New Year
"Wake up, you're dreaming!" The senior mercilessly awakened the idiot Silver Gradient from his dream, speaking inexorably cruel words at 37°C. "Those who can go up there to interview have all undergone professional training and possess spaceflight qualifications. And you, kid, you can't even pass an astronaut's physical."
"..." Yi Jingchen opened his cat eyes wide, so sad.
[Is this world's requirements for journalists so strict?]
Seeing the despair written across his face, the senior consoled him, "However, I can take you to visit the space base on Earth. There's a simulator there, so you can experience what it's like to be in a space station."
"Really?!" Yi Jingchen's eyes lit up again, his expression full of desire.
Unable to withstand the starry eyes, the senior replied helplessly, "Really, but before that, we have to complete today's interview."
"Okay~!" Yi Jingchen said in a cheerful tone, with a small tilde at the end of the sentence.
This time, they are responsible for interviewing famous livelihood projects.
The project cost more than trillions of yuan, spanning multiple provinces, cities, and autonomous regions across the country, benefiting hundreds of millions of citizens and significantly improving the country's water shortage problem.
The project is expected to be completed in six years. The completed part has already been put into use and has received numerous positive feedback.
The person in charge beamed with pride as he explained to the two reporters, "Our project is known as one of the three greatest miracle projects in China today. Even looking around the world, no other country can achieve anything like ours. The project aims to ensure basic livelihood needs and address water shortages caused by climate change... Uh, little reporter, is what I said funny?"
The person in charge was halfway through his speech when he noticed that the young reporter next to him was looking so focused that the corners of his lips were raised so much that he couldn't suppress them.
The person in charge began to doubt himself.
He has given countless interviews, and the content is always similar, but he has never seen any reporter laugh like this.
"Ignore him." The senior glanced at Yi Jingchen and said helplessly, "His mind may no longer be on the ground."
"No way!" Yi Jingchen immediately retorted, "I was just thinking, since our technology can already accomplish such a miraculous project, can we bring water to the moon in the future?"
[According to the principle that whoever maps first owns the land, the moon is already ours.]
[It's a shame that such a large piece of land cannot be used to grow vegetables.]
When the person in charge heard such a ridiculous request, he wanted to say that it was impossible.
After careful analysis, I feel that it is a pity to leave such a large piece of land abandoned.
"Let's go back and study it further. They said you couldn't grow vegetables in the Arctic, but they still let us grow them."
"Great~" Yi Jingchen proposed a bolder idea, "Then can I make a few more suggestions?"
Before the person in charge could say anything, the senior interrupted coldly, "Stop thinking, no!"
"Oh." A stupid cat drooped its ears and wilted in an instant.
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Spring came exceptionally early this year. Before the Spring Festival, the withered willow branches showed signs of sprouting.
Aurora will participate in the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve, and wish all the audience a happy new year together with many well-known artists.
Since the Spring Festival Gala is broadcast live around the world, they cannot go home for the New Year.
After the performance, the nine brothers returned to the dormitory to have the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Before the cook went on holiday, she prepared New Year's goods for them in advance, and Shu Lang was still the chef for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Yi Jingchen stayed beside him to help, and occasionally he would sneak a bite or two.
Du Xingwei, who had no talent for cooking, poked his head in to watch and grumbled, "It seems like it was the same last year."
Shu Lang recalled for a few seconds and smiled, "Indeed, I said last year that I would take you home for New Year's Eve dinner this year."
"Did you say that?!" Yi Jingchen had no idea what 'courtesy' meant and pressed the issue, "There's no announcement the day after tomorrow, so why don't we go the day after tomorrow?"
"The day after tomorrow, the second day of the Lunar New Year. By then, it's no longer called New Year's Eve dinner, it's considered a dinner for guests." Shu Lang smiled and made a promise to his stupid brother, "You're not considered a guest, so let's wait until next year."
"Then you must remember this next year." Yi Jingchen made a promise and buried his head in the bowl to scoop out a few prawns. After peeling them, he shared them with Du Xingwei. His hands were greasy.
"You two have been stealing food from the beginning to the end. Are you going to eat again later? Go away." Shu Lang finally got tired of him and drove Yi Jingchen out of the kitchen.
"Meow~" The main body occupies the C position on the sofa in the living room, squatting there and watching the Spring Festival Gala attentively.
Aurora came out early, so we could call it a day after the performance. The party was only halfway through when we returned to the dormitory.
