When they finished eating, Chi Zhengzheng couldn't wait to say: "Wen Yu, hurry up, tomorrow is New Year's Eve. It must be particularly crowded if we go late!"
"I'm coming." Wen Yu responded.
When he came over, he had a scarf and gloves in his hand, obviously, he had just been delayed because he had gone to get these two things.
After walking in front of Chi Zhengzheng, he wasn't in a hurry, he slowly and methodically put the scarf around Chi Zhengzheng, covering her up tightly, almost covering half of her face.
He also put on her gloves, and zipped up her clothes, on the way, he also took the hat hanging on the side and put it on her head.
The former Wangjiang Manor was absolutely empty, and the villa where Wen Yu used to live in was like a model house, without any clutter, with an open space at the entrance.
But since Chi Zhengzheng came, there were more and more things inside the villa. Some things were hanging in the entrance hall that she didn't bother to put in the checkroom.
Wen Yu didn't let anyone clean up, every day when he came home and opened the door, as long as he saw a hat, a pair of gloves, or any other thing that Chi Zhengzheng casually placed, he would smile and be extremely warm.
"It's hot!" Chi Zhengzheng puffed up her face and frowned.
The heating was still on in the house, and Wen Yu couldn't wait to wrap her up so tightly, it was so hot.
"Be obedient, it's cold outside." Wen Yu said while opening the door.
It was already snowy outside, and the cold air immediately hit.
Chi Zhengzheng hurriedly said: "Wait! You wear a scarf and gloves too!"
As soon as she said this, she hurried inside to find a scarf and gloves for Wen Yu, Liuzhu followed her, cheerfully running up and down.
She knew where she put everything, and quickly took it out, stood on tiptop, and murmured: "Lower your head."
Wen Yu laughed and bent over.
Chi Zhengzheng wrapped the scarf for him with a serious expression, and then: "Hands."
Wen Yu stretched out his hand.
Chi Zhengzheng put it on for him.
Seeing her serious expression, Wen Yu didn't hold back, he lowered his head, and dropped a kiss on the tip of her nose, his eyebrows were gentle, and there was a smile on his face.
Chi Zhengzheng was taken aback for a moment and then glared at him, blushing slightly.
"Woof woof!" Liuzhu followed them, wagging his tail.
"No, Liuzhu you can't go out. It's cold outside, we're going to the supermarket, we can't take you." Chi Zhengzheng looked serious reasoning with Liuzhu.
Obviously, Lizuhu didn't listen, "Woo woo", and then went out the door.
Outside, the wind was cold, a gust of wind blew, and Liuzhu sneezed a little.
Chi Zhengzheng: "… Hurry, go back, stop tossing around."
Although Liuzhu had grown up a lot, the brat that was almost a year old, was no longer the little thing she could hold in the palm of her hand, but he was as clingy as before.
"Woof woof!" Liuzhu didn't obey.
Auntie Wang came over from the annex building with a smile and shouted: "Liuzhu, let's go, come with me, dad and mom have something to do today, they won't be taking you."
With that, she came over to take Liuzhu away.
With a "woo woo" sound, he looked at Chi Zhengzheng pitifully.
Chi Zhengzheng couldn't help feeling a little distressed. She squatted down, rubbed his head, and said softly: "Liuzhu ah, hurry and follow Auntie Wang. Mom will come back to take you to play later."
"Woof!" Really?
"Really."
Liuzhu wagged his tail wildly and rubbed against Chi Zhengzheng.
Wen Yu looked at Liuzhu, his face was slightly dark, then he reached out and helped Chi Zhengzheng up: "He follows Auntie Wang most of the time. Don't worry, let's go."
So annoying.
He shouldn't have taken in this dog in the first place.
He sent a death stare at Liuzhu with those cold and heartless eyes.
Liuzhu silently stepped back and walked next to Auntie Wang.
– Daddy found him annoying.
Wen Yu always thought he was annoying, annoying for pestering Chi Zhengzheng, and thought that Chi Zhengzheng was always paying attention to him. As long as he was at home, he would always let Auntie Wang take him away.
Therefore, although Chi Zhengzheng was at home all day long, Liuzhu wasn't always in front of Chi Zhengzheng and spent more time with Auntie Wang.
But for some reason, Liuzhu still liked Chi Zhengzheng the most, always sneaking from the annex building to the main building, especially when Wen Yu wasn't at home, which was when he was the happiest.
"Oh, okay." Chi Zhengzheng gave Liuzhu another look, and Liuzhu also looked at her with those watery eyes.
