Chapter 39 thirty-nine

As soon as the plane left the ground, Ouyang Lanlan seemed a little excited.The sky, which was still full of gloom when it took off, immediately became glowing after the plane passed through the thick clouds.She and Xiao Tong were sitting side by side on the plane, and the sunset glow through the oval plane window coated their faces looking out with a full layer of red, which inevitably gave people a taste of a honeymoon trip. The one who picked them up at the airport in Jilin was Jianjun who arrived earlier.He borrowed an almost new Toyota station wagon from his local friends, and took them from the airport directly to the Songhua River Hotel by the Songhua River.When Lao Huang went to the service desk to open a room, he deliberately pulled Ouyang Lanlan aside with an ambiguous expression, and asked her how many rooms to open.She didn't understand it in a hurry, but suddenly realized it.She couldn't help expressing her silent gratitude to Lao Huang for his understanding, she nodded and said:

"It's enough for Xiao Tong and I to live in one room." Lao Huang quickly returned the room card and key.Ouyang Tian lived in a suite by himself, and Lao Huang shared a standard room with Jianjun.As for the other standard room, Lao Huang handed over the key to Ouyang Lanlan, smiled jokingly, and said: "I asked for a big bed for you." Going upstairs and entering the room, it really is a big bed.Xiao Tong walked around the room but did not sit down, he asked suspiciously: "Where do I live? Is this room for you or for me?" "It's for both of us." Ouyang Lanlan leaned on the spacious Simmons bed and looked at him solemnly.

"We two? We are not a couple, how can we live together. " "You are not very old, why are you so feudal!" "Does your father know? Does he know we live together?" "He should know. Lao Huang arranged it." Xiao Tong stood in the middle of the room in a daze, his eyebrows frowned into a straight line, still motionless, with a very unhappy look, and said: "I tell you Lan Lan, I have my principles of life, we have nothing settled. , I can't live in the same room with you, I promised to go out with you to relax, but I didn't promise to do this with you. This is my temper, I don't like others to force me if I don't say good things! "

Ouyang Lanlan stared at his stern face, unable to tell what she felt for a moment, whether it was annoyance, humiliation, or resentment!Perhaps, there is a little admiration.Even she herself was surprised, the more difficult Xiao Tong was to seduce, the more she insisted on her true nature, the more she deepened her desire to like and possess.But his attitude made her a little bit embarrassed after all. Fortunately, at this time, Lao Huang came to knock on the door and called them to go down for dinner, and her embarrassment was temporarily relieved. During the meal, Xiao Tong was always depressed, which made the whole house unhappy.Ouyang Lanlan said to Lao Huang in a low voice: "You can give him another room." Lao Huang asked with a half smile: "What's the matter?" She said: "We had a quarrel just now, I don't want to live with him .” Lao Huang said: “Cough!”

After dinner, Ouyang Lanlan asked Xiao Tong in a conciliatory manner, do you want me to go out with you?Xiao Tong said listlessly that he was sick from the plane and wanted to go to bed early, but he ignored no one, and when he entered his room, he hung up the "Do Not Disturb" sign and was silent again.Ouyang Lanlan didn't expect to be so awkward the first day.She was bored alone, so she went to look for Lao Huang.There is no one in Lao Huang and Jianjun's house, they are all gathered in his father's house at the moment. They were talking about something when she walked into her father's room, but they stopped when they saw her coming in, and the topic naturally changed to Xiao Tong.The father asked, "Why are you two arguing again? Why do you live separately?"

Ouyang Lanlan sat down hard on the sofa and didn't speak. The father said to Lao Huang again: "You can't open a room for him to live alone in the future. It's okay for him to live alone for the past two days, but it will definitely not work after he leaves here in two days. After all, we are not sure about that Yu. There is a problem with Lao Yuan’s connection, if Xiao Tong calls Yu and reveals our whereabouts, then he is not our hostage but an undercover agent.” Lao Huang said with a smile: "I've seen this. The more you marry into a rich family, the more you have to put on airs, afraid that people will underestimate him. But there are many women like this, and it's rare for men to be so scheming."

