"Okay, okay! Then I'll be here to accompany you, no matter what, I have to turn down my aunt's side." After saying that, Lin Xueqi put the phone back to her ear.
"Um, aunt, you really can't make it, okay? How about you watch me go to pay New Year's greetings to you and your uncle in two days?" Lin Xueqi pretended to be pitiful and wailed.
There was silence for a while, and then he said in a strange tone: "Girl Xueqi, tell my aunt honestly, is your friend your boyfriend? Why did my aunt seem to hear you talking to a man just now?
?”
"Well……"
Hearing this, Lin Xueqi hurriedly raised her head and glanced at Zhao Yang, feeling guilty and embarrassed. She just took the phone away, but forgot to cover the microphone of the phone...
"No way! Auntie, you must have heard wrong!" Lin Xueqi quickly argued.
But her aunt obviously didn't accept this, "Girl, you still don't admit it, right? Well, then tell your aunt whether your friend is a boy or a girl?"
"That, that..." Lin Xueqi hesitated.
On the other side of the phone, Lin Xueqi's aunt couldn't help but laugh, "How is it, girl Xueqi, I can't say it now. I still miss Aunt Meng! My aunt is also from your age, how can she not know your kindness?"
Be careful! Come on, since you want to celebrate the New Year with your little boyfriend, my aunt won’t force you to come here today. But..."
"You must bring your little boyfriend over in the next two days to pay aunt's New Year greetings and let her see what kind of handsome guy our girl Xue Qi can like!"
Lin Xueqi blushed a little, glanced at Zhao Yang who was smiling but not smiling, and wished she could reach out and pinch him hard.
"Then... Auntie, I'll ask him later if he likes it?" Lin Xueqi said softly.
Lin Xueqi's aunt couldn't help but smile when she heard this. In her opinion, Lin Xueqi was acquiescing to what she just said, "Okay. Okay! But no matter what, you must take time to come over to my aunt's place in the past few days and let her take a look!"
"Okay, um, if he doesn't have any objections, then we will take some time to visit Auntie." Lin Xueqi looked at Zhao Yang and responded.
"Well! That's it for now. My aunt has hung up first. Remember to call her if you need anything, okay?" Lin Xueqi's aunt warned her again on the phone.
Lin Xueqi hurriedly responded: "Yeah! Got it! Auntie, I wish you and uncle a happy New Year!"
"Okay, okay. Xueqi, my aunt also wishes you a Happy New Year!"
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xueqi took a long breath.
"Zhao Yang, did you hear what my aunt said on the phone just now? She insisted that we take the time to go over to her." Lin Xueqi looked at Zhao Yang, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Zhao Yang smiled slightly, rubbed Lin Xueqi's head casually, and said, "Just go! You see which day is suitable, and I will accompany you there."
"real?"
Hearing this, Lin Xueqi suddenly shouted with surprise.
"Of course it's true. Am I still lying to you?" Zhao Yang pursed his lips and smiled.
"Yeah! Zhao Yang, you are so good!" Lin Xueqi shouted excitedly. She immediately opened her arms and threw herself on Zhao Yang, hugging Zhao Yang's neck, and her whole body hung on Zhao Yang, with a look of joy on her face.
appearance.
Seeing Lin Xueqi's excited look, Zhao Yang couldn't help but smile, reached out and patted Lin Xueqi's buttocks hanging on his body, and said: "Okay, little stupid pig. There is no need to be so excited, come down quickly.
.You are almost dead now!"
Being slapped by Zhao Yang on her sensitive buttocks, Lin Xueqi's pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly, and then she wrinkled her nose and said to Zhao Yang, pretending to be 'ferocious': "Humph, I won't come down! It's up to you.
I want you to always call me a little pig. I want to kill you all over again!"
Lin Xueqi said, hugging Zhao Yang a little tighter.
Zhao Yang pursed his lips and simply hugged Lin Xueqi and sat on the sofa, "If you don't come down now, I'm going to spank your little butt!"
Zhao Yang reached out and slapped Lin Xueqi's buttocks again, as if he was going to hug her horizontally and spank her on her lap.
Lin Xueqi was frightened and quickly jumped off Zhao Yang. Her face was red and she said: "You are such a bad guy! I don't want you to spank someone else's ass! Humph!"
With a snort, Lin Xueqi couldn't help but reached out and pinched Zhao Yang's waist to relieve her anger.
Zhao Yang pursed his lips and smiled jokingly, clapped his hands, stood up from the sofa, and then said: "Okay, I won't make trouble with you anymore. It's getting late, I have to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner tonight!"
"Yeah! Go and chop the dumpling fillings quickly and make dumplings for me later!" Lin Xueqi nodded and shouted.
"Sure! It'll be done soon!" Zhao Yang responded and walked into the kitchen to get busy.
In less than twenty minutes, Zhao Yang had prepared a small bowl full of dumpling meat filling and took it out from the kitchen. He and Lin Xueqi were the only two people at home, so there was no need to prepare too much, as there would be too much to eat.
over.
"The dumpling stuffing is ready, let's make the dumplings quickly!" Zhao Yang took the dumpling stuffing to the dining table in the restaurant and put it on the table. He shouted to Lin Xueqi who was sitting on the sofa watching TV.
"Yeah! OK, I'm going to take out the dumpling wrappers I bought." Lin Xueqi responded crisply, jumped up from the sofa, quickly walked into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator and took out the ready-made dumplings she bought inside.
dumpling skin.
