Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

The third uncle fumbled in the cabinet for a while before he found two bottles of wine. "I knew you had an idea, so I prepared it for you in advance."

"Thank you, Uncle Three."

"Shanhe, you said there are so many people here today. When the party is over, I'll pretend to chat with others and say that I don't want to follow in Old Liu's footsteps and want to find someone to take care of me in my old age. What do you think?"

"Uncle, I've given you an idea, but it's up to you how to proceed. I'll be leaving first."

"You're not going to watch the fun? I remember that wherever there was fun, you were always there."

"Third Uncle, you said it was the same as before, but now it's different. I still have a lot of things to deal with at the end of the year, so I'll leave first."

Zhao Shanhe drove away as soon as he got out of the door. He really didn't want to get involved in this matter.

The days passed one by one, and news came from An Tong. After a visit from her uncle, Yiyun's father agreed to An Tong and Yiyun's relationship.

Originally, Yiyun's father disagreed, but when he heard that famous companies such as garment factories and electronics factories belonged to the Zhao family and that Zhao Antong was the prince, his attitude changed unexpectedly.

From her initial disapproval and dislike, she immediately turned into a flatterer and wished that they could get married tomorrow for fear that her rich husband would run away.

As the New Year is approaching, An Tong and his brother-in-law have also returned, but unexpectedly, Yiyun has also come with them.

Yiyun's face turned red when she thought of what her father said. She had to keep an eye on a rich son-in-law, and it would be even better if she could get pregnant.

My eldest brother-in-law's son has brought his girlfriend home to look after the house, and they might be getting married soon, so my eldest brother-in-law must be there to make the decision.

The end of the year has arrived, and the old lady's birthday has also arrived. The old lady's mental state is much worse than the last time we met.

"Second Aunt, why is grandma like this? Wasn't she fine before?"

"Alas, she is suspicious all day long, saying that the old man is coming to pick her up. She scares herself. How can that be good?"

"And your second uncle and third uncle are two bastards. They agreed to go back to my hometown with the old lady very quickly, but one of them hid in the military camp and didn't go home.

Your Third Uncle didn't even show up, the old lady was probably mad at them."

Zhao Shanhe was planning to put the matter of sending the old lady back to her hometown on the agenda. When people get old, some things are unpredictable. Looking at the old lady's condition, she might die one day.

Today is the old lady’s birthday. My second and third uncles are all here. The three of them discussed the old lady’s affairs and finally decided that my third uncle will take her home after the New Year.

The 28th day of the twelfth lunar month is a good time for marriage. My eldest brother-in-law's son is getting married today. The girl came to see him a few days ago and was quite satisfied. Both parents set the date for today.

Zhao Shanhe was the uncle and witness. With the witness of relatives and friends, the couple's wedding was successfully concluded.

On the 29th, Zhao Shanhe and his family boarded a train to Guangzhou. As originally planned, they would spend the New Year in Guangzhou and take their children to see the world.

On the train, the little ones were chattering and asking questions all over the place, so excited that Zhao Shanhe felt overwhelmed.

On the morning of New Year’s Eve, the family finally arrived in Guangzhou.

"Dad, I didn't expect Guangzhou to be so hot. If I had known, I wouldn't have brought these cotton clothes." An Rong pouted and said

"I told you but you didn't listen. However, the temperature in Yangcheng is only slightly higher than that in Sijiucheng. However, it can be fatal when it gets cold. The cold in Sijiucheng is a physical attack, while the cold in Yangcheng is a magical attack."

"Dad, what are physical attacks and magic attacks? I don't understand." An Feng asked

"In the old city, it's the skin that freezes, but in Guangzhou, if it gets cold, it's the bones that freeze."

The group came to the three-bedroom house they bought for An Tong. They had arranged how to sleep before arriving.

Qin Jingru slept with her daughter, Zhao Shanhe slept with Xiao Si, An Tong and An Huan slept with each other, and Yiyun naturally went home.

After putting down the gifts they had brought, the few of them went out and would clean up the house after they bought the things they had brought back.

The house is right next to the university, and An Tong is familiar with this place.

The agency store didn't have many things, so they had to go to the department store. However, the department store was also crowded with people, and there were only a few people in front of the valuable items.

Since Zhao Shanhe started working, he has always used the back door and has not queued for many years. He has no choice but to queue today. Not queuing means he will go hungry for the next few days.

If I had known earlier, I should have informed the person in charge here before coming and prepared daily necessities for them earlier, so that I wouldn't have to cram now.

Zhao Shanhe thought that the square plan should be put on the agenda as soon as possible. The earlier the plan is made, the earlier the money can be made.

Zhao Shanhe and Qin Jingru were queuing up obediently for daily necessities, but the children were going crazy under the leadership of An Tong. It was impossible to expect the children to queue up obediently.

Finally, before closing at noon, Zhao Shanhe and his group bought some food, so they had something to eat during this period.

Zhao Shanhe also bought a lot of fish and ribs. People these days don’t want to eat much, they like big fat meat. If you want to buy big fat meat, you have to line up in the morning before the store opens, otherwise it’s impossible to buy big fat meat.

Spare ribs and other things are extra, so Zhao Shanhe can only buy them. Fish are very common in coastal areas and can still be bought.

Zhao Shanhe lay down as soon as he came back. It had been many years since he had experienced the rush for New Year's goods. It was not easy for him to buy these goods. His hair style was even messed up.

He used to have short hair, which made him look energetic. But as his position got higher and higher over the years, he started to have slicked-back hair. Today, his hair is messy.

"You little monkeys, I'll leave the cleaning up to you. I, your father, can't do it anymore."

"Brothers and sisters, hygiene is left to you. I'll go and send your sister-in-law off." An Tong said after Zhao Shanhe finished speaking.

"An Tong, I'm not in a hurry. I'll help you clean up and then go back," Yiyun said

"Yiyun, you've been out for a few days. Today is New Year's Eve. Go back early to spend time with your parents."

Zhao Shanhe took out some money again and said to An Tong, "Take Yiyun to find a place to eat before going back. You have been busy all morning and didn't even have a meal. What a shame.

And bring some of the things you prepared with you, don’t come empty-handed.”

"Yiyun, uncle won't come over today. I'll come visit your parents in two days."

After Zhao Antong left, before they had even started packing, the children started complaining that they were hungry and needed to eat so that they would have the energy to pack.

Zhao Shanhe didn't want to move at first, he was really tired, but it was the first time for the children, An Tong was not there, and they were unfamiliar with the place, so he could only drag his tired body to take the children to eat.

It took me a long time to find an open restaurant. People of this generation take the New Year very seriously. They close early because they all want to go home early to celebrate the New Year.

Unlike later generations, many places do not close on New Year’s Eve and continue to operate as usual, and you can never make enough money.

After finishing their meal and returning home, the children were still complaining about the meal they had just had: "What kind of meal is this? It's tasteless and not as good as what mom cooked."

"That's right, I thought my mom's cooking was bad enough, but I didn't expect there would be something even worse than hers."

As soon as Zhao Anfeng finished saying this, he felt a chill on his back.