Reborn in 2000 as a scholar

Chapter 23 New Year's Eve Dinner and New Year's Money

The winter and summer vacations of Qingfeng High School are all stuck in time. Basically, it is the New Year's Eve when we get the report card; and when everyone pays New Year's greetings and before the Lantern Festival falls, Qingfeng High School will start again.Lin Jinqi felt that according to the temperament of Qingfeng High School teachers, all winter and summer vacations and holidays should be cancelled!This is simply to indulge students to play!Everything that is not conducive to improving the score of the college entrance examination is very abhorrent to the teachers of Qingfeng High School.

But Lin Jinqi's grades are not bad, so there is no need to worry about the short winter vacation.And Zeng Qiang called to complain on the second day after the report card was sent, because he was about to fall out of the top 30 in the class, Zeng Qiang was severely greeted by his father with a belt at home.For his friend's misfortune, of course Lin Jinqi could only respond by laughing, so Zeng Qiang was so angry that he almost hung up the phone.As expected, Liu Xing was No.1 in grade. The reason why Lin Jinqi confirmed the news was because one day when he was buying breakfast after getting up early and exercising, he happened to see Liu Xing, so he asked a question.But Liu Xing seemed a little embarrassed, that is, he gave up continuing to exercise after he came back.

Ms. Lin finally had a holiday on the 28th of the Lunar New Year. Although the department she was in could no longer issue year-end bonuses, Ms. Lin still habitually stayed until the day of the official holiday.On New Year's Eve, after the Lin family packed up and filled the trunk of the car with New Year's goods, Father Lin watched the Mercedes-Benz S29 go out in high spirits, and was going to drive to his hometown in Xijiang Province to celebrate the New Year today.

Papa Lin's S320 has made Papa Lin famous in the work unit, so Papa Lin decided to go back to his hometown to show off again.Mother Lin mercilessly exposed and criticized Papa Lin's flirtatious thoughts.And Lin Jinqi was sitting in the back row listening to Panasonic's ultra-thin Walkman, and there was a small half pack of cassettes in the schoolbag beside him.Yes, although there is a so-called Discman in this era, the lack of genuine CDs and the high price make Lin Jinqi still choose cassettes.

Although there is no expressway from Nanhu Province to Xijiang Province at this time, the national road between the two provinces is still well maintained, so the stability of the S320 on the road is still very good.The Lin family who set off in the morning arrived at Grandpa Lin's house before lunch. At this time, there were already Uncle Lin's family in Grandpa Lin's house.After Papa Lin said hello to Grandpa Lin, he went to exchange greetings with Uncle Lin, while Mama Lin, like Aunt Lin, helped Grandma Lin cook in the kitchen.As for Uncle Lin, he usually arrives on New Year's Eve; and Aunt Lin, of course, returns to her natal home on the second day of the New Year to pay New Year's greetings according to the custom.

Lin Jinqi took her bag and went to Lin Jinlin's room on the second floor, where Lin Jinlin happened to be doing homework for the winter vacation.Seeing his cousin come back, Lin Jinlin hurriedly asked: "Brother, how many did you get in the final exam? Do you know Zhang Jie's grades? I think my lucky money this year will be miserable!"

Grandpa Lin's New Year's money is very regular, 100 yuan is the basic, the top ten in the class add 100, and the top ten in the grade add 100.If you are the first in the class and the first in the grade, you can get an extra 100 yuan each.Lin Jinqi calculated that his lucky money this year should be 400 yuan.However, it is estimated that the more superstitious grandma will deduct 20 yuan first, and then make it up when she gets the red envelope on the first day of the new year.

"I think instead of thinking about your lucky money, you should think about how to be my second uncle and not beat you after the New Year." Lin Jinqi looked at his cousin sympathetically.

Uncle Lin seldom takes care of his son's study and life, but once he does, he only has three differences: beating with hands, beating with bamboo sticks, and beating with a belt.

"If nothing else happens, you should have the least lucky money."

Hearing what Lin Jinqi said, Lin Jinlin completely lay down on the desk and refused to get up.Lin Jinqi looked at the book Lin Jinlin was reading, and it turned out to be a pirated martial arts novel, but after flipping through it a little, it was still a rather evocative one.Then seeing the abnormal wear and tear of certain pages, Lin Jinqi probably guessed what his cousin was doing with this book.Just like later boys met various Japanese teachers, most boys nowadays learn about their bodies through some street stall literature or pirated novels.

Lin Jinqi put the book away, and then patted Lin Jinlin on the head, "You should read less of this book! If grandpa or your father finds out, it will be another beating!"

"I hid it all." Lin Jinlin walked to the door, looked outside, and then locked the door. "Hey, I have something better."

After Lin Jinlin removed a few books from the bookshelf, there were several pocket novels hidden behind.The so-called pocket novels do not refer to novels that are printed in the size of pocket editions, but novels in very large pocket editions.Lin Jinqi had read many of these books in his previous life, so he was naturally very excited at the beginning, but it was difficult for Lin Jinqi, who was reborn in the first life, to be moved by these books again.

Seeing Lin Jinlin's enthusiasm for sharing, Lin Jinqi couldn't say anything.To be honest, if a boy shares such secrets with you, he basically regards you as his best friend.If you have to betray and betray even this, then basically there is no possibility of reconciliation.And Lin Jinqi feels that he has no position to stop his cousin from exploring himself, right?

"If you can devote half of your attention to studying, I don't think you will always be in the bottom 10 of the school." Lin Jinqi can only sigh like this. "Okay, hide the book quickly, I won't be able to escape if I find it."

