New Year's Eve.

As soon as it gets light, the little guys get up noisily.

"Sister Yixian, are you going to cook dumplings soon?" The big mackerel blinked and asked, lying next to Yixian.

After helping the little guy button up his clothes, Yixian smiled and said, "That's right, let's have some casual food this morning, and we'll have a big meal in the evening."

"So, what do we need to do during the New Year?"

Raising their little heads, the little ones gathered around Yixian and asked in unison.

"You guys!"

Bending down and stroking his hair, Yixian touched each little guy's head and said, "There's nothing to do, just eat and have fun!"

"Okay, okay, I'm good at this!"

Clapping his hands, William jumped up and down, and the other little guys also showed excited smiles.

…

"Okay, go and wake up the admiral!"

After helping everyone put on the clothes he had sewn by himself, Yixian reminded: "Do you still remember what I just told you?"

"Remember, remember!"

Patting her chest, Camicchia replied: "The first time I see the Admiral, I say Happy New Year!"

"Yeah, you must not forget it."

Nodding with satisfaction, Yixian signaled that everyone could set off.

"Hehe~!"

The little guys looked at each other, then stood together hand in hand and said loudly: "Sister Yixian, I wish you a happy New Year!"

"Uh-huh!"

Shocked by the little guys' sudden actions, Yixian nodded, the smile on his face becoming gentler.

"Hehe, go and wake up the admiral!"

After blessing Yixian, the little ones jumped out of the room and ran towards Li Ran's bedroom.

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"Admiral, Happy New Year...!"

They rushed into Li Ran's bedroom like a whirlwind. The little ones started shouting over each other before they could see clearly what was going on in the room.

"Okay, okay, happy new year!"

Wearing a Tang suit sewn by Yixian himself, Li Ran sat on the sofa and looked at everyone with a smile.

The coffee table is filled with snacks.

"Ah, the admiral is awake~!"

The little guys gathered around with smiles and shouts of Happy New Year as if they were competing.

"Admiral, let's go eat dumplings quickly!"

After the blessing, the little ones couldn't wait to hurry up. They were always thinking about the dumplings Li Ran made last night, for fear that they would be late and the dumplings would be eaten by others.

"No hurry, no rush!"

Holding a little guy in one hand, Li Ran smiled and said: "It's still early, today's breakfast is a bit late, and the dumplings haven't even been cooked yet."

"Admiral, how do you know?"

Lying on the sofa, William asked curiously.

"Because this is how my family used to celebrate the New Year."

Touching the little guy's head, Li Ran's eyes flashed with nostalgia.

I don’t know about other places, but in my hometown, my family would sleep in on the morning of New Year’s Eve, and then get up slowly to grab something to eat.

After breakfast is the highlight of the day - New Year's Eve dinner.

The women in the family will be busy from morning to afternoon, the men will get together to brag and play cards, and the children will run to the kitchen from time to time to beg for a piece or two of meat pads to pad their bellies.

In the evening, everyone gathered together again and enjoyed the New Year's Eve dinner lively.

This is Li Ran’s memory of the New Year when he was a child. Unfortunately, as time goes by, the flavor of the New Year becomes less and less. Everyone is busy with their own things and has their own circles, so even during the New Year, it is difficult for everyone to get together.

This New Year, Yixian planned to make arrangements based on Li Ran's memory.

Moreover, there are already many people in the tutelary mansion, and the ship girls eat a lot, so it would be impossible not to give Yixian enough time to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

"Here, is this the red envelope I prepared for you?"

Li Ran took out a stack of red envelopes from his arms and looked at the little guys with a smile.

"Admiral, what is the red envelope?" After blinking, the big mackerel knelt down on the sofa.

"A red envelope is a red envelope!"

Touching the little guy's head, Li Ran told everyone the meaning of the red envelope as a story.

"Tch, what's wrong!" William said carelessly: "If it dares to come tonight, I will let it taste the taste of torpedoes."

"There is no evil, this is just a legend!" Li Ran knocked on William's forehead and said angrily: "Also, what the hell did you say to me, where did you learn these words?"

"Iowa, when she curses, she likes to call me mother!" William said carelessly, leaning back.

Stare~!

Taking a casual look at the red envelope in Li Ran's hand, the little guys looked completely uninterested.

In their eyes, red envelopes are not as attractive as the snacks on the coffee table.

"Put it away, put it away!"

Shaking his head in confusion, Li Ran had no choice but to stuff the red envelopes into the little guys' pockets.

…

In the cafeteria, all the ship girls are waiting eagerly in their new clothes.

For the sake of fairness, the dumplings will be served in front of everyone.

Not long after, Yixian came out with a big pot and placed it on the stove that had been arranged earlier.

Boil the water, add the dumplings, and the dumplings will float up and down in the boiling water.

"Okay, which one of you comes first?" Yixian asked with a smile after confirming that the dumplings were cooked.

"Give me a bowl first!"

Chicheng stood up first and ran over with a smile on his face.

Someone took the lead, and the canteen immediately became lively. Everyone gathered around, as if they were afraid of missing out.

When he returned to his seat, the first thing the big mackerel did was to cut open all the dumplings in his bowl to see if he had won any.

"Yeah, no!"

With his mouth pursed, the little guy looked at his other friends with a disappointed look on his face. When he saw that no one had won the prize, he smiled happily.

"Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, there are still a lot of dumplings."

Seeing everyone devouring their food, Yixian said softly.

As soon as the words fell, everyone speeded up their swallowing.

Everyone figured it out last night. The more you eat, the easier it is to win.

Walking slowly to Yixian's side, Li Ran looked into the pot and said with a smile, "Is that dumpling still there?"

"I don't know, maybe he's here, maybe he's not here!" Yixian smoothed his hair.

Hearing this, Li Ran showed a surprised expression: "No way, you, the chef, don't even know?"

"Of course I don't know!"

Shaking his head, Yixian seemed to have thought of something and burst into laughter.

"Why are you laughing?" Li Ran asked dissatisfiedly as he reached out and pinched Yixian's waist.

"Admiral, you don't know." He lowered his head and Yixian smiled and said, "Saratoga came to see me last night and asked me to serve her the dumplings you made today. Unfortunately, I really don't know."

"That's it!"

Waving his hand, Li Ran took the spoon from Yixian and said, "You go and eat the dumplings quickly, I'll help you."

After hesitating for a while, Yixian nodded obediently.

As time went by, all the dumplings prepared yesterday were put into the pot, but the lucky guy still didn't show up.

Looking at the dumplings in the bowl, everyone couldn't help but slow down their eating.

Click~!
Chapter completed!