like drinking ice

According to the rules of these houses, New Year greetings have always come in rotation.

In the third day of junior high school, we went to Xia's house.

In fact, there are two Xia families in Beijing, one civil and one military. Xia Zhifei is a real soldier. He didn't take much care of him, so now the two families are as close as a family.

We went to see Lu Feixia.

Lu Feixia was very kind to me when I was a child. At that time, both he and my dad were weak. He went to soak in hot springs in winter. He had a very detached personality and couldn’t calm down. He encouraged my dad to do something, but my dad was honest and didn't dare to listen to him.He also likes to play with children. At that time, Li Xiu always bullied me, so he encouraged me to fight with Li Xiu. I said my father said that my brother would give way to my younger brother. He scoffed and said, "Don't believe this, Mr. Xu I just like skinny kids, you can’t do anything if you get skinny, come on, I’ll teach you how to roll on the ground.”

It is said that Lu Feixia didn't use this name before, but changed it later.

Many people think that people like Xia Zhifei who are at the top of the food chain live a carefree life, but they are not.There is a "circle law" in academia, which says that people's knowledge is a circle, and the areas outside the circle are the fields you don't know. The greater your knowledge, the more fields you don't know.

This is often the case in life.

At Xia Zhifei's height, it's as if the circle is getting bigger, and their helplessness and the places they discover beyond the human reach will become more and more.Birth, old age, sickness and death are all due to fate, and they are not in the slightest.The problems of ordinary people can be solved with money and power, so they can resort to their own efforts.But when it comes time to try hard enough?

So among them, there are quite a few believers.Even if you don't believe it, you still hold the attitude of believing what you have rather than what you don't, and respect those masters very much.Guan Ying believed in this very much. The Zheng family was weak, so people's names were all taken after animals. Zheng Yehu's fox and Zheng Ao's Ao were all names taken before the Buddha.Xia Zhifei was the one who didn't believe this at first, he was a soldier.

Now Xia Zhifei is still the same, tall and handsome, like a towering tree.But there is an extra string of Buddhist beads on his wrist, which can be vaguely seen from the cuffs of his white shirt and black suit.In my impression, he has always been a soldier, crisp and neat, and never wears these things.

Of course, there is also a rumor in Beijing that Lu Feixia had a lot of troubles when he was young, and almost died several times.His original name was not this. Later, a master met him and said that he was born as a boy and would not live to be an adult. If he wanted to change his name, it would be best to borrow one's luck. Xia Zhifei gave the two characters in his name to him. he.He is a natural nobleman, everyone in the capital knows that when the Xia family had an accident that year, several generations of the whole family died cleanly, and he was the only one left.With such a hard life, it's a pity that Lu Feixia still can't be saved.

I sat at Xia Chen's house for a while.

Lu Jiaming is very good at planting flowers, and his method of planting flowers is very interesting. He likes that flowers and plants are planted on the ground as they are, and they are not deliberately spoiled.There are trees in Xia’s garden, and the snow blanket is not so thick. There are many deep purple and bright yellow crocus flowers drilled out of the snow, with patterns on the petals, and they bloom brilliantly, which makes people feel brighter.

Although Li Xiu has been domineering since he was a child, he never stepped on his favors. After greeting Xia Chen, he went to play with Lu Jiaming.I sat in the living room drinking tea, and told the housekeeper of the Xia family that I would just sit and read a book, and there was no need to entertain me deliberately.

I have to stay at Xia's house for a while, because Li Xiu hasn't seen Lu Jiaming for a long time.

I sat for a while, and another group of guests came.

The Xia family is upright, and Xia Chen is a gentleman, so his popularity is very good.I was sitting in the living room drinking tea, and when I saw someone coming, I stood up to say hello.

Ye Lanzi came in first.

It was snowing heavily outside, and she was wearing an off-white coat, with jet black long hair, bright eyes and white teeth, very beautiful.She nodded to me when she saw me, and she greeted me with a smile.

