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Pu Xiangnan was busy all day, and he didn't have time to sit down and look at his phone until it was time for dinner.

The New Year’s Eve dinner was very rich, with hot and cold meat and vegetables, chicken, duck and fish on a large table, but Pu Xiangnan was too hungry and had no appetite. Holding chopsticks in one hand and mobile phone in the other, he was busy answering various questions. All kinds of New Year's greetings.

Ye Youlan couldn't bear her appearance, and couldn't help frowning, "Eat well, take a look at you, what do you look like?"

Pu Xiangnan already had a conditioned reflex to his mother's words, and when he heard the words, he slapped the phone back on the table and buried himself in the meal.No one cared about me at school, I let myself go for a semester, and almost got carried away.

But she really didn't have any appetite, so she ate half a bowl of rice with cold kelp and steamed fish, ate a spicy braised chicken wing, drank a bowl of chicken soup, put down her chopsticks, grabbed her phone and stood up, "Eat slowly .”

"Why do you only eat so little?" Ye Youlan was still dissatisfied, "You also said that northerners have a big appetite, you can learn a little bit, why are you eating less than before?"

The old man began to babble, it was really the porcelain in the cabinet, a set, Pu Xiangnan responded indiscriminately, and quickly seized the opportunity to sneak back to his room, lying down and continuing to use his mobile phone.

Only then did she see the message from Lu Yanbei.

Originally, she had put Lu Yanbei's chat window at the top once before, but every time she clicked in, she would see that name, and it became more and more annoying, so she canceled it.

Anyway, it was impossible for Lu Yanbei to take the initiative to send her a message. In a short period of time, Pu Xiangnan could not continue to contact her as if nothing had happened.

So when she suddenly saw the word "silly" floating up again, followed by the bright red number 1, she couldn't help being stunned.

It was the kind of mass New Year greeting text message that you could guess the end from the beginning, but Pu Xiangnan still clicked in and read it carefully.It just so happened that other students had also posted this post. After comparing it, you can see that Lu Yanbei also changed a few words.

After thinking about it like this, she copied another one, edited a few words, and sent it.

Lu Yanbei did not reply, Pu Xiangnan couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or heaved a sigh of relief, he exited the window and continued to read other people's news.

Grab red envelopes, pay New Year's greetings, make appointments for dinner...every group is very lively.Pu Xiangnan played for a while before clicking into Moments, planning to share his family's New Year's Eve dinner.

The list is all for New Year’s Eve dinners, and the dishes on each table look similar, but everyone still has a great time.Pu Xiangnan dragged down a few pages, and was about to scan it casually before going back to post his own, when his eyes suddenly came across a particularly shabby picture.

Disposable lunch boxes, containing a dozen cooked dumplings, nothing else.Matching word: New Year's Eve dinner.

Looking at the name again, Pu Xiangnan was taken aback again.

It turned out to be Lu Yanbei.

Although there is no specific communication, Lu Yanbei's family background is obviously very good. Based on Pu Xiangnan's limited understanding and imagination of the rich, he always feels that they celebrate the new year as if they were holding a banquet, with fragrant clothes and shadows, and cups of wine. , Naturally, delicacies transported by air from all over the world are indispensable.

As a northerner, dumplings are indispensable for the New Year's Eve dinner, which is normal, but it is more puzzling to only have dumplings.

Maybe it's too maverick, and there are many people who like her.There are probably comments, but WeChat's mechanism is that only people who are friends with each other can see the comments left by each other.For example, Xie Wennan is friends with Lu Yanbei and Pu Xiangnan, so Pu Xiangnan can see her comments to Lu Yanbei, but other people's comments will not be displayed here.

So even if Pu Xiangnan wanted to guess what was going on with her from the comments, he couldn't do it.

But there are some clues about the affairs of Lu Yanbei's family.For example, for a whole semester, she hardly talked with her family on the phone. For example, the emotions she occasionally leaked out of her words, the relationship with her family should not be close...

Pu Xiangnan hesitated, but still posted a comment: So simple?

Lu Yanbei replied almost instantly.

Silly: Reminiscing about bitterness and thinking about sweetness.

Pu Xiangnan: With all due respect, dumplings used to be eaten only by wealthy families. Oh, you told me this.

