Chapter 44
Ming Yunyuan was watching Ruan Yan eat one dumpling after another, and he was so frightened that he almost broke the dumplings.
Ming Yunle noticed it and said, "Be gentle."
Ming Yunyuan: "..."
He looked at the dumplings in his hand and then at the dumplings in Ruan Yan's hand. The difference between the dumplings was really huge.
Ming Yunle took a look, pointed at one and said, "I'll try this one. If I learn it, I'll make this for Chinese New Year this year."
Ming Yunle and Ruan Yanqi were having a great time, while Ming Yunyuan was studying hard alone.
Later, Ming Yunyuan called the chef and started to learn little by little under the chef's guidance. Ming Yunyuan also regained some of the feeling from last year.
After trying hard for a long time, Ming Yunle asked Ming Yunyuan: "Are you still learning?"
Ming Yunyuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's try wrapping it again in a couple of days and it will be about right."
He will go to the New Year's concert in the next two days.
Ming Yunyuan went to the kitchen to make dumplings twice more. After these two times, it was almost the New Year.
Ming Yunle and Ruan Yan walked together on the streets filled with the New Year atmosphere.
There were many people walking on the street. Ming Yunle passed by the mall and said, "Should I buy a red dress to wear during the New Year? It would be more festive."
He noticed that several people were wearing red clothes, and he wanted to buy some of them.
Ruan Yan thought for a moment and said, "I'll buy one too."
The festive atmosphere in the mall was also quite strong, and Ruan Yan had an indescribable feeling as he looked at all this.
During the previous Chinese New Year, Ming Yunle shared with him what it was like to celebrate the New Year in City A, but the feeling of being shared and experiencing it personally were very different.
He had already left City A at this time last year. This was his first New Year in City A.
There were quite a few red clothes, and Ming Yunle picked out a loose red sweater.
Ruan Yan picked for a while and found that the one he bought was almost the same as Ming Yunle's.
There were many New Year activities, and Ming Yunle and Ruan Yan saw one after walking for a while.
They also participated in two more.
A few days before the Chinese New Year, Xia Chen came to Ming Yunle's house.
Xia Chen asked: "Cousin, do you want to go out and play together?"
Ming Yunle had other activities and said, "I'm making pastries."
Xia Chen leaned over, took a look, and said, "It seems difficult."
"It's just very difficult." Ming Yunle said: "I flipped over."
"Do you need my help?" Xia Chen asked.
Ming Yunle shook his head and said, "I can do it myself."
Mingyuele went to Ruan Yan's house the day before yesterday and suddenly became interested in what he was doing.
Ruan Yan also taught him on the same day, but he had only learned some simple methods in this area before, so it was a bit beyond the scope.
As they talked about this, Xia Chen said, "Ruan Yan is really a talented person. He knows a little bit about everything."
"Yeah." Ming Yunle agreed deeply.
On the night of the Lunar New Year, the whole family made dumplings together just like they did last year.
Ming Yunyuan's skills have improved greatly, although they are still not as good as Ming Yunle's, because Ming Yunle has already mastered two.
But Ming Yunyuan was already quite satisfied, as the result of the wrapping had exceeded his expectations.
This time, Ming Yunyuan took the initiative to take a photo and posted it, seemingly intending to show off.
Seeing how enthusiastic he was, Ming Yunle smiled and asked, "Will you continue next year?"
"Yes, I make them every year. When I find that the dumplings I make are particularly good during the Chinese New Year, I will be shocked when I think about this year."
"Then you'd better make it once or twice regularly." Ming Yunle said, "Otherwise, you might not be able to make it like this by this time next year."
After they happily ate dumplings, Ming Yunle called Xia Chen and the others.
Xia Chen was also at home, with his aunt, uncle and Xia You sitting behind him.
After they chatted for a few sentences, he sent New Year greetings to Gu Jing and Qin Bai.
The last one was Ruan Yan's turn.
Ming Yunle had already taken a shower and was lying on the bed watching TV. Ruan Yan was in the same state.
Ruan Yan said, "I've seen your achievements. You've done a great job. The dumplings and pastries are successful. Maybe next year will be a smooth year for you."
After saying that, Ruan Yan asked, "Do you want to come out tomorrow?"
"In the afternoon, I'm going to my aunt's house in the morning."
This is a fixed process and cannot be suddenly interrupted.
"See you this afternoon then."
Although they had originally planned to go out, the weather was very cold today and they didn't walk outside for long.
They didn't know how many times they had forgotten their plans.
Ming Yunle is still the same, he likes to make plans but not to follow them.
They walked outside and felt cold, so they went to the mall to play for a while. After staying there for a long time, they decided to go out for a walk again.
When Ming Yunle saw this place, he thought of his home which he had not returned to for a long time.
He rarely lived here before, and spent most of his time at Ming's house. This time he moved directly back to Ming's house. He hadn't been here for a long time, and he still wanted to come.
I am such a strange person, Ming Yunle couldn't help but think as he walked back.
