Yunding Ranch

Chapter 464 Distributing Red Envelopes
"Lu Li, Lu Li?" He had just passed the kitchen and was about to walk towards the back door to pick up the tableware from the warehouse when Lu Li heard a call in Chinese, and he stopped immediately. After trotting over, she saw grandma wiping her hands on the apron, took off the apron, and handed over the rest to Song Lingyi and Liu Xiaoyan.

Yuan Qingzhu walked out, "Lu Li, go to my room, there is a black cloth bag on the table, take it here."

Lu Li didn't ask any further questions, nodded his head in affirmation, turned his head to look casually, and grabbed Chen Taotao, who was passing by unintentionally, "Tao Tao, you say hello to the big brothers, and go to the warehouse with you, take out the tableware, and then Put it on the table."

"Ah?" Chen Taotao couldn't help but exclaimed. He froze on the spot, not knowing what to do. This made Lu Li laugh. He clenched his fists as a sign of encouragement, and then quickly left the main house.He believed that Chen Taotao would always find a way.

Pushing open the gate of the main house, a bonfire was lit in the open space next to the garden, the firewood was burning, and the sound of crackling could be heard. Randy and Brandon were turning the handle of the lamb, and the golden oil shined little by little. It seeps out bit by bit, and the charming aroma floats in the air, making people's mouth salivate.

Lu Li nodded in greeting, trotted back to the villa, successfully found the cloth bag that grandma had mentioned in the room, then returned to the main house, and handed the cloth bag to grandma.It took less than 5 minutes, but before Lu Li had time to catch his breath, grandma grabbed Lu Li's hand, and it seemed that the matter was not over yet.

Yuan Qingzhu lifted the cloth bag in his hand, "Lu Li, come with me, I'll give out red envelopes."

It turned out that there was a large pack of red envelopes inside, which is also a traditional reserved item for the Chinese New Year.According to the rules of Lu Li's hometown, before getting married, he can get red envelopes from his elders.Lu Li's grandma would make a lot of red envelopes every year. The amount was not large, but everyone got a share. It was not only a gift, but also a New Year's atmosphere.

"If it's at home, I'll go by myself. But these people, you can introduce them to me." Yuan Qingzhu smiled, and then added, "There is also English, I need an interpreter."

"Then can this translator get double the red envelope?" Lu Li blinked and made a joke, successfully making Yuan Qingzhu laugh again.

It can be seen in the line of sight that Chen Taotao is taking Adam, Scarlett and Jessica, each of them is holding a plate with different tableware inside, and they are carefully walking in through the back door. Lu Li pointed at Chen Taotao. Thumbs up, but Chen Taotao was so obsessed with his work that he didn't see it at all. Instead, Song Jiahui, who was at the back, saw it, and showed a big smile at Lu Li——the leaky front teeth were fully exposed again, causing trouble. Lu Li laughed out loud.

Withdrawing his attention, Lu Li prepared to follow his grandmother, and at the same time shoulder the responsibilities of a golden boy and a jade girl.

However, before he could move, he raised his head and saw Fred and Tony walking over, "Guys, guys, come here." Lu Li hurriedly waved happily, the two of them were at a loss, and Tony Pointing to the direction outside the house, "We are about to go out and help roast the whole lamb. Change shifts and let Randy and Brandon come in to rest."

Lu Li didn't rush to explain. He stretched out his hands and gestured to grandma, and then Yuan Qingzhu said in Chinese, "This is a red envelope. It's a new year. When you grow up, I hope you are still healthy and successful in your career." Said Then, Yuan Qingzhu raised his head to look at Lu Li, and asked suspiciously, "Are they all working?"

Lu Li smiled and nodded, expressing his affirmation.It seems that grandma still can't tell who is who, just as Asian faces are to Westerners, and Westerners seem to have particularly obvious prosopagnosia to Asians.Then, Lu Li turned his head to look at the two friends, and translated what he just said in English.

Before Fred and Tony had finished listening to Lu Li's explanation, they saw the red envelope Yuan Qingzhu handed over. It was a traditional Chinese red paper bag the size of a palm. It was slightly bulging and seemed to contain something.But both of them couldn't help being stunned. They didn't understand what happened at all, and they weren't sure whether they should take over. They just looked at Lu Li with dull and confused faces.

"Go ahead." Lu Li said with a smile, "This is a Chinese custom, and I also have red envelopes." Lu Li waved the red envelopes in his hands. Grandma just gave him two.

Fred and Tony exchanged a realization, and finally came back to their senses, and their smiles couldn't help but rise.Tony suddenly realized and asked, "Is it the... er... red envelope that is distributed every traditional Chinese New Year?" With the process of globalization, Chinese people are spread all over the world. This traditional Chinese culture is more or less still spread out.

