Liangxia and Jiuqiu flew to Japan.
It was the middle of winter and Hokkaido was all white.
Liangxia and Jiuqiu's Japanese was a little rusty, so they relied on English and gestures to communicate with the locals. They stayed in Sapporo for two days, then packed their bags and went to Rusutsu Ski Resort, which is half an hour away from Sapporo.
That is the largest ski resort in Hokkaido, and many people come here to ski.
As a novice, Liang Xia felt timid when she saw the undulating ski field and began to retreat: "Jiu Qiu... I... I don't dare to go!"
Jiuqiu looked at the people on the ski slope, and only a few of them were very good at skiing. She grabbed Liangxia's hand and said, "What are you afraid of? No one knows how to ski. The snow is so thick that you won't get hurt if you fall. Let's go! I'll teach you!"
Jiuqiu has been an adventurous person since she was a child. When she was four years old, she made her own skis and slid on the ground covered with a thin layer of snow. She would laugh . But Liangxia was born quiet and naturally much more timid.
Liangxia broke free from Jiuqiu's hand and said, "Then you slide first, I want to see how you slide."
Jiuqiu took two steps fearlessly, then used the ski poles to support his body, pushed backwards, and immediately swept forward, leaving two smooth curves wherever he passed.
"Hahaha! Liangxia, look, it's very simple!" Jiuqiu laughed loudly, however, as soon as the laughter died down, her body fell sideways to the ground, and the splashing snowflakes hit her face.
"Jiuqiu." Liangxia slowly moved the skis on the soles of his shoes and walked towards Jiuqiu.
Jiuqiu struggled to get up, smiled and waved to Liangxia, saying: "It's okay! It's normal! Liangxia, if you don't dare, I'll take a walk first, and when I've mastered the skills, I'll come and take you."
"You have to be careful." Liang Xia shouted worriedly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiu Qiu slid down a small slope again with cheers. This time, she turned around steadily, stuck her ski poles into the snow, and finished perfectly.
"Great!" Jiuqiu was having fun down the slope and continued to slide further away. Liangxia looked at the gentle slope and hesitated whether to go down to find Jiuqiu.
Liangxia gritted her teeth and took a few steps on her skis. At the mouth of the slope, she imitated Jiuqiu and used her ski poles to support the ground and push back, and the skis under her feet slid down the slope as quickly as wheels rolling.
"Ah——" Because the center of gravity was too far back, Liang Xia fell on the snow and rolled several times due to inertia.
"Puff..." Liangxia spit out the snow that had entered her mouth, climbed up and sat down, her eyes swept across the ski resort - Jiuqiu was no longer visible in the crowd. She brushed off the snow on her body and tried to stand up, but the skis were too long and she couldn't stand up for a while.
Just when she was in a dilemma, a strong hand suddenly held her arm. Liang Xia climbed up with the help of the hand. When she looked up, she saw a boy who was wrapped up tightly. He was wearing ski goggles, so her face could not be seen clearly. Only part of his face and lips were exposed. He looked like a young man.
Liang Xia was about to say thank you when the other party spoke a string of words in Japanese that she couldn't understand.
Liang Xia was stunned, and waved her hands awkwardly at the boy, indicating that she did not understand complicated Japanese. Then, she bowed 90 degrees and said a simple thank you in Japanese.
The boy laughed when he heard that. He probably knew that she was not Japanese, so he waved his hand coolly: "You are welcome!" After that, he skillfully pushed away his ski poles and slid to a wider area.
Liangxia stood there, a little at a loss. She checked again to see if there was any remaining snow on her body, and then looked for Jiuqiu's shadow in the crowd.
Jiuqiu must have had a lot of fun.
Unable to find Jiuqiu, Liangxia had to use ski poles and slide slowly on the snow like a snail.
Perhaps her actions were too funny and caused others to laugh in a good-natured way.
Liang Xia looked up and saw the boy who had helped her up standing side by side with another boy, who seemed to be staring at her. The laughter came from the other boy's mouth.
The boy who was supporting her bumped his friend's chest with his elbow and said in Chinese: "Don't laugh at me."
"She's very funny, there's nothing to be afraid of, she doesn't understand." said the boy's friend.
Liang Xia lowered her head expressionlessly and turned to move in another direction. When she turned around, there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, which seemed to be mocking. She shook her head and didn't want to bother with these two fools.
