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Jiang Xi did not answer him, but looked outside the car. They had already arrived.

When they arrived at the gate of No. 1 Middle School, Jiang Xi got off the car, waved goodbye to him, and went to Grandpa's store.

Song Peifeng was still watching her back as she turned and left.

In fact, he did not need to get off at the gate of Wu Middle School. He had already arrived home a few intersections ago.

So Song Peifeng, who did not get off the car, turned around and went back.

The driver was still saying, "Young man, you could have gotten off the car just now. You are going back now. Aren't you taking a detour? You took this detour yourself, not me. You have to pay an extra dollar."

The fare for a trip at the end of the year is one dollar.

Song Peifeng responded lightly.

As soon as Grandpa Jiang saw Jiang Xiao, he sat up straight with excitement: "Xing Xiao, you're back. I heard from others that you were admitted to Peking University. Is that true?"

Jiang Xiao nodded vigorously: "It's true. Grandpa knows it too?"

Grandpa Jiang smiled: "I know, how could I not know? Everyone on the whole street knows it!" He was as excited as a child: "It's hanging on the gatehouse at the entrance of your school, with those big words!"

Grandpa Jiang was full of pride: "Your dean was setting off firecrackers at the school gate, so everyone knows it, right? That guy..."

It was a pity that Teacher Zhao's skit hadn't been performed at this time, otherwise he might have known how to describe it. It was really red flags waving, firecrackers blaring, and huge crowds of people!

"Even people from the TV station came to interview us!" Grandpa Jiang could brag about that scene all day.

Although he didn't see the news on TV in the end, and he didn't know which channel it was broadcast on.

He couldn't wait to go back to his hometown and brag to the old men there! Especially the photo of him and Jiang Xi at the gate of No. 1 Middle School, where they received the award banner.

Jiang Xi was afraid that the photo would get damp and easily bleach, so she asked the photographer to help her seal the photo with plastic, so that it could be preserved for many years without fading.

When Jiang Xi heard that No. 1 Middle School had put up a banner again, she was not surprised at all, after all, she had done this once in her previous life, and it lasted for a whole year. But Jiang Xi was still very excited and said to Grandpa Jiang: "Grandpa, let's go and take a group photo!" It

was still summer before, but now it was winter. Grandpa Jiang adjusted his down jacket, pulled the door down, followed Jiang Xi, and came to the school gate, calling the people who were taking pictures to come over and take pictures.

Grandpa Jiang actually had only one posture and one expression from beginning to end, that is, his hands hung stiffly on both sides of his body, and his face was expressionless.

But as soon as the photo was taken, he smiled and waited happily for the photo to come out.

Jiang Xi continued to type in front of the computer.

The next day, Grandpa Jiang couldn't wait any longer and asked Jiang Xi, "Have the photos been developed?"

He couldn't wait to go back home!

Jiang Xi ran to the photo shop to ask without any perfunctory answer, and came back to tell Grandpa Jiang, "The shop owner said they are developing them now. Don't worry, it will take at least three to five days for the photos to come out!"

Grandpa Jiang counted on his fingers, "Will it be after the New Year?"

Jiang Xi: "I'll go and urge them again."

Grandpa Jiang actually wanted to come back very much. He also wanted to brag to his old friends that his granddaughter was admitted to Peking University! Oh

my goodness, that's Peking University. Old Zhonghua, who runs a small shop, always boasted to him that his grandson was admitted to the university and became a college student. Can he do as well as his granddaughter?

Although he didn't understand which university was good and which was slightly better, he could still understand what everyone was saying, that the university in Beijing was one of the two best universities in the country.

In ancient times, this was the top scholar or Jinshi!

Grandpa Jiang couldn't wait to go home to pay respects to his ancestors. His family was really in a state of turmoil.

Until the day of New Year's Eve, Grandpa Jiang really couldn't sit still. He had to go home to pay respects to his ancestors.

Even when Jiang Xi said that the photos had not been developed yet, Grandpa Jiang said that he would wait until after the New Year to get them.

Jiang Xi thought for a while and said, "But Grandpa, I haven't received the university acceptance letter yet. If I go back to worship my ancestors now and tell them, and people find out, what if I don't get admitted? I was just signed up to Peking University, and the details will come in a year! Can we not tell our ancestors first and wait until I really get into Peking University next year before telling them?"

Grandpa Jiang didn't understand a thing, so he just listened to his granddaughter's tricks: "Yes, yes, yes, the meat will rot in the pot before you eat it yourself." He packed his bags and wanted to go back to his hometown.

