number one idol

Chapter 137 I am no longer the happiest person in the Chinese New Year
It's still the familiar small dilapidated train station in memory, the taste has not changed at all, even the big white wall is as usual, He Xiao can tell at a glance that it has never been redecorated.

Coming out of the train station tremblingly, He Xiao saw the familiar figure of her sister standing at the door anxiously waiting for him.

He Jin was wearing a long white down jacket, very conspicuous, standing there straight like a proud white swan, looking into the crowd.

She hasn't found He Xiao yet, but her face is full of anticipation and excitement, and she is not impatient at all because of waiting.

Because she is waiting for her younger brother, the younger brother she loves the most.

The moment He Xiao saw his sister, the tip of his nose was already sore, and tears welled up immediately.

Without the slightest hesitation, he rushed forward and threw himself on He Jin. The other party also reacted belatedly, and said incoherently: "No... When did you arrive? Why didn't I see you? Didn't you say Are you there at 04:30..."

Listening to He Jin's chanting, He Xiao hugged her tightly, the smile on his face was about to reach his ears, and he said softly: "Sister, I miss you."

When He Jin heard his younger brother's words, his heart was wrenched, and he withdrew all his thoughts and nodded heavily.

"Okay, just come back."

The siblings stood at the gate of the train station and embraced each other. Seeing the warmth of their loved ones again dispelled the coldness of winter a lot.

He Jin bought a car, a domestic coupe SUV, which was just mentioned last month, which suits her temperament quite well.

But after He Xiao came back, the task of driving naturally fell on him. He started the engine, started the car, and began to drive in the direction of home.

"Has our family changed so much? I remember that there was not so much greenery on both sides of this road before."

After not going home for several years, He Xiao felt that the small county in his hometown was both familiar and strange.

At four o'clock in the morning, the sky was not yet bright, and it was dark. Driving on a main road in the county, He Xiao felt that there was a big discrepancy between what he felt and what he remembered.

"Is it because you haven't come back for a long time? I don't feel any change." He Jin shrugged and expressed his opinion.

He Xiao rubbed his nose, "Maybe."

The vehicle turned around and turned, and finally drove into a small alley, and stopped at the penultimate house inside.

He Xiao's hometown is in the countryside, but apart from his grandparents, he still lives in the village. His parents have long since moved to the city, bought a small square, and the family of four squeezed together.

Life was very difficult during that time, but He Xiao didn't complain at all, because the small house contained too many memories of his childhood.

It wasn't until more than ten years ago that my parents decided to go out to work. After coming to Bingcheng for several years, they finally opened a restaurant of their own, and their living standards began to improve.

He Xiao also stayed in Bingcheng to go to school during that time, and bought the piano at that time.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. After the short-term prosperity, the He family's business suffered from Waterloo. The parents were unwilling to endure it for several years, but they still couldn't come back to life. Not to mention the money they didn't make, they even lost hundreds of thousands.

After the incident, the parents were disheartened and deeply hit. They returned to their hometown to do odd jobs to make ends meet, and usually returned to the countryside to help their grandparents plant the land.

This barren situation lasted until this year before it got better, because He Xiao made his debut, and he already has a certain ability to attract money after being popular all over the country. With tens of millions of copyright fees in his pocket, it is naturally impossible to make his parents suffer anymore. A large sum of money was paid to the family, which is how my sister He Jie bought her car.

The house has also been purchased properly. It is the best and most upscale community in the county. However, the decoration has not been completed, so for the time being, I can only live in this small bungalow that carries countless memories of the family.

It is estimated that after the next year, they will be able to move into their new home.

"Mom, my brother is back!"

He Jin pushed open the red-painted gate, walked through the small courtyard, and dragged He Xiao into the house.

Old people sleep less and get up early every day, so at 04:30, when young people are still sleeping with their heads covered, He Xiao’s parents have been up for a long time.

Coupled with the fact that today is the day when He Xiao returns home, the old couple has long been anxious, and they don't know how many times they have to look at the door in one minute.

When He Xiao entered the room, his mother Li Chengjuan was the first to greet him, and held He Xiao in her arms without letting go, while her father stood behind and grinned happily.

"Son! Let mom see, he's taller and thinner."

The mother held He Xiao's face, looked up and down with red eyes, and her eyes were full of distress.

