Chapter 262 The First Spring Festival Gala

After Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong had discussed it, they returned to their respective courtyards and started looking for their children first.

"Manager?" Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li looked at each other, not knowing what Yan Bugui was crazy about. Now they started talking about the manager's system.

"Dad, you're not counting the peanuts and sunflower seeds for New Year's Day, are you?" At this time Yan Jiecheng remembered his father's habit. The family motto of Yan Bugui was 'if you can eat well enough, you can drink well enough, but if you can't count well, you will be poor'. When he was the third uncle in the courtyard, he counted the peanuts and sunflower seeds every year, but now that he is no longer the third uncle, he can't count anymore.

After listening to Yan Jiecheng's words, Yu Li also reacted. Yes, why should we restore the system of the manager for no reason? What if Yan Bugui becomes the third uncle again and asks her to hand over the financial power of the family again?

Yu Li pulled Yan Jiecheng's clothes and winked at him. Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li have been married for such a long time, so how could he not know what his wife meant.

"Dad, if you want to be the third uncle, then go ahead and do it. Just don't interfere with me. I don't approve of this system of the uncle in charge." Yan Jiecheng didn't care whether his father could become the third uncle or not. He just didn't want to be plotted against anymore.

"Hey, how can you talk like that?" Yan Bugui stared at Yan Jiecheng in disbelief, wondering how he guessed his plan. "If you don't agree to my request, go ask someone else. When I become the third master, don't ask me for help."

Yan Bugui tried to threaten Yan Jiecheng on purpose, but Yan Jiecheng ignored him and just pushed the door and left. He had already made plans to move out as the house was still too small.

Seeing that life was getting better day by day, Yan Jiecheng envied the small restaurant opened by Li Shengli. He also planned to open a restaurant, but Yan Jiecheng did not have much savings, and most importantly, he did not know how to cook. The most important thing to open a restaurant is the chef, especially a good chef. Nowadays, most good chefs are working well in state-owned restaurants.

The cooking skills of the big pot rice chef in the factory were a bit disappointing, but Yan Jiecheng and Sha Zhu didn't get along well, so he had no plans to ask Sha Zhu to be the chef for the time being.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade his son, Yan Bugui set his sights on other people. However, he planned to borrow the prestige of Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai. So Yan Bugui lied that the three uncles were planning to restore the system of the uncle in charge and went to the families in the front yard.

The final result was that the other families ignored Yan Bugui. At night, Yan Bugui went to find Li Shengli again. In the front yard, Li Shengli's prestige is now higher than Yan Bugui. Although Li Shengli does not take care of things, Li Shengli handled the previous earthquakes and other things perfectly. Several people in the front yard admired him very much. Yan Bugui believed that as long as he got Li Shengli's support, his job as the manager of the front yard would be a sure thing.

When Li Shengli came back by bike in the evening, Yan Bugui found Li Shengli again and told him about the matter of the manager.

"Teacher Yan, he died early in the morning." Li Shengli did not give a direct answer after hearing this. He just said this and went home.

"Hey, what do you mean?" Yan Bugui was so angry that he jumped up and down.

"Shengli, what's wrong? What did you say to make Teacher Yan so angry?" Han Qiuyun asked curiously while helping Li Shengli take off the scarf around his neck.

"Haha, I don't know what Teacher Yan is thinking. He wants to restore the system of the person in charge of the compound, and I replied to him that he would have died early in the morning." Li Shengli laughed when he thought of this.

This compound has not had a manager for more than ten years, and everyone has discovered that this manager is useless and a waste of time. In the past, the three managers were responsible for handling the conflicts between Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu and Xu Damao. Now that Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu are married, everyone has discovered something strange: all of a sudden there are no conflicts in this compound.

Now these three big guys are still thinking of riding on my head and acting tyrannically. Who would be willing to do that?

Han Qiuyun also smiled. In recent years, there has been no manager, and there have been no conflicts in the courtyard. Han Qiuyun has also become accustomed to each family living their own lives. If the manager system is really restored, she may not be able to get used to it.

Yan Bugui hit a wall, and the same thing happened to Liu Haizhong. Xu Damao didn't want to see Liu Haizhong bullying him anymore, let alone Sha Zhu, who always looked down on Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong.

