After Lu Yang waited for Gu Xianming and Liu Yuqing to leave on the balcony, he noticed Gu Xiaowan's messy long hair and helped tuck it back.
"Lu Yang, did you come just after I sent you a text message?"
"Yes, even if I go through mountains and ridges, and go through mountains of swords and seas of fire, it won't stop me from coming to see you!"
Gu Xiaowan was very satisfied with Lu Yang's answer.
She looked at the two hearts next to each other on the ground with great interest. Although the technique was a bit clumsy, it did not stop her from liking it.
"Lu Yang, this heart is not finished yet. There is still a little bit left to finish."
Gu Xiaowan squatted down and used her fingers to help Lu Yang fix the last shortcoming.
After finishing the painting, she curiously asked: "What did you use to paint? Why are there still so many water stains?"
Lu Yang said seriously: "Oh, I used urine. I didn't finish the painting because I didn't have enough urine."
Gu Xiaowan was stunned!
She raised her finger in disbelief.
"You...you mean with urine?"
Lu Yang saw that Gu Xiaowan had a strange expression and turned around to run away.
"Lu Yang, you are a bastard!"
Gu Xiaowan, who was usually gentle and well-behaved, grabbed Lu Yang and wiped his face with her fingers.
The two fell to the ground while playing.
Gu Xiaowan pouted angrily and beat him with her pink fist.
"I'm kidding you, I'm kidding you, I actually painted it with a water gun."
Gu Xiaowan's offensive then stopped: "Show me."
Lu Yang stood up and took out a toy water gun from his bicycle and handed it to Gu Xiaowan.
Gu Xiaowan doubtfully picked up the water gun and carefully checked the capacity inside.
Lu Yang explained: "There are so many people in your community, but I don't dare to take off my pants in public even if I have the guts."
Gu Xiaowan's tears turned into laughter, and she pointed the water gun at Lu Yang.
"Hmph, if you dare to bully me again next time, I will shoot you!"
Lu Yang raised his hand in cooperation.
"I was wrong, Miss Gu!"
Gu Xiaowan then returned the water gun to Lu Yang. She wanted to invite Lu Yang to come up and sit.
Lu Yang thought that today was the first day of the Lunar New Year, so he didn't go to Gu Xiaowan's house. The two of them just sat on a bench in the community for a while.
They watched the children in the community take out firecrackers from their pockets, light the fuses with incense, and then cover their ears and run away laughing.
Gu Xiaowan said: "I used to like playing with firecrackers when I was a child, but later my mother thought it was too dangerous and wouldn't let me touch them."
Lu Yang also talked about interesting things about his childhood.
For example, if you release a flying monkey into someone else's house, the windows will be broken, and then you will be complained by your neighbors and eventually beaten.
Another year, I used firecrackers to explode feces in the aqua toilet in my hometown. The walls around the aqua toilet were covered with feces, and I was beaten again.
When Fang Er was kicking his feet, he was so frightened that the man next door almost fell over and was beaten in the end.
If Gu Xiaowan is the good girl, Lu Yang is the naughty kid.
As time went by, they all grew up.
Gu Xiaowan felt that this year was extremely fulfilling because Lu Yang appeared in her life.
She quietly put her hand into Lu Yang's down jacket pocket.
Secretly hoping: I hope this can last a lifetime.
...
After the New Year, the pace of life becomes faster, such as visiting relatives and friends and paying New Year greetings.
Lu Yang followed Shen Lijuan and Lu Jianjun to his grandpa and grandma's house to pay New Year greetings, during which he earned another two hundred yuan in red envelopes.
Originally, Grandpa and Grandma were old and Lu Yang didn't want their money, but Grandma insisted on giving it.
The old man said plausibly: If you haven't been married for a day, you are still a child. When you get married, it will not be given to you, but to your wife when the time comes.
Time flies by very quickly, and in a blink of an eye it’s the sixth day of the first lunar month.
Gu Xiaowan was invited by Shen Lijuan to come to her home for dinner.
Shen Lijuan also asked Lu Yang to invite Zhang Yudan and Lin Ziwei.
Lu Yang thought it would be better to invite them to a restaurant then, and leave Gu Xiaowan alone for the family dinner.
This morning, Gu Xiaowan and Lu Yang went upstairs, and her hand holding Lu Yang was stained with sweat.
"Lu Yang, I...I'm a little nervous."
