Happy Life [Rebirth]

Lin Shuzhen ordered three plates of dumplings, and it was already dark outside the window, Wanwan urged excitedly: "Hurry up and eat, let's go and set off the cannons after eating."

It’s a bit embarrassing to say, although I’m a boy, I only dare to light fireworks at best. I’ve never dared to light that kind of loud firecrackers, and my hands trembled when I tried to light them, so much so that I lit them once , Wanwan, Lin Shuzhen, and Xia Chaobei will never let me order again.

Xia Chaobei directly commented: "I see you are more nervous than you when you light a cannon, son, you should go play with flowers."

From then on, they didn't let me light the cannons. I was afraid at first, and naturally I stood at a distance to watch them fire the cannons every time.

In the past two years, every New Year's Eve, I wondered where Gu Tingsheng was. In my previous life, the Gu family didn't get together every New Year's Eve. For many years, on New Year's Eve, it was just me and Gu Tingsheng, and only our two underage boys were together.Yuan Mengyu and Gu Xingsong were not in China for the Chinese New Year almost every year. In the first few years, the nanny in the small foreign building wanted to go home to celebrate the New Year, so she made dumplings for us in advance and let us cook dumplings ourselves on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the new year.

Later, when Gu Tingsheng grew up and was much taller than the cooking table, he began to try to learn how to cook. When the nanny left before the Chinese New Year, the two of us could make a table of hot food to fill our stomachs.

In fact, we are still a bit lonely, one boy and one half-year-old boy, we don’t know what it’s like to celebrate the New Year in other people’s homes, but for many years during the Spring Festival, it’s just the two of us and only the two of us together.

During the Spring Festival of the first year of Gu Tingsheng's arrival, Gu Xingsong and Yuan Mengyu were in the United States. He called Yuan Mengyu and Gu Xingsong across the ocean and told them that he wanted to spend the New Year with his parents.

Yuan Mengyu taught him to understand that parents must be sensible. Parents are working in the United States, so it is impossible to accompany you to celebrate the New Year.

Yuan Mengyu told him that people always have to grow up, Tingsheng, now it is just to make you independent in advance, besides, you know how hard your parents are, so you are more sensible than other children, and your mother is also very proud of you. Children of the same age are more outstanding and sensible, and can understand us.

That year, Gu Tingsheng dropped the phone within two seconds of putting it down.That year, Gu Tingsheng lost his temper with me, and it was the first time he lost his temper with me. He said to me, why should I be more sensible and obedient than other children, why should I be considerate of them?Who will forgive me?

I also think Yuan Mengyu is very funny, what does she think, let a child be considerate of adults, does she think that Gu Tingsheng calls to ask for candy, because he is lonely, so he wants his parents to be playmates to accompany him?

He was just there, loving them.

I am sure that Gu Tingsheng loved and longed for his parents when he was a teenager in the previous life. It will not be as obvious as the dependence on family affection as a child.

But I'm also sure that until the time of my death, my elder brother at least loved my parents, even if I didn't yearn for them as much as when I was a teenager, but he still loved them all the time.

Later, when I got older, Gu Tingsheng was 14 years old, and I was 11 years old. Gu Tingsheng, who was 14 years old, could cook, was used to being alone, and would take care of me. Became an upright and good brother.

He learned to take care of me like a younger brother without a teacher. During the Chinese New Year, he would thank the nanny and auntie and watch her leave calmly. He would also call Gu Xingsong and Yuan Mengyu and politely wish them a happy new year.

Then Gu Tingsheng would take me to the supermarket to buy vegetables and "New Year's goods". He also bought a lot of fireworks and firecrackers. He hugged me from behind, held my hand and taught me how to light firecrackers, but I was very scared. At that time My personality was gloomy and timid, and I was taken aback, so he had to cover my ears, and I was so scared that I refused to talk to him, so he apologized to me in a good voice.

Then every New Year's Eve after that, the two of us finished eating dumplings and setting off fireworks and firecrackers, and stayed in the living room to watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.On the night of New Year’s Eve, there were loud gunfire and fireworks outside all night. Gu Tingsheng and I huddled together on the sofa. Only the living room of the three-story western-style building was lit. It was like a star. A tiny planet just the two of us.So lonely, but with the other party, it is not so lonely.

"Another one..." Wanwan was almost speechless.

I spit out a one-yuan coin, and there were already four on the table in front of me. Wanwan bit the dumpling and said "Oops", she spat out a coin and smiled, and went to look at Lin Shuzhen speechlessly after laughing: "Mom, let's go!" Are you already scooping up Yang Lu's plate? You are operating in a black box!"

