Chapter 81: New Year's Eve Together
After dinner, the five of them went shopping in the mall.
Xu Wu took out his phone and looked at it, then said in surprise, "There's someone making flower pots over there in the square, do you want to go and have a look?"
Lin Zixia's eyes lit up. She had never watched iron flower making live before.
Lu Xiangye looked at Lin Zixia's expectant expression, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said nonchalantly, "Then go."
No one objected, so everyone came out of the mall and headed towards the square.
Because the distance was not far, no one wanted to take a taxi, so the group walked slowly along the sidewalk.
The night wind was biting. Lin Zixia shivered after going out and pulled her neck into her scarf.
Lu Xiangye raised his hand to cover the hat on her clothes and rubbed her head.
Lin Zixia looked up and glared at him. Her fair little face was hidden under a red scarf and she was wearing a teddy bear hat, revealing only a pair of black, round eyes.
Lu Xiangye couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, which was quite cute.
"why are you laughing?"
Lu Xiangye raised his eyebrows slightly, "I'm laughing at you."
Lin Zixia: "What's wrong with me?"
Lu Xiangye curled his lips, "Silly."
Lin Zixia looked incredulous, "Lu Xiangye, can you please say that again?"
Lu Xiangye raised his hand and pulled her bear ears. "If you ask me to say it, I will say it. That would be so embarrassing for me."
Lin Zixia trudged forward, "I don't want to bother with you."
"Hey," Lu Xiangye took two steps to catch up and looked down at her, "Why are you still angry?"
Lin Zixia turned his face away and snorted softly.
A cold wind suddenly blows.
Lu Xiangye took a long step forward, taking half a step further than her, and reached out to pull the person behind him.
"What are you doing?"
Most of Lu Xiangye's body was in front of Lin Zixia, and the hair on his forehead was blown by the cold wind. He squinted his eyes and said lazily, "I'll scout the way for you, so you don't get lost."
Lin Zixia put his hands in his pockets and hid behind him, "Don't give me that."
Behind him, Xu Wu wanted to look for Lin Zixia, but was stopped by He Yan.
Xu Wu frowned, "Why are you holding me? I'm going to find Xia Xia."
A hint of helplessness flashed in He Yan's eyes, "I'm afraid you and A Ye will fight."
Xu Wu raised his chin and said, "I'm not afraid of him."
He Yan took out a pair of gloves and handed them to her, "Put them on."
"oh."
Xu Wu obediently took the gloves and put them on.
Wu You on the side looked at this and that, wondering why no one was paying attention to him?
He rushed to Xu Wuheyan and quickly took away the other glove, "Lend me this one."
Xu Wu's fingers were inserted but were pulled out by Wu You. She had a hint of anger in her eyes, "Wu You, you're asking for a beating!"
Then he ran after him.
Wu You hid behind Lu Xiangye and Lin Zixia, and the two of them started circling around them, making a lot of noise.
Lu Xiangye closed his eyes, grabbed Lin Zixia and dodged to the side.
Xu Wu and Wu You suddenly looked at each other.
Wu You ran away, "Brother Lu, you have no moral principles!"
Xu Wu chased after him relentlessly, "Even if the king of heaven comes today, you will be beaten!"
Lin Zixia curled her lips and said, "Just let them stay in this stalemate?"
Lu Xiangye snorted lightly, "Even Xu Wu can fight a dog on the street, don't worry about them."
Lin Zixia: "...You can talk."
He Yan walked up slowly, glanced at Lu Xiangye, and then looked at Lin Zixia with a smile on his lips, "Are you interested in hearing about Ah Ye's childhood?"
Lin Zixia's eyes lit up, "Listen!"
It’s not a good thing to hear, so of course you have to listen to it.
Lu Xiangye raised his eyelids and glanced at him coldly, his tone carrying a hint of warning, "He Yan."
He Yan's brows relaxed and he replied calmly, "What's wrong?"
"If you don't want me to talk about it, then I won't. It's nothing. It's just some small things like wetting my pants and wearing a skirt and getting chased by a puppy. It happened a long time ago."
After saying that, He Yan took a step forward, passed by the two of them, and walked forward.
Lu Xiangye's temples were throbbing. This black sesame dumpling!
A reserved man!
Secretly expose his past.
He turned around and met Lin Zixia's interested eyes.
"Wet your pants? Wear a skirt? Get chased by a dog?"
Lu Xiangye covered her mouth with his hand, "That was before I was three years old!"
Lin Zixia's eyes curved into crescents, staring at him meaningfully.
Lu Xiangye: He Yan, just wait for me!
Several people were playing and joking along the way, laughing and scolding each other.
The streets were bustling on New Year's Eve, with lights from the roadside shining down from overhead, stretching their shadows very long.
When we arrived at the place, there were already many people waiting.
Wu You stepped on tiptoe and took a look. "We have to go inside. There's nothing to see from outside."
A few people found a gap and went in little by little.
Wu You led the way, slipping into any gap like a nimble snake.
Lin Zixia looked particularly thin in the crowd and was often bumped into on the shoulders or forced to take a step back.
As she took another half step back, an arm supported her shoulders.
"I'll take you in first."
Lu Xiangye held the person in his arms, held her shoulders, and walked through the surging crowd step by step.
Lin Zixia glanced sideways and could only see Lu Xiangye's sharp jaw. His profile had smooth lines and clear contours.
The hand on my shoulder is warm and strong, and the chest behind me feels safe.
The crowded and noisy crowd around seemed to become the background, and Lin Zixia's heart skipped a beat in a trance.
Wu You found a place with a good view and turned back to wave at the others, "Brother Lu, Ayan, here!"
Lu Xiangye brought the man out of the garden and then let go.
Soon after, Xu Wu and He Yan arrived.
The performance area was surrounded by railings and they stood on the periphery.
More and more people gathered, surrounding the performance venue in three layers inside and outside.
In a corner of the garden, a firewood fire was burning brightly, molten iron was being melted, and a shirtless craftsman was making preparations.
Amidst everyone's anticipation and excitement, the iron flower making officially began.
The flower beater wears an upside-down gourd ladle on his head, has his upper body naked, holds the upper stick filled with molten iron in one hand and the lower stick in the other. After he is ready, he hits the upper stick hard with the lower stick.
In an instant, iron flowers flew everywhere, like thousands of stars blooming in the sky!
The flower beaters hit the sticks one after another, and golden lights flashed across the sky like shooting stars. It was so magnificent that the night suddenly became as bright as day.
The east wind blows thousands of flowers into bloom at night, and blows down stars like rain.
The magnificent scenes in ancient poems are concretized at this moment.
This is a visual feast of light and fire, an oriental aesthetic that interweaves wildness and romance.
The splendor and romance of a thousand years have continued to this day, carrying the common expectations of the past and present, praying for peace and prosperity in the country and a long-lasting prosperity.
"Wow!"
“It’s so beautiful!”
Exclamations and praises rang out among the crowd, and everyone took out their mobile phones to take photos.
Lin Zixia tilted his head back, staring intently at the fireworks blooming in the sky, his lips slightly curved, his eyes filled with tiny starlight.
Lu Xiangye looked at her sideways, and when the sparks fell, he subconsciously raised his hand to protect her head.
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