Since the winter vacation, Chu Mian would occasionally feel restless, and her enthusiasm for reading and doing questions was not as good as when she was in school. He thought it was because he hadn't come to the south for too long, so he was not used to the environment, but after staying for a while, he found that he hated the time passing too slowly.
After all, during the Chinese New Year, his parents are all around, and he has to communicate with unfamiliar relatives, which makes him very cautious. Usually, he can only shrink in the room by himself, and it will become boring after a long time.
Chu Mian browsed the web with her laptop on, occasionally looking at the time in the lower right corner. He has recently gotten used to Yu Ran's online routine during the holidays. He listens to a few songs at around 10:30 in the morning, and then goes to play QQ Speed. During his time in Shanghai, the only thing that made him happy from the bottom of his heart was chatting or playing games with Yu Ran every day.
But now it's almost 1:00 in the afternoon, and the online reminder of the friend who is particularly concerned about it still hasn't popped up.
Today is New Year's Eve, so you should be at home.
Chu Mian lay face sideways on the pillow, stroking Fiona on her neck with her palm, and asked it in a low voice, "What do you think he is doing?"
As soon as the words fell, Chu Mian realized how abrupt these words were in the huge room, so he quickly changed his words to Fiona: "Forget it, don't say it."
The desolate feeling in the air that no one responded aggravated the embarrassment at this time.
Chu Mian also finds it difficult, he knows that his positive emotions cannot only depend on getting along with Yu Ran, but right now he is not interested in other things, and all the things he can care about are occupied by the other party's online reminders.
If I had known this before, I shouldn't have listened to Yu Ran's words and set him as "special concern" that day, but now I really care.
Chu Mian gently took Fiona off her neck and put it aside to comfort her so that she could breathe more smoothly. The touch of his fingertips rubbing against the white snake's scales made him calmer, so he clearly felt that the time was longer.
He frowned, unwilling to admit that he was deliberately waiting for Yu Ran, even impatiently.
After taking a deep breath, Chu Mian simply picked up the phone and canceled Yu Ran's "Special Concern" function, as if this would solve a problem. Now he felt a little more relaxed, and before he regretted it, he quickly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
After falling asleep, he didn't hear any text messages or incoming calls from his mobile phone. Yu Ran tried a few more times over there, and finally gave up contacting him.
"Forget it, you can grab one for him." Cui He said with a milk tea straw in his mouth, "but the premise is that you can pick it up."
Yu Ran put away his mobile phone, patted the claw machine with confidence and said: "There is nothing wrong with this, haven't you heard of my well-known title in the world? 'King of Claw King'! The whole Ronggang , there is nothing I can't clamp! I can clamp any loose hook!"
Cui He said thoughtfully: "It sounds like you are a prostitute."
On New Year's Eve, Cui He remembered that he still had a lot of useless discount coupons for video game malls, and wanted to invite some friends to come out to play, but only Yu Ran was free. There are many customers in the video game city, mostly middle school students, and the rows of claw machines are very popular. Several machines are filled with zodiac-themed dolls, and this year is the Year of the Snake, so Yu Ran thinks Chu Mian will like it.
Cui He thought that Yu Ran was pretending to be bragging about his doll-holding skills, but after throwing down a few coins, she was overwhelmed by Yu Ran's skillful operation: "You fucking know how to throw a hook?"
In order to master this skill, Yu Ran practiced hard for two months, but now he just smiled disdainfully: "This is the long-lost 'Meteor White Wolf Claw', the basic operation is not worth mentioning."
A green snake doll was quickly knocked off the shelf by an iron hook. Cui He couldn't wait to take it out, and looked at Ran with admiration, "It's awesome, you catch that cheese cat again."
As long as the target size is not too large, Yu Ran can basically succeed in one go. After spending more than 20 coins, they will return with full rewards amidst the praise of the people around them.
"How do you go home? I'll take the subway." Yu Ran asked her.
