The minibus has already left.

Under the empty stop sign, only the girl was still pulling the box, standing there looking around.

Li Ji stopped, thought about it, and strode back again.

The girl looked anxious, and when she saw Li Ji at a glance, she hurriedly greeted her.

"Girl, where are you going?"

Li Ji looked at her and asked.

"My grandfather ...... at the town center elementary school"

"Central Elementary School?" Li Ji was stunned.

"...... is your grandfather?"

"My grandfather's surname is Lu ......," the girl said, tilting her head.

"Isn't it Principal Lu?" Li Ji's eyes lit up.

"yes, my mom said my grandfather used to be the principal......

That's right, Principal Lu retired three years ago.

"Then you come with me," Li Ji stepped forward and reached out to pick up the trolley box in the girl's hand, "I happen to go to the Central Primary School too." ”

"Really?" The girl's face was happy, and she hesitated to hand the trolley box to Li Ji, "Then, thank you." ”

"You're welcome, my mom is also at Central Elementary School." Li Ji said, "Grandpa Lu lives next door to my house. ”

"That's great!"

The girl clapped her hands, and her face was a little red from the cold, and a smile like a spring flower bloomed.

"Come with me."

Li Ji dragged up the trolley case and raised his chin at the girl.

"Okay, okay."

The girl nodded, her mouth pursed, and she rubbed her hands vigorously.

Li Ji was in front, the girl was following behind, and the two turned into the alley and walked inside.

Twilight came up, and the long alley was quiet and gray.

"My name is Ge Shanshan," the girl sniffed, "what's your name?" ”

"My name is Li Ji," Li Ji replied, without looking back, "The 'Li' of 'Zhao Qiansun Li', the 'Ji' of 'Ji'." ”

"Oh," the girl nodded, "that's a good name." She licked her lips and smiled, then said, "I am the 'Ge' of 'Grande' and the 'Shan' of 'Cedar'. ”

"Hehe, that's a nice name." Li Ji also smiled, "Where are you from?" ”

"United States."

"Huh? United States? ”

Li Ji was taken aback, it turned out that he was from abroad.

"yes, don't you believe it?" Ge Shanshan said, "I took more than 20 hours by plane, more than 10 hours by train, and more than 3 hours by bus to get to you. ”

Ge Shanshan finished speaking in one breath and couldn't help but gasp.

"Hey, that's far enough." Li Ji sighed, "Are you alone?" ”

"yes, it's just me."

"Awesome!" Li Ji gave a thumbs up.

"What's this?" Ge Shanshan pursed his lips, "Last year, I also went to Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines alone. ”

Looking at this girl who seemed to be a little weak, Li Ji couldn't help but be impressed by her.

As they spoke, the two of them had arrived at the gate of the Central Primary School.

In the dark twilight, I saw two black shadows standing at the school gate.

"Mom!"

Li Ji saw it from afar, opened his mouth and called out.

A woman of about fifty years of age, holding an old man with gray hair, came forward slowly but with some haste to meet her.

"Hello Grandpa Lu!"

Li Ji saw the old man and hurriedly said hello.

"It's Xiao Ji, I'm back for the New Year."

The old man squinted and looked.

"Xiao Ji, this, who is this girl?"

Li Ji's mother saw Ge Shanshan behind Li Ji, a little strange and a little happy.

Could it be my son's girlfriend?

Why didn't you say anything before you came? For the New Year, do you want to surprise her mother?

"Oh, she's." Li Ji hurriedly turned around, "No, Mom." She is the granddaughter of Grandpa Lu. ”

"Oh, oh," said Mom, "look at me, that's nonsense." ”

"It's Shanshan, come over and let grandpa take a look," Principal Lu took two steps forward, "Grandpa has come out to see you several times today." ”

"Principal Lu, let's go back and take a good look," Li Ji's mother said, "It's a cold day, and the children have walked so far again, so go to the house first." ”

"Okay, okay," Principal Lu nodded, "Come in, get in!" ”

The four of them entered the school gate, and after walking a short distance, there was a row of bungalows with yards.

Principal Lu has only one daughter, and his wife died last year, and now he lives alone.

Li Ji handed over the trolley box to Ge Shanshan at the gate of the courtyard, and said to Principal Lu: "Grandpa Lu, I won't go in, and I will give you a New Year's greeting when the time comes." ”

"Okay, okay," Principal Lu smiled and looked at Ge Shanshan, "Shanshan, thank you Brother Li Ji." ”

"Thank you, Brother Li Ji."

Geshanshan's pink lips are lightly opened, and the voice is soft.

Li Ji couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, smiled, nodded, and didn't answer again.

"Alright, alright, Principal Lu, let's go in."

Mom urged from behind.

Watching Ge Shanshan and Principal Lu enter the courtyard and close the gate, Li Ji and his mother returned to their home.

The house was blazing.

On the board, there is a pile of dumpling wrappers; Next to it, there is a large plate of dumpling filling.

The mother and son were talking while wrapping dumplings.

The faint light of the fire reflected the mother's face. Li Ji suddenly found that his mother had white hair on her head.

After wrapping dumplings, I was busy with Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. By the time the meal was served, it was almost eight o'clock.

CCTV's Spring Festival Gala is about to begin.

Mother and son are eating and watching TV. Li Ji opened a bottle of beer, and his mother drank Coke.

Offerings were placed on a low table, incense burned quietly from the incense burner, and a patch of white ash was on the head. Thinking of his father, Li Ji couldn't help but cry.

Mom kept serving Li Ji vegetables, while watching Ni Ping and Zhao Zhongxiang on TV.

The phone on the table rang, and it was my sister calling.

Hearing that Li Ji was promoted to the director of the credit approval center, my sister was very happy, and even praised my younger brother for his great achievements.

"If your dad were still around, he would know how happy he would be."

Mom laughed and wiped tears from her eyes.

Putting down the phone, her mother smiled at Li Ji: "Look at your mother, you're confused, this is the New Year, and you say these disappointing words." Watch TV, watch TV! ”

On TV, Zhao Lirong and Gong Hanlin's sketches have just begun.

Eating, drinking, looking at and laughing, the mother and son temporarily forgot their sadness.

When the clock rang at zero o'clock, Li Ji went to the courtyard and set off a firecracker.

Far and near, the sound of firecrackers rang out everywhere.

Looking at the courtyard of Principal Lu's house next door, there was a faint light, and the sound of the TV came faintly.

I don't know what Ge Shanshan is doing now.

Li Ji remembered inexplicably and frightened himself.

After eating the dumplings and the table was not cleaned up, her mother beckoned Li Ji to go to sleep.

Li Ji lay down in the bedroom, still with the faint sound of firecrackers in his ears.

After calling Liao Ying, she didn't feel sleepy. I simply turned on the light, picked up the "Red Flag Spectrum" at the bedside, and read it again.

Looking at it, drowsiness hits.

Li Ji's head tilted and fell on the pillow.

Bang bang bang!

I don't know how long I slept, and a violent knock on the door woke Li Ji up.

He sat up suddenly.

The lights in the room were still on, and the slender figure swayed on the wall.

Li Ji rubbed his eyes, still a little confused.

After a while, he heard clearly that someone was knocking on the door outside the courtyard.

He was about to get out of bed, but he heard the door slam open, and his mother walked in with a panicked face.

"Ji'er, get up quickly, your Grandpa Lu has fainted!"