New Year's Eve is the last night of the year, when the old year is gone and the new one is replaced. It is also a day to bid farewell to the old year, welcome the new year, and enjoy family happiness.
Hua Cui was unable to go home to celebrate the New Year in Qingshan Village last year, and Hua Zhijing was particularly regretful, so this year it seems that they are trying to make up for last year's share and cook an extra sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
Snowflakes were falling outside the window, but the room was warm. Hua Cui lay on the sofa after dinner, her eyelids twitching.
Hua Zhijing touched her daughter's head: "Are you sleepy?"
"Ang"
"That's not possible. We have to stay up late tonight. This is tradition."
Huacui held her chin in her hands and yawned out of boredom. She didn't have a mobile phone or internet, and she didn't even have the opportunity to watch the Spring Festival Gala. She didn't have to watch the Spring Festival Gala, so she might as well pack up and go to bed early.
"Light the candles of the new year to illuminate the waste, so that you can have abundant wealth in the coming year, you know?"
Hua Cui suddenly became energetic, seeing that she still had to be superstitious when she should be superstitious. She would rather believe that she has something than believe that she has nothing.
"I'm going to go outside for a walk!"
Hua Zhijing was a little funny: "It's icy and snowy outside, how can it get better? Isn't it too cold to go out now?"
Huacui turned to look out the window. She didn't know when it started to snow heavily outside, and the goose feathers were flying in the air.
"It's fun when it snows, I'm leaving!"
Hua Zhijing: "Hey, then put on your coat and go out."
Xu Gu was originally hanging a lantern, but when he heard this he added: "Remember to put on a hat, it's cold outside, so wear more clothes."
Hua Cui waved her head without looking back: "I know."
There were not many pedestrians on the street, and the snow was falling heavily. Most people were too cold and went back to their houses and closed the doors. Only children in twos and threes were outside making snowballs and playing.
Hua Cui successfully joined them and made snowballs with a group of little carrot heads. She quickly conquered a group of fans with her superb skills, and she kept making rainbow farts.
"Sister is so amazing."
"Sister is great!"
"Wow, my sister is more beautiful than the snowman!"
Hua Cui loved to hear compliments, so she smiled and distributed all the fruit candies in her pocket. She had been making a fuss with others just now, and she was actually sweating all over in the cold weather.
"Okay, okay, my sister is going home too. Let's play together next time!"
A group of little carrot heads nodded while holding candies, and agreed to play together at this time tomorrow. Hua Cui nodded in agreement.
Of course it's a lie to children, so she won't come.
Huacui shook off the snowflakes from her hat as she walked. As soon as she reached the door of her house, she saw a sneaky figure outside the courtyard. The man was wrapped tightly and his back was turned to her.
But looking at her back, she has a slender figure, unlike her, who becomes round and round in winter.
Hua Cui walked over quietly to see what was going on. As soon as she got closer, the man turned around keenly.
Hua Cui was caught off guard and looked at the person. After seeing the person clearly, she wanted to poke her eyes.
Curiosity killed the cat. If I had known it was Zhao Qiming, she would have gone home obediently.
"What are you doing sneaking around here?"
Hearing the sound, Zhao Qiming was suddenly startled. The person he had been thinking about day and night suddenly appeared behind him, saying that he was not touched was a lie.
But he didn't know how to answer Huacui's question, so he just whispered: "I want to see you."
There is no special reason, I just wanted to see him, so I came.
Hua Cui was not surprised by the answer and said "Oh" coldly, "Then you have seen it now."
"How are you doing at home? Is anyone bullying you?"
It's funny to say that Zhao Qiming has never really met Huacui's parents, and he doesn't even know what they look like. Before, visiting relatives in the provincial capital was more like a joke, but he was used to hiding their ears.
If you think about it carefully, there are many things she has lied to him about, not just this one.
Hua Cui replied: "Of course, who would bully me?"
Zhao Qiming nodded. Yes, Cuicui's parents must have loved her before it was too late. How could they let her be bullied?
"Xiaocui and mother, they both miss you very much, Cuicui."
Hua Cui interrupted rudely: "I'm sorry, but I have my own family. It's a day of family reunion, so I don't have time to think about anything else."
The implication is rejection. Xiaocui and her mother are also "outsiders" in her heart.
Zhao Qiming pursed his lips. He couldn't say he was disappointed. He had expected this promise.
"You can do it after the new year. Xiaocui, mother, and sister-in-law, they all miss you very much."
Thinking of the sharp-tongued Li Guifang, Hua Cui's heart did soften for a moment, but she also knew that being soft-hearted for a moment would lead to being soft-hearted all the time.
So she refused three times: "No, I don't have time, I don't want to meet."
Zhao Qiming was speechless for a moment.
Huacui refused without hesitation, simply and indifferently.
The snow seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, like patches of white feathers. Huacui stood in a stalemate with people, secretly thinking that this should be a scene from an idol drama, until she sneezed.
Only then did Zhao Qiming come back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream: "It's cold outside. Come home quickly. I'll leave first."
