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Lu Ping returned home and told his parents and sister that Shen Yuze and his mother were coming to the house for a New Year's Eve dinner.

Of course, An An welcomed her with both hands and feet. In her heart, Shen Yuze was about to become her second brother. She wished that Shen Yuze would come to eat at home every day.

Lu's father and Lu's mother were also very happy, especially Lu's mother. She had long wanted to have a good exchange of parenting experience with Shen Yuze's parents, but unfortunately she never had the chance before, and this time she happened to be able to chat with each other.

Lu Ping vaccinated his mother in advance: "Shen Yuze's mother has a weird temper, I'm afraid you won't get along with her."

"Okay, Mom don't need to worry about it. If you really don't want to speculate, then don't talk about it." Lu's mother has been doing business for so long, and there are no more than [-] customers who come to the stall to buy things every day. What a strange temper Haven't seen it? "Anyway, it's just a matter of adding two sets of bowls and chopsticks. It's not troublesome. As for whether we adults get along, it doesn't affect you Xiaoning (children) to play together."

"What Xiaoning, I'm already seventeen, and you make me look like I'm seven." Lu Ping muttered.

"Don't talk about seventeen, even if you are 27, 37, 47... As long as your parents don't close their eyes for a day, you will be my Xiao Ning." Mother Lu reached out and patted her son on the shoulder.

She is short, just over 1.5 meters. Lu Ping was taller than his mother when he was in the fifth grade of elementary school, but in the eyes of his mother, the child will never grow up.

……

It's the last day of the year-end.

The school does not have classes in the afternoon, and the students' minds are floating. They are absent-minded in the morning class. Everyone is staring at the clock on the wall, hoping to finish class one second earlier.

When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, the students jumped up from their chairs almost at the same second, eagerly packing their schoolbags.

Everyone chatted about the plans for the New Year’s Eve dinner at night, and exchanged ideas about what delicacies to eat at night. Jiaojiang City is close to the sea, and most of the dinner tables are mainly seafood. It is not easy to clean up seafood, and it takes a long time to prepare.

Zhou Yue asked Chen Miaomiao: "Does your family cook by yourself, or go to a restaurant to eat?"

Chen Miaomiao raised her head: "My family has reserved a box for Yongji, and we will have New Year's Eve dinner tonight at Yongji!"

Yongji is the most famous restaurant out of this city. Even if someone has never heard of the small city of Jiaojiang, he must have heard of the name of Yongji restaurant.It has a place in the Shanghai stock market and has won several Michelin stars.What matches its quality is its price, which is more than a thousand per capita, which is definitely not affordable for ordinary people.

"Wow, you can actually book Yong Kee's box. My dad called last month, and the store said that there are no tables in the lobby."

"Of course!" Chen Miaomiao proudly flaunted, "Yongji is too difficult to order, my mother still entrusted the relationship, and ordered four months in advance."

Her words aroused the amazement of the students around her.Everyone knows that Chen Miaomiao's family is rich, otherwise she wouldn't have invited a group of classmates to pick oranges at home last time.However, Yongji's per capita consumption is too expensive. Chen Miaomiao's family went to Yongji for a New Year's Eve dinner. It is estimated that a meal will cost tens of thousands of yuan.

In the past, Lu Ping might still be envious of her luxury, but now Lu Ping is a well-informed Niu Yulu. After all, no matter how rich Chen Miaomiao is, it is impossible for her to be richer than Shen Yuze.

Lu Ping packed his schoolbag and said goodbye to Chen Miaomiao: "Miaomiao, Happy New Year, see you tomorrow!"

The principal is not a human being, and there is no holiday for the three days of the New Year to make up lessons.

Chen Miaomiao said, "See you tomorrow? It should be next year!"

"Yes, yes, see you next year!" Lu Ping put his schoolbag on his back and hurriedly waved goodbye to her.

Chen Miaomiao looked at his back that disappeared in the blink of an eye, and murmured in a low voice, "Why did he run so fast? I still want to ask him about Shen Yuze..."

Lu Ping, who was being nagged by her, sneezed several times on the road. He thought he had caught a cold, so he wrapped the scarf around his neck tightly.

