Du Xiaoxian opened her eyes, and what imprinted on her eyes was the man's deep eyes, thick ink as deep as bottomless, like the deepest trench in the world, and she sank into it at once.
"Happy New Year, baby." The man smiled, his voice a little hoarse.
Du Xiaoxian asked: "When is it?"
"just… "
The firecrackers sounded again, more intensely, covering the man's voice, Du Xiaoxian knew that it was twelve o'clock, and every household was setting off firecrackers for New Year's Eve.
She sat up, put her arms around the man's neck, and touched his lips lightly, "Happy New Year, husband."
When Gu Nianbin heard the phrase "husband", his eyes rolled into smiles, and before she could leave, he kissed her deeply.
This was the first kiss at the beginning of the new year, and Du Xiaoxian felt as if a string of firecrackers were going off vigorously in her heart. The fuse sparks ignited all the way up, blasting out countless red, yellow and blue arcs of light, crackling and crackling her whole heart. Filled, she was deeply intoxicated, unwilling to wake up for a long time.
"Are you hungry?" The man asked her in a low voice, "There is a midnight snack outside."
Du Xiaoxian panted slightly, and shook his head: "I'm not hungry, I'm too full to eat at night, but I want to drink water."
"Okay, I'll get you water." The man pulled his arm from her back and kissed her again: "Just wait."
Du Xiaoxian quietly leaned against the head of the bed, looking at the emptiness in the air, and became dazed. The events of last night were like fragments of a movie, frame by frame flashed before his eyes, and his originally stable heart suddenly became chaotic. Getting too good, she still doesn't know what to do
Whether she admits it or not, Lu Dingshen is her biological father, and his blood is in her body. This is an unchangeable fact.
She got out of bed and walked to the window, opened the curtains and looked at the dark night sky. There is no moon in the sky, and the stars are not very clear, probably because of the firecrackers, the image is covered with a layer of fog, and the blur appears even more distant.
She clasped her hands together and searched hard among those fuzzy stars, looking for the one that belonged to Grandma. She believed that it was her mother's blessing that she could meet Gu Nianbin and live such a happy life now. However, is the appearance of the father also meant by the grandmother
She closed her eyes piously, "Grandma, what should I do?" what to do? Please give me direction...
Gu Nianbin went to the kitchen to get hot water, and when he came out, he saw the bright lights in the dining room, he hesitated for a moment, and went in anyway.
All the people are there, eating supper around the table.
Seeing him, Fang Yaru smiled and said, "I thought you were asleep, so I didn't send someone to call. Xiaoxian, I asked her to come and have supper."
"She said she's not hungry, so I'll bring her some water." Gu Nianbin answered his mother's words, but from the corner of his eye, he glanced at Lu Dingshen, who was eating five fruit soup with his head down, his face expressionless, and his brows slightly furrowed.
Gu Guangxian said: "If Xiaoxian doesn't want to come out, you can bring her a bowl and eat a little bit. It's so late, how can you not be hungry?"
Gu Nianbin then said: "That's fine, I'll take a bowl, if she doesn't want to eat, I'll eat."
Xiao Meiyuan hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Nian Bin, is Xiaoxian alright?"
"Don't worry, Auntie, she's fine." Gu Nianbin quickly glanced at Lu Dingshen, seeing that his expression eased and his brows seemed to relax a little. So he added another sentence: "She was just woken up by the sound of firecrackers and she asked for water." What he wanted to convey to Lu Dingshen was that Du Xiaoxian didn't cry or be sad when she returned to the room, she just slept. After a nap, after waking up, it was no different from usual.
Lu Dingshen raised his head and glanced at him: "Thank you, Nian Bin."
Gu Nianbin smiled and said, "Uncle, it's my duty to take care of Xiaoxian, so you're welcome." He paused, and then said, "You don't have to worry too much, I will persuade her."
Lu Dingshen nodded and said, "Go quickly, doesn't she want to drink water?"
Gu Nianbin smiled, turned around and left with his snack and water.
Back in the room, seeing Du Xiaoxian standing by the window, he put down the things on his hands, walked over quietly, and hugged her from behind: "Why are you up? What are you looking at?" He glanced at the sky: "There is no moon."
"I'm looking at the stars." Du Xiaoxian lazily leaned against the man's arms, the smoke slowly dissipated, the stars gradually flashed, the sky seemed to be illuminated by these stars, and the faint blue could be vaguely seen, like a party just coming out of the refrigerator. The jelly taken out of it makes people feel very pure.
Gu Nianbin said: "I brought a midnight snack, it's five fruit soup, there are a lot of things in it, the taste is not bad, try it while it's hot."
Du Xiaoxian said hello, turned around but hugged him tightly again. The man knew that she was probably getting annoyed again, so he didn't rush her, and gently kissed the top of her hair.
After a while, Du Xiaoxian finally sighed, raised his head and smiled at him: "Am I very useless?"
"Of course not, everyone will have troubles," the man handed the bowl to her: "It doesn't matter if you have troubles, just solve them."
Du Xiaoxian put a spoonful of five fruit soup into his mouth, and felt that the taste was really good. The soup contained longan meat, lily, lotus seeds, barley, and mincemeat. It was moist and delicious. Although Du Xiaoxian was not hungry, he ate a small bowl.
When she put down the bowl, she finally said, "I need a little time."