At that moment, Zhao Yang and Lin Xueqi were sitting at the dining table making dumplings together. When Zhao Yang was young, he would often help his grandfather make dumplings during the New Year, and this technique was not unfamiliar. In comparison, Lin Xueqi had obviously never made dumplings before.
Looking at the odd-shaped and loose dumplings she had wrapped, Zhao Yang couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Oh, you guy, why are you laughing? This is my first time making dumplings, okay? I don't mind encouraging you, but you still keep laughing there, damn it!"
When Lin Xueqi saw Zhao Yang holding back his laughter, she felt a little angry and stared at Zhao Yang angrily.
"Haha!" Zhao Yang finally couldn't help laughing, and then he took a piece of dumpling wrapper and said: "Girl, you don't make dumplings like that. Don't put too much in this bag, and don't put too little. It's too much.
It’s very difficult to wrap it into a round shape and pinch it tightly. Even if it’s barely held together, it’s easy to break apart during steaming…”
Zhao Yang smiled while teaching Lin Xueqi how to make dumplings.
Although Lin Xueqi looked angry, she listened attentively and continued to make dumplings while learning the method explained by Zhao Yang.
The two of them worked for more than an hour and finally finished wrapping all the dumpling fillings. There was still some dumpling wrappers left.
"Okay, girl, do you want to eat these dumplings steamed or boiled?" Zhao Yang put the last wrapped dumpling into the plate next to him and said to Lin Xueqi.
"Then let's steam them! I think steamed dumplings are more delicious." Lin Xueqi tilted her head and thought for a while and said.
"Yeah, okay! Then I'll take it into the kitchen and steam it." Zhao Yang nodded and took the two large plates full of wrapped dumplings on the table into the kitchen.
Lin Xueqi also took the remaining dumpling wrappers into the kitchen and put them in the refrigerator. Then she said, "Zhao Yang, do you need me to help you?"
Zhao Yang nodded and responded: "Okay! Go and take out all the dishes you are going to make tonight from the refrigerator, and wash what needs to be washed. I will steam these dumplings first."
"Yeah! No problem, leave it to me!" Lin Xueqi responded crisply. She immediately jumped to the refrigerator again. She took out a lot of vegetables inside, and then started washing them nearby.
He had been busy until about five o'clock in the evening, and Zhao Yang finally finished his work. Although he and Lin Xueqi were alone, they still prepared a large table of dishes. In addition to a pot of local chicken stew rolling on the induction cooker in the middle of the dining table
In addition to the mushrooms, there were stacks of hot vegetables on the side. In addition, Zhao Yang also made two other stir-fried dishes, which was extremely rich.
Although it is obvious that the two of them cannot finish so many dishes. However, it is rare to celebrate the New Year, so it is appropriate to be "luxurious".
Anyway, the weather is cold and there is a refrigerator, so I don’t have to worry about the endless dishes getting spoiled.
"Wow. It smells so good! Zhao Yang, come on, get ready for dinner!" Lin Xueqi walked out of the kitchen with two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, shouting with a smile.
"Wait a minute. I haven't burned incense and set off firecrackers yet. I'm here to respect our ancestors and the land!" Zhao Yang quickly stopped Lin Xueqi, who couldn't help but want to use chopsticks to pick up vegetables.
According to traditional customs, on the night of New Year's Eve, before eating the New Year's Eve dinner, you usually have to burn incense and set off firecrackers, and you also have to respect your ancestors and the landowners.
"Oh, oh. Okay! Then hurry up." Lin Xueqi had to suppress her appetite and lightly bit the chopsticks in her hand.
Seeing her accommodating look, Zhao Yang couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch her nose, and said with a smile: "What a greedy little cat, can't you wait for a while?"
"Aren't you hungry?" Lin Xueqi squeaked.
Zhao Yang smiled and said nothing more. After a while, Zhao Yang burned some paper money and incense in front of the makeshift incense stand at home, and placed some sacrifices, and then said to Lin Xueqi: "Okay.
Let’s start eating!”
"Yeah! Let's start!" Lin Xueqi shouted excitedly, immediately stood up with the bowl and made herself a small bowl of nutritious native chicken soup, and then helped Zhao Yang also make a bowl.
"Come! Let's have a bowl of soup first!" Lin Xueqi put the bowl of chicken soup in front of Zhao Yang and said.
"Yeah." Zhao Yang nodded in response.
At this moment, Lin Xueqi had picked up her small bowl and blew a few breaths. After the chicken soup in the bowl had cooled down a little, she started to enjoy it with her eyes closed.
Although there were only two people, Zhao Yang still felt that the New Year's Eve dinner was enjoyable and atmospheric amidst Lin Xueqi's laughter.
Looking at Lin Xueqi's charming face and smiling face, Zhao Yang was slightly moved in his heart. If Lin Xueqi hadn't specially stayed with him to celebrate the New Year, he would probably have been alone during the New Year, which would have been deserted and boring.
Although Lin Xueqi didn't say anything from beginning to end, Zhao Yang knew that Lin Xueqi didn't go home during the holidays mostly because she wanted to spend the New Year with him.
Lin Xueqi already knew about Zhao Yang's situation. She knew that Zhao Yang no longer had any relatives or relatives. Because of this, Lin Xueqi's aunt had repeatedly asked her to come over for the New Year's Eve dinner, but she still refused to lose it.
Zhao Yang is here alone.
This girl doesn't like to talk about many things and things, but if you experience it with your heart, you can always feel her care that is silently put into action.
This is where Lin Xueqi made Zhao Yang feel warm and moved.