bosom friend

When the banquet was about to start, Fang Xingjian finally let Xin Yu and other young people sit at another table.

Xin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Big cousin Fang Junsi said: "Grandpa likes you very much." The other people beside him also smiled and echoed.

Xin Yu smiled and said, "This is the second time seeing me, it's normal to be tolerant to me."

To the other family, he is just an outsider.He is also content with the status quo, and has no intention of making people feel good about him, let alone arouse any hostility.

In order to prevent anyone from continuing this topic, he looked towards the direction of the stage, "Will there be a performance later?"

Someone said: "Yes, it seems that there will be a few big-name celebrities coming, the one who is very popular recently..."

Qiao Ping said together: "Shall I get a playlist?"

"No need, you'll know as soon as you see it." Xin Yu just found a safe topic to talk about.

……

After more than half of the dinner, people began to evacuate one after another.Fang Xingjian also withdrew first, but the juniors of the Fang family had to stay until the end.

There were fewer and fewer people in the venue, and those who hadn't left became more and more conspicuous. Xin Yu saw Ma Zhiyuan.The other party also saw him, smiled at him, and walked over, "Are you going back to Heyue Garden?"

Xin Yu smiled and said, "I will."

"when are we leaving?"

Xin Yu looked at Qiao Pingyi, who was talking to someone. "Should be leaving in a while."

Ma Zhiyuan said: "Then take me with you, can you sit in the car?" He also has a house in Heyue Garden.I met Xin Yu and Qiao Pingyi in the garden.

Xin Yu was surprised, Ma Zhiyuan's driver is not here today?Or did he want to chat with them both?

He didn't answer immediately, but said: "I'll ask Xia Pingyi. Wait a minute, I'll be right back." He walked quickly to Qiao Pingyi, talked to him, and then walked back to Ma Zhiyuan. "No problem, let's go together in a while."

Ma Zhiyuan smiled and said, "This needs to be approved by him first?"

Xin Yu looked at Qiao Pingyi's direction, "It doesn't matter how big or small it is, it's better to discuss it. As a human, I hope that the people I care about will value me."

Of course it’s okay for him to decide by himself, but Qiaoping will be very happy when he goes to talk to Qiao Ping, so why don’t he go and talk first?

Ma Zhiyuan said with a smile: "You have a very good relationship. What do you do when you have different opinions?"

"As long as it doesn't involve issues of principle, it's easy to handle." Xin Yu said, "We grew up together, and there are no issues of principle."

Ma Zhiyuan nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said, "What about the kidnapping?"

"Huh?" Xin Yu wasn't sure what Ma Zhiyuan was talking about, he said according to his own understanding, "Pingyi can't be blamed for that."

Ma Zhiyuan adjusted his glasses and looked around the venue, "Then who is to blame?"

Xin Yu guessed that he knew some inside information, so she smiled and said, "If you want to divide the responsibilities, many people are responsible. But as an employer, no matter whether he is stupid or not, Zhuang Yang has to bear the main responsibility."

Ma Zhiyuan said: "It's because I'm stupid that I became the mastermind."

It seems that he did know the inside story, maybe Fang Zize told him?Now that she knew, Xin Yu continued to chat with confidence, "Then it's the responsibility of the accomplices—the one surnamed Zhuang and others. I don't know who they are, anyway, these people are responsible."

"You want to find out?"

Xin Yu smiled and said, "No, it's rare to be confused. But I mentioned it to the old man."

Ma Zhiyuan smiled and said, "What did he say?"

"Nothing, but he wants to give me money."

Ma Zhiyuan was a little surprised, "Oh? Did you buy you?"

Xin Yu smiled and said, "No... it's a gesture of goodwill. It's the kind of pocket money like a family fund. He probably knows that I am very poor."

"Oh." Ma Zhiyuan smiled, "So I'm going to leave it at that?"

Xin Yu said: "I'm a little angry, but I haven't lost my mind. How should I put it, I don't want to do things that are worthless."

"You are right."

Xin Yu continued: "My goal is to live a stable life with Qiao Ping. Zhuang Yang brought us a lot of troubles, and now it's resolved. It's good. As for the details, I won't be too demanding."

Ma Zhiyuan smiled and said, "You are very sensible."

Xin Yu said calmly, "Not really."

