Chapter 29 Spring Festival "Happy to you too."

Yan Ning added Lu Chen’s QQ number.

His nickname is simple, a capital L, and his profile picture is a headshot of Qi Jin.

There weren't many people in Yan Ning's friend list, so in order to prevent this new friend from being too conspicuous, she didn't change the name note.

Knowing that Yan Ning has access to a mobile phone, the time he can use it freely is really limited.

Lu Chen took the initiative to suggest that he would not contact Yan Ning first, and would only reply if Yan Ning sent him something.

The principle of not knowing each other on campus still applies.

So, the two of them also agreed that they would not like or comment on each other's posts.

the next day.

January 31st.

Early in the morning, Yan Ning was urged to get up by Lin Xinci. After breakfast, he started packing his luggage and was busy for an hour or two.

The meeting at the Institute of Materials ended earlier than expected. Just as the mother and daughter had finished packing, Yan Xiangrong arrived.

Immediately afterwards, the family of three loaded all the things they needed into the car, and then, as soon as the car started, they drove out of Huize Community and embarked on the journey back to Yan Ning's grandmother's house.

Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong were discussing which path to take in front.

Yan Ning sat in the back seat, watching the street scene recede out the window. Not far away, the No. 1 Middle School building stood in the warm winter sun, its glass windows reflecting the light, making it sparkle.

Her mind flashed back to the past six months of high school life: several exams, some recreational activities, Xin Jing, and several other familiar classmates...

There is laughter, but also tiredness.

Yan Ning also thought of it——

Lu Chen.

In fact, it was a bit surprising because she has always been introverted and not good at making friends. Her daily life is simple and ordinary.

But after meeting him.

In just a few months, the two had experienced a lot together and even became friends.

These were unimaginable even for Yan Ning half a year ago...

The moment when the teaching building is about to disappear outside the window.

Yan Ning couldn't help but feel a little relieved——

Fortunately, she said "Happy Birthday" to Lu Chen early yesterday.

The mobile phone in her name was charging in the living room. Early this morning, her mother unplugged it and naturally put it, along with the charger, into her purse.

In the short term, there is basically no possibility for Yan Ning to come into contact with it again.

But fortunately, now that I think about it, there is no need for it for the time being.

My grandmother's house is in a small town on the outskirts of the city. It is a three-story building with a yard. There are mountains and water nearby, and the air is fresh. It takes two or three hours to drive from the city.

Grandma and grandpa had prepared a large table of food early. As soon as they got out of the car, grandma came over and held Yan Ning's hand tightly. She looked left and right, and said lovingly and distressedly:

"Ningning has grown taller and thinner. These days at home, just tell me what you want to eat and grandma and grandpa will make it for you."

Yan Xiangrong opened the trunk and moved the New Year's goods he had bought.

While my grandfather complained that we bought too many things, he insisted on helping to move them.

Hearing this, he also chimed in:

"Yes, Ningning, just tell me what you want. We have everything you need at home! Do you want braised fish tonight? If you do, grandpa will take you fishing in the pond this afternoon!"

Ever since Yan Ning started junior high school, he has been busy with his studies and his vacations have been filled with various cram schools, so he rarely comes back here, especially in the past six months of high school, he has not come back once.

But as soon as grandma and grandpa started talking, it was as if we were back in our childhood, when Yan Ning would come every week.

Yan Ning couldn't help herself, and just like that time, she leaned gently on her grandmother's shoulder and said happily, "Grandma and Grandpa are the best!"

Lin Xinci took down several boxes of sugar-free snacks suitable for the elderly from the back seat of the car.

It was rare to see such a happy scene, so I didn't say a word.

On the first day Yan Ning arrived at his grandmother's house, he and his grandfather went to the pond and caught a few fat, fresh fish.

The next day, early in the morning, I followed my grandmother to the mountains to pick wild vegetables and watch the sunrise.

On the third day, the two elders took Yan Ning to the town mall to buy new clothes. They also spent the whole afternoon playing in the small amusement park next door, where she often went as a child. She caught little goldfish and won several small dolls by shooting guns.

I spent three days of vacation happily.

The third night.

In the living room, the family, after dinner, watched TV on the sofa.

It’s almost time for the two elders to rest.

Grandpa turned around and looked at Yan Ning:

"There's a cat cafe on the newly opened commercial street to the west. I think you kids would like it, right? Why not go there tomorrow..."

Before Yan Ning finished speaking, Lin Xinci interrupted him:

"Dad, Ningning can't go tomorrow. She should study."

Grandpa disagreed: "It's only been a few days. Ningning should have a good rest during the holiday."

"dad!"

Lin Xinci frowned and retorted, her voice unconsciously rising: "High school is the most critical moment, now is not the time for her to play around!"

The two of them were on the left and right, just on either side of Yan Ning.

