Pandora's Box

Cheng Yichen came back early this day and was busy cooking in the kitchen.I can smell the herbal scent with a strong bitter taste in the living room.

I couldn't help asking in fear: "Uncle Chen, what are you cooking?"

This is not our dinner, is it?

Cheng Yichen poured out a big bowl of green liquid: "Lu Feng got angry recently, I boiled some of this herbal medicine for him, it's very frustrating."

"...Where did it come from?"

"It's planted on the balcony," Cheng Yichen explained. "When we went for a walk that day, we saw two trees in the bushes, so we pulled them out and planted them. When I was young, when I got angry, whether it was blisters in the mouth or a sore throat, My mother boiled this for me to drink, although it is very bitter, but the effect is really good."

"..."

After Lu Feng returned home, he really meekly picked up the bowl of evil-looking medicine soup, and gulped it down as soon as he raised his neck, and was rewarded with an extra rock candy.

I am amazed at the side.

This is too unmodern, and he doesn't live like a rich man at all.

The strange thing is that both of them are willing to accept this way of life, and they are happy with it.

Forget about Cheng Yichen, listening to his daily chats, he has never been rich in his life, and with his peaceful personality, he seems to be a good-natured herbivore with no strong material desires.

But Lu Feng is completely different, he was born as a predator at the top of the food chain, luxury and lust should be his nature.

I know very well that it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.The taste of superiority is addictive. Once you have enjoyed the feeling of being a superior person, it is difficult to be willing to fall into the mortal world.

And now Lu Feng lives in an ordinary apartment with an average location and style, and even has to clean it himself.

I have a little impression of the extravagant and extravagant scenery of his big mansion. The gap with this house is probably the distance between the first-class cabin of the plane and the green leather car of the train.

Why on earth would someone give up that kind of living environment and live in this kind of place?

It doesn’t matter if there is no private swimming pool or private garden, and even the bathroom has to stand outside the door from time to time, with hands folded and waiting for the people inside to use it up first.

As for the guilt?

The person in the main is usually me.Whenever I know that Lu Feng is waiting, I will be scared and hurry up =_=.

For a long time, I was really puzzled.

Is that how rich people think so we can't figure it out?

Lu Feng went to bed early that night, and he seemed to be like this recently, looking extremely tired.And Cheng Yichen was in the living room, turned off the sound of the TV, and concentrated on chasing the finale of his favorite TV series in silent mode.

During the intermission between commercials, I came out to eat some fruit and chatted with him by the way: "Lu Feng has been going to bed early recently."

Cheng Yichen lowered his voice and said, "He's been very tired lately."

"Why are you so tired," I said, "he has no shortage of money."

Now that he is content with living a life with an Engel coefficient close to 100%, Lu Feng can now retire on the spot.

Not to mention that the current way of life doesn't cost much, 100 million a year is definitely more than enough, and I don't think he can live another hundred years.

The assets under his name are used to realize cash, even if I extend a helping hand and try my best to help him spend it, I probably won't be able to spend it all in my next life.

What else is he fighting for?

Cheng Yichen was silent for a moment, and said, "It's not about money."

"What's the problem?" The money problem has been solved, what else can't be solved!

Cheng Yichen said: "When he was young, he was impulsive and offended too many people. If he becomes an ordinary person now, those people will definitely take revenge on him."

"..."

"If you want to wash your hands in a golden basin, others must let him go." Cheng Yichen looked at the TV screen and said softly, "That's not easy."

"..."

The TV series started again, and Cheng Yichen didn't say any more, but at this moment, I suddenly realized the meaning of "people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves".

As long as you have stepped in, it is very difficult to pick it off.

It's not that you want to quit, but you want to live a stable life without contention with the world, and you will be fulfilled.

For the first time, I felt a little pitiful for Lu Feng.

There are also things in this world that ordinary people can have, but they can't get them after longing for them.

The end of the year is coming soon.

The reason why I realized this is because T City, which is usually crowded with people, suddenly seemed to be deserted all of a sudden.

The delivery of express delivery has been stopped, and the delivery of Taobao purchases has also been suspended; the doors of some restaurants I like are closed; going to the city center, the flow of people is much less, and there is no traffic jam on the road.

Because many outsiders who usually work hard in T City have returned to their hometowns to prepare for the New Year.

Even Yuan Keke told me: "I bought an air ticket at noon on New Year's Eve, and it was only [-]% off! My dad said that a relative happened to be going to pick up someone at the airport that day, and if he could take me back, I would be home at night Woolen cloth!"

She hadn't returned to her hometown for a year, and her tone was full of joy.

I haven't been back to City S for a year, but I'm different.

I have no intention of going back to my dad at all.I stayed in T City for the whole winter vacation, and my dad didn't express any objection.

After all, it's not your own.

The closer the Spring Festival is, the less interesting life seems to be.A few friends who often played games together stopped going online one after another. When asked, they said that they were going back to their parents' house for the holidays, and the computer configuration in their hometown was too poor to play.The anchor I love to watch has also asked for leave, and the title of the live broadcast room reads "Go home for the New Year, the broadcast will start on the seventh day of the lunar new year".

On the New Year's Eve, I also found that there was something wrong with the earphones, and I couldn't distinguish the direction so clearly when listening to the footsteps in the game.