By the time all the food was served, the New Year countdown started on the screen.
Yi Jingchen held the original body in his arms, pinched its paws and counted down together, "Three, two, one - Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year." Mu Gan held up a red can that suited the occasion and greeted the new year.
"Dad, Mom." Tian Xitu called his family on time, his tone very sweet. "I'm spending the New Year with my teammates this year, and it's quite lively here. I wish you all a happy New Year and good health."
Tian Xitu's parents saw the rest of Aurora's teammates through the screen and happily wished them a happy new year.
Yi Jingchen leaned his head over and said, "Happy New Year, uncle and aunt. Don't worry, I'll take care of the rabbit."
"Huh?" Tian Xitu was stunned for a few seconds. "What do you mean by leave it to you?"
——It seems that our relationship has not developed to this extent.
Mother Tian reacted quickly and said cheerfully, "You are his artist, so you handed it over to him, didn't you?"
"Yeah!" Mr. Tian said that a son who has been sold is like water spilled.
"That's right!" Yi Jingchen said confidently, "Look at aunt and uncle, enterprise-level understanding."
Du Xingwei has finally turned eighteen and can't wait to pour fruit wine into his glass to avoid being caught drinking baby juice again.
After Lu Jiu and You Lingyu counted down, they also sent text messages to their families.
Li Jibai glanced at his teammates and stared at his phone hesitantly for a few seconds.
Not long after, the phone screen lit up, and his father actually lowered his attitude and took the initiative to ask him when he would go home for the New Year.
Yoho.
It seems that while I was dealing with the situation calmly, my father had already completed his self-improvement strategy.
Last year on "Super Idol", the younger brothers didn't have cell phones and could only apply to contact their family every other day.
There are not so many restrictions this year. Except for Du Xingwei and Yi Jingchen, all the team members sent New Year greetings to their families.
After the blessing session, they looked at Yi Jingchen and Du Xingwei with complicated expressions.
You Lingyu suddenly said, "Well, let's celebrate together next year."
"Yeah." Lujiu nodded.
"You two will celebrate the New Year together next year? How sweet, let's round it up and get married." Yi Jingchen's CP brain started up again, and he shouted that the birds and the fish are real.
You Lingyu and Lu Jiu were completely speechless, as they had no idea that his angle was so unique.
Shu Lang took over and said, "I will take him to my house next year, don't worry."
After saying that, he turned to Du Xingwei and asked, "Are you coming?"
Du Xingwei shook his head, opened the memo, and said, "If there are no announcements next year, I should go to Brother Qiu's house for the New Year. Since I joined the company, they have arranged the order, and they take turns to take me to celebrate the New Year every year. I couldn't go last year and this year, and the brothers and sisters behind me were very anxious, afraid that they would not get their turn before they died."
"Okay, alright."
The few people who had just planned to take turns taking Du Xingwei to celebrate the New Year quietly put the idea aside.
The hundreds of seniors in Hell Factory are just worried that it won’t be their turn before they die.
They are ranked so far down that they really won’t get a turn before they die.
"Captain, do you want to take turns coming to my house for the New Year?"
"Okay, okay~" Yi Jingchen readily agreed, muttering happily, "A few years ago, during the Spring Festival, I could only stay alone in a big villa, eat New Year's Eve dinner sent by a seven-star hotel, set off millions of fireworks, and then reply to tens of millions of blessings. It was so boring."
"Well."
Everyone felt a little sympathetic towards him, but after listening to Yi Jingchen's description, they all fell silent.
"You call this boring?"
"Please, let me be this boring too."
"What do millions of fireworks look like?"
"You want to know? It's a pity that we can't set it off in the city. I'll take you to a place where we can set it off tomorrow."
“Okay, okay!”
Yi Jingchen picked up a large four-happiness meatball and nibbled on it slowly, occasionally mumbling, "Actually, I'm living a good life. I haven't treated myself badly."
"If I wanted to get in touch, there were people I could get in touch with, but I didn't want to."
After all, he has the blood of two wealthy families flowing in his veins, so naturally he would receive greetings every New Year.
In the past two years, the Yan family has hinted at their desire for him to return to their ancestral home to pay New Year's greetings.
This year, realizing that Yi Jingchen was the only bloodline in the family, those old-fashioned people who valued incense and offerings took the initiative to condescend to spend the New Year with Yi Jingchen.
