Chapter 227 Sincerity

Chapter 227 Sincerity

Chapter 227 Sincerity
Xu Mingyuan couldn't resist drinking all day and controlled his drinking appropriately.

Seeing that Xu Mingyuan was unwilling to drink, Xu Jun just drank to get a little tipsy to liven up the atmosphere.

Xiao Yangzhi seemed very worried that the two of them drank too much and were so sleepy every day that they couldn't open their eyes.

Until one day I didn't drink, I went back to my room to sleep early in the morning, and slept until after eight o'clock the next day.

Xu Mingyuan thought she was feeling unwell, so he went to check on her. He was relieved to see that she was not blushing or feeling hot.

On such a calm day, New Year's Eve finally arrived.

The sound of firecrackers outside has been going on since early morning, and the "ding-dong" sound makes the glass shake slightly.

As soon as the window was opened, the whole city was filled with a thick smell of gunpowder. Every detail was telling us that the old year was about to end and the new year was about to come.

Before Xu Mingyuan got up, Xiao Yangzhi had already prepared the paste and pasted the couplets together with Xu Jun.

Last year, it was only pasted on the door, but this year, not only were they pasted on all the doors in the house, but even a small "Fu" character was pasted on the refrigerator and TV.

After all, Xu Jun has raised a family before. No matter how well he does it, at least it is much better than Xu Mingyuan, who is a half-baked one.

It’s a pity that the house is still deserted and far from as lively as it was when the old man was alive.

However, little Yangzhi was already very content. The smile on her face never left her face, and she ran around with light steps.

Xu Jun took out a bag of firecrackers, called Xu Mingyuan over, put them in his hands and said, "I used to set off the firecrackers, this year you can take her to set off the firecrackers and have fun."

"Little Yangzhi dares to set off firecrackers?" Xu Mingyuan said in surprise.

"Haha, she doesn't dare. I have firecrackers for her to play with." Xu Jun said with a smile.

"Come on, I'll take you downstairs to set off the whip."

Xu Mingyuan waved his hand and led Xiao Yangzhi out the door.

Last year, Xiao Yangzhi bought all the New Year's goods. She didn't say what she liked, so she only bought two firecrackers. She didn't even leave the house that day, she lit them and threw them downstairs.

Xu Mingyuan threw a firecracker away out of boredom. He hadn't been so interested in it for many years.

Little Yangzhi was having a lot of fun. He held a firecracker in his hand, threw it and hid far away. When he heard a crisp "pop" sound, he poked his head out from behind Xu Mingyuan.

"Here, let me light a firecracker for you. This one is louder." Xu Mingyuan turned around and said.

"I can not."

Little Yangzhi shook his head repeatedly.

"Isn't this just like a match? Just light it and throw it away." Xu Mingyuan said, stretching out his hand.

Yang Zhi didn't dare to answer and whispered, "It's different. The hissing sound is scary."

"You damn thing, what else can you do?" Xu Mingyuan was speechless. Seeing that she had thrown away all the firecrackers in her hand, he shouted to a few eight or nine-year-old children not far away: "Whose child is that? Come here!"

The child didn't show any fear, he came over and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Give me one of the fire sticks in your hand."

"No."

The child put his hands behind his back and shook his head.

"Tsk, it's not like I'm taking it for nothing. I'll trade it with you for firecrackers."

"Really? You're not lying?"

"I'm kidding you little brats, take it, play with it far away, don't hit anyone."

Xu Mingyuan picked out a bunch of rockets from the bag and gave the rest to them. These unlucky kids didn't even pay attention to others and threw the rockets around, almost throwing them in front of him.

Listening to the children running away happily, Xu Mingyuan shouted, "Have you said thank you? Are you running away?"

"Thank you, brother!"

"Be careful, don't let it break your hand." Xu Mingyuan smiled, unpacked a bunch of monkeys and stuck them into the snow pile, saying, "If you can't break this one, put it away."

"Um……"

Yang Zhi frowned and hesitated.

"You even dare to let a child go. You are such a grown-up girl, but you have grown in vain."

Xu Mingyuan took a rocket and placed it lightly on his fingertips, then lit it directly in his hand.

With two crisp "pop" sounds, the sky-high monkey flew into the sky and exploded.

"Go ahead and try it. It's fine even if I hold it in my hand. Why are you afraid of sticking it in the snow? Point the spark at the fuse, and when it lights up, run away."

"Oh……"

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Yang Zhi took the half-burned incense.

Yang Zhi realized that her brother was not satisfied with just amusing the children and wanted to amuse himself as well.

If you don't pick it up, the incense stick will burn down to its tail.

Xiao Yangzhi was a little girl who was taught from a young age that firecrackers could blow up hands and blind eyes. This happened frequently in the 1980s and 1990s, when homemade firecrackers produced by small workshops were like grenades. Maybe Xiao Yangzhi had seen such tragic scenes and it left a psychological trauma.

However, Xiao Yangzhi has many psychological shadows, and he has to solve them one by one.

Yang Zhi gathered the corners of his down jacket, held it in his arms, and then carefully stretched out his hand, shaking it for a long time but still unable to light it. After being urged by Xu Mingyuan, he took two steps forward and finally lit the fuse.

