Chapter 116 Happy New Year Qin Juan stood on the steps behind Shen Manzhi, holding her waist and raising his leg to stop the boy who was about to leave.
"'Ah! Get out of the way!"
Qin Zihan yelled, opened Qin Juan's legs and ran down. The obstruction gave Qin Huan, who was chasing after him, an opportunity. As soon as he caught up to the downstairs, he kicked Qin Zihan hard.
Qin Zihan fell to the ground, touched his butt and cried loudly, causing everyone in the living room to look at him.
After Shen Manzhi stood firm, he immediately turned sideways to avoid the person behind him. He looked back and saw Qin Juan, with a flash of disgust on his face.
Qin Juan looked at her meaningfully, "Do you hate me so much?"
Shen Manzhi ignored him and stepped onto the steps. Qin Yanfeng came down at some point and stood on the platform of the third floor. His eyes fell behind her for a few seconds before he turned to look at her.
"Qin Huan, what are you doing!"
The woman screamed in distress and anger, attracting everyone's attention, and Shen Manzhi looked back.
Du Min ran out of the side hall, quickly picked up his son on the ground, and touched Qin Zihan's head distressedly, "Baby, don't cry, does it hurt?"
"It hurts!" Qin Zihan groaned, pointing at Qin Huan who was standing aside with a cold face and said, "Mom, he is bullying me!"
Behind him came Qin Zihan's father. The man looked honest and responsible, trying to persuade Du Min not to do anything. The latter directly pulled Qin Huan and said fiercely, "Zihan is only one year older than you." , why are you so unreasonable, why are you so uneducated without your parents?"
Qin Huan pouted and said nothing, lowered his head and stared at Qin Zihan, resisting, "He was the one who made the move first."
Du Min interrupted him, "When did he hit you? You and Zihan were playing together. It was just a joke between children. Can you take it seriously?"
Seeing that Qin Huan didn't speak, she glanced at him contemptuously, "You kicked Zihan like that just now. You are so vicious at a young age. You will do it when you grow up. Go back and ask your parents to teach you!"
The man behind her stopped her trembling shoulders and dissuaded her, "Okay, we are just kids, why are you saying such harsh words?"
Several elders went upstairs to rest one after another, and most of them were surrounded by their peers who were "watching the fire from the other side."
Qin Huan looked at the family of three in front of him, but he was helpless. His vision suddenly blurred. He raised his hand to wipe it, but someone held his shoulder.
"Where did he hit you?"
The man's gentle voice rang in his ears. Qin Huan turned sideways and saw Qin Juan squatting beside him, asking with a gentle look on his face.
The crystal tears in his eyes were gathering together to prevent them from falling. He pointed at the hairline from his temples and said in a low voice, "Here, he took the Rubik's Cube and smashed it on my head. There is also behind..."
As he said this, he wanted to lift up his clothes to confirm it to his uncle, for fear that he wouldn't believe it.
Qin Juan stopped his hand and said, "Be good, I believe it."
Seeing his peers who were seven or eight years younger than him, Du Min couldn't help but feel a little weak. He looked at Qin Huan and said, "Can you tell your brother that you can't do it? If you have to chase him out and beat him, how big can he hit you with a toy?" If you don’t have enough strength, can’t you reconcile properly..."
Qin Juan took out a lighter from his pocket and gave it to Qin Huan, raised his chin and said, "Smash it."
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Du Min protected Qin Zihan's head and said in shock, "Qin Juan, you will teach him bad things like this!"
"I'll teach him on behalf of his parents," Qin Juan tilted his head and smiled at her, but his eyes were sharp, "The first thing you have to learn is not to wrong yourself, let alone let the little trash bully you."
Du Min was angry but didn't dare to fall out with him, "You...Qin Juan, who do you think is a little trash?"
Qin Juan raised the lighter in his hand and said to Qin Huan, "Smash it, you are younger than him, it won't hurt if you hit it."
Du Min, who had just said, "It won't hurt if you hit him with little force," turned pale, hugged his son's head and said eagerly, "You just kicked Zihan!"
