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Chapter 451 New Year's Eve
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Question: What do Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve have in common?
Well... they both have a strong smell of gunpowder.
New Year's Eve, early in the morning, Er Wei was awakened by the sound of firecrackers.
Obviously, setting off firecrackers was not prohibited in the residential area. If it was like this in the morning, then you didn't need to think about the evening; it would definitely be a barrage of explosions.
Er Wei climbed out of Jiang Xiao's small bed and peeked downstairs. Several children were wearing thick down jackets, jumping and chasing each other in the residential area. Their little faces were flushed with cold, and their innocent and lovely smiles were indeed very healing.
Jiang Xiao's hometown had a strong New Year's atmosphere. All day long, the sound of firecrackers hardly stopped. Until night fell, the rumbling sound of firecrackers gradually reached a climax.
This day, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue were busy before and after, making everything in the house look brand new. Jiang Xiao had carefully washed the bed sheets and quilt covers, but it seemed to be a useless effort. Han Jiangxue donated them all to the old man in charge of cleaning the stairwells of the property management.
Hua Xia Red,
It is a magical color, symbolizing loyalty and unyielding on the battlefield, and always making people feel joy and peace during the New Year.
As the China Spring Festival Gala began, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue also moved the dining table from the kitchen to the living room. After Jiang Xiao washed his hands, he took the dumpling filling and dumpling wrappers from the refrigerator and put them on the table.
He went back to the kitchen to get a bag of flour, sprinkling it on the panel in a decent manner. He not only stood in front of the TV, but also kept staring at Er Wei, who was slumped on the sofa.
Er Wei glared at Jiang Xiao unhappily, but still stood up, went to the bathroom to wash her hands, walked back to the living room, kicked a stool over, sat at the table, and picked up a dumpling wrapper.
Han Jiangxue obviously sensed this silent battle, laughing secretly in her heart, but not daring to show anything on her face. After all, she wasn't as familiar with Er Wei as Jiang Xiao was. She went back to the kitchen to pick vegetables.
Seeing Er Wei obediently come to make dumplings, Jiang Xiao also moved aside, watching the Spring Festival Gala while clumsily making dumplings.
Er Wei said, "I heard your conversation with Han Jiangxue this morning."
Jiang Xiao: "Ah."
Er Wei said, "You don't need to buy me a gift, I don't like them."
Jiang Xiao: "Then should I give you New Year's money? You'd have to decline, and I'd have to force it into your hand. You can't push too hard, and I can't give with too little force, and we'd have to go back and forth several times before you could accept it. Isn't that too much trouble?"
Er Wei: "......"
Jiang Xiao's movements suddenly stopped. Looking at the "small buns" that Er Wei was making, he said, "Can you not only make fish filling? Isn't the cabbage and pork delicious? Chives and eggs are suitable for both men and women, and a necessary remedy."
Er Wei: "Shut up."
Jiang Xiao: "Oh......"
While making dumplings, Jiang Xiao watched the singing and dancing scenes on TV, and suddenly thought of a lyric.
"Peony Pavilion blooms in dreams, fantasies come true with singing and dancing~"
Er Wei: "Hmm?"
Jiang Xiao shrugged and said, "The interesting thing is that this kind of lyrics was actually written by a martial artist."
Er Wei: "This kind of fantasy may not come true."
Jiang Xiao: "How so?"
Er Wei: "When you truly become a soldier, you will come into contact with some information that ordinary people don't know."
Jiang Xiao: "For example?"
Er Wei squeezed out another small bun and said, "For example, 2016 is more turbulent than 2015. Nationwide, the total number of dimensional rifts opened has increased by 27% compared to last year."
Jiang Xiao thought for a while and said, "The Great Northwest Front must have contributed a lot of data."
Er Wei nodded, but said, "This year, the situation will only be worse. The Great Northwest Front was shifted over from the outside. In '14 and '15, the Central Asian region was constantly at war, but you were in the country and didn't pay attention.
This year, the front line has shifted to Da Jiang Province. According to the trend of the past few years, this front line will continue to shift eastward."
