19.12 Christmas Eve
Everyone doesn't know, quietly open, small and cute, you are an ordinary little white flower;
Quietly open, in my heart, no one knows your existence;
The petals are scattered, no one pays attention, you are a lonely little white flower;
On the lonely road, there is no singing, who applauds you?
Little white flowers, little white flowers.
You are a little white flower that no one knows
Little white flowers, little white flowers
You are a little white flower that no one misses
Little white flowers, little white flowers
You have to be lonely and strong,
The sound of the wind is the most beautiful music, and you will dance gently with it;
Wilderness is the best spectator, and you have to feel it clapping;
Applause, applause
Applaud you, you are the most beautiful little white flower
Applause, applause
Applaud you, you are a strong little white flower
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Du Pingping was looking out the window, while listening to a new song by an unknown author from the Internet.
In the end, Du Ping still didn't choose to return to China, as if he thought of Miyako when he thought of that land. So Du Pingping just sent his New Year's Greetings early and stayed alone in his personal apartment.
Today is Christmas, the most important holiday in the Western world. The whole school is basically empty, and everyone has returned to their homes to celebrate the most important holiday in the Western world with their relatives. So here, in this unmanned apartment building, in this unmanned corridor, only Du Ping is lonely and lonely listening to a lonely, lonely song.
A figure suddenly appeared in the hallway and walked up to Du Pingping's side, it was Susan who wasn't supposed to be here. Susan, who was dressed in a beautiful long dress, suddenly appeared in front of Du Pingping like a princess in a fairy tale, which made Du Pingping stunned.
Susan, "What kind of song is this? It sounds heartbreaking." ”
"Ahh
Susan, "Why can't I be here?"
"It's Christmas, shouldn't you be at home?"
Susan, "Yes, I should be home! But I came on a mission." After learning that you were in a situation where you were spending Christmas at school, my family asked me to invite you to my house for Christmas, to enjoy the light?"
Du Ping, "Ah!"
Du Ping was stunned.
"What a surprise. But I would like to say no, and wish you all a Merry Christmas! This should be a day of joy and reunion for your family, and I shouldn't be there. ”
Susan, "Forget it! I see that you are lonely, and I believe that you want to commit suicide! Besides, we Geer people are the most hospitable people in the world, and if you don't come, you won't give face." And with the stubbornness of the Egar people, it's likely that I'm not the only one who will go out next time!"
Susan is a woman with a resolute attitude, but Du Fairness is not a man with a resolute attitude, so the result of the matter is that Du Fairness was pulled out of school by Susan. In an ordinary car, Susan's second brother James is sitting in the cab there. As soon as he saw Du Pingping, he greeted him happily.
James, "Hey, Du Fair! You were so funny last time that you took Grandpa and Susan to solve the case, and you didn't call me. ”
Du Fair, "I'm sorry!"
Susan, "Didn't you go to school last time because you had to go to school! The police academy is a disciplined force, and the management is very strict!"
James, "All right, but it's my graduation in three months, Du, you have to come!"
Susan, "That depends on whether you have time!"
James, "Susan ......"
Susan, "What's wrong?"
James, "I'm asking about your little boyfriend, not you." Can you give me a chance to talk to him alone?"
Susan, "All right, Du, you answer him." ”
The personality of Xizhou people who are very easy to get enthusiastic makes Du Ping have no gap to answer at all, and he is directly defined by the two as Susan's little boyfriend. Until the two of them stared at each other at the same time. Du Ping thought about it for a while, and decided to answer the question about James's graduation ceremony first.
"After the Chinese New Year, I will probably live mainly in Huashi, where I need to work in a crime lab. ”
James, "Susan ......"
James set his eyes on Susan, who was sitting next to Du Ping.
James, "Long-distance relationships are very dangerous! There will be a lot of competitors for a boy like Du Pingping. ”
"We're not ...... yet"
As soon as Du Ping wanted to explain, he was immediately interrupted by Susan.
