There is no banquet in the world, and after the reunion, Yao Rong and Ye Heqi took the train from Beiping to Shanghai again.

It's just that unlike the last time they were in a hurry and panic, this time, they left with a few friends.

He also had all kinds of gifts from his friends.

When the train arrived in Shanghai, it was already the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the whole city was immersed in the excitement and festivities of the New Year.

Yao Rong's mother and daughter called a rickshaw and asked the driver to take them downstairs.

When the coachman was about to pull the cart away, Yao Rong stopped him and handed him two packaged pastries: "Master, this is a specialty of Beiping, you can take it back and taste it." ”

"Oh, this ......," the coachman was a little surprised, and a little embarrassed, "how can this make it, this thing must be very expensive." ”

Ye Heqi smiled and groaned: "Master, take it quickly, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, you also finish work early and go home for the New Year." ”

"I'll call it a day and go home." The coachman thanked him repeatedly, and carefully placed the pastry away, for fear that he would accidentally crush it.

"Let's go home too." Yao Rong turned his head to Ye Heqi and said.

"Okay!" Ye Heqi rushed to the fourth floor in one breath, put the things in his hand at the door, and turned back to help Yao Rong carry the things, "Mother, I'll help you get it." ”

The two of them walked for half a month, and a light layer of ash fell in the house.

After putting away their things, the two began to divide their labor.

One cleans at home, and the other goes out to buy things for the New Year.

Hurry up and hurry, and finally have a steaming Chinese New Year's Eve dinner before nightfall.

Ye Heqi took out the red wine given by Zhou Qihuai, unplugged the red wine, and filled two glasses of wine.

She re-cloned, pushed one of the cups in front of Yao Rong, and picked up the other one herself: "Mother, let's clink glasses and celebrate those people and things that make us unhappy, and stay away from us from now on." ”

Yao Rong smiled and clinked glasses with her: "After drinking this cup, you can't drink it anymore." ”

Ye Heqi finished the wine in the cup in one go, and waved his hand heroically: "I know, I don't like to drink this thing." ”

After eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Yao Rong washed dishes in the kitchen, and Ye Heqi sorted out the parting gifts given by Zhou Qihuai in the living room.

Tidying up, Ye Heqi always felt as if something was missing.

What's missing?

Ye Heqi subconsciously glanced at the wall opposite the sofa.

…… It seems that the background sound of the Spring Festival Gala is missing.

When I used to live in an orphanage, every Chinese New Year's Eve, the director would always play the Spring Festival Gala.

Although Ye Heqi has never watched the Spring Festival Gala seriously, he has long been accustomed to using the Spring Festival Gala as a background sound, and he is also used to counting down with the Spring Festival Gala to welcome the arrival of the new year.

"What are you doing?"

Yao Rong washed the dishes and came out of the kitchen, just in time to see Ye Heqi squatting on the ground in a daze, still holding a hat in his hand.

Ye Heqi came back to his senses and said with annoyance: "It's nothing, I just feel that the New Year is quieter." ”

"It's going to be quiet at home." Yao Rong wiped the water from his hands and stuffed a bag of egg cakes on the table to Ye Heqi, "Take it and distribute it to the children downstairs, if they are around you, don't be noisy." ”

The corners of Ye Heqi's lips curved slightly: "That's right, then I'll go down and shake it around and then go home." ”

Seeing that Ye Heqi was about to run downstairs, Yao Rong hurriedly stopped her.

Ye Heqi turned around: "Mother, is there anything else?" ”

Yao Rong handed the scarf and hat to Ye Heqi: "After getting dressed, go out, it's not warmer outside than at home." ”

Ye Heqi stared at the scarf and hat for a long time before accepting it.

Do adults think that wearing red clothes for the New Year is more festive?

Otherwise, why did Editor-in-Chief Chen give her a hat, Miss Zhou gave her a scarf, and Mr. Zhang Nianzhao gave her a padded jacket, and even the headband that her mother bought for her......

All in bright red!!

complained so much in his heart, but Ye Heqi's face was full of smiles.

She wore all the blessings of the elders to her, carried the bag of biscuits, and ran downstairs in a hurry.

Because she was running too fast, her braids flicked and her cheeks flushed with excitement.

Yao Rong grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and stood by the window while knocking and watching Ye Heqi.

Ye Heqi was surrounded by children in the middle, like a child king, fresh and smart, like a faintly blooming begonia in the dark night.

All the readers of "Fire Phoenix", including Ye Heqi himself, think that Yao Rong's quotation of "Begonia" at the end is actually using begonias to compare himself and express his ambition through poetry.

But only Yao Rong herself knows that she is not comparing herself with begonias, but comparing Ye Heqi to begonias.

Maybe the current Ye Heqi still can't fully integrate into this era, but she has already shown her talents through all the previous things.

Sooner or later, she will be like the begonia in the poem, in this era, blooming with her own brilliance.

Downstairs, Ye Heqi divided the biscuits almost equally.

As she had done in the orphanage, she picked up the last cookie in the bag and crouched into the corner as she ate, watching the children, much younger than her, frolic as they ate the cookies.

All kinds of laughter came into the ears, and it was not quiet now, but it was too noisy.

Ye Heqi sighed, swallowed the biscuit in his mouth, and raised his head boredly.

The building in front of her was lit up in every house.

Ye Heqi looked closely and saw an incomparably familiar figure standing by the window, as if looking down at her.

Ye Heqi was a little uncertain, tentatively raised his hand tentatively, and beckoned to the people upstairs.

