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Chapter 425 Let time give the answer(1/2)

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year~"

"Haha, yes, Fengfeng is at home... Want to see Yilan? Come on, welcome."

Although with the development of the times, the flavor of the New Year has become less and less, the New Year after the lifting of the lockdown is definitely more flavorful than the three years of the mask period put together.

Because the gloom overhead has dissipated, Ningyuan has lifted the ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers in some areas of the city, and the movement of relatives and friends is no longer restricted.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi's mobile phones were constantly on the phone, with New Year's calls coming one after another. But this time they were not students and colleagues, but mostly relatives of the two.

Nowadays, Writer Li has a successful career and is well-known. When they heard that he was coming home, many more relatives wanted to visit him. Those who called either wanted to be guests or invited their family to have dinner at his home.

Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi discussed it and simply planned to call each other's family members to have a reunion dinner together today.

In addition to his grandfather and grandmother, Li Peifeng's close relatives and elders, there are also aunts and uncles who are Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi's brothers and sisters.

Li Peifeng didn't like such a messy occasion, and he felt that he was going to Hangzhou tomorrow on the second day of the Lunar New Year, so there was no need to have such a large-scale dinner party, so when Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi proposed this plan, they politely expressed their opposition, but the two elders

The reasons listed were very sufficient and successfully convinced him.

"Not only do you think it's troublesome, your mother and I also think it's troublesome. The key is that you are now prosperous, and tomorrow we have to go away again. We may not be able to come back when. It doesn't make sense that we won't even see our relatives during the Chinese New Year. And your grandfather and

Grandma and the others, they are the real protagonists of this meal... In this world, every time we meet is one less, and for a family, every meal is less."

"Your grandpa is still in good health, but he doesn't like to cook much this year. From time to time, he asks your second uncle to take care of food, clothing, and daily life. He even came to live with us for a while before. Your grandpa and grandma's health is even worse. In previous years,

I can still work in the fields, but this year the land has been taken out. In the future, I might end up sleeping like your grandma... so you must eat this meal!"



"Come on, dinner is ready. Dinner is ready."

"I still need a pair of bowls and chopsticks...here they are!"

"Xiaoxia, stop playing poker and come to eat!"

At noon that day, all relatives and friends gathered at Li's house. The uncle's family of three, the second aunt's family of three, the third aunt's family of three. The second uncle, the eldest aunt, the second aunt... In short, Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi

All the relatives of both families are here.

There were twenty-five people, men, women, old and young, and three tables were set up in the living room and kitchen.

The sounds of adults talking, the excited shouts of children playing cards, and the various movements of the range hood in the kitchen made the house lively.

"Here comes the chicken soup~"

"Xiao Feng, are the dishes ready? Then you, the birthday girl, should sit down and eat quickly."

"I suggest that everyone first propose a toast to the two chefs. They are very busy today."

"You're right, let's toast them together."

The uncle poured wine and raised glasses. He still remembered Li Peifeng’s insignificant birthday and bought a cake before coming to the door. Others talked about hard work or happy birthday, so they raised glasses to Li Peifeng and Li Qiyuan.

"Haha, as long as you are satisfied with the meal."

"Happy New Year, cheers."

After a glass of wine, the dinner party officially began, and the volume of conversation did not get much lower. The children were shocked at the deliciousness of the dishes and praised them so much. The adults' topics mainly revolved around Li Peifeng and Zhao Qingge, the pregnant woman.

Because of their teacher-student status and age gap, the Li family was not optimistic about this relationship at first. However, Li Peifeng's parents were very supportive, and the young couple successfully married and had children, so they could only express their blessings and concern.

Second aunt: "Qingge, are you tired after being transferred to Yanda University? You need to pay more attention to your pregnancy. It's best to take a leave of absence to concentrate on raising the baby."

Zhao Qingge lowered his eyebrows and said, "I'm not too busy at work, and after I got pregnant, I told my boss that I would basically work from home."

The second aunt nodded: "That's okay. Don't be tired. Pay attention when walking. It's not a joke if you fall a little. I was thirty-two years old when I wanted to have my second child. I couldn't wait to have 24 hours a day.

They are all lying on the bed to raise them...Hey, you have to listen to your mother-in-law in this regard, she is too experienced."

Yu Huizhi answered with a smile: "You should pay attention, but you should not be too nervous, otherwise the mood will be very depressed and it will not be good for the baby's health."

The second uncle asked: "By the way, Peifeng, why didn't you appear on TV this year? The grand ceremony program last year didn't seem to be broadcast this year."

Li Peifeng explained: "The kind of annual meeting jointly organized with TV stations is not held every year. This year's terminal annual meeting is not open to the public. It is just a gathering of writers to have a meal and then award awards to some works. Last week I

I just came back from the Shanghai Stock Exchange and went to the annual meeting."

The second uncle was curious: "Did you win the award?"

Before Li Peifeng could answer, his cousin immediately said, "Of course I won the award, the annual Golden Keyboard Award... Only the novel with the best performance and the greatest influence can win this award."

The second aunt patted her daughter and said, "Why are you so well-connected?"

"I've been following the updates... By the way, brother, I saw in the news that Sword and Sorcery seems to be developing a mobile game. When can we start testing it?"