Debates and conversations like this happened frequently when Lin Xinzhi first started enrolling Yan Ning in a large number of tutoring classes.

But look at the results.

It is obvious who will win and who will lose.

Grandpa seemed to want to say something, but grandma beside him patted his arm gently to stop him.

Yan Xiangrong also spoke up at the right time to smooth things over:

"Ningning, Mom told me you've made a study plan for the holidays. Isn't it time to start implementing it?"

In fact, Yan Ning was already very content to be able to relax and rest for a few days.

Not wanting to escalate the situation any further, she nodded.

Yan Ning first looked at his grandfather, and like when he was a child, he smiled and suggested: "Grandpa, wait for me at the cat cafe. When I come back from vacation next time, you can take me there!"

Seeing grandpa said "OK."

Yan Ning turned to Lin Xinci again, his face regaining its calm and serious expression:

"I will start studying tomorrow."

Lin Xinci didn't say much.

So, life returned to normal.

Under the supervision of Lin Xinci.

Yan Ning follows the school schedule. After getting up early every day, he spends the morning, afternoon and evening in his room on the second floor, reviewing the content of the previous semester, organizing knowledge points and wrong question collections, and previewing the content of the next semester.

Grandma and grandpa loved their granddaughter very much. They would cook Yan Ning's favorite food in different ways for three meals a day.

Time passes neither fast nor slow.

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year’s Eve.

Yan Ning finally got two more days of vacation. At her grandmother's request, Lin Xinci agreed that Yan Ning no longer had to stay in her room reading on the 30th and the first day of the Lunar New Year.

At noon, my aunt and her family of three also drove back.

When there are more people at home, the atmosphere becomes more lively and the New Year atmosphere becomes even stronger.

The reunion dinner in the evening is the highlight.

The adults in the family were busy with various things, so Yan Ning and her cousin Shen Gefei, who had returned from college on vacation, were assigned the task of going out to buy snacks and drinks.

The two were about to leave when Lin Xinci, who was kneading dough, called out to Yan Ning. Lin Xinci washed her hands and took her purse.

Yan Ning was stunned, then realized something.

Sure enough, the next second.

Lin Xinci took out Yan Ning's phone from her bag and gave it to her calmly:

"The store will definitely be crowded. If you and Guffy get separated, call and contact each other. Also, give it to me on the morning of the second day of the new year."

Yan Ning was a little surprised, but more delighted.

She originally thought that given the situation, she would not be able to get her mobile phone during the Chinese New Year this year, and would not be able to reply to her friends' New Year greetings.

Unexpectedly, happiness came so suddenly.

Yan Ning nodded without saying anything and said with a smile, "Okay, Mom!"

Lin Xinci's response was still calm:

"Okay, hurry up and go, the sooner you go, the sooner you can come back."

Yan Ning happily went out with Shen Gefei.

After coming back from shopping, Yan Ning was about to go to the kitchen to ask if there was anything else he wanted them to cook.

But Shen Gefei stopped him with his hand.

Shen Gefei turned his head and shouted towards the kitchen: "Mom!! Do you still need Ningning and me to make dumplings?!"

Yan Ning's aunt, Shen Gefei's mother, shouted back:

"No need!! Don't get in the way, just go watch TV!"

Shen Gefei turned back, clapped his hands, and took Yan Ning's arm, "Done! Let's go, Ningning, let's go chat and eat snacks!"

When Yan Ning was a child, she came to her grandmother's house and often met and played with Shen Gefei. The sisters had a very good relationship.

After not seeing each other for a long time, the two had a lot to talk about.

But as they were talking, Shen Gefei, who had stayed up late playing games last night, gradually couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep on the sofa.

Yan Ning paused the movie that was playing and covered Shen Gefei with a blanket again.

Then, Yan Ning was the only one left awake in the living room.

Through the gate, one could occasionally hear the scraping sound of iron sheets scraping across the ground in the yard.

It snowed two days ago, and the snow in the yard didn't melt and turned into ice again. My father and uncle were cleaning it up with shovels.

In the kitchen, grandma, grandpa, mom and aunt were frying meatballs and making dumplings. The door was closed, and the sounds of boiling oil and a few people chatting could be heard faintly, but it didn't sound real.

So, Yan Ning finally had some leisure time alone, and a mobile phone connected to the home WiFi.

Yan Ning sat on the other side of the sofa.

Unlock the screen and log into the chat software.

There were many messages from Xin Jing in the past few days, as well as some messages from other friends. Yan Ning read them carefully and replied to them one by one.

Then she opened the feed and browsed for a while.

Xin Jing continued to chat as usual and posted many photos of her traveling abroad.

Yan Ning liked some of the posts and commented on others.

Before I knew it, I had turned to a few days ago.

The capital letter "L" suddenly appeared, and Yan Ning paused as he swiped his fingertips across the screen.

