Chapter 149: New Year Goods

Su Yun Jiao had already begun preparing New Year supplies early in the morning.

Lu Jingqing used not to bother with these, so Jingyuan had no New Year supplies.

Su Yun Jiao could only go shopping with Liu Ma; when they returned laden with bags, the New Year supplies were already complete, and Secretary Li stared at a whole box full of big red lanterns, stunned.

"Miss Su, where did you go?"

"Obviously to buy New Year necessities."

Su Yun Jiao said: "The most important thing for New Year is the atmosphere; Jingyuan is naturally desolate, so we must decorate it properly, otherwise it would be too desolate, lacking any New Year feeling."

Secretary Li looked at the box with some worry and said: "But Boss Lu never celebrated New Year before."

"So this time, we must let Brother Jingqing have a proper New Year."

Lu Jingqing used to be a workaholic, having no interest in any holidays besides work.

Only then did Su Yun Jiao specially prepare all this, wanting Lu Jingqing to experience what a true New Year flavor is.

Moreover, she and Liu Ma had already prepared the ingredients, and even the New Year goods were ready.

They were just waiting for everyone to celebrate the New Year together.

In a few days it will be New Year; ordinary families had already prepared a week's worth of New Year goods by this time, but Lu Jingqing completely ignored this matter.

In previous years, Liu Ma would prepare some ingredients in advance, then return to her hometown when the New Year holiday began.

And Lu Jingqing would spend New Year alone, desolately, in Jingyuan.

This year Su Yun Jiao plans to celebrate New Year together with Lu Jingqing.

She does not want Lu Jingqing's New Year to be such a tasteless holiday.

At this moment, Lu Jingqing came down from upstairs.

He soon noticed the red lanterns in the box, some spring couplets, various miscellaneous decorations, and the lighting.

When Lu Jingqing saw these, he frowned: "Who bought all these?"

"Me."

Su Yun Jiao walked up to Lu Jingqing and said: "I heard Brother Jingqing, you never properly celebrated your birthday before, so I specially prepared these today—do you still like them?"

Lu Jingqing rubbed his forehead: "I never observe these holidays."

"You can skip ordinary holidays, but New Year you must observe; you used to be overseas, but now you're in Hai Cheng— as the saying goes, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do,' shouldn't you listen to me?"

Lu Jingqing did not want to refuse Su Yun Jiao, because he also knew she meant well.

So Lu Jingqing fell silent for a moment, then said: "Jiaojiao, you actually don't need to go to such trouble; just observing the holiday normally would be enough."

"Brother Jingqing can accept an ordinary New Year, but I cannot; since these have already been bought, just let me decorate."

Su Yun Jiao's soft-hard persuasion works very well on Lu Jingqing.

Lu Jingqing originally disliked trouble, so he acquiesced to Su Yun Jiao's action, saying: "Fine, go ahead and decorate."

When Secretary Li heard his boss Lu say that, he was momentarily stunned.

When did their Boss Lu become so easygoing?

If it were before, Lu Jingqing would certainly not let Su Yun Jiao prepare these, and might even have made her throw them all away.

But now Lu Jingqing just readily agreed to Su Yun Jiao.

Su Yun Jiao nodded and said to Liu Ma: "Liu Ma, let's do this together."

"Okay."

Liu Ma was also seeing Lu Jingqing's reaction for the first time.

This time Jingyuan finally had a New Year atmosphere.

It's certainly better than its previous lifeless, dull appearance.

Watching Su Yun Jiao and Liu Ma decorate the house together, Lu Jingqing unconsciously rubbed his forehead and said: "Am I being too indulgent toward her?"

"But Miss Su like this is really cute."

Not only Secretary Li thought so, but others did as well.

Now, when Su Yun Jiao goes to L Group, many people surround her to chat, wishing they could say a few more words to her.

They find Su Yun Jiao cute, like a doll, and her personality is also very good.

Lu Jingqing is no different in feeling that way.

But beneath Su Yun Jiao's cute exterior lies a clever, mischievous heart.

Her mind is constantly scheming something unknown, and she always hides her clumsiness in front of outsiders.

"All right, let's go to work."

"Yes."

Secretary Li and Lu Jingqing quickly went to the company.

Lu Jingqing initially felt nothing, but when he got off work and returned home, he suddenly discovered that Jingyuan had changed.

Two red lanterns hung at the gate, looking unusually festive; the courtyard was filled with neon lights, radiating red light everywhere, and many 'fu' characters were pasted on the windows.

The gate also had couplets pasted.

Seeing these, Lu Jingqing blinked, and for a moment failed to recognize that this was Jingyuan.

Even Secretary Li found it strange, never expecting that in just one day Miss Su and Liu Ma would have decorated Jingyuan so properly.

"Let's go inside and have a look."

Lu Jingqing just wanted to see what state his Jingyuan had been ruined into.

Secretary Li followed Lu Jingqing inside, only to see that the courtyard had been specially trimmed, with even the bushes bearing 'fu' characters.

This style gradually became somewhat eerie, and Secretary Li said: "How do I feel these 'fu' characters shouldn't be pasted here?"

"Isn't this the practice of pasting 'xi' characters for weddings?"

Su Yun Jiao was in the living room, still cutting window paper.

Su Yun Jiao's hands are skillful; many window paper-cuts are cut by Su Yun Jiao.

Liu Ma, standing nearby, carefully instructed Su Yun Jiao.

After just a short while, Su Yun Jiao was already able to cut out a perfect window paper-cut.

"Miss Su is really smart; I've never seen a girl as clever as Miss Su."

Liu Ma, beside her, lavishly praised Su Yun Jiao.

Su Yun Jiao smiled and said, "Liu Ma, don't praise me anymore; your praise makes me a little embarrassed."

"Everything I say is true; after Boss Lu marries you, it will truly be his blessing."

After Liu Ma said that, Lu Jingqing had already walked in from the doorway.

Seeing Lu Jingqing enter, Liu Ma couldn't help but swallow the words she had just spoken.

Their Boss Lu dislikes gossip the most.

Lu Jingqing, standing aside, said blandly, "After a busy day, I'm about to turn this place into a yin residence."

"What yin residence? Don't you think it's very festive?"

"... It is very festive."

Lu Jingqing didn't know what to say, but normal people wouldn't put the blessing character on a bush.