Rebirth: Growing Up Together

After a while, He Ying's voice came from the kitchen.

"Xu Cheng, go downstairs and light the whip."

"Oh."

Xu Cheng agreed, put down the rice cake in his hand, and pulled Lin Wanzhou's little hand.

"Let's go and set off firecrackers together."

"Hey, what are you doing~"

The girl refused to go no matter what, and even held up the rice cake to let it tickle him, "I won't go with you, it's so scary."

Xu Cheng put Nian Gao on the ground and pulled Lin Wanzhou's arm as if he was trying to get her out of bed.

"Let's go, this is a good thing. Whoever lights the firecrackers will have good luck in the coming year."

Lin Wanzhou looked at him suspiciously.

"……real?"

"This kind of thing is very mysterious. Believe it or not. Will you go?"

"Then I'll go and have a look."

Lin Wanzhou nodded.

Girls are very superstitious. They believe in tarot, palmistry, and horoscopes...

Since Xu Cheng said so, Lin Wanzhou felt it necessary to strive for good luck in the coming year.

The two of them put on their clothes again, went out, and got into the elevator carrying firecrackers.

There were only two of them in the elevator. Lin Wanzhou looked at Xu Cheng hanging firecrackers on his body and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"Xu Cheng, you are now like a soldier in a machine gun company, with a string of bullets hanging from your body."

"That's called a bullet chain!"

Xu Cheng, a fake military fan, immediately corrected it.

Finding an empty seat downstairs, Xu Cheng spread a string of red firecrackers on the ground. When he looked up, he saw Lin Wanzhou standing far away from him, covering his ears.

"Come here!"

He yelled at her several times, and the girl came over reluctantly.

"What are you doing? Let it go quickly."

"You have some."

Xu Cheng handed her the lighter, and the girl shook her head and tried to run away, "No, I won't light it."

Xu Cheng quickly grabbed her and said, "The fuse is so long, you have to light it yourself, then good luck will come to you."

"Ah? But..."

Seeing that the girl was very conflicted, Xu Cheng began to persuade her patiently.

"Well, light it up and run away. I'll hold you in my arms and make sure nothing happens to you."

"Okay, you just took the opportunity to hug me!"

"It's really not true."

"Don't lie to me!"

Xu Cheng stopped teasing her and said, "How about this, you hold my hand and I'll light it with my other hand. When it's done, I'll pull you along and run."

The girl felt that this was acceptable and regarded Xu Cheng as her good luck transmitter.

Well, just a tool to help solve personal problems.

She handed her little hand to Xu Cheng, and he held the soft little hand in his palm.

Now it was very natural for the two of them to hold hands. Lin Wanzhou felt that her hands had become his shape. When they held hands together, his big hands and her small hands fit perfectly like two pieces of a puzzle.

I won’t feel uncomfortable, nor will I feel particularly ashamed.

Putting the fuse on the stone, Xu Cheng half-knelt down. With a "hiss" sound and sparks coming out, he pulled Lin Wanzhou and ran desperately towards the other side.

Lin Wanzhou also found it very exciting, and ran while screaming "Woo-wah" as if he was escaping for his life as he was being pulled by him.

There was the sound of wind in their ears and firecrackers exploding behind them, as if there were ten thousand pursuers behind them.

"Where are you running to?" The girl was a little tired, so she turned her head and asked breathlessly.

She doesn't have too much baggage, so she doesn't feel too tired when running.

Xu Cheng stopped and breathed heavily. Seeing Lin Wanzhou's cheek flickering in the firelight, he couldn't help but feel moved.

I feel like I want to spend countless years with her.

While the girl wasn't paying attention, he quickly moved to her forehead.

His rough fingers brushed away the loose hair on her forehead, and his lips gently pressed against the girl's smooth forehead.

"……oops!"

Lin Wanzhou realized it later, her eyes widened and she covered the wet and cool kiss mark on her forehead with her small hand.

He kissed her!

The girl suddenly jumped up and punched Xu Cheng several times, looking very angry.

"You sneak attack!"

"You're done!"

"I'm going to tell your mom!"

"Don't shout, don't shout." Xu Cheng quickly grabbed her.

He knew the girl's temperament.

She likes to find steps, and he is best at creating steps. The two of them get along very well in this regard.

"There's a saying about this, too. If you kiss someone when lighting firecrackers... your luck will double!"

"How can it be!"

Lin Wanzhou didn't believe it at all.

