The end of the year is approaching, and the company is going to take a holiday. After all units have completed a stage of work in full swing, they are ready to give employees a holiday. The workers who were working on the equipment company in the city's east company were withdrawn.

After receiving the 300 yuan festival fee and a bag of rice from the head office, the employees of the equipment company gave another 200 yuan, and each person also had a box of hairtail fish as a holiday condolence.

The annual holiday in the factory is different from the school, and the official holiday is scheduled for the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve, but the workers whose homes are far away have begun to rush back at 289.

Shi Tao also planned to go home, and the day before he went home, Shi Tao went to Yang Qiong's dormitory with gifts.

"What do you mean by that?" Yang Qiong asked when he opened the door and saw Shi Tao moving a box of apples in.

"It's not a year's errand, I'll give you a box of apples. Shi Tao straightened up and said.

"No, no, you can keep it for yourself. Yang Qiong refused.

"I have another copy, and this one is for you. I'm going home tomorrow. Shi Tao resigned first, "I think, should I go to your house to see after the Chinese New Year?" Shi Tao asked as he stared at Yang Qiong's eyes.

"No...... No!" Yang Qiong hurriedly waved her hand, avoiding Shi Tao's eyes, as if she was not just refusing, but also seemed to be a little panicked.

"I'm just expressing my heart. If it's inconvenient, I'll buy some gifts that you can take back, and I won't go to your house. Shi Tao still wants to fight for it.

"That's not what it means, you don't have to buy anything, you don't have to go to our house. Yang Qiong still refused.

"It's a holiday, and you should buy something for the old man out of politeness. Shi Tao wanted to convince Yang Qiong from etiquette.

"I tell you, you must listen to me, otherwise it will be very troublesome, don't buy things, and you can't go. Yang Qiong pulled her face down, looked straight at Shi Tao with her eyes, and said almost word by word.

"Why?" Shi Tao felt that the problem was not so simple, at least not as simple as he imagined.

"Are you sure you must know the reason?" Yang Qiong's eyes did not leave Shi Tao's eyes.

Shi Tao really wanted to know in his heart, a matter related to human feelings, a question of etiquette, "Why not?" Shi Tao was very depressed, and really wanted to know the reason.

"You'd better not know, in this way, we will still be the same as before, if you know, I'm afraid of breaking your heart, can you listen to me?" Yang Qiong was still reluctant to tell Shi Tao the reason.

Shi Tao was silent for a moment, he no longer insisted, and if he didn't let him buy it, he wouldn't buy it.

"When are you going to go home?" Shi Tao asked Yang Qiong.

"Tomorrow after work, I'll go straight home. Yang Qiong saw that Shi Tao no longer insisted on going to her house, and her tone softened.

"Okay, but you must take the gift for you. Shi Tao subconsciously glanced at the apples on the ground.

"Alright, I'll take the apple. Yang Qiong thinks it's just a box of apples, and it's no problem to accept it.

"And. Saying that, Shi Tao took out a very delicate small cardboard box from his arms and handed it to Yang Qiong.

Yang Qiong stretched out her hand to take it, a little surprised, "What is this?"

"Open it and take a look. Shi Tao said with a smile.

When Yang Qiong opened the box and saw a pink scarf, a happy smile appeared on her face.

"Do you like it?" Shi Tao asked.

"Like. Yang Qiong was overjoyed and couldn't put it down.

"Let's see if it's appropriate. Shi Tao urged Yang Qiong to give it a try.

Yang Qiong wrapped the scarf around her neck, tied the knot, and asked Shi Tao with a smile, "How is it, is it beautiful?"

"Pretty, of course pretty, that's because you're wearing it, that's why it's pretty. Shi Tao has also learned to respect women.

Yang Qiong smiled.

"Alright then, I'll leave tomorrow, and I'll see you again next year. Shi Tao saw that the gift had been delivered, and he was about to leave.

"But...... However, I have no gift for you. Yang Qiong apologized, "You don't blame me, do you?"

"How can I blame you?" Although Shi Tao was looking forward to Yang Qiong's gift, he said that it didn't matter, "Then I'll go." Shi Tao turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Yang Qiong shouted.

Shi Tao stopped, and as soon as he turned his head, he was kissed on the face by Yang Qiong, who suddenly stepped forward. Shi Tao didn't have the slightest mental preparation, and subconsciously covered his left cheek, and at the same time, five hundred thoughts flashed in his brain, wanting to bully him.

Yang Qiong had already taken five steps back quickly, almost to the window, and said with a playful smile: "This is my New Year's gift to you!"

"There has to be a coming!" Shi Tao still has to move forward, wanting to use the way of others to give back to others.

