Xia Wei Liang lay at home, enjoying the air conditioning and ice-cold watermelon.
"Sister Wei Wei, Xia Yi Ran has vanished without a trace. Even her company can't find her!"
"If I were her, I would have prepared a contingency plan by now."
"True, who does something shady and isn't nervous about it!"
Nuomi remembered something and said, "It's almost Chinese New Year. This year, shall we..."
She wanted to ask where they would spend it, but felt the topic was too sensitive. So, she cautiously asked, "Sister Wei Wei, if you have nothing planned, would you like to come home with me for New Year? My parents are huge fans of yours now!"
Xia Wei Liang understood the young girl's intentions and smiled, "No need. You go back for New Year's Eve, and I'll stay here. Besides, we have a few new members at home now, and I can't just abandon them."
Nuomi then looked at Song Yuan, who was sitting opposite them, "Brother Yuan, what about you?"
"My family has many rules. On New Year's Eve, we absolutely must gather to kowtow to the founding ancestor, then to the master, the eldest senior brother, the second senior brother, the third junior uncle..."
Xia Wei Liang thought for a moment, "So, after a round of kowtows, it will be just in time to eat the hot dumplings on New Year's Day, right?"
Nuomi chimed in, "That's too hard on the knees!"
Song Yuan looked at Xia Wei Liang, "After the kowtows, I'll come back."
"No, no, no, just eat the New Year's Day breakfast."
Knowing they were worried about her, Xia Wei Liang waved her hand generously, "I'm not a child anymore. Don't think of me as so fragile. Adults have to leave home eventually, and embracing solitude is the first step to growth."
Since she had decided to spend the New Year alone, Xia Wei Liang wasn't going to settle. Even if it was just her, Xiao Jin Zi, and Xiao Lan, she would make the New Year enjoyable!
Following tradition, she took Xiao Jin Zi to buy New Year's goods, such as couplets, window decorations, nuts, and fruits, filling her home to the brim.
Next, she prepared gifts for the villagers of Lianhua Village, Suo Lou Village, and Gu Mo Village, who had participated in the recording of "Courage."
Originally, the company had suggested she manage a live broadcast ID, allowing her to interact with fans when she had free time. Xia Wei Liang happened to start a live broadcast while shopping.
"Zhao Cheng? Of course, I prepared a gift for him! Here—let me show you!"
Seeing the thick stack of practice books, the fans burst into laughter!
"Seriously, sending something like that? Did you even consider if the kid can have a good New Year?"
"And what's with the little red ribbons tied to it?"
"There's more!"
She then pulled out a large roll of exam papers, "These are all excellent questions from past years in Langang!"
Fans: [I feel like Zhao Cheng has already cried himself unconscious in his little sheep pen.]
[Save the child!]
Then, she displayed the gifts for Aunt Li, Aunt Xiu, Sister Song, Village Elder Wu, Da Baozi, Er Zhuzi, San Dezi, Si Xizi, Lang Yue, and Master Qu Guan Xiang one by one.
Good heavens, three or four shopping carts weren't enough to hold everything!
Liu Yao Zong helped them load the items into the car. "Sister Wei, why did you buy so much?"
"There are many people in our village, so we need to buy more."
After getting into the car, Xia Wei Liang suddenly thought of something and asked him, "Where are you going for New Year?"
"I..."
Liu Yao Zong pursed his lips, unsure how to answer.
"Oh, do you want to come with me and Xiao Jin Zi?"
"Really? Can I? Can I go with you?"
Liu Yao Zong's face turned red with excitement. When he heard Xia Wei Liang vaguely say "en," he started crying with a smile.
Hearing a grown man crying while driving confused Xia Wei Liang. Su Dan Novels.
"What are you crying for?"
"Sister, you don't know... since my family had trouble, all our relatives have tried to avoid us like the plague. They'd rather go out of their way to avoid me... let alone ask me where I'm spending New Year..."
As he spoke, he wiped away his tears. "Sister, I didn't want to cry, I just... I just couldn't help it..."
Xia Wei Liang looked at him and helplessly handed him some tissues. "Alright, you look really ugly crying. Don't scare our Xiao Jin Zi."
Xiao Jin Zi wasn't scared, though. He covered his small mouth and giggled.
Whether it was fate or because they had similar experiences, Liu Yao Zong was very good to the little one, and Xiao Jin Zi also liked this uncle very much.
The car stopped at a red light. Xiao Jin Zi even came over to wipe his tears. "Uncle Yao Zong, don't cry... ugly. Don't cry, ugly."
Liu Yao Zong sniffled and nodded with pursed lips. "En, Uncle Yao Zong won't cry anymore!"
After his emotions stabilized, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister, will Brother Yi Shen be coming for New Year?"
Xia Wei Liang's first reaction was to refuse.
"Why would he come?"
"Aren't you two..."
Before he could finish, Xia Wei Liang's phone rang.
It was Nuomi calling.
"Sister Wei Wei!!! You didn't turn off your live broadcast!!!"
Holy cow—
Xia Wei Liang immediately rolled over to the side. She saw her phone, which had slipped from the seat, and indeed, the live broadcast was still going.
Even though the screen was completely black, everyone had heard their conversation crystal clear!
Seeing the startled face suddenly appear on the screen, the fans were amused.
[If this happened to another female celebrity, it would definitely be staged, but our Empress is just too normal.]
[Don't stop! Keep talking, will Brother Yi Shen come for New Year?]
[I think this situation depends on Brother Yi Shen's arrangements... So, we should invite the person involved.]
On the other end of the screen, a pair of fair, slender hands held a tablet.
Seeing the stunned face on the screen, a pair of light brown eyes were filled with smiles.
Someone sitting in the same private room glanced over and whispered, "Boss, the young master seems to really like that female celebrity."
Han Hong Sui looked back and said quite openly, "It's normal for a boy his age to like pretty girls." He then asked, "What's the name of that female celebrity you mentioned earlier?"
"Xia Wei Liang, a very popular actress recently."
"Oh."
Perhaps another trending idol, Han Hong Sui wasn't very interested.
However, he did notice that whenever his younger son saw her videos, his face would always show a happy and shy smile.
Since returning to the Han family, no matter what he did, his younger son seemed to have an insurmountable gap between them, reacting with indifference to everything.
If this female celebrity could make him happy...
"Old Jia, please invite Miss Xia to the Han family for a home-cooked meal."
"Understood."
Old Jia was confident about this, even showing a hint of arrogance.
To be invited to the Han family was something many celebrities could only dream of!
What if she was a new trending idol? Most were fleeting. She should seize this opportunity.