Chapter 422: Paying a New Year's visit on the first day

In the warm room with the air conditioning on, Qin Tian hugged his arms and watched the Spring Festival Gala on TV.

In his memory, he basically hadn't watched the gala that year; he had gone to sleep soon after eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

His shoulder suddenly felt heavy.

Qin Tian turned his head to look, and it turned out that his mother had fallen asleep on his shoulder at some point.

Under the light, a few white strands hidden among her black hair were very striking.

The youth-preserving ointment exchanged from the system had improved his mother's skin and physique, but it couldn't turn those few white hairs back to black.

Over the years, his mother had ultimately suffered quite a bit and endured quite a lot of hardship.

Qin Tian kept his body motionless, carefully reached out his right hand to pick up the remote control from the coffee table, and turned down the TV volume.

The night gradually deepened.

His phone was resting on the sofa beside him. Qin Tian watched the Spring Festival Gala on TV quietly, occasionally sending messages to Xia Nuannuan.

Just then, the host on the Spring Festival Gala had already begun to build the atmosphere, preparing to lead all the viewers across the country in a countdown to the New Year.

"Mom! Wake up!"

Qin Tian called out softly.

Tang Xiuxia opened her eyes in a daze, yawned, and said, "Did I fall asleep?"

"Yeah, it's almost the New Year."

Qin Tian smiled and gestured toward the TV.

"Ah? I slept for so long?"

Tang Xiuxia looked at the TV in surprise.

On the screen, the four hosts had just begun to count down in unison.

"Ten, nine, eight..."

"Three, two, one, Happy New Year!!"

Outside, which had been silent for two or three hours, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks erupted once again.

Clearly, many people were waiting for the moment.

"Mom, Happy New Year!!"

Qin Tian offered his blessings with a radiant smile.

"Happy New Year."

Tang Xiuxia smiled.

"Buzz!!"

Beside him, the phone, which had been set to silent mode, vibrated.

Qin Tian picked up his phone and unlocked it. As expected, it was a message from Xia Nuannuan.

It was just a very simple blessing.

"Brother, Auntie Tang, Happy New Year!!"

The mother and son saw the message together and exchanged a smile.

"Reply to the message quickly!"

Tang Xiuxia urged.

Qin Tian nodded, quickly edited a New Year blessing message, and sent it.

"Go burn some incense, set off the firecrackers, and then hurry to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow to pay New Year's visits!"

Tang Xiuxia said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Qin Tian responded, stood up, and went out of the room.

He came to the incense table in the main room, first lit three sticks of incense, then burned yellow paper, and went out with a lighter and the largest string of firecrackers.

Soon, the deafening sound of firecrackers rang out, and Qin Tian moved two large fireworks out of the house and placed them on the open ground outside to light them.

In previous years, their family didn't set off fireworks; there was no other reason, they just couldn't bear the cost.

Now, naturally, that wasn't necessary. As long as he wanted to, he could set them off until dawn tomorrow.

"Bang, bang bang!!"

Several clusters of fireworks rose into the air, finally blooming high in the black night sky, and the colorful firelight lit up the night.

Qin Tian stood at the door of his house, looking up at the clusters of exploding fireworks, his expression dazed for a moment.

"It's so beautiful!"

Beside him, his mother's gentle voice sounded.

"Yeah!"

Qin Tian nodded with a bright smile, looked at his mother, who was rubbing her hands and exhaling cold air, and reached out to wrap his arm around her shoulder.

After the fireworks were finished, the two returned to the house and went to their respective rooms to sleep.

The New Year is very lively, but it is also very tiring.

For example, on the first day of the New Year, as long as you are not in an urban area where firecrackers are prohibited, it is basically difficult to sleep soundly.

Because the sound of firecrackers, near and far, will ring until dawn, and you have to get up early to pay New Year's visits.

The earlier you pay a New Year's visit, the better the fortune, and it also represents the sincerity of the younger generation.

At six o'clock in the morning, before dawn, Qin Tian was woken up by his mother.

He got up in a daze, put on his clothes, washed his face, brushed his teeth, and then grabbed a small bread from the table in the main room and ate it with a cup of hot water.

Tang Xiuxia walked out of the room and looked at him with a smile.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Tian asked in surprise.

"Did you forget something?"

"What?"

"Paying a New Year's visit!"

"Didn't I pay a visit before going to sleep!"

Qin Tian said helplessly.

"Can that be the same? Hurry up."

Tang Xiuxia urged, annoyed.

"Alright, alright, dear Mom, Happy New Year!"

Qin Tian said with a laugh.

"Tch, not sincere at all!"

Tang Xiuxia rolled her eyes, reached into her pocket, took out a red envelope, and handed it to him.

"You're still giving me New Year's money?"

Qin Tian was stunned.

"Of course, you have to give it until you're married. Take it!"

"Oh, thank you, Mom!"

"Bring Nuannuan and Xiaoxue over to pay a New Year's visit later, I've prepared them."

Tang Xiuxia patted her bulging down jacket pocket and said with a beaming smile.

"Mom, you're very well prepared!"

"That's a must."

"As expected of you!"

Qin Tian gave a thumbs up to show his praise.

"Don't dawdle, let's go, go next door to pay a New Year's visit to Grandpa Sun and Grandma Liu."

Tang Xiuxia greeted.

Qin Tian nodded hurriedly, followed his mother next door, and paid a New Year's visit to Grandpa Sun and Grandma Liu, who had already gotten up.

The two elderly people also prepared red envelopes for him. Qin Tian declined a few times to no avail, and was still forced by Grandma Liu to put them into his jacket pocket.

It wasn't much money; when Qin Tian was a child, it was one hundred yuan, it rose to two hundred after middle school, and it became five hundred after starting high school.

The two elderly people also knew that for the current Qin Tian, he didn't need this pocket money, but this was a heart that treated him like a younger generation.

Afterwards, as in previous years, Qin Tian and Grandpa Sun teamed up to visit neighbors to pay New Year's visits, while Tang Xiuxia and Grandma Liu stayed at home to receive the nearby neighbors who came to pay New Year's visits.

It wasn't until nine o'clock that Qin Tian returned after paying New Year's visits with Grandpa Sun, his pockets full of red envelopes, candies, and snacks, all of which were forced upon him by the elders.

Clearly, this year, the elders of the nearby neighbors were much more enthusiastic about him than in previous years.

Many elders, upon seeing him, would say a bunch of nice things, and the meaning behind their words was all about wanting him to help their children with tutoring and pass on his learning experience.

Fortunately, Qin Tian was well-prepared and calmly brushed them all off.

After returning home, his mother and Grandma Liu had already heated up the leftovers from yesterday's New Year's Eve dinner and wrapped some pork and cabbage dumplings.

After eating and drinking his fill, Qin Tian called Xia Nuannuan.

Xia Nuannuan had also just finished paying a New Year's visit with Old Xia and was eating at home.

"Then should I go over to pay a New Year's visit to Grandpa and Grandma and the others?"

Qin Tian asked with a smile.

"Sure, have you eaten? Should I save some for you?"

"No need, I just finished."

"Oh, oh, then hurry over. Xiaoxue and the others are already here, waiting for you to come and give them their New Year's money!"

Xia Nuannuan said happily.

"Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law, hurry over!"

Xia Xue's voice sounded immediately.

"Okay, coming right over."

Qin Tian responded loudly with a laugh, then said, "I'm hanging up then, I'm coming over now."

"Mm-hmm!" ===== CHAPTER 423 =====