"Dear audience friends, hello everyone, welcome to the 2049 Lunar New Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala. The golden snake dances wildly to celebrate the New Year, and I wish everyone good luck in the Year of the Snake..."
The annual Spring Festival Gala has similar programs every year, but different hosts every year.
There are not many people of the older generation who have special feelings for the Spring Festival Gala. Nowadays, when everyone watches the Spring Festival Gala, they no longer expect the program to be good, but it has become more of a feeling.
Obviously, Ling Zhi and the others are not the kind of people who insist on turning on the TV to watch programs on New Year's Eve. They just want to have some noise in the room, so as to prevent the atmosphere from becoming deserted.
Li Mengyao's mood seems to be much better. For her, it can be regarded as a wish fulfilled.
In the past two years, what she has been most obsessed with is whether her parents have any regrets and nostalgia for her after she leaves.
Later, this obsession even turned into a shackles that bound her.
Fortunately, during this trip to Yingshan Village, she had already gotten the answer, and the shackles were naturally opened.
As for why Zhang Caiyun did that kind of thing, Li Mengyao no longer wanted to know the answer. She could guess that the answer would be related to herself, but so what? This could not be the reason for her mother to do that kind of thing! She would never forgive her mother.
What you do!
This is the only thing she is absolutely sure of!
So now she was sitting on the sofa at Ling Zhi's house, the sadness between her brows temporarily gone, replaced by laughter with Zhao Shiyan.
Compared with her previous wavering attitude towards her hometown, now she is more relieved and more determined.
"Lingzhi, are you okay? I'm almost starving to death!"
Ling Zhi was cooking dumplings in the kitchen and threatened angrily:
"It's true that you are a guest, but you can't keep pushing me! If you push me again, I'll make you pay! A dumpling costs 1 yuan. If you don't pay, you won't get food!"
"Hey! Lingzhi, you are still too soft-hearted. I can even afford a dumpling for 1 yuan! I thought you would tell me the price, is this it?"
"Yes, yes, I am soft-hearted. Can you like me if I am not soft-hearted?"
The two of them skillfully started flirting and flirting, which added to the joyful atmosphere in the room.
In fact, last night, Ling Zhi had already reported his schedule issues to his mother Yu Ping.
Although it's a pity that I can't make it on time, I can still find a way to come back and not be stranded in Xiangcheng for the New Year.
What makes Yu Ping even more delighted is that Ling Zhi actually brought two girls back home to celebrate the New Year. This guy is really promising! He just brought two girls with him!
Of course, in order to prevent his mother from misunderstanding that there was something wrong with his style, Ling Zhi explained his relationship with the two girls. He also mentioned the changes in Li Mengyao's family, but he did not go into details. Even so,
It also caused Yu Ping to feel distressed.
Yu Ping prepared the New Year's Eve dinner for the three children that night. She made more dumplings than they could finish, and there were too many fruits and melon seeds on the table. She also told Ling Zhi to be a landlord and entertain them.
Good to them.
Of course, my mother doesn’t need to tell them, Lexus will definitely take good care of them.
After three rounds of water, the dumplings had floated to the surface. When Ling Zhi saw that they were almost done, he turned off the heat and took out the pot, finally bringing the dumplings to the two girls.
"It's so much, Auntie, it's really hard, Lingzhi, please thank Auntie for me later."
"It's a nest for a nest."
"Swallow the dumplings before you talk! No one is trying to compete with you, so why are you eating so fast?"
"Oh, eating dry food in the car almost made me sick! But speaking of which, the dumplings made by my aunt are so delicious. I envy you so much, Ling Zhi!"
"That's right, my mother's cooking skills are definitely not impressive, so you can just have fun!"
Lexus will naturally not be modest about this. He has a good mother. If he doesn’t brag about it now, then when will he wait?
In this way, the girls were enjoying the singing and dancing while looking at Ling Zhi's home. Zhao Shiyan had almost eaten at this time, so he got playful and insisted on feeding Ling Zhi dumplings.
After Ling Zhi symbolically cooperated with her for a few mouthfuls, he fled the scene on the pretext that he wanted to help them serve dumpling soup.
"Speaking of which, Mengyao, don't you think Ling Zhi's home is so cozy?"
Li Mengyao swallowed the last dumpling, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said with a smile:
"Yes, yes! I can see the Chinese knots on the wall, the green radish next to the TV, and the small diamond-shaped pendants hanging from the door frames of the three rooms. I feel that Lexus has a good mother at home!"
As Li Mengyao said, Ling Zhi's house has a layout of three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. The area is not large, but it is suitable for a family of three.
The house is very clean and the floor is as smooth as new. According to Ling Zhi, his mother mops the floor every day.
There are some small objects placed on the table and on the cabinet next to the TV, some of which are toys from Lexus's childhood.
Zhao Shiyan walked to the TV, picked up a fourth-order Rubik's Cube, and sighed:
"Lingzhi, can you still play with the Rubik's Cube? It's interesting, can you teach me?"
Ling Zhi brought out the dumpling soup from the kitchen and put it on the table. After sitting down, he lay down on the back of the sofa to eat:
"Little Ancestor, can you please let me have a rest? Drink the soup quickly. After finishing drinking, I will wash the dishes."
Zhao Shiyan came to sit next to Ling Zhi with a smile:
"You can drink while playing! You can wash the bowl later, but you can't stop playing with the Rubik's Cube!"
