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Chapter 407 New Year’s Eve

During the Chinese New Year in modern times, Xu Han’s mother would prepare some extra steamed buns every year and save them for eating during the first month of the lunar year, which also means having surplus every year.

In the evening, everyone had been busy all day and had not made dinner.

There happened to be some freshly-made steamed buns, so we had dinner with them.

Xu Han was afraid that everyone would not be full with just the buns, so she made a big pot of hot and sour soup, and everyone had a bowl to drink to warm themselves up.

Yunhua slurped the soup and kept saying, "This soup is so delicious, sour and spicy, so tasty."

Xu Han explained, "I put some shredded bacon, some mushrooms, and tofu in this hot and sour soup. It tastes fresh and delicious."

Zhao Yunyun also praised, "It tastes really good. It's even better than the hot and sour soup I had before."

Grandpa Zhao added some more hot and sour soup to Yunyun, "If it tastes good, drink more."

Although today's dinner was simple, it did not stop everyone from enjoying it happily.

At night, everyone stopped chatting together. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so everyone should go to bed early today, as there is still a lot of work waiting for everyone to do tomorrow!

The next day, Xu Han was woken up by Lu Chuan at dawn.

Today is New Year's Eve. I can't sleep until noon like I did yesterday, otherwise I might not be able to have the New Year's Eve dinner.

"Wife, hurry up and get up. I'll go get some hot water so you can wash up later."

Xu Han was dazed, but she still reminded Lu Chuan, "Use the big iron pot outside the yard to heat it. You will need water to wash things later."

"Okay, I get it. You should get up quickly. From what I heard, Yunhua and the others should have gotten up."

Xu Han sat up with a somersault, forced herself to wake up, put on her clothes and got out of bed immediately.

Before going out, he did not forget to tuck in the quilts for Mu'er and Ze'er.

However, before Xu Han left the room, Mu'er had already woken up. After waking up, Mu'er sat up directly, and instantly all sleepiness was gone.

Xu Han couldn't help but admire her eldest son's willpower. His biological clock was so punctual, and he didn't have the slightest bit of irritability when getting up. He would get up immediately when he was told to.

"Mu'er, mother is going out first. Please put on your clothes before coming out. Remember to close the door when you go out. Your brother is still asleep."

The clothes that Xu Han made for Mu'er were very simple. You could just put them on directly, and Mu'er could dress herself.

Moreover, Mu'er is now over three years old and has no problem dressing herself. In addition, Xu Han has deliberately cultivated Mu'er's ability to take care of herself since she was a child. Now Mu'er can handle most things by herself without the help of adults.

"Okay, mother, you go out first."

Seeing that Mu'er agreed, Xu Han walked out of the room.

As soon as I walked out of the house, a cold wind blew in my face. It was only about six o'clock and it was not yet dawn.

Xu Han rubbed her hands, resisted the urge to turn back, and walked towards the kitchen.

Lu Chuan saw his wife coming over and asked, "Is Mu'er awake?"

"I got up. When I came here just now, I was putting on my clothes."

Lu Chuan continued to ask, "Ze'er hasn't woken up yet."

"He's not awake yet. He's sleeping soundly. Just leave him alone for now. Someone will have to watch over him when he wakes up."

Lu Chuan also agreed with Xu Han's idea, and changed the subject, saying, "I have already added water and rice to the pot, and you just need to stir-fry two simple dishes later."

Xu Han took the spoon from Lu Chuan's hand and said, "Okay, I got it. Go and do your thing."

Although it is breakfast, it cannot be too simple. Normally, a few people may just have simple porridge and pickles, but now there are Yunhua and Zhao Yunyun at home, so we have to cook some dishes for breakfast.

Just as Xu Han was getting busy, Zhao Yunyun also came over from the backyard.

"Sister Xiaohan, I got up late, is there anything I can help you with?"

Xu Han smiled and looked at Zhao Yunyun and said, "It's not too late. I just got up too. Can you help me wash and chop the green onions? I'll make fried green onion eggs later."

"Okay, I know how to do this." After Zhao Yunyun said that, she jumped out with the green onions in her hand.

After everyone finished a simple breakfast, Zhao Yunyun and Xu Han began to prepare for tonight’s New Year’s Eve dinner together.

In the morning, the two of them first washed the vegetables that needed to be washed, blanched those that needed to be blanched, and put them in the kitchen for later use. They could then start cooking in the afternoon.

Lu Chuan and his friends were not idle either. They took this time to write and post couplets at home, and hung new lanterns in the yard.

After lunch, Zhao Yunyun asked Xu Han to cut some paper-cuts and paste them on the windows.

Yunhua patted the clothes that were stained from hanging lanterns and said, "Hahaha, after putting on all these things, I instantly feel like it's Chinese New Year."

Zhao Yunyun also agreed, "Yes, look how festive this courtyard looks after it's been decorated. It's all red. It's so prosperous and bright."

"Hahaha, this year's New Year's Eve is so lively and crowded. After we finish eating the New Year's Eve dinner, shall we play mahjong?"

Xu Han was the first to answer, "Of course we have to play mahjong. We haven't played it much this year, and there's nothing to do after the New Year's Eve dinner. It's just right for us to stay up together and play mahjong."

The Taoist priest slowly said, "Then you must prepare the money in advance, or you can't default on your debt later."

Xu Han waved her hands and said, "Yunhua is here, so I won't be the one who loses the most."

Yun Hua was unhappy when he heard this, "Why, is my luck still so bad this year? Let me tell you, I came here well prepared this year. When I came back, I exchanged some small change for copper coins just to play mahjong."

"Hahaha, then you better not lose too quickly later."

Everyone burst into laughter, and finally Grandpa Zhao said, "Okay, okay, let's go help prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, so we can play mahjong after dinner."

When everyone heard this, they stopped making noise and immediately all of them rushed into the kitchen.

When Xu Han saw this situation, she was shocked. Several people immediately blocked the kitchen tightly, and for a moment the huge kitchen seemed particularly crowded.

Xu Han smiled flatteringly and said, "Master, take Yunhua and the other two out to look after the child first. We can't all stay in the kitchen. Someone needs to look after the child."

Seeing Xu Han like this, the Taoist priest still didn't understand, so he waved his hand and said, "Come on, you're just afraid that I'll mess up this year's New Year's Eve dinner."

Grandpa Zhao teased, "Then why don't you have some self-awareness and get out now."

Everyone laughed and made a scene again. The Taoist priest was not convinced and said, "Come on, we are both the same. No one should criticize each other. Come on, let's go out and play chess. Let the kids be busy."