Before Yangyang could explode, Jiang Shiyue picked him up and left the table.
The table suddenly became quiet.
Xu Li suddenly said, "Sister-in-law, do you dislike our dirty hands?"
Jiang Shiyue frowned. Xu Li looked like she blurted out something impulsively, and even her expression showed cowardice and grievance, as if she was really afraid that Jiang Shiyue would dislike her.
But she inexplicably felt that Xu Li was trying to sow discord and make her sisters-in-law hate her.
Others just wanted to take a look at the clothes and she avoided him. In the eyes of the sisters-in-law, Jiang Shiyue was ignorant or disdained them.
But for Jiang Shiyue, protecting Yangyang is the most important thing.
Jiang Shiyue didn't understand why Xu Li was hostile to her, and before her sisters-in-law could react, she spoke: "Sisters-in-law, before I could say anything, this down jacket has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it is lightweight and warm. The disadvantage is that it easily generates static electricity."
In 1978, even nine-year compulsory education was not yet universal, and most of my sisters-in-law had low levels of education.
Jiang Shiyue's words immediately attracted his attention and he asked, "What is static electricity?"
"It's a kind of electricity generated by friction, just like when we rub our hair like this..." Jiang Shiyue put Yangyang behind her and demonstrated to the sisters-in-law the static electricity generated by the friction of hair. "That's static electricity. Sometimes when we take off our clothes at night, we get crackling sparks, which is also static electricity. And sometimes when we wear certain clothes and touch metal door handles, we get a shock, which is all due to static electricity."
Immediately, a sister-in-law said, "Yes, I was electrocuted."
"My child always asks me to turn off the lights when he takes off his clothes at night just to see the crackling sparks. It turns out it's static electricity."
“…”
Everyone started talking at once and gradually forgot about Jiang Shiyue's sudden behavior.
Jiang Shiyue struck while the iron was hot and explained, "That's why I immediately took Yangyang away because I was afraid that the static electricity on his clothes would shock the sisters-in-law. Even if static electricity doesn't hurt your body, it will still hurt."
She turned to look at Xu Li and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Xu Li, you really think too much! How could you not know if others don't know? You have come to my house twice, and you not only touched my clothes but also looked at my cosmetics. I said a word? Saying that I despise you hurts my heart!"
Xu Li visited her home twice and touched her things twice, once when she was wearing a coat hanging on the coat hook at the door, and once when she was wearing cosmetics in her bedroom.
Jiang Shiyue didn't think much about it at the time. He just thought she was curious and didn't say anything for fear that she would be embarrassed.
"That's right." Wang Yan nodded. "Mrs. Shiyue was so welcoming when we went there. How could she be such a person?"
"Yeah! We were making dumplings together just now! If she thought it was dirty, she wouldn't join us."
"The day before yesterday, I had to go out for an urgent matter and took Aunt Shiyue's car. If she disliked it, she probably wouldn't have taken me. Sister Lili, you think too much."
Xu Li was not embarrassed either. She smiled at Jiang Shiyue with an embarrassed look on her face: "I'm sorry, sister-in-law. It's my fault. I misunderstood you. I haven't seen much of the world. Please don't take it to heart."
Jiang Shiyue fluttered her long eyelashes to hide the suspicion in her eyes, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? I am not as good as you."
Xu Li looked sincere, as if she really didn't mean it.
But, they are just too similar.
Jiang Shiyue felt suspicious, but she didn't know where the suspicion came from.
She was not familiar with Xu Li and did not remember offending her.
Could it be related to Chen Shanhe?
***
There are not many officers and soldiers in the flying brigade, only about a hundred in total.
Everyone sat around the table.
Captain Qin Kaiyuan gave a few routine New Year greetings and then left in a hurry.
Zhang Qinglong, Liu Yang, and Song Shan also took turns walking to the front, speaking, toasting, and leaving.
It's like coming and going in a hurry.
Before leaving, Zhang Qinglong reached out and took a plate of dumplings.
Wang Yan smiled and said, "Old Zhang in our family loves dumplings. But he's been busy these past two days. He finally had a chance to enjoy some dumplings, but he's back to work again."
Zhong Wenwen said, "It's okay. I'll leave some for him to take back later."
Wang Yan shook her head. "That won't do! With so many of us, we don't even know if there's enough to eat!"
…
When the higher-level cadres left, the young cadres and soldiers below were relaxed.
Show your talents while eating.
Some people sang, some painted, some danced, and some performed magic.
Like a small cultural performance.
Around eight o'clock, soldiers brought out a table and a TV.
There was no Spring Festival Gala in 1978, and at most we could watch some cultural and artistic programs.
Jiang Shiyue was not very interested. After sitting for a while, she found an excuse to take Yangyang home.
After taking a shower, Yangyang ran back to his room, not knowing what he was doing.
Jiang Shiyue thought for a while, found a bottle of red wine she brought from Huacheng, opened it, and poured a glass.
There were constant sounds of firecrackers outside.
The bustling sounds in the square can still be heard clearly.
The room became increasingly quiet.
It was so quiet that it was a little uncomfortable.
Jiang Shiyue took a sip of wine and put the glass back on the coffee table.
This was her first Spring Festival since traveling through time.
Compared to my previous life, I am so lonely and helpless.
In my previous life, the few days off I had were major traditional holidays.
At this time, she would go out to travel with her family to celebrate the New Year.
Of course, the New Year atmosphere in the new century cannot be compared with that of now.
In the new century, the Spring Festival is just a traditional festival.
It’s different now. When people talk about the New Year, they are excited from the bottom of their hearts.
The Chinese New Year means that you can eat food that you can’t eat at other times, wear new clothes, eat snacks, get lucky money, set off firecrackers, and wear new hair ornaments.
Even Jiang Shiyue couldn't help but feel excited.
However, the more beautiful the scenery around me is, the more I hope that the person I care about the most is by my side.
Jiang Shiyue drank one sip after another as the sound of firecrackers outside the window sounded. Soon, he had finished half a bottle of red wine.
My vision feels a little blurry.
Jiang Shiyue felt like she was getting drunk and subconsciously put down her glass.
After thinking about it, he picked it up again.
Drunk or not, it doesn’t matter.
Anyway, there is nothing for her to do tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shiyue picked up the wine glass again and seemed to hear some movement at the door.
But she didn't care, thinking it might be someone coming back to get something.
When Jiang Shiyue picked up the wine glass again, his hand was held down.
Jiang Shiyue looked up.
Chen Shanhe, looking dusty and exhausted, stood before her, one hand resting on the back of the sofa, the other holding her hand. He frowned and said, "You drank the whole bottle of wine by yourself?"
Jiang Shiyue smiled and poked Chen Shanhe's face with the index finger of her other hand. "You can still have hallucinations when you're drunk? Wow! It's more real than a dream. It even feels warm."
It's so fucking real.
Jiang Shiyue let go of the wine glass, pulled her hand back from Chen Shanhe's palm, knelt up from the sofa, looked up at Chen Shanhe's face so close to her, and held his face with both hands, "Chen Shanhe, I miss you so much!"
Chen Shanhe was about to speak when he remembered something and glanced in the direction of the thermos. He took Jiang Shiyue's hand away and said, "You are drunk!"
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