Because of Ruan Mi's unexpected appearance, the atmosphere in the Chen family on New Year's Eve was a little delicate.

Fortunately, this little episode passed quickly.

Although everyone has their own concerns, it does not affect everyone's enthusiasm for staying up late.

But the closer it gets to 12 o'clock in the evening, the busier Chen Zhihe becomes.

Since 11 o'clock, the prompts to send him blessing messages have not stopped.

Chen Zhihe had to sit aside and deal with these messages. Some of them he could choose not to reply, and some he had to reply.

While he was immersed in processing, the phone rang.

The three people sitting on the sofa looked at him in unison.

It was Ruan Mi calling.

Chen Zhihe calmly muted his cell phone and said with a normal expression, "I'm going to answer a call."

After saying that, he took his mobile phone and went to the door.

Although the Chinese New Year is celebrated in the morning, it does not delay everyone from setting off fireworks in the evening.

Some people couldn't wait until 12 o'clock, and there were already sporadic sounds outside.

When I answered the phone, it was Ruan Mi's excited voice.

"Did you see how I performed?"

A cold wind blew, and Chen Zhihe shivered and said with a smile: "I saw it, it's great, the people are good-looking, and the songs are good."

"Hehe, thank you, husband." Receiving Chen Zhihe's compliment seemed to make Ruan Mi even happier.

Chen Zhihe smiled and asked, "Is it over yet?"

Ruan Mi said: "Not yet, I have to return to the show in the end, but it's not very important."

Chen Zhihe hummed and said, "I've been working hard during this period. I'll give myself a holiday when I'm done."

Ruan Mi said: "I have already fought for it. I will be able to take a break in a few days."

Chen Zhihe smiled and said: "That's really good news. I've been exhausted during this period."

Ruan Mi thought for a while and asked, "Are your uncles and aunts okay?"

Chen Zhihe knew who she was asking, so he smiled and said, "It's good. I'm watching the Spring Festival Gala at the moment."

Ruan Mi giggled: "Then did they see my show and did they say anything?"

"Of course I saw it." Chen Zhihe paused and said, "My mother also said that this girl is really pretty."

Ruan Mi laughed happily, and then apologized and said: "Send hello to them for me and wish them a Happy New Year. I originally planned to go see them this year."

Chen Zhihe said humbly: "I will definitely bring it to you."

Suddenly, Ruan Mi seemed to have thought of something and said, "How about I go directly to your house after I'm done here? You should still be at home by then, and it shouldn't be too late."

Chen Zhihe choked and didn't know how to answer the question.

This situation was something he could not foresee.

"Well, it doesn't seem too good. It's not appropriate to go now." Ruan Mi said to herself, rejecting the suggestion she just made.

Chen Zhihe breathed a sigh of relief and considered, "If that doesn't work, just wait for a while. It's too cold right now. It's okay if the weather gets warmer. Anyway, it's the second semester of my senior year and I have nothing to do."

Ruan Mi thought about it, and it seemed that it was the same. In winter, she could only stay in the house, and it would be quite uncomfortable to hold it in.

"That makes sense. We can go on a spring outing or something then."

Chen Zhihe felt relieved when he heard that Ruan Mi didn't mention anything about coming soon after the new year.

"Oh, I won't tell you for now, I'll be busy soon."

"Well, go ahead. Happy New Year!"

"Hmm, hubby, Happy New Year!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Zhihe breathed a sigh of relief, stamped his feet that were numb from the cold, and prepared to go back to the house.

When he turned around, he found Lin Qingxuan looking at him at the door.

"Have you finished the phone call? Come back to the house quickly. It's very cold outside. Also, uncle said that fireworks will be set off later." Seeing Chen Zhihe coming over, Lin Qingxuan said with a smile.

Chen Zhihe looked at Lin Qingxuan, but didn't see anything strange, and said tentatively: "Well, the beating is over. Why did you run out? It's so cold."

Lin Qingxuan shook her head and smiled, and said: "I just came out, and my uncle said he was going to set off fireworks, so I just thought of coming over and calling you."

"Let's go move the fireworks." After confirming that there was nothing unusual about Lin Qingxuan, Chen Zhihe patted her on the head and said with a smile.

"Okay." Lin Qingxuan nodded and smiled, followed Chen Zhihe into the house.

Seeing Chen Zhihe come back, Chen's father stood up and said, "Follow me upstairs to move the fireworks."

Lin Qingxuan wanted to follow, but Chen's mother stopped her: "Let them go, how can the little girl do this work?"

Go up to the utility room on the third floor and turn on the light.

Father Chen did not move the things immediately, but looked at Chen Zhihe and asked, "Is this Ruan Mi calling?"

Chen Zhihe nodded and said nothing.

Father Chen shook his head and said, "She is also a good girl. Is this why she didn't come back with you?"

Chen Zhihe hummed.

Father Chen sighed and said, "What's going on with Xiao Lin?"

Chen Zhihe had no choice but to tell the truth: "I originally planned to go back alone, but Qingxuan suddenly came back. She said that her relatives had a happy event at the end of the year and needed to come back, so we came back together."

This paragraph contains a lot of information, and it took Father Chen a long time to come up with something interesting.

"So, you didn't originally want to bring her back, but then your mother misunderstood, so you just went with the flow?"

Chen Zhihe nodded and said yes.

Dad Chen asked again: "Then she told you that it was a happy event for a relative when she came back. Is that a lie?"

During the time she stayed at Chen's house, Lin Qingxuan never went out alone.

Chen Zhihe still nodded and said yes.

Father Chen looked at Chen Zhihe for a long time and was speechless.

Can you blame Lin Qingxuan for this?

Obviously not.

She probably just wanted to come back to see Chen Zhihe, but she was brought back as Ruan Mi's replacement. Speaking of which, she was the one who was hurt the most.

"You can move these two boxes of fireworks down." Pointing to the stacked fireworks in the corner, Dad Chen said calmly.

Um?

Chen Zhihe was stunned for a moment, shook his head helplessly, walked over and picked up two boxes of fireworks.

"If you are strong, take more." Father Chen said meaningfully.

Chen Zhihe grinned, said nothing, and walked downstairs holding the fireworks.

At home, Chen's father was not very angry with Chen Zhihe. Even if he got into trouble when he was a child, it was mainly Chen's mother who taught him a lesson, and Chen's father was often just a bystander.

But this time, Chen Zhihe knew that his father was really angry.

Even so, he only expressed his dissatisfaction in this way.

After all, there is an old saying in Fengshan that no heavy hammer is needed to play a drum. He knew that Chen Zhihe understood what he meant.

Seeing the father and son coming, Chen Ma guessed something but didn't say anything.

Lin Qingxuan quickly ran over and opened the door.

After Chen Zhihe set off the fireworks, everyone in the room came outside the door.

After looking at the time, it was almost 12 o'clock. Dad Chen took out the lighter and lit the fuse of the fireworks.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Fireworks shot up into the sky one after another. Sometimes the sky was golden, and sometimes it was red.

Between brightness and extinction, it shines on people's faces, flickering brightly and dimly.

Lin Qingxuan put her hands on her chest, her eyes filled with hope, as if she was praying for something.

Fireworks burn out.

"Happy New Year!"

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Chapter completed!