The father turned to her and asked her, "Does he love you? Does he have feelings for you?" Ouyang Lanlan said stiffly: "He has no feelings, what is he doing with me." After a pause, he said: "His self-esteem is stronger than that of women." Jianjun, who had been silent all this time, pulled his face and said, "I don't see what he deserves for you to caress about him like this. If you want to learn and have no knowledge, you need a career and no career, and you're still a big smoker. After you and him..." Ouyang Lanlan stared at Jianjun sharply, and stared back at what he said behind him.

My father said: "I have always said that Xiao Tong is not suitable for you. Since you must like him to the death, I can only tear down a temple rather than tear down a family. I suggested that you give him some Baifen, firstly, it’s because you can’t get him to kill him, and secondly, cough, I thought that as soon as Xiao Tong took drugs, once he became addicted, you would definitely hate him very quickly. I didn’t expect that you really The ghosts are obsessed. You have to know that a person who is addicted to drugs is nothing. If you love him, there will be times when you regret it."

Ouyang Lanlan said: "I will help him quit. Those foreign movie stars and sports stars are all drug addicts. The whole world knows that they take drugs, but they still act in plays and play football. Everyone still likes them. Mara Donna has come back five times, and now it costs 50,000 US dollars to play a game. Twenty to thirty percent of young people in the United States smoke marijuana and coca leaves, and they are dead! Former US President Ford Madame also takes drugs, so she can live a good life after quitting drugs!" My father was bored for a while, and said, "He wants to quit. Hurry up and help him quit. I'm almost bankrupt. I can't support him like Maradona and the president's wife."

Ouyang Lanlan was a little angry, she felt that her father shouldn't show her such a look in front of Lao Huang and Jianjun.She stood up, opened the door and left, saying, "We don't need you to support us. I leave this house to support myself. I don't believe I can't survive!" As usual, Lao Huang assumed the role of mediation, grabbed her, pushed the door, and said, "Your father is telling the truth. This summer, the company lost a fortune in business in Guangxi and Yunnan, and even paid off its capital." Ouyang Lanlan immediately retorted: "The company has opened so many places over the years, such as karaoke bars, restaurants, nightclubs, standing houses and lying on the ground, oh, the money will be gone when I spend it. How much money have I spent? "

