Sand sculpture and salted fish want to fall in love [Rebirth]

During the Spring Festival, a family reunion.

From ancient times to the present, China has attached great importance to the Chinese New Year.

Many people have worked hard for a whole year, but they are looking forward to the New Year's Eve and going home for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Adhering to the idea that "the whole family must be reunited during Chinese New Year", Li Shaoxia and Zheng Cheng contacted Zheng Annan one after another, asking him to come to their place for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Zheng Annan, as an excellent water-cutting master, naturally...

No one agreed.

No matter how hard both parents are, Zheng Annan can always find a big reason to refuse to go back.

She made up her mind to stay by Shen Gubei's side and celebrate the New Year with him.

During Chinese New Year in previous years, Fang Wan would cut two catties of meat as usual and make dumplings for Shen Gubei.

She is really not very good at cooking, and the dumplings she makes can hardly be called delicious, so Shen Gubei has no expectations for the New Year's Eve dinner.

She is very busy at work this year, and there are many customers who have ordered new clothes during the Chinese New Year.The densely packed appointment list has been lined up until the afternoon of the New Year's Eve, and there is no time to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

After Fang Wan married to Qingli, she stayed in Qingli every New Year.

This year's situation is quite special, she can't go back, and Shen Gubei can't go back either, so they just stay in Qingli for the new year.

In addition to the two of them, there are several children who also cannot go home for various reasons.In a foreign land, the taste of the New Year is even stronger than usual.

"Mom." Shen Gubei mixed the minced meat and organized everyone to make dumplings together.Hearing the opening of the door, he asked Fang Wan to find a place to rest.

"Let me help." Fang Wan took off her coat, eager to try.

"Don't come." Shen Gubei stopped immediately.

Fang Wan tried to prove herself, "I can make dumplings."

"The dumplings you make will fall apart after being put into the pot."

"..." Fang Wan completely lost her confidence and left the kitchen to do other things.

As the new year approaches, everyone is very busy.Zheng Annan, the only one who is free, can only eat at most.

It's rare for everyone to get together for the New Year, so we must be more generous.Luo Qing ordered the dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner directly from the hotel.

The waiter delivered it in four exquisite wooden baskets, like the utensils used to deliver food to the emperor in ancient times, which looked high-end.

Luo Qing smelled the smell, swallowed greedily, and asked Shen Gubei cheekily, "Boss, can I pack it back later?"

"Don't dream." Shen Gubei handed over the rolling pin, "You can make more dumplings and take them home."

"It's fine, so I don't have to make dumplings myself." Luo Qing cheerfully accepted the compromise, bowed his head and worked hard to make dumplings.

Fang Wan really has no talent for cooking, and she doesn't want to be idle, so she set up tables with Zheng Annan.

Just as the table was set, the phone in her pocket rang.

Fang Wan thought it was a client, so she quickly picked up the phone, and a familiar voice rang out, "Sister and sister, you this year..."

"The dumplings are ready! Let's eat!" Luo Qing walked out of the kitchen carrying the dumplings, rubbing his hands together impatiently, "Hurry up, I'm starving to death."

"I'm very hungry, too." Zheng Annan was lying on the table, staring at the food with hungry eyes.

Shen Gubei didn't serve the table, no one dared to move their chopsticks first, they all hoped that he would come out sooner.

"You don't have to wait for me." Shen Gubei brought out the other two plates of dumplings, seeing that Fang Wan hadn't served yet, he asked casually, "Mom, who are you calling?"

"No one." Fang Wan immediately hung up the phone, pretending nothing happened, "Hurry up and eat."

"okay!"

"Come here and wish us a Happy New Year!"

Thousands of lights were lit outside the window, and their New Year's Eve dinner was enjoyable.

The joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same, and the New Year's Eve of the other families does not seem to be so easy.

"What did the widow say?" The uncle just hung up the phone, and the aunt couldn't wait to inquire about the situation.

"What else can I say? My mother and I don't plan to come back at all." The uncle was so angry that he slapped the table hard and scolded loudly, "How many times have I told you not to find fault with her when you're full. It's good now, make trouble You are so stiff that you let me come forward?"

The aunt knew she didn't understand, so she muttered in a low voice, "Isn't that because she lives in our house?"

"That old house doesn't even have water, what's the use of you coming here?" The uncle sighed and made a decision, "Let's just leave it at that, anyway, we won't see each other in the future."

"How can I do that?" My aunt was anxious, "The widow is going to work in the city now, and the salary is several thousand a month. I have to get some money from her."

"How many thousand?" The uncle was shocked.

"Yes, Wei Yannian said it himself!" The aunt gritted her teeth, "Our son is going to marry a wife soon, and she has to make up some dowry money."

The uncle pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "I'll think of a way to do this."

Two villages away, Li Shaoxia braved the wind and snow to return home, her face was colder than the cold wind outside.

Li Shaoxia: "He still hasn't come back, and I don't know where he went."

Grandma scolded, "This kid is really ignorant, he does this every year."

"What do you mean every year?"

The grandson of the Li family said, "Every New Year's Eve, he goes to the mountains to shoot cannons with other wild boys, and he comes back the next day."

Li Shaoxia: "Since it happens every year, why don't you keep him for the New Year's Eve dinner?"

Pro-grandson: "Grandma said, the farther he goes, the better, don't disturb our family reunion."

The grandma stopped him with a guilty conscience and told the grandson not to talk nonsense.

"..." Li Shaoxia stayed where she was, and finally understood why her son couldn't be called back.