Lin Shuzhen coughed and said with a smile, "Yang Lu took the high school entrance examination, isn't this a good sign?"

Wan Wan listened: "I am also taking the entrance exam this year, Mom!"

Lin Shuzhen: "You continue to eat, don't talk nonsense."

Xia Wanwan muttered to bite off a dumpling, narrowed her eyes, and spat out another coin, while Xia Chaobei looked at it, "This is the coin that was scooped into the plate of these two cubs, my wife, your husband Coins too!"

"Eat yours." Lin Shuzhen said angrily to Xia Chaobei, and put a fish with chopsticks in my bowl, "There is more than every year, I wish our little Lu a safe and stable life."

"I wish us Wanwan happiness, health and all the best."

Lin Shuzhen picked up another fish with chopsticks for Wanwan, and then she gave the fish head to Xia Chaobei: "I wish the father and I success in our careers and good luck."

"Mom." Wanwan said in a puzzled tone, "That... the blessing to Yang Lu is too down-to-earth. His grades are so good, he must be very good in the future."

"I think this blessing is very good." I replied Wanwan, "I like this blessing."

After thinking about it, I said to my father, mother and sister: "I wish our whole family good health."

I think the blessing of good health is the most affordable. Everything is going well. Life is like the ebb and flow, there are always lows and highs.The terrible thing is not the trough in life, but the terrible thing is that you can't get out of it after a setback.I am very fortunate and sincerely admire Lin Shuzhen and Xia Chaobei, with their hard work, they finally got out of the low ebb of life.

In the last twelve coins, I ate five by myself, Wanwan ate five, and the remaining two were one for each of my father and mother. After dinner, it was past seven o'clock, and Wanwan put on her cotton clothes and urged everyone to go out and set off fireworks. , and then rush home to watch the Spring Festival Gala at eight o'clock.

When they got outside, Wanwan and Xia Chaobei spread out a ten-meter-long cannon. Xia Chaobei kept bragging: "When I was young, I didn't need to spread it on the ground. I just found a bamboo pole and lifted it up. It can be ordered by holding it with one hand, and there is a crackling sound, which is very cool."

Wanwan had already squatted down, and a few seconds later she jumped up and ran towards us, Xia Chaobei also jumped up, and the two ran over like the wind, there was a loud "cracking" sound behind them, and the sound of firecrackers in the smoke followed. Noisy and lively.

Wanwan and Xia Chaobei rounded up the firecrackers, and Lin Shuzhen and I set off fireworks and fireworks. Xia Wanwan started to laugh at me when she became more energetic: "Yang Lu, come and light the firecrackers!"

I took a handful of flowers and ran back quickly. Xia Wanwan was playing like crazy. She really found the branch and chased me with a string of cannons that fired dozens of times.

The phone rang amidst the sound of cannons. While running, I held the flowers in one hand and took out the phone in the other. Before I could see the call, I answered the call. It was Editor Chen Langli.

"Yo!" Chen Lanli was startled, "It's so loud, are you firing a cannon, Yang Lu?"

"No!" I shouted back, "My sister is setting off firecrackers. Editor Chen, let me wish you a Happy New Year in advance!"

"Happy New Year." Editor Chen also smiled, "I'm just afraid that I'll forget, so I called you to say that."

"Thank you." I thanked you. It feels good to be remembered. To be remembered seems to be connected with this world bit by bit.

"There's nothing else to say." Chen Langli smiled over there, "You're going to take the high school entrance exam this year, right? Also, "To Angel" will be released in April this year, so I wish your first published book a big hit and your high school entrance examination goes well. Admitted to the ideal high school."

"I wish you good health!" The sound of firecrackers was loud, and I was afraid that my voice would be suppressed, so I returned to Editor Chen loudly, "I wish you good health, peace and joy in the new year!"

"Thank you!" Chen Langli returned, "I'm dead, happy new year, goodbye."

Wanwan finished firing a string of dozens of cannons and hung up another string. Before I put my phone back, another call came in.

This crazy girl Xia Wanwan didn't let me go, she saw that I was slowing down, so she fired a cannon while running, Xia Chaobei saw it from a distance, and yelled at her: "Hey, girl! Don't do that, don't chase after me!" Your brother is gone!"

I was really scared and could only run with my legs. Fortunately, I have grown a lot taller in the past six months. Get out of the way.

The editor of Squid came in, and the first sentence was: "Happy New Year... Fuck, Yang Lu, are you wearing a cannon?"

