On New Year's Eve, the whole place was adorned with lanterns and decorations.
Zhen Nan's area has different customs every ten miles; some celebrate an early New Year, some a late one, with the late one being the normal New Year's Eve celebration.
The Jiang Family belonged to the latter.
Ms. Li Hongmei intended to clean the house inside and out, so she got up early and started bustling around.
"Mom, I'm going out to play with my classmates."
After Jiang Nian finished speaking, he anticipated Li Hongmei's reaction. Before Ms. Li could frown and put her hands on her hips to speak, he preempted her.
"Play, play, play, all you know is playing all day long!"
Li Hongmei was at a loss for words, thought for a moment, and added.
"Who goes out to play during the New Year?"
"My classmates do," Jiang Nian counted on his fingers, "Li Hua, Liu Yang, Tao Ran, Ma Guojun."
"Mom, times have changed."
Li Hongmei: "...."
"Still not okay, you're just making it up."
