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Hearing the answer, Mu Xu shrugged and bent over to change his shoes. Chi Juntao put the chess gift box on the coffee table and asked, "Where's my brother?"

Hearing the answer, Mu Xu shrugged and bent over to change his shoes. Chi Juntao put the chess gift box on the coffee table and asked, "Where's my brother?"

"I went to Lao Xie's house." Chi Yan said, he stood up while holding the table, moved to the side of the gift, and pretended to ask casually, "Did you buy this?"

"Mu Xu bought it." Chi Juntao said.

"Oh." Chi Yan looked left and right, but refused to ask, like an old cat with a curled beard.

Mu Xu went straight into the bathroom to wash his hands, Chi Juntao sat on the sofa playing with his mobile phone, no one explained to the curious old man what was in the gift box.

Ren Xiuhui said, "Why don't you take it apart and see what it is?"

"No." Chi Yan resolutely refused, but did not go back to the sofa and sit down. He asked Chi Juntao in a low voice, "Why did he think about buying a gift?"

"I don't know." Chi Juntao pretended to be stupid, "He has nothing to do at home, so he just bought it."

Mu Xu walked out of the bathroom, sat next to Chi Juntao, wiped his hands with a tissue, and asked, "Do you need help making dumplings?"

"Yes, we only ordered fifty of them." Ren Xiuhui said.

"He doesn't know how to make dumplings." Chi Yan said.

Mu Xu looked at the gift box and asked, "Aren't you going to open it?"

"How do I know if you want to blow me up?" Chi Yan said.

Mu Xu pursed his lips and said, "I want to, but there's no need to be so obvious."

"Hmph." Chi Yan opened the gift box, and a pair of finely carved boxwood chess came into view. He picked up a chess piece and watched the exquisitely carved patterns of playing dragons and pearls around him. He didn't speak, but Chi Juntao said: "The kind you bought, my grandfather is not willing to use it. He plays chess like a grudge against the chessboard."

"I'm willing to use it." Chi Yan said, "I don't care who gave it to me."

Mu Xu said, "Happy New Year to you."

Reaching out without hitting the smiling face, Chi Yan held the gift box and reluctantly said, "Happy New Year." He walked back to the study and put the gift box into a separate drawer.

"I'll teach you how to make dumplings." Chi Juntao took Mu Xu's hand, pulled him to Ren Xiuhui's side, and brought two low stools, "Aunt Ren, let me roll the dumplings."

"I'll pack it later." Chi Yan said, and he handed over two red envelopes, "Here, lucky money."

It was the first time that Mu Xu received the New Year's money, and it was from an enemy, so strange emotions arose in his heart.The red envelope was heavy, and the weight was not small, Mu Xu said, "Thank you."

Chi Juntao put away the red envelope in a kind manner, and said with a playful smile, "Thank you, grandpa, and happy new year, grandpa."

"When you graduate, there will be no lucky money." Chi Yan said.

"I'll send it to grandpa after graduation." Chi Juntao said.

"Go away." Chi Yan sat on the sofa, picked up a piece of dumpling skin, and said to himself, "Put the skin in the palm of your hand, and take a spoon? (kuai, three times) A ​​whole spoonful of stuffing, how much One point, put it in the middle, pinch the thumb and index finger together, press hard, press the top skin tightly, and then pinch the skin on both sides little by little."

Mu Xu followed Chi Yan's steps and learned step by step. The first dumpling was formed, soft and soft, like a crescent moon pillow.

Chi Yan glanced at Mu Xu's dumplings and said, "It's okay."

Sitting next to him, Chi Juntao focused on rolling out the wrappers. He picked up a dumpling wrapper and put it in Mu Xu's palm, saying, "Try again."

Ren Xiuhui turned on the TV and tuned to the central one. The voice of the host was matched with festive music, and the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year gradually became stronger.

"What did you do during Chinese New Year?" Chi Juntao asked Mu Xu.

"I went to stay with my uncle on the first day of junior high school. My aunt is from Zhejiang. She doesn't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year. She can cook a table of dishes, such as chicken, duck and fish." Mu Xu said, "Go to my uncle's place on the second day of junior high school."

"I remember your uncle raised four children." Chi Yan said.

"Well, the adopted one, the older one is already working, and the younger one is in senior year." Mu Xu said.

"The children are all surnamed Mu?" Chi Yan asked.

"The surname is Dang." Mu Xu said.

Chi Yan gave a "tsk" and said, "This is enlightenment."

Chi Juntao said, "No wonder I haven't seen anyone surnamed Mu when I come out to play."

Mu Xu said, "Didn't you see me?"

"You don't count." Chi Juntao said, "You came out looking for trouble."

Mu Xu put the tenth dumpling on the chopping board, and the dumpling was able to stand up steadily, with a round belly, head held high, and a proud general dumpling.

"I'll go to the next batch of dumplings first." Ren Xiuhui held up the chopping board, "Xiaochi Xiaomu, what do you want to eat, I'll make it for you."

"Braised pork ribs." Chi Juntao raised his hand.

