At the end of the game, Yu Zhongshu narrowly won.

"Lao Yu, it's amazing." Lin Guoqing raised his head, although he lost the chess, he was not annoyed, and his face was full of red light.

"Concession." Yu Zhongshu smiled, his afterglow swept over Lin Yu on the side, he was stunned for a moment, and then the folds in the corners of his eyes deepened, "Xiaoyuan is here." ”

Lin Guoqing looked over with Yu Zhongshu's gaze, and saw Lin Yu standing on the sidelines watching the battle, and then smiled even more happily, "You girl, you don't say anything when you come." ”

Lin Yu shouted with a smile: "Grandpa, grandfather." ”

The onlooker added: "This girl has been here for a while. He swept the three of his ancestors and grandchildren, and said, "You guys are good together, we old guys won't be in your way." ”

After speaking, the other old grandfathers also echoed each other, and after a while, only Lin Yu, Lin Guoqing, and Yu Zhongshu were left in the room.

The two old men chatted with Lin Yu for a while, basically asking about Lin Yu's living situation.

After learning that Lin Yu and Gu Yansheng broke up, they didn't ask much, and the topic turned to other things.

Lin Yu obediently chatted with the two old men, turned his gaze, and fixed his mind on the big red window flowers pasted on the window.

The memory goes back to the Chinese New Year's Eve of the thirtieth month of the third year of high school.

Lin Haofeng had to be at home on Chinese New Year's Eve after all.

Grandparents and grandfathers also rushed to Haicheng from the imperial capital to reunite with their father and daughter and enjoy their families.

The house was brightly lit, and my grandmother pasted a blessing on the door, and hung a New Year's couplet and a blessing on the wall, and my grandmother said: "New Year, there should be a New Year's flavor." ”

After speaking, grandma took out a small stack of boxy red paper and taught Lin Yu to cut the newly learned window flowers.

Lin Yu, who had never touched the window flowers, cut them carefully, but the final product was either cut here or cut too much there, and Lin Yu unfolded the crooked window flowers and wanted to cry without tears.

"It's okay, Madoka just practiced more, grandma also practiced for a long time!" Grandma smiled lovingly, picked a usable one from Lin Yu's pile of window flowers with missing arms and legs, and handed Lin Yu the beautifully cut window flowers, "Grandma is a little tired, can Xiaoyuan help grandma put on the window flowers?" ”

Madoka is Lin Yu's nickname, which means "peace and consummation".

Lin Yu was a little baby fat when she was a child, and she was always joked about by her classmates at school, saying that she was round and fat, so she was very reluctant to be called by her nickname for a while.

Lin Yu nodded, carefully applied glue to the red-hot window flowers, and then ran to the window to paste the window flowers.

So with Lin Yu's "help", the grandparents and grandchildren decorated the house red and festive, and dyed the home full of New Year's flavor.

The TV in the living room was playing the Spring Festival Gala, and on the dining table, Lin Yu was eating the familiar Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, her eyes were red and slightly moist, she silently bowed her head and quietly wiped her eyes.

Grandpa and grandfather chatted with Lin Haofeng about work for a while, and then turned the topic back to Lin Yu's study.

"Madoka is also in her third year of high school in the blink of an eye, and she is still struggling to study?" As a university professor's grandfather, Yu Zhongshu, he cares about his granddaughter's academic performance.

Lin Yu nodded in response: "It's okay, it's not too much of a problem." ”

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, your body is the most important, and whether you do well in the exam is second." Grandpa Lin Guoqing said earnestly.

Grandma Lin next to her slapped Lin Guoqing in the face, "Look at what you said, you have to take care of both your body and your studies." ”

Grandma Lin was born in a scholarly family, and she also attaches great importance to learning.

Lin Guoqing, who was born in the army, blew his beard and glared at Grandma Lin in dissatisfaction.

Lin Haofeng was on the side and said to the mud, "Xiaoyuan doesn't have to worry about studying at all, it shouldn't be a problem to be admitted to a university." ”

At this time, Grandma Lin shifted the spearhead again, staring at her workaholic son, "I hope you worry more about your daughter, work is important, but you also have to share a little time with your children." If you don't accompany Xiaoyuan in the past few years, and when you get married in a few years, you will be uncomfortable. ”

Lin Guoqing and Yu Zhongshu also nodded in agreement, and several elders instantly kept "outside".

They are all very worried about Lin Yu, since the car accident, Lin Yu's temperament is not as lively as before, and he is visibly emaciated.

Lin Haofeng responded with a smile: "Yes, yes, when the newcomer can almost take charge on his own, I will be transferred to a position in a few years and accompany my daughter every day." ”

Don't look at Lin Haofeng in front of his parents, but he is not ambiguous about his work at all, when he was young, he didn't take the path that Lin Guoqing arranged for him, he had to be a reporter, he ran around all over the world, as soon as you talked about him, he could run out for ten days and half a month without seeing anyone.

Sure enough, after Lin Haofeng responded, he was greeted by the obviously distrustful gaze of his parents, and he smiled and didn't speak.

Lin Yu, who was eating well, wanted to say: "It's okay, I can understand Dad." But she couldn't say anything, she couldn't take into account emotion and reason, her throat was choked, she could only lower her head and quietly planing rice, blocking the choking feeling.

Towards twelve o'clock in the evening, fireworks were set off outside.