It was the last day of the year, and the road was full of people rushing home, and the traffic jam was a mess.Originally, the bus from South Bank to North Bank only took four to ten minutes, but today Lu Ping was stuck in traffic for more than an hour to get home.

The family has already had lunch, there is no class in An'an school today, so they stay on the first floor and read books obediently, seeing her brother came back, she brought out the leftovers specially reserved for him from the kitchen, put them in the microwave oven for a few minutes, let My brother can eat hot meals.

"An'an is really sensible." Lu Ping rewarded his sister with two pocket money, and took a few mouthfuls of lunch in a hurry.

After eating something to fill his stomach, Lu Ping will help his parents prepare for the holidays.

Although the Winter Festival has just been passed not long ago, there is no shortage of rituals that should be observed when thanking the New Year.In their local area, the three sacrifices and the fish are indispensable for the New Year.

The three animals are pigs, roosters, and fresh fish. People who are particular about it will buy a whole pig’s head with a pig’s tail in its mouth. If you want to keep it simple, you can also use a whole piece of fat pork belly instead of the pig’s head.Lu's father and Lu's mother are not good at making pork head meat, so they simply use pork belly every year, so that after the ceremony, it can be made into pickled pork with dried plums and vegetables, and there is no waste at all.

Fish fish refers to dried fish that is dried in the sun. The Jiaojiang River is near the sea, and there are many fishing villages and small islands along the coastline. Many people make a living by fishing.As soon as autumn comes, every household sets up drying nets in front of and behind the house, throws away the freshly caught fish from the middle, pickles them with white wine and salt, and then hangs them on the drying nets, waiting for the sun and sea breeze to take them away of moisture.Fish made in this way can be stored for several months.There is no need to add other seasonings when eating. It is steamed with green onion and ginger. It is fresh, salty and delicious. It is most suitable for wine or porridge.

Jiaojiang is a city that cannot be separated from the glutinous rice cakes. In addition to the three animals and the fish, of course there will be rice cakes on the altar table.The traditional Xie Nian sponge cake is usually red, mixed with brown sugar, red dates, sweet-scented osmanthus and wolfberry, and cut into cubes.Lu's family made all the rice cakes by themselves. When pounding rice cakes, An An salivated greedily. Lu Ping took advantage of his parents' inattention and covered her up to let her eat a piece in advance.

An An picked up the sponge cake with her little hand, and ate half of it in one bite. The sponge cake was so soft that it shook when she touched it. An An raised her hand and urged her brother, "Brother, eat it too."

Lu Ping was not polite, he lowered his head and bit the remaining sponge cake into his mouth.

The sweet sponge cake was so sticky and waxy that Lu Ping's teeth were almost glued off.

Just as the two brothers and sisters were squatting beside the altar to steal food, there was a sudden noise in the alley outside the small courtyard.

Across the courtyard gate, one could hear a car parked in front of their house, An An almost immediately realized: "Brother Shen must be here!"

She wiped her body with her sticky little hands, and then dragged Lu Ping to run outside.

The little girl was right, the uproar was indeed related to Shen Yuze - but the uproar was so loud that Lu Ping did not expect it.

Lu Ping originally thought that when Shen Yuze and his mother came to the house as guests, it was just a matter of two extra dishes. Even with the driver, there were only three people.

But he didn't expect that besides the familiar Cayenne parked in front of his house, there were actually two accompanying business seven-seater cars!

The driver got out of the car, graciously opened the side door of the Cayenne, and a figure very familiar to Lu Ping stepped out of the car.

Shen Yuze got off the car and came to Lu Ping's side.I don't know if it's Lu Ping's illusion, but he feels that Shen Yuze's complexion is not very good today, and his eyes are a little gloomy.But when Lu Ping looked at it seriously, those negative emotions disappeared again.

"Pingping, happy new year."

"Happy New Year!" Lu Ping lingered curiously on the two cars behind, and asked, "Why are there two cars accompanying him?" He joked, "It can't be that there are only Heichao bodyguards inside. "

They were talking when there was movement from the two commercial vehicles behind them.

