Chapter 177 Why did you mess with him during the New Year?

New Year's Eve is always very special to the Chinese people.

No matter how many bad things there are, we can leave them to the past year with laughter and throw them into the garbage dump of time.

It is the consensus of the Chinese people to be happy in the New Year.

New Year’s Eve is just like the Friday night before the weekend. It’s not the official holiday yet, but we can already enjoy this happy mood.

It’s like stealing a short vacation and being able to plan your holiday schedule well. It’s abundant happiness.

The new year is coming, but it hasn’t arrived yet, so I have a happy New Year’s Eve.

When the New Year finally arrives, and we really start to face the plans, goals, and pressures of the new year... it's not as pleasant as we imagined.

The taller Li Yan walked out of the room with full energy and energy. Even Chen Fengling couldn't help asking:
"Is it because your hair is too messy or why do I feel like you're taller?"

"Growing up."

"Eat more tonight."

Chen Fengling has gradually evolved to the point where she takes it for granted that her son has grown taller visibly overnight.

However, Li Yan, who sat in the living room watching TV with her parents for a rare afternoon, was not in a very good mood.

Junior high school, New Year's Eve...

Seemingly irrelevant words bring back bad memories on special days.

In the first semester of the first year of junior high school before her rebirth, Li Yan was locked out because of her "regression" from sixth place in the midterm exam to thirteenth place in the final exam...

It’s fucking New Year’s Eve.

Although before this, Li Yan chose to confront Chen Fengling for "disrespecting her parents" because she couldn't stand her insistence on saying "I'll be happy if I don't make any progress this year" during the Chinese New Year.

But on New Year's Eve, he was locked out of the house for this reason. It was not until the neighbor knocked on the door, exclaiming, "He ranked 13th in the class and was so good, how could they treat him like this?" that Li Yan was able to enter the house and spend this cold night.

It's indeed a bit outrageous.

At that time, Li Yan didn't even dare to tell her neighbor that she was ranked thirteenth in the grade.

Even if I was reborn, it would still be painful to think about that kind of grievance...

Oh my God, please give me this memory in its original form, right?

Damn it, I can’t use the grievances from my previous life to get angry at my parents in this life. It’s like practicing fighting while standing in a pile of cotton.

Chen Fengling rarely cooked lobster for the New Year's Eve dinner, and happily picked up a piece for Li Yan. However, she saw that her son was not interested, so she asked him out of concern.

"Mom and Dad, let me ask you something. If I ranked first in the midterm exam, but ranked thirteenth in the final exam, would you be angry?"

"How could that be?" Chen Fengling looked at Li Chun in surprise, "You are our pride."

"What if I'm not in New Taipei No. 1 Middle School, but in Lincheng No. 1 Middle School?"

"No, if you fail this time, you can take the exam again next time." Li Chun smiled, "Mom and Dad believe in you."

It doesn't look like acting.

Li Yan's emotions were a bit complicated. She didn't know whether her parents were spoiled by her invincibility and could no longer imagine what "failure" looked like, so they couldn't empathize with her; or whether they were really changed by her self-awareness and diligence and recognized her from the bottom of their hearts.

"But why is it 13th? Why is it Lincheng No. 1 Middle School?" Chen Fengling wondered.

"Just say it casually."

"Come and eat the lobster. Mom has never eaten it in her life. When you come back for the New Year, buy some and let's try it together."

It’s New Year’s Day, why think about the past that didn’t happen?

Eat well.

Unexpectedly, Li Yan didn’t eat well for lunch on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

According to the custom of Lincheng, everyone returns to their hometown on New Year's Day. Li Chun and Chen Fengling are the only ones in their families who moved from the countryside to settle in the city, and their relationships with their family relatives are not very good.

Sometimes relatives have such a special relationship that a friend in need is a friend indeed, but in normal times, they really can't stand you being on good terms with each other.

Especially Li Chun, as the youngest son, he did not choose to stay with his father, but went to the city to work hard, but did not make much money. In the eyes of Li Yan's grandparents, his behavior was not pleasing to both sides.

So whenever they met during the holidays, they couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks, saying that Brother Li Chun was better off staying at home and opening a small shop.

It was not until Li Yan started to rank first in his grade in elementary school that Li Chun and his wife were able to hold their heads up high in their hometown in the mountains.

But Li Chun didn't care much. He knew the perspectives of his parents and relatives who had lived in the mountains for many years, and he had no intention of getting entangled with them. As long as he could fulfill his filial duty as a son, it would be enough.

Everyone's living conditions are completely different, so there's no need for anyone to cause trouble for anyone else.

So I spent the winter vacation in sixth grade in a low profile so as not to upset a bunch of relatives who were competing to see which village school's class was in the top 20.

This year I can’t hide...

However, Li Yan felt that even if there were some relatives who were jealous of others doing well, they would not be stupid enough to come and provoke him.

Isn't this just making things difficult for yourself during the New Year?

What a coincidence, it really exists.

Most of the relatives, both close and distant, knew how outstanding Li Yan's achievements were. Those who were good at it would praise her and teach their children to take Li Yan as a role model. Those who obviously felt that something was wrong would at least do the superficial work of praising her.

When the simple family dinner prepared by my uncle was coming to an end, a middle-aged male relative who had drunk two glasses of wine suddenly shouted:
"The first place in the grade is not much different from my son's twelfth place."

It's understandable that they want to save face.

"New Taipei and Lincheng are no different after all."

