Applaud for Happiness

The Shen family does not have the rule that the whole family must get together to eat together. After all, everyone is busy, and it is rare to get together, and now it is no different from the old days. The young wives have jobs outside, so they usually eat separately. of.

But now it's Chinese New Year, everyone is at home, so they get together to eat.

All the Shen family members were present, including the children, there were nearly twenty people, and there was obviously no room for one table. When the eldest wife spoke, the men sat at the same table, and the women sat at the same table. The men and women even divided the children.

Shen Qi hugged his youngest nephew, Dou Jin, and he knew that this nickname belonged to Shen's family. The nickname he gave to his eldest son was more vulgar, called Fugui, which was frequently complained about by others.

Zhao Huaiyu sat beside him, looking like a shy, well-behaved and sensible child that adults like most.

Shen Qi didn't bother to expose him, anyway, when he took him to meet President Shen and the others in the afternoon, he looked like this, in fact, this is not an exaggeration, after all the elders like their children to be friends with sensible and good students.

At least the eldest wife liked Zhao Huaiyu's appearance very much. She held his hand and muttered for a long time. There was no way, who made the children in the family more shrewd and stronger than the other. The last time a Hu Xiaobao made these women very rare. The acting skills are engraved into the bone marrow and are superb, pretending to be a weak and well-behaved little white flower is not against harmony at all.

When everyone was seated, Shen Qi put Dou Jin on the children's chair between him and Zhao Huaiyu. Dou Jin was two years old, and with the precocious wisdom inherited from the Shen family, he could already hold a small spoon to eat by himself.

Shen Qi took care of Dou Jin while eating by himself, and helped him pick up some edible vegetables and put them in the bowl, the movements were skillful and appropriate, put down the bowl, glanced from the corner of the eye, and saw Zhao Huaiyu's gaze, as if looking at something rare , very strange appearance.

He raised his eyebrows, put a chopstick of braised pork into Zhao Huaiyu's bowl, and nodded his chin: eat.

Zhao Huaiyu quickly withdrew his gaze, lowered his head with a trace of panic.

Shen Qi thought it was interesting, and gave him food one after another. Zhao Huaiyu kept his head down, as if he wanted to bury himself in the bowl.

Shen Qi was very surprised by this appearance, this was the first time that the wolf cub didn't dare to look at him directly, he suddenly became interested, and said while picking up vegetables, "Why? Don't you like these dishes?" He used the wolf grandma to lure the little boy The child's tone, "Tell me what you like, and I'll clip it for you."

Zhao Huaiyu didn't dare to look up, for fear of revealing his thoughts.

The appearance of the Seventh Young Master just now reminded him of the words "good wife and loving mother". He must not let him know this idea. He always feels that once it is discovered, the consequences will be very serious!

It was rare for Shen Qi to see Zhao Huaiyu showing such a quail look in front of him. It wasn't the kind of feigned apprehension. She thought of teasing him after the novelty, and kept picking up food for him: "Do you like this? How about this? Try this, and this……"

The eldest lady glanced over from the corner of her eye, and frowned: "Don't bully Huai Yu, old seven, and Huai Yu, ignore him, and eat yours with peace of mind."

Shen Qi was speechless at the moment: "Where did I bully him, I just helped him pick up vegetables."

The eldest lady gave him a squinting look: "I don't know you yet, just go out and bully others. If you mess around at home, Huai Yu is timid. Take care of him as an older brother, don't scare him."

"I..." Shen Qi was speechless as she met the gloating eyes of Father Shen and his brothers.

Zhao Huaiyu turned to look at the eldest wife, and said: "Aunt misunderstood, the seventh young master didn't bully me..." He glanced at Shen Qi carefully and quickly, "Really."

The eldest lady gave Shen Qi a look with an expression that I understand, and she gave Shen Qi a look: "You see how sensible Huai Yu is, and he still speaks for you, and you are still an older brother, so be ashamed, take care of Huai Yu more in the future, The same goes for Huai Yu, if you want Lao Qi to bully you in the future, you can come to me and I will help you deal with him!"

Shen Qi: ...

Who is who's mother!

Before I finished complaining, I heard a notification sound coming from my ear: "Happiness value +1."

Shen Qi: ...

Shen Qishao was very angry, and the consequences were serious. When he left the restaurant after eating, he didn't even look at Zhao Huaiyu, and directly put on his coat and headed towards his yard.

Zhao Huaiyu didn't care either, he seemed to be in a good mood, and followed briskly.

Along the way, the street lights were bright, reflecting the shadows of the two people. In the quiet space, they overlapped and separated for a while. different.

He turned around and stretched out his hand, and the shadow under his feet also stretched out his hand, easily grabbing that shadow in his hand.

want to.