Susan, "Don't you believe in your sister's strength!"
Then Susan came to Du Fair's ear and whispered to her.
Susan, "If you don't want to die, tell them the truth, the Gehrs are irascible creatures, and you dare to kiss their little daughter in a traditional Christian family." Hey, hey, think for yourself!"
Du Fair immediately realized that his promise to go to Regan's house for Christmas was not a very good decision. However, by this time, the car had already started. James kept talking about his graduation.
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A quiet little building, although the owner inside tries to create the same festive atmosphere as outside, the cold that penetrates deep into the bone marrow seeps into every part of the house like a cold wind outside. Suzuki's aunt, like an old professor doing experiments, stood next to the oven with a straight body and a serious expression, looking seriously at the watch in her hand.
Auntie, "Sand Feather." ”
Suzuki Sunaba, "Yes, Auntie. ”
Auntie, "There are still 5 minutes, and this place is about to finish baking, how are you preparing there?"
Suzuki Sunwa, "It's all ready, and I've laid out all the utensils." ”
Auntie, "Good! Go to the basement and bring us a bottle of wine." Today is Christmas, and the Lord will forgive us for our drinking. ”
Suzuki Sunaba, "Yes, Auntie. ”
Auntie, "Take the bottle of '65!" it reminds me of my good girlhood, when I was as young and beautiful as our sand feathers. ”
Suzuki Sunwa, "Okay, I'll go now." ”
Walking to the stairwell and opening the small door to the basement, Suzuki Sanda walked in, then quietly took out his mobile phone from his clothes and dialed Du Fair's number.
Suzuki Sawa's eastward ball, "Fair!".
Du Ping's eastward flow of balls, surprise, "Sand Feather!"
Suzuki Sanda, "I miss you!"
Du Fair, "I miss you too." ”
Suzuki Sawa, "What are you doing?"
When Du Ping answered the phone, he was at the small table in the living room of Regan's house. On the other side of the small table, old Reagan was looking at Du Fair with a sad look, because there was a half-cut game of chess between the two, but Du Fair answered the phone very unruly.
Du Fair, "Play chess." ”
In the dimly lit basement, in the dim yellow light, Suzuki Sunha showed a look of surprise.
Suzuki Sanda, "Playing chess?"
Du Fair, "Yes, chess. ”
When Suzuki Sanda wanted to continue chatting, Aunt Suzuki's voice was already heard at the doorway above the basement.
Auntie, "Sand Feather, okay, why are you so slow!"
Suzuki immediately replied loudly into the basement stairs, "Come right away!"
Suzuki Sappa whispered to the phone in his hand, "I'm leaving, take care of yourself, fair-kun!
The phone was closed, and from the wine rack next to him, Suzuki Sanda quickly took out a bottle of red wine and ran up the stairs.
Du Fairness passed this, the mobile phone was already silent, and Du Fairness had to turn off the mobile phone and look at the old Reagan opposite. On the chessboard, old Reagan had already finished the chess he should have played, and was looking at Du Ping with grievances.
Grandpa, "It's your turn!"
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On Suzuki Sawa's side, a table that can accommodate 6 people only sits with two women, an old one and a young one, the old one is Suzuki Sawa's aunt, and the younger one is Suzuki Sawa himself.
My aunt carefully and carefully arranged every plate, every cup, and every pair of knives and forks, and then walked into the distance and looked at them as a whole. Nodding his head, he looked at Suzuki Sunwa.
Auntie, "We can take a seat." ”
Suzuki Sunaba, "Yes, Auntie. ”
Auntie, "Let us thank the Lord for His gift!"
I took the red wine bottle and felt the temperature of the wine with my hands.
Auntie, "Just right!"
The cork was removed, a glass was poured for himself, and he handed it to Suzuki Sunha.
