No matter how deep the wound is, it will slowly heal with time, Gu Guangxian finally settled down, Fang Yaru recuperated in the hospital for more than a week, and when she was discharged, her mental state was better, but she was much more silent than before.

Because Gu Guangxian had just passed away, Lu Xiaoxian wanted to stay in G City to accompany Fang Yaru, so Lu Dingshen's family of three also stayed for the New Year.

A large family ate around the table, although there were only two people missing, it seemed to take away all the laughter, only Lu Haochen and Gu Shanshan's gags worked hard to create an atmosphere, plus Gu Niannian was innocent and childish, and the elders were finally willing to sell face, so that the meal would not be tasteless.

The winter night is lonely, Lu Xiaoxian stands alone in front of the window, looking at the plum blossoms downstairs, there is no moon at night in the thirties, but the starry sky is bright, shining on the earth, and the small plum blossoms can be seen faintly.

Lu Xiaoxian took a deep breath and thought of the red plums blooming on the side of the ancestral house, which would bloom more beautifully. If it snows, the snow is white and the plums are red, and it must be as beautiful as a painting.

She looked up at the sky, the stars were big and bright, no guns were allowed in the city, the sky was clearer than the ancestral house, it was a dark blue, and the four corners of the sky were faintly glowing with red light, probably because of today's thirty, there were lights everywhere, and there was some light pollution.

After standing silently for a while, she put on her coat, put a woolen scarf around her neck, and went downstairs.

Someone was smoking under the plane tree, the red light between his fingers was bright and dark, he turned his back to her, looked up at the tree, heard the footsteps behind him, turned his head, and looked a little surprised: "Why did you come out?" Can't sleep? ”

Lu Xiaoxian smiled: "If you fall asleep, you will be woken up by setting off firecrackers, so it's better not to sleep." Then he asked, "Brother, what do you see?" ”

"This tree is so tall!" Lu Haochen said: "Thick and strong, it should be some years, right?" ”

"I heard Nian Bin say that he planted it when he was seven years old, and he planted it with Xia Xiaowan," Lu Xiaoxian calculated and said, "It's been almost thirty years." ”

"No wonder it's so tall," Lu Haochen said, "I heard Gu Shanshan say, when you first came, you were cleaning the leaves that fell from this tree?" ”

"Yes," Lu Xiaoxian nodded, looked at the tree, and sighed with emotion: "Time flies so fast, it's been more than eight years, and when I think of the time I first came, it's like a dream." ”

Lu Haochen looked at her: "Tell my brother about your past." ”

"Okay, if you want to hear it, I'll say it." Lu Xiaoxian said, "Let's go, I'll take you somewhere." ”

Lu Haochen didn't ask, followed her, it turned out to be a flower bed behind the tree, covered by a row of shrubs in front, sitting inside, the people outside didn't pay attention to it, and they couldn't see them at all.

Lu Xiaoxian was just sitting down, and Lu Haochen said, "Wait." He took off his scarf and put it on the mat before he said, "Sit down." ”

Lu Xiaoxian hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it, don't sit here, let's go to the flower room, it's warm there." ”

"No, it's here, it looks like you're here a lot." Lu Haochen pulled her to sit down, he actually liked to stay with Lu Xiaoxian in such a small space, and felt more intimate.

Lu Xiaoxian had no choice but to sit down and said, "When I first came, I was very timid, and I always liked to hide here, looking at the sculptures in the fountain in front of me in a daze. ”

Lu Haochen smiled: "It turns out that this is your lair!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian also smiled: "Sort of, I was ugly when I first came, with yellow hair, thin and thin, Nian Bin later said that he thought I was a child, but I was obviously eighteen years old at that time." ”

"So ugly, he has a crush on you?"

"yes, I think it's weird too......"

On a starry winter night, the brother and sister sat by the flower bed and talked eloquently, basically Lu Xiaoxian was talking, and Lu Haochen was the audience.

In fact, Lu Xiaoxian rarely said so much, but at this moment, she was willing to speak freely, she needed an audience.

She said a lot, talking about her first acquaintance with Gu Nianbin, saying that she was very afraid of him at that time, and ran away when she saw him, just like a mouse seeing a cat......

Lu Haochen was always smiling, in fact, there was a blunt knife cut on his heart one by one, it was not painless, but he tried his best to hold back, because the woman around him needed to be released, she was too depressed, too tired, within a year, her husband disappeared, her father-in-law died of illness, Gu's building caught fire, and there was a huge company that needed her protection, she used her weak shoulders to support all this, it was too tired, he was very distressed, although she was far away in Yawan, she could imagine her hard work.

It's just that he can't do anything, they're far apart, and there's that annoying relationship.