At that time, Haicheng had not banned fireworks, and the atmosphere of the New Year was still very strong.

Lin Yu bowed to the elders to greet the New Year, congratulated the New Year, and got a thick New Year's red envelope, she reflexively turned around and wanted her mother to help her collect the red envelope, looking at the empty rear, and suddenly remembered that her mother was no longer there, she turned around and collected the red envelope by herself as if nothing happened.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the bell outside rang and the new year arrived.

The fireworks outside were several times more than just now, and the colorful dazzling light pierced the night sky through the darkness, carrying the hope of the new year, and it was fleeting.

Lin Yu took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Ye Huaizhi.

[Happy New Year. 】

Ye Huaizhi replied: [Happy New Year. 】

Then there was nothing to say on both sides.

Lin Yu thought about it again, and still sent a blessing to a string of unfamiliar numbers in the caller ID.

[Happy New Year. 】

As soon as the front foot sent a text message, Gu Yansheng's phone call came on the back foot, Lin Yu quickly pressed it down, and sent another word over, [Busy. 】

Gu Yansheng also quickly replied: [Happy New Year. 】

Lin Yu touched the bag on her forehead that had become swollen, she didn't reject Gu Yansheng so much, because this winter vacation, Gu Yansheng saved her from the female gangsters.

However, it is just not exclusive.

This New Year, Lin Yu began to have hope for the future.

She thought that she should finally come out of the haze of the car accident in her freshman year of high school and go back to her true self.

Unexpectedly, this is the last harmonious and warm New Year that Lin Yu has spent, just like the fireworks that disappear in an instant, and finally return to the dull night.

Lin Guoqing's heroic voice pulled Lin Yu out of his memories.

"By the way, the last time I had a gathering with my old comrades-in-arms in the army, the old man of the Ye family was also there, and the thorny son of his family is now in the army and has been promoted. The grandson was also going to be sent to the military academy, but for some reason the kid suddenly didn't go, making him angry enough, and now he heard that he started a business in Haicheng. ”

Lin Guoqing glanced at Lin Yu again, and said meaningfully: "I remember that you grew up with his grandson when they were young, and they had a very good relationship, but are you still in touch now?" ”

The old man of the Ye family in Lin Guoqing's mouth naturally refers to Ye Huaizhi's grandfather, and Grandpa Ye is also Lin Guoqing's old comrade-in-arms, both of whom retired from the army, so the two families grew up in the military region when they were young, and they have a good relationship.

Later, the two sons moved out, and because the grandson and granddaughter were of the same age and went to the same school, the two families simply bought a new house in one place, and Lin Yu and Ye Huaizhi became neighbors again.

Lin Haofeng, who is just a son, became a reporter, and Ye Sheng inherited the mantle of Ye Lao and entered the army.

And because of the different occupations, after Ye Haofeng was transferred to Haicheng, the contact between the two gradually decreased.

Lin Yu thought about it, but didn't tell the truth, afraid that Lin Guoqing would provoke Grandpa Ye to do something, so he said: "I've met a few times before, but I haven't had much contact, people have changed when they grow up, their personalities are incompatible, and there will be less contact." ”

Lin Guoqing regretted when he heard this, "What a good relationship when I was a child, the two little dolls often slept on a quilt, and after going to elementary school, the male doll was unwilling, and you cried for a few days." ”

Lin Guoqing patted Lin Yu's hand, "That doll is a good one, when I was a child, I knew how to advance and retreat, but it's a pity, such a good doll." ”

Lin Yu smiled a little reluctantly, "Grandpa, you're thinking too much." ”

Yu Zhongshu listened to the conversation between the two, took a sip of tea, and sighed, "Lao Lin, what age is it, and you are still doing feudal things." ”

Lin Guoqing glanced at Yu Zhongshu, "Haven't you seen that doll?" What's wrong? ”

Yu Zhongshu thought about it, he did meet a few times when he went to Lin Yu's house during the New Year's holidays, and after thinking about it, his memory came out.

I remember that once the two children ran out to play, and it didn't take long for it to rain, Yu Zhongshu took an umbrella to look for the two children, and finally found them walking back on a small road.

The little boy carried his granddaughter on his back, and his granddaughter still had tears and snot bubbles on his face, and from time to time he rubbed the dirt on the little boy's clothes, and the little boy was not angry, but also coaxed the granddaughter on his back with a good temper, and the clothes of the two children were wet and stained with dirt.

If you look closely, you can at least recognize the color of her granddaughter's white dress, and the little boy's clothes are almost unrecognizable.

Yu Zhongshu approached, stretched out the umbrella, hit the two children on their heads, blocking the infiltration of rainwater, and asked patiently, "What's wrong with you two?" ”

Lin Yiyi was choked with crying and couldn't speak.

The little boy explained to Yu Zhongshu in an understated tone, "The road was slippery on a rainy day, and we fell. ”

Yu Zhongshu squatted down and examined the wounds of the two, Lin Yu's ankle was twisted, it was very swollen, and there were no other injuries.

Ye Huaizhi was more serious than Lin Yiyi, his knees were bruised, there were several skin breaks on his legs, and his elbows were bruised.

Despite this, he still carried Lin Yiyi home, comforting her emotions without a trace, although Lin Yiyi's weight weighed on his injured knee and kept trembling, he still soothed her emotions and coaxed her with a good temper.