Thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow. The words of a great man could not be more appropriate to describe the scene in front of him.

Qing Dai walked in the snow step by step, the front and back were white, and she couldn't even see the mist from her mouth clearly, leaving only a little ethereal warmth brushing through her lips.

I don't know how long I walked, Qingdai felt that her feet were getting heavier and heavier, obviously the strength in her body was always very strong, and she was not much tired, but it was difficult to lift her pace. She looked down a little inexplicably, only to find that the snow that had not reached her ankles had reached above her knees at the moment.

However, before she could figure out why, she found that her feet could no longer be lifted, and in the deep white snow, there seemed to be some moving object, sucking Qingdai's feet, wrapping them, and pulling them down. In just a few breaths, the whole leg was already lost in the snow.

Qing Dai struggled in horror, trying to shake off the things that were entangled in her feet, but she fell deeper and deeper. She wanted to scream, but she couldn't.

"Whew!" Qing Dai opened her eyes suddenly, only to find that the white snowflakes that had drowned her eyes in her dream were obviously the sunlight shining on her eyes.

"It's a dream......" she sighed softly, unable to tell how much joy and sorrow she carried.

"Qing Dai, get up. Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, you are the general manager, you can no longer lie in bed. Du Qinyue's joyful voice cut through the silence, coming from outside the door, followed by a beautiful figure pushing open the door, and a bright face appeared in front of Qing Dai: "Hey? Woke up? It's not easy to ......."

"Ahem." Qing Dai interrupted Du Qinyue's teasing, and threw her little guilt of sleeping lazy for a second into the clouds. With a shallow smile, he said to Du Qinyue: "Are you on vacation today?" ”

"That's not it, but there are very few things today, except for a noon family meeting, no one else will waste such a precious day as Chinese New Year's Eve." Du Qinyue shrugged: "You also hurry up, I will bring my parents over in the evening, and the others should come by themselves." Zhang Hongjun has already wrapped dumplings overnight, and it's up to you today. ”

Since the sky changed, everyone's requirements for makeup have been reduced to a minimum, so Qingdai, a real house girl, also put on home clothes, and followed Du Qinyue after a short haircut: "Overnight? I said...... "I'm going to make dumplings together."

Don't wait for her to finish. In the middle of the hall are several huge ones. The dustpan full of dumplings made her lose her voice.

“…… Early. Qing Dai looked at Zhang Hongjun, whose eyes were blue and black, and who was still scraping the dumpling filling in his hand, opened his mouth for a long time, and finally squeezed out a word.

"Early." Zhang Hongjun raised his head in a trance. I saw two people appear in front of me. Picked up a greeting. He continued to bow his head and pinch the dumpling skin in his hand tightly, put it away, and picked up the next one.

Qingdai doesn't know why. There was a deep sense of guilt, it seems, like, maybe, those dumplings were originally asked by everyone to make them yesterday? She thought that there was a lot of power in numbers, and she only did a small part. Unexpectedly, Zhang Hongjun was pulled into a strong man.

Just when Qingdai wanted to sneak into the kitchen, Zhang Hongjun's weak voice came from behind her: "Hmm, it's finished, wrap ...... It's over......"

Qing Dai felt that this didn't sound right, so she quickly turned back and saw Zhang Hongjun closing his eyes and falling to the ground. Just as she was about to release the corpse vine, she saw a figure early, and she took a step to help Zhang Hongjun up and gently put him on the sofa.

Qing Dai picked up a blanket, covered Zhang Hongjun, and said to Du Qinyue: "You know that I arranged for everyone to make this dumpling, why did you let him get it all?" It's good now, it's not you who is distressed. ”

"Who's distressed?" Du Qinyue hurriedly raised her head: "I didn't think that there were few people who knew how to cook, and it was estimated that they wouldn't be able to eat it at that time, so I always asked him to do it, finish it early, and relax early." ”

Qing Dai looked at Du Qinyue's rare dodge and shame, pursed her lips and smiled, and did not pursue again, it is not good to make any violent casualties during the New Year, and there will be more opportunities in the future.

The simple can only be a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, a string of New Year's firecrackers, and the complex can be dozens of days from the year to the year, holding large and small ceremonies. Simple, such as the group of people like Qingdai, or ordinary ordinary people, fill their stomachs and have nothing else to think about; The complex is like Kyoto's top gate valve and large and small privileged class.

"Kneel-" There was a long shout, and a group of people from old to young and even immature were lined up in turn, kneeling down to the clan spirit card.

Xu Sheng silently followed the relatives before and after to complete the whole set of worship procedures, and waited for the patriarch and elders to finish speaking, and finally when it was time to announce the dissolution, he walked out with the crowd. His steps were steady and urgent, and he clearly didn't want to linger any longer.

