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Jiang Yu finally got his wish and entered the top five in the grade. He ranked fourth in the final exam this time, and Zi Luo was unshakeable first.

He was very satisfied, took a look at the test paper, and set his goal again.He wants to rush to second, and his name can be dropped next to Zi.

During the evening self-study, a few more girls came to the door. Hu Xiaoping went to the office and hadn't come back yet. Zhong Tian guessed why they came after just a glance.He opened the door and asked directly, "Looking for Ziluo?"

The girl didn't expect him to guess right at once, she was stunned for a long time before she nodded embarrassingly.

Zhong Tian turned around: "Zi——"

"Don't call him!" The girl interrupted him directly, and shoved the bag into his hand, "Thank you very much for passing it on to me!"

Zhong Tian put the gift on Zi Luo's table, and the opening remarks were similar to yesterday: "A girl gave it to you, it should be a birthday present."

The two of them changed seats and sat together again today, Zhong Tian clasped his fists and retreated slowly.Jiang Yu and Zi Luo stared at the bag together for 30 seconds, and Hu Xiaoping had already returned to the class.

When Jiang met him, he didn't move: "Aren't you going to open it and take a look?"

Zi Luo glanced at him, opened the bag and took out a light blue cardboard box, which was quite big and heavy, and it took a lot of effort to open it, the first thing the two of them saw was a card.

Jiang Yu took a closer look, and in just a few lines, she introduced who she was, firmly believing that Zi Luo would be admitted to University A, and would become an excellent pianist in the future.

The gift was a crystal piano, the texture was crystal clear, and Jiang Yu didn't look away for a long time.

Neither of them spoke for a while.In the past three years, they have received a lot of confessions, some of which are not in the right way and make people feel uncomfortable, and some of them have received a polite refusal not to bother.Others are just like these two girls, for no other reason, no purpose, just want to send gifts and blessings, to express their love, just to let them know.

Although the two of them are not interested in girls, Jiang Yu at this moment still thinks girls are really cute sometimes.Their love is passionate, restrained, and rational.This liking can bring motivation to other people, and on the contrary, it will also make them feel satisfied. Even if it is not much, it is enough to warm their hearts.

It snowed again on the day of the holiday, but this time the snowflakes fell into large pieces, and it didn't stop for a long time.The evening self-study was cancelled, Jiang Yu and Zi Luo didn't ride their bikes, they went nearby to eat a bowl of steaming noodles, and then walked slowly towards the station.

Jiang Yu didn't wear a glove with one hand, and looked at the numbers on the phone: "We have saved so much money."

He and Zi Luo's money was put together, because Ji Wang's grades improved, Ji Qing transferred him a bonus of more than 1000 a few days ago, plus salary, he can get a lot of money every month.

Zi Luo was afraid that his hands would be cold, so he put gloves on him silently.

Jiang Yu put away his cell phone, looked up at the sky where snowflakes were constantly falling: "It's New Year's Eve again."

Zi Luo said, "Can you live well this year?"

Jiang Yu understood what he meant, and Zi Luo's family also noticed Jiang Dezhi's changes. Sometimes Xie Xiaoan would still be surprised when eating, but Zi Luo thought it was good, at least Jiang Yu would not be hungry every day.

Jiang Yu said, "It should be possible."

But he wasn't sure, because the anniversary of Jiang Lai's death was approaching after the new year, and Jiang Yu wasn't sure if Jiang Dezhi would lose control and get drunk again, and he wasn't sure if Jiang Dezhi would still have a gloomy face when he saw him.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, many businessmen take advantage of this period to make a fortune and are extremely busy.The shopping mall is not idle at the same time, there are endless activities and new styles, and Jiang Dezhi's factory is not on holiday yet, so as a manager, he naturally cannot get away. When he comes back late, Jiang Yu will run out to eat, or go to Ziluo Eat at home.

This year's snow always likes to surprise people, one after another.Jiang Yu thought that the snow this time would stop for a long time like the previous few times, but he didn't expect that the snow would last until the next morning.

