Volume 4: Beginning of Spring Chapter 8 Red Envelope
On the evening of the second day of the Chinese New Year, Jiang You took Jiang Mo to Chen Nan's parents' home.
They lived not far away, and took a taxi from Wenhua Street, which was just above the starting price. After entering the community, I asked the security guard which way to Building 7, and followed the instructions to get there quickly.
Chen Nan's parents live on the second floor.
Jiang You knocked on the door.
The next second, the door opened and Chen Nan stood behind it.
Jiang You looked behind her.
Yunyun sat at the dining table, twisted her waist and waved at him, and Chen's father and mother came out of the kitchen.
Jiang You smelled the aroma of food.
Chen Nan took out a pair of cotton slippers from the shoe cabinet and bent down to place them at his feet.
Jiang You changed his shoes and walked towards Chen's parents. He said, "Uncle, aunt, happy new year."
As he said this, he handed over the gift box of health products in his hand.
"Happy New Year." said Chen's mother.
Her expression was a little stiff.
"Happy New Year, hey, Xiao Jiang, right?" Father Chen looked at the gift box but didn't take it. "Why are you so polite..."
Chen Nan took the gift box from Jiang You and put it on the coffee table in the living room. She said, "Don't you always say you want to take calcium supplements?" She turned and looked at Jiang You, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Come and sit down."
Jiang You smiled and walked to the sofa and sat down.
Yunyun jumped down from the chair and walked to Jiang Mo. "The cartoon we watched last time has been updated for several episodes. Let's watch it together."
As she said this, she tried to hug Jiang Mo.
Jiang Mo took a step back.
Chen Nan said: "Yunyun , hold your brother's hand and take him to his room to watch cartoons."
"All right."
Yunyun took Jiang Mo's hand, Jiang Mo turned to look at Jiang You, Jiang You stretched out his hand and made the number two, Jiang Mo nodded, and obediently let Yunyun pull him into the room.
Father Chen glanced at Mother Chen. He said to Chen Nan, "Take good care of Xiao Jiang. We are in the kitchen."
After the kitchen door closed, Jiang You leaned back and relaxed. "I think I'm a little nervous."
Chen Nan sat down next to him and said, "Really?"
"Why don't you go and help your parents?"
"They must be discussing it now," Chen Nan picked up the small orange on the coffee table, peeled it and put it in Jiang You's hand, "How do you think Shanhelou's New Year's Eve dinner package is? Is it delicious?"
"Don't mention it. I originally thought that the cooking method would not be too different if I followed the instructions and videos. I usually cooked some noodles and they were all pretty good. But..." Jiang You shook his head. "Later, I had to rely on frozen dumplings to fill my stomach. But their eight-treasure sweet rice is good. I can buy it separately in the future."
Chen Nan peeled an orange and ate it himself. "When I first heard you say that, I thought you only needed to heat it in the microwave."
"I thought so too," Jiang You turned his head to look at Chen Nan, "Yesterday I took Jiang Mo to see his great-grandfather and great-grandmother, as well as his great uncle and his great aunt."
"How about it?"
"Take four red envelopes. I'm going to Thailand the day after tomorrow to see the sea, bask in the sun, and have fun for five or six days. Do I need to bring anything? I saw online that the herbal ointment seems to be very useful. There seems to be Bangkok bags, latex pillows, and so on..."
"Go out for a walk and bring back two pillows," Chen Nan laughed, "and some herbal ointment."
"Okay, bring Yunyun with you next time, and we'll go together."
Mr. and Mrs. Chen were in the kitchen, cooking and talking.
After Father Chen finished shredding the potatoes, he said, "Why were you so serious when Xiao Jiang came in just now?"
"I just want to check it out," Chen's mother turned down the heat and covered the pot. "He is so much younger than Nan Nan. Who knows if he is..."
"Okay, okay, he's not bad in his own right," Father Chen interrupted Mother Chen, "What did Nan Nan tell you yesterday?"
"What did she say? I asked her what she meant and whether she was going to get married, and she said she wasn't. So what does that mean?" Mother Chen's voice became louder.
Father Chen glanced outside and said, "Be gentle. You know Nan Nan's personality. She looks soft, but she is extremely stubborn. Have you forgotten that when she divorced Sun Rui, everyone advised her not to have a daughter so that it would be easier to remarry. Sun Rui refused to divorce and forced her to give up her property if she wanted a daughter, but she insisted on having Yun Yun."
Mother Chen lowered her head and said nothing.
"She brought him back to give us an explanation. When you go out later, look nice and persuade people to eat more food, okay?"
"Okay, okay, go out now. I'm going to cook." said Chen's mother.
After eating five or six small oranges, Jiang You changed his posture and said, "I should be back during the Lantern Festival. I remember that Wenfeng Park has a lantern riddle guessing event every year. Let's go and have a look then."
"I went to burn the first incense on the first day of the new year." said Chen Nan.
"What time did you go?"
"We lined up after midnight, and there was a misunderstanding in the middle."
"What's the oolong?"
Chen Nan recalled, "When we were halfway through the queue, the bell rang suddenly, and then someone said there was a fire. We who were at the back of the queue ran out in panic, but later we were told it wasn't a fire, so we got in line again."
Father Chen pushed open the kitchen door and walked out with a plate in his hand. He looked at Jiang You and Chen Nan and said, "Dinner will be ready in 10 minutes."
"Okay." Chen Nan stood up, walked to the door of the room and opened it. Yunyun and Jiang Mo were sitting side by side watching animation.
Chen Nan said, "Yunyun, it's time to eat. Take your brother to wash his hands."
"I understand." Yunyun said.
After watching Yunyun pull the minced ginger to the bathroom, Chen Nan walked into the kitchen and helped Chen's mother serve the vegetables from the pot.
Chen's mother looked at her and asked, "What's wrong with that child? Is that right?" She pointed her finger at her head.
"I'm just an introvert, but I'm very smart. Mom, have you prepared the red envelope?"
"Why is your arm bent outward?"
"If you haven't prepared anything, I put two in my bag. You can go to the room and take them out from my bag later."
"It's packed." Mother Chen watched Chen Nan walk out of the kitchen carrying the bowl of soup.
She sighed, took off her apron and hung it on the hook, picked up a plate of braised pork and walked out. She smiled and said, "Xiao Jiang, I heard that you like braised pork. How about you try the one I made?"
Jiang You stood up and said, "I must try it. I just sat on the sofa for a while and smelled the fragrance from the kitchen, but I couldn't stand it anymore."
While Jiang You was eating and drinking at Chen Nan's parents' house, Zhuang Zekun was standing on the dead end of the road where the small world appeared.
He took a step forward with some doubt in his eyes, then he took out the spiritual power recorder. The values were jumping. After walking around the area several times, he was sure that the small world was no longer here.
His expression grew serious.
He took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
