After a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, I chatted with the old lady and Zhang Youjie about home affairs for nearly two hours.
The old lady is sleepy.
Lin Yao sent her into the room, then returned to her room, opened the window, and took a breath while looking outside.
Because it is a rural town.
There is no ban on setting off fireworks during the Chinese New Year here.
It was quite noisy outside at this time, and occasionally there would be a muffled sound of fireworks taking off and exploding into the sky.
However, this is still a small matter.
The busiest time is after 12 o'clock in the morning.
Because there is a tradition here of worshiping heaven and earth at zero o'clock and celebrating the new year.
At that time, every household will use tea instead of wine to worship heaven and earth.
Then set off firecrackers and fireworks.
By then, the entire town will be filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Lin Bing is not at home this year.
The old lady can't stay up all night.
Therefore, the task of worshiping morning tea should be completed by the two sisters and Zhang Youjie.
This is for Lin Yao.
It's quite novel.
Because there was no such custom in her hometown in her previous life.
But the memory is very profound...
Why worship with tea instead of wine?
Lin Yao didn't know this.
But in her memory, the happiest moment of the year as a child was indeed the New Year's Eve, when twelve o'clock arrived.
Raise your eyes and surround yourself.
There are brilliant fireworks in all directions.
She always feels like she is standing at the center of the world...
Um.
Quite a middle schooler.
Lin Yao looked at the fireworks that exploded into the sky again, remembering what happened when she was a child, and couldn't help but smile.
"Xiaoyao?"
At this time.
Lin Xi opened the door, saw Lin Yao standing by the window, and called her softly.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Yao came to her senses and looked back at Lin Xi who was standing at the door.
Because I'm home.
Lin Xi changed into a very homely outfit, light blue jeans and a white sweater, with gentle and undulating curves, which was very suitable.
"I couldn't find you. I thought you ran out alone."
Lin Xi closed the door gently, came to Lin Yao's side, and stood with her at the window, looking at the night sky and the occasional fireworks.
"How is that possible? It's freezing outside."
Lin Yao shook her ponytail gently and leaned towards Lin Xi to keep warm: "I feel cold even standing at the window now. Look at the wind..."
"That's not what you said when you were a kid."
Lin Xi turned around and felt cold when the cold wind blew.
But she is much more straightforward.
He hugged his sister directly.
I felt much warmer immediately.
"What happened when I was a kid?" Lin Yao found that it was indeed warm, so she didn't resist, but asked curiously.
Lin Xi showed a recalling expression and said with emotion: "You forced me to go to New Year greetings... But you were afraid of being alone, so you let me lead the way. It was freezing cold, so I walked in front, and you held my clothes behind and gave instructions.
Where am I going..."
"Forehead……"
Lin Yao recalled it, and it seemed that such a thing really happened. At that time, she huddled behind Lin Xi and used her to block the wind.
How disdainful.
"It was great to have no worries at that time."
Lin Xi hugged Lin Yao tightly, gently rubbed her hair, and sighed.
Lin Yao smiled, feeling a little nostalgic, and suddenly said: "Don't talk about that time, how about we go out for a walk now?"
Lin Xi was slightly startled: "Ah?"
…
ten minutes later.
After Lin Yao greeted Zhang Youjie, she pulled Lin Xi out of the house.
The two of them were somewhat prepared, adding a coat and a scarf.
But the cold winter wind is biting than expected.
The two of them had just gone out.
I couldn't help but shudder.
"How stupid."
Lin Yao looked at the desolate courtyard and felt that she had done something very stupid.
"Indeed." Lin Xi turned around and tightened Lin Yao's scarf, and then suggested, "Why don't you go back?"
"No, everyone is out..."
Lin Yao struggled for a moment, shook her head slightly, took Lin Xi's hand, and led her out of the house into the biting cold wind.
There is no shelter outside.
The wind is a bit stronger.
This made the two sisters hold their hands tighter.
"It's so cold. I don't know how we persisted when we were children."
Lin Yao barely adapted to the change in indoor and outdoor temperatures, took Lin Xi's hand and walked out of the yard, came outside, and started wandering aimlessly.
