gu Nian saw that the dining table had been cleared, Aunt Gao was cooking dumplings, the two elders and two other elders she had never seen before were sitting around the dining table, still chatting.
Why were there so few people in the Chu family during the Chinese New Year?
However, Gu Nian didn't ask and looked at Chu Zhaoyang with a smile.
"Happy New Year." Chu Zhaoyang said softly.
"Happy New Year." Gu Nian stood up with a smile and walked to the kitchen.
She heard Chu Zhaoyang ask: "Am I the first to tell you?"
Gu Nian laughed, not expecting that he had this idea.
Her heart felt warm and soft, and her eyes were crinkled with laughter, "Yes, my grandparents and parents didn't even have time to say anything, so you called me over."
Chu Zhaoyang had an obviously satisfied expression on his face, and his dark eyes could be seen shining brightly through the screen of his phone.
"What are you going to do?" Chu Zhaoyang saw Gu Nian moving around, and the background on the screen was also changing.
"Cooking the dumplings." Gu Nian tilted her head, "Yours aren't ready yet?"
"No." Chu Zhaoyang said in a confused manner, "Leave some for me."
Gu Nian couldn't help but laugh and rolled her eyes at him, "Is it possible that I have to take all the way back to City B?"
Chu Zhaoyang smiled but said nothing.
Gu Nian felt that he seemed to be acting coquettishly, so she said, "Wait until I get back, and then I'll give it to you."
She had promised this matter several times today.
This man did his best for a meal of dumplings.
Later, the old lady asked Chu Zhaoyang to eat dumplings. Chu Zhaoyang did not hang up the video and said to Gu Nian: "Don't hang up, it will be like we eat together."