Chapter 54 New Year

After dinner, Chi Jinjin washed both of their dishes.

Originally, Nan Xuqiu wanted to help, but was seriously rejected by Chi Jinjin.

Later, the two of them had nothing to do, so they sat at opposite ends of the sofa, reading books and occasionally exchanging a word or two.

It may seem boring, but Nan Xuqiu feels that if this is the life in the future, it would be pretty good and he would be happy with it for the rest of his life.

There are millions of people in this world. True love is not about skin against skin, but about two hearts beating in unison at a certain moment. It is about a soul finding another similar soul in the vast sea of ​​people.

Chi Jinjin suddenly heard the sound of something falling. She turned her head and saw that Nan Xuqiu had fallen asleep on the sofa and his book had fallen to the ground.

She looked around, took a blanket from another sofa, walked over, and gently covered Nan Xuqiu with it.

He bent down again to pick up his book from the ground, carefully smoothed out the folded pages, and then placed it carefully on the coffee table opposite.

When Nan Xuqiu woke up, it was already afternoon and Chi Jinjin just came out of the kitchen.

"You're awake, come and have dinner. I made you a bowl of noodles this time. You should eat something oily when you are sick, otherwise you will feel weak." Chi Jinjin put the chopsticks on the bowl and said to Nan Xuqiu.

Nan Xuqiu walked over, pulled out a chair and sat down, eating her noodles obediently.

Looking at Nan Xuqiu who was eating with gusto in front of her, she used to think that rich kids like them who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths must be extremely picky about food, as can be seen from the Song Dynasty poems.

But she didn't expect that Nan Xuqiu was not picky at all and was easy to feed and would eat anything.

It won’t be hard in the future.

etc!

Chi Jinjin was shocked by her own thoughts and complained in her heart, thinking that whether she would have a hard time in the future was none of her business.

She was frightened and quickly lowered her head to continue eating noodles.

After dinner, the two continued to sit on the sofa and read books.

By chance, Chi Jinjin suddenly caught a glimpse of white snow falling outside the window.

"Senior, it's snowing!" Chi Jinjin pointed out the window excitedly.

Nan Xuqiu looked and saw that it was indeed snowing.

Chi Jinjin excitedly ran to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked up at the snow in the sky.

Nan Xuqiu slowly walked to her side.

At first there were only scattered snowflakes outside, but soon heavy flakes of snow began to fall, filling the sky.

However, not as great as that year when A was high.

Looking at the white snow all over the sky, Chi Jinjin was moved to murmur, "The rain is still falling at dusk, the night is still and windless, but the rain is getting heavier. I feel like my quilt is like being splashed with water, and I don't know that the courtyard is already piled with salt."

"Su Shi's poems?" Nan Xuqiu asked.

Chi Jinjin nodded.

Nan Xuqiu asked again, "Do you like Su Shi?"

"Well, I like him quite a bit, but I like his younger brother Su Zhe more." Chi Jinjin replied.

Nan Xuqiu was puzzled and asked, "Why?"

"Although he is not as famous as Su Shi, nor as glorious as Li Bai and Du Fu, he is very much like the male protagonists in today's novels. He is in a prime minister position but never forgets his brothers. Most importantly, in that era when men had three wives and four concubines, he never had a concubine in his life. He was only with Shi for his whole life. As a girl, it is really hard not to like him." Chi Jinjin said with admiration.

"By the way, Senior." Chi Jinjin suddenly asked him curiously, "When you see this snow, do you think of that sentence to describe it?"

Nan Xuqiu looked out the window and said slowly, "If he were to get caught in the snow together one day."

"In this life, we can be considered to... grow old together." His gaze fell on Chi Jinjin again. He seemed to want to say something in his eyes, which were filled with deep love.

Unfortunately, Chi Jinjin didn't understand the meaning in his eyes and just blurted out praise, "I've heard of this poem. It's very good."

Nan Xuqiu smiled faintly.

Like, probably, she is looking at the snow and he is looking at her.

But Chi Jinjin was not just watching the snow. She was silently thinking about whether she should take this opportunity to borrow money from Nan Xuqiu.

Judging from his appearance, he has almost recovered. If I don’t go back now, I will miss the New Year.

But when Chi Jinjin faced him, she still found it difficult to speak, even though she had practiced it many times in her mind.

Just as she was hesitating, Nan Xuqiu suddenly asked her, "When do you want to go home?"

"I, I want to tomorrow..." Chi Jinjin saw him say this and quickly said, "Um, senior, can you lend me some money?"

"Wait." Nan Xuqiu turned and went upstairs.

