Chapter 78 New Year's Eve
What Mrs. Lu said was right. My second uncle was indeed slow at playing mahjong. I wonder if it was because he was a little presbyopic, but he was even slower than her.
He can get three melon seeds from a card he plays, and he says he wants to touch the card played in the previous round.
Second Aunt couldn't stand it any longer and pushed him away: "Let me do it, let me do it. You'll have to wait until next year to play a round of cards."
The more you play mahjong, the more addicted you become. Zhou Qingti felt that he had just had some fun when the live TV broadcast started.
6, 5, 4, everyone also stopped what they were doing tacitly, and the countdown continued to 3, 2, 1.
"Happy New Year." Lu Yanzhi, this is our first year.
"Happy New Year, Grandma."
The clock struck midnight and the mahjong game continued. But it didn't last long, as the old lady wasn't in the best spirits anymore, so we left.
Zhou Qingti still felt a little unsatisfied, but it was indeed very late. The wedding was in a few days, and she couldn't stay up all night for fear that her skin would be in bad condition.
She went back upstairs, took a shower, and lay on the bed ready to go to sleep. In order to save time, Lu Yanzhi insisted on taking a shower with her.
Zhou Qingti repeatedly warned him not to do it, as there were elders living next door. She was afraid that the noise would be too loud, and she was also afraid that he would not be careful enough and leave marks on his body that would not go away in a day or two.
Lu Yanzhi almost raised his hand to swear, and he really did what he said. It was really just a shower.
Lu Yanzhi lay on the bed, holding her waist, her legs resting on his, and the two of them snuggled together under the quilt, breathing deeply.
"The wedding will go smoothly, right?" Lu Yanzhi asked her a question without any context.
"Of course."
"My mother will be happy, right?" After Lu Yanzhi said this, Zhou Qingti realized what he was really worried about.
He was worried that Song Zhi would come back and see some people he didn't want to see, and recall some unpleasant past events.
Zhou Qingti put her arms around his waist and said, "Even if I'm unhappy, the joy of seeing you will outweigh everything.
You are her most precious thing in the world, and you are happy now, and happiness is contagious."
"Thank you." Lu Yanzhi's muffled voice sounded above her head.
"I used to think marriage was bad. Even if it looked gorgeous on the outside at first, it would slowly rot from the inside over time."
He began to express his deepest fears.
After all, he witnessed with his own eyes the process of a rose blooming, withering and rotting.
Zhou Qingti didn't know how to comfort him, so he slid his hand up to caress his back: "I can only say that the real situation of every couple is different. As for your relationship with me, time will tell.
I didn’t understand what marriage meant before. Even though we have been married for half a year, my understanding of marriage may still be shallow and simple.
But I think, although I may not do as much as you in many aspects, I will still be your safe haven and will always stand firmly by your side.
Lu Yanzhi, don't worry, you will be happy."
Lu Yanzhi felt a little sour in his heart, but there was also a secret and warm surge.
He pressed closer to her, as if feeling deeply tired: "Qingti."
Lu Yanzhi held her in his arms. Outside the window, there was the sound of fireworks in the distance. The house was well soundproofed, so it wasn't too noisy. Instead, there was a feeling of tangible happiness.
When you are in love, perhaps you need a reassuring, tight hug more than sex or gifts. You may also need some intimate conversations. You may need to watch a movie together in a dim room, sit on the bed or on the sofa and talk. You may need to be gently looked at by your lover, even if nothing is said.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I slept until I woke up naturally. It hadn’t snowed in G City for several years, and it was a sunny day this year.
Zhou Qingti stretched and took out a facial mask from the bathroom. The beauty salon was closed during the Chinese New Year, so she had to apply the mask herself.
He carefully applied it to himself, then took another piece and applied it to Lu Yanzhi's face who was still lying on the bed.
The mask was a little cold, and Lu Yanzhi lost all sleepiness: "Apply a mask so early in the morning."
"The wedding is the day after tomorrow, so it should be more refined." Zhou Qingti helped him stick the mask on all corners.
"Get up and have breakfast." The custom on the first day of the Lunar New Year in G City is that you have to eat, and it has to be white rice.
