"Ye Qing, Ye Qing, Ye Qing!"
The noises from downstairs kept coming through the window.
Upon hearing the persistent voice, Zhou Ping immediately recognized it as Liu Tian's voice.
Ye Fan lay on the sofa watching the Spring Festival Gala, cracking sunflower seeds and peanuts. "That Liu Tian kid is really young and impetuous. It seems he really likes our Xiao Qing."
Zhou Ping sighed, "Why does this child act like she's deaf once she's inside? Now the whole neighborhood knows Xiao Qing's name."
Zhou Ping knocked on Ye Qing's door, "Are you deaf? The young man has been calling downstairs for so long and you haven't come out to answer?"
Ye Qing, wearing a fluffy pajama top with two rabbit ears hanging down, quickly opened the door and rushed to the window.
A burly young man, dressed in heavy clothing, stood under the streetlight downstairs. His nose was red from the cold. Upon seeing Ye Qing, Liu Tian chuckled and called out even more enthusiastically.
"Happy New Year, Sister Qing!"
Ye Qing smiled slightly, opened the window, and shouted to the outside, "Happy New Year!"
Ye Fan called out to Zhou Ping, who was clearing the table, "Happy New Year, wife."
Zhou Ping first rolled her eyes at Ye Fan, then laughed, "Why are you arguing with these young people?"
"My wife will always be eighteen."
Zhou Ping suppressed a smile on her face, but was secretly delighted as she carried the plates into the kitchen.
Ye Qing rushed back into the house, put on a long cotton coat, a hat, and a scarf, fully armed, and hurriedly opened the door to go out.
...
The dazzling fireworks were clearly visible from the farmhouse courtyard, illuminating the entire courtyard with vibrant colors.
It is the most brilliant splash of color in the desolate winter.
Anyou, her grandmother, and Wangfu sat quietly in the courtyard, waiting for the New Year's bell to ring.
Ye Zhou pushed open the door and came in, carrying several buckets of fireworks in his arms.
An Youhe's eyes lit up instantly, and she got up and walked towards Ye Zhou.
"Didn't you say you were going to stay home today?"
"I ate at home and came back right after I finished eating."
As Ye Zhou spoke, he placed the fireworks in the middle of the courtyard.
Then, two more people followed them in from outside the door.
It was Ye Qing and Liu Tian.
Ye Qing walked in, acting as if she were a stranger, "Happy New Year, Grandma! Happy New Year, Xiao An!"
Liu Tian stood beside Ye Qing, inseparable from her, and said, "Happy New Year, Youhe, and Happy New Year, Grandma too."
Grandma An looked at the two unfamiliar faces and asked, "Who is this pretty baby? I've never seen her before."
Ye Qing was overjoyed to be praised for her beauty. She walked over to Grandma An and squatted down in front of the old woman. "Grandma, I am Ye Zhou's older sister. I've come to wish you a Happy New Year today. That boy is my boyfriend and also my brother's good friend."
Grandma An smiled and said, "Oh, I don't know if you can understand."
Looking at the huge, colorful fireworks in the sky, Ye Qing said excitedly, "The fireworks here are really beautiful. We came to the right place today."
Liu Tian helped take two buckets of fireworks out of the car trunk.
It was placed together with the buckets that Ye Zhou had put down.
Ye Zhou stood next to An Youhe and said, "I knew you wouldn't set off fireworks, so let's have some fun together this year."
An Youhe smiled slightly, "We didn't usually set off fireworks, but this year we'll have our own fireworks. I'll go get the lighter."
Ye Qing took out the fairy wands she had prepared beforehand and distributed them to several people.
Should we start with the big ones or the small ones?
"Let's set them off together, start with the big one." Ye Zhou turned to the girl next to him holding a lighter, "Do you dare?"
The fuse of the fireworks is neither too long nor too short, but of course, it still requires some skill to set them off.
"I, of course I dare," the girl said, stubbornly walking towards one of the firework barrels.
An Youhe had never set off fireworks by herself before, so she was inevitably a little timid, but she was unwilling to back down in front of so many people.
The girl squatted down, stretched out her hand, and tried to light the fuse with a lighter, her hand trembling terribly.
At that moment, a pair of large hands grasped the girl's hand, enveloping her in warm palms, and lit the fuse.
"Run! Hahaha!" Ye Zhou grabbed the girl's hand and quickly left the scene.
After the sound of firecrackers, fireworks exploded in the sky above the courtyard.
The light covered the entire courtyard.
Ye Zhou shoved a lit sparkler into An Youhe's hand.
The girl's eyes sparkled. "So beautiful."
Several young people were having a great time playing in the courtyard. Wangfu jumped down from his grandmother's arms, and from being panicked at first, he became lively and circled around the fireworks tube.
"Grandma, are you going to sleep first?" An You asked softly, seeing the sleepiness in her grandmother's eyes. In previous years, her grandmother would go to bed early for the New Year and never hear the New Year's bell. But this year, her grandmother was unusually insistent.
Grandma An said, "No, let's wait a bit longer, the new year hasn't arrived yet."
“Okay,” An Youhe said softly.
At midnight, the New Year's bells rang in the distance.
Liu Tian and Ye Qing had gone off to play somewhere, while Ye Zhou and An Youhe held hands and listened to the bells together.
Happy New Year, Youhe.
Happy New Year, Ye Zhou.
The old man lay in a recliner with his eyes closed and a smile on his lips; it was unclear whether he had already drifted off to sleep.
A gentle kiss between the boy and girl marked the beginning of a new year.
...
"Youhe, Grandma, I've come to wish you a Happy New Year."
Ye Zhou entered the house early in the morning and placed two boxes of gifts inside.
An Youhe smiled and said, "You were the first one."
The girl's daily routine consists of helping her grandmother with hygiene issues: dressing the elderly woman, changing the bedding that got soiled at night and putting new bedding on top, bringing her water, washing her feet, and wiping her face.
Grandma An was already dressed, and then An Youhe was about to put the old woman into the wheelchair next to her.
Ye Zhou was about to help when he was surprised to find that the girl was quite strong and lifted the old man directly into the wheelchair.
Grandma An let her granddaughter wipe her face with a warm towel, and said to Ye Zhou, "Don't rush to leave now that you're here. Nizi has already cooked dumplings. Let's eat together."
"good."
Ye Zhou was deeply moved by the old lady's attitude. At first, the old lady's hostility towards him was extremely obvious, but now they were able to get along amicably. If it were the old Ye Zhou, he would never have imagined that this day would come.
After the old lady ate the dumplings, An Youhe fed her her medicine as usual.
Ye Zhou eagerly took the initiative to wash the dishes and clean the house.
Today was supposed to be a day for visiting relatives, and many relatives came to the courtyard, each carrying gifts.
They came over to the old lady, asking about her well-being and saying some nice things.
When Ye Zhou came out of the kitchen, a relative with an afro saw him and asked, "Who is this young man?"
Ye Zhou happened to hear this, went into the room, and poured tea for the guest.
"The child is quite sensible," a relative remarked.
The old lady said, "He's Nizi's boyfriend."
"Youhe is dating someone?" The relative was surprised because An Youhe had always been quiet and didn't seem like the type to be in a relationship.
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