When they came back, the third brother drove her and the younger brother, and the eldest brother drove the second brother and grandfather.

Although there are still more than ten days until the Chinese New Year, the festive atmosphere in Jingxi Town is already very strong.

When Ju Jingbai came back, he happened to catch up with the big market in Jingxi Town. Couplets, red lanterns, big blessing characters, and all kinds of things needed for the New Year were already on display for sale.

"Junior Sister, do you want to go to the market to play? If you want, I can take you for a walk?" Ju Qiyue stared at Ju Jingbai eagerly.

Qi Qingren curled his lips and said, "I think it's you who wants to go out and have fun, so don't bring Junior Sister into this."

"Hmph, I just want to go. Junior Sister, can you take me to buy some candy?" Ju Qiyue said. "There's a new place selling gummy candies over there. They're really delicious. But every time I buy some, before I even finish much, Master and the others each eat up one for me, saying it's for my own good, even though they clearly just want to eat them themselves."

"Hey, you're so ungrateful," Qi Qingren said as he pulled over to the side of the road. "Xiaobai, let's go take Xiaogui downstairs. You must be hungry. I remember there's a snack stand over there. Let's grab something to eat first."

"Okay." Ju Jingbai nodded and got out of the car. "I haven't been to the market here for a long time."

"Hurry up, hurry up, Third Brother, I won't wait for you." Ju Qiyue shouted and pulled Ju Jingbai inside.

Ju Jingbai was dragged to the candy stall. The vendor was a kind-looking old woman, surrounded by a circle of children. Among them was a man in a ginger coat, squatting alone, packing candy. The more Ju Jingbai looked, the more familiar he felt. He called out, "Boss?"

The old lady quickly responded: "Here, little girl, buy whatever you want and dress it up yourself."

"Qi Yue." Ju Jingbai handed the star jar handed over by the boss to Ju Qi Yue.

"Junior Sister, what do you want to eat?" Ju Qiyue asked.

"I don't need to, just pretend what you like." Ju Jingbai said.

"Well, Qi Yue, you don't have to worry about your junior sister. I have packed everything for her." Xu Ge stood up, turned around and smiled.

Ju Qiyue curled his lips in disdain and rushed into the group of children to look for his favorite candy.

"Here, I'm going to go into seclusion with my grandfather after I go back, and we won't be able to contact each other again until the Chinese New Year." Xu Ge said, "I wanted to come and see you before I went into seclusion and had a fortune told. This is for you." Xu Ge handed over the star jar of candy in his hand.

Ju Jingbai took the star jar, pursed his lips and smiled, saying, "Thank you."

"Xu Xiang is still waiting for me over there, so I'll leave first." Xu Ge reached out and rubbed Ju Jingbai's hair.

"Wait, boss, did you see the question I asked you on WeChat?" Ju Jingbai suddenly remembered and asked, pulling Xu Ge's sleeve.

Xu Ge's face was filled with smiles: "Are you talking about your mother's memory fragments? I did see some."

"What?" Ju Jingbai was horrified.

"Don't worry, I didn't see you." Xu Ge calmly reached out and ruffled Ju Jingbai's hair. "But let me tell you a story about your third senior brother. When you were kids and you were competing to see who could pee the farthest, you noticed a difference between the two of you. Your third senior brother firmly told you that you were sick and that after surgery you would have genitals like his. Then he didn't tell anyone, saved up money, and took you to the village clinic on his tricycle. Later, he was beaten up by your grandfather."

Ju Jingbai: “…” How embarrassing.

Qi Qingren: "..." I just came here and felt that I had suffered a lot of damage.

Ju Jingbai watched Xu Ge and her third senior brother pass by, and consoled himself: She probably hasn't done too many stupid things, right?

It was already evening when I returned to Xingyi Church in a daze.

The Taoist priest who cooked had already prepared the meal. After dinner, Ju Xing took Ju Jingbai to his room.

"Here you go." Ju Xing handed Ju Jingbai an exquisitely carved wooden box. "This contains all your mother and father's things. The year after the accident, you were so scared that you burst into tears when you saw Xiaoqing's photo, so I put away all her photos and other things."

When Ju Jingbai opened it, there was a photo of her, her parents and three of them, which was taken when she was just born.

Her mother looks very much like her, and her eyes are almost the same as her father's.

"You should have heard what Xu Ge said about our family and our family. In fact, there is no right or wrong, it's just a mess." Ju Xing sighed, "Just because Xu Ge told you about the special prison in advance, his child's character must be bad. I know your temper. If you feel resentful after watching the execution, you must not be with Xu Ge, so as not to harm his child."

Ju Jingbai: "I know."

"The first prize in this metaphysics competition, you two must be participating in the metaphysics competition for that, right?" Ju Xing asked.

"Of course, I want to see where my mother lives." Ju Jingbai nodded seriously.

