Chapter 66 World 2 [36]
The New Year's Eve dinner for six people made Grandma Shao's New Year's Eve a little more lively this year. Because of Yu Hongjun, the Spring Festival Gala also had a little more anticipation than usual.
Although the skit was still as boring and daddy-like as before, when Yu Hongjun appeared with the microphone and singing, the six people sitting in the living room all watched the Spring Festival Gala seriously.
Director Li also took out his mobile phone to shoot a short video, probably sending it to Yu Hongjun.
"Hongjun sings very well." Jiang Qingyi's face was also full of smiles. After she learned that Mu Chengzong and his group were thrown into prison, her condition could be said to be visibly improving.
"That's right. Sister Hong is a well-known veteran actor in the three fields of film, television and music." Director Li said with a smile, "Everyone, please look at the camera. I'll take a group photo for Sister Hong."
After hearing Director Li's words, the five people sitting on the sofa all looked at the camera with smiles on their faces.
Yu Hongjun's program is relatively early and is broadcast around ten o'clock.
After listening to the chorus of Yu Hongjun and other artists, Director Li and the other two said goodbye first, preparing to go back and continue watching the Spring Festival Gala. If they feel sleepy, they will go to bed directly.
Grandma Shao is old. For an old person who usually goes to bed at nine o'clock and gets up at five or six o'clock, if she is not in bed at ten o'clock, it is considered staying up late. So after the guests leave, it is almost time for her to rest.
"Grandma, leave the rest to us. We will remember to set off the fireworks when the time comes." Shao Qing said, helping Grandma Shao back to the room.
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At half past ten, the Spring Festival Gala started with magic shows, and the number of people sitting on the sofa in the living room dropped from six to two.
"Jing Ke, can you spot the flaw in it?" Shao Qing couldn't help but look at Jing Ke as he watched the amazing magic show.
"There's nothing wrong with the camera, but the principle behind it is either superb technique or the coordination of specific props, and also the angle of presentation."
Jing Ke stretched out his hands and performed the thumb separation technique, which anyone with hands could do. "Look, this is also a simple magic trick. Do you understand the principle at first glance?"
"But if the child doesn't react, he will probably find this amazing, right?" Shao Qing said, his eyes couldn't help but fall on Jing Ke's hands, his attention drawn away by her bony fingers.
Is this an advantage of being mixed-race? Why do Jing Ke's fingers look a centimeter longer than mine?
After this question suddenly popped up in his mind, Shao Qing began to look for the answer through practical actions.
Shao Qing reached out and held Jing Ke's wrist. Before she could react, he placed his right hand against hers. When their palms were aligned, it was obvious that their fingertips were not level.
"What's wrong?" Jing Ke looked at Shao Qing with a little confusion.
"It's okay, I just want to see how much bigger your hand is than mine." Shao Qing said, estimating the distance with his excellent eyesight.
Although there is a difference, it is not much. It should be less than one centimeter, or at most 0.6 centimeters.
"Your fingertips seem a little cold. Do you need me to turn up the air conditioner temperature?" Jing Ke said, putting away her hand and holding Shao Qing's fingertips.
"The air conditioner is very hot. My body is like this. It's hard for my hands and feet to warm up in winter." Shao Qing didn't pull his hand away. Instead, he said half-jokingly, "Just use your hand to warm me up. It will warm up soon."
"Okay." Jing Ke didn't take this as a joke and quickly covered Shao Qing's fingers with both hands. "Would you like to put your left hand in too? My hands are still quite warm."
Shao Qing swallowed hard and replied with a relaxed look, "Okay, then I'll trouble you to be a human heater for a while."
After Jing Ke covered both of his hands, Shao Qing's posture couldn't help but change. Not only did he turn half of his body away, but his eyes also fell on Jing Ke. He no longer paid attention to which program of the Spring Festival Gala was on TV.
After about three minutes, Shao Qing felt his raised hands were a little sore and couldn't help but pull them out.
"It seems quite hot, thank you." Shao Qing said, putting his hands in his pockets.
Jing Ke raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and just nodded lightly, then began to watch the Spring Festival Gala seriously.
The Spring Festival Gala is a big program for the people of the whole country. Although most of it is boring and clichéd, the finale is still interesting. At least it won't make people want to take out their mobile phones to play games while watching.
