Life is more than just living

Han Yidao came back very late and fell asleep. He didn't notice the little rabbit doll Chen Xu placed beside his pillow. Han Yidao went to work early the next morning. The mall was open as usual today, and the carnival started after the mall closed in the afternoon. Most of the salespeople were at work, so Han Yidao led the preparatory team to check the inspection process. Chen Xu quietly got up early and made breakfast for him. After he went to work, Chen Xu gently went back to his bedroom and slept for a while. When he heard Wu Sixian getting up, Chen Xu quickly got up and had breakfast with the old man. In order for the old man not to be disappointed, Chen Xu cooked a sumptuous lunch and dinner in a decent manner. In the evening, he and the old man also made dumplings for the New Year's Eve dinner. Chen Xu knew that Han Yidao must be very busy. She checked her phone several times, but there was no news.

Wu Sixian looked very happy all day long, "Xiao Xu, I'm so happy that you can accompany me to celebrate the New Year." Chen Xu also smiled and said, "Grandma, I am very happy to be with you." Time flies so fast , it has been a year in the blink of an eye. Chen Xu was at work on New Year's Eve last year, and Han Yidao went to pick her up to celebrate the New Year. He cooked most of the dishes. This year, Han Yidao was busy and could not celebrate the New Year at home. Chen Xu did not dare to show any disappointment for fear It made the old man unhappy.

The clock rang at midnight, and the old man took out two big red envelopes as usual and said blessings. Chen Xu accepted the red envelopes for Han Yidao, talked to the old man for a while, and then advised the old man to go back and rest. Chen Xu picked up his phone and looked at it again. There was no news about Han Yidao, but Liu Jingsheng sent New Year's greetings on time at midnight. Chen Xu also replied politely.

Chen Xu remembered that Han Yidao put the red envelope under his pillow on New Year's Eve last year. She also imitated Han Yidao and put the red envelope given by his grandmother under his pillow. Then she reached out and touched the little rabbit, returned to her bedroom, and also placed the red envelope on the pillow. Down. Look, it's almost time, and Han Yidao hasn't come back yet. After the old man took a rest, Chen Xu stood silently in front of the window, quietly waiting for Han Yidao to come back. When I was a child, the New Year celebrations seemed to be a good time at home, but later the family broke up and my grandma suddenly lost interest in celebrating the New Year. There was no festive atmosphere in the house anymore. Every year on New Year’s Eve, grandma took Chen Xu out to pick up scraps, and people fired salutes and leftovers. The paper tubes can be sold for money, and they must be picked up overnight, otherwise they will be picked up by others tomorrow. Although there was no New Year's Eve dinner, Chen Xu still had a family at that time, but since she went to junior high school and lived on campus, her grandma regarded her as an outsider and wouldn't let her go back to live there. The small house Chen Xu lived in was completely occupied by junk. . From then on, Chen Xu started his life as a caregiver and never returned home. Tonight, Chen Xu suddenly thought of his grandma and wondered how she was doing. Grandma loved Chen Xu very much when she was a child, but everything changed later. Chen Xu had hated and complained. I don’t know what happened today, but suddenly he thought of his grandma. Is she okay? Auntie will definitely go back to take care of her often, right?

In this warm bedroom, Chen Xu couldn't help but wonder: It was a cold night in Beicheng. Did grandma go out to pick up firecrackers? Sleepless tonight, while waiting for Han Yidao, Chen Xu always thought of his grandma. If his parents had not divorced, his grandma would still be a kind grandma. She will definitely be like Liu Jiaxin's grandmother, showing off how promising her granddaughter is everywhere. On this night of family reunion, Chen Xu missed his grandma especially. Although his grandma's attitude towards him had changed a lot in the 11 years since his parents' divorce, she had given him support after all. Thinking of the past tonight, Chen Xu suddenly no longer hated her grandma. She had been reflecting on whether the results would be different if she trusted and loved her grandma like before, instead of always trying to please her carefully.

It was already past three in the morning when Han Yidao came back. Chen Xu felt relieved after watching his car drive over. Han Yidao was about to open the door, but Chen Xu opened the door for him in time. Han Yidao asked: "Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Chen Xu smiled a little reluctantly, "You're not sleepy yet, the annual meeting was a success, right?" Han Yidao suddenly became interested in talking, "Unprecedented success, everyone is very happy, these days The preparations were finally not in vain." Chen Xu smiled, "Thank you for your hard work, go and wash up and go to sleep!" Han Yidao said shamelessly: "No, I'm too sleepy." After that, he rushed into the bedroom and fell on the bed to sleep. . Chen Xu returned to the bedroom and lay on the bed, feeling something different in his heart. I suddenly felt homesick today and felt that this was not my home.

Early the next morning, Chen Xu was awakened by the sound of firecrackers. She got up and looked outside, then suddenly picked up the phone and called Liu Jiaxin, "Sister Jiaxin, happy New Year!" Liu Jiaxin was woken up by the phone. When she saw it was Chen Xu, she said, "Xiao Xu, happy New Year! Oh, yes, We are all celebrating the New Year at grandma’s house! Your grandma, I saw you yesterday! Hey, okay, okay, you hang up first! I’ll put on my clothes, and let’s video chat on QQ later, so that you can see you Grandma. Wait a moment."

About ten minutes later, Liu Jiaxin's video invitation was sent. Chen Xu clicked to accept, and grandma's old face appeared on the phone. After nine years of not seeing each other, Chen Xu and grandma still recognized each other at a glance. Grandma wiped away her tears and said, "Xu, are you 26 this year? Where have you been all these years? Why don't you come back to see grandma?" Chen Xu suddenly felt tearful. She held back her tears and smiled. Said: "Grandma, I have been going to school these years. I have not been back since I went to college. I have been working here during the college holidays." Grandma continued to cry, "When can you come back to see grandma? I don't know if I can still I can't wait until you come back. My health is not good now. Every year is worse than the last year, and I have no sleep in the morning." Liu Jiaxin said from the side: "Grandma Chen, what are you talking about? It's the New Year, Xiaoxu wishes you a happy New Year. You have to be happy!" Grandma quickly wiped away her tears, "Hey, hey, you see I'm so confused. Xu, when can you come back?" Chen Xu thought for a while, "Hurry, grandma, I'll do it again I will go back to see you in more than four months. Please take good care of yourself." Grandma nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I'll wait for my Xu to come back to see grandma." Grandma didn't understand video traffic, so she kept saying, "I won't say anymore. Stop talking, don't waste the phone bill on Jiaxin. Here, Jiaxin, I can't do it, just turn it off!" Liu Jiaxin covered her cold red nose, "Xiaoxu, when do you want to videotape your grandma again? Just call me in advance and I'll come over then." Chen Xu said sincerely: "Thank you, Sister Jiaxin, please go home and warm yourself up quickly, bye!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xu felt a little dazed, as if he had had a dream. His grandma was still the grandma who loved him more than 20 years ago. Sister Jiaxin was also a good sister who played with him every day. Thinking about this, he became more and more dazed. Something happened. It seems to have happened, but it doesn't seem to be true. Maybe it's because I didn't sleep well last night!