In Jiangcheng, snowflakes are falling on the cloudy sky.
At noon, after airport personnel cleared the road, a plane from Beijing landed smoothly.
Yesterday's New Year's Eve was attended by friends. In the strong atmosphere of celebration, it was like a carnival night that lasted until 7 o'clock this morning.
Everyone helped pack and wash the dishes, Wang Jinhua and the others went back to their homes, while Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei followed Liu Xiaoli to catch the plane and arrived in Jiangcheng.
He didn't sleep all night. Even after taking a nap on the plane, Chu Xuan was still sleepy and kept yawning.
On the other hand, Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei, mother and daughter, were in good spirits. Perhaps they were timid about being close to home, but they were happy to return home.
"Sister, Sissi." A voice came from not far away.
Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows and saw a middle-aged but beautiful woman waving to them.
Liu Xiaoli’s sister?
Liu Yifei’s aunt?
No matter who it is, it is Liu Yifei’s relative.
In an instant, Chu Xuan was no longer sleepy and cheered up.
"Auntie!" Liu Yifei shouted excitedly and told Chu Xuan the identity of the person in front of him.
Zhou Wenqiong hugged Liu Yifei and said, "Happy New Year, my Sissi."
"Happy New Year, auntie." Liu Yifei arched her eyebrows.
"Let my aunt take a look." Zhou Wenqiong held Liu Yifei's shoulders with both hands and looked at her: "She is getting more and more beautiful. She is nine points like your mother when she was young."
"Do you have eight points?" Liu Yifei joked.
Zhou Wenqiong shook her head: "I can't, your grandmother's genes are all in you and your mother."
"No." Liu Yifei said coquettishly. She hadn't seen her for a long time, and she was very happy to see her aunt this time.
"Sissi." Standing next to Zhou Wenqiong was a girl in her 20s, her daughter.
"Cousin, you have gained weight." Liu Yifei teased.
"Sissi, can you speak?" The cousin wearing a white hoodie pretended to hit Liu Yifei, but in the end the cousins just hugged each other affectionately.
While hugging each other, Chu Xuan and Liu Xiaoli came over. The cousin looked at Liu Xiaoli and said, "Auntie."
"Happy New Year." Liu Xiaoli said gently.
The cousin glanced at Chu Xuan again, and after leaving Liu Yifei, she jokingly called him: "Brother-in-law."
Chu Xuan was startled, he did not expect this title.
She nodded slowly and said, "Hey, cousin."
The cousin blinked and said to Liu Yifei with a smile: "He actually agreed."
Zhou Wenqiong watched this scene and kept looking at Chu Xuan.
Feeling her gaze, Chu Xuan greeted her: "Happy New Year, aunt."
Liu Xiaoli came over and hugged Zhou Wenqiong, "When did you come back?"
"I've been back for a week," Zhou Wenqiong said.
One of Liu Xiaoli and Zhou Wenqiong took their father's surname, and the other took their mother's surname.
Zhou Wenqiong used to be an actor, but later gave up her acting career to go into business. She has a career in the United States and often travels between the two countries.
"Get in the car and go home. I'm waiting for you at home." Zhou Wenqiong said and walked towards the driver's seat.
Liu Xiaoli opened the back seat door, waved to Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, and motioned them to get in the car.
After the group got in the car, Zhou Wenqiong drove home.
While driving, Zhou Wenqiong glanced at the rearview mirror in the car. Chu Xuan was already sleepy, but now he was even more tired after sitting in the car. The same was true for Liu Yifei.
"Are you tired from flying?" she couldn't help but ask.
Liu Xiaoli glanced at Chu Xuan and Qian Qian, and saw the exhaustion on the faces of the two children, and said: "I spent New Year's Eve with many people yesterday, and we didn't break up until this morning. I drank some wine and didn't sleep all day and night.
."
Zhou Wenqiong suddenly understood, and without asking any further questions, said: "Then you should rest first when we get back. We still have several hours before dinner."