A vague idea came up in his heart, even though he didn't quite understand what he wanted, but he just wanted it.

Probably because he wanted to stay here and have a lively meal with Lele, or he wanted to stay by Shen Qishao's side, to be appreciated and promoted, so that he wouldn't have to go back to Zhao's house to live a life of inferior servants, and he wouldn't have to worry about his wife and those aunts treating him The ill intentions, in short, want to.

But how to keep it?

Zhao Huaiyu, who has been missing since he was a child, was confused for a moment at this moment. Fortunately, he is very smart and soon had an idea in his mind.

Shen Qi did not expect that the short journey would make the wolf cub think so much. He was indeed angry and depressed. The absolute prestige he had finally established in front of the wolf cub was punctured by his own mother. How could he not angry.

And let the wolf cub see the joke.

Thinking of the happiness value +1, he sneered, walked in the door and said to Shen An directly: "Take Zhao Si to the guest room, the one downstairs."

Then without looking at Zhao Huaiyu, he went up to the second floor.

After entering the bedroom and taking a shower, he regretted it again, not because he regretted sending the wolf cub away, but because he regretted his impulsiveness just now.

Picking up the brush and silently writing a scripture, my mood soon calmed down.

Well, he is a man who wants to do great things in this world, he must be calm and restrained, and he must not change his face when Mount Tai collapses.

Color is emptiness, and emptiness is color.

Self-hypnosis consolidated the character design, and Shen Qi turned off the lights to sleep peacefully.

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, it is customary to offer sacrifices to the ancestral hall. The Shen family followed the old custom, offering sacrifices in the afternoon, and a set of procedures until evening.

So from the morning, the whole house was bustling with activity. Naturally, the Shen family's ancestral hall is not here. In his hometown in the south, with President Shen's current status, it is naturally impossible to go back thousands of miles to worship his ancestors. What if there is an assassination on the way? It is not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen. In the early days of the establishment of the Republic of China, President Hua was often assassinated by people sent by various parties and even countries.

Therefore, a place was temporarily rebuilt in the Xinhua Palace for ancestor worship. Interestingly, this ancestral hall not only houses the ancestors of the Shen family, but also the ancestors of the Hua family. According to President Hua, his parents died early An orphan, thanks to the help of President Shen in the early years, he was able to go to school with peace of mind, and he became brothers with President Shen. The two sides are a family, and they worship their ancestors together.

President Jia, who was in power back then, was from the capital, and the ancestral hall was in the capital, so naturally there was no need to move the memorial tablet in, so in the ancestral hall of the Xinhua Palace, there were only the ancestors of the Shen Hua family.

Shen Qi felt that if he hadn't seen with his own eyes that President Hua was so intimate with his wife and concubine, he would have doubted whether he had a crush on his father. To be honest, there were actually quite a few people who speculated like this in private, just poking at him secretly. No one dares to say it out loud.

It has to be said that this is an excellent era, where the new meets the old, where you can see the stubbornness that still sticks to the old and the rotten to the bone, and you can also see the trendy thinking that makes modern people feel ashamed.

Coupled with the impact brought by President Hua, there are many surprising and strange things happening every moment.

Perhaps for those who embrace new ideas, as long as they don't smoke opium, there is nothing unacceptable.

President Hua established the Republic of China for more than 20 years, and has insisted on banning smoking for more than 20 years. The laws and regulations have become more and more stringent, and the sentences for those who violate the anti-smoking laws have become more and more severe. The tireless propaganda and the government's resolute suppression finally achieved the current effect.

Based on this point alone, Shen Qi could not mind his small selfishness, not to mention the death is the most important thing, what President Hua brought to this world, after all, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

Although the Wa Kingdom and other countries are still eyeing them, as long as they can stay together and avoid internal strife in the past few decades, there is no need to be afraid.

The Shen family worshiped ancestors, and naturally all the Shen family members participated, so Zhao Huaiyu was left at home and in the garden. Shen Qi was very kind and sent someone to pick up Zhao Huaichao.

Shen Qi put on her coat, patted Zhao Huaiyu's shoulder, and smiled kindly: "Since my mother asked me to take care of you, of course I can't let you be alone. It just so happens that you haven't seen your family for more than a month. Three months with you Let’s talk about the old days.”

Zhao Huaiyu had faintly sensed his temper and chose to remain silent.

Seeing that his expression didn't change, Shen Qi sighed, the wolf cub is getting more and more able to control his emotions, and he's becoming less and less cute.

After a set of ancestor worship procedures, the Shen family was extremely tired, Shen Qi didn't care about greeting Zhao Huaiyu and Zhao Huaichao at all, and just packed up and went to sleep. The next day was New Year's Eve, and he was still busy.

The Shen family has different identities. In the past, they were the royal family, but now they are the leaders. Naturally, New Year's Eve will be different.

