Chapter 144 Fireworks
When four people get together, the meal becomes the simplest hotpot.
Yuanyang hot pot, slightly spicy.
When Lu Yao stood up to adjust the ingredients, he heard Xu Ruochu's words:
"You don't want to choose spicy food?"
Hu Li's smile was so sweet.
What's so spicy?
No need.
I have my own man who makes spicy food every day.
At the small food counter, Lu Yao looked at Mr. Xu’s two bowls of sesame sauce. He didn’t complain about him using sesame sauce as a dipping sauce when eating Sichuan pot, but asked:
"Why make two portions?"
"It belongs to my sister."
"...You don't even know what your sister likes to eat in hot pot?"
"?"
Mr. Xu was puzzled:
"What do you mean?"
"...Forget it, I'll do it."
Lu Yao shook his head helplessly, and after mixing the bowl of ingredients for his girlfriend, he took another bowl.
Seafood sauce, three or four diced millet, coriander, and one third of a packet of sugar.
She has a light taste, so she doesn't like the onion flavor very much. I don’t like spicy food very much, but the seafood sauce and soy sauce here is quite heavy and will make you feel bitter after eating it. So add some sugar.
After garnishing it with some seafood XO sauce, the two walked back amid Mr. Xu's curious question, "My sister eats this."
"Sister Chu, give it."
"..."
Xu Ruochu looked at the seafood juice handed to him, his eyes moving slightly.
"Sister, do you want to eat his food or mine?"
She looked at her brother again.
That bowl of sesame soy sauce was so juicy that it made me unappetizing.
So, she directly took Lu Yao's seafood juice.
After Lu Yao handed the other bowl to his girlfriend, he turned around and mixed it for himself.
"Hey, our brother Lu Yao is considerate, right?"
Hu Li asked in a show-off manner.
Xu Ruochu seemed speechless and rolled his eyes without paying any attention to her.
Soon, the bottom of the pot was boiling, and the vegetables and meat were simmering.
During the meal, the topic unconsciously turned up to Aunt Bai.
"Little deer...oh."
Xu Ruochu sighed:
"Really... I don't know what to say."
"Alas."
Mr. Xu also let out a long sigh.
"If she is alive... I mean if, would you two be already..."
After hearing Lu Yao's words, Mr. Xu thought for a while and shook his head:
"It's hard to say. But Xiaolu is indeed my type, and...she has liked to stick to me since she was a child."
"It was you who clung to her."
"...Sister, can we not expose me in front of your boyfriend?"
"Hey."
Hu Li shrugged with a smile and continued:
"In short, you two just stay away from that crazy bitch. Xiaolu... has 80% of her responsibility. Even if such a person really becomes your mother-in-law, you will still have a headache. And you!"< br>
Suddenly, she turned to look at Xu Ruochu:
"You also stay away from her. Did you hear that? I heard from others that she has recently begun to believe in Tantra. It is said that she will invite a master to come to the devil to make offerings. We all know what the so-called offering means. If you go to find She, weigh it yourself.”
Xu Ruochu was stunned for a moment, then nodded:
"Got it."
"Yeah."
Seeing that she had an idea, Hu Li felt relieved, but she still sighed a little:
"So...her sister is quite smart."
"Aunt Bai's sister?"
"Yes. Although I don't know much about that person, I know that she was admitted to Qinghua University by herself at that time, and that the three branches of Lao Bai's family were of her generation. But now it seems that, Her eldest sister is quite powerful. There has been no news for so many years, which means she may not be in this circle anymore. Obviously, she knows how to stay away from right and wrong. . And now from her daughter's point of view, she is pretty good. I just don't know if it's just her, or if this girl has a younger brother or an older brother. But... at least, according to Xiaochen, this girl is. She looks quite normal, not like that woman who inherited the madness in their family..."
"..."
Lu Yao's mouth twitched.
I couldn’t help but ask:
"You dislike them very much?"
"Because... the middleman who introduced Sister Li to the blind date was Aunt Bai's second sister."
"..."
After hearing Mr. Xu's popular science, Lu Yao finally understood why his girlfriend, who had always been very indifferent, used so many "crazy" names to call Aunt Bai.
Hu Li was speechless. After glaring at Xu Ruochen, he turned to Lu Yao and said:
"Don't listen to his nonsense, I'm not that stingy..."
"Hey."
Lu Yao touched the kitten, which looked normal but was actually hairy, to tell her not to be angry.
