"Crack, crackle, crackle" In the small courtyard of Li's villa on the outskirts of Wanggui City, several young people and a little girl were looking at the firecrackers lying on the ground with great interest, several meters long, spitting tongues of flame and roaring sonorously. . A dazzling light flickered, illuminating their faces. The cheeks of the boys and girls were red from the cold, but their faces were filled with happy smiles. The reason is simple, tonight is New Year's Eve. Huang Meiying wears a white knitted hat on her head, and her small ears are covered with two big pom-poms, which is really cute. Holding Mr. Li's arms with both hands, he stood beside Mr. Li without saying a word and without any sense of disobedience. With one eye closed, the other eye looked timidly at the thing that made a loud noise not far away. . Li Shuo's eyes were a little hollow, his ears seemed unable to hear the deafening sound, and the things in his mind were no longer limited to what was in front of him. Li Cheng took great pains to take care of Xiao Ni. This little girl who was both scared and curious really gave him a hard time. Li Zhixuan didn't know what he was thinking. He closed his eyes and leaned against the bare old poplar tree in the yard without saying a word. After a while, the sound of firecrackers finally stopped. Li Shuo came back to his senses, and Li Zhixuan also opened his eyes. Looking at each other knowingly, Li Shuo and Li Zhixuan smiled with emotion at the same time. They wondered if they would still be able to hear the sound of the New Year this time next year. "This thing is so magical~" Huang Meiying cautiously opened her eyes, clapped her pink-gloved hand, gently shook Li Shuo's arm, and said excitedly. The United States does not pay much attention to the Lunar New Year in East Asia. After coming to South Korea, there are many differences between the way South Korea celebrates the New Year and China's, including firecrackers. She really hadn't seen it often, especially it was so long. So loud. "Do you like it?" Li Shuo turned his head and smiled slightly at Huang Meiying. "I like it. It's very lively." Huang Meiying nodded. Under the dim courtyard light, you could vaguely see the girl's face glowing pink, and her clear eyes filled with excitement and curiosity, "But why should I let go?" Firecrackers? Noisy things like this are not allowed in the country." "It's for courage." Li Shuo touched Huang Meiying's long and silky hair and smiled meaningfully. He raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was past eight o'clock. He thought it was almost time to eat, so he waved to Li Cheng and Li Zhixuan. Then he pulled Huang Meiying into the room. After entering the door and passing through the living room, he said hello to Li Ruodui and Li Ruokan who were watching TV. Li Shuo and Huang Meiying sat on the sofa, waiting for the meal. Huang Meiying put her hands on her knees a little awkwardly. She was not afraid of Mr. Li's two brothers, but just a little worried about meeting Mr. Li's elders upstairs. There were also two mothers busy in the kitchen, which also made her heart unable to completely let go. "Don't think too much." Li Shuo squeezed Huang Meiying's little hand, mouth-shaped to her silently, and then smiled encouragingly. This girl is impeccable when she's cute. If you think too much, you will get confused. Besides, this is not her first visit, and the focus of this New Year's celebration is not on her. The girl nodded, but clenched her little hands tighter, and took several deep breaths in succession. Only then did he manage to calm down his mind. "You're all back? Just in time, dinner is ready." Li Shuo's aunt, Li Cheng, and Li Zhixuan's mother Wen Xiying were wearing aprons. I poked my head out of the kitchen and saw a group of children in the living room. said with a smile. "Okay" Li Cheng said to Xiao Ni excitedly as if he had received an amnesty. He rushed into the kitchen and said, "Mom, aunt, let me serve you the food." Without Li Cheng to bully her, classmate Xiaoni obviously felt bored. In addition, she ate a lot of the various snacks Huang Meiying bought for her, which made her belly grow early. After eating, he curled his lips and went upstairs to sleep alone. After a while, the whole family sat at two tables in the living room and dining room respectively. As usual, there was one table for men and one table for women. However, because the male family of the Li family was prosperous (actually, Li Cheng and Li Zhixuan were not dating), in order to balance the number of people, Li Shuo sat at the women's table with Huang Meiying, laughing and joking to the delight of the women at the table. "Um, Xiaoqian, when will you marry Meiying?" As he said, Wen Xiying led the topic to this legendary New Year question. However, more people were obviously concerned about this issue. Li Shuo's mother Zhang Yanhui, eldest sister-in-law, and second sister-in-law all stopped their respective topics and waited for Li Shuo's answer. "Um, it's coming soon." Li Shuo touched his nose and glanced at the girl who was blushing and lowering her head, and said a little embarrassedly. "When is it going to be soon? The two boys in my family told me last year during the Chinese New Year that they would find a girlfriend soon. But look, this year, one person still has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. Is that such a thing?" Wen Xiying sighed. He complained in a tone of voice. "That's because their vision is too high." On the one hand, he lamented Wen Xiying's impatience, and on the other hand, he considered that his dead Taoist friends would not die from his poor Taoism. Li Shuowu decisively wanted to draw everyone's attention to Li Cheng and Li Zhixuan. Anyway, these two brothers are not at this table. "What's so high-sighted? Can they compare to you? I think, just find someone who is similar. By the way, Xiaoqian, doesn't that group of the United States and Britain have eight girls? How about you give me The two of them can match each other casually." "Pfft." Before Wen Xiying could finish her words, everyone at the table almost spit out their tea. Except for Wen Xiying, everyone else knew the true situation of Mr. Li and asked Mr. Li to introduce his wife to his younger brother. What's going on? Li Shuowei waved his hands awkwardly, unable to explain to Wen Xiying, "Well, it's up to you to fall in love." "But it's time to move faster. Xiaokan is also faster, so you should also hurry up here. , let¡¯s get this happy event done early.¡± Zhang Yanhui shook her head and chuckled, then looked at Mr. Li. "I know, Mom." Li Shuo reached under the table and took Huang Meiying's warm little hand, smiling and nodding. Having said that, Li Shuo still wants to wait until the matter is over before talking about marriage or anything. "Brother, come here." At this moment, Li Cheng came over from the living room and asked Li Shuo to come to the living room. Sitting on the table and looking around, everyone's expressions were clearly visible. Except for his father, Li Jinghang, who still had a faint smile on his face, everyone else was sitting upright and quite serious. Li Shuo immediately understood what was going on when they asked him to come over. "I think everyone understands the significance of this year's Chinese New Year to our Li family. Everyone also knows what we will face in the next six months. From now on, the big machine of the Li family will start to operate crazily. I just want to say, everyone, take care." After everyone sat down, Mr. Li glanced around and said calmly. Everyone remained silent, feeling heavy in their hearts. After a moment of silence, the old man suddenly said something shocking: "Xiao Qian, you don't want to get involved in this matter." "What?!"