On New Year's Eve, every house is decorated with lanterns and streamers, and it is very lively.
When she got off the train with her suitcase, it was still dark, and there were no pedestrians on the street. Xie Tao even knocked on the doors of several hotels, but no one answered. In this way, she was left with only one choice.
Throwing the box over the high wall, Xie Tao flipped into the school lightly. She has never been a dull person. Rather than being locked at home by her father, she might as well return to Shunyuan to feel at ease.
Xie Tao opened the door of the dormitory, and the room was empty. Gu Yanjiao should be reunited with his family at home at this time. I don’t know if Qu Manting is still around, and how Gu Yanjiao will respond.
After thinking about it for a while, the picture seemed to appear in front of his eyes, making Xie Tao's heart flutter.
How could he think of that person, who clearly boasted in front of his mother, and there was absolutely no other meaning between the two of them.
It's just a pure classmate relationship, why would I want to go there.
Xie Tao put down his luggage, cleaned the house well, and then changed into a new shirt.
Standing in front of the mirror and looking at it for a long time, at this moment she is wearing a brown vest and a lambswool coat of the same color, a pair of black boots on her feet, a coffee-colored felt hat on her head, and a scarf that tightly wraps her face. Even if you are an acquaintance, it is absolutely difficult to recognize yourself at a glance.
Xie Tao decided to go out. If there is any place in Shunyuan that is not closed, it must be Shannan Tavern. The proprietress Huo Xiaoyu has no father or mother, and the guys in the tavern are all orphans she picked up from the street. For these people, the Shannan Tavern is their home, and the Chinese New Year must be spent at home.
"Sister Yu!"
Xie Tao ran all the way from school to the tavern, opened the door, and greeted her cheerfully. The warmth of the tavern made her feel good.
Today is New Year's Eve, Huo Xiaoyu dressed festively. She was dressed in a pink padded cheongsam with a few bright red peonies embroidered on the chest. Because of drinking, her peach blossom eyes were shining. Most of the men in this hotel were men who admired him, but for some reason they were so jealous. After so many years, she has actually looked down upon none of them.
Intuition tells Xie Tao that she is not unwilling to love, but because there is someone in her heart. I remember that Gu Yan frame once said that Guo Shuting also often runs here. Xie Tao remembered Guo Shuting's out-of-shape appearance, but he didn't know the two of them What is the past.
"The good day is here, why didn't you go home for the Chinese New Year?" Huo Xiaoyu smiled and handed a glass of wine to Xie Tao: "It's cold outside, take a sip to warm up."
"Hey!" Xie Tao hurriedly withdrew his thoughts, took the wine glass and drank it down. She loved to imitate the boyish way of drinking. She drank a glass of wine quickly and quickly, and her mind couldn't help feeling a little dizzy. There was also a blush. The bartender Xiaoliu was familiar with her. Seeing this, he came over and dragged Xie Tao into the dance floor. Xie Tao danced to the music. The flavor of ballet.
Xie Tao had no idea that Shen Junshan was sitting in the corner of the tavern like this, watching her dance on the dance floor with fascination.
Shen Junshan wanted to go home for the New Year, but Ji Jin dragged him all the way over. Shen Junshan neither drank nor played cards. His task was just to sit there and watch Ji Jin drinking and punching, and then when he passed out, I sent him home in a moment, but I didn't expect to see another Xie Tao here, so casual and free and easy, and so cute and cute.
Patting his head, Shen Junshan felt that he was a little drunk even without drinking. How could such an adjective be used on a man, he was annoyed, but the corners of his mouth still curled up unconsciously. Xie Tao, who is dancing, even feels that it is not bad to live this year like this.
Shen Junshan came over after the song ended.
There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, "Xie Liangchen, isn't your home in Beiping? Why did you come back so soon?"
Xie Tao was slightly surprised when he saw him, but after thinking about it, Shen Junshan's home is in Shunyuan, so it is normal for him to appear here.
"Staying at home is too boring and I came back. Why are you here?"
Shen Junshan pointed to Ji Jin who was punching and said with a smile, "His father rang my phone number, so I can only come and watch him. Let's go, I'll take you back. Which hotel are you staying in?"
Xie Zhen shook his head, put on his hat and scarf, and walked out of the tavern with a smile: "Don't bother you, I'll go back to school!"
