Chapter 428 Chinese New Year
Chapter 428 Chinese New Year
"It looks big, but weigh it in your hand."
"How would I know? I have no concept of weight."
"So be it."
"to make."
Lin Yuyao gradually enriched their rooftop, raising many koi in the fishpond, and occasionally throwing in live fish as well, catching and killing them when they were ready to eat.
Fu Huaiyi used to be a pampered young master who never lifted a finger, but now he can do everything from washing dishes and pots to killing fish and cutting meat.
Fu Huaiyi first stunned the fish with the back of a knife, then opened its belly, and then removed the scales. He did it with great skill.
I was cleaning a fish when I heard a knock on the door.
Just then, Lin Yuyao's voice came from the kitchen, "Go open the door quickly, it should be Sister Zhou."
Fu Huaiyi hastily wiped his hands on a towel and asked as he walked towards the door, "Why is Sister Zhou here at this hour?"
"She came to pick up the fish. The live fish we bought together at the market the day before were kept at my house because she didn't have room to keep them."
On Chinese New Year, everyone goes home, and almost all the shops have to close, so you can't buy live fish.
So these fish were all bought in advance.
Since Lin Yuyao's family happened to have a fish pond, they decided to keep the fish there as well.
Fu Huaiyi opened the door, and sure enough, it was Zhou Jing who entered.
"Sister Zhou."
"Xiao Fu, are you cleaning a fish?"
Fu Huaiyi looked down at his apron, which was still covered in fish scales. "Yes, I just killed it. Sister Zhou is here to pick up the fish, right?"
"Yes, yes, thank you for your help."
"You're too kind. I don't know which one is for you. Please take a look."
"Any one will do."
That's what she said, but she still followed Fu Huaiyi into the house.
Lin Yuyao poked her head out from the kitchen and said, "Sister Zhou, Happy New Year!"
Zhou Jing smiled and said, "Happy New Year, Happy New Year a day early."
A short while later, Zhou Jing brought the fish down from upstairs. Instead of leaving immediately, she stood at the kitchen doorway chatting with Lin Yuyao.
We started by talking about shopping.
“The day before yesterday, the three of us went shopping in the city. The clothes this year are so beautiful, and our whole family bought new clothes.”
She pointed to the earrings on her ears and said, "Look, I bought a pair of the pearl earrings you bought last time."
"It looks good, and it suits you perfectly," Lin Yuyao said.
"Right? You guys have such good taste. If I were to buy them myself, I'd only know how to buy gold earrings and silver earrings, which is so tacky."
The two chatted for a while about clothes and jewelry, then about the good restaurants next to the mall, and finally about what to eat for New Year's Eve dinner.
After finishing speaking, I noticed that almost half an hour had passed. "Oh, I have to go now. My family is waiting for it to cook. Yuyao, after we finish eating, let's go downstairs and set off fireworks."
"Ok."
She weighed the fish in her hand. "What did you feed it? It's gotten so big."
How much weight can increase in a few days?
It was just a polite remark during casual conversation.
Lin Yuyao laughed and said, "My family has plenty of water, probably because we drink a lot of water."
"Haha, that's an interesting thing to say. It's getting late, I'm really going now."
She hurriedly left with the fish in her arms.
Fu Huaiyi complained, "Sister Zhou talks a lot; she can say anything."
Lin Yuyao thought to herself that she would only be more restrained because you were here.
If you weren't around, she might spill all the secrets of her and her husband's bedroom life.
The day before yesterday, when I went to buy fish with her, she complained that if she married Lan Xu, she would either die of drought or drown in floods.
When Zhou Jinggang said that, Lin Yuyao was a beat slow to catch it.
After she said a few more words, Lin Yuyao finally understood what she meant.
"Dry to death" means that her husband was away from home for more than half a year, and she lived like a widow.
After Lan Xu returned, she drowned her again, wishing she could send Tingting to her parents' home, and she drowned her every day.
She was complaining earnestly, and judging from the dark circles under her eyes, it was clear she hadn't slept well the night before, leaving Lin Yuyao at a loss for words.
The two prepared a table full of dishes, and then Fu Huaiyi took out his camera to take pictures, asking Lin Yuyao to help with the lighting.
This camera was bought by Fu Yatong in the United States, and she was brought back to the country through connections.
Inside was a roll of used film, filled with her observations of her experiences abroad, including iconic buildings, trendy street scenes, and overseas campuses.
Song Qin said that every single one of them was material for the magazine.
She developed the photos and selected which ones to use in their magazine.
The camera was freed up and was usually used for public purposes, but Lin Yuyao took it home during the Chinese New Year to record their festive atmosphere.
A sweet and sour fish in the center of the table symbolizes abundance year after year.
In addition, I made two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, two soups, and several exquisitely presented dishes.
This meal is definitely not enough for the two of them; it will probably take several days to finish.
After dinner, Lin Yuyao asked Fu Huaiyi to bring out the fireworks and firecrackers she had bought a few days ago, while she went into the kitchen to wash the dishes.
She boiled a pot of water early in the morning and quickly washed the pots and pans in about ten minutes, also cleaning the kitchen.
After they came downstairs with the fireworks, they saw that Zhou Jing and her family of three were already setting them off.
"Sister Zhou."
"Yuyao, you're downstairs. Wow, you bought such big fireworks, I'm afraid we can't set them off downstairs."
"We can't put it here, let's go to the street."
"Okay, let's go, let's go to the street together."
Tingting was very happy. She held her father's hand in one hand and her mother's hand in the other, and skipped and hopped as she walked.
Outside the main gate of the residential area is a wide road, which is the main road connecting Chenshan Town to other places.
There are no cars around at this time tonight; it's all fireworks.
Lin Yuyao felt that she had wasted so much money on fireworks and should just watch others set them off.
There's no way to keep track of them all; one place puts it on, then another.
"Here it is, Yao Yao, bring out the rocket."
Lin Yuyao took one out and handed it to Fu Huaiyi.
Fu Huaiyi handed her the lighter, saying, "Here you go."
Lin Yuyao refused, "I dare not."
Fu Huaiyi: "..." She bought so much, he thought she was going to put it away.
"Put it down, I'll see."
Unexpectedly, she was a bit timid. Fu Huaiyi laughed and said, "Alright, alright, I'll let you see."
After lighting the fuse, Lin Yuyao hid behind him.
He turned to the side, holding the rocket high in one hand and his other arm around her shoulder.
With that chirp, she quickly covered her ears.
He took the opportunity to tighten his grip on her arm, pulling her face towards his chest.
The sounds of fireworks outside were incessant. On this day of reunion, Lu Jiangting couldn't help but think of Wang Chenchen again.
"Chenchen was taken away by Fang Qing, and we don't know what happened to her."
His parents stopped when they heard him say that.
"Jiang Ting, don't worry, that's Fang Qing's own son. She's just trying to scare you."
Lu Jiangting frowned and nodded, then said, "Dad, call my eldest sister tomorrow and ask her to go to Fang Qing's house."
"Okay, I'll call her tomorrow."
Lu Jiangting had almost finished eating and put down his chopsticks.
"Dad, Mom, let's eat slowly, I'm done eating."
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