Chapter 383 - 373: Year after Year
The turn of the year arrived in a blink.
New Year’s Eve was still snowy, with tiny snowflakes blown about by the wind, feeling chilly against the face.
Outside, firecrackers crackled continuously along with Little Fatty’s shrieking voice, though one couldn’t quite make out what he was yelling.
The old street here was far more lively for ringing in the New Year than Tonglin Road, with families gathered together, relocating small tables to the living room, surrounding them to make dumplings, mix fillings, and roll out dough, all while listening to the chatter of the television and catching up on family news. Anya shuffled around in her baby walker, shaking a bell.
"Guanglin, go buy some soy sauce—we’ve only got a little left."
Qin’s Mom shook the soy sauce bottle in the kitchen, sending the idle Guanglin on an errand.
"To think of soy sauce just as New Year’s arrives."
Guanglin mumbled, grabbing his coat from the rack, draping it over himself, and stepping out the door, before a chill hit him and he stepped back in to put on a hat, running out against the snowflakes.
Due to the snow, it was only five in the afternoon, yet darkness was already setting in. The gloomy sky was void of any brightness, street lamps had lit early, and the frosty streets were sparsely populated, only kids waiting for dinner were still roaming the streets with firecrackers and didn’t seem to mind the cold. He hurried across to the convenience store and banged on the door.
Bang bang bang!
"Closed for today, it’s New Year’s!"