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Chapter 94: Eating Dumplings on the Winter Solstice

"Brother Kong, tomorrow is the winter solstice!"

"Hmm?" Kong Liu looked at Gu Chenxuan who was sitting next to him and asked, "Dongzhi, what's wrong?"

"Aren't you and my sister in love?" Gu Chenxuan blinked her big round eyes, looked at Gong Liu, and said mischievously: "Don't you take her out to eat on the winter solstice?"

"Aha?"

After hearing what Gu Chenxuan said, Kong Liu felt as if his Ren and Du meridians were opened. He nodded and said, "Yes, we have to eat dumplings on the winter solstice, right!"

Gu Chenxuan said: "Actually, I prefer to eat glutinous rice balls, and my sister likes dumplings more."

There seems to be a dispute between the north and the south about what to eat on the Winter Solstice.

Wang Qi once told Kong Yoo that people in the north eat dumplings during the winter solstice, which is said to prevent their ears from freezing off in the winter.

But Chen Zhirui, a native of Guangzhou, said that they do not eat dumplings during the winter solstice. Most of the time they eat glutinous rice balls, and there is no such thing as ears freezing off.

After all, in a place like Guangzhou, the temperature in winter can't be that low, and it's impossible to freeze your ears off. There are only nine recorded snowfalls in history, which can be counted on two hands.

Kong Liu had seen these nine snowfall times when he was reading in the library:

The first time was in the sixth year of Chunyou in the Song Dynasty, when Guyuk succeeded to the throne. The Mongolian cavalry marched south and destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty.

The second time was in the 13th year of Ming Yongle, when Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty died of illness on his way to the Northern Expedition.

The third time was in the third year of the Longqing reign of the Ming Dynasty, when Japanese pirates invaded the south of the Yangtze River.

Of the next six times, four were during the Qing Dynasty, one was during the Republic of China, and the most recent one dates back to a few years ago.

Because every time it snows in Guangzhou, something big happens, there is a rumor that snowing in Guangzhou is a bad sign.

Of course, this is just a superstitious statement. To be more reliable, it is because of the Little Ice Age in the Ming and Qing Dynasties that it snowed in southern cities like Guangzhou.

Ahem, that’s too far off topic.

Gong Yoo asked, "What flavor of dumplings does your sister like?"

"Let me think about it..."

Gu Chenxuan bit her lip, thought for a while, and said, "It should be cabbage and pork. Brother Kong, can you make dumplings?"

Gong Liu nodded confidently and said, "Making dumplings is simple."

"Wow, really?" Gu Chenxuan looked at Kong Liu in surprise.

She started to tell Gong Yoo about her sister's shortcomings: "My sister can't cook, not even noodles. The only thing she's good at is making instant noodles."

Speaking of Gu Chenxi's cooking skills, Kong Liu remembered the chicken soup that Gu Chenxi had cooked for him in the hospital... It was even more terrifying than Meng Po soup!

No, even Meng Po has to come to her to purchase goods.

Gu Chenxuan continued to ask: "So, Brother Kong Liu is going to make dumplings for my sister himself?"

Gong Liu took out his phone, glanced at his class schedule, and said, "Tomorrow... I have classes tomorrow morning, so I don't have time. I'm free in the afternoon."

Gu Chenxuan said with a smile: "If you make dumplings for my sister during the winter solstice, she will definitely be moved to tears!"

"Thank you for reminding me!" Kong Liu touched Gu Chenxuan's head and said, "Brother will make glutinous rice balls for you next time."

Gu Chenxuan was even more surprised: "Brother Kong can also make glutinous rice balls!"

"Don't doubt your brother Kong's cooking skills!"

Gong Liu patted his chest and said confidently: "I have practiced it before."

Gu Chenxuan said with some envy: "That's great, Brother Kong is much better than my stupid sister!"

"Ah sneeze——!"

Gu Chenxi, who had just finished rehearsal, sneezed as soon as he stepped off the stage.

Gu Chenxi murmured to himself: "Who said bad things about me behind my back?"