Not long after he turned around and slid out, Jiuqiu rushed over from a distance, shouting, "Liangxia! Liangxia! I can teach you now!"
Hearing such fluent Chinese, the two boys opened their eyes wide, looked at each other for a while, and then silently separated to go skiing on their own.
Seeing Jiuqiu running towards him, Liangxia admonished like a parent: "Slow down."
Jiuqiu didn't listen, and quickly skated to Liangxia, gesticulating and saying, "Liangxia, move your center of gravity slightly forward, skate in a straight line first, don't turn. Be brave, keep your body steady, don't be afraid of falling, and try to fall sideways when you fall."
As he said that, Jiuqiu turned his back to Liangxia again: "Watch me do it once."
Seeing Jiuqiu skiing skillfully for a distance, Liangxia was eager to try. Following Jiuqiu's example, Liangxia supported herself on the ground and slid away. Seeing that her body was unstable, Jiuqiu shouted loudly: "Bend down and bend forward! Use the ski poles to support the ground!"
In a panic, Liang Xia did what Jiu Qiu said. When her ski poles touched the ground, Liang Xia was still in shock.
"Yes! That's it! Take your time." Jiuqiu encouraged Liangxia.
The previous slide seemed to give Liang Xia more confidence. She began to practice slowly, and gradually she was able to find the balance point of her body and it looked a lot more natural.
After gradually mastering the essentials, Liangxia had more fun.
She remembered the laughter on the ski resort that day and the brilliant sunlight shining on the white snow. These became unforgettable memories for Liangxia throughout her life.
However, what she didn't know was that everything she encountered in Sapporo would become the greatest wealth of her life.
After returning to Sapporo from Rusutsu Ski Resort, Liangxia and Jiuqiu planned to stay in Sapporo for one night and then go to Kanagawa for fun.
It snowed in Sapporo the night we stayed there.
On the balcony, Jiuqiu and Liangxia sat together, looking at the heavy snow falling outside, with hot flower wine on the table.
"I've never seen such heavy snow." Jiuqiu lay on the railing, staring blankly at the white elves in the dark night.
Liangxia leaned on the single sofa, holding a cup of warm flower wine in her hand, occasionally taking a sip, occasionally turning her head to look at the snowflakes, with a faint smile on her lips.
"It's such a great enjoyment." Jiuqiu rested his head on his arms, feeling a little drowsy.
"Are you sleepy?" Liang Xia asked.
Jiuqiu closed his eyes and nodded in enjoyment: "But I want to see the snow."
"The weather forecast says that the snow will continue until tomorrow, so we can still see it tomorrow. You should go and have a rest first," Liang Xia said.
Jiuqiu yawned, took out his phone to check the time, and said, "Then I'll take a nap first, and then I'll come to accompany you."
It's still early now, and it seems a bit uneconomical to just go to sleep like this.
"Okay." Liang Xia responded and watched Jiu Qiu leave.
There was a blazing fire in the stove under the table, and the flames shone on Liangxia's face, which was slightly red from the wine. Her eyes were a little blurry, staring blankly at the falling snow. The mountain moon knows nothing about my heart , and the water wind makes the flowers in front of my eyes fall.
Liang Xia lowered her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes covering her eyes, she seemed to be worried. The tranquility after infinite joy always brought her inexplicable sadness.
She knew where this sadness came from, and she also knew that she shouldn't be sad about it. However, when the emotion came, she couldn't control it.
Leaning on the sofa, Liang Xia sighed softly. She was also a little sleepy, but she didn't want to go back to her room. After a few cups of wine, the surroundings seemed to be a very hazy world. Suddenly, in this hazy world, the sound of two men laughing and talking came.
"Wow——" The wooden door was pushed open and the noise stopped abruptly.
Liangxia was startled and her sleepiness disappeared immediately.
She looked up at the intruder in a daze, not reacting for a moment.
There were two young men in front of him. After looking at Qing Liangxia's face, one of them said to the other man guiltily, "It's better not to come here?" Then he retreated silently.
The other young man stood there blankly for a moment before he said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know there was anyone here."
He was speaking Chinese and his voice sounded familiar.
Liangxia thought carefully and the image of the man who helped her up at Rusutsu Ski Resort appeared in her mind.
