Chapter 102

Back home after dinner, the laughter and merriment remained in the dimly lit alleyway.

The bustle of the day stopped here, and lights were lit up in each house, illuminating a different kind of warmth in the small space.

As the night thickens, the lights are gradually extinguished.

The world returns to silence.

***

After Dan Sui’s performance, the troupe took a two-day vacation, and she stayed at home for these two days.

She didn’t go out to play, after others went to work and school, she went next door to chat with Li Shuang.

She usually stayed in the troupe most of the time, and most of the things she told Li Shuang were about the troupe.

She told Li Shuang what time she woke up every day to practice, what time she ate and what time she studied.

She told Li Shuang many interesting things that happened in the troupe.

Of course, there are also the quarrels and quarrels.

In a crowded place, especially in a place like theirs where they need to compete for the top spot, competition and friction are naturally inevitable.

The stage is limited, and the opportunity to shine on it is even more limited, so the competition is still quite high.

Dan Sui said, “Although I’m younger, I’m a better dancer than them, so I have to hold my tongue.”

Li Shuang enjoyed listening to Danshui, both good and bad.

When it came to funny things, she laughed along with Daho, and when it came to bad things, she would spit along.

Talking about young people’s things, she felt that her mentality had become a bit lighter and younger.

Li Shuang said to Danshui, “From now on, godmother will go to every one of Spike’s performances.”

Dan Sui smiled and said, “Then I’ll try even harder to dance well.”

***

After two days of Dan Sui accompanying Li Shuang like this, Li Shuang even looked a little different in spirit.

Her face and eyes were a little less pensive, more relaxed and bright.

At the end of the two-day vacation, Dan Sui returned to the troupe to practice and study.

The time she spent on stage was short, but behind that short time of shining was several years of day-to-day practice.

All the glittering accomplishments are made of countless hours of sweat.

The last performance of the year ends in sweat, and then comes the vacation.

Dan Sui usually put in a lot of effort when practicing, and went home for a rest on every vacation.

Since her home was close by, she didn’t bring too much luggage with her on vacation.

In the dormitory simply cleaned up, she put on her backpack and greeted her roommate, then went home.

Out of the dance troupe to catch the bus home, get off the bus after pulling a scarf to cover half of her face to block the cold wind, to the compound to go.

Not yet walked to the gate of the compound, a glance suddenly saw a young man in uniform.

Since childhood, we live in the military compound, every day to see the most are wearing military uniforms, so Dan Sui will not see wearing military uniforms and curiosity, but this young man wearing military uniforms is a little unusual.

Dan Sui stretched her neck and looked carefully for a while, and was sure that the young man was someone she recognized.

She ran up quickly with her school bag on her back and reached out to slap the young man directly on his body.

The young man turned around and his eyes, which originally had little color, brightened slightly.

He looked at Dan Sui and smiled lightly, “Spike?”

Dan Sui returned, “Brother Cheng Chen you’re back.”

Cheng Chen said, “Yes, just got back.”

After Cheng Chen finished his compulsory military service and was promoted, he came back to visit his family last year, so Dan Sui was not too unfamiliar with him.

Although there were some changes between this year and last year, he didn’t change as much as he did when he came back last year and before he left. When he came back from the army to visit his family last year, Dan Sui didn’t even recognize him.

Being in the military was the best way to change a person’s temperament, making them look a lot more mentally hardened.

Of course, dancing is also easy to change a person’s temperament, and Cheng Chen almost didn’t recognize Dan Sui last year.

Because he had seen it last year, it wasn’t so strange when he came back this year.

Dan Sui is still young, walking next to Cheng Chen, she is much shorter, and she has to tilt her head when she talks.

She told Cheng Chen: “Godfather was vindicated this year, with Godmother and Zi Yan brother moved back to the hutong, not long ago the draft, Zi Ran brother was also approved to enlist, he is also coming back this year to celebrate the New Year, after the New Year at home, he will be the same as you, also to the army.”

Sister-in-law Chen had told Cheng Chen about these things when she wrote her letter.

This time when he came back, Cheng Chen was still quite looking forward to seeing He Ziran, after all, the two of them hadn’t seen each other for four years.

He had been in the army for four years, and He Ziran had been in the countryside for four years, and the two of them usually relied on correspondence to contact each other occasionally.

Dan Sui and the others hadn’t seen He Zi Ran either, so naturally there wasn’t much they could say, just waiting for him to come back.

A few words passed, the topic returned between the two, Cheng Chen said Dan Sui, “You’ve grown quite a bit taller again this year.”

Dan Sui directly raised his hand and compared it, “That’s still a lot shorter than you.”

Cheng Chen said, “I’m an adult.”

Dan Sui hummed, “I’m also an adult.”

Cheng Chen laughed, “Well, a fourteen year old little adult.”

Dan Sui was very unconvinced, “I’ll be fifteen after the new year!”

Cheng Chen had to laugh softly, “Well, fifteen is indeed an adult.”

……

The two people talked into the hutong.

First to Cheng Chen’s house, Cheng Chen pushed open the hidden courtyard door and called out inside, “Mom, I’m back.”

The voice fell in the courtyard, no one responded to him.

Dan Sui followed him and also called out inside, “Ma’am, Cheng Chen’s brother is back!”

After calling out that there was still no one in the house to answer, it was just at this time that a faint cacophony of laughter could be heard.