Yi Jingchen blocked them all and completely refused to communicate with them.
As for Xiao E, although she didn't contact them proactively, she didn't even send a group message saying "Happy New Year".
But every Chinese New Year, Yi Jingchen would receive an additional amount of child support.
If Yi Jingchen is willing to give in, he can live a harmonious life with both parents.
But he didn't want to.
"I know what I want, so don't worry about me."
Several people were silent for a moment. After a while, Li Jibai finally spoke, "Are you happy now?"
"Happy." Yi Jingchen replied, "If Brother Liu doesn't ask me to lose weight after the New Year, I'll be even happier."
"Oh, I see."
"Then you can go to Shu Lang's house next year and come to my house the year after."
"Come to my house the year after next! My New Year's Eve dinner is very sumptuous, I'm sure you will like it."
"Why does the queue take so long?" Yi Jingchen asked doubtfully, "Can't I have New Year's Eve dinner at seven houses a year? I can eat a lot."
“…”
"Brother Liu! Brother Liu, where are you?"
At this moment, Liu Sui, who had just returned home for the New Year, sneezed violently.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the air is filled with a festive atmosphere.
Aurora only had some finishing work to do after the Spring Festival Gala. After it was over, each of the nine brothers received their New Year's benefits, and then they could go home.
Yi Jingchen took his teammates and asked the driver to drive for two hours, leaving the city and arriving at an open and quiet place.
This place is far away from the city, sparsely populated, and there is a thick layer of unmelted snow on the ground.
The driver opened the trunk and Yi Jingchen dragged out a simple tent and several blankets.
Luchu asked curiously, "Captain, did you bring us here to have a snowball fight?"
"Of course not, am I that naive?" Yi Jingchen immediately asked back.
"Hmm..." The teammates nodded silently.
"Uh." Yi Jingchen choked for a few seconds before explaining, "Okay, even if I'm really that childish, the main reason I brought you here today wasn't to play snowballs."
[Of course, if you guys want to play, I won’t refuse.]
[I haven't had a snowball fight yet!]
When Yi Jingchen was young, due to family restrictions, he had almost no friends of the same age.
Later, he was driven out of the Yan family and entered an ordinary living environment. However, the snow in winter became less and less, and his peers were no longer old enough to play snowball fights.
As a result, Yi Jingchen had never had a serious snowball fight until he was 21 years old.
All the Auroras, now adults, were silent for a few seconds before a thought came to their mind at the same time.
——It’s okay to have a snowball fight.
Yi Jingchen heard them remain silent and thought his friends were doubting him, so he quickly explained, "It's really not about the snowball fight, it's because of this."
As he spoke, he unloaded several boxes with "Inflammable and Explosive" signs from the back of the truck. They were the fireworks mentioned yesterday.
"You guys said you wanted to see it yesterday, so I contacted the fireworks factory and sent it over!"
"So fast?" Everyone was stunned by Yi Jingchen's swiftness.
The fireworks delivered by the fireworks factory look different from the ones I’ve seen before, and the packaging reveals a more expensive temperament.
The worker who delivered the fireworks said that according to the standards for large-scale events, each shot of this batch of fireworks would cost at least 5,000.
Even so, the boss gave Yi Jingchen a discount price because he was an old customer.
"Five thousand in one shot? You mean 'whoosh--bang!' Five thousand in one go?"
"Yes, you can calculate the price of a box by counting how many bullets there are."
“So expensive!”
"Oh my God."
"Actually, this is nothing."
Yi Jingchen told them, "Since the ban on burning has been relaxed, the gunpowder we consumed during the New Year can support a large-scale battlefield for two years."
"hiss--"
"Two years, so horrible."
The fireworks should be displayed at night to achieve the best viewing effect.
Before it got completely dark, no one knew who started it, but when we came to our senses, nine big boys were already fighting in the snow.
Li Jibai built a snowdrift with the accumulated snow, and he and Lu Ju hid behind it, rolling out many snowballs to provide supplies for their teammates.
Yi Jingchen rushed to the front with a pile of snowballs in his arms, and he threw them without distinguishing friend from foe.
Shu Lang on the opposite side used his body to block his teammates, holding a bucket of snow in his hand, and threw it towards Yi Jingchen, instantly covering him with a layer of ice and snow skin.
"Ah, it's so cold!" Yi Jingchen shrank his neck, shook off the snow on his body, and protested loudly, "You are breaking the rules."