"What about Qiao Pingyi, what does he think?"

Xin Yu looked at Qiao Pingyi. He was talking to someone. He seemed to sense Xin Yu's gaze and turned his head to smile. "Brother Ma, Pingyi didn't think about it that much, so don't let it slip in front of him later."

Ma Zhiyuan turned his head to look at Qiao Pingyi, and then laughed, "I thought you two would talk about everything, and you were on the same page."

Xin Yu smiled and said, "We'll talk about it later when it's convenient—it's something uncertain. Now we need to settle the matter of meeting the parents."

"Haven't you already done it?"

Xin Yu shook his head, "It's still a little bit closer." He sighed, "It's almost Chinese New Year." In the past, he and Qiao Pingyi spent Chinese New Year with their families.Today, the two of them have to live together, but where will they go?It is best to go back to both sides.

Ma Zhiyuan looked at him, "Do you care about your family's opinion?"

"Normal. But it will be a good thing if it can be done. Pingyi will be very happy." Xin Yu turned to look at Qiao Pingyi again.

Ma Zhiyuan nodded with a smile, okay, he basically knows what Xin Yu's behavior is like - non-principle issues don't matter, and Qiao Ping can spend more time on things that are happy for a while.

"What are you talking about?" Fang Zize came over and asked.He noticed that the two had been chatting for a while, and it seemed to be going well.

Ma Zhiyuan said: "Let's chat casually, I will go back to Harmony Garden with them later."

Fang Zize said: "Didn't you agree to go to my place?"

"I won't wait for you." Ma Zhiyuan wanted to leave a long time ago, and the reason why he dragged on until now was because he was waiting for Fang Zize.

Fang Zize's face was a little cold, "We agreed before."

The corners of Ma Zhiyuan's lips raised slightly, he didn't know if it was a smile, if so, it was probably a sneer.He said: "I changed my mind, I decided to go back to Heyue Garden."

Fang Zize looked at him.

The two looked at each other, eyes like ice water.

Their lips seemed to be carved out of ice, not alive, so they couldn't be opened.

They are communicating with their minds, like a silent tsunami.

Xin Yu felt as if she was excluded by some kind of force field.At this time, he walked away quietly, probably without being noticed?

After a while, Fang Zize said: "Okay, then Heyue Garden. Wait for me."

Ma Zhiyuan didn't speak.

Fang Zize didn't wait for his answer, turned around and left.

This atmosphere... Xin Yu said: "Then, brother Ma, are you going with my uncle?"

"Hmm." Fang Zhiyuan said, "Did you quarrel with Qiao Pingyi?"

"No quarrel. I don't quarrel. Qiao Pingyi, he prefers..." Fighting on the bed.Xin Yu coughed twice, "Brother Ma, did you quarrel with my uncle?"

"Probably. I don't know what he's thinking." Ma Zhiyuan frowned slightly, "I don't like quarreling—wasting time."

He looked at his watch and frowned even tighter, "It's so late... I should have a meeting today to discuss and study the new product line... Xin Yu, what kind of kitchen utensils do you like?" He suddenly started user research.

Xin Yu was a little taken aback, "Is it durable?"

"Well, the quality is better. Are there any requirements for appearance?"

"Yes, I'm in advertising after all. I personally like simplicity."

Ma Zhiyuan nodded, "Aisi takes the high-end route, and the products are relatively simple, which should meet your aesthetics. The planning your company made for Aisi in the past was to follow the emotional route, such as Beloved Wife Day, Beloved Wife Month, Confession of Love, etc. What if it is a single series product? From which angle do you think it is better to promote it?"

Xin Yu did not expect to be dragged to discuss work on such an occasion, and it was within the scope of her previous job.He thought for a while, "Products for single people...Quality life? Or, love yourself? Are single products smaller in size? Small and beautiful?"

……

When Qiao Ping came over, he found that Xin Yu and Ma Zhiyuan were discussing product promotion planning. He interrupted forcefully, "Are you still chatting? Let's go home first, and we'll talk on the way."

Xin Yu said: "Brother Ma agreed to go with my uncle."

"No." But Ma Zhiyuan still looked around.

"..." Xin Yu felt that if Ma Zhiyuan left with them, Fang Zize would be furious and even vent his anger.

"It's there." Qiao Ping pointed out Fang Zize's location to Ma Zhiyuan.

