AWB Chapter 1201 National Essence
Chapter 1201 National Essence
When Liang Chongyue brought Minglang back, she saw a pile of fireworks and firecrackers in the yard and immediately fixed her gaze on the system.
The system has already started running away with the kitten.
"So many fireworks!"
Minglang tossed all the Spring Festival couplets to Qin Xiaosi and started selecting fireworks.
Liang Chongyue glanced at it helplessly. The purchase was already complete, and Minglang had seen it all, so Liang Chongyue couldn't say anything more.
After Minglang finished making her selections, Liang Chongyue led her to put up the Spring Festival couplets. Normally, this kind of work was done by palace servants.
Now she's doing it herself, with Li Yu'an and Fei He protecting her from below.
For a moment, Liang Chongyue even wondered if he had lost his fighting ability and needed their protection.
After the Spring Festival couplets were pasted up, the system dragged a recliner out of the house, ready to go up and relax.
When Liang Chongyue saw it, he was directly deprived of his right to enjoy it.
Liang Chongyue lay down on it herself. Since the divine sword improved her body, she felt that her body was no worse than Minglang's.
The system stood speechlessly beside the recliner, its four thick legs erect, staring at Liang Chongyue with a resentful expression.
"Stop looking, wait until I'm done lying down before it's your turn."
The system doesn't believe the host's nonsense at all; the host has used similar things to deceive it many times before.
The system turned around and plopped down next to Liang Chongyue.
I'm going to stay here and wait for the host to get up.
Liang Chongyue looked at it with a smile. Ever since the kitten arrived, the system's coin jar had been empty.
Liang Chongyue deposited some Luck Coins into the system's coin jar. Upon hearing the sound, the system abruptly sat up from the ground.
Whether it's a recliner or not is no longer important.
The system called out to the kitten, and the kitten's eyes lit up instantly.
With a leap, it jumped from Qin Xiaosi's arms onto the system's back, and in the blink of an eye, the two little creatures ran back into the house and began a shopping spree.
The New Year's Eve dinner was prepared by the Empress Dowager and the chef. The Empress Dowager insisted on a light diet as always, and Liang Chongyue pretended not to notice the difference, thus sharing the meal with everyone.
When it was time to stay up all night, Liang Chongyue tilted her head and looked at the huge back of the system as she squatted on the ground and whispered to the kitten.
At this moment, Minglang walked over and said, "Mother, shall we play chess?"
Looking at the expectation in Minglang's eyes, Liang Chongyue could see her mother smiling at them if she tilted her head a little more.
Liang Chongyue wanted to defeat her mother and make her look at her with new eyes, but she refused to give her that chance.
"What's the point of playing chess? Let your mother show you something more fun."
Minglang felt that something was off about his mother's smile.
Liang Chongyue had already made a call to the system.
"Buy me two sets of mahjong tiles, and bring me a few more instruction manuals."
The system is discussing with the kitten whether to ask the host for more money to buy a popcorn machine, as the popcorn flavors in the store are a bit limited.
"Host, could you provide another support...?"
Before the system could finish speaking, the Luck Coins had already been credited to the account.
The host was so surprised that even the system was taken aback.
The host seems to have a feeling that once this year is over, next year won't be the same.
Liang Chongyue glanced casually at the system's stiff back and knew exactly what it was thinking.
As the Lunar New Year approaches, people's happiness levels are rising sharply, and her luck coins are increasing a hundredfold.
The system doesn't cost much; even if you give it a little more, it won't go broke.
“Puppy, go and fetch my treasured possession. I want to teach Minglang a lesson.”
The system, greedy for money, quickly went to the host's room with the kitten, and even messed up the host's room to make it look more like the real thing.
After the two dogs caused a ruckus in the house, the system carried two bags of mahjong tiles in its mouth to its host.
Fei He and Li Yu'an, who had just arrived, had already anticipated this when they saw the chaotic room.
After exchanging a glance, they each tidied up one side of the item.
After the mahjong tiles are delivered, the system and the kitten's tasks are complete. The two of them should find a room. The popcorn machine doesn't need to be placed outside; it can be placed directly on the system panel.
While the two younger children were experimenting with making new flavors of popcorn, Liang Chongyue had already begun teaching them.
"These are the rules. Read them yourself first, and ask me if you don't understand anything."
Having not touched mahjong for a long time, and having not played much in his previous life either, Liang Chongyue couldn't help but feel a little melancholy when he touched the smooth texture of mahjong tiles again after so many years.
However, this melancholy did not last long. After Minglang understood the rules, Liang Chongyue lost in the first lap.
Seeing Minglang ask her uncertainly if she had won, Liang Chongyue looked at the mahjong tiles in front of her that were still nothing and fell silent.
Is this the newbie protection period?
"If my mother loses again, she'll have to go out with me to set off fireworks."
In Minglang, although this thing called mahjong is fun, it can't compare to the fun of setting off fireworks with the Queen Mother.
"Okay, let's do it again."
Liang Chongyue wanted to see how long Minglang's newbie protection period would last.
Until she suffered a series of defeats.
She admitted it.
"My mother has lost to me several times already, shouldn't she come out with me now?"
Liang Chongyue looked down at her empty hand, then at Minglang's hand full of chips.
It's a good thing this was only brought out now, otherwise she might not have been able to concentrate on her studies and martial arts practice.
"You should play with this less in the future; it's a waste of time and energy."
Minglang smiled without saying much, only wanting to set off fireworks with his mother.
As soon as the two stepped outside, they saw a thin layer of snow in the yard.
"It's snowing in Jiangnan!"
Snow is rare in Jiangnan, usually only once or twice a year.
"A timely snowfall promises a bumper harvest; next year will surely be a bountiful year."
Liang Chongyue looked up at the large snowflakes falling and recalled a time when her scumbag father took her out to the street.
It was a heavy snowfall like this, and the entire capital city was covered in a blanket of white.
While she marveled at how a timely snowfall heralded a bountiful harvest, her scumbag father was pondering how the poor people would survive the winter.
My father was a good emperor; I wish he could see the lives of the people of Great Xia now.
Now, seeing the heavy snowfall, she can freely express her sentiments that a good snow promises a bountiful year.
No longer need to bow down and ponder the lives of ordinary people like her scumbag father did back then.
"Yes, next year will definitely be a bumper year."
Hearing the noise, the system and the kitten stopped eating their popcorn, rushed out of the house, and started shoveling snow off the fireworks.
As Liang Chongyue approached them, she smelled a strong buttery odor emanating from them. Stealing food was one thing, but "they didn't even bother to clean off the smell?"
The system was taken aback by the host's question, then remembered, and quickly picked up the kitten and went back into the house.
When the two came out again, the burnt smell on them was gone.
Minglang saw all of this and winked at the kitten.
As Liang Chongyue lit fireworks and watched them rise into the sky, a fragrant popcorn was placed near her mouth.
"Mother, try it. I think it doesn't taste as good as what you used to give me when I was a child."