The strongest counterattack

After arriving at the entrance of the Hyatt Hotel, Hao Lei took a taxi and left. Qin Sheng sent his sister into the hotel, and on the way to the hotel, he smiled and said, "This Hao Lei is really good. He looks more honest. I don't know your friends well. , I don’t know what happened to you before, but at least they took you seriously, "

"Sister, don't think about it so much. I have a good idea of ​​these things. You should rest quickly and come over for breakfast tomorrow," Qin Sheng said with a smile.

Qin Ran said unhappily, "Do you think I'm long-winded?"

"No, no, how dare I, who doesn't know that my sister treats me the best?" Qin Sheng said while patting his sister's ass with a smile.

Qin Ran snorted coldly and said, "It's almost the same, that's enough, you go back early, don't make Aunt Wang wait too late, I'll go up now, see you tomorrow"

Qin Sheng nodded, smiled and said good night, and then left the hotel to take a taxi back to the Golden Land Furong Family.

When they returned to Lin's house, Aunt Wang and Xinxin were still awake, somewhat worried, so they were waiting for him to come back. Qin Sheng chatted with them for a while, answering their various questions, and waited until twelve o'clock. just rest.

Lying on this familiar old bed, Qin Sheng was in a very relaxed mood. Today is finally different from the past, maybe it's just luck. During this period of time, there is nothing that disturbs him. They are all happy things. Tomorrow will be It's New Year's Eve, hope next year all goes well.

Thinking about it, Qin Sheng just fell asleep unconsciously.

In the morning, when Qin Sheng woke up, it was already eight o'clock, and he slept very comfortably this time.

When he came out of the shower, his elder sister Qin Ran had come over from the hotel at some point, and saw him joked, "What a lazy pig, I've been waiting for you for half an hour, hurry up and have breakfast, we don't have much time"

How could Qin Sheng dare to talk nonsense, after saying hello to Aunt Wang Xinxin, he quickly sat down to eat, wolfed down the breakfast, and told Aunt Wang and Xinxin some things, and hurriedly prepared to leave for the airport with his sister.

Outside the door, the driver had been waiting for a long time. He waved goodbye to Aunt Wang Xinxin, and Qin Sheng reluctantly got into the car and left.Every time he was in a hurry and didn't have time to spend time with Aunt Wang, Qin Sheng felt a little guilty, but he would make it up in the future.

At twelve o'clock sharp, the plane finally landed at the Capital International Airport.

This Spring Festival, Qin Sheng will meet many interesting people and interesting things...

Chapter 390 This Is the Chinese New Year

On the last day of the year, the vast majority of people have already returned to their hometowns, and every household is full of laughter. After all, many places pay a lot of attention to New Year's Eve, visiting the graves of their ancestors and inviting them to go home for the New Year and so on.Therefore, the capital airport, which is usually very busy with people coming and going, has become a little cold today.

But there are still many passengers who are catching a plane and want to go back to their hometown and reunite with their families before the New Year's Eve dinner.The taste of the New Year at the airport is also very strong, but the stronger the taste of the New Year, the more bitter it is for them.If it is not for life, who would not want to go home early for reunion, but can only rush at the last moment.

Gongsun personally came to pick up Qin Sheng and Qin Ran. As the chief steward of the Qin family, he had already arranged everything for the Qin family's New Year.

Compared to yesterday when they came to the airport, there were basically no vehicles on the way back to the airport today. This big city has become empty again, but within a few days, it will be lively again, year after year. The cycle continues, and I don't know when the cycle will stop.

In the car, Qin Ran and Uncle Gongsun were chatting about the preparations at home, etc. Qin Sheng watched the New Year's decorations on both sides of the street and high-rise buildings through the car window, and couldn't help but think of those interesting things about the New Year when he was a child.

Compared with the city, the Chinese New Year in the countryside is more intense, but now it is not as good as when I was a child.But when he was a child, Qin Sheng never liked Chinese New Year, because every time it came to Chinese New Year, he felt more lonely, and every family was reunited, but he could only guard his grandfather in the old house.

