comb up not to marry

After Ye Huaijin invigilated the exam, he went to school to mark the papers the next day without stopping.

The Xinnan Newspaper office is not on holiday yet, Ye Huaijin happened to be on the way to the northern suburbs, this day Miao Ning took her car to the newspaper office, where Chen Shanshan and Bai Zhen were there, it was four months away, Miao Ning invited everyone in the newspaper office to dinner After a meal, it can be regarded as getting acquainted with it in advance.

On the morning when Ye Huaijin finished the parent-teacher meeting, Miao Ning squeezed into the crowd of parents. She leaned against the back door of the classroom and watched Ye Huaijin speak.Ye Huaijin is not the head teacher. As the new substitute teacher for the next semester, she gave a brief self-introduction and talked about the teaching tasks and goals for next year.

The aunt next to me touched Miaoning's elbow and whispered, "I know this teacher. She taught my son Chinese in elementary school. She teaches students according to their aptitude and is very good at teaching. I didn't expect to meet again when I was in junior high school. Oh, we are lucky. !"

Miao Ning responded with a smile, she gave Ye Huaijin on the podium an approving look, and at the same time praised herself from the bottom of her heart, she felt that Ye Huaijin was a good teacher since she was a child.

After the parent meeting, Ye Huaijin stayed in school for another two days to deal with the rest of the school's work.

When Ye Huaijin was free, Miao Ning realized that the Spring Festival was approaching.

In previous years, Miaoning stayed alone in Qingling City during the Spring Festival.

The crowded Qingling City turned into an empty city by the end of the year, the streets were empty, and there was nowhere to find open shops for a person who wanted a simple meal.

A colleague chatted with her before the holiday and asked her, "Miao Ning, are you going back to your hometown for the holidays?"

Miao Ning lowered her eyes and pretended to be busy, "Yes! Of course I will, I bought a plane ticket for the day after tomorrow."

On New Year's Eve, Miao Ning wandered the streets for a long time, and finally bought a package of quick-frozen dumplings in a small supermarket that was about to close. But when she was cooking, Miao Ning realized that the dumplings were approaching the expiration date. Miao Ning sighed and threw them in. in boiling water.

So what if it's expired, use boiling water to kill and kill viruses.

It's better than being hungry in the New Year.

Friends in the circle of friends are sharing the Spring Festival travel and family reunion, and many people complain about the seven aunts and the eight aunts urging marriage and childbearing. dumpling.

A few minutes later, scrolling through Moments became boring. After turning off the light on the phone screen, Miao Ning heard the sound of fireworks blooming in her ears.

Miao Ning looks sideways, the New Year fireworks show held every year along the Qingling River, the number at midnight has been from 2009 to 2019.

Ten years of loneliness.

...

On the early morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, Ye Huaijin woke Miao Ning up. Ye Huaijin sat on the edge of the bed and stroked Miao Ning's long hair, and said softly, "Ning Ning, get up soon, let's go buy new year's goods."

Ye Huaijin found two more red scarves from the closet and put them aside, smiled, "Ningning, look, these are the red scarves I prepared a long time ago, the New Year is going to be booming!"

"Prosperous every day! Good luck for the new year!" Miao Ning stretched out her hand from under the quilt and made a big V letter, "Wake up!"

Half an hour later, Miaoning was wearing a long down jacket in black pajamas, with a black belt around her waist, and a pair of short boots, with a slim and tall figure.Ye Huaijin was wearing a beige double-faced woolen coat, white knitted wide-leg pants, and a brown-red bucket bag across his shoulders, exuding intellectual beauty.

Ye Huaijin wrapped the red scarf around Miaoning's neck, carefully pulled out her long hair and spread it over her shoulders, and looked at Miaoning intently, "Ningning, you are so pretty."

Miaoning looked up at Ye Huaijin's chin, and said coquettishly, "Huaijin, help me braid my hair to look better."

Miao Ning, "Just like the day you proposed."

Ye Huaijin lowered his head slightly, and their lips were lightly pressed together, Ye Huaijin's eyes were full, "Does that mean you want to marry me today?"

Miaoning raised her eyebrows to investigate.

Ye Huaijin smiled deeply.

Ye Huaijin pulled Miao Ning to sit on the sofa, braided her long hair with his hands, and said unhurriedly, "Today is a good day, I have a New Year's gift for you."

"You yourself?" Miao Ning teased.

Ye Huaijin pursed his thin lips into a smile, "You will find out in the evening."

Miaoning replied belatedly.She gritted her teeth to suppress the curiosity in her heart, Ye Huaijin's mouth could not be pried open.

