When Jiang Cheng returned to the house, Pan Zhi was standing in front of the refrigerator.
"Looking for food?" Jiang Cheng asked in the past.
"No," Pan Zhi looked at the empty refrigerator with no electricity plugged in, "I'm just witnessing the magical event that I stood in front of the refrigerator and was starved to death."
"Hold on for another half an hour to go out to eat." Jiang Cheng said.
"Don't you eat with Gu Fei at night?" Pan Zhi closed the refrigerator door and looked at him.
"No," said Jiang Cheng, "Chinese New Year is coming soon, and he has a lot of family affairs, buying New Year's goods to pack up and so on, by the way... He told us to go to his house for New Year's Eve dinner."
"Okay," Pan Zhi returned to the living room and fell on the sofa. "Have you agreed?"
"Yes." Jiang Cheng nodded.
"Then let's go buy some New Year goods tomorrow, you don't care, I don't want to go empty-handed, it's a big Chinese New Year." Pan Zhi said.
"Tomorrow... I will go with Gu Fei to buy a cat for Gu Miao." Jiang Cheng said.
Pan Zhi was stunned, staring at him for a while: "Are you two... reconciled?"
"No." Jiang Cheng said.
"Oh." Pan Zhi responded.
Jiang Cheng turned on the TV, and there was nothing to watch at this time. He usually put it on the local station and listened to the news. Most of the news was boring, but occasionally something interesting was encountered.
"Cheng'er," Pan Zhi called to him after watching the news for a while, "I think so."
"Ah." Jiang Cheng replied, still staring at the TV.
"If it doesn't work, just make up," Pan Zhi sighed, "I have been awkward for you two these days. If you can't support it, don't support it."
"No." Jiang Cheng said.
"No," Pan Zhi looked at him, "You two can't let it go, you don't look like a person who insists on this kind of thing for the sake of face."
"How do you know that I am not." Jiang Cheng said.
"Our grandparents and grandchildren have a deep affection," Pan Zhi said, "Of course I know."
Jiang Cheng stared at the TV and was silent for a while before speaking, "He has to tell me about this."
"Is there any difference?" Pan Zhi said, "He said points, so he has to speak if he wants to reconcile?"
"I don't know how to tell you." Jiang Cheng frowned.
"Say it word by word with your mouth, just tell me like that," Pan Zhi said, "just fine."
Jiang Cheng turned to look at him.
"Is it very philosophical?" Pan Zhi applauded to himself.
Jiang Cheng slid down and stretched his legs onto the coffee table.
"The problem between us is not whether Gu Miao can be better, or whether it's a different place or something," he said. "It's Gu Fei himself. He grew up... I don't know how to say it. Have you seen that story, Xiao Elephants have been tied up by iron chains since they were young, and they can't break free no matter how they are. When they grow up, they can break free and they won't move anymore."
"Yeah." Pan Zhi responded.
"It may not be too accurate," Jiang Cheng wrinkled. Such a summary was too simple and perfunctory for Gu Fei, but even in front of an iron man like Pan Zhi, he would still hide Gu Fei’s scars. "But it's easier to understand this way."
"Understood," Pan Zhi said, "You want to say that he has his own heart knot... or something else, anyway, it's useless if you pull him, he will feel that he can't get rid of it, he has to want to get rid of it. That's all right, that's what it means."
Jiang Cheng gave Pan Zhi a thumbs up.
"Cheng'er," Pan Zhi fell on the arm of the sofa and looked at him, "You are pretty awesome."
"Huh?" Jiang Cheng also looked at him.
"Are you betting how deep his feelings for you are?" Pan Zhi said.
"Now the only power is this, and there will be no chance for a while," Jiang Cheng said, "and I think... there should be no betting."
"Then what if," Pan Zhi thought for a while, "he keeps earning?"
Jiang Cheng looked at him and asked Gu Fei to open his mouth. It was indeed a difficult thing for Gu Fei, but...
"I haven't thought about it, I never think about it." Jiang Cheng smiled.
After I came back, I was busy with Gu Miao's affairs for a week. When I heard the firecrackers when I went downstairs today, Jiang Cheng had recovered and felt the taste of the New Year.
Last year’s winter vacation, when I think back, I don’t have a deep impression of "Nian" anymore. All I can think of are the review materials piled up on tables, and Gu Fei.
Very monotonous but people can't help but replay the memory over and over again.
It's like a tune that you will never tire of humming it again and again. I think I have you on my left shoulder and smile on my right...
Turning out of the stairs on the first floor, when he saw Gu Fei standing in the sunlight at the entrance of the corridor, his heartbeat was like the rhythm of Gu Fei's hand tapping on the piano box.
Bang bang.
"Have you eaten early?" Gu Fei asked.
"No," Jiang Cheng said, "I just got up."
"Then..." Gu flew over and looked at the intersection, "to eat together?"
"Well," Jiang Cheng nodded, and saw Gu Miao flying over on a skateboard. He smiled, "Good morning Er Miao."
Gu Miao passed them, snapped his fingers, and rushed forward again.
"Did you tell her you are going to buy a cat?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"That's it," Gu Fei said, "There are several pet shops on the food street. Go and see if they are suitable."
"If there is no suitable... She will be angry?" Jiang Cheng suddenly became a little worried.
"Xu Xingzhi said she should let her slowly learn to face disappointment," Gu Fei pulled the collar, "try it."
"Yeah." Jiang Cheng nodded.
The two slowly walked over to the breakfast stall on the small street in front. After returning, Jiang Cheng hadn't eaten there in the past few days. At this moment, they suddenly missed the boss who called him the champion.
"Zhuangyuan!" The boss saw them from afar and waved at him, "I'm back!"
"Yeah." Jiang Cheng smiled.
"I want to come here to eat early," the boss said, "You went to R University! How about R University earlier than mine?"
"You are good here." Jiang Cheng said.
The boss laughed happily, and his voice was quite loud.
New Year's Eve was coming soon. There were not many people on the stall earlier. Jiang Cheng took Gu Miao to the small table and Gu Fei went over to get food.
"It's still those, right?" Gu Fei asked.
"Yeah." Jiang Cheng replied.
Every time he came here, Jiang Cheng would eat those kinds of steamed dumplings, steamed dumplings, tofu and so on. Gu Fei took them and set up a table just like before.
"Wang Xu... Let me eat pie when I have time," Gu Fei sat down and took a bite with a bun. "Do you want to go?" (End of this chapter)