At that time, Qin Sheng was a bit stubborn. Although he only had a grandfather, he wanted to clean up the old house, paste couplets and blessing characters, hang up Chinese festivals and various decorations, and make sure to be full of New Year's flavor like other houses. .Fortunately, there was the Lin family at that time, and the New Year's goods in the old house were all prepared by the Lin family. The Lin family called Qin Sheng and Mr. Qin to celebrate the New Year together at the Lin family's house countless times, but the old man never nodded, as if there had never been a New Year's Eve in his world. this means.If the old man doesn't go, of course Qin Sheng won't go either. He can only stay with his grandfather in the old house, and he won't go to Lin's house until the second day of the new year.

Thinking of these past events, Qin Sheng couldn't help but smile wryly. The older he grew up, the more he knew that it was not easy for his grandfather. He never blamed his grandfather for taking him away from the Qin family, because many of the things he learned from his grandfather were learned outside his life. less than.

He has been thinking about how many storms and storms an old man has to go through in his life. When he is old, he can be so calm and calm. Nothing can make his heart ripple a little bit, and he repeats it day after day, year after year. , It seems that it is nothing more than quietly waiting to die.

Qin Sheng has never met such a legendary figure as his grandfather in his life, but in his whole life, he has not lifted the veil of mystery.

However, Qin Sheng, who has returned to the Qin family now, knows that he is not far away from this day, and the truth of those years will gradually surface. Even if he does not take the initiative to seek answers, some things will come to him on his own initiative.

Returning to the Qin family was a new life for Qin Sheng, and it turned his life upside down, but everything has pros and cons, and returning to the Qin family would also put him in a bigger crisis, which is why Qin Changan didn't dare The fundamental reason for meeting Qin Sheng was that he was afraid that Qin Sheng would not be able to handle all this.

After all, the old man has given Qin Sheng more than 20 years of happiness and ease, and he cannot be ruined like this...

When we arrived at the alleys of the courtyard, every household posted couplets and blessings, only the front door of Qin’s family was still bare, Qin Ran asked with a smile, “Uncle Gongsun, why haven’t we posted couplets at this time in previous years? Are you done?"

Gongsun explained with a smile, "Master said, I want you to post this year, so I'm waiting for you to come back."

"Poverty and exquisiteness" Qin Ran said disapprovingly, but he also knew what it meant.If you really count, this year should be regarded as a serious Chinese New Year in the courtyard. The past years are really too deserted. After all, Qin Sheng is back this year.

After entering the courtyard, Qin Sheng and Qin Ran had a rest after lunch, and then began to get busy. Gongsun prepared everything.However, compared to normal days, many people left the courtyard on New Year's Eve. This is Gongsun's arrangement. Every Spring Festival is divided into two shifts. After the seventh day of the lunar new year, these bodyguards and servants who stayed in the courtyard will go home to celebrate the New Year until the first month. Come back after fifteen.

Qin Changan is not here, although he is in a high position, but every Spring Festival, he is busier than anyone else, and he doesn't come back until the afternoon of New Year's Eve.He is going to visit many people, but many people also want to visit him, so the time has to be different.But this year Qin Sheng can relax a bit, because Qin Sheng can do many things for him.

"Sister, can you see if it's okay?"

Outside the courtyard, Qin Sheng stepped on the ladder with Spring Festival couplets, Qin Ran watched from below, two bodyguards stabilized the ladder, and Gongsun shouted to be careful.

What Qin Sheng didn't expect was that this couplet was actually written by Qin Changan himself. After asking Gongsun, he found out that Qin Changan personally writes the couplets and blessings every year. A pair of couplets.

Qin Sheng understood after thinking about it. The Qin family is considered a scholarly family. Needless to say, his grandfather's writing skills can be said to have reached the pinnacle. He also had a small achievement, let alone Qin Changan, so it's not surprising.

Qin Sheng had carefully pondered Qin Changan's words just now. Compared with the old man and him, it was still a little bit inferior, but he would definitely be able to wait for the elegant hall. Qin Sheng even mocked a few words in his heart. If he had known, he would let me write it. , will definitely amaze everyone.It is also true, if Qin Sheng writes it in cursive, if someone who knows how to do it passes by, he will definitely be astonished.

