It's like throwing a wink to a blind man

Jiang Lin stared at Pei Xu.

Pei Xu pushed him back to the table and teased him, "I don't have any auspicious words to say to you, and you didn't give me any New Year's money."

Pei Sumei was a little embarrassed to accept the red envelope and declined, "Xiao Jiang, we have a custom here that young men who are not married don't need to give red envelopes."

Jiang Lin poured wine for everyone and said cheerfully: "Aunt Mei, this is a little gift from me. You must accept it, otherwise I will feel embarrassed to continue drinking." As he said that, Jiang Lin pretended to stand up and leave.

Zhao Sumei pushed him down and said, "Then Auntie will accept it. I wish our Xiao Jiang will become more and more handsome! He will be on the Spring Festival Gala this year!"

Children happily took their red envelopes to the store at the entrance of the village to buy firecrackers and fairy wand fireworks. Young people also drove to the streets in groups to play.

The grown men were drinking enthusiastically and playing the number guessing game. Jiang Lin was a beginner and he drank a lot of alcohol as he was learning and losing.

He came out of the bathroom, gave a thumbs up and praised, "Uncle really didn't lie to me. The alcohol content of the fruit wine is not high. I just looked at my face, and it looks like I used a box of NARS blush. I'm not drunk yet."

Pei Lin shouted, "Keep drinking until almost 12 o'clock, then we'll go to the ancestral hall to burn incense and firecrackers to celebrate the arrival of the New Year!"

Pei Ming brought out another can of bayberry wine from the room and said arrogantly, "Enough wine! We can fight again."

Until after ten o'clock, Jiang Lin's cell phone kept vibrating in his pocket, and Jiang Lin went out to answer the call.

"Why don't you go home for the New Year?"

Jiang Lin smiled and said, "The prerequisite for going home for the New Year is that I have to have a home."

Father Jiang said, "Today is Chinese New Year. I don't want to argue with you. Peace is the most important thing."

"Then please hang up the phone and end this meaningless conversation. Don't make each other unhappy. But if you want to hear my emotionless and perfunctory blessings, I can give you one."

"Jiang Lin, look at yourself now, do you look like a son? You don't call me or reply to my WeChat messages, and you don't go home for the New Year. Do you still have me as your father and your family in your eyes?"

The fairy wands waved by the children burst into brilliant fireworks, which instantly reflected the tears in Jiang Lin's eyes. "I have been homeless since you each formed your own families and treated me as a piece of waste between you. Maybe in your hearts, you provided me with financial support and felt no guilt. And the reason for all this is that you always feel that it is my son who unilaterally alienated you."

Jiang Lin put away his phone, sniffed his nose, and then continued: "But please take a look at your young son who is with you for the New Year. Your attitude towards him and me, please don't use his young age as an excuse. I didn't grow up all of a sudden. I also had a childhood."

Jiang Lin hung up the phone, wiped the tears from his face, took a few deep breaths to adjust his mood, and walked back, running into Pei Xu.

"I thought you were drunk outside." Pei Xu supported him.

"I'm not drunk!" Jiang Lin shouted, but his steps began to become unsteady.

Pei Xu advised: "Let me help you go back to the courtyard and sleep."

"Why are you sleeping? I won't sleep until the moon does." Jiang Lin shouted, pointing at the red lantern hanging in front of the door.

"Brother, that's a lantern. It's over. I'm really drunk."

Jiang Lin pushed him away, swaying as he argued, "You are the one who is drunk. The moon is so bright."

Pei Xu supported him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Fruit wine is not intoxicating, that's the biggest lie here. You may not fall down even if you drink a lot in the house, but this wine has a name, called Yingfengdao."

Jiang Lin's vision became increasingly blurred, and he shouted, "Pei Xu, I saw two Uncle Lis."

Pei Xu said anxiously: "Dad, why did you come out? Go back quickly."

Pei Zongli pointed at Jiang Lin and said, "Did Xiao Jiang fall down in the wind?"

"Yes, old comrade, if you don't go in now, you will fall down!" Pei Xu urged him to go home, "I will help Jiang Lin go back, you guys stop here."

Jiang Lin bent over and straightened his back all of a sudden, like a resurrected corpse, and shouted: "I don't want you to help me! I was photographed by paparazzi." He pointed at the teacher who was filming, "They are too unscrupulous. They must have spread rumors about me. The company is not satisfied again."

The cameraman was suddenly scolded and looked at them in astonishment. Pei Zongli enthusiastically pulled them in for a drink and said, "We must have two drinks during the New Year."

A drunk person weighs more than usual, so Pei Xu almost hugged him back.

Pei Xu wanted to reach out to turn on the light, but Jiang Lin waved his hands wildly and walked straight ahead. Pei Xu was led forward by him, and in the darkness, the two of them tripped over each other's feet.

"Be careful!" Pei Xu quickly changed direction and hugged him from the front.

Jiang Lin pushed him away subconsciously.

"Hey!" Pei Xu exclaimed, and the two fell on the bed.

Jiang Lin felt his whole body burning hot and he took off his coat with one hand.

Pei Xu was pressed under him, her cheeks burning hot, she cleared her throat, put her hands on his shoulders, and reminded him softly: "Mr. Jiang, I'll get up first."

"No!" Jiang Lin pressed his weight down and got closer to him. Pei Xu's face and earlobes felt the warmth of his cheek, and his neck was wet by his lips.

"Pei Xu." Jiang Lin called softly.

"Hmm?" Pei Xu responded somewhat unnaturally.

"Do you think I'm okay?" The tone was different from usual, with a hint of coquettishness.

Pei Xu coaxed him: "Mr. Jiang, you are drunk, can I cover you with a blanket and let you sleep?"