Cui He held a bunch of dolls and raised his chin, "I rented the express hotel opposite."
"Huh? You're not going home?"
"Come back the day after tomorrow." It didn't mean that he was curious to ask, Cui He took the initiative to explain to him, "I told him the day my dad remarried, and I will go outside to spend all the days like the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival in the future. It’s been like this for two years.”
Feeling that she was depressed, Yu Ran consciously didn't ask any more questions, and then said calmly: "It's a coincidence, my parents don't know when they will leave, they are looking for new ones."
Cui He was stunned for a moment, and said unexpectedly: "I thought you were the kind with a happy family..."
At least judging from her usual state, she felt that Yu Ran was raised with care and love since she was a child.
"Huh? I think it's pretty happy now." Yu Ran didn't care about the broken relationship between his parents, "If they don't meet, then they don't have to quarrel, and it's easy for both of us. Anyway, my dad is still my dad, and we Mom is still my mother."
He finished speaking lightly, smiled at Cui He, and suggested: "Why don't you go to my house for dinner now, I bought a lot of fireworks, let's go out and set them off together when it gets dark!"
Cui He hesitated, not wanting to trouble him. But Yu Ran could not help but push her towards the subway station, and even helped her buy a ticket.
When Yu Jin opened the door, seeing a girl next to his brother, he immediately covered his mouth with eyes widened in astonishment, deliberately fell back a few steps and sat on the ground.
"My brother." Yu Ran introduced to Cui He, then entered the door and kicked the boy, "Go to the kitchen and ask Mom to cook more dumplings."
Li Guirong was not surprised. After experiencing too early love and inviting parents, she didn't expect much from her eldest son who was in high school. But Yu Ran quickly explained to her that Cui He was just an ordinary friend, and briefly mentioned the family situation, Li Guirong was relieved now, and warmly entertained the girl.
The dinner was very sumptuous, and Cui He was not restrained in front of his elders, and actively chatted with Li Guirong.
After eating, it was already dark, Cui He and Yu Ran brothers went out to set off fireworks.
Yu Ran asked casually, "Did you also celebrate the New Year in the hotel last year?"
Cui He shook his head, "Chu Mian invited me to his grandparents' house last year. He said that there were many people in his house during the Chinese New Year, and there was no shortage of a room and a bowl of rice for me. At that time, I thought that Chu Mian's house is so big anyway, so I probably wouldn't be able to fill it in." No trouble, so I agreed."
She paused, and continued: "Fuck, I didn't know until I got to his courtyard. Not only would I not be able to cause trouble, but I guess no one in his family will find out that there is an extra person."
Yu Jin couldn't help but exclaimed, and hurriedly asked Yu Ran: "Is that the elder brother who sent you back last time?"
Cui He shook the firework stick in his hand, and said again: "Chu Mian also said to take me to get the red envelope. I don't have the nerve to ask for it. Who knows how many banknotes his family gave. Later I found out that Chu Mian's family's new year's money is not money... "
She sighed: "It's gold bars."
However, Cui He can understand these things, and what really shakes her values is another thing: "His family held a private Spring Festival Gala in the hall of the backyard at night, and there were all kinds of folk art, acrobatics, cross talk sketches. When I turned my head, I saw several A star sits next to me, fuck me."
After Yu Jin heard this, he was immediately in awe of his brother, and he actually got rich!
Yu Ran didn’t have any special reaction now, he just remembered that two days ago when the two of them were playing games together, Chu Mian had no intention of complaining a few words about not liking family gatherings, maybe Chu Mian would forcefully smile at home to please the elders .
After a bundle of fireworks sticks was set off, Cui He took out his mobile phone and planned to leave: "It's too late, I have to go back, and stop by the supermarket to buy something to eat."
Yu Ran said "I'll give you a gift", and Yu Jin also said: "I'll give it to you too!"
"Why are you joining in the fun?"
