Jiang Sui frowned when he heard this and asked, "What about you? Aren't you going to stay and spend the New Year with me?"

Si Nian said nothing.

Seeing his reaction, Jiang Sui said with some disappointment, "Even if you don't stay, I won't go to Jingbei."

There was no way to dispel her resentment towards Jiang Guodong and her grudge towards Gu Wan.

After the two of them were silent for a while, Si Nian suddenly said, "I'll stay with you."

Because of this, Jiang Sui was originally in a gloomy mood, but suddenly the clouds and fog dissipated.

Over the next two days, the two of them went to the New Year's goods market together, bought a lot of delicious food, as well as couplets, Chinese characters for good fortune, and many other pendants to set off the festive atmosphere. On the morning of New Year's Eve, the two of them decorated the old courtyard together.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Si Nian cooked several dishes, which looked delicious when served on the table.

In comparison, the twenty dumplings that Jiang Sui spent a whole night making looked rather miserable. After being cooked, only a few of them were still in the shape of dumplings.

Jiang Sui was a little annoyed. Her grandmother had clearly taught her how to make dumplings, so why did it turn out like this?

Si Nian smiled, picked up a dumpling wrapper with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, nodded repeatedly and said, "Well, not bad, I like this wrapper."

She knew he was just trying to coax her, but she couldn't help but laugh when she saw his expression.

The two of them happily finished their New Year's Eve dinner while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

After dinner, Si Nian was washing dishes in the kitchen, and Jiang Sui was standing by, drying the dishes and putting them in the cupboard.

After the last bowl was handed to Jiang Sui, Si Nian wiped the water stains on his hands and stood aside waiting for Jiang Sui.

Suddenly he asked her, "Would you like to drink something?"

Jiang Sui was a little confused. Why would she suddenly ask him this?

Didn't he stop her from drinking before?

She holds a grudge very well.

So she wiped the last bowl dry and put it away, rolled her eyes and asked Si Nian, "Who said that he was going to break my legs when he was drunk? And he set a trap for me!"

Si Nian found it a little funny that this girl actually still remembered this.

He looked serious and explained, "I'm serious. You're going abroad and you'll have to socialize. Don't drink too much, but one or two cocktails are necessary. You have to be aware of your alcohol tolerance so that you don't give people with ulterior motives a chance to take advantage of you."

Jiang Sui seemed to understand what Si Nian said, but not quite.

She pondered for a while, and suddenly asked him, "Is this the experience you have summarized?"

But as soon as she asked the question, she realized that she had said something wrong.

Because she saw Si Nian's expression darken for a moment.

She hurriedly tried to make amends, "Okay, then you can accompany me to test my drinking tolerance."

Si Nian pursed his lips, as if he wanted to smile at her, but in the end he didn't smile.

He said, "Go to the living room and watch the Spring Festival Gala while I wait for you. I'll look around the house to see if there are any good ingredients for making cocktails. I remember seeing a bottle of brandy before."

As he said that, he began to search through the cupboards.

Jiang Sui knew that he was deliberately hiding something and didn't want her to see it.

So she took out the bottle of brandy that had been kept at home for more than ten years from the cabinet above her head, placed it in front of Si Nian, then turned around and went to the living room silently.

That was what Jiang Guodong brought back when he returned to China on vacation in the spring before Si Nian left.

That year, Jiang Guodong was sent by the group to a somewhat backward eastern country to carry out a construction aid mission. He was attacked while working, kidnapped and almost died.

Finally, he was rescued by an unknown organization.

He was the only one among his Chinese colleagues who returned alive.

He said that he bought the bottle of brandy to celebrate his survival while he was abroad, but he never drank it. He said that he would wait ten years until he retired safely and returned from abroad before opening the bottle, and then the whole family would celebrate together.

But unexpectedly, ten years later, Jiang Guodong retired safely and returned to China, but she was the only one left at home.

I still didn't get to drink the wine.

This year, she and Si Nian gathered in this old house to celebrate the New Year, which can be said to be another kind of reunion.

It's just right to open this bottle of wine and drink it.

After Jiang Sui watched about two rounds of skits in the living room, Si Nian finally came out of the kitchen with a tray of colorful liquids.

He put the tray on the coffee table. Jiang Sui took a look at the drinks, then looked at Si Nian and asked him, "Did you do all this?"

She remembered that apart from a bottle of brandy, there were only a few bottles of juice left at home that she had bought for the New Year.

"Well, I used up all your juice. It's a pity that there are no nice cups at home."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Sui smiled.

He picked up one of the pink glasses and took a sip, and suddenly his eyes widened in shock.

"This? It seems to be the same cup you poured on that scum when I first went to the Time Bar. It tastes exactly the same."

Seeing Jiang Sui's reaction, Si Nian curled his lips and sat down next to her.

"You have a good tongue! It's the same."

That day, the waiter asked him to mix a wine suitable for girls, and she immediately thought of Jiang Sui.

I just mixed several kinds of fruit juices together and added a little brandy to make a makeshift wine.

But if he had known that it was Jiang Sui who was drinking it, he would definitely not add brandy. He would not let her touch any alcohol because he felt that it was something that could harm people.

But now he doesn't think so. Since she will be in an environment where these things are unavoidable in the future, and he can't appear by her side and take her away at any time, then he will help her grasp the balance in her heart.

Two people sat on the sofa, each holding a cup, watching the Spring Festival Gala together.

