This winter seems to be colder than previous winters.
December is coming to an end in the blink of an eye. Apart from the excitement of Christmas, New Year’s Day is right after.
On the last day of December, which was New Year's Eve, Luo Lian and Zuo Yang stayed together.
Two lonely people, making do with each other during the New Year's Eve. Zuo Yang has no family, and Luo Lian has family as well as no family.
Since it was just the two of them, there was no need to join in the fun and make a reservation for a New Year's Eve dinner at a hotel. The two ordered a few dishes, bought some wine, and then cooked some frozen dumplings.
On New Year's Eve, the two of them drank some wine, taking care of Luo Lian's health and not daring to drink too much.
In fact, this is not the first time the two of them have spent New Year's Eve together.
When they were abroad, the two of them also spent New Year's Eve together.
But today is different from the past. The feeling of being in a foreign country at that time is incomparable to now.
Zuo Yang drank wine, but he was not drunk, but his face was slightly red and drunk. "A year has passed by like this, how fast." People only lament how fast a year goes by at the end of the year, and no one will realize it until this point.
This year, Zuo Yang made a lot of money.
Luo Lian ate a dumpling, swallowed it, and chuckled: "This year... is nothing like before."
Luo Lian has changed the most this year.
He seemed to have achieved his goal, but he seemed not to have achieved it. Looking back on this year, I have experienced a lot. Luo Lian was also in a trance. The days were like a dream, a little hazy, and he couldn't tell whether it was real or not.
Sometimes when he wakes up from sleep, he feels that everything was a dream.
Life is less real.
Luo Lian's transformation was huge, and he had undergone major changes since he received a psychiatrist. Dr. Chen gave him good guidance so that he could take care of everything about himself.
It is difficult for Luo Lian to summarize this year.
Zuo Yang raised his beer bottle, touched it with him, then raised his head and took a sip, "It's been a good year."
Luo Lian twitched the corners of her lips, "Maybe."
He didn't know whether this year was good or bad, but it was over. He took a sip of his beer and smiled.
The New Year's Eve party was playing on the TV, and it was very noisy, but the atmosphere between the two of them was not lively at all.
There must be many people waiting for the countdown on New Year’s Eve night.
Zuo Yang fell asleep early because he drank too much.
Luo Lian was still awake, sitting alone on the sofa in the living room, and the TV was very lively.
He picked up his phone, opened WeChat, and his fingertips rested on Gu Ziyi's profile picture, but he didn't click on it.
After a short while, he logged out of WeChat and opened the text message instead.
The countdown is already on TV.
It's almost midnight.
Luo Lian only edited a short sentence: Happy New Year!
He clicked send and got stuck at 0 o'clock.
A new year begins.
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After the three-day New Year's Day holiday, work continues.
The electronic platform has been discussed very well, and the plan is very clear. We are just waiting for the results.
Apart from this matter, Gu Ziyi was more concerned about it, and there were no other big problems. Sales of the monthly magazine are steady, and the authors are selling impressive volumes of published books. This is also the reason why Youwen can still develop steadily.
After New Year's Day, Gu Ziyi went to the company. After all, it was the New Year. There is no shortage of gifts, and a New Year gift package was given to everyone. In fact, there is nothing too expensive, just snacks or jewelry.
At the beginning of the new year, everyone is working very actively.
Gu Ziyi got off work on time, bought some gifts, and went to Xia Yue's home.
Xia Yue and Zheng Xingtang moved after receiving the certificate. After all, Xia Yue lived in a rented house before. The two of them live in their home now. The house belongs to Zheng Xingtang, but he has added Xia Yue's name to the house book.
Xia Yue's due date is around June. Her belly isn't particularly big now, and it's not that obvious when wearing loose clothes.
Gu Ziyi bought a lot of skin care products and small gifts.
Xia Yue's usual job is design, which she can also do at home. Their house has a separate workshop for Xia Yue so that she can draw designs and make clothes.
Xia Yue cut her hair shorter because her body was bulky after pregnancy and it was inconvenient to take care of it. She didn't dare to work particularly hard or stay up late. She tried to avoid anything harmful to her body as much as possible. Even electronic equipment is not used that much.
Gu Ziyi looked at Xia Yue after she became pregnant and felt a little sorry for her. Because pregnancy is really hard. Xia Yue's whole body became rounder and he was not as thin as before. "How do you feel now?"
"Very good." Xia Yue touched his belly and then looked at Gu Ziyi. "Do you want to touch it?"
Gu Ziyi raised her hand and carefully placed it on Xia Yue's belly. You can feel it even through a layer of clothes, it's a magical feeling.
"Is it very hard?" Gu Ziyi asked her.
Xia Yue thought for a while, "It was more difficult to start with morning sickness. The doctor said that I am not particularly serious. But eating while vomiting makes you really sad. Now my condition is much better. I have done a lot I also checked a lot of information on the Internet, and I was mentally prepared. I never thought I would give birth to a child at the age of thirty. I thought it might be until the age of thirty-five. Now I can have a child at the age of thirty, and it is still possible. good."
Everyone has never experienced it, so they are more or less afraid.
Everyone knows that the pain a mother endures when giving birth is incalculable.
Xia Yue also knew it and was afraid, but... After pregnancy, there is a new life in your belly. It is completely different for you to feel his existence every day.
Gu Ziyi looked at Xia Yue and smiled: "You are very brave."
Xia Yue smiled: "It's not about being brave or not. I think it's quite happy and worthwhile, so I did it."
Zheng Xingtang was able to give Xia Yue such recognition because he also gave Xia Yue the happiness he wanted.
Everything is mutual.
Gu Ziyi asked Xia Yue: "Have you decided on a name?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. I'll just wait and think about it in a few months." Xia Yue sat down calmly.
Gu Ziyi sat next to her and glanced at Zheng Xingtang who was busy in the kitchen. "I've never heard you mention it. How is your mother-in-law?"
Xia Yue ate a piece of fruit, chewed something in his mouth, and said vaguely: "I've met him a few times, and it's pretty good. She doesn't care much about juniors' affairs, and his father doesn't care much either, so the two of us are special. It’s free. I don’t have to live with my parents-in-law, so I feel quite satisfied.”
Zheng Xingtang's parents adopted a free-range approach to their children, rarely involving them in their lives and giving them a lot of space to grow as they pleased.
(End of chapter)