The aunt tucked the hair behind her ears, smiled dryly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip to hide her embarrassment. Tao's mother pinched Tao You hard under the table.
Tao You turned around in pain and received a warning look from Tao's mother. Knowing that her words just now were inappropriate, she pursed her lips and stopped talking.
"It's a good thing to have goals. You're only a freshman in high school, so you have plenty of time." A man who looked like an uncle came to the rescue, "Eat quickly, the food is already cold."
The atmosphere at the table became lively again. They toasted each other enthusiastically and in a harmonious manner, but Tao You felt very uncomfortable.
"Lingdi, I heard that your daughter has found a job in Jiangcheng. Which law firm is she in? A barrister." The aunt spoke again, but it was not for Tao You.
"Oh, it's a small law firm. I just graduated and am still in the internship period." The aunt who was called said with a soft smile, "This is not a case that I took on with the lawyer who taught me a few days ago. I can't help you today on New Year's Eve." return."
The aunt still didn't stop, as if she didn't feel the embarrassment: "Why are you so modest? If there is any problem then, I will ask Xiaoxiao for more help. Hey, is she a graduate student or a master's degree now? My cousin's daughter also graduated from a prestigious school in Jiangcheng. Oh, I’m also a law student, and I’m studying for a doctorate now. Maybe we know each other. We told her countless times, girls, don’t work so hard, it’s better to find a stable job as soon as possible and find a good family to marry. It was true, but she refused to listen..."
The atmosphere at the table became cold again because of her words. Everyone looked at themselves while eating. The only thing that could compare with that aunt's voice was the TV series that was playing in the background.
Tao You disagreed with her statement and thought she had some feudal ideas. What happened to girls? Can't girls have their own dreams and careers? Is it good to marry young? What a broken logic! .
She drank the tofu soup in silence, and looked up to see that her grandfather's face looked a little ugly, and the chewing movements in his mouth had slowed down a lot. Sure enough, the next second, he put down his chopsticks and squinted at the man who was still there. After looking at the gushing aunt, she said sternly: "Okay, today is New Year's Eve, and we have a reunion dinner! We finally get together once a year, so don’t say such disturbing things. "
The aunt wanted to retort a few words, but after meeting Grandpa Tao's eyes, she immediately shut up.
"Eat!" Grandpa Tao said.
The meal was a bit twisty. After the meal, Tao You stood on the balcony to enjoy the breeze. Tao's mother helped clear away the dishes, came to the balcony, closed the door, patted Tao You on the shoulder, and said: "Xiaoyou, what did you just say?" ..."
Tao You guessed what Mother Tao wanted to say, and felt a little impatient, so she interrupted: "Mom, I know what you are going to say, but she..."
"She is your elder after all." Tao's mother also cut off her words, "Don't do this again. You must have basic courtesy."
"Oh." Tao You agreed reluctantly, but she didn't agree at all in her heart. If the aunt talked to her in such a weird way next time, she would still fight back.
The air conditioner is on in the house, and the humidifier is on in the living room. It is very warm, even a little hot, which is very different from the cold outside. The lights are bright, and the table is full of people, one after another. In front of the sofa, several The children fought for the remote control board and successfully made several cry. They stood in front of the sofa and listened to the instructions while wiping their tears. The sound of the TV was completely covered. Tao You rubbed his ears, pursed his lips, and tried his best to look like he had no other emotions. He held his chest and stared at the TV blankly, not knowing whether he had watched it or not.
There was a skit playing on the TV. Normally, Tao You would like to watch it, but now he was annoyed by the laughter on the TV and the shouts in the room. Just as he stood up and wanted to go back to the room, Grandma Tao was carrying fruit. Come over: "Xiaoyou, eat some fruit."
"Grandma, why didn't my cousin come back today?" Aunt Tao You's two children didn't come home today. She asked the question that had been on her mind for a long time, "I haven't seen them for a long time. Just now I just made a video and now I don’t even have anyone to talk to.”
Grandma Tao poked a piece of apple and handed it to Tao You: "She said she hasn't finished the school stuff yet and won't be back until tomorrow."
This sounds like an excuse. He just wants to avoid today's dinner party. Tao You moved his mouth and murmured to himself in a voice that he couldn't hear clearly: "These two people are too stupid."
You're a thief, but you should take me with you. He abandons me every critical moment and loses all his friends. "
"What did you say?" Grandma Tao was old and had some hearing loss, not to mention in such a noisy environment. She leaned forward and asked Tao You's mouth.
Tao You licked her lips, and the irritability in her heart became more and more intense, as if it was about to burst out in the next second: "It's nothing." She shook her head and said.
"Grandma, I want to go back to the room first." Tao You yelled in Grandma Tao's ear, "It's a little noisy in here."
Grandma Tao nodded and patted the back of Tao You's hand: "It's quite noisy. You should go back first. If you feel sleepy, take a nap. I'll call you when the fireworks are set off. They don't know what to say. You Don’t take it to heart, your grades are so good, just go at your own pace and don’t need anyone else to prove it.”
Tao You returned to the room and did not lie down on the bed immediately. Zhou Moyang sent her a message and told her about a book he had read in the past two days.
Tao You sat at the table, crossed his legs, stuffed the cantaloupe fruit plate he had just taken into his mouth, and felt much better.
'what are you doing? "Song Yimian also sent a message.