Didn't get a response. Ye Heqi put down his hand in disappointment.

But as soon as she put her hand halfway down, the person upstairs raised his hand and beckoned her a few times: "Are you going home?" ”

"Yes!" Ye Heqi shouted, got up from the ground suddenly, rushed up the stairs like an arrow from the string, and ran to the fourth floor.

Before he could knock on the door, the door opened from the inside: "Why are you running so fast?" Is it cold? ”

Ye Heqi shook his head, wrapped in a chill of staying outside for a long time, and threw himself into Yao Rong's warm arms.

Yao Rong was caught off guard, and was taken a step back by Ye Heqi, then he stood firmly, and while closing the door, he complained: "How warm my body used to be, but now it has become as cold as you." Loosen it quickly. ”

Ye Heqi grinned and grabbed Yao Rong's hand: "I don't want it, I want your mother to help me warm my hands." ”

Yao Rong glanced at her, but he didn't shake it off, covering both of her hands together.

Ye Heqi's eyes were crooked, and there was a flash of coquettish joy in them.

She still seems to think about modern life often, and she often misses modern life.

But she is no longer so resistant to everything in the Republic of China.

Because only in this day and age -

Among the lights lit up by thousands of households, only one of them will be reserved for her.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the editor-in-chief of the "Women's Times" came to the door with gifts to greet the New Year.

In addition to New Year's greetings, Berry has another thing.

She handed Yao Rong the invitation to the cultural salon.

"During this time, you have made a name for yourself in the cultural circles of Shanghai, and many people want to make friends with you. They couldn't get in touch with you, so they gave me the invitation and asked me to pass it on. ”

A week later, Yao Rong said: "I first came to Shanghai and I also wanted to make some friends. By the way, Editor-in-Chief Pei, can I bring Heqi with me? ”

"Of course, no problem, everyone is eager to see Heqi." Bei Lian laughed, "I'm just worried that this kid will be bored." ”

After all, there is still a certain threshold for this kind of cultural salon.

The people who went to the salon basically did not have Ye Heqi's peers.

Yao Rongneng was invited because she has recently become famous, and she has also been praised as a female role model by a veteran figure in the literary world like Chen Jiayou.

Yao Rong looked at Ye Heqi, Ye Heqi seized the opportunity and said: "Editor-in-Chief Bei, I'm not afraid of boredom, I also want to see the world and have a long experience!" ”

On such occasions, you are sure to see many famous historical figures.

The opportunity was already in front of her, and if she missed it, she would definitely regret it.

Seven days went by in a flash.

Yao Rong and Ye Heqi took the invitation letter to the location of the cultural salon.

Bei Lian arrived early, and when he saw Yao Rong and Ye Heqi walking in hand in hand, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "I'll take you to meet some friends." ”

With Bei Lian's help in the introduction, Yao Rong met a lot of people, and Ye Heqi also saw a lot of celebrities whose names would appear in textbooks or history books.

Ye Heqi's heart went from shock to numbness.

She had only one thought in her mind: QAQ really wanted to sign it.

"Editor-in-chief Bei, has the principal of Shanghai Girls' Middle School come over?" Yao Rong inquired to Bei Lian.

Bei Lian glanced at Ye Heqi and understood what Yao Rong meant: "The principal of the girls' middle school didn't come, but the teaching director came." She's a good friend of mine, and I'll take you to her now if it's convenient for you. ”

After struggling for a long time, Ye Heqi finally sneaked up in front of Jin Fengzui and wanted to ask for an autograph.

Jin Fengdrunk is in his early Chinese New Year's Eve, wearing a Zhongshan suit, glasses, and a polite scholar.

After listening to Ye Heqi's self-introduction, Jin Fengzui smiled gently: "I know you, our whole family likes the article you wrote." ”

"Huh?" Ye Heqi was surprised.

Jin Feng is as intoxicating as the text and humorous: "My mother-in-law and wife also escaped from the mansion back then. When I met my wife, she was learning to read and write in a literacy class. ”

Speaking of this, Jin Feng's drunken face was full of pride: "If she hadn't wanted to find a free teacher to teach her to read and teach her English, it wouldn't have been my turn to marry her." ”

Ye Heqi was amused: "Mr. Jin Fengdrunk, I only knew that your article was a must, but now that I have come into contact with it in person, I know that your personality is more interesting than your article." ”

Jin Fengdrunk was praised and laughed.

To be honest, if an adult praised him like this, Jin Fengzui would suspect that the other party was deliberately currying favor with him, but Ye Heqi said such a thing as a little girl, and Jin Fengzui only felt that this was the little girl's true words.

So Jin Feng signed Ye Heqi drunkenly, and was just about to hand the book to Ye Heqi, when his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in the direction behind Ye Heqi: "Why did you come back so soon, didn't you say that you want to meet some new friends?" ”

Ye Heqi followed and turned around, with a smile on his face: "Mother! ”

The three people who came over together happened to be Yao Rong, Bei Lian, and Jin Feng's drunken wife Fan Xiangxue.

"Aren't new friends here?" Fan Xiangxue answered Jin Feng's drunken question first, and then turned her gaze to Ye Heqi, and said with a smile, "You are Heqi." I am Fan Xiangxue, the director of Shanghai Girls' High School, and your mother just found me and said that she wants you to sign up for a girls' middle school, are you willing? ”

Ye Heqi showed a look of surprise on his face: "Of course I am willing, thank you Teacher Fan!" ”：，，