Suddenly, her face showed reluctance.
"Let's go." Wen Yu looked at Liuzhu coldly and gently held Chi Zhengzheng's hand separated by their gloves and left.
The two walked out together.
The snow on the road was swept very clean, but in winter, the scene was like a snow-covered landscape, a scene, so except for the road, there was snow on both sides of the road, and the lawn and other corners weren't swept clean, and it was snowy everywhere.
Before she knew it, it had been almost a year since she came to this world.
A lot of things had happened this year, but undoubtedly, Chi Zhengzheng was happy.
There was no longer too much longing for her previous life. Her grandmother had passed away, and her parents had left long ago, they were all in her heart, no matter where she went, as long as she was there, she would miss them.
And this world, because there was someone around, she felt like there was a sense of belonging in this world.
With Wen Yu, there was joy.
"Yuyu, are you going to the supermarket to buy New Year's Eve goods?" Chi Zhengzheng asked.
When he heard "Yuyu", Wen Yu shuddered invisibly, and then held her hand tighter and said softly: "No."
It wasn't just that he had never bought New Year's goods, you hadn't even celebrated New Year's Day.
This day was the same as every other day, and for him, there was no difference.
"It's okay, we'll buy New Year's Eve goods together every year from now on, and celebrate the New Year together!"
A smile appeared at the corner of Wen Yu's mouth, and his voice was gentle, as soon as he opened his mouth, he dissipated in the cold wind: "Okay."
When Chi Zhengzheng heard it, her smile brightened, and her eyebrows curled.
The supermarket was very crowded.
Wen Yu immediately frowned at the first glance, from the baby still in the stroller, to the old man with white hair, he could see it all in the supermarket today.
As soon as they got off the elevator, they could see at a glance lots of lanterns, fortune characters and spring festival couplets, red envelopes, and other things for the New Year.
Chi Zhengzheng pulled Wen Yu over "Wen Yu! Let's choose the couplets! I don't want the couplets from the property, lanterns and fortune words are fine, but we'll choose the spring couplets ourselves!"
The things sent to the properties of Wangjiang Manor were very good, especially the ones sent to them, which were very diverse, and they were still able to choose them.
There were also calligraphy couplets written by everyone, but Chi Zhengzheng didn't like them very much, so she asked someone to take them away when she heard them.
Each house in Wangjiang Manor had six people working per household, and they decorated the whole neighborhood early with the New Year flavor. Chi Zhengzheng and Wen Yu let them decorate their building, but they didn't ask for the Spring Festival couplets and didn't let them hang the lanterns outside the gate.
"Okay." Wen Yu followed her, with a doting expression.
Because there were so many people, he pushed the car with one hand and guarded her closely with the other, afraid that she would be pushed away by the crowd and wouldn't be able to find her, or that she would be hit or hurt by someone.
"What do you think of this one? Celebrate the Chinese New Year Chi Zhengzheng picked up a couplet.
But before Wen Yu could say anything, she already shook her head: "No, no, this one is too ordinary."
"How about this one?" Chi Zhengzheng picked up another pair.
Again, before Wen Yu said anything, she shook her head: "No, no, Yuyu, you're a businessman, shouldn't you want a set of spring festival couplets for wealth?"
As she said this, she began to look around, looking for a suitable one.
Wen Yu still didn't say anything, but he stretched out his hand and picked a set out. His eyebrows softened, he took it to Chi Zhengzheng, and said softly: "How about this one?"
Chi Zhengzheng looked over and was taken aback. "Peace? Happiness and joy?" This one was a bit unusual.
The corners of Wen Yu's mouth rose slightly and he glanced up and down with fondness: "Hmm, peace, happiness, and joy."
– He hoped she would be safe and hoped that they would be happy and joyful.
Chi Zhengzheng looked up at him, looked at his serious expression, and seemed to understand.
"This is a good set! Let's get this one, let's hang it together when the time comes!" Chi Zhengzheng happily took it in her hand, looked at it carefully, and then carefully put it inside the cart.
The two of them continued to walk forward.
He was still holding her hand, but because the supermarket was very hot, he took off his scarf and gloves, and even Chi Zhengzheng wanted to take off her coat. But Wen Yu didn't agree, so he just opened the zipper for her.
The two held hands and continued walking.
"Wen Yu, let's go buy some groceries. During this year's Chinese New Year, we agreed to give Auntie Wang and the others holidays, and give Uncle Li and the others a vacation too. Let's cook and eat by ourselves for a few days."