The door of the first car slid open, and two people dressed in pure white chef uniforms and several apprentices got out of the car and began to move things from the car.Big lobsters with teeth and claws, abalone as big as a fist, and some ingredients that Lu Ping couldn't name passed past his eyes one by one.Even if Lu Ping was born by the sea, there are many things that he has never seen or eaten.

Lu Ping took a closer look, and saw a unique logo embroidered on the chests of those chefs. If I remember correctly... that seems to be the logo of Yongji? ? !

Lu Ping was taken aback. He grabbed Shen Yuze's lapel with one hand, and pointed at the busy chefs with the other, "Why are Yongji's chefs here?"

Shen Yuze smiled: "I always come to your house to grab dinner, and every time your parents are busy. Let's not mention the previous few times, I can't come empty-handed for the New Year's Eve dinner today, just want to add a few dishes .Yong Kee is an old famous restaurant in your local area. I wanted them to deliver it, but I was afraid that the food would be cold after delivery, so I simply asked the chef to come to make it.”

Lu Ping: "..."

dry, crisp, let, cook, division, up, door, come, do.

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Lu Ping didn't even dare to ask how much Shen Yuze would spend to "add some dishes" tonight.He was afraid that Shen Yuze would say an astronomical figure, which would make his liver hurt.

The movement outside the door alarmed Lu's parents and Lu's mother in the house. They rushed out to welcome Chef Yong Ji, who was wearing a neat chef's uniform, carrying seafood to his house. They were so shocked that they didn't know how to react.

Mother Lu: "Xiao Shen, what are you doing, oh, you are too polite!"

"Auntie Lu worked hard every time I came here to cook, and today I will let you try other chefs' skills, so don't be so tired." Shen Yuze didn't give the husband and wife a chance to refuse, and pointed to the second accompanying car, The cloud asked calmly, "I found out from the Internet that you are going to prepare livestock as a tribute for the New Year, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Ping came to his senses: "You didn't buy pigs, chickens and fish, did you? We all prepared it in advance!"

Shen Yuze shook his head and gave the driver a wink. The driver immediately opened the trunk, and several people moved the things out of the car together.

——It was a whole white lamb that had been marinated and tied to an iron frame in advance.

In addition to the pre-treated white sheep, there are also supporting ovens, grilling nets, special carbon, etc. Shen Yuze introduced: "I want you to taste the taste of the north. It happens that my private chef is very good at roasting whole sheep. I asked him to prepare it in advance, bring it here and bake it directly.”

If Lu Ping was [-]% shocked when he saw Yongji's chef just now, then he is shocked to the point of numbness now.My God, is this the wine pool and meat forest belonging to the northerners?Otherwise, Shen Yuze might as well build a yurt at his house!

Of course, Shen Yuze's big handwriting cannot be hidden from the eyes of his neighbors.From the time the three cars parked in front of Lu Ping's house, there were grandma and Ajia who came out to watch the excitement. The chefs sent by Yongji were all wearing uniforms with the restaurant's logo embroidered on them, which was really conspicuous.

At the beginning, when the chef moved the seafood from the car, the neighbors were calm - they lived by the river, who hasn't eaten seafood?No matter how expensive seafood is, it is nothing more than seafood.

But when the whole roasted lamb was unloaded from the car, the whole alley was boiling.

"Is the Lu family prosperous? After a year, how do you buy so much?"

"It's not that the Lu family is prosperous, it's that his family met a rich friend, and they would run to his house from time to time. I've seen that car several times!"

"It's just that the cook comes to cook. It's not so unusual for a family to not invite a cook for the red and white banquets."

"Can they be compared together? Yong remembers that a meal costs at least several thousand dollars. Who knows how much it will cost to invite a cook to cook at home?"

"It's roasted whole lamb. I haven't seen it in my life. This year's New Year's greetings in the Lu family are really rich!"

Lu's father and Lu's mother never thought that Shen Yuze would bring a sheep over directly, and Lu's father didn't accept it, nor did he accept it: "Xiao Shen, you are too..."

Shen Yuze didn't let Lu's father refuse to say it, and changed the subject and asked: "By the way, can an open fire be lit here? Is it okay to roast the sheep directly in the yard?"

"Ah? Yes, yes, yes." Father Lu was led astray by him, and led the cooks into the gate of the yard. He moved the two snack carts parked in the yard to make room for the roasted whole lamb. location.

