The light in the kitchen was not too bright, but the orange hue was warm and peaceful. The glass windows were covered with a layer of mist, and the two people’s figures were reflected on them with only a hazy outline.
Pei Qing handed the washed bowl to Zhan Weiyang, who rinsed it with clean water and then put it in the drain pan.
The boring work was no longer boring because the two people divided the work and cooperated.
The sound of the TV kept coming from the living room. Although only four people were in the spacious house, it seemed lively because of the joyful atmosphere on TV.
After washing the bowl, Pei Qing stood before the sink to wash his hands. He pressed the hand sanitiser into his palms and said to Zhan Weiyang, “Open your hands.”
Zhan Weiyang obediently put his hands together and spread his palms. Pei Qing turned around and put a lot of hand sanitiser in his hand on his palms, then turned around and continued to wash his hands.
Zhan Weiyang’s hands were wet and slippery, and he rubbed them seriously before he got under the faucet.
After washing his hands, Pei Qing said to Zhan Weiyang, “Let’s go and watch too.” He walked in front and turned off the kitchen light when he reached the door.
The kitchen fell into darkness instantly, with only light coming in from the door.
Zhan Weiyang ran two steps from the darkness and rushed to Pei Qing. Pei Qing reached out and hugged him, lowered his head and kissed his lips.
Anyway, no one could see it, so they kissed carefree. Then, Pei Qing took Zhan Weiyang’s hand and walked to the living room.
Pei Qing was actually very tired. He had been working overtime yesterday and started busying himself in the kitchen early this morning, with almost no rest.
His income at the time was not low compared to his peers, but saving money was still challenging. He had his own plans, not only to break free from Pei Jingrong’s control but also to be able to provide a good life for Zhan Weiyang through his own efforts.
When they came over, Zhan Pengcheng leaned back on the sofa. His eyes fell on the hands held by Pei Qing and Zhan Weiyang, and he changed his posture unnaturally, turning his head to continue looking at the TV.
Pei Qing and Zhan Weiyang sat down.
Zhan Weiguang leaned against the armrest of the sofa, watching the gala, and spoke dismissively about a female singer who was performing.
Zhan Pengcheng was not interested in young female singers but preferred to see some familiar skit actors. He drank hot tea from a teacup and talked about the New Year when he was a child. It seemed that the New Year was more lively and interesting then, but it was much quieter now.
Zhan Weiyang recalled that he also felt that the New Year was more lively when he was a child, but Zhan Pengcheng didn’t think so then.
So, was it that New Year’s celebrations in the past were more vibrant, or was it just that children’s New Year’s celebrations felt more exciting? Zhan Weiyang pondered this for a while but couldn’t find an answer. He turned to look at Pei Qing and found that Pei Qing had already fallen asleep, leaning on the sofa.
Neither Zhan Pengcheng nor Zhan Weiguang noticed.
Zhan Weiyang quietly moved his body closer to Pei Qing and listened to his sleeping breathing beside him.
After an unknown amount of time, Pei Qing was awakened by the TV sound. He quietly held Zhan Weiyang’s hand. Zhan Weiyang looked at him and hooked his fingers with his.
Before twelve o’clock, Zhan Pengcheng yawned all the time. Later, he said, “You guys can watch it yourself. I’m going to bed first.”
When Zhan Pengcheng went upstairs, Zhan Weiguang was still lying on the sofa’s armrest. He watched the boring gala for a while and then secretly went to see Pei Qing and Zhan Weiyang.
At this time, Zhan Weiyang leaned on Pei Qing’s shoulder, looking up and smiling at Pei Qing. Pei Qing lowered his head and listened to him patiently with a faint smile on his lips.
Zhan Weiguang felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart. He pretended to stretch and said, “It’s not good. I’m going to bed too.”
Zhan Weiyang asked him, “Aren’t you waiting until twelve o’clock?”
Zhan Weiguang said coldly, “What’s the point.” After that, he really walked upstairs.
Zhan Weiyang looked up at Pei Qing again.
Pei Qing lowered her head, rubbed her nose against his forehead, and asked him, “Are you still watching?”
Zhan Weiyang wanted to say that he was still watching, but he felt that Pei Qing was already very sleepy, so he said, “Let’s not watch it anymore.”
Pei Qing nodded, “Then go to bed.”
They turned off the TV and walked up the stairs to the second floor together.
Pei Qing walked behind him. He was really tired. He had just taken a short nap on the sofa, which didn’t completely relieve his fatigue. His steps were a little unstable.
