the next day.

Before Ji Xuege woke up, he heard a sound of all counting coming from the door.

Ji Xuege thought she had heard wrong, so she lay back on the bed.

After a while, she heard the sound of the door being opened.

Ji Xuege was so frightened that he quickly got up from the bed, and took a baseball bat out defensively.

When she walked into the living room, she froze for a moment.

Li Qingai also looked at her with a puzzled face, and said vigilantly: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Ji Xuege put down the baseball bat in his hand, "I'm Ji Xuege."

Li Qingai looked at her more and more surprised, "Isn't Ji Xuege a man? Are you disguised as a man now?"

"I was originally a woman." Ji Xuege saw the backpack behind Li Qingai, "What's wrong with you? You're not at home for the New Year's Day, what are you doing here?"

Li Qingai's nerves are relatively thick, and he didn't have much curiosity about Ji Xuege's identity as a man or a woman, so he asked, "Which room do you sleep in?"

"The one on the far right."

"Oh, then I'll sleep in Weifei's room." Li Qingai said and threw the backpack into He Weifei's room.

Ji Xuege stood there waiting for her to come out, Li Qingai put down his backpack, opened the window and came out, "You were here last night?"

"Yes. Why are you here today? Aren't you celebrating the New Year with your family?"

"Don't mention it, Chinese New Year is almost like fighting a war. You just go wandering around with children everywhere, and you don't bother to play with those sick adults. What about you? Why don't you go home?"

"My family is away."

"Well, we happen to have a companion." Li Qingai didn't mind being alone for the new year at all, "Why did you dress up as a boy before? Did you cosplay?"

"I think it's good for women to dress up as men, so try it."

"Do Weifei and Li Datou know?"

"Unless you know, Li Yuan doesn't know yet."

Li Qingai silently gave her a thumbs up, "You are amazing. I heard from Weifei that you are studying photography. When will you graduate?"

"I don't read anymore, I'm working now."

"In order not to study? You look about my age. What will you do when you stop studying?"

"I'm learning other skills, I'll do it first, and I'll talk about it after I get some grades."

"Then I wish you success in advance." Li Qingai smiled and said, "Is there anything to eat? I'm a little hungry."

"There are dumplings, do you want to eat?"

"no problem."

"You wait." Ji Xuege got up and went into the kitchen to cook dumplings for Li Qingai.

Li Qingai is a girl with a personality that is hard to dislike. She is bright, hearty, and moves forward and retreats properly. She has the vigor and clarity unique to a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl. It is hard to dislike her.

It's just that Ji Xuege is still reluctant to get in touch with Li Qingai, she is afraid that she will be jealous of Li Qingai.

Li Qingai is too lucky, her life is too easy.

It is difficult for Ji Xuege to control herself from imagining how happy she would be if she were Li Qingai.

Ji Xuege used a large bowl to serve dumplings, and Li Qingai took it over, "Thank you. I brought some snacks from home, you can try them. Those small things can be eaten directly without heating."

"Then I'm welcome."

Li Qingai waved his hand, "You must not be polite, I am not polite to you."

Ji Xuege went to bring her bowl of dumplings again, and started to eat Li Qingai's snacks.

Li Qingai ate two dumplings and commented: "Did you buy these dumplings or make them yourself?"

"I packed it myself."

"Your craftsmanship is really good. If you don't like to eat pasta, you can let him try it next time."

Ji Xuege stopped holding the chopsticks, and looked at Li Qingai incredulously, "Why are you telling me this?"

"Don't tell me you don't like him, your eyes betray you. I also like Wei Fei very much. There are many girls who like him. But the people who appeared by his side and accepted him as friends are only the two of us. .This also proves that you are excellent, you don’t need to be too inferior. Just be your truest appearance. I am no exception. Of course, I am also very afraid that Wei Fei will choose you, but it is not a big deal. We He's only sixteen or seventeen years old, and there's still a long way to go. Now let's try to rush forward, maybe it's possible that this guy won't choose anyone in the end, so we don't have to tear ourselves apart too early and treat the other party as an imaginary enemy."

After hearing this passage, Ji Xuege couldn't help but admire Li Qingai, "Your idea is very interesting."

"That's right. Isn't it just that I fell in love with a relatively rare boy? He is handsome and excellent, and I am also very beautiful and excellent, so it is more than enough for him." Li Qingai said this After the sentence, he couldn't help laughing.

Ji Xuege also laughed, "Okay, let's work together and see who can take down that Gaoling flower."

"You said that if Weifei knew that the two of us were discussing how to get him behind his back, would he think that women are too scary and choose a man directly?"

Ji Xuege: "..."

She was shocked by Li Qingai's brain circuit for a moment, and when she thought that they had an official account dedicated to posting partial photos of He Weifei and Li Yuan, she understood.

This may all be Li Qingai's idea.

After the two of them finished their meal, Li Qingai ran back to He Weifei's room to rest after finishing eating.

Ji Xuege went downstairs for an hour's walk, and then came back to continue writing.

With the appearance of Li Qingai, Ji Xuege was like a bloodbath. Now that no one is urging her, she can take the initiative to write manuscripts or read books every minute, and dare not waste any time on other things.

Ji Xuege wrote until one o'clock in the afternoon. After saying hello to Li Qingai, he took a taxi to the cemetery.

There is a custom in Rongcheng to sweep the tomb on the first day of the new year.

The driver was not at all surprised when Ji Xuege reported the place name, and stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the cemetery.

After arriving at the cemetery, Ji Xuege and the old man guarding the cemetery took buckets and brushes to paint the tombstones.

After brushing it clean, Ji Xuege lit the fruits and incense candles she just bought, and respectfully kowtowed three times.

"Dad, Mom, Happy New Year. Have you seen what I look like? I have become a girl again. I have grown up a few years and have the ability to protect myself. I don't have to pretend to be a boy anymore. I have changed a lot this year, and I have met new friends. They are all very nice to me. I am no longer as prickly as before. I think this is good, but if you are still with me Okay. When you were still alive, I was ignorant and often made you angry; now that I am sensible, you...you are not here..."

After Ji Xuege finished speaking, she covered her face and began to cry softly.

Her parents have been gone for more than five years, and no matter how deep the relationship is, it has faded.

She doesn't usually miss them much, but during the holidays, she misses them especially.

When other people were reunited, she could only stay alone in the empty room and watch the other people have fun.