From Pokfulam to Central

Since he came back to the office after the New Year's Day holiday, Qu Zhi has been busy with various cases throughout January, almost never taking a full weekend off, and was still working overtime until the morning of New Year's Eve.In the end, Zhou Mi couldn't stand it any longer, so he went to the institute to force the person out. After all, work can never be done, and Chinese New Year is more important.

When Qu Zhi and Zhou Mi returned to Pinggu's house, Liu Jie had cleaned the whole house clean and tidy, and was about to start preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, but Zhou Mi stopped him and reluctantly invited him out of the kitchen.

"Mom, don't worry, we are really okay," Qu Zhi helped Zhou Mi fasten the apron, and comforted Liu Jie who was still hovering outside the kitchen door: "Your face is not very good, yes It's not that you're tired, let's take a break."

"Really, it might be because I worked too fast in the morning." Liu Jie was actually a little dizzy at the moment, seeing the two children were very determined, and finally compromised: "Okay, then you guys do it, I'll go to the house to rest In a moment, call me if you need something."

After Liu Jie left, Qu Zhi couldn't help but feel distressed when he recalled her haggard look just now, and muttered to himself: "I told her not to clean up by herself, when we come back to do it together, we have to force it." .”

Zhou Mi rinsed the bleeding beef brisket under the faucet, and then threw it into the pressure cooker that Qu Zhi was holding, "Also, if it weren't for you, a workaholic, who never came home, Auntie could do all the work by herself." Did you do it?"

Qu Zhi didn't reply this time, which was rare, instead, there was a bit of regret in his brows and eyes.

Seeing that Qu Zhi was taking it to heart, Zhou Mi quickly added, "Oh, I didn't mean that, I was just talking nonsense, so don't take it seriously. The most important task for the two of us now is to take the meal in hand. The New Year's Eve dinner is ready, let Auntie have a ready-made meal, and have a good meal, and when the time comes, all the tiredness will disappear."

When Liu Jie was buying vegetables, she prepared the ingredients according to the tastes of both Zhou Mi and Qu Zhi. Unexpectedly, Zhou Mi made all the finished products into Qu Zhi's favorite dishes.Braised beef brisket, sweet and sour octopus, curry chicken nuggets, twice-cooked pork, and other hard dishes were brought to the table one after another, Liu Jie even suspected that the two had hired a helper secretly.

"How about it, Auntie?" Zhou Mi couldn't wait for Liu Jie to sit down. After delivering the dishes, he began to beg for praise with a shy face. "You see, I'm good at this skill. Is it a bit like a chef at a Michelin restaurant?"

After resting, Liu Jie obviously regained her energy. Looking at Zhou Mi's eyes full of smiles, she took the chopsticks from Qu Zhi and picked up a piece of beef to try it out. The dishes on the table are absolutely delicious, and the beef brisket is really well cooked, tender and tasty, Qu Zhi and I are lucky today!"

Zhou Mi smiled and winked at Qu Zhi, and while Liu Jie wasn't paying attention, he moved close to Liu Jie's ear and whispered, "Student Qu Zhi is not just a lucky man today."

Qu Zhi had no choice but to pretend that nothing happened, and protested solemnly, "Mom, please stop praising him, haven't you found out about him yet, he will pant if you say he is fat, if you don't suppress him, he will go to heaven in a while .”

"Oh, look," Liu Jie sneered, "This kid won't listen to my compliments anymore, who knows how good his craftsmanship is, but it's a pity that Zhou Mi is not a girl, otherwise, I really want you to give him away." I can marry and go home."

Qu Zhi didn't say anything after hearing this, Zhou Mi was elated, and quickly filled Liu Jie's and his own cups with drinks, regardless of whether the other party thought it was strange, he said: "Auntie, just say that, I toast you!"

On New Year’s Eve, there was an interesting and boring Spring Festival Gala on TV. As usual, Cai Ming’s partner Pan Changjiang played the role of husband and wife in the show. When the son in the sketch appeared on the stage, Liu Jie suddenly remembered something, hesitated and decided to speak: " Zhou Mi, don't blame me for talking too much, Auntie just wanted to ask, why didn't you come home during Chinese New Year?"

"I——" Over the past few months, Zhou Mi has gotten used to living with Qu Zhi, and is also used to following him back to this home. He never thought that his appearance would actually make Liu Jie feel confused. , I was stunned for a few seconds before I figured out how to answer, and said frankly: "Auntie, to tell you the truth, I actually ran away from home and have been staying with Qu Zhi recently. This brought me back, did I disturb you?"

"No, no, I'm just curious." Liu Jie didn't expect Zhou Mi to be so good-natured that he would have conflicts with his family, so he quickly cared: "Actually, if you want, you can talk to auntie, maybe you can help me Staff staff."