"It's crooked, point to the right, and higher to the left, yes, yes, yes, yes." Standing below, Qin Ran raised his head and directed Qin Sheng, with a happy smile on his face.

It took only a few minutes for the two of them to paste the couplets and blessings outside the gate, and they cooperated tacitly. Qin Sheng stood at the door and said with great interest, "That's right, but the words are a bit short. If you let me write , it's perfect"

Qin Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry, knowing that Qin Chang'an's character had been praised by several big figures, Qin Sheng was definitely playing tricks.

"Blow it up, you're getting more and more bragging. Do you know who has collected the word your father?" Qin Ran covered his mouth and smiled coquettishly, liking Qin Sheng's serious nonsense more and more.

Qin Sheng said disapprovingly, "Sister, if you don't believe me, you must have never seen Grandpa's handwriting, right? That's called bullshit. I dare not challenge Grandpa, but his handwriting is nothing more than that. When there is a chance, I will give it to you." Write an adverb as a gift, if you don’t believe me, just find a master to pinpin, or take it directly to Guardian or Poly Auction House, they will definitely be scared to death by you.”

"Hey, who did you learn from your bragging? We don't have anyone like you in our family." Qin Sheng got louder and louder, and Qin Ran didn't believe it even more, and couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry.

You can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep, you just want to pour a basin of cold water on him, so Qin Sheng didn't bother to argue, shrugged and said, "Forget it if you don't believe me, maybe I'm too low-key."

"Xin Xin Xin, keep a low profile, okay, then you can stop talking, there are still a lot of unposted, hurry up, we have to go to the Sanli River after we finish our work in a while." Qin Ran didn't want to continue with Qin Sheng After arguing, he pulled Qin Sheng and walked inside.

"Sister, listen to me." Qin Sheng wanted to continue reasoning with his sister, but Qin Ran had already ignored him.

Qin Sheng can only sigh with emotion, the master is lonely.

Qin Sheng and Qin Ran pasted couplets and blessing characters on the doors and windows of the courtyard, and hung many Chinese knots. Coupled with those lanterns, the entire courtyard was decorated very beautifully.

It was already four o'clock after finishing all these tasks, Qin Ran and Qin Sheng rushed to the old house in Sanlihe, fortunately it was not far away, and arrived within 10 minutes.

The old house had already been cleaned by that aunt. Qin Sheng and Qin Ran hurriedly put up couplets and hung lanterns, etc. It took half an hour to clean up the old house as well.

Finally, and of course the most important thing, is to pay homage to my mother, and put on the sacrifices brought from the courtyard. Qin Ran offered incense as her elder sister. After knelt and kowtowed, Qin Ran faced the portrait of her mother and said happily, "Mom, New Year's Eve!" up"

Qin Sheng followed his sister and said, "Mom, it's Chinese New Year"

After more than 20 years, the family can finally reunite for the New Year...

It was already 05:30 when we returned to the courtyard from the old house, and the feeling of the New Year on the road was getting stronger and stronger. The radio was talking about the customs of the New Year in various places. Qin Sheng looked at his sister who was driving hard, and felt inexplicably happy.

When they came back, Qin Changan had already returned and was busy in the living room. Qin Ran deliberately joked, "Dad, I thought you weren't coming back, and you were going to take your younger brother to Shanghai to join grandma."

Qin Changan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, knowing that his daughter was making fun of him again, he had no choice but to respond, "How can I bear you?"

The tea table in the living room was filled with all kinds of melon seeds, fruit, candy and snacks, and there was no room left on the whole table. Qin Ran was puzzled, "Dad, what are you doing with so many things?"

Qin Chang'an didn't answer, of course he wouldn't say why, he just pushed Qin Ran and said, "Don't make trouble here, didn't you sister and brother buy new clothes, go take a shower and change, the New Year's Eve dinner is almost ready."

Qin Ran curled his lips and said, "You are so grown up, and you still wear new clothes."

But she seemed to have forgotten that Qin Sheng also said the same thing some time ago, she didn't pay attention to Qin Sheng, she bought a lot of things with him.

