Chapter 410 New Year

On the reunion day on New Year's Eve, the community is particularly lively. Everyone is setting off firecrackers and preparing for lunch. When the taxi drove downstairs, Li Weidong was about to push the door and get out of the car. His mobile phone suddenly buzzed. He pressed the answer button and immediately sounded a pleasant voice: "Dongzi, are you at home now?"

Li Weidong was stunned for a moment, because in addition to this beautiful sound, there is also the sound of ping-pong firecrackers on the other side of the receiver, which is exactly the same as the sound in the community. I quickly got out of the car and turned around, and saw a figure standing quietly with an umbrella in the snowflakes not far away.

Soft shoulders, slightly slender arms, a clenched waist, without any movement, just standing there quietly is a kind of beauty that is difficult to describe. She was wearing a big red windbreaker, and her long clothes were light. I don't know why even this very tacky color was worn on her body, which was particularly refined. The wind was blowing, and her head was full of green silk, like a fairy in the picture.

"Hello? Dongzi, why don't you talk? Hello..."

Li Weidong sighed gently, walked behind her and said, "Miss, why are you?"

"Dongzi!" Xia Ruoyun turned around quickly. Although she was still wearing a mask on her face, there was unconcealable joy in her eyes. She deliberately raised her chin and said, "I'm here to accompany my fiance for the Spring Festival. Why, is it not welcome?"

The three words

fiance made Li Weidong frown slightly. If I hadn't heard Yue Tianxiong say those words in the morning, if it hadn't been for Xia Ruobing, these three words would have made Li Weidong very useful, but at this moment, he felt somewhat harsh.

"The head of the Lu family is here, and it is full of brilliance. How dare you not welcome it? I'm just afraid that the humble house is rough, the hospitality is not good, and the young lady is wronged.

"Go, it's still slippery!" Xia Ruoyun glanced at him and nagging while holding an umbrella for him, "The second uncle called Bingbing. I heard that your parents have also come here. It happens that I haven't seen them yet. Anyway, I'm the bride-in-be of your Li family. It's okay to meet them, right? Alas, I've been exhausted these days. There are a lot of big and small things. Even the Spring Festival doesn't make people stop. I simply asked even the third uncle to help me push it. I'm busy, hee hee! Ah, it's terrible. I was so happy when I came here that I forgot to prepare gifts for my uncles and aunts. I'm so stupid! Dongzi, is it too late for us to buy it now? ...Dongzi, you, what's wrong with you?"

Xia Ruoyun finally realized that something was wrong. She stopped doubtfully and looked at Li Weidong, and her big eyes swept around his face, as if she wanted to find the answer. Li Weidong also stopped and was silent for a while before saying lightly, "Yes, the young lady is now the head of the Lu family. The spring breeze must be very busy. Why waste time with me? My parents are not big shots. How dare I bother to bother you? I don't dare to be. I can't afford it.

His voice was not high, but the expression on Xia Ruoyun's face suddenly froze. He stared at Li Weidong's eyes in disbelief and said, "Dongzi, you're kidding me, right? You...what's wrong with you? What's going on?"

With such an innocent expression, Li Weidong suddenly had an indescribable disgust in his heart and said with a sneer, "There is no need to act anymore. Your young lady has been sitting in the chair of the leader as she wished. How can you use me? I will be very satisfied if I don't take off the grinding and kill the donkey. Anyway, you are not the only person like this. Just please, don't be so intimate, as if we know each other very well.

Xia Ruoyun's face suddenly turned pale. At such a close distance, Li Weidong saw her lips trembling slightly, and his eyes couldn't help blushing. After a while, Xia Ruoyun said, "Li Weidong, why do you say that about me? Have I done anything wrong to you? I, I came all the way from Hong Kong to accompany you for the Spring Festival. Even if you hate me and don't want to see me, it's over. I won't stay with you. Do you need to do this to me?"

