She only thought that Song Yimian's side was too noisy, and she didn't notice that her side had become somewhat quiet, with less than half the number of people setting off fireworks.
Hearing this gossip-filled voice, several uncles and grandfathers nearby who were smoking and chatting looked over.
Even though they are all helpers, they are no less gossipy than the aunts at the entrance of the village. They are even slightly better than them. They keep pace with the times and always know the most recently updated gossip.
Tao You found a stone pier and sat down, holding Tao Xubai on his lap and sitting down, "Watching the fireworks display is more interesting than setting off the fireworks ourselves."
"three!"
"two!"
"one!"
Just as he adjusted the sound, three slow countdown sounds came from the other end of the phone.
Tao Xubai looked intently, his fleshy face covering most of the phone, and his eyes were almost glued to the screen.
Tao You skillfully put his arms across his armpits, hugged him back, and let him lean into his arms, "Stay away and look. It's weird that you can see clearly like that."
As she finished speaking, she saw fireworks blooming all over the sky on her mobile phone, which was much more shocking than what she had just seen in the village.
"Let me show you the fireworks!" Song Yimian must have moved closer to the phone, and his deep voice clearly penetrated his eardrums, which was even better than the announcer's voice.
Tao Xubai bit his fingers subconsciously and looked up at Tao You.
According to his cousin who is in the third grade of elementary school, he should be glowing now, like Ultraman, but he can't see it himself.
"Yeah." Tao You pursed his lips, smiled shyly and unconsciously, and responded softly. He didn't know if Song Yimian could hear it.
She looked at the various fireworks that shot up into the sky one after another, and her heart burst with brilliant colors and crackled.
(ps: Children please set off fireworks when accompanied by an adult.)
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The fireworks display lasted for a full fifteen minutes. When the last bouquet of fireworks bloomed, the special New Year music sounded and people gradually dispersed.
"Aren't you going home for the reunion dinner?" Tao You saw that Song Yimian and Song Xiao'an had no plans to go home yet. He looked at the time and asked, "Is that barbecue just now for dinner?"
Song Yimian caught the coat thrown by Song Xiaoan to him and smiled helplessly at the camera, "There is a snack street arranged in the town. Do you think Song Xiaoan will go home?"
"I was just called to do hard work." Song Yimian showed off the bulging backpack on his shoulders.
"The snack street is only one of the highlights. The other most important reason is that my grandma usually doesn't touch Yang Chun Shui, but this New Year's Eve, she became more interested in cooking and insisted on cooking it herself. , my grandfather can only give her verbal guidance, but if she interferes, she can make my grandfather sleep in the living room for a whole month. In the end, it is her own decision whether to listen or not. But her cooking is really not good. "
Song Xiaoan grabbed Song Yimian's arm and pulled the phone to his mouth, "But we don't want to let her lose her mind. Let's take a few bites first so that we can eat less when we go back."
"The schoolbag is filled with snacks for my family. I'm not just thinking about myself."
"My grandpa has been eating for most of his life and has become accustomed to it. His intestines and stomach are stronger than those of ordinary people... Oh, what a cute kid!"
Seeing Tao Xubai in front of the mobile phone screen, a small area of Song Xiao'an's bottom felt soft and collapsed, and the hand holding Song Yimian's arm felt a little itchy.
It had been a long time since she had seen such a well-behaved and adorable child! The ones at home are so naughty that they can’t catch anyone during the day or night, so I can’t play with them.
"Sister Xiaoyou, is this your brother?"
"My nephew." Tao You's cold fingers gently pinched Tao Xubai's soft face, which felt great.
"Hello, sister. My name is Tao Xubai. I am five and a half years old this year." Tao You didn't need to remind him. Tao Xubai had already taken the initiative to say hello, with clear articulation and a soft and waxy voice.
Song Xiaoan's whole heart melted, as if he could smell Tao Xubai all over his body
The fragrance of milk spread up and down, and he kept smiling and nodding. He raised his voice unconsciously when he spoke, "Hey, Xu Bai is so good. Sister will bring you delicious food when the time comes, and ask your aunt to bring it to you." "Xiushu.com
"Thank you, sister." Tao Xubai shook his two little legs and showed a toothless smile.
Song Xiaoan and Song Yimian were secretly arguing with each other. They couldn't hold it anymore. They stood on tiptoes and kept saying, "You're welcome."
"Sister Xiaoyou, please squeeze his face more for me. It feels so good when you look at it! There are not many children at this age who are so obedient."
Tao You was ordered, without saying a word, after rubbing his hands to warm them up, he placed them on Tao Xubai's face and rubbed him until his cheeks felt warm.
The wind got stronger at night, and my hands and feet became cold if I didn't move even a little bit.
Tao Xubai was a little hungry after playing. He glanced at the brightly lit room from a distance, took a deep breath of the fragrance of the food in the cold air, and said in a sweet voice, "Auntie, I'm hungry. When should we go back to eat?"
"Wait a moment," Tao You let Tao Xubai down, "How about you go back first?"
Tao Xubai looked at the surrounding open space, which was no different with or without lights. There were several dog barks not far away from time to time, which sounded very unpleasant.
