Sixty stars

After returning home, Lin Tang changed his shoes and ran to the vase first.

The flowers in the vase have been changed twice. Ever since this vase appeared on the windowsill, Lin Tang couldn't bear to see it empty. When the flowers withered, he would buy a new bouquet to replace them.

She is not good at growing flowers, but fortunately there is someone who is good at it and has the patience to teach her.

Over time, she felt that having a hobby that could hone her patience seemed like a good thing.

The flowers here had only been replaced a few days ago and were now in full bloom. Lin Tang reached out his fingertips and gently touched them. Suddenly, he called out to the person not far away, "Feng Chibai, what temperature can the flowers tolerate? Will it get too hot if we put it in there?"

The answer was: "No."

Lin Tang asked again: "Have you changed the water today? Is the water level sufficient? Do you want another glass?"

Feng Chibai leisurely sat on the sofa and said slowly, "Pour another glass."

The voice suddenly stopped, and Lin Tang thought he was asking her to help teach him another cup, so she was about to go get some water with great interest. But just as she finished, she heard him add, "It's going to be drowned."

Lin Tang: “…”

Who taught him to punctuate like that?

I really want to throw this glass of water directly on his face.

But Lin Tang held back. After all, he had promised them that they could coexist peacefully before he came back.

After dinner in the evening, Lin Tang took out his computer and a small toolbox, sat on the carpet in front of the sofa, and began to repair his starry sky projector.

This was a few days ago when Ying Yu borrowed it and accidentally dropped it. Since then, it has become less sensitive, sometimes working better and sometimes not. I was too busy at work the past two days and didn't have time to take care of it. Now that I have some free time, I can take care of it.

Seeing her fiddling with the projector, but the light seemed to be stuck, Feng Chibai asked, "Is it broken?"

Lin Tang hummed, without raising his head, and muttered softly, "I don't know what happened to that kid."

"Lin Tang." Feng Chibai called her again for no reason.

This time, Lin Tang finally turned around to look at him: "What?"

Feng Chibai crossed her arms and stated calmly, "Your husband is very rich."

Lin Tang understood what he meant, but still tried to put up a fight: "This one is really valuable. After all, I've been using it for so long, and we've developed a strong relationship with it. It would be best if it could be repaired."

Feng Chibai didn't say anything else.

After struggling for a long time, Lin Tang's eyes were a little tired, but he still didn't get it done.

She simply sat on the sofa and poured herself a glass of water. In silence, she glanced to the side and saw him reading a document.

From my impression, it seems that he would deal with work matters whenever he had free time. He was somewhat similar to my previous self. We were indeed a family.

But she still had to say something teasing: "Feng Chibai, you are so outstanding, and you still work so hard."

Feng Chibai looked up at the sound, and looked at her with a smile that was neither shallow nor faint: "I think you are praising me."

"Be more confident." Lin Tang said frankly.

Feng Chibai paused before answering her question: "The competition is fierce. If you don't work hard, you will be outdone by others."

His tone was so light that it was hard to tell whether his words were true or false.

But Lin Tang still chose to go along with him and said, "You're so busy, but you still have to find time to pick me up from get off work every day."

Feng Chibai smiled and said, "It's my responsibility to do it."

"I'm a little touched by what you said." She was joking, but she was also sincere.

However, the emotions that had been brewing were completely dispelled the next second by Feng Chibai's words "You are allowed to be moved".

She rubbed her goosebumps with a grimace, then slid down to the carpet to work on the tricky projector.

She worked until very late, as if she had forgotten the time. She was still focused and not sleepy at all.

It was Feng Chibai who touched her, and she finally pulled herself away from her thoughts. She looked at him wearily, and heard a soft voice in her ear: "Go to sleep first. Leave professional matters to professionals. I'll help you get it repaired tomorrow."

When the words fell, Lin Tang looked at the time in a daze. It was almost twelve o'clock. Sleepiness came over him unconsciously. He felt that it was time, so he agreed to Feng Chibai's words.

Feng Chibai did not give her any excuses, but the projector could not be repaired after he had consulted several technicians. In the end, he bought two new ones based on the model of the projector and gave one to Ying Yu.

When I brought it to the institute, I also reminded him: "If you need anything in the future, you can always trouble me."

This sound immediately scared Ying Yu's courage, not to mention whether he dared to bother him or not.

There was clearly a hint of threat in those words, as if warning him that if he dared to break his wife's things again, he would try.

Ying Yu nodded repeatedly and didn't dare to say a word.

But when the brand new projector was handed to him, he suddenly seemed not so scared anymore, and even wanted to laugh, out of pure joy.

They are not related to each other, but he is so generous.

He will follow his boss for the rest of his life.

*

As New Year's Eve approached, the Feng family began to get busy. During that time, the two of them also moved back to their old house after a long absence.

That afternoon, after Lin Tang accompanied Feng Chibai in the side hall to deal with the pleasantries that he was not good at, he returned to the room and lazily fell on the bed.

She struggled to kick off her slippers, rubbing her hands on the soft big bed, and couldn't help but sigh: "I have to say, the bed here is still very comfortable."

Feng Chibai sat down next to her and spoke slowly, "Who was it that insisted on moving out in the first place?"

Lin Tang tilted his head and met his gaze.

Then she tried to grab his arm with her palm to gain leverage, but when it was about to touch, he turned his hand over and caught her palm steadily.

Lin Tang exerted force and slowly straightened his body, half-kneeling on the bed. He quickly said, "I was just expressing my feelings, but I'm not really moving back. Although it's crowded and lively here, I still think it's more convenient for the two of us to live together."

