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Chinese people have always been fond of the Chinese New Year. Even though the taste of the New Year is not as strong as before, they still regard it as a big event, and it is like this every year without interruption.

When Xu Qingzhou came back, it had already passed the Laba Festival, and the real time to celebrate the New Year was counted from the day of Laba. Then, just like the nursery rhyme sang, 23, sticky jelly beans, 24, sweeping the house, 25, Frozen tofu, 26, go to buy meat, 27, butcher a rooster, 28 make noodles, 29 steam steamed buns, stay up all night at [-], take a walk on the first day of the new year.

Although few people can do so much now, there are still many rules passed down from the ancestors. After Laba, it will be a new year, and it is still a sentence that the old people often say in their mouths.

The same is true for the Xu family. Fan Wenyuan has been preparing for the New Year for several days. Everything is the same, and everything is arranged properly.

Xu Qingzhou has been back for half a month, and her daily life is to go shopping with Teacher Fan, discuss and discuss issues with Teacher Xu, and chat with Grandpa Xu. When she is free, she reads books and pulls Fang Qi and the others to play a few games.

He even found time to attend a class reunion, not for anything else, he still had to do a good job of superficial skills, otherwise he would give people a feeling of arrogance and arrogance, difficult to get along with.

Many people came to the class reunion, including You Hui. Those classmates who had objections to him at the beginning gradually matured as they got older, and their social experience became more and more advanced.

Hearing that Xu Qingzhou was in Guizhou University, and with his own ability blessing, most of them understood that Xu Qingzhou, a friend who made a friend, would bring great benefits to them in the future, and they all began to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and planned to use a sentence that was young and not good. Sensible, let's turn over all the previous things.

Xu Qingzhou said that his kung fu in one set and another was superb, he maintained three points of politeness, seven points of alienation, and even smiled politely when the phone was left for him.

Every move is perfect and impermanent, and there is no fault at all. Everyone feels that this is over, and sighs Xu Qingzhou's generosity, but unexpectedly, Xu Caizi turned his back and threw the piece of paper away.

Ha ha, a bunch of idiots.

Life is extremely exciting, and every day is fulfilling, but there are fewer contacts with Gu Yao.

When Gu Yao returned home, he didn't know what was going on, and the frequency of sending messages to Xu Qingzhou became less and less, especially in the past few days during the Chinese New Year, there was no movement at all.

While Xu Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief, she also felt weird. She couldn't help it later, and sent a message to Cheng Yi, asking side-by-side, but the latter was also at a loss, saying, "Gu Yao hasn't contacted them for several days. do not know either".

Hearing this, Xu Qingzhou panicked immediately, ignoring all the thoughts in his heart, put down his face, and sent a message to Gu Yao.

It took several hours for the message to be sent before there was a reply.

【I'm fine, don't worry】

Compared with Gu Yao's usual second reply, the credibility of this "nothing" must not be high, but Xu Qingzhou can't do it either. The two are separated by mountains and seas, so they can only contact Gu Yao from time to time.

Only then did he really understand that the words that say long-distance relationships are the most painful were not exaggerations.

The news between you and me is separated by the sky and the north in the time, the people coming and going in the street, and the summer and winter snow in the years.

The two lost contact for several days, but Xu Qingzhou felt as if several years had passed.

Originally, his life had begun to slowly adapt to Gu Yao's existence, allowing another person to step into his ego domain. The sudden change caught him off guard and made him feel deeply panicked.

Therefore, I have been very depressed these few days, and I can be distracted when I do anything, and I am in a daze for a long time.

Knowing a son is like a mother, Fan Wenyuan can clearly see all his abnormalities.

So on New Year's Eve, Xu Qingzhou was called out on purpose.

If the wind in Qianzhou City is like a magic attack, then the double attack of wind, magic and physics in City C is even a little lower than that in Qianzhou. Xu Qingzhou shrank his head in his scarf in the cold, and dared not poke his head out at all. Come.

Red lanterns were hung everywhere on the streets, and in small shops and shopping malls, familiar songs such as "Gong Xi Fa Cai", "Happy New Year" and "Chinese New Year" were played non-stop.