When Papa Lu realized it, the racks for the roast lamb were all set up!

While the cooks were busy lighting the fire and roasting the lamb, the door on the other side of the rear of the Cayenne opened.

The first thing that caught everyone's eyes was a pair of long legs wrapped in a velvet dress. The next second, a beautiful girl wrapped in a mink coat got out of the car. She stood up straight and put one hand on the door of the car. On the other hand, holding the puppy with amazing eyes in the other hand, she raised her chin and looked at the narrow alley.When her gaze fell on the gate of the Lu family's historic courtyard, she frowned slightly, as if she disliked the place.

Her out of place extravagant attire and lofty expression instantly attracted the attention of the neighbors. Compared with the roasted whole lamb in the yard, this tall and proud girl was more topical.

Lu Ping heard the two sisters-in-law next door whispering in dialect.

"This girl Ning is so tall, I think she is even taller than Lu Ping!"

"Such a tall person, what do you think she does?"

"It goes without saying that he must be playing basketball."

"Don't talk nonsense. A basketball player must not only be tall, but also strong. I think she should be a high jumper. You can see that her legs are so long, she must be able to cross in one step."

"She wears so little, that mink has no buttons."

"Ning, who practices sports, is in good health and wears less clothes."

Lu Ping, who understood the gossip of his sister-in-law: "..."

He was lucky, fortunately, their local dialect sounded like a bible to the ears of northerners, otherwise Deng Hong would definitely explode knowing that other people guessed her like this.

As the hostess of the house, Mother Lu greeted Deng Hong immediately, "Hello, you are Xiao Shen's mother, right? house."

She is short, more than 20 centimeters behind Deng Hong who was a model. Standing in front of Deng Hong, she had to raise her head to look at him.She was dressed plainly, with an apron over a down jacket, and cotton mops on her feet; while Deng Hong was dressed up shiny from hair to toe.No matter how you look at it, the two of them seem to be two extremes. They never had the chance to meet each other in this life, but now they meet because of the relationship between the two children.

Lu's mother's attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, and she didn't try to curry favor with Deng Hong just because she was rich.

This equal attitude made Deng Hong look at her twice more, Deng Hong nodded reservedly, and followed Mother Lu into the house.It's just that before entering the room, she glanced back at Shen Yuze, her eyebrows raised slightly, as if urging something.

Shen Yuze looked away without a trace.

Seeing Deng Hong's swaying figure disappear in the yard, Lu Ping finally let out the breath he had held for a long time.

He had been worried that Deng Hong would become a demon halfway through, but he didn't expect Deng Hong to act in any strange way other than being a little arrogant.Moreover, he felt that Deng Hong today was not as "crazy" as when he saw her before...

Lu Ping really didn't want to be baptized by the eyes of his neighbors outside the courtyard, so he gently tugged Shen Yuze, motioning him and himself to quickly enter the house.

Shen Yuze: "Wait a minute, I have something I haven't taken off yet." Then, he turned back to the car and took out something from the back seat.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the Lego puzzle box that they had put together halfway before, but now it has been completed.

Lu Ping was unhappy: "Okay, you agreed to fight with me before, why did you finish it by yourself?"

Shen Yuze teased him: "Isn't this a gift for me? Why are you angry when I finish spelling?"

Lu Ping was wronged: "Then what are you doing with it, to show me that you are done?"

"Seeing that you like it, so I'll give it to you after finishing the puzzle." Shen Yuze put the Lego puzzle box into Lu Ping's arms.

This is really an "unnecessary" gift: Lu Ping chose his favorite Lego, and wanted to fight with Shen Yuze, Shen Yuze finished the fight, and sent it back to Lu Ping... Such a tossing behavior, there is only a tired and crooked "Okay" Friends" will have fun.

The assembled puzzle box is quite big. Click on the top of the box, and the scene of the prince rescuing the princess will pop up. The little prince has gone through hardships, walked through the swamp, cut through the thorns, and finally came to the castle.In addition, there is a hidden easter egg in the lower part of the mechanism box. Lu Ping has seen a blogger's unboxing evaluation on the Internet before: just put the prince doll in the designated position and press it, and a small door will pop up. Behind the door is Princess doll waiting to be rescued.It's a pity that Lu Ping only had time to complete the scene with Shen Yuze that day, and Shen Yuze assembled the second half of the Easter eggs by himself.