Although this winter was not too cold, the night breeze still made Lu Xiaoxian shrink his neck. Lu Haochen hesitated for a moment, and slowly stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, Lu Xiaoxian struggled to sit up, Lu Haochen held her: "Xiaoxian, rest in my brother's arms for a while, you are too tired." ”

When Lu Xiaoxian heard him say this, she didn't insist, it was really warm to lean on Lu Haochen's arms, and she continued: "Later, we lived in the apartment, Nian Bin was very good to me, I used to call him brother at that time, because he didn't let me call him young master, and I didn't dare to call him by his name, so I called him that." Later, my father came to me and said that Nian Bin and I were brother and sister, and almost had a misunderstanding, and after that, he wouldn't let me call him brother, is he stupid and taboo this? ”

Lu Haochen hugged her, and a complicated emotion surged in her heart, and she was willing to let him hug her by virtue of her brother's identity. The thin body in his arms is really like a child, which makes him feel distressed and pityful.

"It's stupid." Lu Haochen suddenly asked, "If I don't let you call my brother, how will you call me?" ”

"But you're my brother!"

"What if not?"

Lu Xiaoxian thought for a while and said, "Then I'll call you Mr. Lu." ”

"Can't you be friends?"

"Nian Bin set rules for me before, and there are four prohibitions," Lu Xiaoxian read the four rules to Lu Haochen.

Lu Haochen said: "Gu Nianbin is really stingy. ”

"That's because he loves me." Lu Xiaoxian had a hint of smugness: "He doesn't like to see me too close to other men, except for my brother, of course." She rubbed herself in his arms and found a more comfortable position.

Lu Haochen looked up at the sky and said, "Xiaoxian, stop talking, the wind is pouring into your stomach, and you will catch a cold." ”

Lu Xiaoxian happened to be tired, so he listened to him, really didn't say anything, leaned on him quietly, and looked at the bath girl sculpture in the fountain in silence.

The two of them were thinking about their own thoughts, and suddenly they were startled by a loud noise and stood up from the flower bed.

It turned out that Xiao Bonian was setting off firecrackers for the New Year, Lu Haochen pulled Lu Xiaoxian to go around from the side, which startled Xiao Bonian, and asked loudly: "Young grandma, Young Master Lu, it's so late, where are you fighting?" ”

Lu Haochen also said loudly: "We were talking over there, and we were scared by this firecracker, but I didn't expect it to be so late." ”

A long string of firecrackers, the fire letter primers flashed red and blue, crackling and burning all the way, exploding countless red cannons, like the most brilliant henna.

Soon, the sound of firecrackers died down, leaving only the strong smell of gunsmoke.

Lu Haochen said: "Why don't we set off fireworks." ”

Lu Xiaoxian said: "Okay, Niannian must not have slept yet, she is the happiest." ”

So the two of them went into the house, Lu Xiaoxian went to Fang Yaru's house to call Gu Niannian, and Lu Haochen went to the storage room to pick up fireworks.

The more sad you are, the more you have to do things that make you happy, Lu Haochen thinks so, Lu Xiaoxian thinks the same way, watching the bright fireworks rise into the air, exploding into big gorgeous flowers, spreading out like gold and silver threads, suddenly illuminating the night.

Lu Xiaoxian was full of joy, and suddenly felt that the world was still so beautiful, as long as he was confident in life, no matter how big the ravine, he could cross it.

Gu Niannian slapped his face, screaming and laughing, Lu Haochen looked at the happy mother and daughter, and did not show a knowing smile, I hope he can let them laugh like this all the time.

In the middle of the night, this movement was not small, Gu Shanshan was also led out, the four of them lit it together, put it together, watching the four small fireworks spin on the floor tiles at the same time, releasing dazzling firelight, everyone screamed in surprise, even Lu Xiaoxian jumped and jumped like a child.

Later, I played with lightning bars, stretched far away, and crossed various patterns in the night sky, and my eyes were a little flowery. Gu Shanshan and Gu Niannian shook off while scaring Lu Haochen, chasing and chasing on the grass, Lu Xiaoxian shouted: "Be careful, be careful......" while holding up her mobile phone to take pictures of them.

Xiao Bonian stood on the steps from a distance and looked at it, smiling with satisfaction, this is the atmosphere of the New Year, although he was also laughing when eating, but the smile at that time was stiff and stereotyped, like a puppet show, and the smile was painted on the face.

And now, they have forgotten the pain for the time being, playing happily, laughing happily, the dead are gone, and the living are like this, so that the people who left can really rest in peace.

In the middle of the night, Xiao Bonian called the crazy group of people back to sleep.

Stopped, only to feel a little cold, Lu Haochen pulled up his collar and looked at Lu Xiaoxian in front of him, since he came to G City, he hadn't seen her really laugh, but just now, she smiled, her eyebrows stretched, she smiled very happily, and her big clear eyes regained their charming brilliance, just like the brightest cold star in the sky.

But the happiest time is over, like the embers of fireworks blown away by the wind in the boundless night sky, and all the prosperity and splendor are lost. Only the dark night encircled them again.

Will she still smile when she wakes up tomorrow? Maybe at night, she will cry because of sadness?

When he was in Yawan, he would not have such a deep experience, beside her, seeing the sadness hidden in her eyes, he knew that he could not turn a blind eye.

Lu Haochen was very confused, and he didn't know what to do in the future? I just hope that at least until he leaves G City, he can keep making her so happy and laughing all the time.