The army is also celebrating the new year. Wei Jianwei has been free recently and spends more time at home. It just so happens that He Xiaoyun's menstruation has come again these days. He will not let her do many things and do it himself.
In the north, fried meatballs are required for Chinese New Year. He Xiaoyun went to do as the Romans did, and asked Xu Lanxiang for advice. He directed Wei Jianwei to fry a basket of pork and radish balls, and fried their southern rice flower candies. The two snacks, one sweet and one salty, were very popular among several children.
In this kind of weather, the cat is warming up by the stove while eating snacks. It couldn't be more comfortable. If it wasn't for fear of spoiling the children, He Xiaoyun would have moved the food to the bed.
She has finished reading her own two books, and it’s hard to go out these days. Instead of going to the bookstore, she spends all day working with balls of wool, which have been knitted into scarves, sweaters and trousers, hats for Wei Yuanhang, and gloves and earmuffs for Wei Jianwei. In the past two days, I have been taking off a sweater that the child wears too small, planning to add some thread and knit a vest for Wei Jianwei.
Leisurely leisurely, it is New Year's Eve.
He Xiaoyun brought hot water, bathed Wei Yuanhang, and put on a newly made cotton coat.
"You can't get your new clothes dirty, and you can't go downstairs to play in the snow, do you understand?" She told the child.
Wei Yuanhang nodded vigorously, "I'm playing with Rong Rong, not going downstairs."
"Auntie and the others are busy, don't make trouble."
"Got it." The little fat man replied, and he had already run to the next door.
Seeing him go out, He Xiaoyun and Wei Jianwei started preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.
Pork, chicken, and fish, although not the most abundant, but there are all that should be there.
Wei Jianwei took a knife and neatly chopped the chicken into small pieces.
The chicken was bought a few days ago ready-made, so don’t worry about it being damaged. In this season, the window sill is a natural refrigerator.
Seeing his quick movements and cold expression, He Xiaoyun thought of the embarrassing incident of him chasing that big rooster all over the yard at her mother's house a few months ago, and couldn't help teasing: "I didn't buy a live chicken, did you loose it?" Take a big breath?"
Wei Jianwei glanced at her, didn't speak, just leaned over suddenly, kissed her on the lips, then stood up straight, and continued to chop the chicken coldly.
He Xiaoyun was caught off guard by the kiss, but after he finished the kiss, he still acted as if nothing had happened, she stared for a while, then simply moved her hands and pinched his waist, "Let you pretend. "
The muscles in Wei Jianwei's waist trembled violently, and the chicken in his hand almost slipped out.
Unexpectedly, his reaction was so big, He Xiaoyun seemed to have discovered the new world, with a malicious smile on her face, "Are you ticklish?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she attacked again, with both hands together, she pinched his waist on each side, and scratched his ribs in a weird way.
"Does it itch? Does it itch?"
Wei Jianwei finally couldn't hold back, dropped the knife, turned around, opened his arms, and trapped the naughty man in his arms.
"Hahahaha... You're actually ticklish!" He Xiaoyun was overjoyed, it was rare for her to gain the upper hand in front of the other party.
Wei Jianwei looked at her helplessly and said, "Don't make trouble."
She stuck out her tongue at him, "Whoever is making trouble with you, I just ask you if it's itchy."
As he spoke, he scratched his itch again, and ran away happily before he could make a move.
As soon as he ran out of the kitchen, he saw Xu Lanxiang walking in with a bowl of dumplings.
Before He Xiaoyun said that she was not good at making dumplings, Xu Lanxiang told her not to worry about it, and her family made more dumplings for her.
"Thank you sister-in-law." He Xiaoyun hurriedly took it.
"I heard you laughing outside the door, what's so happy about it?" Xu Lanxiang looked at the two of them and asked.
He Xiaoyun put the dumplings on the table, glanced at Wei Jianwei, and said with a smile, "I laughed at him, he is so big, he is ticklish."
Xu Lanxiang let out a groan, and the ending sound was drawn out for a long time.
Just as He Xiaoyun had a bad premonition, she heard her say, "It is said that ticklish men love their wives, no wonder you are so happy, Xiaoyun."
"Sister-in-law!" He Xiaoyun said embarrassingly, "That's not what I meant, don't guess."
Xu Lanxiang said with a smile: "This kind of thing still needs to be guessed. Isn't everyone seeing it?"
He Xiaoyun didn't know what to say, so she quickly changed the subject, took out a bottle of canned food from the cabinet, and said, "I bought two bottles that day, and this one is for Rongrong and the others."
"I don't want it," Xu Lanxiang waved his hands, turned his head and walked out, "You keep it for Xiaohang."
He Xiaoyun chased after her, "It's not for you, it's for the children to eat. Take it quickly, or I'll send it to your home."
The two pushed for a while, but Xu Lanxiang had no choice but to accept it, "It's really... this thing is so expensive, it's a waste for them to eat, don't buy it next time."
"I know, I know, once a year." He Xiaoyun readily agreed.
As night fell, the New Year's Eve dinner was ready, Wei Yuanhang was called back from the next door, and the family of three sat around the table.
