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【泽】Fell asleep and woke up again.

[The Most Handsome Guy in the Universe] Having a nightmare?

[Ze] No, I dreamed that you came back.

Xiao Mingyang looked at the screen.

My wife is...missing him!

[The Most Handsome Guy in the Universe] Then dream again, maybe your dream will come true!

【泽】Don’t do anything stupid.

[The Most Handsome Guy in the Universe] No, it’s impossible for you to sleep for 15 hours.

[Ze] You should spend the New Year with your grandpa and your grandparents.

Xiao Mingyang had mentioned to him before that his grandparents were also here.

[The Most Handsome Guy in the Universe] Don’t worry, I will.

*

Donghe County is not a city, so fireworks and firecrackers are not banned here.

Aunt Xu's Stir-fry will be closed on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Mom cooked a large table of dishes and bought a lot of fireworks for the children to play with.

In previous years, his family would not buy these, and Li Xiangze had never quarreled with his mother for not getting fireworks. It was not that he did not want to play, but he knew that they were expensive and his family could not afford them.

When he wanted to play, he would secretly hide behind a tree and watch other children play.

Now he is actually not interested in this anymore, but he didn't expect that his mother still remembered it.

After dinner, his mother accompanied him to the small square where the children set off fireworks.

For the first time, Li Xiangze took his own fireworks and joined in.

They chose a place with few people and lit fireworks.

Little bees, flying monkeys, little butterflies...

It's exactly the same as what I saw when I was a child.

But it’s much more enjoyable to set off fireworks yourself than to watch others do so.

He took out his cell phone, took a lot of videos and sent them to Xiao Mingyang.

He should still be sleeping at this time, so it's normal that he hasn't replied.

His mother went to answer a phone call in the middle of the event, and he continued to happily set off fireworks by himself.

There is a triangle one.

He had never seen it before.

New product?

Li Xiangze lit the fuse.

The fireworks exploded in a mess, but it was still pretty nice.

He aimed the camera at the fireworks, and before he pressed the capture button, a familiar figure appeared in the camera.

Even though the figure was blocked by the stars of fireworks, he could still recognize it.

I put down my phone and saw a familiar smiling face.

"Baby." Xiao Mingyang's voice was gentle.

Li Xiangze was stunned for a few seconds, then he realized that Xiao Mingyang had already pounced on him and kissed him.

The kiss was lingering yet restrained.

The dream... really came true, even more romantic and dreamy than the dream.

They exchanged each other's body temperature and breath in the fireworks, entangled and inseparable.

Until the fireworks faded away, fireworks were set off in the distance.

The fireworks rose to the sky and exploded, it was a beautiful sight.

Li Xiangze did not let Xiao Mingyang go. He held the back of his neck tightly and kissed him passionately. The louder the fireworks, the more passionate the kiss became.

The fireworks gradually faded away and the kiss ended.

Xiao Mingyang looked into the distance and sighed: "What a pity."

Li Xiangze pressed his forehead against his: "Did you put it there?"

He didn't remember it being that long in previous years.

"Yes, I originally planned that we would hold each other and see." Xiao Mingyang's face was full of regret.

Li Xiangze nudged the tip of his nose: "Isn't it better to listen to it while kissing it?"

Xiao Mingyang smiled and kissed the small mole on the corner of his lips: "That's great!"

Li Xiangze pinched the back of his neck: "When did you arrive?"

"Just now." Xiao Mingyang smiled.

"Have you eaten yet?"

"without."

"Go home." Li Xiangze held his hand.

Xiao Mingyang looked at his tightly clenched hands and tugged at them: "Unlimited number of times..."

Li Xiangze looked at his sparkling eyes and paused, "Isn't our house very soundproof..."

"Hotel, I have my ID with me!"

"I didn't bring it."

Xiao Mingyang was discouraged: "Okay..."

When they got home, their mother was heating up the food. Seeing them coming back, she waved and said, "Why are you back so soon? Didn't Yangyang eat? Come, have something to eat."

"Thank you, godmother!" Xiao Mingyang smiled sweetly.

Li Xiangze poked his face.

Xiao Mingyang turned around and smiled at him again.

"Which hotel did Yangyang book?" asked Mom.

"The one opposite the restaurant." Xiao Mingyang said.

Li Xiangze looked at him and frowned.

"Xiao Ze, please send your brother off later," Mom instructed, "I'm going to sleep first."

Mom went back to her room, leaving Li Xiangze and Xiao Mingyang staring at each other.

"Brother, give it to me!" Xiao Mingyang smiled.

Li Xiangze pinched the back of his neck and leaned over: "Did you agree with mom?"

Xiao Mingyang didn't answer, but laughed.

Li Xiangze clicked his tongue and grabbed the back of his neck: "You're the only one who's scheming."

"That's not called cunning!" Xiao Mingyang argued confidently, "That's called outsmarting!"

Li Xiangze raised his eyebrows: "Choose me?"

Xiao Mingyang smiled: "Yes! Marry you!"

The more Li Xiangze listened, the more he felt something was wrong, and he started laughing.

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The winter in Donghe County is not very cold and there is no snow.

There was a thin layer of frost on the ground, making it a bit slippery.

They walked slowly, shoulder to shoulder, occasionally bumping into each other.

The light was dim, and the two people's shadows were very long.

Quiet and beautiful.

The drizzle fell slowly, but they remained calm.

Xiao Mingyang looked around to make sure there were no passers-by, then he leaned over and gave his wife a big kiss on the face. Li Xiangze, blushing, pinched the back of his neck. This shameless man was smiling and wanted to kiss him again.

