"Bears" are better than bananas

While taking a bath, Jiao Hou'er belatedly recalled what Xiong Xiong said earlier.

He felt a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange.

He only felt that the tone of Big Clumsy Bear's words sounded a little annoyed, sad and bitter, as if he had been suppressed for a long time.

When Jiao Hou'er came out after drying his hair, Xiong Xiong was already sound asleep on the bed with the quilt wrapped around him.

Yes, Big Clumsy Bear shared a bed with him again.

"And we agreed to keep the New Year's Eve together!"

Jiao Hou'er chuckled, walked to the other side of the bed, gently lifted the quilt, and got in.

Then he leaned against the head of the bed, planning to wait for the arrival of the new year while swiping his phone.

This can be regarded as saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new together, right?

Looking at Xiong Xiong, who was sleeping soundly and showing a harmless appearance to humans and animals, Jiao Hou'er's eyes were full of soft light.

But having said that, the snoring of Big Clumsy Bear...

It can be said that the snoring sounded like thunder, but Jiao Hou'er's heart was filled with peace of mind and happiness.

Said it was keeping the year old, Jiao Houer looked at Xiong Xiong, listened to his snoring, and fell asleep unconsciously.

When he woke up, he was awakened by the sound of firecrackers at midnight.

The Spring Festival is here.

Excited, Jiao Hou'er turned around to face Xiong Xiong, intending to say "Happy New Year" to him personally.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Xiong was also woken up, and was leaning sideways, looking at him quietly.

The two looked at each other and didn't speak for a while, just quietly listening to the sound of firecrackers outside.

After a long time, when the sound of firecrackers stopped, Xiong Xiong stretched out his hand, pinched Burnt Monkey's fair and clean face, and said in a hoarse voice, "Happy New Year, monkey."

"Happy New Year, big stupid bear." Jiao Hou'er moved as if protesting, but in the end Ren Xiongxiong pinched his face.

"How long have I been asleep?" Xiong Xiong pinched Jiao Hou'er's face presumptuously for a long time, then let go of his hand reluctantly, and asked with a smile.

"Less than three hours." As he spoke, Jiao Hou'er pinched Xiong Xiong's furry side face with his backhand like a child, "Don't drink anymore next time, big stupid bear! We are still young and haven't arrived yet." When you can drink."

"Okay." Xiong Xiong readily agreed with a smile on his face.

Xiong Xiong looked at Jiao Hou'er for a long time, then threw off the quilt to make it, and said enthusiastically: "Monkey, go, let's set off the fireworks!"

"Huh? Going to set off the fireworks now?" Jiao Hou'er was taken aback for a moment, "It's so cold outside, isn't it just making yourself guilty by going out now?"

"Don't be afraid, just move around and you'll be warm." Xiong Xiong jumped out of bed and put on his clothes.

"But—" Jiao Hou'er curled up under the blanket, not intending to move at all.

Xiong Xiong threw his clothes on the bed, "Monkey, hurry up! How can there be any reason to lie on the bed during the Chinese New Year?"

"Big Stupid Bear, it's time to go to bed now!" Jiao Hou'er said, but obediently picked up his clothes, hid under the quilt and put them on slowly.

Seeing that Big Clumsy Bear was so excited, he didn't want to spoil the fun.

After saying hello to his grandparents who were still watching the Spring Festival Gala in the living room, Jiao Hou'er was dragged into the yard by Xiong Xiong.

Jiao Hou'er lit the fairy stick and squatted on the ground with his uncle's youngest daughter, Jiaojiao, lazily watching the miniature fireworks that bloomed.

Xiong Xiong was holding an incense stick, and was setting off small firecrackers with his other younger brothers and nephews, with a childlike smile on his face.

"Brother, I also want to set off firecrackers with Brother Big Bear, it's too boring to squat here with you!" Saying that, Jiaojiao held the fairy stick and ran towards Xiong Xiong.

"Huh? Didn't you say you would play fairy sticks with me?" Jiao Hou'er was a little dumbfounded.

In the next second, another fairy wand was lit, and Jiao Hou'er stretched out his hand, holding it in front of him, facing Xiong Xiong's figure.

Mixed with the pale yellow light of fireworks, his eyes fell on Xiong Xiong with some confusion.Everything in front of him seemed so beautiful that he couldn't believe it.

