"Is it true?" Xie Yan picked up the phone beside her and checked, "Let me see, our unit didn't issue it... No, it was issued, all non-important support units will have a holiday, and we will also have a day off."

"How could there be a blizzard in this weather?" Chu Zhishui questioned, "It's not even zero degrees now."

According to the current temperature in Huaijiang City, the snowflakes melt as soon as they fall, and it is impossible for them to accumulate.

"What if there is a strong wind and a drop in temperature tonight? Anyway, the holiday notice has been issued." Chu Xiaohe reminded, "Remember to close the windows at night, maybe it will snow at night."

Before going to bed, Chu Zhishui also received a notice from the Observation Bureau. It seems that it is indeed a unified regulation of Huaijiang City. She thought it was weird that hail fell on her birthday, but when she thought about being able to rest at home for a day, she felt it was not bad.

After a good night's sleep, the next day was the beginning of winter. Not only was there no blizzard or hail, but the sky was clear and the wind was gentle. There was no sign of the tension in the weather warning. The sky was light blue, the sun was soft, and the temperature was more comfortable than the previous two days.

As soon as the windows at home were opened, the children's happy laughter floated in. Since the city notified that classes would be suspended for a day, the children all came out of their homes to play everywhere, and some parents who were on vacation even took their children to the park for a leisurely walk.

"I was worried that the traffic would be bad today, or that there would be waterlogging in the city." Chu Xiaohe came back from buying groceries and said, "In the end, there were more people in the supermarket than usual, and the park was full of parents with children. They were very happy."

The residents of Huaijiang were still trembling with fear yesterday waiting for hail, but when they woke up today and found that there was not even a cloud, they naturally felt relieved and ran out to have fun. Those who stick to their posts are not under pressure either. Anyway, they just sit in the unit for a day, and other places are notified to have a holiday, so they can't do anything serious.

At lunch, Chu Xiaohe showed off his cooking skills and prepared a table full of dishes. Boiled shrimp, steamed fish, roasted pork ribs with potatoes, stir-fried seasonal vegetables and cold shredded zucchini, and a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms. He also opened a bottle of red wine to celebrate his daughter's birthday.

Xie Yan raised her glass with a smile and joked, "Today is really like a city-wide holiday!"

"That's great, let's take a day off." Chu Xiaohe joked along. He clinked glasses with his wife and daughters, and then looked at Chu Zhishui and sighed, "You've grown up so fast. You were only a little girl before, and you had to hold my hand when I took you out."

In Chu Xiaohe's memory, Chu Zhishui was still a little girl. She was short at that time, and could only hold on to her father's little finger when she went out. She walked slowly, and people were always afraid that she would fall at any time.

He said kindly, "From now on, you will hold our hands."

Chu Zhishui glanced at the wrinkles on her parents' smiles, and her heart was inexplicably sour and swollen, and she said softly, "Yeah."

"Okay, let's have a drink and eat, happy birthday!"

The family of three chatted for a long time while eating, and they all cherished the time they spent together.

Chu Zhishui hasn't enjoyed such a simple and warm moment for a long time. Since she went to Yinhai City, she basically has no chance to celebrate her birthday at home. She has classes during school and is even busier after work.

When the unchanging and complicated affairs occupy life, people have no energy to care about other things. They can only be pushed to move forward numbly. It is difficult to have such a break.

Even if today is not a birthday, it is still a day worth celebrating.

Sleeping in, eating a big meal, chatting, taking a bath, it won't take long before it's afternoon.

Chu Zhishui had a big meal at noon. She casually flipped through her mobile phone and replied to her friends' birthday wishes one by one. Wang Yiwen sent it at a sharp point in the night, and Jin Yu sent it after getting up. She regretted not eating the cake.

Jin Yu just celebrated her birthday this year, so she is still a child and pays special attention to the birthday ceremony. Fortunately, she did not buy a fresh fruit cake, but a mousse-like texture. She put the jelly in the cafeteria freezer and can still enjoy it at work tomorrow.

Chu Zhishui saw that the weather was excellent, and she was eager to go out after a rest. She said hello to her parents and decided to go out for a walk.

As soon as she walked out of the building, the cool and fresh air rushed in, making people wonder if it had snowed, otherwise there would not be a dry smell mixed with frost. Generally, only when the snow has stopped and the sky is clear, the sky will be so blue and the air will be so dry.