But Shen Junshan chased after her, and stuffed a box of hot dumplings into her arms: "Sister Yu just cooked it for you, remember to eat it when you go back."
"Yeah." Xie Tao rubbed his finger on the lunch box unconsciously, nodded, "You go back quickly, the family is waiting for you to eat the New Year's Eve dinner!"
After watching Shen Junshan leave, Xie Tao returned to the dormitory, sat at the table and watched the fireworks outside the window, took a bite of the dumpling, and unexpectedly found a coin. He took the coin to the bathroom and washed it clean. He held it in his hand as a treasure. The sound of firecrackers outside the window kept ringing. Xie Tao suddenly smiled and murmured: "Happy New Year, Xie Liangchen! Happy New Year, Xie Tao!"
The Spring Festival is over, and after the fifth day of the new year, the students have already returned to school one after another. Xie Zhen woke up early, went to the telephone office of the train station to call home to report that he was safe, and then stood here and waited for a long time.
As soon as the train entered the station, the crowd rushed up, shouting the names of their relatives and friends one after another. Xie Tao stood on tiptoe and went over the crowd to search carefully. Finally, he found Huang Song who was crowding out with the crowd. There have been a lot of changes a year ago, a little stronger and a little whiter. It seems that he is living a good life at home.
"Xiaosong, Xiaosong!"
Xie Tao shouted excitedly, Huang Song looked at her through the crowd, and then pulled out a big smile, he squeezed through the crowd all the way, and rushed to Xie Tao.
"Why are you here?"
"I've been back a long time ago. I just went to the telephone office at the railway station to call home. I heard that a train coming from the direction of your house will arrive soon. I wondered if you would come and come back today, so I waited for a while , I didn’t expect you to be in this car.”
The two haven't seen each other for a long time, and they are good friends again, and they have a lot to talk about.
Huang Song smiled innocently, then looked behind Xie Tao, and scratched his head in embarrassment: "Where is your sister? Didn't she come back with you?"
"She, uh, she's back too, their school starts early." Xie Tao had a headache, but Huang Song remembered the "sister" who mentioned it at the beginning.
"Oh, then let's go to their school first. I brought some seafood and sent some to her and Xiaojun."
"Don't! They don't like seafood, you keep it for yourself..."
Xie Tao hurriedly stopped him, before he finished speaking, Huang Song had already picked up the box and walked forward.
"Okay, don't be polite to me, anyway, let's go along the way."
Xie Tao looked at Huang Song's leaving figure and stomped his feet angrily, "Xiaosong! Hey! Xiaosong!"
Huang Song walked fast, obviously carrying a big box, but he was fighting like a war. Xie Tao trotted all the way behind, and when he caught up with Huang Song, he had already caused a commotion downstairs in Xiaojun's school dormitory.
Amidst the white eyes of the dormitory aunt and the whispers of many girls, Huang Song put his hands around his mouth and shouted: "Xie Xiang! Xie Xiang!"
Xie Tao hid in the corner and sighed helplessly. She thought about Huang Song's appearance, and she couldn't pull it away by herself. Fortunately, Tan Xiaojun finally ran out, and hurriedly pulled Huang Song aside: "Why are you screaming like ghosts and wolves? ?”
Although being scolded, Huang Song still looked at her with joy, picked up the seafood in his hand and said, "I brought food for you and Liang Chen's sister, but that teacher won't let me in."
Tan Xiaojun looked helpless: "Of course the girls' dormitory won't let you in, so give me your things and I'll bring them in."
"Where's Xie Xiang? I shouted for so long and she didn't come down!"
Huang Song put down the seafood in his hand, with a rare seriousness on his face.
Xie Tao sighed, poked his head out from the corner of the wall, and waved in Tan Xiaojun's direction.
After a while, Tan Xiaojun let Huang Song stay where she was, and ran towards her in a flash.
"Hurry up and take that idiot away. He ran to the dormitory teacher to look for you, but the teacher said that you are not there. It is this idiot, who would have been out of help if it were someone else." Tan Xiaojun turned her head with a look of disgust, and looked at it quietly. He glanced at Huang Song who was standing blankly and refused to leave.
"Take him away now, he will definitely be suspicious in the future, so let's go change clothes." Xie Tao took out a wig from his bag and shook it in front of Tan Xiaojun: "Put on women's clothes, let Xie Xiang Meet him."
