Chapter 521 Extra New Year!
In the small world, they ushered in the first New Year with an accurate date.
Due to the Blue Planet's perennial rotation anomalies, He Rui had long since given up on keeping track of time. This New Year, calculated after the Chinese government rewrote its calendar, was particularly precious.
He Rui and Ji Changqing sat side by side on the sofa, watching the gala projected on the living room by the intelligent computer.
There were a few simple home-cooked dishes on the table, and the two chatted while eating.
"My family has a tradition," He Rui said, picking up a piece of fish, his eyes filled with nostalgia. "When making dumplings, we put clean coins and red dates in them. Eating a coin means prosperity in the coming year, and eating a red date symbolizes long-lasting blessings." He looked at Ji Changqing, "Does your family make dumplings with coins?"
Ji Changqing shook his head slightly, the strands of hair on his forehead swaying slightly with the movement, "No."
"What kind of dumplings do you like?" He Rui asked again.
Ji Changqing's eyes revealed a bit of confusion. "I don't have a favorite. Anything is fine. What about you? What kind of filling do you like?"
"My taste might be a little special," He Rui chuckled, "I like potatoes as dumplings and green peppers as buns."
Ji Changqing raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, his eyes filled with smiles: "That is indeed... unique."
After dinner, the two began making dumplings. He Rui mixed the filling while Ji Changqing expertly kneaded the dough. The dough gradually became smooth and pliable between his slender fingers.
"Strange, I know how to make dumplings..." He Rui stared at the crooked dumplings in his hands in frustration, then looked at Ji Changqing's neatly arranged crescent-shaped dumplings and muttered unwillingly, "I'm good at painting and pottery, and I'm not clumsy, so why can't I make dumplings properly?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt his body lighten—Ji Changqing held him on his lap. Before He Rui could react, a pair of warm hands covered his hands, guiding him to slowly knead the dumpling wrappers.
"Look, wrap it like this." The man's voice sounded in his ears, and his warm breath brushed across He Rui's earlobe.
Under his guidance, a plump and beautiful dumpling quickly took shape. "Success!" He Rui exclaimed in surprise, "This is the best-looking dumpling I've ever made since I was a child!"
Ji Changqing chuckled and continued to hold his hand as he wrapped another dumpling. But the person in his arms was no longer paying attention to the dumplings.
He Rui tilted his head slightly, and the handsome face so close to him made his breath hitch. When Ji Changqing lowered his eyes to look at him, those cold eyes were always filled with tenderness and doting, like the first snow melting.
It is so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it.
He felt his heart beating violently in his chest, and the sour emotions were almost overflowing.
This is it... Do you like it?
Thinking that this person was already his, He Rui felt secretly happy and satisfied.
He really never made the wrong choice in major matters.
Even though he hadn't figured out his feelings before, and was too slow to fully understand them, and was still a novice in relationships, he knew that he had to settle down with the other person first and not let his brother Ji get away.
Instinct and emotion made the choice before the ignorant heart.
Now that he has come to his senses and is slowly sorting out his feelings, He Rui discovers that he really likes the other person very much.
"I love you so much..." He Rui whispered softly, wrapping his arms around the man's neck. When Ji Changqing looked at him with a smile, he couldn't help but kiss him.
When I think of the future, my heart feels like it’s wrapped in tenderness, filled with a sour and sweet feeling.
Year after year, morning after morning and evening after evening.
He wants to be with Brother Ji forever.
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