Ren Xiuhui looked at Mu Xu, and Mu Xu said, "I can do it."

"He doesn't like sweet things." Chi Juntao said.

"Okay." Ren Xiuhui nodded with a smile, picked up the dumplings and walked towards the kitchen.

"I heard from Pincher, did you talk to him yesterday?" Chi Yan asked.

Chi Juntao said, "Yes."

"He praised you well." Chi Yan said.

Chi Juntao looked at Mu Xu for praise, and Mu Xu said, "It's not bad."

"What are you going to do next?" Chi Yan asked.

Chi Juntao said: "Taking the joint venture company of Spencer China as the first step, we will open up [-] investment quotas to allow core customers who trust Huajin to come in."

"Picture cakes and circle-level marketing." Chi Yan said, "And then?"

"Expand the staff of the Assets Appraisal Department and the Legal Department, and through the relationship with Mr. Chen Bank, circle a group of potential companies for precise investment." Chi Juntao said, "The next year will just catch up with the spring recruitment, mainly recruiting young people."

"Where's Spencer?" Chi Yan looked at Mu Xu.

"Change the main business, from men's suits to women's custom clothing lines of all ages, focusing on intellectual workplace styles." Mu Xu said, "To create a complete set of perfume, accessories, shoes and hats, luggage business lines."

"Will new products be launched after the next year?" Chi Yan asked.

Mu Xu nodded and said, "The spokesperson has already discussed, and after the establishment of the joint venture company, new products will be announced."

"I wish you success." Chi Yan said, "Joaquin is a giant ship that has sailed for too long, and it is difficult to turn around."

"If you don't turn around, you will hit the rocks." Chi Juntao said, he put down the rolling pin, "It's almost there."

"Wrap the last few dumpling wrappers," Chi Yan said.

The four of them worked for two hours and made a total of 150 dumplings. Chi Yan clapped his hands, stood up and walked to the bathroom to wash his hands.Mu Xu and Chi Juntao went to the kitchen to wash their hands. Ren Xiuhui put the dumplings on a plate with a colander. She asked, "How many dumplings can Xiao Mu eat?"

"Same as Juntao." Mu Xu said.

"Okay." Ren Xiuhui said.

A plate of dumplings, four people sitting around the same table, the relationship is intricate, and the status of the circle is different.Chi Yan raised his glass and said, "Happy New Year."

Mu Xu and Chi Juntao toasted, and Ren Xiuhui said cheerfully, "This is also the first time for me to celebrate the New Year outside."

"It's all family." Chi Yan said.

Chi Juntao clinked glasses with Chi Yan, Mu Xu pursed his lips, and touched Chi Yan's cup lightly, the rim of the cup was lower than Chi Yan's cup, Ren Xiuhui also clinked glasses with Chi Yan.

"Happy New Year." The four said in unison.

"Eat shrimp, eat shrimp." Ren Xiuhui said, "I went to the market to buy this shrimp in the morning. It's very fresh."

"Are there still doors open on New Year's Eve?" Chi Juntao asked.

"Yes, the supermarket is open until four o'clock in the afternoon." Ren Xiuhui said, "This is pork ribs, Xiaochi and Xiaomu should eat more."

"Okay." Chi Juntao said, "Grandpa will watch the Spring Festival Gala together tonight."

"Don't look at it, it's so ugly." Chi Yan said, "The people I take care of the culture are the most uneducated."

"Playing chess?" Mu Xu asked.

Chi Yan said, "Go down."

Chi Juntao said, "I see you down."

"Yes, but you are not allowed to speak." Chi Yan said, "Will Xiao Mu come down?"

"I just learned the rules this morning." Mu Xu said.

"It's probably not as good as mine." Chi Juntao said.

Chi Yan said: "Sprinkle a handful of rice on the chessboard, and the chickens are better than you."

Mu Xu took a bite of the dumpling and smiled sullenly.

Chi Juntao curled his lips and said to Mu Xu: "Don't listen to my grandpa, he is prejudiced against me."

Mu Xu pinched Young Master Chi's neck and said, "Eat honestly."

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Spring Festival Gala started. Ren Xiuhui went home to celebrate the New Year with her daughter, and there were only three people left in the room.Mu Xu and Chi Yan sat opposite each other on the chessboard, and Chi Juntao touched the TV remote to turn down the volume, using the Spring Festival Gala as the background sound.

Chi Yan placed the boxwood chess pieces one by one on the board, and said, "You go first."

Mu Xu pushed the pawn, and Chi Yan also pushed the pawn lightly. He commented: "It feels really good."

"This action is not your style, Grandpa." Chi Juntao put his elbow on Mu Xu's shoulder, biting a piece of beef jerky, and said casually, "Smash it hard, and I will buy it for you after smashing Mu Xu."

Chi Yan squinted at him and said, "You can't stop your mouth from eating."

Mu Xu's eyes were full of smiles, and he said, "Give me a piece of beef jerky."

Chi Juntao casually fed beef jerky to Mu Xu's mouth, and said, "This is made by Aunt Ren, it's very delicious."