A peaceful New Year's Eve was still lively.
Lu Xingxing had the New Year's Eve dinner with Lu Jianhua, Shen Zhi, and Lu Yunshen, and the restaurant was harmonious.
At the end of a New Year's Eve dinner, she received three big red envelopes just like last year's New Year's Eve. So taking advantage of this time, she also successfully delivered a small gift that she had prepared in advance. On the coffee table in the living room, her mobile phone kept sending in New Year's greetings.
The first New Year call I received was from Gu Xing.
In order to celebrate the Spring Festival with her family, she returned to China a while ago, and the two made an appointment on the phone to meet after the next year.
Just as Gu Xing hung up the phone, Feng Qiluo's call came in again.
When Lu Xingxing and her wished each other a happy new year, they saw Lu Jianhua and Shen Zhi put on their coats and prepared to go out.
Shen Zhi wore a beige cashmere coat, which made her eyebrows and eyes gentle. She took Lu Jianhua's arm, with a faint smile like a girl's, and whispered to the confused Lu Xingxing, "Mom and Dad are going on a date, you can play by yourself."
Lu Yunshen went upstairs just now, and he is not in the living room right now.
Lu Xingxing looked at Shen Zhi and then at the cheerful Lu Jianhua, smiled sweetly and nodded obediently.
"Do you have time for the New Year? Where do you plan to go?"
"I've been busy from the eighth day to the beginning of school," Lu Xingxing said, "I don't have any special plans."
"The fifth day of the Lunar New Year is my birthday, and I plan to hold a small party. Come to my house to play." Feng Qiluo invited on the other end of the phone, and then asked Lu Xingxing, "Are you free that day?"
"There are no arrangements for now."
Lu Xingxing said, "I'll ask my parents if there's anything wrong, and I'll reply to you tomorrow, is that okay?"
Feng Qiluo agreed to come down and said to wait for her news.
Lu Jianhua and Shen Zhi had already gone out, after the call ended, Lu Xingxing thought about it, this matter can only be discussed tomorrow.
The gala is playing on the TV in the living room, and the sound of fireworks can be heard outside. Lu Yunshen, who went upstairs, didn't come down for a long time, probably because he had other things to do, while Lu Xingxing sat cross-legged on the sofa and started replying text messages one by one.
Although she knew that many blessing text messages were sent in groups, she basically typed the reply by herself, and the content was much simpler and simpler than that. After replying to the text messages, she continued to edit the New Year's greeting text messages for Teacher Chi, Xu Sen, Gu Xiaofeng and others, which took a lot of time.
When Lu Xingxing sent the last text message, Lu Yunshen still did not appear. She simply turned off the TV, went upstairs and returned to her room, lying on the deck chair on the balcony with a blanket in her arms while watching fireworks while playing with her mobile phone.
She took dozens of photos of night scenes with her mobile phone camera, and when she was selecting and deleting them, Lu Yunshen knocked on the door of her room. She opened the door, but she didn't speak, Lu Yunshen said first, "Put on a coat, I'll wait for you downstairs."
This means to go out.
And Lu Yunshen had already put on a thick coat at this time, and it really looked like this.
Lu Xingxing tidied up a little, and went down to the first floor in five minutes.
Lu Yunshen, who was waiting in the living room in advance, took a good look: "It's cold outside at night, why don't you bring the scarf with you?"
Lu Xingxing was too lazy to go upstairs, and smiled: "It's okay."
"Then let's go."
Lu Xingxing was curious: "Where are you going?"
"It's okay to stay at home, just walk around casually, didn't parents go out to play?"
Lu Xingxing came to a sudden: "So you know..."
Lu Yunshen didn't talk nonsense, he copied the cell phone and car keys on the coffee table, and walked out of the living room to pick up the car.
They went to cruise the river.
Even though today is New Year's Eve and reunion night, the city center at eight o'clock in the evening is still full of traffic.