Aunt, "a third, don't pour more." ”
Suzuki Sunaba, "Yes, Auntie. ”
Suzuki Sawa, picking up the bottle and pouring himself red wine with the exact same movements, like his aunt's shadow.
Aunt, "Very well, let's pray!"
Suzuki Sanda, "Okay, Auntie. ”
Aunt, "Dear Lord, we thank you for your praise, Lord, you are our good shepherd, you know the lack of our hearts, please give us the truth of the Bible, and guide us in the direction of our future lives, so that we will not stray from the Lord's right way, and we may have greater faith to follow you and look to you......;
Suzuki Sunwa, "Dear Lord, we thank you for your praise ......"
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On Du Fair's side, Regan's Christmas dinner has entered the second stage, and Regan's family's favorite guessing game is a fan game. It's just that due to the special family of the Reagan family, this kind of guessing is more inclined to some guessing problems that do not occur in normal families.
Grandpa, "In the 40s, it planted bombs in train stations and theaters. ”
Linda, "Bomb Maniac George Metsky." ”
Grandpa, "That's right! Rest if you win, drink if you lose." ”
Daniel, "She has such a good memory!"
James, "yes, she has such a good memory!"
Linda, "Don't cheat! Drink, drink." ”
Frank, Daniel, Du Ping and other male compatriots could only raise their glasses one by one, ready to be punished for drinking. Fellow women do their best to play the role of overseer.
James, "Wait, George can't be considered a serial killer because he and the bomb never killed a single person." ”
Grandpa, "Do you think I'm wrong with the problem?" Remember that serial arsonists and serial bombers are more serious crimes than ordinary murders for the police, whether they have died or not. ”
Susan, "Yes! ”
Linda, "Don't drink too much." ”
Under the unanimous supervision of his fellow women, the failed men had to drink all the liquor in their cups one by one, and there was no room left over each of them.
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Suzuki Sanda here.
Under a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, Suzuki and her aunt each took an almost identical Christmas gift box. Tearing open almost synchronously, two almost identical Bibles appeared in the hands of two women.
Suzuki Sawa, "Thank you, auntie." ”
Auntie, "Thank you, Sand Feather. ”
Auntie, "Merry Christmas." ”
Suzuki Sanda, "Merry Christmas. ”
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Du Fair here.
Frank came up to Linda with a gift box in his hand.
Frank, "Thank you for your tremendous contribution to the family over the past year. ”
Linda took the gift box and smiled and kissed her husband's cheek. Immediately there was a round of applause.
Grandpa, "I've got a barbecue and beer, who's going to join?"
Susan, "Me!"
James, "Me!"
Naomi, "Me!"
Daniel, "Me!"
Susan gently pinched Du Pingping, and Du Pingping reluctantly raised his hand.
Du fair, "I!"
Grandpa looked at Frank, who raised his hand.
Frank, "Me!"
Everyone unanimously agreed with Reagan Sr.'s suggestion, which made Reagan Sr. very excited and satisfied.
Grandpa, "Very well! We're heading out into the yard now." No one should fight with me, I'm an expert at barbecue!"
Daniel, "Is Beer Ice?"
Grandpa, "Of course!"
Daniel, "Cool. ”
Susan, "Is there ham?"
Grandpa, "Of course. ”
Frank, "I'm going to bring my coffee pot. ”
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In the courtyard of nearly 150 square meters, the charcoal fire on the grill has been lit, and Grandpa proudly sipps beer while flipping the bacon and ham on the grill. The music in the courtyard had already sounded, and Linda took Frank's hand and began to hug each other and dance slowly. Daniel and James were each holding a giant beer glass and talking to each other. Susan and Naomi whispered a few words before coming to the front of Du.
Susan, "Won't you ask me for a dance?"
"I don't know how to. ”
Susan, "It's okay, I'll take you on a jump." ”
There was no room for refusal, and Susan and Du Ping became a couple and danced slowly. There was the sound of Naomi and James cheering nearby. Frank and Linda only glanced sideways at Susan and Du Ping, and after smiling slightly, they continued to enjoy themselves. Susan suddenly put her mouth close to Du's ear.
