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25. Frozen tofu. 26. Go buy meat. 27. Slaughter a rooster. 28. Hair the face. 29. Steamed buns.Stay up all night at thirty.

"Do you want to buy some more fruit?" Today is New Year's Eve, and there are not many people pushing shopping carts to buy things in the supermarket.Su Zheng likes this deserted feeling very much, and has gone back and forth in the supermarket several times.

"I told you, you don't need to buy so many things when you go home to eat." Qiao Ran took Su Zheng to the supermarket a few times, knowing that he is not a person who likes to push the cart to buy things.But looking at his unfinished appearance today, Qiao Ran felt that Su Zheng was a little nervous because he wanted to go home with him for the New Year, "I'll go home later, when Mom sees you buying so many things back home, I'm sure I'm going to talk about it again."

"Then you can't go back to eat empty-handed, right?" Su Zheng felt that no matter what, he couldn't go to someone else's house to eat empty-handed.This was the case with Qiao Rang's adoptive parents. Even when he went to Shen Jia and Han Zichen's place, Su Zheng never went empty-handed.

"Why not?" Qiao Ran felt that Su Zheng's theory was a bit funny, "According to what you said, then I don't have to buy things for you when I go back every day? Come on, it's getting late. If you don't go back, The call should come in a while. Don't be nervous, it's not the first time to go to dinner."

"..." Su Zheng wanted to say who was nervous, but he was not good at lying.

"Why did you come back at this hour?" Aunt Wang, who had been busy for several days, woke up early in the morning and prepared the New Year's Eve dinner at home.Seeing the sunset and the western mountains, the two young masters who went home for dinner could not wait for the left and the right.Just as he was about to make a phone call to find someone, Qiao Ran and Su Zheng stood at the door with big bags and small bags, "Why do you buy so many things? I can't fit them all at home. Qiao Ran, I want you to go with Xiao Zheng." When I came back, I asked you to watch him not to buy anything. What do you think, let Xiao Zheng spend money to buy so many things?"

"He said it's not good to eat at home empty-handed." Qiao Ran smiled, and calmly used the hand that was holding the things to push Su Zheng from behind and let him in.

"Aunt Wang, Uncle Chen." Su Zheng put his things down somewhere out of the way, and greeted both Aunt Wang and Uncle Chen.On the dining table in the living room, several cold dishes have already been served, and several hot dishes in the kitchen have also been prepared, waiting to be fried.

"Mom, I'll help you." Qiao Ran rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands, and was about to help in the kitchen.Seeing Su Zheng following behind him, he smiled and said, "You can't tell the difference between soy sauce and vinegar, come here to make trouble?"

"Come here, Xiaozheng, I have good tea from them here. Let Qiao Ran help Aunt Wang do some work, and you come here to drink tea with me." At this moment, people and dishes are not in order, so we can't serve table to drink.Uncle Chen pulled Su Zheng to drink tea at the tea table and chat about life.

"Come here." Qiao Ran stepped into the kitchen with one foot, and was dragged in by Aunt Wang, and closed the door falsely, "Tell me the truth, what's going on with you and Xiao Liu? I Why did you hear the girl say that you told her that you have a partner? You also said that you will bring it back to me to meet your father in a few days? Did you say that? "

"I said it." Qiao Ran nodded and agreed.

"Really?" Aunt Wang looked at Qiao Ran with disbelief.After all, this person has a criminal record.When I introduced the girl before, I made a good verbal promise, but after that, I hid and disappeared, "Or did you lie to the girl?"

"it is true."

"I don't worry about that." Aunt Wang nodded, then after thinking about it, she slipped Qiao Ranti to her and asked, "Isn't Xiaozheng young? Is he dating? That girl Xiaoliu, I am very happy." like."

"Xiao Zheng has a partner, so don't worry about it." Qiao Ran didn't think much about it. Anyway, in a few days, Su Zheng will be formally brought home.

"Oh, this year after year, time flies so fast!" The Spring Festival Gala on TV has already begun, Uncle Chen took out his treasures and filled all four cups, "Come on, let's have a drink."

"Dad, take it easy." This cup is definitely something to drink. Is it Chinese New Year? Be happy.However, after drinking this cup, as a doctor, Qiao Ran is obliged to remind the young and old present, "Don't keep filling Xiaozheng with alcohol, he has a bad stomach, so he can't drink too much."

"I know, I just have a drink, and you can take care of it." Uncle Chen waved his hand. It's rare that Aunt Wang didn't care about it today, but she asked this doctor's son to take care of her again. "Xiao Zheng, come, let's have a drink with Uncle Chen Son."

"Eat something first, and then drink with my dad." Qiao Ran couldn't do ideological work over there, so Qiao Ran came to do work for Su Zheng.

"Xiaozheng, if I remember correctly, are you 26 this year?" Aunt Wang looked at Qiao Ran serving Su Zheng's food, and for some reason mentioned what she had just said to Qiao Ran in the kitchen, "Boss is not young By the way, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Not yet." Su Zheng put down his chopsticks and spoke seriously to the elder.

"Not yet?" Aunt Wang glanced at Qiao Ran, thinking that this child is always making up lies to deceive people, "Then why did he say you have a date when I asked Qiao Ran just now?"

"Isn't it because you are eager to introduce someone to Xiaozheng?" Qiao Ran filled a bowl of soup and put it in front of Aunt Wang, "You don't know what Xiaozheng likes, so just introduce him blindly."

