Chapter 142

On New Year's Eve, I had to get up after only a few hours of sleep.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, every family gets up early and sets off the "opening firecrackers" to welcome good fortune into the home, and then eats the first dumplings of the New Year amid the sound of firecrackers going off among the neighbors.

When they sat down to eat, Wu Xuemei took out two red paper bags from her pocket.

Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan each got one, both containing the same amount of New Year's money, neither of them got more than the other.

After eating the first breakfast of the New Year, there is nothing else important to do on the festive day, just relax, eat melon seeds and chat, and say congratulations to everyone you meet and wish them a happy new year.

If there are children coming to your home to wish you a happy new year, you can give them some snacks and exchange new year wishes.

Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan stayed at home for two days and also went out for some fun.

We went to the ice rink and skated for half a day in the afternoon on the third day of junior high school. Tong Rui and Li Li also came out to play with them for half a day as they did in previous years, and we had dinner together in the evening.

A large-scale Spring Festival temple fair is held this year.

So they rested at home for half a day on the morning of the fourth day of the New Year. After having lunch and taking a short rest at noon, Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan packed up and went out, preparing to stroll around and have fun at the temple fair.

The two did not ride a bike when they went out, planning to wait for a bus or tricycle on the road.

They said hello to Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei and went out. After walking a few steps out of the second door, they ran into Chaozi and Guogai.

They had spoken at a reunion of educated youth classmates before, and they also attended Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan’s wedding. Regardless of whether it is for the sake of face or not, on the surface, the relationship seems to be not as stiff as before, so one should always be polite.

So when they met, they simply greeted each other politely.

After greeting them, I saw Chaozi and Guogai were both carrying travel bags, which looked like they were loaded with a lot of luggage. Chuxia asked one more question: "Are you planning to go out?"

Chaozi replied politely, "Yes, we are going on a long journey to the south."

Chu Xia subconsciously asked, "Going to the south?"

"Yes." Guogai responded, "There are several special economic zones over there. Let's go and see what they are like and broaden our horizons. We are tired of staying in the city, so let's go out and take a look."

Chu Xia nodded when she heard this, "Oh...very good..."

Chaozi added: "We still have to catch the train, so I won't say any more to you."

After saying that, the two of them went to the second door carrying their travel bags.

As soon as they entered, the two shouted into the east room: "Brother Ting, are you done packing?"

In the east room, Han Ting was packing his luggage.

Wang Cuiying nags beside him, "You can stay at home, why are you going out again? Going to such a far place, away from home, without your parents and relatives around, how can you have a good life? You have been in the countryside for three years and couldn't go home. Haven't you had enough? Listen to me, stay at home honestly, find a wife and have a child peacefully, do you hear me?"

Han Ting stuffed the last piece of clothing into his travel bag.

Just then he heard the voices of Chaozi and Guogai, and he immediately responded, "Okay."

He didn't answer Wang Cuiying, but just picked up his travel bag and walked out of the house. Wang Cuiying still followed closely behind him.

Seeing Han Qingtian sitting there without any reaction, she called Han Qingtian again, "Why don't you take care of him?"

Han Qingtian said: "He is in his twenties, not a child. Why should I care about him? Instead of staying at home all day,

Instead of letting him live a life of drunkenness and dreams, it is better to let him go out for some exercise, see the world and broaden his horizons. ”

Wang Cuiying: "Won't you suffer when you go out into the world?"

Han Qingtian: "Young man, it's good to suffer a little more."

Wang Cuiying: "Didn't you suffer enough during those three years in the countryside?"

Han Qingtian: "This is not the same thing. Now we are going out to explore the world, not to the countryside."

Han Ting didn't let them continue talking, and said, "Mom and Dad, don't worry, Chaozi and Guogai are still here. I will write to you regularly when I get there, so take care of yourselves at home."

Han Qingtian said: "You don't have to worry about us, just take care of yourself. If you can't make it out there, just buy a ticket and come back. You don't have to force yourself."

Han Ting: "I understand. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he didn't hesitate any more and went out with Chaozi and Guogai, carrying his travel bag.

Wang Cuiying was reluctant to leave and followed them out with an anxious look on her face.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, she quickly took out some money from her pocket and stuffed it into Han Ting's pocket while saying, "Be careful when you are out there. If you can't do it, come back. Do you hear me?"

Han Ting didn't want her money, stuffed it back and said, "Don't worry."

Wang Cuiying chased the three of them all the way to the entrance of the alley. She stood there and watched them walk away with their travel bags. She sighed deeply - they were going so far, when would they come back?

***

On the bus.

Chuxia stood in the aisle, holding the back of the chair.

Lin Xiaohan stood behind her, holding the horizontal bar to keep other people away for her.

Look at Chuxia staring out the window in a daze.

Lin Xiaohan asked her, "What are you thinking about?"

Chu Xia came back to her senses after hearing that and turned to look at Lin Xiaohan.

He said, "I was wondering why the three of them suddenly wanted to go to the South."

Lin Xiaohan continued, "Brother Ting, who was once a big shot in the city, has lost all his reputation after returning to the city for a few years. He has been hiding for a year and has hardly come out to see people. Maybe he wants to go out and mix around, make a name for himself, and then return home in glory."