"Okay." Wen Yu wouldn't have any objection.
"Whether Auntie Wang and the others stay at Wangjiang Manor or go home, let's cook for ourselves and let them rest for the New Year."
"Okay."
"Then let's go buy vegetables, I'll make dumplings for you to eat! For New Year's Eve dinner, we should cook dumplings and eat hot pot!" Chi Zhengzheng's eyes lit up and her voice was tinged with anticipation.
In the past, in the other world, she and her grandmother would eat hot pot on New Year's Eve. As a child, her family was poor, and hot pot on New Year's Eve was her most anticipated thing, sitting together as a family, and eating with enthusiasm.
Chi Zhengzheng always felt very happy.
Later, when her grandmother died, she continued the habit of eating hot pot on New Year's Eve alone, but because she was alone, she couldn't eat much, and she couldn't finish eating the small pot.
Hearing her say that she would personally wrap dumplings, Wen Yu's eyes were filled with smiles.
Then as soon as he heard the hot pot, Wen Yu instantly frowned and said disapprovingly: "It's unhealthy."
"Aiya! It's just eating once in a while, Wen Yu, Wen Xiaoyu, Yuyu~" Chi Zhengzheng winked and acted coquettishly.
Wen Yu: "… Okay." How could he possibly refuse her?
"Wen Yu, you are so nice!" Chi Zhengzheng put a high hat on him with twinkling eyes, and she added: "Then can I buy more snacks?"
Wen Yu frowned again.
Chi Zhengzheng: "Is it okay? It's the New Year ah~"
Wen Yu could hold mosquitoes in his eyebrows, but in the end, he still said: "Only this time, it won't be the same again."
"Okay!" Next time, they'll have time to talk about it next time.
Soon, the two walked to the place where they could buy vegetables.
This area was the most crowded, and Wen Yu kept Chi Zhengzheng close, watching her put the hot pot dish she wanted to eat into the cart, chanting from time to time –
"Aiya, I like this one!"
"Hey, Yuyu likes this, let's get one too."
"These are delicious, let's get one of these."
"I'm sure Liuzhu would like this, let's get one for Liuzhu!"
…
Even in such a noisy place, Wen Yu listened to Chi Zhengzheng's broken thoughts, and his eyebrows and eyes were all with a gentle smile.
This was really great.
If his life was always like this, there was nothing more to ask for.
The process of buying groceries wasn't without its ups and downs. A child was running, because his mother was calling him, he looked back, didn't look ahead, and almost bumped into Chi Zhengzheng.
Wen Yu reached out abruptly and took her into his arms, and stood in front of her.
As a result, the child bumped into Wen Yu.
Because of his rapid movements, Chi Zhengzheng shook slightly. It wasn't of much importance, but for some reason, before Chi Zhengzheng's eyes, her brain "buzzed" in an instant, blank for a moment.
"Aw- woo woo woo woo!" The child howled.
"Aiya, what are you guys doing? Didn't notice that there are little children?" A woman rushed over, hugged the crying child, and started yelling.
Apparently, most spoiled children had parents who spoilt them.
The woman holding the child wanted to say something else, however, she looked up to meet Wen Yu's gaze, and was taken aback in an instant.
At this moment, Wen Yu's eyes were dark and obscure, as chilling as a poisonous snake that made people shiver.
The woman couldn't help but shudder.
But in fact, she didn't know that today Wen Yu was in a good mood and wasn't prepared to do much, if he were to hit Chi Zhengzheng when Wen Yu was in a bad mood, it would definitely not be easy.
Chi Zhengzheng recovered, she wasn't dizzy and her eyes weren't blurry, so she immediately stared at her fiercely and said: "You're making bogus accusations, it's obvious that this child was the one who hit us first. We didn't argue with your child, why are you accusing us?"
The woman was looked at by Wen Yu, somewhat afraid, opened her mouth, and couldn't say anything.
The child was still bawling.
Wen Yu's body was too hard, it was still very painful after hitting him.
At this time, the women who were buying vegetables next to them immediately said…
"Yes, it's your child running amok. Keep an eye on your child, what kind of person are you ah."
"Yes, whether it's hitting others or the children hitting themselves, it isn't a good thing. You have a responsibility as a mother."
"It's New Year's Eve. Keep an eye on your child."
"We just saw it now, this beautiful woman and handsome man were standing and didn't move. It's your child who bumped into them."
