Qi Ruhong: Moving to a new home to celebrate one year anniversary

Qi Ruhong: Moving to a new home to celebrate one year old Phoenix City Qi Ruhong The atmosphere of the Lunar New Year is strong, and it has not dissipated for nearly a month in Greater Phoenix, Arizona. Various overseas Chinese communities...

Phoenix City Qi Ru Hong

The atmosphere of the Chinese New Year has been strong, and it has not dissipated for nearly a month in Greater Phoenix, Arizona. Spring banquets from various overseas Chinese communities have come one after another. There is a Cantonese proverb: "If you have a good intention, you are not afraid of being late, and you will pay New Year's greetings in March." This is in line with the portrayal of the overseas Chinese communities here. The circle surrounding the Huayue people is always filled with excitement; everyone's demeanor is always full of smiles, and there is an endless stream of congratulatory voices for the New Year. It is obvious that spring is waking up with smiles, spring is returning to the earth, everything is renewed, and everyone is full of joy!

The whole environment is extremely pleasant, and the family happiness makes many relatives and friends celebrate the New Year happily. It is a bright spring and a prosperous new year. In this prosperous Year of the Dog, I am also intoxicated by the joy brought by the Spring Festival. Taizu feels even more relieved, enjoying the fun of the grandmothers and grandchildren, and having fun with the grandchildren.

As I grow older, the greatest joy is to see my children live a stable life and my grandchildren grow up safely. The most noteworthy thing to mention is that when welcoming the Spring Festival of 1898, her daughter Guoxin informed that on Dingyou’s New Year’s Eve, she signed the procedures for purchasing a new home, and immediately chose an auspicious move to move in after the New Year. At the same time, she held a birthday celebration for her daughter Hui Xian. Ah! This is really good news. The arrangement coincides with the grand event, which can be said to be a double happiness. In the auspicious days of the New Year, it adds a joyful atmosphere, fills the door with joy, allows relatives and friends to share it, and fills the world with warmth!

Hui Xian's granddaughter was born on February 14, Ding You year, which is March 11 according to the Gregorian calendar. According to the lunar calendar, she still has three weeks to turn one year old. However, March 11 this year happens to be a Sunday, so she decided to celebrate on this day. It would be the best time to invite relatives to the party. The eve of the celebration was Saturday, the 23rd day of the first month of the lunar calendar. Mrs. Huang's family checked the calendar and noted that it was an auspicious day for moving to a new home. They asked their son Guanghan to follow the instructions and move in. In this way,

, the move to a new house and the first-year celebration were held in two consecutive days. The originally peaceful New Year period suddenly turned into a complicated and busy time. My wife and I were worried that we would not be able to deal with everything in time, so we went to help move the scattered furniture and clean up the clutter in the new house on Saturday. On Sunday, we went to set up tables and chairs, place food, and prepare to welcome guests. We were busy again.

People feel refreshed when happy events happen! Although my limbs were tired from the busy work and my back was sore, I was still very happy and excited. It is a great joy to see my daughter Guo Xin and son-in-law Guang Han buying a spacious new home and taking advantage of the momentum of the Spring Festival in the Year of the Dog to move in. And seeing my granddaughter Hui Xian growing up happily, running around in the school car, grinning innocently, celebrating her first birthday, I feel so happy. Looking back at the photos of the baby when he was just born, he looked like a toy doll in his hands. Now, one year later, he is able to play with and play with, just like a baby in the palm of his hand. This is truly worthy of celebration. Relatives and friends come to this festive gathering. In addition to blessing the innocent and lovely one-year-old baby, they also visit the spacious house. Everyone is talking and laughing, and the whole house is full of joy.

My daughter moved into a new house and my granddaughter celebrated her first birthday. They did not hold a big banquet in the hotel. They just ordered Vietnamese food, pizza, and roast duck, roasted pork, chicken, and a simple buffet in the new house. My daughter felt that many of her friends were attending the spring banquets of the overseas Chinese community these days, so she did not want to disturb too many friends or be too extravagant, so she only invited relatives of both parents and a few close friends. Even so, the number of guests exceeded sixty, and the whole new residence was bustling, especially for the grand finale. On the occasion of wishing Hui Xian her first birthday, she lit candles on the cake and sang the song "Happy Birthday" together, while people watching and calling for photos came one after another. The dinner reached its most exciting climax and left the most beautiful image in life. My grandfather was so happy that he lost his teeth with laughter. Hahahaha, that's rude! Discourteous!

(Published in Phoenix on March 12, 2018)