Then he gave her a piece of duck blood:
"Taste it."
"...hehe."
Sure enough, her face immediately became pretty.
Mr. Xu was stunned at the speed of his face changes.
And Lu Yao also knew that there was no need to continue this topic, so he asked:
"What should we do after dinner?"
“Let’s go for New Year’s Eve?”
"Where to go?"
"Let's go to the bar. Yourun and the others..."
"I'll forget it."
Lu Yao simply shook his head:
“The bar is too noisy.”
"Where can we go? We don't allow fireworks here..."
"Go to the outer ring. Aren't you allowed to go outside the outer ring?"
Although the Magic City has implemented regulations on setting off fireworks and firecrackers since 1995, it has not yet banned setting off outside the outer ring. If Lu Yao remembers correctly, the city-wide ban on setting off fireworks seemed to have only been implemented in 2015 or 2016. .
"Um...eh?"
Mr. Xu’s eyes lit up:
"Okay, sister, let's go set off fireworks?"
Xu Ruochu thought for a while and nodded:
"Okay."
"Okay, okay!"
Hu Li agreed even more happily. Speaking of which... she actually hadn't set off fireworks for several years.
"Okay! But...where can I buy this thing?"
"I'll call my dad and ask."
Lu Yao took out the phone directly.
Lu Yuanshan drives sports cars all year round, and the outer ring road is also the main gathering place for large car logistics. He knows it very well.
After the call was made, Lu Yuanshan soon recommended a large sales point. He just kept telling his son to pay attention to safety.
After Lu Yao wrote down the location, after dinner, at early 9 o'clock, the group went directly to the outer ring.
This time, Lu Yao drove Mr. Xu’s Land Rover.
In the car, everyone was chatting and listening to music. The main song was "Flowers", which I played countless times along the way.
In the end, even Hu Li and Xu Ruochu could sing.
The vehicle finally arrived at Lu Yuanshanfa’s address.
Not to mention, it was indeed a quite large fireworks and firecracker setting point. It looked like a temporary warehouse, and there was a fire truck next to it... and people buying fireworks and firecrackers began to line up.
Obviously, there are many people who think the same as Lu Yao and others.
The city also started taking prevention measures early.
For stall owners at the point of sale, these people are big players.
Fireworks that are hundreds of years old are too small.
As soon as the boss heard this, he immediately started asking people to move large quantities of goods out of the warehouse.
In the end, seven or eight boxes of large fireworks filled the trunk of the Land Rover.
It was full and cost nearly 10,000 yuan.
Perhaps Lu Yao and Mr. Xu's "goal" was too big, so several firefighters came over and told Lu Yao the route map, asking them to set off in an open space in the suburbs.
Everyone just came to have fun, so naturally they wouldn't refuse. The Land Rover came to a very remote place after a roundabout way.
There were already many cars on the side of the road, and waves of people gathered on what looked like flat land to be developed.
The two men started to move the fireworks, and while they were moving, someone in the open space could not restrain themselves and started setting off.
Bang.
Poof.
Boom, boom...
Fireworks flew into the sky and exploded into countless brilliant colors.
Unconsciously, all four people raised their heads.
Look at the fleeting scenery in the sky.
After reading, continue to move, and then continue to read...
Soon, seven or eight boxes of fireworks were placed in the open space.
Mr. Xu looked at the time:
"It's only around ten o'clock...it's still early."
"Wait a minute...I'll get some clothes from the car."
Hu Li said, turning around and walking to the car.
Soon, those thick outdoor clothes I just bought in the afternoon came into play.
But Lu Yao wasn't cold, after all, he was wearing thick clothes.
Mr. Xu couldn't do it. Although he had a down jacket, he was freezing when the wind blew in his trousers.
So I quickly put it on myself.
At this time, Lu Yao's eyes were on Xu Ruochu.
When Xu Ruochu came today, she was wearing a long skirt and thick stockings, looking elegant and dignified.
But at this moment...she was only wearing a jacket on her upper body.
He thought for a moment and handed over the jacket in his hand:
"Sister Chu, please gather around me."
"...Okay."
Xu Ruochu glanced at him, nodded, sat directly on the box with fireworks, and wrapped his legs in a jacket.
She's not cold anymore.
And a few people just stood in front of their own pile of fireworks, waiting for the passage of time.
But...just waiting like this is quite boring.