Lin Xi looked at his sister's back, a little dazed, and whispered: "Maybe it was because I was playful at that time."
"Am I playful?"
"Um……"
"..."
"but."
Lin Xi pursed her lips and suddenly whispered: "Now, you can stand in front of my sister. At first, you had to grab my clothes to dare to come out, but now you can hold my sister's hand to shield me from the wind.
"
"So, are you touched?" Lin Yao turned around, held Lin Xi's hand with her other hand, then stepped back and asked with a smile.
"Touched...don't fall."
Lin Xi nodded, and then couldn't help but whisper a warning, a little worried.
Lin Yao smiled again: "Don't worry, how could I... oops."
The heroic words are not finished yet.
Because I didn't look at the road.
She tripped and staggered.
Lin Xi had quick eyesight and quick hands, and immediately pulled her into his arms, causing Lin Yao, who could not maintain her balance, to fall towards him.
Lin Yao stumbled and ran into Lin Xi's arms.
The two groaned.
"...Be careful, don't fall."
Lin Xi endured the feeling of tightness in her chest, hugged Lin Yao tightly in her arms, and whispered with a hint of blame.
"Um."
Lin Yao raised her head, looked at the sister in front of her who looked very similar to herself, and suddenly said: "Look, it's not just me who shielded you from the wind. Sister, you also saved me just now."
"...You would do the same thing if you were walking behind."
Lin Xi was silent for a moment and suddenly didn't want to leave. He put his hands under Lin Yao's armpits and hugged her tightly.
"Well, I will do the same."
Lin Yao leaned against the warm Linxi, rested her chin on her shoulder, and murmured: "So don't worry, don't think too much, I will help you, I will protect you from the wind and rain..."
In fact, there is such a thing as a sense of identity.
It takes accumulation over time.
When I first came here.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At first, Lin Yao didn’t care about this family or the sister in front of her. She even lacked recognition of her own identity...
But we get along day and night and make it along the way.
The people and things she encountered, the goodwill came together.
Lin Yao found that she had changed without knowing it.
She has integrated into this identity, this world, and this home.
She will look forward to the custom of worshiping heaven and earth with tea.
I completely forgot that I had never heard of this custom in my previous life.
She would care about her father's childhood and worry that he would be alone, so she would ask him to come back with her to celebrate the New Year.
She will look forward to meeting her good friend Mu Wanqing later in the year.
She will care about the sister in front of her and want to protect her from wind and rain.
She will want to protect this family...
Along the way.
Lin Yao has really changed.
She also has doubts sometimes.
When I first updated that turn-based online game, the biggest reason was because of the system.
But now the money she earns from playing games is enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.
So why on earth...do you continue to work hard?
Is it for money? Or for self-realization? Or to make more good games?
Well...it doesn't feel like it.
"Is it like 'protecting yourself from the wind and rain' just like that?"
Because I couldn't see Lin Yao's expression.
Lin Xi didn't know what she was thinking and asked with a smile.
"That was an accident." Lin Yao raised her head again, looked at her sister, and defended herself.
"Yes, accident."
Lin Xi let go of Lin Yao's waist, reached out and gently pinched her soft face, smiling like a flower.
"It hurts, it hurts..."
Lin Yao returned the favor and stretched out her hand to pinch Lin Xi's face.
boom--
suddenly.
There was a loud noise.
Successfully attracted the attention of the two sisters.
A firework shot up into the sky, then exploded violently, turning into gorgeous fireworks that were reflected in the pupils of the two people.
The two watched the fireworks, watching them spread brightly and then gradually dissipate.
Then they turned around and looked at each other.
"Happy New Year."
Lin Xi pursed her lips and smiled softly, letting go of Lin Yao's face, suddenly taking a step forward and hugging her hard.
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face, she also hugged her waist and whispered: "Happy New Year."
a new Year.
Coming soon.
But for what purpose?
I have made enough money, and I still need to continue to produce new projects and make new games.
Maybe... just to protect the people I care about from the wind and rain.