After lunch, Grandpa Lin asked about Lin Jinqi's homework with special concern, and he was naturally very satisfied to hear that Lin Jinqi's grade was third in the grade.Immediately afterwards, Lin Jinqi showed the book he had published and the car he bought for Papa Lin, and Grandpa Lin's smile became even brighter.Although Grandpa Lin took part in literacy classes after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he has learned a lot of words over the years, and reading newspapers is no longer a problem.Because Grandpa Lin suffered from illiteracy, he paid special attention to culture, so he valued his grandson's ability to publish a book far more than earning money to buy a car.

Grandpa Lin stroked the cover of Lin Jinqi's collection of essays, and said, "Well written! Grandpa will be rewarded. If you publish a book in the future, Grandpa will also be rewarded! I like cultural people the most."

Compared to Grandpa Lin's emphasis on publishing books, Second Uncle Lin is very envious of Lin Jinqi helping his father buy a car.But at the dinner table, Grandpa Lin didn't talk about it because of it, but I guess he should have talked to Father Lin several times in private.Although Lin's father is straightforward, it doesn't mean he doesn't understand flexibility at all. He just said that Lin Jinqi helped a computer company complete a project, so the other party rewarded Lin Jinqi with a car.As for which computer company it was and how much money was awarded, Papa Lin was confused.

Millions of dollars in this era are still very powerful, and Papa Lin doesn't want to cause unnecessary troubles.In particular, Second Uncle Lin had close contacts with people from his hometown. If those old relatives knew that Papa Lin had made a fortune and came to ask for money, would it be a loan or not?Father Lin didn't have much affection for those relatives in his hometown, and Grandpa Lin also said repeatedly not to associate with them.However, Grandma Lin felt that it was not good to lose contact with her relatives in her hometown, so with Grandma Lin's acquiescence, the relationship between Uncle Lin and her family has always been good.

Because of this, the other party once asked Papa Lin to introduce him to a job.Originally, Papa Lin wanted to come to the door and help, but the conditions offered by the other party made Papa Lin suddenly stop thinking.It also said to "convert agriculture to non-agriculture", and to help solve the housing problem, and also said that wages should not be too low, and finally added, don't work too hard.Father Lin thought to himself, why should I introduce you to such a good job?Can I keep it to myself?

The next day, Uncle Lin also came back with his family, so Grandpa Lin's place immediately became a little crowded.Fortunately, everyone is used to celebrating the New Year here, so there is no need for Grandma Lin to allocate it, and everyone can allocate it by themselves.

During the New Year's Eve dinner, Dad Lin talked about his new job and moving to a new house next year, and he also emphasized, "You can come to my place for the Spring Festival next year! Mom and Dad also took advantage of their legs and feet, and next year Go to my place for the Chinese New Year. The second and youngest will come too!"

Hearing that Papa Lin had joined the school as a teacher, Grandpa Lin nodded in satisfaction. "Being a teacher is good! Teaching and educating people is much better than those jobs that waste business! Next year, I will go to your place to see what school you teach in."

After the New Year's Eve dinner, it is natural to watch the Spring Festival Gala. The Spring Festival Gala at this time is not bad.At least for Chinese people who have never experienced the impact of the Internet, this Spring Festival Gala is really the deepest memory of the Chinese New Year every year.When the clock struck midnight, Lin Jinlin and Lin Jinfeng naturally rushed out to set off fireworks, while Grandpa Lin began to distribute lucky money to his children and grandchildren.

Lin Jinqi squeezed the red envelope, the thickness seemed to exceed his estimate, so he took a peek at it while no one was paying attention.It turned out that Grandpa Lin gave him 600 yuan as a New Year's Eve money, and it seems that he also got some rewards for publishing books.

Lin Jinlin and Lin Jinfeng didn't come back until almost two o'clock. At this time, the adults either went to sleep or played mahjong around the stove.Lin Jinqi was already reading under the covers, and then Lin Jinlin came back and babbled about how beautiful the fireworks are.How dare Lin Jinqi respond to Lin Jinlin's words until Lin Jinlin got into bed and was hugged by a lump of ice.

"It's great to have someone warm the bed!" Lin Jinlin hugged Lin Jinqi and didn't let go, "It's as cold as a dog outside, it's freezing to death!"

Originally, Lin Jinqi was a little dazed while reading, but he was aroused by his cousin, and suddenly he woke up again.So the two brothers chattered on the bed for a long time, and did not fall asleep until the sky outside the window began to turn white.It's a pity that they didn't sleep for long, and the two little ghosts were woken up by Grandma Lin again.Since the first day of the Lunar New Year is a day for New Year greetings, as the third-generation males in the family, Lin Jinqi and Lin Jinlin naturally have to go out to visit the New Year with Papa Lin and other three brothers.

Lin Jinqi woke up a little after washing his face, sat down at the dinner table, and Grandma Lin stuffed another open red envelope.After receiving the red envelope, everyone can finally speak.Of course, the first sentence must be all kinds of auspicious words, so everyone began to eat breakfast in a beaming atmosphere.

After breakfast, Father Lin checked that it was almost time, so he took the boys out to pay New Year's greetings.If it was a child, Lin Jinqi and Lin Jinlin might still be a little interested.After all, red envelopes and candies are a must for New Year's greetings, but at my age, what the other party gives is cigarettes.The cigarettes are delivered, it is not accepted, and it is not accepted.But at this time, the fathers still have to put on an appearance that I want to test you. Not only do they not help you out, but they stand by and watch to see if their son has learned to smoke.Lin Jinqi was bored with this childish temptation, if he really wanted to smoke, there were plenty of ways to hide it.

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