Double Life: My whole world is you

Only the main room, bathroom and living room were renovated on the second floor of my uncle's house, and the rest were bare. When Cheng Qiao arrived, Lulu was doing homework in a remote, undecorated room on the second floor of my uncle's house.

When he saw Cheng Qiao, he smiled at her and called out softly, "Sister Qiao."

"Brother Lu, how was high school?" Cheng Qiao asked. Although they were in the same city, the Sixth Middle School was a bit remote, and the two families were a bit far apart. Since Cheng's mother opened the dumpling restaurant, she spent all her time in the store except when she came home to visit her grandmother. Cheng Qiao helped in the store or studied part-time during her holidays, and did not go out. So she and Lulu had not seen each other for almost a year.

Lulu put down her pen, shrugged, and acted calm, "It's about the same as the third year of junior high school! The studies at home are very intense and difficult."

"Which subject are you weak in? Do you need tutoring?" Cheng Qiao asked.

Lulu smiled and said, "Qiaojie, I need a lot of tutoring..."

So the rest of the time was occupied by Lulu. It was not until after 5:30 that Chengzhu came up to call them. Chengqiao realized that he had been talking for three hours without realizing it. She felt that her throat was about to smoke. But when she looked back and saw Lulu's sparkling eyes, it seemed worth it. Before they parted, she said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Lu, you can also stay at my house for a few days after the New Year. If there are any questions you don't understand, I can explain them to you."

Lulu smiled and shook her head, "I have to go to school on the eighth day of the first lunar month, so I guess I won't have time."

After returning to the community, everyone helped to deliver the vegetables and fried and roasted food that the aunts brought upstairs. Dad Zhang took the three of them to the park, while Mom Cheng was at home stewing soup and making dumplings.

When they got home at around seven or eight o'clock, the house was filled with the rich aroma of chicken soup. This old hen was brought to them by their second aunt. She brought one to each of her brothers and sisters who were not at home. These were all raised by her and were pure green food.

Cheng's mother added mushrooms and red dates, as well as some Chinese medicinal herbs, to the chicken soup, making it more fragrant. Cheng's mother cooked the dumplings she had prepared in the chicken soup, and the five of them each had a full bowl.

After dinner, Zhang's father chatted with everyone for a while and then went back to his own home. Then Zhang Yandi and Cheng Zhu brought two large bags of snacks and fruits to keep watch together. Cheng's mother also took out the snacks she had prepared. Cheng Qiao looked at the food all around and said with a smile, "It seems that our family has become well-off without us noticing."

"Sister, it seems that our family is getting better and better after Brother Xiaodi came." Cheng Zhu said seriously.

Cheng Qiao thought about it for a moment, and it was true! Ever since Zhang Yandi moved in as a freshman in high school, Cheng Qiao started working part-time, Cheng's mother opened a dumpling shop, and their family was thriving. And Xinghua also gradually established a student council, school council, and student union after Yandi moved in, and Xinghua was getting better and better.

Cheng Qiao couldn't hide her smile, "Not only is our family getting better and better, it seems that the people around us and Xinghua are getting better and better. Yan Di, you are everyone's lucky star!"

"I don't dare to take credit for it. This is the result of everyone's joint efforts." Zhang Yandi replied with a smile.

"Brother Xiaodi, sister, please play poker with me all night tonight!" Cheng Zhu walked into the room and took out a deck of cards and said.

"Just playing poker? How about playing chess?" Zhang Yandi asked Cheng Zhu with a smile after seeing Cheng Qiao touch his eyebrows lightly.

"I don't want to! I haven't beaten you in chess, but I must beat you in card games today." Cheng Zhu complained loudly.

"Okay, I'll do as you say today." Zhang Yandi patted his head lovingly. Cheng Qiao also sat down with a smile. But Cheng Zhu's luck didn't seem to be very good! When they played until half past eleven, Cheng Zhu had already lost four or five hundred yuan per round of one yuan. After losing this round again, he finally couldn't help but burst out, "Little Brother Di, you're going too far. You've been letting me win."

"No! My cards today are not very good." Zhang Yandi said innocently.

"How could that be? You have to break up the 4 against us. We are civilians and my sister is the landlord!" Cheng Zhu cried.

"Oh oh! I just saw it wrong." He smiled and made eye contact with Cheng Qiao, then said, "Okay, we will definitely win this round."

So Zhang Yandi played seriously for the rest of the time, and Chengzhu won back a hundred points. Just as he was excited and ready to do a big job, her sister yawned and got up, "We have finished the New Year's Eve, and we are ready to go to bed!"

"See you tomorrow." Zhang Yandi got up and went home. Before closing the door, he opened it again and smiled at the two of them, "Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year." The two also smiled and replied. But Chengzhu was a little reluctant. Chengqiao slapped him in a funny way, and then handed him all the winnings, "Brother, playing cards can only be used to relieve stress occasionally, but you can't get addicted to it."

Chengzhu was very happy when he saw the money. He said to Chengqiao's back, "Okay, sister."

"Happy New Year, brother." Cheng Qiao turned around and said to him with a smile.

"Happy New Year, my dear sister." Chengzhu said with a bright smile.

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, Cheng Qiao slept until he woke up naturally. In the afternoon, he went to the park with Zhang Yandi and Cheng Zhu to ride bicycles and join in the fun for the whole afternoon. In the evening, he studied and did homework at home. On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Zhang's father drove the three of them to the amusement park in the nearby city to play for a day. On the third day of the Chinese New Year, he took them back to Waipaowan early in the morning.

After greeting all the elders, Cheng Qiao sat with her grandmother and chatted for a while. Then her aunt and her family came back, and Cheng Qiao followed Lulu to her uncle's second floor to do homework.

After a while, her cell phone rang. She was very happy to see the caller ID and quickly picked up the phone to answer it. "Cousin, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year, cousin." He asked with a smile, "Have you returned to Wangjiawan?"

"We're here. We're at my grandma's house." Cheng Qiao replied.

"Okay, we'll come find you later." He hung up the phone. Cheng Qiao said a few words to Lulu, then packed up and went downstairs. As soon as she arrived at the elementary school, she saw Wang Wei and the three people behind him from a distance.

Cheng Qiao was very happy and ran over to greet the four of them, "Cousin, Wang Chong, Wang Ran, Caiyun, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year." The four of them said in unison.

"Cousin, are you okay? Shall we take a walk around the bay?" Wang Wei asked.

"Sure! I don't have anything to do for now, I'll go to my third aunt's house later this afternoon." Cheng Qiao replied with a smile. She held Wang Ran and Wang Caiyun's arm, and Wang Wei and Wang Chong walked behind them. The five of them walked and talked about their circumstances over the past year.

Wang Wei is still studying cooking in another school this year. He will use his spare time to do part-time jobs. His life is busy and fulfilling.

After graduation, Wang Chong studied mold making at a technical secondary school in the next city. He smiled and said, "It's not bad, I'll just muddle through!"

Cheng Qiao asked curiously, "How are you and Zhang Ru doing?"

He smiled and shook his head but refused to say more.

Wang Caiyun is a student at No. 1 Middle School. She said, "Every day I am busy studying and I feel like I don't have enough time."

Wang Ran had a hint of heartache in his eyes. "Your No. 1 Middle School is famous for its strictness. It's not easy for you."

Wang Caiyun smiled and shook her head. "It's OK. I can adapt. How about you?"