Chapter 216
In Baoya's dream, there was a flickering fire and people crying. The dream was so noisy that Baoya couldn't sleep well at all.
When the alarm rang in the morning, Baoya got up and sat at the head of the bed, still a little unresponsive, her mind kept thinking about her dream. However, the dream was so chaotic that she couldn't remember much of it. She only remembered the fire and the sound of crying.
"Sister Xiaobao, get up quickly." Tian'en came back from washing up outside and saw Baoya in a daze, so he spoke.
"Yeah." Baoya came back to her senses and stopped thinking about what she had just dreamed. She put on her clothes and slowly jumped off the bed.
"It snowed yesterday, but it wasn't a big snowfall. Almost all the snow on the ground has melted." Tian'en said as he took Baoya out.
As Baoya went out, the cold wind blew into her neck, making her shiver. Looking outside, she saw a small patch of snow in the yard, only a thin layer. Once the sun came out, it would melt away in no time.
However, when it snows again, it will probably be heavier, and everything will be covered in white.
The weather in December is already very cold, especially when we are in class. Our whole body is cold. Only when we move around for ten minutes after class can we feel a little warmer.
"When is winter break? It's so cold."
"I also want to have winter vacation so I can go into the kitchen and warm my hands at home."
“You can also roast sweet potatoes.”
"When it snows, we can have snowball fights and build snowmen."
Although we can play games in school, the time after class is so short that we don’t have enough time and can’t have fun.
"But the winter solstice is coming soon, so it won't be long before the holidays. By the way, do you eat dumplings at home during the winter solstice?"
"Yes, my mom said if I don't eat dumplings my ears will freeze."
"But aren't your ears already frozen? It shouldn't make any difference whether you eat it or not, hahaha..."
"Anyway...I have to eat it anyway. Besides, dumplings are so delicious."
"Yes, I like dumplings too. I like pork dumplings the most. What kind of fillings do you like?"
"I, I like eating leek and eggs."
“........” As the people in the class talked, the topic shifted from winter vacation to what kind of dumplings they liked to eat.
Zhang Shasha listened to their conversation and thought
He got up, turned to Baoya and said, "By the way, Baoya, is your birthday coming soon?"
She remembered that Baoya’s birthday last year was before the winter solstice, and it seemed like it wasn’t far away now.
Baoya nodded. After hearing Zhang Shasha's question, she began to look forward to her birthday.
"Baoya, can I go to your house to celebrate your birthday?"
Baoya blinked: "Okay."
Baoya had never experienced the feeling of having a good friend celebrate her birthday before, but Zhang Shasha had invited her to her birthday party before, and with the help of Yang Yulan, she had given her a small gift. Zhang Shasha was very happy to receive the gift, and Baoya was also happy.
So, if Zhang Shasha could come to her birthday party, she would be very happy. However, she had to go back and tell her grandma about it first.
"Then I'll go there then."
“Hmm~!”
The class started soon and the classroom returned to silence. Baoya opened her textbook and began to listen attentively.
On the way home from school, Baoya shared her thoughts with her brothers, especially Tianen, since it was both of their birthdays.
However, Tian En did not have any objection. After thinking about it, he said, "Then I will invite my two friends to celebrate my birthday together."
Baoya nodded her little head and smiled with her lips pursed.
"Let's tell grandma when we get home."
"Um."
After arriving home, Tian'en and Baoya went to find Feng Guizhi and told her: "Grandma, can we invite our classmates to celebrate Xiaobao's and my birthdays this year?"
"Sure, if you want to call your classmates, just call them. I'll make you something delicious then." Feng Guizhi said with a smile.
"Thank you, grandma~!" Tian'en and Baoya hugged Feng Guizhi's arms, smiling with their eyes curved.
Afterwards, the two children told Yang Yulan and Song Jianye about this matter again. Of course, they both agreed with a smile. The next day, Baoya and Tianen formally invited their friends and classmates. After thinking about it, Baoya walked up to a thin girl and whispered:
"Ye Sanfeng, would you like to come to my house to celebrate your birthday together?"
Ye Sanfeng was the first girl to speak out when Baoya was slandered by Yu Xiaohui.
She didn't talk much, but Baoya would smile at her every time they met, and their relationship became closer invisibly.
Ye Sanfeng hadn't expected Baoya to actually invite her to her birthday party, and she suddenly became a little nervous: "Can I...can I go?"
Baoya nodded her head affirmatively: "Sure, you can come as long as you want. I invite you."
Ye Sanfeng's face suddenly broke into a smile, and her eyes lit up unconsciously: "Really...really? I'll go, I want to go."
"Okay." Baoya also smiled. "My birthday is on the Friday after next. I'll call you then, and then we'll go to my house with Shasha."
