Chapter 498, New Year's Eve

  On New Year’s Eve, Yan’s family became lively in the morning and everyone dressed up and gathered together to eat dumplings in the old lady’s yard.

  After breakfast, Yan Zhigao took a few juniors to write couplets. Here, the female family members, and the old lady Yan took everyone to post window grilles and blessings. The family talked and laughed, and there was a beaming atmosphere everywhere.

  Looking at the happy family, Daohua's heart was full of joy, but Xiao Yeyang's lonely figure would sometimes be thought of in her mind, and the joy in her heart faded.

  "Cousin Yiyi, my uncle has written the couplet, shall we go and paste it?"

  Yang Xiuyun saw Daohua sitting aside and didn't move, so he smiled and called her.

   Daohua smiled and said, "You and Yihuan and the others will post it. I'm going to the kitchen to see how the dishes are prepared." Then she got up and walked out of the yard.

  Looking at the back of Daohua leaving, Yang Xiuyun was puzzled. The big aunt of the New Year’s Eve family dinner had ordered it early in the morning. There was no need for Yiyi’s cousin to go and stare at it.

   "Xiuyun, what are you doing while standing there. I didn't see your fourth cousin posting the pair, so don't hurry over to help." Yan Siyu winked at Yang Xiuyun.

  Yang Xiuyun glanced at Yan Wenkai, looked at the bright and sunny smile on his face, pursed his mouth, and walked over with a decent smile.

  Ms. Li, who was joking with the old lady Yan, heard the little sister-in-law's voice, raised her eyes and looked at the niece walking towards the younger son, frowning slightly invisible.

  On the other side, after Daohua came to the kitchen, she ordered a small stove, then rolled up her sleeves and started cooking.

  Wang Man'er hit the sidelines, and when she saw that her girl did some light food, she knew immediately that it was made for the little prince.

  At noon, Daohua packed the prepared food into the food box and handed it to Wang Man'er: “Go and let Brother Xiaoliu take a trip, let him move faster, and don’t let the food cool.”

  Wang Man'er nodded, carrying the food box and preparing to leave.

   "Wait!" Daohua stopped the person, "Let Little Six Brother tell Xiao Yeyang by the way, I will go to play with him after having lunch with the third and fourth brothers."

  Wang Man'er smiled and said, "The slave servant took it down."

   Daohua said again: "Remember to avoid some people and go."

  After Wang Man'er left, Daohua called the maid and brought the rice cakes to the old lady’s yard.

  Xiao Mansion.

  Defu silently put away the sweet soup that Xiao Yeyang had only eaten a few mouthfuls, and turned his head to look at the master who was standing at the door looking in the direction of the door, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.

  Today is New Year's Eve, it is the time for family reunion, but the master can only celebrate the New Year alone.

  Hey. I don’t know if Miss Yan can get out today? If she can't come, the master is afraid to be disappointed.

  Defu walked towards Xiao Yeyang and asked with a smile: "Master, today’s food is cooked according to the menu of previous years in the kitchen. Do you want to add or subtract?"

  Xiao Yeyang's expression was faint: "You can figure it out." After speaking, he was silent for a while, and asked, "Is the black chicken soup boiled?"

   Defu nodded, and smiled: "The kitchen was cooked early in the morning. The slave just passed the kitchen and smelled the fragrance all the way."

  Xiao Yeyang's mouth twitched slightly, and finally there was a smile on his face. After a while, he asked with some uncertainty: "You said, will she come?"

  Defu's expression paused, and after considering it, he said, "Miss Yan is always a credible person. What she has said will definitely be done."

  Xiao Yeyang twisted his eyebrows: "Aunt Li is a severe one, I'm afraid she won't let her come out."

  Defu don’t know how to answer the call.

  Not to mention that today is New Year’s Eve, even in normal times, the ladies of the big family can’t go out often. Although Miss Yan goes out more often than others, she has to report to Mrs. Li every time, so he can’t tell.

  At this moment, the porter trot in and said, "Master, there is a man named Qin Xiaoliu who came over and said that he was ordered by Yan San and Yan Siye to give you food."