"It can't be like this, he also almost hit me. Your child isn't small if he were hit an old man…"
…
The woman looked embarrassed and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's our fault."
As she said this, she patted the child, held him, and fled.
Chi Zhengzheng looked at their backs and nagged: "What kind of people are these. Such an unreasonable attitude. It's easy to give children a bad head. If our children are like this in the future…"
"Break their leg." Wen Yu answered.
Chi Zhengzheng: "… you don't have to be so harsh, just teach them well."
Ah, Wen Yu's tendency was no good, otherwise, the children in their family would have a hard time in the future!
Breaking their legs at every turn!
Wait!
No way. Why were they talking about their children in the future?
Chi Zhengzheng suddenly raised her head to look at Wen Yu, and sure enough, he looked at her with smiling eyes.
Chi Zhengzheng: "…!!!"
Wen Yu whispered: "Don't worry, our future children, I will definitely teach the children well and will definitely not let the children grow up crooked."
Chi Zhengzheng: "!!!"
She gave him a push and blushed: "Don't talk nonsense, I haven't agreed to marry you yet." So it's too early to talk about children!
Wen Yu didn't say anything, he just laughed.
Chi Zhengzheng raised her head and looked into the eyes of the big sisters and aunties around her. She hurriedly coughed and said in a soft voice: "Thank you, big sisters, for your help just now."
These people didn't leave yet, they looked at them, and joked around-
"You're welcome, to be honest, the little girl and her boyfriend are really in love."
"Yes, and the little girl is so good-looking, better than the stars on TV, the boyfriend is also, such an outstanding man, at a glance, you can see he's so capable."
"No, this capable young couple came together to buy groceries, they're so blessed. I just saw you guys, this handsome man immediately stood in front of you, he's such a good man."
"You're not married yet, are you, little girl? You should hold on to the good ones, hold on tight!"
"You handsome man too, this little girl immediately spoke out to protect you, you need to be good to her."
…
This time, it was Chi Zhengzheng's turn to pull Wen Yu and flee.
She blushed and dragged Wen Yu away, while Wen Yu smiled, looking satisfied, and even replied to them: "I will."
Chi Zhengzheng's face suddenly became even redder.
The two of them walked toward the snack area.
Chi Zhengzheng turned around and glared at Wen Yu fiercely, however, the other party just laughed and said: "Did you hear that, hold on tight."
She violently shook away Wen Yu's hand.
However, as soon as she shook it away, she was grabbed by him again, and this time she couldn't shake it away anymore and was firmly held by him.
Chi Zhengzheng blushed, her ears were hot, and the temperature couldn't come down!
She walked forward with her head muffled.
After walking for a while, she calmed down and started throwing snacks into the cart like crazy.
Wen Yu frowned, she threw it in, and he put it back on the shelf.
Especially when it came to junk food, there were too many unhealthy foods such as pickled pepper and chicken claws. Wen Yu didn't say anything, he just put it all back.
After she was done with the snack area, Chi Zhengzheng looked back at the cart contently: "Is the cart full-"
Her voice stopped abruptly.
She stared at Wen Yu in disbelief and yelled: "Wen Yu!!"
Wen Yu touched his nose, feeling somewhat guilty.
The last area was the gift area, Chi Zhengzheng's footsteps paused slightly.
Next to her, Wen Yu said: "Do you want to go to the Chi family and see them?"
Chi Zhengzheng frowned: "… Actually I don't really want to go, but I just think we should go."
In the end, she was their biological daughter, and the Chi family was different from Wen Yu. They raised her for so long, that some obligations should still be fulfilled. Yesterday, Ding Yijun also called, asking her to go home for the New Year.
Chi Zhengzheng refused, and later Chi Zhouchen sent another message saying that even if she didn't go home for the New Year, at least, they should have a meal together.
She didn't reply and was somewhat tangled.
Wen Yu didn't speak, took her hand, and continued to walk.
Chi Zhengzheng thought he didn't want her to go back. Unexpectedly, after taking two steps, she heard Wen Yu say: "These things aren't good. I'll prepare the gifts. Although our relationship isn't close, as a relative, you should also visit."
Chi Zhengzheng: "When will we go?"
"The second day of the New Year?"
"… You wish!" They weren't married yet and he was going back to her parent's house?
(t/n: usually you would go to visit during/after the New Year as a married couple to each others' houses)
Besides, she didn't want the Chi family to exist as her maiden family.
"Then New Year's Eve, let's go in the afternoon, and not stay for dinner." Wen Yu said.