Jiang Xiao frowned and said, "The front line has been pushed over. Is the Central Asian region stable?"
Er Wei shook her head and said, "No, just like our Da Jiang Province, it just doesn't open frequently anymore. But compared to before, the frequency of dimensional space openings has greatly increased."
Jiang Xiao was silent for a long time, then said, "Let's forget about these things for now. Right now, enjoy this moment. Try to flatten the buns in your hand a little more."
Er Wei looked down at the bun she had just squeezed and frowned slightly.
Calling it a bun was an exaggeration, it was just a dough ball with filling.
"Hehe." Jiang Xiao chuckled, ran to the kitchen to wash his hands, took out his phone and took a picture of Er Wei.
In the photo, she frowned as she looked at the small bun in her hand, looking very disgusted.
The two barely made a panel of dumplings, and Jiang Xiao said with a smile, "Want to come downstairs with me to set off firecrackers later?"
Er Wei shook her head.
Jiang Xiao continued, "It's windy outside, and it's troublesome to light them. You have fire-type star techniques."
Er Wei: "Let your sister go with you."
Jiang Xiao said with a smile, "She's cooking, can you? Hurry up and get dressed, and come with me."
Er Wei: "I'm not going."
Seeing how lazy she was, Jiang Xiao was helpless, "Fine, I'll go downstairs and ask someone for a cigarette."
Just as she came out of the kitchen, Han Jiangxue, holding a plate of dumplings, was stunned for a moment, and said in a cold voice, "You dare!"
Five minutes later, Jiang Xiao and Er Wei, each holding a string of firecrackers, pressed the elevator button...
Walking out of the stairwell, Jiang Xiao wrapped his thick down jacket tightly, stepped on the compacted snow, and placed two strings of firecrackers neatly against the door of his own unit building.
Er Wei stepped forward, flames rising in her hands. She flicked her fingers downward, and then, her figure instantly vaporized and floated back.
Jiang Xiao also hurriedly ran back to the unit stairwell, watching as a cloud of white mist spread, like an evil wind...
Pitter-patter! Pitter-patter!
Er Wei listened to the sound of firecrackers so close at hand. Although she was unwilling to participate in action and always refused verbally, it was undeniable that this was the first time in many years that she had spent such a warm and cozy holiday.
He was right. These trivial little things would one day become beautiful memories in her mind, and even more so, a beautiful embellishment in her cold career.
She looked down at Jiang Xiao and said, "I have prepared a gift for you too."
The sound of firecrackers outside the door crackled and rang, and Jiang Xiao shouted loudly, "What did you say?"
Er Wei repeated, "I said, I have prepared a gift for you too."
Jiang Xiao said helplessly, "Speak louder, I can't hear you!"
Er Wei frowned at Jiang Xiao and said, "Never mind."
At this moment, the hundred-firecracker string finished its explosions, and Er Wei's clear voice echoed in the stairwell.
Jiang Xiao: "......"
When the master and apprentice returned home, Han Jiangxue was holding the cooked dumplings and arranging them on a plate in the living room, just in time to see Jiang Xiao looking dejected.
What's going on?
Why is he so dejected after setting off firecrackers? Did he get scolded?
The three of them sat around the dining table in the living room. The siblings sat on the side, while Er Wei sat in the main seat, facing the TV.
Xiao Jiangxue's cooking skills were okay; she was good at home-style dishes: two plates of cooked food, cold dishes, cold pork jelly, sweet and sour pork ribs, chives and shrimp, spicy stir-fried clams, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and braised fish.
This was considered a more traditional Northern Jiang New Year's Eve dinner. It was all big fish and big meat; it was hard to see a vegetarian dish. Star Warriors were fine, but if ordinary people ate like this, they'd be afraid that cardiovascular disease wouldn't come knocking?
It was indeed a large amount for three people to eat, but as a New Year's Eve dinner, the amount couldn't be small.
Jiang Xiao had already foreseen what he would be eating on the first and second days of the new year...
Eh?
That's not right, there's also Xiao Xiao in the Blame Shadow Ruins!
In a while, I'll take all the leftovers over to it...