Two or three elderly people in thick clothes were sitting on the benches in the community. They gathered around the chairs to bask in the sun, chatting about family matters with a smile on their faces. Occasionally, they would meet people with children and wave and call them to stay and chat.

Nice sunshine, nice day.

She didn't make any appointments with any friends and strolled aimlessly along the road.

Chu Zhishui walked casually towards the river, wanting to stroll along the long bridge to the bustling street opposite.

Lao Bai was arrested on this bridge. There were few people that night, but there were busy cars during the day. The clear waves were rippling, and the river had not frozen yet. The blizzard and hail were indeed false weather news.

She walked halfway to the center and suddenly saw a familiar tall and thin figure by the bridge.

Xin Yunmao leaned against the railing beside the long bridge, wearing a dark blue sprint coat with a standing windproof collar that covered half of his chin, giving off an aura of indifference that said "keep away from strangers". He put one hand in his pocket and straightened up when he saw her. The metal zipper on his collar shone with a cold light, swaying and shining in the air, which really attracted people's attention.

"Why are you here?" Chu Zhishui was surprised when she saw him walking over slowly, "Did you know I would pass by?"

She looked around, wondering where he came from and whether he was seen by passers-by.

"You can feel it." Xin Yunmao took out a green bamboo tube from his pocket. He handed it to her, looked away, and whispered, "Happy birthday."

"Thank you." Chu Zhishui hurriedly took it. She held the heavy bamboo tube and felt the liquid shaking inside. "This is..."

"Wine." He lowered his eyes and pursed his lips and said, "Didn't we agree on it?"

"It's really bamboo wine." Chu Zhishui found that the bamboo tube was very thick and could even be held in both hands. She hesitated and said, "This container is not you." It

was so cruel to use him to hold wine. She felt bad.

"Of course not!" Xin Yunmao glared at her. His eyebrows jumped slightly, but he couldn't bear to blame her. He hesitated and said, "...Don't always want to do weird things with me."

Why would you want to use him to hold wine? Could it be that he was going to use him as a wine glass?

He glanced at her pale lips, then quietly looked away. Suddenly, he didn't dare to think any further. It felt like there was a drum beating in his chest, and the drumbeats sounded restless.

Chu Zhishui knew she had misunderstood. She held the bamboo tube in her arms and said shamefully, "Don't always say such weird things!"

"There's one more thing, but you'd better not take it." In order to cover up his own gaffe, Xin Yunmao reluctantly stretched out his hand, revealing a small package woven from dry grass leaves in his palm. It was bulging, and no one knew what was inside.

Chu Zhishui heard him say this, and she honestly didn't stretch out her hand, and asked, "What is this?"

"Flower and grass seeds." Xin Yunmao said seriously, "Actually, I don't think we need to plant these. Too many plants in the yard will make it look messy."

He didn't want to give it to her at first, but he agreed in Danshandu, and going back on his word was not in line with his character.

Chu Zhishui had already guessed that his next sentence would be to promote bamboo. She grabbed the small package of dry grass leaves and said decisively: "Of course we have to plant them. The yard can't be empty."

"Humph."

This year's Beginning of Winter was not as cold as in previous years. Apart from her family, Chu Zhishui didn't expect that the first birthday gift would come from the bamboo demon. Jin Yu and other demons are now on vacation at home, and only he made a special trip here. It was really a bit hard.

She took out her mobile phone to check the time, looked at the street and thought for a moment, and suddenly handed him the bamboo tube and seeds in her arms.

Seeing the things being returned, Xin Yunmao was stunned, and a feeling of loss surged up like a tide. He blurted out: "Why?"

"Why why?" Chu Zhishui was surprised, "Help me get it first, let's go for a walk, it's not convenient for me to take it myself, return it to me later."

He could just put the things away, but she had to carry them all the way awkwardly, which would naturally be troublesome.

"...Oh."

Xin Yunmao took the things obediently, and hid the two gifts with a slight movement of his fingers.

Chu Zhishui's hands were free, and then she looked down at the navigation: "Let's go, let's play for a while and then go back."

In the busy street, through a narrow alley, the simple and old game city came into view. The claw machines filled with plush toys, the independent KTVs like telephone booths, the fancy dancing machines, the colorful gambling wheels, the game city today is more lively than usual, and there are even a group of children who don't have classes.