The city's night scene is as full of whimsy as ever. On the broad road, car lights flashed silently one after another, the business district was brightly lit, and red lanterns hung high above the entrances of big hotels, but there were hardly any pedestrians on the road.
Where exactly are they going? Lu Xingxing asked this question once but didn't get an answer, and he didn't bother to ask Lu Yunshen a second time. In the darkness of night, there seemed to be snowflakes falling, and she was refreshed after being lazy.
Lu Xingxing leaned over to the car window, breathed out towards the window, and wiped it vigorously with his fingers.
Realizing that she was not mistaken but true, she couldn't help but turned her head excitedly and said to Lu Yunshen, "It's actually snowing!"
The car drove steadily in the direction of dwindling traffic.
Lu Yunshen took a quick look at Lu Xingxing: "Do you like snow so much?"
"It's okay, but I really like snow more than rain."
Lu Xingxing smiled, and looked at the snow falling outside the window with wide eyes, "Maybe it sounds more romantic."
"Just like the first snow is easy to make people feel that it has a special meaning, rain has no such feeling at all. Although if it is not heavy snow but sleet, it will only shiver with cold and there is no romance, but subconsciously ignore it."
About ten minutes later, the car finally stopped.
They arrived at a shallow bay on the outskirts of the city.
Across the urban area and across the quiet road, this place is lively in a different way.
There are many cars on the side of the road, many young men and women are laughing and making noise on the beach, and the sea in the distance is quiet.
Lu Xingxing got out of the car, and suddenly a loud noise startled her. When I took a closer look, it turned out that someone had set off fireworks. The fireworks rose into the sky and exploded in the night, illuminating the dark sky. She stood by the car without moving, admiring it.
Lu Yunshen was about to make a phone call, because of the news, he had to go for a while.
He looked at Lu Xingxing from a distance and looked up at the sky stupidly.
During the call, Lu Yunshen saw a little boy walk up to Lu Xingxing, tugged at the hem of her clothes, and handed her two firework sticks involuntarily. When Lu Yunshen walked back, the dazzling sparks from the firework stick in her hand happened to go out.
Lu Xingxing waved the burnt firework stick, as if he still had something to say.
Seeing Lu Yunshen come back, her eyes almost flashed and she said, "Let's go buy this and play."
"Us?" Lu Yunshen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Ah...you don't play this," Lu Xingxing who was questioned immediately changed his words, "Then I'll buy it myself."
She went out without a wallet, so she searched her pockets and took out a handful of change. Counting and confirming that it should be enough, she ran to a temporary stall, where the little boy was just now.
Seeing that Lu Xingxing was very happy, Lu Yunshen followed and walked over.
When it was time to pay, he consciously took out his wallet and handed over a one-hundred-dollar bill before Lu Xingxing woke up.
The stall selling fireworks sticks is a middle-aged woman, probably the mother of the little boy.
She handed back the change, looked at Lu Xingxing with a smile and said, "Are you a couple? It looks like you have a good relationship."
"It's my brother."
Lu Xingxing's tone could not be heard embarrassed, but relaxed, "Is my brother handsome?"
"Very handsome, the girl is also beautiful, no wonder it is a family."
There is only one incandescent lamp hanging next to the stall, and the light is not very good, but the boss is very fluent in boasting.
Lu Xingxing smiled: "That's right, especially when paying..."
"He's a hundred times more handsome than usual!"
Lu Yunshen was silent, picked up a bag of fireworks sticks, turned around and left without bothering to answer. Lu Xingxing happily followed behind him with a smirk. After walking for a while, she remembered something and yelled again: "Hey... I didn't buy a lighter!"
Lu Xingxing turned around and wanted to go back and buy.
Without stepping out, the down jacket and hat were grabbed: "No need to buy, let's go, people are coming."
people? who
Lu Xingxing was stunned for a moment, then turned around, his vision suddenly dimmed, it was Lu Yunshen who covered her with a hat.