The air conditioner was turned on in the room, Jiang Yu was wearing a sweater and looked up at the window with Zi Luo, the two of them foolishly hoped that the snow would fall heavily, leaving behind snow, and they could build a snowman.

Although Zi Luo always said that Jiang Yudui's snowman was too ugly, he also wanted to see it.

Every house at the entrance of Baihua Lane had a new year's couplet on the door and the door of the room, but the Jiang family was no different from the past, there were no red and festive couplets, and no new year's goods were prepared.After Jiang Dezhi's holiday, Xu Meiyin spared some time to go door-to-door with him to give gifts to relatives. Jiang Yu didn't like it, so naturally he didn't want to follow.Xu Meiyin didn't come back at noon, and Jiang Dezhi brought back a whole body of snow, with the vegetables and meat he had just bought in his hand.

Jiang Yuyi stood by the door and watched Jiang Dezhi walk out of the living room to the kitchen. He looked at Jiang Dezhi seriously this time, and saw Jiang Dezhi's haggard face, thinner and thinner. It was not caused by fatigue, but a kind of unhealthy status.

But Jiang Dezhi did not have any other abnormalities, and Jiang Yu began to be in a trance again. He was thinking that maybe Jiang Dezhi had always been like this, and he had never noticed it.

Xu Meiyin returned home at mealtime, Jiang Dezhi stayed in the bedroom for a while, and when he came out his complexion was dark and sallow, Jiang Yuxin was slightly startled.

"What's the matter?" Xu Meiyin saw something was wrong, "Why do you look so pale? Are you freezing?"

Jiang Dezhi sat down with his usual expression: "It's too cold today, I'm catching a cold."

Xu Meiyin said: "You wear too little, don't wear so little in the house, it's not easy to catch a cold this day."

In the evening, Jiang Dezhi and Xu Meiyin were going to Jiang Defa's house, and this time Jiang Yu was willing to go with him.The snow didn't stop outside, the family of three went out of the gate, and happened to run into Xie Xiaoan and Zi Chengmin who were going to visit relatives.

Seeing Zi Luo, Jiang Yu secretly smiled at him.

The elders greeted each other and drove away from the alley. When they arrived, Jiang Defa was busy in the kitchen, Ma Aili and Jiang Xiaolong were sitting on the sofa, and the tea table was full of New Year's goods.

There are many people, and they gather together to have fun.Xu Meiyin and Ma Aili were chatting about business matters, while Jiang Yu and Jiang Xiaolong were sitting on the sofa eating dried fruit and chatting about college life.Every time there is wine on the festive dinner table, it becomes a matter of course. This time Xu Meiyin and Ma Aili didn't stop it, but Jiang Dezhi hesitated a little.

Soup was boiling in the pot, and Jiang Defa hadn't taken off his apron. He looked at Jiang Dezhi, pretended to be surprised and smiled and said, "Is this no longer drinking? Am I right?"

Jiang Dezhi ignored him, raised his wine glass and watched the baijiu fill up.

Jiang Dezhi started talking nonsense as soon as he touched the wine. Jiang Yu didn't like to listen, so he lowered his head and ate food in silence. When he was full, he sat on the sofa with Jiang Xiaolong and played games.Jiang Yu saw that the snow was falling heavily outside again, and the ground was already covered with a layer of white. The two men were still eating, and didn't know when they would be able to go home.

The elders were often late after dinner, Jiang Yu couldn't sit still, and wanted to step on the snow with Zi Luo.

After eating at grandma's house, Zi Luo chatted with the two old people for a while, and when she received the news from Jiang Yu, she said hello and went out.The place agreed by the people of the two places is not far away, and it will take a short walk to arrive.

The road is too slippery in snowy days, the cars on the road are moving slowly, the pedestrians are all dressed thickly, and there are a few children playing snowball fights with blushing faces.There was a shallow layer of snow, and when Zi Luo saw the child digging for a long time before forming a small snowball, Zi Luo suddenly thought of his childhood.

