Jigsaw puzzle

The reason why birthdays are celebrated may be to tell someone that your birth is very meaningful to me.There are hundreds of millions of souls floating in the world, and I am willing to cheer and be happy for your existence.

Li Ran put the cake in front of Han Yicheng, insisting on urging him to make a wish.Han Yicheng looked at the candle burning to the end, his face full of embarrassment, he had never done this before, and the movement of putting his hands together was a bit clumsy.

"I... hope that Qi Xin can live a happy life, that Li Ran can earn more money, and..."

what else?Han Yicheng looked at the candlelight in confusion, and pondered hard in his mind for a long time.

"I hope that when I turn 30, there will be fewer wars in the world."

Li Ran's hand holding the cake trembled. Among Han Yicheng's three wishes, one was given to his niece, the other was given to himself whom he had only known for a few months, and the last one was world peace.

"I want to make a wish too!" Li Ran said suddenly, he glanced at Han Yicheng, "The wish is to wish the 30-year-old Han Yicheng good health and fulfill his wish."

Qi Xin, who was at the side, also cheered up: "Then I want to promise too! I hope my dad can quit drinking as soon as possible, I hope the three of us get rich and make money, and I hope..." She glanced at Li Ran secretly, "I will keep my last wish a secret! "

"Come on, old Han, blow out the candles!" Li Ran slapped the cake on Han Yicheng's face again, Han Yicheng struggled for a while, finally closed his eyes, and gently blew out the three candles on the candle cake in one go.

Neither Han Yicheng nor Qi Xin is someone who knows how to play cream fights, and neither is Li Ran in the past.But today he saw that when the "father and son" were sitting at the dining table holding the cake plate and looking satisfied, they accidentally touched a piece of their own cake and wiped it on Han Yicheng's nose.

This was originally a playful gesture, but Li Ran adhered to the principle of not bullying honest people too much, so he only wiped a little bit, and it turned out that this behavior looked like flirting.Fortunately, Qi Xin looked funny, and touched Han Yicheng's face.

Han Yicheng walked to the mirror in silence and took a picture, stood alone in front of the mirror for a while, finally laughed at himself, and then went to get a towel to wipe his face clean.

Han Yicheng's birthday falls at the end of the lunar calendar, and after Qi Xin's winter vacation, the routines of the three of them have changed.

Li Ran, who used to have a relatively loose schedule, is now busy flying around, often leaving early and returning late.Qi Xin stayed here longer and longer, and Han Yicheng had fewer things to do at work at the end of the year, and it was often Li Ran who came back at night wearing stars and moonlight, and saw the big and small nests playing games together on the sofa.

Once or twice, Qi Xin personally cooked instant noodles for Li Ran under Han Yicheng's guidance.

One day when Li Ran woke up, the winter morning in the north was still dark.He walked towards the bathroom in a little confusion. There was a pile of napkins next to the radiator. Li Ran didn't see it clearly, so he stepped on it and walked over.

When he came out of the toilet after flushing the toilet, he found Han Yicheng squatting beside the heater, frowning, sorting out the paper towels with footprints on the floor.

"Huh? What are you squatting there for?" Li Ran asked Han Yicheng hoarsely.

Han Yicheng ignored him and concentrated on arranging the wet napkin.Li Ran didn't understand, so he walked to him and squatted down, trying to figure out what he was doing.

In the middle of the water-soaked paper towels lay a few slightly green sprouting seeds, which broke through the black skin and lay twisted together.

Li Ran was stunned: "This is...the seed I gave you? I...I didn't see it just now..."

Li Ran found out with great guilt that he had trampled two or three sprouted green shoots.

Han Yicheng didn't seem very angry, he just threw the trampled seeds into the trash can, then took a large white bowl from the window, buried the remaining healthy seeds in the soil, and watered some more.

This is the second wave of sprouts that were put into the bowl, and the first wave of seeds that were planted in the bowl had already grown the length of a finger, slender and long, looking fragile.

"It's amazing, Old Han!" Li Ran looked at a pile of sprouting buds in surprise, and suddenly felt in a good mood, so he patted Han Yicheng on the back hard, "What kind of flower is this?"

Han Yicheng's expression showed uncontrollable complacency, but he still pretended to be deep: "Don't worry, you'll know after a while."

"Okay, I'll wait!" Li Ran took out a piece of bread from the refrigerator, put it in his mouth, and blinked at Han Yicheng.

Afterwards, these few green seedlings gave Li Ran unlimited motivation to get up early, and even put a small ruler next to the white porcelain bowl to see how many millimeters it grew today and yesterday.

When returning home one night, Li Ran saw Qi Xin chanting something into the white bowl, while Han Yicheng was watching carefully.

"What is this for?" Li Ran walked over and found two relatively tall green shoots that Qi Xin had tagged.

Qi Xin No. [-], Qi Xin No. [-].

A nearby plant that is not particularly tall was also labeled: Han Yicheng No. [-].

"Brother Aran!" Qi Xin called him, "You also pick two seeds, right? We're betting which bud will bloom first!"