Jiang Xi, who had just returned from the winter camp, was typing like crazy every day, just to provide more manuscripts for "Wu Xia". After several days of delay, when he really couldn't delay any longer, he said aggrievedly: "You all go back to your hometown, what should I do?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Of course we go back together!" Grandpa Jiang was confused by what she said.

Jiang Xi looked at Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Bai sadly: "But, Manager Qian said that my villa in Shanghai has been renovated. Grandpa, won't you go to help me warm up the house?"

The custom here is that the first year of the new house is spent in the new house, even if the house is not yet built, as long as the beams are put up and the roof is there, the first year of the new year must be spent in the new house.

But Grandpa Jiang had no idea about the house that Jiang Xi bought in Shanghai, and he had no feeling about it. The villa was still unfinished when they went to see it last time. He had never seen the other renovated house that Jiang Xi mentioned, and he had no idea about it. It was like someone said they bought a house, but they couldn't see or touch it. He knew about it, and then it was gone.

He had never thought about going to Shanghai for the New Year.

In his usual thinking, he had to go back to his hometown for the New Year. How could he not go back?

But after listening to what his granddaughter said, he felt that it was right. If his granddaughter's house was renovated and no one accompanied her to live there for a few days, how could it be warm?

In the minds of many local elderly people, it is unlucky if a new house is not lively after it is built.

He was torn between wanting to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors and wanting to warm up the house for his granddaughter.

Jiang Bai was straightforward and said, "Then let's go to Shanghai." Jiang Bai said, "I'll call the brigade headquarters and tell my parents that I have something to do and won't be back for the New Year." "

How can you not go home to visit the graves?" Grandpa Jiang always missed the graves in his hometown.

Jiang Qing said, "Aren't my uncle and my parents here? Can't we worship the ancestors with them?"

Of course, it's okay, as long as someone worships.

But Grandpa Jiang still felt very frustrated.

Jiang Xi could see that Grandpa Jiang actually wanted to go back, but when she thought about the end of last year, she, Grandpa, and Jiang Bai dragged a cart of food and walked hard on the narrow embankment. After the rain, they stepped into the muddy road and couldn't get out. The snow was slippery. There were boats on that road, which was fine on sunny days, but now there are no boats. In winter, the water level has dropped, and they have to walk longer than usual to get home.

Jiang Xi didn't want to leave.

She didn't want Grandpa to leave either.

Whether it was because she was afraid that Grandpa would fall, or it was her own selfishness, well, she admitted that she was just selfish! She just wanted to stay away from people who were draining her of energy. She was more concerned about her own feelings and didn't want to bear the negative energy of others!

She sat on a small chair with her head down, showing the spirit of a green tea girl to the extreme, and said dejectedly: "How about... Second brother, you accompany grandpa back? I'll go to the house in Shanghai by myself to warm up the house."

When Grandpa Jiang heard that his little granddaughter was going to spend the New Year alone in Shanghai, thinking of her poor little girl who was alone in the house without anyone feeling lonely, Grandpa Jiang couldn't sit still, and held Jiang Bai's hand and said: "It's just going to Shanghai Market! Let's go! Let's go now! Your uncle and his family are offering sacrifices to our ancestors, and the money for the ancestors' incense is indispensable. Besides, isn't your eldest brother still at home? "

In previous years, on New Year's Eve, Grandpa Jiang would come down to have New Year's Eve dinner with his youngest son's family. There were few rooms in the house, one for his son and daughter-in-law, one for his two grandsons, and one for his granddaughter. In summer, it was ok because he could sleep on a bamboo bed in the main room. If he slept like this in winter, he would freeze to death.

The river is very humid, and the bamboo bed is cool in summer, but it will get damp in winter. No matter how dry the quilt is in the sun during the day, it will be damp the next day when placed on the bamboo bed, and it is impossible to sleep.

Therefore, every year after the New Year's Eve dinner, Grandpa Jiang would walk up the mountain alone, holding a flashlight.

Grandpa Jiang had experienced the feeling of celebrating the New Year alone in the mountains too many times in recent years, and he understood too well the feeling of loneliness as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.

He couldn't imagine that they would all go home and leave his little granddaughter alone in the cold house to celebrate the New Year.

Whenever he thought of that scene, Grandpa Jiang's heart ached as if it was grabbed, and he urged Jiang Xi with his bag in hand: "Didn't you say you were going to the greenhouse in Shanghai? Hurry up, or there will be no cars if you don't go now!" Jiang

Xi had never thought that Grandpa Jiang would choose to go to Shanghai with her. She knew how much he wanted to go back to his hometown. His hometown was his root that he could not give up.

