He Wei

The daytime passed quickly in the busyness, and at night the family sat around and ate the Lantern Festival.

Xu Lang finished eating earlier than the three of them, and took out the lanterns he bought in advance, lit them and hung them on the eaves under Xue Chengyu's command.The servants also hung a lot of small lanterns in the corridor, and the whole house was brightly lit, making it very lively.

Xue Chengyu looked at the swinging little lantern on the eaves, and his thoughts seemed to be pulled back to the past.There were shadowy figures in front of him, and they intertwined with each other so that Xue Chengyu couldn't tell who was who.

After a while, the figure in front of him gradually became clear, and Xue Chengyu recognized himself, Cheng Yi, and their family in the figure.

In Xue Chengyu's memory, Mrs. Xue's face still remained the same as when she passed away. After all, Mrs. Xue was only thirty that year, and she was so magnificent that no one could match her.

At this time, Mrs. Xue was holding a revolving lantern to tease the young Xue Chengyi. Xue Chengyi was very curious about the revolving lantern, waving his chubby hands and running around chasing the lantern.

The lamp was made by Mrs. Xue herself. It is unique in terms of style and workmanship. Even the patterns painted inside were drawn by Mrs. Xue herself. There is no other lamp in Jiangnan.When the lights turned on, the pictures in the lights became more bizarre, and even Xue Chengyu couldn't help but gather around to have a look.

How happy and happy the life of the family was at that time, but it was in that year that Mrs. Xue passed away suddenly, and Xue Chengyu's life has been plunged into dust ever since.

In his consciousness, his mother died of an old illness because of him, and he was the chief culprit who killed his mother. No matter how many years have passed, this crime cannot be erased from Xue Chengyu's body. Give him the motivation to live.

When he was paralyzed by leg disease and was paralyzed in a wheelchair, he thought about it, but he gave up this idea when he thought of his promise to Mrs. Xue to take good care of Cheng Yi and Master Xue, and take good care of this family.

Although living in a daze, it is better to make the whole family sad. Only after Xu Hong appeared in his world did he change his mind.

A living person can't live forever for a dead person, Xu Hong gave him countless hopes, shouldn't he live out his own value for Xu Hong?

At this time, Xu Lang seemed to see that Xue Chengyu was distracted, and came to his side, stretched out his hand and waved in front of his eyes, and asked, "Master, what are you thinking, so distracted?"

Seeing that his thoughts were interrupted, Xue Chengyu didn't go back to his old memories anymore, he quickly came back to his senses and smiled at Xu Lang, and replied, "I didn't think about anything, I just thought it was busy outside today, and you must like the gadgets sold on the street Yes, so I plan to take you out for a trip. I wonder if Xiaohong would like to play with me?"

Although Xu Lang wanted to go out very much, he was afraid of making Master Xue unhappy, so he looked up at Master Xue and found nothing, then looked at Xue Chengyu looking at him expectantly, he couldn't make up his mind for a while, and replied after a while: "Young Master I will go wherever I go."

Xue Chengyu raised his eyebrows, feeling very happy in his heart, quickly put down his chopsticks, stood up and saluted Master Xue, and then pulled Xu Hong to leave Xue's mansion.

Xu Lang was hurriedly pulled to the gate by Xue Chengyu. He felt that Xue Chengyu was abnormal today, and asked tentatively, "Master, where are you going in such a hurry? The Lantern Festival is just outside, so you don't need to be so anxious."

Xue Chengyu didn't pay attention to Xu Hong's question, and still dragged Xu Hong away from Xue's mansion to the street.

The streets are bustling with activity, and vendors selling all kinds of lanterns have put out the best ones and hung them on the shelves for people to choose from.

There are countless people watching the lantern show, rubbing shoulders, and children are also carrying lanterns to shuttle, chase and play among the crowd.This Chinese New Year is for children, as long as there are young children in a family, it will become lively.

Xue Chengyu led Xu Lang aimlessly on the street, from the east to the west of the city, from the south to the north, along the way everywhere decorated with lights and firecrackers, the whole city was full of laughter.

From time to time, the bells of blessings will be heard from the temple not far away, which makes people feel the beauty of this peaceful and prosperous age.

Wandering around, Xu Lang saw many people by the river lighting up river lanterns to pray. He was also worried that Xue Chengyu's legs would hurt after walking for a long time, so he proposed to stop and let the river lanterns go for a rest.

Xue Chengyu had always loved Xu Lang the most, nodded in agreement, and took Xu Lang to the stall to buy a lotus lantern.

Because there were too many people putting lights on the shore, the two walked along the corridor for a long time before finding a quiet place with no one there.

Xue Chengyu took the lead in lighting the lotus lantern with a fire pocket and handing it to Xu Wei, and said softly, "Make a wish."

Xu Lang closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and made a very pious wish: "I hope that the young master will be in good health, that the entire Xue family will be safe and sound, and that I can stay with the young master for a long time." After speaking, she opened her eyes and looked at Xue Chengyu smiled.

