Chapter 705 New Year's Day Dinner

?                                The Shenzhou-4 spacecraft is flying in the scheduled orbit in space, and the second snow of 2002 has also fallen in a hurry in the capital, warning everyone living here that the cold winter has arrived, and for the students, it is the winter vacation. The long holiday is approaching, and the Spring Festival is not far away.

The successful launch of the Shenzhou-4 spacecraft is still hotly discussed in a small area of ​​​​the school. Students are ushering in another holiday when they cannot reunite with their families, New Year's Day!

In ancient my country, the first day of the first lunar month was called New Year's Day, and it was also the Spring Festival with thousands of years of tradition. However, after the adoption of the AD calendar during the founding of the People's Republic of China, New Year's Day became the first day of the Christian era.

Compared with the Spring Festival, which has been traditional for thousands of years, New Year's Day is just like Christmas in the eyes of ordinary people. In fact, it is not a New Year recognized in the heart, but it is a legal holiday after all, and people gradually regard it as a time for family reunion. Good days.

But for college students who haven't had a holiday yet, New Year's Day is a time to miss their families in a foreign land, and it's also a good opportunity to get together with classmates and friends.

New Year's Day is the first day of the new year. As the old saying goes, a year's plan begins in spring and a day's plan begins in the morning. A new year and a new beginning. Everyone wants to grow in a new chapter.

Anticipation, celebration, gathering, come with it.

According to the usual openness of Shuimu University, whenever there is any festival, whether it is the student union or the school, they will try their best to hold various parties and evening parties.

But now it happens to be the final exam period and before the winter vacation. Most students are not in the mood to hold a party. What's more, the Christmas dance has just ended, so no one has that much thought about having fun.

Shen Dapeng stayed at Shuimu University for a whole semester and got to know many classmates and teachers. His interpersonal relationships were much expanded than before, but in terms of heart-to-heart relationships, they were few and far between.

On the evening of December 31, Shen Dapeng took a taxi to Houyan Village with Tang Wei, Du Yuefeng, Wang Xueying, and Zheng Dan who were in the dormitory. When they arrived at Wu Qihan's house, Qu Yina, Mark, and Jie Sen had already arrived and was in the room tasting the only Monkey King tea from Wu Qihan's family.

Wang Xueying was originally in high spirits, thinking that Shen Dapeng was taking her with her to celebrate the New Year. Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the room, she saw Qu Yina was there. There was a bit of dissatisfaction in her eyes, but due to the large number of people, she did not have an attack.

Tang Wei and Zheng Dan were always tired of being together, making Du Yuefeng like a light bulb. When he met Wu Qihan and Sun Dapaozi, he felt a sense of relief and stepped forward to greet them warmly.

"Dapeng,

You came. "Qu Yina stood up with a smile, and Mark and Jason also smiled and nodded.

"Um!"

Shen Dapeng looked at Mark and Jason with a smile, "How about it? Compared with tea and coffee, are you used to drinking tea?"

"It tastes good, but it doesn't taste like milk!" Mark has a cheerful personality and doesn't get hung up on such trivial matters. He came here tonight just to accompany Ina.

Jason also had the simple temperament of a foreigner. He could only curl his lips and shake his head at the smell of tea, saying that he was not used to it. However, looking at the bungalows all around him, he knew that there was no coffee he liked in a place like this.

"If you're not used to tea, I brought some instant coffee and you can make do with it." Shen Dapeng took out a few packets of Nestlé brand instant coffee from his pocket and handed them to Jason.

"Thank you for the coffee!" Jason took it in his hand excitedly and looked around the crowded bungalow, but he didn't know where to get water and a cup. In the end, Wu Qihan helped him make a cup.

When Jason was in the United States, because the entire team often had to work overtime and stay up late, he had a special liking for the refreshing coffee, and was even a little dependent on it. He could tolerate it if he didn't see it, but as long as he smelled the aroma of coffee beans, It will be like a smoker who has not smoked for a long time and sees a cigarette.

Shen Dapeng didn't know about Jason's habit. He just happened to see instant coffee when he came out of the dormitory and thought that Mark and Jason, two foreigners, might like it, that's all.

However, this small gesture made Jason feel very heart-warming. A freshman who was a few years younger than himself could actually understand other people's living habits. This was an ability that was inconsistent with his age.

"Xiao Qi, where are your father and grandfather?" Shen Dapeng looked around the whole room and didn't see Wu Qihan's family. He was wondering if there were too many people coming and the room was crowded, squeezing out the elders!

"The old sow from Lao Li's backyard was giving birth, and they went to help!"

Wu Qihan explained lightly, and then brought a stool to Shen Dapeng, "Brother Peng, you have called so many people here today, do you have something to announce?"

"It's nothing. It's just New Year's Day. I originally wanted to invite everyone to have a meal, but the restaurant doesn't have any good food. There are so many of us, so I just wanted to come to your house to deal with it. Don't tell me that you didn't even prepare a meal!"

"This...Brother Peng, you didn't tell me. I thought you were just here to chat. You really didn't prepare any food!" Wu Qihan scratched his head in embarrassment. How could he have imagined that all the people in the room were here? For meals.

"Brother Peng knows that you don't have such foresight. We have already prepared ourselves. We can borrow a big iron pot from your house. This is always available, right?"

Tang Wei interrupted and pointed to several large plastic bags outside the door, "Today we are making hot pot by ourselves. Fresh hand-cut beef and mutton from the city. There are also vegetables for those who don't eat meat. There is no beer. Xiaoqi, do you care about the wine? ?”

"I can provide you with all the liquor, not to mention beer. I'll go to the small supermarket next door and buy a few boxes."

Wu Qihan was about to leave when Du Yuefeng reminded him, "Find a big iron pot first. I'll light the fire first!"

"This... we do have a big iron pot, but this room is too small. There won't be enough for so many of us, right?" Wu Qihan looked at Shen Dapeng and the people in the room. They were sitting around a small table. If they put a big iron pot and lit a fire around it, there would be no room for anyone.

"Your house is too small. You can build a factory, but can't you build a more spacious house?"

Tang Wei curled his lips and said a few more words. Wu Qihan's eyes suddenly lit up. "Yes, the factory warehouse, Brother Peng, let's go to the newly built warehouse. Brother Pao is also busy there with his brothers. It's big and spacious there. There are many people. How about setting up two pots to cook together?"

"Okay, but I don't know if these ingredients are enough for Sun Da Paozi and his gang of wolves. With the new brothers, we can't compete with them!" Shen Dapeng said half-jokingly, but what he said was what he really thought.