Su Ya, who was in charge of the stage props in the backstage, immediately came over holding Gu Chenxi's cotton-padded jacket and said, "Senior, don't catch a cold."

"Thank you."

Gu Chenxi nodded, picked up the cotton jacket and put it on.

Since the two of them made things clear at McDonald's, their relationship has subtly eased. At least without Kong Yoo around, the two can still get along well.

Gu Chenxi looked at Su Ya's thin old cotton coat and asked, "Aren't you cold wearing so little?"

Su Ya immediately shook her head and said, "It's not cold!"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Gu Chenxi asked again, "Why didn't you sign up for the show?"

Su Ya waved her hand and said, "I...I can't sing or dance either, so I won't go on stage and embarrass myself."

"I can't study."

Gu Chenxi said indifferently: "When organizing activities in the college, you need to show up more often to get familiar with the teachers. If you want to be selected for awards and honors, don't be willing to be a behind-the-scenes worker."

Su Ya nodded seriously and said, "Okay, senior sister."

"Ah."

In front of outsiders, Gu Chenxi is still the cold and aloof Gu Chenxi. She has not changed at all. Looking at Gu Chenxi returning to the judges' seat, Su Ya breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Xia leaned close to her ear and whispered, "What did you say to Su Ya just now?"

"nothing."

Gu Chenxi thought for a moment and asked, "Is Su Ya's family situation very poor?"

"When I was collecting materials before, I noticed..."

Shen Xia paused, frowned and said, "It's pretty bad."

"Ok."

Gu Chenxi nodded and said nothing more.

After the rehearsal, she went to the cafeteria with Shen Xia for a midnight snack. On the way, Gu Chenxi took out her mobile phone and looked at the shopping app.

Shen Xia looked at Gu Chenxi's search interface and asked, "Why did you start buying cotton-padded jackets online?"

Gu Chenxi said as he flipped through the clothes, "It's not for me to wear."

"Who is it for?" Shen Xia frowned and asked with a strange look on her face, "You can't buy women's clothes for your boyfriend, right?"

"I don't have such bad taste!"

Gu Chenxi rolled his eyes and said, "I plan to give Su Ya a cotton coat."

"what!"

Hearing Gu Chenxi's words, Shen Xia suddenly screamed. She looked at Gu Chenxi as if he were a monster and said, "Why do you suddenly care about her?"

"Don't worry!"

Gu Chenxi directly covered Shen Xia's mouth and said, "When the time comes, just help me send it to her in the name of the Student Union."

Shen Xia shook her head and said, "You have changed, completely changed... You are no longer the Gu Chenxi of the past..."

Gu Chenxi rolled her eyes at Shen Xia's reaction. She was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. She opened Gong Liu's chat interface and asked, "Baby, have you finished your tutoring?"

"Just finished, now I'm going back to school."

Kong Liu looked at the message sent by Gu Chenxi and replied immediately.

"Tsk tsk tsk." Gu Chenxuan, who was standing by, looked at the message her sister sent and said with a click of her tongue, "I didn't expect my sister to have this kind of face."

"Children should not watch when the adults are chatting." Gong Yoo turned off his phone screen somewhat embarrassedly.

Gu Chenxuan immediately retorted: "I'm not a child!"

Gong Liu didn't argue with her about this issue. He packed his schoolbag, stood up and said, "Okay, I'm going back to school. Don't tell your sister about what happened tonight."

Gu Chenxuan nodded obediently: "Okay! Bye, Brother Kong."

"Oh! By the way." Gong Liu just walked out the door and turned back: "If your sister wants to make dumplings for me tomorrow, you must stop her! Otherwise, you may never see Brother Kong again."

"Okay." Although she didn't quite understand what Kong Liu meant, Gu Chenxuan still nodded.

At school, after seeing Gong Liu's reply, Gu Chenxi smiled.

She was thinking: "Tomorrow is the winter solstice... should I give him a surprise? Let's make dumplings!"

(End of this chapter)