After seeing the hosts come out, Jing Ke and Shao Qing knew that the countdown was about to begin. They both picked up their coats and started getting dressed, waiting for the last thirty seconds of the countdown.
Five, four, three, two, one.
"Happy New Year!" Jing Ke and Shao Qing both looked at the people around them at the first moment. When their amber pupils met the inky eyes, smiles filled their eyes.
"Hurry up, go set off the firecrackers. Did you lose your lighter?" Shao Qing asked.
Mianyang City is different from other first-tier cities. Its policies are relatively people-friendly. It only stipulates that fireworks and firecrackers cannot be set off at will in the urban area. The relatively sparsely populated urban-rural fringe areas are not covered by the policy.
"It's in my pocket. I bought windproof lighters," Jing Ke said, taking out the lighter that had been in her coat pocket. "What color do you want? Red or green."
"Red, let's go light some big fireworks." Shao Qing said, putting on the plush hat on the table, then picked up another one and handed it to Jing Ke, "Don't forget the hat."
"Okay." Jing Ke put on his hat and zipped up his jacket to his chin, making it look airtight.
After opening the door, the cold northwest wind blew towards the two of them, making them shiver as they had just come out of the warm room.
"Don't light the 100,000-fire Red Earth Fireworks yet." Shao Qing reminded him again, then he trotted to the big firework while exhaling white air, and lit the fuse while sniffing.
Jing Ke and Shao Qing bought these firecrackers after they came back. They filled up the entire trunk. The most expensive one cost nearly three thousand yuan. It was said that when it was lit, it would explode into a huge firework in the sky.
After making sure that the fuse started to spark, Shao Qing ran back quickly, covering his ears and waiting for the fireworks to rise into the sky and explode.
call out--
Bang——
It is no exaggeration to say that one firework is worth nearly two hundred dollars. After it explodes, half of the sky lights up, and the fireworks stay in the air for several seconds longer than ordinary small fireworks.
"It's so beautiful." Shao Qing looked up at the sky and wanted to take out his mobile phone to take a picture, but he was afraid of the sound of exploding fireworks.
Jing Ke saw what Shao Qing was thinking, reached out and covered Shao Qing's hand with his, using the most direct action to free up Shao Qing's hand.
"Thank you." Shao Qing sniffed, took out the mobile phone in his pocket, looked up and took several pictures of the fireworks.
"Do you want to take a photo together?" Shao Qing asked louder, worried that Jing Ke couldn't hear clearly.
Jing Ke smiled after hearing this, put her mouth close to Shao Qing's ear, and responded in a voice a little heavier than usual, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Teacher Shao."
Shao Qing has good photography skills. When the last firework exploded in the sky, he chose a perfect angle, making the first group photo of the new year freshly taken.
The background of the photo not only features the large fireworks lit by Shao Qing, but also the fireworks from the neighbors in front and those blooming in the distance, making it look full of fireworks.
After putting the phone back in his pocket, Shao Qing took a step back and instructed Jing Ke, "I'll leave it to you to light the 100,000-shot Earth Red. The fuse is not very long. Remember to light it and run. Don't hesitate."
"Okay, then you stand away first. I heard that after this Earth Red is lit, small firecrackers may fly out." Jing Ke held the green windproof lighter in his hand.
Shao Qing did not pretend to be polite at this time. He immediately took three steps back, with half of his body retreating into the living room.
Jing Ke held his hands and exhaled, then trotted over to spread the 100,000-ring red earth bullets flat on the open space.
"Cover your ears, I'm going to light it." Jing Ke waved at Shao Qing. After seeing her raise her hands to cover her ears, he squatted down and lit the fuse.
The 100,000-bang red fuse of the earth doesn't look short, but its burning speed is not slow at all when it encounters an open flame.
Jing Ke's reaction was quick, but the sound of firecrackers still rang out after she had only taken two steps, forcing her to cover her ears while running.
Shao Qing watched nervously. When he saw Jing Ke running towards him, he moved aside and made room for him. He shrank his neck and watched the continuous flames appearing in the open space in the front yard.
After the flames completely disappeared, Shao Qing slowly put down his hand and turned his head to look at Jing Ke.
"Jing Ke, what are your wishes for the new year?" Shao Qing asked.