From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the end of the Lantern Festival, Zheng Annan and Shen Gubei did not return to Qingli no matter how much people on both sides expected.

During the period, Shen Gubei followed the leading teacher in the province to the capital to participate in the national high school student competition.

The results of the competition were not announced immediately, and Shen Gubei thought that the results were not bad.

He never got the answer right, he packed his things neatly, and was about to leave the competition class.

The other students in the competition class wanted to talk to him, but they didn't dare to go forward because of face.

In the past, he disliked that Shen Gubei was born in a poor village and was a bumpkin.It was later discovered that Shen Gubei's family background was better than everyone else's.

The city students who were slapped in the face didn't know how to talk to each other, so they could only watch Shen Gubei leave.

"I heard from the tutor that Shen Gubei has solved several difficult problems, and the national award is guaranteed."

"Our school's teacher also said that Shen Gubei must have the best grades in the province. Now it depends on how many prizes he can get."

"As long as you win the prize, you can get extra points. If you get the special prize, you will be sent directly to a key university." The classmate who spoke was full of envy, "That's great, why is he so calm?"

"I don't look happy at all, this is the world of the strong, right?"

When Shen Gubei returned to Qingli, facing the teachers and classmates who came to ask about the results of the competition, they all answered vaguely 'not bad'.

Wu Yao didn't know what his standard of "okay" was, so he patted his shoulder and said, "Just do your best. There are still a few months before the college entrance examination, work harder."

"Ah."

Liu Hongmei heard Shen Gubei's answer from others, thought that he did not do well in the exam, and gloated in the office for several days.

It made the other teachers a little annoyed, and felt pity for Wu Yao and Shen Gubei.

On the first day of March, Qingli Middle School received an email addressed to Shen Gubei, signed by the National Competition Organizing Committee.

The principal was overjoyed, and came to find Shen Gubei in person with the mail.

Class [-] happened to be a physics class, and Liu Hongmei scolded the sleeping students with her hands on her hips.

Seeing the principal coming in, he thought he was looking for something, so he hurried over.

"Ms. Liu, please stop for a moment." The principal interrupted her lecture, walked straight to Shen Gubei, and handed over the mail.

Shen Gubei saw the sender and guessed what it was.Picking up Zheng Annan's compasses, he scraped off the seal.

Seeing the neat movements made the headmaster tremble with fear, for fear of damaging the certificate inside.

Open the mail, inside is the certificate of big red.

In gold letters on a white background, it clearly says the first prize of the national competition.

"Wow!" Zheng Annan cheered up immediately, wishing to abandon Shen Gubei and hold him high.

Shen Gubei still maintained a terrifying calmness, and said lightly, "It's better than I expected."

"First, first prize!" The principal went crazy with joy, and asked Shen Gubei what prize he wanted.

You should know that although the national first prize cannot be recommended, the college entrance examination can enjoy the admission treatment of lower scores.

In the past so many competitions, the students of Qingli Middle School couldn't even pass the provincial competition, let alone win the national award.

"No need." Shen Gubei put away the certificate, showing a standard good student's smile, "It's because our homeroom teacher Wu Yao taught well, please reward him well from the principal."

"Okay, okay!" The principal agreed repeatedly.

Liu Hongmei witnessed the whole process with an expression as if she had eaten five hundred dead flies.

During the lunch break, when Lao Wu heard the news, his chopsticks were scared away.

He didn't expect Shen Gubei to be so neat, with gray hair, and the posture of regaining his youth.

When the media in the city and the province heard the news, they immediately carried their machines and traveled long distances to interview Shen Gubei, planning to portray him as a noble son of a poor family and dominate the headlines.

If it were other students, I am afraid that they would be at a loss, follow the reporter's train of thought, and help the media complete the KPI virtually.

However, Shen Gubei remained unruffled in the face of danger, and still maintained his composure as if Mount Tai had collapsed in front of him.Let Zheng Annan invite a few tall and big boys to deal with the reporters.

"Sorry, Shen Gubei is not accepting interviews."

"He still needs to take the college entrance examination, and his studies are the most important thing."

"You reporters are so annoying. You know how to interview every day. If it delays his exam in Qingbei, can you be responsible?"

The reporter was slammed several times, but didn't get anything, so he could only leave in despair.

In addition to reporters, the leaders of the education department also came several times.After all, it is the only first prize in the province, and the leaders have high hopes for him.Not only was he given a generous bonus, but he also specially sent excellent teachers to tutor Shen Gubei and arrange the best educational resources for him.

The sensation caused by winning the award did not last long, life returned to tranquility, and Shen Gubei's study state became more comfortable.While completing his own tasks, he can also tutor Zheng Annan by the way.

In the last few exams, Shen Gubei broke his own record again and again, attracting everyone's attention.The total score has broken through the [-] mark, and there is still a trend of continued growth.

And in the back row of the report table, the score of the little waste also increased steadily.

Although it's not good enough compared to Shen Gubei, but if you work hard, you can still get into an ordinary university.

"You still have a choice now." Shen Gubei saw that the dark circles under his eyes came out from the salted fish, and stroked his soft hair, "It will be much easier to enter a regular university."

"I don't want it!" Zheng Annan immediately refused without even thinking about it, "You just want to dismiss me and elope with someone else!"

Shen Gubei: ...

How did you come to such an outrageous conclusion?

"I warn you, don't think about it." Zheng Annan opened the book and threatened viciously, "Wait, you give me another year, and I will haunt you forever."