Dan Sui perked up her ears and looked toward Cheng Chen and said, “It should be in my house.”

Cheng Chen naturally heard the hilarious sounds as well.

He went inside and put his bags down, poured water to briefly wash up, and then headed next door with Dan Sui.

Walking over to Wen’s house and taking a look into the yard, he saw Doudou with Mimi Mai and Dantong Xingyu playing together.

Seeing Cheng Chen and Dan Sui return, several children were excited and immediately staggered out.

Excitedly, they finished their greetings.

Dan Sui asked Dou Dou, “Where’s Auntie Chen? Brother Cheng Chen is back.”

Doudou said, “They’re all at your house, my mom and your mom and your godmother, they’re all there.”

Since this was the case, Dan Sui took Cheng Chen to her house.

Doudou several people naturally followed along, following Cheng Chen and Dan Sui to join in the fun.

Dan Sui was still quite common, Cheng Chen hadn’t seen them for a long time, so naturally, they all came together to join in the fun on Cheng Chen.

As soon as Cheng Chen followed Dan Sui to the next door, the atmosphere became even hotter.

Chen’s sister-in-law especially smiled happily, her face was full of folds and said, “I’m back, I’m here with a few of your aunts making bacon and preparing New Year’s goods, I didn’t know you’d be arriving home today.”

We are all family members, so we don’t need to be polite.

After a few words of pleasantries, Chen’s sister-in-law, Zhen Zhen A Wen, and Li Shuang sat down to continue their work.

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other, so Cheng Chen naturally stayed by the side and accompanied Chen’s sister-in-law and his aunts to talk.

Zhen Zhen asked Cheng Chen how he was doing in the army.

Cheng Chen also told them what happened to him in the army, picking the easy ones.

The serious military matters, Zhen Zhen they are not particularly understand, some can not say, so asked a few sentences, Ah Wen will smile again and ask Cheng Chen gossip: “You are in the army have been promoted for so long, talk about the object has not ah?” This asked out, Zhen Zhen and Li Li and the other two are concerned about the Cheng Chen how to do.

When this was asked, Zhen Zhen and Li Shuang both laughed and looked at Cheng Chen.

Dan Sui sat next to Cheng Chen and also turned her head to look at him, slightly pursing her lips as she waited for him to answer.

Cheng Chen simply replied, “Not yet, Auntie.”

Hearing this, Dan Sui withdrew her gaze and lowered her head, casually scratching the ground twice with her toes.

Ah Wen still smiled and answered, “You’re not too young to talk to someone suitable, and it’s best to talk to someone in your army, your mom doesn’t have anything else to look forward to now, she’s just waiting to hold her grandchildren.”

Cheng Chen said, “I will take a look when I meet the right one.”

Of course, he himself does not think that the age of twenty-something is too old, this age is the good time to work hard for a career.

In the army, there are a lot of strict rules and regulations, and he is usually very busy, he has not considered personal problems for the time being.

Dan Sui heard this and did not continue to sit.

She got up and called on DouDou, the two went into the house to play.

As soon as Dan Sui and DouDou left, Mimi was left to play on her own.

Into the room closed the door, Dan Sui suddenly also asked DouDou this: “You in love at school?”

The two of them have been playing since childhood, talking has always been nothing to worry about, what there is to say, but DouDou was still asked to red face, and hastily answered: “Of course not ah ……”

Said and asked: “Could it be that you …… talked about it?”

Dan Sui said: “The discipline of the regiment is so strict, where can I go to talk about it?”

DouDou looked at Dan Sui and speculated for a while, “Then you …… don’t want to talk about it?”

Dan Sui also hurriedly replied, “Of course not ah.”

Doudou: “Oh.”

The conversation between the adults in the courtyard was also still unbroken.

After talking about Cheng Chen’s personal problems, Li Shuang asked Cheng Chen again, “Cheng Chen, do you have any contact with He Ziran, and do you know if he has talked to anyone in the countryside?”

Cheng Chen looked at Li Shuang and said, “There is contact, but not much in the last two years to talk about these things.”

Li Shuang raised his head to look at Cheng Chen and slowly said, “Ever since your Uncle He returned to the army, we wrote him a letter asking him to sign up for this year’s conscription, and he wrote back to us at the time saying that he didn’t want to go to the army, and that he wanted to stay in the countryside. This went on for a while, and it wasn’t until just before the draft started that he agreed to sign up. It’s good to talk among your peers, when he comes back, you talk to him and ask him what he’s been doing all these years in the countryside, and if he’s been talking to someone.”

Cheng Chen nodded, “Okay, I’ll ask him when he comes back.”

Li Shuang’s tone of voice was still slow and flat, “He’s not as worried as you are, he doesn’t say anything when he writes back all these years, so we don’t know how he’s doing in the countryside. Your uncle He and I do not agree with him to stay in the countryside, these years how many young knowledgable want to go back to the city, but he wants to stay there all his life, how can it be done?”

Cheng Chen naturally understood He Shuo Li Shuang.

When parents, of course, all want their children to have a better future.

Before, there was no way to do so, but now that he has the ability to do so, he naturally wants to let him move up the ladder.

Cheng Chen only added: “I’ll have a good chat with him when I come back.”

Li Shuang smiled at Cheng Chen, “Trouble for you.”

Cheng Chen smiled back, “Nothing troublesome.”