Raising his hand to take off his hat, he saw that Lu Yunshen was already walking towards the road, and motioned her to hurry up.
Lu Xingxing pursed his lips, straightened his clothes, and ran after him.
The people Lu Yunshen was talking about were Song Chaoyang and Du Ruofei.
Sun Yu is not from this city, he went home for the Spring Festival years ago, at least he will not be here today.
Lu Xingxing followed Lu Yunshen to greet them, and wished each other a happy new year.
Afterwards, Song Chaoyang walked around to the trunk, opened the lid, and there were boxes of fireworks neatly stacked inside.
Lu Yunshen and the three of them brought down boxes of fireworks.
Lu Xingxing, who stood aside, looked at what they had prepared, and then at what he had just bought... He chose not to speak.
The fireworks brought by Song Chaoyang were placed one by one on the beach where no one was around.
Du Ruofei took out the lighter and gave it to Lu Yunshen.
Lu Yunshen took the lighter, tilted his head and asked Lu Xingxing, "Do you want to try it?"
light fireworks? Lu Xingxing shook his head seriously and firmly.
Du Ruofei spoke from the side: "Bring a few sticks of incense over here, it's not so scary to use that."
Lu Yunshen asked again: "Can I use that?"
In fact, Lu Xingxing is not so timid about this.
When she was half a year old, every New Year's Eve, she insisted on following her father's ass to set off fireworks.
Later, when she grew up, there was no one to accompany her to release it, and no one helped her to release it, and she just felt that the Chinese New Year would be incomplete without this crop, and in the end she bought it back and lit it herself.
I remember that I was very scared when I tried it for the first time. I almost dared not open my eyes. My hands trembled and I had to try several times before I succeeded. After overcoming the initial nervousness and fear, it went smoothly later on, but she quit after she went to college.
It may be that my mentality has changed. At that time, I gradually felt that watching fireworks alone during the Chinese New Year was very lonely, so I didn't do this thing again. Until now, a long time has passed.
Lu Xingxing looked at Lu Yunshen, very hesitant.
Lu Yunshen didn't know what kind of interest he had, and encouraged him: "If it succeeds, I promise you one thing."
Lu Xingxing didn't quite believe it: "What do you mean promise me something?"
"Meet your request."
Lu Xingxing confirmed to him: "Any request?"
Lu Yunshen said: "Don't embarrass me, what I can do, any request within this range."
He pointed at Song Chaoyang and Du Ruofei: "They can testify."
Du Ruofei coaxed: "Okay, I'll guarantee it! Brother Shen must keep his word, if he cheats, beat him!"
Song Zhaoyang was even more in need of a beating: "Who are you beating? Say it louder."
Du Ruofei: "..."
"Old Song, if you don't bring someone like you, I'll just talk about it casually." Du Ruofei made a dissatisfied voice.
Song Chaoyang smiled: "Friend, I am obviously helping you."
While the two of them were arguing, Lu Xingxing had already made a decision.
She nodded to Lu Yunshen: "I want to try."
Holding a stick of burning incense in his hand, Lu Xingxing squatted in front of the fireworks to find the medicine primer. Although he was a little rusty, his movements were still quick. After that, she took two steps back in a squatting position, and then two more steps before she felt it was all right.
After about two minutes of preparation time passed, Lu Yunshen, Song Chaoyang, and Du Ruofei stood behind Lu Xingxing and successfully witnessed that she was far away from the fireworks, trying to stretch her arms to push the stick of incense in front of Yaoyin, and as soon as the medicine was ignited. The arduous battle scene of rapid retreat.
Lu Yunshen: "..."
Song Chaoyang & Du Ruofei: "..."
Lu Yunshen was the first to see it.
When Lu Xingxing was about to fight for the second time, he stepped forward and took the stick of incense from her hand.
