On New Year's Eve, a wonderful day for Chinese families to reunite.

After getting up early in the morning and having breakfast, the family started to get busy, putting lights on and sweeping the courtyard, preparing to spend the last and most important day of the year in the best condition.

Because the courtyard where we live is much larger, everyone has been much more busy than in previous years, but everyone in the family enjoys it. The entire mansion is immersed in a joyful atmosphere.

Because it is New Year's Eve, almost all tourist attractions in Beijing have been closed, so my father-in-law and his family have not gone out to visit. They all stayed at home, worked with everyone, and enjoyed it.

Especially Matthew and Evelyn, the harmonious atmosphere in this mansion and the warm and touching family affection between all the family members made them very jealous and envious.

In fact, they have become members of this big family and quickly integrated into it and enjoyed this strong family affection.

In the blink of an eye, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

In the living room of the inner courtyard, my grandfather had just written a pair of Spring Festival couplets, put the brush on the pen holder, and nodded with satisfaction.

On this red and black couplet, the couplet written in Lishu is written in Lishu, "The sky increases the years and people grow longevity, and spring fills the world and the world are blessed." Each word is penetrated through the back of the paper and is completed in one go, looking very beautiful.

My father and second uncle, who were standing next to the desk, looked at the spring couplets that were flying and dancing, and saw the skillful skills, nodded frequently and gave me a few words of praise.

Even Matthew, who didn't understand Chinese, praised him after Ye Tian's translation and explanation.

Although he doesn't understand Chinese, he knows what beauty is!

After the ink marks on the Spring Festival couplets dries a little, Ye Tian was about to pick up the Spring Festival couplet and paste it on the moon gate leading to the garden in the inner courtyard.

At this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang.

Ye Tian took out his cell phone and looked at it. Then he sued his grandfather, father and others, and walked to the next room to answer the phone.

About five or six minutes later, he returned to the living room, came to the desk, and said with a smile:

"Grandpa, dad, second uncle, there is something you need to make a decision. The Minister of Culture just called and specially invited our family to attend the Spring Festival Gala at 8 pm.

The Minister of Culture told me on the phone that he left a table for our family, with a total of eight seats, so that our family could sit together, and that table was very close to the stage and had a good view.

Whether to go to the Spring Festival Gala or not is also required to make a decision. If we go, we have to prepare. Some things we have arranged before must be in advance. If we don’t go, I will call back!”

Before he finished speaking, the second uncle said excitedly:

"What a great thing this is to go to CCTV studio to attend the Spring Festival Gala and sit next to the stage, of course I have to go."

My uncle patted Ye Tian on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"You are so pretty. Xiaotian, the Minister of Culture actually called me in person and invited you to participate in the Spring Festival Gala."

"This is called rewarding me. Yesterday I donated 5,000 volumes of the Dunhuang Sutra to the National Library, which is a priceless treasure. This is a rewarding me. Today, the Minister of Culture invited me to the Spring Festival Gala. This is called rewarding me!

And this is just the beginning, and such things will definitely happen in the future. After yesterday's donation ceremony and press conference, the Minister of Culture talked to me about the construction of a private museum, and he himself was very supportive."

Ye Tian said with a chuckling, his expression somewhat proud.

Unlike the second uncle and uncle, the grandfather and father were not in a hurry to express their opinions, but fell silent.

Matthew, who was standing aside, was a little confused and didn't understand what was going on.

Seeing this situation, Ye Tian quickly explained, and a look of surprise flashed across Matthew's face.

Although he is an American and lives in Boston thousands of miles away, he has long heard of the Spring Festival Gala, the largest and highest-rated large party in the world, and he is very eager for it.

As early as Boston, every Spring Festival, they could see the grand occasion of the Spring Festival Gala every year in various news reports.

Curiously, they watched the Spring Festival Gala several times on the Internet and went to Chinatown to participate in the Spring Festival celebrations. They also liked the joyful and lively atmosphere.