Zhan Weiyang jumped upstairs. When he reached the second floor, he felt a cool breeze blowing from the balcony. He looked up and found that the door was open a crack. It might be that Zhan Pengcheng didn’t pay attention when he closed the door just now, and the door was not completely closed.
He walked over to close the door, and at the same time looked up. He suddenly found that it was snowing outside.
“Wow—” Zhan Weiyang raised his hand and pushed the door open, then turned his head and looked at Pei Qing blankly, saying, “It’s snowing.”
The cold wind blew towards Pei Qing, and the whole person woke up. He walked behind Zhan Weiyang, looked outside with him, and said, “It’s really snowing.”
Zhan Weiyang walked out of the house excitedly. Pei Qing did not stop him; he just stood at the door and looked at him, saying, “Be careful not to catch a cold.”
Zhan Weiyang caught some snowflakes with his palm, then looked at his fortune tree worriedly and asked, “Will my tree freeze to death?” He walked to the side of the fortune tree and subconsciously raised his hand to help it block the snowflakes.
Pei Qing walked over, squatted opposite him, and said, “It shouldn’t.”
But Zhan Weiyang was still very worried.
Pei Qing actually didn’t know whether the fortune tree could withstand low temperatures. He said, “If not, we can move it in and move it out tomorrow when the snow stops.”
Zhan Weiyang nodded.
Together, they carried the fortune tree and the flowerpot inside the house. The tree was still the same small tree, but the flowerpot was quite heavy. When they put it down, Zhan Weiyang was slightly out of breath.
Pei Qing stood up and asked him, “Do you want to play in the snow?”
Zhan Weiyang smiled and shook his head, “No more.”
Pei Qing stood by the door. When he reached out to close the door, he saw the snowflakes falling continuously. He couldn’t help but reach out his hand and saw a snowflake falling on his fingertips. He turned around and wiped the snowflake on Zhan Weiyang’s nose.
Zhan Weiyang stood still and lowered his eyes to look at the snowflake on the tip of his nose. In fact, he could no longer see anything, only a little cool water stain.
At this moment, the New Year’s bell rang.
In fact, there were no bells ringing, no firecrackers, just a city immersed in silence welcoming its unique New Year’s pulse. It came from the television sets of other households and from a child on a balcony somewhere in the neighbourhood, who shouted, “Happy New Year!” followed by another voice exclaiming, “It’s snowing!”
Pei Qing looked at Zhan Weiyang and said to him warmly, “Happy New Year.”
Zhan Weiyang’s eyes sparkled, and he suddenly felt inspired and asked, “Can I make a wish?”
Pei Qing said, “Yes, you can make a wish at any time.”
Zhan Weiyang clasped his hands in front of his chest, closed his eyes seriously, and made a wish earnestly.
When Zhan Weiyang finished making the wish, Pei Qing asked him, “What did you wish for?”
Zhan Weiyang shook his head.
Pei Qing asked again, “Is it different from your birthday wish?”
Zhan Weiyang leaned close to his ear and whispered, “I’ve added one more thing. I hope Qing ge can make a lot of money.”
Pei Qing said, “Are you starting to complain about Qing ge’s poverty?”
Zhan Weiyang said, “No, I just think you are too tired. If you have a lot of money, you won’t be so tired in the future.”
Pei Qing looked at him silently for a while, stretched out his hand to hug him, rested his chin on his shoulder, and said, “Let Qing ge lean on you for a while. Qing ge won’t be tired anymore.”
Zhan Weiyang stretched out his hand to pat his back as if to comfort his emotions and said, “Actually, there is more.”
Pei Qing whispered, “What?”
Zhan Weiyang said, “I wish to be admitted to university, find a good job, and then make a lot of money with you, and you won’t be working too hard in the future.”
Pei Qing said, “Thank you.”
Zhan Weiyang replied shyly, “You’re welcome.”
Pei Qing asked him, “Is there anything else you want to say to me?”
Zhan Weiyang thought for a moment and said, “Happy New Year!”
Pei Qing nodded and continued to look at him.
Zhan Weiyang then said, “I can support you for the rest of your life.”
Pei Qing smiled and said, “Okay.”
Zhan Weiyang felt that this was probably not what Pei Qing wanted to hear. He was a little distressed. He racked his brains for a while and finally thought of it. He shouted, “I love you!”
Pei Qing put his index finger on her lips and whispered, “Sh—”
Zhan Weiyang covered his mouth, his eyes curved with laughter.
At the same time, Zhan Weiguang, who stayed in the room upstairs, was lying on the bed playing with his phone and complained, “Annoying!” Then he pulled up the quilt to cover his head.
[The end of the story]
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