Qin Juan smiled half-heartedly and said, "Sister-in-law, do you mean that they have paid off?"
Du Min's lips opened slightly, but he couldn't continue to make trouble, so he had to calm down, "Then you have to apologize."
"Okay," Qin Juan stood up. He has been training in the army all year round. His nearly strong body is very oppressive. He looked down at the person in front of him, "The one who strikes first apologizes first."
Qin Zihan said coquettishly, "I don't want it!"
Du Min gritted his teeth secretly and touched his son's face, "Be obedient and apologize to my brother..."
She leaned down to talk about the conditions again, and Qin Zihan reluctantly uttered the words "I'm sorry."
Qin Huan was silent for a few seconds. It wasn't until Qin Juan patted his shoulder that he whispered, "I'm sorry."
This was the end of a child's farce. Everyone looked away tacitly, as if nothing had happened. Only Du Min's face was burning. She knew that the person in front of her could not be offended.
Qin Juan leaned over and carefully inspected the red mark on Qin Juan's head.
Shen Manzhi watched the farce with an indifferent expression, and felt Qin Yanfeng's hand touching her hand.
Back in the room, Qin Yanfeng asked her to take a break and take a shower. She had been downstairs for so long and would catch cold if she wore thin clothes.
He reminded the woman when she took the clothes into the bathroom, "Will you go down with me to make dumplings later? There is a habit of staying up late at home."
"What time is it?"
"Ten o'clock. If you don't want to go, just rest first."
She stopped pressing the doorknob.
It was quite surprising. There was no such habit in the Shen family. Ever since she could remember, she went to bed very early on New Year's Eve without any sense of ritual. She thought it had always been like this.
But one year, she slept late and poured a glass of water in the dark living room with a flashlight. She faintly heard the cheerful girl's voice and looked for it.
On the second floor terrace on the side of the villa, 12-year-old Shen Luo was jumping up and down playing with the fairy stick in her hand, giggling on Shen Duanwen's shoulder, and there was Xie Yulan's voice.
It turns out that the Shen family didn't miss New Year's Eve, they just didn't spend it with her.
When I woke up the next day, my pillow was wet.
After returning to his thoughts, Shen Manzhi raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay."
The Qin family is a big family. Although there are inevitable disputes and plots, it has been peaceful and beautiful during the past few days during the New Year.
Everyone gathered around and had already prepared rolled out dumpling wrappers and various meat fillings.
Shen Manzhi sat next to Qin Yanfeng and blinked as he watched him wrap the beautiful dumplings smoothly.
Qin Yanfeng approached her and said, "Get the skin, I'll teach you."
The first time she tried it, her technique wasn't very good, but luckily she was smart and got it right quickly, but it wasn't pretty, and the crooked lace was several notches better than Qin Yanfeng's.
He patiently taught her a few times and then let her go, "We will cook a pot of dumplings at eleven o'clock. There will be nut fillings in them. If you eat them, it means good luck." Shen Manzhi pinched the folds with his slender white fingers. He casually said, "Have you ever eaten it?"
"No, I only stayed at home for a few years when I was a child. This is the first time in my adult life to celebrate the New Year at home."
Shen Manzhi's eyelashes were slightly glazed, as if he had almost forgotten that this person was originally a "abandoned son who came back from abroad and was not reused".
She wasn't the only one who had a messy job. Qin Shifeng had been doing it seriously for so many years, but he wasn't necessarily better than her.
"Look, sister!"
He also showed off to Shen Manzhi, "Let me see yours."
Qin Shi opened his head and saw on the plates placed in front of them that "the two factions were separated".
Shen Manzhi felt a little relieved when he saw that his skills were not very good, "This is my first time learning."
"what?"
Qin Shihuan, who has been accustomed to this custom since he was a child, was surprised, "Sister, don't you make dumplings yourself at home?"
Shen Manzhi shook his head indifferently.
Qin Yanfeng had a stern face on his face, wiped off the flour on his hands with a wet towel, and said casually, "If you talk too much, I'll ask the chef to give you all your dumplings later."