It was Zhou Xun who followed Ye Lanzi in. It was said that their wedding was on the agenda. Ye Susu clung to Zhou Xun's arm. She admired this brother-in-law very much.Wang Xian was at the back, and these people seemed to have come by car together.

I greeted them one by one, Xia Chen came out to receive them, and they all paid New Year's greetings to Xia Chen.

The last time I saw Ye Susu, she was still very close to me, but this time she didn't pay much attention to me, and looked at me with a feeling of anger.

They will leave after celebrating the New Year, because there are other places to go later.I also got up to give it away, but when I was leaving, Ye Susu suddenly gave me a glaring look.

"What are you going to do?" She asked me, obviously the first sentence, but with a bit of resentment, I was confused by her.

"What did you say?" I asked her.

She immediately looked angry, and wanted to say more, but Ye Lanzi said unhurriedly: "Susu, be polite, what did my sister say at home."

Ye Susu reluctantly shut her mouth, her eyes were still very angry, she angrily opened the curtain and went out.

Actually, I didn't think Ye Susu was so rude, but since Ye Lanzi didn't let her talk, I didn't ask again.Ye Lanzi nodded to me as farewell, but Wang Xian took a look at me.

The little girl's mind is too difficult to guess, and I don't care too much.

It's afternoon to go to Zheng Ao's house.

Lu Jiaming also followed.

When we arrived at Zheng's house, Zheng Ao was receiving guests. The butler put us in the living room and said that Zheng Ao would come out later. Li Yao didn't bother to wait, and took Lu Jiaming to nowhere.

I sat alone in the living room and waited.After a while, I heard someone coming, and when I looked back, Zheng Ao had already entered.

This is in his own home, and he is also dressed casually, a light-colored sweater with a shirt inside, and he looks like a young man who has just grown up again.Say hi to me: "Are you here?"

"Well," I put down the book I was reading, "Li Xiu came with me and just went out."

"It's okay." He seemed to be my ordinary friend, frank and clean: "Let's have dinner here tonight."

"it is good."

After a simple conversation, there seems to be nothing left to say.I looked at the daffodils in the golden cup and jade cup next to me, and he sat down opposite me.The cup contains aged Pu'er, which has a strong aroma.I rubbed the rim of the cup with my fingers, and there was an old-fashioned chime clock hanging on the wall. I don't know if it was my illusion, but I always felt as if I could clearly hear the sound of seconds passing.

"You came from Xia's house?" he asked me.

"Well, Lu Jiaming also came with us. They should be playing somewhere around here, and they should come over for dinner."

"How's work?" he asked me casually.

"It's pretty good." I just robbed Lawyer Su of a case, and of course he might have given it to me on purpose.After all, there are so many cases sent to Lawyer Su, he just wants to choose.

"You like this job, don't you?" He was already sitting on the sofa very relaxedly, with a white plum blossom in the bottle next to him. I suddenly remembered that day at the Japanese restaurant, that sprig of peony was not sure if it was real or not.At that time, my mood was really good, clear and clean, full of joy, I only knew that I liked him.

"Yes."

He sighed lightly, I don't know if this is my illusion.

"What about your job?" I asked him politely, "Is it busy?"

"This year is okay, next year will be busier, but I will always get used to it." He understated.

I can't find anything to say anymore, Ni Yunlan's phone number is stored in my mobile phone, and I plan to call after the Spring Festival, so I can't tell him yet.

Fortunately, the butler soon set up the meal. The meal was placed in the small warm pavilion. Zheng Ao went to answer the phone. I saw the servant lowered his head and brought all the dishes, and asked the butler, "Would you like to wait for Li Xiu?"

"I talked to Li Xiu on the phone. He has already run away, so I asked him to take Lu Jiaming back first." Zheng Ao walked over while taking off his watch. The butler quietly opened the chair for him, and he sat down. Come down: "Let's eat first, there is fresh venison tonight, and my uncle and grandpa sent it over."

