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"Hey—" After the minced ginger and minced garlic were poured into the oil pan, the oil beads in the pan bounced out, and after Pei Yanyu poured in the minced onion and stir-fried, there was a continuous crackling sound.

Pei Yanyu was holding a bowl, and was pouring soup into the fragrant seasoning powder, when the mobile phone in his apron pocket vibrated.

He put down the bowl, and while paying attention to the seasoning soup in the pot, he took out his mobile phone.

Wei Liuqin at the side looked at it, quickly took the spatula in his hand, urged him with his eyes, and said, "Go, go, go outside!"

When Pei Yanyu saw that it was Han Li's phone call, he glanced at his mother guilty, and hurried out of the kitchen with his head buried. After walking quickly through the living room, he answered the phone while closing the door: "Hello?"

There was no sound on the phone, Pei Yanyu waited, then glanced at the phone strangely, it was indeed in the middle of a call.

"Hello? Han Li?" The other end of the phone seemed to be very noisy, it was full of people talking, but there was no reply from Han Li. Pei Yanyu was very puzzled, "Did you accidentally dial the wrong number..."

"It's me." Just as Pei Yanyu was muttering and was about to hang up the phone, Han Li spoke.

The last time I heard Han Li speak was on the train home.After a month, Pei Yanyu didn't feel strange at all, but the feeling of familiarity made him feel a little melancholy for no reason.He raised the corner of his mouth, failed to smile, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Han Li was silent for a long time again, only the noisy voices of passers-by remained on the phone again, this time, Pei Yanyu waited quietly.He tried to find Han Li's breathing in the noisy voices, but he couldn't find it.

It was obviously the reunion with his family during the Lantern Festival, and he prepared dinner with his mother in full swing, but Pei Yanyu still felt infinitely desolate in his heart.After a long time, he raised his spirits and asked, "Today's Lantern Festival, you are over there, how do you usually live?"

"Sometimes with friends, sometimes alone." Han Li paused, speaking deliberately and slowly, "Sometimes, I'm doing business."

Hearing this, Pei Yanyu's heart skipped a beat.He didn't know if Han Li's words were teasing himself, but now that he had finally got through on the phone, he didn't want to argue with Han Li anymore.

Did Han Li take what he said to Han Li on the phone last time?Has Han Li considered his suggestion?After that, Pei Yanyu often sent messages to Han Li in the middle of the night, but Han Li seemed to sleep well every night. Pei Yanyu wondered if he should suspect that he had been seen through, and whether he had been fooled again.

Pei Yanyu wanted to ask, but was afraid that the call would be cut off as soon as he spoke.He was silent for a while, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Today's dinner is made by my mother and a table of dishes. It would be great if you could come. After my grandfather passed away, my house became even more deserted. During the New Year, only me and There are three parents."

Han Li suddenly laughed and said, "If I really went, wouldn't you be scared to death?"

Pei Yanyu was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer the conversation.

Han Li on the other end of the phone heard Pei Yanyu's silence, and said with a sneer, "Look, I really hit the spot."

Like New Year's Eve, Lantern Festival is a day for every family to reunite. At this time, almost no friends will visit.If Han Li came to the house, Pei Yanyu really didn't know how to explain it to his family.He just said that just because he didn't want to make the atmosphere too stiff, but he didn't expect it to evolve to this point.He was silent, not knowing what else to say.

After a while, Han Li suddenly said, "In that case, I'll go back."

"What?" Pei Yanyu was stunned, feeling that he had missed something.

Han Li said coldly: "I'm at the long-distance bus station here. Fuck, why didn't I hear you say that the winter here is so cold here? The air conditioner is on the bus just now, and the shirt was sweaty, and it doesn't seem to be sticking to my body now." Like it will."

Pei Yanyu covered his mouth in surprise, his mind couldn't turn around for a moment.Han Li actually came?Pei Yanyu was stunned, but still couldn't react, and asked in disbelief, "How did you get here?"

"Of course I flew here. Who takes the train like you?" Han Li said bluntly, "Are you going to come out? If not, I'm going back to Chunlin. At least I can find a decent hotel to stay in. "

But the reunion dinner has just been prepared at home, what excuse should he use to go out?Pei Yanyu knew that if he went out for this trip, he probably wouldn't go home at night - he couldn't let Han Li spend the Lantern Festival alone in a different place.

Pei Yanyu paced around the room, his mind was in a mess, and finally he became ruthless and said, "I'll send you my home address, you can take a taxi over here, and have a reunion dinner with us!"

Han Li was silent, doubtful: "Are you sure you want to do this?"

This question stopped Pei Yanyu again.He scratched his head, thinking that Han Li was already so close to him in the bus station, and he couldn't remember any rules and principles.

But if you go out with him, how do you explain it to your parents when you go home?For more than [-] years, he has never missed a reunion dinner at the Lantern Festival. If he left suddenly, they would definitely have to question him.Pei Yanyu's heart was beating extremely fast, thumping, and he felt that his heart could not wait to run towards Han Li.

"My family's meal is almost ready..." Pei Yanyu was in a difficult situation with himself, and said worryingly, "You come first, okay? I'll go pick you up when we arrive. We'll go out again at night."

"Okay, send me the address." Han Li reluctantly finished speaking, and then asked, "Did you cook the dinner?"