"I know, he will give you time," Gu Nianbin said, "You just ate, rest for a while before going to sleep, shall I play a few games of chess with you?"
Du Xiaoxian is not a person who can use two things at once, so he uses chess to divert her attention.
Sure enough, before the chess game was halfway through, the sorrow on Du Xiaoxian's face disappeared. Although she frowned, it could be seen that she was concentrating on how to move the chess. She looked at chess, but Gu Nianbin looked at her. After all, it's already the first day of junior high school. Their wedding is scheduled for the eighth day of the new year. There are only eight days left. Will she be able to untangle her heart? At the wedding that day, would she be willing to walk on the red carpet holding Lu Dingshen's arm
Living under the same roof, avoidance is unavoidable. On the morning of the first day of junior high school, it is customary to give New Year greetings to the elders.
Du Xiaoxian picked out a red coat and put it on, her hair was tied into a ponytail, simple, youthful and festive, as usual she didn't wear makeup, but the bright red dress made her complexion radiant and tender, like a seventeen-eighth big girl.
Gu Nianbin pushed the door open and came in, he couldn't help but whistle, "Mrs. Gu, it's not kind of you to do this!"
Du Xiaoxian was puzzled and said, "Why am I not being kind?"
"You dress yourself up so young and beautiful, do you want to distance yourself from me?"
Du Xiaoxian smiled coquettishly: "You are also very young, you only look like you are in your early thirties."
Gu Nianbin was a little discouraged, "I'm in my early thirties, and you don't look like you're even in your twenties. Isn't that called keeping a distance?"
"Who says I'm not twenty, I'm already twenty-four."
As soon as she mentioned this, Gu Nianbin remembered: "Ah, this year is your birth year, I have to get you something to wear, just wait, don't come out." After finishing speaking, he went out again.
Du Xiaoxian yelled twice but didn't stop, so she had to sit down again. She was going to go out a long time ago, and because of what happened last night, she was a little embarrassed, and wanted to wait for Gu Nianbin to accompany her, but unexpectedly, without saying a word, he gone again.
Gu Nianbin was looking for jade for her. He remembered that Fang Yaru had an old glass jade bracelet in his hand, which was handed down from his ancestors. His mother treasured it very much and seldom wore it. He thought that if he wore it on Du Xiaoxian's white wrist, It must be very nice. I just don't know if my mother is willing to give it.
Sure enough, Fang Yaru looked a little bit reluctant, and cast a reproachful glance at him: "You're not married yet, so you're already thinking about your mother's things."
Gu Guangxian said to her: "My daughter-in-law is not an outsider, so just give it to me, don't let people say you are stingy."
Fang Yaru said: "I keep it for Shanshan's dowry, and I'm ready for Xiaoxian's share."
"Mom, let me use this first, and then I will give you back a good one. Xiaoxian's natal year, today is the first day of the new year, you have to let her go out!"
Fang Yaru had no choice but to take out the jade, but she muttered: "Didn't Lu Dingshen give Xiaoxian many jades? Can't you just pick one out there?"
"You don't even think about it," Gu Guangxian said, "Can Xiaoxian wear what Dingshen gave? They don't know how to deal with this relationship yet?"
Seeing that her husband was a little unhappy, Fang Yaru quickly smiled and said, "I didn't say no, today is the first day of the new year, so be happy."
Gu Guangxian gave the bracelet to Gu Nianbin: "Give it to Xiaoxian, say it was given by your mother, and let her wear it in her birth year. This is a piece of ancient jade, which can ward off evil spirits and keep her safe."
Gu Nianbin held the brocade box and smiled openly: "Thank you, Mom and Dad."
As soon as Gu Nianbin went out, Fang Yaru said: "This Nianbin is real. I really want to leave that bracelet to Shanshan. He only has Du Xiaoxian in his heart. He doesn't think about his sister at all."
Gu Guangxian snorted: "Xiaoxian is honest, she won't take it if you don't give it to her, Gu Shanshan is not so polite, I think you have almost made her toss all your jewelry. Excuse me to attend this banquet or that dance, She said it was borrowed, but I never saw her pay it back."
"What's mine is hers." Fang Yaru disagreed.
"Your is still Nian Bin's. I've never seen you so generous."
"How rich is the Lu family! In the future, Lu Dingshen will definitely give Xiaoxian a dowry, why does she care about me?"
Gu Guangxian was a little confused, and said: "At the beginning, you thought that Du Xiaoxian's family was poor, and the family was not right, so you wanted to separate her and Nian Bin, but now she is considered a wealthy daughter, why are you not happy?"
"I'm not unhappy," Fang Yaru said, "I think her family is rich enough, so there's no need to rob Shanshan."
Gu Guangxian didn't know why Fang Yaru, who had always been sensible, suddenly became so preoccupied. He said, "Are you still doubting my relationship with Xiaoxian's mother? Xiaoxian is Lu Dingshen's daughter, and this is already very clear."
Fang Yaru was really bitter, but today was the first day of junior high school, so it was not appropriate to quarrel. She was quiet for a while and said, "It's my fault. I remembered the past."
As soon as she said this, Gu Guangxian fell silent, and said after a while, "Yaru, I'm sorry."
"It's all right," Fang Yaru supported him, "Go out, Niannian has been clamoring for us to wish us New Year's greetings."