Han Jiangxue took a mineral water bottle from under the table and poured a cup for Er Wei.
Er Wei didn't need to lower her head; she had already smelled the spicy taste. She was not polite, picked up the wine glass, and drank half of it directly.
Although she hadn't shown anything all along, it seemed that she was in a good mood now.
Han Jiangxue misunderstood Jiang Xiao's meaning, "What are you looking at? Mineral water."
Jiang Xiao laughed and said, "This mineral water is a bit interesting. It's even glazed."
Han Jiangxue smiled and rolled her eyes at Jiang Xiao, gesturing to the juice in front of him.
The trio was enjoying themselves in harmony, having a feast. For these two girls, there was no such thing as dieting, and they both had large appetites. Because they were Star Warriors, they trained all year round and consumed a lot of physical energy. Food was the main source of energy.
The trio chatted happily while watching TV. Er Wei's cold face had flushed slightly after drinking two small glasses of strong liquor.
Han Jiangxue saw that it was getting late and got up to cook dumplings in the kitchen.
Er Wei also got up and left. Jiang Xiao watched the singing and dancing while gnawing on a duck neck.
The comedy king is old, he hasn't performed for many years. The prime time of 11 p.m. has been replaced by singing and dancing.
While Jiang Xiao was secretly regretting, he saw Er Wei walking back unsteadily, placing a small red square box on the table in front of Jiang Xiao.
Jiang Xiao recognized this kind of small square box. It seemed to be the unspoken rule of this world. People used this kind of small box as a container when giving star beads, always giving people a feeling of proposing marriage.
Especially at the awards ceremony, Jiang Xiao had experienced three awards in the year he was in his third year of high school.
Each time, when a beautiful etiquette lady walked towards him gracefully, holding a plate with a small red square box on it, Jiang Xiao had the urge to reject them.
Jiang Xiao opened the small red square box and saw inside... uh... 1, 2, 3... 17 star beads.
"Di Jin Zhe star beads." Er Wei drained the wine in her glass, closed her eyes, and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. The spicy liquor was like a flame, burning all the way down her throat. She liked this feeling.
Han Jiangxue walked back with the cooked dumplings, placing two plates of strangely shaped dumplings on the table, her eyes fixed on the small square box in Jiang Xiao's hand.
Jiang Xiao was slightly touched in his heart. She still remembered these things.
That's not right, when did she get the star beads? She's been at home these past few days... oh, that's right, the day they just got back from the volcano, she left without saying goodbye and didn't come back until three o'clock in the afternoon the next day.
At that time, she should have gone to get the star beads.
Under Han Jiangxue's gaze, Jiang Xiao quickly got up and said, "I also prepared a New Year's gift for you."
Saying that, Jiang Xiao ran back to the master bedroom. Since Han Jiangxue came back, the big cat had occupied his small room again, so Jiang Xiao had been sleeping in the master bedroom.
It had long been transformed into a training room, without even a bed. Jiang Xiao could only sleep on the floor.
Jiang Xiao took out a "brocade pouch" from the cabinet and walked back to the living room.
The eyes of the two girls looked over, and Han Jiangxue was also quite curious about what this kid had prepared for his teacher.
Jiang Xiao handed the brocade pouch to Er Wei, picked up a chopstick, and picked up a cooked small bun, and said, "See if you like it."
Er Wei weighed the brocade pouch and found it was very light. She couldn't help but be curious and opened the brocade pouch, but saw a dark red long rope. The rope was woven very exquisitely, and seemed to be hand-woven.
Han Jiangxue didn't know what to say. 17 star beads, compared to a hair tie...
What was even more terrifying was that Er Wei actually liked it...
Taking advantage of Er Wei's good mood, Jiang Xiao suggested, "Let's go give Xiao Xiao something to eat after dinner in a while."
Er Wei nodded immediately and got up to go to the bathroom.
Jiang Xiao could imagine her tying up her ponytail in front of the mirror. Perhaps the alcohol made her behavior more out of line. And as Jiang Xiao said, she wasn't as numb as he had imagined.
Han Jiangxue saw the power of the gift and changed from questioning at the beginning to admiration.
