Chapter 47
There are fewer pedestrians on the street than usual and many shops are closed, but the New Year atmosphere cannot be suppressed.
There were a few kids at the alley, setting off firecrackers, and they suddenly threw them at Qi Ying's feet. Before she could react, Ji Rang kicked the firecrackers away and covered her ears with his hands.
She heard Ji Rangxiong and the other kids: "You want to be beaten, right? Throw another one and try."
She thought it was funny.
How can this person be so ignorant as to treat a child like that?
He was fierce by nature and the adults were afraid of him, so the group of children ran away quickly.
I sent her outside the community, brushed the snow off her hat, and said with a smile, "Go home."
Qi Ying looked at him while holding her schoolbag. She felt that the boy was pretending to be relaxed. The man she met just now looked a bit like him. She guessed that he should be his father.
She had never known before that the conflict between him and his family had reached such a serious level.
From what his father said just now, it seems like he hasn't been home for the New Year for a long time.
Have you always been alone?
Qi Ying typed and asked him: Who will you celebrate the New Year with tomorrow?
Ji Rang smiled: "There's a line of more than ten meters long waiting to celebrate the New Year with me. Don't worry." He patted her on the back of the head, "It's snowing heavily, go back quickly. I also want to buy some New Year's goods before the supermarket closes."
It was already late, and today should be the last day the supermarket would be open. Qi Ying was worried that he would miss it, so she nodded, waved at him obediently, and turned to walk inside.
After walking a few steps, she heard him calling her from behind: "Yingying."
She turned around.
The boy put his hands in his pockets, stood casually, and smiled deeply: "Happy New Year."
She laughed too.
When I got home, Wu Yinghua was kneading dough to make dumplings for the next day, Yu Cheng was repairing a lantern that was broken by the wind after being hung for only a few days, and Yu Zhuo was lying on the sofa playing games.
The TV was on at home, and the noise was lively and warm.
Wu Yinghua asked her, "Ying, aren't you going to the library tomorrow? We have to go to Wenhua Temple to worship our ancestors in the morning."
She nodded, washed her hands and went to the kitchen to help.
The family went to bed early that night, and Yu Cheng drove them to Wenhua Temple the next morning. The Yu family's ancestors had set up tablets at Wenhua Temple, and they would come here every year to worship their ancestors, which had gradually become a habit.
After Qi Ying's parents passed away, Yu Cheng also set up memorial tablets for them in the temple. He burned paper, lit incense and candles, and returned home in the afternoon after the worship.
Then we started preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Yu Zhuo was so naughty that he bought firecrackers and set them off on the balcony, almost scaring his mother to death. Wu Yinghua chased him around the house with a rolling pin and beat him, and Yu Zhuo hid behind Qi Ying.
Yu Cheng bought some Coke and boiled it with ginger, saying that drinking it this way is good for the body. As soon as it got dark, the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was placed on the table.
Yu Cheng gave the two children New Year's money at the dinner table. During the New Year, everyone tacitly did not mention Qi Ying's parents. They finished their meal happily and prepared to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
The younger generation is becoming less and less interested in the current Spring Festival Gala. Yu Cheng and Wu Yinghua were watching it with great interest, while Qi Ying and Yu Zhuo were playing with their cell phones.
Yue Li sent her a red packet worth 13.14 and excitedly sent a voice message: "Yingying, how many red packets did I grab? The ones I just sent to you were all grabbed by me. I joined a lot of groups for grabbing red packets! I'll invite you to join us!"
Qi Ying was instantly pulled into seven or eight WeChat groups.
There are "Haiyi High School Second Grade Group", "Haiyi Fairy Gathering Place", and also "I smoke and fight but I am a good student".
The good students group was sending out red envelopes, so she clicked in to take a look.
The person with the id Jiaoqu Xiaokeai said: "I want to send a special red envelope to Brother Rang to express my sympathy for him eating instant noodles during the Chinese New Year."
Then he sent one dollar and one cent.
Liu Haiyang said, "Fuck you, you can't even afford the seasoning for instant noodles for one dollar, look at me." He sent five dollars and twenty and asked, "Brother Rang, do you feel my love?"
Yue Li made a table-flipping expression: "You guys stole my lucky red packet and used it to give out exclusive gifts? No way! Give it out, I want to grab it!"
Ji Rang sent out a red envelope.
Qi Ying rushed in to grab it.
He stole ninety-nine dollars.
Ji Rang gave out 500 yuan. Among the dozen or so people in the group, Qi Ying grabbed the most.
Qu Xiaokeai asked in a panic: "Who is this Seven? He stole my brother's love for me!"
Yue Li: Wow, Yingying, you are so lucky!
Qu Xiaokeai: ………Okay, I admit defeat.
Qi Ying distributed the 99 yuan she had snatched, and a new round of grabbing red envelopes began in the group.
Ji Rang sent her a message: Little fool, if you grab it, it’s yours, why send it away?
He also sent her a red envelope separately.
It says: New Year’s money.
She clicked it and saw: 199.
Ji Rang typed a series of ellipsis marks and then said: The limit is 200.
Qi Ying could almost imagine his anger when he had originally planned to post 999 hours of excitement, but found out that he could only post 200 hours at most.
I couldn't help laughing.
I typed and asked him: Qu Peng said, you are eating instant noodles.
Ji Rang replied quickly: Don’t listen to him, I eat sea cucumber and abalone.