Half an hour later, the car stopped on the street in front of a small courtyard.
Perhaps they heard the noise of the car. After the group got out of the car and walked a few steps, the door of the courtyard was opened, and a group of Liu Yifei's relatives greeted them at the door.
"Aunt, Sister Cixi."
"Aunt, Sissi."
"Xiao Li, Sissi, come in quickly."
Liu Xiaoli has three brothers and sisters, all of whom have children.
While the big family greeted each other cordially, they glanced at Chu Xuan from the corner of their eyes from time to time.
Chu Xuan seemed to be in a situation of being judged, and he didn't know how to address everyone. He was a little embarrassed and a little nervous, and followed Liu Yifei's steps.
At this moment, Liu Yifei was his sense of security.
Liu Yifei glanced at Chu Xuan. Based on her familiarity with Chu Xuan, Chu Xuan's calm but nervous expression could not escape her eyes.
Liu Yifei felt funny. In her impression, Chu Xuan, who usually seemed very calm when faced with problems, rarely had such a side.
But if the boyfriend is embarrassed, the girlfriend cannot turn a blind eye.
Liu Yifei stretched out her hand to hold Chu Xuan's hand, and walked over Liu Xiaoli to introduce her family members one by one to Chu Xuan.
"Happy New Year to uncle and aunt."
"Happy New Year, cousin."
"..."
Liu Xiaoli saw her daughter pulling Chu Xuan to act like this, and when she heard Chu Xuan's name, she smiled slightly.
According to common sense, it is normal to call her uncle or aunt when you are not engaged and have no proof. Chu Xuan directly changed his name and called his daughter the same name, which was obviously a bit shameless and cautious.
But Liu Xiaoli didn't think much about calling Chu Xuan such a name. Since she recognized Chu Xuan, calling Chu Xuan such a name was also within the scope of her tolerance.
"Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
"Xiaoxuan, come in quickly."
After saying hello, Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli took out the gifts from the trunk, and welcomed the group in under the welcome of everyone.
Liu Xiaoli's family is from the Northeast. Both her parents were engaged in the art industry. Later, Liu Xiaoli followed her family to Jiangcheng to develop, so she took advantage of the situation and settled in Jiangcheng. Liu Xiaoli also met Ankang.
There are three three-story buildings in the yard, which are slightly old. In Chu Xuan's eyes, they probably belong to the family of the three brothers and sisters, including Liu Xiaoli.
These three brothers and sisters do not come to stay permanently due to their respective careers, but they basically come back to spend time with their old mother every Chinese New Year. This is one of the few things that the old mother looks forward to in her life.
At the door of the middle building, a kind old man smiled broadly and watched the people walking by.
"Grandma!" Liu Yifei ran over and gave grandma a hug.
Grandma is nearly seventy years old, but her hair and beard are only half white. She is upright, energetic, and has bright eyes.
But looking at the facial shapes, Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei are very similar. Although they are old now, they still looked stunning when they were young.
"Is this Xiaoxuan?" Grandma looked at it kindly.
"Happy New Year, grandma." Chu Xuan said gently.
"Hey! Okay, happy New Year, come in quickly. This kid is coming as soon as he comes. Why does he bring so many things?" Grandma was very enthusiastic and greeted Chu Xuan into the house.
"Mom, let them take a rest, they haven't slept all day and night." Liu Xiaoli said from behind, carrying something.
"You haven't slept all day and all night?" Grandma was a little surprised and said, "Put your things down and go to rest quickly."
Liu Yifei put down the gifts and saw that grandma wanted to take her and Chu Xuan upstairs to rest, so she said: "Grandma, I will just take Chu Xuan there."
Not wanting to trouble grandma, Liu Yifei couldn't help but pull Chu Xuan and prepare to run upstairs.
Chu Xuan was pulled by Liu Yifei, turned to look at Liu Xiaoli and said: "Auntie, should I go and take a rest first?"
Liu Xiaoli nodded: "Go."
Under the eyes of everyone, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei disappeared into the corridor.