After Ye Huaijin finished braiding and tied the leather ring, he lowered his head and saw Miaoning's distressed face. Ye Huaijin handed over the comb and asked, "Ningning, do you want to help me braid it?"

"Can you...?" Although she said this, Miao Ning quickly turned her head, pulled Ye Huaijin to sit on the sofa, and said, "I will braid hair for two people in my life, one is my wife and the other is my daughter. "

"It's half done now." Ye Huaijin said.

"Good girl."

Ye Huaijin,...

"Haha."

Miaoning's hands are clumsy, and her braided hair is either tight or loose.After braiding, Miaoning did not forget that Wang Po sold melons and boasted about her skills, "Oh, this hair braiding technique is amazing!"

Ye Huaijin believed it was true and took a look at the long braid from behind, and his smiling face instantly changed into an expression of 'Are you really a woman'.

Miaoning smiled and rushed forward, "Haha... Huaijin, although I have a handicap, you must not despise me no matter what. You are my wife, you can't get rid of me."

Ye Huaijin subconsciously hugged Miaoning's soft waist, seeing Miaoning rubbing against her arms like a kitten, "Okay, okay, I see, it's clear that you are my wife."

"Never mind."

"Knock, knock—" There was a rapid knock on the door.

Miao Ning reluctantly stood up, "I'll go and open the door."

"Go."

While opening the door, Miao Ning and the people outside were all stunned.

It's Suman.

Miao Ning was the first to realize that this is Ye Huaijin's family, in other words, this is her family, Miao Ning called out obediently, "Aunt Su! You have become beautiful! Happy New Year!"

Su Man was a little taken aback, and was extremely uncomfortable with such a friendly Gu Miaoning.

"Well, happy new year. What are you doing here, where is Huaijin?" Suman's voice was cold, but because Miaoning bowed her head first, she was not easy to put on airs as an elder, and Ye Huaijin also mentioned it before. their affairs.But in Suman's perception, she could not accept such feelings.

"Aunt Su, Huai Jin is inside, come in quickly." Miao Ning replied enthusiastically.

As soon as Miaoning finished speaking, Ye Huaijin walked to the door.

Ye Huaijin opened the door a little, smiled lightly, "Aunt Man, why are you here? By the way, did you receive the clothes I sent you last week?"

Seeing Ye Huaijin, Suman slapped the gloom on her face, and she laughed happily, "I have received it a long time ago, your uncle's down jacket is just the right size, and that Swiss watch, he likes it very much, Anyone caught in the yard said it was given by his daughter, and it was worth five figures."

Ye Huaijin smiled and listened, and brought a pair of slippers for Su Man, "Aunt Man, come in and have some tea."

Suman waved his hand, "No, I won't drink the tea, your uncle is still waiting for me downstairs, you..." At this point, Suman glanced at Miaoning, "Huaijin, you really don't want to go with us. Is the city celebrating the Spring Festival?"

Suman added, "Let's go to Sanya together on the second day of the Lunar New Year."

Ye Huaijin shook his head, "No, Aunt Man, I'll give Uncle a big red envelope, you guys go to Sanya and have fun. Don't worry about me, I will celebrate the New Year with Ning Ning."

Suman stared at Miaoning indifferently.

Miaoning grinned, and said obediently, "Hey, Aunt Man."

Suman looked away impatiently, "Okay then."

Suman handed the plastic bag in his hand to Ye Huaijin, "This is the mountain and New Year's goods we brought from L city, you can keep it and eat."

"Thank you, Aunt Man, I'll see you off."

Ye Huaijin changed his shoes and sent Suman downstairs, and when he returned home, Ye Huaijin was finally relieved, "Ningning, I almost thought you two were going to quarrel."

"She doesn't like me now, so I won't rush forward. It's a new year, so worrying." Miao Ning said calmly.

After a long time, Ye Huaijin spoke slowly, "Ning Ning, I really don't know if I should say you are clever."

Speaking of Ye Huaijin's brown eyes gradually becoming watery, she knew Miao Ning was because she lowered her posture.

"Okay, don't you still have to buy new year's goods? The supermarket closes at six o'clock this afternoon, so let's go." Miaoning took Ye Huaijin's hand and went out together.

"Ah."

In the rare sunny weather, the chill in winter has eased a bit.

Compared with Qingling, Nancheng, a 2.5-tier city, has a particularly strong New Year's atmosphere. The trees on both sides of the street are decorated with lights and festoons, the shops are bursting with "jasmine flowers", and there are also the best New Year performances, such as walking on stilts, lion dancing and face-changing. There are also some traditional dances and songs that Myonin can't name.

