Chapter 390 - This is How a Spring Festival Holiday Should Look (2/2)

“I do believe you. You are indeed in a low profile, OK? Can you stop nagging? We have more Spring Festival couplets to paste up inside. Hurry up, once we are done in a while, we need to go to the Sanli River.” Qin Ran did not want to keep arguing with Qin Sheng. Instead, she held Qin Sheng’s hands and pulled him inside while walking.

“Sister, hear me out.” Originally, Qin Sheng had intended to reason things out with his sister. However, his sister had not paid any attention to him already.

Qin Sheng had no choice but to sigh in secret. “A master is destined to be lonely.”

Besides pasting up the Spring Festival couplets and “fu” characters on all the doors and windows of all sizes inside the siheyuan, Qin Sheng and Qin Ran had also hung up many Chinese knots and lanterns. The whole siheyuan looked pretty beautiful after the decoration.

After they were done, it was already four o’clock. Qin Ran took Qin Sheng to the old house by the Sanli River in a hurry. Fortunately, the house by the Sanli River was not far away from the siheyuan. It took them less than 20 minutes to get there.

The old house had been cleaned up by the auntie. Qin Sheng and Qin Ran pasted up the Spring Festival things, hung up the lanterns in a hurry, and so on. It took them half an hour to get the decoration of the old house done.

Lastly, of course, and most importantly, they needed to hold a memorial ceremony for their mother. After they put the offerings in position, which they had brought from the siheyuan, as the sister, Qin Ran lit up the incense, knelt, and kowtowed. Following that, while facing her mother’s portrait, Qin Ran said happily, “Mom, it is the Spring Festival Holiday.”

Qin Sheng echoed his sister’s words as he said, “Mom, it is the Spring Festival Holiday.”

More than two decades had passed. Their family finally could reunite and celebrate the Spring Festival together…

After they came back to the siheyuan from the old house, it was already 5:30. The atmosphere of the Spring Festival became more and more lively along the way. The host on the radio was talking about the local customs of each place during the Spring Festival Holiday. As Qin Sheng stared at his sister, who was driving attentively, he felt happy inexplicably.

By the time they got home, Qin Changan had already been home, who was busy in the living room. Qin Ran teased him on purpose as she said, “Dad, I thought that you would not be home and intended to take brother to seek shelter from Grandma in Shanghai.”

Qin Changan did not know whether he should laugh or cry, knowing his daughter was teasing him again. He had no choice but to reply, “How am I willing to part with you?”

Various kinds of fruits, sunflower seeds, candies, and snacks were piled on the tea-table in the living room. There was no unoccupied place on the whole table. Qin Ran found it confusing and said, “Dad, why did you put so many things on the table?”

Qin Changan did not respond. Of course, he would not tell her the reason. He pushed Qin Ran as he said, “Don’t meddle around here. You two bought new clothing, right? Go to take a shower and get yourselves changed. The New Year’s Eve dinner will be ready soon.”

Qin Ran twitched her mouth as she said, “We are not children anymore. Why should we be dressed in new clothing?”

However, it seemed that she had forgotten that Qin Sheng had said the same words some time ago. She had not bothered to pay attention to what Qin Sheng had said and insisted on taking him to buy many things.

Though Qin Ran had said so verbally, she still pulled Qin Sheng upstairs. The Spring Festival this year was destined to be different from those in previous years. After all, so many years had passed, and no other previous Spring Festivals could make her feel so happy.

As they went out after taking a shower and getting dressed, Qin Ran saw Qin Sheng, who had taken on an entirely new look, and could not help saying, “Tut, tut, tut. You are indeed my brother. You are so handsome. As your sister, I am almost enchanted by you.”

Meanwhile, Qin Sheng eyed his sister in front of him up and down and thought, “Look at my sister’s temperament and appearance, she has left those so-called celebrities far behind.” He smiled and said, “Yes. Since I have such a beautiful sister, of course, as your brother, I should be so handsome. Otherwise, I would disgrace you.”

Qin Ran was amused by Qin Sheng’s words and could not help smiling cutely. She held Qin Sheng’s arms conveniently and went downstairs. What a golden boy and jade girl pair.

As expected, after they went downstairs, Qin Changan, who had taken a few bottles of red wine from the cellar, was directly astounded. He almost blurted out: “As expected, you are indeed my son and daughter.”

Qin Ran walked to Qin Changan’s side, held her father’s arms obediently, and asked, “Dad, why is the New Year’s Eve dinner so sumptuous?”

Qin Changan smiled gently. Following that, he revealed the answer as he said, “Guests should be here. Greet them on my behalf.”

Qin Ran could not help being curious as she asked, “We have guests this year? Who are they?” During the Spring Festival in previous years, never had a guest been in the siheyuan on New Year’s Eve.

Qin Changan left her hanging on purpose as he said, “You will know the answer once you go out.”

After Qin Ran went out of the siheyuan with Qin Sheng and waited at the entrance for less than two minutes, two cars stopped by the entrance of the siheyuan. As they were confused about the identities of the visitors, they saw their uncle and aunt getting out of the cars slowly along with their two cousins, their cousins-in-law, and their children.

Qin Ran was so astounded by this surprise that she stood there at a loss for a while. She was so excited that she did not know what she should say. It did not occur to her that all the family members of her uncle would come to the siheyuan to celebrate the Spring Festival, which was simply so far out of her expectation.

The siheyuan, which had been desolate over the previous years, was so lively this year. Qin Ran only wanted to say one sentence: “This is how a Spring Festival Holiday should look.”

As for Qin Sheng, who was smiling happily at a short distance, of course, he did not know what it meant…