In the early morning of the first day of the new year, the neighborhood and the streets were empty everywhere.
Song Ren and his group ran around the Lin family's building, but after half an hour, they didn't see many people.
Li Chunhua complained incessantly, saying that the New Year without firecrackers felt like there was no New Year at all, and it was cold, deserted, and boring.
His hometown is in the village. During the New Year, people not only set off firecrackers, but also compete to see who has more fireworks and whose fireworks fly higher.
Don’t even think about going to the city.
Fireworks are not only banned in Gaocheng. Except for Li Chunhua's hometown, the hometowns of several others are all in the city, and fireworks are also banned there.
"Speaking of which, we were still happier when we were kids." Gao Fei said as he ran. "I'm afraid kids nowadays don't even know what firecrackers are, right?"
When they were young, they played with mud, rolled marbles, and took pictures... Today's children seem to only be able to play with mobile phones.
"What are firecrackers?" Ji Yu continued coldly, "Those little things that go off when you throw a white paper bag that you hold in your hand and throw on the ground?"
"Yeah, didn't you play it when you were a child?" Gao Fei was curious. Although Ji Yu grew up in Gaohe, boys of the same age should have similar childhoods.
"...No." Ji Yu spoke after a while.
"Our little Ji is very smart. He is busy studying every day and has no time to play." Li Chunhua joked with a smile in front.
Ji Yu thought of his childhood when he always had a long schedule of study classes, and his eyes became dim.
"It's okay. I'll go to the grocery store and look for it later. If I find it, I'll buy a box for you." Gao Fei patted Ji Yu's shoulder and said with a smile.
Ji Yu looked at Gao Fei's innocent smile, just like a high school student, and laughed at himself for being sad about the passing of time. He said unhappily, "Thank you so much."
"Don't be polite, you're the one sleeping on the upper bunk." Gao Fei pushed Ji Yu, laughed and ran away.
Ji Yu chased him for two steps, but seeing that he could not catch up, he ignored him and continued running.
The four of them chatted and laughed, and after running a lap, Lin Fan did not show up.
I didn’t sweat much and didn’t need to go back to the hotel to clean up.
There were more and more people outside. Song Ren looked at the communicator and saw that it was almost 8 o'clock.
He was hesitating about when to go to Lin's house when he heard a shout from above his head.
"Hey, come up quickly and have breakfast." It turned out that Lin Fan saw them through the window and called them directly.
After calling people, Lin Fan opened the door and waited. After a while, several people came up.
"Happy New Year!" Lin Fan stuffed a red envelope into each person's pocket and asked them to go into the house quickly.
No one expected to receive a red envelope from her and no one reacted for a moment.
The red envelope was very thin when he squeezed it, so there probably wasn't much money in it. Thinking about Lin Fan's remaining balance, he accepted it with peace of mind.
When I entered the house, I saw Lin's father and mother, and they started to say auspicious words to me again.
Mother Lin was so happy that she took out the red envelopes she had prepared for a long time and distributed them to everyone.
The red envelopes had been prepared long ago, but after meeting a few people yesterday, two more red notes were stuffed in. Especially Song Ren's, it was visibly thick.
The group tried to argue, saying, "At this age, who would still accept a red envelope?" Lin Fan's was fine, but Lin Ma's was obviously quite a bit of money, so they couldn't accept it.
"Take it." Lin Fan advised, "Here, unmarried people are considered to have children. I have some too."
As she spoke, she took out a red envelope that was thicker than theirs and showed it to everyone.
With Lin Fan's words, the few people did not refuse anymore. After all, they had spent a lot of Lin Fan's money along the way, so this little bit was not a big deal.
Breakfast was nothing special, just steamed buns and porridge, ordinary and bland. But it felt more cozy than last night in the restaurant.
Mother Lin was quite restrained at first, but as they ate, the topic shifted back to Song Ren.
