I finished the last bite of the dessert and asked, "When will the fireworks be set off?"

Master Sasuke said calmly: "At zero o'clock."

Me: "That's right..."

Be silent.

But it’s also an atmosphere that won’t feel awkward.

It was completely dark when we came out. We walked slowly, like we were eating, and turned left and right until we arrived at a small park.

The New Year's Eve party was held here, and there were quite a lot of people, including the whole family.

I looked around and saw that there were many stalls set up at the entrance of the park, some of which were quite crowded.

I looked at the stall with several dolls hanging on it: "Ah, it's archery!"

"Are you good at archery?" Lord Sasuke asked, turning his face sideways and staring at me steadily with his black eyes.

"I learned a little bit when I was young." I nodded. My father, a hunter, taught me.

Although I only fired the bow a few times...

The clerk smiled and entertained every customer who passed by his store: "If you hit the target, you can take home the prize! We have all kinds of medals here..."

Master Sasuke said: "If you want to play, go ahead."

I was stunned: "Is it okay?"

Lord Sasuke nodded slightly.

So I said to the clerk: "Brother, come here once!"

The clerk still smiled and said: "Guest, three rounds per game, total two hundred yuan."

After briefly explaining the rules, he took the two copper coins and said, "Thank you for your patronage!"

I picked up the wooden bow on the table and turned sideways to face Lord Sasuke. Although I knew the outcome, I asked, "Do you have any that you like?"

Referring to those cute dolls.

As expected, he said in an uninterested tone: "No."

I see."

My eyes moved around among the rows of dolls. After a few glances, I decided it was the panda eating bamboo.

I held a plastic-tipped arrow between my index and middle fingers, aimed at the opponent, used all my strength to draw the bow and released the arrow.

With a snap, the arrow fell onto the stone road.

"……Eh?"

Sasuke-sama handed me the second arrow and commented succinctly: "My feet have to spread apart and I am pulling the bow string too hard."

I took a deep breath and followed Sasuke-sama's instructions to adjust: "Okay, I'll try."

The arrow shot out quickly and grazed the panda's butt.

Opening my eyes, I regretted: "It's a pity, it was just a little bit..."

Lord Sasuke said calmly: "Try again."

This time it was much better, it hit the target, but the panda didn't move at all.

Me: "Are you weak this time..."

In the end, I didn’t leave empty-handed. The guy gave me a little yellow duck keychain as a gift, saying it was a free “keep up the good work” prize.

We turned around to go to other places, but the boy still had the same smiling face and said from behind: "Welcome to come again next time!"

I won't come, I thought to myself, most businesses will book dolls in order not to lose money, but I didn't expect to encounter them in Konoha.

I hold the little yellow duck in my hand and can use it on the key Sasuke-sama gave me.

Concerning my plan, Sasuke-sama just glanced at me and nodded.

We walked around casually and watched any interesting performances we saw. After watching this show called Divine Dance, I wanted to take Sasuke-sama to another place, but a familiar voice not far away made us stop.

"Because you are an idiot. You can even forget what day it is. What an idiot!"

"But... I'm alone, so it doesn't matter."

This conversation...

We looked at each other. Sasuke-sama turned his head first and saw the orange figure. He said to me: "Let's go."

Right next to the squid-yaki stall I just passed by.

Miss Sakura pressed down Lord Naruto's head with her fist, but Lord Naruto still held out a finger and said to the boss: "Boss, have some!"

The boss said enthusiastically: "Got it, one portion of grilled squid, spicy or not?"

"Hot..." Lord Naruto was the first to notice us. He tilted his head and said in surprise: "Ah, it's Sasuke and Mai-chan!"

Miss Sakura took back her hand and smiled at me: "Ma Yi, good evening."

I smiled and said, "Good evening."

At this time, Lord Naruto's stomach made a series of gurgling sounds. He looked at Miss Sakura depressedly: "Sakura, I'm hungry..."

Miss Ying put her hands on her hips: "Then go hungry!"

I exclaimed: "Have you eaten yet?"

Miss Sakura: "Yes, he didn't eat anything at night."

While eating squid, Naruto-sama complained: "I'm just a little late. The store's meat, seafood, and vegetables are all sold out!"

Miss Ying seemed a little angry: "What are you yelling about? In the final analysis, it's your fault for sleeping in. Thinking about it with your head, you know that today is a day for family reunion. My mother went out very early to go to the supermarket to buy things today!"