Pedestrians who come and go have smiles on their faces, carrying big and small bags in their hands, gaining a lot, and returning with a full load.

In some families, the New Year's Eve dinner is relatively early, and they all start to light red candles at the door, put out a few steaming dishes, a few bowls full of white rice, and put a pair of chopsticks straight on it to worship the ancestors. For New Year's Eve dinner.

The children were wearing new clothes, their faces were flushed, and they were holding new toys bought by their parents, chasing each other and laughing together, causing Xu Qingzhou to take a second look.

Although the taste of the new year is getting weaker and weaker now, the atmosphere of the New Year can still be seen everywhere. Everyone has been working hard for a year, and the few days of the New Year are their happiest and leisurely time. Welcome the arrival of the new year.

Xu Qingzhou moved his nose, the air was full of puffs, the food was mixed with the smell of gunpowder, like the smell of life, he rubbed his frozen hands, put them in his pocket, and walked slowly Steps, followed behind Teacher Fan.

It snowed all night last night, covering the whole city with a layer of white clothes. Looking down from a height, it is beautiful and beautiful, and it feels like coming to the land of ice and snow.

The snow in City C is not like that in the north. It belongs to the heavy snow of goose feathers, and it falls all over the ground one after another, as if the ground is spread into a thick goose feather blanket. It looks soft and fluffy, making people want to go up and roll it around twice.

In the southwest, it rarely snows. Even the snow is the kind of ice slag, which falls on the ground one by one, and gradually increases. In the red scarf, tiny snow seeds slowly condense together to form a thin armor, which looks crystal clear and beautiful in the sunlight.

The snow in the north and the south has its own beauty and characteristics.

Today is New Year's Eve, and early in the morning, sanitation workers cleared away the thin layer of snow on the road and piled it on both sides, revealing a flat and wide asphalt road.

Xu Qingzhou and Fan Wenyuan walked one after the other, the soles of their shoes stepped on the snow, making "creaking" sounds, one after another.

He looked around and saw a vast expanse of whiteness, which is very rare in a city like C City where it doesn't snow. Thinking that Gu Yao was on the coast, he might rarely see this kind of scenery, so he took out his phone from his pocket , took several pictures and sent them over.

Then he curled his lips, thinking about how stupid Gu Yao was when he received the news, when he heard Fan Wenyuan, who was walking in front, speak.

"Who are you chatting with?"

Hearing this, he hurriedly put away his mobile phone, put his hands in his pockets, walked forward quickly, walked side by side with his mother, turned his head, smiled and replied: "No one, friend."

Fan Wenyuan didn't continue to ask, but just changed the way of saying: "Xiao Zhou, it seems that you have changed a little when you go home this time."

"Ok?"

"You've become more like laughing, and you're always absent-minded and thoughtful. Both your dad and I think that you're not in a relationship."

Xu Qingzhou didn't expect her parents to have such high insight, so she could only say dumbfounded: "No, what are you thinking about."

"No?"

"Not really."

He was determined not to admit it, so naturally he kept denying it.

Fan Wenyuan squinted his eyes and looked at it for a while, but didn't see anything unusual, so he sighed regretfully and said, "Forget it, thanks to your father and I having a good time."

Then, looking at his handsome and smart son, he spoke slowly, his tone full of puzzlement, "You said, my son is handsome, has good grades, and is filial. Why doesn't he have a girlfriend? Are you asking It's too high, listen to what my mother said, character is the most important thing when looking for a partner, you know."

Xu Qingzhou felt guilty in her heart, and she was not good at refuting at all, so she could only follow her and say, "Okay, okay, I know, I know."

Seeing him like this, Fan Wenyuan has prepared a lot of great truths, but he has no chance to say it. After all, Xu Qingzhou is only 21, and he can't say that you are old enough to have a girlfriend. Those who don't know think that their son is There is no market.

In the end, she could only sigh, and did not continue this topic, but asked about Xu Qingzhou's recent abnormalities, "Xiaozhou, are you in a bad mood recently, are you studying or quarreling with friends? What's wrong with you and your mother?" Tell me, Mom will help you analyze and analyze."

"Don't worry, it's really fine. I'm a little upset about the postgraduate entrance examination. It will be fine after a while."