After thinking for a while, my dad said:

"Your second uncle is right. Xiaotian, this is a good thing. You can attend. Now it's the New Year. It's the Spring Festival Gala to experience the atmosphere. It's also great to celebrate the New Year with the people of the whole country.

Besides, since the Minister of Culture took the initiative to call and invite it, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala program team has also made corresponding arrangements. We still have the right to do this favor and cannot be easily rejected."

"That's true, Xiaotian, we have to take this favor. We can attend this Spring Festival Gala this year and celebrate the New Year with the people of the whole country. We can also be regarded as your help."

Grandpa continued, and he was sure of this matter.

Ye Tian nodded slightly and then continued:

"Okay, grandpa, then we will accept the invitation to attend this year's Spring Festival Gala, but that table only has eight seats, which means that we can only go to eight people. You have to decide who will go."

Without any hesitation, my grandfather immediately gave the answer.

"The Minister of Culture invited our family to attend this year's Spring Festival Gala for your sake. Then you and Betty must attend, which is indispensable.

We are guests from afar, so we can't ignore Betty's parents. If we have such an opportunity, we can't forget them, so that we can just let them experience the taste of the Chinese New Year.

There should be no better way to experience the Spring Festival Gala on site. In this way, there are still four seats left. Let's discuss who will go."

"There is no need to discuss it anymore. Dad, the remaining four seats will belong to you and my mother, as well as the two girls Linlin and Chenxi. We can just stay at home and watch TV."

Dad said with a smile and left all the remaining four seats.

The second uncle and the younger uncle also nodded and agreed, but had no different opinions.

"Okay, this arrangement is good. Each of you has taken into account both the small family."

Grandpa nodded and said, setting up this matter.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian continued:

"There is another thing that the Minister of Culture told me just now that because our table is close to the stage, we may need to participate in a show, which is called 'I have heirloom'.

That program is not complicated. When the Spring Festival Gala is on site, the director will tell us the relevant details, but we need to bring a heirloom to the scene. What should we bring?"

Hearing this, my dad and the second uncle couldn't help but look at each other.

"What should I bring to the Spring Festival Gala? There are so many good things at home, and there are many top antique artworks that are priceless, but that thing can be regarded as a family heirloom!"

Thinking of this, my dad and the others couldn't help but feel troubled, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

As for grandpa, he had fallen into deep thought again.

After a while, grandpa gave the answer.

"Just bring the pair of brass shops on the gate of the old house. The pair of tiger-head shops were always installed on the gate of the old house. In the late 1990s, I was afraid that someone would stolen, so I unloaded it and put it in the cabinet.

Although the pair of shops was just something from the early years of the Republic of China, not worth much money, or even considered an antique cultural relic, it accompanied the birth and growth of several generations of our family. It has a special significance and can be regarded as a family heirloom!"

Hearing grandpa’s words, my dad, second uncle and others couldn’t help laughing and nodded slightly.

"Okay, grandpa, let's bring that pair of brass shops. It's indeed a pair of very good heirlooms. When my private museum is built, I'll be going to display them in the China Pavilion.

The matter of participating in the Spring Festival Gala is decided so I will call to notify relevant people now, and other things need to be rescheduled, such as the delivery time of the Beijing hotel, etc.

After saying that, Ye Tian took out his cell phone and went to the next room to make a phone call.

The second uncle and his uncle also took out their cell phones, called Linlin and Chenxi, informing the two girls that they would go to the Spring Festival Gala tonight, and asked them to prepare early.

Immediately afterwards, two ecstatic cheers came from across the courtyard, resounding throughout the entire mansion and even throughout the Lishi Hutong.

"Great! I'm going to the Spring Festival Gala, long live my brother!"

"Ah! I can meet my idol and other stars, it's amazing!"

Needless to ask, the cheers of course came from the two girls Linlin and Chenxi.

Before their cheers could be finished, another wailing sound of depression came from outside, from that little guy Dongzi.

"I don't have my share, why are the unlucky people always me? This is unfair! Or is it a family? I also want to attend the Spring Festival Gala!"
Chapter completed!