He couldn't help feeling suddenly frightened.

The fairy wand in the hand is like the burning match in the hands of the little match girl in the cold winter months. The faint light of the fire is full of longing and hope.

He was really afraid that after the fairy wand in his hand was burned out, everything in front of him would disappear in smoke, and it would all be flowers in the mirror of the moon in the water.

On a certain New Year's Eve in his previous life, he was huddled in a corner of the balcony, lighting fairy sticks one after another, imagining in his mind the warm scene of Xiong Xiong and him celebrating the New Year together.

It's just that when the last fairy wand burned out, his daydream also woke up.The darkness invaded, carrying a piercing chill, which woke him up in an instant, pulling him back to the cold reality.

At that time, he only felt that he was quite sad and ridiculous.

Jiao Houer stared at the fairy wand and fell into memory, not even noticing that the fairy wand was burned out.

Xiong Xiong, who had just finished setting off the small firecrackers with the children, brought them into the meeting room again. As soon as he went out, he happened to see Jiao Houer hugging his knees with his hands on his knees, staring blankly at the black wire in his hand , with a look of loneliness.

In a moment of playfulness, he strode over to Jiao Hou'er, rubbed his cold hands, stretched out a hand without saying a word, inserted it into the scarf, and put it on the back of Jiao Hou'er's neck.

The sudden coldness made Jiao Hou'er shiver involuntarily, and he came back to his senses.

"Big stupid bear, what are you doing, it's freezing!" Jiao Hou'er looked angrily at the culprit while trying to shake off Xiong Xiong's hand.

"You know it's cold, so why are you still squatting here in a daze? Isn't it getting colder and colder?" Xiong Xiong pinched the back of Jiaohou'er's neck and said angrily.

"Who said I'm in a daze? I'm obviously playing—" Jiao Hou'er raised the fairy wand in his hand, and was about to argue with Xiong Xiong, when he was embarrassed to find that the fairy wand in his hand had already burned out, leaving only one The iron wire is black and not slippery.

"What are you obviously doing too?" Xiong Xiong asked a little funny.

"Uh... this... it was clearly on fire just now." Jiao Hou'er hurriedly dropped the wire and explained embarrassingly. "Who knew it was so intolerant..."

Just like good things, they are all so short-lived.

"Then take a few more sticks in your hand, and add a new one before one burns out." With that said, Xiong Xiong also squatted down, lit two fairy sticks, and handed one to Jiao Hou'er, Hold one in your hand.

Jiao Hou'er took the fairy wand and didn't say anything, but looked at the little firework with some preoccupations.

"Monkey, did I do something wrong to make you angry?" Seeing this, Xiong Xiong asked cautiously.

"No." Jiao Hou'er retracted his thoughts and said with a smile. "I'm just reminded of some unpleasant memories."

Hearing this, Xiong Xiong reached out and knocked Jiao Hou'er on the head.

"Oh—Big Stupid Bear, it's fine, why did you suddenly hit me on the head?!" Jiao Hou'er rubbed his head and glared at Xiong Xiong angrily.

"It's Chinese New Year, you don't think about the happy and good things, but think about some unpleasant things. Do you think you should fight?" Xiong Xiong stared back angrily.

"I didn't think of it involuntarily!"

"Then don't even think about it!"

"I know, I know, I was wrong, I was wrong...why are you so fierce?" Jiao Houer's tone was aggrieved. "Originally, I wouldn't think about it here. In the end, it's not your fault! We agreed to set off fireworks together, but you ended up having so much fun with those little kids, leaving me here alone!"

"Well, what's the point? I said Monkey, you're jealous of your younger siblings and nephews, aren't you?" Xiong Xiong couldn't laugh or cry for a while. "Besides, it's obvious that you want to set off fairy wands with Jiaojiao, and you don't want to set off such dangerous things as small firecrackers with me."

"Yes, I'm just jealous!" Jiao Hou'er dropped the fairy wand in his hand, got up and walked over to Xiong Xiong, jumped onto his back, strangled his neck tightly, and said viciously: "I told you to leave me alone!" !Let you leave me!"

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, my fault."

Xiong Xiong was not annoyed, but just smiled dotingly, letting Jiao Houer toss about him.