Second-Hand Love Letter

Chapter 32: New Year's episode

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[New Year Extra]

Sixteen-year-old Shen Wenqiu's first New Year's gift is a hand-knitted wool hat, pure wool, light gray and pure white. This is knitted by grandma for him, the old style, very rustic, but very warm.

The New Year's Eve dinner was not eaten at home. Dad booked a few tables in a five-star hotel, invited familiar family and relatives, and occupied a small VIP hall.

Shen Wenqiu wears a white knee-length down jacket, a foreign brand, and the cut is quite fashionable at first, but when he puts on the woolen hat given by his grandma, he instantly becomes old-fashioned, and looks like a big penguin from behind.

But no matter how old-fashioned he was dressed, he was handsome and cute, and he was a boy with a mouth full of honey. He won praises from the elders after walking around, and received a lot of red envelopes, each of which was thick, and he didn't open it. Open it and stuff it in your pocket.

The little ones couldn't sit still.

Shen Wenqiu had a full meal and was impatient to listen to the adults talking nonsense about all kinds of things. He greeted his father and took his younger siblings to play together.

Dad smiled and said to the people around him: "Look at him, he is already in high school, he is sixteen years old this year, and he still thinks about playing like a child, he hasn't grown up yet."

Shen Wenqiu didn't hear it, he hummed twice, followed by a group of children who looked after him like him, they swarmed into the elevator and went downstairs.

Surrounded by children, Shen Wenqiu suddenly realized that he seemed to be the biggest one in the group.

This made him a little confused, obviously in his impression, he still seemed to be a little follower who was taken care of and disliked by his elder brother and sister. Being left until now, he is the eldest among the children, and seems to be teetering on the edge of the "shouldn't be so childish" scale.

At that time, the topic of life was too far away for Shen Wenqiu, he had no time to think about it, but the thought flashed by and was forgotten by him.

The children raised their heads and chirped like little birds in a milky voice:

"Brother Baa, Brother Baa, what are we playing?"

"Play with firecrackers! Play with firecrackers!"

"Playing hide and seek? I want to play hide and seek."

"I want to play with the wooden man."

Shen Wenqiu went to the store to buy some relatively safe ornamental small fireworks, which made a group of children chatter happily, but he began to look at the fireworks. He gradually became bored.

He thought that Lu Yong used fireworks as an analogy when he told him about the color of metal burning flames. He thought, if Lu Yong could match various fireworks colors, it would look better than this.

I don't know what Lu Yong is doing now...

Lu Yong told him that after his grandfather passed away two years ago, he and his father would not go back to their hometown for the New Year, because of some personal reasons, they had a bad relationship with their relatives in their hometown.

This year, I will celebrate the New Year at home.

Shen Wenqiu could almost imagine that the big, silly father and son sat opposite each other for a New Year's Eve dinner, adding two bowls of hard vegetables, the background sound was the Spring Festival Gala, they cleaned up the dishes after eating, then watched the show together, and finally went to bed at ten o'clock.

He felt that Lu Yong was so pitiful. The father and son depended on each other for life and had no money. The more lively his place was, the more he felt that Lu Yong's house was deserted and pitiful.

Shen Wenqiu glanced at his watch, it was only half past eight.

It just so happens that the hotel is not too far from Lu Yong's house, nor is it very close. It's about three kilometers, a little far away. If you just walk, it's hard to spend time going back and forth.

Shen Wenqiu was worried about whether to go to Lu Yong, his heart was itching, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

He really wants to go, it's so much fun to play with Lu Yong, anyway, it's much more fun than spending time with a group of little furry kids with slugs hanging from them.

It's so childish.

At this time, Shen Wenqiu's little cousin passed by on a skateboard.

Shen Wenqiu's eyes lit up, he stretched out his arms and pulled the person over, and asked, "When did you buy the skateboard?"

The little cousin said: "I took the third place in the class in the final exam, and my mother rewarded me."

Shen Wenqiu rubbed his head, tsk-tsk praised: "Not bad, very cool! Can you share it with me?"

The little cousin hesitated.

Shen Wenqiu said, "I'll lend you my remote control car."