Zhou Wenqiong withdrew her gaze towards the end of the corridor and said, "I respect you very much, and I would like to ask for your instructions."
Judging from the details, Zhou Wenqiong was initially satisfied with Chu Xuan.
Liu Xiaoli nodded. Chu Xuan had always respected her, but it was just the first time the family met Chu Xuan and they didn't understand him well.
"You haven't slept all day and night. Why don't you go up and take a rest?" Zhou Wenqiong asked.
"It's okay. How can I help? Who is the chef today? How about I come?" Liu Xiaoli rejected Zhou Wenqiong's kindness. She came back only once a year, so she should spend more time with her family.
"Today I am the chef, so you can help me." Liu Yifei's aunt said.
"It's three o'clock, let's get moving." Liu Yifei's uncle, who is also Liu Xiaoli's eldest brother, clapped his hands.
Just like that, those who should go to the kitchen went to the kitchen, while Liu Xiaoli, Zhou Wenqiong and others accompanied their old mother to pick vegetables in the house.
When a family gathers together, there will inevitably be some inquiring and gossiping.
But today a special guest came to the house. As we chatted, the topic naturally focused on this guest.
"Sissi fell in love with Chu Xuan when she was 16?" Grandma peeled the string beans and was very concerned about her granddaughter's situation.
"Yes, I didn't know about it until later." Liu Xiaoli nodded. She couldn't help laughing when she thought of Sissi and Chu Xuan acting together to hide her.
"Protective measures must be taken." Grandma suddenly said this.
Liu Xiaoli shook her head: "They haven't reached that stage yet. I am with Sissi every day, and I know Sissi's physical condition well."
Zhou Wenqiong blinked: "It's been two years and you haven't reached that point yet? So innocent?"
Grandma is from the older generation. Although the love between men and women was conservative in her time, it was very early to let go of love between men and women, so she was very open-minded about this aspect.
Although Zhou Wenqiong did not support Sissi doing that at such a young age, she was surprised when her sister said that Sissi and Chu Xuan had not reached that point after being together for two years. She could only use the word innocent to describe this kind of thing.
situation.
"Chu Xuan respects Qian Qian very much." Liu Xiaoli spoke concisely and comprehensively, telling the results of her own observations in the past few years.
Hearing this, Zhou Wenqiong and grandma were thoughtful. They didn't know Chu Xuan well and could only remain noncommittal to Liu Xiaoli's words.
"Sissi fell in love so early. According to your past personality, you will definitely beat the mandarin duck." Zhou Wenqiong said.
"I have also struggled with it, but this child Chu Xuan is really different." Liu Xiaoli said that her daughter falling in love so early is indeed not in line with the idea of a strong woman she has always instilled in her daughter, but the appearance of Chu Xuan and what Chu Xuan did changed her
Got her idea.
"Why is it different? Wealth?" Zhou Wenqiong said: "Having your own company at a young age and having hundreds of millions in assets is indeed extraordinary."
But Liu Xiaoli shook her head: "If I were greedy for money, I would not have divorced in the first place, and I would not have chosen to leave the house after the divorce. When it comes to my daughter, I have never valued Chu Xuan's wealth."
Zhou Wenqiong peeled the garlic and expressed her approval of her sister's words.
Their family is not said to be rich, but they are not too short of money. My sister has grown up with a golden key in the dance world. What kind of storms have she never seen?
When it comes to matters concerning her daughter Sissi, her sister is very serious, tearing off her own halo and devoting everything in the rest of her life to Sissi.
Because of this, my sister underwent a "gorgeous" transformation and became an extremely stubborn mother.
Liu Xiaoli scraped the potatoes and said: "The two of them can start from the same starting point and achieve each other's success together all the way. This is what touches me the most. In view of my marriage to Ankang, this path for the two of them is the right one and the most successful one."
It’s safe, so I support it.”
Liu Xiaoli paused and said: "If they had not taken this path, then there would be a big gap between Qian Qian and Chu Xuan. Over time, the gap would make Qian Qian useless. Based on my own emotional experience, I am sure
Will not support it."