When I was a child, there was a year when the snow fell more heavily than every subsequent year, and that was the year when Zi Luo remembered the snow fell the most.He remembered that Jiang Yu stood in the snow and looked at him with his eyes open, without saying a word, he ran over to hold his hand, it was cold, and no one could warm anyone.

Zi Luo took his hand back, thinking that it would be fine to wait a little longer.His hands weren't cold, it was just because he touched the snow, and after a while his hands' temperature rose again, he could warm Jiang Yu's hands.

In Ziluo's memory, Jiang Yu's hands and feet are cold every winter, and it's frighteningly cold. He always warms his hands, puts on hand cream and rubs his hands. When he looks up, he sees Jiang Yu's eyes widen again. eyes on him.

In the past few years, Zi Luo did not agree with Jiang Yu playing in the snow. Jiang met other children having fun in snowball fights, and he only got close to Zi Luo, so he silently threw a snowball at Zi Luo.

Zi Luo looked at the snowball marks left on the down jacket and was startled. Maybe it was because of his bewildered appearance that Jiang Yu found it cute. Zi Luo saw Jiang Yu's eyes bent into a round moon, showing his white teeth, smiling more than ever happy.

Since then, Ziluo and Jiang Yu have been looking forward to snowfall as soon as the new year comes, but for several years their hopes have been dashed, and Zhangcheng didn't even see a single snowflake in those winters.

They never encountered such a heavy snowfall again.

Zi Luo was far away and saw a figure not far away. The man was wearing a scarf, took off his gloves and stuffed them into the pockets of his down jacket, bending slightly to pick at the thin snow.

Zi Luo thought of the child he had just met, and suddenly couldn't help laughing when he looked at Jiang Yu.

The snow was too shallow, and Jiang Yu was serious about digging, but he couldn't get together for a long time.Zi Luo stood beside him, stretched out his hand to tease the crystal snowflakes, touched a little with his finger, and touched the tip of his nose directly.

Jiang Yu was taken aback, and scattered the small snowball that had been clumped for a long time in his hand, stretched out his hand and sprinkled it in front of Zi Luo, and the two looked at each other with more brilliant white snow flying.

Zi Luo kissed the tip of his nose: "Is it cold?"

Jiang Yu shook his head: "It's not cold. After touching the snow, my hands are quite warm now."

"I may have to live at my grandma's house for a few days."

Jiang Yu knew that Zi Luo would go to his grandparents' house for a while during the Chinese New Year, so he nodded, "Go."

The snowflakes fell slowly, and the surrounding area was white.Zi Luo walked forward together with him: "This year will be a good one, right?"

Jiang Yu was uncertain, and Zi Luo was also uncertain.He asked this question for the second time, and wanted to hear Jiang Yu's answer. The answer he wanted to hear was not "should", but an affirmative answer that would reassure him.

Jiang Yu watched him for a long time and smiled happily: "Yes, my dad can cook a big meal."

Zi Luo went to shake his hand and said, "Okay."

When Jiang Yu went home and passed by Mu Dexiang's gate, he saw that it was pitch black inside. After washing, he entered the bed and brushed Moments. Only after seeing a photo posted by Shuci did he know that Grandpa Mu was going to City A with Shuci and You Yezhi. Chinese New Year is gone.

Zi Luo sent a video call very late, and after connecting, Zi Luo looked at him: "I thought you were asleep."

Jiang Yu said, "It doesn't seem that sleepy today."

"Shall we go out for a stroll tomorrow morning? Before the store is closed."

From New Year's Eve to the third day of the Lunar New Year, almost none of the shops on the street were open. One year, Jiang Yu and Zi Luo didn't know about it. They ran out to play and ended up feeling lonely, so they had to go to Wang's convenience store to buy two boxes. Throw the cannon.

The next day, the two of them went shopping all morning, ate fried rice outside at noon, and bought two bunches of candied haws when they returned.

Zi Luo took a bite and tasted the sweet and sour taste. He said, "On New Year's Eve, let's watch the fireworks after dinner."