Lao Huang smiled wryly: "Why don't you say that your eldest lady doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you are not in charge of the family. Most of those properties are built on loans, and the business is also in a recession. It would be good if you can repay the principal and interest. The company really has no money now. Otherwise, your father wouldn't take the risk to have a relationship with that surnamed Yu, we have never dealt with him before." Father frowned and said in a stern tone: "You are self-reliant, what can you do?" Ouyang Lanlan took a gamble, and desperately said: "Whatever you can do, I can do!" My father was stunned for a long time, and finally vented his anger, and said: "Lan Lan, you are really, the older you get, the more ignorant you become. I have worked so hard for so many years, but I don't want you to take this risk like us again. Let you have a home to live in peace. In the future, when I am old, you, Uncle Huang, and Jianjun, we will all be old and unable to work, so we can have a place to go. We will go to your place and live in peace. In my old age, have a good death. You know what I think, why do you still say such angry words, you think it's fun to break my heart, don't you?" After listening silently, Ouyang Lanlan knew that she was wrong, but she still opened the door of her father's room and walked out of the room.Lao Huang came out and said earnestly: "Lan Lan, your father's life is all for you, and you shouldn't hurt his heart for a Xiaotong. You will know when the time comes, the future who loves you the most It's still your father." Ouyang Lanlan stood down in the corridor, thoughtful, Lao Huang said again: "You and Xiao Tong, how far are you two? How does he treat you? Do you think you can rely on him for the rest of your life? Such a young person may not be reliable." Ouyang Lanlan lowered her head and said, "No way, I just like him." Lao Huang made a subtle but visibly obscene gesture, "Have you ever done it with him?" "What?" Ouyang Lanlan was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Our relationship is very pure, why do you always think so badly about us!" Lao Huang used the tone of someone who had experienced it, and taught her with sophistication: "Lan Lan, if you really like him, you have to do it with him, and you have to make him comfortable, so that he can't leave you. Once he is comfortable, he will want you for the first time." Second, this is the same as taking drugs. It is very important for men to feel comfortable and uncomfortable.” After hearing this, Ouyang Lanlan looked up, hesitated, and said, "Old Huang, can you do me a favor?" "What are you doing?" "You, or you ask Jianjun, to show me Xiao Tong's pack of cigarettes." "cigarette?" "A little gilt tin box containing some of those cigarettes." Lao Huang nodded: "Ah, I understand. But if you really want him to quit, you still have to make an agreement with him first, he must have this heart, otherwise you can't look down on him." Ouyang Lanlan said: "Don't worry about it. Didn't my dad say that he can't live alone at the next stop? If I hold this thing in my hand, can I control him!" Lao Huang smiled knowingly, and said: "You are still smart." He said everything: "You can rest assured about this matter." He left. Ouyang Lanlan went back to her room and took a shower, then lay on the bed and watched TV intentionally or unintentionally.Half an hour later, someone knocked on the door, and Lao Huang and Jianjun really brought the gold-plated iron box to invite a reward.Ouyang Lanlan asked in amazement: "You guys are so smart, why did you take it out so quickly?" Lao Huang said, "I called Xiao Tong to my room to discuss the arrangement of the two major events and listen to his opinion. Jianjun asked the waiter to open his room and took it out after entering the room." , It’s not the same as getting something out of a bag. The waiter knows we are together.” Ouyang Lanlan praised Jianjun a few words, but Jianjun was sullen and didn't speak.Seeing that Ouyang Lanlan had already put on her pajamas, Lao Huang stopped staying and dragged Jianjun away. After hiding the small iron box, Ouyang Lanlan was somewhat relieved and complacent, and also gained some balance.While thinking wildly, she continued to watch TV.The radiators in the Northeast Hotel were very hot, and she was only wearing a pajamas, so she didn't feel cold at all.Just saw "Nightly News" when someone knocked on the door again.As soon as he heard it, he knew that it must not be Lao Huang and Jianjun, because the knock on the door seemed extraordinarily fragile and powerless. she asked, who? Answer outside the door, me. She jumped up and opened the door, Xiao Tong came in, wearing only a thin shirt and bare feet.She knew what he was doing here, and she knew what words were in his mouth just by looking at his face. "I can't find my cigarette. It's the one you gave me. It's gone. Did you come out with that kind of cigarette this time?" With uncontrollable eagerness and panic in his voice, Ouyang Lanlan sat on the bed as if nothing had happened, and said, "Oh, I asked Jianjun to take the cigarette away." Xiao Tong's eyes were wide open, his face trembled slightly, and his voice trembled: "You...what are you doing?" Ouyang Lanlan said, "I want you to quit." He was stunned for a while, and unexpectedly quickly came over and squatted in front of her, holding her like a child and begging: "I will quit, I will definitely quit, now I