"Wish?" Jing Ke blinked, and fragments of light kept flashing in her amber eyes, just like the fireworks that were still blooming in the sky.
"Yes, New Year's wish." Shao Qing nodded.
"I hope... Shao Qing, you can get better and better, everything goes well, you are safe and healthy, and everything goes as you wish." Jing Ke said with a smile, reaching out to brush away the firecracker fragments that fell on Shao Qing's shoulders.
"What about you? Do you have any New Year's wishes?" Jing Ke looked at Shao Qing with curved eyebrows, and the word "tenderness" seemed to be written all over his heroic features.
"Me? I think..." Shao Qing blinked, and an unknown impulse surged into her mind, "I think, I want..."
"What do you want?" Jing Ke asked.
"I want someone who can be with me forever, whom I can trust and rely on occasionally." The atmosphere had reached this point, and Shao Qing was direct for once.
"Jing Ke, do you think my wish can come true?" Shao Qing looked at Jing Ke and also saw his own figure reflected in the other's amber eyes.
"Of course, I will always be by your side." Jing Ke smiled, seemingly not understanding the deeper meaning behind her words. "I can let you rely on me occasionally. If you trust me enough, I can fulfill your New Year's wish."
Shao Qing pursed her lips. The open door allowed the cold air to flow in, causing her to exhale a breath of white air.
"Jing Ke, do you think I don't trust you enough?" Shao Qing asked with a smile, "I've already brought you home for the New Year. This isn't a privilege ordinary friends can enjoy. Few people know where I spent the New Year."
"If that's the case, I will make your New Year's wish come true." Jing Ke paused, not knowing what he thought of, and quickly added another sentence.
"As long as you are willing, I will be a good friend you can rely on and trust for a lifetime." Looking at Shao Qing's facial features that were as bright and aggressive as ever, Jing Ke spoke word by word, while constantly reminding himself in his heart.
Shao Qing is just Shao Qing. Their current relationship is that of a collaborator and good friends. When necessary, I have to keep a sense of distance and not confuse the existence of the two people because of certain memories.
"Good friend?" Shao Qing was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but repeat himself, "Good friend, do you want to stay by my side as a good friend?"
Jing Ke's throat tightened, and he asked tentatively, "What's wrong? Am I not your good friend?"
"Yes, of course you are my good friend, but..." Shao Qing couldn't help but press the tip of his tongue against his palate, wondering whether he should say those words at this time.
Jing Ke looked at Shao Qing, waiting patiently for her to make her choice.
Thinking of Jing Ke's New Year's wish, the familiar impulse emerged again, and Shao Qing made a decision. "But do you only want me and you to be good friends? Don't you want to have another kind of relationship with me, to gain an identity other than just friends?"
"For example?" Jing Ke was a little unsure.
Jing Ke was aware that she had developed some different feelings for Shao Qing, but Jing Ke couldn't tell whether that feeling was simply for Shao Qing, or because of that extra memory, which transferred part of her feelings for Shang Siyu to her.
If it's the former, then it's fine, but if it's the latter, it seems unfair to everyone.
Jing Ke, who was confused, could only use a relatively stupid method. While being nice to Shao Qing, she reminded herself to keep a distance and give more initiative to Shao Qing.
Because Shao Qing has no emotions that can confuse her, the decisions she makes are definitely clearer and more accurate than his own.
"For example, what about my girlfriend? In this way, no one would dare to start a scandal with me." Shao Qing said.
She had laid so much groundwork and hinted at things before. If she backed down at the last step, wouldn't she be a coward?
"Let me be clear, I'm not using this as an excuse to force you to be with me. I just think you're pretty good, and I feel comfortable being with you," Shao Qing added. "Your cooking is delicious, and I also like delicious food, so we're pretty compatible, right?"
Jing Ke licked her lips, which felt a little cold. "So what kind of girlfriend do you want? Do I just need to maintain the status quo? Or do I need to make some changes?"
After hearing Jing Ke's question, Shao Qing couldn't help but frown. What kind of answer was this? Did Jing Ke agree or not?
"I need a friend who likes me, thinks I'm great, and is willing to be with me forever." Shao Qing turned the question to Jing Ke.
"Jing Ke, are you willing to become such a person and be with me?" Shao Qing took the initiative to take a step forward, stopping only when the tip of his nose almost touched Jing Ke's lips.
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