Be gentle

It was already the end of January when Huaran moved in, and now there are only a few days before Chinese New Year.Bai Wenxue thought to herself that it was a legal holiday for her, but she also decided to ask her opinion first.

Hua Ran was stunned for a moment, and then hesitated for a while before saying, "I don't need to go home for the New Year..."

She left her hometown for two years without knowing it, and she never went back except for the Ching Ming Festival.There are no relatives in the family anymore, and all the houses have been sold, so it doesn't make any sense to go back now.Although there are people who are concerned, visiting during the Chinese New Year may cause trouble for others.

After all, Bai Wenxue had a lot of experience, and she felt more or less confident after hearing what she said, so she didn't ask any further questions.

"That's right, let's stay and celebrate the New Year together. If you can not take the holiday, I will give you overtime wages."

"No, no, no, Aunt Bai, just let me stay here for the New Year."

"What stupid things are you talking about?" Bai Wenxue smiled and didn't argue with her, but said to her daughter, "Yi Yi, where is the money?"

Before going out, Bai Wenxue gave her daughter a hundred travel expenses, which she wouldn't have asked in normal times.However, Bai Shuyi got second in the final exam before, and although she would not really be allowed to go back to live in school, she has deliberately been a little stricter in all aspects recently.

"Eh—no way," Bai Shu complained, but obediently took out the money and returned it to her mother, "It's almost New Year's Eve so stingy."

"I think it's because I've been too generous to you, that's why you have no fear. If you didn't get the first place in the exam at the end of the term, you won't be given any lucky money."

"Hmm..." Bai Shu faltered as soon as he mentioned this, and he couldn't be confident at all, "Okay, okay, I'll work harder next time, don't let me live back in school."

Bai Wenxue made the agreement with her daughter before because she was afraid that she would waste her studies. To be honest, the second is also a very good grade.She didn't really want to hold on to her daughter, she just wanted to teach her a lesson and make her be more cautious.

"You, you have to be greedy for these ten yuan. You are usually given pocket money, help and part-time wages, but the New Year's money is not confiscated from you. Why are you still a little money fan?"

"Then you don't think you have too much money, hehe, Mama, don't be like this, I remember to buy clothes for you during the Chinese New Year." Bai Shuyi was embarrassed by his mother's words, so he hugged her hand and acted coquettishly.

Bai Wenxue thought she was disgusting, so she pushed her head, "Don't be poor, don't be poor, Xiaoran is still here, so you don't have to be ashamed."

Huaran watched happily from the sidelines, but because of her reserved temperament, she tried her best to hold back her laughter.As long as she gets along with the mother and daughter of the Bai family, she can feel warmth and joy.Even if the time they spent together was short, they seemed to have pulled her out of the vortex of hardship.

The closer to the New Year's Eve, the more intense the New Year's atmosphere. Although there are fewer people in the Bai family, the New Year's Eve is not vague at all.Huaran has been studying for two weeks and helping to look after the store is no longer a problem. The mother and daughter of the Bai family often find time to go out and buy things for the New Year.

Not only that, but on New Year's Eve, Bai Wenxue closed the store early, took Huaran home with her, and planned to cook a big meal by herself.

This is Huaran's first visit to Baishu's family, and she doesn't even know where to put her hands after sitting down. The apartment of more than 100 square meters is not very big, and the two bedrooms and one living room are tidy and tidy.

As soon as Bai Shu let her sit on the sofa, he got drinks and food.

"You two watch TV for a while, and I will cook first."

"Aunt Bai, I'll help you." Bai Wenxue was cooking, but she was sitting by herself. How could Huaran have the nerve?Stand up quickly to help.

"No, just sit down. I've already stewed the chicken soup and meat, and I just need to fry a few more dishes."

"Yes, yes, sister Ran, it's your first time here, sit and watch TV, I'll just go and help my mother."

When Bai Wenxue heard that her daughter was coming to help, her head grew dizzy.

"Don't come, the more you help, the more busy you are. Be with Xiaoran well, and mother will be ready soon."

"Okay, then I won't make trouble for you," Bai Shuyi simply sat on the sofa without moving, pulling Huaran and refusing to let her help, "Sister Ran, it's rare for my mother to cook. You just let her show her skills by herself."

Huaran hesitated for a moment, but finally sat down.

The room is very warm, the sofa is very soft, and the entertainment programs played on the wide-screen LCD TV are also very Chinese New Year.

"Sister Ran, let's watch the Spring Festival Gala together at night." Bai Shu leaned against Huaran and said to her while peeling pistachios, "You can eat it too, don't be too polite."

"No need, Xiaobai, we'll have dinner later."

