[Now] I want to hold your hand tightly

Although Xu's mother hadn't accepted that Xu Haoran and Zhou Jisheng were together, Xu's mother gradually became acquainted with Zhou Jisheng.In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve, and Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran were helping Mama Xu in the kitchen. One was washing vegetables and the other was chopping vegetables. They cooperated tacitly. Mama Xu wanted to let the two children have a rest, but neither Zhou Jisheng nor Xu Haoran seemed to be For those who are free, Mother Xu finally agreed to the two of them helping her.

Zhou Jisheng was asked by Zhou Bo to learn to do housework since he was a child, but Xu's mother was afraid that Zhou Jisheng would be injured, so she assigned the task of washing vegetables to Zhou Jisheng. Xu Haoran took over the task of cutting vegetables, and Xu's mother was naturally in charge.The small kitchen can just accommodate three people, and the lively voices and the sound of cooking are floating in the kitchen.This year's New Year's Eve was quite lively in the small courtyard of the Xu family.

After all the dishes were laid out on the table, Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran invited Mama Xu to sit at the main table. They sat next to Mama Xu respectively. Zhou Jisheng opened a bottle of red wine and filled the bowls of the three of them.Xu's mother imitated Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran's movements and raised the bowls. The three porcelain bowls collided together and made a crisp sound. Then Xu Haoran and Zhou Jisheng shouted in unison: "Happy New Year!"

Xu's mother was embarrassed to shout out like the children, so she said happy new year and drank red wine that she had never drunk before.

"Mom, eat the vegetables." Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran put the vegetables in Mama Xu's bowl together, and they used the same name to address Mama Xu.

Mother Xu was taken aback for a moment, she first glanced at Xu Haoran, then turned her head to look at Zhou Jisheng who was a little embarrassed, Mother Xu smiled at Zhou Jisheng, and said to him and Xu Haoran, "Thank you."

Xu Haoran grinned the corners of his mouth like a child, and Zhou Jisheng repeatedly said that he was rude to Xu's mother.Mother Xu did not reject Zhou Jisheng's address to her, which means that Mother Xu began to accept them.

A gorgeous fireworks exploded in the sky.Fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in Jingnan City, but there are no such rules in small counties.

The happiest thing for the children after the New Year’s Eve dinner is to set off fireworks. Fireworks of various shapes explode in the air and pass by in a flash, but they can leave a long memory in the children’s minds, even for a lifetime. Forgotten memory.

The day before, Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran went to the county to buy ingredients for Xu's mother. Zhou Jisheng's childlike innocence was still there, and he bought fireworks worth nearly a hundred yuan and came back.At that time, the two of them already had a bunch of things in their hands. Xu Haoran persuaded Zhou Jisheng to buy less fireworks. Zhou Jisheng held four or five plastic bags in each hand, and with difficulty picked up the pile of fireworks packed by the fireworks booth owner with his elbows. , told Xu Haoran that he has never let go of fireworks since he entered junior high school, and he must make up for the regrets of the past 20 years.Xu Haoran sighed, and followed Zhou Jisheng to hug the other half of the fireworks with his elbows, and the two walked home amidst the curious eyes of passers-by.Mother Xu, who greeted Xu Haoran and Zhou Jisheng at the door, saw that the two children were carrying seven or eight plastic bags and a box of fireworks. Mother Xu didn't know whether to help Xu Haoran or Zhou Jisheng.In the end, Ms. Xu could only let the two children put the fireworks on the ground first, and she watched the fireworks for them. Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran went home to put the ingredients they bought into the kitchen first.

"Would you like to set off fireworks?" Zhou Jisheng couldn't wait to find out the two boxes of fireworks he bought after helping Xu's mother clean up the dishes, and asked Xu Haoran expectantly.

Xu Haoran looked at the two boxes of fireworks and knew that Zhou Jisheng would not go to sleep until he finished setting off these fireworks today.Mother Xu came out of the kitchen and asked Xu Haoran to accompany Zhou Jisheng to set off fireworks.

"Auntie, do you want to come together?" Zhou Jisheng looked at Mama Xu expectantly again.

Xu's mother was stunned for a moment when Zhou Jisheng called her back to her original address, but she didn't correct Zhou Jisheng's address for her in the next second, she smiled and said: "I won't go, let Haoran accompany you It was fun."

Zhou Jisheng nodded in disappointment, he greeted Xu's mother, and dragged Xu Haoran out of the room without saying a word.

From time to time, a burst of bright light would explode in the sky. Zhou Jisheng moved the two boxes to the yard, rummaged through them for a while, and finally chose the largest square fireworks with sixteen holes.

"Haoran, give me a lighter." Zhou Jisheng arranged the fireworks and asked Xu Haoran excitedly for a lighter.

Just as Xu Haoran took out the lighter, Zhou Jisheng grabbed Xu Haoran's hand and led Xu Haoran forward: "You have some, you have some!"

"Are you afraid?" Xu Haoran looked sideways at Zhou Jisheng.

Zhou Jisheng shook his head: "Why would I be afraid, the joy of setting off fireworks lies in the moment when the fuse is lit, you don't know that, do you?"