   Defu looked happy, even more excited than Xiao Yeyang, and asked first: "Where are people?"

   Concierge: "Still standing at the door."

  Get the blessing: "Hurry up and let someone come over." With that, he looked at Xiao Yeyang and said, "Master, I will personally go over and bring people here."

  Xiao Yeyang nodded blankly.

  Defu looked at the smile in the eyes of the master, the smile on his face grew more and more, and he quickly walked out of the yard.

   Soon, I brought Qin Xiaoliu over.

  "The little one pleases greetings to the little prince, and happy new year to the little prince."

  Xiao Yeyang raised his hand to make Qin Xiaoliu get up, and looked at the food container in his hand.

  Qin Xiaoliu hurriedly said, "My girl did it herself. Once it's done, I will ask the little one to bring it to you."

  Defu mentioned the food box, touched it with his hand, and smiled: "Master, it's still hot."

  Xiao Yeyang's mouth twitched, "Well, I will eat it."

  Qin Xiaoliu smiled again: "My girl also said that after lunch, she would come to see you with the Third Master and Fourth Master."

   Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang raised his head and looked at the sky. The smile on his face couldn't be suppressed. After a long time, he squeezed his fist and covered his mouth and said, "I know." After speaking, he took a blessed look.

  Defu immediately took out an ingot of silver from his pocket and gave it to Qin Xiaoliu: "The master rewards you."

  Qin Xiaoliu quickly thanked her, "Thank you for the reward, Little Prince."

  Xiao Yeyang nodded, then turned to enter the house: "Blessed, get one free."

"Yes!"

  Defu put the food box on the table, and then took Qin Xiaoliu out. When he came back, he saw that his master had arranged the food in the food box and had already started eating.

   "The food that Miss Yan cooks is fragrant, and I smell it all the way."

  Xiao Yeyang squinted at him, with a smile on his face: "Are you a dog?"

  Deblessed ‘hehe’ and smiled straight.

  Xiao Yeyang: "Okay, except for the black-bone chicken soup, you will be rewarded for all the food cooked in the kitchen today. Let's eat it. I don't need you here."

  Get the blessing and immediately thank you in a loud voice: "Thank you for the reward, today we have a blessing."

  Yan House.

   Yan's family also sat down at the table, because this year, Yan Siyu, mother and son, were three, and the old lady was very happy, and the smile on her face never faded.

  Looking at the children gathered around, watching the table full of hearty meals, the corners of Mrs. Yan’s eyes were a little moist.

  She never dreamed that she could have such a day.

  The children and grandchildren are full, and the family is prosperous.

  Taohua noticed the strangeness of the old lady, and immediately picked up the jug and gave the old lady a glass of wine: "Grandma, granddaughter wish you a happy New Year, live and younger."

  The old lady Yan raised a cup with a smile: “Looking at you are so sensible and well-behaved, I will have to live two more years. I drank this cup.”

  At the beginning of Daohua, the juniors in the family began to toast one by one.

  Yan Zhigao and Mrs. Li looked at them with smiles, but they did not stop. The old lady and the children drank fruit wine, not intoxicating.

  This meal was a bit long. Daohua didn't eat much because of something in her heart. When the lunch was over, she looked at Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao from time to time.

  Yan Wentao noticed Daohua’s gaze and pulled La Yan Wenkai, and Yan Wenkai pulled La Yan Wenxiu again.

  Yan Wenxiu immediately smiled and said, “Big sister, didn’t you say that you want to read the original farming book in my study? I found it out yesterday. Go and read it.”

  The old lady Yan smiled and said, "What kind of book do you read for the New Year?"

   Daohua stood up and said, "Grandma, I want to read it. I have been thinking about that book for a long time." Then, she looked at Yan Wenxiu, "Big Brother, where did you put it, I want it now."

  Yan Wenxiu: "Wen Tao and Wen Kai know, let them accompany you."

   Daohua smiled and said, "Okay, we'll be back later."

  Watching the three people leave, Mrs. Yan smiled and shook her head, and then continued to talk to her son and daughter.

  (End of this chapter)