Era: The naive beauty charmed the villain!

Last year during the Chinese New Year, Lin An'an was still in her postpartum confinement period.

It wasn't convenient to go out at the time, and the children were still breastfeeding, so we just prepared a few simple dishes for the Lunar New Year.

This year, both children were able to sit at the table for Chinese New Year, and Lin Jincheng also spent the holiday with his family.

Lin An'an decided that she would prepare well this year and have a good New Year.

Because I didn't want the journey to and from the airport to be too tiring, and most importantly, my family was with me.

Home is wherever your family is.

So Gu Qingsong had already decided that he would spend the Spring Festival in Shanghai this year and not go back to his hometown in the north.

As the year drew to a close, Gu Qingsong secretly closed the door and burned some paper money for his deceased elders in the courtyard.

They specially prepared a large table of delicious food, and helped two children light candles so they could kowtow to their deceased elders.

In fact, the South did not regulate these customs and habits as strictly as the North did at that time.

Even if the neighbors see it, they generally won't report it.

After all, which family doesn't have a few deceased elders and ancestors?

However, the Gu family had only recently moved here and their roots in Shanghai were not deep.

During the Lunar New Year, it's better to avoid trouble.

So Gu Qingsong simply held a private memorial service for his ancestors in his own courtyard and that was it.

New Year's Eve arrived.

Gu Qingsong didn't seem to care much, but Lin An'an and Lin Jincheng had already prepared the dishes needed for the New Year.

Lin An'an stopped staying in bed and got up early to start getting busy.

She was so immersed in the joyful and lively atmosphere of the New Year that she didn't even feel cold when she was getting water to wash up in the morning.

The neighbors next door were the same; the older women and aunties even got up earlier than Lin An'an.

People started preparing a variety of sumptuous dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner early in the morning, and the surrounding households were filled with a busy and lively atmosphere.

In an era of relative scarcity, preparing a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was no easy task.

The person in charge of grocery shopping at home has to get up before dawn to go to the market early to select the freshest ingredients.

Chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables, and so on are all essential, and they carefully select each ingredient.

To ensure that family members can enjoy the most delicious food on New Year's Eve after a year of hard work.

Because of the special nature of Gu Qingsong's industry, the Gu family doesn't need to squeeze into the market with other people.

Gu Qingsong had already set aside the best and freshest food for his family, so Lin An'an could just take it out and use it directly.

When Lin An'an entered the kitchen, Lin Jincheng was already busy inside.

The kitchen was steaming and filled with delicious aromas.

Today, Lin Jincheng didn't mind that Lin An'an was getting in his way and assigned her several easy tasks, and the two of them were very busy.

The children watched curiously from the sidelines.

Under Gu Qingsong's supervision, the two children would occasionally help by handing over something or wiping the table with a rag; participation was the key.

Besides preparing their own dishes, close neighbors also share and exchange food with each other.

People will give each other homemade snacks or New Year's goods as gifts, which is also a way to enhance their relationship.

"Brother Qingsong, please take these two plates of fried meatballs to Aunt Li's house and Grandma Wang's house."

Lin An'an's family had only recently moved to Haishi, but their neighbors were all very friendly and had helped them a lot in their daily lives.

Starting in the morning, neighbors kept knocking on their door to bring them homemade food.

Lin An'an and Lin Jincheng also made some fried snacks and sent them to their neighbors as a return gift.

Gu Qingsong responded, carrying a plate in one hand and leading his two wobbly little followers, and walked towards the two neighboring houses that Lin An'an had mentioned.

Taking a moment to spare, Lin Jincheng wiped the sweat from his brow and sighed.

"This year is really great. I never thought we could have such a good year in the past few years."

Lin An'an continued picking vegetables with her hands, and said with a smile, "There are many more good days ahead, and we will definitely have a better and better life."

"Just you wait and see, every day from now on will be better than the New Year."

Lin Jincheng burst into laughter.

She didn't really believe the future Lin An'an described; her current life was already better than even the most beautiful dream she had ever had.

Will it get even better in the future?

She couldn't imagine how wonderful those days must have been.

Whether he believed it or not, Lin Jincheng felt very comfortable hearing Lin An'an say that, and even held a glimmer of hope.

What if?

Lin An'an is so knowledgeable and knows so much, what if what Lin An'an said is true?

After a short rest, Lin Jincheng started cooking again with renewed energy.

As night fell, the family sat together to enjoy a sumptuous dinner.

Everyone was very happy.

While the adults were chatting and laughing, the two children joined in with their childish chatter, making everyone burst into laughter.

At this moment, all the hard work becomes worthwhile, and the feeling of home fills my heart.