Only then did the little cousin agree: "Alright then."

Shen Wenqiu has always been a straightforward and trustworthy brother.

Shen Wenqiu lured the skateboard over, patted his little cousin on the shoulder, and directed, "Brother has something to come here for a while, take a look at them, don't let them get hurt, and don't fight, it's up to you to direct! No Live up to my high hopes!"

After throwing the blame irresponsibly, Shen Wenqiu stepped on the skateboard and ran away.

With a skateboard, traveling is much faster.

There were no cars on the road, and the winter wind was blowing towards his face with fine snowflakes, but he didn't feel cold at all, instead he felt very refreshed. Especially on a downhill road, sliding fast, as if about to fly, blowing away all the constraints, extremely free and happy.

Such a cold wind blowing all the way.

When he arrived at Lu Yong's house, he found that his face and ears were a little sore from the wind, but his hands and feet were extremely hot, like ice and fire.

Shen Wenqiu stood at the door of Lu Yong's house, looked at the closed iron gate, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

Before knocking, I glanced at the yard first. There was a light, but it was not too bright. It was deserted and quiet, and there was no sound.

Only then did Shen Wenqiu remember that he hadn't even said hello to Lu Yong before running over excitedly.

It's fine for normal times, but it's okay for New Year's Eve? Shen Wenqiu couldn't help hesitating, but he knocked on the door and called out, "Dayong! Dayong!"

"Crack! Crack!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound of fireworks and firecrackers around is one after another, in an endless stream.

Shen Wenqiu's cries were almost drowned, and no one responded to him.

Shen Wenqiu touched the back of his head, and now his head was cold. He felt that he was a big fool, why did he rush over impulsively? ... It's really rude for him to harass Lu Yong when it's Chinese New Year's Eve.

See you tomorrow too.

"Click."

"Boom, squeak——, thin!

The door of Lu Yong's house is a thick and heavy iron door. There are several locks on the inside, and it is very troublesome to open. The metal door makes a steady and clear sound.

Lu Yong opened the door for him in a cloaked light, and when he saw him, his expression was like a dream, and he smiled foolishly: "Are you here?"

Don't ask what's going on.

It was as if he had been waiting for Shen Wenqiu, with an attitude of course.

Lu Yong's eyes were extremely hot at that time.

Shen Wenqiu felt his face was scalded after only one glance.

Lu Yong touched his shoulder: "Come in quickly, it's still snowing, and your clothes are already wet."

Shen Wenqiu helped his hat and said, "Look at my hat..."

He wanted to say that the hat was old-fashioned, but before he could say the second half of the sentence, Lu Yong hastily replied in a repeater style: "Cute, cute."

Shen Wenqiu was speechless: "...I want to say that my grandma knitted it for me. The style is so rustic. She also has the same one."

Lu Yong was stunned for a moment, racked his brains, and said, "It's not earthy, it's cute. You're cute when you wear it."

Every sentence comes from his heart.

into the house.

Father Lu was overjoyed to see Shen Wenqiu coming. Shen Wenqiu stepped forward, pouted his buttocks and arched his hands, and said in a dignified manner, "Happy New Year's Eve! Happy New Year! I wish uncle a prosperous business in the coming year. Big fortune!"

Father Lu narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Thank you little baa, thank you little baa, I prepared a red envelope for you, but I didn't expect you to come tonight. Wait for uncle to find it."

Saying yes, Father Lu went into the house to get the red envelope.

Lu Yong pushed the snack box in front of him: "Eat candy."

Shen Wenqiu took off his gloves, peeled off a bonbon and stuffed it into his mouth, his cheeks puffed up: "What were you doing before I came here?"

Lu Yong replied: "Dinner, watch the party." Shen Wenqiu was overjoyed: "Hahahaha."

Lu Yong wondered: "What are you laughing at?... I will accompany you to play and buy firecrackers."

Shen Wenqiu smiled brightly, and said: "No need, let's watch TV. I'm not a child, you buy firecrackers to fool me? Your house has so many sundries, it would be bad if it caused a fire."