I can see that the Zheng family is very quiet today, but I can't tell that they are entertaining relatives.

I'm not hungry, I can't eat much, but Zheng Ao is in a good mood, and has been talking to me one after another. The clothes he wears are light in color, which makes his skin whiter, and his expression is not as flamboyant as usual, he looks very restrained look.

If he had acted like this before, I must have suspected that he had done something wrong.

Halfway through the meal, there was the sound of parking outside, and the butler went out to check.

"Ye Lanzi and the others are here." I was talking to Zheng Ao, and I said by the way, "I also met them at Xia's house today."

"It shouldn't be them. I have been to Ye's house since the second day of junior high school." Zheng Ao lazily poured soup into a small bowl.

I said "Oh" and continued to eat, feeling a little strange.

The relationship between Zheng's family and Ye's family is good, but it is not necessary to go to the second year of junior high school to pay New Year's greetings. After all, it is the custom here that only very close relatives are the only ones who need to come to the door in the second year of junior high school.

"What are you doing at Ye's house?" I asked him.

The small warm pavilion is as warm as spring, and white plum blossoms are full of buds, more than half in bloom. Zheng Ao is slowly scooping up a bowl of soup with his face sideways. raised lip corners.

He lowered his eyes and pushed the bowl of soup over.

"Let's drink the soup."

No matter how stupid I am, I know something is wrong at this time.

"Zheng Ao, let me ask again, what are you doing at Ye's house?"

I didn't intend to question him, nor did I know that the Zheng family is in a difficult situation now, but with the support of Li Zhurong and Xia Chen, Zheng Ao himself is also capable, as long as he goes through this period, it will only get better and better in the future.What I am most afraid of is that because he is too smart, he will take some shortcut to quench thirst by drinking poison.

Zheng Ao raised his eyes.

He took a porcelain spoon and put it into the bowl of soup.

"I'm getting engaged, Xu Lang."

Although it was already a vague premonition, when this day really came, I still felt like I stepped on the ground when I was walking on the road, and I started to feel pain before I landed.

My throat hurts, like a rusty machine, dry and astringent.

I raised my hand, but I couldn't feel the distance, so I had to put it on the edge of the table. The white porcelain bowl containing the soup was a little hot, and I seemed to have forgotten everything in a flash. My mind was at a loss, even myself I don't know what to say next.

"You..." I opened my mouth and finally said the word: "Who are you engaged to?"

"Ye Susu." Zheng Ao still lowered his eyes, his eyelashes were very long, and his expression seemed very silent.

The Ye family is diplomacy, and the Zheng family is customs, a match made in heaven.Although Ye Susu is still young, Zheng Ao is actually not a few years older, and like her sister, Ye Susu is also a well-known beauty in Beijing...

I felt chills in my body. I was sitting, but something seemed to be pressing on my chest. There seemed to be no oxygen in my chest, and I couldn't stay there for a moment.

"I...I want to go back." I stood up in a hurry and said goodbye incoherently: "My dad told me to go back early, I'm full."

Zheng Ao grabbed my hand.

His hands were beautiful, slender and clean, and the cuffs of the light-colored sweater exposed the white shirt. He held me silently, and was still sitting there.

"Have a sip of soup before leaving, Xu Lang."

"I want to go back." My heart seemed to be caught in a net of steel wire, and it tightened a little bit, and there were bloodstains, as if I wanted to squeeze all the blood in my heart.

I suddenly miss the soft bed in my bedroom, I just want to drink a glass of wine, lie on the bed and sleep peacefully when drunk, I don’t think about anything, I don’t remember anything, I want to go home so desperately, I don't want to stay here for even a second longer.

Zheng Ao raised his head.

It is still the face I am familiar with, a beautiful face, his amber eyes seem to hide fog, his high nose is flawless under the light, his lips are naturally hooked, but he is not smiling, He just looked at me, like a little sad, like a little sorry.

He said, "Sorry, Xu Lang, you can't go back."