Father Lin also thought Song Ren was a good person, but after knowing their true identities last night, he didn't think much about it.
Even if Lin Fan wanted to have something with Xiao Song, it wouldn't be possible with Lin Ma's matchmaking. If they kept doing it, any chance they had would be gone.
He quickly interrupted and asked everyone to go sightseeing at the nearby water park.
"Water park?" Lin Fan hesitated. Why go to a water park in the middle of winter? It sounded so cold.
"Yes, yes, it's a famous green wetland park we built here. It's really famous." Lin's father happily introduced it to everyone. "We've been there several times. The air is really good, and there's a zoo inside. In short, you can go and have fun there."
"Open on the first day of the new year?" Lin Fan didn't want to stay at home, but most of the attractions she visited yesterday afternoon were closed, so she asked this question.
"Yes, they are open. There used to be a market on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but now there is none. These tourist attractions and shopping malls are now the best time to welcome customers." Father Lin took out his cell phone and showed Lin Fan the promotional notice.
After confirming the business opening, Lin Fan asked for opinions from several people.
Li Chunhua, Gao Fei, and Ji Yu all said they had never seen a wetland park and wanted to go. Song Ren nodded, and the trip plan was set.
"Take your time and play around. It's very big in there and you can spend the whole day there." Father Lin smiled meaningfully.
"Okay, if we can't finish shopping at noon, we won't come back for dinner. You two can eat by yourselves." Lin Fan still remembered that there weren't many vegetables at home, and there wouldn't be enough to eat when he came back.
"I'll go with you!" Lin's mother interrupted. She didn't want to leave Xiao Song for a moment.
"What are you going to do? The children are having fun." Lin's father quickly stopped them. He asked them to go out and play just to avoid Lin's mother, so how could he let her go with them?
"Why can't I go? I've been there several times and served as their tour guide." Mother Lin was unhappy.
"No, no, we can have fun on our own. We don't need a tour guide." Lin Fan refused.
"Don't join in the fun. If young kids play together, they have to distract themselves to take care of you. How can they have fun?" Lin's father said again, his brows already furrowed. If Lin's mother was still ignorant, he would get angry.
They are in their forties. Even if they really want to bring the two of them together, what's the point of her being there?
Dad Lin sighed.
Lin's mother suddenly realized what was happening and quickly said she would not follow. Her eyes flickered between Lin Fan and Song Ren, telling them to have a good time.
Everyone pretended not to notice Lin Ma's expression, calmly finished their breakfast, and set off without stopping.
It wasn't until they were some distance away from the apartment building that Li Chunhua burst into laughter. The others also laughed.
"Okay, what's so funny?" Song Ren glanced at Lin Fan and was relieved to see that she still had that irrelevant look on her face.
"How about, boss, you consider it?" Li Chunhua suggested boldly.
"What are you considering?" Song Ren stopped and stared at Li Chunhua, with a warning in his eyes.
Li Chunhua immediately fell silent. Seeing Lin Fan looking at him expressionlessly, he realized that some jokes were still not to be made.
Everyone knew Li Chunhua's personality, so no one bothered to argue with him. Li Chunhua had been shrinking all the way, but finally let out his true nature once he entered the park.
The wetland park is indeed beautiful, with tall Metasequoia trees standing one by one, giving people the illusion of a pilgrimage.
They walked on the boardwalk in the water and rented a small boat to cruise on the river.
We saw bonsai, animals, and had a very expensive meal in the park.
Because it was the New Year, many snack stalls were introduced into the tourist attraction, so Lin Fan and his friends enjoyed themselves eating along the way and were extremely happy.
It was really happy, but it was also really cold, after all, it was a water park.
When a few people came out and got into the car, they all shivered when they felt the warm air from the air conditioner.
It’s so cold in the south in winter.
It's freezing cold, so I went to the park. Luckily, I had some friends with me. It was fun, even though it was cold. Otherwise, I would have been freezing. Remember to vote.