Simple interactions make people feel extremely happy.

By the time the TV started counting down to midnight, most of the wine glasses on the coffee table were already half empty.

Jiang Sui stood up and stood in front of the glass window looking out. The sound of firecrackers rang out on time at midnight, and fireworks bloomed in the dark night.

The bare ginkgo tree in the yard was covered with golden light, flashing and illuminating the yard.

Those were the colorful lanterns that she and Si Nian had hung during the day, and she still remembered them.

At this moment, she felt her body was a little dizzy, but her mind was very clear.

Jiang Sui raised the wine glass in her hand and turned to face Si Nian, who was also looking at her.

"Brother, Happy Chinese New Year!"

Si Nian curled his lips, stood up and moved to her side, and said to her lazily, "Happy Chinese New Year, and be happy every day from now on!"

The sound of the cup rims colliding was crisp and pleasant, but Jiang Sui's heart moved again.

They both took a sip of their wine and looked out the window.

Jiang Sui suddenly turned his head to glance at Si Nian and found that no matter how beautiful the fireworks were, they did not seem as beautiful as his profile.

The lines of his profile were smooth and graceful, and his eyelashes were thick and long, which made even a girl like her a little jealous.

He has a straight nose and thin lips, which are slightly pursed at the moment.

Jiang Sui recalled that the touch of his lips was also warm and moist, making her linger and want to try it again.

So she took advantage of the alcohol and whispered his name, "Si Nian..."

"Um?"

He tilted his head and looked down at her with a puzzled look.

Jiang Sui suddenly plucked up courage, tiptoed and kissed him on the lips.

Just for a moment, like a dragonfly touching the water, it disappeared.

Si Nian was startled. He turned half sideways and looked at Jiang Sui with a puzzled expression for a while.

Then he looked away and said calmly, "You are drunk..."

Jiang Sui, however, counted softly on her fingers in front of him. She said, "Five cups. I'm not drunk. I'm sober. I just want to..."

When he said this, Jiang Sui took another step closer to Si Nian, "Kiss you..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her foot and covered his lips with hers.

This time her lips did not leave quickly. She licked his lips slowly, going deeper and deeper.

Feeling the obstruction, her breathing began to quicken, which made him a little distracted, and he almost opened his teeth and let her break in unscrupulously.

Fortunately, he still had a trace of rationality in the last second. He grabbed Jiang Sui's shoulders with both hands and pushed her back a step.

"Jiang Sui!"

Si Nian's voice was low and stern. He called her, as if he wanted to wake her up.

In this way, Jiang Sui's lips finally left his.

She stared at him with a dazed look in her eyes.

He didn't dare look at her again and turned to look out the window.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and the room became quiet with only the sound of songs coming from the TV.

After a long time, Si Nian heard Jiang Sui ask him, his voice trembling.

She said, "If you don't turn that thing around, will you never fall in love or get married?"

Si Nian didn't say anything, but just looked at Jiang Sui with a complicated expression.

After a long while, he finally called her with great difficulty, "Sui Sui..."

"okay, I get it."

With just one look from him, she knew his answer.

Jiang Sui turned around, put the wine glass on the coffee table, and went straight back to his room without saying another word.

After Jiang Sui left, Si Nian stood there, looking in the direction of Jiang Sui's room for a long time, then sat back on the sofa and drank the remaining glasses of wine one by one.

The next day, Jiang Sui was awakened by the sound of firecrackers on New Year's Day.

When she woke up, she didn't rush to get up, but just stared at the ceiling for a while.

Thinking of what happened last night, she buried her head under the quilt again in embarrassment.

The room was very warm, and she suddenly felt dry in the mouth, so she had to get out of bed and go out to drink some water.

She saw that the messy wine glasses on the coffee table in the living room last night had been cleaned up, and she knew without hesitation that it was Si Nian.

Jiang Sui walked over in his cotton pajamas and poured himself a glass of water. While drinking it, he walked to the window and looked out.

I saw Si Nian leaning against the door of the low house, talking to someone on the phone.

Only then did she notice that the temperature in the house did not go down when she got up in the morning. It turned out that Si Nian had gotten up early to light the boiler.

Jiang Sui stood at the door holding a cup and secretly looked at him.

This man is good in every way, except...

Si Nian seemed to feel her gaze. He turned around and looked inside the house, then spoke a few words to the person on the other end of the phone before ending the call.

He started walking towards the main house, and Jiang Sui also turned around and wanted to go back to his room.

Although his actions and reactions last night were within her expectations, she didn't want to mention what happened last night today.

"Hey, Sui Sui, wait a minute!"

In the end, she was stopped by Si Nian and failed to evade.

She had no choice but to look up at him.

"Sui Sui, last night I..."

Si Nian spoke very slowly, even a little dully.

Jiang Sui knew that he was hesitating again, thinking about how to apologize to her, but she didn't need his apology.

Jiang Sui smiled sweetly at Si Nian, "Brother, I drank too much yesterday and I seem to have lost my memory..."

She chuckled a few times, "It seems that my alcohol tolerance is just like that, five cups is the limit, I will control the amount to this when I go out in the future."

Si Nian didn't say anything after hearing this, and didn't mention what happened last night again.

Jiang Sui thought that the conversation ended here. She pushed open the door and prepared to go in, but was suddenly stopped by Si Nian.

Jiang Sui was puzzled, and Si Nian hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

"Can you go to Jingbei with me tomorrow?"