Lu Yao thought for a while, then suddenly turned around and walked towards the roadside.
The three of them didn't ask him why he was going, but continued to watch other people's fireworks.
Nearly twenty minutes passed, at early eleven o'clock, Hu Li dialed Lu Yao's phone in confusion, but was quickly hung up.
After a while, the three of them saw Lu Yao coming back with two plastic bags in his hands.
"I bought some more small flowers, and this one."
As he spoke, he took out something very familiar to Xu Ruochu from another plastic bag.
A dozen drinks.
Budweiser.
"Hahaha, this is good. Just say something less..."
Mr. Xu took it directly:
"Just buy a dozen?"
"Two dozen, but I won't drink. My drinking capacity... forget it."
As Lu Yao said this, he began to break up with the little flowers in the room.
Or thread flowers.
It's the kind of thing that's wrapped in colored paper, very small, and looks like chopsticks.
One handful per person.
"Lighter."
Mr. Xu handed the lighter to Lu Yao, then opened a can of wine and handed it to Xu Ruochu:
"Sister, give it."
"Yeah."
Xu Ruochu took the beer and after taking a sip, some strange emotions began to roll in his eyes. Unconsciously, he glanced at Lu Yao again.
"Would you like one?"
She saw her brother hand it to Lu Yaoyan.
"Not coming."
Lu Yao simply refused.
Mr. Xu was speechless:
"Are you really saying you can quit?"
Lu Yao quit smoking?
She was surprised.
Then, she raised her head and took another sip of wine.
Wine, not cold.
It tastes pretty good when you drink it.
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Soon, Miss Li on the side exclaimed with joy:
"Oh, haha~"
She waved the flowers in her hand:
"I feel like the heroine of a Korean drama. Hehe~"
"Don't burn yourself, stay away."
"Yeah! Got it."
She chose to implement her boyfriend's instructions immediately.
He stretched his arms, and then couldn't help but start drawing circles in the air.
"Baby, baby, look, fairy~beep, beep, boo~"
She smiled and recited lovely spells.
It's a pity that Lu Yao didn't pay attention to her at all, but pointed at Mr. Xu with the flower:
"Is Wakanda a nest...ah, no, Avada is eating a big melon!"
Mr. Xu rolled his eyes directly:
"Ixpet for Opalchanam!"
The enemy cast a death curse, and he began to call for the divine guards.
"Nakula Matata!"
"...The sky and the earth are infinite, the universe borrows the law!"
"The Supreme Lord is as anxious as the law!"
"I...I will fight with you! The mighty heavenly dragon! Prajna Buddhas! Mommy, Mommy, coax you!"
"Gather our powers together! Earth Superman!!!"
"..."
"..."
The corners of the lips of the two ladies twitched, looking at the two children dancing happily with flowers, it was funny and ridiculous.
"Tsk."
Hu Li sighed with emotion, grabbed his fairy stick and complained:
"Childish."
She completely forgot that she started it.
"Ha~"
Xu Ruochu laughed out loud and raised the beer can.
"Da."
Two beer cans collided.
Both of them had smiles on their lips, and in the refreshing taste of beer, watching the battle between the two before them that had risen to the level of Ultraman... not to mention, it was really a different feeling in their hearts.
Xu Ruochu couldn't help but also took out a stick of flowers, lit it with Hu Li's remaining flame, and held it in his hand.
She doesn't shake or wave.
He just sat on the box that could explode at any time, staring blankly at the crackling noise.
In my ears is Lu Yao’s voice:
"I have traveled all over the world, punched the Nanshan Nursing Home, and I have a seven-star tumbler on my head. I am a husband and wife in one night and a hundred nights of kindness!"
Ha~
She couldn't help but laugh.
The fingers holding the flower trembled slightly.
The fireworks began to shake, as if they were cheering Lu Yao.
Soon, one of the flowers burned out, and she lit another one with the help of the remaining flames.
"Here is the light envoy! Today, my disciples will conquer the demons and we must eradicate this scumbag who harmed my sister!"
"..."
The corner of her mouth twitched, and she couldn't help but raise her head, looking at the funny look of her brother praying to God.
He couldn't help laughing again.
On the side, Hu Li held up a beer can, pinched his throat and exclaimed:
"Ah! Xiaochen, save me~~~This bad guy is going to snatch me away!"
"Shut up, monster!"