After a while, he came back with a wad of money in his hand. He handed it to Chi Jinjin and said, "Here."

Chi Jinjin looked at the money in his hand and felt that it was more than ten thousand without counting.

"Well, senior, I don't need so much. I'll just borrow one thousand." Chi Jinjin said. Seeing him take out such a large sum of money, she was a little panicked.

"Take more, what if it's not enough?"

"No, no, one thousand is definitely enough."

Seeing her firm attitude, Nan Xuqiu did not insist and took out one thousand yuan and handed it to Chi Jinjin.

"Thank you, Senior." Chi Jinjin took it with both hands and promised, "Senior, I will definitely pay you back when I get back."

"Don't worry, you can pay it back slowly." Nan Xuqiu said with a smile.

In fact, for Nan Xuqiu, it would be okay even if she didn't return it.

If he has to pay it back, he hopes it will take him a lifetime.

The snow outside the window continued to fall. The boy's love was expressed in his eyes, but the girl was completely unaware and only thought that the wind and snow were infinitely beautiful...

The next day, Nan Xuqiu insisted on driving Chi Jinjin to the station.

"This time, you must take good care of your luggage and don't lose it again." Nan Xuqiu instructed.

Chi Jinjin laughed and said, "I've suffered a great loss, so I've learned my lesson."

Nan Xuqiu smiled and sighed, "The food you cook is so delicious. I'm a little reluctant to let you go home. If you leave, I'll be the only one left at home..."

He likes quietness, but he doesn't like loneliness.

"How could that be? The New Year is almost here, and your uncles and aunts will definitely be back. How come you're the only one here when all the aunts and uncles are here?" Chi Jinjin asked.

Nan Xuqiu did not answer, but slowly stopped the car.

Chi Jinjin turned her head and saw that they had arrived at the station.

She got out of the car.

Fortunately, there weren't many people here today, but Nan Xuqiu insisted on buying a ticket for her and sending her to security check.

"Be careful on the road and pay attention to safety." Nan Xuqiu reminded again.

Chi Jinjin nodded and said, "Don't worry, senior, you should also pay attention to your safety and your own health. Don't catch a cold again."

"Yeah." Nan Xuqiu replied.

"Then I'll go in first." Chi Jinjin turned around and was about to leave, but the next moment Nan Xuqiu suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Chi Jinjin was puzzled and looked back at him.

Nan Xuqiu said, "Go home and give me a call."

As he said this, he put a piece of paper into Chi Jinjin's hand. On the note was his phone number.

"Yeah." Chi Jinjin nodded in agreement.

But Nan Xuqiu still held her hand.

Chi Jinjin was puzzled and looked at her wrist, motioning him to let go.

But he didn't let go. Instead, he repeatedly warned her, saying, "You must remember this time. Don't forget it again."

"Ah? Okay, okay." Chi Jinjin replied, but didn't understand why he said "again"?

Only after hearing her answer did Nan Xuqiu let go of Chi Jinjin's wrist.

"Let's go, bye." Chi Jinjin waved her hand and passed the security check.

Nan Xuqiu looked at her leaving back, his eyes full of attachment and reluctance.

If possible, he really wanted to keep Chi Jinjin, but he certainly couldn't be so selfish.

It was a blessing from God that I was able to let her stay in my home for two days before the New Year.

After returning home, Nan Xuqiu was the only one left in the huge villa.

Nan Xuqiu sat down on the sofa and turned to look out the window. Snow was still blowing outside.

I have never felt lonely before, but it has only been a short time since she left, and I actually feel so lonely.

Nan Xuqiu chuckled helplessly.

In the afternoon, Nan Xuqiu went to the kitchen to cook something, but saw a box of pear porridge in the refrigerator. There was a pink note on it that read: Senior, I made some more porridge for you. If you are hungry, just heat it up and eat it.

Nan Xuqiu felt a warm feeling in his heart, and for a moment he felt that spring had quietly arrived.

Where are you in this world now?

After going through so much hardship, Chi Jinjin finally returned home. She felt like Tang Monk who had gone through 81 difficulties in his journey to the West. She was extremely excited to see her parents, almost to the point of tears.

In the evening, after dinner, Chi Jinjin suddenly remembered Nan Xuqiu's instructions, so she said to Zhang Xianmei, "Mom, can you lend me your phone? I want to let my classmate who helped me over there know that I'm safe."

"Yes, I really need to talk to her." Zhang Xianmei took out her cell phone and lent it to her.

Chi Jinjin called Nan Xuqiu.

"Jinjin, are you here?" Nan Xuqiu's voice came from the phone.

Chi Jinjin was stunned, "Senior, how did you know it was me?"