"No! My sister is chasing me with a firecracker." I ran towards Lin Shuzhen and Xia Chaobei who were setting off fireworks, and said loudly to Squid, "Editor Squid, Happy New Year!"

"Hey, Happy New Year!" Squid yelled loudly over there, "I'll call you to say Happy New Year in advance. It's okay. By the way, it's time for you to take the high school entrance examination, right? Remember to take good care of yourself during the winter vacation." Learn!"

"Yeah." I replied, and the squid said, "I'm going to set off the cannon too, I'm dead, Yang Lu, bye!"

When I ran to Lin Shuzhen's side, Lin Shuzhen was also taken aback. Wanwan's face was red when she ran, Lin Shuzhen hid behind Xia Chaobei, Xia Chaobei laughed and reprimanded Wanwan: "This is so dangerous, don't let it go like this!" Now, you have found a way to bully your brother, right?"

Later, the branches were not thrown away. We tied a lot of flowers on them, and then inserted them into the soil of the flower beds. After they were lit, strings of colorful lights exploded, which looked very beautiful in the winter night.There are many children like us, half-grown children, teenagers, and young people on the street, and some people gather around to watch the flowers together.

I always thought that I hate crowds, I like to be alone, I like to be alone, but now I feel that there are so many people, I am also very happy, just thinking, it would be great if the eldest brother was here, I miss him a little bit.

Back home at [-]:[-] sharp, Wanwan took off her coat and threw herself on the sofa, plugged in the power, turned on the TV, and tuned to one. The Spring Festival Gala had already begun, and the host was enthusiastically sending New Year greetings to all the people in China.

When the Spring Festival Gala started counting down to the New Year, Wanwan was already nestled on the sofa, too sleepy to open her eyes, muttering, "Hurry up to midnight, I'm so sleepy...I want to sleep."

"Eat something to relieve the trouble." Lin Shuzhen peeled an orange, and she began to stuff the orange slices into Wanwan's mouth.

I also felt very sleepy, the body of a teenager is particularly lacking in sleep at a teenager's age, I stood up and ran to the window, turned on my mobile phone to call Gu Tingsheng, the phone rang for a long time before being answered.

"Yang Lu!"

Gu Tingsheng shouted loudly over there, the background was very noisy, it was the sound of very loud firecrackers, and I heard someone calling him brother Tingsheng, telling him to light the cannons.

"Are you setting off firecrackers? Don't you watch the Spring Festival Gala?" I looked out the window, and a large firework rose to the sky and exploded into a gorgeous flower. "Brother, it will be New Year's Eve in 10 minutes."

"So fast?" Gu Tingsheng's voice was loud and he was also very surprised, "A group of brats are so annoying, they are all pestering me to set off cannons. I want to call you too, but they are all pestering me."

"There are little boys, and there are little girls." I heard the background voice. A young child had come to Gu Tingsheng's side. A little girl's crisp voice was still full of milk, and she called Gu Tingsheng "brother", saying that brother fired a cannon .

"Go and light them." I said to Gu Tingsheng, "Be gentle, be patient, you are a good brother."

Gu Tingsheng said, "Just wait, I'll finish the last few hangs."

Gu Tingsheng didn't hang up the phone, he kept on the speakerphone, the sound of cannons over there was mixed with the screams and laughter of children, I really wanted to fly over here, and I really wanted to be beside Gu Tingsheng at this moment.

In the last 5 minutes, the voice on the phone gradually quieted down, and the sound of gunfire and children’s voices were still there, but they were far away. Gu Tingsheng probably ran to a quiet place. He picked up his phone and complained to me: “There are so many voices. Children, I ignored them and they also pestered them, all of them were noisy and annoying. By the way, did you fire the cannon?"

"Let it go, but I dare not fire the cannon."

"When I go back, I dare to fire."

"My sister ordered a lot." I looked out the window, turned around and watched the countdown on the TV, "I put a lot of flowers, I'm not afraid of that."

"The flowers are beautiful, but the firecrackers are too noisy." Gu Tingsheng comforted me over there, "I also like flowers more."

"Brother." I silently counted down with the host of the Spring Festival Gala in my heart.

"Xiaolu?"

"Happy New Year!" I counted to 0, and when the zero o'clock rang, I laughed and said out loud, "Happy New Year! Let's be together in the new year, okay?"

"..." There was silence for two seconds, and I heard Gu Tingsheng say loudly and with the same smile as me, "Okay!"

He shouted again: "Happy New Year! Yang Lu——Happy New Year!"