"What's wrong with me doing this to you, so what did you do to your sister?" Li Weidong's suppressed anger in his heart came up and said word by word, "Miss Xia, yesterday the Fang family released the news that they were going to marry the Lu family and let Fang Lin marry Bingbing. Don't tell me that you don't know about it at all! Do you remember what you said to me when you went to Hong Kong? You said that your sister has been lonely since she was a child. It's so pitiful. If you want to protect her, you must not let her suffer any grievances. You said that you hope that she can be an ordinary person and stay away from the grievances of these rich families. I hope that she will live a happy and free life forever! But what about now? You became the head of the Lu family, and all the words you said can be counted. Marry your sister to the bastard Fang Lin and make her a victim of your interests! Yes, Xia Ruobing is not my person. I am not qualified to talk here, but you are her own sister. Do you have the heart to push her into the fire pit and let her be spoiled by Fang Lin's beast?! Xia Ruoyun, do you know why I have been desperate to help you all the time? Because I always thought you were a good sister, and I always thought you were protecting Bingbing! But I never thought that you were as cold-blooded as your grandfather, sacrificing everything for power and interests, and even your own relatives could be traded! This is you, this is the young lady I know. What else do you want me to do to you? Don't you think you are sorry for your conscience by asking such shameless words?!"

The words were like sharp arrows, which made Xia Ruoyun unable to avoid it. She couldn't help rolling down her tears. She grabbed Li Weidong's arm and said, "No, Dongzi, listen to me. It's not what you think..."

"It's not what I thought, so what will happen?" Li Weidong interrupted her harshly and said, "Okay, since you said it's not like this, let me ask you, Fang Lin is going to marry Bingbing. Is this matter true or not? If you really do it for your sister's good, have you raised any objections?"

Xia Ruoyun bit her lips hard and said, "Yes... it's true. I, I can't object. Dongzi, believe me, I did this for Bingbing. If she doesn't marry Fang Lin now, her life may be in danger at any time! I did it to protect her..."

Li Weidong raised his eyebrows and said, "Is his life in danger? Who is going to do something to her? What's going on? Does Mr. Lu know what arrangements you have made?

Xia Ruoyun's face was full of tears. She looked at Li Weidong and shook her head and said, "Dongzi, don't ask. I really can't explain some things to you, but I swear I will never hurt my own sister! The marriage is just a cover. When this is over, you will naturally understand my pain..."

"Shut up!" Li Weidong's face turned pale. He waved his hand away from her arm and said with a sneer, "Yes, marriage is only temporary. Even if Bingbing and the beast go to bed, this is just your stopgap, isn't it? Xia Ruoyun, I tell you, even if you have a thousand reasons, it can't be an excuse for you to betray your sister! If I put it here today, you can ignore Bingbing's life. I can't ignore it. As long as Li Weidong is here, I see which bastard dares to touch Bingbing's finger. He is not afraid of death. Come and have a try!"

After saying this, Li Weidong pushed away Xia Ruoyun's umbrella and turned around and left. Xia Ruoyun ran two steps to hold his arm and said, "Dongzi, wait, believe me once..." But he was swung back by Li Weidong and staggered to the ground. The umbrella was blown up by the wind in an instant and rolled away. Li Weidong heard a helpless cry behind him, and in a blink of an eye, he was overwhelmed by the sound of New Year's firecrackers.

Li Weidong did not look back. He went straight upstairs without taking the elevator. He ran all the way up the stairs. A fire in his heart made him eager to find someone to fight fiercely to vent. At this moment, the mobile phone rang again. Li Weidong thought it was Xia Ruoyun who called. He took out the phone and wanted to fall off, but he endured it and looked at the screen, but it was Yao Wei's number.

He stroked his chest and took a few deep breaths. He picked up the phone and only heard Yao Wei say strangely, "Pig head, dinner is coming soon. Why don't you come back? Just wait for you alone!" Dongzi, what did you do?"

Before Li Weidong could speak, a crisp voice came from the receiver: "You don't want to fool around, do you? I can tell you that I made a special show today. If you don't come back to support me quickly, you will die!"

Then the voice of my mother and Sister Linlin said with a smile, "Yes, yes, it's rare for Bingbing to cook today. Why don't you come back quickly? If you don't come back, this girl will really lose her temper!"

As soon as he heard Xia Ruobing's voice and remembered her fierce appearance when she was angry, Li Weidong's mood not only failed to calm down, but was even more chaotic. He answered casually, then turned off the phone and sat in the corridor and smoked a few cigarettes. Then he barely restrained himself from squeezing out a smiling face and came upstairs.

