Chapter 18 Extra New Year's Eve

It was snowing in the sky, and the snowflakes covered the earth one after another.Although the European house is of French architectural style, strings of red lanterns are hung on the treetops and under the eaves in the courtyard, reflecting the silver-white snow, creating a joyous aesthetic feeling that combines Chinese and Western styles. Because it was New Year's Eve at night, Yin Xiamo specially asked Butler Shen to give the servants a one-night holiday so that they could go back to reunite with their families.For New Year's Eve dinner, she also gave the chef a holiday, so she had to cook and prepare it herself.

For her, the New Year's Eve dinner is the most important meal of the year.When I was young, every New Year's Eve, my mother would always stay at home and cook a lot of delicious food for her and Xiao Cheng.During the years when she and Xiaocheng lived together, no matter how hard the economy was, the New Year's Eve dinner would always be rich, with meat, chicken, and fish, and they would deliberately cook more porridge and leave it in the pot to show that they had "more than enough" every year. Now, mom and Xiaocheng are gone. Crystal snowflakes danced and swirled outside the glass window, light and light, as if they were beating the glass, but completely silent.Looking at the snowflakes quietly, Yin Xiamo took a light breath and poured the chicken wings into the wok red. With the soft crackling sound, the chicken wings gradually turned into an attractive color like caramel.

"Mom eats—" Nennen’s voice ran over along with the stumbling figure, a pair of small arms hugged her legs, she looked down, a small face was smiling brightly at her, the big glasses were shining, the little chubby He held a raisin with his fingers and stretched it towards her mouth. "Mom - eat - raisins" Shouting inarticulately, Cheng Cheng tried her best to tiptoe and stuffed the raisins into her mouth.Yin Xiamo knelt down, ate the raisin with a smile, touched his son's head, and said: "Thank you, Chengcheng, Chengcheng is so good." "Orange orange——"

The one-and-a-half-year-old Chengcheng repeated what she said, then stomped towards Ou Chen in front of the cooking counter, shouting excitedly: "Dad - take - raisins" "Give the raisins to whom?" Ou Chen took out another raisin from the food box. Although he was wearing the apron of Winnie the Pooh, the solemn and upright temperament he exuded was not weakened in the slightest. "Orange to eat—" Chengcheng puffed out her chest and answered loudly. "Okay, eat this black orange." He handed the raisins to his son, seeing him put it into his mouth happily, Ou Chen took out another one, and said gently, "Then let mother eat this one, okay?" it is good?"

"it is good--" Hearing Chengcheng's footsteps running happily over with her calf while calling her mother, Yin Xiamo's heart was as warm and soft as soup bubbling in a pot. After playing a few rounds of the raisin game, Cheng Cheng happily played with the toy car again, and the laughter made the kitchen as joyous as a playground.Yin Xiamo put the finished braised chicken wings on a plate, and when she looked back, she saw that Ou Chen had already processed all the fresh shrimps. "It's so clean." After receiving those shrimps, she couldn't help but praise him. Just as she was going to get the knife, Ou Chen already took the knife in her hand, inspected the shrimps on the chopping board, and said:

"Are you going to cut into shrimp paste?" "right." "I come." So Ou Chen started to cut the prawns. He was not skillful and fast, but he seemed to have the demeanor of a world famous chef. "How do you know it's going to be cut into shrimp paste?" Because Chengcheng's teeth haven't fully grown yet, every time she makes shrimp dumplings, she chops the shrimp finely.What she was curious about was how he knew that this was the first time she made shrimp dumplings in front of him. Ou Chen smiled, but didn't speak. Cheng Cheng once ate a shrimp dumpling left over, and he ate it.At this moment, like her, he chopped the shrimp finely and cut them into chewy shrimp paste. He finally understood how delicate and gentle he was when she cooked the meat stuffing so delicately.

