"Happy New Year, Happy New Year~"
"Haha, yes, Fengfeng is at home... Want to see Yilan? Come on, welcome."
Although with the development of the times, the taste of the New Year has become more and more dull, the New Year after the lifting of the lockdown is definitely more interesting than the three years of the mask period put together.
Because the gloom overhead has dissipated, Ningyuan has lifted the ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers in some areas of the city, and the movement of relatives and friends is no longer restricted.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi's mobile phones were constantly on the phone, with New Year's calls coming one after another. But this time they were not students and colleagues, but mostly relatives of the two.
Nowadays, Writer Li has a successful career and is well-known. When they heard that he was coming home, many more relatives wanted to visit him. Those who called either wanted to be guests or invited their family to have dinner at his home.
Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi discussed it and simply planned to call each other's family members to have a reunion dinner together today.
In addition to his grandfather and grandmother, Li Peifeng's close relatives and elders, there are also aunts and uncles who are Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi's brothers and sisters.
Li Peifeng didn't like such a messy occasion, and he felt that he was going to Hangzhou tomorrow on the second day of the Lunar New Year, so there was no need to have such a large-scale dinner party, so when Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi proposed this plan, they politely expressed their opposition, but the two elders
The reasons listed were very sufficient and successfully convinced him.
"Not only do you think it's troublesome, your mother and I also think it's troublesome. The key is that you are now prosperous. Tomorrow we have to go away again. We may not be able to come back when. It doesn't make sense that we won't even see our relatives during the Chinese New Year. And your grandfather and
Grandma and the others, they are the real protagonists of this meal... In this world, every time we meet is one less, and for a family, every meal is less."
"Your grandpa is still in good health, but he doesn't like to cook much this year. From time to time, he asks your second uncle to take care of food, clothing, and daily life. He even came to live with us for a while before. Your grandpa and grandma's health is even worse. In previous years,
I can still work in the fields, but this year all the land has been reserved. In the future, I might end up sleeping like your grandma... so you must eat this meal!"
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"Come on, dinner is ready. Dinner is ready."
"We're almost missing a pair of bowls...here they are!"
"Xiaoxia, stop playing poker and come to eat!"
At noon that day, all relatives and friends gathered at Li's house. The uncle's family of three, the second aunt's family of three, the third aunt's family of three. The second uncle, the eldest aunt, the second aunt... In short, Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi
All the relatives of both families are here.
There were twenty-five people, men, women, old and young, and three tables were set up in the living room and kitchen.
The sounds of adults talking, the excited shouts of children playing cards, and the various movements of the range hood in the kitchen made the house lively.
"Here comes the chicken soup~"
"Xiao Feng, are the dishes ready? Then you, the birthday girl, should sit down and eat quickly."
"I suggest that everyone first propose a toast to the two chefs. They are very busy today."
"You're right, let's toast them together."
The uncle poured wine and raised a glass. He still remembered Li Peifeng’s insignificant birthday and bought a cake before coming to the door. Others talked about their hard work or happy birthday, so they raised their glasses to Li Peifeng and Li Qiyuan.
"Haha, as long as you are satisfied with the meal."
"Happy New Year, cheers."
After a glass of wine, the dinner party officially began, and the volume of conversation did not get much lower. The children were shocked at the deliciousness of the dishes and praised them so much. The adults' topics mainly revolved around Li Peifeng and Zhao Qingge, the pregnant woman.
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Because of their teacher-student status and age gap, the Li family was not optimistic about this relationship at first. However, Li Peifeng's parents were very supportive, and the young couple successfully married and had children, so they could only express their blessings and concern.
Second aunt: "Qingge, are you tired after being transferred to Yanda University? You need to pay more attention to your pregnancy. It's best to take a leave of absence to concentrate on raising the baby."
Zhao Qingge lowered his eyebrows and said, "I'm not too busy at work, and after I got pregnant, I told my boss that I would basically work from home."
The second aunt nodded: "That's okay. Don't be tired. Pay attention when walking. It's not a joke if you fall a little. I was thirty-two years old when I wanted to have my second child. I couldn't wait to have 24 hours a day.
They are all lying on the bed... Hey, you have to listen to your mother-in-law in this regard, she is too experienced."
Yu Huizhi answered with a smile: "You should pay attention, but you should not be too nervous, otherwise the mood will be very depressed and it will not be good for the baby's health."
The second uncle asked: "By the way, Peifeng, why didn't you appear on TV this year? The grand ceremony program last year didn't seem to be broadcast this year."
Li Peifeng explained: "The kind of annual meeting jointly organized with TV stations is not held every year. This year's terminal annual meeting is not open to the public. It is just a gathering of writers to have a meal and then award awards to some works. Last week I
I just came back from the Shanghai Stock Exchange and went to the annual meeting."
The second uncle was curious: "Did you win the award?"
Before Li Peifeng could answer, his cousin immediately said, "Of course I won the award, the annual Golden Keyboard Award... Only those with the best results and the greatest influence can win this award."
The second aunt patted her daughter and said, "Why are you so well-connected?"