"Stop!" Yang Qiong stretched out her hands to make a stop gesture, "I accepted your gift, and you also accepted my gift." There have been comings and goings, and that's it. ”

Shi Tao saw that Yang Qiong rejected him very much, so he touched the left side of his face that had been kissed by Yang Qiong again, as if he was appeasing the left cheek, and said, "It's not fair." "It seems that he is holding on to the left side of his face.

In reluctance, Shi Tao left Yang Qiong.

Early the next morning, after saying goodbye to the few local colleagues who had been left behind, Shi Tao and Ding Dezhi took their luggage in a luggage cart, including a box of hairtail, a box of apples and half a bag of rice, and rushed to the station.

Although Shi Tao and Ding Dezhi are fellow villagers, they are far apart, and it is more convenient for Ding Dezhi to go home by train, while it is faster for Shi Tao to go home by car.

Sitting on the long-distance bus home, looking at the scenery flying outside the window, Shi Tao always felt that he was not just leaving the city, he was also leaving Yang Qiong.

He didn't feel much of the joy of going home for the New Year, and deep down, there was a faint pain, as if this was not a trip home, but away from his beloved lover.

In the past, when he went to school, Shi Tao took a long-distance bus and slept to his destination almost every time.

However, now that Shi Tao is riding in the car, he doesn't feel a little sleepy at all, his mind is very clear, but his heart is very chaotic, so he returned to his hometown with mixed feelings.

The customs of the New Year in my hometown are basically unchanged as in previous years. For the marriage of their children, parents have always been concerned about it as a major life event.

Shi Tao's parents are no exception, including neighbors, relatives and friends, when talking to Shi Tao, they always ask, "Do you have a partner?"

"I'm talking about one. Shi Tao had to use such words to be perfunctory.

"It's time to get married, and after graduating from college, I'll join the work, don't drag it out any longer, it's hard to find it when you're older, it's almost enough. "Relatives and friends are kind-hearted, and they all hope that Shi Tao will start a family as soon as possible.

The interrogation of parents is much more detailed than that of others, and when they know that Shi Tao is talking about one, they must continue to ask in depth.

inquired about the woman's family members, identity and background, but Shi Tao didn't know anything about all this, not that he didn't want to ask Yang Qiong, but that Yang Qiong didn't want to talk about it.

Although there is no obvious evidence to show it, Shi Tao has a vague feeling that the relationship with Yang Qiong is too bumpy, and the prospects may not be optimistic.

Perhaps it was such a worry that Shi Tao's year was boring, and on the seventh day of the new year, he set off to return to the factory.

When Shi Tao returned to the dormitory, he saw that Ding Dezhi had also returned as scheduled. Chang Xiaochang and Ma Juan have not returned to the factory because they are going to get married, and the marriage leave they took is connected with the annual leave.

Shi Tao went to look for Yang Qiong on the night of his return, and found that she had not returned to the factory, so he returned to the dormitory unhappily, and remained depressed for the next few days.

And Ding Dezhi has been busy meeting his teacher girlfriend, basically he has no heart to pay attention to and has no time to take care of Shi Tao's emotional performance.

From the eighth day of the new year, people go to work normally.

Shi Tao was still testing with the other three workers and working the night shift as usual, as if work and life were quickly returning to before the holiday.

On the night of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Chang Xiaochang and Ma Juan came back, in order to thank the workers for their support, Chang Xiaochang personally cooked, cooked more than a dozen dishes, and feasted everyone in the dormitory.

Although it is not in a restaurant, the joy of marriage and the stimulation of alcohol always arouse people's excitement.

The simple cooking of the meal does not affect the joy of people's drinking, especially the newlyweds, who like to drink, this is the first couple of students to get married since they joined the company.

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. Chang Xiaochang drank a lot tonight, and people were also very excited, he usually doesn't like to drink much, but today he overdosed. Ma Juan still doesn't drink a drop of wine.

Ding Dezhi followed the coaxing, he was the most noisy, of course he drank the most, but he did drink a lot, and during the college period, they didn't try to figure out how much he could drink.

Drink to dispel sorrow and sorrow. Looking at the happy crowd, Shi Tao's mood was indeed different from theirs, how different it was, even he couldn't tell. After drinking wine one by one, Shi Tao became more and more depressed.

Chang Xiaochang had a treat today, Yang Qiong didn't come, and Shi Tao didn't know if it was because of his own reasons. If so, he felt that he was sorry for Chang Xiaochang and Ma Juan, and even more felt that if so, the progress between him and Yang Qiong seemed to be even more slim.

With the consent of her colleagues, the girl in the same dormitory with Ma Juan moved to someone else's house, so that Ma Juan was alone in that dormitory, and Chang Xiaochang moved the bedding and luggage to Ma Juan's house.

People asked him, "Would you like to have a face?"

Chang Xiaochang said confidently: "We are married! ”

As everyone knows, having a certificate is not necessarily insurance!