However, because e-commerce has stopped delivering, I can only go out in person to buy a new headset for myself.

There were few people on the street, and although the square was decorated with lights and festoons, it was very clean.

There is only one store open in the electric district that I often go to, and the clerk reminded me: "We will close at four o'clock."

It makes me feel so boring.

On the contrary, it is inconvenient and not lively during the big festivals, and it is not as good as usual.

So what's the point of New Year's Eve?

After picking out the spare earphones, Shi Shi ran out of the gate under the eyes of the clerk who was eager to see me off, went shopping in the nearby supermarket, bought a few packs of snacks habitually, and prepared to eat them when I played games at night.

In the evening, the sky was already dark, the streets were empty, there were no passers-by, and the shops were closed, and the light seemed particularly dim in the silence.

And snow fell from the sky.

The emptiness and solitude of the city was blowing in the cold wind.

I could only pull up the hood of my sweater, shrink my neck, and wait on the side of the road because the number of drivers has dropped sharply, and I don't know when I can call the online car-hailing car.

What is the meaning of Chinese New Year?

When I pushed open the door listlessly, the excitement and heating in the room almost threw me off.

Ke Luo and Zhuo Wenyang had already arrived, helping to clean up and set up the table, Cheng Yichen said to me, "Hurry up and wash your hands, we will have a reunion dinner later."

I was taken aback for a moment.

Of course I know what the word reunion dinner means, but it seems too unfamiliar to me.

I put down the bag with a little hesitation, and looked around.

I suddenly realized that there is actually a Chinese New Year atmosphere at home.

The window grilles of the Spring Festival couplets are all pasted up in bright red; on the coffee table there are many chocolates with nuts and candied fruit, which are part of the new year’s goods bought before; there is even a pair of thick and tall sugar cane on the back of the door, and red paper is pasted symmetrically on them. It looks like it came from Cheng Yichen's hands.

Is this the Chinese New Year?

Cheng Yichen was still directing: "Wen Yang, help me bring that plate over here. Lu Feng, take out the soup, it's too full, be careful."

Lu Feng is the best vegetable server in the family. After all, he is powerful, stable, and hardworking.

The dishes on the table looked very rich, but in fact, the meals at home were not bad at all. Cheng Yichen tried his best to treat us kindly when it came to meals, but today there seemed to be a lot of variety.The retractable dining table in the living room has been stretched into the largest banquet mode on the table, and it is also fully placed.

"It looks delicious, right? It's rare to see such a big Splendid Lobster," Ke Luo said, "I was responsible for killing it. It's so strong and powerful that it almost pierced its shell. It was so hard that it made my arms ache from chopping."

Zhuo Wenyang looked at me: "There is also emperor crab today, and the crab roe made a steamed egg with hibiscus that you like."

"Tonight's dishes were ordered by Lu Feng," Cheng Yichen said with a smile, "It was only delivered in the afternoon, and they are all fresh and good things."

Ke Luo tutted, "We've been busy for a long time, and you can eat ready-made ones when you come back."

I wanted to say something to argue with Ke Luo, but the crazy secretion of saliva stopped me from speaking.

The family sits down around the table to eat, the TV is on, and the excitement of the Chinese New Year program becomes the best background music.

I don’t know why, it may be that the ingredients are really fresh and high-quality. This meal seems to be happier than any feast I have ever enjoyed. Zhuo Wenyang also helped me break open the claws of a king crab, which was plump The solid crab leg meat is so delicious that I am incoherent.

There were laughter and laughter during the banquet. Although the program itself was rather boring, Ke Luo and I sang together and made complaints about it, which made them so exciting.

To be honest, I think that if I can't find a job or play games in the future, I can talk about cross talk with Ke Luo.

Cheng Yichen couldn't help but laugh, and my mood was brighter than ever. Even Lu Feng seemed very happy - because Cheng Yichen allowed him to open an extra bottle of wine.

After dinner, Cheng Yichen greeted us again: "Come, everyone eats a section of sugarcane."

"Why do you want to eat sugar cane?"

Zhuo Wenyang said, "It's a custom in my father's old hometown."

Cheng Yichen said with a smile: "Every step of the way, the rewards come from the hardships."

The whole family sat in rows like pandas gnawing on bamboo and gnawed sugar cane, and the outside became lively again—it was almost twelve o'clock.

Ke Luo said: "Look, fireworks!"

I raised my head, and a gorgeous firework just happened to bloom outside the window, and then one after another, large pieces of bright lights exploded and fell down, rendering the night sky colorful.

There is actually a designated place to set off fireworks here, it really is a suburb ==

But I have to say that this kind of splashing of gold and silver, fiery trees and silver flowers, really makes the taste of the year stronger.

For the first time when I grow up to this age, I feel that Chinese New Year is still a bit interesting.

Lu Feng and Cheng Yichen also stood side by side in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out together.

Cheng Yichen sighed suddenly, and said in a low voice, "Lu Feng, it's been another year."

Lu Feng also looked at him: "It's been another year."

The two looked at each other deeply, no longer making a sound, but smiled.

After the excitement was over, Cheng Yichen turned around and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since I've had such a lively New Year."

He put his hand on my shoulder and looked at me tenderly: "Thank you, Xiao Jing."

"..."