Chapter Twenty-Nine: Coming Home
Lucky to become a new member of the family, from the beginning of the dying, at this time has been fully recovered, usually like to rely on Liu Shimeng and Zeng Li painting, whenever she paints, she will be mischievous to scratch the pen and scratch the paper, and even have to inch in the ink on the paper to print plum blossoms.
No matter how late Zeng Lihua came back at night, Lucky and Liu Shimeng would sit on the sofa and wait inwardly, which also made Zeng Lihua fall in love with going home.
The most painful thing every day is the time at work, whenever Zeng Lihua and Liu Shimeng leave home, Lucky will make a whimpering cry like a poor child, at this time Liu Shimeng will always say, the baby is good at home, my sister will come back soon, and Zeng Lihua will also say goodbye in the form of kisses.
The footsteps of the new year have stepped at the end of the cold winter, and a new year is about to be ushered in.
The students in the studio are on vacation, and Liu Shimeng has nothing to do, except for going to the Zhongshan store to help every day, he just stays at home to accompany Lucky.
There are people in the family, luck is the happiest, except for the time to sleep, almost all of them are pestered by Liu Shimeng, occasionally to the room where Zeng left the painting a few laps, making a "meow" aggrieved cry.
Liu Shimeng sat in front of the window and painted, looking at the white snow outside the window, and the people who kept buying New Year's goods.
The Spring Festival is coming, this is the most festive festival for the people of the country, no matter how busy and how far away, they will go home for the New Year, but Liu Shimeng can't go home this year, because she has to save money to pay Liu Tianci's tuition, and because there is no mother this year, there is no mother's home, where is still home.
Thinking of this, Liu Shimeng dialed Liu Tianci's phone.
"God, are you okay?"
"Sister, I'm fine, what about you?" At this time, Liu Tianci was wearing thick clothes and riding a Meituan motorcycle at the intersection.
"Okay, where are you? Have you eaten? Liu Shimeng was a little choked, the only thing she was worried about was Liu Tianci.
"I just went to buy some New Year's goods, and I'm heading home? Sister, it's the New Year, you can't come back, right? Liu Tianci wiped his mouth and asked.
"I'm not going back this year, I'll send you the red envelope in a while, buy yourself some delicious food and clothes after the New Year, and I'm going to school after the New Year, I want to be handsome and handsome!"
"Sister, don't keep giving me money, I can earn living expenses by working part-time! You take care of yourself and buy yourself something to eat and wear! I have the money to start school! Liu Tianci's voice was raised, but his eyes were already red.
"God, you can't always work part-time, you have to focus on studying, don't live up to your mother's expectations!"
"Don't worry, I know, I've always kept in mind that I didn't delay my studies when I worked part-time, and besides, didn't my sister go to school while working part-time? You can't spoil me, or there will be that woman willing to marry me in the future!" ”
"Huh! Do you know that moderation is enough? By the way, he hasn't heard from him yet? Liu Shi dreamed of her stepfather.
"No, he never came back, maybe he died!" Liu Tianci gritted his teeth and said.
"Don't talk nonsense, I've thought a lot about this paragraph, although he didn't give us a decent life, but we can't be ungrateful! You still need to fulfill your obligations, God, I'll send you a red envelope in a while, if he comes back, you give him the money, there is no love, at least you have to give money! ”
"By the way, I won't go back for the Chinese New Year this year, so I will go to my mother's grave well! Give Mom a few kowtows for me! ”
"Sister, I know! Don't worry! Liu Tianci raised his head and let the tears flow back.
"Uh-huh!"
"Sister, you also have to take care of yourself, we all have to be good in the New Year, when we graduate, I will go to Qingping to find you, our sister and brother will never be separated!"
"Okay, I believe my brother, I will be in Qingping for you!" Liu Shimeng had a relieved smile on her face.
"Uh-huh! Sister, I won't tell you, I'm going to cross the street! Liu Tianci looked at the time.
"Good! Have a good New Year! Chinese New Year's Eve is calling you! ”
"Good!" Liu Tianci hung up the phone, took a breath lightly, looked at the blue sky, showed a hopeful smile, then tightened his clothes, stepped on the accelerator and quickly disappeared at the intersection, he had to send a few more orders before finishing work at night, only in this way can he earn more money and make his sister easier.
When Liu Shimeng put down the phone, tears had already flowed one after another, once, no matter how tired of his stepfather, but when he thought of his mother and his younger brother, he would still return home on time and have a warm year.
However, this year, her mother is gone, her stepfather has disappeared without a trace, and the huge Su Jin is only Liu Tianci, and her heart is broken when she thinks of her lonely brother.
Wearing the stars and the moon, stepping on the snow and facing the wind, the tormented Zeng Lihua finally got off the plane, and returned home quickly in Li Chuang's car, he has been busy with touring recently, and has not been home for several days.
The lights upstairs were still on, and it was so warm in the night, and there was a sense of anticipation of going home.
When he twisted the door lock, Lucky, who was nesting in Liu Shimeng's arms, quickly jumped out like a grenade, jumped to the door, and let out a rapid scream.
The moment Zeng Li opened the painting, he saw Lucky show a smiling face and open his arms.