"Yeah, great cut!" After checking his final result, Yin Xiamo glanced at him with a smile and said: "It's just that your knife skills are a bit slow. I was thinking, maybe you still have the talent to be a chef, why don't you learn more cooking skills in the future, and be the chef at home for me in the future, okay?" Ou Chen was slightly stunned. Seeing him pondering, as if he was really thinking about it, Yin Xiamo put the shrimp paste on the plate amusedly, and started making shrimp dumplings while laughing and said: "I'm just kidding, you can't learn to cook. Think about it, you manage the company so well, you are a good boss; Cheng Cheng admires and likes you so much, and is a good father. If you cook well, then my mother Isn't it too inferior."

"yes?" He frowned. "Why are you so serious? I'm praising you." She looked up at him, wrapping the shrimp dumplings deftly in her hands. "I hope...in Chengcheng's heart, you are the most important person." Ou Chen said slowly. He knows how much she loves Chengcheng, and Chengcheng is the focus of her whole life.He hopes that Chengcheng also loves his mother deeply, and no one can share Bo Chengcheng's feelings for her, not even himself. Yin Xiamo was taken aback. Continue to finish wrapping all the shrimp dumplings, put them in the steamer to steam, then wash your hands, walk to Ou Chen, hold his arm, lean against him gently, and look at the orange who is still playing with the toy car on the ground. Orange, says:

"Chengcheng is a very, very important person to you and me. He is still young and needs to be taken care of. We must give him more love and care. But in the future, when he grows up, there will be other people in his life who are very important to him. very important people.” She said softly: "The people who really accompany and support each other through life are you and me." Ou Chen turned his head and stared at her.She also turned her face and stared at him.She smiled at him, put her right hand on his arm, and his palm covered her hand, holding her tightly. After the New Year's Eve dinner, several firecrackers were set off in the snow, and I played games with the excited Chengcheng for a while, and it was time for Chengcheng to go to bed.It was still snowing outside the window, but it was warm inside the room, and a layer of mist formed on the glass windows.

"Go out and play—" Kicking two chubby legs, Cheng Cheng writhed back and forth in Yin Xiamo's arms, insisting on going out to play for a while. "It's getting dark, it's time to go to bed." Yin Xiamo hugged him tightly, walked back and forth, and softly patted him, "Look, the pigs are all asleep, and the little frog is also asleep..." "Hippo sleeps—" Cheng Cheng responded immediately, it was the little animals in his favorite picture books on weekdays. "Yeah, it's time for the sea dogs to sleep too." "Yes, it's time for the horse to sleep too."