She narrowed her eyes and the corners of her mouth slowly curled up. It turned out to be that person.
Seeing Liang Xia's strange expression, the young man asked carefully: "You are Chinese, right?"
Liang Xia pulled the blanket covering her legs and said tipsily, "Don't you think so?"
"No, no." The young man waved his hand, looked uncomfortably at the empty sofa opposite Liang Xia, and then glanced at the snow scene outside the eaves. Before he could speak, he heard Liang Xia say, "Want to see the snow? Sit down."
The young man sat down awkwardly, looking at the drunken girl opposite him with flushed cheeks, and started to find a topic: "The snow in Hokkaido is so beautiful."
"Yes, that's why I came." Liang Xia was still looking at the direction of the eaves with an intoxicated smile on her face.
"Where...where are you from and what's your name?" the young man asked curiously, because when he learned that the person was Chinese, he wanted to know more.
Liang Xia looked at the young man and said, "Yuncheng."
"Yuncheng?" The man opened his mouth in surprise and said, "I'm from Nanshi."
Liang Xia smiled and said, "It seems that we are from the same hometown. I went to high school in Nanshi."
Because of the "fellow villager" relationship, the young man was not as nervous as before, and smiled: "What a coincidence. Oh, by the way, my name is Xu Qingyan, the 'Xu' from 'Xu Xian', the 'Qing' from 'Qingshan Lushui', and the 'Yan' from 'Daniel Wu'."
Liang Xia thought about it meaningfully and said, "My name is Lin Liang Xia, the 'Lin' from 'Lin Chong', the 'Liang' from 'Huangliangxiaose', and the 'Xia' from 'Xia Yuhe'."
Hearing that Liang Xia was teasing him, Xu Qingyan smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm used to introducing myself like this, and I haven't gotten used to it for a while."
"It doesn't matter." Liang Xia still stared at the white snow outside the eaves.
Seeing that Liang Xia was slightly sleepy, Xu Qingyan couldn't find any other topic to talk about, and the atmosphere was silent for a while. Liang Xia drank some wine and felt a little tired. She yawned, leaned against the sofa and closed her eyes as if no one was around. Xu Qingyan didn't disturb her, but just turned over the unused wine glass and poured a glass of flower wine for her to drink.
Huajiu has a low alcohol content and a hint of sweetness, making people feel slightly tipsy but not intoxicated.
"Green ants and new wine, red clay stove. It's going to snow in the evening, can you have a drink?"
This scene reminded Xu Qingyan of this poem. He glanced at Liang Xia, who seemed to have fallen asleep, and smiled slightly.
As the night deepened, Xu Qingyan stood up and pulled up the blanket for Liang Xia to prevent her from getting cold. About two hours later, the fire in the stove became weaker, and Liang Xia was awakened by a gust of cold wind. She sneezed and rubbed her eyes to wake up.
There was no one on the balcony, and Jiuqiu didn't come over either, looking like he was fast asleep in his room. Liangxia sat down and glanced at a note on the table.
She took away the wine glass out of curiosity and picked up the note. There was a line of elegant words on it:

I reheated the wine. If you wake up, drink some to warm yourself up, then go back to your room and rest.
Xu Qingyan

Seeing this, Liang Xia couldn't help but smile, and a warm feeling of being cared for by a stranger flowed through her body.
She put the note away and left the balcony with the blanket.
The next day, Liangxia and Jiuqiu went to Kanagawa.
Kanagawa was their last stop in Japan, and Liang Xia never met the young man named Xu Qingyan again.
Perhaps this was just a chance encounter, Liang Xia thought so and quickly put the matter behind her.
On the third day in Kanagawa, Liangxia and Jiuqiu flew back to China, and then they each returned to the city where their school was located.
Before leaving, Jiuqiu specifically instructed: "Keep in touch every day."
The barriers between them have been eliminated, and Liangxia will of course contact Jiuqiu every day.
Jiuqiu took the train back to Haicheng. As soon as she got out of the station, she saw Jiang Han in the crowd.
"Huh? Why are you here?" Jiuqiu asked in surprise.
"You and Liang Xia have reconciled, congratulations." Jiang Han said this expressionlessly, and calmly took the suitcase from Jiu Qiu, "Go back to school, I have already booked a car."
