December 25th, Christmas Day.

When Xiao Yang came, it happened to coincide with the biggest festival in the West. On this day last year, I was still a handyman who was caught. Today, in the same place, I am a boxer who can enjoy Christmas dinner in the heated room. Last year today, Hu Laoba was busy at the moment, but this year Hu Laoba and I are separated by yin and yang. The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year. The world is impermanent, and it has to be embarrassing.

Without Hu Laoba's kitchen, everyone complained, and even the Japanese began to miss the honest Chinese cook. I usually eat food that requires high energy, and I can swallow it. But on Christmas Day, because of Xiao Yang's arrival, I was still ready to cook and cook a good meal for my friends here. Hu Laoba said that my craft can go out to be a chef, and I also want to see if I have regressed.

At half past six, Xiao Yang, Archie, Mike, and Tiancai were already sitting around the small round table in Mike's dormitory and waiting for dinner. I borrowed all kinds of pots and an induction cooker from the kitchen, as well as all kinds of ingredients that I got with Archie's connection, to show you the skills I learned in the kitchen for a few months. Originally, I also called Lao K, but Lao K refused, and Lao K said that he was still used to eating alone. But this cold-looking man still thanked me and said, since your friend is here, I won't practice tonight, and I will accompany your friend well.

What I made for you was a few traditional Chinese dishes: braised fish, braised lion's head, kung pao chicken, shredded fish-flavored pork, braised pork ribs. Together with the grilled chicken, caviar and grilled sausages that Archie brought over, we made eight dishes according to the traditional customs of my hometown. The genius, the miser, also paid for two bottles of vodka to celebrate Christmas. Gathered around the small round table, everyone drank wine and chatted like the New Year in my hometown.

Everyone was full of praise for my craftsmanship, and Archie also said that it was a pity not to go to the kitchen to be a handyman because of my good craftsmanship. The two bottles of genius were quickly drunk by everyone, and Mike, the drunkard, quickly went to buy two more bottles, and it didn't take long for those two bottles of wine to bottom out. At this time, everyone drank about the same. Except for me, who hasn't drunk much alcohol and still maintains a clear mind, there is no problem with Xiao Yang, a person who drinks like a sea. After singing one of Russia's most famous "Katyusha", everyone dispersed. Mike gave up his bed to Xiao Yang, and followed Archie to find a guest room to sleep.

After everyone left, looking at the mess of cups and plates on the table, I didn't bother to care, sat on the bed, took the cigarette handed by Xiao Yang, and habitually lit it.

"How are you doing with this time? Xiao Yang sat next to me and lit a cigarette.

"It's good, didn't you notice that I've become white and fat?" Looking at the cigarette burning little by little in my hand, I smiled and said, "What about you, how are you, are you okay?"

"That's what I did. XIAO YANG DIDN'T TALK ABOUT HIMSELF, BUT TOOK OUT AN IPOD FROM HIS POCKET AND HANDED IT TO ME, "IT'S A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU, MERRY CHRISMAS!"

"Shall we come to this?" I took anyway, quipping, "wouldn't it be better for you to keep it for your confidantes." ”

"Hey, this was from your confidante. Xiao Yang smiled mysteriously, "She said you must like the song in it." ”

Oh? When I think of Lin Jia, my heart warms, and it feels so good to be remembered: "Are you married?"

"Married on May 1st. Xiao Yang looked very happy, "Remember that you owe me a wedding gift, as well as a copy of our Xiaojia, a total of two, you have to make up for it later." ”

"Hmm!" I looked at the little burning cigarette butt in my hand and nodded vigorously, "Thank you for me, wife, I'm welcome for her gift." "What I owe Xiao Yang is more than one or two gifts, my little life is saved by Xiao Yang.

After thinking about it, I think it is still necessary to explain: "Your wife and I are innocent, don't think about it." ”

"If someone else and my wife look at me in front of me, I would have abolished him a long time ago. But you, I don't dare. Aren't you the strongest 'mad dog' in this place right now, and I dread your punching fists. "I haven't seen you for a long time, Xiao Yang is still funny, Lin Jia should be a good destination to follow him.

"I'm not the best fighter in this place. Thinking of Old K's cool face, I nodded, "However, the strongest person does have a pair of punching bag-sized fists." ”

"Do you believe that people have aura?" I turned my face to look at Xiao Yang, "Some people just stand there, and they give you the feeling of a mountain." ”

That's how Old K feels to me. It's not just an emanation of confidence, but also a feeling of palpitations that make you feel inexplicable. Was it the little dark room that I had entered thirteen times that made Old K like this? I pinched the cigarette butt in my hand.

"Of course there is an aura. Xiao Yang took a puff of cigarette and said in a very affirmative tone, "Do you know that the feeling you give me now is very different from the feeling I felt when I met you in China? ”

"Really?" I touched my face, "do I look fierce now?" "I was worried that my changing face would scare the sweet girl when I saw my daughter.

"I can't tell," Xiao Yang shook his head and looked at me with his chin in one hand, "Now you feel like a sharp sword to me, and I sometimes don't even dare to look directly into your gaze." Hey, it's not that I'm cowardly, it's that you're really changing. ”

"Is there one?" I didn't doubt Xiao Yang's words, but calmly pinched out the cigarette butt.

Now it's just that my friends don't recognize me, and maybe one day, I won't recognize myself either. At that time, will I want to change back to my old self, or will I embrace my changes?

What will happen in the future, who can guess.

"There's one thing I have to tell you. Xiao Yang pondered his tone, "I found Liu Yuxi and told her about your current situation." ”

Xiao Yang lit a cigarette for herself: "She loves you very much." ”

"Is she okay?" I couldn't help but take out my cigarette and put it in my mouth. I tried to restrain the ups and downs of my emotions, not wanting to be seen by Xiao Yang.

"It's fine. Xiao Yang patted me, "She is really a good woman." ”

Xiao Yang took out a delicate jewelry box from his arms and handed it to me: "She asked me to pass it on to you, and she said that you owe her a wedding." She'll wait for you to go back and put it on her with her own hands. ”

I gently opened the box, and the ring I had spent several nights designing was lying quietly inside. A red rope is tied around the ring, making the ring a beautiful pendant.

"The rope is tied by Yoo Yuxi, and she wants you to hang it around your neck. ”

"Thank you, Xiao Yang. I took out the ring and slowly hung it on my heart. I know it's always been there, it's never gone.

"The news about Wang Weixin that you asked me to inquire about last time also has some eyebrows. Xiao Yang walked to the side of the bed and lay down suddenly, "Someone has seen him in St. Petersburg, and I have no clue as to where he is now." But it should still be in Russia at the moment. ”

"Also in Russia?" Thinking of my brother who grew up together, did he come to Russia to find me? The more I thought about it, the more possible I felt, "Can you help me check it again?"

"Hmm. Xiao Yang nodded, "I know that your brother's feelings are very deep. I'll look for Popov when I go back, and we've been working together quite a bit lately. ”

"Thank you. ”

"You're kind to me. Xiao Yang looked at me a little depressed, "I see that your cooking skills are very good, are you interested in being a chef in my newly opened restaurant?" How about you open it yourself?"

"Yes. I cheered up and joked, "It's the disobedient cooks who will take my fist." ”

"Forget it, then. .......”

That night, I talked a lot with Xiao Yang. talked about the past, and also talked about future plans.

Before going to bed, I turned on the IPOD that Lin Jia gave me, put on my headphones, and listened to my favorite song "Blue Lotus":

Nothing can stop your yearning for freedom!