Lucky wagged his tail frantically, jumped into Zeng Lihua's arms at once, scratched his face affectionately, and even stuck out his tongue to lick it.
Liu Shimeng also rushed out when she heard the sound, and when she saw Zeng Li's painting, her heart throbbed inexplicably, as if it was a relative who came back, not a landlord or a friend.
"Poetry Dream!" Zeng Lihua saw Liu Shimeng again, and the exhaustion of his body disappeared, and there was only a simple gentleness.
"You're back? Why didn't you call! Hungry, right? I'll cook you noodles! Liu Shimeng picked up the apron on the chair, turned around and went into the kitchen.
In Liu Shimeng's heart, she had come all the way from painting in the cold, she must have been very cold and hungry, only warm noodles could drive away the cold on her body, just like the night she came back from Su Jin that night, she was so cold standing on the side of the road, and I thought at that time, even if there was a bowl of hot noodles.
Zeng Lihua took a hot shower, changed into a cotton T-shirt and sweatpants, and suddenly felt much more relaxed.
When she came out of the room with her luck, the hot noodles were ready, and Liu Shimeng sat quietly next to her and waited.
"Okay, you can eat, lucky come over quickly, don't make trouble, let my brother eat!" Liu Shimeng hugged Lucky and put it on her lap.
"It smells so good!" Zeng Lihua picked up the chopsticks, and before he could take a bite, he felt delicious.
"Thank you for the compliment, eat it! Why did you come back so late? Liu Shimeng smiled lightly.
Zeng Lihua was obsessed, and in the days he left, he would dream of going home when he slept in the hotel, and he dreamed of Liu Shimeng wearing an apron, and he kept thinking, is he already hopelessly in love with her?
"I want to be lucky! As soon as it's over, I'll be back! Zeng Li said this on his lips, but in his heart he said that he missed you and was lucky!
He looked at Liu Shimeng, like a photographer greedily looking at the beautiful scenery under the lens.
"There are three days left before the New Year, are you still leaving?" Liu Shimeng asked.
"Don't go, there will be a performance in Qingping tomorrow night, and the day after tomorrow will be all day after tomorrow!" He once left the painting while eating and talking.
"Oh! It's so hard! Then you should rest early after eating! Liu Shimeng felt a little uncomfortable, not to mention what kind of discomfort, if she said that she was distressed, maybe this was not within the scope of Liu Shimeng's concern.
"Shimeng, it's the New Year soon, aren't you going home?" Zeng Lihua asked.
"No return!" Liu Shimeng said in a low voice, her tone obviously low.
"It's okay, I'll accompany you to celebrate the New Year, I'll go buy New Year's goods during the day tomorrow, will you go?" Zeng Lihua asked.
"Buying New Year's goods? You're not at home! Liu Shimeng was a little surprised.
"Why am I not at home, busy for several years, this year I plan to give myself a holiday, after performing the Chinese New Year's Eve play, I will give myself a holiday!" Rest well, it's so tired! ”
"Oooh!"
"Shimeng, if you can, can you go to my play the day after tomorrow? It's your favorite Kunqu Opera West Chamber! And I can do a dance, it's rare to see! Zeng Lihua looked at Liu Shimeng seriously, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Going to see your play?"
"Hmm!"
"Of course! Thanks to Mr. Zeng's kindness, if you can invite me to the play, I will naturally accept it, is it the best position? Liu Shimeng smiled, looking lively and cute.
"Haha" is of course the best location! Our lucky sister, of course, has to sit in the best position! Zeng Lihua hugged Lucky, fiddling with its small paws, clapping constantly, provoking Lucky to stare at its ignorant and cute eyes, looking at Zeng Lihua on the left and Liu Shimeng on the right.
On the street of the New Year, the crowds of people, jubilant, the red Spring Festival couplets are placed one after another, the colorful candies are full of puffs, in addition, nuts, fruits, fish, no matter which position, are crowded with men, women and children, all wearing thick down jackets, holding large bags and small streams, very New Year's taste.
In the past, Liu Shimeng and Amusement also visited the Spring Festival market in the north and liked this atmosphere very much.
Today with another man, appearing in the market again, is already a feeling of being a person.
Liu Shimeng looked at the crowd of people, and the figure of amusement and her own joy once again appeared in her mind, and she had mixed feelings for a while.
Just when she was stunned, suddenly a string of red sugar gourds appeared in front of her.
It turned out that Zeng Lihua was holding two strings of sugar gourds dangling in front of her eyes.
"Shimeng, you know what? When I first came to Qingping, I liked this rock sugar gourd, which was crunchy and delicious! ”
"When I came to Qingping, I also ate sugar gourd, the sugar is very sweet, and the hawthorn is a little sour, just like life, there are sweet and sour!" Liu Shimeng took it and took a bite.
"Yes! In life, there is no sweetness without sourness, only in this way can there be taste! Let's go! Let's go over there and see, do you like sugar? You see, corn sugar, this is sorghum sugar, and there's a ......."
"I like to eat sugar, that, that ......" Liu Shimeng and Zeng Lihua blended into the flow of people and disappeared.