She knew she was selfish. She also thought that if Grandpa really wanted to go back, she would let Jiang Bai take Grandpa back.

She had lived alone for so many years and was used to it.

At this time, Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Bai didn't know that Jiang Song still didn't go home this year. In their worldview, Jiang Song didn't come back for the New Year last year, so how could he not come back this year? No matter if he had money or not, he had to go home for the New Year.

They called the brigade headquarters and finally arrived at Jiang Liu's villa at around 1:00 p.m. that day.

The villa had been ventilated for three months after it was renovated, and many of the home appliances in the house had been prepared for her by Manager Qian.

Although Manager Qian was given full authority, he currently has only a few projects on hand. The focus is on Jiang Xi's villa. Although the home appliances were also entrusted to him, he also made money from it, so he was very attentive.

Jiang Xi had already told Manager Qian in advance to help her turn on the heating today. As

soon as Jiang Xi and his friends arrived at the villa, a warm feeling came over them.

When Grandpa Jiang saw the big villa, he simply didn't dare to step in. He turned his head and looked at Jiang Xi: "This, this, this... is this really your house?"

They had been here before, but the surroundings were messy at that time.

But the development of Shanghai is changing with each passing day. It is not an exaggeration. Although the surrounding area is still under construction, it is no longer the fertile fields and wastelands.

Especially in this villa area, many people who bought villas are wealthy people who started to renovate the houses after buying them. At present, this villa area looks quite presentable. Some villas are already occupied. Under the bright lights, there is already a bit of fireworks.

Of course, most of them are unoccupied.

Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Bo walked in and visited this huge mansion for them like visiting a palace!

It is really huge.

Because many things have not been added yet, the whole villa looks very empty.

Although Jiang Wu asked Manager Qian to help her buy some basic appliances and turn on the gas, she still had to buy many things herself.

For example, the open bookshelf in the living room was still the same as the model room in her apartment. There were a lot of books left in his brother's warehouse that couldn't be sold, and there were also books that couldn't be sold by the bookseller. Several college students bought all kinds of unwanted books from seniors who graduated from school. Manager Qian bought them for Jiang Wu's bookshelf at a very low price. It was Jiang Wu's money that was spent, but the photos taken were of him and several college students from the Department of Design.

Manager Qian used good materials for the hard decoration of the house, but he tried to save as much as possible on some soft decorations. For example, all the household appliances and sofas in the villa are domestic brands. As for all the cabinets, they were made by his brother-in-law. The main point is to save as much as possible.

The more he saves, the more Manager Qian earns.

In order to take good photos, Manager Qian also bought some artificial flowers and green plants to decorate the house.

This is also the first time that Jiang Xi has come to visit this renovated house. Although he participated in the design drawings during the May Day holiday and told all his needs to Manager Qian and the college students who made the design plan, Jiang Xi has no idea what the actual decoration results will be like.

But as soon as he came in, Jiang Xi knew that Manager Qian was attentive.

But I don't know if Manager Qian is used to decorating a "model room". The villa he renovated still has some references to the design plan for the apartment by foreign designers, as well as the apartment house he renovated for Jiang Liu, plus the joint products conceived by several college students. When Manager Qian was decorating Jiang Liu's villa, he decorated it in the direction of a model room.

After all, Manager Qian had never seen what a villa looked like. When he was decorating, he would go to several nearby villas that were being renovated from time to time to learn from them.

After all, before this, he had seen the largest house, which was the model room of the apartment building and Jiang Liu's apartment.

Therefore, in terms of the overall decoration direction, he completely followed the way Jiang Qi decorated the apartment. The college students he invited and the classmates he asked to help him design and check the details, aesthetics, and color matching.

In terms of color selection, Manager Qian and the college students who studied architectural design and interior design chose bright and soft colors and reduced the proportion of dark colors. Therefore, even in winter, the first reaction of Grandpa Jiang and his friends when they walked in was clean and bright.

Because the house is very large, the upper and lower floors plus the basement and attic have a total area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters.

Even though Jiang Bai had lived in Jiang Wei's apartment before, he was still amazed when he saw such a large and empty house. After

visiting only the first floor, Grandpa Jiang felt tired, and more importantly, he was sweating.

He took off his coat. Even his old legs, which ached when the sky turned cloudy and in winter, seemed to be relieved a little in this warm house. He sat on the soft sofa, looked up at the house, and couldn't help but sighed: "My goodness, the two houses of the old family are not as big as this one, right? You will get lost if you live in such a big house?"