The second aunt laughed and scolded: "I just didn't study hard in my sophomore year. I focused all my attention on novels and games. Do you think you are your brother? If you can write like your brother, let alone make a lot of money with this, as long as you have enough

The monthly pocket money, then I will burn high incense..."

My cousin mustered up the courage: "Mom, please stop saying a few words. I'm writing it...it's already more than 30,000 words. Brother, can you help me guide it later?"

"No problem."

Li Peifeng smiled and said: "If you write well, I can give you a chapter recommendation after it is released."

"That's great...but I feel like my writing is very poor. It took me more than two weeks to write the first 30,000 words." The cousin was happy but also guilty.

"Take your time, no one writes like a god the first time they write."

The second aunt and second uncle work as workers in a swimsuit factory. The couple earns more than 10,000 yuan a month and live a relatively comfortable life. However, their daughter Ding Xueran attends a second-level agricultural school, and they have always been worried about their daughter's employment.

The second uncle didn't know what Zhang Tui meant, but seeing his daughter happy, he thanked Li Peifeng for his help, and then encouraged his daughter: "This time, you can't fish for three days and dry the net for two days. Since you want to write, you must be persistent."

Come on, don’t let your brother’s help go down, maybe you can adapt the work into a TV series and make a lot of money.”

Ding Xueran looked resentful and remained silent, thinking to herself, parents, you think too highly of me, and you want to adapt it for film and television? I'm afraid it will be difficult to even sign the contract.

The aunt at the other table interjected with a smile: "Pei Feng, the TV series "Devil President" was really good, and it seems to be quite popular... Do you have any other works that have been adapted for the screen in the future?"

"There are currently no plans for film and television, but there are two cartoons that should be released this year."

"Really? What work is it adapted from?"

"……"malady

As a married man with a child and a successful career, Li Peifeng does not have the embarrassing worries of contemporary young people who are urged to get married and asked about salary when they go home to celebrate the New Year and chat with relatives.

The topic at the dinner table centered on him, and everyone chatted about it, chatting here and there, and the atmosphere was harmonious and harmonious.

"Dingling bell~"

Halfway through the meal, amidst the chaotic chatter, Grandpa Li Tiancheng received a call on his cell phone. He thought it was a relative or friend coming to pay New Year greetings, so he answered it with a smile. However, after chatting with the other person for a long time, the smile disappeared.

He hung up the phone with a calm expression.

"who?"

Li Qiyuan next to him vaguely heard the content of the call, and his expression became solemn.

"Brother Liang, your uncle may only live for a few days, and he may not even be able to survive the fifteenth."

Li Tiancheng whispered: "After dinner, you will drive me to Sandao Township. I must meet him before he leaves and stay in his hometown for a few days... Sigh."

Although the voice was low, everyone at the table heard it.

Li Qiyuan's uncle, that is, Li Peifeng's uncle, Li Tiancheng's brother... is going to die?

It was at this moment of joyful reunion that when I suddenly received this kind of news, the topic of conversation among my relatives inevitably switched to this.

"This Chinese New Year is really..."

"How old is he?"

"Is there any physical illness? Have you been to a big hospital?"

Li Tiancheng took a sip of wine and muttered: "My eldest brother was originally in good health. He often went to work in the fields when he was more than seventy years old, but he was hit by an electric car the year before last and the root cause of his disease fell. Having said that, Seven

Thirteen, eighty-four, the King of Hell will not take me there. After the New Year, he will be eighty-five, which is considered a long life... Let’s not talk about this, everyone will continue to eat.”

After saying this, Li Tiancheng poured a glass of wine to everyone. Then, the old man took the initiative to change the topic and asked Li Peifeng if he had chosen a good name for his great-grandson, as if he had completely forgotten the phone call just now.

"I have several alternative names, but I haven't made up my mind yet."

While Li Peifeng was answering, he noticed that his grandfather's right hand was shaking badly when he poured the wine just now, as well as the reluctance and sadness hidden under his smile. He couldn't help but understand more about his parents' insistence on promoting this gathering, and even suddenly remembered the death of his grandma.

That day.

A horse is caught in a sigh, fire is caught in a stone, and a body is caught in a dream.

People's understanding of time, life and death can only emerge after experiencing a near-death state in person, or seeing the gray hair and withered face of their parents, or experiencing the death of a close relative around them.

Every time you experience it, you will have new thoughts about life.

What impressed Li Peifengjing the most was the time when his grandmother died of a cerebral infarction caused by diabetes during the winter vacation of his sophomore year.

It's not particularly sudden, because my grandma has been troubled by diabetes in her later years. Her lower body is paralyzed and she is bedridden all year round. Sometimes she is awake and sometimes confused, so she needs grandpa to take care of her.

A week before my grandma died, her condition worsened and she had been lying in the hospital. The family had been mentally prepared in advance.

"The death certificate just came out...this old lady didn't say anything to me, didn't even say thank you, and left without saying a word."

After the family rushed to the hospital ward, grandfather Li Tiancheng immediately complained about his wife in front of them, waving the thin piece of paper in his hand.

He shed no tears, no sorrow or pain, and his tone was like when his wife was still alive and the children came to the house for dinner. He was complaining that he had changed his grandma's diapers three more times today.
To be continued...
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