That dynamic, only two simple words:

【champion. 】

Below is a photo of more than a dozen pairs of small hands and one pair of big hands holding the trophy.

There are a lot of likes and comments below:

Congratulations!

[I’m not boasting about being a road god! (Like emoji)]

[Oh my, I was able to get the God of Road to post a status update. You can imagine how valuable this award is.]

…

Although she couldn't comment, Yan Ning was happy for Lu Chen from the bottom of her heart.

-

New Year’s Eve.

Yan Ning's whole family had a lively reunion dinner, watching the gala on TV and chatting about various matters.

It's almost twelve o'clock.

To set off fireworks as a routine.

But this year, grandma and grandpa, Lin Xinci had already gone to bed, and my aunt had to look after my drunk uncle, so only Yan Xiangrong was left. He carried a large box of fireworks and took Yan Ning and Shen Gefei to the square on the street to set them off.

The fireworks in the sky above the square never stopped, and many adults and children gathered there.

Shen Gefei has been brave since she was a child. As soon as Yan Xiangrong placed the fireworks on the ground, Shen Gefei left the half-burned fairy wand to Yan Ning, ran over, and shouted that she wanted to light it.

Yan Ning was waiting at the edge of the square, holding a fairy wand in each hand, and was with a group of children playing with spinning fireworks on the ground next to him. There was no sense of incongruity at all.

After a while, both fairy wands burned out at the same time. Yan Ning walked to a nearby trash can and threw away the remaining sticks.

Before she turned around, there were sudden "bang!" "bang!" "bang!" all around her.

A loud bang sounded at the same time.

Yan Ning quickly looked up at the starry sky, and at the same time, he took out his cell phone to check the time -

really.

It's 00:00.

Under the black night.

More than a dozen fireworks of various colors launched simultaneously into the sky, dazzling and dazzling, then swiftly passed by like a meteor shower and disappeared. Yan Ning quickly turned on his camera, pointed it at the night sky, and recorded this moment.

My mood seemed to brighten up as well.

Afterwards, amid the lively sound of fireworks and firecrackers, Yan Ning first replied to the New Year greetings sent by several friends.

Then, after a long absence, she clicked on the editing interface and updated a dynamic -

There aren't many words, just a sentence "Happy New Year to Everyone!" and a "fireworks" emoji.

The accompanying picture was the photo of fireworks in the night sky that she had just taken.

In addition to the literal meaning and a little excitement about the arrival of the New Year, Yan Ning simply wanted to commemorate the rarity of staying up late at this time in broad daylight.

Xin Jing immediately liked and commented:

[Hold! (*^.^*) Kiss~]

Yan Ning curled the corners of his lips, clicked on it, and replied:

【（Hug emoji）（Kiss emoji）】

As soon as Xin Jing finished her comments, she came over to chat privately with Yan Ning.

But the temperature outside was low, and Yan Ning's fingers were frozen stiff, so he couldn't open the banner dialog box. Instead, his hand slipped, causing the dynamic interface to refresh again.

then.

A new dynamic from a few seconds ago then appeared——

From "L":

【You are happy too.】

The picture below is a photo of Qi Jin standing on a cat climbing frame from behind. He is wearing a fluffy hat on his head and looking out the balcony window with his little head. In the sky, a golden firework is blooming.

At this moment, Yan Ning's fingertips completely stopped, and even his breathing stagnated.

Because, on the screen.

The two updates are right next to each other, one after the other.

NingNing: Happy New Year everyone!

L: [You are happy too.]

It was like some kind of secret conversation between two people.

The air was filled with the smell of sulfur, and another gust of cold wind blew from the north. The children playing with flowers not far away sneezed twice due to the cold.

Yan Ning was completely unaware.

The only thing I could feel was an inexplicably subtle yet intense heat creeping up my spine.

She pursed her lips, and her fingertips unconsciously exerted some force. She clicked on the photo that Lu Chen had just posted, swiped, and enlarged the cat's head.

But, even she didn't know, was she simply trying to see the details of the hat to prove whether she was overthinking it or not? Or was it something else...

Brown, fluffy, and has a pair of bear ears.

The details correspond one to one.

Unless there is a one in ten thousand chance that something too coincidental happens—

Then, the hat on Qijin’s head should be the one she bought before as a birthday gift for Lu Chen.

Before Yan Ning's brain could react to this fact.

She then noticed—

Enlarged, next to the bear's ears.

On the glass window.

It reflected the figure of a tall young man.

She swiped her fingers unconsciously and the photo moved along.

On the reflected, unclear picture.

The boy was wearing a white sweater and a matching plush bear hat. His face was blocked by the phone and his expression could not be seen clearly.

But in Yan Ning's mind.

But subconsciously, he filled in those dark eyes that were filled with a faint smile.

Her heart.

At that moment, for some reason, my heart suddenly started beating uncontrollably.

The noise was so loud.

Even the sound of fireworks was about to drown out...