Time flies, and the winter solstice is here in the blink of an eye.
Hearing that dumplings are eaten on the Winter Solstice, Leng Yue went to the cafeteria to get a lunchbox and ate with Leng Xiaoyu.
"Sis, why did you suddenly decide to eat dumplings today?" Leng Xiaoyu is still growing, and as soon as Leng Yue returned with the food, he immediately put down the book he was holding and came over excitedly.
Leng Yue doesn't really like dumplings, which is why Leng Xiaoyu found it strange. Usually, Leng Yue only buys dumplings when he pesters her, so he didn't expect her to buy them on her own today.
"Today is the Winter Solstice, we should eat dumplings!" Leng Yue smiled. She didn't really like dumplings, but since it was a festival, she still had to eat them.
"Oh yeah, how could I forget!" Leng Xiaoyu slapped her forehead. "Sis, our teacher just said that today. Look at my little head, what's it filled with?"
Leng Yue smiled and patted Leng Xiaoyu, "Go wash your hands. Your teacher told you to wash your hands before eating, right?"
"I told you, I told you, our teacher said a lot." Leng Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly.
"Then why aren't you going?" Leng Yue said helplessly. Leng Xiaoyu was becoming more and more talkative, and no matter what she said, she couldn't change it. It was really worrying.
"I'm all washed, let's eat, sis!" Leng Xiaoyu was very quick, probably just skimming the surface, not really washing properly.
Leng Yue shook her head, "Did you not use soap? I've already said, you'll get sick if you don't wash your hands properly..."
"Sister, I'm hungry." Leng Xiaoyu looked at Leng Yue pitifully, and Leng Yue instantly lost her temper.
The older folks always say that even dogs dislike seven- or eight-year-old children. Leng Yue didn't understand this before, but now she does. Even if you had a mouth, a child that age wouldn't really listen to anything you said.
"Alright, let's eat." Leng Yue took out two bowls, one for herself and one for Leng Xiaoyu.
"Sister, let me test you." Leng Xiaoyu spoke with a dumpling in her mouth, her eyes darting around.
Leng Yue glanced at him, "You're not allowed to speak if you have something in your mouth."
Leng Xiaoyu quickly swallowed, "Sister, do you know why we eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice?"
Leng Yue ate the dumplings slowly and carefully, then looked at Leng Xiaoyu and asked, "Why?"
"I'm asking you, sis. This is a test, and you have to answer it yourself," Leng Xiaoyu said smugly.
"I heard that if you don't eat dumplings, you'll freeze to death." Leng Yue thought for a moment, and it seemed that the headmistress had said something like that before.
"Hahaha, sis, you're so funny!" Leng Xiaoyu laughed exaggeratedly after hearing this.
Leng Yue was speechless. She really missed the old Leng Xiaoyu more and more. Back then, although he was talkative, he was obedient and well-behaved. Unlike now, where was the brother she was supposed to be?
"What are you laughing at? Then tell me what it is." Leng Yue tapped Leng Xiaoyu's head with her chopsticks.
"Sister, our teacher said that the Winter Solstice is a blessing bestowed upon mankind by heaven, and in ancient times, people would have a holiday to celebrate it." Leng Xiaoyu showed off, shaking her head.
"You're doing a pretty good job. Alright, hurry up and eat, or it'll get cold." Leng Yue urged, "You still have homework to do after you finish eating, so hurry up."
Leng Xiaoyu finally quieted down and started eating her dumplings. But less than three minutes later, she spoke up again, "Sister, why didn't Teacher Ye come today?"
Because of Leng Yue's correction, Leng Xiaoyu also changed her way of addressing her.
"Teacher Ye went home. After all, it's a holiday, and he can't spend it alone outside." Ye Qian was originally going to stay with Leng Yue, but he suddenly received a phone call from home, so he left.
"Sister, do you like Teacher Ye?" Leng Xiaoyu finished eating the last dumpling and looked up at Leng Yue.
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Leng Yue wondered if Leng Xiaoyu was being a little too precocious. Is it really okay for a six or seven-year-old to be concerned about adults' relationships?
"Sis, if you like Teacher Ye, I'll talk to him and ask him to marry you off to him," Leng Xiaoyu said seriously.