Grandpa Jiang just looked at the big house, but like Jiang Bai, he always felt unreal. He felt that the old man had never had such a beautiful dream in his life. He couldn't help but smile happily, thinking that he was dreaming. If he wasn't dreaming, how could he feel hot in the middle of winter? His feet stepped on the floor, not only was it not cold, but it was still warm.

But even if it was a dream, Grandpa Jiang also liked to watch it.

He rested enough, and with his hands behind his back, he looked from the first floor to the second floor, and then from the second floor to the attic on the third floor.

On the attic, as Jiang Xi said, a starry sky room was built on the roof. Although it was an attic, the floor height was about two meters, and the middle part of the roof was more than three meters high. With the starry sky room, it didn't seem cramped. You can lie on the floor and watch the stars.

But in this season, the sky is wet, and not only is there no star in the sky, but it is pitch black.

Grandpa Jiang looked at the wooden bookshelves in the attic. These bookshelves can not only hold books, but also some decorations. However, everything looks very simple now. But even so, when Grandpa Jiang touched them, the real touch still made Grandpa Jiang grin with joy.

He walked downstairs slowly with the help of Jiang Bai.

His legs didn't hurt so much anymore, and the old man's stubborn temper came up again. He didn't want Jiang Bai to help him, but walked down the stairs slowly by himself.

By the way, there is a pure wooden slide next to the third floor stairs. If Grandpa Jiang doesn't want to walk down the stairs, he can also sit on the serpentine slide.

Jiang Xiao thought that grandpa might be happy to try it.

But he couldn't try it now because there was no thick carpet underneath to protect it.

Jiang Xiao said he could try it later.

Grandpa Jiang was very disdainful: "No, who would sit on that thing? I fell down and I can't get it back."

But his eyes were curious about the wooden, polished and very smooth slide, and his eyes were full of eagerness to try.

It was like an old child who suffered a lot when he was a child and his granddaughter made up for his childhood.

He really wanted to try it, but he also knew that it might be very dangerous, so he couldn't try it. He wanted to keep this old and broken body, to see his grandchildren go to college, to see them get married, and maybe even see his great-grandchildren.

Thinking of the beautiful future, Grandpa Jiang was filled with joy, as if he had already seen two little kids happily sliding down this wooden slide.

His steps became lighter, and he said, "Okay, okay, it's just too hot."

Although he took off his thick long down jacket and wolfskin hat, he still had on his thick sweater and wolfskin vest. He was still wearing cotton wool pants, wool pants, thick cotton pants, and a layer of dust-proof pants on the outside. Grandpa Jiang was so hot that he took off his wolfskin vest and thick sweater, leaving only his autumn clothes and a thin sweater.

He asked Jiang Xi anxiously, "Where can I take off my pants? This room is too hot. I'm wearing so many clothes and I'm almost dying of heat."

Jiang Xi quickly took him to his room.

Grandpa Jiang's room is on the first floor. There is a power switch at the door. It lights up when you press it. There are also switches on both sides of the bed. The bed is not big, only 1.5 meters wide. Opposite the bed is a 25-inch color TV, which is also the only TV in this room.

Grandpa Jiang's room does not have a cloakroom. There is only a row of closets and a bathroom. Jiang Xi came to teach Grandpa Jiang how to use the toilet, how to use the bathroom, where is the hot water, where is the cold water, etc.

Grandpa Jiang is like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He is very curious about everything here and eager to try.

He is really a man who has seen the world!

This bathroom and toilet alone are almost as large as the small house where Grandpa Jiang lives in the mountains.

There is also a large massage bathtub in the bathroom. If Grandpa Jiang is not used to taking a shower, he can take a bath.

Looking at all this, Grandpa Jiang felt more and more that he was dreaming.

But this dream seemed to be very long, so long that when they walked into the kitchen, they found that there was nothing in the kitchen, no pots, pans, kitchen knives or cutting boards, but there were meat, eggs and vegetables prepared by Manager Qian for Jiang Xi in the refrigerator, and the gas was also turned on.

Grandpa Jiang was still thinking, this dream is so beautiful, maybe in the evening, there will be a large table of dishes automatically?

Grandpa Jiang sat in the car for a whole morning, and walked up and down the big villa for a long time. He was already tired, so Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai sent Grandpa Jiang back to the room to sleep.

Grandpa Jiang slept on the most popular Simmons bed at the time. Before he fell asleep, he was still vaguely thinking, the emperor's bed is no more than this, right?