The hearty meals have been prepared. Xia Ruobing showed her hand today and made a fruit salad, which is to put apples, oranges, grapes, bananas and so on together, and then mix it with salad dressing. This dish can be cooked by fools. For Xia Ruobing, it is the first time in her life to cook. It is an absolute virgin dish. Self-contained. Seeing Li Weidong coming back, everyone was ready to have dinner. According to the custom, it was necessary to set off firecrackers first. Xia Ruobing was the first to jump up, holding a lot of fireworks and kicking and so on, and rushed downstairs with Xiao Tiantian. Sun Xiulan and Li Zhengang couldn't help looking at each other and said with a smile, "This girl is really a child!"

Xia Ruobing has no father or mother since she was a child. She only grew up with Hou Wanfeng, an old man. What she is most afraid of in her impression is the Spring Festival. That kind of coldness is really unbearable. For the first time this year, it's so lively that I'm inevitably excited and happy like a child.

He let go of the firecrackers and came back with Shen Lin, Yao Wei and Xiao Tiantian. Before they could sit on the chair, they couldn't help reaching out and grabbing the vegetable plate. Sun Xiulan patted the back of her hand and said, "Don't move, don't move, forget the rules!"

Xia Ruobing spit out her tongue and said, "Ah, I forgot to wash my hands." He turned around to go to the bathroom, but was pressed on the chair by Li Weidong. He couldn't help looking at Li Weidong and Sun Xiulan strangely. I don't know what he meant.

Everyone sat around the table. Sun Xiulan took out a thick pile of red envelopes from her pocket and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. Let's have a reunion dinner together. As an elder, I have to pay New Year's money. This is the rule. None of you can refuse, do you know?"

Li Zhengang laughed and said, "My mother, you are so generous once a year. Who will refuse! Then they all have the New Year's money. What about me?

Sun Xiulan gave him a white look and said, "Go, without you, it's cool and rest!"

New Year's money has always been a New Year's tradition. Although Shen Lin and Li Weidong are just friends, Sun Xiulan is an elder, which really can't be refused. First, send it to Xiao Tiantian. This girl has always been clever, saying a sweet "thank you auntie", with at least four pluses of sugar. Then there was Yao Wei, the prospective daughter-in-law of the Li family. As soon as she saw Li Weidong's parents, she was very nervous. However, Shen Lin joked next to her and deliberately whispered, "Aunt Xie, don't call me mother anymore!"

One sentence reminded everyone of the embemble of the first meeting in Yantai, and suddenly laughed. Yao Wei couldn't wait to find a crack to get in. She took the red envelope with a red face. She was nervous but forgot what to say.

Then it was sent to Xia Ruobing, but everyone was stunned. The girl kept lowering her head and didn't say a word. Even Yao Wei forgot to take the opportunity to tease her. Shen Lin couldn't help touching her gently with her arm and said, "Bingbing, why are you in a daze? Auntie gives you New Year's money. Go on!"

Xia Ruobing's shoulders trembled twice, and suddenly she burst into tears and ran back to the upstairs room with her face covered. Sun Xiulan and others were all confused. Yao Wei was careful. She took the red envelope from Sun Xiulan's hand and said, "I know what's going on. Don't worry about it and I'll persuade her."

Li Weidong couldn't help sighing and suddenly understood what was going on. The girl lost her parents when she was a child and grew up with Hou Wanfeng. Hou Wanfeng is actually a servant of the Xia family. He has always regarded the second lady as his master. He can take care of her like taking care of his daughter, but as a servant, he naturally can't give red envelopes and New Year's money to his master, which is a mess of identity and etiquette. Therefore, although Xia Ruobing is much richer than ordinary people, she has never received any lucky money since she was a child.

Xia Ruobing's personality is really like her name. Half is ice and half is fire. She looks like a little sister. In fact, there are many things that she would rather bury in her heart than show it. Just like a few days during the Spring Festival, he looks happy like a child, but in fact, he is just covering up his loss and grievances. After all, on such a reunion day, at the age when her peers still enjoy the care of her parents, she is always alone.