feel very uncomfortable, really, you first Give me one, okay, I will definitely quit in the future, okay?" Ouyang Lanlan's face was serious and serious, but secretly she was full of joy.When she saw Xiao Tong prostrate at her feet and pleading, she felt extremely happy.She said unhurriedly: "Give you cigarettes, that's fine. But the two of us have to make it clear, you say we've realized it now, how do I treat you?" "You treat me? It's okay." "good?" "Okay, you are good to me. Really, I am really uncomfortable now." "You said I was nice to you, so how do you treat me? Are you nice to me?" "Okay, okay." "How good?" "Didn't I accompany you out to relax?" "Do you think you like me or not?" "luv't." "Why do you like Fa'er?" "Didn't I come out with you?" Ouyang Lanlan hugged him suddenly, kissed his sweaty face, and said, "Then why don't you come here? I want you to stay by my side." Xiao Tong hesitated for a moment, then said: "But I'm very uncomfortable now. I can't accompany you like this." "I'll give you cigarettes, can you stay with me when you're done smoking?" "Okay, where are the cigarettes?" Ouyang Lanlan stood up and took out a cigarette from the drawer of the desk.When she was hiding the gilded iron box, she took it out and put it here.Xiao Tong took the cigarette tremblingly, sat on the carpet beside the bed, smoked vigorously and wholeheartedly, mouthful after mouthful.Ouyang Lanlan hugged him and kept touching his face, the way he smoked, and his every movement made her feel distressed and pitiful.After Xiao Tong finished smoking, his complexion gradually improved.He put his head back on the bed, closed his eyes and rested for a while, then stood up suddenly and walked towards the door.Ouyang Lanlan felt anxious and called out: "Xiao Tong!" Xiao Tong stood for a while, and opened the door ruthlessly, Ouyang Lanlan threatened fiercely: "Xiao Tong, if you want to leave, don't come to ask me for cigarettes again, I won't serve you anymore! If you want to become addicted, just hit the wall by yourself! Let me tell you, don't fucking knock on my door again! " Xiao Tong still stepped out, the door was slammed shut, Ouyang Lanlan sat on the carpet blankly, the whole room seemed empty.On the TV, a drunk man was laughing loudly, with exaggerated laughter, but she wanted to cry without tears, hating Xiao Tong to death! Her dreams that night were full of strange things.She dreamed that she was chasing and killing Xiao Tong with a sharp knife in her hand, and dreamed that Xiao Tong was chasing and killing her with a gun in both hands.She fled to a remote village surrounded by green smoke, and found that she was at the end of the road. Turning around and looking back, she saw Xiao Tong showing affection for her. Dangdang!Amidst the deafening gunshots, she woke up after dying, and heard someone knocking on the door while she was still in shock. It was still dark outside, and the thick night was leaking from the gaps in the curtains.She looked at the electronic watch on the bedside table, but it was already six o'clock in the morning. She was terrified and couldn't tell whether the knock on the door was a dream or real. "Who?" she asked. "I." It was Xiao Tong again. She hated Xiao Tong to the core, but she got up without any hesitation and opened the door for him. Xiao Tong's hair was disheveled, his face was withered and yellow, he didn't come in, he stood outside the door, and said with a dazed look: "I'm sorry." Ouyang Lanlan stared at him resentfully, but her heart softened suddenly.She opened the door all the way and said, "Come in." Xiao Tong came in, and the room was drowsy with only one bedside lamp on.Ouyang Lanlan didn't ask anything, just took out another cigarette from the drawer and handed it over, Xiao Tong took it, and still sat on the bed and smoked, with the same movements and gestures as last time.Ouyang Lanlan looked at him.My heart relapsed, but I still couldn't help being filled with pity and distress.She thinks what Lao Huang said is right, maybe I am too unlike a woman, I don’t know how to make a man comfortable, maybe Xiao Tong is cold to me because of this, his former girlfriend has the guts to go to a nightclub in front of the public and He was pissed off, and he probably would have had a rough time when he got into bed.She must have refurbished tricks to make Xiao Tong fascinated.Lao Huang is in his forties, what he said is not the most reasonable words but also the words of experience. It is very important for a man to be comfortable in this aspect!She thought maybe I was too conservative and useless compared to that woman. So when Xiao Tong was smoking, she started to touch him, she even unbuttoned his shirt, put her hand into her bosom to touch his hot chest.Contrary to his weak and thin face, his chest muscles are still so full and powerful.Her hand moved around his body, touching all the way down without any restraint.Xiao Tong only cares about smoking and has no time to care about her tenderness.After smoking, he laid his head on the bed as usual, enjoying the relaxation and comfort brought by heroin. Without any resistance, he asked her to unbutton all his clothes and pants. He closed his eyes as if he had entered a hallucination and dream. That early morning was a historic page for Ouyang Lanlan. When everything was quiet, Xiao Tong fell asleep on her bed. She walked into the bathroom alone, stood under the shower faucet, and let the hot water last for a long time. Rinse off and