I'm almost 45 and the system is just coming

Chapter 98: New Year's Money Customs

"Dad, I want to set off fireworks too! Hurry up!"

The son looked at all this and began to urge anxiously.

"Well, I've prepared it for you, haven't I?"

Zhou Tian smiled, took out a cigarette, lit it, handed it to his son, then found a safer firework, placed it in the middle of the front yard, adjusted the direction, tore open the packaging, and pulled out the thread.

"Okay, have some!"

As he said this, he stepped back. His son slowly walked forward, first looked at Zhou Tian and Wang Fen, then looked at the two elders, before walking step by step to the fireworks.

He stretched out his hand and moved the cigarette butt towards the fuse. As soon as the cigarette butt touched the fuse, he ran backwards instantly.

"Son, it's not lit, keep going!"

Zhou Tian saw at a glance that the fuse was not lit, and shouted directly.

"But, Dad, I don't dare!"

The son stopped, looked back at the fireworks, and said with some retreat.

"Don't worry, it's okay, just keep going!"

Zhou Tian did not let his son go and shouted again.

"Okay, since my son doesn't dare, just order it! Don't force him!"

Just then, his wife Wang Fen said with some heartache.

"No, since he has promised to set off all the fireworks this year, he must do it!"

Zhou Tian said firmly, and then he looked at his son and said, "Son, hurry up!"

Hearing this, the son looked at the encouragement in Zhou Tian's eyes and the hesitation in his grandparents' eyes, gritted his teeth, stepped forward again and touched the cigarette butt to the fuse. Finally, when the fuse of the firework was lit, he stood up and quickly backed away.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Success, I finally succeeded!"

The son watched the fireworks soar into the sky and couldn't help but smile happily. He jumped up and came to the two elders and said coquettishly: "Grandpa, grandma, look, I can set off fireworks! I can set off fireworks!"

Then, he came to Zhou Tian and Wang Fen and said, "Mom and Dad, look, I succeeded!"

"Yes, it was a success. From now on, these fireworks are all yours!"

Zhou Tian looked at his son with a hint of relief in his eyes and said, since his son was born, the entire Zhou family has only had this one grandson. It can be said that if you hold him in your mouth, you are afraid that he will melt, and if you hold him in your hand, you are afraid that he will fall.

He has always been spoiled, and his parents treat him as their treasure and are reluctant to let him suffer any grievances. Even when they were poor, they never let their son suffer any impact on his pocket money or study.

Although spoiling a child is equivalent to killing him, who can bear to let a son suffer any injustice?

Fortunately, although my son is a little spoiled, he is still relatively sensible in some matters, and basically maintains the top 20 in the school in terms of academic performance.

Although he said that he was not satisfied, he was actually very satisfied in his heart that his son could maintain this result in the second best middle school in the city. He actually hoped that his son could grow up healthily.

Although it was just a small matter of setting off fireworks, he also needs to gradually cultivate his son's independence. After all, he is about to take the college entrance examination, and he should let go of many things.

Perhaps having overcome his fear, the son gradually let go. Fireworks continued to rise, illuminating the entire sky and dyeing the night sky with a variety of colors, which was extremely gorgeous.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As the time gets closer to twelve o'clock, the fireworks become more frequent and the sounds of firecrackers become more frequent.

Countless people, whether adults, children or women, began to cheer loudly during this festival, as if releasing the joy of the past year.

The fireworks lasted almost all night long. We welcomed the new year amidst the fireworks!
next day
Perhaps because he slept late yesterday because of the fireworks, Zhou Tian woke up and found that his son and parents were still asleep. He went downstairs quietly. As soon as he turned on his phone, he saw several missed calls, including those from Section Chief Zhou Wu, Liu Wuming, and several friends of Lu Peng.

Zhou Tian only replied to a few calls from a few friends and Liu Wuming, and then ignored them.

He started to prepare breakfast for his family. He first cooked a pot of eight-treasure porridge, and then heated up the staple dumplings. When everything was ready, he went upstairs, first woke up his wife, and then woke up his son and parents.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, red envelopes and lucky money represent the adults’ hopes for their children. They contain the elders’ concern and sincere blessings for the younger generations. They hope that the younger generations can spend the year safely after receiving the lucky money.

After breakfast, Zhou Tian and his wife each took out a red envelope and looked at their son.

"Haotian, look what this is?"

"New Year's money?"

Zhou Haotian's eyes flashed with joy, and he quickly came to his parents, bowed and said: "Mom and Dad, I wish you a happy new year and all the best!"

After saying that, he stood up and tried to grab the red envelope, but Zhou Tian took it back and said, "That doesn't count. We must make a new rule starting this year!"

Zhou Haotian failed to grab the red envelope, and after hearing Zhou Tian's words, he couldn't help but ask: "What are the rules?"

"That's the rule that you have to kneel down to wish everyone a happy new year!"

Zhou Tian said with a serious expression that he had actually wanted to establish this rule a long time ago, but because of his wife's doting and his parents' indulgence, he had no say at all at home.

By establishing this rule, perhaps in the eyes of others, he is showing signs of reviving old customs, but only he himself knows that, in fact, kneeling and bowing during the New Year represents children's gratitude to their parents and elders.

Unfortunately, due to the impact of new ideas, people no longer demand this habit. This may not matter to contemporary parents, but Zhou Tian thinks it is a sign of ingratitude.

He couldn't ask other children to do this, but for his own children, he still hoped that he would restore this old custom.

"Well!"

Upon hearing this, the son knelt down without hesitation and kowtowed three times to him and his wife: "Mom and Dad, I wish you a happy new year, all the best, and good health!"

"Okay! Okay! Here!"

Seeing their son so well-behaved, Zhou Tian and his wife Wang Fen handed the red envelopes to their son.

The son took the red envelope and opened it. When he saw the money in the red envelope, his eyes flashed with light. Then he looked at his parents and made a heart shape to Zhou Tian and the others.

Then he ran towards the two elders, Zhou Weiguo and Zhang Yingchun.

"Grandpa, grandma, I wish you good health and a long life!"

"have to!"

Hearing his son's New Year greetings to his parents, Zhou Tian looked at his wife beside him with a wry smile: "It seems that this little guy is still close to his grandparents! Even his New Year greetings are better than those given to us as parents!"

"Isn't this your fault? You were incompetent back then, and your son is growing up with his grandparents, so naturally he has to get along well with them!"

Wang Fen couldn't help but feel jealous when she heard this and complained.

"Okay! It's my fault!"

Zhou Tian was speechless for a while. After all, what happened back then really showed that he was unable to shoulder the responsibility of supporting his family. What else could he say?

In the blink of an eye, the third and fourth days of the New Year passed by.

Originally, Zhou Tian’s two younger sisters were going to go back to their parents’ home on the third day of the Lunar New Year, but since the family decided to go on a trip on the fifth day, they called to inform them.

So that they don't have to waste time coming back.

In the blink of an eye, it is the fifth day of the New Year. According to custom, it is not suitable to go out on the fifth day of the New Year, but now basically no one cares about it.

(End of this chapter)