On New Year’s Eve, the skits in the Spring Festival Gala and the fireworks that soar into the sky make this day the most precious day of the year.
At 11:45, Yu Zhou received a call from Su Chang.
It was very quiet on her side, but very noisy on Yu Zhou's side, so she walked up the stairs to the bedroom on the second floor and listened to her talk.
But Su Chang didn't say anything, he just said to her softly: "Happy New Year."
I said it in advance, probably because I was afraid that she wouldn't be so quiet after midnight.
Yu Zhou smiled and said, "Happy New Year."
"Well, tell my aunt and uncle too."
Her voice was a little coquettish, which made Yu Zhou unhappy. He laughed and said, "Some people are quite sensible. I heard that they used to send WeChat messages during festivals. Why can't they send it themselves this time?"
The person on the other end of the phone whispered, "I want you to help me speak this time."
Numb, her ears were numb. Yu Zhou couldn't stand it. She knew her ears were burning.
She felt a little awkward, so she changed the subject: "Why is it so quiet over there? Aren't you watching TV?"
"No."
"Your parents don't watch it either?"
"I'm alone." Su Chang said.
"Ah? You didn't go home?"
"No."
"Why? What about your parents?" Yu Zhou frowned.
"Hmm..." Su Chang thought for a moment, "My dad and grandma are still in Canada, and my mom is in Germany, probably."
This is a rough outline, very subtle, and only specific to the country. Yu Zhou recalled carefully that they had been together for more than three years. In the first year, they went back to their own homes and visited their own mothers. That year, Su Chang lived with her parents and grandfather.
In the second and third years, she went home with Yu Zhou. At that time, Yu Zhou felt that she loved him very much, so every time she said she didn’t want to go home alone, Su Chang hesitated for a moment and agreed.
She also said to Su Chang: "You come home with me first. You don't have to go to work after the Spring Festival. You can take some time to go back and spend time with your parents. Okay?"
Su Chang said yes.
Later, they were so busy that they forgot about going home and neither of them mentioned it.
Yu Zhou imagined her based on his own family relationships, thinking that she had also done some work for her parents behind the scenes. After all, she also sent WeChat messages and called her parents from time to time, and everything seemed normal.
She also didn't ask too much about Su Chang's family affairs, because she had asked Su Chang once before whether he wanted to come out to his family, and Su Chang said he didn't want to, so she tried not to bring it up.
But she didn't know that Su Chang hadn't seen her parents for two years since the outbreak.
Yu Zhou didn't know what to say. When she came to her senses, the countdown had already begun downstairs. She asked Su Chang: "Do you want to come to my house to celebrate the New Year?"
Su Chang smiled and said, "How many people are you going to bring home for the New Year?"
Ah, this... is indeed a bit embarrassing.
"Hmm..." Yu Zhou also felt a little uncomfortable, but she said, "They are all friends, and my mother knows about it, so there shouldn't be any problem."
"No," Su Chang said, "Let Xiang Wan have a good rest. We worked on a lot of projects before the New Year, and there are more after the holidays. I'm afraid that she will think of work when she sees me and get nervous."