always have a smile on your face.She didn't know if Xiao Tong was comfortable, but the gasping he had just now seemed to prove that he had pleasure, and of course she herself was quite satisfied.Xiao Tong is obviously not a strong man, he lacks the impact of the storm, and at the same time he is not gentle enough.Meticulously, he has even been in a passive state of half-dream and half-awake.But after all, the skin-to-skin contact with Xiao Tong made her feel like a dream come true and a victory, every inch of his skin made her excited and novel. When it was dawn, she didn't rush to put on clothes, but wrapped a piece of bath water around her naked body.She opened the curtains, and the rising sun shone in, making her skin golden and beautiful.She has always been confident in her figure. In the eyes of men, if her appearance is rated as 80, then her figure can be rated as 110! The sunlight woke up Xiao Tong, he sat up in a daze, and found that his naked body was fully exposed in the sunlight, he quickly pulled up the sheet, and stammered, "Yesterday, did I sleep here all the time yesterday? When did I come here?" ?” Ouyang Lanlan put her hands on her shoulders, looked at him gracefully and complacently, and said calmly: "You asked me for cigarettes yesterday, did you forget?" Xiao Tong's memory was recovering quickly, and he looked dazed as if the woman had been greatly stimulated, "Where are my clothes?" Ouyang Lanlan sneered like a mouse: "You raped me yesterday, and you forgot? Now you want to put on your clothes and leave after wiping your face, don't you?" To Ouyang Lanlan's surprise, Xiao Tong didn't quarrel or justify. He turned over and lay down suddenly, covered his head with a sheet, his shoulders trembled as if he was sick, and wept silently.This made her panic. She ran over to pull off the quilt, hugged him, and kept coaxing: "This is what I want, it's what I want, are you afraid?" But no matter what she said, Xiao Tong Du didn't answer a word, he tried his best to suppress his crying, tears streaming down his face. Ouyang Lanlan thought about it for a long time, but she still couldn't figure out why Xiao Tong was crying.Usually only girls would cry in panic after their first night, or weep with joy. It is unexpected that such a cold-faced man like Xiao Tong has such a fragile childlike attitude.Maybe it's just the habit of loving Wu and Wu, she thinks every expression of Xiao Tong's character is so fresh and interesting, she likes his haughty and ruthless demeanor, likes his bohemian deeds, also likes him kneeling down like a slave to talk nicely, and also likes his children Feeling flustered and crying, she thinks that Xiao Tong is really a strange stunner, women can find two completely different pleasures of conquering and being conquered in him at the same time. Xiao Tong was silent for a whole day, and Ouyang Lanlan didn't speak much.Probably her nature is more inclined to conquer the opposite sex, so the more dull Xiao Tong is, the more satisfied she is.She suddenly had the pride of a big woman, believing that with her warmth, intelligence, skills and patience, she would be invincible against any man. On this day, they took a quick look at the Neolithic site in Saodagou and the Confucian Temple.Rather than saying that they are interested in the ruins and temples, it is better to say that they are purely in a leisurely mood.At noon, they returned to the hotel for dinner, and Lao Huang went to check out the room.They boarded the Toyota station wagon and went to the Fengman Reservoir on the outskirts of Jilin City, which is also the famous ski resort Songhua Lake.After they checked into a hotel called a sanatorium by the Songhua Lake, they immediately went out to swim in the lake. It is said that the snow in Songhua Lake this year is exceptionally good, and there have been several truly heavy snowfalls since the beginning of winter.Before the middle of winter, the mountains are already covered with snow, the lake is frozen, and as far as the eye can see, it is covered with silver, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.In this silver-white world, everyone's heart has a feeling of being purified.Ouyang Lanlan saw Xiao Tong's frozen red face had a fascinated smile, so she asked him: "Did you enjoy your stay?" Xiao Tong didn't look at her, but actually replied with a gentle voice: "I like it." "what do you like?" "Very, very pure." This may be the mood and sigh that everyone here and now will have.Ouyang Lanlan said, "I like it too." The gate of the nursing home is very close to the lake. There are sleds rented by some local farmers to tourists by the lake. They rented two sleds called horse-drawn sledges by the locals to slide to the depths of the lake.The horses pulling the sleds are the short-footed Kanto horses that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty rode when hunting in ancient paintings. They are simple in appearance but steady in pace.The strings of bells on the horse jingled, giving off a carefree cheerfulness and excitement.On the distant shore, there are patches of white leaves.The upright tree trunks are shining with a silver-gray luster, and the "dense branches are as blurred as smoke. The entire lake is surrounded by mountains and mountains. The wide area of ​​the lake is covered with white snow, which is as vast as a plain. The narrow area of ​​the lake is surrounded by huge rocks. It was as precipitous as a pass. Ouyang Lanlan laughed loudly, and her laughter