On the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, some people were very excited, some people were bitter and lonely, but no matter what emotions they carried, everyone fell asleep at dawn. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Lin still had to go to her grandmother to greet the New Year, as well as the elders of Jixianglu, she had to run from house to house to pay New Year's greetings. Although she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, she couldn't break the rules, so she could only wait until she went home in the afternoon to sleep for a while.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, dumplings are eaten, and they are dumplings wrapped in various things such as money, sugar, and chestnuts. Money means wealth, sugar means sweetness, chestnuts...... It means that you have to make a big difference. In fact, there is no scientific basis, but it is just a New Year's picture of a happy one, deceiving children to eat a few more dumplings.

When he was a child, his family was poor, and the three children of the Qiao family always feasted on the New Year. Qiao Nan is a boy, he eats a lot of food, eats a lot of dumplings, and eats a lot of things. And Jolene can't, she can eat a few and be full, but she can't eat the money, so she is in a hurry. Later, Qiao Nan told her: "You just take a bite, if you don't have money, give me the dumplings, and I'll eat them for you." ”

On the first day of the Lunar New Year in 2009, Jolene ate a coin, and her parents cheered. Li Lanzhi said: "Do you remember when you were a child? You can't eat money, and you can't eat so many dumplings, your brother eats them for you." ”

"Remember ......"

"Your brother still loves you very much. ”

As long as you talk about things when you were a child, your parents will definitely end with this sentence. Jolene knows this fact better than anyone else, but she doesn't want to be mentioned by her parents, because she is the only child left in the family during the New Year, and it is even more uncomfortable to mention the past.

Jolene ate two dollars and shouted that she was going to get rich. At this moment, the QQ she was hanging rang, and she cheered even more: "It's my sister!"

After falling out with Xu Wei, the Qiao family replaced the computer given by Xu Wei. When No. 2 Middle School purchased a computer, Li Lanzhi followed the school to buy one, and the price was much lower than that on the market. Although the configuration is not good, it is enough for those of them who don't play games.

It's eight o'clock in the morning Beijing time, and it's still late at night on Qiao Lu's side of the Chinese New Year's Eve. Because of the Chinese New Year, she deliberately wore a peach-colored sweater and looked beaming. Li Lanzhi liked it very much: "My boss is so good-looking! Little girl, you have to wear bright colors, don't be like your sister, dress black all day long." ”

Jolene was really shot while lying down, but strangely enough, she didn't feel bad in her heart. I don't know who said it, at a certain age, girls will be crazy to reject pink colors, but choose all cool colors, and after that age, they will be crazy to like all pink colors. This kind of psychology is really elusive.

Now that the Spring Festival has passed, Qiao Lu is 26 years old, in fact, her parents are more worried about her life's events, and they are more anxious than their son's. But the failed engagement in September last year made all the Qiao family extremely disappointed, not because they didn't want to mention love and marriage, but they didn't dare to mention it at all.

Qiao Lu looked good, saying that she was celebrating the New Year together at the landlord's house, and the three Chinese students all cooked specialty dishes, and the landlord in the United States celebrated the Spring Festival with them. It turned out that her daughter was not alone for the Spring Festival, and she was still accompanied by someone, so Li Lanzhi was relieved.

Qiao Lu paid New Year's greetings to the whole family and sent a letter to Qiao Nan. She said that although communication is becoming more and more convenient now, there are some words that are better written in letters. She had to send her brother's letter on time as she had done before. Qiao Lu believes that handwritten letters are more warm than phone calls and text messages.

The Qiao family couple was very moved and said, "There is a sister like you, your younger brother and sister."

My sister will be so sensible. ”

Qiao Lu had just finished paying New Year's greetings, and Qiao Nan's phone call also came in, compared to his sister's warmth, he was much rougher.

"Dad, Mom, I have a New Year's greeting for you!

“…… Mm-hmm, pretty good. ”

Qiao Nan didn't know what to say, and said dryly: "Strive to go back next year to celebrate the New Year with you." ”

Qiao Lin listened anxiously, and when it came to the level of New Year's greetings, he was a big step behind the baby.

couldn't just make a thirty-second phone call and hung up, Li Lanzhi hurriedly said: "The golden son came to our house to pay New Year's greetings before the Chinese New Year." ”

"Hmm...... Is that so?!"

"Don't forget to send a New Year's greeting, send a text message. ”

"Hmm......" Qiao Nan felt that his mother was inexplicable, and he didn't have to rely on sending a text message during the New Year to maintain his relationship. But in order to stop his mother from nagging, he still agreed: "Got it." ”

"Ouch, that's good... Don't forget to call your grandma and aunt, they are also very concerned about you..."The following omitted nagging a thousand words, until Qiao Nan said that it would be noon if he didn't call his grandmother again, Li Lanzhi reluctantly hung up the phone.

Qiao Lin looked at her mother coldly, and emphasized again: "Don't impose your will on my brother, he will choose for himself!"

