The young couple spent the whole day entwined in bed. Although it was only allowed to touch and not to do anything, Lin Yanwan still satisfied Jiang Xia's various perverted requests.
It wasn't until their stomachs growled for the twenty-eighth time that the young couple reluctantly got out of bed.
"You promised me I could rest?" Jiang Xia yawned, feeling completely drained.
"I told you to sleep and rest, but this person just kept rubbing against me until I couldn't stand it anymore. Who can I blame for that?"
Lin Yanwan was slightly speechless. She hadn't even said anything yet, and this guy not only got the benefit but also acted innocent, and started his "victim-first-to-accuse" mode again.
"Hehe, I want it again next time." Jiang Xia pinched his wife's cheek and then leaned forward to give her a quick kiss.
"There won't be any next time!" Lin Yanwan was slightly embarrassed and annoyed. Looking at the fresh strawberry-like marks near his collarbone, she lowered her head and left a row of clear teeth marks on his shoulder.
Jiang Xia blinked. He didn't believe it. If something like this happened once, it would happen again. He could just keep pestering her.
"What should we eat?"
"Let's go out to eat. Let's see what good food is around here."
The two found their underwear at the foot of the bed. After Lin Yanwan put it on, she went into the bathroom to rinse her mouth and brush her teeth.
The wind and snow outside had stopped sometime earlier. Jiang Xia stood by the window and looked out. The neighborhood was decorated with red lanterns. Tonight was New Year's Eve, the last day before 2010.
He couldn't help but recall this time in his previous life, eh... what were they doing back then?
Lin Yanwan brushed her teeth carefully to make sure there was no more strange taste in her mouth.
Seeing Jiang Xia lost in thought by the bedside, she gently walked behind him and hugged his waist: "What are you thinking about?"
"Honey, what were we doing around this time during our freshman year of college? I can't remember," Jiang Xia asked.
"Freshman year? We didn't even know each other back then, of course you wouldn't remember," Lin Yanwan said irritably.
They first met during a thunderstorm during winter break, and winter break hasn't even started yet.
"Really? Oh, I remember now, that seems to be the case."
"So, what were you doing back then? Did you spend New Year's Eve with some girl?" Lin Yanwan asked with a slight lift in her voice.
"I don't remember. Anyway, it definitely wasn't with a girl. My first love was you. I was single at the time."
Lin Yanwan seemed to have anticipated this answer, and hugged him tightly: "We can spend this year together."
Jiang Xia smiled and nodded, then turned around and the two shared a deep kiss.
A little while later, the two left the rented room hand in hand. They saw that there were many pedestrians on the street. On this New Year's Eve, many couples were very intimate. It was estimated that hotels and guesthouses everywhere would be fully booked tonight, after all, the chance to have sex once a year only comes once.
After wandering around for a while, Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan didn't know what to eat, so they decided to eat at a roadside stall and eat as they strolled around.
"Where are we going?" She took a bite of the candied hawthorn, the crisp, sweet sugar coating encasing the sour hawthorn, and it tasted better than the ones from her hometown.
"Let's go to Tiananmen Square? To watch the first flag-raising ceremony of the new year," Jiang Xia said after thinking for a moment.
Having been in the capital for so long, he still hadn't been to Tiananmen Square, which was a real shame.
"Not sleeping tonight?"
The flag-raising ceremony is always held in the early morning, and it is said that tens of thousands of people line up to watch it every day. If you go late, you won't get a seat unless you stay overnight.
"Haven't we already slept for a whole day?" Jiang Xia grinned mischievously.
Lin Yanwan silently rolled her eyes. Could that be called sleeping? It was clearly just tormenting her.
The two finally managed to hail a taxi on the roadside, and Jiang Xia helped his wife into the back seat.
"Master, Tiananmen Square," he said.
"New Year's Eve?" The taxi driver looked at him with surprise. "Young man, you're probably not a local. Tiananmen Square is already closed at this time, but you can still go to the Tiananmen Gate Tower."
“Okay, let’s go to Tiananmen Gate Tower then.” Jiang Xia nodded.
He just wants to watch the flag-raising ceremony, as long as it's nearby.
The taxi had the air conditioning on, and Jiang Xia pulled Lin Yanwan's scarf down a little: "Where are your roommates? Did they spend New Year's Eve in the dorm?"
"I don't know about Si Si and Cui Jiaying, but they don't have boyfriends yet, so they should be in their dorms. But Qiu Ting is definitely in her dorm," Lin Yanwan said.
That kid has social anxiety; the more crowded or noisy a place is, the less he likes to go.
Thinking of Qiu Ting's personality, Jiang Xia chuckled.
Twenty minutes later, the two arrived at Tiananmen Gate Tower, where many people had already gathered, seemingly planning to spend the New Year in front of the portrait of the great man.
“Honey, stand there, I’ll take a picture of you.”
"What's so great about taking pictures with a phone these days? They all come out blurry."
“That’s what you call a sense of the times. I’ll take a picture of you here every year from now on, so that when you’re old, you can see the marks of time in the photo,” Jiang Xia said with a smile.
"Just me in the picture? Aren't you coming along?" Lin Yanwan raised her eyebrows slightly.
It would be very meaningful to do the same thing with him every year throughout your life. Even when you are old, seeing those photos will bring a smile to your face.
"Hmm, then I'll find someone to go."
Jiang Xia randomly found a young man by the roadside, handed him his phone, and then stood in front of the city gate with Lin Yanwan, making a simple gesture together, and the scene was frozen in time.
"Thanks, bro."
"No problem."
Lin Yanwan snatched the phone and eagerly found the photos in the album. Both of them were stunned at the same time.
The photo was overexposed due to the surrounding lampposts, making it impossible to see the two people clearly. Even the words "Long live the People's Republic of China, Long live the Great Unity of the People of the World" in the background were somewhat blurry. However, the image of the great man was well preserved.
"I told you, all the photos were blurry." Lin Yanwan pointed at Jiang Xia and laughed, "Look at you, your face is all distorted in the photos."
"It must have been that person's hand that was shaking!" Jiang Xia insisted.
As time slowly passed, more and more people gathered in front of the city gate, and it was almost the last minute of 2009.
A group of people were shouting a countdown: 9, 8, 7...
Jiang Xia held Lin Yanwan's hand, looked up at the kind portrait of the teacher in the middle of Tiananmen Gate, took a deep breath of the cold air, and suddenly felt a strange emotion welling up in his heart.
During those difficult times, the people were shouting "Long live the great man!" but the great man said, "Long live the people!"
My thoughts were interrupted by the deafening shouts, and I heard the final countdown in my ears.
Lin Yanwan turned her head to look at Jiang Xia's handsome face, tiptoed and kissed him, smiling slightly:
"Happy New Year, honey."
End of this chapter
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