This is the first time Gu Xiaowan has come to Lu Yang's house. In the past, Lu Yang would go to her house to have dinner.
Lu Yang smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, treat this place as your own home, you will be the hostess from now on."
When Gu Xiaowan heard the word "mistress", her little heart beat uncontrollably.
"real?"
"Really, I swear by the light bulbs in our house!"
The lightbulb in the corridor went out.
Suspicion appeared in Gu Xiaowan's beautiful eyes.
Lu Yang cursed in his mind and raised his voice: "Our light bulbs are voice controlled."
Gu Xiaowan saw that the light bulb came on again, and then she put away her suspicion.
Shen Lijuan heard the commotion outside and took the initiative to open the door. When she saw Gu Xiaowan behind Lu Yang, her eyebrows instantly opened and she smiled.
"Xiao Wan, don't stand outside. It's cold outside. Come in quickly."
Lu Jianjun also came from the kitchen. He said to Gu Xiaowan mellowly: "Xiaowan, come in quickly, it's very windy in the corridor outside."
Gu Xiaowan finally plucked up the courage. She walked into the living room, smiled sweetly at Shen Lijuan and Lu Jianjun and said, "Happy New Year to Aunt Shen and Happy New Year to Uncle Lu."
"Hey, stop standing, sit down quickly."
Shen Lijuan also pulled the folds of the sofa, while Lu Jianjun was busy carrying the fruit plate and melon seeds.
Gu Xiaowan handed the gift in her hand to Shen Lijuan.
"Aunt Shen, this is my first time here. I don't know what you like, so I just bought some for you and Uncle Lu."
Shen Lijuan was already smiling from ear to ear. She complained: "As long as we like what you buy, besides, we are old and we are not allowed to spend money in the future."
After the greetings, Shen Lijuan asked Lu Yang to lead Gu Xiaowan to the bathroom to wash her hands.
When passing Lu Yang's room, Gu Xiaowan immediately saw Kobe Bryant posters and cartoon robot stickers on the wall.
It's so childish.
She was very curious and decided to go to Lu Yang's room after dinner to watch.
During lunch, Shen Lijuan kept putting vegetables in Gu Xiaowan's bowl, and it was full in just a short time.
Gu Xiaowan thought about Liu Yuqing's advice when she went out, eat less and don't expose your nature as a foodie.
Looking at her bowl full of food, Gu Xiaowan turned to Lu Yang with pleading eyes.
Lu Yang came out to smooth things over: "Mom, don't pick it up for Xiaowan. Didn't you see that the food in her bowl is full? Besides, the food is so close to her that I can't pick it up."
He moved the plate of steamed seabass towards him.
Shen Lijuan knocked off Lu Yang's hand.
"Eat less, how can Xiaowan catch it if you move so far away!"
Gu Xiaowan wanted to laugh when she saw it. Lu Yang was usually very aggressive when getting along with him, but who knew he was so timid at home?
It’s really like one thing brings down another.
Lu Yang said to Gu Xiaowan: "You can just eat it. If you can't finish it, leave it in the bowl. I'll eat it for you."
Gu Xiaowan felt relieved and ate peacefully.
The home with the strong smell of fireworks seemed a little lively because of the extra people, but it was also very happy and real.
Through chatting at the dinner table, she discovered that the atmosphere at Lu Yang's home was different from her own.
In her family, she is the exclusive favorite, followed by her father and finally her mother.
In the Lu Yang family, Aunt Shen is the special favorite, followed by Uncle Lu, and finally Lu Yang.
After eating, Lao Lu and Lu Yang obediently went to the kitchen to clean up.
Originally, Gu Xiaowan was going to help, but Shen Lijuan forced her to go to the living room to watch TV and told her to eat some fruit after dinner to relieve her appetite.
Shen Lijuan took out the woolen gloves she had worked overtime to make and gave them to Gu Xiaowan.
She spent two days and one night knitting this.
It can be said that etiquette is more important than affection!
Gu Xiaowan liked this gift very much, and she could feel Shen Lijuan's intentions.
In the kitchen, Lu Yang and Lao Lu were also chatting.
"Dad, I usually don't see you washing dishes, why did you take the initiative to come to the kitchen today?"
"Aren't you the same?"
"That's different. I'm in a special situation today."
"I am also in a special situation."
The father and son looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes...