On December 31, the last day of the old year, the calendar is about to turn the page to the dawn of 153 years.

This night of farewell to the old and welcome the new year ushered in a pure white messenger, and the snowflakes fluttered in the air, gradually spreading all over the city, covered in silver.

Under the background of the snow, the lights in the streets and alleys are brighter, and the windows of every house are filled with a warm yellow light, and the soft light is sprinkled on the snow, casting a faint golden halo.

Pedestrians dressed in heavy winter clothes walk by in the silver streets, children build snowmen and have snowball fights in the snow, you chase me, and the surrounding is filled with the aroma of families preparing Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

New Year's Eve, noisy and warm, is not only a farewell to the past year, but also the beginning of a new year with a beautiful vision.

In a residential area in the high-tech park, the lights in the commissary are on, reflecting the grandmother sitting on a wooden chair knitting a sweater.

The grandmother's surname is Zheng, she is over 60 years old this year, her husband died early, and her daughter died of illness a few years ago, and she was lonely in her later years.

But on this night of reunion, she was not lonely at all, knitting sweaters while smiling and listening to the sound of stir-frying from the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Nuobai stood in front of the stove wearing an apron, holding a spatula and stir-frying the ingredients in the pot, the vegetables and meat making a swishing sound, and the smoke rising.

She is very skilled in cooking, stir-frying a dish, then cutting vegetables next to the wooden table, each slice is delicately cut and cooked.

Stir-fried beef with celery, braised fish, stir-fried wheat cabbage, sweet and sour pork ribs. One dish after another comes out of the pot, and the whole cottage is filled with a rich aroma.

Nuo Bai brought the dishes to the table, and Grandma Zheng also put down the knitted sweater and walked over, and smiled kindly: "Oh, it's so fragrant, the white girl's craftsmanship is really getting better and better." ”

Nuo Bai took out his mobile phone and typed with a smile:

[Grandma Zheng teaches well]

"Hahaha, the white girl's mouth is still so sweet." Grandma Zheng walked to the rice cooker tremblingly and said, "The rice should be cooked too, come, grandma will serve you rice." ”

Nuo Bai walked over quickly to support Grandma Zheng, motioned for her to sit down, and then pointed to himself.

"Okay, okay, you come, you come." Grandma Zheng sat down in her chair with a happy smile on her face.

Nuo Bai served two bowls of rice, and while eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, he typed and chatted with Grandma Zheng.

Grandma Zheng sighed: "Seeing you cooking in the kitchen today, I remembered that when you first moved here, you were still a young girl, and now you are a slim girl." ”

"After so many years in a blink of an eye, I really want to thank you for coming to accompany me, an old woman, for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at this time of year."

Nuobai smiled and typed:

[I don't have anyone at home for the New Year, so I happen to be a companion with you]

Grandma Zheng asked curiously, "Eh, you really haven't told me what you used to do?" Why did you quit your job this year and come to my commissary? ”

Nuo Bai helped Grandma Zheng clip a few pieces of braised pork, and one of them accidentally fell off the table, so she sandwiched it into her bowl, and then typed:

[I used to work outside for people and traveled a lot]

[I'm so tired that I want to have a relaxing life]

[It just so happens that you are short of manpower here, and it is close to home, so I resigned and came to you]

"Oh, I used to work outside." Grandma Zheng nodded thoughtfully, she suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Eh, is there a kind of person in our city called something. What. Mercenary? ”

"White girl, I heard that the mercenaries in Crescent City are very fierce, outsiders call us the mercenary capital, you used to work outside, have you ever met these people?"

Nuobai held back a smile and typed:

[Mercenaries? I don't know much about it]

[I'm very well-behaved, I won't provoke these terrible people]

Grandma Zheng said with relief: "That's the best, we are all small civilians, and we don't dare to get involved in those fights and killings." ”

"Although you don't work outside now, you still have to pay attention when you go out, if you meet bad people, let them be a little bit, your own safety is the most important, understand?"

Nuo Bai nodded obediently.

Grandma Zheng used the sauce of Dongpo meat to accompany the rice, and seemed to think of something, and asked, "Oh, you're confused, how old are you this year, white girl?" ”

Nobai typing:

[21 years old]

[22 years old after the end of the year]

Grandma Zheng muttered, "Oh, 22, I'm still very young, but I can also consider starting a family." ”

Nuo Bai almost choked on the rice, and couldn't help but type:

[That's too early!] 】

Grandma Zheng chattered solemnly: "Eh! It's not too early! Grandma told you that you can't be in a hurry to start a family, and it's easy to fall for those bad men if you're in a hurry, but you can't keep putting it off! ”

"You have to get in touch with the boys around you early, the earlier you get in touch and the longer you get along, the more you can see what kind of person they are."

"When the time comes, when you find a suitable one, don't hesitate, it's okay for girls to take the initiative. If you hesitate and swallow slowly, the excellent boy will be snatched away! ”

Seeing Nuo Bai shyly touching the back of her head, Grandma Zheng asked curiously: "White girl, you are so big, have you ever met the boy you like?" ”

Nuobai struggled in the mud of life in the first half of his life, and later became a mercenary, shuttling through the flames of war every day.

Most of the men she met were high-ranking employers and middlemen, or peers who went their separate ways after cooperation, or enemies who died by the sword.

Not to mention the object of her affection, in that kind of life of licking blood from the knife edge, even the word affection is a luxury that she does not deserve.

And now she has retired, away from the strife and hustle and bustle of the past, and has returned to a normal life.

When Grandma Zheng asked about this topic, a figure suddenly appeared in Nuobai's mind.

This was completely subconscious, so much so that when she came back to her senses, she asked herself in her heart: Hey, why did you think of him?

"Ding-dong." At this moment, the sound of text messages interrupted Nuobai's thoughts.

She picked up her phone and looked at it.

It was a picture message from Sumer.

This is a photograph taken with a selfie stick in front of a large dining table filled with hearty food and drinks.

Su Mo looked at the camera, laughing and comparing scissorhands.

Qi Ling lay behind Su Mo, put his little head on his shoulder, and smiled sweetly.

Dongdong and KK are on the left and right, grimacing.

Chu Nanyi took off his shirt and showed off his muscles like a treasure.

Future is being pounced on by a black Labrador and attacked by licking his face.

The camera freezes this hilarious scene, full of happiness.

Below the picture, Su Mo posted two lines of words:

[Happy New Year to Noba! 】

[I wish you were here]

Looking at that warm picture, Nuo Bai couldn't help but feel a little distracted, and a corner of his heart was throbbing.

Her fingers unconsciously rested on the keys, unconsciously moving.

When she suddenly came back to her senses, she found that she had unconsciously typed a line in the input box:

[I also hope] (End of chapter)