Jiang Lin suddenly placed his hands on both sides of Pei Xu's arms and raised his head.

"Am I okay?" Jiang Lin's tone was firm and unyielding, and he had to get a response.

Pei Xu tilted his face slightly, and the distance between their lips was only two centimeters. "Mr. Jiang, if you want to chat, I'll turn on the light. How about we sit down and chat?"

Jiang Lin muttered: "Am I okay?" He emphasized his tone.

Pei Xu unlocked his phone, and the dim light illuminated their faces.

Jiang Lin's face was as red as if it was dyed red, and he looked at Pei Xu with a dazed look.

It was almost twelve o'clock. Pei Xu looked at him and responded to him word by word firmly and forcefully: "Jiang Lin, you are very good! Very good!"

Jiang Lin looked at him steadily, and his eyes gradually became gentle.

The elders lit incense in front of each other in the brightly lit ancestral hall, offering sincere wishes for the new year. Red firecrackers were spread out on the ground in front of the ancestral hall. Pei Qi shouted, "Light it up!"

The year was over with the sound of firecrackers, and Peijia Village became even more lively. Fireworks had already been set up in front of every household, and the adults lit them skillfully. Colorful fireworks bloomed in the night sky. Pei Xu smiled and said gently: "Jiang Lin, Happy New Year."

"Hmm..." Pei Xu's eyes widened unexpectedly, and her scream was blocked by Jiang Lin's lips.

Outside the window, the sky is filled with gorgeous fireworks, and inside the house is warm as spring.

Jiang Lin plundered his lips domineeringly.

"Jiang..." Pei Xu was speechless again. He put his hands on his shoulders and pushed him away hard, but Jiang Lin pressed him down even harder.

In the dim light, Pei Xu saw Jiang Lin closed his eyes, his eyelashes fluttering gently like butterfly wings.

"Jiang Lin, did you have sex with someone while drunk? Or did you confess your feelings while drunk?" Pei Xu asked in his heart, but the answer seemed no longer important at this moment.

Jiang Lin pushed open his pearly teeth and plundered deeply. Pei Xu relaxed the strength in his hand, interlocked his fingers with the hand that was suppressing him, slowly closed his eyes, and responded to the movement of his lips emotionally.

It was a little after five in the morning.

Zhao Sumei now poked her head out from the corner of the stairs and urged, "Pei Xu, hurry down to worship the ancestors. Don't stay in bed on New Year's Day."

Pei Xu searched through boxes and cabinets and finally found two band-aids. He looked at his neck in the mirror and saw two obvious strawberry marks.

Pei Xu put on a Band-Aid and complained: "Jiang Lin, are you a dog? You are so good at biting people."

Zhao Sumei was about to knock on the door when Pei Xu opened the door and bumped into her.

Zhao Sumei immediately noticed the Band-Aid on his neck, reached out to touch it, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Pei Xu responded casually: "I was bitten by a ghost last night."

"Puh, puh, puh!" Zhao Sumei spat a few times on the ground. "It's New Year's Day, don't say such unlucky words. Only the Goddess of Wealth came to our house carrying money last night."

The noise of boiling water in the kettle woke Jiang Lin up. His head ached and he got up while rubbing his head.

Pei Xu unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and poured it into the cup to mix with the boiling water, then used his cheek to test the water temperature.

"Pei Xu." Jiang Lin called out from the door.

Pei Xu lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye, "You...are awake."

"Well, the wine brewed by Uncle Li is too strong. I completely lost my memory after drinking it."

Pei Xu handed him the warm water. Jiang Lin's expression was normal, unlike him who was full of embarrassment.

Pei Xu asked tentatively: "Didn't you say you can drink a lot? Can you drink so much that you lose memory?"

Jiang Lin gulped down a large glass of water and said, "Even if you can drink a lot, you're still afraid of high alcohol content. You guys even lied to me that fruit wine doesn't have a high alcohol content. I drank it like pineapple beer. I'm not ashamed if I black out."

"You really don't remember anything?" Pei Xu glanced at his mouth unintentionally, like a man who wanted a status.

Jiang Lin looked at him in confusion, turning the gears of memory quickly, but still nothing came to mind. "I got drunk and acted crazy to you last night? Did I say something?"

"You bastard, you really did talk!" Pei Xu complained in his heart, and said unhappily: "What do you think?"

Jiang Lin leaned closer nervously and asked, "The camera didn't record what I revealed, did it?"

"If this is recorded, I will be kicked out of the house by my old comrades." Pei Xu complained silently in his heart.

"The cameraman left work early last night. The camera in your room happened to be covered by your clothes when you changed, so it didn't capture anything."

Jiang Lin touched his chest and let out a long sigh, then went straight to pour a glass of water.

Inadvertently, he saw the Band-Aid on Pei Xu's neck and asked with concern: "Pei Xu, what's wrong with your neck?" He pointed at his own neck at the same time.

Pei Xu was relieved. It was good that he had blacked out. It would avoid embarrassment. He could just treat it as a dream. But he was still angry. He was flirted with and had no memory of it! He felt angry no matter how he thought about it!

"It was scratched by a dog!" Pei Xu said indirectly.

Jiang Lin noticed his emotions and asked weakly, "Isn't it that I caught him when he was sending me back?"

"If you don't have good drinking habits, then don't drink so much!" Pei Xu said disdainfully, "You're still arresting people when you're drunk. You can't control yourself. You have no drinking manners at all!"

"I was wrong." Jiang Lin apologized softly, "I haven't drunk for a long time. I will stop drinking next time."

Pei Xu didn't buy it and said, "I left you a red envelope of New Year's money, but you are such a ruthless person. I'm really flirting with a blind man."