Chi Zhengzheng nodded: "That's fine, I'll give them a word in advance."
"Okay, let's go together."
"… Alright."
As they spoke, the two went to check out, and then drove back to Wangjiang Manor.
After spending the afternoon in a supermarket, they had dinner when they got home. After dinner, they gave the workers of the Wen family a vacation. Uncle Li and Auntie Li went home. Brother Wang and Auntie Wang didn't leave, but Chi Zhengzheng and the others stopped letting them do anything.
Even Liuzhu was brought to the main building.
This made Wen Yu very unhappy and his eyebrows were twisted together.
Chi Zhengzheng hadn't taken a job in the past two days, and she was wholeheartedly dedicated to the New Year. In fact, she hadn't taken a job since she finished her certification in German. She was waiting for the New Year to prepare her resumé to later look for a job.
Wen Yua also said that he wouldn't work for these two days.
Chi Zhengzheng was taken aback. Did the model worker still have time to rest?
And then, Wen Yu laughed and replied to her – When the emperor has time to rest, he still can't rest?
So, from New Year's Eve, the two of them had nothing to do.
In the morning, after eating, the two of them started to hang the lanterns and couplets outside the gate.
Of course, it was all operated by Wen Yu, with Chi Zhengzheng handing him things and giving him instructions.
"Like this?"
"No, no, it's a bit off, and a bit to the left."
"Like this?"
"Too much!"
"How about this?"
"That's too much! Wen Yu! Did you do that on purpose?!"
"Hahaha." He immediately put it in the right place.
Sure enough, he did it on purpose.
After hanging the lanterns and putting up the couplets, the two of them washed their hands and went into the kitchen.
The lunch was naturally made by Wen Yu, and Chi Zhengzheng was chopping up the filling and prepared to wrap dumplings after the meal.
When her hands were sore, she said: "This New Year's Eve, we're quite busy, we have to eat, later we have to wrap dumplings, and then visit the Chi family, then go back to wash and cut vegetables, prepare to eat hot pot in the evening…"
Wen Yu turned around and fed her a piece of meat, his voice was gentle: "It's good."
He was happy.
Chi Zhengzheng ate the meat, looked at the apron Wen Yu was wearing and smiled: "Hey, I also think it's good!"
At noon, Wen Yu didn't cook too much, but it was still a bit more than usual.
The filling was chopped and Wen Yu's meal was ready.
His craft was better than before, moreover, Chi Zhengzheng had a filter, eating delicious to the extreme, a meal all eaten up.
After the meal.
Wen Yu washed the dishes, and the two of them started to wrap dumplings.
"Come on, you don't know how to do it, do you? I'll teach you! Hehehe." The two of them started to wrap a dumpling, they weren't particularly good, but it was okay.
Wen Yu raised his eyebrows, and his hands skillfully squeezed out a dumpling, very standard and good-looking.
Chi Zhengzheng: "!!! How can you?!" The big boss could also wrap dumplings?
Wen Yu smiled and said: "When I was in junior high school I couldn't earn money from the stock market, so I had to work everywhere and got a part-time job in a northeastern dumpling store outside the school, wrapping dumplings."
Having said that, he wrapped one after another, extremely skillful.
Chi Zhengzheng was taken aback.
She used to work part-time when she was in school, but in junior high school, she was still small, and her grandmother didn't let her work, she would only let her help to do some things, then when she was working part-time, she worked mostly for other people as a tutor.
Wen Yu wasn't such a good talker, obviously, he wouldn't do tutoring…
She couldn't help feeling a little sour.
But obviously, Wen Yu no longer cared about it. He was doing well now, and hardships from the past no longer seemed to be so worrying.
Seeing Chi Zhengzheng looking at him, with her small face bulged up, with a pitiful expression on her face…
Without holding back, Wen Yu used the hand that was stained with white flour and tapped on her nose.
Chi Zhengzheng: "!!!"
"Haha." Wen Yu laughed out loud.
Her face puffed up, she reached out, dipped her hand in the noodles, and put it on Wen Yu's face.
Wen Yu immediately dodged.
Chi Zhengzheng went after him, and the two of them fought in the kitchen.
"Wen Yu! Stop right there!"
He was very good at hiding, he just tiptoed and dodged with his face, even if Chi Zhengzheng raised her hand, she couldn't get it on his face.
After running for a while, she jumped high enough to get some on Wen Yu's face. Chi Zhengzheng's eyes were inexplicably black again, her body quivered slightly, and she was a little unsteady.