"That's right, then I won't eat anymore, lest I won't be scolded by my mother later." Bai Shu clapped his hands, covered the nut box, and said, "It must be very late after the Spring Festival Gala, so you should go to bed at night." Let’s stay at my house, let’s watch the new year together.”

Huaran has neither siblings, nor any particularly close peers, and Bai Shuyi is her first close friend.And it was the first time she had experienced such a thing as staying overnight.

"But... I didn't bring any clothes."

Bai Shu smiled smugly as if he had expected her to say that.

"Hey, sister Ran, guess what?"

She stood up as she spoke, "thump, thump, thump" and ran away without a trace.

"Xiaobai?" Huaran didn't know what she was doing, and felt uneasy being left alone in the living room suddenly.Fortunately, Bai Shuyi came back soon, holding a big bag of clothes in his hand.

"Sister Ran, come and help me."

Seeing that she was struggling to hold her, Huaran hurried up to help.After the two of them worked together to move the clothes to the sofa, Bai Shuyi said triumphantly, "I went shopping with my mother, and my mother bought us sisters' clothes. Come see if you like it."

This time it's not just old clothes, but new clothes.

"This, this won't work..." Huaran looked at the brand new clothes on the sofa and shook her head repeatedly.She understood that Bai Shuyi and Bai Wenxue had good intentions, but they had already helped her in too many places, and she was really embarrassed to accept material assistance.

"Why not? You must wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year. You don't have time to go out to buy them because you help look at the store. This is a New Year's gift. There are new underwear and underwear ready-made at home, and they are all washed. You can stay at night Wear my pajamas, the new clothes will be washed and dried at night, and I can wear them tomorrow."

Bai Shuyi looked at Huaran expectantly, took her hand and asked her to take it apart to have a look.

"Clothes, pants and shoes, we all bought the same style. If we wear them tomorrow, we will definitely be regarded as sisters."

Compared to the eloquent Bai Shuyi, Hua Ran is really clumsy in speech and tongue, often unable to stand up to her attacks.

"But, but..."

"No, but, sister Ran, take a look." Bai Shuyi ignored her, helped her take it apart, and gestured to her while carrying it, "Oh, I think you look good in warm colors, and you really look good." Sister Ran, touch it, isn't it warm?"

The light yellow long down jacket is not fancy, only an English letter is shown on the back, the big hat is drooped, and the brim of the hat is lined with snow-white fluff. It is simple and delicate.

Huaran couldn't refuse, so she had to touch it with her hand, and Bai Shuyi took the opportunity to stuff it into her hand, and went to get the pants again.

"noob……"

"The size of this dress is the same as the one I had last year, so you should be able to wear it. Hey, my one is duck egg green, one size bigger than yours."

Although Huaran is not good at words, she can hear the meaning behind the words.After spending time together, she already understood Bai Shuyi's extremely delicate heart beneath his seemingly carefree personality.

The translated meaning of this sentence is that I have already bought it anyway, we are different in size, and it is useless if you don’t accept it and I leave it alone.

Huaran gave up, from the beginning to now she has never been able to successfully reject Bai Shuyi.

When Bai Wenxue came out, she saw Huaran who was overwhelmed by her daughter's enthusiasm, and rescued her, dumbfounded, "Okay one by one, come and help serve the dishes, and see if you can entangle your sister Ran."

When Huaran heard that she wanted help, she reacted faster than Bai Shuyi, "Aunt Bai, let me help you."

"I'm going, I'm going too."

Huaran was the first person after Zhao Xingxing to celebrate the New Year with the mother and daughter. After a few years, the Bai family finally became a little lively again.

Nine dishes were placed on the small round table in a slightly crowded manner, and the steam was steaming, filling the room with fragrance.

Bai Shu held a large pot of hot coconut milk in one hand, poured it for the three of them quickly, then cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, cough, sister Ran has been working at our house for more than half a month. Today is your first visit to our house, and also the first year we have spent together. I would like to toast you with coconut milk instead of wine. I wish you success, health and beauty in 2010. Come on , I do it first as a respect."

Where did Hua Ran experience this kind of battle, she was quite at a loss holding the cup, seeing Bai Shu finish drinking one by one, she quickly drank from the cup.

The warm coconut milk has a strong aroma, like milk or something else.It was the first time for Huaran to taste such a taste, and she felt a little dizzy.The sweet and hot warmth slipped in from the mouth, and every time it swallowed through the throat, it seemed to be sent to the heart.

She raised her head and drank the milky white liquid in the glass. Through the glass, she saw the bright light in the room.Next to my ears were Bai Shuyi's clear and high voice, and Bai Wenxue's gentle nagging.

She felt her stomach warmed up, her body warmed up, and her heart also warmed up.