"You used my phone to make a call, idiot." Nan Xuqiu smiled dotingly.

Chi Jinjin just remembered this matter.

She smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, senior, I'm here."

"Well, you finally get home, so just have a good rest." Nan Xuqiu said.

Chi Jinjin nodded, then remembered that she was on the phone, and replied, "Okay, senior, you too, you just recovered from your illness, so you should also make sure to rest."

"Um."

Chi Jinjin hung up the phone.

Nan Xuqiu put down his phone, picked up a spoon, scooped a spoonful of pear porridge, savored it slowly, and watched the wind and snow dancing outside the window, spending his long time alone.

On New Year's Day, the police station called and said that all her lost items had been found, and they were kindly sent to Chi Jinjin.

After Chi Jinjin got her phone back, she went outside alone. The room was still noisy inside.

She transferred the money she owed to Nan Xuqiu.

As soon as I transferred the call, Nan Xuqiu called me.

Chi Jinjin hesitated for a moment and answered the phone.

"Hey, senior..." Chi Jinjin called him.

Nan Xuqiu said, "You got all your things back."

"Yeah." Chi Jinjin replied.

"What are you doing? It seems very lively over there." Nan Xuqiu smiled when she heard the noisy sound coming from her cell phone.

Chi Jinjin said embarrassedly, "My aunts and uncles come to my house every year to play and celebrate the Spring Festival together. There are also many children, so it will be a bit noisy."

"That would be fun."

"It's okay. It must be very lively over there with the seniors." Chi Jinjin guessed.

Nan Xuqiu laughed and didn't answer. He just looked back at the dim and lonely room.

Chi Jinjin felt something was wrong with his laughter, and she couldn't hear any noise from his phone.

Gradually I realized that I seemed to have guessed wrong.

"Senior, you...are not alone, are you?" Chi Jinjin asked bravely.

Nan Xuqiu replied, "Yes, I'm the only one there."

"Why? Don't you live with your family?" Chi Jinjin asked puzzledly.

Nan Xuqiu lowered his head and said, "I haven't celebrated the Spring Festival with them for many years."

Why?

Don’t even celebrate the Spring Festival?

Or is his situation similar to that of Song Ci?

"Senior, it's okay. After all, uncles and aunts are not ordinary people. They must be busy. You don't have to spend the Spring Festival with your family. You can also find your friends..." Chi Jinjin comforted him.

They are not busy, they just don't want to see him.

Nan Xuqiu raised his lips to speak, but in the end, he kept his words to himself and only replied, "Yeah."

"Then senior, I won't bother you anymore. I'll hang up first." Chi Jinjin said.

Nan Xuqiu suddenly said, "Wait a minute, okay?"

"What's wrong?" Chi Jinjin asked curiously.

Nan Xuqiu did not answer her, but said slowly:

"ten"

"Nine"

"eight"

"seven"

"six"

"five"

"Four"

"three"

"two"

The moment the word "one" was spoken, fireworks instantly bloomed in the inky sky and bursts of firecrackers rang in my ears.

Chi Jinjin only then realized that it was already twelve o'clock.

"Chi Jinjin." Nan Xuqiu said on the phone, "Happy New Year."

"Well, senior, happy new year." Chi Jinjin said with a smile.

Nan Xuqiu was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Can you please not call me senior? Call me by my name. You have so many seniors, I'm afraid the blessings won't fall on me."

Chi Jinjin didn't expect that he was such a serious person.

She solemnly said to Nan Xuqiu, "Nan Xuqiu, Happy New Year."

Chi Jinjin didn't know that what she said had been secretly recorded by Nan Xuqiu.

Nan Xuqiu replayed her short blessing words over and over again, looking up at the night sky filled with fireworks...

"Jinjin." Zhang Xianmei asked Chi Jinjin, who was watching TV next to her, curiously while knitting a scarf, "Do you have a boyfriend at school?"

Chi Jinjin was stunned, turned around and replied to her, "No, what's wrong?"

Zhang Xianmei smiled and said, "You're already a senior in college, so it's time to have a boyfriend. Your academic career is important, but you also need to pay attention to your lifelong plans. Is there anyone you're interested in?"

"I think Gao Yi from the next village is quite good. He's honest, modest, and polite. He's in the same class and major as you, so we'll definitely have the opportunity to work in the same place in the future," Zhang Xianmei praised. "It's best for these two to be in the same place, otherwise their relationship will fade."

Chi Jinjin didn't answer, but she felt in her heart that what her mother said was not unreasonable.

Gao Yi and I are on the same track, and no matter how you look at it, he is indeed very suitable for me.