Lu Ping couldn't put it down, and carefully carried it back to his room.When going upstairs, An An leaned over and wanted to touch her curiously. Lu Ping was always generous to his younger sister, but this time he was stingy and reluctant to let her touch her.

"Hmph, don't touch it if you don't touch it, I don't care about it." Xiaonan flicked her braids, made a face for her brother, and ran downstairs to play with brother Shen.

Lu Ping took the mechanism box back to his bedroom and put it on his bookshelf.He has always liked this kind of building blocks, and there is a whole layer of them in the bookshelf. Originally, he wanted to put the lock box on the layer where other building blocks were stored, but after thinking about it, he raised his hand and put it On the most conspicuous middle layer of the bookshelf - there is the trophy that Shen Yuze forwarded to him, and a group photo of the two of them.

Lu Ping wanted to keep everything related to Shen Yuze as a separate collection.

When he went downstairs, he found that the first floor was very lively.

Yes, can it be lively: In addition to the four members of the Lu family and Shen Yuze's mother and son, there are several outsiders in the family. The private chef of the Shen family set up a barbecue grill in the yard, and even the nanny came to help, remember bravely The cooks and apprentices were busy in the Lu family's kitchen. Fortunately, the Lu family's kitchen was big enough and had enough stoves, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many cooks working at the same time.

Father Lu wanted to go over to help, but seeing that people were working in an orderly manner, he really couldn't intervene, so he could only walk around in embarrassment, and returned to the living room on the first floor.

Originally, New Year's Eve was the busiest day, but now Lu's parents and mothers are all free, and they don't know what to do.

Wearing her mink fur coat, Deng Hong sat proudly in the middle of the sofa in the Lu family, as if she was a queen mother who came down to inspect the world.When she sat down, her back was straight and her buttocks only touched the sofa a little bit. She looked too upright and upright. Shen Yuze knew in her heart that she disliked the Lu family's sofa and refused to sit on it.

Lu's mother poured Deng Hong a glass of water, and wanted to have a chat with her.

As parents, the most convenient topic to start is their children.

Lu's mother: "Xiao Shen is tall. I was shocked when I saw him for the first time. He is half a head taller than Pingping."

Deng Hong nodded reservedly, and said "Yes".

Mother Lu: "I just realized that you are so tall when I saw you today. It seems that he has inherited your good genes. You look alike. You are both tall, fair-skinned, and beautiful. It's mother and son."

This passage put Deng Hong in a good mood. She has always been conceited, and of course she is happy to be praised for her appearance.

Lu's mother: "He is polite and sensible, and often takes care of us, and the two children can have more contacts in the future."

Deng Hong glanced at Shen Yuze next to him, but didn't answer.

It was Shen Yuze who spoke: "Aunt Lu, Pingping is the polite and sensible one, and he often takes care of me."

He and Mama Lu have met several times, and they are very familiar with each other. He has eaten the meals made by Mama Lu, and Mama Lu has also received gifts from him. In front of her, Shen Yuze is even more at ease than in front of his own mother .

Shen Yuze chatted with Lu's mother for a while, during which An An stayed by his side, chattering about what happened in school, even if she didn't hear back, she didn't stop.

There was peace between them, like a family.Although Deng Hong sat between them, she was completely isolated.

Deng Hong had never seen Shen Yuze get so close to outsiders.Although she and Shen Yuze are mother and son, their relationship has never been indifferent. She didn't think there was any problem before, but now the bright contrast is in front of her eyes. The sharp-eyed Shen Yuze would rather get close to other people's mothers than her. Unspeakably uncomfortable.

... Who caused all this?

Unknowingly, the sun slid towards the horizon, and the smell of fresh mutton wafted from the yard.This white striped sheep was airlifted from Mongolia. It has no fishy smell. It was first marinated with multiple seasonings, and then smoked and roasted with different fires. The skin is crispy and the meat is tender. Just smelling the smell makes people move .