"I've been following the updates... By the way, bro, I saw in the news that Sword and Sorcery seems to be developing a mobile game. When can we start testing it?"
The second aunt laughed and scolded: "I just didn't study hard in my sophomore year. I focused all my attention on playing games. Do you think you are your brother? If you can write like your brother, let alone make a lot of money with this, as long as you can make a lot of money every day."
A month’s pocket money, then I will burn high incense..."
My cousin mustered up the courage: "Mom, please stop saying a few words. I'm writing it...it's already more than 30,000 words. Brother, can you help me guide it later?"
"no problem."
Li Peifeng smiled and said: "If you write well, I can give you a chapter recommendation after it is released."
"That's great...but I feel like my writing is very poor. It took me more than two weeks to write the first 30,000 words." The cousin was happy but also guilty.
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The second aunt and second uncle work as workers in a swimwear factory. The couple earns more than 10,000 yuan a month and live a relatively comfortable life. However, their daughter Ding Xueran attends a second-level agricultural school, and they have always been worried about their daughter's employment.
The second uncle didn't know what Zhang Tui meant, but seeing his daughter's joy, he thanked Li Peifeng for his help, and then encouraged his daughter: "This time, you can't fish for three days and dry the net for two days. Since you want to write, you must show perseverance."
Come on, don’t let your brother’s help go down, maybe you can adapt the work into a TV series and make a lot of money.”
Ding Xueran looked resentful and remained silent, thinking to herself, parents, you think too highly of me, and you want to adapt it for film and television? I'm afraid I will have trouble even signing the contract.
The aunt at the other table interjected with a smile: "Pei Feng, the TV series "Devil President" was really good, and it seems to be quite popular... Do you have any other works that have been put on the screen in the future?"
"There are currently no plans for film and television, but there are two cartoons that should be released this year."
"Really? What work is it adapted from?"
"..."
As a married man with a child and a successful career, Li Peifeng does not have the embarrassing worries of contemporary young people who are urged to get married and asked about salary when they go home to celebrate the New Year and chat with relatives.
The topic at the dinner table centered on him, and everyone chatted about it, chatting here and there, and the atmosphere was harmonious and harmonious.
"Dingling bell~"
Halfway through the meal, amidst the chaos of conversation, Grandpa Li Tiancheng received a call on his cell phone. He thought it was a relative or friend coming to pay New Year greetings, so he answered it with a smile. However, after chatting with the other person for a long time, the smile disappeared.
He hung up the phone with a calm expression.
"who?"
Li Qiyuan next to him vaguely heard the content of the call, and his expression became solemn.
"Brother Liang, your uncle may only live for a few days, and he may not even be able to survive the fifteenth day."
Li Tiancheng whispered: "After dinner, you will drive me to Sandao Township. I must meet him before he leaves and stay in his hometown for a few days... Sigh."
Although the voice was low, everyone at the table heard it.
Li Qiyuan's uncle, that is, Li Peifeng's uncle, Li Tiancheng's brother... is going to die?
It was at this moment of joyful reunion that when I suddenly received this kind of news, the topic of conversation among my relatives inevitably turned to this topic.
"This Chinese New Year is really..."
"How old is he?"
"Is there any physical illness? Have you been to a major hospital?"
Li Tiancheng took a sip of wine and muttered: "My eldest brother was originally in good health. He often went to work in the fields when he was more than seventy years old, but he was hit by an electric car the year before last and the root cause of his disease fell. Having said that, Seven
Thirteen, eighty-four, the King of Hell will not take me there. After the New Year, he will be eighty-five, which is considered a long life... Let’s not talk about this, everyone will continue to eat.”
After saying this, Li Tiancheng poured a glass of wine to everyone. Then, the old man took the initiative to change the topic and asked Li Peifeng if he had chosen a good name for his great-grandson, as if he had completely forgotten the phone call just now.
"I have several alternative names, but I haven't made up my mind yet."
While Li Peifeng was answering, he noticed that his grandfather's right hand was shaking badly when he poured the wine just now, and the reluctance and sadness hidden under his smile. He couldn't help but understand more about his parents' insistence on promoting this gathering, and even suddenly remembered the death of his grandma.
That day.
A horse is caught in a sigh, fire is caught in a stone, and a body is caught in a dream.
People's understanding of time, life and death can only emerge after experiencing a near-death state in person, or seeing the gray hair and withered face of their parents, or experiencing the death of a close relative around them.
Every time you experience it, you will have new thoughts about life.
What impressed Li Peifengjing the most was the time during the winter vacation of his sophomore year, when his grandmother died of a cerebral infarction caused by diabetes.
It's not particularly sudden, because my grandma has been troubled by diabetes in her later years. Her lower body is paralyzed and she is bedridden all year round. She sometimes wakes up and sometimes becomes confused, so she needs grandpa to take care of her.
A week before my grandma died, her condition worsened and she had been lying in the hospital. The family had been mentally prepared in advance.
"The death certificate just came out...this old lady didn't say anything to me, didn't even say thank you, and left without saying a word."
