Wang Jianye's family of four rode two bicycles back to their private courtyard in front of the door.

After having a huge meal at Nanluoguxiang at noon, Wang Jianye was not very hungry at this evening, so he simply made some noodles with mixed sauce.

It is now the end of the year. A state banquet is held at this time every year. As a nationally renowned culinary master, Wang Jianye will never miss it every year.

This year was no exception. When he received the invitation, he brought his two apprentices, Wang Yijun and Cheng Jie, who were both at the state banquet level, to the Great Hall on the square.

This conference hall was built and used as a tribute to the 10th anniversary of National Day.

At that time, a grand celebration was held in the Great Hall of the People to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Day. Many people were invited, including not only domestic but also foreign dignitaries.

Because there were so many people, the banquet needed a lot of chefs, and basically most of the famous chefs from all over the country came.

Since the Great Hall was built in 59, most important state banquets have been held there, with a small number held in Xiyuan.

This year, Wang Jianye was invited to prepare for the state banquet, which was held in the Great Hall.

Like the previous times, Wang Jianye brought along several of his apprentices, Wang Yijun and Cheng Jie.

Both of them have reached the state banquet level, so there is no problem for them to assist Wang Jianye, and it is even fine to let them cook on their own.

After finishing the preparation of the state banquet, it is time for people from all walks of life to take their New Year holidays.

Wang Jianye and his whole family bought various New Year goods, put up couplets, pasted spring flowers, set off firecrackers, made dumplings, and had a New Year's Eve dinner, welcoming the new year in a lively manner.

As the head of the family, Wang Jianye prepared three red envelopes, one for Chen Kejia, one for Wang Mujia, and one for Wang Bingbing.

"Thanks husband."

"Thank you dad."

"Thank you dad."

The three of them were very happy after receiving the red envelopes.

Wang Jianye was in a good mood seeing them happy.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, it was already eight o’clock in the evening.

At this hour, Wang Bingbing, a two-year-old girl, was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes.

On the contrary, Wang Mujia was quite excited because they could set off fireworks in a few hours.

In the afternoon, Wang Mujia agreed with his sister Wang Bingbing that they would watch him set off fireworks at twelve o'clock.

That's why Wang Bingbing endured the sleepiness and refused to fall asleep.

Chen Kejia persuaded Wang Bingbing to go to bed.

But Wang Bingbing shook her head, saying that she had promised her brother and she must do what she said.

"Go to sleep for a while, and I'll wake you up when your brother sets off the fireworks."

Wang Bingbing accepted Chen Kejia's suggestion because she was really sleepy. After all, she was only a two-year-old child and could not stay up late like adults.

When it was almost twelve o'clock in the night, "It's time, let's go set off the fireworks." Wang Mujia shook the sleeping Wang Bingbing.

Wang Bingbing wiped the non-existent saliva from the corner of her mouth: "Oh?"

Then he immediately got up and followed Wang Mujia out of the house.

At this time last year, Wang Bingbing was just over one year old and couldn't stand it at all, and Wang Mujia was reluctant to wake her up.

Now that Wang Bingbing is over two years old, she has made an appointment with him to set off fireworks together. The family came to the yard, and Wang Mujia was in charge of setting off the fireworks.

Wang Jianye and Chen Kejia stood at the door of the house, with Wang Bingbing standing next to them, who was covering her ears. After Wang Mujia lit the incense, he carefully lit the fuse on the firework box.

Swish! The twister caught fire, and Wang Mujia ran to his sister Wang Bingbing.

Chirp! A beam of fire rose up and exploded in the air, bang! !
The fireworks were dazzling and brilliant, and Wang Mujia and Wang Bingbing were very excited.

Fireworks were set off everywhere in the entire city. The number of fireworks increased a lot compared to previous years and was particularly spectacular. It was obvious that people's lives were better than before.

Wang Mujia set off two fireworks, and Wang Bingbing said she wanted to try the remaining one, so Wang Mujia prepared it for her.

He also used a flashlight to help her shine the light so that Wang Bingbing could see the fuse on the fireworks box.

"After lighting it, run away immediately."

Wang Bingbing repeated Chen Kejia's instructions to her, carefully extended her hand holding the incense, lit it, and it sizzled!
Wang Bingbing ran away, hid behind Wang Mujia and covered her ears, then excitedly but fearfully showed half of her head and watched the fuse burn the firework box bit by bit.

Chirp! A beam of fire rose up, exploded in the air, and exploded again, crackling like a fire tree and silver flowers.

Wang Bingbing was very excited because she was the one who lit the fireworks and it was her first time to set off fireworks.

Twelve o'clock on New Year's Eve is the time when the most fireworks are set off in the entire city. After half past twelve, the number of fireworks decreases significantly.

After setting off the fireworks at home, Wang Jianye simply washed up and prepared to rest.

Wang Mujia stayed up until 12:30 a.m. the day before and got up early the next day as well.

Because today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, he can take his sister to pay New Year's greetings and get a lot of snacks.

In addition to her grandmother's house and her great-grandmother's house, Wang Mujia and Wang Bingbing also visited the neighbors in Qianmen to pay New Year's greetings, such as Niu Ye's house nearby, Xu Huizhen's house next door, and so on.

Xu Huizhen and Cai Quanwu are married and have two children, Xu Jingping and Xu Jingtian. Together with her daughter Xu Jingli, born to her ex-husband's brother, they now have three children in total.

Because they are neighbors with Wang Jianye's family, Wang Mujia, Wang Bingbing and the three daughters of Xu Huizhen often meet and play with each other.

Although Wang Mujia is not the oldest among them, he is very smart and has become the leader of these children. He is the kind of person who has a say in everything.

After paying New Year's greetings, Wang Jianye took Chen Kejia and others to the temple fair in Changdian in the afternoon to eat, drink and have fun. Wang Mujia and Wang Bingbing were very excited.

That’s why we say children love Chinese New Year the most. In addition to delicious food, there are also fun things to do, and there is no worry and they don’t have to pay for it themselves.

Wang Jianye went to the temple fair which lasted for seven days and visited two places in total. Although he was very tired, he was very happy.

After the Chinese New Year, it feels like time has passed so quickly and it’s almost the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, when we light lanterns and eat Yuanxiao dumplings.

Wang Jianye bought a flower lantern for Wang Mujia and Wang Bingbing respectively. At night, thousands of households were decorated with lights. Wang Mujia and her sister held lanterns and visited several nearby houses.

I played until about eight o'clock in the evening and then went home to sleep.

Wang Jianye and Chen Kejia sat together, listening to the radio at home while the children went out with lanterns.

This radio was bought by Wang Jianye a few years ago. It can receive several channels and he listens to it when he is bored.

Of course, with two kids around, there’s rarely any time to get bored, so there’s not much time to listen to the radio.

"Okay, the kids are back, come on hubby, let's go inside."

Chen Kejia turned off the radio and yawned.

But Wang Jianye looked at her expression and she didn't look sleepy at all. Instead, she had other plans. (End of this chapter)