"What's there to worry about?" Fan Wenyuan said casually, "I don't know what I raised, but you must have passed the test. Don't worry, take the test as you like."

Xu Qingzhou was infected by this ease, also smiled, nodded and said: "My mother said, then you must live."

The two talked and laughed all the way to the supermarket. Teacher Fan took the seasonings to be used for a while, and hurried home with Xu Qingzhou. On the way, they met a few neighbors and friends, and greeted each other. Xu Qingzhou praised it again.

Xu Qingzhou has been praised since she was a child, standing next to Ms. Fan, with a gentle smile, generous and decent, and did not embarrass Teacher Fan at all.

Going back the same way, Fan Wenyuan and Xu Qingzhou talked about interesting things at school, and the quarrel with Comrade Xu at work. Xu Qingzhou didn't speak, but just listened quietly, nodding and smiling from time to time.

When it came to the National Day period, when two boys fell in love with each other in her class, Xu Qingzhou made a sound and pretended to ask casually: "Then how did you deal with it in the end?"

"One of them has a good family background and his parents are famous people. Naturally, he couldn't accept it and transferred to another school. The other's parents felt too embarrassed and asked him to drop out of school. Alas, these two children are very smart, it's a pity."

Unexpectedly, it would be such an ending. This ending was too realistic, which made Xu Qingzhou's face sink, and continued to ask sideways: "Mom, what do you think of this matter?"

Xu Qingzhou is precocious than ordinary children, and he often conducts academic discussions with the three masters in his family. Fan Wenyuan also feels something is wrong when he analyzes problems, and he only thinks he is curious.

So I thought about it, and said softly: "I have talked with Qi Yan several times, and Qi Yan is the one I mentioned who dropped out of school. This kid is really obedient. Unexpectedly, Tsinghua University will be him this year, who knows except for this one thing."

Teacher Fan stared at the front and opened his mouth slowly, "It's really not bad. No one would have thought that he would do this with Jiang Zheng. I asked, and the kid smiled and said, "Teacher Fan, I'm not sick. I just like Jiang Zheng. I'm not sick." I grew up with him from high school to the third year of high school. I'm sure I know what he looks like."

"Then, what about the other boy?" Xu Qingzhou asked.

"Are you talking about Jiang Zheng? He is also from my high school area. He is usually mischievous, but he is not a bad person. If there is anything in the class, he is the first."

"In the second year of high school, I went to training. During the exercise between classes, the class lost a mobile phone and Qi Yan stayed in the classroom. Other students suspected him and said a lot of nasty things. I heard from the monitor later that Jiang Zheng beat everyone up, the others were fine, but he himself went to the hospital, luckily we found out later."

Xu Qingzhou listened quietly, and waited until Fan Wenyuan finished speaking before speaking, "Mom, do you think this kind of thing is disgusting?"

"At first, I thought, how could boys like boys?" Fan Wenyuan said in confusion, "I am also responsible for what happened later, so I read a lot of educational cases, checked a lot of information, and talked with Qi Yan and the others. Later, I found out that there is nothing disgusting, love is sacred, isn’t it calling for equality between men and women now, of course we can’t engage in discrimination.”

Hearing this, Xu Qingzhou vaguely had some thoughts in his heart, and felt that the recent irritability and troubles had dissipated a little.

When the two of them talked about this topic, Fan Wenyuan realized something strange at this time, he didn't understand why his son would suddenly ask this question, and asked, "Why are you suddenly interested in this kind of thing, son, is there a problem?"

Xu Qingzhou was afraid that his mother would see something, so he opened his mouth and said, "No, I knew a few friends before, and there were two boys who were a couple. I'm not curious."

"That's good, you don't discriminate against others, you know, and don't get too close, in case you fail to learn."

"Don't worry, no, hey! The elevator is here."

After the two returned home, Ms. Fan was involved in the huge project of the New Year's Eve dinner. Mr. Xu was next to him with his hands behind his back, as if he was on a tour of the leader, and was kicked out in the end, so he could only go to the living room to meet Xu Qingzhou's grandfather and grandson. pile.