Lu Yong's attention fell on his ears, which were bright red. There was no light at the door just now, and when the light came in, he realized that Shen Wenqiu was so beautiful, with a snowy face, red nose, and rosy cheeks, so cute.

Shen Wenqiu sat down and stayed in the warm room for a while, his ears started to itch from the cold, and he couldn't help scratching them twice.

Lu Yong said, "Is it itchy? I was frozen by the wind along the way."

Shen Wenqiu continued to scratch: "It seems so. I forgot to wear earmuffs."

Lu Yong asked, "Why don't you pull the hat down to cover your ears?"

Shen Wenqiu insisted, "That's ugly."

What a stinky boy. Lu Yong thought, go find him frostbite medicine.

Father Lu came back and gave Shen Wenqiu a red envelope: "Uncle gave it to you. I wish you progress in your studies in the coming year and be happy every day! Uncle doesn't have much money, so don't dislike him."

The corners of Shen Wenqiu's eyes and brows were filled with warmth and happiness: "Thank you, Uncle Lu! Taking Uncle's red envelope will help me learn how hardworking and brave I am from Uncle."

Lu Yong also found the frostbite ointment and came back, squeezed it out, wiped Shen Wenqiu's ears, pinched Shen Wenqiu's earlobe with his fingertips and gently kneaded the ointment, the soft touch made him blush.

Shen Wenqiu said, "What are you doing? It's like a feather tickling. It's so light. It makes me itchy even more. I'll wipe it off myself."

Lu Yong was a little bit reluctant, and breathed a sigh of relief, handed the ointment to Shen Wenqiu, and asked him to apply it himself.

Lu Yong said: "This ointment is very useful. I have been frozen several times. Just rub it on and it will be fine."

But he was working in the winter, unlike Shen Wenqiu, who was almost injured when he was blown by the wind and snow twice.

What a delicate young master. Lu Yong slandered.

The two of them sat together watching TV, and even the program became more interesting. When it was past eleven o'clock, Shen Wenqiu watched and yawned several times, leaning against Lu Yong and fell asleep.

Lu Yong began to think: Will Shen Wenqiu stay at their house tonight

Although it was outrageous, he couldn't help but think about the possibility. Thinking about it again, it would be like a couple going to a certain party's house to celebrate the New Year before getting married...

Shen Wenqiu's cell phone rang, waking him up, Shen Wenqiu answered the phone: "Hello?... Dad... Oh, I'm at Lu Yong's house."

"Why... There's no reason, it's just that it's pretty close, so I'll drop by to celebrate the new year."

"I accidentally fell asleep, and I was planning to go back. Okay, sorry, Dad, but can I lose it at my age?"

"Then come and pick me up."

Still have to go. Lu Yong thought regretfully.

It was almost twelve o'clock.

Eleven fifty-six.

Father Shen drove over to pick up his precious son who was running around.

When Lu Yong sent Shen Wenqiu out, he twitched his head and said, "Wait a minute."

Shen Wenqiu: "Oh."

Lu Yong fetched his own plush earmuffs and put them on for Shen Wenqiu. Shen Wenqiu blinked and smiled: "Are you stupid? I'll go back by car, and I won't be blown by the wind again."

Only then did Lu Yong come to his senses, Shen Wenqiu said: "It's okay, just treat it as a New Year's gift from you, thank you Dayong, I like it very much."

They walked slowly to the door.

Passing by outside the window of a neighbor's house, there was a sound from the TV.

"Countdown to the new year, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four—"

"three--!"

"two--!"

"one--!!"

"Whoosh-crack!"

The fireworks jumped up into the sky, bloomed, and shone a dazzling and magnificent light, snuggling up and reflecting on Shen Wenqiu's face, so cute that Lu Yong felt like his heart was about to melt.

Shen Wenqiu put his hands in his pockets, standing awkwardly, as if thinking of something, turned around, with a dreamy smile in his eyes, and looked at him: "Happy New Year, Dayong."

Spring hadn't come yet, and there was snow in the sky, but Lu Yong felt that the trees were full of flowers in his heart, so he also laughed and replied softly: "Happy New Year, little baa."