"Sakura...you are too much..."

"It's because you don't have a long memory, so you can't even buy green onions."

I don't think Naruto-sama looked very sad after being scolded by Miss Sakura.

Master Sasuke turned his head and silently added: "It's not him who can have a long memory."

I touched my chin and belatedly realized that there were indeed a lot of people buying things in the store today, so I suggested: "Shouldn't we eat soba noodles for New Year's Eve? I happened to buy a lot today, Naruto-sama and Miss Sakura, don't you?" Come along if you mind."

With something in his mouth, Lord Naruto was stunned: "Is that okay? Mai-chan is so good."

Miss Ying also thought this was good, and said with a smile: "The four of us celebrate New Year together? It feels good!"

The three of us all looked at Sasuke-sama, and he seemed to smile: "I don't care."

When passing by the supermarket, I planned to buy some more drinks.

Once inside, it is no exaggeration to say that the entire supermarket was almost empty.

Just like what Naruto-sama said, the fresh food section, vegetable section, bread, seafood, etc. are all empty.

The remaining meat is all packed in gold boxes specially used for the Chinese New Year. Even at half price, it costs 3,000 yuan, but the color and fat of the meat are quite good.

I pulled Sasuke-sama's sleeve, and he lowered his head to look at my hand, but I didn't pay attention. I stared at the shelves over there: "There is soybean powder over there. I forgot to buy rice cakes today."

Master Sasuke got the last box: "Is this it?"

I nodded.

Lord Naruto: "Although this has a lot of particles, I'm not picky about food."

Miss Ying twitched the corner of her mouth and grabbed his ear: "Stop talking nonsense!"

Then comes the stage of begging for mercy.

When settling the bill, I asked in surprise: "Hey, do you want to drink later?"

Lord Naruto showed a cheeky smile: "It's rare that Sasuke is back...it's still Chinese New Year, and we're almost adults, so it's okay to make an exception!"

He scratched his head and asked again: "Mai-chan looks very young. How old are you?"

I was speechless immediately: "Ten, fifteen... But, my birthday is in March, I will be sixteen soon..."

Miss Sakura had a helpless expression on her face: "So, Mai-chan can only drink juice!"

I looked at Lord Sasuke faintly, he avoided my sight, they... they seemed to have reached some kind of consensus.

When I got home, I walked into the courtyard and found a plant lying quietly at the door, with its roots wrapped.

Lord Naruto/Miss Sakura: "What?"

Lord Sasuke: "I don't know..."

I held its thin stem with both hands and explained: "It's a peach blossom. My friend from the same village sent it to me."

Miss Sakura asked: "Why? Come specially from Mai's hometown..."

I smiled and shook my head: "They seemed to be traveling and just passed through Konoha. I happened to meet him when I was shopping this morning. Then he asked me for my address and said he wanted to give me peach blossoms."

"Eh, really? Does it have any special meaning?"

"The meaning is..."

Lord Naruto widened his eyes, put his arm around Lord Sasuke's shoulders, and whispered: "Childhood sweetheart? Love rival?"

Master Sasuke was not interested in listening to his nonsense, so he shook off his hand and went in first.

I continued: "In my hometown, peach blossoms are placed during the Chinese New Year to represent good luck, and the petals can also be used for decoration and cake making."

Lord Naruto looked knowledgeable: "That's it!"

Miss Ying said to him: "You still say such nonsense..."

Since I didn’t have a larger flower pot, I had to pick up a random container to put it in.

Miss Sakura and I are cooking noodles in the kitchen, while they are decorating the living room. There should at least be some lively atmosphere during the Chinese New Year!

When I was putting down the noodles, Miss Sakura looked at me with a smile on her face: "Should I eat softer or harder?"

I said without thinking: "I prefer harder noodles."

Then I asked the two people in the living room this question again, and the answer I got was: "You can just decide."

Okay, I'll go back and tell you. Miss Ying heard the noodles stir in the pot and said, "Then let's all eat the harder ones! Is the cold version okay?"

"okok!" I put four bowls on the table and prepared the seasoning bottles to be added later.

The Red and White Song Concert was playing on the TV, but no one seemed to be listening seriously, it was just background music.

In addition to the soba noodles on the table, Miss Sakura thoughtfully prepared a few side dishes since some people had missed dinner, and I was only responsible for helping.

The four people raised their glasses: "Please give me your advice in the new year."

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