Lu Yao turned his head, scolded, and held three sticks of flowers in his hand:
"Namo's Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Gatling Bodhisattva has six pure depleted uranium bullets. Three thousand six hundred revolutions in one breath, the Great Merciful and Great Compassion saves the world! Watch the trick! Wow, ah, ah, ah, ah..."
"Poof..."
Xu Ruochu couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud.
Hu Li on the side was already laughing so hard.
"These two are so good at playing tricks, hahahaha..."
She sat next to Xu Ruochu and looked at the "cartoon" scene in front of her, smiling so happily.
"Yeah."
Xu Ruochu nodded and gave her half of the jacket wrapped around his legs.
"How happy."
As she spoke, she held up the beer can.
The two met again.
Soon, Xu Ruochu's bottle of wine was empty.
She opened another can.
At this moment, the sound of fireworks gradually became more frequent.
Even Hu Li couldn't help being attracted and looked up at the sky.
But she didn't.
He just stared at the big boy who was having fun with his younger brother, with a gleam in his eyes that even fireworks couldn't take away.
Brilliant flow.
……
"Shall we get started?"
11:50.
After the time was almost up, the two people who had had enough fun came back.
"Well, let's start!"
Mr. Xu volunteered and started unpacking.
Lu Yao is with him.
The two imperial sisters took a few steps back, but Xu Ruochu did not forget to warn:
"Be careful."
"Don't worry...Lao Lu, put this one first. Put the biggest one last."
"Yeah."
The two of them took out a box, opened it, and found the lead.
Soon, the fuse was lit, and the two of them trotted back to a safe distance and waited for about ten seconds...
"Bang!"
A sparking firework bomb shot into the sky.
Then...
"Poof!" exploded with a sound.
For things like fireworks, you actually get what you pay for.
Seven or eight boxes of fireworks cost 10,000 yuan, which shows the "gold content" of the fireworks bombs.
When the four people's fireworks exploded, there were exclamations all around:
"Wow!!"
Obviously, this firework explodes the highest and is the most brilliant.
It directly lit up the entire sky.
Then...
After waiting for more than ten seconds, Mr. Xu shook his head in confusion:
"Gone?"
"Uh..."
Lu Yao was also a little puzzled. Looking at the big cylinder that gradually stopped smoking, he said speechlessly:
"One thousand and five...just one? Is it over like this?"
You two look at me and I look at you.
Finally, Lu Yao walked up with a mineral water bottle.
"Hey, don't, it's dangerous!"
Xu Ruochu shouted subconsciously.
Lu Yao waved his hand, walked to the side, unscrewed the mineral water, poured some into the tube, waited for another five seconds, and kicked the fireworks tube down.
After confirming that there was no danger, he knocked the mouth of the tube downward:
"This profiteer... just sells us one thousand and fifty cannonballs?"
"No wonder it's so big."
Mr. Xu also came up.
Then he said:
"Then put the other one last and put the others first."
So, soon, the crackling fireworks lit up the night sky again.
Not to mention, although it looks good, in terms of visual effects, it is indeed much worse than those 1,500 "bombs".
However, the four people standing together were particularly satisfied.
Soon, after a few boxes were put away, Hu Li urged:
"Quick, quick, put the big one, there are still 30 seconds!"
"Okay, then you count down."
Lu Yao walked up.
"10!"
"9!"
Not only Hu Li, but all the people setting off fireworks around him unconsciously started counting down.
Lu Yao lit the fuse directly and trotted back to his girlfriend.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One! Woohoo~"
He cheered subconsciously.
But before he could say "Happy New Year", his girlfriend grabbed him by the neck.
"Well..."
“Hey~~~~~”
Mr. Xu's face was filled with disgust.
He took a step back and stood with his sister.
"..."
Xu Ruochu was speechless.
Looking at the two people kissing each other, they pursed their lips, raised their heads, and drank the few remaining beers.
At this time...
With a "bang", the biggest firework soared into the sky.
She instinctively opened her eyes and watched the fireworks light up the night sky with a "pop" again.
"Gudu."
She swallowed the beer in her mouth.
This time, the wine was a little bitter.
"Happy New Year, sister!"
Her brother hugged her.
"...Hmm. Happy New Year."
She smiled and patted her brother's shoulder, but her eyes always fell on the two people hugging each other.
Until...the fireworks overhead went out.
No more…seen.
Hello 2011.
2010, goodbye.
(End of chapter)