Yu Jin said confidently, "I want to be the flower protector of my beautiful sister."
Cui He couldn't help laughing, and went back to the hotel accompanied by the two brothers. Halfway through the newsstand, she stopped to pick out a few magazines to pass the time tomorrow.
Yu Ran asked curiously, "What is it, does it look good?"
"It's okay, anyway, I think these resonate." Cui He shook the "Huahuo" in his hand at him, and couldn't help sighing, "Oh, I think I am the same as the protagonist in it."
Yu Ran didn't know those novels, but Yu Jin was very interested in them. After sending Cui He off, he returned and bought several books, and took them home in a thick stack.
They watched the Spring Festival Gala for a while and found it boring, so they entered the room and opened the novels, held them in their hands and struggled to read the full name: "'Blooming in a room full of fragrance...the lavender waiting for love'"Are you reading lonely novels? Landscape''The night in my palm can't describe your stars'... "
Yu Ran's tongue was almost tied up after reading, but he remembered that Cui He said that she was very similar to the protagonists in these novels, so in order to know more about his friend, he and Yu Jin read with relish.
At first they were chatting and laughing, but when they saw the middle part, they had already entered the play. They felt sorry for the protagonist who had suffered misfortune, and even more sympathized with Cui He, who had similarities with the protagonist, and wept sadly for her.
Girlfriends fell in love with the same boy and turned against each other. The boy he liked died in a car accident in front of him. He was jealous and disfigured by sulfuric acid... These scenes full of pain stabbed the brothers' hearts like the tip of a knife. In the soft place, they lay on the bed and couldn't bear to turn the pages, and their tears wet the pillow towel.
Deep in love, the two brothers hugged each other and cried.
Yu Jin clenched his fists and cursed: "Who is willing to let such a good girl have an abortion, I can't spare him!"
Yu Ran's arms lost the strength to support his body, and he fell on the bed, holding the book "Laughing Angels in the World" tightly in his arms.
According to this story, everyone has their own guardian angel, who can help humans resolve all kinds of diseases. If you suffer from an incurable disease, it means that the guardian angel has left you. The heroine is a person who was forgotten by God, without the protection of angels, and born with bad luck.
Before Yu Ran saw the male lead appear on stage, he was already sobbing. He remembered that Chu Mian had said that narcolepsy could not be cured, so his heart suddenly tightened, with bursts of bitterness.
He immediately grabbed his phone and called Chu Mian.
Chu Mian had been waiting for him for a day, and when she saw the caller ID, she answered it without hesitation, only to hear her name being called with a severe nasal sound.
"Cold?" Chu Mian asked.
Yu Ran shook his head against the air, choked up and said, "Each of us has our own guardian angel... standing behind us every day."
Chu Mian was silent on the other end of the phone.
"But your angel broke its wings!" Yu Ran felt a faint pain in his chest when he said this, "Chu Mian, from now on, I will protect and protect you for the angel..."
Chu Mian shrank into the quilt, her body became much warmer, she laughed and said, "Is that why you called?"
"No." Yu Ran raised his hand to wipe away his tears, "You didn't answer the call this afternoon, I miss you now."
The straightforward words caused Chu Mian's heart to tremble, and he held up his mobile phone, hesitating to speak.
The surrounding air seemed to cool down, only my body was still warm. He opened his mouth several times, but he couldn't repeat similar words to Yu Ran, he always felt it was difficult to speak.
In a daze, Chu Mian clearly heard Yu Ran's younger brother howling from the phone: "You lose my heart, I lose your life!"
Yu Jin cried loudly, and the ending sound turned into a pig cry.
Only then did Chu Mian concentrate, and told Yu Ran, "I'm thinking a little bit today too..."
When the word "you" came to his lips, Chu Mian felt uncomfortable all over, and he immediately changed his words: "I want to go back to Ronggang as soon as possible."
After speaking, Chu Mian heaved a sigh of relief, realizing that she was inexplicably nervous just now.