"This place is still open." Chu Zhishui exclaimed, "I always feel like it was like this when I was a kid."

She wanted to give it a try and relive the fun of her childhood, but she didn't expect that this place was really open.

Xin Yunmao had never been to the game city before. He followed her in blankly and watched her buy game coins at the counter. The game coins in the small city are quite cheap, not as expensive as those in the Silver Sea Mall. A basket of shiny silver coins is enough for one person and one monster to play for a long time.

"It seems I bought too much, and I can't finish playing today." Chu Zhishui put a silver coin into the claw machine and started to operate it by holding the joystick. She had good luck on her birthday and she caught a plush pendant on the first try, but it seemed that it could only be hung on the backpack.

She turned her head and saw Xin Yunmao staring at her motionlessly, so she simply handed the silver coin in her hand to him and said with a smile: "Do you want to try it?"

They moved to another claw machine, and Xin Yunmao imitated her and put in the coin for his first experience of grabbing a doll.

The silver hook clamped the toy, swaying and squeaking all the way, and it was about to reach the exit. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden violent shaking, and the toy fell back to its original position with a snap, as if nothing had happened.

Xin Yunmao couldn't believe it: "Why would it shake?"

Chu Zhishui explained calmly: "Of course it shakes, how can the boss make money if it doesn't shake."

Xin Yunmao was very dissatisfied, he threw in another silver coin and continued his doll-grabbing business.

Not long after, Chu Zhishui realized that he had spoken too early. According to the clumsy operation of the bamboo monster, they should be able to use up the game coins and don't have to worry about taking them home.

But Xin Yunmao fought and lost again and again, and he went from being expressionless to being cold all over. It was obvious that he started to get angry with the broken machine. He was still unwilling to change the machine and insisted on avenging his previous shame on this stage. His right hand never dropped from the joystick.

Chu Zhishui patiently instructed: "You have to predict where it will shake. It will definitely not work if you just clamp it like this."

At some point, a little boy came over. He probably came to the game city to play, but when he passed by, he was attracted by Xin Yunmao who failed frequently, so he simply stood aside and stared at the bamboo monster clamping the doll.

Xin Yunmao is usually as cold as ice and has a strong aura. He can scare the transformed monsters, but for some reason he has no intimidation on the cubs. When he followed Boss Peng up the mountain, the ginseng cubs were disrespectful to him. Now that he followed Chu Zhishui to the game city, his usual alienation was also useless to the human cubs.

The little boy tilted his head to think, covered his mouth in anticipation, and regretted it, just like a fan watching men's football, standing by the claw machine to watch Xin Yunmao's actions.

The hook swung again, and the toy fell down powerlessly. Xin Yunmao still failed.

The little boy was looking forward to it, but when he saw that he still couldn't catch it, he looked at Xin Yunmao with a complaint, and finally sighed: "You are so bad."

The tone of his voice was exactly the same as that of the disappointed fans.

Xin Yunmao frowned. He glanced at the little boy and sneered, "You little brat, you don't know etiquette."

The little boy immediately changed his words, using more polite words: "Hello, brother, you're so bad."

"..."

Chu Zhishui burst into laughter in her heart, but when she saw Xin Yunmao's face was gloomy, as if he wanted to beat up the naughty boy, she immediately suppressed her laughter and secretly advised: "God, please calm down, God, please calm down. Who said that you won't bother with mortals who offend you? Don't lose your temper with children."

The little boy was not afraid of Xin Yunmao's cold gaze. He looked back at him frankly, obviously thinking that he was right.

Chu Zhishui coughed twice. She thought that she couldn't continue the stalemate. She simply reached out to take a silver coin, and directly picked out a plush toy, handed it to Xin Yunmao, and comforted him: "Okay, let's change to play."

Don't let the little boy laugh at you again. The son of the God can't afford to be hurt.

Xin Yunmao took the toy, and he felt satisfied. He glanced down at the little boy, and his arrogance was fully reflected.

"What's so great about it?" The little boy didn't buy it. He rolled his eyes and said bluntly, "It's just your girlfriend who caught it for you."

"..."

The man and the demon were about to leave. When they heard this suddenly, they stood stiffly in place.

Chu Zhishui had just tried to persuade Xin Yunmao, and now her fists were stiff, but she squeezed out a gentle smile and gritted her teeth and said, "Whoever came up with the idea of ​​suspending classes should let them go to school today."