New Year's Extra
"Mumu, come in quickly, there is a Nian beast outside that will eat children."
Inside the house, Jiang Xiyue was holding the dumplings she had just wrapped and shouting outside.
Today is the Chinese New Year, and it is the fifth year since my child was born. The five-year-old child is very difficult to manage. It is obviously time for dinner, but he just keeps coming in.
Linzhou, who was standing in front of the pot, reached out to take the dumplings from Jiang Xiyue and spoke softly after putting them into the pot.
"Let the child play if she wants. Where did the Nian monster come from?"
"Hmph, you just talk nicely. Even if it gets dirty, I still have to give Mu Mu a bath. You are a bad guy who only knows how to talk." Jiang Xiyue complained in a low voice, but still reached out to take off her apron.
The man in front of her was the man she had loved for many years. Although he was unreliable in small matters, he had never made any mistakes in big matters.
However, after hearing what his wife said, Linzhou shook his head hard.
"The child is five years old now, so I need to avoid suspicion in advance. Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest of the housework to me."
"That's what you said, but Mumu will go to kindergarten after the New Year. Have you made your choice?" Jiang Xiyue asked softly as she looked at the New Year's Eve dinner already on the table.
She is already thirty years old, but she still looks like the high school student she was back then, except that she has a more mature charm.
Hearing this, Linzhou shook his head helplessly.
"Yueyue, you should eat more vermicelli at night. It's good for your brain. Didn't I tell you about this the day before yesterday? We have already found a kindergarten, and the teacher is an acquaintance of our family."
"Well... I remember now, Sister Xiaohui went to work as a kindergarten teacher." Jiang Xiyue suddenly looked up and quickly answered.
She wanted to prove that she had a good brain and at least wouldn't forget things.
While the couple was chatting, a little girl came in . She was wearing a red cotton jacket and her hair just reached her shoulders. "Dad... Dad, I'm hungry. When will our New Year's Eve dinner be ready?"
"It will be ready soon. Let mom accompany you to wash your hands, okay?" Lin Zhou treated his daughter like a treasure and spoke to her in an extremely gentle tone.
From the moment the child was born, his appearance perfectly inherited the advantages of both people.
It looks like a glutinous rice dumpling.
Of course, the child’s nickname is Tuanzi…
It’s just that he and his wife are used to calling him Mu Mu. This is his real name, Lin Mu Mu, which he thought of while eating Kaifeng cuisine one day.
After hearing Linzhou's words, Jiang Xiyue took her daughter's hand and walked towards the bathroom.
"Mumu, next time don't dig the soil in the yard with your hands."
"But mom, I want to see what an earthworm looks like, and see if it can become two earthworms if I cut it vertically." Lin Mumu's voice was very childish, but she was saying something very scary.
Jiang Xiyue also smiled bitterly. This child has inherited his father's personality perfectly.
The exploration and curiosity are not important, the key is the outrageous sincerity...
"Mom will tell you straight away, if you cut an earthworm vertically it will die, and if you cut it horizontally in the wrong place it will also die."
"No, Dad said that if you don't understand something, you have to do it yourself. Even if mom and dad say it, you can't completely trust it. You can only believe it if it's for Mu Mu's safety."
Standing on a small stool, Lin Mumu washed her hands carefully, carefully washing out the dirt in every gap between her fingernails, and then wiped them dry with a towel.
"Mumu has finished washing, mom, you wash your hands too."
"Okay." Jiang Xiyue, who was a little absent-minded, collected her scattered thoughts, put her hands under the faucet, and carefully washed her hands using the five-step method.
After supervising their mother to wash her hands, the two of them came to the restaurant. At this time, Linzhou had already served the dumplings.
Jiang Xiyue also hurried to help get bowls, chopsticks and drinks, and of course she prepared yogurt for Lin Mumu.
"Congee...husband, do you think our method of educating our children is correct?"
"That's right. The child is very smart. She will understand if she is guided, instead of being told what to do or what is right, unless it involves safety issues." Linzhou put the dishes on the table and answered casually.
Lin Mumu, who was as tall as the dining table, opened his arms towards his father.
"Dad, hold me up and sit on it. I think I can eat by myself..."
"Okay!" Lin Zhou squatted down and put his hands between his daughter's shoulders, raising her up until she was at eye level with him. "Mu Mu, Daddy said that you can't eat anything now?"
Lin Mumu, who was suddenly asked the question, started counting on her fingers.
"You can't eat fish with bones, you can't eat finely chopped chicken, you can't eat ..."
After his daughter finished speaking, Linzhou put her on the chair, stretched out his hand towards Jiang Xiyue with a smile on his face.
I have to take my daughter back to my hometown tomorrow. My parents must miss their granddaughter so much.
Looking at Linzhou's outstretched hand, Jiang Xiyue also smiled, "Hubby, Happy New Year."
After saying that, Jiang Xiyue found a place to sit down and raised his glass casually.
The two glasses collided gently, making a crisp sound. The two of them picked up their glasses and took a sip before continuing to eat the New Year's Eve dinner that they had prepared for an entire afternoon.
During this period after marriage, the New Year’s Eve dinner was prepared by both of them, and it was the same every year.
Of course, Lin Mumu was involved in making several of the dumplings this year.
Looking at his parents, Lin Mumu put the peeled prawns into his mother's bowl, then peeled another one and put it into his father's bowl.
"I'll give it to you. You can't leave Mu Mu behind from now on."
Hearing this, Linzhou smiled.
"No, Mom and Dad will never abandon Mu Mu."
…
After dinner, Linzhou and his daughter stood in the yard. In front of them was a pile of fireworks of all kinds.
"Mumu, Daddy tells you that as long as you light fireworks and firecrackers, you can scare the Nian beast away, and it won't come to eat children."
"The Nian beast is so timid that it's actually afraid of fireworks. Even Mumu isn't afraid of it." As the daughter of Linzhou, Lin Mumu raised her little head proudly.
But at this time, Jiang Xiyue stepped forward and carried her daughter to a distance slightly away from the fireworks.
After making sure that the mother and daughter were in a safe area, Linzhou took out a lighter and lit the fuse. A streak of small sparks instantly burned into the inside of the firework. Linzhou also stepped back a few steps and stood beside the mother and daughter.
Flames rose from the ground, exploded in the air, and then slid down in all directions.
The light illuminated the faces of the family of three. Lin Mumu's mouth opened into a circle and he jumped up and down excitedly.
Only Jiang Xiyue tilted her head and watched all this, answering the video call.
"Dad, Linzhou and I will take Mumu back tomorrow...by train...and book a high-end soft sleeper. Since Mumu is young, we won't let her take the plane."
Before he could finish his words, Lin Mumu's head appeared on the screen.
"Happy Chinese New Year, Grandpa. You promised Mu Mu that you would show Mu Mu the goose. You can't break your promise."