The two stop and go, enjoying the joy brought by the festival.

Miaoning's long braids are even and delicate, with a silver daisy clip in her hair. Ye Huaijin's long braids are loose. Miaoning saw a light gray beret on the street, and she bought it to wear for Ye Huaijin. On, "Well...it looks much more comfortable this way."

Ye Huaijin gathered Miaoning's red scarf and smiled slightly.

The supermarket was crowded with people, Ye Huaijin kept holding Miao Ning's hand so that the two would not be separated.Ye Huaijin bought nearly a week's worth of food, and spent a long time choosing the door alliance. When the two squeezed out of the supermarket, a thin layer of sweat broke out on their backs.

Miaoning waited by the side of the road, while Ye Huaijin went to drive.

Miao Ning took out a yogurt stick in his mouth and looked around, Ye Huaijin's car stopped in front of Miao Ning 5 minutes later.

"Do you want to eat?" Miao Ning sat down in the co-pilot, she tore open the package, and put it into Ye Huaijin's mouth.

"Uh-huh."

After a while, Miao Ning realized that it was not the way home. Miao Ning asked, "Huai Jin, where should we go?"

"Go home." Ye Huaijin spoke. /

"But..." Miao Ning looked at the phone map, "If there is no traffic jam, why take a detour, besides, why are you driving towards the northern suburbs? Is the school still working?"

Ye Huaijin had a mysterious faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and she moved her hand close to her lips in a fluffy motion.

"Okay..." Miaoning said weakly.

An hour later, Ye Huaijin's car drove into a community and parked in the parking garage.

Miaoning is still in the fog.

Ye Huaijin helped Miaoning loosen her seat belt, and took out an eye mask from the storage box in the car for Miaoning, with a firm voice, "Ningning, trust me, follow me."

"It's so mysterious? Are you going to take me into the vault?" Miao Ning teased.

Ye Huaijin put the blindfold on Miaoning's eyes.

The moment the vision disappeared, Miao Ning whispered, "Huai Jin, I will always believe in you."

Ye Huaijin was startled, and after a few seconds, he calmed down.

Miao Ning stretched out her hands and looked around, feeling the inner wall of the car.Without vision, her hearing became extremely sensitive, her body had an indescribable sense of space, and the fear and anxiety in her heart were also magnified.

Miao Ning frowned slightly, the air in the parking lot was stuffy and humid, and there was the sound of the sewer gurgling.

Ye Huaijin walked around to the other side and opened the car door, holding Miao Ning's forearm with a strong hand, "Ning Ning, I'm here."

Miao Ning took advantage of the situation and tightly clasped Ye Huaijin's hand, the intertwined fingers gave her a sense of security.

Miao Ning tentatively took a step, Ye Huaijin followed closely, Miao Ning could feel Ye Huaijin's breathing was slightly heavier, it seemed that Ye Huaijin was more nervous than her.

After walking twenty steps, Ye Huaijin stopped, "Ningning, we are waiting for the elevator."

"Ah."

Half a minute later, the elevator door rang, and Ye Huaijin led Miao Ning into the corner of the car.

The two were speechless, and Miao Ning felt the weak wind on the top of the elevator when they got up, until the elevator reminded, "The fifteenth floor is here."

Ye Huaijin held Miao Ning's hand, standing in front of a door, Miao Ning could feel Ye Huaijin's hand trembling slightly, and Ye Huaijin couldn't suppress the tension.

Miao Ning's heart speeds up suddenly, is it here?

Ye Huaijin took out the key to open the door, and there was a click of the lock. Ye Huaijin took a deep breath and asked, "Ningning, are you ready?"

"En!" Miao Ning touched the blindfold impatiently.

"Ning Ning." Ye Huaijin's voice was choked with sobs, "Welcome back to our home."

The blindfold fell off, and Miao Ning's heart was about to jump into her chest. She looked at everything in front of her in shock, and a burst of hot tears instantly filled her eyes. Her lips twitched and she didn't know what to say.

Miao Ning didn't dare to take a step for a long time, didn't dare to take this step.

She had dreamed of this scene countless times, and woke up crying countless times.

"Ningning, come in quickly."

Ye Huaijin put down a pair of blue checked cotton slippers at Miaoning's feet, and she also changed into white rabbit slippers to enter the door. She stood in the center of the room, looked sideways at Miaoning, her brown eyes gleamed with water, and called out softly, " Ningning."

Miao Ning stared at her toes, the style of slippers was hers in the old house, but they were new.

