Chapter 14 Chapter 4 - Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, the weather was sunny and cool and comfortable. Bo Sen and I pulled an extension cord from the fifth floor to the balcony on the top floor, and lit a few lights. Senior sister Xiuzhi was in charge of the shopping, and bought a bunch of food, which could be eaten until next year. Bo Sen begged Ziyao to speak up, lest Senior Xiuzhi catch him and roast him in a fit of anger. Then we moved a few tables and chairs to the balcony. Around seven o'clock, Ming Jing and Sun Ying came.Ming Jing looked very happy, while Sun Ying stretched her face. But when Bo Sen gave Sun Ying a small gift, her face relaxed.

The six of us chatted while grilling meat, which was quite pleasant. When everyone was almost full, Brother Ziyao also sang his famous song "Hongdou Ci". "I didn't expect you to be good at singing." Senior sister Xiuzhi glanced at Brother Ziyao. Brother Ziyao was very excited and continued to sing a few more songs. Then they actually started talking about songs and singing. Bo Sen deliberately kept talking to Sun Ying, and it could be seen that he was really guilty of that joke. After Mingjing played with the embers of charcoal, she pointed to the balcony of the building next door and asked me:

"Come on, can you go over there and have a look?" I nod. There are many flowers and plants planted on the balcony next door, which is in obvious contrast with the openness of our balcony. There is only a wall about 1.2 meters high between the two balconies. "Is it okay to climb walls?" I asked. "This height is no problem for me." "Well, you can climb walls before you get married, but don't climb them after you get married." "Hehe...Guer. You have a good or bad mouth, and you even compared me to a red apricot." Mingjing and I climbed over the wall and landed softly.

Downstairs is the couple who often throw dishes and dishes. They should have a bad temper, so there is no need to provoke them. She called out the names of the flowers and plants one by one, and I just kept nodding because I didn't understand. "You seem to like flowers and plants very much?" "Well, I like nature very much. I hope to live in a large green grassland in the future." Ming Jing opened her arms, trying to draw a very big feeling in the air.Then ask me: "Come on, how about you?" "I grew up in nature, and the concrete jungle of the city is new to me."

"You are very special." Ming Jing smiled. "Guer, thank you for your hospitality today." Mingjing leaned against the railing of the balcony, looked at the night scene, turned her head and said to me. "You're welcome." I was also leaning on the railing, beside her. Mingjing hummed softly, occasionally looking up at the night sky. "It's quiet and beautiful here, don't you mind if I come to play often in the future?" "It's too late to welcome." Mingjing looked at me with her head tilted, and said with a smile, "Guer, you're talking politely."

I also smiled: "I really welcome you." "By the way, I'll give you something. You wait here for me." Mingjing climbed over the wall to get something, and when she wanted to come back, she put the thing on the wall first, and then turned it over. It is very similar to Zhu Ziqing's prose, describing the scene of his father climbing up and down the platform to buy oranges. If she really gave me the oranges, then I will call her Daddy instead of Auntie from now on. "Here, for you." She also patted the dust off her clothes, just like the description of "back view".

It was a green plant with special forked branches. The leaves are opposite, like bamboo dragonflies in children's play.The fruit is small and slightly sticky. "what is this?" "Mistleworm." Although this is the second time I have seen mistletoe, but last time I was too far away to see it clearly. I looked at the mistletoe in my hand, feeling an indescribable curiosity. So I held it up high, and looked at it carefully by the light on the balcony. "Is there anything strange?" Ming Jing was attracted by my movements, and also leaned over to look up. "The mistletoe..."

I turned my head and wanted to ask Mingjing why the mistletoe fruit is sticky, She suddenly said "Oops" and quickly took two steps back. "Come on!" "what?" "You are treacherous." "What's wrong?" Mingjing didn't answer, she flattened her mouth and compared her fingers to Mistle. I suddenly realized that she thought I was deliberately luring her to stand under the mistletoe, and then kissed her. "No, I just want to take a closer look at the mistletoe." "Yeah. It was just too dangerous." Ming Jing smiled.

For the third time, I missed the chance to kiss Ming Jing. Later, I often thought, as the saying goes, "There are only three things to do", so what if the thing has passed three years? Between me and Mingjing, there have always been many karma that brought us closer, but there was always a lack of finishing touches. Like a football game, there are often opportunities to shoot, but unfortunately the ball never breaks through the net. "Thank you for the gift." I shook the mistletoe in my hand and smiled at Mingjing. "You're welcome. But you have to keep it safe."

"why?" "The mistletoe can absorb water and inorganic matter from the host plant, and carry out photosynthesis to produce nutrients, but the nutrients are still not enough. So when the host plant withers, the mistletoe will also wither." "Then why keep it safe?" "Although the mistletoe leaves the host plant, it will wither in a short time. However, it is said that after the broken mistletoe is stored for several months, the branches will gradually turn golden yellow" "Yeah. I'll keep it on forever." "By the way, I just wanted to ask you, why is the mistletoe fruit sticky?"

"This is for mistletoe to reproduce and spread." "Ok?" "The fruit of the mistletoe emits a fragrance that attracts birds to eat, and the sticky seeds of the mistletoe stick to the beak of the bird. As the bird migrates, when the bird rubs off these seeds on other trees , the mistletoe will find a new host plant." "I see." I nodded and put the mistletoe away. Around 11 o'clock, Bo Sen and I sent Mingjing and the others back to the dormitory. When they arrived at Shengjiushe, Sun Ying said that she still wanted to buy something and asked Mingjing to go upstairs first. After Mingjing said Merry Christmas to us, she turned and went upstairs. After Sun Ying waited for Mingjing's back to disappear, she told me mysteriously: "Chopworm. You should, thank you, Mingjing." "I thank you." "Sun Ying didn't mean the gift. Someone was going to invite Lin Mingjing to watch a movie tonight." Bo Sen answered the conversation from the side, with a somewhat ambiguous tone. "She turned down the date because of you, so you should make it up to her with a movie." "It was you who suggested the party tonight, so you should make up for it." I pointed to Berson. "You heartless brat, it was you who insisted on having her over to our house." I was about to refute, but Person blinked. "And you also said: Without Lin Mingjing's Christmas Eve, Jesus would not have been born." "Nonsense! How could I say such..." Before I could say "disgusting", Bo Sen had already covered my mouth. "Cai Chong, don't be shy. Treat her to a movie." "That's right." Sun Ying said. "Sun Ying, are you okay tomorrow?" "No." "Then see you here at 12 noon tomorrow, the four of us will have lunch together." Berson let go of his hand covering my mouth, and continued, "Then let Cai Chong and Lin Mingjing go to the movies. Do you agree?" "Very good." Sun Ying nodded. "I……" "Don't thank me too much, I'll be embarrassed." Person quickly interrupted me. "That's it." Bo Sen waved at Sun Ying, "See you tomorrow."