Chuxia thought about the content of the original novel silently for a while and said nothing more.

Lin Xiaohan added: "Who cares? Let's just live our lives well."

Chu Xia nodded at him and replied with a smile: "Yeah."

When the bus arrived at the station, Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan got off together and went to the temple fair.

The temple fair was crowded and lively, and the two of them quickly blended into the lively atmosphere.

The two people held hands and squeezed into the crowd.

Look here and there, and if you see something you like, buy it.

If there was any performance, they would go over to take a look.

After strolling around for half a day, when the sun was setting on the horizon, the two squeezed out of the temple fair.

Chuxia held a fancy and colorful windmill in her gloved left hand, and a string of candied haws in her right hand.

They had a lot of fun and both of them had smiles on their faces.

In early summer, lift up the windmill in your hand and let the wind make it spin a few circles, forming a few rainbows.

After spinning, she gave the windmill to Lin Xiaohan and held the candied haws herself. She said to Lin Xiaohan, "Okay, today is a great ending. Let's go home."

The two men then left the temple fair, one taking the windmill and the other taking the candied haws.

Walk to the bus, just take the shortest way and go through a winding alley.

Entering the alley, it was getting dark, and there was nothing much to be said about in early summer.

She brought the candied haws to her mouth and took a bite.

After chewing it and swallowing it, he affirmed, "Well, this candied haws is really delicious."

Then he smiled at Lin Xiaohan and said, "It's a pity that you don't eat sweets, so I can't share with you."

Then she took another bite.

As a result, before she had just taken a bite and put it into her mouth, Lin Xiaohan suddenly lowered his head and came close to her, put his face close to her, and bit off the candied haws she had just bitten off.

Chu Xia was stunned by him and her heart started pounding.

She was stunned for a while and said, "You..."

Lin Xiaohan finished eating the candied haws and smiled at her, "I like sweet food."

Is he willing to eat now?

Chuxia's heart was pounding even more.

After a moment, she came to her senses, looked around, and said to him with a red face: "You are so brave!"

Having said that, he became even bolder.

He smiled and reached out to grab Chuxia's collar, then bent down and kissed her on the lips.

Chu Xia blushed and opened her eyes wide when he kissed her.

Fortunately, no one was passing by. She quickly broke free from Lin Xiaohan's hand and ran forward. After running a few steps, she stopped and turned back to say to Lin Xiaohan: "Keep a distance of three meters!"

Lin Xiaohan smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore."

Chu Xia stepped back and said, "That won't work either. We must keep a distance of three meters!"

As a result, he had just taken a few steps back when he tripped and fell to the ground.

“…”

Lin Xiaohan held back his laughter and quickly ran over to pull her up.

She felt embarrassed but couldn't help laughing. She raised her hand and patted Lin Xiaohan, "It's all your fault! It hurts so much!"

Lin Xiaohan smiled and patted the mud behind her, then bent down in front of her and carried her on his back, walking forward with her on his back, saying, "It's all my fault. I'll carry you on my back."

Chuxia didn't bother to be polite with him and just lay on top of him.

She held the candied haws in her hand, ate one herself, and then put it to Lin Xiaohan's mouth.

***

In the deep twilight.

Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan walked into the alley side by side.

As soon as I walked in, five children ran past me.

Not long after they ran over, the five children came back.

They all looked at the big windmill in Chu Xia's hand and asked, "Wow, where did you buy this?"

Chuxia played with the windmill and made it spin. "How is it? Doesn't it look good? I bought it at the temple fair."

The five children looked at each other and said, "We will also go to the temple fair tomorrow."

After that, everyone borrowed the early summer windmill and played with it for a while.

After they reached the gate of Yard No. 8 and returned the windmill to Chuxia, the five men ran away again.

Chuxia took the windmill and Lin Xiaohan into the yard.

When I got home, I saw Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei cooking dinner in the kitchen. Chuxia put up the windmill and went to the kitchen with Lin Xiaohan to help and talk about the excitement of the day.

Of course Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei were not idle at home either, they also had their own interesting stories to tell.

After eating and washing up, the excitement of the day came to an end.

Chuxia sat in front of the mirror wiping her face and hands. Lin Xiaohan sat beside the bed watching her, waiting for her to finish her work and come over to go to bed together.

After wiping, Chuxia went to the bed, but didn't go directly to bed.

She hooked her arms around Lin Xiaohan's neck and sat on him.

Lin Xiaohan put his arm around her waist and asked her to sit more steadily.

Chu Xia hugged his neck, looked at him and asked, "Does it smell good?"

Lin Xiaohan leaned close to her ear and smelled it, then replied, "It smells good."

When Lin Xiaohan raised his head, Chuxia suddenly leaned forward and kissed him.

Lin Xiaohan didn't know what she was going to do specifically, so he tightened his grip around her waist and when he brushed the tip of her tongue he realized that she had candy in her mouth.

Chuxia kissed him for a while and then let him go.

Looking into his eyes, she asked again in a low voice with a slightly hurried breath, "Is it sweet?"

Lin Xiaohan's eyes had already turned into water.

Looking at Chu Xia, he replied, "Very sweet."

Chu Xia kissed him again and he opened his mouth to respond.

The sweetness on the tip of his tongue went straight to his heart as he swallowed, making him tremble all over.