splendid star

Chapter 43 An Chen and Si Yi Passed By
It’s Chinese New Year!Although the company had a few days off, An Chen chose to stay in Beijing for the New Year.Firstly, he still has a lot of work to arrange, and he can't get away for the time being. Secondly, his parents are gone, so returning to his hometown to celebrate the New Year alone will only add to the sadness.
Song Shanshan asked An Chen before the holiday if she wanted to go back to her hometown for the New Year. After receiving the reply that she would not go back, she quietly stayed in Beijing.Although her parents repeatedly urged her to go back, in order to enjoy this rare alone time with An Chen, she resolutely chose to stay and spend the New Year with An Chen.
On New Year's Eve, Song Shanshan came to An Chen's residence. She knocked on the door. An Chen was busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner at home.Hearing a knock on the door, he opened the door and asked doubtfully, "Song Shanshan? Why are you here? Didn't you go home during the New Year?"
"I'll stay with you to celebrate the New Year!" Song Shanshan said mischievously, "Do you think the clothes I bought for you look good? Why don't you try them on?" Song Shanshan walked into the house as she said that.
"What are you busy with?" Song Shanshan saw the cooking stove in the kitchen and the dishes being selected on the floor, and said in surprise, "An Chen, you can actually cook?!"
"Oh, I always cooked for myself when I was in my hometown." An Chen replied calmly.
"When did you buy the kitchenware? It looks like new." Song Shanshan looked at the brand-new kitchenware and couldn't help asking.
"It's the Chinese New Year, and all the major restaurants are closed. It's really inconvenient to have a meal, so I went to the supermarket a few days ago and bought a complete set of stoves to deal with these few days first." An Chen explained.
Seeing some of the vegetables that had been selected on the ground, Song Shanshan squatted down and helped An Chen continue to select vegetables.
"Shanshan, where have you eaten these days?" An Chen asked.
"When I drive around Beijing, I can always find a bite to eat." Song Shanshan said with a smile.
"The cost of your meal is really high." An Chen said with a smile, "You choose the dishes first, I'll make the noodles and make the dumplings later."
"Oh my god! An Chen, you can actually make dumplings?! How are you so good!" Song Shanshan looked at An Chen with super admiration, and her face was filled with admiration.
"I can neither roll out nor make dumplings, why don't you teach me." Song Shanshan finished choosing the dishes and begged An Chen with a smile.
"Okay, I'll teach you, learn some cooking skills so you won't starve yourself." An Chen had already mixed the noodles and stuffing, and then started to teach Song Shanshan how to make dumplings.
Song Shanshan looked at An Chen happily and followed his example in making dumplings in a orderly manner.One rolled out the dough and the other made the dumplings. An Chen demonstrated and gave some pointers from time to time, and the two of them cooperated tacitly.Song Shanshan felt in a daze that she and An Chen seemed to be married and spending their honeymoon together.
After the New Year's Eve dinner for two people, bright fireworks were set off outside.An Chen looked out the window quietly.At this moment, he remembered again this time last year, when he and his father were setting off firecrackers in the yard. His voice and smile were still there, and his warm words were hard to listen to anymore.
Thinking of this, An Chen's face was filled with tears.Seeing this, Song Shanshan quickly handed over the tissue, "An Chen, don't be sad, I will always be by your side."
Hearing what Song Shanshan said, An Chen suddenly realized something. He quickly said to Song Shanshan: "Shanshan, it's getting late. You should go back quickly. Thank you for accompanying me today."
Song Shanshan saw that An Chen had issued an eviction order, so she couldn't force her to stay. When she left, she said to An Chen, "An Chen, can I take you to the temple fair tomorrow? The temple fair in Beijing is very lively during the Spring Festival."
"Okay. Happy Spring Festival!" An Chen also wanted to go out and relax during the Chinese New Year, so he readily accepted Song Shanshan's invitation.
When Song Shanshan saw that An Chen agreed to go to the temple fair with her, she smiled happily: "See you tomorrow, An Chen. Happy New Year."
Besides, Siyi’s parents came to Beijing for the first time to spend the New Year with their daughter, and the whole family had a great time.On New Year's Eve, after the New Year's Eve dinner, the family of three went to stroll in the bustling streets of Beijing.When the Chinese New Year comes, almost all people from other places go back to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year, and the flow of people and traffic is much less than usual.At this time, there was no hustle and bustle in the past on the wide road. Occasionally, a few cars passed by, and pedestrians in twos and threes were laughing and playing on the road.The shopping malls on both sides of the road are flashing neon lights, the streets are decorated with lights, and the sound of firecrackers near or far echoes in my ears from time to time, creating a strong Spring Festival atmosphere.Looking at the colorful New Year's Eve scene in Beijing, Siyi's family was talking and laughing and in a good mood.
"The Chinese New Year in Beijing is just different from my hometown!" Siyi's mother said.
"It feels like the New Year is not strong!" Siyi's father said.
"Dad, are you homesick? The streets are full of Chinese New Year flavor, why isn't it stronger?" Siyi laughed at her father.
"Mom and Dad, where do you two want to go in the next few days?" Siyi asked.
"It's up to you. We'll go wherever you say." Siyi's father looked at his daughter dotingly and said with a smile.
"How about we go to the temple fair first, then Tiananmen and Qianmen, and then go to the park in the next two days?" Siyi asked her mother.