It means there will be food to eat and a good harvest in the new year.
The two of them went downstairs with facial masks on. Almost the whole family was there and the food was already cooked.
Lu Sizhi chuckled and pointed at the two of them: "Brother is wearing a mask."
Lu Yanzhi deliberately came close to him to tease him, and Lu Sizhi dodged while laughing.
Zhou Qingti could see the change in his attitude towards Lu Sizhi. He would hug him before, but he would not do anything childish.
Ever since Lu Yanzhi asked her that question last night, that thought had begun to take root like a seed.
She had never thought about having children before and always felt that she was not ready to take on the responsibility of a new life.
But now, she seemed to be starting to prepare herself mentally.
The morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year was mostly vegetarian and light. Zhou Qingti put down his chopsticks after eating half a bowl of rice.
She ate too much yesterday and she might have gained two kilograms.
In the morning, Zhou Qingti practiced Tai Chi with Old Mrs. Lu. Time passed quickly. At noon, he only ate some vegetables and low-fat, high-protein animal foods such as steak and shrimp.
People don’t visit relatives on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Some play cards, some go fishing.
Zhou Qingti was bored and wanted to go out and have fun: "Let's go to the flower and bird market?"
"Is the flower and bird market open during the Lunar New Year?"
"It's open, it's open. I saw someone went there in my circle of friends." Zhou Qingti was like a bird longing for the blue sky. If she had wings, she would have flapped them by now.
"Okay, let's go." Lu Yanzhi had no other thoughts except obeying her.
I drove her to the flower and bird market, and it turned out that there were actually quite a lot of people shopping there.
There are chirping birds and various potted plants inside, it is so lively.
Zhou Qingti was dazzled by the variety of koi, ornamental fish, and various landscaped fish tanks in the aquarium market. It was her first time to visit the flower and bird market, and she finally understood why middle-aged and elderly people like this place.
One object, one world.
The thumb-sized tropical fish came in all different colors. Zhou Qingti had never seen many of them before, so he kept asking Lu Yanzhi, "What kind of fish is this? They're so cute."
Lu Yanzhi read the small words on the fish tank to her.
The Creator's color matching is much bolder than that of humans. Many fish have several colors on their bodies, which are unexpected combinations.
The two of them spent more than twenty minutes just looking at the colorful little fish.
But I didn't buy any.
There is also a turtle shop in the market. Zhou Qingti sighed: "I didn't know there are so many different kinds of turtles."
The large alligator snapping turtle is bigger than a one-year-old child and looks very ferocious. The small one is only half the size of a palm. Among them, the egg turtle is the cutest.
Zhou Qingti was a little tempted. Raising a turtle was the least stressful thing.
"Do you want to raise a turtle?" Lu Yanzhi asked her when they reached the bird area.
"How do you know?" She was a little surprised that the two of them had such the same idea.
Lu Yanzhi understood her very well: "Raising a turtle is the least stressful thing, and besides the two of us, there are no other living creatures in our house, so raising a turtle is perfect."
Zhou Qingti was very happy: "Okay, let's go back and buy it after shopping."
The bird market is so noisy that it makes people dizzy with the chirping of birds.
Zhou Qingti took a casual look and left. The bird was beautiful, but also very noisy.
They both like quietness, so it is impossible for them to keep birds.
She also saw someone selling mantises in a store and told Lu Yanzhi about the interesting things that happened when she was a child at her grandfather's house in the countryside.
"There used to be a lot of grasshoppers in the fields in the countryside. The young ones were green, and sometimes my grandfather would find them in the vegetables he brought back. He loved catching them and playing with them."
"When the grasshoppers get older they turn the color of the branches. Maybe it's because it's fall and they change color with the trees."
Although Lu Yanzhi had no rural experience as a child, he still listened with great interest.
I didn't expect that such a quiet girl would also catch insects for fun.
"The countryside used to be so much fun. I'd always want to go there during summer vacation. There were so many wild fruits in the mountains that you couldn't buy in the city. But I haven't been there for a long time."
Her grandparents moved to town when she was in high school, and their house in the countryside had long been abandoned.
Lu Yanzhi felt sorry that he could not participate in her interesting past.
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