day and night

It's the Chinese New Year, and Ayu's parents came back from abroad, and his father was a dark circle, and Ayu almost didn't recognize him when he went to pick him up at the airport.The New Year’s Eve dinner was eaten at Ayu’s house. Seven aunts, eight aunts, and relatives from all walks of life were all present. Ayu’s two aunts arranged for meals. Ayu was chatting with his elders in the living room. The TV was turned on loudly. When will Qiao Yang come?

Ayu said: "His parents go to bed early, so they should come around eleven o'clock."

The mother asked again: "Have you met his parents?"

Ayu said, "Let's talk about it."

On TV, there was a clip of the Chinese celebrating the New Year in Thailand’s Chinatown. The mother gave Ayu a hug, looked at Ayu’s father, and joked, “Where are the most beautiful massage girls in Bangkok? Your dad must know.”

Ayu smiled and said, "You know which dealer in Las Vegas is the most handsome."

Mother also smiled: "There is no more perfect friend than your father in the world."

She lit a cigarette, and Ayu said, "Go smoke in the yard, there are so many children here."

The mother laughed and murmured, "It's not my child."

Ayu pushed her twice, and her mother stood up, and called Ayu to go to the garden outside.The weather was cold, the two of them were wearing thin clothes, and smoked next to each other shyly. Half of the cigarette was burned, and Ayu's mother remembered something, and took out a necklace from her pocket and handed it to Ayu.The pendant of that necklace is a cross.

Ayu was surprised: "Are you a believer?"

"No, don't you think it looks good? I bought it in Brazil." Mother said, and urged Ayu to wear it for her to see.

Ayu put away the necklace, and her mother shook off the soot, saying: "People without faith are very sad."

"Don't you have one too?" Ayu was confused, "I didn't believe in Christ, so do I believe in Buddha now?"

My mother said: "I believe in modern science, and I also believe that youth is gone forever, and time flies like a white horse."

"Suddenly so literary..." Ayu looked at the holly bushes in the courtyard and said, "I want to marry Qiao Yang."

"So?" Mother was puzzled, "You are not asking for my opinion, asking if I agree or not?"

Her face is wrinkled, her forehead is full, and the bridge of her nose is freckled. She wears vermilion lipstick and pearl earrings.Her tear troughs are very obvious.

Ayu said: "I like him, and we are also very suitable."

Mother rubbed her arms: "There's no need to tell me."

When she turned around, Ayu's father just pushed open the sliding door and squinted at the mother and son: "Why are you so secretive?"

"It's very sad to say that you have no faith," said the mother, and walked straight in.

Father followed and complained: "Don't talk nonsense, of course I have!"

"Believe in money, or believe in youthful flesh?"

"Believe in people, believe in you, me, him, enjoy when you should enjoy, and die when you should die."

Ayu was still standing in the garden, his father and mother stood shoulder to shoulder, gradually walked away, and gradually walked into the crowd, Ayu called out.

"mom……"

When the mother turned around, she had a cramped smile on her face, dry, out of place, and out of place.

Her smiling face was immediately covered by Ayu's cousins.

Ayu thought of a door in his previous home, the door was not closed properly, his mother was crying in the crack of the door, at first she clenched the corner of her skirt, then she held her face and cried.

She has no choice.

Ah Yu knew, he knew.

It's time for dinner. Adults and children sit at two full tables. After the elders hand out red envelopes, the younger generations share pocket money on their mobile phones. When the Spring Festival Gala begins, the tables are almost inaudible. The children are also very quiet, sitting on the sofa Play games obediently.

When the bell was about to strike zero o'clock, Ayu's second uncle said that he was going to set off fireworks outside. The children got excited and chattered around the second uncle and went out. After a while, everyone went out to watch the fun, the old man They were in great spirits, and they also wanted to watch the fireworks, put on scarves and hats, wrapped them up tightly, and walked out one by one.The glutinous rice balls on the table were still hot, and the wine hadn't been finished yet, and the woman on the wall who was playing a clown stared at Ayu with wide eyes.Ayu was still sitting at the dining table, and the room was empty in no time.

Qiao Yang arrived before midnight, but he didn't enter the house. He was dragged outside by Ayu's father to watch the fireworks. He kept knocking on the sliding glass door, waving his arms at Ayu, calling him out.Ayu waved his hands at him, the fireworks exploded high in the sky, and countless light fragments fell, Ayu could see everyone in the yard, the children were laughing and dancing, they were extremely happy, and Qiao Yang was also smiling as happily as the children.

"Come out and watch together!"

Ayu heard Qiao Yang say loudly in the sound of gunfire.

Ayu pointed at the door, he turned around, and opened the wardrobe next to the door.

He picked up a coat hanger, and suddenly, an impulse surged up, as if a kind of faith had manifested itself.Ayu cried out.He bowed his head, tears kept falling down.

He knew he was crying, he didn't know what to do, he thought of people with blurred faces, alcohol, nicotine, a stranger's laughter, a stranger's death, many joys and many unhappiness.

"Ayu! Light the firecrackers!! Everyone is waiting for you!" Qiao Yang shouted loudly.

Ayu wiped his eyes, he put on his coat, and walked to the yard, someone handed him a lighter, and someone gave him a bunch of firecrackers.He put the firecrackers on the ground, lit the wire, the firecrackers exploded, crackled, and bursts of smoke billowed, blinding his eyes, Ayu quickly opened his hands, he couldn't see anything, couldn't see clearly , He caught a person, tightened his arms in a panic, closed his eyes tightly, and hugged him tightly.

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