"Oh, um, bye."
Hua Cui turned around and left. After thinking for a while, she gave Zhao Qiming the last few pieces of candy in her pocket. She smiled and put her arms around his neck, whispering softly in his ear.
"Idiot." Hua Cui attached her left ear, and she breathed. Zhao Qiming could feel the hot breath between her lips and teeth, but he couldn't hear what she said at all.
Of course she did it on purpose, as a malicious trick.
Hua Cui got her wish and saw Zhao Qiming looking confused and surprised. She patted the left side of Zhao Qiming's face with a slightly provocative movement.
"Then, I'll go back first."
Zhao Qiming held the person's wrist with some nostalgia, but he quickly controlled his emotions and let go.
He smiled sincerely: "Cuicui, Happy New Year."
Happy New Year, peace every year, and be happy every day.
Hua Cui didn't answer, and walked a few steps before looking back: "Brother Xiao Ming, actually what I just said was that I like you."
She added slowly: "I lied to you."
"Well, I know." Zhao Qiming's voice was steady, and the smile on his face did not even change. He said softly, "It's cold outside. Go back quickly. I'll watch you go back here."
Huacui: "..."
Hua Cui felt a little unhappy. Zhao Qiming actually became incomprehensible to her, and the other party's reaction was completely beyond her expectation.
This made Hua Cui couldn't help but look at her twice more, and then she left with a bad face. The courtyard door was slammed shut by her, and she didn't know who she was venting her anger on.
Zhao Qiming stood there quietly, thinking that Xiaocui would be very disappointed, as well as his mother. He had always used the long distance to the capital and the trouble of traveling back and forth to Huacui as an excuse, but no matter how far away or busy he was, he would not even be able to go home to see her during the New Year. There was no time for a glance.
So let alone his mother, even Xiao Cui noticed something was wrong and quietly asked him several times if Hua Cui would never come back again and if she had done something wrong to be like this.
Zhao Qiming couldn't bear to tell her the truth, so he had to show Xiaocui the newspaper related to Huacui and explained that she had done nothing wrong, but her mother was too busy and had no time to come back.
For the sake of a stack of newspapers, Xiaocui reluctantly believed the answer.
Zhao Qiming walked slowly back along the way he came. He met a father and daughter holding hands. The younger daughter had a beautiful red scarf around her neck. She looked very lively as she jumped around.
"Dad, look, it's snowing heavily!"
"Well, it's raining hard. Go back quickly. Your mother is still waiting."
"I know, I'm going to make a snowman tomorrow!"
"Okay, okay, my parents will accompany you tomorrow."
It was a very simple and ordinary conversation, but Zhao Qiming suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on the red scarf wrapped around his little daughter's neck.
It was very similar to the red scarf he sent to Huacui, almost exactly the same.
Zhao Qiming looked gloomy and watched the father and daughter walk away without asking.
...Whether it's a coincidence or not, it doesn't matter at all.
On New Year's Eve, Zhao Qiming got on the train and returned to Qingshan Village. He arrived the next day. He was alone when he left, and he was the same when he came back.
Needless to say, Xiao Cui was disappointed. Li Guifang was silent for a while, forcing a smile on her face.
She glanced at Zhao Qiming and said cautiously: "The past is in the past, and life has to be lived."
Zhao Qiming chuckled: "Mom, I'm really fine."
So there is no need to show this expression, he is not that fragile yet.
People will always mature and grow.
Li Guifang felt very sad, and she was even more worried about something happening to her two children. As long as both of them were fine, Hua Cui... maybe Cuicui had no fate with her family.
Even if there is, it is just a bad fate.
Speaking of which, she was also at fault. She should have firmly opposed this marriage from the beginning.
There is a saying that there is no end without a beginning.
Li Guifang touched Xiao Cui's head and said, "Xiao Cui, go take a look at the new toy that the third child bought for you. Do you like it?"
Xiaocui seemed a little depressed. She quietly glanced at the path at the door, which was covered with a layer of fine snow. Small flowers and grass grew and withered, and withered and grew again, but the person she was expecting never appeared on that path.
She replied: "...I like it."
Zhao Qiming only stayed in Qingshan Village for three days and left soon. First, he was really busy every day and did not have much time to rest. Second, his hearing was damaged and nothing he heard was real. One or two days was fine and he could deal with it. In the past, flaws would appear sooner or later over time.
Zhao Qiming didn't want his family to worry about him for the time being, so he came back to celebrate the New Year in a hurry and left again without stopping.
Li Guifang was naturally reluctant to give up, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, everything depends on God's will.
Unlike Li Guifang's gloomy New Year in Qingshan Village, Hua Cui had a lot of fun in City A. She had a lively New Year.
(End of chapter)
The author said: Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: 20 bottles of Morning Dew and Shanshan; 18 bottles of Biangan; 10 bottles of Victoria; 5 bottles of Grandma, Try to Go to Bed Early, Dirty Cucumbers Have No Right to Choose a Mate; and 1 bottle of a certain type of rubber and Yueyue sold in the store. ;
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