Lu Xingxing was startled, seeing Lu Yunshen going to light other fireworks, he knew that he was probably rejected, so he quietly moved back to make room without defending or resisting. Recalling the performance just now, she couldn't hold back her laughter.
Later, the four of them sat on the beach watching the fireworks and chatting.
The sea is always quiet, only the sound of fireworks bursting and singing interweaving and hovering in this piece of heaven and earth.
It was past twelve o'clock when they returned home.
Lu Xingxing sat in the passenger seat, still a little excited, and started to feel drowsy due to work and rest.
"Does your word count?"
Lu Xingxing remembered Lu Yunshen's promise, and reminded, "I still succeeded."
"count."
"Okay, I'll tell you when I think about it."
Lu Xingxing couldn't help but confirm again: "You don't have a shelf life, do you?"
"No, but if you nagging a few more words, it may be enough."
Lu Xingxing: "..."
In fact, if she needed to bother Lu Yunshen, she would shut up obediently.
There was a moment of silence in the car.
Lu Yunshen's voice sounded: "Asleep?"
"No..." The drowsy Lu Xingxing replied lazily, and then woke up, "Are you sleepy?"
Lu Yunshen: "You won't drive with fatigue, don't worry."
"Safety first."
Lu Xingxing is righteous and strict, "Don't do evil because it is small, after all, life is precious."
"You told me about your parents before, and you said that you are not that important to them..." Lu Yunshen asked her carefully, "After they all have new families, have you never felt sad or resented them?"
"How can you not be sad or sad?"
Even though it is not clear how Lu Yunshen brought up this topic, Lu Xingxing said frankly, "But I don't hate it."
"My parents don't love me. As long as they are not cold-blooded, they will definitely feel sad and uncomfortable when encountering such a thing. After all, no one does not want to be loved, especially to be loved and pampered by their own parents."
"In fact, for a long time, I felt that they were annoying and irresponsible, and it took me a long time to figure it out. If I could choose, then everyone would choose a good background for themselves, choose a pair to treat themselves Parents who hurt to the bone, but never had the opportunity to choose."
"Since this is the case, instead of complaining and hating, it's better to try to accept it. Accept that they don't love you, but also accept that you don't have to love them, so that it can be considered fair, and it won't be too unbearable."
"Because there's no need to have trouble with yourself."
"They don't feel distressed or care. It's really unnecessary. The most important thing is to live your own life well..."
A long story stopped here.
Lu Yunshen didn't wait for the next sentence, turned his head to look, and found that Lu Xingxing was leaning on the seat and fell asleep.
Slowing down the speed of the car a little and driving the car more smoothly, Lu Yunshen thought back to her words. Regarding his life experience, his mind became more open and clear. At this moment, he decided to give up, and no longer wonder about his biological father in this life.
Lu Xingxing really woke up the next morning.
She belatedly realized that she had fallen asleep on the way back, and she was also wearing last night's clothes.
Confused, Lu Xingxing remembered that the jacket and shoes seemed to be taken off by Shen Zhi...
Why is she so sleepy
Later, Lu Xingxing recalled the topics Lu Yunshen and her talked about before falling asleep. Is there a special reason for mentioning this well? As soon as she thought about it, she always wanted to ask for clarification.
When he went downstairs and saw Lu Yunshen sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV, Lu Xingxing ran over to him.
She lowered her voice and asked, "Did something happen?"
Lu Yun said concisely: "No."
"Then why do you..."
Before Lu Xingxing could say a word, Lu Yunshen pinched the cheeks on both sides with his thumb and middle finger respectively, and the words that followed were successfully blocked back into his stomach because of his action. At the same time, Shen Zhi came out of the kitchen: "Are you awake?"
Lu Yunshen withdrew his hand calmly.
Lu Xingxing smiled obediently and called, "Mom."
Shen Zhi also smiled: "Breakfast will be ready soon."
"I'll help." Making a face at Lu Yunshen, Lu Xingxing got up quickly, left the living room and walked towards the kitchen.