"Oh?" Li Ran became interested, "What are you betting on? Count me in!"

Han Yicheng, who had been silent beside him, suddenly said: "Whoever's buds bloom first, he can make the other two promise him one thing."

Li Ran looked at the dozen or so seedlings carefully for a while, pointed to the thicker one next to it and said, "That's all! Give me a number!"

Qi Xin took a pen and wrote on the label very quickly: Aran No. [-], and then inserted the label paper behind the bud Li Ran pointed out.She seemed to be very confident in the Miaomiao she had chosen, and gently touched the little tender bud with her little hand, and began to mutter again.

At this moment, Li Ran's stomach groaned very untimely, and the sound was extremely loud.

Han Yicheng turned to look at him: "Are you hungry?"

Li Ran: "A little..."

Han Yicheng pointed in the direction of the refrigerator: "There are leftovers in the refrigerator."

"So caring!!!" Although Li Ran said so, he was actually not very interested in the "leftovers" that Han Yicheng said. He guessed that Han Yicheng ordered takeaway from somewhere and put it in the refrigerator to make up the number. .

Until he opened the refrigerator and saw a plate of... omelet rice that looked good.

Li Ran looked back at Han Yicheng in surprise: "This...you did it???"

Han Yicheng: "Yes."

Li Ran put the plate in the microwave oven, walked up to Han Yicheng with a smirk and asked him, "Is the leftovers very skillful? Is there a good leftover?"

Han Yicheng didn't dodge at all, his eyes were full of honesty and integrity: "I'm practicing cooking, and you are an experiment."

Li Ran: ...

The microwave oven popped open with a ding, and Li Ran quickly brought out the steaming plate. The "experimental product" was very tempting, so he took a sip.

The omurice tastes good, except that there is less salt and more tomato sauce, so there are no major mistakes.Although it can't be compared with Zhang Lingyu's cooking, it is a blessing from heaven for Li Ran's current state of hunger.

"It's so delicious, old Han!!" Li Ran held up the spoon and showed great face. "This kind of practice can be done more, and the 'experiment' can also be done more!"

Qi Xin finally shifted her attention away from "Qi Xin No. [-]", and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Han Yicheng, you really like to laugh recently.

Two days before New Year's Eve, Han Yicheng sent Qi Xin back to the bar where Qi Dongqing worked.The city is getting deserted as the Spring Festival is approaching, and there is a big suitcase behind the bar counter.Qi Dongqing was the only one in the shop, sitting near the window and smoking.

Han Yicheng was a little dazed when he saw Qi Dongqing smoking a cigarette. There seemed to be a missing person beside the empty table, wearing a camel-colored windbreaker and short hair reaching his ears. The next second, he would consciously reach across the table to get Qi Dongqing's cigarette case.

Seeing Han Yicheng coming, Qi Dongqing nodded and stood up, throwing the cigarette into the ashtray.Han Yicheng looked at him for a while, then said, "Talk to you."

There is a lake not far from the bar. The lake freezes in winter, and the water and dead plants are frozen together. The potholes look very mottled.

Seeing that Han Yicheng didn't speak, Qi Dongqing lit another cigarette.Han Yicheng couldn't get used to the smell of smoke, so he frowned.

"You have to leave this environment before you can stop drinking," Han Yicheng said while looking at him.

Qi Dongqing sneered, "Yanan didn't succeed in persuading him, let alone you."

"It's not good for you to treat Qi Xin like this."

"Yes," Qi Dongqing still had the same expression, "Your parents treated you the best, but it didn't get any better, did it?"

After Qi Dongqing said this, Han Yicheng obviously tensed up, and Qi Dongqing also felt that he had spoken too seriously, so he turned away and looked at Qi Xin in the bar.

"You bought that skirt for him?" Qi Dongqing asked Han Yicheng.

"My friend bought it for him."

"Really your friend? The last time I saw you, I thought it was your partner..." Qi Dongqing said halfway, but Han Yicheng gave him a sideways look, and his voice immediately weakened. He was silent for a while, and suddenly smiled: "You and your sister really look alike , even when leaning forward."

Han Yicheng didn't answer, Qi Dongqing seemed to be lost in memory again, he took a puff of cigarette and let it out slowly.The two stood silently for more than ten minutes, Han Yicheng took out a small box from his bag, and wanted to pass it to Qi Dongqing.

Qi Dongqing glanced at him and didn't move.

"When did you figure it out on your own, go and get it to her yourself?" Qi Dongqing said, "I've never figured out what's wrong with your family. I didn't want to get involved in the past, and I don't even want to do it now."

Han Yicheng was silent for a while, then put the box back into his bag, turned around and planned to leave.

"Han Yicheng." Qi Dongqing stopped him.

"No matter what happened between you and Yanan, you never owe me and Qi Xin." Qi Dongqing asked him, "You know that?"

Han Yicheng still didn't answer, stood there for a few seconds, and then walked away.