Hearing his promise, Pei Yanyu felt relieved, and quickly said: "Well, I bought the ingredients at the farmer's market early in the morning. After a busy afternoon, I killed two chickens sent from the countryside with my mother, and the fish came from me yesterday. Dad caught it. I cooked a total of six dishes, as well as my mother’s dishes, which are very rich.” He said in a hurry, but he couldn’t help feeling a little stupid after speaking.

Han Li fell silent again on the phone, probably because he was speechless by what he said.

After a long time, Pei Yanyu heard Han Li laughing on the phone, and he said in a very soft voice, "Pei Yanyu, I want to see you. Wait for me."

Pei Yanyu was stunned for a moment, his pounding heart gradually calmed down, and he replied, "Well, I'll wait for you."

Ever since he found out that Han Li had arrived at Zhizhou and hung up the phone, Pei Yanyu became restless and restless.

Wei Liuqin watched him go to the window from time to time to look at it many times, and accidentally dropped the chopsticks on the ground when he was setting the bowls and chopsticks. .”

Pei Yanyu recovered, and then remembered to explain to his parents.He considered his wording and said, "I forgot to tell you that I invited a friend to my house for dinner, and he is already on his way."

Over the years, Pei Yanyu seldom brings friends and classmates home, not to mention inviting friends to have dinner together on family reunion days.After saying this, both Pei Que and Wei Liuqin were very surprised.

Pei Que frowned, and asked dissatisfiedly: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which household doesn't have a reunion at home? Although there is nothing wrong with hospitality when inviting friends, but your friend has a reunion dinner at someone else's house, and his family has no objection?"

Pei Yanyu knew that his father would say this, and replied: "He has no family anymore, he is an orphan."

Hearing this, the husband and wife looked at each other.

Pei Que showed an embarrassed expression, said casually, and asked absent-mindedly after sitting down: "Which friend? Why haven't I heard you say it before?"

"It's a classmate I met in school." To avoid trouble, Pei Yanyu lied, and after seeing them surprised, he continued to make up, "After the holiday, he came out to play and went around. I see Lantern Festival When we arrive, let him come to our house."

Pei Yanyu had always been honest and sensible in front of them, and the two of them no longer had any doubts after hearing this.

Wei Liuqin asked curiously: "Is it from your department?"

He only knew that Han Li had gone to college before, but he had never had the chance to ask about what he had learned. Suddenly hearing his mother ask, Pei Yanyu was heartbroken, and he was afraid that Han Li would also be asked about it when he arrived later. This answer is not correct but reveals the truth.He shook his head and said, "No, from other departments. Didn't our department teach in the main department before? We knew each other back then."

Wei Liuqin nodded knowingly, and didn't continue to ask.

Pei Yanyu didn't dare to observe their expressions face to face too much, lest he show his feet first.He was worried that his parents would leave a bad impression on Han Li because they were waiting for Han Li to eat, so before Han Li arrived, he took the initiative to break the short silence and said, "He's staying in a hotel outside. It’s strange that people live outside, and there is no spare bed at home, so I plan to live outside with him at night.”

"Where is the reason why you can't stay at home during the Lantern Festival and live outside?" Pei Que said displeased, "No bed? Isn't there a camp bed under your bed? I'm afraid I will wrong my friend, so you sleep on that bed and let your friend sleep on it." Wouldn't it be okay to sleep in your bed?"

Wei Liuqin agreed: "Your father is right. A hotel is no better than a home, and who knows if those quilt covers and bed sheets are not clean? Didn't you see a news report the day before yesterday, saying that several hotels have been rectified! Let's stay at home!"

Pei Yanyu was afraid that if he insisted on making them suspicious, even though he was impatient, he could only nod obediently and agree.

Their dishes were served late, and within the time the three of them were talking, Pei Yanyu received a call from Han Li.

Seeing the caller ID, his heart skipped a beat. He tried hard to maintain his calm on the surface, and answered the phone: "Hello?"

"I'm in the community, is it Unit 3, Building [-]?" Han Li said disgustedly, "How old is this building? Is it a dilapidated building?"

For some reason, Pei Yanyu found it funny when Han Li said that.He glanced at his parents hastily and said, "Wait, I'll go downstairs to pick you up."

Running from home all the way, Pei Yanyu always jumped down when there were still five or six steps left, and then ran to the next section.

When he was a child, for a little inexplicable vanity, he was always secretly annoyed at the low floor of his house from time to time, but at this time he was glad that the journey was so short.

Seeing Han Li standing outside the building, he jumped up in the last few steps, and threw himself on Han Li like a gust of wind.

Han Li didn't expect him to run so fast, and without a word, he threw himself on top of him, staggered a few steps, and held him steady.

Pei Yanyu didn't know that Han Li was injured, so he hugged him too hard, causing pain everywhere in his body.The pain was so clear, even clearer than the cool wind. Holding this warm body, Han Li heard that even Pei Yanyu's breathing was warm, and it didn't take a moment to warm his cold ears.

The sore spot was still reminding Han Li of hurt and fear, but with Pei Yanyu in his arms, those were nothing.

Those are all in the past.

"Aren't you afraid your parents will see you upstairs?" Han Li asked with a smile.

Pei Yanyu's arms stiffened, he let go of him in embarrassment, and looked upstairs nervously.

After confirming that there was no one by the window sill, Pei Yanyu breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked into Han Li's smiling eyes in embarrassment, only to realize that Han Li had lost a lot of weight in the past month.Pei Yanyu couldn't help stretching out his hand in distress, and when his fingers were about to touch his face, he hastily withdrew them.

"Let's go upstairs first." He avoided Han Li's gaze in embarrassment, turned and walked into the building.