"Why did you become interested in this thing? Alas, this was something I played with many years ago, and I have probably almost forgotten about it now."
Ling Zhi spread his hands helplessly, but accidentally touched Li Mengyao's hair. Only then did he realize that he had sat between the two girls!
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mengyao, I didn't mean it!"
Li Mengyao naturally didn't care. She waved her hand and took the fourth-order Rubik's Cube from Zhao Shiyan with a smile:
"I'm also very interested. Lexus, please teach us. If you forget the part, you can probably remember it by checking the information online."
Yes! Both girls are interested, and now that I am sitting between them, it seems I can’t escape!
Ling Zhi had no choice but to pick up the Rubik's Cube and began to recall the formula for recovery.
Using the information on the Internet, Ling Zhi gradually remembered the previous formula, and soon he successfully restored the Rubik's Cube. This gave him a sense of accomplishment, except that the faces of the two girls were a little closer.
Ling Zhi coughed lightly and began to focus on teaching them how to recover the Rubik's Cube, while also diverting his attention.
Time passed quietly, and the Spring Festival Gala gradually came to a period when sketches were more concentrated.
Ling Zhi still remembers that when he was a child, his favorite things to watch were sketches, and the animations that were later adapted from these sketches. But now everyone’s spiritual food is getting richer, and the stories told by some animations and online literature are becoming more and more attractive, so
The stories told in sketches are no longer the ones that people are most passionate about.
But having said that, skits can still play a role in making everyone happy.
Before you knew it, it was 10 o'clock, and the girls had almost learned the lesson, so they took advantage of this excitement to stand up and help Ling Zhi wash the dishes.
Ling Zhi breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly ran to the edge of the sofa and sat down. Sitting between the two girls really made him feel uncomfortable.
Forget about Zhao Shiyan, Li Mengyao was so close to him. Alas, Ling Zhi felt that his attention was often diverted from the Rubik's Cube. There was nothing he could do about it. After all, there were two little goblins sitting next to him. It was really difficult not to be tempted.
After washing the dishes, Zhao Shiyan walked out of the kitchen and started walking around in front of the TV to stretch his muscles.
She accidentally noticed a photo on the cabinet. Just now she was sitting far away on the sofa and she couldn't see clearly. Now that she was closer, she realized that the photo showed Ling Zhi's family portrait!
"Wow! Lingzhi! Is this your mother? So beautiful!"
Zhao Shiyan brought the photo to Ling Zhi and admired it.
Li Mengyao, who came out of the kitchen shortly afterwards, also became interested. She trotted over to Ling Zhi, wanting to see what Ling Zhi's mother looked like.
but......
"Lingzhi, the man sitting in the middle should be your father. Is he working overtime today? I don't seem to have heard you mention him much."
Seeing that Ling Zhi was silent, Li Mengyao patted Zhao Shiyan's shoulder gently and made a "shh" gesture, and Zhao Shiyan suddenly realized!
"Uh, Ling Zhi, I'm sorry, I really don't know, you haven't told me before..."
"it's okay no problem."
Ling Zhi interrupted Zhao Shiyan's "apology".
"I couldn't find the opportunity to say it before, but now it's not too late."
Ling Zhi took the photo and slowly explained:
"My dad is no longer here because of the car accident."
"Oh! Don't look at me like this. In fact, I don't have that deep affection for my dad."
"My dad used to be a lazy guy at home, and his relationship with my mom was average. Now that he's gone, how can I put it? I don't feel that sad. If I say that, will my dad beat me when I go down there in the future? Haha...
....”
Ling Zhi pretended to be alright and boldly said something that sounded disrespectful to outsiders in front of the two girls.
He seemed to have walked out, but even Li Mengyao could see a trace of hesitation flashing in Ling Zhi's eyes.
"It's okay, Ling Zhi, I know that no one will feel comfortable when encountering this kind of thing. If you feel unhappy, don't hold it in. We are here, don't you think so, Mengyao?"
Zhao Shiyan held Ling Zhi's left hand with both hands and comforted him.
"Well, that's right. I remembered that Ling Zhi said before that you were always confused when you were in your first year of graduate school and didn't know what you wanted to do in the future. I think you must have been a little affected by this incident."
"Family is indeed very important, but what is more important is your own thoughts, Lingzhi! Only when you determine the path you want to take, can you better accompany your family in the future!"
What surprised Ling Zhi was that Li Mengyao also held his right hand, but instead of holding it with both hands, she placed one hand on the back of Ling Zhi's hand. But even so, he still felt that he couldn't hold it any longer:
"You two, really, don't say these things to me, otherwise, I will cry accidentally..."
There were slight tears in the corners of Ling Zhi's eyes. Although he said that he didn't have deep feelings for his father, the number of people in the family increased from three to two during the Chinese New Year last year, which still made him feel that something was missing.
The same goes for Ling Zhi's mother, Yu Ping. Although she would not show her emotions easily in front of Ling Zhi, when he returned home during the Chinese New Year last year, he found that Yu Ping's commonly used alarm clock was placed on the bedside table in his room.
Only then did he realize that his mother had been sleeping in his house since his father died.
This year, two girls came to the family to spend New Year's Eve with Ling Zhi, which was much more lively than last year. However, Yu Ping happened to have to work the night shift and did not have the chance to see Zhao Shiyan and Li Mengyao, which was a pity.
Ling Zhi really felt very happy and felt very lucky.
The past has become a cloud, a new year, a new road.
He was very lucky that someone was willing to accompany him on his journey.