Early in the morning, President Shen began to distribute blessings and couplets to all his subordinates who are close to him. As for the warlords, they were mailed in advance, and they probably received them at this time.

The home and garden was decorated yesterday, and the door god couplets were listed with peach charms, giving it a completely new look.

The consulates of various countries began to come to the door to send congratulatory gifts one after another. Although the concession was taken back, it did not prohibit the nationals of various countries from coming and going. Businessmen, scholars, etc. still communicated with each other. Foreigners can often be seen coming and going on the street.

Taking advantage of this time, all members of the Shen family, including Dou Jin, who can only speak, must send New Year greetings and blessings to the people of the whole country through the radio and tape recorder.

This radio blessing was thought up by Shen Qi. According to his idea, at such an important moment, it is natural to gain a sense of presence and reputation among the people, and let the people know who is leading them, deepening their impression .

In layman's terms, it's called down-to-earth.

In the era without the Internet, the radio is now the fastest and most effective means of communication.

Starting from President Shen, words of congratulations cannot be a few simple words, always look back on the past, tell everyone implicitly and tactfully what good things he has done for you this year, and look forward to the future, next year will continue to serve What kind of good things do you do.

The people listened to the radio with tears in their eyes: good man, good leader.

Warlords who sharpen their knives at any time and are ready to take over: How can there be such a brazen person in the world!

After the speech, it was a celebration party for the New Year. It started at seven o'clock in the evening and ended at eleven o'clock. After that, there was a New Year's Eve banquet, which would last until twelve o'clock. As soon as I heard it, I knew that it was President Hua who made it. All the performances on stage were Masters in the present age, heck, of course there are many beauties, that's how President Hua's former concubine and concubine knew each other.

President Shen sat upright, and Shen Qi and the three older brothers were in charge of entertaining the guests. He brought Zhao Huaiyu with him, and Zhao Huaichao handed it over to the second brother Shen. They had more common topics.

At the banquet, Shen Qi served wine, toasted and chatted, and Zhao Huaiyu followed behind him step by step. Every time he was introduced, he always looked shy and innocent.

Nearly twelve o'clock, Shen Qi got out and went to the attic where he was resting. He took off his coat, took the towel handed by Shen An, wiped his face, the steaming heat made him feel comfortable, put down the towel, and glanced at Zhao Huaiyu next to him , lazily lying down on the sofa: "Tell me about your current thoughts, how do you feel?"

He took him all night, not just to eat and drink.

Zhao Huaiyu has recovered from the initial surprise and apprehension. After all, it was the first time he saw such a scene, and he was able to maintain a decent attitude from beginning to end, which is considered pretty good.

In less than two months, from the time he met Shen Qishao, fell in love with him, and was sent to the barracks, to what he saw and heard in the past few days, he was forced to open his eyes so forcefully and quickly, seeing things he had never seen before. In the world I have lived, I also see myself who was short-sighted and narrow-minded.

He was not stupid, on the contrary he was very smart, almost instantly, he guessed what Shen Qishao meant by doing this, and understood his thoughts.

He looked at Shen Qishao, who was tainted by the smell of alcohol and had a thin red face, knelt down on one knee under his half-smile eyes, and offered his loyalty without words, but expressed all his meaning with his body.

Shen Qi is very satisfied, satisfied with his cleverness, satisfied with his choice, and even more satisfied with his attitude of complete submission, especially his submission is trained by him alone, no matter whether he has other thoughts in his heart, what is more, whether he hides it or not. Although he had the opposite idea, the surrender he showed still gave him great satisfaction.

"Very good." He hooked his fingers, and the wolf cub who surrendered to him moved in front of him with one knee. He raised his chin and looked down at him, "I don't like to listen to the process, only to see the result , Four years, I will give you four years, no matter what method you use to get Zhao Zhenghe's Lu Jun, otherwise you don't have to come see me again."

Zhao Huaiyu felt that something exploded in his bones, it was intense, it was excitement, a layer of redness appeared in his eyes instantly, and the whimsical and secret thoughts hidden in his heart were lifted, but he did not spread them to the person in front of him. He felt embarrassed, but he didn't feel flustered. Instead, there was an indescribable excitement that made his blood boil.

"Go." Shen Qi withdrew her hand, feeling slightly drunk, she put her hand on her chin and smiled lazily, with some carelessness, "I hope to see you again in four years."

Zhao Huaiyu felt his whole body was burning, he raised his head, his red eyes stared straight at the person on the sofa, he got up without knowing where the courage came from, and rushed forward, hastily and clumsily, facing the astonished face, Yanruo Taoli's face kissed it, or bit it down.

Score at the touch of a button.

Then he left hurriedly, quickly, but with a straight posture.

There is no turning back.