"Huh?" Shu Lang asked blankly, the bucket still held in the air, "Do we have any rules?"
"..." Yi Jingchen held his breath and told him seriously, "Yes, of course! Start formulating it from now on!"
After some discussion, Aurora was divided into two teams.
Shu Lang led Mu Gan, Tian Xitu and You Lingyu as one team, and Yi Jingchen led Du Xingwei, Li Jibai and Lu Jiu as another team.
Teacher Xiaoyan acts as a referee and libero, and can leave the field at any time and join any camp.
According to the rules, as long as one side completely occupies the other side's base camp, it will be considered the winner, and water buckets cannot be used during this period.
Yi Jingchen looked at his teammates, then at the tall and strong Shu Lang, protested against the unfair division of the teams, and demanded to persuade Teacher Xiaoyan to defect.
Shu Lang protested, "Look at Mu Gan on our side, can he be considered a fighting force?"
Mu Gan was so cold that he huddled in the tent, rubbing a can of Wangzai milk in his hands, trying to warm it up.
Noticing his teammates looking over, Mu Gan raised a hand and said, "Don't hit me, I surrender."
"Nana, how could you do this!"
"I can't get sick," Mu Gan said reasonably, "I'm allergic to most antibiotics on the market."
Once you get sick, you can only rely on your own immunity to fight it.
As for Mu Gan's immunity...
Everyone looked at him and silently gave up their plan to pull him off the battlefield.
Teacher Xiaoyan stood among them and got a whistle from somewhere.
"Both sides' fortresses have been built. Now, the first round of war begins!"
"Charge!" As soon as the whistle sounded, Yi Jingchen bravely rushed to the front.
As soon as he crossed the center line, Yi Jingchen bumped into Shu Lang head-on and received a "brother hug".
The world suddenly spun.
By the time Yi Jingchen reacted, he was already pinned down, his limbs completely locked, and he had lost his ability to fight.
Looking at his teammates, Du Xingwei and Lu Jiu have almost no fighting power, and the only one who is still worth watching is Li Jibai, who is a brainy person.
Seeing that their team was about to fall, the free man Yan Zhichen could not bear it anymore and decided to temporarily go on the field to provide support.
The situation on the court was five against three, and the game was very close.
"Teacher Xiaoyan, I love you!" Yi Jingchen confessed to Yan Zhichen through the air, and grabbed a handful of snow with his fingers. Then, while Shu Lang was not paying attention, he stuffed it into his clothes.
"Ah!" Shu Langbing howled, and his hands lost their strength, allowing the agile Yi Jingchen to run away.
The situation on the battlefield reversed instantly, and Yi Jingchen's team gained the upper hand.
Seeing this, Teacher Xiaoyan decisively joined the opposing team to maintain the balance of the battle.
"Teacher Xiaoyan!" Yi Jingchen tried to persuade her, "Don't leave me!"
"Wake up, we are enemies now." Teacher Xiaoyan said and threw a snowball at him.
Under the balance of the master of keeping balance, Yan Zhichen, the snowball fight lasted from the afternoon to the evening, until all eight people were exhausted, and there was no winner.
At night, the sky turned dark and the nine people, tired from playing, sat outside the tent.
They moved the fireworks far away from the tent, used a branch to light the long candlesticks, and then pushed and shoved everyone and ran away.
After a long while, the fuse burned out, and a small orange-yellow light quickly rose into the air as they expected.
Yi Jingchen glanced at the introduction and said, "This is called Star Ring. I haven't seen it yet."
As soon as the words fell, a huge firework exploded in the air, and then there was another sound, and the firework exploded into the second section, like a silver ring surrounding the circular firework.
The round fireworks were fleeting, and the silver ring did not dissipate immediately. Instead, it streaked across the sky like a falling meteor.
"What a nice view!"
"I understand why it's so expensive."
Every box of fireworks that the fireworks factory sent to Yi Jingchen was of a different style with almost no duplication, fully meeting the needs of major customers.
The second firework that rose into the sky had a particularly long name, called "Time Difference Transformation Peony with Brocade Crown Ring". Just from the name you can tell that it is extraordinary.
The fireworks rising into the sky were slightly brighter than before, and the little friends were completely attracted by them.
"Pah—"
The moment the fireworks burst, the changing spots of light seemed to explode as if they were swimming, and still left small meteor-like tails in the air.