Xu Haoran glanced at Zhou Jisheng with disgust, what kind of fallacy is this?Fireworks are obviously only fun when they explode in the air, but how can they be fun when they are set off?Xu Haoran ignited the fuse while thinking, and Zhou Jisheng immediately pulled Xu Haoran away for more than one meter the moment the fuse was lit.The fuse quickly burned to the fuze hidden in the fireworks, and with a soaring sound, the fireworks exploded in the air, leaving only less than a second of brilliance.The moment this brilliance dissipated, another brilliance exploded with sound, and the flames flickered in the air one after another. Zhou Jisheng covered Xu Haoran's ears while shouting loudly: "It's great! It's great!"

Xu Haoran was also attracted by the fireworks. He had long forgotten that when he bought the fireworks the day before, he still disliked Zhou Jisheng's naivety. Now he is the same as Zhou Jisheng, looking up at the fireworks exploding in the air, but he didn't scream like Zhou Jisheng. speak up.

"Hao Ran, make a wish!"

Make a wish?Xu Haoran was immersed in joy, but his mind was still clear.This is setting off fireworks, not blowing out the candles on the birthday cake, and making a wish on the fireworks?

"Making a wish on the fireworks?" Xu Haoran raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, yes, make a wish, and listen to the sound of firecrackers exorcising evil spirits and make a wish on New Year's Eve!" Zhou Jisheng said the absurd thoughts in his heart.

Xu Haoran really wanted to complain about Zhou Jisheng, what kind of messed up idea is this?Even though he was totally unwilling, Xu Haoran still made a wish to the fireworks that exploded in the sky.

"What did you wish for?"

"The wish you made won't come true, you need to know?" Xu Haoran asked.

Zhou Jisheng shook his head, then smiled again: "I know what your wish is, you hope we will be together forever, don't you?"

The corner of Xu Haoran's mouth curled up, there was no suspense at all.

The fireworks exploded again in the sky and then stopped abruptly. Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran waited for a few minutes to see that the fireworks stopped emitting flames, and they dug out another fireworks from the box and continued to set off.

Xu's mother stood by the window, looking at the two children who were enjoying setting off fireworks in the yard, her eyes gradually became moist.The "Mom" that Zhou Jisheng called out during the New Year's Eve dinner echoed in her ears, and she could hear the conversation between the two when they set off the fireworks just now. She still couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart, but she didn't want to. Make your son sad.

"My child's father, will you agree?" Mother Xu muttered to herself while wiping away her tears.

In the early morning of the first day of the new year, Mother Xu got up early and was going to the kitchen to make breakfast for Xu Haoran and Zhou Jisheng. Suddenly Zhou Jisheng’s voice came from outside the house. Mother Xu wondered why Zhou Jisheng got up so early, and she was going to call Zhou Jisheng came into the room for breakfast, but he saw Zhou Jisheng holding the phone in one hand, his brows were tightly drawn together, and his expression was not as gentle as usual.

"Mom, what happened? Did you cry?" Zhou Jisheng lowered his voice as much as possible, he didn't want to wake up Xu's mother and Xu Haoran.In the middle of the night last night, my mother suddenly sent a text message, saying that something happened at home, and hoped that Zhou Jisheng would go home quickly in the next few days.Zhou Jisheng immediately replied to the text message, but he did not receive a reply from his mother. Zhou Jisheng felt strange, and called his mother a few more times, but the phone was turned off.Zhou Jisheng was worried that his mother hadn't slept all night. He guessed that his mother would wake up by now, so he called his mother again. This time Zhou Jisheng got through to his mother's phone.On the other end of the phone, his mother's voice sounded like crying, and Zhou Jisheng's heart skipped a beat. Why was his mother crying?

"Jisheng, your father... your father..."

"What's wrong with Dad? Is there something wrong?" Although Zhou Bo and Zhou Jisheng had a very tense quarrel, Zhou Bo was Zhou Jisheng's father after all, and Zhou Jisheng was still very worried about Zhou Bo.

"No...but..." On the other end of the phone, Mother Zhou stammered, as if she wanted to say something but was unwilling to say it.

"Mom, what's the matter?" Zhou Jisheng was worried, but finally couldn't help but urge him.

Zhou's mother seemed to have made up her mind amidst her son's urging. On the other end of the phone, Zhou's mother told Zhou Jisheng a shocking news: "Someone posted a photo of you and Xu Haoran together on the Jingnan University forum. superior."

"..." Zhou Jisheng raised his head in shock. The sunshine on the first day of the new year suddenly became dazzling and cold. The cold wind poured into Zhou Jisheng's heart, penetrated into Zhou Jisheng's blood, and finally the chill spread all over Zhou Jisheng's body .

Did Nie Mi and Professor Lin do it?Before, Xu Haoran told Zhou Jisheng that Nie Mi and Professor Lin might use their relationship to overthrow the candidate recommended by Principal Zhang.Even though Zhou Jisheng knew that Jingnan University's factional struggle was cruel, he still didn't believe that Nie Mi and Professor Lin would be so despicable.Now that his relationship with Xu Haoran was exposed, Zhou Jisheng first suspected Nie Mi and Professor Lin.

"Did Professor Nie and Professor Lin do it?" Zhou Jisheng gripped the phone tightly, his usually gentle voice sank to the bottom of the cold pool.

"Your father is still checking."

It seems that the results have not been found yet, but Zhou Jisheng has identified the culprits as Nie Mi and Professor Lin.