Jiu Qiu followed Jiang Han to where the taxi stopped and glanced at him maliciously: "Jiang Han, I found that you like to be nice to me."
"It's so obvious, I'm so scared." Jiang Han still said in a calm tone.
Jiu Qiu pouted in boredom and complained, "How annoying."
When they arrived at the taxi stop, Jiuqiu was the first to open the passenger door and got in.
Jiang Han saw her closing the car door, sighed and shook his head, then sat in the back seat without saying a word.
They didn't say a word on the way back to school.
When getting off the car, Jiuqiu took out his suitcase from the trunk and casually said to Jiang Han, "Thanks." After that, he dragged the suitcase towards the dormitory.
Seeing her rude attitude, Jiang Han couldn't help but complain: "What kind of person is this?"
Finally, Jiang Han was too lazy to go up to him and turned around and walked towards the boys' dormitory. What's the big deal? Why do I feel like I'm angry?
Jiuqiu couldn't quite understand her attitude towards Jiang Han and always felt it was a little baffling.
She told Liang Xia about this inexplicable feeling, and Liang Xia replied: "Don't get angry at the opposite sex for no reason, unless you like him and he likes you. Otherwise, no one is obligated to make you happy."
Jiu Qiu curled her lips: "I don't like Jiang Han."
She would never like someone with a cold personality like Jiang Han.
However, after hearing Jiuqiu's denial, Liangxia sighed deeply in the distant Jiang City: "But I like you. It seems that Jiang Han really has a long way to go."
For some reason, Liang Xia was looking forward to Jiuqiu's reaction when she found out that Jiang Han liked her.
that must be very interesting.
Winter vacation arrived soon after returning to school, and Liangxia and Jiuqiu prepared to return to Yuncheng.
On the first night back in Yuncheng, Jiuqiu went to Liangxia's house for dinner. In the kitchen, Liangxia was helping her mother. Liangxia's mother looked into the living room curiously and stared at Liangxia with gossip: "Hey, it feels like you two haven't been this close for a long time."
"Mom, that's Jiuqiu, a girl. Don't judge our friendship based on the standards of a relationship between a man and a woman, okay?" Liang Xia could guess what her mother was thinking without even raising her head.
Liang Xia's mother laughed and said, "What's the matter? When I was a child, your mother and Jiu Qiu's mother had a fight. You are just showing off your skills."
"You guys are so awesome." Liang Xia mocked mercilessly.
"Silly girl!" Liang Xia's mother made faces at her daughter.
Liang Xia ignored her. After twenty years, she had gotten used to it.
However, after Liangxia and Jiuqiu reconciled, others could clearly feel that the atmosphere had become more relaxed.
Winter finally ushered in warm sunshine, Jiuqiu asked Liangxia to go to Nanshi for a stroll. Nanshi is much larger than Yuncheng, and there are more fun places.
Because the distance was not far, Liang Xia agreed.
In Nanshi, Liang Xia met someone she never expected—Xu Qingyan.
She thought their fate ended in Sapporo, but she didn't expect to meet again in Minamishi.
Jiuqiu needed to buy some clothes, so she walked around the mall. Liangxia was tired, so she sat down on a chair for customers to rest, and let Jiuqiu try on clothes by herself. It was at this time that Liangxia heard someone calling her, with a hint of surprise in her tone.
That was Xu Qingyan. He was wearing a brown suit and had smooth body lines. When he called Liang Xia's name, his eyes sparkled.
"Xu Qingyan?" Liang Xia was surprised.
She had studied in Nanshi for three years in high school and had never seen this person. However, after they met in Sapporo, she met him again in Nanshi.
Out of politeness, Liang Xia stood up and smiled: "What a coincidence."
"It's quite a coincidence." Xu Qingyan laughed and asked, "What are you...what are you doing here? Shopping?"
"Well, I came here with my friend to buy clothes."
As soon as Liangxia finished speaking, Jiuqiu ran out of the clothing store: "Liangxia! Let's go to the next place!"
When seeing this strange man, Jiuqiu took Liangxia's arm and looked at Xu Qingyan curiously: "Who is this?"
"A friend I met in Sapporo." Liang Xia introduced briefly.
"Met in Sapporo? How come I didn't know?" Jiuqiu asked suspiciously.
