Because they were too busy with work, Chu's father and mother seldom came to the old house to accompany their children, and there were only dozens of photos left. After looking at the wedding photo of the pigeon couple with two frog dolls, one green and one red, they turned to the last page of the album.
It is a family portrait centered on Grandpa Chu.
Compared to the previous photos which were either blurry or side profile, the Pigeon couple showed extremely clear faces in this high-definition family portrait.
Bai Yu stroked his chin and looked at the face in the photo.
For some reason, this couple always gave him a very familiar feeling.
It wasn't an illusion caused by the similar eyebrows and eyes to Chu Zehuai, but the kind of eyebrows and eyes that I had really seen somewhere...
Bai Yu stared at the photo album in deep thought. Before he could come up with any ideas, the door was pushed open by Lin Mo who had just left:
"Brother, Xiaobai, come out quickly, the cakes and fireworks are all here!"
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Inside the Chu family’s old house.
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"After the fireworks are set off, I will go back first. I still have a lot of things to do in the investigation bureau."
Chu Yunrou folded her golden eagle wings and looked towards the direction of the Investigation Bureau in the night.
Pollutants don’t care whether humans are currently in the important New Year season or not, and they don’t have the concept of holidays, so there must be someone on duty in the investigation bureau.
As the director, she must stand with the Qinghe City Investigation Bureau. From last night to tonight, it is the maximum time she can spend with her family.
Grandpa Chu sighed. He understood, so he didn’t say anything to persuade her to stay: “Be careful. You are my only child now.”
After saying that, without even looking at Chu Yunrou's eyes, he turned around with his hands behind his back and said, "I have three little ones to accompany me, so I don't need you. Just get busy."
His eyes fell on the three figures on the opposite side who were surrounded by cakes and fireworks.
Lin Mo, who had no idea that his mother was about to leave, was still eating heartily: "This one is delicious, that one is delicious too, this one is more pure sweet, and that one is more sour and sweet, Xiaobai, try it quickly."
He didn't even have time to wipe the pastry foam from his mouth, and he ate while passing it to his friend.
“Have you washed your hands?”
Chu Zehuai looked at his younger brother with disdain, then picked up a piece of flower-shaped pastry and handed it to him.
"Bai Yu, try this."
As Lin Mo said unconvinced "Of course I washed it", Bai Yu took the other's hand and swallowed the exquisite flower pastry.
It is indeed very sweet, and has a light fragrance.
Bai Yu swallowed it directly in one gulp, and before he could help but lick the remaining pastry crust on the other person's fingers, the extremely weak energy slid along the food into his stomach.
The New Year is indeed extremely important to the people of Dongzhou. If he guessed correctly, these pastries should be specially made for the awakened ones, using high-end ingredients containing energy.
He took two more cakes and threw them into his mouth. While chewing, he looked at Chu Zehuai who was staring at his fingers in a daze for some reason: "Captain Chu, you should try it too. It's really good."
"I...I just ate."
Chu Zehuai put away his hands, and his long eyelashes drooped, hiding all the emotions in them. After a moment, his golden orange eyes raised again, and had returned to normal.
"Bai Yu, do you want to set off fireworks? I'll take you."
He took out two firework sticks from another box nearby, gave one to Bai Yu, and then used his own fire to light the fuse at the end.
Brilliant fireworks suddenly burst out from the sky, and the bright sparks illuminated a small area around them, which was particularly obvious in the dark night.
"Do you like it?" Seeing the surprised look on Bai Yu's face as if he saw fireworks for the first time, Chu Zehuai simply handed over the one in his hand.
“I love this.”
Bai Yu nodded. Even though he was a plant and didn't like fire, he had to admit that the moment the fireworks bloomed, he was indeed amazed.
"So what else do you like?"
"Well, food, trellises, wages..."
"I'm not talking about that. I want to ask, what kind of person do you like? Not a friend, but a lover."
The rustling sound of the fireworks well covered up the heartbeat in the twilight. Chu Zehuai looked at Bai Yu's profile seriously and asked softly and carefully.
Under the light of the fireworks, the other person's profile appeared hazy and beautiful. Under the high nose bridge were lips that appeared soft in the light, and long eyelashes were raised, like some kind of butterfly spreading its wings.
He suddenly thought of the kiss in "Happy Opera". Even if it was just a plot, it was enough to make people inadvertently fall into reminiscing.
"Someone you like?"
Bai Yu was puzzled. He thought about it and then shook his head.
"I don't know. I've never thought about it."
Plants have no love, they only reproduce. Even during the flowering period, they will not look for another plant.
Why go through all that effort? Wouldn't it be enough to just let the flowers bloom and relax you?
The flowers during the breeding period are not important. If they are not specially controlled, thousands of flowers will bloom every year. However, Bai Yu is too lazy to bloom them. Compared to blooming, he values his roots and strength more.
Before coming to the human world, let alone pursuing love, he didn't even know what love was. Every day, apart from working to gain energy, he just looked for players to have fun with.
But he might be the only one who is happy.
"Why did Captain Chu suddenly think of asking this?"
Bai Yu withdrew his thoughts from the previous work scene, turned his head and asked, "Is it possible that Captain Chu is also about to reach the flowering period?"
No, the book says that humans do not have a flowering period, and they can feel the desire to reproduce all year round.
"Nothing, it just suddenly occurred to me."
Chu Zehuai retracted his gaze, and seeing that the other party was about to ask more questions, he immediately changed the subject.
"The fireworks in my hand are almost gone, and there's a big one over there. Do you want to light it?"
Love obviously did not attract Bai Yu's attention more than fireworks. The latter immediately put the topic behind him and happily took the firework tube out of the box.
This firework is very heavy and filled with materials. It looks like a rocket, as tall as a person and very huge, just like a gigantic firework.
"Here, you light the fire. I've controlled the temperature so it won't burn you."
Chu Zehuai placed a small golden flame on Bai Yu's fingertips, took two steps back, stood behind and watched the happy man run to and squat next to the rocket fireworks.
"Then I'll light the fire."
While sighing that there were times when he could live in peace with fire, Bai Yu carefully lit the fuse at the bottom.
On the other side, Lin Mo, who had finally eaten his fill, ran over excitedly, with remnants of different kinds of pastries still on his mouth: "Xiao Bai! Wait for me, I want to play with fireworks with you too!"
He rushed straight towards Bai Yu, who just lit the fuse and took several steps back, so Lin Mo successfully pounced on the rocket firework tube.
Everything happened in just a few seconds. Before anyone present could react, the fuse had already burned quickly to the end of the firework.
“Swoosh—”
Brilliant sparks flashed at the bottom of the firework, and it flew into the sky, carrying those who didn't have time to let go. As everyone looked up, Lin Mo and the firework disappeared into the vast night.
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