Hearing the hissing sound of the fuse burning, Xiao Yangzhi quickly squatted and stepped back.

She tripped over the hem of the skirt in her arms and fell on her butt.

Xu Mingyuan was amused by the clumsy little Yang Zhi and did not think of helping her. Only after seeing her finally getting up did he help her brush off the snowflakes on her body.

Yang Zhi was very shy, and even more shy when her butt was patted.

She was wearing thick clothes, and her down jacket wrapped her up from the knees. Xu Mingyuan didn't know where he was taking pictures, and seeing her red face, he thought she was scared, so he stopped teasing her.

It was freezing cold, so he hastily lit up all the remaining incense sticks, stuck them into the snow and went home.

Yang Zhi saw that he was smiling happily, but actually she didn't want to go home so early.

How could she, who is so delicate and sensitive, not see that Xu Mingyuan has been hiding more and more things in his heart these days.

Yang Zhi likes to keep her thoughts to herself, and she knows how painful this feeling is.

However, I had long been accustomed to it and felt that it was no big deal, but he was not like that... Xu Mingyuan was too lazy to watch the New Year's Eve party. He was always chatting on QQ on the computer, chatting and saying hello to classmates and friends.

But this opportunity did not last long, and Xiao Yangzhi dragged him out of the study room.

"This year's party is so boring."

Tao Shuxin's soft voice came from the receiver of the phone.

"Is that good? It will be even more boring in the future." Xu Mingyuan said.

After chatting for a few words, Tao Shuxin suddenly said, "Hey? Is there someone with you?"

"Yeah, my dad and sister are at home."

"Ah? Your dad is back?" Tao Shuxin was stunned and asked quickly.

"Well, I came back two days ago."

"How could you not tell me this?"

"Why would I tell you? And you didn't even ask."

Tao Shuxin returned to her hometown and visited relatives every day. She rarely had the chance to make phone calls on weekdays and spent most of the rest of her time sending text messages.

They had not spent enough time together, and Xu Mingyuan did not even think about telling her about this.

"You're amazing! You always say this!" Tao Shuxin lowered her voice and whispered, "Should I wish you a happy new year?"

"Dad, my girlfriend said she wanted to wish you a happy new year."

Xu Mingyuan casually handed the phone aside and ignored the exclamation coming from the receiver.

Tao Shuxin's face was red. She was so angry that Xu Mingyuan didn't give her any time to react that she wanted to hit him.

But of course she would not be like Xiao Yangzhi, who said nothing. Instead, she just said hello very politely.

At exactly twelve o'clock, the slightly tipsy Xu Mingyuan took Xiao Yangzhi to set off fireworks.

The sound of firecrackers in the city resounded through the sky. Xu Mingyuan held a cigarette in his mouth, lit it and took two puffs, then went to light the fuse of the fireworks.

Yang Zhi was afraid that Xu Mingyuan's eyes would be blinded by the fireworks, so she reached out to cover his eyebrows.

While little Yangzhi was looking at the fireworks happily, Xu Mingyuan took out his phone. This time he didn't let Tao Shuxin make the call, but took the initiative to dial the number.

There must have been the sound of firecrackers exploding on her end, and it took a long time before the call was connected.

"You also know to call me actively? Humph."

Tao Shuxin spoke angrily, but her tone could not hide her happiness.

"Happy New Year."

"What did you say? It's too noisy over there. I can't hear you clearly."

"I say Happy New Year."

Xu Mingyuan covered the microphone and spoke loudly.

"Tsk, not sincere."

"The first call this year is to you. How else can I show my sincerity?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"You want to say that we will be better in the new year, something like that." Tao Shuxin said with a hum.

"Why do you have so much to do? When are you going back to the city? How about we go to Jiangcheng to see the house?"

"Why do you care when I go back to the city? I can tell you have bad intentions." Tao Shuxin muttered.

"So are you going or not?"

"Go, cluck ...

Tao Shuxin laughed happily, and Xu Mingyuan was deeply infected and started laughing too.

"Brother, the fireworks are over, let's go home..."

Yang Zhi stretched out his finger and tapped Xu Mingyuan's waist.

Although the first words I said today were to myself, I didn’t say Happy New Year…

"Okay, you go back first."

Xu Mingyuan nodded and continued chatting with Tao Shuxin.

"It's very cold when you're making a phone call outside. I'll give you some gloves." Yang Zhi said as he took off his cotton gloves.

"No, I can't wear it."

"They are cotton gloves. You can wear them. Here..."

Yang Zhi held his hand up, with no intention of putting it down.

Xu Mingyuan simply chatted for a few words and then hung up the phone, pinching the face of the troublesome little girl.

"elder brother."

"What's wrong again?"

"Happy New Year." Yang Zhi said in a low voice.

"You little girl, you are not sincere at all, do you want the New Year's money?"

"No no……"

Yang Zhi waved his hands repeatedly.

She never refutes, but only explains honestly.

"It's snowing. Snow is a sign of a good harvest."

"Ah."

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(End of this chapter)