spread unobstructed far, far away. She paid attention to Xiao Tong, but he didn't smile, and the white snow made him always squint his eyes. He squinted his eyes like he was smiling, and the muscles on his face were peaceful and comical. I had a great time swimming in the lake for half a day.It was the first time for Ouyang Lanlan to see such a big snowfield, so she had seen the world.But it is also the grandeur of facing the snow, father.Lao Huang and Jianjun were unmoved, perhaps because they have been here before, and they are even familiar with the ins and outs of each path as if they have walked it many times. When they returned to the nursing home, it was time for dinner. In the warm restaurant, they ate the steamed white fish and boiled squid, which are special products of Songhua Lake. It is said that these two kinds of fish were the best products presented to the emperor in the past. , the meat is thin and thornless.While eating, my father said that he wanted to go to the lake one night to watch the fishermen's ice-cutting night fishing, and then cook and eat it right after the catch, that would be a special flavor. In the evening, Lao Huang only opened three rooms without consulting anyone.Without saying anything, Xiao Tong followed Ouyang Lanlan into the same room.When he entered the house and closed the door, the first thing he did was ask for a cigarette.He hadn't smoked a cigarette all day. Maybe it was the magnificent snow scene of Songhua Lake that attracted his attention and delayed the onset of drug addiction. After smoking, he sat on the bed in a daze, neither speaking nor taking off his heavy coat.Ouyang Lanlan said angrily: "Do you still want to sleep alone? If you want to, sleep in the corridor. I won't stop you!" Xiao Tong didn't speak, and took off his coat silently. At night, Ouyang Lanlan slept with him as she wished. Even though Xiao Tong wore long-sleeved and long-tube underwear, she slept in her bed after all.It was their first full night together.Before going to bed, Xiao Tong tentatively asked her where she put the pack of cigarettes, and if she could return it to him for his own safekeeping.Ouyang Lanlan flatly refused.She said, I can control you for a while, so that you don't smoke uncontrollably and get more and more addicted. When the time comes, the addiction is too deep and it will be difficult to quit.Xiao Tong said, I'm sure the amount of control should not exceed two a day, isn't that all right?Ouyang Lanlan said, the cigarette case is at Jianjun's place, you want to go to him.She knew that Xiao Tong had some old and new enmity with Jianjun, and when he mentioned Jianjun, he would definitely back away when he knew it was difficult. Sure enough, he stopped entanglement, turned off the lights and lay down, and the two of them had nothing to say all night.Xiao Tong turned his back to her, but she was not angry, but hugged him gently from behind.He was motionless, like a piece of wood, and she didn't know what was going on in his mind. It was still early in the morning, she woke up first, and saw Xiao Tong in her arms was still asleep, she reached into his underwear, touched him gently, from top to bottom, he woke up, turned around and still gave her back , murmured, don’t make trouble, I’m sleepy, but her movements didn’t stop, her fingers were light, like gossamer, so gentle that it couldn’t be resisted, it didn’t take long, Xiao Tong’s body finally became excited, what Lao Huang said was true It's true, "If he's comfortable once, he wants to do it a second time." It's just a day and a night, she and Xiaotong actually came twice. After finishing the work, she turned on the light, and Xiao Tong lay on the bed, turned his face to the other side, avoiding the light and also avoiding her.She gently stroked his bare back with her hand, and asked, "Hey, yesterday morning, why were you crying?" Xiao Tong ignored her. She shook him and said coquettishly, "Tell me." Xiao Tong suddenly stood up, turned around and stared at her viciously, saying, "Because I hate you!" After he finished speaking, he jumped out of bed, quickly put on his clothes angrily, then sat on the sofa with his eyes closed and ignored her. She leaned against the headboard of the bed and asked slowly, "Are you still thinking about that girl?" Xiao Tong didn't move, and didn't answer, but he opened his eyes, obviously he paid attention to this question. "Am I right?" Xiao Tong looked at her suspiciously, "Which girl?" "The one who made a big fuss at the Imperial Capital Nightclub." Xiao Tong seemed to remember it, and closed his eyes impatiently, "Think whatever you want," he said. They just sat like this, asking some questions without answering them, and speaking some fighting words until dawn. At dawn, they went up the mountain to go skiing, which has one of the best ski resorts in the country.The novelty of skiing temporarily replaced the discord between the two.Ouyang Lanlan could tell.Xiao Tong couldn't say he was having fun, but he put his heart into it. Maybe skiing made him angry again like a young man. After a day of skiing, everyone was very tired. The next morning, during dinner, my father announced that he would rest in the nursing home for the day and would not go anywhere.He asked everyone to recharge their batteries so that they could go to the lake at night to watch the fishermen break the ice and fish. This day is Lunar New Year's Eve in the Gregorian calendar, which is the last day of the year.