The aroma of the roasted whole lamb is so overbearing that the neighbors who pass by the door of Lu's house have to stretch their necks to see the excitement, and the children of the neighbor's house even lean on the fence to look over here, their mouths are crystal clear and drip down.

With a yell, the two chefs took the whole roasted lamb off the stove, and moved it to the center of the altar under the direction of Papa Lu.

Far away, you can hear the sound of firecrackers from other houses in the alley. Everyone has to complete the New Year's Thanksgiving ceremony before the sun goes down completely.

When the Lu family thanked the New Year, Shen Yuze was inconvenient to participate, so he stood quietly aside, and Deng Hong also came out wrapped in her mink fur coat to watch the fun.

In the middle of the altar is the incense candlestick, surrounded by various blessings such as three animals, fish cakes, muffins, melons and fruits. The roasted whole lamb sent by Shen Yuze occupies the well-deserved center position, and An An swallowed her saliva with a "gudong" sound. He quickly covered his mouth in shame.

Father Lu stood in front of the altar with his wife and children. They held fragrances and bowed to all sides. At the same time, Father Lu recited ancient songs in dialect.

"Immortals, please listen to the words of the world, and the descendants of Xie Nian speak good words.

Thank you for the new year!Everything is going well.

One piece of fragrance respects the heaven and the earth, to keep the world safe forever; the second fragrance respects the heaven and the earth, the weather will be smooth and the harvest year is smooth; the third fragrance respects the heaven and the earth, and there will be no disasters in the four seasons and eight festivals.

……

The three animals on the table of the Eight Immortals are the number one among the offspring. "

The local dialect was very difficult to understand. Shen Yuze could only understand [-]% to [-]% of it after living here for a few months; the same words fell into Deng Hong's ears like a bible.

Even though they couldn't understand what he said, the rhythmic tone made them calm down involuntarily.

After the Lu family couple and the youngest daughter bowed and offered incense, Lu Ping was about to offer incense, when Lu's father suddenly turned his head and said something to his son in dialect.

Lu Ping was taken aback, thought for a few seconds, and looked sideways at Shen Yuze: "You...do you want to come and say goodbye together?"

"Can I?" Shen Yuze didn't expect to be invited.

"Of course." Lu Ping nodded, "My dad said that you are not an outsider, and you should let the immortals bless us all in the coming year."

In front of the three parents, Lu Ping was a little embarrassed when he said that "not an outsider".The relationship between him and Shen Yuze is only known to each other and the statue in the marshal's temple, and the parents only regard them as close friends. For Lu Ping, this kind of concealment not only makes him feel guilty and ashamed, but also makes his heart tremble.

Of course Shen Yuze would not refuse, he took Qingxiang from Lu's father and came to Lu Ping's side.

They looked at each other, raised the fragrance in their hands at the same time, and knelt down to the altar.

Papa Lu's song is still being chanted——

"The three animals on the table of the Eight Immortals are the best among the offspring.

Young people are quick-witted, and young people are strong and healthy.

There is a family and property, no disease and no disaster.

Destined to have a share, worry-free and fearless.

The future is smooth and there are no ups and downs, and I hope to be happy when I return to the prime minister.

Thank you for the new year! "

...the future will be smooth without any ups and downs, and all hopes will be fulfilled when I return to the prime minister...

Under the gaze of their parents, the two young people closed their eyes and prayed devoutly to heaven.

What are they thinking?What are they praying to the gods?The answer is only known to them.

The setting sun dragged two long shadows under them, the shadows overlapping and intersecting, intimate.

Outside the crowd, Deng Hong looked at Shen Yuze who was seriously kneeling before the altar, and his expression gradually became complicated.

She really wanted to laugh at him: since when did my good son start to believe in these gods and ghosts?But she soon realized that this question just revealed how little she knew about him.

……

The afterglow of the sun disappeared into the sky, and the sound of firecrackers echoed in the alley.Shen Yuze and Lu Ping opened their eyes at the same time, got up at the same time, and inserted the fresh incense in their hands into the incense burner.In order to avoid suspicion, from the beginning to the end, they did not make redundant eye contact, nor did they say a word, but the tacit understanding has been engraved in every move.

At this point, the entire New Year's Eve ceremony is considered complete.