Lu Li nodded to Tony in affirmation, and Fred couldn't help jumping twice, "Are you sure?" He confirmed it again, and after getting a positive answer from Lu Li, he clenched his fists and shouted loudly. Cheered, "Hey!" Then he stretched out his hands, took his red envelope, and smiled sweetly at Yuan Qingzhu, "Thank you, grandma."

Do as the Romans do, Fred also used Lu Li's address, "Grandma", not in English, but in Chinese, awkward and extremely weird, but it was very easy to pronounce, which made Yuan Qingzhu laugh out loud.

Seeing this, Tony immediately took the red envelope with both hands, and shouted imitatively, "Thank you!" After hesitating for a moment, he followed Fred and called "Grandma", and then scratched his head. He looked at Fred anxiously, "Is it pronounced like this? Grandma?"

Fred nodded and called again, "Grandma!"

Yuan Qingzhu pinched Fred's cheek very face-saving, and responded simply, "Hey!" Even Tony yelled again, which made Yuan Qingzhu laugh happily and patted Tony on the cheek. , "Happy New Year, one year older during the Chinese New Year, I hope you can be healthy and work smoothly, and then, everything will go smoothly."

All these words were in Chinese. Lu Li was stunned for a while. After realizing it, he translated it simultaneously, and then added, "When the elders give the juniors red envelopes, they will say some words of blessing. Or in other words, exhortations and expectations. .”

Looking down at the red envelope in his hand, Tony's mood couldn't help jumping up, that kind of joy, that kind of joy filled his chest, and began to boil, and even his footsteps began to jump, "Ten 44, this is really Is it okay? We are not children anymore, is this really okay?"

The smile on Lu Li's face not only didn't disappear, but became brighter and brighter, "When I went to Lily's house for Christmas, she and Ronald also prepared a Christmas present for me. This is the same reason. In China, we will visit different relatives and friends during the New Year, and the elders will prepare red envelopes for the younger ones. Now, you come to Yunding Ranch as guests, and I am the host. To be precise, my grandmother is the host, so this red envelope is a matter of course of."

After Lu Li explained a lot, the two of them suddenly understood. They looked at the red envelope in their hands curiously. This was the first time they had received a "red envelope" from an elder. It was similar to a Christmas gift, but the mood was more subtle. It's really hard to describe in words. Driven by strong curiosity, both of them had the urge to open the red envelope directly, but fortunately, their reason still existed, and they both looked at Lu Li eagerly.

Yuan Qingzhu stood by, watching their long strings of English words come and go, she waved her hand involuntarily and interrupted their conversation, "They're all big kids, just take the next one, it's not so polite There are others, we distribute red envelopes one by one, there are quite a lot of children today."

Fred and Tony didn't know why, so they looked at Lu Li. Lu Li had no choice but to translate it directly, which made the two of them laugh heartily, so they exchanged glances, and a happy smile flashed in the corners of their eyes and mouth at the same time. Then they yelled in unison, "Guys, guys, come quickly, grandma is handing out red envelopes! Everyone, all unmarried young people can come!"

At the beginning, everyone didn't know why, but Chen Taotao and Song Jiahui rushed up immediately, and even walked over curiously with others. When they saw Lu Li's gesture calling everyone over, they didn't hesitate anymore. Crashing, everyone rushed over in an instant, and they all surrounded the sofa in the hall, bustling and bustling.

Seeing such a battle, Yuan Qingzhu not only was not frightened, but also laughed and waved cheerfully, signaling for everyone to gather, "It's better to be young, come, come, everyone, everyone has it!" "Yuan Qingzhu used the simplest English, "everyone", this was taught to her by Lu Li before, and when she uses it now, the pronunciation is not standard, but it is accurate enough.

Everyone didn't understand why, Fred and Tony both explained, and then Chen Taotao and Song Jiahui, who had already received the red envelopes, waved them happily. Scarlett and Adam next to them rushed over and asked what was going on.

Yuan Qingzhu took out the red envelope from his pocket, then looked around, "Come on, who's next?"

"Uh, can I? What about me?" Amidst the commotion, a voice came over. The voice was so clear and loud that everyone turned their heads to look at it, and it turned out to be Brandon.Brandon, who is usually taciturn and dull; Brandon who just became a father not long ago, now, unexpectedly came to ask for a red envelope.

Yuan Qingzhu narrowed his eyes and looked at it. He hesitated, and asked in a low voice, "Lu Li, is he the one who just gave birth to a daughter?"

"Yes, his daughter has the same birthday as mine." Lu Li replied in the affirmative.

According to the rules, Brandon can no longer take red envelopes, but this is the United States, the situation is naturally different, Yuan Qingzhu smiled brightly, "Of course! No problem!" Then, Yuan Qingzhu handed the red envelopes in his hand to Bu Landon.

Brandon took the red envelope and cheered, "Oh! I have a red envelope!"

In an instant, everyone cheered and booed along with Brandon.

(End of this chapter)