Chapter 1206: A Not-So-Lonely Spring Festival Alone
Another Spring Festival is approaching, and Xi Siyan once again turned down Mrs. An’s invitation. As for the Li Family, Zhang Yi sent over a red envelope, just like before, and then that was it.
Similar to last year, but whether it’s because this year is warmer than last year or for some other reason, Xi Siyan is still alone but doesn’t feel particularly lonely.
He even bought two window decorations from a street stall and brought them back to put up.
The fridge is filled with a lot of food, both raw and cooked, all bought by Zhou Chengchen pulling him along that day.
This year the Zhou Family has no travel plans, even though Zhou Chengchen really wants to spend the New Year with Xi Siyan, she still has her own family to attend to.
So ultimately, she could only drag Xi Siyan along to buy a whole bunch of stuff.
On New Year’s Eve, from early morning the sound of firecrackers was constant outside.
Xi Siyan’s phone also started to ring non-stop.
All were blessing messages from Zhou Chengchen, with a determination to fill his phone’s memory.
The firecracker sounds outside, the message alerts inside, alternating, Xi Siyan rubbed his temples, this Spring Festival is truly not lonely at all.
In the morning, due to the firecracker noise, Xi Siyan got up very early, and after washing up, he sat at the table as usual to work on his competition questions. After finishing two papers, he flexed his fingers, realizing today is special, he decided to stop.
He glanced at his phone, Zhou Chengchen’s messages are nearly filling up his memory.
He wondered where she found so many blessing messages.
Xi Siyan swiped his fingers and directly called her back, as soon as it connected, a clear and cheerful female voice came from the other end: "Happy New Year."
Xi Siyan’s lips curled slightly upward: "Happy New Year."
The two chatted aimlessly for a while, then hung up. Xi Siyan grabbed his nearby down jacket, after all, it’s the New Year, and he should go out to feel the festive atmosphere.
Outside, the street wasn’t exactly empty, but few stores were still open, walking along the street for a while, he passed a boutique that was still open, and suddenly stopped.
Through the glass display window, he could see a pair of gloves hanging inside, white, with half-finger slots, and a circle of white fur on top, looking fluffy.
Xi Siyan suddenly remembered Zhou Chengchen, she seemed to like fluffy things, her down jacket, her hat, always had this fur trim, making her look like a big furry ball.
Xi Siyan stepped inside, took them down, and paid.
The gloves were cheap, the moment he held them, Xi Siyan thought, perhaps this would be the cheapest gloves Zhou Chengchen ever received.
But she probably wouldn’t mind.
A wealthy young lady who would eat at street stalls, he knew, she didn’t care, Zhou Chengchen had always been Zhou Chengchen.
No matter whether others knew her identity or not, she was still that Zhou Chengchen.
If you treated her with caution because of her identity, she was Zhou Chengchen, if you were disdainful and dismissive, unaware of her status, she was still Zhou Chengchen.
Not pretentious, and certainly not hypocritical.
After walking a bit longer, Xi Siyan bought a few more things, then slowly made his way back.
In the afternoon, families started preparing their New Year’s Eve dinners, and Xi Siyan was no exception, rare that he was in the mood to cook something delicious for himself this year.
At six in the evening, families gathered, and Xi Siyan placed the last dish on the table.