"Ah Sheng!" But there were still people who didn't want him to go too fast.

Xu Sheng paused and turned around slowly, but he didn't mean to walk back: "Something?" ”

The middle-aged man who spoke out was also choked, his face was a little bad, but he still smiled as gently as possible: "It's hard to come back, just talk, you haven't been back for almost five years." ”

"yes, five years." Xu Sheng also hooked the corners of his mouth formulaically, and said lightly: "Yiqiē is what it looked like five years ago, is there anything else to say?" "Say back then? It's worse than not saying anything.

The middle-aged man also found out that he had made a slip of the tongue, but he really didn't have much to do with this sharp-toothed junior. If it weren't for the fact that the rise of the Xu family was not as easy as he once thought, why did he have to lick his face to slap a hairy boy like Xu Sheng?

"Ah Sheng, do you know your parents ......" The middle-aged man changed the direction of persuasion, no matter what, Xu Sheng's current achievement is a shortcut to the Xu family's upward mobility, even if it is a loss of face, it is worth fighting for.

"Don't mention them......" Xu Sheng leisurely interrupted the other party's words: "Third uncle, I know what you think, and we don't have any deep hatred and hatred to break off love, but if the Xu family lets me come back, this road will change the situation, and there will be gains and losses." Have you really figured it out? ”

The third uncle of the Xu family listened to the first half of the words, and he was happy in his heart. felt that he had poked Xu Sheng's weakness, and then the second half of the sentence made his heart skip a beat, and he couldn't figure out whether Xu Sheng was persuasive or warned. He likes to stand in the position of the elder and reprimand the junior, but it doesn't mean that he really thinks that he is smarter than the junior, Xu Sheng is such a demon, I am afraid that there will only be one in a hundred years, he doesn't feel ashamed to listen to his nephew's words.

The two of them were talking like this at the door, and a cute girl hurriedly walked in, and when she saw Xu Sheng, she took a long breath: "Brother, I said why can't I find you everywhere." Watch you be the first to go out. I chased after it, and you ran to the back again. She came to Xu Sheng's side and was about to be coquettish, when she realized that there was someone on the other side: "Third uncle? You stopped my brother. But I'm easy to find. ”

Xu Sheng lowered his head and smiled dotingly: "What activities does the child have tonight?" ”

The Xu family has rules. The only thing that keeps the Chinese New Year's Eve is a man. Most of the adult girls are married, and later it was agreed that they don't have to keep the year, and there are too many people in the big family. For example, Yang Tong is free, and he is willing to accompany him to keep the New Year, but he is not willing to do his own activities. However, young people have little patience, and if there is no contradiction to be resolved, it is basically impossible to accompany the elders to keep vigil.

Yang Tong glanced at his brother's face, and then at the third uncle opposite, his eyes rolled for a moment, and then he said, "Brother take me to accompany my sister-in-law." ”

When the words fell, Uncle Xu's face was not very good. However, the two young people ignored it, and said that they were happy, and Xu Sheng's smile was even better: "Aren't you going to play with your friends?" ”

Yang Tong pouted: "There are so many people every year, not bad this time, I represent our family, brother, you have to ask your sister-in-law to prepare more delicious food for me." ”

Xu Sheng raised his feet and walked out: "Eat what you have, and pick and choose?" Think it's too good? ”

Yang Tong hurriedly chased after him: "Brother, you are a big money, you can't be stingy with your own sister." ”

Uncle Xu watched the two of them completely disappear at the door as if they didn't exist, their faces were black and dripping, but they could only turn their heads and go to the backyard with hatred. The person who is rolling in this power knows best when to hold grudges and when to be tolerant and generous, he is not yet qualified to hold a grudge against Xu Sheng, and the top priority is to convey his words to a few elders to see what to do next.

This Xu Sheng just stepped out of the door of the old mansion, looked at his sister who was quiet at the same time, reached out and touched the little girl's hair and said, "It's okay, if you want to go there to play, go there." ”

Yang Tong pouted: "Brother, do you think I'm going to relieve you from the siege?" You're too narcissistic, I really want to play with my sister-in-law, my sister is my true love, do you understand? ”

Xu Sheng looked at the child-faced woman in front of him, remembered that the base camp was already full of people, and didn't care about one or two more, so he nodded indifferently and said: "You can go if you want, as long as you are self-reliant." What he didn't expect was that he had been wrestling for a long time at night about this impromptu decision.

Of course, they couldn't foresee the future at this moment, Yang Tong saw Xu Sheng nodding and cheered: "Long live brother!" Then he jumped around Xu Sheng twice, until Xu Sheng scolded him dizzily, and then stopped following behind him without speaking.

When they entered the base camp, they saw Qing Dai dragging a large box with a ghoul vine towards the house.