After the family rushed to the hospital ward, grandfather Li Tiancheng immediately complained about his wife in front of them, waving the thin piece of paper in his hand.
He shed no tears, no sorrow or pain, and his tone was just like when his wife was still alive and the children came to the house for dinner. He was complaining that he had changed his grandma's diapers three more times today.
Grandma herself was lying on the bed calmly, with a natural and kind expression, as if she was sleeping soundly.
The younger generation present seemed to understand Li Tiancheng's reaction. It wasn't that the old couple had bad feelings, but that his grandfather was a little resentful about serving patients all year round. On the other hand, his grandmother had just died. He had not yet accepted this fact, and subconsciously felt that his
My wife is still here.
The gap between life and death is not the sadness that pours out in an instant, but when you return to your daily life and find that that person really doesn't exist anymore.
The second uncle kept chatting with his father about his mother's funeral. After being reminded by Li Qiyuan, he woke up from a dream, grabbed the death certificate, and drove his grandfather away from the hospital.
When an old man goes to a funeral, his wife must not attend.
Handling one's spouse's funeral affairs with one's own hands is a kind of torture. Even though Li Qiyuan was inexperienced, he subconsciously wanted to avoid his elderly father.
Even he just glanced at his mother's face and then shifted his gaze with a slight trembling.
As grandma's most beloved eldest grandson, Li Peifeng and his aunt put on the prepared shroud for grandma in the hospital bed. Because he was young and strong, someone Li carried her from the ward to the car and pulled her back.
at home.
Encoffining, paying homage to the temple, breaking filial piety, setting up mourning hall, eating banquet, keeping vigil, cremation...
Li Peifeng participated in every step, and personally carried the coffin to send grandma into the hearse of the funeral home. Finally, he followed his father and put the urn into the storage room of the funeral home.
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He just felt that grandma's body was so heavy that it was difficult to walk from the ward to the car.
Even though Li Peifeng's deadlift of 200 kilograms was just like playing at that time, he almost lost his grip several times while holding his grandma for less than 100 meters.
It's not because of the fear of corpses, but because of the confusion caused by suddenly discovering that death is so close to oneself.
The night after all the arrangements for grandma's funeral were settled, the family of three drank some wine. Li Qiyuan chatted a lot with Yu Huizhi, and after getting tipsy, he confided in Li Peifeng.
"The death of parents will divide the lives of children into two halves. Because no matter how old a person is, as long as their parents are still alive, they are still children. When no one stands between them and death, children will suddenly realize that life
How short is it, how random and meaningless life is, and being happy in the present is the most important thing."
"Fengfeng, I hope you won't be like me and your mother, who only really wake up at this age. You must realize as early as possible that the god of death is chasing you. Don't think that everything is too late. Only by maintaining an urgent mentality can you clarify your goals in this life.
Figure out what exactly makes you happy.”
"It is something that is real and has no utilitarian color. It is the answer to why you live. Once you think about it, do it boldly. Don't hesitate, because death is watching you coldly from behind."
Since then, the couple has traveled more and more frequently. What they want is to travel to the Qingshan Mountains, where the scenery is unique and beautiful.
Li Peifeng is trying to make more female friends. What he wants is to eat enough meat and drink all the wine, to spread love and exhaust all the romance.
After all, time is the most unpredictable thing.
The wind blows in the daytime, and the scenery flows westward.
Finally, it was the day to set off on the second day of the lunar new year. Li Peifeng and others packed their luggage, picked up Wu Wenyue, and drove to the capital. According to the original idea, Li would send Zhao Qingge home and then meet up with Xu Manying, and the five of them would start the journey together.
Take a flight from the capital to Hangzhou.
After everything was done, Li Peifeng took his two elders back to the capital to meet Zhao Qingge's parents, have a meal, and keep in touch with the two families.
According to Li Peifeng's idea, this would take care of Zhao Qingge's feelings to the greatest extent and would not delay the original trip to Hangzhou. After proposing this plan, Zhao Duoduo agreed without saying anything.
But before he, his parents, and Wu and Xu got on the plane to Hangzhou, Lao Zhao sent a WeChat message that made his heart skip a beat.
"We are on the eternal journey of life, running through ups and downs, and reaching nirvana through setbacks. Our whole body is filled with sorrow, and pain is everywhere. We are tired, but there is no way to stop; we are miserable, but there is no way to avoid it."
Li Peifeng: "Honey, don't scare me with "One Hundred Years of Solitude". I'm scared. We had a good chat last night... If you have any new ideas, just tell me and I'll listen."
Zhao Qingge: "You won't listen. You think you have successfully completed the emotional challenge, but you have ignored that there are still some unavoidable disasters in life. It will definitely give you a chance at unexpected and reasonable moments.
A little shocked... I really want to see what you will do at that time, do you have an answer?"
"..."
"It seems you haven't either, so I'll wait and see."
Li Peifeng fell into silence, and Zhao Qingge actually said a little leisurely: "Let time give us an answer."
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