"Yeah." Ye Sanfeng nodded. However, she hesitated and asked her question: "Why...why did you invite me?"
"Because I want to be friends with you, are you willing to be friends with me?" Baoya asked Ye Sanfeng expectantly.
When Ye Sanfeng heard Baoya's words, she was stunned by the surprise. She didn't know how to react. She just kept saying, "Yes... I do..."
"Then we'll be good friends from now on~" Baoya said as she reached out and held Ye Sanfeng's hand, with a bright and sincere smile on her face.
This smile was deeply imprinted in Ye Sanfeng's heart, and she could still remember it clearly many years later.
From then on, Baoya and Zhang Shasha would bring Ye Sanfeng along whenever they played, and the three of them quickly became good friends. Baoya was very popular in the class, while Ye Sanfeng was the exact opposite. She spent most of her time by herself, at most chatting with her deskmate, and seemed a bit withdrawn in the class.
Moreover, her clothes were often torn, patched up layer upon layer, and her shoes were torn. The children in her class were only a few years old, so they would inevitably grumble when they saw her, which led to no one getting too close to Ye Sanfeng. But fortunately, she now had two friends, Baoya and Zhang Shasha.
It is obvious to the naked eye that Ye Sanfeng has become much happier and smiles more often in the past few days.
As Baoya and Tianen's birthdays were approaching, the Song family started preparing. They bought food and prepared gifts. Song Jianshe also went to the cake shop in advance to order a small cake. Thinking that Baoya and Tianen's classmates would come, he bought some candies and snacks to prepare at home.
So as to entertain them.
On the day before her birthday, after a class, Baoya and Zhang Shasha went to Ye Sanfeng's desk as usual to play with her, and then they saw several red marks on Ye Sanfeng's face, as if she had been slapped.
"Sanfeng, what's wrong with your face?" Zhang Shasha asked with wide eyes.
"Did someone hit you? Tell me who hit you, and let's go find the teacher." Zhang Shasha was anxious and angry. She felt distressed when she looked at Ye Sanfeng's face, so she pulled her to find the teacher.
Ye Sanfeng's eyes were a little evasive, not daring to look at Baoya and Zhang Shasha. She pulled her hand back and said, "No... no one hit me. I just accidentally scratched myself at home."
Baoya and Zhang Shasha were both a little skeptical: "But, can you really draw like this?"
"Really? Why would I lie to you, right?"
Seeing Ye Sanfeng's constant denials, Baoya and Zhang Shasha were a little skeptical, then said, "Okay, then be careful next time. Does your face still hurt? Do you want to apply some medicine?"
Seeing that the two of them didn't ask any more questions, Ye Sanfeng breathed a sigh of relief and shook her head: "No, it will be fine in two days, don't worry."
"Oh well."
"By the way, tomorrow is Baoya's birthday. Sanfeng, don't forget. Let's go to Baoya's house together after school tomorrow. I heard that her grandma cooks delicious food. I will eat less at home at noon tomorrow and eat more at night." Zhang Shasha said with a smile.
Ye Sanfeng also remembered what Baoya had told them before, that her grandma's cooking was especially delicious, and she also started looking forward to it, and her mood warmed up a little: "Okay."
Seeing the bell ringing, Baoya and Zhang Shasha didn't stay any longer and turned back to their seats to prepare for class.
After the last class in the afternoon, Baoya remembered what Feng Guizhi had told her before coming here, and turned to ask Zhang Shasha, "Shasha, what do you want to eat tomorrow?"
"I'm not picky. Your grandma's cooking is so delicious, so everything she cooks must be delicious."
Baoya smiled and then asked Ye Sanfeng, "Sanfeng, do you want to eat anything tomorrow?"
"I can eat anything. It depends on what you want to eat." Ye Sanfeng said, waving his hand.
"Okay then." Baoya thought for a moment and said, "My grandma's pork rib stew is especially delicious, as well as the mutton stew and pork stew.
Stewed vermicelli noodles. Last time you said you wanted to try it, so I’ll ask my grandma to make this tomorrow, okay?”
When Ye Sanfeng heard about so many dishes, she waved her hands and refused: "This is too much, I'll just eat a little, don't worry about me."
Baoya didn't listen to her. She nodded her little head and said, "I'll tell grandma when I get home. But, everything grandma cooks is delicious. I'll make sure you have a full meal tomorrow~!"
"School is over. I'm going home. You should go back soon too, Sanfeng."
"Okay." Ye Sanfeng watched Baoya and Zhang Shasha leave the classroom, her smile suddenly falling. Thinking about where they would be returning to soon, she felt a surge of resistance. But no matter how she thought about it, she could only drag herself back slowly.
The night passed quickly. Today was a rare day of good weather, and it was also the long-awaited birthday of Baoya and Tianen.
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