Time Travel: Conditional Wealth

New Year's Day.

There is a custom here that says that you cannot be woken up on the morning of the first day of the New Year. You have to wake up on your own. It is said to be unlucky. The original owner was always happy because of this and could secretly stay in bed.

In the morning, the sunlight shines directly onto the desk through the window, and the office is filled with a warm atmosphere.

I originally planned to sleep in He Xi's dormitory, but when I thought that it was a girls' dormitory and I didn't have the consent of my other two roommates, I decided to sleep on the folding bed in the office.

When He Xi woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

Lu Jinan was sleeping on another folding bed. When he saw He Xi wake up, he came over and said, "Good morning, girlfriend. Happy New Year."

He Xi had a messy hair and curved her eyes: "Good morning, boyfriend, happy new year."

The two of them started the new year's washing in the washroom of the office building, starting with washing cups and squeezing toothpaste.

After a simple wash, He Xi felt in a good mood and had a heartier breakfast. After quickly handing over his work, he went to the rental courtyard.

The dumplings for breakfast are filled with meat, celery and meat, and there is a coin inside. Whoever eats it will have good luck and fortune.

You can eat chicken this morning. It must be a whole chicken, a whole chicken that can be torn into pieces and eaten. The chicken also symbolizes scratching money inside.

There is also boiled shrimp in plain water. These two dishes are enough for breakfast. The lunch dishes are more meaningful.

As expected, the fortune of 77 was on He Xi's side: "Hmm?" She groaned and the coin hit her teeth.

Lu Jinan scolded her helplessly and indulgently: "Can't you slow down a little?"

In order to let He Xi eat the dumplings with coins on them this morning, Lu Jinan put two plates of dumplings together and let her choose whichever she wanted. She would eat the dumpling that she thought had the money on it.

Every dumpling looks like it's made from money, yet none of them looks like it's made from money. He Xi reasonably questioned every dumpling she made, thinking they were all a group of traitors who wouldn't give any hints.

Lu Jinan watched her choose. He ate one for each dumpling she chose. Just like that, when she was about to take a bite of the tenth dumpling, she found it.

Lu Jinan breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally have a good meal. Although he was not hungry, he still wanted to sleep for a while. He stayed up until midnight last night to cook dumplings. After that, he played poker for two for a while. He had to hide his cards, otherwise he would know the other party's secrets.

It was almost three in the morning when he bought two single folding beds on the system mall. He was counting the time until the limited-time sale to grab bedding. Lu Jinan was so sleepy that he was swaying from side to side, and he kept reminding He Xi: "Don't read the novel, pay attention to... the time." Then he fell silent again.

He Xi covered him with the down jacket and continued to wait. It was not that she was sorry for the money, but that she suffered. Even if some products could be found in the system mall, what was the point if she could not buy them.

Two duvets, finally arrived at four in the morning.

Not long after falling asleep, He Xi was awakened by the heat. Lu Jinan also stretched his legs out of the quilt, "Hot?"

Lu Jinan said nothing.

He Xi scratched the palm of his hand and fell asleep. Lu Jinan felt that she must have fallen asleep, so he opened his eyes and looked at He Xi, then held her hand tightly and fell asleep.

After dinner, He Xi and Lu Jinan washed the dishes, heated the kang, went out to digest the food, and then returned to continue their night shift.

"Oh, the young couple is spending the New Year in the city!" the landlady teased He Xi.

"Auntie, Happy New Year." They said in unison.

"It snowed a lot this year, so I couldn't work the night shift, so I stayed in the city."

"Didn't the town government provide you with a dormitory?"

"It was provided, but he couldn't live there. It's not suitable."

The old lady glanced at Lu Jinan and nodded repeatedly: "The young man is really handsome, where is he from?"

"From Beijing."

"You're from the capital. What do your family members do for a living?"

“My grandfather and father were soldiers.”

"Oh my god, why didn't you join the army?"

"I have other hobbies. My eldest brother is also a soldier, so one or two people have to stay to take care of the family."

"Okay, you guys take your time strolling."

After digesting the food, He Xi and Lu Jinan came back to catch up on their sleep. Lu Jinan consciously took her pillow and quilt and moved closer to He Xi little by little, and made her own bed next to her mattress.

Lu Jinan's eyes flashed with cunning, and he said unintentionally: "I'll be closer to you, if anything happens, I'll know it instantly."

He Xi clutched the quilt tightly and didn't say anything, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise. "You little guy, you're quite thoughtful. Just get into her bed."

Time has returned to silence, and the lunch I had originally planned is probably ruined.

The temperature was just right, but the more he slept, the hotter he became. He Xi twisted her body in annoyance and suddenly fell into an embrace. Lu Jinan's body was pressed against He Xi, and his body temperature was high, even very hot.

Lu Jinan deliberately moved his head closer to He Xi: "Did you get too hot while sleeping?"

He Xi suppressed her smile and asked him, "What do you think? It's too hot."

Lu Jinan blinked and pretended not to understand: "Yeah, the duvet is really warm, and the kang is hot too."

He Xi: Isn’t it because you were too close?

Unmoved?

He Xi: Okay, you asked for it!

He Xi fell asleep again, and waited until Lu Jinan's breathing became steady before she quietly opened her eyes, resting her head on Lu Jinan's chest, her hands on his waist, rubbing his chest from time to time, and her legs on him.

The silk nightgown exposed her slender arms and long legs. Her smooth, delicate skin scratched Lu Jinan's tense heartstrings from time to time, and he finally succumbed.

"It's too hot. Don't heat the kang so hot next time." As he said this, he lifted his quilt and crawled into it.

"Is it hot? I feel fine." He Xi's faint voice came from behind him.

"That's why you girls are afraid of the cold."

He Xi could hardly hold back her laughter: "Then warm me up!"

Lu Jinan turned around with a smile and looked at He Xi: "Be good, you are still young, when you grow up a little, your good brother will warm your bed every day."

He Xi: "Not young anymore. After the Chinese New Year, I will be nineteen years old."

Unable to bear it any longer, Lu Jinan grabbed the quilt and covered his head. From under the quilt came his muffled voice: "He Xi, don't force me."

He Xi smiled and turned around, pulling the duvet over her shoulders, leaving her back to him: "You pushed me first, I was just defending myself, okay."

Lu Jinan suddenly felt unhappy: "Oh? So you think it's unnecessary for me to warm your bed?"

It’s over, I’ve become a dramatic actor and I’ve become pretentious.

He Xi smiled and said, "No."

"So what was your attitude just now?"

"A normal reaction to heat."

"No, I'm still angry."

He Xi turned around, quietly reached into Lu Jinan's quilt, accurately found the waist, and poked his waist with her fingers: "Boyfriend, are you angry?"

This gentle touch made Lu Jinan's waist tense up, and his voice was a helpless compromise: "He Xi, Xiao Xi, my girlfriend, stop making trouble, I won't be hypocritical anymore."

He Xi: “Oh!”