The three offerings were taken to the kitchen, and Mother Lu planned to show her skills; the portion of the roasted whole lamb was too big for the six of them to eat, so Father Lu made the decision to cut the sheep into several portions, and asked An An to run errands and distribute them to the neighbors .

As the Lu family is so generous, the neighbors are certainly not stingy, and soon everyone returned the gift: some returned a bowl of taro pork, some served marinated raw crabs, and some shared homemade wine...

Coupled with the dishes made by Chef Yongji, the Eight Immortals table at Lu's family was not only full, some plates were even stacked on the second floor!

Lu Pingke had never had such a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and he felt like he would be full after just one bite of a dish.

He ran to wash his hands, and filled his hands with hand sanitizer seriously. At this moment, Shen Yuze also walked in, and locked the door of the bathroom behind his back, and then hugged him in his arms middle.

Lu Ping was hugged by surprise, his hands were full of bubbles, afraid of getting them on Shen Yuze, so he could only raise his hands stupidly, letting Shen Yuze hug him.

Lu Ping yelled: "You, at least let me wash my hands."

"I wanted to hug you at the gate just now, but unfortunately there were too many people." Shen Yuze clasped his hands behind Lu Ping's waist, and his upright body softened inch by inch, almost putting most of his body weight on Lu Ping.Only by Lu Ping's side can he relieve all pressure and let himself relax.

Lu Ping tried his best to support him: "Didn't we just meet the day before yesterday?"

"You said it all, it was the day before yesterday." Shen Yuze buried his head deeply, sniffing the familiar smell of rice cakes on Lu Ping's body, rubbing the tip of his nose lightly on the boy's neck, and kissing him occasionally.Lu Ping was tickled by him, wanted to laugh, but didn't dare to laugh too loudly.

Shen Yuze kissed his neck and asked, "What about you, do you miss me?"

"..." Lu Ping whispered, "Think."

Although we haven't seen each other for only one day, Lu Ping still misses Shen Yuze very much.

When Shen Yuze didn't come, he was looking forward to Shen Yuze's coming; Shen Yuze finally came, but there was a large group of people behind him, they didn't even have time to be alone, and they didn't even dare to show intimacy in front of their parents.Now, in this bathroom, they can finally enjoy a long hug.

They hugged for a while before Shen Yuze let him go slowly.

The bubbles on Lu Ping's hands were all dry. He turned on the tap and washed his hands while looking at Shen Yuze's face in the mirror.

"I think you are a little strange today," Lu Ping said, "Is it because your mother is here, so you are nervous?"

"Not all." Shen Yuze also squeezed to the sink and washed his hands with Lu Ping.

Obviously Lu Ping was beside him, but he didn't look directly into Lu Ping's eyes, but looked at his boy through the reflection of the mirror.

Their eyes met in the mirror. Lu Ping was originally smiling, but gradually, he felt something from Shen Yuze's eyes, and the smile on his mouth gradually fell.

Lu Ping murmured, "What's wrong?"

Shen Yuze replied: "She is going back to the imperial capital."

Hearing this answer, Lu Ping was overjoyed at first—he knew that Shen Yuze had been looking forward to Deng Hong's early departure—but soon, this joy turned into bewilderment.

Shen Yuze's second sentence, third sentence, fourth sentence... followed one after another.

He said: "Pingping, something happened to my father, and I have to go back with her."

He said, "I'm sorry."

He said: "I promised you that I would take the exam with you, spend the Spring Festival together, and do many, many things together."

He said: "I don't know the specific situation of the Shen family now, but I am an adult, and I have the responsibility to take on some things. After going back this time, I am not sure when I will come back. But I promise, I will definitely come back of."

He said, "Why don't you speak, are you angry?"

Lu Ping looked at Shen Yuze in the mirror, and gradually, the figure in the mirror became blurred.

Soon, Lu Ping realized that it wasn't that Shen Yuze in the mirror had become blurred, but that he was crying.

Just ten minutes ago, he silently thanked the gods at the New Year's Appreciation Ceremony for allowing him to meet Shen Yuze when he was 17 years old.But in a blink of an eye, Shen Yuze was about to leave.

The gods have received so many tributes, how can they go back on their promises?