"Then you know?" Aunt Wang asked back, unintentionally, but she just asked the point.

"Aunt Wang, I'm not in a hurry." Su Zheng pursed his lips slightly, took a sip of wine from his glass, "It will be a few years."

"Look at you scaring people and children." Uncle Chen, who has been watching the excitement and not talking, opened his mouth to save people, "Xiao Zheng, don't listen to your aunt. A man is forty, and he still has a flower. Come, let's drink." "

"Drink, drink, you know how to drink." Aunt Wang snorted and looked at Qiao Ran and Su Zheng calmly.There is always an indescribable feeling. When she had dinner at home on August [-]th last time, she didn't feel it, "Xiao Zheng, Qiao Ran always said that you have a bad stomach. You should eat more. Don't listen to your uncle. Yell, if you can’t drink, don’t accompany him to drink. It’s just right, let him drink less too. The boss is not young, and he is always greedy for that sip of wine.”

"Qiao Ran, take this here." After the meal, it was time for the highlight of the night, making dumplings.The dumplings for the Chinese New Year are something that the whole family has to do, and the most important thing is to participate.Even Su Zheng, who can't cook porridge well, wants to be with him.Aunt Wang gave some dumpling wrappers to Qiao Ran, and gave him some stuffing, and asked him and Su Zheng to get it together so as not to affect her progress.

"Come here, I'll teach you." Qiao Ran led Su Zheng into the kitchen like a master chef.Aunt Wang and Uncle Chen wanted to watch the show, but Su Zheng and Qiao Ran needed a relatively independent space.

"I'll help you count." Without Aunt Wang's supervision, Su Zheng immediately revealed his true colors.Sitting on the stool, watching Qiao Ran busy by himself.I was playing with the fat dumplings that had already formed, with a nice arc on the corner of my mouth.

"Don't be lazy. Reach out," Qiao Ran stuffed a thin dumpling wrapper into Su Zheng's hand, asked him to flatten his hand, and scooped up a little stuffing on the wrapper, handing over how Su Zheng squeezed it. pleats.The dumplings were formed, but they were too flat to stand up. Qiao Ran said with a smile, "It's easy to recognize. I'll find this after I put it in the pot. You made it yourself, so I have to eat it."

"How's it going?" Aunt Wang and Uncle Chen both knew how to wrap things up, and the battle ended quickly.Aunt Wang put things in the kitchen, opened the door and came in, and saw Qiao Ran bent over, with a serious face like a teacher teaching people how to make dumplings.As for the apprentice, he is serious enough to have a good eye, so he should study hard.

"The task is too difficult." Qiao Ran sighed, and glanced at the leftover stuffing, as well as the dumpling that was crumbling in different sizes.

"Okay. Get out, don't get in my way here. Go out and clean up the table, and eat dumplings later." Aunt Wang drove the two of them out of the kitchen, and boiled water to prepare the dumplings for the pot.

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

"Happy New Year..." With the ringing of the New Year's bell, hot dumplings were also served on the table.Aunt Wang and Uncle Chen were getting old, they had been busy for several days and kept watch until midnight, they couldn't hold on any longer, they had to pack up and go to bed.

"Xiao Zheng, don't go back tonight." Aunt Wang looked at Su Zheng who helped Qiao Ran clean up the table. The clock in the living room was already past one o'clock in the morning.The sound of firecrackers outside came one after another, "There are a lot of firecrackers outside. It's not safe for you to drive home alone. Just stay at home, sleep in Qiao Ran's room, and let Qiao Ran play the floor."

"Exactly. It's so late, and it's cold outside," Qiao Ran echoed, and patted Su Zheng's shoulder, "It's not like there's no room for you at home. I'll leave tomorrow morning, and I happen to be going out to pay New Year's greetings too."

"Okay." Seeing that Su Zheng agreed, Aunt Wang handed over the task of cleaning up the mess to the two young men, and went back to the house to rest.

"The water is cold, I'll wash the bowl." Qiao Ran rolled up her sleeves and was about to push Su Zheng aside.

"Can't I boil hot water?" Su Zheng glanced at Qiao Ran, as if he couldn't cook, and he couldn't do anything else, and he didn't let himself do anything.

"Okay. I won't argue with you. Do I have to fight when I wash the dishes?" Qiao Ran smiled, and stood next to Su Zheng and took a dishcloth.After Su Zheng washed a bowl, Qiao Ran took it and dried it and put it back in the cupboard.The two matched just right.

On the first day of the new year, the streets are full.The sound of firecrackers, like an alarm bell, kept crackling early in the morning.People who pay New Year's greetings are starting to move out.

"Xiao Zheng, drive slowly. Qiao Ran, come back early." Early in the morning, Aunt Wang sent Qiao Ran and Su Zheng to the door and gave instructions.

"Son's scarf, forgot."

"I just went downstairs and didn't go far. I'll send it there." Aunt Wang took Qiao Ran's scarf, put on a coat, and went to chase after him.Ordinarily, it should be able to catch up.After a while, she came back with a scarf.

"Didn't catch up?" Uncle Chen looked at Aunt Wang who came home and returned to the house without taking off her coat, and followed into the house, "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing." Aunt Wang took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and tried to forget what she saw just now. The hand holding the scarf trembled, but she couldn't say anything.