Chapter 438 The first month of the year
Chapter 438 The first month of the year
It’s New Year’s Eve again, and the long-awaited live broadcast of ten people officially starts at 7 pm.
The number of viewers on social platforms is increasing rapidly.
"Finally I got to squat!"
"He guys report in!"
“I saw the recommendation on the homepage and clicked on it immediately.”
"I said ten diligent days, you said——"
"I've become estranged from my family after all, so why is it only on for ten hours?!"
"Wow, this steep back door is really steep!"
Lu Zhuo walked around the yard with his phone, showing everyone the new night view of Houdoumen. "Good evening, everyone! From now until five o'clock tomorrow, we will celebrate the New Year with you!"
"The other brothers are in the kitchen preparing dinner. Yeah, it's ten hours after all. We can't go on air on an empty stomach, right?"
"What kind of food? Hot pot, hot pot! Hey, look, they're all in the kitchen. Tonight, in addition to hot pot, Zhuo Yuan is going to make spicy diced chicken, and Brother Tong is going to make his specialty, the piggy blanket. Yes, tonight's main event is an all-you-can-eat meal! Come on, Brother Tong, say hello to everyone..."
On the screen, the small kitchen was crowded with nine people. Zhao Xiaotong and Zhuo Yuan were cooking at the stove, Zhao Yibo and Jiang Dunhao were cutting meat at the chopping board, Li Gengyun was washing vegetables at the sink, and Li Hao was holding another mobile phone for a simultaneous live broadcast.
The three youngest brothers stood outside the kitchen, putting the purchased ingredients on plates and bringing them to the multi-purpose hall.
Lu Zhuo waved to Li Hao, "Boss Li, let's go to the fields and show our family the fruits of our labor!"
The director's voice rang out from off-screen, "Can we go?"
Li Hao and Lu Zhuo walked out without caring. "There's nothing we can't see. We're all family, what's there to hide?"
Passing by Field No. 7 and No. 8, Li Hao's camera turned to the farm and vegetable garden. "Everyone, look! We just picked some vegetables in this shed this afternoon. Zhuo Yuan caught his chickens in the chicken coop. Who caught them? Of course, it was Xiao He."
"It's okay, everyone. The fields are not dark. We have installed solar street lights, which are very bright. Let's go north and take a look at the new greenhouses in the fields."
Lu Zhuo and Li Hao walked on the path in the country. When no one was talking, there was only the sound of the wind.
Yuan Lai walked to the window with his cell phone and looked at the flashlight coming from afar.
Yun'er rushed down from upstairs and hugged Yuan Lai's thigh. Jiang Qingtian was no less eager. She got up from the sofa and hugged Yuan Lai's other leg.
Song Qiyuan and Ren He sat upright on the sofa, winking at each other, but neither of them was willing to get up.
Jiang Yan squatted on the ground teasing Yuanbao, while Yuan Sheng cooked for Yuanbao with an induction cooker not far away.
Zhou Qingran and Lin Tingting were busy in the kitchen, while Cheng Xuan was standing in front of the dining table setting the dishes.
Hearing the doorbell, Cheng Xuan went to open the door.
Wu Jiahe stepped into the room in high heels and said, "Wow, there are quite a lot of people here."
Yuan Lai turned around and saw a room full of people, even more lively than the back gate.
"How did you come?"
Wu Jiahe threw off her high heels and changed into comfortable slippers as if she were at home, then walked straight to Yuan Lai and asked, "How can you bear to leave me alone?"
Although Wu Jiahe tried his best to save his mother's life, his mother passed away two days ago.
Looking closely, Wu Jiahe's eyes were red and swollen, obviously he had been crying for a long time.
Not lying, actually.
"sit down."
With two children hanging on her legs, Yuan Lai could hardly move. She saw the flashlight passing by the door and then coming back.
"Did you see that? We built all the greenhouses here. We're currently focusing on these few hundred acres of land, and we'll keep the rest. We invited a teacher from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to take a look, and they said, 'Yes, we're not growing wheat here, we're growing Epiphyllum chinensis.'"
"Have you all watched the TV series? What do you think? If you think it's good, give it a thumbs up. If you think it's not good, give it a thumbs up."
"There will be behind-the-scenes footage, please pay attention to the official account for updates."
Zhou Qingran walked out of the kitchen and saw the outrageous scene by the window. He couldn't bear to look at it, so he walked forward and carried Jiang Qingtian away.
Song Qiyuan said to Yuan Lai, "Can you turn off your cell phone? It's making a lot of noise."
Back to the live broadcast of Houdoumen, even the volume button has to be turned down two levels. It is the same orderly chaos as before.
"What do you know? This is called lively."
Ren Herui commented, "Noisy is obviously more appropriate."
Song Qiyuan reached out and pulled Yun'er to his side. Yuan Lai walked to the dining table and sat down. "Except Yuan Sheng, why did you all come to my house to celebrate the New Year? Qi Rong is not here."
Everyone present remained silent at this question. The high-pitched singing voices of Zhao Yibo and Li Gengyun came from their phones, "I once dreamed of traveling the world with a sword, to see the prosperity of the world..."
"Ohhhh, you two have broken into this music scene!"
"Quick, sing along!"
Cheng Xuan leaned over to look at his phone screen. "They're yelling at the top of their lungs. Aren't they afraid their voices will be hoarse tomorrow?"
Wu Jiahe turned his head slightly and glanced at the phone screen. "They are just like this, going crazy from time to time."
"It's crazy to be a farmer." Lin Tingting lifted the lid of the pot, stirred the boiling water with chopsticks, turned off the high heat mode, and switched to hot pot mode. "You can put the food in now."