After pushing open the door, Ming Yunle actually felt unfamiliar with the place.
Scanning the doors in the house, he almost couldn't find where the study was.
Because someone comes here to clean regularly, everything is very clean.
It’s so clean that it seems there is no trace of life.
Ruan Yan saw it at a glance and said, "It seems you haven't been back for a long time."
"I haven't been back since I moved back. I figured since I'm passing by here, I might as well come and take a look. After all, it's my old home."
But they didn't stay long, because there was nothing left at home and there was no point in staying there all the time.
Come back if you want to, don’t stay if you don’t want to.
They just came back and sat for a while before leaving again.
After going out, they saw Ming Yunyuan.
Mr. Ming Yunyuan looked in a good mood, with a smile on his face.
Ming Yunyuan was very surprised that they came here. Ming Yunyuan asked, "Are you here... for a walk?"
Ming Yunle briefly explained why they came here.
Ming Yunyuan said, "No wonder, you rarely walk this way. Have you never come back to visit since you moved back home?"
"No."
In the past, he would come back because he wanted to see Ming Yunyuan, but recently Ming Yunyuan has been at the Ming family, so he has no reason to come here.
Ming Yunyuan nodded: "It seems that you were right to move back home."
As they talked, snowflakes fell from the sky.
Ming Yunyuan glanced at the sky and said, "Let's go back quickly. If the snow gets heavy soon, the road will be difficult to walk on."
Ming Yunle and Ruan Yan left the community.
They didn't have a car, so they took a taxi home.
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Winter is almost over, and Ming Yunle's photo album organizing activities are beginning to come to an end.
It’s not appropriate to say that it’s the end. As long as Ming Yunle continues to play, there will never be a day when it ends.
So it can only be said to be a temporary ending.
The last photo was taken in winter, and it shows a tree after the snow.
Ming Yunle took a photo of this tree on the roadside. He didn't have any special ideas when taking this photo.
I just looked up and saw the beautiful scenery, and I happened to have a camera in my hand, so I recorded it.
When Ming Yunle was sorting out the photos, he hesitated for a while whether to put this photo into the album, but finally put it in.
Because that snowfall was the last snow in City A that winter, and the photo was also very beautiful.
If I put it in, it will just take up space for one photo. There are still so many photos left in the album, so it would be a shame not to put it in.
Just consider it as a commemoration of the last snow this winter.
Ming Yunle opened the photo album again and turned to the last photo.
"What were you thinking about that day? I remember your expression was very deep."
Ruan Yan was also with Ming Yunle.
Ruan Yan made some snacks at home today.
While doing this, he received a message from Ming Yunle saying that he wanted to eat dessert later.
In that case, Ruan Yan drove directly to deliver the snacks to Ming Yunle.
When Ming Yunle was looking at the tree, he thought of Ruan Yan's serious expression that day and asked about it.
Ruan Yan looked at the photo for a long time but couldn't remember anything.
Ming Yunle reminded him, "When I was taking pictures that day, you said you were a little hungry, and you even muttered to yourself that you'd go back later to get... something or other. I didn't quite catch it."
Being reminded of this, Ruan Yan somewhat remembered the scene.
But he hadn't fully remembered yet. When he did, Ruan Yan felt a little embarrassed and said, "I couldn't find the coat I wanted to wear that day, so I wanted to go back and look for it. I was probably wondering where the coat was. I really liked that coat."
Ming Yunle: “…”
He was speechless.
Ming Yunle: "Did you find it in the end?"
Ruan Yan nodded: "I found it. The clothes are in a room I don't go to often. If I hadn't been looking for clothes, I would have almost forgotten what that room was used for."
Since the room was mentioned, Ruan Yan said a few more words.
"There's nothing in that room."
Ming Yunle asked, "Is it intended to be used as a warehouse?"
After saying this, Ming Yunle felt that something was wrong, because Ruan Yan's family had a warehouse.
So you just put whatever you want in there? Like the room where you put together a puzzle?
Ruan Yan said: "I originally thought that if one day I developed a hobby of collecting things, I would put them in this room."
"So this is the room dedicated to the collection?"
Ruan Yan said: "I had this idea at first, but there is nothing in it now. Now it seems that I was overthinking it. There is nothing I want to collect."
Seeing that Ruan Yan hadn't finished speaking, Ming Yunle asked, "And then?"
"Then one day when I came home, I thought about this room and wanted to think about what I could put in it, like a beautiful vase, beautiful artwork, etc. Not only did I not think of anything, I also left my coat in it."
Mingyun laughed happily.
Ming Yunle patted Ruan Yan's shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. Thinking too much will only backfire. If you want to put something in it but end up putting something you don't like, wouldn't that be even more uncomfortable?"
Speaking of Ruan Yan's home, Ming Yunle remembered that Ruan Yan had already lived in his new home for a long time, and that his home did have a lot more things than before. He asked, "Have you finally packed your things this time?"
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