It's like a burnt peony, leaving behind a few sparks of starlight.
"Wow~" Yi Jingchen sighed briefly and then complained, "What a rehash! I saw this two years ago."
"Even if it's a rehash, I still think it's amazing."
"Yes, yes!"
"That's something more powerful than anything you've seen. It can even turn... Come on, it's called the Silver Dragon Flower Swim."
Yi Jingchen called out his name, and fireworks flashing white light burst into life, emitting a completely different white light in all directions.
The ray-like white light did not dissipate like other fireworks. Instead, it swam nimbly in the air, like a real dragon's tail.
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that the fireworks had grown to this extent.
"What is this firework called?" Du Xingwei stretched out his hand and pointed at the fireworks that were also moving around.
Yi Jingchen picked up the instruction manual and read out a name, "A white arrow pierced the hearts of many people."
"Huh? So that red thing is a heart?"
"Well, it's quite vivid."
Then many more fireworks exploded one after another, which made the children exclaim that it was an eye-opener.
Yi Jingchen looked at the sky for a while, then looked at his teammates around him, holding his face with his hands, and there was an unconcealable smile in his eyes.
On the evening of the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone thought that Yi Jingchen had already sent out New Year greetings during the day and would not be open for business in the evening.
I refreshed my screen before going to bed and saw new updates about my cat.
Aurora-Yi Jingchen: Snow scene, fireworks, important people. [Image] ×9
He posted nine photos, a short video of fireworks, and was the first to comment in the comment section.
Aurora-Yi Jingchen: I am super happy today, and I hope I can be this happy every year in the future.
[What beautiful fireworks! Why didn’t you ask me to watch them with you?]
[My stupid little minister has someone to accompany him now. I hope there will be someone to accompany him every year.]
[The point isn't having someone accompany you, right? I hope my baby will always be free and happy.]
[Yes, I wish you freedom and happiness forever! ]
[Speaking of which, Aurora doesn't have any plans tomorrow, what are you planning to do?]
[I know! Brother Lang said he would take Chenchen back to his godparents' house tomorrow.]
[I feel sorry for Shu's parents for a second. Remember to lock the door of the granary before going to bed at night.]
[The cellar is also locked]
[If it doesn't work, move the refrigerator to the safe]
Do Shu's parents need bodyguards? If they're the type who steal from the company, I'll just steal a few hundred million mouthfuls.
[Shu's father and mother: Even a hundred acres of land at home can't support you eating like this...]
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Spring has begun in the south, but the weather in the north is still cold, and the icy wind makes people shiver.
Yi Jingchen, wrapped in a thick down jacket, got off the bus heading to the town.
As soon as he arrived at the station, a little girl with her hair tied up in a bun, not even as tall as his knees, ran over with her arms open and hugged his legs.
"Brother!" the girl called out crisply, "Yaya misses you so much!"
Yi Jingchen asked blankly, "Who is Yaya?"
"Brother, don't you remember Yaya?" The girl raised her head aggrievedly, stared at Yi Jingchen for a while, and stepped back in shock, "You are not my brother!"
"Yaya, I'm here." Shu Lang walked out from behind Yi Jingchen, reached out and easily picked up the little girl, taking the time to explain to Yi Jingchen, "She, Yaya, your non-blood cousin."
Yi Jingchen thought about it for a while before realizing, "Wow, I got another sister for free!"
"Ah?" Yaya looked at Yi Jingchen in confusion, hugged Shu Lang's neck and asked, "Brother, who is he?"
Shu Lang replied, "My brother."
"Then why isn't he Yaya's brother?" The girl pouted, almost crying, "Yaya also wants a brother."
"Uh." Shu Lang began to think about how to make Yaya understand that his brother was not her brother.
Unexpectedly, the shameless Yi Jingchen quickly accepted this setting and called Yaya "sister".
"I already call you sister, you should give me New Year's money and buy me snacks, right?"
"Yeah!" Yaya thought for a while, nodded seriously, took out two candies from her pocket, put them in Yi Jingchen's palm, and stretched out her arm to touch his hair.
"My dear brother, my mother has kept my lucky money. She said she will give it to me when I grow up." Yaya showed a little cunning, "But I know where she hid it. I will steal it out and give it to you later."
[Here it comes, a common excuse for parents all over the country. I’ll give it to you when you grow up.]
[Speaking of which, this little girl is both stupid and smart. Could she really be my sister?]
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