But after saying that, Qin Ran still dragged Qin Sheng upstairs. This Spring Festival is destined to be different from the past. After all these years, there has never been a Spring Festival that made her so happy.

When he came out after taking a bath and changing into new clothes, Qin Ran saw the completely new Qin Sheng, and couldn't help but say, "Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of my younger brother, he's so handsome, my sister is almost fascinated by you."

Qin Sheng also looked at the older sister in front of him. With this temperament and appearance, he really outdid those big stars for countless times, and said with a smile, "Well, with such a beautiful older sister, of course there will be such a handsome younger brother, otherwise it will be embarrassing for her ah"

Qin Ran couldn't stop laughing coquettishly at Qin Sheng's teasing, so he took Qin Sheng's arm and went downstairs, what a couple.

Sure enough, after going downstairs, Qin Chang'an, who had just taken a few bottles of red wine from the wine cellar, was immediately stunned. All he had to say was, it really was my son and daughter.

"Dad, why is this year's New Year's Eve dinner so rich?" Qin Ran walked to Qin Changan's side, and asked obediently, holding his father's arm.

Qin Chang'an smiled lightly, and then gave the answer, "The guests should be here, you can greet them for me."

"There are still guests this year, who is it?" Qin Ran couldn't help asking curiously. In the past, there were never any guests on New Year's Eve.

Qin Chang'an deliberately sold Guan Zi and said, "You will know when you go out."

When Qin Ran led Qin Sheng out of the courtyard, two cars stopped at the gate before waiting for 2 minutes at the gate.When they were wondering who it was, they saw their uncle and aunt getting out of the car slowly, as well as their two cousins, sister-in-law and their children.

Qin Ran was stunned by this surprise for a moment, she was so excited that she didn't know what to say, she really didn't expect that her uncle's family would come to the courtyard to celebrate the New Year, it was really too unexpected.

The deserted courtyard in previous years is really too lively this year. Qin Ran just wants to say a word, that is, this is the Chinese New Year.

Qin Sheng, who was smiling not far away, of course had no idea what this meant...

Chapter 391 A Little Panic

That incident was too turbulent back then, let's not talk about how the Qin family was besieged, and what role the Zhu family played in the turmoil.In short, the accidental death of Qin Sheng's mother Zhu Qinghuan and the fact that Mr. Qin took Qin Sheng away made the Zhu family no longer want to see the Qin family, and the relationship between the two completely deteriorated.I dare not say that there is no communication between old age and death, but there is almost no communication between the elders these years, only the younger generations below move around.

The only special thing was that the Zhu family didn't have any objections to Qin Ran's niece, and they loved her from the bottom of their hearts.Because she is innocent, she is also the most pitiful.

After so many years, Qin Chang'an, relying on his own ability and the resources accumulated by the Qin family for many years, finally managed to fight his way out, and finally stood on the stage of Sijiu City.However, even so, the Zhu family still treated Qin Changan indifferently. Lafayette never saw Qin Changan, only saw her precious granddaughter, but he helped Qin Changan a few times.

Now, the relationship between the Qin family and the Zhu family has finally turned around. This turning point is Qin Sheng's return, so this Spring Festival, Zhu Weiguo will bring the whole family to the courtyard for the New Year.

"Ran Ran, what's the matter, don't you welcome us?" Wu Yajun, who is already old but well maintained, walked slowly in front of Qin Ran and said with a smile.

Zhu Weiguo walked up to Qin Sheng, patted Qin Sheng on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, yes, he looks much more energetic than he did a few days ago."

Qin Sheng was really surprised, he didn't expect his uncle and aunt's family to come to Qin's courtyard to celebrate the New Year, but he was naturally not as shocked as Qin Ran, because Qin Ran knew that the relationship between the two families was not close these years.

"Uncle, aunt" Qin Sheng greeted very politely.

After regaining his senses, Qin Ran threw himself into Wu Yajun's arms excitedly and said, "Auntie, why are you here? I really didn't expect it. Why didn't you tell me so that I can be mentally prepared?"

Wu Yajun laughed and said, "What psychological preparation is needed for this? We told your dad, why? He didn't tell you."