What's the meaning of one kiss doubles the money?

If this is true, then after setting off firecrackers all night long on New Year's Eve, wouldn't mom and dad have to kiss each other in the bedroom until their skin was bald?

"If you don't believe me, I can only let you kiss me back." Xu Cheng leaned his forehead towards the girl as if he had accepted his fate.

Lin Wanzhou stepped back in panic, feeling as if he was going to eat her with that posture, so she quickly pushed him away and ran downstairs to his house.

"I'll owe you first..."

This time, they took the key and opened the door, and Nian Gao was already waiting for them obediently at the door.

Lin Wanzhou held it high up and held it to his face.

Sniff the rice cake.

He rolled around excitedly in her arms.

Every time they went out together, her forehead would taste like his saliva!

Lin Wanzhou didn't want to talk to Xu Cheng at the moment, so she hugged Nian Gao and went to the kitchen.

"Auntie, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm making dumplings."

"Let me help you!"

Lin Wanzhou put down the rice cake and let it play by itself. She washed her hands and helped He Ying make dumplings.

"How do I use it, Auntie?"

"Like this, wrap it with your hands and then fill it with stuffing..."

When dinner was ready, there were a few shoddy dumplings mixed in among the steamed dumplings. They were twice as big as the others and were broken, with the stuffing exposed.

Lin Wanzhou blushed and went to pick it up, "I didn't pinch it well, I'll eat this myself..."

"Don't compete with me."

Before she could pick up any more, Xu Cheng grabbed them all and put them into his own bowl. Then he blew on them and stuffed them into his mouth, looking like he was enjoying it.

"Well, it's delicious."

Lin Wanzhou pouted her lips, feeling inexplicably comforted.

Even though she's not good at cooking, he still loves to eat it!

Her little feet slipped out of her slippers and knocked and kicked Xu Cheng's calves under the table.

Temporarily forgave him for his sneak attack just now.

After dinner, the girl diligently helped He Ying clean up the dishes, which made He Ying inexplicably feel like she was entering into the life of a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law early.

It was getting late at night, so He Ying went to see off the Kitchen God. She went to the balcony to light incense and kowtow, then came back yawning and greeting him.

"Xu Cheng, go kowtow to the Kitchen God."

"Oh."

Xu Cheng then took Lin Wanzhou with him and showed off his knowledge to her.

"Do you know how the Kitchen God came to be?"

"how did it get here?"

"It is said that there was a rich boy who was very dissolute. He divorced his wife without cherishing her. Later, his family fell into poverty and he had to beg for food at his ex-wife's house. He was so ashamed that he crawled into the stove and suffocated to death. Later, he became the Kitchen God."

Lin Wanzhou nodded in agreement, "Look, this is what happens when you don't treat your wife well. You should be more careful in the future."

"..."

The two went to the balcony on the kitchen side.

Lin Wanzhou thought for a while.

"Xu Cheng, can I also worship your Kitchen God?"

"Of course you can. You can worship him. You are worshipping the Kitchen God. If you don't please him, he will report you to the heavens and expose all your bad deeds."

The girl's heart skipped a beat.

The Kitchen God must be worshipped properly.

This year, Xu Cheng and I have done so many bad things that deserve to be thrown into the pig cage. We will be doomed if the Kitchen God reports us.

"Xu Cheng, how can we pay respects more effectively?"

"Well... usually they offer some candied melons, rice cakes, etc., so that they can have a sweet taste, or their mouths can be glued shut so that they can't complain."

After Xu Cheng kowtowed, he left, making way for the girl.

Lin Wanzhou took a quick glance and was about to bow down when he suddenly caught sight of Nian Gao who had wandered over here.

With an idea in his mind, he picked it up and placed it in front of him.

"Nian Gao, Nian Gao, my sister's happiness next year depends on you."

"Meow wow?"

"Don't move, baby."

"Meow~"

Nian Gao then sat obediently in front of Lin Wanzhou.

Lin Wanzhou closed his eyes devoutly.

"Master Kitchen God, Master Kitchen God, my name is Lin Wanzhou."

"Although Xu Cheng and I did a lot of bad things this year, he forced me to do most of them. You must explain it clearly when you go to heaven..."

"Still...it's better not to explain it, lest he be punished. Just keep this a secret."

"Besides, I don't have many wishes. Just pray that my breasts... um... next year... can grow a little... a little bit. Just, just a little... that's enough."