Zhou Mi glanced at Qu Zhi meaningfully, seeing that he seemed to have no intention of stopping him, he continued, "Well, it's really not a big deal, it's the one I'm looking for, my family doesn't agree with it, and in turn they insist on me Marrying someone I don't like, I couldn't tell them, so I just ran out."

"That's it," Liu Jie didn't expect Zhou Mi to have such an affectionate side. These days, it's rare to run away from home because of a relationship, so she said with a knowing smile: "Actually, Auntie was just like you when she was young. I also have conflicts with my family because of similar things, so I can understand your feelings, and I don’t agree with the elders interfering too much in their children’s life-long affairs. But as a parent, I can understand your parents’ considerations, after all, they are their own children and want to give You and the others think it is the best, and it is natural to want to grasp the direction of life for you, but sometimes it is unavoidable to care about it and mess it up."

Zhou Mi thought to himself, if the marriage that the two Yue Zuo had arranged on his behalf was really only for his own benefit, the matter would not have developed to the point where it is today, then he nodded thoughtfully and said: "Well, I understand what you said,— —Let’s not talk about my troubles. Actually, I’m quite curious, Auntie. If Qu Zhi brings home a marriage partner that you are not satisfied with, will you firmly oppose it, or will you give him the freedom to make decisions? ?”

Qu Zhi's heart suddenly picked up, not because he was afraid of revealing his secrets in front of his mother. After all, Zhou Mi's words did not contain any special information in the eyes of ordinary people. He was just not ready to face the answer to the question. .

Liu Jie really didn't notice anything unusual about Zhou Mi's question, so she said flatly: "I think if Qu Zhi has the idea of ​​getting married, it must be the result of careful consideration. I trust his judgment, so I will respect him." In fact, I am not worried about this, what I am worried about now is when will he get a girlfriend first. "

Qu Zhi's mood fluctuated according to what he heard. At first, he was pleasantly surprised that his mother was more enlightened than he thought, but then he realized that this was just the answer she gave because she was kept in the dark.

Liu Jie didn't notice at all that the expressions of the two people around her were no longer as relaxed as before, and she was immersed in the topic of lifelong events, talking to herself, "To be honest, now that you have settled down at work, mom is the last thing to do now." What I miss is that you can have someone who knows the cold and the hot around you to start a family and live. At that time, I will be able to retire. You see, no matter how careful you are, at least you already have a partner. Knowing that you are busy working overtime, you are not in a hurry, hurry up and find a good girl to marry and have children, and I can bring you a baby while I have strength."

As the time approached zero, the sound of firecrackers outside the window became more and more intense.Qu Zhi used the cover of the noise to turn a deaf ear to the fucking talk, but those words had clearly entered his ears.

Zhou Mi found that Qu Zhi's state was not right, so he decided not to allow this topic to continue, looking at the night sky outside the window, he suggested, "Qu Zhi, I want to go out and set off firecrackers. I haven't let it go for several years, and the city won't allow it."

In the evening, it started snowing in Pinggu, and it just stopped not long ago. The snow on the ground made New Year's Eve a bit brighter than usual, and it also added a rare touch of interest to this year.After Zhou Mi and Qu Zhi walked out of the building, they both shivered from the cold, but neither of them bothered to go back to add clothes, because the firecrackers in their hands were more important.

Qu Zhi first set off a thousand rings, and then took a few lit fireworks sticks from Zhou Mi.

Seeing that Qu Zhi was not in high spirits, Zhou Mi thoughtfully said: "What's the matter, did I say something I shouldn't have said just now?"

Qu Zhi looked at the brilliant but short-lived flame in his hand and shook his head, "I just feel that the road ahead may not be so easy. Neither your family nor my family will easily accept the two of us."

Zhou Mi raised his hand and gently rubbed Qu Zhi's hair, "You, you always think too much. We have finally come to this day, so we should cherish the present moment, and save the future to worry about later."

Qu Zhi threw away the burnt and cold paper stick, and smiled noncommittally, obviously unable to let go.

Zhou Mi raised his head and looked in the direction of Qu Zhi's house, and saw that there were only fiery red grilles stuck to the glass by the brightly lit window, so he took Qu Zhi's somewhat frozen hands to his mouth with confidence, and blew hot air while Said: "Don't be afraid, no matter what happens in the future, I believe that as long as we face it together, there will be no obstacles we cannot overcome."

Qu Zhi raised his head to meet Zhou Mi's gaze, and saw some kind of indescribable firmness in those deep eyes.

The hour hand was approaching zero without stopping. Zhou Mi waved his arms and spread the nearly ten-meter-long firecrackers on the ground. He ignited the fuze in time and ran back, "Qu Zhi, happy new year." !"

There are fireworks in the night sky, soaring straight up and blooming immediately. The unreal colorful lights are reflected on Zhou Mi's unrestrained smiling face, and also sweep away the haze in Qu Zhi's heart.The sound of firecrackers was raging from all directions, and the sound superimposed became louder and louder. The bright red guncoats around me were covered with white snow, and it suddenly looked like mid-spring.