The three old men couldn't find anything to do, so they could only start playing chess in the end. They played several games. Xu's father and the old man won and lost evenly, while Xu Qingzhou watched the fun with a bucket of melon seeds.

In the evening, when the sky began to darken, Fan Wenyuan brought the dishes to the table one by one. Tired of going back and forth, he simply let go of his voice and yelled loudly: "Old Xu, come and serve the dishes."

The situation here is dangerous, Xu Shenxing stared at the chessboard and his brain was running at high speed, and when he heard his wife's voice, he said without turning his head: "It's coming, immediately."

This "coming" for a long time, "immediately" for a long time, Fan Wenyuan didn't see anyone, and couldn't move his hands, so he could only continue to yell loudly: "Xu Shenxing, come and serve the food."

He was called out by his first and last names a few times, and Dad Xu knew that if he didn't go over, this person would probably lose his temper, so he could only purse his lips and look back at the chessboard every step of the way.

After a while, there were complaints from the kitchen.

The opponent left, and Mr. Xu couldn't sing a one-man show. He glanced at someone cracking melon seeds, pointed at the chessboard, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhou, come here."

The latter did not shirk, put the melon seeds in his hand on the table, clapped his hands, and sat in the seat where Dad Xu had just sat.

After staring at the chess set and thinking for a long time, he raised his head carefully and made a "pawn".

The two of them take one step at a time, you come and go, and each other makes moves. Every decision has been considered for a long time, after all, there is no regret.

After a stalemate for more than ten minutes, Xu Qingzhou took a look at his grandfather, and decided to take a risky move, planning to set up a trick. He had a "cannon" facing "handsome" directly in front of him, and he got it as a stepping stone, so he directly shot it The word "car" is in the middle of the matt.

As soon as the chess piece fell, Mr. Xu was happy. Now Xu Qingzhou only has one horse, one rook, one runner, three soldiers, and two soldiers, and he has two cannons, two carts, two soldiers, one phase and three soldiers in his hands, pressing on every step. , If you eat a car, you must be sure to win.

Thinking of this, he looked up at Xu Qingzhou, already a victor, "Grandpa told you before that chess is like life, and you have no regrets when you make a move. Whether you are wrong or right, it is your own decision."

"I know."

"not regret?"

"not regret."

"Don't regret your mistakes?"

"Do not."

These words are obviously talking about the chess game, but Xu Qingzhou has something shady in his heart, and somehow feels that the meaning of his grandfather's words has another meaning in his ears. He put away his smile and said very seriously: "What a gentleman does, Be open-minded, what a gentleman says, be no regrets, do what you do."

Mr. Xu felt that the victory or defeat was certain, and he was not in a hurry. He raised the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea slowly. Hearing Xu Qingzhou's words, he nodded in satisfaction, feeling that his grandson had a man's responsibility. Take charge.

If you have done it, you have done it, there is nothing you dare not admit.

He smiled, the general took a step up, ate Xu Qingzhou's rook, and then put the chess piece in front of him, looking at Xu Qingzhou, his smile deepened.

Xu Qingzhou didn't have the indignation Mr. Xu expected, and still had the calm expression. He hooked his lips lightly, reached out to pick up the horse on the right, pressed it on Mr. Xu's handsome face, and opened his thin lips lightly. Slowly opened his mouth and said: "General."

"..."

Mr. Xu was startled by this reversal, his eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Spreading out the chess piece in the palm of his hand, and slowly placing it in front of the old man, Xu Qingzhou smiled with his lips curled up: "Grandpa, you forgot, you also taught me a truth, some things don't come to the end A moment, not necessarily a loss, I won."

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small theater:

Grandpa Xu: [Proud face] My grandson, I taught him, he is very good, he is obedient and sensible, fortunately, I didn't let my son teach him.

Xu Qingzhou: Yes, yes, Grandpa, I like to be alone.

Grandpa Xu: If you like someone, you should treat them better, you know.

Gu Yao: [Doggy face] Thank you grandpa for your support.

Grandpa Xu: ...

ps: Jiang Zheng's name is so offensive, let me borrow it, can I! 【Star face】

Jiang Zheng: You have already used it, now you ask me if it is useful!

casual!Happy birthday Xiaojiu! Rainy season at 17!

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