Chapter 76

On New Year's Eve, the river city is decorated with lanterns and colors, with a strong flavor of the new year. The walls of the old city are hung with red lanterns and simple flags, which makes people feel like they have dreamed of returning to the millennium.

Zhou Xiao's house is very old, small and crowded.

Zhou Gang and Chen Ling originally planned to put the new year's Eve dinner in the restaurant, but they thought about it. Especially when they saw that the price of one table of new year's Eve dinner in the restaurant had risen to more than 1000, they gave up the idea.

Zhou Gang said, "it's a little crowded. There are many boring restaurants and it's lively to eat at home!"

In fact, I still want to save some money.

After all, his son's marriage has not been solved. Zhou Gang and Chen Ling dare not spend a penny.

They also have a new year's wish to raise more money to Zhou Xiao for the down payment of a house.

After Zhou Xiao started his business, Wang Yulan was the public representative of the company (including the media). Even if Zhou Xiao talked about business and cooperation with major investment capital, he would not appear in public.

If you don't go to Tianyan to check the shareholders of origin technology, you don't know Zhou Xiao at all.

This is like everyone's love for Chanel perfume or Gucci's bag, but they don't know who Chanel and Gucci are.

What's more, an Yang mask and a green hair Bacillus product are not what Zhou Gang and Chen Ling care about at all. Compared with these, they are more concerned about whether the price of pork has increased today.

Chen Yi, who has been holding the mask here in Zhou Xiao, has always believed that Zhou Xiao is an employee of an Yang company. He can't think of an Yang Yang as Zhou Xiaokai.

This is really not dare to think!

Therefore, even if Zhou Xiao gives his parents thousands of yuan every three or five times, Zhou Gang and Chen Ling don't know the truth of Zhou Xiao's entrepreneurship, so they will have the idea of saving money to buy a house.

Zhou Xiao is going to have a showdown with his parents during the Spring Festival, so that his parents will not be so tired. It's time to enjoy happiness.

In the evening, aunt Zhou Yan and uncle Zhou Qiang came to Zhou Xiao's house.

Chen Ling and Zhou Gang have been busy all day just to prepare the new year's Eve dinner in the evening.

Seeing this, Wang Yanfang (Zhou Qiang's wife) politely said, "what's so complicated to do? I say, even if the family is eating noodles together, it's the new year."

Zhou Qiang said, "yes! Although our parents are gone, we still have to get together every year. It doesn't matter what we eat! "

It is indeed a family, but over the years, with the differences in economic conditions, we have become estranged from each other.

Zhou Yan and her husband Li Jian are both teachers with stable work and good income.

Zhou Qiang is a small package foreman and has opened a BMW X5. Wang Yanfang is a full-time wife with better family conditions.

The worst conditions are Zhou Gang and Chen Ling, who are still worried about their son's wedding room.

After Zhou Xiao's cousin Li Chen, his wife Liu Yu and his cousin Zhou Anwei came in to say hello, they sat on the sofa watching TV and waiting for dinner.

Li Chen and Zhou Anwei have a good relationship. They live close since childhood and are in the same school (from the best primary school to the best high school in Jiangcheng). After meeting, there are many topics to talk about.

Zhou Xiao had a sense of distance from them since childhood, and now he has nothing to say.

"Zhou Xiao, communicate more with your sister. People are now sent to work in maple leaf country. They have a wide range of knowledge." Seeing that Zhou Xiao was helping with the dishes, Chen Ling said quickly.

Zhou Xiao took Chen Ling to the living room, let her sit down and said, "you've worked hard all day. You talk to your aunt and uncle, and I'll serve the dishes."

"Zhou Xiao is sensible!" Zhou Qiang said, "when a man grows up, he is the pillar of the family!"

These words sound very comfortable, like a family, but the next sentence is exposed.

Zhou Qiang was very proud and said, "my family Zhou Anwei is also sensible. She gave me and her mother 10000 red envelopes for the new year. This girl just loves her parents."

