Chapter 628 Daily Life

[Lift it higher! ] Yi Hai Su Mu Qiu urged with a rag in his hand.

"Okay." Li Wen smiled and lifted Su Mu Qiu higher again so that he could reach the top corner of the glass.

The New Year naturally needs a new look, even if the house is already clean, it needs to be cleaned a little.

Today is New Year's Eve, and except for the local staff of the studio itself, the other guild leaders have gone home.

Li Wen took the rag handed over by Shi Yi Hai, washed it in a bucket, and then took it to the bathroom to dump it.

[What are you eating tonight? 】Su Muqiu sighed: [It's been so long since we celebrated the New Year together. I actually forgot that we need to make reservations if we want to take out the New Year's Eve dinner...]

"Let me take a look, Brother Muqiu... There are still a lot of instant noodles left in the refrigerator! We can almost make ends meet." Li Wen smiled and said, "You can go to the vending machine later to see what snacks are left."

Su Muqiu smacked his lips: [We only eat this during the New Year...]

"Huh?" Li Wen tilted his head: "Didn't we eat this in other places before?"

[That's right. 】Su Muqiu nodded.

Li Wen happily put Su Muqiu on his shoulder, opened the door, and looked at the empty corridor outside. Li Wen was slightly stunned.

The Ember Club hasn't been so quiet for a long time... Before everyone went home, it was lively and even a little noisy.

Li Wen sorted out his mood and walked towards the vending machine at the end of the corridor.

"Sausages, braised eggs, spicy strips, beef cubes...very good!" Li Wen nodded with satisfaction.

[If you eat so early, what will you do next? Watch the Spring Festival Gala? ] Su Muqiu rubbed Li Wen's shoulders.

"Well...watch it for a while? If it's not good, just turn it on and listen to the sound, or go out for a walk?" Li Wen suggested.

[Well, it's not bad! ] Su Muqiu laughed.

Li Wen returned to the room with the snacks he bought. Anyway, he had nothing to do, so he might as well study the next opponent...

Just when his hand was on the mouse, the desktop began to vibrate slightly. Li Wen was stunned for a moment and looked at the phone screen.

[Who is it? ]

"Brother Jiale." Li Wen replied and answered the phone: "Hello?"

"Hello? Xiao Wen? The door downstairs is locked from the inside and I can't get in!" Zhang Jiale's voice came over.

Li Wen walked towards the window while answering the phone, opened the window, and saw a young man with rose-red hair standing on the third-floor platform, frowning at the door in front of him.

The third floor is the dormitory for professional players, which can be locked from the inside. Because he didn't plan to go out, Li Wen locked the door from the inside.

"I'll be there right away, Jiale brother!" Li Wen hung up the phone in a hurry and rushed to the platform with Su Muqiu.

"Why is Jiale brother back? Did you forget to bring something?" Li Wen asked curiously after opening the door.

"No, I'll take you to my house for the New Year." Zhang Jiale said happily.

"Eh?" Li Wen looked at Zhang Jiale blankly.

"Go to my house for the New Year, come on, come on, just bring two clothes." Zhang Jiale pushed Li Wen to his room, helped Li Wen pick two clothes and stuffed them into his backpack, then helped Li Wen put on the backpack, pushed Li Wen to the outside, and then closed the door.

"Wait, Brother Jiale, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Li Wen turned his head and looked at Zhang Jiale while asking.

"What's inappropriate? What's inappropriate? I originally planned to have you come to our house for the New Year." Zhang Jiale said with a smile: "Don't worry, you have met my parents before. I told them. They originally thought that you went to other places to celebrate the New Year, so they didn't mention it in the past few days. When I told them today, they scolded me and asked me why I didn't take you there earlier.

I thought you might have other plans. Please say a few good words for me when you see them later!"

"This..." The two got into the car parked at the door. Zhang Jiale fastened his seat belt and turned on the car music: "What's this, you are already in the car, and the car door is welded shut. You still want to leave? What are you eating in the club? Instant noodles? If people know that you are eating something on New Year's Day, we may be on the headlines of E-sports Home tomorrow, saying that the Embers Club abused the captain. Go with peace of mind. My dad is really good at cooking. I tell you, he didn't cook during the summer vacation before. Today, he specially prepared a large table of delicious dishes."

[Oh! I want to try it, Xiao Wen! 】Su Muqiu leaned over from the back seat.

"Well, please trouble Brother Jiale..."

"What trouble?" Zhang Jiale waved his hand: "When I came here, I thought you were not in the club, and was..."