Qin Ran said unhappily, "He didn't tell us, he deliberately kept it secret. I just said, the old man is so weird today, the living room is full of food, and the New Year's Eve dinner is much richer than in previous years. So it was you If you want to come, the treatment is really different.”

Wu Yajun took Qin Ran's hand and said, "This child, how can you say that about your father, your father probably wants to give you a surprise."

"Okay, okay, it's a surprise, but I'm really happy, our family has never been so lively before," Qin Ran said sincerely.

At this time, Qin Ran saw that the cousins ​​and sisters-in-law behind were already several little guys, so he quickly let go of his aunt, pulled Qin Sheng to them and introduced them, "Qin Sheng, come and introduce to you, this is the big cousin Cousin, this is the second cousin and the second cousin, these two are sons and daughters of the eldest cousin's family, named Feifei and Nao Nao, this is the son of the second cousin's family, named Zhe Zhe"

"Aunt Ran Ran, I don't like making trouble with this name. My name is Zhu Siyuan." Qin Ran's eldest cousin's daughter is the youngest, she is eccentric and cute, and she pouts in dissatisfaction.

Qin Ran picked her up and said, "Okay, okay, your name is Zhu Siyuan"

Although Qin Sheng saw them for the first time, he was already used to this rhythm. After all, they were all his relatives, so he didn't have stage fright, and greeted his cousins ​​and sisters-in-law very politely.

Qin Ran's first cousin is Zhu Qingyuan, and his second cousin is Zhu Fengyuan. The first cousin is a few years older than Qin Ran, and the second cousin is about the same age as her.The two cousins ​​knew Qin Sheng very well when they were young, and Qin Sheng always followed behind them, but it was just a trick of luck, and it was more than 20 years since the goodbye.

"It's been more than 20 years, and the changes have been so great that I really can't recognize it anymore." Zhu Qingyuan, who has gone into an official career, said with emotion. He has a deep memory of Qin Sheng. After all, he was already in junior high school when Qin Sheng left.

Qin Sheng didn't know what to say. Now that he was training in the military, Zhu Fengyuan, who was already a little famous, smiled wryly, "Yeah, I can't recognize him either. He would still be a cute kid, but now he is a handsome young man." up"

The two sisters-in-law had nothing to do with Qin Sheng, they just greeted Qin Sheng politely.However, I also heard from their husbands that there was such a cousin who had been lost for many years, but they did not expect that the husband said two days ago that this cousin is back, let alone that they will celebrate the New Year in the Qin Family Courtyard this year.

Zhu Weiguo helped Qin Sheng out of the siege and said, "Okay, it's so cold outside, don't let the children catch a cold, go in and catch up with the old days."

Qin Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Qin Ran walked up to Qin Sheng and said, "I got used to it slowly, my cousins ​​always miss you, and they were very kind to you when I was young, and my second cousin even fought with you a few times."

At this time, Qin Changan had already come out to greet him at the gate of the courtyard, followed by the old housekeeper, Gongsun. After all, Zhu Weiguo's rank was not low. Qin Changan dared to put on airs in front of other people, but he did not dare to put on airs in front of the brother-in-law and brother-in-law of the Zhu family. , Of course, I dare not put on airs in front of Lafayette, but Lafayette is destined not to come to this courtyard.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I'll wait for you." Qin Changan said with a slight smile. Qin Changan, who has been in the forty-nine cities for many years, did not dare to have the slightest bit of aura when facing Zhu Weiguo, and was respectful and polite.He couldn't forget Zhu Weiguo's outrageous anger when his wife passed away and his son ran away. If he hadn't been protected by someone, he would have been beaten up at that time.

Zhu Weiguo and Qin Changan didn't move around very much, maybe they didn't see each other a few times a year, only the children would come to visit during the holidays, and they didn't even make phone calls on weekdays.This time the whole family went to the Qin Family Courtyard to celebrate the New Year, not only to ease the relationship between the Zhu and Qin families, but also for Qin Ran and Qin Sheng, not for Qin Changan.

Zhu Weiguo patted Zhu Weiguo's arm and said, "Go, go in and tell me, I haven't had a drink with you for many years, so why don't you have a few drinks with me today?"