This little farce did not cause any waves but gave people in the compound something to talk about.

New Year's Eve arrived quickly, and as usual, Li Shengli gave several employees early holidays and distributed red envelopes.

Li Shengli first accompanied his family to buy New Year's goods. Li Shengli and his two children happily pasted couplets outside. At Yan Bugui's house opposite, Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng had separated long ago. Yan Jiecheng was not as stingy as his father who ate steamed bread and cabbage every day.

At night, Li Chengqin urged Li Shengli to turn on the TV. The news of the Spring Festival Gala this year had spread a long time ago, and Li Shengli was waiting here. There were no entertainment activities these days, and he had already watched the things broadcast on TV. The TV was still broadcasting over and over again. He couldn't miss the first Spring Festival Gala. The family sat in front of the TV, eating and watching TV. The first to appear was Teacher Zhao. Li Shengli looked at the young Teacher Zhao on TV and couldn't help but sigh that time is really a butcher's knife.

Following Teacher Zhao's announcement, four phone numbers appeared on TV. Li Shengli had long heard that the first Spring Festival Gala would have an on-demand segment. Then Teacher Zhao also said that there would be a riddle-guessing segment on the Spring Festival Gala, and there would be souvenirs for those who guessed correctly.

"Dad." Upon hearing this, Li Chengqin immediately turned around and looked at Li Shengli with sparkling eyes.

"Got it." Li Shengli nodded Li Chengqin's head unhappily. This was asking him to guess a riddle and get her a souvenir. This thing would be a good thing to show off. Coincidentally, Yan Bugui's eyes also began to light up when he heard this. There were quite a few of these things.

The Spring Festival Gala officially began with a small opening animation. The four hosts were introduced at the beginning. Lee Seung-ri looked at the people on TV with some envy. This was a good opportunity to show his face.

As the TV show continued, Li Chengqin began to sway left and right as the song progressed, and then the first riddle appeared.

After hearing the riddle, Li Chengqin immediately turned around and looked at Li Shengli. To Li Chengqin, his father knew everything. Li Chengzhi also stared at Li Shengli. No one would believe that no one cared about this thing. This souvenir of the first Spring Festival Gala was also of great commemorative value to Li Shengli.

Li Shengli looked at his two children with amusement. There was nothing he could do about it, so of course he had to spoil his own children. Li Shengli took out an envelope and letter paper from the drawer, and was the first to write the first riddle on the letter paper: "From top to bottom, unity is widespread" (guess a word).

"Dad, what's the answer to this riddle?" Li Chengqin frowned and thought for a long time.

"This is the word 'zuo' which means seat." While writing the answer on a piece of paper, Li Shengli explained to his daughter why the answer to the riddle was this one.

"Dad is so smart." Li Chengqin hugged Li Shengli's legs with admiration on his face.

"Haha." Li Shengli smiled and was very pleased with his daughter's admiration.

Li Chengzhi also looked at his father with admiration. For children, parents are the best role models.

After writing the answers, the family continued watching TV programs. The programs at this time were not as diverse as those in later generations, and the songs were not as incomprehensible as those in later generations.

As the show progressed, there was a knock on Lee Seungri's door.

Li Shengli and Han Qiuyun looked at each other, wondering who would come at this time.

Li Shengli stood up and opened the door. Standing outside the door were the neighbors in the yard. Everyone had something in their hands, such as peanuts, melon seeds, and braised beef.

Li Shengli nodded in understanding. Since there was no TV at home, he planned to watch the Spring Festival Gala at home.

"Come in." Li Shengli opened the door. "Bring your own stools. I don't have that many stools at home."

"Thanks, Victory."

Li Shengli shook his head and said that he was not that unkind.

After returning home, Li Shengli placed the table opposite him, lay down on the armchair and then held Li Chengqin in his arms. Han Qiuyun and Li Chengzhi also sat next to Li Shengli, and other neighbors also sat around him.

As the TV program progressed, the sound of everyone laughing could be heard from time to time in Li Shengli's house. It was so lively. However, it was not so lively at Yan Bugui's house. Not only was the volume of the TV low when people went to his house to watch TV, but mainly because Yan Bugui charged a fee. People in the compound would rather bring their things to Li Shengli's house to watch than let Yan Bugui make money from them.

(End of this chapter)