She didn't know what happened to her son in Yanjing, because He Xiao seemed to come to report good news but not bad news, and never told her family about things outside, but the mother could also imagine that her precious son would definitely not suffer less.

Li Chengjuan is a beautiful woman with reverse growth. At 49 years old, she looks just like 39 years old. There are no wrinkles on her face, and there is no trace of white hair. Her sister He Jin perfectly inherited her mother's genes to look so good-looking.

But at this time, this beautiful face was covered with tears.

"My son is successful, my son is successful..."

Li Chengjuan squeezed He Xiao's arm tightly, repeating this sentence in her mouth, feeling excited and happy.

There is a son who is a celebrity, and he is full of pride when he says that he has face.

"Mom, haven't I come back?" He Xiao's eyes were also red, looking at his mother who hadn't seen him for two years, his memory immediately returned to the day when he just went to Yanjing, and it happened to be farming in the countryside , his mother got up early to see him off, walked all the way from the village to the station, and in the end only He Xiao was left crying in the carriage.

The picture of that year is vivid in my memory!

But now life is better, such things will never happen again, no matter how far away, as long as you want to see, you can book a ticket to fly here at any time, and you don't have to worry about money anymore.

It is true that money can solve 90.00% of nine troubles.

"dad……"

He Xiao raised his head and looked at the silent father in front of him, who only had a smile on his face, and called out with a sob in his mouth.

His father, He Jiandong, is the idol of his life, and he has also paid too much for this family.

He Jiandong is very smart, but not good at words. He was a bit rebellious when he was young. He dropped out of school after finishing junior high school, and thus began his rough life.

Because he was uneducated, he had nothing to do after dropping out of school, so he could only work hard. When he was a teenager, he went to the quarry to move stones. He got up at four o'clock every morning and pushed two carts of stones before eating. It's not get off work until it's dark.

When he went there in the first year, he struggled even to pick up the smallest stone. Three months later, he picked up a big stone weighing dozens of kilograms and walked away. If he didn't work, he would have nothing to eat.

And this is ten years.

The most important ten years of my life were wasted to the quarry.

Ten years later, 26-year-old He Jiandong got married to his mother, Li Chengjuan. Maybe God gave him a beautiful daughter-in-law because of pity on him.

He Jiandong only spent 8000 yuan to marry Li Chengjuan home.

After marriage, the couple’s life was as hard as ever, and the wages from the quarry could no longer support the family. Therefore, through someone’s introduction, He Jiandong, who had only a handful of strength, found another job. Library against sacks.

It will take another ten years to do this.

Counting the previous work in the quarry, the entire 20 years of youth are also the best and brightest 20 years of a person's life, just like that.

Regret?
Of course I regret it.

More than once, He Jiandong hated himself for going the wrong way. Even if he hadn't been educated, it would have been better for him to serve as a soldier than to work hard.

After he was drunk, he once pulled He Xiaoyu to say something like this: People must see more of the world. The people you have come into contact with and the things you have experienced all determine your vision, and your vision determines your vision. Your pattern determines your pattern, and your pattern determines your life.

This is the experience he has spent half his life in exchange for.

So after He Xiao dropped out of school, he chose to go to Yanjing to venture into the world, and He Jiandong didn't stop him.

Reading is very important, but you can't read books by heart. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Only after traveling thousands of miles and seeing one city after another can one gain a foothold in this world.

Seeing his father again, all kinds of past moments flooded his heart, He Xiao couldn't help sobbing.

This is his father, a father with no promise, and also the father with the most promise, someone who deserves his love and admiration throughout his life.

"Look at the way you're finished, why are you crying? Don't you know that men don't flick their tears?"

He Jiandong grinned at the corner of his mouth, and patted He Xiao on the shoulder. The emotion between father and son is not as direct as that expressed between mother and son. The father seldom hugs his son, and seldom shows his love directly. No words.

"Dad, life is better now, come with me to Yanjing! I will buy a house in a big city, so you can enjoy your life." He Xiao put back his tears and made a filial proposal.

He Jiandong shook his head, and said with a smile: "I've been like this all my life. It's good to stay in my hometown. Besides, my relatives and friends are all in my hometown. Why should I go to Yanjing, a place I'm not familiar with? You How about spending 50 yuan to build a mountain for me, and let me build pine towers every year and sell mountain products."

