It is said that they are buying new year's goods, but in fact there are only two people in the family, and there are not many things to buy. The focus is melon seeds and peanut candies, as well as some chicken and duck ribs.
Neighbors in the village will always visit each other during the Chinese New Year, and the melon seeds and fruit bowls are all for viewing. Only children can eat some, so they don’t buy too much.
When Mother Qin handed the mop to Qin Guanglin when he got home, he suddenly remembered that the place where He Wu lived hadn't been cleaned yet, but tomorrow is New Year's Eve... It's better to wait two days before cleaning, anyway, clean it up before He Wu comes back That's fine, renting a house doesn't have to be so hard, it's just a formality.
After cleaning all the corners in the afternoon, Qin Guanglin just sat down to take a breath, when He Wu's video call came.
"Where's Auntie? I'll wish her a new year." He Wei said directly.
"You didn't even say you missed me when you got connected." Qin Guanglin was not happy, he lay on the bed and looked at the phone, "I'm not used to sleeping these days, and I only fall asleep in the middle of the night every day."
"Does this still need to be said?"
He might as well hold the phone and laugh, looking at the layout of the room behind her, it is in his own room.
"It's two different things to say it or not... Do I want to wish your father and brother a new year later?"
"Okay, I miss you, I miss you so much, okay? I'll say a few words to my aunt first, and then you can say a few nice words to my dad. Just ignore my brother and the others."
"Okay, I miss you too, when will I bring you back?"
"I'll talk about it when the time comes, my dad is talking about me becoming someone else's family now..."
The two chatted for more than an hour without knowing it, and it wasn't until He Wu realized the time that he urged Qin Guanglin to hand over the phone to Qin's mother again.
"Why not?!"
Mother Qin was making dumplings in the kitchen, when she saw Qin Guanglin handing over her mobile phone, she quickly wiped her hands on the apron, and greeted He Wu with a smile while holding the mobile phone.
It's okay not to pay New Year's greetings during Chinese New Year, but after paying respects, it makes people feel very happy.
Qin's mother was like this, she was always cheerful, and she was still in a good mood at dinner time, this comfort... Especially when she thought that in two years' time, the family would add another person to celebrate the New Year, she immediately became happier.
The mother and son have endured for so many years. Now that Qin Guanglin has grown up, it is finally time to get married. Only when he becomes a family can the family be considered complete again.
"Hey, do you remember when you were a child you always wanted to marry Fairy Zixia?"
"It's such an old thing... why are you still talking about this now." Qin Guanglin ate the dumplings in a daze, not wanting to hear Qin's mother go over his dark history at all.
"Hmph, I remember you still drew pictures of yourself and that Fairy Zixia, which were pretty ugly, and should have been kept for you at that time, and now I'll show you."
"..."
"It's been so many years in a flash... Sigh, it's time for someone else to take care of you. Why not this girl is sensible. You two are together. If you have anything to discuss with her, don't be as stupid as your father and think that you don't care about everything." It can be done, but if it fails in the end, you have to be stubborn. You guys are good..."
Seeing that she was going to be one year older again, Qin Ma suddenly felt melancholy, her nagging nature had not changed, she chanted in bits and pieces, Qin Guanglin had long been used to it, and listened silently, but her mind wandered to He Wu.
Don't know what she's doing either.
…
Sun Wen listened to the sound of firecrackers outside in the studio, and looked at the computer screen with an irritable expression.
He didn't come home.
Haven't been back for three years.
There was an unpacked bucket of instant noodles on the table, and when other people had family reunions, he was alone in the rental house, staring at his computer.
The phone rang many times, and the caller ID showed the word "hypocrisy." Sun Wen didn't want to answer it, nor was he in the mood to answer it.
Originally, the studio had a good momentum, but after several months of hard work, it has developed steadily. In the best month, everyone in the studio received tens of thousands of bonuses, and he even took 20,000 yuan.
He thought that he would skyrocket from now on, but the studio's data fell to the bottom of the valley quickly in less than two months from New Year's Day to now.
there is a problem.
Still haven't found out where the problem is.
Sun Wen frowned and looked around the empty living room, spat hard, took the half bucket of instant noodles that had cooled down by the table, and stuffed it into his mouth.