'Chat with Zhou Moyang. "Tao You shook his legs, raised the corners of his mouth, and even hummed softly. He didn't notice any difference at all, 'What's wrong? What's the matter?"
Song Yimian didn't reply for a long time, so Tao You continued to ask, but the message he sent still came to nothing. She finally noticed something was wrong. Thinking of what Hong Xiqi said after that barbecue, she deleted and typed things in the dialog box, not knowing what to send, until the top of the text changed to "The other party is typing..."
"What are you talking about with him?" Song Yimian asked, but Tao You felt his not-so-good emotions from these words, "Why do you talk so much?"
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'You're not interested in these, otherwise I would create a group and chat together. " she added.
Song Yimian didn't reply for a while, and Tao You didn't wait any longer. He opened his homework, put on his headphones, and turned up the volume to block out all the sounds coming from outside the door. Next time, I will tell my dad to install sound insulation on this door.
'Recommend a few books, just the ones you told Zhou Moyang. "Song Yimian finally responded, but Tao You didn't understand what he meant.
'What do you mean? You never read these, and neither does Xiao An. "
'Don't talk nonsense. I'm just idle. I just use it to kill time. Send me the title of the book quickly. "
Tao You glanced at the thick pile of test papers and notebooks on the table, then looked back at his phone, confirming that what Song Yimian said was "Be idle and kill time." Others may not be able to finish homework during the entire winter vacation, but he actually still has time to waste time reading these completely uninteresting books.
Tao You was unbalanced in her heart and sent some titles to Song Yimian with bad intentions, which were complex in content and difficult for new readers to follow the author's rhythm. Since you are free, you should be more free: "You have finished reading." , we can chat together. "
'Um. "Song Yimian sent a single word and disappeared.
Even a veteran book fan like Tao You had to read these books several times before sorting out the logical relationships in them. The contents were still a bit boring. She didn't believe people like Song Yimian, who were novices in the field of detective suspense. You can read it all at once and understand it.
She put down her phone and started doing her homework, not wanting to experience the miracle the night before school started again.
"Xiaoyou, come out and set off the fireworks." Tao's father came into the house and called Tao You.
Tao You just squinted for a while and continued to do her homework. She looked at her phone and realized that it was close to midnight. Fireworks began to appear in the sky outside the window, mixed with the sound of firecrackers. She got up and walked outside the house.
The fireworks were ready to be set off in front of the house. Listening to the Spring Festival Gala host on TV shouting the countdown, Dad Tao stepped forward and lit the fireworks. When the countdown reached zero, the fireworks bloomed in the sky at the same time.
Tao You thought that Song Yimian's hometown was not far from the city and there seemed to be regulations prohibiting fireworks, so he made a video call. It was dark and quiet over Song Yimian's side. After a few seconds, he turned on the light.
'Song Xiaopang, look, the fireworks! Happy New Year! so beautiful! "Tao You excitedly raised his phone high, changing the angle from time to time, greedily wanting to show Song Yimian all the different fireworks.
Song Yimian's family did not have the habit of keeping the New Year's Eve. After tidying up the house for a day, he was completely exhausted. He went to bed early and slept soundly.
Awakened by the phone call, he frowned and turned over to pretend not to hear it, but the phone kept ringing. He closed his eyes and answered the call. Just when he was about to curse, Tao You's noisy voice made him lose sleep. , lying on the bed for a few seconds, then stood up and turned on the light, then turned down the volume of the mobile phone, suppressed the pile of hair on top of his head, and said in a deep voice: "Happy New Year, You Zai."
He leaned on the bed, supporting his left hand with his right hand, admiring the fireworks of various houses from the small screen of his mobile phone, his eyes gradually softened, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised. A few years ago, Weicheng stipulated that fireworks were not allowed in the city. Grandma Song Yimian's house happened to be next to the city, so she was implicated. It had been several years since fireworks were set off on New Year's Eve. When I saw it, I felt a little nostalgic. As a child.
After watching the fireworks for a while, "Isn't it beautiful?!" Tao You turned the camera to himself, with various colors reflected on his face, which was a little funny, "I know you can't set off fireworks over there, so I made a video to share with you, right? Very loyal! Who else is so kind except me!"
"Yes, you're the best." Song Yimian said softly, with some subtle doting in his tone, and there was no trace of being woken up and going crazy, "But next time you call, check the time first, don't Hitting others while they’re sleeping.”
"Okay, the fireworks are over, you can go back to sleep, bye." Tao You hurriedly hung up the phone after saying that.
Song Yimian stared at the phone that returned to the WeChat chat page for a while before coming back to his senses. Just as he was about to go to bed, the door was opened.
"You're up late at night, who are you calling?" Song's mother came in yawning, "We had a great time chatting? How strange, the corners of her mouth were raised." She looked at Song Yimian's very rare look, and even It's interesting.
Song Yimian put the mobile phone on the bedside, put his hand in front of his mouth and coughed a few times. When he put down his hand, his expression was as normal as usual, and the corners of his mouth were lowered: "No one, I'm going to bed. Good night, go out and help me shut up." Lamp, thank you." He was lying in bed, talking muffled.
"Tch, let's not talk about it yet."
When Song's mother turned off the lights, Song Yimian opened his eyes in the darkness. There was no sleepiness in his eyes. He stared out the window with clear eyes. He could still see the shadow of fireworks in the distance. After watching for a long time, he smiled to himself again. Get up, turn over, and fall asleep with the corner of your mouth raised.