My father has no feelings for Yanjing, but likes to stay in the village and live a carefree life. He has a special affection for Dashan.

He Xiao had no choice but to nod. The elderly really don't like to make troubles. It's okay to travel outside occasionally, but they definitely don't want to settle down.

"This old man keeps things clean every day, and my son is also kind." Li Chengjuan gave He Jiandong a look, then smiled and said, "Son, take mom to Sanya to see the sea after the Chinese New Year."

"Okay, our family will go to Sanya for the winter after the new year." He Xiao agreed.

Going to Sanya is a wish of my mother. She has always wanted to see the warm tropics and have a comfortable winter. There are many friends of hers there.

Northeast people seem to have a natural yearning for Hainan, and those with a little financial ability have gone there, so that Hainan is flooded with Northeast people, and netizens jokingly call it the fourth province in Northeast China.

My mother was also looking forward to the comfort of Sanya, so she brought it up to her son without hesitation.

He Xiao naturally agreed, money is just a series of numbers to him, he earns money to spend for his family, even if he squandered several million at once, he doesn't feel bad.

To be honest, at this point today, He Xiao is not worried that he will be poor in the future, because the stars in Huaguo are the most profitable, and the money will only come in a steady stream. He has a fan base of tens of millions, and he does not want to make money because of this. Will not work.

"Mom, dad, brother, stop chattering, let's eat dumplings first, it will get cold later."

At this moment, sister He Jin came out of the kitchen with a plate of dumplings. The dumplings were filled with chives and eggs. They were wrapped last night and they were waiting for He Xiao to cook them for him when he came back this morning.

Just now when He Xiao was chatting with his parents when He Xiao entered the room, He Jie had already silently cooked the dumplings.

"Yo, what about the ears of wheat? It looks like it was made by my mother."

He Xiao picked up a wheat ear-shaped dumpling, this kind of dumpling was only made by the mother in the whole family, and He Xiao liked eating it the most when he was a child.

At this time, dip some soy sauce, put it in your mouth and bite, the flavors of leeks and eggs burst out together, stimulating the taste buds, dancing on the tip of the tongue, it is simply better than all the delicacies in the world.

Really fragrant!

"Eat slowly, there are also vinegar, sesame oil, minced garlic...do you want some?"

He Jin came over with a bottle of seasoning and said with a smile.

"Give me some sesame oil."

He Xiao hiccupped and choked on a bit of food. His mother immediately took out a bottle of red apple drink, put the straw in He Xiao's hand.

After returning home and eating the dumplings made by his mother, the feeling of happiness came out immediately. He Xiao felt that today was the most relaxing day he had been here for more than two years.

……

Because the train didn't arrive until after four o'clock in the morning, He Xiao fell asleep after breakfast and didn't wake up until after three o'clock in the afternoon.

At this time, the family has packed up and is waiting for He Xiao to drive them back to their hometown in the countryside for the New Year.

Thirty must be spent in my hometown. My mother has no doubts about this, and my grandparents have been thinking about He Xiao for a long time, eager to see their grandson.

Grandpa suffered from cerebral hemorrhage again this year. Although the disease has been treated well now, He Xiao didn't see it with his own eyes, so he was still worried.

So it is very important to go back to the village during the Chinese New Year.

Driving her sister's SUV, He Xiao first went to the largest supermarket in the county, and bought a bunch of health care products, fruits, and drinks. After returning to the village, he must visit relatives and give gifts, and He Xiao is now a star. We all know that too shabby must not work.

Even he, who never gave out red envelopes, prepared a bunch of red envelopes this time, filled with brightly red banknotes, and each pack was no less than five.

In fact, He Xiao doesn't have many memories of the village, because he grew up in the county seat after he was born, and only went back to the countryside to play at his grandparents' house during the winter and summer vacations, so he really knew the messy relatives in the village not much.

It's fine in normal times, but now that he's a celebrity, He Xiao has to give old He's parents some face, and he still has to give out a red envelope.

And he could already foresee that when he drove the car into the village, everyone in the village would definitely come to see the "star" in style.

The thought of dealing with these relatives from all walks of life gave him a headache, but he could only endure it silently and be mentally prepared.

In recent years, the development of the village has been good. Basically, asphalt roads have been paved, and the car drives very fast. About 40 minutes after leaving the county, the familiar mountain village is already faintly visible.

"A big car is coming!"