This is also the reason why Zhou Xiao doesn't like the new year. As soon as the new year comes, all relatives begin to compare, comparing income, children, house and car.

Chen Ling was embarrassed to hear Zhou Qiang say so and didn't respond.

After all, they know that Zhou Xiao's income is not high. It's OK to give three or five thousand, and ten thousand per person must be beyond Zhou Xiao's level.

At 6 p.m., the new year's Eve dinner officially begins.

Sure enough, soul torture began.

My sister-in-law Zhou Yan began: "Zhou Xiao, look, your brother Chen and sister Yu have been married for a year. When will you bring your girlfriend back!"

"Yes!" Uncle Li Jian said, "the girl you introduced last time is still the niece of my good friend. If you don't go directly, I'll offend my friend."

Wang Yanfang hurriedly mended the knife: "Zhou Xiao, you are not young. You should consider personal issues, or recognize your position and don't be picky. You see, your parents work so hard in the shop every day. Why? Just to see you settle down early. "

Zhou Qiang nodded in affirmation, "Zhou Xiao, your aunt is right. If you introduce a good girl, you should cherish it. Don't be picky."

Zhou Xiao was speechless and said, "why is Zhou Anwei one year older than me? If she doesn't fall in love or get married, you don't urge me. I'm a big man. You're so anxious?"

Zhou Yan quickly criticized Zhou Xiao and said, "Zhou Xiao, your sister is different from you. Your sister works stably in multinational enterprises and has good treatment. Now she is running abroad. Moreover, her uncle's family conditions are relatively good. She bought a house for your sister in Jiangcheng long ago. This is not something you can compare."

Zhou Xiao sighed helplessly and stopped talking.

This made Zhou Gang feel very uncomfortable. What is it that people with good conditions don't have to worry about getting married? He interrupted the question and said, "sister and brother, today is the craft of Chen Ling and I. let's try it!"

At this time, Li Chen took out a cloud smoke (220), handed it to Zhou Gang and said, "we have prepared a new year gift for our uncle."

"Ouch! Look at the child and be polite! " Zhou Gang happily accepted Yunyan. He usually smokes a packet of Jinling on the 15th.

Li Chen didn't show Zhou Qiang the gift, because Zhou Qiang is a small bag foreman and all he smokes is Zhonghua. Li Chen certainly won't give Yunyan. The gift to Zhou Qiang is two bottles of Wuliangye and a piece of Zhonghua, which he gave yesterday.

Zhou Yan also hopes that Zhou Qiang can pull his son Li Chen and make more deposits and loans in Li Chen's Bank. It's best that Zhou Yan's family can also take shares and do some engineering business.

Zhou Anwei also took out a gift, handed it to Chen Ling and said, "aunt, this is maple sugar from maple leaf country. It's good for your health. I specially brought it to you from maple leaf country."

Chen Ling hurried over and said, "Oh, it's so interesting. Weiwei is really kind!"

Wang Yanfang was very satisfied with her daughter's performance and said to Chen Ling, "Weiwei is very sensible. Your sister-in-law and daughter-in-law often cough. It's good to eat this! This is very expensive in maple leaf country! "

In fact, Zhou Anwei never thought of bringing a gift to Chen Ling when she came back from maple leaf country. With the help of her mother, she left TM mall and bought maple candy as a gift.

Everyone's attention is focused on Zhou Xiao. Has Zhou Xiao prepared gifts for his elders?

Chen Ling immediately rescued her son. She took out a red envelope and said, "Chenchen, Yuyu and Weiwei, I have prepared a red envelope for you for the new year. I wish you everything you want and work smoothly."

Wang Yanfang shook her head reluctantly. She felt that Chen Ling was a little poor. The conditions in her family were bad and her son was not sensible.

Of course Zhou Xiao knew what everyone was thinking. He smiled and said, "I also prepared New Year gifts for you."