Xin Yu quickly said, "Brother Ma, let's go first."

"Okay." Ma Zhiyuan didn't make things difficult for him, and smiled at him, "Let's talk next time."

"Ok."

Qiao Ping dragged Xin Yu across the venue, and the two greeted other people as they walked, and quickly walked to the elevator.

"What are you talking about?" Qiao Ping asked.

Xin Yu said, "I'm talking about kitchen utensils. I found out that Brother Ma is a workaholic."

Qiao Ping said together: "It is said that he is very focused on doing things, and he is a person who will definitely accomplish what he wants to do. ——My uncle said."

Xin Yu smiled and said, "Is your brother-in-law also this kind of person?"

"He thinks he is not as good as Mazda." Qiaoping said together, "They will be together tonight...?"

"Well, and we're going back to Heyue Garden together."

The elevator came, and Qiao Pingyi and Xin Yu walked in.After the elevator started to accelerate quickly, Qiao Ping shook his head, "I'm a little dizzy."

Xin Yu knew it was because he had drunk too much wine, so he patted Qiao Pingyi on the back, "It will be fine in a while."

Qiao Ping said together: "When something happened last time, Hao Xingxin said that my uncle came the fastest. Could it be that he was in Heyue Garden at that time?"

"You mean at Ma Ge's house?"

"Ah."

Xin Yu thought for a while, "It's possible. Will your uncle quarrel with others?"

"Who dares to quarrel with him? He's the one training people."

When the elevator reached the first floor, Qiao Ping called Wang Lin and informed him that the car could be brought here.

Xin Yu laughed and said, "Just now he and Brother Ma seemed to be going to quarrel. However, Brother Ma probably doesn't like to quarrel, he said arguing is a waste of time."

Qiao Ping said together: "Do you remember those people from Aisi? They almost regard him as a god. He has the final say on his family. No one should dare to quarrel with him. As for my uncle..."

Wang Lin drove the car over, and Qiao Pingyi and Xin Yu got into the car.

Qiao Ping asked, "Wang Lin, will my uncle and Mazda quarrel?" Wang Lin was originally from Fang Zize, so he must know a lot of private things.

Wang Lin, "..."

Qiao Pingyi asked again: "What's the relationship between him and Mazda? Friends with benefits?"

What can Wang Lin say, "..."

Xin Yu laughed, "I guess they don't see each other very often."

Qiao Ping said together: "Why?"

Wang Lin also looked at Xin Yu from the rearview mirror.

Xin Yu said, "Because they are all busy."

"That's true." Qiao Ping said with a smile, "Like us, we were very busy before."

But now Qiao Pingyi is not busy anymore, the filming of the Four Travels movie was finished last month, and he also handed over the follow-up work to the people below.Next, he will live with Xin Yu in Yuncheng for a while.

Xin Yu is still busy, because the second part of Four Travels is about to be released.

At this stall, their company suddenly received good news: Siyouji mobile game won an award.And it is a very authoritative international mobile game award, which has won an important award and a nomination.This result is very good.

The whole company was very happy, and everyone had a party in the company to celebrate.I didn't do any special activities, just eat snacks, chat and make trouble together, do a live broadcast and post on Weibo.

Sheng Xia laughed, "How prescient I am! Why did I schedule the second part to be released in December? It's because I guessed that we are likely to win an award!"

"Really? I've never heard you say that. I just remember you saying that mobile games have no future." Li Yunshen said with a smile.

Liu Donglai agreed, "That's right, it's an afterthought."

Sheng Xia said anxiously: "Really, I was afraid that you had too high expectations, so I didn't talk about winning the award... Big fish?"

Xin Yu laughed and said, "He said that he thinks our mobile games are better than others."

Sheng Xia was very relieved, "It's still fair to the big fish."

Xin Yu smiled again: "He also said that winning an award is nothing, the important thing is that we can make a fortune after winning the award, but mobile games still can't make money compared to online games."

Sheng Xia shouted: "I'll go! You don't need to say this!"

Li Yun looked at him with disdain, "It's still fair."

"..."

Liu Donglai patted Xin Yu's shoulder and laughed.

In the evening, several founders of the company had dinner together, and Xin Yu brought Qiao Pingyi with him.