Hearing that although Ou Chen deliberately softened his voice, there was still a habit-forming power in his voice, Yin Xiamo couldn't help but laugh.She sat on the sofa and watched Ou Chen coaxing Cheng Cheng in front of her. "The sheep sleep—" "The lizard is asleep too." "The little mouse is sleeping—" She patted her son on the back and walked rhythmically. "The duck sleeps—" "The cows are asleep too." "The dog sleeps—" Chengcheng shouted childishly, as if she didn't mind her father taking him away from her mother's arms, and took over from her mother to coax her to walk around. "The hen is asleep too." "The penguin sleeps—" "The goat is asleep." "Eagle... sleep..." "The cat is asleep." "..." After not hearing a sound for a long time, Yin Xiamo walked over lightly.Cheng Cheng fell asleep sweetly in Ou Chen's arms, her cheeks were flushed, her pink mouth was pursed into a smile, as if she was playing games with small animals in her dream. The two carefully put the sleeping Chengcheng on the small bed in the children's room.Yin Xiamo sat on the edge of the bed, she pulled up the thin quilt, and gently tucked it under Cheng Cheng's chin.His skin under her fingers was as tender as jelly, fragrant and soft, she couldn't help but leaned down and kissed him on the cheek. Sit quietly for a while. After confirming that Chengcheng had fallen asleep deeply, she was standing up.Ou Chen also kissed Cheng Cheng's forehead lightly, and then they looked at each other with a smile, turned off the light in the children's room, and walked out. There was the sound of water in the bathroom. There is a layer of fog on the transparent bathroom glass. On a scarlet retro palace sofa in the bedroom, Ou Chen silently looked at the gift tied with a purple ribbon in his hand, he still hesitated, his fingers clenched the box slightly stiffly.After an unknown amount of time, the bathroom door slammed, and he looked up. Yin Xia Mozhen, who was wrapped in a white bathrobe, came out wiping his hair with a big towel. Her skin was steamed and rounded, like a peach, white and ruddy, as if water could be squeezed out with a pinch.The seaweed-like hair on weekdays was damp at the moment, and it became even more curly. It was reflected by the warm light in the bedroom with a gentle luster. "I'll wipe it for you." Ou Chen took the towel in her hand, wrapped her hair, and rubbed it carefully.His movements were so gentle, but she vaguely remembered that many years ago, when he was a teenager, she also brushed his hair like this by the swimming pool. It's just that her hands are not so gentle. At that time he was sulking because of Luo Xi, she deliberately covered his head with a towel, and wiped his hair in a mess like a puppy. A blink of an eye. All these years have passed. In the snow-white bathrobe, her shoulders and arms were bare, and the warm fragrance from the skin was lingering and soaking in his breath.The towel was wiping his hair, as if wiping silk, a hot and churning emotion surged in his chest, and the movements of his hands gradually slowed down, staring at her. caught his gaze. Yin Xiamo smiled and raised her head to him, her eyes were as peaceful as the sea.She took his hand, pressed a kiss on the green lace-wrapped wrist, and said: "Thank you." "Ok?" "Thank you for arranging such a long vacation to stay at home for the Spring Festival." She knows that the European Group is a multinational company, most of its industries are overseas, and there is no such thing as a Chinese Spring Festival holiday, "Also, thank you for helping me Shrimp paste, thank you for wiping my hair..." Rubbing his warm palm, she suddenly laughed again, glanced at him, and said: "You, after so many years, why are you still the same as before. I said thank you, you should say no thanks, and tell me that you like being with me and Chengcheng, and the feeling of being with your family. What's the matter I like to be bored in my heart, what if one day I don't understand your mood, or misunderstand you, what should I do?" Ou Chen's palm trembled. "Sorry." he said hoarsely. If he hadn't used such extreme methods back then, but had directly revealed all his jealousy and anxiety to her, perhaps those pains and twists and turns would not have appeared.It's just that, over the years, he has been used to silence and is not good at expressing his feelings. "I don't want you to say I'm sorry," Yin Xiamo continued to play with his fingers, and said with a smile, "I want you to let me know in time if you have any worries or uneasiness." "……it is good." "For example, last week Luoxi sent Xiaocheng the children's picture book. After you saw it, you were silent and insomnia for a whole night, and you still look thoughtful until now. Why?" "..." Ou Chen's back became stiff. "Could it be that until now, Luoxi is still a taboo topic between you and me?" She twisted his fingers hard, and she said with a half-smile. He was silent for a long time, then said slowly: "Actually, I once made an agreement with Luo Xi. Whoever can make you come out of the desperate situation is qualified to be with you. Later I found out that the idea and planning of the movie "Painting Realm" was Luo Xi's. What Xi proposed and worked on was that he found Zhong Ya to tailor the script for you, and it was he who led you to wake up a little bit when he starred in "Painting Landscape"..." Yin Xiamo was stunned Feeling that her fingers were