On New Year's Eve, Mu Shaoling, Ruan Bai, two babies, and a family of four were eating New Year's Eve dinner and watching the party.
In Mu's old house, neither of them ate much.
While eating, Mu Shaoling's and Ruan Bai's phones kept ringing, full of New Year greeting messages, most of which were copied and pasted.
The blessings Ruan Bai received were from relatives and friends, some colleagues with good relationships, and some clients at work.
She replied to everyone who sent her New Year's greetings. After all, it was a kind of courtesy.
Mu Shaoling was too lazy to return.
He only replied to a few people who had a good relationship with him, and he ignored all the others who flattered and wanted to get closer to him.
A simple supper, the family had a great time eating.
After eating supper, the two babies felt sleepy and went to bed early.
Mu Shaoling held Ruan Bai in his arms, and wanted to carry her to the bedroom. After a whole day of tossing, she was also tired, especially now that she was pregnant and couldn't bear the fatigue. But Ruan Bai insisted on wrapping a drawer of dumplings.
Because according to the traditional customs of my hometown, when I come together on the New Year's Day, I will eat dumplings, which means "new age and good luck" and "good luck".
Mu Shaoling was not very happy at first, he was afraid that Ruan Bai would be tired, but he couldn't restrain her acting like a baby, so he finally chose to compromise.
The two of them were busy in the kitchen again.
There are all kinds of ingredients in the refrigerator. Considering that Mu Shaoling and the two babies are carnivores, she chose to make meat stuffing.
Afraid that Ruan Bai would be tired, Mu Shaoling asked her to sit on a stool beside her and direct, while he did it himself.
He obeyed Ruan Bai's words, washed a piece of pork and beef, and then used a meat grinder to grind them, then added cooking wine, chicken essence, pepper powder, etc., and chopped green onion, ginger, and garlic, and finally poured cooking wine and oil. A pot of delicious dumpling stuffing is out of the oven.
Next, Mu Shaoling was in charge of learning how to roll dumpling wrappers, while Ruan Bai was in charge of making dumplings.
Ruan Bai's hands were very dexterous, and after a while, dozens of beautiful dumplings of different shapes appeared on the chopping board, including butterfly shapes, ingot shapes, and emerald shapes, which dazzled Mu Shaoling.
He tried to make one himself, but the dumpling turned out to be limp, looking like a wilted little hedgehog that hadn't eaten enough, it was so horrible that Ruan Bai couldn't help but laugh.
Ruan Bai didn't expect that the almighty Mu Shaoling was so poor at cooking.
In the end, she finished making all the dumplings by herself.
After finishing everything, it was almost one o'clock in the morning, and the two of them went to the bedroom to rest.
Ruan Bai's body was cold, but Mu Shaoling was like a raging fire. She was held in his arms, listening to the man's strong heartbeat, until now she even felt that their being together was a sweet dream.
He was her dream when she was a girl, and she thought that she would never meet again in this life, but she never expected that fate would be so unpredictable. The male god who was out of reach when she was young is now by her side. No matter how times have passed, they can still be together, and everything else seems small and insignificant.
It was past five o'clock in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, before the sky was even bright, Ruan Bai was awakened by the sound of crackling firecrackers.
Although the government of city A prohibits setting off firecrackers, there are still many people secretly setting off firecrackers. If there is no sound of firecrackers, there will be no feeling of Chinese New Year at all.
Ruan Bai wanted to get up, but was entangled by Mu Shaoling, unable to move at all.
Mu Shaoling always got up early, but it was rare that it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it was the first time he stayed in bed like this with his beloved Wen Xiangnunyu in his arms.
"Mom and Dad, it's time to get up!" The two little guys slammed their door loudly, and the little guys called them up crisply.
Ruan Bai looked at the man who was pestering him not to let go with a funny look, and forced him to get up.
While Mu Shaoling was getting dressed, he looked like a big child who had been wronged. When he looked at Ruan Bai with his clear and handsome eyes, there was resentment on his face, and he even had a problem with the baby in her belly.
Now he really feels that having a few rambunctious brats at home doesn't seem to be a very good thing, to disturb his loving relationship with his wife!
Because the people living around are people from very good families, and they are not restrained. Compared with the citizens who abide by the terms and dare not blatantly set off firecrackers and fireworks, the rich area is more lively.
The sound of fireworks and firecrackers outside is endless, big and small, far and near, making deafening sounds. Although it disturbs the tranquility of the morning light, it makes this year seem more year-like.
Ruan Bai ordered dumplings in the kitchen, and placed all the other meals on the table one by one.
Mu Shaoling took out a set of firecrackers, lit them with a lighter, and set them up with the two children in the courtyard of the villa.
From time to time, the cheering voices of the brothers and sisters could be heard outside, and indirectly, the voices of the two babies asking Mu Shaoling curiously could be vaguely heard.
"Dad, why do you want to set off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year?"
"Why do you eat dumplings on New Year's Day?"
"..."
Mu Shaoling patiently answered them one by one. Ruan Bai watched the warm interaction between the father and son through the kitchen window, and his heart was filled with warm happiness.
Mu Zhanbai was very courageous, he ordered firecrackers for his father to light, and he was very excited.
And Ruan Ruan is relatively timid, covering his small ears and hiding far away, always screaming suddenly when the cannons sounded suddenly.
She pinched her ears and ran back and forth in the yard.
The twin brother smiled mischievously. Knowing that his sister was afraid of firecrackers, he deliberately lit a firecracker and threw it towards his sister. Then, he laughed happily beside him.
Mu Ruanruan looked at the ignited firecrackers and ran towards her like a rat. She was so frightened that she called her mother, and ran to the kitchen while screaming.
But that cannon seemed to have eyes, chasing the little girl all the time, Ruan Ruan almost cried from fright. She yelled for her brother to be good or bad, and yelled for help, until Mu Shaoling smiled and hugged her precious daughter, Ruan Ruan breathed a sigh of relief.
The little princess lay on Mu Shaoling's shoulder in aggrieved condition, tears of fright were still brewing in her big clear eyes.
Mu Shaoling kissed his daughter's cheek distressedly, and frowned at his mischievous son...
Mu Zhanbai ran to the kitchen with a smile, looking for his mother's shelter.
The family finished eating the dumplings amidst the excitement.
Mu Shaoling first drove the family to Mu's old house to pay New Year's greetings to the old man, and then went to Grandpa Ruan to send New Year blessings to the old man.
After returning, the two babies had several big red envelopes in their hands.
Ruan Bai encouraged them to store it for themselves and save it for something meaningful in the future.
After returning from Grandpa Ruan's place, Mu Shaoling planned to take his family to Yan Jiwen's place. The other party had invited his family to visit for a long time, but he was always busy and didn't have time.
In the driving luxury car, Mu Shaoling turned on the radio.
Both he and Ruan Bai have a common hobby, that is, they like listening to the radio.
Because the radio station only has sound, everything depends on your own imagination, and sometimes it is even more interesting than watching TV.
After the family listened to several New Year greeting songs, a touching story suddenly caught Ruan Bai's attention...