The annual Spring Festival is here again.

On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Beijing airport was so crowded that there was no place to sit.

Lingxi, who followed Teacher Xiao to check in his luggage, was very uneasy, and said depressedly: "I always feel that entrusting the buns to someone like Yue Xuan to take care of will be a problem." ”

Xiao Yunshen, who has been harassed by him recently, is calm: "It's okay, isn't there still an aunt of part-time workers?" You can't put the puppy in someone else's house at will, it will feel abandoned, if you give up Yue Xuan and find other friends, then it will be very difficult for them to come to see the buns every day, after all, everyone is very busy during the Chinese New Year. ”

Knowing that what he said was very reasonable, Lingxi nodded obediently, and then aggrieved: "But I really want to ...... buns."

"With such love, you will be a good mother in the future." Xiao Yunshen laughed, and then touched her head: "Let's go, it's important to take your husband to see your mother-in-law first." ”

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Lingxi's hometown is not close to prosperity, and it is even more 108,000 miles away from Beijing.

The two flew to Chengdu, took a bus, and after a bumpy several hours, they arrived at the little-known small county town.

Fortunately, the Spring Festival has arrived, and the door-to-door lanterns are decorated with lights, so that the low buildings on the street will not be too cold.

Remembering that he was still alone when he went home last time, but this time he was already a wife, Cheng Lingxi really felt like a world away.

She was apprehensive in her heart, until the taxi arrived at her mother's new home, and saw the familiar figure waiting downstairs, she was suddenly diluted by the long-lost family affection, and quickly went out and grabbed her hand and shouted: "Mom! ”

Lingxi's mother, Guo Mei, couldn't help but reddened her eyes, touched her face and said, "Still so thin, haven't you eaten well?" ”

"If I eat it, then I just can't get fat." Lingxi showed his dimples, heard the sound of Mr. Xiao and the driver taking things from the trunk, and introduced like a dream: "He...... He is Xiao Yunshen, this is my mother. ”

Xiao Yunshen was very down-to-earth and generous: "Mom, have a good New Year." ”

However, Guo Mei was a little at a loss, looking at her son-in-law who was much more dazzling than she imagined, and said in a daze: "Happy New Year, Happy New Year!" Oops, that's a ......"

Cheng Lingxi interrupted: "What is it, Mom, I'm hungry." ”

"I'm a thin-skinned girl." Guo Mei smiled, and like all mothers in the world, she couldn't help but ask Xiao Yunshen questions as she led the way.

Originally, she didn't agree with her daughter's hasty marriage, but Lingxi had a chance, and the emperor couldn't control it outside, and her daughter had her own ideas since she was a child, and she was reluctant to be obstructed by her relatives, so she reluctantly nodded.

When I saw it today, I found that Xiao Yunshen really looked like a talent, so I couldn't help but happily introduce myself to the neighbors I met all the way, with a beaming face.

Lingxi, who was following behind, blushed, and it wasn't until he saw Xiao Yunshen smiling at him with a gift that his heart returned to peace.

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Not all the stepfathers in the world are very vicious, Guo Mei married a man who was quite honest after her husband's death, he had already bought a table full of good dishes in a not too big home, and when the children entered the house, they were even more shy to rub their hands, and their faces were full of restraint of bad words.

"Sister." The younger brother, who was also not an extrovert, came out of the bedroom, greeted obediently, and greeted Xiao Yunshen again: "Brother-in-law." ”

Xiao Yunshen had just finished greeting the elders, and when he heard this, he looked very happy and asked, "Are you in high school?" What is your name? ”

"He Ziqian." The appearance of the young man is the unique fair-skinned and delicate air of the Sichuan people, and the Mandarin also has a lovely local accent: "It's the second year of high school." ”

"Come, Happy Chinese New Year, go buy what you like." Xiao Yunshen immediately took out the rich red envelope that had been prepared long ago from the outside of the box.

Guo Mei, who washed the fruit and brought it, was so frightened that she stopped: "Little child, don't give him so much money." ”

"Mom, you don't care so much." Cheng Lingxi couldn't help but interject.

"Ziqian, go back and do your homework, why can't you ask my sister to teach you, didn't you fail the math test?" Guo Mei seems to be very close to her stepson, and her urging tone is exactly the same as that of her own mother.

"The ...... of the New Year Tell him to play for a while. Lingxi was helpless.

"If you don't do well in the college entrance examination, what are you going to play?" Guo Mei is very strict in raising children: "If your mother didn't tell you to study hard, would you be able to make a difference?" ”

"Good, good." Lingxi had no choice but to follow his younger brother into the bedroom: "Where have you learned?" ”

Xiao Yunshen watched it interestingly, but he was also inexplicably sad.

This mother, precisely because her daughter did not have the opportunity to have more contact after college, still treats her like a child.

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Probably because there was one more person, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner that night was a good meal.

But the two-bedroom house definitely can't accommodate two extra adults, and after the vigil, Lingxi can only take Teacher Xiao to a nearby hotel to rest.

She felt guilty about this, and kept her head down on the road, waiting until she was far away from the so-called home, and then whispered, "I'm sorry...... Toss you so much, we don't have a tall hotel here, we want to wronged you. ”

"Say what?" Xiao Yunshen stretched out his hand to rub her long hair, and smiled sideways: "Am I such a hypocritical man in your eyes?" ”

Lingxi touched his head and shook his head depressedly.

