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On New Year's Eve, after cleaning and pasting up Spring Festival couplets, Shen Mingzhu's family took the ingredients and drove to the hot spring villa in a rented van.

After learning that the hot spring villa would be open as usual on New Year's Eve, Shen Mingzhu booked a suite with an independent courtyard and planned to have a different New Year's Eve.

Although it was New Year's Eve, there were still many tourists in the villa.

But basically they just come here to soak in the hot springs, and then go home for the New Year's Eve dinner. There are almost no people like Shen Mingzhu who spend the New Year's Eve directly in the villa.

It was just after lunch when she arrived at the villa. Shen Mingzhu simply cooked a pot of noodles and mixed them with fried sauce at home to fill her stomach.
  After eating and drinking, rest for a while and start soaking in the hot springs.

Guo Guo was young and had delicate skin. She was worried about being burned or drowning, so Shen Mingzhu specially prepared a wooden basin filled with most of the hot spring water for Guo Guo to sit in and play.

Guoguo was very happy to take a hot spring bath for the first time and her laughter never stopped.

After soaking in the hot spring, Shen Mingzhu made fruit tea to rehydrate everyone, while Pei Yang turned up the stove and prepared a barbecue.

Shen Mingzhu had prepared the ingredients at home in advance. According to the custom of Fengcheng New Year's Eve dinner, chicken, duck, fish, pig, beef and sheep were all available.

It's just changed to a barbecue method.

To eat while grilling, place a small copper pot in the center of the grill to cook dumplings and vegetables.

As the sky darkened, the charcoal fire illuminated the faces of the family of four bright red.

Pei Yang led the two children to play while Shen Mingzhu used chopsticks to put the ingredients on the grill.

As the meat sizzles as it is grilled over high-temperature charcoal, the aroma of barbecue fills the air.

There was a knock on the door.

Shen Mingzhu thought it was a staff member of the villa, so she got up and opened the door.

"It's delicious."

Looking at the three Zhong siblings outside the door, Shen Mingzhu remained silent.

"What a coincidence, we are also spending New Year's Eve at the villa, why don't we come together? I also brought a lot of vegetables, I'll go get them." Zhong Qing said to Shen Mingzhu with a smile.

However, Shen Mingzhu did not respond, and the atmosphere was inevitably awkward.

After a brief silence, Zhong Qing smiled and said, "We are the ones who are rude, so we won't disturb your reunion. We are right next door. If you need anything, you can come over."

After saying that, Zhong Qing took Zhong Yin and Zhong Min away one by one.

Shen Mingzhu closed the door, returned to the yard, and stared at Pei Yang, who was obviously guilty.

"You told her?"

"She called yesterday and said that she had ordered some fresh food and would send some to her home for us to taste today. I just said that we would not be at home to celebrate New Year's Eve, and I didn't know that she would come here with her."

Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu didn't ask any more questions. She returned to the oven and put the cooked meat into the bowls of the father and son.

"Ah~eat meat."

Staring at the scorching aroma of barbecue in the bowl, Guoguo was even more anxious than the father and son. Her short legs were standing on tiptoe and her hands were stretched out.

Guo Guo cannot eat barbecue at her age, so Shen Mingzhu cooked chicken breasts and ribs in a small copper pot, but they didn't cook so quickly. To prevent her daughter from crying, Shen Mingzhu took out teething biscuits.

The teething biscuits were baked by herself, with mashed banana and milk powder added, making them very sweet and delicious.

Guoguo usually likes to eat very much and won't let go after biting, but today she got into trouble. She even put the teething stick to her mouth and refused to open her mouth. She insisted on eating barbecue and cried if she didn't.

The family of three was trying hard to coax, when suddenly there was a "crackling" sound coming from the next door.

Everyone be quiet.

Guoguo stopped crying and opened her big watery eyes, seemingly curious about what happened.

"Shall I go and have a look?"

Seeing that Shen Mingzhu had no objection, Pei Yang handed her daughter to her, got up and went to the next door.

After a while, he came back and said, "The three siblings have never cooked before, so they knocked over the pot and Zhong Qing got a big blister on her hand."

Seeing Shen Mingzhu's silence, Pei Yang teased: "If you don't let her come over, there will be other noises in a while."

After saying that, Shen Mingzhu glared at her.

Finally, the three Zhong Qing siblings were called over. Also coming with the ingredients from the Zhong family.

Compared with the simplicity here, Zhong's food can be described as inhumane.

Alaskan king crab, red abalone, blue lobster, raw fish, and various shellfish and shrimp.

What a coincidence, they are all what she likes to eat.

Whether they sensed the unhappiness between her and Zhong Qing, or because of their upbringing, Zhong Yin and Zhong Min didn't move their chopsticks after sitting down, even though both children were greedy for the sizzling and greasy barbecue.

Shen Mingzhu used roasting tongs to put some roasted meat into the bowls of both siblings.

"Eat, thank you Sister Mingzhu."

After receiving Zhong Qing's permission, the sister and brother immediately picked up the chopsticks and did not forget to say thank you to Shen Mingzhu.

Pei Yang has to take care of Guoguo, so the task of barbecue falls on Shen Mingzhu alone.

Now that three siblings from the Zhong family have been added to the family, she is inevitably overwhelmed and can't even think about eating for herself.

"I'll help you."

"Sit still and don't move, or you will flip my oven over again."

After being scolded by her, Zhong Qing sat down and did not dare to move. She whispered: "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Shen Mingzhu silently put two pieces of freshly roasted beef into her bowl.

"Thank you."

After swallowing the beef, Zhong Qing praised it sincerely: "The beef tastes very good, charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It is fragrant and slightly spicy. It is even more perfect when paired with fruit wine."

"I brought a bottle of white wine, it's next door, I'll go get it."

Zhong Qing quickly brought the wine.

The wine was opened and the pale yellow wine was poured into beautiful goblets.

Zhong Qing handed the first glass of wine to Shen Mingzhu.

Seeing that she refused to accept it, Zhong Qing put the wine glass in her hand.

"Pearl, happy new year."

"This is the third year we have known each other. I hope that our next three years, the next three years, and the next three years will be like today, eating meat together and drinking wine together."

Ding.

Zhong Qing clinked the wine glass in her hand and drank the white wine in one gulp.

The charcoal fire reflected the sparkle in the other person's eyes. Thinking of the unspeakable past buried deep in the other person's heart, something in Shen Mingzhu's heart suddenly collapsed.

Putting it into perspective, she may not be able to handle it better than Zhong Qing.

The matter has passed, and she has learned her lesson. She keeps holding on to it, embarrassing others, and torturing herself.

Seeing Shen Mingzhu pick up the wine glass and drink the wine, Zhong Qing hugged her happily.

"Mingzhu, my wish came true, right?"

"Well, happy new year."

The awkwardness and discomfort that originally lingered in my heart suddenly disappeared at this moment.

……

New Year's Day.

A group of young wives, each with their children, gathered together to play and chew their teeth.

Everyone's eyes fell on Jia Yuemei from time to time, wearing a brand new cotton-padded jacket with blooming flowers, red leather shoes on her feet, golden earrings on her ears, and a pair of shining silver bracelets on her wrists.

"Tsk, tsk, there are so many daughters-in-law in our village, and the one with the plum blossom is the most blessed. Look at the one wearing gold and silver, unlike the one named Yang who picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon, and is still not married yet!"

Hearing someone talking about her ex, Jia Yuemei became interested, "Then what is she doing now?" (End of Chapter)