Shao Pingge stared at Lin Qiye for a long time, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he glanced behind Lin Qiye.
"They didn't follow us, did they?"
"I didn't tell them."
"That's good."
Shao Pingge breathed a sigh of relief, "It's the last year of reunion. If my departure ruins the atmosphere, I'll be guilty of a great sin."
Shao Pingge listened to the laughter coming from behind the door, with tenderness in his eyes.
"Can't we leave after the New Year?" Lin Qiye couldn't help but ask.
"I go to the front line so that everyone in Daxia can spend this New Year without worries." Shao Pingge smiled, turned around, and walked away, his steps a little lighter than before.
He waved his hand and said:
"The next time we meet will probably be on the front lines. In any case, thank you for your blessing, Qiye.
Happy New Year."
After watching Shao Pingge leave, Lin Qiye sighed and turned back to the courtyard.
"Qiye, where have you been?" Baili Pangpang put a plate of braised fish head on the table, rubbed his palms, and looked at Lin Qiye who was walking back in the distance.
"Nothing, just a gift to a friend."
"Friend?" Baili Pangpang thought about it and didn't ask any more questions.
"By the way, where's Lu Baoyou? Why can't I see him?"
"As soon as I bandaged his wound, he left on his own. He must be not used to the atmosphere here."
"oh……"
"Qiye, call them all, it's time for us to have the New Year's Eve dinner."
"good."
Amidst laughter, everyone took their seats. Chen Han sat close to Lin Qiye on the side. Looking at the sumptuous dishes on the table, he couldn't help swallowing.
He hadn't had such a sumptuous meal for a long time.
Next to them was Baili Pangpang, who was laughing and giving Rolex watches as New Year gifts to members of Team 006 one by one, Cao Yuan, who was silently cracking melon seeds, Jiang Er, who was floating in the air chatting and laughing with the female members of Team 006, and Shen Qingzhu, who was holding a can of beer and gulping it down.
An Qingyu squatted in the middle of the yard, fiddling with a black iron box carefully, not knowing what it was.
Across the table was the lively and laughing 006 team.
Li Zhenzhen held the white cat Fang Mo in her arms and glanced absentmindedly at the empty seat in the center, with worry in her eyes.
"Zhenzhen, don't worry, Captain Shao should be back soon." Zhang Zhengting patted her shoulder, "Come, eat!"
Ding-ding-ding! !
When the New Year's bell rang, everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to look in the direction where the bell came from.
An Qingyu raised his eyebrows and gently patted the iron box in his hand. Amidst a sharp whistling sound, dozens of fireworks flew into the sky from the box at the same time and disappeared into the dark night.
boom--!!!
An earth-shattering explosion sounded, and brilliant colorful fireworks, like a dancing meteor shower, rapidly spread out in the surroundings, covering the entire sky of Shangjing City in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, the night sky was completely illuminated, as gorgeous as a dream.
"Fuck! Is this a firework?" Lu Hu's eyes widened. "If this...if it were set on the ground, it would blow up Shangjing, right?"
“Don’t worry about the details.”
Yuan Gang stood up from the table holding a wine glass, looked at everyone with a smile, and raised the wine glass in his hand:
“Cheers to the new year!”
"cheers!"
…
Brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky.
The colorful lights and shadows intertwined and projected under the bridge in the suburbs of Shangjing City. The little beggar hugged his legs and wrapped himself in a tattered blanket, looking at the magnificent fireworks above his head, his eyes full of obsession.
Then, her eyes fell on the weedy wasteland in front of the bridge, and she saw a bandaged, staggering figure walking slowly towards her under the light of fireworks.
It was a one-eyed black-haired boy.
The little beggar's eyes lit up.
She quickly got up from the ground and watched Lu Baoyou walk into the bridge hole and slowly sit down leaning against the opposite wall. She couldn't help but speak:
"I thought you wouldn't come back."
"I said I would come back for dinner today." Lu Baoyou said lightly.
The little beggar's eyes fell on the blood-stained bandages on his body and his lips pursed slightly.
"The wounds on your body..."
"It's just a minor injury." Lu Baoyou touched his hungry stomach and was silent for a moment, "Have you bought instant noodles?"
“I bought it!”
The little beggar took out two boxes of instant noodles from under the blanket in the bridge hole, and gently placed them on the ground beside the campfire as if they were treasures.
Above the flickering bonfire, there was a discarded old cadre's teacup, and a pot of hot water was bubbling. The little beggar wrapped his fingers in a blanket, carefully took it off, and poured it into the instant noodles.
Lu Baoyou sat by the wall, watching the scene quietly.
A few minutes later, the aroma of instant noodles spread under the bridge. Lu Baoyou swallowed his saliva and was about to reach out for his box of instant noodles when the little beggar suddenly spoke:
"Wait a moment!"
"Um?"
Lu Baoyou looked at her in confusion, only to see the little beggar run all the way back under the blanket, carefully took out a packaged sausage, and walked up to Lu Baoyou with a bright smile.
She broke the sausage into two pieces with force, one big piece and one small piece.
She handed the larger piece of ham to Lu Baoyou.
"Here, this is for you."
"I don't remember asking you to buy sausage."
“I bought this with my own money!”
Lu Baoyou took the sausage and hesitated for a moment, "You bought this yourself, why are you giving me the big one?"
"You protect me and I take care of you, isn't that fair?"
The little beggar smiled slightly. Under the brilliant fireworks, her eyes shone like stars. She raised the instant noodles in her hand and gently touched them with those in Lu Baoyou's hand.
"Happy New Year, my hero."
Lu Baoyou stood there in a daze.
…
New Year’s Eve has passed and a new year has arrived.
While most people are still immersed in the joy of the New Year, the busy recruits have already begun packing their luggage and preparing to return to the training camp.
"Fang Mo, have you finished packing your things?" M..
"Well, that's about it, let's go."
Fang Mo, who had turned back into human form, walked out of the room in the courtyard, carrying a tactical bag and holding a black box, and walked towards the door with Li Zhenzhen.
"I'm leaving! I should be able to be back in seven days!" Li Zhenzhen turned back and waved to everyone in Team 006 as she walked away.
Zhang Zhengting and others waved goodbye with a smile.
"Tsk, why do I suddenly feel like my daughter has been kidnapped by someone?" Lu Hu muttered quietly, "I'm getting more and more annoyed with that cat boy..."
"I appeal." Zhang Zhengting raised his hand silently.
Fang Mo and Li Zhenzhen just walked out of the gate of the courtyard and were stunned.
Sitting next to the snow-covered door was a figure they would never have expected.
"Lu Baoyou? Why are you here? Why don't you go in?" Li Zhenzhen asked in surprise.
Lu Baoyou looked up at them, stood up silently, and after hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to the two of them...
"Lend me some money."