Spring River Chasing the Moon

"A Zhao is back."

Aunt Nan saw Nan Youzhao standing at the door in a daze, and hurried forward to take the luggage from him.

"Auntie, I'll do it myself."

As a soldier, Nan Youzhao likes to do everything by himself and is not used to being taken care of by his aunt at home.

The aunt followed him and smiled, asking him to come in quickly.

"dad."

Nan Qiuyue hadn't seen Nan Youzhao for several months, so she immediately ran over and hugged his thighs.

Nan Youzhao put his luggage on the ground and reached out to pick up Nan Qiuyue.

"Have you been well behaved at home?"

Nan Qiuyue nodded, "Of course."

Seeing his daughter's adorable appearance, Nan Youzhao's heart melted.

"A Zhao is finally here, come and wait for you to put up Spring Festival couplets together."

Zhu Yuying saw tenderness in her youngest son's eyes.

"This year's Spring Festival couplets are a little different. They were written by someone."

Nan Qingqing walked to Nan Youzhao and blinked.

"Sister, what's wrong with your eyes?"

Nan Youzhao didn't understand what Nan Qingqing meant. He thought something got stuck in her eyes and she was feeling uncomfortable.

"You silly boy, just go and look at the couplet and you'll know."

Looking at Nan Youzhao and then at Nan Youmin beside her, Nan Qingqing shook her head, feeling that her two younger brothers were hopeless and did not understand their lovers' thoughts at all.

"Dad will go upstairs to put the things down first, you go play with your brothers and sisters."

After putting Nan Qiuyue down, Nan Youzhao went back to his room to pack his luggage, changed into home clothes, and went downstairs to help. At the same time, he also saw the couplet placed on the coffee table in the living room. He walked over to take a look and then understood what Nan Qingqing meant.

He was very familiar with this handwriting. It turned out to be the Spring Festival couplets written by Chen Lili.

Nan Youzhao stared at it for a long time before turning around to look for Chen Lili.

"Brother and sister-in-law, has Li Li gone out?"

Nan Youmin and Wang Jing were putting the flowers that their aunt had just bought today into the vase. When they heard Nan Youzhao's question, they looked up at him.

"In the kitchen."

Nan Youmin answered Nan Youzhao.

Chen Lili rarely has the opportunity to cook, and many customs and habits in Nancheng are different from those in Haicheng. She wants to take advantage of this rare opportunity today to learn more from her aunt.

When Nan Youzhao entered the kitchen, he saw Chen Lili wearing an apron, following her aunt, learning and following her steps with her hands.

"coming?"

Chen Lili just heard Nan Youzhao coming back, but she hadn't finished processing the ingredients in her hands yet, so she didn't wash her hands before going to greet him.

"Well, you did this?"

Nan Youzhao looked at the plate next to Chen Lili, which was full of processed seafood.

"Yes, I learned it all from Auntie. It turns out that as long as you use the right method to prepare ingredients, you can also prepare them quickly."

Chen Lili had never thought that there were so many details and methods in cooking. It seemed that she had thought too simply.

"I'll go say hello to Dad first, then come over and join you."

Nan Youzhao thought that he had not seen Nanzhou Yue since he came back, so he prepared to go and say hello to his father first.

"Well, Dad is in the study having a meeting with some responsible people. It's been quite long."

Chen Lili didn't know how Nanzhou Yue and the others were handling their work matters, so she thought of reminding Nan Youzhao first so as not to disturb her father-in-law's work.

"okay, I get it."

Nan Youzhao left the kitchen and was hesitating whether to go to the study when Zhu Yuying came over.

"A Zhao, go to the study. Some uncles want to see you."

Hearing this, Nan Youzhao glanced at the study and nodded quietly.

"It's okay. We are all your father's men who have been with you since we were young. You all work in the army, so you can sit together and chat."

Zhu Yuying thought Nan Youzhao might feel nervous, so she patted his shoulder and said.

Walking to the door of the study, Nan Youzhao knocked gently, then pushed the door open and entered.

"Dad, I'm here."

Nan Youzhao looked at Nanzhou Yue sitting at the desk and spoke.

"A Zhao, come here. The uncles just wanted to see you, and you came back."

Nanzhou Yue stood up and walked to Nan Youzhao, enthusiastically taking him to greet the other people one by one.

Nan Youzhao was indeed not used to such occasions, but seeing Nanzhou Yue's happy expression, he was also happy. Gradually, he became much more relaxed and started chatting with them.

After communicating for a while, several responsible persons said goodbye and left the Nan family because they thought that the work still needed to be implemented.

Nanzhou Yue and Nan Youzhao also went downstairs to help prepare for the ancestor worship.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the dishes for ancestor worship had been placed on the small square table, and Nanzhou Yue asked Nan Youzhao to light the incense.

Nan Youzhao's heart trembled inexplicably when he didn't expect Nanzhou Yue to be so calm.

Especially at the moment when the flames were lit, seeing that the eyes of the whole family were all on him, Nanzhou Yue and Zhu Yuying seemed to have red eyes, Nan Youzhao felt uncomfortable.

Amidst the smoke of incense, Nanzhou Yue stepped forward and led his entire family to clasp their hands and bow three times.

Nanzhou Yue and Zhu Yuying sincerely thanked everything, thanked them for the favor they received, and for allowing their child to return to them safely.

Nan Youzhao, who saw all this, prayed silently in his heart, hoping that his family would be safe and happy, that their lives would get better and better, and that the family would live in harmony and be happy forever like today.

Nan Qiuyue, who was following behind, was sincerely touched by this scene.

To be honest, she didn't believe these things in her previous life. She always wondered if she would really be blessed, then why was their family's life still so difficult even though she had worked so hard.

But I was reborn and changed everything. Perhaps this was God's mercy, giving me a chance to start over.

Today, it all seems like a dream.

Nan Qiuyue lowered her head and made a wish with great piety.

“I wish that all the people I love can be healthy, safe, happy and joyful.”

"My second wish is that my parents and family members will be happy and healthy for a long time, and that the family will live in harmony and happiness."

"Three wishes..."

Nan Qiuyue thought of Xu Zhiye. Since that day, Xu Zhiye's studies suddenly became busy and she hadn't seen him for a long time.

Grandpa and grandma said that Xu Zhiye’s grandfather was very strict with him. He even sent him to the army during the winter vacation to hone his physical fitness and will. Nan Qiuyue was a little worried about Xu Zhiye.

I wonder what he's doing today. Is he worshipping his ancestors like his family? Is he celebrating New Year's Eve with his family? Is he eating dumplings or a reunion dinner? Will he set off fireworks with his peers in the evening?

Thinking of this, Nan Qiuyue lowered her head again and made a silent wish.

"My third wish is that Xu Zhi will always be happy and be a carefree child."

After the ancestor worship was completed, Aunt Nan started to busy herself with the New Year’s Eve dinner. This time everyone helped to cook, and soon the table was filled with a variety of delicious food.