Miaoning's legs were a little weak, she walked into the room and looked around, the small yellow round sofa on the left side of the living room where she and Ye Huaijin used to play on it, the pair of milk cups on the coffee table was a gift she gave Ye Huaijin when she was 14 years old.

The vase on the dining room is a 50-year-old glass product that my father claims to have scoured in the flea market. Looking into the kitchen, there are two old-made shaukes hanging on the white tiles, which were brought by Su’s mother from her hometown.

Miao Ning's eyes fogged up, and the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart for many years had an outlet to vent. She felt so wronged, so wronged in Qingling, so wronged to be homeless, so wronged to be alone in an empty house during the Chinese New Year, no one to tell The words in my heart are so wronged, so wronged, "Huaijin, I..."

"I know, I understand." Ye Huaijin took Miao Ning's slightly cool hand over his heart, "I'm here."

"Huaijin, I'm really back."

Ye Huaijin held Miao Ning's hand, stood in front of a door, held the door handle tightly, and slowly pushed it open, "Ning Ning, I have been waiting here and never left."

Ye Huaijin turned sideways to let Miaoning enter the room.

The moment Miao Ning stepped into the room, it seemed that Miao Ning had traveled through 17 years of time, the past was passing through her mind, Miao Ning staggered for a while, and Ye Huaijin immediately supported her body behind her.

In the center of the room is the small wooden bed that they slept together for eight years, the old wooden furniture, and the creaking sound when they turned over at night.There was a time when Ye Huaijin told ghost stories late at night and used this to scare her.

In front of the window sill is the long desk where they used to sit at their desks. Ye Huaijin likes to light up the lamp to read at night, but she is obsessed with romance novels and doesn’t want to sleep. From time to time, she picks out the "essence" part for Ye Huaijin to comment on. Looking good, Ye Huaijin pretended to be calm and said, "It's not a big deal, the physiology teacher has already talked about those things." '

Also, there are pictorials of Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai on the wall. That year she cried and asked her father to buy her an MP3, but her father refused because of her grades, but Su’s mother put the new red MP3 on her the next day. At the table, Dad said, "Su Qiu, you will spoil the child like this." '

Mother Su smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, I know my daughter."

Also, Ye Huaijin put Annie Baby and Qi Jinnian on the bedside table, those youthful and moaning words, Miao Ning characters can be read clearly, but they can't read a single sentence, she asked Ye Huaijin, Ye Huaijin Said, 'I don't quite understand it, but the sentences are gorgeous and can be used for reference. '

Miao Ning, "??"

Everything brought Miao Ning back to that summer, when Ye Huaijin was wearing a blue and bulky school uniform and urged her, "Ning Ning, it's time for school, I'm going to be late soon."

Ye Huaijin was riding on the bicycle, the wind blew her long hair and the corners of her clothes, and the sun shone on her bright and gentle face.Miaoning sat on the back seat of her bicycle, hugged Ye Huaijin's waist, and smelled the faint fragrance of her body.

For so many years, none of them has actually gone far.

Miao Ning tasted the salty taste of tears in her mouth, Miao Ning turned her head to look at Ye Huaijin who was also teary-eyed, Ye Huai Jin held Miao Ning's face in her hand, and carefully wiped Miao Ning's tears away, "Ning Ning, you know I don't want to make you cry."

Ye Huaijin's eyes were red, she focused on wiping Miao Ning's face, but she didn't notice that her own face was also stained.

Ye Huaijin explained with a smile, "After the demolition of the old house, I left some old things and moved them here."

Miaoning nodded silently.

Ye Huaijin continued, "Ningning, we are no longer who we were for more than ten years. We must learn to look forward. This room can be reserved for our 'daughter' in the future. When she grows up, we can tell her about our You can also tell her the story of the time when we reunited after a long absence, and tell her that no matter how hard the process is, no matter how long the time is, you must walk up to that person with courage and say to her, "I Love you', as for the ending...it doesn't matter."

Miao Ning flew onto Ye Huaijin's body and hugged her tightly, "Damn it, I don't care about the ending, how could I just hang on to it since I received your wedding invitation?!"

Miaoning's tears flowed down Ye Huaijin's neck and into her clothes.

Ye Huaijin patted Miao Ning on the back and coaxed carefully, "Ning Ning, don't cry, I forgot to tell you one thing, the money to buy the house is the 30 yuan from the old house demolition.

Miao Ning,...

Miao Ning chuckled and sniffed, "No wonder you took me to see the 'Golden House' today."

Ye Huaijin,...

Ye Huaijin smiled and touched Miao Ning's earlobe, "Ning Ning! Happy New Year! The new year begins with a new life!"

"Huaijin! Happy New Year!"