Qiao Ping went over with a bottle of good red wine.After opening the bottle to sober up, he poured some for Xin Yu, and everyone shared the rest.

Xin Yu tasted a little, "It's delicious."

Li Yunshen said: "Such an expensive wine, of course it tastes good. It's a pity, you are allergic."

Everyone laughed.

Xin Yu sighed: "I think I can drink at least half a glass."

Everyone laughed again.

As soon as Qiao Ping picked up his wine glass and looked at it, he took two sips and looked again, then he handed the glass to Xin Yu, "Are you sure you can drink it?"

Xin Yu hesitated, then accepted, "No problem."

The next morning, Xin Yu developed alcohol rash on her arms, back, and neck.

Qiao Ping said leisurely: "You can drink half a glass..."

Xin Yu reflected for a while, "Maybe the degree is relatively high?"

"How high can the red wine be... itchy?"

"Fortunately."

Qiao Ping sighed, got out of bed and took anti-allergic medicine - he bought it on the way back last night - and gave it to him, "So you should give up and don't drink it in the future."

Xin Yu took the medicine, "I think the less you drink, the more likely you will be allergic."

"You mean you plan to take a small half cup every day for desensitization treatment?"

Xin Yu smiled and said, "No, no."

"Your body can't break down alcohol. Even if the allergy symptoms are relieved, alcohol still has a heavy burden on your body."

Xin Yu nodded, "That makes sense."

"Of course, I checked it out." Qiao Ping said, "Don't drink it in the future."

Xin Yu hesitated and said, "You think about it again?"

Qiao Ping looked at him deeply, and couldn't help laughing after a while, "Xiao Yu, I really need to drink less."

Xin Yu said, "Okay. I didn't intend to drink too much."

As soon as Qiao Ping looked at the red spots on Xin Yu's neck, "It's itchy just looking at it."

"It's okay." Xin Yu's tolerance to itching is not bad.

Qiao Ping said together: "I mean I itch."

Xin Yu laughed, "Okay, okay, it will disappear in two days."

……

The download volume of the second part of Siyouji mobile game is good, and the response is not bad.Xin Yu and the others began to prepare for the third part.

Busy busy, December passed quickly.Then comes the new year. After January is over, the Spring Festival is coming soon.

Xin Yu flipped through the calendar and went online to chat with his mother.

Xin Yu: Mom, is it convenient for me to come back during Chinese New Year?

Ever since Xu Manzhu saw the scandal and gossip between Xin Yu and Qiao Pingyi on the Internet, she spent more time online, occasionally chatting with Xin Yu online.

Xu Manzhu was surprised: "Where are you going if you don't go home?"

Xin Yu: Go to Xiao Qiao's house.

Xu Manzhu was silent - she went to talk to Xin Jianhong, "Your eldest son said that he would go to Qiao Ping's family during the New Year."

Xin Jianhong said angrily: "Bastard! He was raised for nothing, and they all ran to other people's homes!"

Xu Manzhu said: "He didn't say he wouldn't come back, he just asked me if it's not convenient for him to come back, he must be afraid that you would scold him."

"..." Xin Jianhong twisted, "I didn't stop him from coming back. What is he doing at someone's house, will they welcome him?"

Xu Manzhu said: "Then I will call him back."

Xu Manzhu: Come back, it's inconvenient to go to his house.

Xin Yu: There is no inconvenience, his grandfather is very nice.I send you pictures.

He sent some photos of Fang Xingjian's birthday party to his mother.

Xu Manzhu showed it to Xin Jianhong, "Look, Fang Xingjian, Xin Yu is beside him."

"...you zoom in on the photo." Xin Jianhong looked again and again, it was really Fang Xingjian, and Xin Yu stood beside him and supported him. "How is this going?"

"How do I know? It seems that Fang Xingjian likes Xin Yu very much..."

Xu Manzhu asked Xin Yu: Does Fang Xingjian know about you?

Xin Yu: Do you mean that you know about me being together with He Yi?Yes, he is quite open-minded.

Xu Manzhu and Xin Jianhong were shocked, they looked at each other, unable to speak a word.

Xin Yu: How about this, let's come back for New Year's Eve, and we will go to Ping's family together on the second day of junior high, okay?

Xu Manzhu showed the phone to Xin Jianhong, "He and Qiao Ping will come back together in a while."