Liang Xia explained: "Because you were so happy skiing, you didn't know that I fell and he helped me up. Later, on the night we stayed in Sapporo, you were too sleepy and went to bed, so you didn't see him coming out to enjoy the snow."
Jiuqiu's cunning eyes shuttled between the two. Xu Qingyan lowered his head and smiled a little embarrassedly, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally falling on Liangxia who was explaining to Jiuqiu.
Jiu Qiu smiled secretly, looked up and said: "Handsome guy, this is fate!"
Xu Qingyan touched his head and smiled: "This..." He turned to look at Liang Xia again. The word fate cannot be used casually.
"Hey, handsome guy." Jiuqiu said with ill intention, "Since we are so destined to meet, why don't you treat us to a meal?" After saying that, Jiuqiu threw a wink at Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyan immediately understood what she meant and said hurriedly, "Okay, okay, it's my duty to invite you. As the host, Yuncheng is still quite far from here, right?"
Liang Xia was a little confused. Why did these two people change the subject so quickly?
"Then you lead the way." Jiuqiu said excitedly.
"Okay, come with me." Xu Qingyan invited them to the food floor of the mall. Liang Xia was tightly held by Jiu Qiu, and lowered her head and asked, "Hey, isn't this bad?"
"What's wrong with it? No one said it was bad." Jiuqiu said confidently.
Liang Xia didn't know that Jiuqiu was actually creating opportunities for Xu Qingyan and her.
Xu Qingyan took them to have an expensive Western meal. During the meal, Jiuqiu talked to Xu Qingyan enthusiastically.
"Mr. Xu, you look like you've already graduated. Where do you work?"
"Well... in South City."
"Oh - Mr. Xu looks so handsome and elegant, does he have a girlfriend?"
"Ahahaha, no, I'm still single."
"Oh my! Such a handsome Mr. Xu is still single, it's really unfair. Mr. Xu, please add me on WeChat so we can keep in touch. By the way, Liang Xia, please add Mr. Xu on WeChat too."
Liang Xia looked helpless.
"Where does Mr. Xu live?"
"This...I'll tell you this in private."
"Oh, Mr. Xu, please tell me in private. I'm really shy."
Liang Xia looked at the two people talking in shock. Jiuqiu usually doesn’t act like this when he sees handsome guys. Why is he so abnormal today?
"Not to your liking, Liangxia?" Xu Qingyan asked with concern when he saw that Liangxia had not eaten anything.
When Liang Xia heard this name, she was startled and said quickly: "No, it's delicious."
Xu Qingyan seemed relieved and said, "That's good. I was worried that you wouldn't like the taste here."
"No, Mr. Xu invited us to dinner, so we would definitely like it." Jiuqiu took over the conversation, and she realized that Liangxia seemed a little uncomfortable.
So, after the meal, Jiuqiu said goodbye to Xu Qingyan and took Liangxia back home.
On the way back to Yuncheng, Jiuqiu sent Xu Qingyan's home address to Liangxia. After seeing the message, Liangxia asked in surprise: "Why did you give this to me?"
"Of course I'm trying to help you get an opportunity. Xu Qingyan is interested in you, can't you see it?" Jiuqiu said frankly.
It’s not that Liang Xia couldn’t see it, but she felt that it wasn’t appropriate to guess the other person’s thoughts when they had only met a few times.
"Anyway, the opportunity is in front of you, so you should seize it." Jiuqiu patted Liangxia on the shoulder and said earnestly, looking like a matchmaker.
Liang Xia rolled her eyes at her in annoyance and was not prepared to continue the conversation. But not long after returning to Yuncheng that day, Xu Qingyan sent Liang Xia a WeChat message: "Are you home?"
"We're here." Liang Xia responded simply .
Immediately, she added, "Thanks for lunch."
"You're welcome. It's my duty. Just get home safely."
Liang Xia didn't reply but put away her phone.
Liang Xia felt that the sudden enthusiasm seemed too fake.
In the blink of an eye, it is the eve of the Spring Festival.
Although it was winter, the weather was not that cold. Liangxia's mother was pickling vegetables on the rooftop, while Liangxia sat aside reading a book.
Turning her head and seeing her mother busying around, Liang Xia suddenly asked, "Mom, do you still have the cowpeas and pickled radishes from last year?"