"Wait a minute, Brother Jiale, Brother Zheping called." Li Wen said apologetically.

Zhang Jiale immediately looked at his nose and pretended not to see it.

"Xiao Wen, open the door of the platform." Sun Zheping's stern but gentle voice sounded: "Pack up your things and come to our house for New Year's Eve dinner tonight."

"Huh?" Li Wen was stunned for a moment: "Brother Jiale and I are on the way to his house now..."

"..." The other end of the phone fell into silence. Just when Li Wen thought the phone was hung up, Sun Zheping asked in a deep voice: "Is Zhang Jiale driving his uncle's car or his aunt's car?"

"This..."

"Ahem, ahem, forget it, big grandson. Xiao Wen will go to our house to celebrate New Year's Eve today. Xiao Wen and I will go to your house to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the New Year. It's decided. Don't even think about riding your little two-wheeler to chase us. Goodbye." Zhang Jiale took Li Wen's phone and hung up after talking nonstop: "Don't answer it for a while, Xiao Wen. I was waiting for the traffic light just now. It's better not to answer the phone while driving."

"Uh... OK..."

Li Wen understood what Zhang Jiale meant just now.

At the gate of the Embers Club, Sun Zheping, holding a helmet, silently looked at the hung up phone. After hesitating for a while, he decided not to go to Zhang Jiale's house to pick him up today.

Forget it, Xiao Wen just needs a place to eat a hot meal.

Sun Zheping put on his helmet and drove in the opposite direction of Zhang Jiale. In addition to picking up Xiao Wen, he also needed to buy two more Spring Festival couplets. The size his mother bought before was a bit too big...

Parking lot at the entrance of Zhang Jiale's community

Li Wen hesitated for a moment: "Well, let's buy something..."

"What are you buying? It's just a trip home. Besides, where can you buy things now? Let's go." Zhang Jiale closed the car door.

That's right... Then tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Li Wen sighed in his heart and followed Zhang Jiale into the community with his bag on his back.

"Xiao Wen is back, come in, come in!" As soon as the elevator door opened, Jiale's mother happily grabbed Li Wen's hand and led him home: "If you want to change your shoes, change them. If you don't want to change them, don't change them. It's cold outside, come in and then..."

"Wait a minute, mom, don't lock me out!" Zhang Jiale held the door and said speechlessly.

"Oh, I almost forgot about Lele, just like Lele forgot to bring Xiaowen home earlier." Jiale's mother said sarcastically and rolled her eyes.

[Puff. ] Su Muqiu couldn't help laughing.

Li Wen scratched his head embarrassedly.

Zhang Jiale's family was very enthusiastic about Li Wen. Jiale's mother kept pushing fruits in front of Li Wen. Jiale's father was busy in the kitchen. He heard the sound and looked out. He smiled and greeted Li Wen.

Zhang Jiale's family was extremely open-minded. No matter what Zhang Jiale did, they respected his opinions. Just like when Zhang Jiale said he wanted to play professionally before, after a long talk with Zhang Jiale, they all agreed with his decision.

[If it weren't open-minded, it would be hard to imagine that there would be parents who would tolerate their children dyeing their hair in this color. It's really coquettish. ] Su Muqiu complained.

Li Wen smiled and listened carefully to Jiale's mother talking about family matters.

During the summer offseason, Li Wen lived here for a while. After the initial nervousness, he didn't feel particularly restrained.

Zhang Jiale kicked off his slippers, walked over with freshly washed fruits, sat next to his mother, and watched the scene in front of him happily.

There is also a reason why Jiale's mother has such a high favorability towards Li Wen. In the first few years when Zhang Jiale started playing Honor, he had always been very happy, and even when he went home, he would share interesting things with his family.

But slowly, Zhang Jiale became less willing to talk about those things. It started when Zheping was injured while saving people. Since then, Jiale's mother has not seen Sun Zheping again. Jiale seems to have become a lot more mature, but it seems that every day is very depressed, and something is weighing heavily on him, making him unable to breathe.

A few years ago, Zhang Jiale suddenly told them that he didn't want to play professionally anymore, and locked himself in the room alone for a long time.

These parents saw it, but they didn't know what to say.

They don't understand these things, so naturally there is no way to enlighten them.

But after a while, Zhang Jiale slowly became cheerful again, just as happy as when he excitedly told them that he wanted to play professionally with his friends.

Later, Jiale's mother also began to learn about Honor, knew Zhang Jiale's pain, knew that he was abused, and knew that new friends pulled him out of his original self-consumption. How could Jiale's mother not thank this child?