Xin Jianhong opened his mouth, as if to say something.

Xu Manzhu said: "If you disagree, then he will go directly to Qiaoping's family."

"Then let him go!" Xin Yuhong stared, "Why did Fang Xingjian..."

Xu Manzhu sighed, "I'll ask him."

Xu Manzhu: Why did Fang Xingjian agree to let you be together?

Xin Yu: He has two daughters, one is Pingyi's mother, and the other committed suicide very early.Therefore, he is more open-minded, thinking that as long as everyone lives happily, other things are trivial.

Of course, he made it up by himself. He didn't know exactly what Fang Xingjian was thinking.As for Fang Zize's matter, he felt that it was better not to mention it, lest his parents think that the upper beam was wrong and the lower beam was crooked.

Xu Manzhu and Xin Jianhong looked at each other, Xu Manzhu said: "What do you say...?"

"what?"

"Do you want them to keep coming back?"

Xin Jianhong frowned and remained silent.

Xu Manzhu sighed, "If you don't let him go back, then you are really raising a son for someone else..."

Xin Yu: Mom, we will stay in a hotel then.As for the New Year's Eve dinner, why don't you do it, let's book a table outside, I'll book it, and we'll break up after we make do with it, okay?

"What does it mean to make do with it..." Xu Manzhu conveyed it to Xin Jianhong, "Do you think this is necessary? I don't think so, and go out for the New Year's Eve dinner? Are you following the trend?" Their family has never gone to a hotel for a New Year's Eve dinner. Do.

Xin Jianhong said: "Do you think people like the food you cook? Maybe they like to go to the hotel to eat good food."

Xu Manzhu said angrily, "Is there something wrong with my cooking?"

At this time, Xin Yu sent a new message: (laughs) Mom, if you are willing to cook, it would be better for us to eat at home, Xiao Qiao has always liked to eat your cooking.

Xu Manzhu immediately replied: Then we will eat at home.

She glared at Xin Jianhong, "Just eat at home."

Xin Jianhong didn't speak.

Xin Yu and Qiao Ping didn't return to Cangshui until their [-]th day.Cangshui Airport is very small, and the two saw Xin Jin as soon as they walked into the entrance and exit hall.

"Brother, Brother Pingyi." Xin Jin smiled and ran in front of them.When he was young, he seldom called Qiao Ping "Brother", but when he grew up, he always called him out of politeness.

Qiao Ping smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time." The last time we met was about five or six years ago. At that time, Xin Jin and his friends went to Beizhou to play. After hearing what Xin Yu said, Qiao Ping invited them to dinner.

"It's been a long time. Let me do it." Xin Jin took the big box from Xin Yu's hand. "The car is outside." He pointed to the outside of the hall. "It's raining outside and it's pretty cold."

Xin Yu said, "Then let's go, get back in the car."

The three trotted back to the car.Xin Jin drove, while Xin Yu and Qiao Ping sat behind.

Xin Yu said: "Has Bai Xueyin come this time?"

"No, she spends the New Year with her parents at home."

"Are you going to her house during the Chinese New Year?"

"The third grade of junior high school has passed."

"I'm earlier than you, I have to leave tomorrow."

"So early?" Xin Jin didn't know about Xin Yu and Qiao Pingyi, no one told him...

"Tickets are not easy to buy."

"Oh." Xin Jin felt strange, but thought that Xin Yu had something to do, so she didn't ask any further questions.

Xin Yu said: "Have you two talked seriously? What do you plan to do in the future?"

Xin Jin hesitated, "We've talked about it..." He looked at Xin Yu from the rearview mirror, and then at Qiao Pingyi who was next to him. He was embarrassed to say that there was an outsider.

Qiao Ping smiled and said, "Do you want to buy a house there? It's okay, your brother is rich and can afford it."

Xin Yu said: "Maybe it's not my turn." He looked at Xin Jin with a smile, "Dad also has money, if he wants to support you, I won't rob him. By the way, Bai Xueyin still insisted on marrying her Do your parents live together?"

"No." Bai Xueyin mainly didn't want to live with Xin Jin's parents, and she was willing for the young couple to live alone.

Xin Yu smiled and said, "Then when will the parents of the two sides meet and discuss your affairs together? I will also go then, and talk about things like the house."