But now, this girl is likely to lose this lonely life. Li Weidong is inexplicably irritable. The marriage between the Fang and Lu families has been confirmed from Xia Ruoyun's mouth. Although he has the intention to protect Xia Ruobing from any harm, even Li Weidong himself is not sure how much he can do with his strength. For rich families like the Fang family and the Lu family, once the marriage is announced, they will basically not tolerate any mistakes, otherwise they can't afford to lose face. If these two families really want to be tough, even if Li Weidong has all the skills and anti-sky equipment, how can he compete with the two families?

A good tiger can't stand a group of wolves, a person, a pair of fists, no matter what, it can't be the opponent of the two families, which Li Weidong knows better than anyone else. What is the strength of the Fang family and the Lu family? They can attract a vote of people to serve them at any time. Li Weidong can't help but feel a little annoyed. It seems that at least Yue Tianxiong is right. No wonder Lu Bohan, an old ghost, so easily agreed to his request to return to Zhonghai without forcing him to stay in Hong Kong. I think he has already done it for today's plan. All right, calculate!

No, you can't let Xia Ruobing jump into the fire! This girl's background is already very pitiful. How can she bear to see her become a victim of a rich family dispute! What can't be solved by force, and there is also the mind. If TMD can't even do this, intelligence plus two is useless?

Be sure to stop it! Fang Lin, this son of a bitch, hasn't figured out the account in Shanghai with him, and his old son Fang Zhennan. This time, we might as well get it back with our own profits!

Yao Wei soon coaxed Xia Ruobing. This girl is delicate and gentle, and it is natural to persuade people. And Xia Ruobing's temper belongs to the kind of quick to come and go. She cried just now, and in a blink of an eye, she laughed like nothing.

In the evening, everyone gathered together to watch the Spring Festival Gala while making dumplings. Although the Spring Festival Gala is not as good as a year, it is at least quite lively. As for making dumplings, Sun Xiulan, according to the custom of her hometown, put two dime coins and two pieces of sugar in the dumplings. It's auspicious. If you eat money, you will have a lot of money in the next year. Eating sugar will naturally be a sweet life. Xia Ruobing looked at everything like a country bumper and felt extremely fresh. She was smart and pinched a round and flat mark on the dumpling wrapper wrapped in coins and sugar. Sun Xiulan peeked at it and did not expose it. She just couldn't help laughing.

At 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, the sound of firecrackers outside became a piece. This time, Xia Ruobing was not in the mood to fire. She went to the front of the dining table early, with a chopstick in one hand, and her eyes widened, waiting for the dumplings to be served out of the pot. As a result, when Sun Xiulan cooked dumplings and served dinner, Xia Ruobing turned over for a long time and screamed. It turned out that the dumplings were boiled in water, and there were no marks left.

Xiaotiantian was lucky enough to eat a piece of sugar first, and then Li Weidong and Shen Lin ate a coin respectively. Xia Ruobing couldn't stand it. In anger, she poked a hole in all the dumplings with her chopsticks, and then happily announced that she had successfully eaten the sugar.

After the reunion dinner, we talked and laughed for a while. Shen Lin had to be on duty on the first day of junior high school, so she went to bed first, and everyone went back to their rooms. Only Li Weidong was in a bad mood. The more he played with the landlord, the more he felt upset. He simply put on his clothes and came to the open balcony above the attic. The snow has stopped, and from time to time there are the sound of firecrackers. Occasionally, fireworks fly into the air and explode. Although the blooming light is short, it decorates the city's night sky with instant beauty.

Just as I was about to light a cigarette, there was a gentle sound of footsteps behind me. Li Weidong turned around, and a soft body hugged him tightly, and two soft lips blocked his mouth. When Xia Ruobing kissed, she was not as tough as she usually looked. Her small tongue always dodged, but it could arouse a man's primitive desire.

A deep kiss took a long time to separate. Xia Ruobing rarely shrank in Li Weidong's arms like a kitten, her eyes were as blurred as the night, and she looked at Li Weidong infatuatedly.

"Thank you, Dongzi. This is the happiest year I have ever had. I really hope that I can spend every year with you and never be separated... Dongzi, I love you..."

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