"Someone is coming to our village!"

The vehicle started to slow down after entering the village, attracting many crowds to watch. Some children who were playing snowball fights on the side of the road stopped and shouted when they saw He Jin's white and glowing SUV.

He Xiao honked the horn. He was afraid that the child would throw snowballs on the car, so he didn't dare to stop and continued driving towards the village.

"Oh, isn't this Ergazi?

He Jiandong saw an acquaintance, pressed down the car window, poked his head out and greeted a villager walking by the roadside with a smile.

The man called Ergazi looks about the same age as He Jiandong, and he probably grew up together. He wears a dog fur cap on his head and a gray down jacket, and his eyes are straightened when he sees the car He Jiandong is sitting in. .

"Dongzi, your son... that big star is back?"

He looked directly past He Jiandong, and looked at He Xiao who was driving. Compared with the past, his eyes were full of curiosity this time.

It seems that he can't figure out how an ordinary young man around him can suddenly turn into a TV star and become a star that everyone is looking forward to.

He Xiao stopped the car and greeted this unfamiliar relative through the window. He Jiandong called him whatever he asked, and then took out a health care product from the back seat and gave it to him. Half a day before continuing to drive.

At the same time, news of He Xiao's return to the village for the New Year spread throughout the village as if he had grown wings. Whether he was familiar with the He family or not, they all walked in the direction of the He family. After driving the car, he simply followed behind the car.

So that when He Xiao's car drove into the compound of grandma's house, half of the village's people also followed.

He Xiao ignored these people, he had to see his grandparents first.

"Grandpa! Grandma! I'm back!"

He Xiao rushed into the house in a hurry, and saw grandpa sitting on the kang watching TV while grandma was peeling potatoes on the ground.

After seeing He Xiao, they were stunned for a moment, and then the faces of the two elderly people immediately filled with smiles.

Grandma's figure is very fat, but she is very flexible. After putting down the potato scratcher, she trotted over to give He Xiao a hug, and asked loudly, "The eldest grandson is back, do you miss grandma? Grandma misses you..."

As he spoke, he shed a few tears.

Grandma's ears had an accident when she was young, resulting in permanent loss of hearing. To put it bluntly, she is a deaf person.

However, after grandma couldn't hear the sound in her ears, she practiced another skill-looking at the shape of her mouth.

Basically, no matter what other people are saying, she can understand through the shape of her mouth, which is very incredible.

So He Xiao moved his mouth lightly, and didn't yell too loudly. Grandma already knew what he wanted to express, and immediately laughed from ear to ear.

"Eat an apple."

Grandma took out a red apple from the fruit plate on the table, stuffed it into He Xiao's hand, and handed one to He Jin along the way.

"Master, how is your body feeling now?" He Xiao asked the old man with concern while sitting on the edge of the Kang, holding the apple in his hand.

"Okay! I'm fine! I can work in the fields!" Grandpa's voice was loud, and he lifted his legs humorously while speaking, showing that he was flexible.

Seeing that he was full of energy, He Xiao finally felt relieved.

After visiting the two elderly people, I turned around to entertain the seven aunts and eight aunts.

He didn't know who these people were, and he didn't have any memory about them in his mind, but He Jiandong knew him. He told He Xiao to call him whatever he called, and gave red envelopes when he met the juniors, and gave them to the elders when he met them. Various gifts to buy.

This "lively" lasted until after six o'clock in the evening before it was considered over.

Satisfied with the novelty of seeing the star, the villagers left contentedly.

But He Xiao was very tired, he rubbed his face that was smiling frequently because of group photos, lay down on the kang, paralyzed like a child and couldn't get up.

"Dad, why do you think Chinese New Year is so tiring now? I used to like Chinese New Year, but now I don't have any taste of New Year."

He Xiao looked at He Jiandong who was sweeping the floor, and asked very puzzled.

The current New Year's Eve is no longer interesting, the taste of the New Year has faded to zero, and the feeling of the past can no longer be found.

After a year is over, peel off the layer of excitement that pretended to be on the surface, and the rest is full of fatigue.

Holding the broom in one hand, He Jiandong swept the melon seeds under his feet. After hearing this, he was also startled, and then glanced at the sky outside the window with emotion.

"Actually, it's not that this year has lost its flavor, but that you are no longer the happiest person in the new year."

(End of this chapter)