Chapter 379 The Tranquility Before New Year's Eve
On the night before New Year's Eve when Zhou Yushi was very busy, he called them to an unoccupied guest room in the courtyard.
"Tomorrow I will have to go on a long journey to worship my ancestors, and they are my own ancestors, so you can't go." He said this in front of the big wardrobe in the guest room.
"Belinda isn't okay too?" Della asked, not knowing that the couple didn't want to get married or have children. She felt that the Tang family treated Belinda like a family member these days.
"In theory, it is possible," Zhou Yushi responded to Bellinda's questioning look and explained, "There are many things to do when worshipping the ancestors. There are many things that cannot be explained in a short time, but I don't think you are used to kneeling and kowtowing."
Bellinda nodded, her hesitation and suspicion thrown behind her. She waved her hand and accepted it happily. "Okay, you go tomorrow. Della and I will find a way to prepare for tomorrow."
"That's fine with me," Della said.
"I actually arranged something for you," Zhou Yushi said hesitantly, but with a smug look on his face. He spoke in a voice that was both guilty and trying to win credit, "I wonder if you will be satisfied..."
As he spoke, all the closet doors behind him opened automatically. The sheen of the fabric under the light dazzled Della's eyes. She looked at the clothes of different styles in the full closet and her eyes widened slightly.
"Long sleeves!" Belinda, who always liked new clothes and new jewelry, walked over and lifted up a red sleeve to look at it. "This seems to be different from what you wore on Halloween that year."
"The long sleeves you mentioned have many categories according to dynasties and identities," Zhou Yushi took out the dress and pointed to the pattern of a fish body with wings and two feet on it and explained to Belinda and Della who walked in, "The flying fish dress of the Ming Dynasty got its name from this pattern related to auspiciousness. Oh - we have many auspiciousness. Of course, this dress is included because its wide sleeves and waist-binding style are still very popular. I think you will like it."
Belinda looked at the large pleated, drooping hem and could already imagine the fluttering of the sleeves of the dress when it moved. Especially under the light, the sea and cliff patterns beyond the flying fish were glittering and the flowing light seemed as if it could really move.
"So beautiful..." Belinda couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. She suddenly turned her head and cast her gaze upon the clothes in the closet that she had never seen before, flipping through them like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
"There are many types of skirts, including wide-sleeved shirts and narrow-sleeved short skirts. That one is a bare-necked gauze dress, which should be called this name. It is from the Tang Dynasty." Zhou Yushi explained every time Belinda looked at another skirt. "That is a horse-faced skirt from the Ming Dynasty. This type of skirt is also very fashionable now. The one with a lot of silver ornaments is from the Miao ethnic group..."
Bellinda looked at it for a long time, and Della listened to Zhou Yushi's explanation for a long time, and got to know the vast and ancient land from the perspective of clothing again.
"That's great... That's great..." Belinda couldn't stop praising him. Zhou Yushi had undoubtedly prepared something that touched her heart, but there was still one step left to make Belinda happy. "You know I like these, but you kept it hidden until now?"
Bellinda has always been the aggressor and the superior in relationships, so gifts must be given with care and the attitude of gift giving must also be noted.
Being too proud and complacent will greatly reduce the effectiveness of the gift.
"Forgive me," Zhou Yushi had already figured this out. He grabbed Belinda's hand and placed it on his cheek, looking at her lovingly, "When I was getting ready, I just thought you would look good in whatever you wore, so I prepared anxiously and blindly until now..."
Belinda moved closer to Zhou Yushi, and the atmosphere became ambiguous. Della tactfully walked out of the guest room silently, and walked towards the red plum blossoms in the yard in the dim light of the lanterns.
After these days of destruction, at first glance, the red plum blossoms were not as lush as they were on the day they first arrived. The large and small, high and low broken ends left after pinching the branches actually damaged the beauty. When she mentioned this, Zhou Yushi immediately taught her a poem, "When there are flowers to be picked, pick them immediately, don't wait until there are no flowers left to pluck branches."
A sentence with beautiful translation. Yes, when flowers bloom, appreciating them is a joy, picking them is a joy, and arranging them is also a joy. If the flowers are only left on the branches, not only will the joy be reduced by two points, but it will also add to the regret when you see them withering later.
For most of her life, Maggie was like a plum tree without picking its flowers. She tried her best to preserve the elegance of the plum tree after pruning, completely ignoring the withering plum blossoms.
Now, she was just plucking a branch of plum blossoms for fun, ruining Maggie's careful arrangement, but what did it matter? New branches would grow next year.
Della raised her left hand and pressed it on the plum branch in front of her. Suddenly, among the heavy branches, there was a flash of moonlight. She pressed the branch down slightly, and the flowers fell and a person appeared. It was Tang Yun.
The sudden eye contact startled Tang Yun, who was a few steps away. It was the first time he met those quiet black eyes for more than three seconds. When he came to his senses, his pupils drooped along with his hands that fell to his side in panic.
"There's something I forgot to give you," he said, and walked slowly to Della's tree. "It's New Year's Day, and grandpa was afraid you'd miss home, so he asked me to bring this to you."
Della took the album with photos of Country Y and Bronte and looked at Tang Ming in surprise.
"Grandpa said you would refuse... let me give it to you..." Tang Yun reluctantly repeated his grandfather's words. Being so close to Della, he felt it was a little difficult to breathe.
It’s a touching act, but touching things cannot overshadow all the problems.
Tang Xi's family arrived here two days earlier than them, but the photo album that was supposed to be brought to her was not given to her until today.
"Did you wait until the New Year to give this to me, Yu?" Della gave Tang Yu a way out while asking.
"Um... um... um!" Tang Yun walked down the stairs. He remembered what his cousin had said to him these past two days and repeated it in English with difficulty, "Tomorrow, won't my cousin be able to take care of you..."
After saying this, he felt that this sentence was purely superfluous. The connection between the activities arranged by his cousin and Della's homesickness was very weak. However, Tang Yun also realized that saying more would make more mistakes, so he said goodbye casually, turned around and left Della's crisp voice of thanks behind.
The people in the guest room haven't come out yet, and the sadness and disgust that will be disturbed are not over yet. Della holds the photo album and looks at Tang Yun's back as he runs away in a hurry. The only sound in her ears is the footsteps that are getting smaller and smaller carried by the slight sound of the wind.
This was the first time she felt so quiet since arriving in Country Z.
Before the busy New Year, shouldn’t we have some quiet time to tidy ourselves up and focus more on life?
Della held the photo album, her heart feeling empty for a moment, yet unexpectedly calm. She opened the album and looked at Bronte's handsome and friendly face in the moonlight, feeling like it was Christmas.
Family around.
This is how it should be for Christmas, and this is also how it should be for the coming New Year.
She found a new comfort, and she wouldn't be lonely during the upcoming holidays when her family would reunite.