"You're even wearing this!"
Xie Tao sighed, and said old-fashionedly, "Carry it with you in case of emergencies. Do you think it's so fun to dress up as a man? I'm always ready to deal with all kinds of dressing up."
Tan Xiaojun gave Xie Tao a thumbs up with a look of admiration.
Xie Tao changed into Tan Xiaojun's clothes, which was a light blue long dress with two small flowers embroidered with white thread on the lapel, a belt with a lighter color on the waist, and white gauze socks and Small leather shoes with round openings, and the wig is the most common two braids, falling on the shoulders.
Seeing Huang Song kicking the stones on the ground boredly, Xie Tao walked over, cleared his throat, and said in a soft tone: "Hello, are you here to find me?"
Huang Song raised his head, and what was imprinted in his eyes was the girl's clear and beautiful face, a pair of misty eyes, as agile as a deer. For some reason, when he was in the military academy, he often hang out with Xie Liangchen, and he can see this face every day, but the face in front of him is completely different from the feeling in his memory.
Looking at the pair of clear eyes in front of him, Huang Song was a little absent-minded, and after a long time he said in a daze: "You are also good, I am your brother's classmate, my surname is Huang, and my name is Huang Song." Huang Song looked at her, full of joy Passed the bag in his hand: "Here, the seafood I brought you from home."
"It's not good, I can't have it."
Huang Song stuffed the bag into Xie Tao's hand: "Why can't I have it, your brother and I are good brothers, you are his sister, you are my sister, take it."
Xie Tao took the bag and smiled slightly: "Then, thank you."
After finishing speaking, he stopped talking, and Huang Song didn't speak, just staring at her and giggling.
After a long silence, Xie Tao saw that Huang Song still had no intention of leaving, and felt more and more awkward, so he couldn't help but asked, "Are you still busy?"
"No, it's all right."
"Then, you can go first, it's getting late, and your school is far away."
"Oh, okay, I'll go first, remember to eat, it will spoil if you leave it for a long time." Huang Song turned and left, walking very slowly on this section of the road, turning back three times at a step, staggering when his foot was unsteady, he With a blushing face, he scratched his head in embarrassment, and then ran away.
As soon as Huang Song's figure disappeared in front of the door, Tan Xiaojun came over, shook his head and sighed: "It's over, this kid is probably obsessed with you."
Xie Tao hit her lightly and frowned, "Don't talk nonsense, change clothes quickly, that idiot should be waiting for me at the door."
The two walked to the public restroom, and a bag of seafood went around and finally fell into Tan Xiaojun's hands.
Xie Tao, who changed into men's clothes, walked to the school gate, Huang Song was looking around, saw Xie Tao running out, and rushed to meet him.
"Where have you been?"
Xie Tao covered his stomach with a painful face, "Diarrhea! I saw Xie Tao just now, and she asked me to thank you."
Huang Song lowered his face, his ears turned red, and he was a little shy: "Thank you..."
Xie Xie looked at her and felt a chill, "Can you not laugh so wretchedly?"
Huang Song looked at her blankly, "Liang Chen, your sister is so pretty!"
Xie Tao laughed, "Isn't she the same as me?"
Huang Song shook his head and seriously recalled: "Well... her eyes are bigger than yours, her skin is whiter than yours, her lips are redder than yours, and she smiles crookedly, um..." Huang Song lowered his head in thought, and then said conclusively: "Anyway That’s right, she’s much prettier than you!”
"Are you sure?" Xie Tao was extremely shocked. If she didn't know Huang Song's character, she would have thought it was flattery, but she didn't want Huang Song to say firmly: "Of course I'm sure! I saw it with my own eyes."
Xie Tao gave him a blank look: "Your eyes, it's useless to keep them! By the way, where are your things?"
"Give it to your sister."
"Give it all?"
"Um."
"What about mine? What do I eat?"
How confident he was in front of Tan Xiaojun just now, how angry Xie Tao is now.
So much seafood! She couldn't even catch a bite!
Ponderosa Song was plausible, "You don't need to eat, why are you arguing with your sister?"
Huang Song lifted his legs and left, leaving Xie Tao with an angry face behind. Today is a busy day, isn't this full of food