Continue to save face, barely understand.

"The most important thing is, no matter how well you study, you'll end up working a crappy job."

It's not nice to try to save face by force.

"It doesn't matter if my son ranks last in the exam. He can come and take over my factory and earn much more than if he ranked first in New Taipei City." This is basically insane. The corners of Li Yan's mouth were already curled up, but Chen Fengling stopped him with a look.

Li Yan could even read out the words: Chinese New Year...

"Li Yan, why don't you come to work in my factory and help my son? For the sake of our relationship, I will definitely give you a much higher salary than you will get in New Taipei City in the future."

It’s New Year’s Day, why are you annoying me?

Li Yan has always felt that it is stupid to say that even if someone provokes you, you'd better not fight back, otherwise you will lower your status.

The dog barked at me. Of course I shouldn't bark back, but I can beat it with a stick.

Everyone understood that this relative was trying to save face for himself, so they just laughed it off.

Li Yan: "Dad, who is this?"

Li Chun couldn't tell whether he was embarrassed or secretly happy, "Your third uncle."

My grandfather has only two sons, so my third uncle is naturally the son of my second grandfather who has passed away.

"I thought we were so close, and that you knew my future better than I did." Li Yan said with a smile, "Uncle San, I'll remember what you said. I might as well drop out of school and work."

Regardless of whether one is serious about it or not, the fact that the family has produced a top student after so many years and he said he wanted to drop out of school in the first grade is a big deal for some relatives who value family honor.

Several elders cast resentful looks at the uncle on the spot.

Some people also began to persuade Li Yan on the spot, "Yan'er, don't be led astray by him. He runs such a shabby factory, it's not worth dropping out of school!"

"How can it be called a broken factory?" Li Yan said with a serious expression. "Uncle San can offer me a salary of 50,000 or 100,000 yuan a month, and it's still called a broken factory. Isn't Aunt Si asking too much?"

"Wait, wait," Uncle San said anxiously, "When did I say I would give you 50,000 or 100,000?"

"Didn't you say that my salary would be much higher than what I will get in New Taipei?"

"Wow," Uncle San tasted the flavor, "Li Chun, your son has high aspirations!"

"No, Uncle San has never been to New Taipei City?"

The whole audience suddenly fell silent. Not to mention that Uncle San had never been there, Li Chun was the only one who settled in the city. Everyone’s perception of New Taipei was “the capital of Linjiang Province.”

"I haven't been there. What's wrong? I've worked with those companies in downtown Lin City. The managers only make four or five thousand a month. What do you think?"

"Oh, so you are comparing yourself to Lin Cheng..." Li Yan acted disappointed - his acting skill had reached 46 points under the influence of the third-level skill "Performance", and his sincerity was fully displayed at this moment.

When writing novels, I usually get into the role and act it out, but it is not in vain.

"What do you mean I have to take it..." Uncle San felt the emotional changes of the people around him and realized that if he continued to discuss the specific details with the child, he would not be able to hold it in, so he had to give up.

You stir up trouble, and then let it go?

Just kidding. We should be fair in everything we do. It's my turn now.

"Hey, Uncle San, your son is in grade 12. Which school is he in?"

Li Chun's conciliatory expression was simply ignored by Li Yan.

"Aren't all schools the same?" Uncle San was embarrassed.

"It turns out they are all the same," Li Yan said in an annoyed tone, "If I had known, I would have stayed in Lincheng to study. Why would I have gone through so much trouble to go to New Taipei?"

This year, the clan members who had been bragging about "our Li family's children" became anxious.

"Old Third, stop the fucking whining!"

"Li Yan, don't listen to your uncle. His son is studying in a shabby primary school in the next village. How dare he say that..."

"He's ranked twelfth in the grade, with a total of 30 students in the class. You're not ashamed. My son is in the top ten in the grade. How can he compare with the one who ranked first in the grade in the provincial capital?"

Uncle San’s face had turned the color of liver.

Li Yan raised her voice to make her presence felt amid the noisy discussion: "Uncles and aunts, I was young and ignorant, and I said some nonsense. Please don't blame Third Uncle. Third Uncle also had good intentions. He told us that his factory made a lot of money so that we can ask him for support when we build houses or repair ancestral halls at home in the future..."

"You!" Uncle San's eyes widened.

The relatives burst into laughter and started teasing.

Grandpa Li Yan banged the table for a long time before he managed to clean up the mess.

After this little episode, when the relatives gathered together for tea, Li Chun naturally found an excuse to leave.

Li Yan thought she was going to get scolded by her parents, but she didn't expect them to look so happy.

As for the reason?

"You are our foundation. Your happiness is more important than anything else."

Well, this is actually a kind of pressure... However, Li Yan is now willing to bear this pressure.

The next day, at a party at Chen Fengling's parents' home, Li Yan felt wave after wave of praise.

Exhausting to cope with.

He had only one thought in his mind at that time: It would be easier if there was a fool to give him a hard time...

So, his New Year ended just like that.

My own home, my grandparents' home, and my grandparents' home, three meals a day, and we're done.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yan mocked herself for others having seven days of joy during the New Year while she only had three meals. She turned on her computer and started typing, only to find that the editor of Kaiyuan had sent her a summary of recent subscription data early in the morning.

Li Yan: You...are you done with the New Year?

Kaiyuan: My whole mind is on your book, but there have been some problems recently.

Li Yan felt the long-lost tension.

Kaiyuan: The data situation is not optimistic.

(End of this chapter)