"Wow, there are so many delicious foods today!" The child exclaimed, and sniffed exaggeratedly.
He Xiaoyun prepared three cups and poured a cup of canned soup for herself and Wei Yuanhang, while Wei Jianwei had a glass of wine in front of him. She raised her glass, touched the two of them respectively, and said, "Wish us a happy new year, cheers!"
"Cheers." Wei Jianwei clinked glasses with her, took a sip of wine, but his eyes fell on her, with a smile in his eyes.
"Cheers!" The little fat man looked excited while holding the cup, gulped down the sweet soup, and put the cup on the table boldly, "Mom, I want more!"
He Xiaoyun took his cup away and gave him a dumpling, "Eat first, then drink after eating."
"Ok."
After she finished picking up the child, she turned around and saw that there was an extra dumpling in her own bowl. She looked at Wei Jianwei and found that he was also looking at her.
After looking at each other for a few seconds, He Xiaoyun understood what he meant, and gave him a dumpling in a funny way, "The chopsticks are in your hands, do you want me to feed you?"
"Alright." Wei Jianwei nodded.
"It's a good idea!" He Xiaoyun picked another one for him, "Hurry up and eat, even Hang Hang is not as good as you."
Next, as long as she picks food for Wei Yuanhang, she must also pick one for Wei Jianwei, otherwise, he will just stare at her, extremely childish.
After eating and cleaning up, the family of three sat by the stove to watch the new year.
He Xiaoyun hugged Wei Yuanhang on her lap and read to him with a storybook.
The coal stove was not empty, and there was hot water on it, and pine nuts were roasting in the space beside it. Wei Jianwei moved a chopstick once and for all, and while listening to her read a story, he peeled a few pine nuts and handed them to her mouth from time to time.
The sound of firecrackers was heard in the distance, and He Xiaoyun just finished reading a story, so she asked the child, "Do you know why firecrackers are set off during the Chinese New Year?"
Wei Yuanhang shook his head, "Why?"
"Because in the past, there was a monster named Nian who would come to the village to make trouble at the end of the year... The crackling sound scared Nian away, so later on, everyone would set off firecrackers on that day, calling this New Year's Eve. "
After hearing this, Wei Yuanhang squeezed his fists and said, "Nian is a big villain!"
He Xiaoyun said with a smile: "Yes, but it has been driven away by people, and it dare not come again."
After reading two more stories, the child started to feel drowsy, so He Xiaoyun put him on the bed, and then returned to the stove, ready to continue watching the year.
Before he could sit down, Wei Jianwei suddenly hugged him, and he fell down on his lap.
She was startled, subconsciously grabbed his arm, and after recovering, she slapped him, "Can't you tell me in advance?"
Wei Jianwei buried his face in her neck, hummed, and drank a glass of white wine while eating, and there was still a bit of alcohol in his breath.
The two of them were awake in the room. He wanted to hug, but He Xiaoyun let him go. Anyway, she was used to it, and she leaned back, leaning on her generous chest.
The fire in the stove was reddish, and the sound of firecrackers outside the window came from nowhere, and He Xiaoyun was slightly lost in thought.
When I was young, I always looked forward to the New Year. When I grow up, I feel that year after year, time flies. Before you can catch anything, the years will fly away in a hurry.
But this year is the most special one she has ever had.
A year ago, she was alone in the hospital, counting on her fingers how long it would be before she died. Today, a year later, she has a healthy body, a home, a partner, and children, and many years to come , they will all spend it together.
"What are you thinking?" Wei Jianwei asked.
He Xiaoyun squeezed his hands around her waist, and said, "I was thinking, it's really nice to be like this now."
Wei Jianwei kissed her on the cheek, but said nothing.
He Xiaoyun suddenly felt an impulse to ask him if he knew who she was? Have you noticed that she is different from the original one? When was it discovered? What did he think about it
She even wanted to tell him where she came from, to tell him about her despair when she was alone waiting to die, as well as her joy and troubles after being born again, and her longing for the future... She has many, many things that she can't tell anyone, I don't know if I can tell him.
But in the end, this impulse was suppressed again.
Maybe one day in the future, she will confess, but not now.
Wei Yuanhang uttered a raving on the bed, He Xiaoyun turned his head to look, saw that he continued to fall asleep, and then turned back again.
As the night got darker, she said, "How about we sleep too?"
I have always been used to going to bed early, and it is not easy to keep watch until twelve o'clock at night.
Wei Jianwei responded, but he didn't let her go. He kissed her on the cheek just now, but his lips never left. The delicate kiss landed on the corner of her mouth for a while, and landed on her lips for a while.
He Xiaoyun was a little itchy from being rubbed by him, and stretched out her hand to pat his face, trying to push him away, "Why are you acting like a puppy."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt her palm was licked, she immediately retracted her hand, and said angrily, "Are you drunk?"
She was mocking him, but Wei Jianwei nodded confidently and said, "Yes, drunk."
He Xiaoyun stared at this thick-skinned man speechless, she only drank a glass of wine in total, and it had been two or three hours since she finished drinking, she was not drunk just now, but now she is drunk, and she is playing hooligans on the pretext of being drunk, how shameless