Susan, "Merry Christmas!"
Du Fair, "Merry Christmas!"
At the wooden fence of the yard, the figure of a neighbor appeared, a tall Caucasian man, holding the beer in his hand over the fence.
Neighbors, "Merry Christmas!"
Here, "Merry Christmas!"
Beautiful fireworks suddenly burst into the sky, and paintballs flew into the sky like meteors, and then burst open, turning into countless beautiful and brilliant sparks. It was as if in the midst of it, there was sacred music coming from the community church, and the ancient bells ranging.
One by one, everyone in the courtyard stopped moving and quietly looked into the air.
Susan, "It's beautiful! ”
"Yes, it's beautiful. ”
Susan suddenly kissed Du Fair's lips softly, and then sped away like a child who had done something bad.
Du Ping was startled, and when he turned his head to look around, Frank, Linda, Daniel, and Naomi were already kissing each other, James was still looking at the sky stupidly, and Grandpa was Du Ping's eyes met, raised the beer in his hand, and took a long sip.
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Suzuki Sanda here.
In the quiet and tidy courtyard, two figures, one large and one small, stood side by side, looking up at the fireworks in the sky.
Suzuki Sawa, "It's beautiful, aunt!"
Aunt, "Praise be to God." ”
Auntie, "Sand Feather." ”
Suzuki Sunaba, "Yes, Auntie. ”
Auntie, "Don't talk about boyfriends, at school." ”
Suzuki Sunaba, "Yes, Auntie. ”
The touched expression on Suzuki's face slowly retracted, and his gaze slowly returned to the courtyard. In the courtyard next to it, there seems to be laughter and laughter, and it seems to be two worlds with this place.
Auntie, "Sand Feather." ”
Suzuki Sunaba, "Yes, Auntie. ”
Auntie, "Let's rest." ”
Suzuki Sunaba, "Yes, Auntie. ”
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Du Fair here.
Suddenly from the courtyard next door came an old Geer folk song:
My red rose-like lover is the most beautiful branch in the June wind!
Wow, my sweet tune-like lover is in harmony with me.
What a beautiful girl, let me love you so much!
Even though the sea is dry.
Even if the rock burns to ashes.
I will love you forever.
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Everyone in the courtyard suddenly looked at each other and smiled, and they joined the song over there in unison:
Love, love, I love!
Even if there are thousands of mountains and thousands of waters, the heart can be moved.
Even if it's so far away, I'm going to come to you.
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The slow dance in the courtyard suddenly turned into a fast-paced Gol dance, and Grandpa and James also came in and danced happily in a circle. Du Ping wanted to escape, but he was stopped by Susan without any chance, so he could only clumsily follow everyone to Handan.
Jump!
I love I love roses, and the wind is blowing in early June;
I love my love like an orchestra, its sound melodious and exquisite.
I love my beauty and difference, I love you forever,
Until the waters of the four seas dry up, and the rocks melt into mud,
As long as I have breath, I will never love you.
Say goodbye to my heart and soul for the time being, please don't be distracted!
Even if it is 100,000 miles away, it must be returned when stepping through the ground
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During the dance, several women danced in their long dresses, like proud and beautiful princesses. For a while, the kind of ancient, happy, and optimistic emotions made Du Ping also dissolve into it. Learn to dance to the cheerful rhythm of a few men. Women dance like flowers in the wind, and men are like ancient trees, slow and strong. Women dance at the man's side, like a butterfly enamoring a flower, and a man advances and retreats as resolutely as a warrior because of her.
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Wow!
The singing stopped, the dancing stopped, everyone hugged each other, and then everyone chanted in unison.
Everyone, "Hooray!"
It was as if the whole community was hearing the same voice.
The voices outside were almost synchronous, "Hooray!"