getting cold, Ou Chen's heart was astringent, he held her palm instead, but couldn't say anything. After a while. Picking up the big box tied with a purple ribbon on the sofa, Ou Chen handed it to her hand and said, "This is my Spring Festival gift for you." "Chinese people usually don't give gifts during the Spring Festival, they only give New Year's money." After waking up from the panic just now, she restored the smile on her lips and said while unpacking the box, "Although it is very happy to have gifts, But tomorrow's New Year's Day, the lucky money you want to give me and Chengcheng must not be less." "it is good." Ou Chen smiled and touched her still slightly wet hair.Steward Shen told him about the customs of lucky money, and he specially customized two red envelopes containing lucky money, which are now placed in the drawer of the bedside table. "what……" The box was covered with purple silk, and there was a stack of documents in the silk. Yin Xiamo took them out suspiciously and flipped through them.One is a record contract, the production team is all top musicians, one is a movie contract, the director and production lineup are so gorgeous that she was shocked, and the other thick document is the script of that movie. "this is?" She looked at him in surprise. "I hope," Ou Chen stared at her, "you can do what you like." Although, he likes that she only belongs to him and Chengcheng, likes that her breath fills every corner of the house, likes her beauty only He can appreciate it. But-- I don't want to tie her down. He once locked her in an exquisite birdcage like a canary, preventing anyone from approaching her as if facing a formidable enemy, and was too nervous to hold her tightly, but ended up hurting her.Since getting married, she has taken good care of him and Chengcheng's daily life, and put all her thoughts on their father and son. He has never been so happy as he is now. However, the happier you are, the more anxious you are. He was afraid that his happiness would be bought by her unhappiness.She withdrew from the entertainment circle, did not appear in public, did not accept any announcements, and gave all her time and space to their father and son.He knew how potential and talented an artist she was, and how radiant she was in front of the camera, so how could she not feel sorry for hiding all her brilliance like this. "Being able to be with Chengcheng every day and spending more time with you is what I like to do the most." Yin Xiamo smiled and put the two contracts back into the box. "Yes, I understand." Ou Chen embraced her shoulders, buried his face in her long hair, and said in a muffled voice: "But don't let me and Chengcheng occupy all of your life, you should have your own space and stage." "Do you want me to go back to acting?" "as long as you like it." "Say, what's the matter with you?" She turned her body sideways, moved his head away with her hands, stared at him with a smirk, and said, "I thought, you like me the most when I'm at home every day and don't go anywhere. Am I wrong?" "Yes, I like to be able to see you all the time." Looking at her lips that were close to her breath, his heartbeat was a little disordered. "That's good!" Yin Xiamo smiled, stroking his handsome face with her fingers, "Don't think too much, I'm very happy if I can make you and Chengcheng live happily." "No." Ou Chen said hoarsely: "If it's just my happiness, that kind of happiness is too fragile. If you are bound at home, and you only live around me and Chengcheng every day, after a long time, you will lose vitality like a mermaid who has left the ocean and nourishment. If you feel unhappy, I’m afraid I’ll become overwhelmed and overly nervous again.” "That's it..." The corners of her lips curved into a smile, she half-kneeled on the sofa, pressed her forehead against his, and said in a low breath: "Then you are not afraid... If I return to the showbiz, will I meet Luo Xi?" Ou Chen's back suddenly tensed up. That's why he hesitated to give this gift to her.Yes, he was afraid, he was afraid that she would meet Luo Xi again, he knew that Luo Xi always had a special place in her heart. "...you won't be willing to give up oranges." His eyes were green as a forest. "fool." With a secret sigh in her heart, she leaned over gently, kissed his eyes, and then kissed his lips.Knowing that his lips were gradually warming up, she let him go, stared at him and said: "I promise you, if I feel unhappy and want to return to the showbiz, or a field I am interested in, I will definitely tell you. But please don't doubt me or my happiness. Ou Chen, Did I ever tell you..." "what?" "I'm very happy, very happy. Even when my mother and Xiaocheng were together before, I was never as happy as I am now." "Xia Mo……" "Ou Chen, thank you." She kissed him again. The difference was that Ou Chen quickly took the initiative. He kissed her deeply, which made her hurt. Snowflakes are floating outside the window. The bedroom was as warm as spring, while the two of them were breathing hotly and lingeringly, Yin Xiamo's blurred real vision suddenly saw the alarm clock on the bedside table, and it was a quarter of an hour before the first day of the new year. "Chen, if I don't want that contract as a Spring Festival gift, can you give me another gift instead?" "Okay, you say..." With her arms just around his neck, she whispered in his ear: "I, want to have another daughter..."