Xin Jin hesitated and said, "Wait a little longer..."

"what happened?"

Xin Jin said: "Many people in her family work in the government, and they look down on ordinary office workers like me."

Xin Yu thought for a while, "A relative is a relative, and she is her."

Xin Jin said, "I know."

Xin Yu looked at him, guessing that Bai Xueyin might have complained too, but isn't this normal? ——After all, Xin Jin said at the beginning that he felt that Bai Xueyin could control him and make him improve.Women's complaints can put pressure on men, and then push them forward.nothing wrong.

But this is his younger brother, Xin Yu still didn't mock him, and just said: "Then you should think about it again. Don't worry about your parents, don't be afraid of their urging, what's the rush."

Their parents have always been in a hurry and always hoped that they could get married as soon as possible.

Xin Jin smiled and said, "My parents don't rush me now."

Because my son is about to go to someone else's house, what's there to rush...

When the car drove near Xin Yu's house, Qiao Ping looked out the window and said, "This place has changed a lot."

Xin Yu said, "It's all been demolished. As I told you before, my house has also been moved." The move was a move, but it didn't move too far, and it took about ten minutes to walk.

Qiao Ping said together: "You said you moved to the side of No. [-] Middle School."

"correct."

The car drove into the community, and after parking the car, Xin Yu said, "Let's take out the things first." Qiao Pingyi bought a lot of things and brought them here, all of which were in boxes.

Xin Jin said, "Will you open the box when you get home?"

Xin Yu smiled and said, "Take it out first." Holding it in his hand can distract his parents' attention.

After entering the house, Xin Yu called her parents, Qiao Ping called her uncles and aunts, and Xin Yu told him to put the pile of things on the sofa.

Xu Manzhu smiled and said, "It's too polite to buy so many things." Those things are very expensive at first glance.

Xin Jianhong's face was a little stiff, but he didn't say anything to spoil the atmosphere.

Xin Yu smiled and said, "I'm not being polite, but Pingyi said that I haven't seen you for a long time, and I must bring you something."

Qiao Ping smiled and said, "I don't know if you guys like it, uncle and aunt, so I just bought some."

Xu Manzhu smiled and said: "Hey, you child, why are you being polite. Sit down quickly, don't stand still, do you want some water?"

"No, thank you, Auntie."

Xin Yu said, "Mom, sit down. I'll come."

……

After chatting for a while, Xu Manzhu said that he was going to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

Xin Yu smiled and said, "Do you want me to do it?"

"You? Will you?"

"Yes, Pingyi will too," Xin Yu said intentionally, "His skills are better than mine. Of course, he's still not as good as you."

Xu Manzhu was quite surprised, he didn't expect Qiao Pingyi to be able to cook.Hearing Xin Yu say that Qiao Pingyi was better at cooking, she instinctively thought that it must be Qiao Pingyi who cooks more—he has practiced a lot, so he is good at cooking.Xin Yu, she must be bullying others again.

She looked at Qiao Pingyi and saw him smiling at Xin Yu, who was lazily leaning on the sofa peeling oranges and eating them.

She suddenly thought affectionately, Pingyi is such a good child, he has been well-behaved and sensible since he was a child, why did he fall in love with Xin Yu?It's not that Xin Yu is bad - she thinks her son is quite capable, but her son is obviously a little... fickle.

She sighed in her heart, calmed herself down, and said with a smile, "It's good that you know how to cook, you don't have to eat outside every day. I'm still here today, you just wait to eat."

Xin Yu didn't come to help, he planned to guard Qiao Pingyi today. "Xin Jin..." At first he wanted to ask his younger brother to help in the kitchen, but when he suddenly saw his father beside him, he said, "Dad, why don't you go and see if my mother wants to help?" His father was the last one. Those who destroy the atmosphere, as long as they get rid of him, there will be harmony.

"..." Xin Jianhong really stood up and went to the kitchen.

Xin Jin was taken aback, "Brother?" In their family, father is the head of the family, and no one would instruct him to do anything.

Xin Yu smiled and said, "There's no TV to watch now, and he's bored here, why don't we go chat with Mom."

"Oh..." Xin Jin felt a little strange, but she didn't know what was wrong.

Seeing Xin Jianhong coming from the kitchen, Xu Manzhu thought he was looking for something, "What are you looking for?"