It is a custom in the north to eat dumplings during the winter solstice so as not to lose your ears from freezing.This statement may seem bizarre, but it actually has its own internal logic. It is not just a superstition or a blessing—in the old society, people who could eat white flour dumplings were not too poor, so they were also able to prepare cotton-padded clothes for the family. Cotton cap, naturally will not freeze the ears.

Pu Xiangnan and Lu Yanbei were used to bickering, and they almost replied without thinking. After finishing speaking, they realized that the tone was too natural, but it was too late to withdraw it.

Silly: Well, actually, I was traveling outside and couldn’t buy anything else, so I had to buy a box of dumplings to make up for the New Year.

There was an undisguised sneer in his tone, but in fact, Lu Yanbei, who solemnly typed these words, was in a good mood.

When she received Pu Xiangnan's comment, she was not expecting it, but she couldn't help being a little bit pleasantly surprised.

Pu Xiangnan actually understands very well, she has always held goodwill towards the whole world, so it is not so surprising to condolences to her at this time.

Luo Yuwen is right, showing weakness appropriately can sometimes have very good results.If she didn't look so miserable, how could Pu Xiangnan soften his heart so easily?

However, for Lu Yanbei, the things that can really be shown to show weakness and win sympathy are only the parts that she thinks are insignificant.Those things that really made her worry about and cared about her heart could not be said lightly like this.

So she didn't go deep into this topic, but just accepted it as soon as it was good, and turned the topic back to Pu Xiangnan.

Silly: Where's your New Year's Eve dinner?Send it out and let me see.Based on the food pictures, you may be able to eat a few more dumplings.

Only then did Pu Xiangnan realize that he was here to post pictures, and quickly sent out the Jiugongge. Just as he was about to go back and remind Lu Yanbei, he saw Xie Wennan's comment first.

Xie Wennan: You two are poisonous, you treat the comments as a chat channel, have you considered the feelings of us bystanders?With so much to say, why not talk privately?

He does not mean that.

The reason why Pu Xiangnan only posted 5 was because he didn't want to chat privately.Although they are also facing the mobile phone, one-on-one private chats can make people nervous and uncomfortable for no reason, especially the delicate relationship between her and Lu Yanbei, which is even more inappropriate.

But since she was reminded, she didn't have the nerve to continue leaving messages, rubbed her face, quit the circle of friends, and continued to reply to other people's messages.

The students discussed in the group to go out together to find a place for New Year's Eve. In the past, Pu Xiangnan would not be absent from this kind of event, but now he is a little bit less interested. Seeing how enthusiastic they are talking, he can't get involved.

She dived and watched for 2 minutes, then put down the phone out of sight and out of mind.

Originally, I just wanted to lie down and tidy up my messy thoughts, but in the end, I fell asleep just like that and had a ridiculous dream.

In the dream, she separated from Lu Yanbei, dragged the suitcase onto the train, and drove all the way, when she was about to get off the train, when she turned her head, Lu Yanbei was sitting next to her, holding a box of dumplings in her hand, smiling Tell her, "Get on the dumplings and get off the noodles, you forgot to eat the dumplings."

Then Pu Xiangnan woke up.

She lay on the bed for a while, then suddenly took out her phone, and opened the circle of friends posted by Lu Yanbei.

Before, I was focusing on the dumplings, and didn’t pay much attention to the surrounding environment. Looking at it now, I found that there is still blue fabric in the photo, and the small table with disposable lunch boxes is gray, which looks very familiar. , like... the backboard on a high-speed rail seat.

Is Lu Yanbei really on the train?

But even on the train, it's impossible to come to find yourself, right?

Pu Xiangnan patted his head to keep himself from thinking wildly.

Looking at the time, I actually slept for more than an hour. Through the door panel, I could hear the Spring Festival Gala being played on the TV, the gongs and drums were blaring, and there was joy.Pu Xiangnan got out of bed and stepped on his shoes to go out. He saw his parents sitting on the sofa, busy watching TV.

Seeing her, Papa Pu quickly raised his hand to greet her as if he had received amnesty, "Nannan, come quickly! You have been studying in Beijing for a few months, so you must have learned how to make dumplings, right?"

Pu Xiangnan: "..."

She suspected that she had a conflict with dumplings today.

The author has something to say: a sudden update

A little question: Do you eat dumplings during Chinese New Year?