Jiang Yu ate the second candied haws ball, his mouth puffed up, and he murmured.

The day before the New Year's Eve, Baihua Street was already very lively. At the hour, Jiang Yu was woken up by the sound of firecrackers all around. One family ended and another one rang again.Jiang Yu lost his sleepiness, picked up his phone to look at half of Zi Luo's sleeping face.

Ziluo's grandparents live in a community with strict management, and fireworks are not allowed.Jiang Yu was afraid that the sound of the guns here would wake Zi Luo up, so he turned down the volume a bit.

When he woke up, no one was at home, and Jiang Dezhi didn't know where he went, but Jiang Yu knew that today was New Year's Eve, and Jiang Dezhi and Xu Meiyin would definitely go home.

Zi Luo woke up early, and the video hadn't been hung up until she realized that Jiang Yu got up and turned off the mute.Jiang Yu heard that there was a lot of noise in Zi Luo's place, and he also saw adults and children filling the living room. It was really lively, and it was the atmosphere that Chinese New Year should have.

"Is there no one at home?"

"No." Jiang Yu said, "I'll be back at noon."

Zi Luo nodded, said a few words and hung up the video.

Jiang Yu planned to have some breakfast casually, but when he opened the refrigerator, he was surprised to find that there was a bucket of fresh milk in it, which was squeezed out by the cows raised by the old Zhang family. The last time he drank it was given to him by Zi Luo. He has not been at home for many years. seen.

He poured out a bowl to cook and drink, and boiled two more eggs to fill his stomach.The snow outside the house hadn't melted yet, so Jiang Yu cleaned it up with a broom, then ran back to the house to do homework for a while.

I don't know how long it took, Jiang Yu finished writing the three test papers, only to hear the sound of voices outside, approaching and gradually moving away, he realized that it was a passerby.

After a while, Jiang Yu smelled the aroma of vegetables, and his stomach growled.He looked up at the time, and it turned out that it was already past twelve noon.

But no one stepped through that door.

Jiang Yu picked up his phone and looked at it, but there were no unread messages, and Xu Meiyin didn't even make a call.Jiang Dezhi might be there, so he should go drink again, Jiang Yu thought.

He was very hungry, and the store outside closed early again. Jiang Yu cooked instant noodles at home and beat an egg, which was enough to fill him up.Sitting at the table, he took a sip of the steaming soup, looked at Jiang Lai's smiling face, and murmured, "Brother, Happy New Year."

Until the afternoon, Jiang Yu couldn't wait for Jiang Dezhi and Xu Meiyin to go home. He gave up, didn't want to do his homework anymore, and his mobile phone was useless.When he woke up again, it was already dark outside, and the sound of firecrackers sounded again, reminding him that today was New Year's Eve, a day for family gatherings.

Jiang Yu stared blankly at the darkened sky outside the window. The lights in the yard were off, so he couldn't see the door, but Jiang Yu knew that it hadn't been opened yet.

Zi Luo's video call brought Jiang Yu back to his senses, but he didn't dare to answer it for a long time.

He was the only one at home, and he didn't even see a steamed bun for the big meal that he had agreed to. He didn't want Zi Luo to worry, so he didn't hang up or connect.Jiang Yu was lucky enough to think that he hoped that Zi Luo would think that he hadn't picked up his phone while eating, so that he wouldn't call again.

But he was wrong, the video didn't work, Zi Luo directly changed to make a phone call.

Jiang Yu didn't answer the first time, and Jiang Yu didn't realize that Zi Luo would not stop until he got through when it rang for the third time.

It's okay, it's not a video call, so Zi Luo can't see him.

He pressed the switch, and heard the noise from Zi Luo's side.

Zi Luo asked, "Why haven't you answered?"

"I didn't hear that. I'm making dumplings in the living room." Jiang Yu said lightly, afraid that Zi Luo would ask other questions, "You haven't eaten yet?"

"I'm doing it." Zi Luo's voice paused for a moment, as if he was listening to his voice.

