Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 77 New Year’s greetings

After cleaning up, the five of them gathered around the stove.

Sha Zhu said to He Lai: "Xiao Lai, I actually have a lot to say to you, many, many words of thanks, but I don't know how to say them to you.

Sometimes I always wonder if you were sent by God to save me, or if my mother sent you because she saw that I was not doing well. Thinking about you helping me change my name, helping me find a wife, helping me improve my cooking skills, helping me deal with the relationship in the cafeteria, I feel it is unreal. Sometimes I feel like this is not me.

Sometimes I wonder what would happen to me and the rain if you were gone and my dad was gone. I don't dare to think about it, I'm so scared. So I want to listen to you and go on, but when I see you fall ill, I wonder if it's because of me, if I made you, a child, worry too much about me.

I really appreciate you. Really, really grateful. I also hope that you can grow up happily, safely and healthily. Your brother Zhuzi has nothing to repay you, so I can only cook for you for the rest of my life. "

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, his eyes also turned red. Qin Huairu took Sha Zhu in her arms and said to He Laiye, "Xiao Laizi, sister-in-law is also grateful to you. Thank you for letting Zhuzi marry me and thank you for helping me find a job. Sister-in-law didn't have many wishes, but you fulfilled them all. Thank you, Xiao Laizi."

Yu Shui also came over to thank him. He Lai couldn't listen any more.

"Come on, come on, what has happened to the New Year? Yushui, let's go and set off some firecrackers." He Lai took the firecrackers and some incense sticks and pulled the door of Yushui's room. If he didn't leave, He Lai would be embarrassed to death. I won't say anymore, tears are streaming down my face.

"Brother Damao, you're out." He Lai called out from Xu's house. "I'm coming, I'm coming." Xu Damao came out with a chicken leg in his mouth, opening the curtain.

The three of them went to Liu Haizhong's house again. He Lai poked his head inside and found that only Liu Haizhong and Aunt Liu were chatting there.

"Uncle Liu, where are Brother Guangqi and the others?" He Lai asked.

"Xiao Laizi, my boy took his two younger brothers to the front yard to play." Liu Haizhong saw He Lai popping his head out of the door, but he didn't get angry and told him directly.

"Well, Uncle Liu, you can continue chatting, I'm leaving first."

"Hey, you naughty boy." Liu Haizhong smiled helplessly as he saw He Lai running away.

"Xiao Hu, Chun'er, let's go."

"Brother, where are you going?"

"Of course, let's play with firecrackers. Brother Lai has already taken them apart."

A group of people came to the gate and saw the children in the main compound and the children in the neighboring compound playing.

He Lai also hurriedly lit incense, one for each person, and shared the firecrackers in his pocket. Damao took out a handful of his own and shared some as well.

After a while, everyone joined the large group of firecrackers, squatting there, holding the incense and fuse in one hand and covering their ears with the other, ready to escape at any time.

In this day and age, children’s happiness is so simple.

"Pah, pah,..." one after another.

When everyone had almost finished setting off fireworks, He Lai gathered the youth group together and shouted to the sky, "Happy New Year!"

Seeing that the children also wanted to shout, He Lai continued to gather strength, "Everyone get ready, one, two, three, Happy New Year!"

The sound echoed throughout the courtyard.

……

"Happy New Year, Sister Rainwater."

"Happy New Year, Brother Helai. Brother has to give sister a red envelope!"

He Lai generously gave Yu Shui a candy, and Yu Shui immediately became unhappy.

"Ten thousand for a lucky word." He came to see that the little girl didn't know how to joke, so he took out 10 yuan and waved it generously.

"I know this. I wish Brother Lai smooth sailing, two dragons soaring, three suns opening the sky, four seasons of peace, five blessings, six good lucks, seven stars shining, eight directions of wealth, nine hearts and minds, ten perfect, a hundred things going smoothly, a thousand blessings, and everything goes well!"

"Uh, does this count as one?" He Lai was confused. Where did Yu Shui learn this rhetoric?

"Mom, come on, brother..."

"Okay, okay, it's all counted, it's all counted, don't cry, I'll give you 120,000. Brother is afraid of you." He Lai quickly covered Yu Shui's little mouth. This girl has become bad, calling for her mother at every turn. She can't afford to play with him.

He Lai planned to go outside to earn the money back. He first took Yu Shui to Li's house and harvested eight in a short while. Then he went to Xu's house and harvested six. Then he went to Zhang Ergou and Liu's house. He felt like he had made a fortune.

"How about it? If you hang out with Brother Lai, you'll have a good life. Let's go to the middle courtyard. Let's go to Auntie Sun's house first."

"Xiao Hu, Chun'er, please make way. Auntie Sun, Xiao Laizi and Xiao Yushui are here to wish you a happy new year!" The two kids bowed quickly. Auntie Sun also gave them red envelopes.

He Lai threw his red envelope to Xiaohuzi and his sister.

"Envy?"

"I'm envious." The two kids nodded quickly.

"Let's go, Captain. I'll take you two there." He Lai waved his hand domineeringly and walked towards Sha Zhu's house first.

……

"Brother Zhuzi, He Lai and the members of the Youth League wish you a happy new year." He Lai quickly extended his hand. The three little ones followed suit.

"Hey, sure. Brother Zhuzi has prepared it. Come, come, come. There are red envelopes for everyone." Sha Zhu was not vague and quickly took out a red envelope from his trouser pocket.

"Where's my sister-in-law? Is she in there? I want to go..."

"Don't go. I'll give it to your sister-in-law. Come and take it." Sha Zhu hurriedly stopped them and gave each of them one. A wife is very precious now. He Lai and his group of people left.

"Xiao Huzi, Chun'er, it's up to you now. We all have to pass. Then we'll go back first." He Lai walked towards the backyard with Yu Shui.

When I got to the door, I found that Xiaohu and his sister were still following me.

"You two go and ask for it! The thicker your skin, the bigger the red envelope you will get. Go quickly." He Lai said to them quickly.

"Well, come on, brother, we want to wish Aunt He a happy new year first."

"Ah..." He Lai was upset again, forgetting that he had a mother at home. He could only take the three little ones into the house.

Watching the little tigers go through the process. Even the little rain was given to sister Chun'er.

He Lai looked at the two little ones looking at him and could only reluctantly take out the red envelope. The two little ones left contentedly.

Before I could think about it, everyone came to pay New Year's greetings after discussing it. He Lai gave out a few more, and the rest were taken away by my mother on the grounds that she had no more red envelopes.

"Well, I worked so hard for nothing and spent 12 yuan. If you dare to be more partial, you won't collect the rainwater." He Lai was angry but could not say anything.

Sha Zhu came in at this time. He wished Wu Juan a happy new year. There would be no red envelopes after getting married.

"Xiao Laizi, I'm going to go down and wish Master a Happy New Year. Are you coming?"

"Go ahead." He Lai hurried to the room to get some tea and snacks. Yu Shui also wanted to go.

"Yu Shui, don't go. Stay and accompany mother and Huai Ru. Ride slowly." Wu Juan spoke directly.

Shazhu didn't have any objection. It was cold now, the road was slippery, and there were many pedestrians. It was indeed unsafe to ride a bike with two people.

……

"Which one is the master's house?" He Lai followed Sha Zhu into a courtyard house. Nowadays, all the courtyard houses are similar.

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