"I think it will work." Siyi's mother said with a smile.
"I heard that people in Beijing like to go to temple fairs during the Chinese New Year. How about we, a family of three, go there tomorrow to join in the fun? Dad thinks the Chinese New Year is not strong enough. I will satisfy you." Siyi teased her father.
After breakfast on New Year's Day, Siyi's family of three set out for the temple fair.
"Wow! It's so lively here!" When the family first arrived at the temple fair, Siyi happily pointed at the crowd in front and shouted.
I saw a sea of ​​people not far ahead, and it was very lively. There were shouts and shouts in front of each stall.Among the people visiting the temple fair were old people, children, and young lovers making love to each other. Everyone had a smile on their face, talking and laughing as they shopped and ate.
Siyi ran to a stall and said, "Mom, do you think this calf is cute?" Siyi picked up a pendant with the zodiac sign of the ox and asked her mother with a smile.
"Well, it's beautiful and exquisite." Siyi's mother commented with a smile.
"Boss, how much does this cost?" Siyi's father saw that Siyi liked it and asked the stall owner while paying.
After buying the pendant, Siyi's family turned around and came to a snack stall.The song "Candied Haw Lu" was playing on a loudspeaker at the entrance of the stall:
"It's said that Bingtang Hulu'er is sour
Sour is wrapped in sweet
They say rock candied gourd is sweet
It's sweet, it's sour
Candied haws look good on bamboo sticks
Symbol of happiness and reunion
Link happiness and reunion
No worries, no troubles
......"
"Siyi, what flavor do you like?" Siyi's father asked Siyi with a smile.
"Dad, how old am I, and I still eat candied haws on a stick?" Siyi pouted and said coquettishly.
"No matter how old you are, you are still a child in front of your parents." Siyi's father looked at Siyi with a smile.
"Then let's take this bunch of strawberry-flavored ones." Siyi said as she reached for the strawberry-flavored candied haws.
Just when she raised her head and reached for the candied haws, through the corner of her eye, she saw a man not far ahead whose profile looked very much like An Chen!
Siyi was startled. She quickly rubbed her eyes and turned to look at the boy. She saw him and a fashionably dressed young girl walking forward side by side, talking and laughing.
"Is it An Chen?! Isn't he in his hometown?" Siyi lowered her head and wondered.
"Siyi, why are you so stunned!" Siyi's father said as he handed the candied haws to Siyi, "Eat it quickly."
Siyi took the candied haws, and when she raised her head and looked forward, the boy had disappeared into the sea of ​​people!
"Mom and Dad, I just saw a high school classmate. I have to go look for him." Siyi handed the candied haws to her mother and said as she hurried after him.
"What kind of classmate is this kid? He doesn't even want candied haws on a stick." Siyi's father asked in confusion.
When An Chen was helping Song Shanshan decide which pendant was more beautiful, the moment he turned around, he felt a girl not far away staring at him. He quickly looked up and saw that the girl was looking down at him. My head was talking to my parents beside me.
"Huh? That girl looks like Siyi!" Just when he was confused, Song Shanshan pulled him into an alley nearby.
"An Chen, don't you think this little doll is cute?" Song Shanshan picked up a cow doll and asked An Chen with a smile.
"Shanshan, I seemed to have seen an acquaintance just now. Just wait for me here and I'll come back as soon as I can." After An Chen finished speaking, he turned around to look for him.
Just when An Chen turned his back to the street he had just passed and was talking to Song Shanshan, Siyi had already crossed the sea of ​​people, passed An Chen's corner alley, and continued to look forward.
An Chen walked out of the alley, passed through the crowd, and headed in the opposite direction to find Siyi.
Siyi kept walking forward, searching as she walked, until she reached the end of the road, but she couldn't find the boy who looked very much like An Chen.
"Am I hallucinating?" Siyi wondered, "But that boy really looks like An Chen!"
"Siyi!" Siyi's parents followed.
"What will you do if you lose this child?" Siyi's mother complained.
"Have you found your classmate?" Siyi's father asked.
"I didn't find it. Maybe I was dazzled?" Siyi said to herself.
"Your high school classmate went to the temple fair in Beijing on the first day of the new year? This is unlikely, maybe he just looks a bit similar." Siyi's father guessed.
"Yes, Siyi, who were your classmates in high school? Look at how distracted you are." Siyi's mother asked tentatively.
"I must have seen it wrong." Siyi said embarrassedly.
An Chen came to the snack stall where Siyi was just now. He couldn't find the familiar figure and was about to continue looking for it. At this time, Song Shanshan chased after him and complained: "An Chen, who did you see?"
"Strange, why is the person missing?" An Chen lowered his head and muttered to himself.
"Who is it? Is it so important to you?" Song Shanshan asked angrily.
"It's okay, maybe I'm hallucinating." An Chen felt that ever since he saw the model of Ai Faner's fashionable women's clothing, he often thought about it day and night. Could it be that I was really hallucinating?
Song Shanshan rolled her eyes at An Chen angrily, turned around and walked forward.
After returning from the temple fair, An Chen became distraught. Song Shanshan especially wanted to know which acquaintance made the always steady and rational An Chen seem like a different person, but no matter how she asked, An Chen wouldn't tell.
When Shanshan was not around, An Chen turned on the computer and looked at the model of Ai Faner's fashionable women's clothing carefully, feeling lost.
(End of this chapter)