Doting on Mr. Su (22) on New Year's Eve countdown at Tianya Bookstore

  On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, I took Zhu Xiaotong and Pei Chaoyang brought Liu Wendong to PK Super Mario, the result is predictable, I only remember the position of the mushroom in the first level, and then I don't know anything, losing so badly.

  Fu Chaoyang and Liu Wendlon earned me over a hundred yuan in snacks, from then on he was considered an even bigger presence than 'Lao Da' in the hearts of Liu Wendlon's little friends. When he got Mao's (grandfather) he rushed up to hug him and shouted "Big Brother Idol!"

  Luckily, neither I nor Zhu Xiaotong are enthusiastic about Super Mario, otherwise this competition would be bloody.

  After losing more than 50 yuan again, Liu Wendlon was finally sleepy with Super Mario, hugging the handle and leaning against Fu Chaoyang's leg, this shameful 'Super Mario Battle' came to an end.

  I lent my phone to Zhu Xiaotong to watch cartoons, she sat on the edge of the sofa watching Liu Wendlon's little friend sleep.

  Then the men played cards and the women wrapped dumplings.

  This year's New Year's Eve dinner was hosted by my second aunt and uncle, the former having opened a restaurant in Shenzhen and being a chef graduate, while the latter is a full-time housewife. In just two hours, they were able to prepare over ten home-cooked dishes. The two of them got together to give Grandpa a holiday, and we all chipped in to give Grandpa some gambling money.

  My dad is the military advisor to my mom, my uncle and grandfather are playing pai gow poker, my second aunt remains silent throughout, not talking to anyone, losing means giving money, winning means collecting money, an unusually calm existence.

  They played cards that I couldn't understand, seemingly a type of Northeastern card game, something like 'fishing group' and so on, sometimes black peach sometimes red peach, completely incomprehensible.

  After the division of labor, it was found that there were actually not many people left. In the kitchen, only I, my grandmother and aunt were wrapping dumplings, while my second uncle was dealing with vegetables and meat.

  My mom would often call me over to refill their tea, so basically I was just a cannon fodder waiter.

  Grandma found over a dozen coins worth one cent each, disinfected them with alcohol and rinsed them several times before letting us wrap them in dumplings. Actually, this was something to be said to Auntie, I was only responsible for rolling out the dumpling wrappers.

  If I hadn't been professionally making dumpling wrappers for eleven years, I alone couldn't afford to support them two.

  The rural sky darkens early, and in the blink of an eye, it's already time for the Spring Festival Gala.

  The whole family, as usual, was waiting for Benshan Uncle and discussing this year's show. Since he brought an apprentice to the Spring Festival Gala, everyone was guessing whether he was cultivating a successor, after all, Benshan Uncle is getting on in years and his health isn't good. His nearly twenty-year career in the Spring Festival Gala has also reached its peak.

  I just looked at the clock and didn't think it was a big deal, so I went back to the kitchen to wrap dumplings. After that, I sat in the dining room with my laptop chatting on MSN, one by one wishing my friends a happy new year. Jiang Hui said I wasn't sincere enough, but at least I should have called him after 12 o'clock to wish him a happy new year in person. After all, we're good sisters!

  I replied to him: Dr. Jiang, you'd better hurry up, after 12 o'clock your phone will explode, it's hard to get through even if I can make a call.

  He probably forgot the scene where he devoured half of the chocolate in the office.

  Jiang Hui was typing laboriously, then stopped, and started again, only to stop once more. Just when I thought he was going to write a long essay, he sent just six words: "Alright, Happy New Year".

  I had an impulse to flip the table instantly.

  Once online, time flies by quickly. This friend chats for a bit, that friend says a couple of words, and before you know it, the clock strikes midnight. I changed all my chat software signatures to "Happy New Year", then rushed out to compete with my uncle for the right to light the first firecracker!

  This is unprecedented because it has never been done before, so I especially want to try it out. Since 'New Year's First' sounds auspicious, it further solidified this idea.

