In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

After a long time, after Laba Festival, it is the New Year.

New Year is coming in a blink of an eye. On New Year's Eve, after pasting the door couplets and hanging the lanterns outside the door, Mingxu and Xiaoxin ran into the house excitedly. Meiya prepared a delicious New Year's Eve dinner for tonight. Under Mingxu's urging, Meiya has mastered the recipe book and can cook all the dishes in it.

Braised pork, sweet and sour spare ribs, stir-fried pork liver, braised fish, stir-fried vegetables, chicken soup, spare ribs soup, mapo tofu, etc.

Fish: It means abundance every year; Dumplings: It is one of the traditional foods and was specially added by Mingxu.

Chicken: symbolizes good luck and prosperity; rice cake: symbolizes promotion year by year.

Glutinous rice balls: symbolize reunion; tofu: symbolizes good fortune;

Bamboo shoots: symbolize rising step by step; shrimps: symbolize the spirit of dragon and horse; crabs: symbolize becoming rich.

In fact, many things were delivered by Bai Chunming, who said that they were New Year gifts for Meiya after her hard work for a year. This made Meiya very happy. After all, it was very troublesome to buy these ingredients at this time. With these, the New Year's Eve dinner could be more sumptuous.

As the fireworks bloomed outside, the Nohara family began their New Year's Eve dinner. In the past, it was always simple, but since Mingxu insisted on following the Chinese customs, the dinner became more sumptuous. Guangzhi and Meisai did not object. Anyway, with this condition, it was even less likely that Shinnosuke would object. He was already drooling and had been sneaking around in the kitchen looking for opportunities to eat. If Mingxu and Guangzhi hadn't called him to help, Shinnosuke would probably have been able to stay with Meisai for the whole day!

A familiar melody has begun playing on TV.

"Today is New Year's Eve. Here, I want to say a few words. I hope our family will be more harmonious and happy in the new year. I hope we can support and care for each other and spend every day together!" Guangzhi raised his glass: "Let's drink together!"

"Cheers!" Everyone raised their glasses to celebrate, hoping that everyone will achieve greater success in the new year!

"Okay, let's get started!"

"I'm going to start!"

"Delicious, delicious, Mom. Let's make more of these dishes at home in the future." Xiaoxin said happily with his mouth full of oil.

"Uh, haha." Meiya smiled and said nothing. Except for important holidays, don't even think about her cooking so many dishes! She was exhausted today. If it weren't for Mingxu and the others helping her, Meiya would have quit long ago.

"It's really good. I worked hard all day." After taking a bite, Meiya's eyes lit up. The taste was really delicious. The family watched the Spring Festival Gala while eating the New Year's Eve dinner. Xiaobai certainly didn't forget it. Mingxu poured a bowl for Xiaobai. Xiaobai is also a family member!

Outside, fireworks and firecrackers resounded through the sky, and a strong sense of the New Year rushed into everyone's hearts. This is the flavor of the New Year!

Staying up all night, firecrackers blast at midnight. At this moment, spring is back to the earth, and blessings fill the country!

The night passed slowly amid the sounds of firecrackers and fireworks.

The next morning, Meisai and Guangzhi got up early, dressed neatly and sat facing each other.

"Happy New Year and may you be prosperous."

"Happy New Year and may you be prosperous."

"I am really grateful for your care last year. Thank you." Misaya said to Hiroshi with her head down.

"No, I'm the one who has always received a lot of care from you." Guangzhi responded.

Judging from the two people's appearance, it should be an old custom. It was the first time for Xiaoxin to get up so early. When he saw the two people's appearance, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He grabbed Mingxu and nervously called Meiya: "Mom...Mom."

"Xiao Xin, Xiao Xu, you're up. It's rare that you get up so early, Xiao Xin." Meisai Hiroshi looked at the two brothers with a smile.

"But what's wrong with you? Why do you have such a weird expression on your face?" Guangzhi asked Xiaoxin in confusion.

"Mom..." Xiao Xin hesitated for a moment, then held Ming Xu's hand tightly and said in the puzzled eyes of the three people: "Dad, Mom, are you two going to get divorced?"

"Fuck~" The three of them fell silent. Mei Ya asked in confusion: "Xiao Xin, why do you say that?"

"Because you just kept thanking dad for taking care of him..." Xiaoxin said cautiously, holding Mingxu's hand tighter. Mingxu touched Xiaoxin's head and smiled and replied, "Mom and Dad were just saying happy New Year's greetings. You're overthinking it, Xiaoxin."

"Yes, Shin-chan, today is to welcome the New Year, so we say this. This is a very important day. We are just saying a polite greeting for the new year. It's no big deal." Guangzhi explained.

"Oh~" Xiaoxin seemed to have understood it. Fortunately, he learned something from Mingxu, so he didn't make a big joke.

"Okay, you guys should go wash your faces, change your clothes, and get ready for dinner." Meiya said to the two brothers.

The local New Year channel started broadcasting on TV, and Guangzhi brought a food box to the table.

"Wow, the lunch box is here. Dad, are we going out to eat?" asked Shin-chan when he saw the lunch box on the table.

"This is our meal." Mingxu said as he opened the lunch box, revealing the slightly rich food inside. However, it was obviously not as rich as last night, which made Xiaoxin a little disappointed.

"Come, try some. These are meaningful dishes." Meiya said as she and Hiroshi started eating. Then Meiya brought sake to Hiroshi and poured a drink for both children.

“Cheers to a better new year!”

"cheers!"

After eating all these, Meiya cooked a bowl of rice cake soup for everyone. The rice cake was sticky and could be stretched. Xiaoxin started playing with it unconsciously, and then without thinking too much, he was defeated by Meiya.

After dinner, the family went out for a walk at Mingxu's suggestion. The street outside was quite lively, with people coming and going, and there were many activities. After more Chinese people came in, there were also lion dances parading on the street. Mingxu and Xiaoxin were very happy to watch. Xiaoxin even imitated the lion dance, which made everyone laugh.

Some people did not go back home for the Chinese New Year. They were working hard to make a few coins. There were still people selling things in the supermarkets, and there were also activities of guessing riddles. Prizes were given out if the answers were correct.

This immediately aroused everyone's interest.

Riddle: The elder brother’s body is half bent, and the younger brother has no skills around him (guess a plant).

Riddle: Colorful white petals, refreshing fragrance and sweet taste (guess a food).

Riddle: Don’t go out on the 15th (guess an idiom)

After taking a quick look at a few of them, Mingxu suddenly laughed. This is so simple.

Looking at the counter, Guangzhi took down the riddles and answered: "Brother, this is the bean pod, and the one with white petals is."

"Oh, it's Xiaobai." Xiaoxin interrupted, and then was pulled aside.

"If you don't go out on the 15th, you are giving up in the hope of success. There is nothing greater than the sky, only humans can be greater than it. The answer is one." Mingxu smiled and continued.

"Okay, little boy, these four little lanterns are your prizes." The lady at the counter handed the prize to Mingxu and touched his head with a smile: "What a smart boy, you must have been taught well by your parents."

"No, no, you're welcome." Hiroshi and Misae smiled from ear to ear, and Shin-chan also laughed. The New Year's atmosphere is really good.