As the clock struck midnight, the Bing Shen Year of the Monkey left and the Ding You Year of the Rooster arrived.
The siblings cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, packed all the remaining dishes, and Han Jiangxue cooked all the remaining dumplings and handed them to Jiang Xiao.
Jiang Xiao and Er Wei put on their clothes and went downstairs, opened the Blame Shadow Ruins in the spacious corner behind the unit building, and the figures of the two instantly disappeared on the spot.
Everything was as Jiang Xiao had expected. In his Blame Shadow Ruins, it was as lively as if it was the New Year every day.
The 14 Lava Ghost Witches were fighting fiercely, and Xiao Xiao was curled up in the corner, closing her eyes and resting.
It keenly felt a change, raised its head, but saw its master and Jiang Xiao arrive.
Xiao Xiao hurriedly stood up. If the master knew that it was being lazy here, it was afraid that it would not have a good time.
Jiang Xiao carried two large bags of dishes and dumplings to Xiao Xiao, but found the ground full of snack bags, and then secretly regretted it, thinking that next time he must bring some snacks over.
Xiao Xiao's appearance was like a horse, but its essence was an alien creature, the kind that eats raw meat and drinks raw blood. It also accepted human dishes.
It seemed to be less interested in the dishes cooked by Han Jiangxue, but it especially favored the cooked food, especially the cooked beef, and ate it all in two or three bites.
The strangely shaped dumplings made by Jiang Xiao and Er Wei were also swept away by Xiao Xiao. It was so happy that it opened its wings comfortably. It kept rubbing its huge head against Jiang Xiao's face, which was extremely cute.
Jiang Xiao smiled and stroked its face, constantly feeding it.
In the distance, Er Wei's voice came: "Try it."
Jiang Xiao turned around and threw out two streams of Reverse Flow Light, aiming at one of the Lava Ghost Witches that was recuperating.
The Lava Ghost Witch's body trembled obviously, but after a few seconds, it returned to calm, just quietly enjoying the massive amount of star power washing its body, and had no intention of evolving beyond its level.
Jiang Xiao also selected two other Lava Ghost Witches for the experiment, and found that the situation was the same. It seemed that they were not qualified enough.
Er Wei was in a good mood and said, "Keep raising them, they will succeed one day, let's go."
Jiang Xiao patted Xiao Xiao's head gently and said, "Thank you for your hard work, I will bring you snacks in a few days."
Xiao Xiao suddenly raised its head and neighed happily, almost knocking Jiang Xiao over...
Jiang Xiao picked up the snack wrappers everywhere, packed them up and took them out. When he returned home, he saw Xiao Jiangxue waiting for their return.
Jiang Xiao said, "Go to bed quickly, it's very late."
The three of them had a very happy New Year.
And when Han Jiangxue walked back to her room, she found a brocade pouch on her desk.
When did he put it here? Was it when he was getting the hair tie for Er Wei?
Han Jiangxue walked forward quickly, opened the brocade pouch, and found that there was actually a small doll inside?
The small doll was in a Q version style, and also holding a dark blue scepter in its hand. It looked like it was using the Gold Quality Star Technique Deep Blue Scepter.
This... was she herself?
Was this a promotional product from the National League Championship? How cute, but... they don't need to ask me for authorization?
What kind of gift is this?
Did they want her to hang her own doll on her phone or keychain?
Knock knock knock!
The sound of knocking came, and Han Jiangxue turned her head to look.
But she saw Jiang Xiao with an embarrassed expression, holding another brocade pouch in his hand, and said, "I took the wrong one, that was the one I gave myself, this is yours."
Han Jiangxue rolled her eyes at Jiang Xiao unhappily, took the brocade pouch, opened it and saw a small crew cut holding a giant blade and laughing up to the sky...
Jiang Xiao said weakly, "Give me yours back."
Han Jiangxue glanced at Jiang Xiao and said, "Confiscated."
Saying that, Han Jiangxue hung both Q version dolls on her phone case.
Jiang Xiao curled his lips, turned around and walked out, closing the door behind him.
After the door closed,
Jiang Xiao clenched his fists fiercely: Yes!