"It's good not to live with them, but in fact, I don't know how to deal with the elderly, and I rarely get along with my parents." Xiao Yunshen's tone was very gentle: "And with you by my side, I am very happy everywhere, not to mention that it is rare to come to your hometown, if you have time these days, take me to the middle school where you are studying, right?" ”

Lingxi nodded, still silent.

Xiao Yunshen already knows everything about her: "What's the matter, when you finally go home and see your mother, you are still so unenergetic, and you are the one who is angry because you live in a hotel, right?" ”

"I'm not angry, I'm just ...... Lonesome. Lingxi tried her best to express her inner feelings as peacefully as possible, but her voice still revealed grievances: "I know that my mother is not easy, I really swear to myself since I was a child, I want to make money to heal my father's body when I grow up, and then let my mother live a comfortable life...... But later, there was no chance to realize it, what was the use of living expenses, what was the use of buying gifts, she had a new home, a new husband and a new child...... Every time I come back for the Chinese New Year, I feel that I am so redundant, I don't even have a home, and I am not needed at all......"

"Fool, don't think like that." Xiao Yunshen put the bag he was carrying on the suitcase on the side, then held her hand and said: "Your mother has her own life, she sacrificed herself for you in the past, and now she has the right to choose freely, it doesn't mean that she doesn't love you, is He Ziqian her child?" You are the meat of her heart, but she is usually too far away from you, and family affection will be beyond the reach of the whip. ”

Cheng Lingxi nodded and admitted his mistake in a low voice: "I shouldn't have complained like this." ”

"Also, you're not unwanted." Xiao Yunshen suddenly stopped and looked at her eyes seriously: "I need you, I need you to love, I need you to care, I need you to bring me happiness, so Cheng Lingxi, you are not allowed to be listless, do you hear?" ”

"Hmm." Lingxi's secret sadness because of the family of three disappeared in an instant with the wetness of her eyes, she rubbed her eyes in shame, and then showed a bright smile with tears: "I will try." ”

Xiao Yunshen relieved himself at this time, pulled her to continue walking towards the hotel, and chuckled: "I really married a stupid daughter-in-law." ”

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On that Chinese New Year's Eve, the two of them slept on a strange bed in a small hotel, the air conditioning was a little noisy, the quilt was a little damp, but they still had a very warm dream.

After Cheng Lingxi vented the last bit of sadness in her past life, she finally clearly confirmed that she had a home that could be named "forever".

Home is not a house, an address.

Rather, someone who is always waiting for her and who is always worth her waiting.

That person's name is Xiao Yunshen.

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Why should all works of art celebrate love?

Probably because it has a magic that transcends reality and a logic that breaks the conventions of the universe.

Lingxi's Spring Festival is far happier than she worried and imagined before.

Cook hot pot with her family, introduce her husband to relatives and friends, and then take Xiao Yunshen to visit her school, the small bookstore she loves and the lively county town assembly.

Always shaking hands and always laughing, the ordinary fried potatoes bought together on the street become a delicacy in the world.

In fact, Lingxi's hometown is as inconspicuous as most towns in China, and Xiao Yunshen is always curious, mostly because this is where his wife grew up.

Busy, fulfilling time flies.

Before returning to Beijing, Cheng Lingxi instructed Xiao Yunshen to take his younger brother to buy new clothes, find an opportunity to be alone with his mother, and asked seriously: "Mom, is he a particularly good person, are you relieved?" ”

Guo Mei prepared her handmade spicy seeds in the kitchen, and sighed: "No matter how good it is, it's not as good as my girl." ”

When Lingxi asked her to register her marriage in the household registration book, it took a lot of time to talk about it, and she couldn't help but speak in Sichuan: "Ouch, what do you have any opinions!" ”

"Mom can't bear you." Guo Mei raised her sleeves and wiped her eyes: "Home is a small place, my mother knows that you don't want to come back, but when I think of you alone in the field, my heart ...... Now that someone finally takes care of you, it's actually ......"

"Don't cry, I want to cry when you cry." Lingxi choked and tugged at her sleeve.

"Good, good." Guo Mei burst into tears and laughed, and took out □□ and passbook from her pocket: "This was secretly given to me by Yunshen, saying that it was for us to provide for our old age and for Ziqian to go to college, in fact, how do we need so much money, you can keep it, and the money you have given me over the years, I haven't spent it, I just want to keep it ......when you get married."

"Mom! How can you be like this, I said don't wronged yourself, you ......" Lingxi was anxious.

"Where am I wronged, I live very well, and your Uncle He is good to me." Guo Mei wiped the tears from her face: "Except that you are not around, it makes me worry." ”

"I'll come back more when I have time...... You can also go to Beijing to see me......" Lingxi still cried and stuffed the money back into her hands: "Whether it is given by me or given to you by him, it is our filial piety, you have to be responsible for spending it, otherwise you don't love me!" ”

Guo Mei was made to cry and laugh, so she could only agree: "Then Mom will keep it for you, don't be afraid of anything outside, do what you want to do, anyway, it's a big deal to come back to Mom." ”

"Hmm." Lingxi shed tears and hugged her equally thin body, feeling a very down-to-earth family affection.

This family affection has faded because of his gray heart, and now, in a happy life, it flashes a warm light.