Moreover, Zhang Jiale had also mentioned Xiao Wen's situation to his family in a vague way, which made Jiale's mother feel distressed and like him. She just needed to find a good time to recognize Xiao Wen as her godson...

When is a good time?

"Mom? Dad is calling you!" Zhang Jiale stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his mother.

"Ah? Oh! Okay, I'll go see you, you play with Xiao Wen." Jiale's mother came back to her senses and hurried to the kitchen.

"My mom is a little too happy to see you, a little long-winded, don't mind..." Zhang Jiale handed Li Wen a glass of water and explained helplessly.

Li Wen was silent for a long time, then he looked up and smiled: "That's great, Jiale brother."

[Hmm...] Su Muqiu also nodded.

Li Wen and Su Muqiu both cherish this relationship.

This New Year's Eve dinner was very lively, and it was different from the New Year's Eve dinner he had with Sister Mucheng and the others.

Uncle and aunt would urge him to eat more, and would ask nervously if it suited his taste, and would laugh happily after getting a positive answer.

But...

"Let's go, Xiao Wen, put up the Spring Festival couplets, and then play cards or mahjong together."

"Okay!"

After dinner, the TV was on, and the four of them set up mahjong on the table. Mahjong in different places has different rules. Zhang Jiale's family plays mahjong with national standard rules, but Li Wen is not very good at either.

Jia Le's mother introduced the rules to Xiao Wen with a smile, and Li Wen nodded, not quite understanding.

"You'll get it after playing once, come on!" Zhang Jia Le, who was sitting opposite, rubbed his hands excitedly.

In terms of games, he had never won against Li Wen, except when he had just met Li Wen and had not been in contact with Glory for a long time, and then Zhang Jia Le no longer entered the single-player room with Li Wen.

As for other games, it was even more so, fighting games, shooting games, board games, level-breaking games...

Forget it, don't think about it! Mahjong is also a kind of game!

Zhang Jia Le took a deep breath and his eyes became sharp. Sorry, Xiao Wen, today, I just want to win!

"Huh?" Li Wen, who had just finished playing mahjong, frowned.

"What's wrong, Xiao Wen?" Jia Le's mother asked curiously.

"Is this a win?" Li Wen asked.

Jiale's mother was startled. This round, Xiao Wen was the dealer. After jumping the cards, there were fourteen cards. If he could win right at the beginning...

Jiale's mother turned sideways and widened her eyes: "All the same color?"

"What?" Zhang Jiale was startled.

Li Wen pushed down the cards in front of him.

All the cards were all the same color, Tian Hu, and the dealer drew a self-drawn card...

"Just beginner's luck, beginner's luck." Zhang Jiale comforted himself: "Come again, come again..."

...

"Four cakes!"

"Draw a self-drawn card... Four hidden knives and a single knight."

...

"One chicken!"

"Win, thirteen yao, thirteen faces..."

...

"Win..."

"Or, let's not play anymore? At least watch TV?" Jiale's father coughed twice.

From the beginning to now, Xiao Wen has been winning, and every time he wins, Zhang Jiale has begun to doubt his life.

Jiale's mother was a little reluctant, and said that she would take Xiao Wen with her when she met with her sisters in two days.

Li Wen smiled and responded.

While talking and chatting while watching the ugly Spring Festival Gala, the most anticipated thing about the Spring Festival Gala is probably the last fixed song "Unforgettable Tonight"...

It is indeed unforgettable.

The clock struck midnight, the new year began, and the fireworks outside the window began to rise.

Jiale's parents had already returned to the room to rest, while Zhang Jiale and Li Wen were outside replying to the New Year's greetings from friends.

There were New Year's Eve dinners sent by Wei Lao Da, landscape photos sent by Bai Shu, happy new year sent by Qiu Fei, a big family with three or four tables set up by Lu Liang, couplets written by Lin Jingyan himself, ugly dumplings made by Fang Rui, the big yellow dog from Fang Shijing's hometown, red envelopes from Sun Zheping, and group photos sent by Su Mucheng, Ye Xiu and Chen Guo...

There are more blessing messages that may be sent by the group, and Li Wen replied carefully one by one.

But...

Sister Xue, are you asleep? Li Wen looked at the unanswered messages and felt a little depressed.

"Xiao Wen." Zhang Jiale put down the phone and said.

"Hmm?" Li Wen tilted his head and looked at Zhang Jiale: "What's wrong, Jiale brother?"

"You and Boss Chu..." Zhang Jiale asked furtively.

"Um, wait a moment, Jiale brother, I have a call!" Li Wen didn't even notice that his eyes lit up when he saw the caller.