Written at the beginning.

I was vomiting a lot tonight. My wife said, since you are vomiting like this, just take a day off and stop updating.

I said no, since I had promised everyone yesterday that I would update three times, I must fulfill my promise today. One should not go back on one's word.

As for the reason for vomiting, it was nothing serious. It seemed like I just had food poisoning.

The cause of the incident was that, because I have always liked to watch videos on how to make delicious food, some time ago, I happened to watch a video on how to make rice wine, and then I thought of the video clip I had seen before about "home-brewed rice wine in Guangxi, not much in alcohol", so on a whim, I bought sweet wine yeast and glutinous rice, and prepared to come back and make my own rice wine.

Just today, the rice wine finally fermented, so I couldn’t wait to drink two glasses during dinner.

The taste is quite good, sour and sweet, with a little bit of alcohol flavor.

My wife didn't dare drink it. She said she was taking Chinese medicine so she couldn't drink it, but I suspected she was just worried about my cooking skills.

I drank rice wine while eating, which felt pretty good, but not long after the meal, I found something was wrong with my stomach.

My stomach was churning all the time, and the food I ate was telling my brain that it wanted to see me again.

But I didn't want to see them again, so I had to endure it.

During this time, my wife noticed that I was not in good condition and asked me what was wrong. Did I drink too much rice wine?

I said, how is that possible, this is homemade brew, the alcohol content is not high!

At most it's food poisoning.

After hearing what I said, my wife felt relieved immediately.

"I was shocked. I thought you were drunk, but it turns out you just had food poisoning," said my wife.

However, I am not angry about what she said.

Because at this time, my mind was full of two thoughts: "Why don't you vomit? You will feel better after vomiting." and "You can't vomit. It feels bad to vomit. Think about it. The undigested food mixed with your stomach acid will flow from your stomach to your esophagus and then into your mouth. That taste is not good."

Originally, I planned to drink a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid to suppress the urge to vomit, but I couldn't find it after searching through all the medicine cabinets at home.

This became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

So I ran to the bathroom like a gust of wind.

'vomit!'

'vomit!'

I vomited twice, but I didn't want to vomit. In the end, I still had to face the food I had just eaten.

My wife was scared by me and ran to the bathroom. She patted my back as I was holding the toilet and vomiting, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? Are you having alcohol poisoning?"

When I heard this, I took a moment to look up and replied, how could it be alcohol poisoning, this is homemade, the alcohol content is not high!

However, after emptying my stomach, my body felt much more relaxed and I felt like I was back to normal.

So, I told my wife, who had been advising me to take a day off and not update, that I had to update and couldn’t let everyone wait in vain.

So, as you can see, I still updated, even though it's a little late.

Also, I don’t want to hear the phrase “home-brewed, not too strong” again for the rest of my life.

p.S: It depends on the situation tomorrow. If possible, I will continue with three updates. If not, just ignore what I said. That’s it.

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Just as Zhou Yu was comforting his girlfriend Qiao Meng and having dinner with her, Zhang Li, who was far away in the No. 2 Middle School campus, was also eating dinner at a fast food restaurant near the school gate.

Since there are only three days off for New Year's Day and high school students only have two days off, in order to make more time for studying, Zhang Li chose to stay in the dormitory during the holiday and concentrate on studying to avoid distractions when others go home for the holiday to avoid running back and forth and wasting time.

It’s not that Zhang Li didn’t dare to go home and face her mother alone. In fact, after Zhou Yu’s class meeting three months ago, whenever Zhang’s mother became impatient and wanted to lose her temper with Zhang Li, she would think of what the young teacher who looked quite young but spoke and acted very well said that day.

So, Zhang Li miraculously discovered that when she occasionally took a car ride of more than 40 minutes to go home, the mother she faced was no longer the mother who would suddenly lose her temper from time to time, but the image of the mother who was becoming more and more vague and gentle in her memory began to overlap.

After the results of the first mock exam and the last monthly exam came out at No. 2 Middle School, Zhang's mother's attitude towards Zhang Li became even better.

When facing Zhang Li, Zhang's mother no longer lost her temper and scolded Zhang Li, or complained all the time. Instead, Zhang's mother smiled more often, and began to speak in a gentle voice when talking to Zhang Li.

After finishing a full plate of shredded potato rice that cost five yuan, Zhang Li paid the bill, went out, and returned to her dormitory in the cold wind.

