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Ye Wenyu smiled, her eyes were moist, her nose felt sore, and a warm feeling swept through her heart. She thought that Brother Wen was so good, so thoughtful and considerate, and thought of everything for her.
Cai Wenchuan said gently to her, "And this too—" He took out a handful of sparklers, the kind you can hold and play with, but they make no sound, and they are very beautiful when they are lit, not scary at all. They were Ye Wenyu's favorite childhood item.
Unexpectedly, he also bought it for her.
"A sparkler!" Ye Wenyu took it with delight, her big eyes sparkling like diamonds with excitement. She said to him, "I wanted to buy one too, but I've been wandering around outside these past few days and haven't seen any for sale. Where did you buy it?" She looked at him with admiration and gratitude.
Like a child, they were filled with the joy of the New Year.
Cai Wenchuan said with a grin, "I've been to several New Year's markets, and I've finally found it."
Ye Wenyu gazed at him tenderly, remaining silent.
He's so good, the best man in the world, gentle and refined.
Cai Wenchuan looked at her with a smile, his eyes growing increasingly gentle. He said slowly to her, "Xiaoyu has loved playing with these sparklers since she was little, so I definitely have to buy them. That's how we feel about the New Year."
The voice was as pleasant as a midnight radio broadcast.
Ye Wenyu felt her eyes burning and her nose stinging. She wanted to cry, but she couldn't. She was so happy.
She smiled, her eyes crinkling, and gripped the sparkler tightly in her hand.
It felt as if I was in springtime, with flowers in full bloom.
Cai Wenchuan smiled at her and said, "Let's put up the couplets first, then go eat. After we finish eating, we'll go to the playground together to set off fireworks." Everything was arranged perfectly.
Ye Wenyu nodded, gripping the sparkler tightly in her hand, like a docile lamb, obeying Cai Wenchuan's instructions.
I've heard it said that if a man loves you, he'll think you're the dumbest person in the world and that you desperately need his meticulous care in every way. If a man doesn't love you, he'll think you're the most powerful woman in the world and ignore you completely.
Based on this conclusion, Cai Wenchuan loves himself very much.
Ye Wenyu blushed and lost in thought, secretly smiling to herself.
In his eyes, she was probably a silly girl who couldn't take care of herself.
The two were putting up couplets outside the girls' dormitory. The bright red couplets were filled with festive blessings, the ink was dripping, and the words were flowing. Ye Wenyu had watched Cai Wenchuan practice calligraphy when she was young and knew that most of the couplets on the market nowadays were printed and very few were handwritten, so these couplets were probably written by Cai Wenchuan himself.
She thought with admiration and appreciation, "Brother Wen is truly multi-talented."
Cai Wenchuan is tall, so he can easily paste the couplets by standing on tiptoe. Wenyu is petite, so she stands beside him and is responsible for handing him tape, scissors, and the like.
He stood so tall beside her, and even without saying or doing anything, just seeing him filled her with a warm, comforting feeling. She was incredibly happy.
A few minutes later, the couplets were pasted up. The two of them stepped back and admired them side by side. Wen Yu smiled, her face flushed.
Cai Wenchuan asked her gently, "What are you laughing at?"
Ye Wenyu kept her head down and didn't speak, but there was a subtle smile on her face, and a blush was spreading, now almost reaching her ears. She had just smiled because she was thinking about how it felt so good to put up couplets together during the New Year! She imagined that after she married Cai Wenchuan and had children, the whole family would put up couplets together in front of their own house, and with two more noisy children, a pair of chubby and beautiful sons and daughters.
Ah, how blissful!
But she couldn't say it; she was too shy.
However, Cai Wenchuan had the same idea as her, because he smiled and said slowly, "In the future, we'll put up couplets on our own doors, buy a big house, and if we can't afford a detached house with a yard, we'll buy a ground-floor house and try to get you a small garden. During the New Year, we'll not only put up couplets, but also hang small red lanterns on all the flowers, plants, and trees, like this—"
As he spoke, he took out a small, egg-sized red lantern from his pocket, raised his hand, and gently waved it in front of Ye Wenyu.
Ye Wenyu gazed at him, as if she could see the exact shape of her future home, and her heart was filled with warmth and happiness.
After the two finished putting up the couplets, they ran out to eat. The girls' dormitory was usually off-limits to male teachers and boys, but now, even the dormitory supervisor had gone home for the New Year, making it like a no-man's-land, so Cai Wenchuan could come and go as he pleased.
The two chatted and laughed as they walked out of the girls' dormitory, heading towards the restaurant Cai Wenchuan had booked in the darkness. During the Lunar New Year, because it was close to spring, it was actually the coldest time of the year. Ye Wenyu shivered from the cold; she had forgotten to wear gloves, and her hands were red and frostbitten, feeling like ice to the touch.
"It's so cold," Cai Wenchuan noticed, and reached out to take her hand, placing it in his palm. Ye Wenyu was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him. Cai Wenchuan smiled slightly at her and said softly, "It's too cold."
The air was so sweet you could stretch it into long, thin strands of sugar.
His hands were burning hot. With his hand in hers, Ye Wenyu immediately felt warmer. But she was afraid of being seen, so she blushed and secretly looked around. She found that the large campus was like a ghost town, completely deserted. It seemed that everyone else had gone home for the New Year except for the two of them.
Ye Wenyu smiled, stopped walking, turned to the side, and gave Cai Wenchuan a big hug.
She was still wearing the Canada Goose jacket he had bought for her. She wasn't cold at all, but it made her look chubby, like a cute bear. She hugged Cai Wenchuan like that, letting her somewhat lonely heart feel a little warmth.
Cai Wenchuan understood her meaning without asking. He held her tightly in his arms and kissed her fragrant hair repeatedly.
Ye Wenyu closed her eyes happily, thinking that if someone loved her, she would have a hundred times the courage to live on, like a superhero. But if no one loved her, she didn't know how long she could hold on.
The two embraced each other quietly for warmth in the dark night with the howling north wind. Wen Yu remembered an old love song sung by Faye Wong: "When the snowflakes are dancing, we embrace each other, trembling slightly."
It wasn't until Cai Wenchuan heard the howling north wind that he realized how cold it was outside. He gently helped Ye Wenyu straighten up from his arms, held her hand tightly, and smiled at her, saying, "It's too cold. Let's go to a restaurant for our New Year's Eve dinner."
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