"Your son asked me to cook for you."

"..." Xu Manzhu laughed, pointing to the green peppers on the cooking table, "Pick the peppers for me first, and wash them."

"Oh." Xin Jianhong sat on a small plastic stool and picked up green pepper stems.

Xu Manzhu said: "You said that Xin Yu..."

Xin Jianhong looked up at her, "What's wrong?"

"Tell me, if something happens to them in the future, will Fang Xingjian make trouble for Xin Yu?" Xu Manzhu was a little rejoiced that Qiao Pingyi was a man, and it would be replaced by a girl who liked Xin Yu very much, and the two got married in a serious manner. , with Xin Yu's current "contemptuous" attitude, it is estimated that she will be cut down badly by the brothers and elders of the girl's family.

"That's what he deserves."

Xu Manzhu sighed, "What can I do..."

Xin Jianhong clicked his tongue irritably, "Okay, how can we manage his affairs?"

"Yeah, he has always had his own ideas, but he has too many ideas."

Xin Jianhong was silent for a few seconds, and said dullly: "He never needs us to worry about it. There is nothing to worry about."

Xu Manzhu laughed, "Oh, yes, he keeps telling us to think about ourselves and not worry about him. Forget it, forget it."

In the living room, Xin Yu peeled an orange for Qiao Pingyi.

Xin Jin felt strange again. When he was a child, his brother didn’t seem to help Qiao Pingyi peel oranges—it happened that his brother was robbed and eaten by Qiao Pingyi after peeling—how could he still do it now? ?

Xin Yu flipped through the snacks on the table. They were all Cangshui specialties. He picked out a few small bags of pastries and pushed them in front of Qiao Pingyi. "Little Qiao, you seemed to like eating these before."

Qiao Ping nodded, "I remember this, I haven't eaten it for a long time."

Xin Yu took a bag, tore open the package and handed it to him.

As soon as Qiao Ping took it, he pushed out the pastry inside and took a bite, "It's too sweet." He returned the rest to Xin Yu.

Xin Yu took it, ate the rest, and threw the package into the trash can, "I think it's too sour."

Xin Jin looked at them silently, and deeply realized how deep his brother and Qiao Pingyi's relationship is. Ten years, no, twenty years are like a day, and it hasn't faded at all.

Seeing Xin Jin's silence, Xin Yu asked, "Did Xin Peng give birth to a daughter again?" This person was their cousin.He said to Qiaoping, "He had a son."

Qiao Pingyi also knew this person, and nodded after hearing this.

Xin Jin said: "I heard it is true, those born after the Mid-Autumn Festival..."

The three chatted.

After six o'clock, the New Year's Eve dinner was ready, and Xu Manzhu called them to the table.Xin Yu took the bottle of wine Qiao Pingyi had brought and put it on the table.

Xin Jin wowed, "I'm still drinking this for the first time, it's about to open, I want to taste what it tastes like."

Xu Manzhu smiled reproachfully, "Why do you buy such expensive wine?"

Qiao Ping smiled and said, "I didn't buy it, I just took it at home."

Xin Yu opened the wine and poured half a glass for everyone - including himself.

Qiao Ping looked at him, "Don't you drink it?" He complained to Xu Manzhu, "Auntie, Xin Yu's allergies are very serious. Last time he drank half a glass of red wine, he got bruises all over his body."

Xu Manzhu said: "Then don't drink it. It's also strange, he is the only one in the family who has allergies."

Xin Yu smiled and said, "It's fine to drink a little."

As soon as Qiao Ping looked at the wine glass in front of Xin Yu, how could it be a little bit? "This alcohol has a high alcohol content."

"No matter how high..."

Xin Jianhong couldn't help but say, "If you can't drink it, don't drink it! Is it fun to have a wind bag for the New Year's Eve?"

Xin Yu looked at his father, "Okay, I won't drink." He put his glass in front of his father, "Dad, drink more."

"..."

The bottle of wine was really good. Using the wine as an introduction, everyone chatted, and even Xin Jianhong told some funny stories about his friend getting drunk.This New Year's Eve dinner was eaten happily.

After dinner, everyone watched the Spring Festival Gala together.

Seeing that it was past nine o'clock, Xin Yu said, "Is it difficult to take a taxi today? Xin Jin, please take us to the hotel."