Li Xiangze pushed him away.

Xiao Mingyang put his arms around his neck and moved closer.

Li Xiangze pushed him: "Stop it!"

"Hmm." Xiao Mingyang continued to kiss her in a nasty way.

Li Xiangze lost his balance and fell to the ground with him.

"Oh my god!" Xiao Mingyang yelled, quickly getting up to check on Li Xiangze. "How is he? Where did you fall? Does it hurt?"

Li Xiangze pinched his face and said helplessly, "I told you to stop making trouble."

"I know." Xiao Mingyang said with droopy eyelids like a puppy that had made a mistake. "I'm sorry, baby..."

Li Xiangze patted his butt and stood up, pinching the back of his neck: "It's okay."

She took his hand and stuffed something into it.

Soft.

Xiao Mingyang looked down.

A dog pendant with a red rope around the dog's neck and the other end is empty.

"When did you buy it?" Xiao Mingyang looked up with a smile.

"I bought it when I fixed your phone last time," Li Xiangze said as he helped him put the pendant on the phone. "I never found the time to give it to you."

Xiao Mingyang tugged at the rope: "Just let it fall like that?"

Li Xiangze also hung his own on the phone, then took the dog leash and placed it on the hand of his dinosaur pendant, saying with a smile, "I'll hold it."

Xiao Mingyang held his hand and looked at him: "Let's hold hands like this for the rest of our lives, okay?"

Li Xiangze pinched the back of his neck: "Okay."

The rain gradually got heavier.

Li Xiangze took off his windbreaker, and Xiao Mingyang also took off his down jacket.

"Use mine!" Xiao Mingyang covered them with his down jacket.

Li Xiangze raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What can you block with this?"

Xiao Mingyang's down jacket was big enough to cover both of them at once. He leaned over and licked his wife's lips, grinning, "What do you think?"

Back at the hotel, both were soaked.

"You first?" Li Xiangze pushed open the bathroom door.

Xiao Mingyang threw away his heavy down jacket and hugged him from behind: "Come together!"

Li Xiangze turned his head to look at him and raised his eyebrows: "Bring the things in?"

Xiao Mingyang kissed him hard on the cheek: "Is it okay?"

Li Xiangze held his chin, foreheads touching: "Like I said, there's no limit to the number of times, starting from now on."

After saying that, he kissed her.

A crazy night.

They slept until the afternoon.

Li Xiangze opened his eyes drowsily. Xiao Mingyang was leaning his head and looking at him with a smile: "Are you awake?"

Li Xiangze hummed, his voice so hoarse that it scared himself.

Xiao Mingyang picked him up and pecked him on the face a few times: "I made porridge for you, want to try it?"

Li Xiangze was still sleepy and rubbed his eyes: "I'll... wash up first."

Xiao Mingyang said happily: "Together."

Li Xiangze looked at him: "I can."

"I know," Xiao Mingyang smiled, "I just want to stick to you!"

Li Xiangze couldn't do anything to him.

Yesterday's clothes weren't dry yet, but luckily they were about the same height, so it was okay for them to mix clothes.

Li Xiangze was wearing Xiao Mingyang's pajamas and leaning against him.

Xiao Mingyang knew that he had gone too far yesterday, so he worked hard to wash his wife.

"Do you still have strength?" Xiao Mingyang wiped his face.

Li Xiangze raised his eyebrows: "Hmm?"

"Let's go see grandpa and grandma!"

Li Xiangze was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "You still remember?"

Xiao Mingyang was very proud: "Of course!"

*

My grandparents’ graves are on the hill in the village, and my father is with them.

Before going to school in the city, he would come here from time to time to chat with his father, grandparents, or just sit here.

It's usually at night, and I sit there until dawn.

It only takes two hours to get from the county town to the village.

This was the first time he had returned to the village during the day in so many years, and the entrance to the village was just as dilapidated as before.

Li Xiangze stood at the entrance of the village, not moving for a long time.

Xiao Mingyang hugged him and whispered in his ear: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Li Xiangze pursed his lips and said softly, "Hmm."

The village hasn't changed much, and it's almost the same as the last time he came, but it's the Chinese New Year, and the village is very lively.

It’s almost dinner time and smoke is rising from the kitchen.

There were not many people on the street, only a few young children who obviously didn't know Li Xiangze and were playing by themselves.

Li Xiangze breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves gradually relaxed.

He first took Xiao Mingyang to his home.

I haven't been back for so long that the house is dilapidated and the yard is overgrown with weeds.

Li Xiangze pushed open the courtyard door. Before Xiao Mingyang could catch up, he stopped and said, "Go out."

Xiao Mingyang tilted his head: "What's wrong?"

"It's too dirty in there." Li Xiangze walked out.

Xiao Mingyang smiled: "No..."

Before he could finish, a loud voice interrupted him: "Li Xiangze——"

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man who looked to be around forty years old walking towards them.

"Village chief." Li Xiangze nodded.

village head.

Li Xiangze talked to him about it.

When he and his mother left the village, the village chief had just taken office. He helped them a lot. He helped them rent out the land and other things. After they went to the county town, he also helped them a lot. It was thanks to him that they, an orphan and a widow, were able to settle down there.

"Hello, uncle!" Xiao Mingyang showed his signature smile, "I'm Li Xiangze's buddy, Xiao Mingyang!"

"You must be Xiao Mingyang!" The village chief smiled warmly. "I heard from your Aunt Xu that Xiaoze's adopted brother...it's almost time for dinner. Would you like to come to my place for something to eat?"

All this has been said?

The two looked at each other at the same time.