Grandma and Zhou Wenqiong nodded, this was in line with Liu Xiaoli's character.
When Liu Xiaoli committed suicide to fight for the custody of her daughter, the incident caused an uproar in Jiangcheng, and Liu Xiaoli's reputation plummeted.
Liu Xiaoli completely gave up her self-esteem and face for her daughter. Since then, her mother has used her own experience to educate her daughter to be independent from an early age, and she has never allowed her daughter to be a flower vase.
Naturally, Zhou Wenqiong and her grandmother knew very well about Liu Xiaoli's behavior and character as a strong woman.
They also had a preliminary understanding of Liu Xiaoli's attitude towards Chu Xuan and her support for Qian Qian and Chu Xuan's relationship.
Liu Xiaoli's words all revealed her optimism and love for Chu Xuan, which made them even more curious. They looked forward to meeting Chu Xuan during dinner and getting to know him better.
…
Faintly, a sound passes through the malleus, incus and stapes of the ear, and then reaches the cochlea through the transmission of brain nerves. The cochlea reorganizes the pitch, duration and intensity of the sound, and then converts the reorganized sound into the cochlea.
The sound spreads in the brain.
Finally, an alarm is sent via the brain thalamus: "Get up and eat!"
Chu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes. In his peripheral vision, the appearance of Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei beside the bed changed from blurry to clear.
"What time is it?" He lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
"Seven thirty." Liu Yifei replied.
"When did you wake up?" Chu Xuan put on his slippers and walked out side by side with Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli.
"I was woken up by my mother just now." Liu Yifei covered her mouth and yawned.
Chu Xuan nodded, and under Liu Xiaoli's guidance, he briefly washed up in the bathroom on the second floor, and then went downstairs together.
In the hall on the first floor, a large round table has been placed, filled with delicacies.
On the wall facing the door, there is an altar with the words "Lord, Lord, Master of Heaven and Earth" hanging on it. There is fragrant wax in the ash furnace in front of the altar.
Under the greetings of all their relatives, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei made three bows in front of the altar and then took their seats.
The round table was full, but no one moved their chopsticks. They were all waiting for grandma to speak. Chu Xuan also followed Liu Yifei and looked at grandma. This was his first experience of such a family banquet.
"Another year has passed. It's a new year and a new atmosphere. I hope my children and grandchildren are safe and well." Grandma said with her hands clasped together. Maybe her children and grandchildren were all here, and the happiness on her face was clearly visible.
Grandma picked up a cup of tea, and Chu Xuan followed Liu Yifei and raised a glass of wine.
"Happy Spring Festival!" Everyone was beaming.
After a cup of tea, grandma served tea again without stopping: "Come, Xiaoxuan comes to our house for the New Year for the first time, everyone is welcome."
Grandma's face seems to have many wrinkles, but her expression is dignified and elegant. Perhaps it is this inheritance. Liu Xiaoli, Zhou Wenqiong and Liu Yifei all have elegance that seems to be engraved in their bones.
Grandma's words were like an "imperial edict", and both elders and juniors raised their glasses to Chu Xuan.
"Thank you." Chu Xuan raised his glass.
"I'm very happy to be able to come to celebrate the New Year."
"Especially when I met my grandma, I also understood why Aunt Liu, my aunt, Sissi and my cousins are all so beautiful. This is the natural beauty that is inherited."
"I wish my grandma to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains. I wish my uncle and aunt all the best, my aunt to have a prosperous career, and my cousins to be happy every day."
He raised his glass and looked at Liu Xiaoli and said, "Aunt Liu worked hard in the past, but she will be happy in the future."
He raised his glass to look at Liu Yifei and said: "Sissi is getting more and more beautiful. For our dreams, we will continue to work hard."
Everyone saw Chu Xuan blessing him in a circle, and they were greatly surprised and nodded to express their satisfaction.
Grandma clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Oh, this kid is so good at talking."