The hot pot game is going on both inside and outside the screen.
"The clear soup pot is ready. Let me put some coriander in first." Zhao Xiaotong picked up a large bunch of coriander and threw it directly into the pot, scaring away Chen Shaoxi.
"Brother Tong is so fierce, I can't take the blame for this."
Zhuo Yuan removed the beef roll in front of Li Hao and handed it to Wang Yiheng, "Brother, put more meat in it."
"Come on, brothers, take the cup."
Jiang Dunhao and Lu Zhuo came in carrying a tray with ten highball glasses and a bottle of champagne on it.
"Highball glass with champagne~"
Li Hao stood up excitedly and tried to reach out to grab the cup, but Jiang Dunhao stopped him, "From childhood to adulthood, the younger brother gets to choose first."
Wang Yiheng raised his head from the bowl and stared at the cup for a few seconds without touching it.
Lu Zhuo asked, "Brother, the brothers' arms are fine. If you think about it carefully, they are all the same and have been disinfected. You must choose one you like. It's okay if the brothers' arms are broken."
Wang Yiheng touched his chin and said, "Well... I'll take it then."
When the tray was brought to Chen Shaoxi, he didn't even raise his head and just reached out to take one.
He Haonan stood up from the bench, rubbed his hands, and picked a cup. "I'll just take it at random."
The others couldn't wait that long, so they surrounded Jiang Dunhao and Lu Zhuo and took their cups.
Champagne was poured into the glasses, and the ten people raised their glasses. "Brothers, Happy New Year! We have spent another year together, and we will spend the next year together as well!"
"Happy New Year!"
Compared to the brothers' outward expressions of emotion, Yuan Lai's place seemed exceptionally quiet, and everyone was eating quietly.
Jiang Qingtian sat next to Yun'er and fought with her for the meatballs in the bowl.
Ren He's obstruction was useless.
"Yun'er, give in to your sister."
"I took it first, why should I give in to her?" Yun'er was used to being spoiled, so her tone was not gentle.
Jiang Qingtian opened her eyes wide and cried softly.
Zhou Qingran took out a few identical meatballs from the pot and put them in Jiang Qingtian's bowl. "Don't cry, don't cry. There are still many."
When children fight, their emotions come and go quickly. The two people were arguing with each other one second, and the next second Jiang Qingtian was sitting on Yun'er's lap.
Yun'er poked the meatballs with chopsticks, breaking them into several small pieces and fed them into Jiang Qingtian's mouth.
As soon as midnight arrived, fireworks exploded continuously in the sky above Houdoumen.
"Hold on, friends. Let's find a more comprehensive angle. I'll put my phone here so you can take screenshots."
The cell phone was placed on the kitchen counter, and ten people stood in front of the flower bed, where various fireworks were arranged in a row.
"This is a colorful auspicious cloud. I wish everyone good luck and happiness in the new year!"
"This is called the Phoenix Feather Star Fan. May everyone soar to the sky with the dancing phoenix and the soaring dragon!"
"This is called Blooming Flowers and Forgetting Worries. May all your wishes come true!"
Ten kinds of fireworks, ten kinds of blessings.
Yuan Lai walked out of the yard, judging the direction, trying to avoid too much deviation in the angle.
She placed her custom-made fireworks on the ground and lit the wicks.
The rising fireworks exploded in mid-air.
"Oh my god! Fireworks from the gang!"
"Did you see that? It's our name?"
"Is this the brothers' support color? So shocking."
"Who put this there?"
Ren He and Song Qiyuan came out of the yard and saw Yuan Lai's back standing not far away.
"The time is almost up."
"Will your plan succeed?"
"If you still had doubts before tonight, then after tonight, my plan will definitely succeed."
"If Yun Qing knew you..."
"Well, she knows. Anyway, the matter is settled. If she wants to complain, then let her complain. I just want her to come back."
Ren He said nothing more, but returned to the house and asked Cheng Xuan, "How long will it take for Hua Xuan to wake up?"
Cheng Xuan thought for a moment, "If Mr. Song hadn't intervened, he would have woken up in a month."
Ren He turned around and looked at Wu Jiahe who was staring at him, and suddenly felt like laughing.
Yuan Lai lit the last firework, took two steps back, and saw the crowd coming after hearing the noise.
She subconsciously wanted to run, but the fireworks were still burning, and for safety reasons, she couldn't leave anyone.
She slowly lowered her leg and put on a polite smile.
"Why did you guys come out? Were the fireworks not high enough?"
The brothers looked at Yuan Lai. The changing colors of the fireworks shone on her, making her outline blurry. She was right in front of them, yet seemed far away in the horizon.
Ever since they learned about some special things in this world, they have been automatically ignoring the strangeness in their hearts. But at this moment, seeing the wings looming behind Yuan Lai, they truly believed that Yuan Lai came for them.
"No, we'll come out, thank you."
Lin Tingting stood by the window, watching quietly. She saw Yuan Lai's wings again with her own eyes, although it was only for a few seconds.
"The color of the wings has changed."
Yun'er tapped Jiang Qingtian's forehead and said, "You're lucky you don't remember anything, otherwise you would have cried to death."
Jiang Qingtian's eyes were clear, "I'm very happy, why are you crying?"
Yun'er wanted to speak again, but Song Qiyuan stopped her, "Eat more and talk less."
Jiang Yan and Zhou Qingran looked at each other. They didn't understand a word these people said.
These people seem to have a close relationship with Yuan Lai, but their expressions are cold, and neither hatred nor love is obvious. It is really strange.
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