Before the last class last year, Li Ran gave Yu a bonus and asked her to leave work early.He calculated the profits for the second half of the year and found that there was still some wealth.Although there is no hope of opening a branch in a short period of time, it is still possible to spare [-] a month to repay the loan.

20, even if his own branch is not opened, according to the current speed, it will be paid off in five years.Li Ran cheered himself up silently, it's not bad, he said to himself, it won't take long.

Boss Li was in a good mood, and he worked very hard in the last class.

The few students in this class are considered to be semi-professional, they learn movements very quickly, and their body rhythms are also very coordinated.After dancing to the music, Li Ran whistled.

"Not bad, students," Li Ran wiped his sweat, "After a few more lessons, I can hire you as teachers."

"Record a video, teacher?" one of the female students asked.

"Record it, dance so neatly~"

Li Ran lined up the students, stood in front of the mirror and raised his mobile phone: "Music playing?"

"Hey?" The girl clapped her hands, "Mr. Aran, you have to stand in the middle and lead us!!" After she finished speaking, the others also echoed: "Teacher, you have to come and lead us!"

"Ah?" Li Ran was a little embarrassed, "Then I have to take my mobile phone, let's dance, didn't we get along well just now?"

At this time, a familiar voice sounded from the door: "Let me... help you record it."

Li Ran was startled, and turned his head abruptly: "Han...Han Yicheng?"

The seven or eight students in the room followed Li Ran's voice and looked over. With so many people focusing their attention all of a sudden, Han Yicheng was a little flustered. He froze and didn't speak, and quietly took a small step back.

Li Ran pulled him back in time before he "escaped".

He took out his mobile phone and clicked for a while, put the music on, then put the mobile phone into Han Yicheng's hand, quickly took two steps back, and stood in the middle of the formation.

The moment Han Yicheng clicked to record, there was a burst of drumbeats from the stereo, and it was a standard Korean boy group song. Li Ran adapted the original dance and added some breaking elements.

As the rhythm got stronger, Li Ran slowly raised his head, blinked at Han Yicheng, and then retreated to make a wa/ve.

Li Ran's dance style is very smooth, without excessive force, but at the same time he is very handsome, and every beat can be caught in the rhythm.Before, Han Yicheng only had a quick glance at Qi Xin's back when he was waiting for Qi Xin to leave class.In that case, he could notice that Li Ran danced very handsomely. Today, he was shown the frontal face, and his heart was beating violently.

At the end, Li Ran shot at the camera and raised his eyebrows at Han Yicheng.

Han Yicheng turned his gaze elsewhere almost as if avoiding it.

"Oh!!!" There was a burst of cheers in the classroom, "This time is so handsome, this time is so handsome!!"

Li Ran wiped the sweat off his forehead, and clapped his hands to everyone: "Happy New Year, students! get out of class is over! Hurry up and go home~"

Everyone dispersed to pack their things. Before the last student left, he leaned against the door frame and said to Li Ran, "Teacher, you should use a Douyin account to post videos. It will definitely become popular!"

"Okay," Li Ran said with a smile, "Don't think about all these things all day long."

"I'm serious!" The student stuck out her tongue, "Teacher, you don't even know how handsome you are!" After she finished speaking, she made a gesture of covering her heart to Li Ran, and then ran away.

Li Ran turned around and asked Han Yicheng who was standing beside him in a daze, "Really handsome?"

Han Yicheng nodded: "Yes."

Li Ran laughed for a long time before remembering to ask, "Why are you here? Don't you go to work?"

"There's nothing wrong with the unit. I just went to see Qi Xin off, so I'll take a look along the way," Han Yicheng said.

"Qi Xin won't follow you during Chinese New Year?" Li Ran asked.

"Well, she went back to her hometown with her father."

Li Ran agreed, yes, those who celebrate the Chinese New Year still have to go home with their father.He thought for a while, then asked, "What about you? Are your parents here? Or do you want to go back?"

Han Yicheng paused for a moment before opening his mouth and said, "My parents are abroad."

"Ah?" Li Ran was stunned, "Then...are you alone during the Chinese New Year?"

"Yeah." Han Yicheng still had that calm look, he seemed to be used to celebrating the New Year alone, and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.He stayed for a while, and added: "I can still look after the flowers."

The tone of Han Yicheng's words could even be heard with a hint of satisfaction. Li Ran looked at him indifferently, and suddenly felt that some sour container in his heart had been overturned.

He didn't know what was going on with Han Yicheng's dead sister, and he didn't know that Han Yicheng almost never contacted his parents. He just thought that Han Yicheng was like an oversized abandoned child. The weakest candlelight rejoices.

Han Yicheng didn't know that Li Ran was mourning for him at the moment, he walked out two steps and then backed up, asking Li Ran, "Aren't you going?"

Li Ran didn't speak, and the two walked up the elevator one after the other. There were only the two of them in the elevator, and the sound of breathing was imprinted very quietly.

"Han Yicheng," Li Ran heard himself say, "won't you... go to my house for the New Year?"