Of course, Qiao Lin still favors Wen Jing, although she has completely lost contact, and she has not replied to her New Year's text messages. Qiao Lin vaguely felt that something was wrong, the more time passed, the more she felt that Wen Jing was a very sincere person, and she would not do this for no reason.

After so many days at home, she also generally understood where the root of the conflict between her father and brother was. If it were her, she wouldn't be able to turn the page on it easily. At the same time, she felt more sorry for her brother and Wen Jing, and the word "ill-fated" couldn't be more suitable for them. She also believed what her grandmother said, the whole world is only the size of Da Lijia Village, and in the end, they are all those people who look up and don't look down.

On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Lin came home in a circle, and before she got into the bed, Zhao Linlin came to look for her. During the Chinese New Year, she cried so much that Jolene was so scared that she didn't even dare to yawn.

"My grandmother started nagging me early in the morning, saying that I was a loser and asking me to return all the money to her. I asked her, you spent so much money on your grandson, the computer changed him for the best, he looked at a pair of thousands of sneakers, and bought them for him without blinking. I just want to get into a better university, why can't I?"

Qiao Lin sympathetically wiped away her tears, and listened to her continue: "She can't talk about me, just say my mother, that she raised a money-losing goods, a girl, sooner or later, she has to get married, the family can't count on anything at all, just raise her, and expect her to go to college......? The more she talked, the more excited she became, and she rummaged through my bag to take my wallet away. I couldn't get angry, so I shoved her and snatched her wallet back. My dad got angry and started beating me and my mom again...... If Lei Lei hadn't pulled away, I wouldn't have been able to escape. It's the first day of the Lunar New Year! How did our family become like this? Jolene, I really despair of this family. ”

Jolene hugged her and said, "Then don't go back yet, stay at my house for a few days." I can't afford to mess with them, can't I hide?"

"But I can't rest assured that my mother, although she scolds me all day long, but now she is the only one who supports me in studying. What if I don't come home and she gets beaten by my dad again?"

"Don't worry, Zhao Leilei is still at home, as long as he is on your mother's side, your father will definitely be a little more restrained. ”

Zhao Linlin grabbed her hair in great distress: "Why was I born in such a family? Why can't my mother divorce the marriage happily like Xu Na's mother? She is so spicy when she is bullied by my father and my grandmother...... I hate her so much!"

Qiao Lin sighed and said, "Just for your dad and your grandma, if your parents are really divorced, will they give the child to your mother?"

"Huh?"

"Especially Lei Lei, he is not yet an adult. If there is a divorce, who do you think Lei Lei will award to?"

Zhao Linlin stopped crying, she seriously thought about this question for the first time, and replied: "My grandmother will not let go when she dies, Lei Lei is her lifeline." ”

So, I don't think your mother is cowardly, but for the sake of you two children, and has endured until now. ”

Zhao Linlin had never thought of it like this, Qiao Lin's words were like a bolt of lightning, right on her heart. Looking back on the past, it seems that this is indeed the case. If her mother leaves this home, Zhao Linlin will be abused to death by her grandmother, and she will be treated as her grandson's nanny, and she may not wait until she becomes an adult, and she will be hastily arranged to marry her out and pull her down;

Thinking of this, Zhao Linlin is extremely glad that her mother is still around, at least she is still in school, although her brother's grades are a mess, he is still educated and moral. It was only at this moment that she completely realized that the relatively peaceful life she and her brother had been exchanged for unimaginable forbearance by her mother. She swallowed all the knocked out teeth into her stomach, holding up a piece of the sky for the two children as if nothing happened.

"I must be admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts...... I must design a big house for my mother by myself......" Zhao Linlin wiped away her tears and said categorically: "Even if they don't give me tuition, I will earn it myself and take out a loan by myself." I had no other way, I had to go to college, and I had to go to a good university to make my mom proud. ”

Qiao Lin hugged her again and said, "Don't be afraid, you still have me and Xu Na." When I go to dance now, I can get 300 yuan! When I go back to Beijing, I will save this part of the money, and if you don't have enough money, just tell me; and Xu Na, who has a scholarship and is soft-handed, she is an out-and-out little rich woman, and she is still a hero who stresses righteousness. If I don't have enough money, we'll rob her!"

Zhao Linlin burst into tears and laughed, hugged her good friend tightly, and said, "If I didn't have you, what would I do?"

However, Zhao Linlin did not stay at Qiao's house, she still returned to her home, because her brother told her that her parents, parents and grandmother had gone back to their hometown, and the family had calmed down again.

When Zhao Leilei looked for her, there were slight wounds at the corners of his mouth and eyes. Zhao Linlin was very distressed and asked him how he got it, Zhao Leilei said indifferently: "After you ran away, I quarreled with my father......"

"Why? He's willing to hit you?"

"I told him that if he dared to hit my mother again, I would beat him. My dad got angry and slapped me. But don't worry, with grandma supporting me, he doesn't dare to do anything to me. Zhao Leilei is rarely sensible once: "Sister, you can prepare for the exam with peace of mind, don't worry about your family, isn't there still me?"

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