Luckily, Leng Yue hadn't drunk any water, otherwise she would have definitely spat it out. "Little Fish, what's wrong?" Leng Yue said, reaching out to touch Leng Xiaoyu's forehead. "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"
"Sister, I'm fine." Leng Xiaoyu pushed Leng Yue's hand away. "I want Teacher Ye to marry me too, otherwise I'll be unwanted."
Leng Xiaoyu continued her outrageous remarks, and this time Leng Yue really burst out laughing, "Xiaoyuer, do you even know what 'marry' means?"
"It's about getting married. Once you're married, you can live together for the rest of your life," Leng Xiaoyu answered earnestly.
“But marriage requires mutual love, and it can only be between two people!” Leng Yue looked into Leng Xiaoyu’s eyes and explained earnestly.
"Can't there be three people?" Leng Xiaoyu asked nervously.
“No,” Leng Yue shook her head, “a marriage between three people is illegal.”
"Illegal? Will I get arrested by the police?" Leng Xiaoyu looked like she was about to cry, and kept biting her lip.
"Yes, and in serious cases, they can be executed." Leng Yue wasn't making things up. At this time, the crackdown had just ended, and all kinds of punishments were very severe.
Leng Yue had a similar example. A boy from the neighboring college had a relationship with a girl and they became pregnant. When the girl's family found out, she was so scared that she said she had been forced by the boy, and as a result, the boy was executed.
"What should I do? I don't want to be separated from my sister." Leng Xiaoyu threw herself into Leng Yue's arms and cried.
Leng Yue sighed and gently patted Leng Xiaoyu's back. Once he calmed down a bit, she asked softly, "Why did you have such thoughts?"
Leng Xiaoyu sobbed uncontrollably, "I...heard from my classmates...that if my sister...gets married...she'll be...hiccup...someone else's family...and then...they won't want me anymore..."
"I didn't abandon you. Besides, where do I go without you?" Leng Yue sighed. She had no idea that Leng Xiaoyu was so insecure!
There was nothing I could do; he was my own brother, so I could only try to comfort him slowly.
Leng Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then stopped crying and looked at Leng Yue with pleading eyes, "Sister, you really won't abandon me?"
"Of course not, you are my only brother and my only family. How could I abandon you?" Leng Yue took out a handkerchief to wipe Leng Xiaoyu's face, only to realize afterward that it was Ye Qian's handkerchief. It turned out that Leng Yue had forgotten to return it.
"What if Teacher Ye doesn't agree?" Leng Xiaoyu was still worried.
"What do you mean I disagree?" Ye Qian appeared behind Leng Xiaoyu without her noticing.
When Leng Yue saw it was Ye Qian, she exclaimed, "Why do you walk so quietly? You scared me to death!"
"I knocked, but no one answered, so I came in since the door wasn't locked," Ye Qian explained.
Leng Yue nodded. Ever since Ye Qian moved in, she had lost the habit of locking the door.
"What's wrong? You're crying like a little kitten." Ye Qian asked Leng Yue, looking at Leng Xiaoyu.
"He said he was afraid I wouldn't want him anymore. He's such a child." Leng Yue sighed.
Ye Qian asked, puzzled, "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
"It's all because of you!" Leng Yue glared at him, making Ye Qian's heart itch.
"Me? What happened to me?" Ye Qian touched his nose innocently. He had finally managed to get out of his house, so how did he become a criminal as soon as he got here?
"Um...Teacher Ye, if you become my brother-in-law, will you look down on me?" Leng Xiaoyu asked, looking at him with a look of grim determination.
Ye Qian was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Good lad, just for calling me brother-in-law, I won't abandon you! Don't worry, from now on, you're with me!"
Leng Xiaoyu stared blankly at Ye Qian, wanting to cry but not wanting to cry, wanting to laugh but not wanting to laugh, her expression extremely complicated.
"Little Fish?" Leng Yue panicked a little, after all, the original owner had suffered from mental illness, and she was afraid that Leng Little Fish might have it too.
"Little Fish? Don't scare your sister! Snap out of it, snap out of it!" Leng Yue was too nervous. Ye Qian was puzzled and was about to ask when Leng Xiaoyu spoke up again, "Sister, hurry up and marry your brother-in-law, I want to follow him!"
Ye Qian was laughing uncontrollably, while Leng Yue's face was ashen. A stark contrast!
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Ye Qian: Looks like I need to hurry up. Raising a "brother-in-law" with a little girl seems like it would be quite fun!
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