Qin Changan knew that this Confucian general's drinking capacity was not low, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "I dare not say that I will not return if I am not drunk, but I will definitely be able to accompany you well."

Zhu Weiguo and Qin Changan walked in the front, Qin Sheng and his aunt followed behind, chatting and laughing with his aunt, Qin Ran hugged Nao Nao and chatted with his two cousins, the whole family was lively watching .

Except for Zhu Weiguo and Wu Yajun, the others are no strangers to the Qin Family Courtyard, and basically come here several times a year.It was already dark at this moment, and the air was filled with the smell of Chinese New Year, and the red lanterns in the courtyard had already been lit, plus those decorations, it was extraordinarily beautiful, a few children were chirping and pointing at this happy place No, they like to come here anyway, because this uncle's red envelope is the biggest.

The New Year's Eve dinner has already been prepared, and everyone is already hungry at this time, so go directly to the restaurant.Everyone whetted their appetites when they saw this rich New Year's Eve dinner. After all, Qin Changan hired the executive chef from the nearest Waldorf Astoria Hotel to cook it.

The guest of honor was seated, and Zhu Weiguo was naturally seated. Qin Changan and Wu Yajun led their two families to sit on both sides. Gongsun brought all the prepared wine, and today he brought three servants to serve in person.

The men naturally drank white wine, the women drank soft drinks and red wine, Qin Sheng's two cousins ​​both drank drinks, because they had to drive back at night.

After a few glasses of wine, the New Year's Eve dinner became lively. Like all families, everyone was eating, chatting and drinking, and the familiar year after year was playing on the TV in the restaurant. Everyone recalled the events of this year. bit by bit.This year, the biggest event for the Zhu and Qin families should be the return of Qin Sheng.

This New Year's Eve dinner, Qin Sheng drank a lot. In short, the two of them wanted to have fun with their uncles and cousins. Fortunately, Qin Sheng was good at drinking, and he didn't hesitate whether it was playing wine orders or toasting, but the two cousins ​​were a little tired of the challenge.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone moved to the living room, and the children started playing in the yard. Gongsun bought a lot of toys in advance, so they will have a good time tonight.

The adults are chatting and playing cards in the living room, and the Spring Festival Gala is also starting at this time. Although it is not as good as every year, it is still an indispensable dish for the people of the whole country on New Year's Eve.Zhu Qingyuan, who came back from Jiangsu, brought everyone the most popular game over there, what is it called 掼dan.The gameplay is complex but not complicated, and simple is not simple. Four people live in pairs, but for these extremely smart people, the rules are easy to understand.Of course, Qin Sheng was with Qin Changan, and Zhu Weiguo was with Zhu Qingyuan. The two pairs of father and son were fighting to see who could come out on top.

The women were behind to make suggestions, and at the same time, they were substituting for the men when they answered the phone. After all, these men were busier than anyone else during the Chinese New Year. Except for Qin Sheng, the phone calls of the others were almost never disconnected, and the game could only be played intermittently.

Just after eleven o'clock, the game was over. At this time, everyone started to pay New Year's greetings to the elders. Except for a few children, everyone else was holding their mobile phones.Of course, such as Zhu Weiguo and Qin Changan, they also want to pay New Year greetings to particularly important people.

Qin Sheng ignored them, and went upstairs alone with his mobile phone. First, he sent a video to Xinxin, wishing Aunt Wang a new year greeting, chatted with them for a while, and then hung up. Seeing them alone at home, Qin Sheng felt somewhat uncomfortable.Immediately afterwards, he called Hao Lei again, and the guy picked it up as soon as the bell rang. Hao Lei couldn't wait to ask how Qin Sheng was doing in Beijing. Qin Sheng told him the truth, this was the most lively Spring Festival he had ever had, Hao Lei was also relieved.

After the chat, Qin Sheng called Lao Chang to pay New Year's greetings, but the phone was still turned off as expected, which made Qin Sheng dumbfounded. something will happen.

Finally, Qin Sheng stood by the window with his mobile phone, looking thoughtfully at the children playing in the yard, Qin Sheng was a little hesitant, but finally dialed Lin Su's mobile phone.