"Well, it's better to go and take a look. After Xu Ge wins first place, don't take advantage of him when you buy the quota from him, otherwise you will lack the confidence when you quarrel in the future. If you don't have enough money, come to grandpa for it. Our family has money." Ju Xing warned worriedly.

"Grandpa, why can't I get the first place?" Ju Jingbai asked unconvinced.

Ju Xing thought for a moment and said bluntly, "I'm not trying to discourage you. Unless your charisma is so great that all the ghosts will help you, you have a chance of winning. Many of those who advanced to the finals are already in their thirties. The geniuses of the previous generation have practiced for many more years than you. Among your younger generation, probably only Xu Ge and Zuo Ye from Jing City can compete with them and maintain their winning streak."

Ju Jingbai curled his lips and said, "Grandpa, please stop talking. You're trying to dampen my enthusiasm. I'm going to go practice with my second senior brother tomorrow."

"I'm not trying to discourage you, it's really difficult." Ju Xing said, "It doesn't matter if you lose. I'll have another chance to visit you in prison in five years, and I can take you with me."

Ju Jingbai: "After five years, the daylilies will be as cold as popsicles, right?"

"Okay, okay, let's go. Grandpa will also go to the training tomorrow." Ju Xing picked up a small fan on the table and drove people out.

Ju Jingbai smiled, returned to the bedroom, and put out the photo with his parents again.

In the next few days, Ju Jingbai almost stayed in the training room. Day by day, time soon arrived at New Year's Eve.

"Xiaobai, Happy New Year! Let me show you my new clothes for the New Year. I saved money for a long time to buy them. Look, look, it's a down jacket with Brother Baiyi's words printed on it." On New Year's Eve, Ju Jingbai received a video invitation from the dormitory group.

"Really? They still sell this kind of stuff now?" Ju Jingbai was shocked.

"It's more than that. Tiantian, this down jacket is said to cost over a thousand. It's a priceless commodity." Chu Qiu curled her lips. "Apart from Bai Yi's face on it, I didn't find anything special after looking at it for a long time. Tiantian, why don't you buy a white down jacket and have someone embroider Bai Yi on it? Maybe you can get it cheaper."

"You don't understand. This is a down jacket hand-sewn by a master. Over a thousand yuan is just the labor fee." Ni Tiantian complained, "I can only get this because I have a good relationship with the master. If you don't know, don't talk nonsense."

"Okay, I won't say anything." Chu Qiu raised her hand in surrender on the other end of the phone. "Xiao Bai, I found a video of your live broadcast of the Metaphysics Competition that someone else edited. I'll send you the link later. I just rewatched the edited version. You and Xu Ge worked really well together. It was amazing."

"Xiaobai, when you confessed your feelings, you told us you weren't sure yet. Hasn't he accepted your confession yet?" He Sishui asked. "I saw it on the live broadcast, and he doesn't seem to be uninterested in you. If things really don't work out, confess your feelings again. I think you two are just a thin layer of window paper away."

"I thought you had already officially confirmed your relationship." Chu Qiu said in surprise.

"Me too." Ni Tiantian was surprised, and she began to share her experience. "Xiaobai, aren't you from the same place? Take advantage of the New Year holiday! I promise that as long as you go to Xu Ge now and wish him a happy new year, he will be immediately touched and accept your confession. Don't think that only girls are moved by this. Sometimes boys are more easily moved. Of course, this kind of feeling only occurs when you have a mutual affection."

He Sishui nodded: "I think we can give it a try."

"Okay, then I'll hang up first." Ju Jingbai nodded and hung up the dormitory group chat after thinking about it. She checked the chat message on WeChat. As early as six o'clock today, she found time to send a message to Xu Ge in advance, saying Happy New Year.

Xu Ge was released from the customs around six o'clock yesterday, and I have already sent her a message.

Ju Jingbai glanced at his senior brothers who were playing poker over there, stood up, sneaked out of the living room, and returned to his room.

Last New Year’s Day, it was Xu Ge who said Happy New Year to her first. This time, she wanted to say Happy New Year to Xu Ge first.

Ju Jingbai packed his backpack and was about to leave when he found that Xu Ge called him on WeChat.

She smoothed her hair, straightened her clothes, and answered Xu Ge's call.

"Boss, Happy New Year!" Ju Jingbai said as soon as the call was connected.

"Well, Happy New Year." Xu Ge's eyes smiled into beautiful crescent shapes. The camera was a little shaky. He was wearing beige mountaineering clothes and pointed the camera at the back of his mountain. He said, "Xiaobai, can you guess where I am now?"

Ju Jingbai looked at the familiar scene in the camera, was stunned, and clenched the backpack in his hand.

"Where are you in the peach forest? Wait for me for a moment, I'll be down the mountain soon."

The author has something to say: Xu Ge: I'm going to take Xiaobai into the peach forest.