Jiang Yu hurriedly ran to the living room to turn on the TV, but the digital TV didn't make sound as soon as the old-fashioned TV was turned on. He was so anxious that he ran to the yard in a hurry, but the gunfire had already stopped, and the surroundings were silent.

"Jiang Yu."

Jiang Yu held the phone, his heart beating like a drum.

Zi Luo seemed to have come to a quieter place. He said in a deep voice, "There is no big meal, and there is no one at home. Right?"

Jiang Yu swallowed: "No, my parents haven't come back yet, they are already on their way back, how can there be no one at home on New Year's Eve."

Zi Luo didn't make a sound.

"I'll take pictures of the prepared dishes to show you later, it's definitely not worse than what you ate tonight." Jiang Yu stood in the yard and looked up at the sky, seeing patches of dark clouds covering the hazy moon, he smiled , "Don't worry, I'm fine, I'm full at noon."

Zi Luo still didn't speak, Jiang Yu knew that he was smart, so if he said more, he would become suspicious.He could only pretend that Jiang Dezhi was calling him, and he answered and said to Zi Luo: "My dad is back, I'm going to pick up the vegetables, you should go back and get ready for dinner."

He hung up the phone directly, staring at the door, like a pitch-black hole.

He didn't go back to the room, but sat down along the cold steps.The sound of firecrackers sounded around again, which meant that dinner would start soon. Jiang Yu heard the children's play, the horn of the car mixed in, and the talking and laughing of the elders.

Maybe when you walk out of this door, every house in Baihua Street is brightly lit, relatives, friends, family and relatives are all standing in the courtyard, children are playing around to pay New Year's greetings, people around his age will toast to the elderly, and the people at the last table will praise you He is sensible.

There are constant smiles on everyone's faces, orange juice and white wine, red envelopes, blessings, and lights.

But now he was in the darkness, if a drone took pictures of this scene, the Jiang family would look particularly abrupt.

Jiang Yu buried his face in his knees, exposing the circumference of his neck.He sat for a long time, until the cool touch fell on his neck, and he realized that it was snowing again.

His fingers were so cold that he couldn't feel it. Jiang Yu got up with his mobile phone. He heard the sound of running outside the door, probably another passerby.

He turned around and heard the door being opened.

Because we had to wait for Jiang Dezhi to come home, the gate of Jiang's house was unlocked all day long. It was plugged in from the inside and opened by reaching out from the outside.Jiang Yu's body stiffened, his intuition frightened him, so he didn't look back.

The footsteps gradually approached, mixed with the sound of heavy breathing.

Jiang Yu clenched his hands tightly.

Tonight's moonlight was covered by dark clouds, no one repaired the broken lights in the alley, only Jiang Yu's room was lit in the Jiang family compound, and the yard was also dark, but Zi Luo could still see Jiang Yu clearly back view.

He stood straight, motionless, looking so strong, but weak, as if vulnerable to a single blow.

Zi Luo's breathing slowed down, he took his cold hand directly, and hugged him into his arms: "Jiang Yu."

Jiang Yu raised and lowered his hand, he was most afraid of this.Afraid that his own affairs would affect Zi Luo, Zi Luo should be at the family's happy dinner table now, and should not appear here.

But he didn't say anything.

It is impossible for him to blame, because he is very happy.

People are selfish and greedy. Who doesn't want to see a ray of light when they are helpless, and who doesn't want the person they miss when they are alone to appear by their side.When Jiang Yu hugged Zi Luo tightly, he had no time to think about what should or shouldn't be, right or wrong.

Zi Luo shouted again: "...Jiang Yu."

Jiang Yu opened his eyes and looked at the sky: "I'm sorry."

He wasn't telling the truth.

Zi Luo didn't ask any further questions, he just shook his head and put his hand on Jiang Yu's slightly cold cheek.In the dark surroundings, Jiang Yu saw Zi Luo's eyes that seemed to be full of stars.

"Come with me." Zi Luo said, "Come with me to celebrate the New Year."