Qi Ying: Are you at home?
Ji Rang: Well, I watched the Spring Festival Gala. This skit was pretty good.
Qi Ying: Are you alone?
Ji Rang: No, my friends are here too.
The sound of firecrackers could be heard from outside the window from time to time.
Qi Ying looked at the ID in the group who didn't talk much and was busy sending out red envelopes.
She knew he was lying.
He was alone at home, with no friends or family.
She felt terribly upset.
A piece of news was pushed to my mobile phone. At twelve o'clock in the morning, the amusement plaza will hold a New Year's Eve fireworks show. All departments have made preparations to prevent fires and stampedes.
Qi Ying tightened her fingers.
She typed a message to her uncle, saying that she wanted to go to New Year's Eve with her classmates and watch the fireworks show.
Yu Cheng refused at first. But Qi Ying repeatedly assured her that her classmates would pick her up outside the community, and as the early morning approached, more and more people came out to celebrate the New Year. Yu Cheng went to the balcony and looked around. The community outside was brightly lit and people were coming and going. Children were setting off firecrackers and fireworks and running around. Only then did he feel relieved.
Unable to resist the soft, pleading look in her niece's eyes, she nodded in agreement and called Yu Zhuo again, "Go watch the fireworks with your sister!"
Yu Zhuo was lying on the sofa playing games: "No, it's too cold outside, I don't want to move. Besides, she's with her classmates, I won't go to join in the fun, there's a generation gap."
Yu Cheng slapped him on the legs a few times. Qi Ying had already put on her clothes and scarf, and ran to the door to put on her shoes.
Yu Cheng had no choice but to say, "Be careful and come back soon."
She nodded, opened the door and ran away.
It was my first time telling a lie and my heart was beating so fast that I ran downstairs, hailed a taxi, and showed the driver the address.
The streets are much busier at night than during the day.
There were young people everywhere who came out to celebrate the New Year, especially the area near the amusement square, which was already crowded with people.
When we arrived downstairs of Ji Rang's house, it was still seven or eight minutes before midnight.
This place is close to the suburbs and is much quieter than the city. She ran up with a large bag of things she bought on the way.
The sound of the doorbell was particularly clear in the quiet corridor.
After pressing it twice, the door lock clicked and slowly opened.
Ji Rang stared blankly at the panting girl outside the door, and for a moment, he thought he was dreaming.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window behind him, a beam of fire shot straight into the sky and exploded with a bang.
At twelve o'clock in the morning, the fireworks show began.
The TV in the room broadcast the joyful and excited voice of the Spring Festival Gala host: "Three, two, one, Happy New Year!"
She smiled, with stars twinkling in her eyes, and silently said to him, "Happy New Year."
Ji Rang's heart seemed to be grabbed by a hand. It didn't hurt, but it made his whole body tremble. A sour feeling rushed to his eyes. His whole body tensed up, and he gritted his teeth fiercely. Like a madman, he pulled the girl at the door into his arms.
He hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his flesh and blood.
She had a sweet scent that made him feel at ease, unlike him, whose entire house was filled with the unpleasant smell of instant noodles.
He forgot how long he had held her in his arms. He had never felt such a deep and bone-deep desire for her as he did now.
She didn't struggle, and was so obedient that it almost killed him.
It took a long, long time, so long that the fireworks show outside the window had stopped.
He seemed to wake up from a dream, worried that it was all a dream, so he let go of her suddenly, put his hands on her shoulders, and looked at her again and again.
Poke her face and touch her head.
It was real, she was really standing in front of him.
His body, which had been tense to the point of numbness, finally relaxed and he smiled at her, hiding those crazy emotions and becoming a calm and composed boy again.
He led her into the house.
First, I opened the window to let the instant noodles smell dissipate, and then quickly threw all the instant noodle boxes and drink bottles on the coffee table into the trash can.
When she turned around, Qi Ying was putting the big bag she had brought over on the dining table and taking things out one by one.
There are red window decorations, a pair of couplets, the Chinese character "Fu" (blessing) with two fish embracing each other, a pair of folded lanterns, a box of fireworks that can be held in the hands and played with, and a box of steaming dumplings.
Qi Ying waved at him.
Ji Rang walked over, and she handed him the dumplings and mouthed, "Eat quickly."
There was also a small packet of vinegar in the takeaway bag.
The warm yellow light from the dining room poured down and fell on her hair between her eyebrows, making her look soft and beautiful.
Ji Rang took the dumplings, ate two, and asked her, "Have you eaten?"
She smiled and nodded.
He also smiled and picked one up with chopsticks and fed it to her: "Try it and see if it's different from the ones you make at home."
She opened her mouth and took a bite, tasting it carefully. She bit off a small crescent-shaped piece of the dumpling and put the remaining half into her mouth.
After eating the dumplings, she handed him the red window paper-cut and instructed him to paste it.
He was short, so he could get to the right height without stepping on a chair. Qi Ying stood behind him and motioned him to go left or right. He turned back to tease her from time to time: "This way? Not off? Off? What about this way? Off again? You did it on purpose, little idiot? How about you come?"
I'll come if I want!
She angrily moved a chair over from the dining room, stepped on it with her bare feet, and carefully pasted the window paper-cuts on it.
Ji Rang stood next to her, holding his arms slightly loose, afraid that she would fall.
The glass reflected the figures of two people.
It was a warmth he had never experienced before.
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