After a few years in Los Angeles, the halberd fell into the sand, and then returned to Shangougou, where the parents arranged a random blind date for a woman, got married and had children, farmed and grassed, just like them, they could never get out of that county for the rest of their lives, and lived an ordinary life. …and so on for the next generation.
fuck it!
He won't just fall like this.
Not to mention going back to farming.
After finishing the noodles, he gulped down half a glass of water. Sun Wen felt a bit of coldness, tightened his clothes, cursed the property's heating, and went back to the bedroom with the computer in his arms.
If you are frustrated in love, you should be proud in the workplace.
…
New Year's Eve is no different from the previous day, except that there is an extra program to watch the Spring Festival Gala. Although this thing is getting worse every year, what I watch is actually not that content. It is more like a necessary part of the New Year. Without it, It always feels a little incomplete.
Qin's mother just watched it for fun. She didn't know most of the stars on it, and she didn't care whether it was good or bad. She was amazed when she saw the high-tech stage, laughed when she saw the sketches, and praised the dance. She was not as picky as Qin Guanglin. Qin Guanglin was happy watching.
"Just go in and chat, is it annoying to be here all the time?"
In the middle of watching, Qin's mother finally expressed dissatisfaction. Qin Guanglin was holding a mobile phone and kept videoing with He Wu. The two of them were separated by two cities, commenting on the Spring Festival Gala program on TV.
"My computer isn't here, otherwise I wouldn't be too lazy to be here." Qin Guanglin sat on the side and continued to laugh at the screen.
Qin Ma glanced at him angrily, and then moved to the side. The two sat on both sides of the sofa, looking at each other from a large distance.
"Row the red envelope now! Hurry up!"
When it came to the red envelope event, Mother Qin had already prepared her mobile phone, held it tightly in her hand and waited for it to start, and did not forget to remind Qin Guanglin.
"Hundreds of millions of people, is it your turn?" Qin Guanglin looked at the activities on TV and didn't care at all.
It's all about luck, and he doesn't have that kind of luck.
"It's just that you have a lot of ideas like this. Most people don't shake it. We have a chance. Hurry up! Let's talk later, the maximum is more than 4,000 yuan..."
Qin's mother was in a hurry. At her age, she was most keen on collecting all kinds of wool. Not to mention the highest bonus of more than 4,000 yuan, she would be happy even if she got 20 yuan.
"Okay, okay."
He Wu was also dragged by his family to shake the red envelope, depending on who was lucky, and temporarily ended the call, Qin Guanglin shrugged, and prepared to shake it a little more seriously.
It doesn't matter if you shake it or not, it's just for fun.
"I won!" Mother Qin stared at the phone in surprise, "Two yuan! Where is the money? How did they give it to me?"
"... two dollars?" Qin Guanglin looked helplessly at Qin's mother yelling from the side, shaking his phone to vibrate, and when he got it in front of his eyes, he froze, then grinned to show off to Qin's mother, "Did you see it? Eighteen, fourteen times more than you, hahahaha."
"..."
Qin's mother looked at his mobile phone, and suddenly her two yuan was not worth it, and she was happy again after a while. Watching the Spring Festival Gala can still make money, no matter how much it is, this is a surprise.
You should be happy.
"I told you to shake it, and I'll get half of your 20 yuan." Qin's mother couldn't help being jealous when she saw the red envelope he had snatched.
"Here, I'll give you everything." Qin Guanglin didn't care, and simply sent her the red envelope via WeChat.
The wechat on Qin Ma's phone was just installed by him an hour ago, just to grab the red envelope on the TV, and it doesn't work. Qin Guanglin explained to her where the money is, and then connected again. What's the matter? Videos showing off your luck.
"I was lucky, so I snatched Sanmao." He Wei smiled and waved the phone around to show him his family, "My sister-in-law is the luckiest, and I asked He Cheng to shake it for her, sixty-six yuan."
"That's really lucky."
This New Year's Eve was similar to previous years, but not the same. It felt like there was an extra person—even though that person was away from home, they were still closely together.
Before I knew it, it was midnight, the Spring Festival Gala program on TV was coming to an end, and the countdown to the New Year was playing on the screen. Qin Guanglin had been using his mobile phone to watch He Wei video to prepare for the New Year’s Eve. With the fireworks outside, the two spent the time amidst the sound of firecrackers at zero o’clock. The first Spring Festival after we met.
The new year has come.
(end of this chapter)