Siheyuan: At the beginning, you can absorb good luck to stay alive.

Dad Mei entered the kitchen and cooked a table of vegetables in no time.

Mother Mei scooped out a big bowl of the stewed chicken and ate it.

Grandma Liu saw a large table full of dishes and said, "The amount of dishes you have eaten for lunch is almost the same as the New Year's Eve dinner!"

"Grandma Liu, there are still a lot of dishes that haven't been cooked for lunch! My dad hasn't even cooked fish, so let's eat something to fill our stomach now, and the big meal will be in the evening!"

"Oh, what a pity. If I had known we would have to eat at noon, we wouldn't have eaten any pastries when we came here. Now we're not very hungry!" The aunt said it was a pity.

It’s such a pity to see a table full of delicious dishes, but my stomach can’t eat any more!

"Auntie, I can help you eat more, I can eat!" My sister Mei Lan's big eyes twinkled.

"Lan'er, thank you, you little clever guy, help your aunt eat a piece of fat meat!" The aunt put a piece of twice-cooked pork in her sister's bowl.

My sister looked at the fat meat in the bowl and felt a little worried.

She used to love eating fatty meat, but no matter how much she liked it, she would get tired of it if she ate too much.

Eating the fat meat made her hungry again, and she was a little worried that eating it would affect her performance at night.

But my aunt helped me pick it up, so I must eat it.

Forget it, when you pick up your own dishes, just choose ones that are easy to digest!

The ones having lunch at lunch were Mei Wenhua's family, plus my aunt and grandma Liu, they were a family. There were no outsiders, so they ate casually and chatted while eating.

Grandma Liu shared her experience in making dumplings while eating.

Mei Wenhua and the others had just finished lunch when their uncle finally came over.

When I arrived, I was carrying a box of wine.

"Little Wenhua, you didn't even wait for me to eat, but I brought you a box of wine. That's too much!"

"Uncle, what good wine did you bring, let me see?" Mei Wenhua, as if she didn't hear the uncle's complaint, ran to the uncle and took the wine in his arms.

Good guy!

The uncle actually came over with a box of Maotai.

Looks like I'll be in for a treat tonight.

"Brother-in-law, come here and sit down. Just come empty-handed. Why do you come here with gifts?"

Father Mei became very enthusiastic when he saw his uncle coming with a piece of Maotai. He got up and came to his side and pulled him to sit at the table.

"Brother-in-law, you sit down and I'll serve you some rice and some more vegetables."

"Forget it, you've all eaten and you didn't wait for me to eat with you. It's boring. I won't eat!" The uncle shook his head.

"Brother-in-law, if you don't have anything to eat, just eat some. We just put the bowls away. My sister said you had to worship your ancestors at home before coming, so we didn't wait for you." Mei's mother also went into the kitchen to help.

"Sister, just sit here and ignore your brother-in-law. He must have eaten at home." Auntie grabbed Mei's mother.

"My wife still understands me. Sister, brother-in-law, you don't need to bother me. After I worship my ancestors, I can eat whatever I want."

"Brother-in-law, don't be shy. If you don't have anything to eat, just say it. Everything is ready at home. Don't go hungry."

"If you have really eaten, if you are hungry, you don't need to do anything, I will go into the kitchen and cook myself."

Father Mei and Mother Mei saw that their uncle didn't want to tell lies, so they stopped persuading him.

Mei Wenhua and her sister cleared the table and washed the dishes together.

The two juniors were busy in the kitchen, while the adults sat and chatted.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Mei's father and uncle went into the kitchen to cook New Year's Eve dinner.

There were two chefs in the kitchen, and Mei Wenhua was kicked out of the kitchen by them.

The sound of cooking came from the kitchen. After cooking a few dishes, Mei's father came out of the kitchen.

He came out with five bowls, which contained a little bit of rice and freshly cooked vegetables.

This is used to worship ancestors.

Mei's father called Mei Wenhua, and they worshiped their ancestors together.

In previous years, when Mei's father was away, Mei Wenhua would do the ancestor worship. Now that Mei's father is back, Mei Wenhua will take the lead as Mei's father and just follow Mei's father.

After the ancestor worship was completed, Mei's father went into the kitchen and continued to cook New Year's Eve dinner with his uncle.

The tempting aroma came from the kitchen, and Mei Wenhua felt hungry.

"Brother, do we have anything else to do?"

"It's nothing! Just wait until dad and aunt prepare the New Year's Eve dinner!" Mei Wenhua shook her head.

"Brother, didn't you hear the noise outside? Listen carefully!" sister Mei Lan continued to remind.

Mei Wenhua heard the sound of firecrackers outside, which had started going off at three o'clock in the afternoon.

It has never stopped until now.

"Oh! It's so noisy outside. It's all the sound of firecrackers and I can't hear anything."

"Hmph! Take out the firecrackers you bought and I'll set them off!" My sister snorted coldly.

"Don't worry, let's wait until dad and uncle have finished cooking. After setting off the firecrackers, we can have New Year's Eve dinner!" Mei Wenhua said calmly.

"Humph, I'm ignoring you!" My sister Mei Lan ran into the kitchen, "Dad, uncle, are you ready to cook? I'm ready to set off firecrackers!"

"Lan'er, it'll be ready soon. There's only one last soup left. If you want to set off firecrackers, go ahead and set off the firecrackers!" Mei's father replied.

"Okay! I'll go to the yard to set off firecrackers right away!"

My sister Mei Lan is happy!

Jumping out with firecrackers.

"Thunderbolt bang bang bang... bang bang bang..."

The sound of firecrackers rang out in the courtyard.

My younger sister, Mei Lan, had one bunch but she wasn't satisfied with it, so she immediately ordered another bunch.

"Thunderbolt bang bang bang... bang bang bang..."

After the firecrackers were set off this time, Mei’s father and uncle began to serve food to the table. All the dishes were ready!

There are Dongpo pork, chicken stewed with mushrooms, braised beef, braised fish, spicy rabbit...

The table is full and many dishes are put together!

"It's New Year's Eve! It's New Year's Eve dinner! Hua'er, go and bring Maotai over!"

Mei Wenhua opened the box brought by her uncle and took out two bottles of Maotai.

"Grandma Liu, drink some and I'll pour it for you."

"Okay, okay! Happy New Year today! I'll just drink a little, 5 yuan for a drink." Grandma Liu's eyes narrowed with laughter.

She just likes to spend the New Year together with her whole family, which is lively and lively.

Those who don’t usually drink will drink a little today to celebrate the New Year.

Auntie and Mei’s mother don’t drink, they both drink juice.

After Mei Wenhua poured a full bowl of wine for his uncle and Mei's father, he also filled it for himself.

My sister wanted to drink, so she quietly lifted the bowl and put it in front of Mei Wenhua, but Mei's mother took it away!

"Kid, what are you drinking?" Mei's mother took away her sister's bowl and poured juice into her bowl.

"My brother is only one year older than me. He can drink it. Why can't I drink it?"

"Brother, he's already at work. Let's drink after you get to work!"

My sister just wanted to taste Moutai, not really want to drink. If Mei’s mother didn’t agree, she was going to eat more meat.

It’s not a loss anyway!

"It's New Year's Eve again. This year our two families celebrate the New Year together. Grandma Liu is very happy... Everyone, pick up the bowls and cheers together! Happy New Year!"

"Cheers! Happy New Year!"

Mei Wenhua picked up the bowl, stretched it out to the middle of the table, and bumped into everyone.

I had a really happy New Year, and the family was finally reunited!

With the addition of my aunt and her family, it becomes even more lively. Let’s celebrate the Chinese New Year together!