At this time, everyone went home for dinner, and no one walked with him to encourage him. Feeling timid, he shook his head and pulled Tao You's sleeve and said, "No, I'll wait for my aunt to go back together."
Although Tao You is also afraid of dogs, especially the free guard dogs in the village. They can't walk when they see him from a distance. He has been like this since he was a child.
But when two people are together, they can also embolden each other.
"Then you put away this half bundle of fairy sticks and this box. We will go back after putting them away."
"Okay, go see what else you want to buy. They are selling peach cakes over there. Go and buy some. We have to go back." On the other end of the phone, Song Yimian urged Song Xiaoan to go buy something next to him, holding his phone tightly. Hold it in your own hand and won’t let go.
Tao You retracted his legs into his long down jacket and asked curiously, "Do you set off fireworks so early over there?"
"Many people in the town rest after nine o'clock, and fireworks are not allowed, and many people who came back for New Year's Eve dinner have already returned to the city." After Song Yimian answered, he thought of something, raised the corners of his lips, and showed a smile.
"..."
Looking at that smile that he didn't know why he was smiling, Tao You's mind was filled with questions.
"Song Yimian, why are you laughing?" Tao You touched his face, "There is nothing on my face."
"Don't laugh, it's a bit scary..."
Hearing this, Song Yimian instantly put away his less sincere smile, "Don't I look good when I smile?"
"It's not ugly...it's just weird. We didn't talk about anything funny." Tao You wiped away Song Yimian's brain circuit.
"Do you have to talk about something funny to laugh?" Song Yimian asked.
In response to his question, Tao You didn't know what to say. He opened his mouth and sighed.
Song Yimian was even more puzzled by this, "Why are you sighing? You didn't say... I look good when I smile." He said the last few words in a particularly vague and low voice.
Tao You didn't understand what he was saying at all. He only said that he remembered the advice that Song's mother gave him before, "Auntie asked you to smile more, not to smile anytime and anywhere..."
Song Yimian still had the same question, "Doesn't my smile look good?"
"...Good-looking." Even a little too good-looking.
Tao You hesitated for half a second and compromised with his heart.
Song Yimian was very satisfied with her answer, and once again put on a heart-wrenching smile, "As long as it looks good."
It was not in vain that he practiced in front of the mirror for so long.
Tao Xubai watched Tao You's sexual infatuation from the sidelines and felt that his aunt looked a bit silly and felt like she was being manipulated.
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The two of them just kept chatting, Tao
You sat so hard that her feet were almost numb from the cold, but she didn't dare to call so blatantly at home, so she walked around and around the entrance of the village. Only a few people who had just returned for dinner passed her by.
The night was getting late, and there were only a few people setting off fireworks at the entrance of the village, but lights were on from house to house, and the sound of TV and chatter came from the house.
"Auntie, have you finished your call?" Tao Xu said blankly, sitting on the stone steps with his chin in one hand and scratching on the ground with a dead branch in the other.
This was the sixth time he urged in ten minutes.
"Mom has called me several times. We have five minutes to eat. If I don't go back, I will be beaten." He said pitifully, "Sissi and the others are still waiting for me to go back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the watch on his wrist rang again. Tao Xubai pretended to be mature and sighed, pressed the answer button, and continued to scratch the rough ground with dead branches, "Mom."
"Xu Bai, I am your aunt and uncle." came the voice of Tao's mother.
Tao Xubai straightened his back subconsciously and called out seriously, "Auntie."
"When will you come back? Dinner is cooked. It's so cold outside. Don't catch a cold."
"Not yet aunt..."
Tao You coughed twice in time to stop him from continuing, "Ahem!"
Tao Xubai glanced at Tao You and saw her making a silent gesture towards him.
He pursed his lips, and the sudden silence made the sensitive Tao mother notice something.
He asked worriedly, "What happened to your cousin? What is she doing? Is she next to you?"
Tao You came close to the phone receiver, whispered goodbye to Song Yimian and hung up the phone. She ran over and raised Tao Xubai's hand to her mouth, "Hey, I'm here. I just set off all the fireworks. Let’s go back now.”
After saying that, she clamped the branch in Tao Xubai's other hand under her arm, squeezed his hand, and hung up the phone with his index finger.
"Let's go home." Tao You gave the fireworks to the children who had just come to set off the fireworks, and waved to Tao Xubai, "I'll add chicken drumsticks for you tonight."
Tao Xubai pouted, looked at the darkening screen, wrapped his clothes tightly, and followed Tao You step by step.
Tao You responded to the message with his right hand, and turned his left hand to hold Tao Xubai, but never saw him put his hand up, so he looked back strangely and saw that his nephew kept his head lowered.
"What's wrong?"
"Auntie, mother said that children who lie are not good children and will be arrested." Tao Xubai raised his head, rarely deceived by an adult's words, his little face was filled with a sense of justice, "You didn't even set off any fireworks. , the remaining ones just now are also given away, you were clearly on the phone with that handsome brother just now! "Xiushu.com
"If you lie to your aunt and grandma, she will beat you if she finds out. My mother will beat me too."
Tao You took his little hand and said, "If you don't tell, no one will know!"
"Hmph." Tao Xubai pouted and hummed, then asked, "Aunt, that handsome brother just now, is he your boyfriend?"