After all, in the old house, there were many people around, and many words needed to be carefully considered before they were spoken, just like living in a palace drama. But it was different when I was with Feng Chibai. Although he was sometimes rude, at least he would not betray me, even if I had said bad things about him in front of him several times.

She was just thinking about it when the person next to her suddenly said, "Do you really want to be alone with me?"

The initial touch of emotion she had felt vanished in an instant. She pursed her lips, patted him lightly as a warning, and muttered, "Don't be so sentimental."

During the conversation, there was a knock on the door.

It was the servant who came up and called them to get ready for dinner.

This was the first time that Lin Tang had a reunion dinner at home with a table full of people. It looked lively, but in fact it was quiet and no one spoke.

Even outside the house, unlike Jingluo, there were rarely any traces of fireworks here.

The overly depressing atmosphere made Lin Tang feel a little uncomfortable while eating. He looked around from time to time to check everyone's expressions, wondering why no one was talking.

Fortunately, her movements caught the old man's attention, and he finally heard a voice at the dinner table: "What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?"

This made Lin Tang even more embarrassed, and he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, it's delicious."

The atmosphere turned cold again.

She lowered her eyes and blinked, then after some mental preparation, she raised the glass of juice and asked, "How about one?"

This caught the old man off guard. He laughed heartily and echoed the response.

Because of this action, the dinner table gradually became lively. Although there was not much talking, at least there was noise.

Feng Chibai glanced at Lin Tang and chuckled softly, "Sui Sui is truly amazing. No matter what the occasion, he can always liven things up."

Lin Tang glared at him. It would have been fine if he hadn't spoken up for him earlier, but now he was adding fuel to the fire. So, imitating his smug tone, he replied, "Feng Chibai, you're quite impressive too. No matter the situation, you remain unmoved. What do you call that? A quiet person by nature?"

Feng Chibai didn't seem to be angered at all, and said calmly: "It seems that we complement each other very well."

"It seems that you are very good at making excuses for yourself." Lin Tang retorted.

Feng Chibai remained calm and considerately gave her a few pieces of meat. He said for no apparent reason, "Eat more. I'm afraid you won't want to move if you get hungry at night."

Lin Tang asked doubtfully, "What does this have to do with me? Are there other activities tonight?"

But Feng Chibai stopped talking.

At the end of the dinner, the old man, as usual, gave out red envelopes to the younger generations, including Lin Tang's share. But fortunately, this time, she had prepared in advance.

After receiving the red envelope from the old man, Lin Tang also took out several red envelopes from his pocket. In addition to the old man's, there were also some from Xu Jianyun and Feng Junming.

She smiled appropriately: "Grandpa, please don't despise me. The gift is small but the thought is great."

He was already quite old, yet he was still being sincerely cared for. The old man was so happy that he couldn't contain his joy: "How could I despise him? Among these children, Xiao Tang is the most conscientious."

When most of the people had left, Lin Tang went out to the courtyard garden for a walk to digest her food, and Feng Chibai accompanied her.

There was no one else here, the air was filled with coolness, and the surroundings were quiet. Feng Chibai suddenly asked, "Have you come to your senses?"

Knowing what he was talking about, Lin Tang crossed his arms and said arrogantly, "I have always been very knowledgeable about the ways of the world."

"Besides, I eat and use your things, and it's a rare opportunity to repay you." Naturally, she had to do her best.

"Why did you give it to those two people too?" Feng Chibai's tone didn't change, as if he was just simply curious.

Lin Tang paused, afraid he might misunderstand, and explained seriously, "After all, they are your nominal parents. It's not that I want to build a good relationship with them for you, but I have to at least put in some superficial effort, otherwise I'll seem heartless."

Thinking of something, she waved her hand again and said, "Hey, I didn't mean to say that you are heartless."

Feng Chibai smiled, not caring at all, but asked, "Do you feel like something is missing on this New Year's Eve?"

Lin Tang didn't understand at first, thinking she was blaming her for giving red envelopes to so many people but not him. So he quickly pulled out the remaining packet from his pocket and waved it in front of him: "Don't worry, I also prepared one for you. Although it's not as good as the one you gave me before, it's still a token of my appreciation."

"If you dare to dislike me, be careful or I'll bother you all night. Anyway, I have a day off tomorrow, so it doesn't matter whether I sleep or not." She leaned close to him and said viciously.

"That's not what I meant." Feng Chibai looked at her, "Go out?"

Lin Tang obviously didn't expect that he would actually have activities at night, and asked hesitantly: "Where are you going?"

But Feng Chibai didn't intend to tell her, and he also explained his idea very honestly: "I want to keep it a secret, is that allowed?"

Lin Tang raised his eyebrows slightly and said curiously, "You're not trying to create romance and move me to tears, are you? Then I'll wait and see."

Since he didn't want to talk about it now, she didn't ask any more questions.

Half an hour before the curfew, a black car drove out of the old house.

After about ten minutes of driving, the car finally stopped in a large open space.

Far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, this place is quietly surrounded by a flowing lake and is almost uninhabited.

Lin Tang took a puzzled look around, but there was nothing special about the place. It even looked a bit desolate, making it a perfect spot for "cooling off" in movies and TV shows.

A chill rose in her heart. Because of her wild thoughts, she was also vaguely afraid, but she still mustered up the courage to ask, "Why did you bring me here?"

Feng Chibai smiled meaningfully. Even though they had reached their destination, he still had no intention of answering.

This made Lin Tang's evil mood more intense. He leaned closer to him and said through gritted teeth, "What are you laughing at? Are you speechless?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light suddenly lit up behind him. With lightning speed, the light expanded rapidly, illuminating a large area of ​​darkness in front.

Feng Chibai said, "Lin Tang, look back."