Gu Chen opened the Kongming Lantern and placed it in Ji Pianran's hands.
He just looked at Ji Pianran with a smile, the light in his eyes a little gentler than the sea.
'They say that Kongming Lanterns can be used to express one's thoughts. Since I can't go home, it's good to release a lantern to express my thoughts.'
To be honest, Gu Chen now really suspects that Ji Pianran has been lying to him.
But he can't expose him, at least not until she tells him herself.
He would rather wait for her to tell him herself than ask.
Ji Pianran couldn't help but tremble in her heart.
To be honest, did she miss home?
Yes, she did. No one doesn't miss their loved ones.
But thinking about going home made her feel a little sad.
Compared to going home, she would rather stay in this quiet village.
Here she has Tiantian, Gu Chen, the continuation and inheritance of her life, and the deepest bond in her heart.
In fact, Ji Pianran did not escape the famine, but rather the marriage.
If escaping the famine is a sense of helplessness towards fate and a longing for life,
then her escape was a fight back against fate.
It was a determination not to give in.
In fact, Ji Pianran was born really well. It is not an exaggeration to say that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
Her parents not only gave her a good life, but also the best education.
It was just that this almost perfect education made her unable to accept a business marriage.
She could not spend the rest of her life with someone she didn't like.
After countless conversations with her parents that had been ineffective, when she saw the sky-high bride price that the other party had sent, she knew that there was nothing she could do.
That was when she ran away overnight. A month later, she ran out of money and finally collapsed on a road at the entrance to her village.
At that time, Shen Cuizhi had just returned from buying groceries.
Seeing Ji Pianran, who was dirty and in rags, she hurriedly helped her back home.
She also invited a doctor to see her.
That was how she got to know the Shen Cuizhi family and Gu Chen.
She still remembers that the first time she saw Gu Chen, she had just opened her eyes.
Gu Chen stood by the bed, smiling faintly at her.
'My mother told me to bring you your medicine, drink it quickly.'
Behind him was a window, and that day the sun was shining brightly, the warm sunlight shining in through the window, even the dust in the air could be seen.
He, it seemed, carried light.
It was also from that day that she had a strange feeling for him.
Later she learned that that feeling was like love.
Gu Chen saw that Ji Pianran was a little distracted, so he reached out and waved his hand in front of her eyes.
'I'll light it for you, make a wish,' he said in his gentle voice.
Seeing the latter nod, Gu Chen took out the fire that his brother had lit and lit the Kongming lantern in his hands.
The weak spark slowly grew stronger under the protection of the surrounding oil paper.
The warm yellow light spread out, and the Kongming lantern in Ji Pianran's hands looked even better.
Ji Pianran looked at the Kongming Lantern in her hands, looked up after a long while, and gave Gu Chen a faint smile.
'Now, can you release it?'
Gu Chen nodded, 'Whenever you want.'
At this moment, the night was filled with a hazy, amorous atmosphere, with a hint of warmth.
Ji Pianran used both hands to carefully drag the Kongming Lantern, trying to make it fly a little higher.
The moment she let go, the Kongming Lantern flew into the sky.
Gu Chen smiled and urged her, 'Hurry up and make a wish, or you won't be able to hear it if it flies far away!'
Ji Pianran cooperated and folded her hands together, her almond-shaped eyes full of spirituality, which she closed gently.
The movement was extremely pious.
Her profile was very attractive, with a slightly upturned chin and a high, straight nose, but with a touch of spiritual beauty.
Her eyelashes were long, dark and thick.
A minute later, Ji Bianran slowly opened her eyes and looked at Gu Chen contentedly.
'I made a wish, thank you.'
Her voice was sweet and sincere, and her eyes were pure and free of impurities.
Gu Chen's eyebrows twitched, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. 'I already said, you don't need to say thank you to me.'
He was her husband, and she didn't need to say thank you to him.
Ji Bianran nodded vigorously, 'I remember.'
Then she laughed, and this Chinese New Year was the happiest she had ever been.
Gu Chen couldn't help but smile, too.
This was probably what it felt like to like someone: when she smiled, he couldn't help but smile, too.
When she was happy, he was happy, too.
Xu Xu pointed at the sky lantern in the sky and looked at Dong Dong with curiosity, 'What is that?'
Dongdong looked at it for a long time, and then hesitantly asked, 'Whose firecrackers can fly that high?' After thinking about it, she felt that it wasn't quite right, 'It's the stars, right?'
Tangtang also noticed the sky lantern in the sky, still emitting a warm yellow light, constantly drifting into the distance.
Although there was only one, and it was not as dazzling as the lights of thousands of households, it had an added sense of mysterious romance.
The little girl turned her head and ran towards her mother, hugging her leg before looking up at her mother's face.
'Mommy, Mommy, are those stars flying in the sky?'
She didn't know what they really were, but they really did look a bit like stars. After all, she was still too young to really describe them, so she could only search her mind for the few adjectives she had.
Ji Bianran picked her up and smiled tenderly.
'That? It's okay. The Kongming lanterns were from Daddy to Mommy.'
Hearing that they were from Daddy, the little girl couldn't help but feel a bit sour.
She pouted, looked at Gu Chen with a pout, and said, 'Daddy, where's the candy for me?'
Daddy has been treating mommy really well these days, and he even gave her presents, but why didn't he get me anything?
Does daddy only like mommy and not me anymore?
Seeing her cute little face, Gu Chen smiled and reached up to rub her head.
'Didn't Daddy buy you fireworks? You set off fireworks, but Mummy didn't, so Mummy set off lanterns.'
Tang Tang looked at Ji Pianran and then at Gu Chen, and her little head began to think hard.
It seemed to be true!
Daddy had given Tang Tang a present too.
Daddy loved Tang Tang!
Thinking this, Tang Tang became happy again in an instant, and pointed her little finger at the distant Kongming lantern, looking curious.
'Why does it fly so far?'
'Because she carries people's wishes and thoughts, so she can fly very far.'
Gu Chen explained casually.
After hearing her father's answer, the little girl looked confusedly at Ji Pianran's face.
'Then what is mommy's wish?'
Ji Pianran's face wore a faint smile, her gaze quiet and gentle, 'Mommy's wish is that our Tang Tang is safe and healthy, and that daddy is also safe and healthy.'
Gu Chen was shocked!
His wish was not to go home and see his parents, nor was it that he could lead a good life.
Instead, he wished that he and his child would always be safe and healthy!
Even she herself did not have that.
A wave of warmth rose from the pit of her heart, followed the blood vessels, and flowed to every limb and bone.
Tantan pursed her lips, 'Then mommy has to be safe and healthy too.'
Ji Pianran looked at her with a smile, reached out and gave her little nose a gentle nudge.
'Good, Mum is safe and healthy too. Our family, we all need to be safe and healthy.'