After Grandpa Jiang fell asleep, Jiang Xi closed the curtains, leaving only a little light in the room, and went out with Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai followed Jiang Xi and Grandpa Jiang to visit the villa in silence.

After seeing Jiang Xi's apartment, he was no longer as surprised as when he first visited Jiang Xi's house, but he was still mostly surprised.

Because there was nothing in the kitchen, Jiang Xi decided to take Jiang Bai to buy daily necessities for the Spring Festival.

Grandpa Jiang was awakened by the heat. After waking up, the house was dim. He shouted several times, but there was no one in the house. He got up and sat in this huge house for a long time.

The house was so empty that Grandpa Jiang felt uncomfortable. Because the house was too big, it was so big that Grandpa Jiang felt that he had not woken up from the dream. The beautiful dream turned into a lonely dream that he didn't like.

He was used to sleeping on a hard bed, a mattress like Simmons, but he felt uncomfortable sleeping. He didn't have any strength anywhere on his body. In addition, the floor was hot, so he simply lay on the floor. When his legs were pressed against the floor, the warm heat on the floor was transmitted to his legs. He felt that his legs, which would be cold and sore in winter, seemed to be relieved a little, and he fell asleep again unconsciously.

When Jiang Xi and his friends came back from shopping and went into Grandpa Jiang's room to see him, the light was dim because the lights were off, and they only saw the quilt on the bed was lifted, but they didn't see Grandpa Jiang. When they heard Grandpa Jiang snoring from the floor, they realized that Grandpa Jiang had gone to sleep on the floor.

Jiang Xi was afraid that Grandpa Jiang had slept too much in the afternoon and couldn't sleep at night, so he woke him up.

Grandpa Jiang rubbed his eyes and sat up. Seeing his granddaughter and grandson, he smiled again. But he didn't want to watch TV alone in the room. He would rather go out and watch his grandson and granddaughter busy in the kitchen.

The kitchen was built on the underground floor. Grandpa Jiang had only visited the upper two floors before, and had not visited the basement.

There are also many buildings with basements in Jiangjia Village, but the basements in Jiangjia Village are for flood prevention, and usually only firewood is stored there. Grandpa Jiang originally thought that the basement of Jiang Liu's villa was the same as the basements of the buildings in his hometown. Unexpectedly, after going down, he was shocked. It was the first time he knew that a basement could be built so... It looks no different from the upstairs, and it is as warm as spring upstairs.

One wall of the basement is also made into a full glass wall, so although it is a basement, the lighting is very good. This part of the glass wall is made into a living room and fitness area, where you can sit here with good friends to drink tea, chat and gossip. If it snows, you can also sit here and enjoy the snow scenery.

After Grandpa Jiang walked around the basement, he couldn't look directly at the basement of his hometown.

In the evening, the family of three had a New Year's Eve dinner in the villa in Shanghai for the first time. The New Year's Eve dinner was cooked by Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai hasn't completely mastered his cooking skills yet, but he knows how to cook. He has watched Jiang's father cook since he was a child, and he has learned it well.

The three of them didn't cook too much. A dish of garlic sauce spare ribs, a braised fish, a portion of meatballs, and a stew of meat and vegetables made up a total of eight dishes. The portions of the dishes were not large. Except for the fish, which could not be touched according to the customs of the hometown, the rest basically went into the stomachs of Jiang Bai and Jiang Xi.

At first, Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Bai were a little awkward, but as the three of them ate, the awkwardness disappeared. Jiang Xi even moved the color TV from Grandpa's room, and the three of them ate New Year's Eve dinner while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

This year's Spring Festival Gala has a very classic song "Spring Story", but Grandpa Jiang's favorite is Teacher Zhao's "Red Sorghum Model Team". He likes such lively and festive programs.

In fact, in those years, Grandpa Jiang went up the mountain alone after eating New Year's Eve dinner. It was dark and cold. He had been alone for too many years. For the first time, he had grandchildren by his side, and he was watching the Spring Festival Gala. There was no cold air around him, but he was surrounded by a warm atmosphere. Grandpa Jiang felt that there was no more beautiful day than this.

Jiang Bai was the same. He thought that it was fine for him, his grandfather and his sister to be a family. His parents and his eldest brother were the family. Maybe they didn't care if there were no three of them in the family. Without them, his mother's temper would be better and she would stop quarreling with others, right?

After all, the people she didn't like were no longer around her.

After dinner, Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai set off fireworks in the yard. Afterwards, sporadic fireworks in the villa area broke through the dark sky and illuminated the night sky.

Jiang's father and mother sat at home all night. The New Year's Eve dinner was cold, and the three children did not come back.