Today, except for the day students who live in Ruxu County, most of the boarding students like Zhang Li who live in rural towns have returned home. There are very few who are still staying in the dormitory like her.

So in the courtyard that was brightly lit at this time of the day, the only room that was lit at this time was the room where Zhang Li lived, which was still emitting light towards the dark night sky.

Zhang Li returned to the dormitory in the cold wind. Even though she had just finished her meal and was full of heat, she couldn't help feeling a little cold when she arrived at the dormitory.

After returning to the dormitory, Zhang Li did not immediately open her books to start studying as usual. Instead, after thinking for a while, she took out her mobile phone and dialed the number she had memorized.

'Beep', 'beep', 'beep'...

It didn't take long before the phone was picked up after ringing a few times. Before the person on the other end of the line could speak, Zhang Li spoke first.

"Dad, it's me, Ali," Zhang Li said to her father on the phone, "How are you doing out there?"

"Yeah, I know. I just saw that the temperature has dropped today and the wind is a bit unbearable, so I wanted to ask you how you are doing over there."

"That's good. Dad, remember to wear more clothes and don't catch a cold! Also, you should eat more and eat a balanced combination of meat and vegetables. Don't be reluctant to spend money!"

"Well, well... I didn't go home on New Year's Day. I thought if I ran back and forth on New Year's Day, the time wasted would be enough for me to finish two papers. I didn't want to go home, so I planned to stay in the dormitory and read more books."

"I know, I know, don't worry, Dad. I'll call Mom later, don't worry. Yeah, I understand, I'll be fine on my own, yeah, I'm willing to spend money, and I even ate a lot of food in the evening."

"Okay, okay, well, my mom and I will wait for you to come home for the New Year. I'm hanging up now."

After Zhang Li finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Originally, Zhang Li wanted to hang up the phone and then follow her father's instructions to call her mother.

However, even though Zhang's mother has changed a lot and now treats Zhang Li and her mother very well, Zhang Li still subconsciously resists making the call to her mother.

But after much hesitation, Zhang Li still dialed her home phone number.

'Beep', 'beep'...

The phone rang twice and was picked up immediately, as if Zhang's mother was waiting by the phone for Zhang Li's call.

After hesitating for a while, Zhang Li did not speak first and fell silent.

Two seconds later, Zhang's mother on the other end of the phone spoke first, which made Zhang Li quietly breathe a sigh of relief and quickly responded, "Mom, it's me!"

"Yes, I won't be back on New Year's Day." Zhang Li repeated to Zhang's mother what she had just said to Zhang's father.

However, what Zhang's mother said next made Zhang Li look a little surprised.

"Ah? Mom, you said you wanted to come to my place?!" Zhang Li was so surprised that she couldn't help but raise her voice. After the phone call, Zhang Li realized that her attitude was a little different. "No, no, I didn't mean that, Mom."

"I was thinking, if you come, what will happen to the chickens, ducks and land at home? The holiday is only two days long. Without people, the vegetables in the field are fine, but there is no one to feed the chickens and ducks. If you come, it... Oh, you just come and stay for half a day, right?"

Zhang Li hesitated a little, "You can come, but no, it's not that I don't want you to come, mom...Okay, then come over."

After hesitating for a while, Zhang Li finally said, "Then, Mom, if you come tomorrow, tell me and I'll pick you up at the station."

The station Zhang Li mentioned was the old Nanmen station where Zhang's mother took the bus when she and she came to Ruxu last time. It takes about dozens of minutes or an hour to walk to Ruxu No. 2 Middle School. Given Zhang's mother's reluctance to spend money, she probably wouldn't spend a few dollars to take a bus to No. 2 Middle School.

However, Zhang Li's words were decisively rejected by Zhang's mother on the other end of the phone. Zhang's mother just asked Zhang Li to read the book carefully and she would go to Zhang Li's side.

According to Zhang's mother, she came here to help Zhang Li clean up and wash clothes and quilts, and she had no other things to do, so she would go back after that.

In addition to making Zhang Li feel a little uncomfortable with the change in Zhang's mother, she also felt very complicated.

Zhang Li couldn't explain this emotion, but she knew that this emotion should be a positive feedback, just as Teacher Zhou had said before.

Everything is getting better, so I have to work harder to make myself better!

Zhang Li's eyes gradually became firm.

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