"What are you doing at the hotel?"

"Live, Ping will live in a hotel once." Of course, Xin Yu will definitely stay and live with Qiao Pingyi after he goes there.

Qiao Ping lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Xin Jin was puzzled, "Don't you live in our house?"

Xin Yu smiled and said, "It's too crowded."

Xu Manzhu looked at Qiao Pingyi who was silent, and then at Xin Yu who was smiling. Her son was really... She was about to get angry, and she said quickly: "What are you doing in a hotel, and you can't stay at home? Your room Isn't the bed quite big?"

Xin Jianhong glanced at his wife and said nothing.

Xin Jin didn't think much, and said with a smile, "That's right."

Xin Yu looked at Qiao Pingyi and said with a smile, "Then you can make do with me."

Xu Manzhu and Xin Jianhong didn't speak, only the "ignorant" Xin Jin continued, "Just make do with it, it's too much trouble to go to the hotel."

Xin Yu deeply agreed, "That's right, it's so cold outside, I still don't want to go out. Cangshui is really cold, it feels colder than Beizhou."

Xin Jin smiled and said, "Beizhou is colder, it's the north."

"It's dry and cold in the north, and it's too humid here..."

The two of them chatted, and the other three listened in silence.

At about eleven o'clock, Xu Manzhu and Xin Jianhong said they were sleepy, so they went back to the bedroom first.

Xin Yu said, "Little Qiao, do you still watch?"

Qiao Ping shook his head, he didn't like to watch the Spring Festival Gala at first.

"Then let's go, Xin Jin?" Xin Yu picked up Qiao Ping's coat and handed it to him, and then began to put on the coat herself.

"Wait a minute." Xin Jin went back to the room to get things.

Qiao Ping followed Xin Yu to put on his jacket, "Where are we going?"

"Go set off the fireworks."

Qiao Ping said together: "Why did you think of setting off fireworks?"

Xin Yu smiled and said, "Don't you like it? I think it's more convenient to play in winter than in summer."

As soon as Qiao Ping knew that Xin Yu was talking about the fact that he went to the riverside to set off fireworks last summer, he said openly and honestly, "Yes, it's because you are thoughtful. There are no mosquitoes in winter, so you don't need to donate blood."

Xin Yu laughed.

"Let's go." Xin Jin came out of the room, holding a big bag of fireworks in his hands - Xin Yu asked him to buy them in advance.

Cangshui is not particularly strict in the management of fireworks and firecrackers.The area around No. [-] Middle School is relatively empty, and many people gather here to set off fireworks during Chinese New Year.

Qiao Ping lit a large cylinder with a lighter.Sparks flew, a ball of flames shot upwards, and a shining flower bloomed in the night sky.The flowers bloomed one after another, illuminating a small patch of sky.

Others around joined in, and soon, brilliant fireworks filled the sky.

Everyone looked up at the sky, but Qiao Pingyi was looking at Xin Yu. He said excitedly, "Xiao Yu, I suddenly remembered a poem: Looking back suddenly, that man..." Unfortunately, he didn't remember everything.

Xin Yu laughed and said, "I searched for him thousands of times in the crowd. When I looked back suddenly, the man was there, in a dimly lit place."

"Yes! That's it!" Qiao Ping looked at Xin Yu with bright eyes.

He said: "I didn't know what I wanted until I found out that I could be with you. I finally knew that what I wanted was you."

Xin Yu originally thought that the word was not appropriate for the two of them, after all, they did not "search for him thousands of times", but Qiao Pingyi's understanding was quite satisfactory.

Looking back suddenly, it turns out that you are here too, which is very good.

Xin Yu hugged Qiao Pingyi and took him aside.With her back to the crowd watching the fireworks, Xin Yu kissed him on the lips.

Qiao Ping immediately kissed Xin Yu back.Then I looked around and found that everyone looked up at the sky.He kissed Xin Yu again.Then he licked his lips like a cat who stole a fish.

Xin Yu originally wanted to pull him back into the crowd, but seeing him like this, she was a little reluctant to look away, so she looked at him with a smile and stood outside the crowd with him.

As soon as Qiao Ping looked into Xin Yu's eyes, thousands of fireworks were reflected in those eyes, and the flowers faded and bloomed again..."Xiao Yu,