  Wearing the military coat wrapped in Chaoyang's early rising couplets, standing under the eaves looking at the door, it was obvious that he didn't plan to go out, and his feet were still wearing slippers for going out.

  If I hadn't been in a hurry to set off firecrackers, I would have definitely teased him about 'where did your elegant image go', the saying that people rely on their clothes is not unreasonable at all, he looks really unbearable with this outfit, especially with his just-woke-up hairstyle paired with a military coat.

  The New Year's bell is counting down, and I shouted all the way: "Uncle uncle - spare your hands!"

  My uncle was startled and looked at me running over with a puzzled face: "What's wrong?"

  "Let me order! Let me order!"

  My uncle didn't say a word and handed me the cigarette, I didn't even have time to give the excuse I had prepared.

  I'm still a bit afraid...

  He burst out laughing beside me and patted my shoulder: "Be bold and go for it! Hurry up and run after you're done!"

  I didn't light the firework, but looking at the length of the fuse and the length of the sparkler, I thought it was enough for me to be stunned and run away. So I really bravely stretched the firework to the fuse, and I don't know if the wind was against me, shaking back and forth, just couldn't touch it.

  Fu Chao Yang started counting down from 10: "9——8——…5——"

  I took a deep breath, grabbed the firework with one hand and lit it with the other. I finally escaped to the rain shed after counting down the seconds. The deafening firecrackers exploded behind me, causing my entire chest cavity to vibrate.

  The next second I fell into a warm embrace, and Fu Chao Yang's gentle voice sounded in my ear: "Sister, Happy New Year, congratulations on becoming an adult!"

  "I shouted in correction: 'It's twenty! I've been an adult for a long time!'"

  He let out a loud laugh, rarely seen: "Yes yes yes, my good sister is twenty years old, congratulations on being twenty!"

  “……”

  Only twenty years old, what's there to be proud of?

  Who doesn't have a twenty-year-old time?

  At this time, the door opened, and we both turned our heads sideways, not seeing anyone. Following the momentum, I lowered my head and saw Liu Wenhong's little friend rubbing his eyes, lifting his head and wailing loudly: "You guys didn't wait for me! Waah——you guys didn't wait for me, wuuuh——"

  He picked him up and patted him, coaxing: "Xiaolong is a man, how can he cry because of such a small thing? Who said they wouldn't wait for you, brother will take the lead, we'll get it back double!"

  He said this while looking at me, and was certain that Xiaolong was referring to me.

  "My goodness, didn't those affectionate siblings from just a moment ago suddenly disappear into thin air?"

  It's okay, little dragon is still innocent. Pointing at the gate, he sniffled and complained: "Dad... Dad didn't wait for me! Dad said he'd take me to set off firecrackers! Dad cheated a kid...... Adults cheat kids...... They've all finished setting them off, I didn't see it..."

  It's all over, I feel guilty now, it was me who lit the firecracker.

  Above, there was still the 183 payment of Chaoyang staring at me. I gritted my teeth and pulled up the zipper and buttons on my down jacket. I said to Liu Wenhong's little friend: "Watching firecrackers is boring, sister will take you to set off beautiful fireworks, okay? The colorful ones are so pretty, we'll play together, let your dad watch, we won't bring him, okay?"

  Liu Wenlong's little friend asked and looked at Fu Chaoyang, this move made me very unhappy...

  He asked Fu Chaoyang: "Shall we go?"

  Fu Chaoyang nodded: "Your second sister is the most reliable, she says she'll take you and she'll take you, she says she'll marry you and she'll marry you, absolutely not..."

  "You're even cheating me in front of a child!" I kicked him directly, breaking the silence: "You and Mr. Su are actually biological parents, aren't you? I'm just an adopted one, how dare you do this?"

  "Shouldn't you be worried about your little sister's lifelong major event?"

  "Aren't you being too anxious? You got married at 20, following the rural policy, right?"

  Liu Wenlong's little friends had all forgotten to cry and tilted their heads in confusion: "What is a fake marriage?"

  “……”