Without waiting for Xu Sheng to ask, Yang Tong rushed forward to help, and asked, "Sister-in-law, what is this pulling?" What a big one! ”

Qing Dai was shocked by this title, and saw that it was Xu Sheng and Yang Tong, she was shy, but also calmed down a lot, and there were many girlfriends who called her wife, she was still very good after adapting, and replied: "This is my mother, because the hospital said that her condition is stable, I think this is the New Year after all, I have not been separated from her for the New Year since I was a child, and this year is not an exception." ”

Yang Tong looked at the gentle smile of the woman in front of her, obviously with sadness, but there was almost no trace of sadness and despair in her eyes, only peace and firmness. She kind of understands how her brother is obsessed with this woman, not only is she just a good girl, she has fearless courage in her heart, and she has a mountain and river of her own.

Xu Sheng had already stepped forward and stood on the other side to help Qing Dai lift the big nutrition warehouse and put it in a corner of the hall, which would neither be ignored nor disturb people's fun.

When it got dark, everyone returned. Even Qingyun is the last to return, who knows, He Xiaowan came, Hua Junpeng came, unexpectedly, the poisonous wolf also brought a large number of subordinates, fortunately, they brought their own food, otherwise the reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve would have to open the skylight.

Although the communication is cut off, there is no TV and computer entertainment, but the base camp is not deserted at all, as long as there are people in China, there is a way to entertain, only to see several sets of mahjong poker magically appeared, and in front of the gambling game, everyone's estrangement has disappeared, only shouting and goodwill ridicule, even General Du is no longer cold, and the poisonous wolf of the soldiers hooked up and carried it, so that Qing Dai was dumbfounded.

The space is limited, the people who didn't catch up with the card table are bustling back and forth, laughing back and forth, and the plates that are served on the table like running water are empty and withdrawn like flowing water.

Qingdai has been sitting beside her mother, smiling and looking at the lively friends in front of her, I just feel that it is really the smell of the New Year that disappeared before the sky changes, and people's hearts are closer.

Xu Sheng threw out a card and listened to the people around him shouting: "Hu! Then he smiled and said, "You're lucky enough, come again!" ”

And the one in line next to him hurriedly said: "Go, it's my turn, lose three games, don't play tricks!" ”

Xu Sheng suddenly raised his head, reluctantly left the table, rubbed out of the crowd, and turned around and went straight to the place he had been thinking about.

Qingdai felt a person sitting next to her, and the familiar breath made her a little more relaxed: "Lost?" ”

Xu Sheng looked at Qingdai's habitually dependent body, hugged it gently, and said with satisfaction: "It's not really gambling money, it's useless to win, it's important to accompany your wife." ”

Qing Dai raised her head and glared at him, but Xu Sheng felt that his bones were half crispy, and he said in his heart that the ancients did not deceive me, the beauty was in his arms, where could he still think about the problem, only the sweet words were self-taught: "Of course, it is more important to accompany my mother-in-law, and I am willing to accept the inspection of the organization at any time." ”

Qing Dai was even more unreliable when she heard this, and was about to open her mouth to reprimand, when a shout came from beside her: "Sister-in-law, come on, let's sing!" Haha, just found an old school piano! ”

Without waiting for the two to react, Xu Sheng watched his wife being forcibly taken away, and the bully who robbed the people's daughter chased after him: "Brother, you will accompany your mother-in-law, and your wife will be handed over to me!" ”

Xu Sheng gritted his teeth and finally sat down dejectedly, watching his warm fragrant nephrite being held in his arms by others from a distance, and the small book in his heart began to remember: Du Qinyue, Yang Tong, He Xiaowan, Lin Xinran, Mrs. Du...... Even if they are all girls and elders do not bring such shameless destruction of people's affection, this is the Chinese New Year's Eve of the Yuanyuan family, next time, he will use his legal identity to suppress them, and he must not let them have the opportunity to be so arrogant again!

Qing Dai was pulled to join a few girls to make a simple KTV, except for Qing Dai, the other people are all trained by noble girls, even if they are not piano level 10, they are able to play songs freely, even Lin Xinran can use both hands, and the beauties with different styles are singing while playing the piano, which is really intoxicating.

If a few people chose a more reserved love song tune at the beginning, then they sang wildly from all walks of life, regardless of ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, one was more heartbreaking than the other, but they sang the depression accumulated for most of the year from the bottom of their hearts.

It didn't take long for even the mercenaries who were playing cards to be infected too, an old song turned into a chorus, and the men with incomplete tones also raised their voices, shattering the huge roof.

As the night deepened, the wind and snow became heavier, and the window lattices were all white. But it can't extinguish people's yearning and love for a better life.

Qing Dai finished singing, sneaked to the kitchen to fetch water to drink, and looked back and vaguely heard the bell outside: The new year has begun! (To be continued......)