"Xiao Lang makes this wish every year, don't you want to ask for more benefits for yourself this year?"

Xu Hong had no other thoughts for a while, scratched his head, and said: "As far as I am concerned, it is enough to have the young master. Fear nothing."

Hearing what Xu Lang said, Xue Chengyu felt very at ease, and said with relief: "It is enough to have Xiao Hong in this life."

Although Xue Chengyu has said this many times, it feels different to Xu Lang every time.

Xue Chengyu, the person who gave him a second life and gave him warmth and love is someone he can never forget and betray in his life, and only by treating him sincerely can he express his feelings for him.

Xu Lang took the lotus lantern, thinking that Xue Chengyu hadn't made a wish yet, so he urged: "I finished my wish by myself, what wish does the young master have?"

"Do you wish..." Xue Chengyu has reached the point where he has no desires since he has Xu Hong by his side. He only hopes that such a life can go on for a long time and stay with Xu Hong for the rest of his life, but he knows that he His body...has begun to go downhill.

At that time, it was false that Mr. Luo was lame, but it was true that it would hurt in winter, especially in such a cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, the pain penetrated deep into the bone marrow.

What's more, the left foot is still numb, and it will take many years of hard work to fully recover. I am afraid that it will be difficult to realize the wish to bring Xu Hong home in my lifetime.

Xue Chengyu also imitated Xu Lang's appearance and made a pious wish to the lotus lantern: "I hope my legs can recover soon, I can live longer, and I can accompany Xiao Lang to travel all over the mountains, rivers and rivers, to see all the spring flowers and autumn moons, and to enjoy the world bustling."

Xu Lang didn't expect Xue Chengyu to make such a wish, but Xue Chengyu took his joke at the beginning and was stunned in place.

He once made a wish on his birthday, hoping that Xue Chengyu's legs would recover soon so that he could take him to see the prosperity of the world.

At that time, it was just to let myself and Xue Chengyu have something to look forward to. I never thought that there would be a day when it would come true. Now that Xue Chengyu mentioned it again, I couldn't help but feel rippling in my heart.

"So the young master still remembers this incident, I just said it casually, the young master doesn't have to take it seriously..."

Xue Chengyu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, raised his hand and rubbed Xu Hong's forehead, and said dotingly: "As long as I have the time and ability to achieve it, I will fulfill Xiao Hong's wish one by one. Who will hurt you?"

"Yes... the young master is the best—" After finishing speaking, he put the lotus lantern into the water, pushed it lightly and floated into the distance, blending into other lanterns in the river.

As the lantern kept drifting away, Xue Chengyu seemed to recall some old things again, and sighed helplessly, with a gloomy expression.

Xu Lang sensed that something was wrong with Xue Chengyu, helped Xue Chengyu to sit down, and persuaded softly: "Young master, if you have something on your mind, you can tell it. If you hold it in your heart, you will eventually feel uncomfortable and hurt your body. The gain outweighs the loss."

Xue Chengyu didn't reply for a long time, and after a while, he said in a very small voice: "Xiaolang...I...miss my mother..."

After finishing speaking, Xue Chengyu shrunk himself into a ball unconsciously, hugged his knees, and looked up at the full moon in the sky with great sadness.

"I was only seven years old when my mother left, and it has been 14 years... My mother has been gone for 14 years... During these 14 years, every Lantern Festival, I will think of the little revolving lantern that my mother made for me...

It's so delicate I can't put it down, I carry it with me wherever I go, to show my friends how special my lamp is...

But at that time, I only knew how to show off but didn’t know how to cherish it. I accidentally broke it while playing with my friends on the street...

My mother promised me that she would make a new one for me when the new year came...but she died young because of me...leave me...leave this family alone..."

Speaking of this, Xue Chengyu silently lowered his head and buried his head in the crook of his arms, as if avoiding Xu Hong's gaze.

He knew that his current appearance was very different from usual, but he was not a grass, how could he be ruthless, this feeling of self-blame, regret, and nostalgia was going to drive him crazy. Xu Lang had to give up this idea if he wanted to protect him.

Maybe what Master Xue said is right, the living can't live with obsession with the dead for the rest of their lives. Not only will it not let the dead people live in peace, but they themselves will go crazy in the end.

Xu Lang understood the pain of losing a loved one, so she put her arms around Xue Chengyu, patted his back to comfort him.

He has never seen Xue Chengyu like this before, and one can imagine how he got here in the past 14 years. The same poor person naturally understands the pain in the other party's heart.

Xue Chengyu leaned his head on Xu Lang's shoulder, like an eagle that fell from a high cliff, broke its wings and lost its life.

He stared blankly at the surface of the water, watching countless lanterns drifting across the water and drifting into the distance.

How he wished that would happen.The lotus lantern can convey his thoughts to his mother and let her know that her son has not forgotten her.

Xu Lang had never seen such a lost Xue Chengyu, and unconsciously tightened his arms around Xue Chengyu.

Xue Chengyu had always been protecting and comforting himself, this time he could finally comfort Xue Chengyu.