"Yes, what's the matter?" Liang Xia's mother asked, "It's in the compartment of the refrigerator."
Liangxia put down her book, went to her room, found two glass jars, opened the refrigerator, and filled the jars with cowpeas and radishes. Liangxia's mother asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"
Liang Xia picked up the jar and walked out of the house: "Send it to a friend."
She went out and came to an express delivery store, then carefully wrote the three words "Xu Qingyan" in the recipient column.
After sending it, she sent a WeChat message to Xu Qingyan: "I sent you two jars of pickled vegetables as a thank you gift for the meal. Although these pickles are not as high-end as Western food, they are pickled by my mother herself. They taste very good and go well with rice. I hope you like them."
Xu Qingyan quickly replied: "Thank you, Liangxia, I will cherish it very much."
Liang Xia quickly quit WeChat. A certain feeling in her heart became stronger and stronger, and she also knew that she did not reject this feeling deep down in her heart.
The next day, Xu Qingyan sent Liangxia a picture. The picture showed two small plates with chopped radish and cowpeas on them.
Xu Qingyan was very serious about arranging the diced radish and cowpeas, which made Liangxia smile warmly when she saw the picture. She was very grateful for Xu Qingyan's approachability and thoughtfulness. Liangxia had always thought that Xu Qingyan, who frequented high-end Western restaurants, would not look down on these home-cooked dishes, and that the lifestyle of a wealthy family was always far from theirs. Now it seems that it was just her own imagination.
At that moment, Liang Xia had a different feeling towards Xu Qingyan.
"Liang Xia, happy new year."
Looking at the text sent by Xu Qingyan, Liang Xia replied with a smile: "You too."
This is Liangxia’s twentieth New Year. In another month, she will be twenty years old.
In Yuncheng, on the first day of the first lunar month, people of all ages would put on new clothes and go out to play together. This year, Liangxia and Jiuqiu did not go out, but instead planned to meet up with old classmates on the rooftop of Liangxia's house.
Liangxia and Jiuqiu moved their own sofa to Liangxia's rooftop, prepared some wine, snacks and fruits, and took some small game props, waiting for their old classmates to arrive.
This group of students were all junior high school students from Yuncheng. Jiang Han was a local, so he came naturally. But to Liang Xia's surprise, Jian Yingfei also came.
Liang Xia was a little surprised when she saw Jian Yingfei. When Jian Yingfei saw Liang Xia, the first thing he said was: "Congratulations, Liang Xia, it's great to see your smiling face." Then he put a New Year's gift in Liang Xia's hand.
Jian Yingfei had accompanied and counseled Liang Xia many times when she was most upset, but Liang Xia often made Jian Yingfei angry. For this, she had never properly said "sorry" and "thank you" to Jian Yingfei, and now it was just the right time to express her apology and gratitude to him.
"It's okay, Liangxia, I don't mind any of this. It's just that Liangxia..." Jian Yingfei paused, then said reluctantly, "I'm going abroad next semester."
"Going abroad? Where to?" This news shocked Liang Xia a little.
"Korea. It doesn't matter, it's very close, I can still come back to see you often." Jian Yingfei looked at Liang Xia with a smile, a hint of pampering on his face, "You have to take good care of yourself. I hope you can meet someone who loves you and you love him too."
Liang Xia had a thousand words to say, but she looked at Jian Yingfei and just said sincerely, "Take care." Liang Xia opened her arms, smiled and said, "Give me a hug."
Jian Yingfei smiled and reached out to hug Liang Xia. He knew that this was the first and last hug he would give Liang Xia.
"Hey! What are you two doing?" A piece of orange peel hit the back of Liang Xia's head. Jian Yingfei stretched out his hand to protect Liang Xia's head, and the orange peel hit the back of his hand.
Who else but Jiuqiu could be such an arrogant guy?
Jian Yingfei pulled Liang Xia behind him, picked up the orange peel on the ground and threw it at Jiuqiu. Jiuqiu pulled Jiang Han to him and shouted, "Ahhh! Jiang Han! Help me beat him!"
So, inexplicably, a battle of orange peels took place on the rooftop. Liang Xia hid in the "war" and said with disdain: "You guys are so annoying!"
But everyone's face was clearly filled with joy.