Qin Shi opened his lips and moved the bench to one side.
Shen Manzhi was confused, "Just because the buns are ugly doesn't mean they don't taste good."
"Then you can try what you made yourself later."
Shen Manzhi didn't take it seriously. They were all the same skin and stuffing. How big of a difference could there be?
But when I actually took it into my mouth, I realized that it was really different.
The folds were pinched too much, and the skin on the top was very thick, and there was always a feeling that it was not yet cooked. Shen Manzhi thought it was Qin Shi's fault because she pinched it more beautifully than he did.
There are several dumplings in the bowl with very distinctive and beautiful shapes, a bit like those made by Qin Yanfeng. As expected, they taste light and refreshing without being heavy and solid.
Just because of the difference in taste, Shen Manzhi picked up the last one and took a bite, his eyes slightly condensed.
Peanut flavor.
She turned her head and looked at Qin Yanfeng, with an obvious smile in her eyes, "Pomelo filling!"
Qin Yanfeng's eyes were gentle, "I wish you all the best in the coming year."
Shen Manzhi curled his lips and patted his shoulder, "Good luck to you, all your wishes come true."
The crystal light fell on her eyes, tiny and shining, making her charming little by little.
He couldn't look away, his gaze falling on the side of her face was hot and passionate.
After supper, at exactly 11:30, Shen Manzhi went upstairs to change clothes.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the bright surroundings of the villa area. Red lanterns are hung all over the eaves and branches, making the silent late night lively.
Shen Manzhi added a sweater, and the woman's slender figure was reflected in the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The elevator at the side door of the courtyard opened, and the tall man came out first, followed by a girl in a thin white skirt, who lowered her head and followed closely behind the man.
The light fell on the girl's face, and she saw clearly that it was Qi Ran.
"Who is that man?"
Qin Yanfeng leaned against the window and waited for her to change clothes. He followed her line of sight and said, "Qin Deyang."
The light fell from the man's head. Under the slightly drooped eyes was a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a smooth jawline. It was a little thin and cool, but it had a stunning beauty.
In layman's terms, it's called gorgeous.
This was the first time she saw Qin Deyang, whom everyone said was very beautiful.
The twelve o'clock countdown clock finally rang, and everyone stood on the wide terrace under the steps. Qin Shifan wanted to run back and chat with Shen Manzhi, but was called away by a phone call.
Shen Manzhi and Qin Yanfeng stood in an open space outside the crowd, as quiet as outsiders.
Qin Shiwen ran to the entrance of Daping, waved his mobile phone light, and successfully connected with the person at the door.
Looking at the boy who was half a head taller than him, his ears were red from the cold, Qin Shi opened his eyebrows and said, "Are you confused and running up here in the middle of the night?"
"You said you wanted to watch the fireworks together. Your upbringing is strict and you can't come out casually." The boy still looked arrogant and showed him what he had in his hand. "I bought all the fireworks and firecrackers. I will take you to play with me."
"are you crazy."
Qin Shi opened his eyes and looked at his arrogant face despite wearing a thin coat. He wished he could drive him home. He didn't know what method he used. He came up in the middle of the night and couldn't bear to drive him away.
Qin Shi opened his eyes and twisted a little, turned sideways and opened the door for him, "Come in."
As soon as I finished speaking, the sound of firecrackers rang out. The sound of firecrackers brought out the old year and filled the world with new year's greetings.
After observing the interaction between the two children, Shen Manzhi looked away from the entrance of Daping. The sound of firecrackers lasted for a long time and finally stopped.
"Shen Manzhi."
She had to admit that Qin Yanfeng's voice was very pleasant, always gentle and elegant, with a cold tone. The sense of detachment that sounded like he belonged to you, but was actually cold and unapproachable was really fascinating.
She glanced sideways, "Huh?"
Through the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the night sky, she saw the undisguised warmth in his eyes.
"Happy New Year."
After speaking, he leaned forward and kissed her.
Explosions followed, and large expanses of fireworks bloomed in the sky, lighting up half of the night sky.
The bell struck.
(End of this chapter)