In a blink of an eye, it was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The New Year was approaching, and Lin Yanyu sympathized with the loneliness of Liu Pozi and her husband, so she gave her a generous reward and let her go home to take care of her husband.

Lin Yanyu had nothing to do, so she took a rag and cleaned the house inside and out, and then went to the yard to trim the newly transplanted flowers and trees.

These past two days, as it is close to the end of the year, there are a lot of people, and there are refugees causing trouble in other towns and villages in Yunlong County. As a county lieutenant, Li Yanqi often has to work until very late before he can return home. Today, Lin Yanyu thought that he would still be able to go home at 10:00 p.m. like these past two days.

Unexpectedly, just as the genius was about to go to bed, he was hugged from behind.

He kissed her neck a few times and called out in a sticky voice, "Wife."

Lin Yanyu put down the scissors in her hand, put her hand on the big palm that was around her waist, and asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Li Yanqi placed his head lightly on her shoulder.

"There's a lantern festival and fireworks in town tonight, and I want you to go with me."

As if thinking of something, he added, "I asked someone to invite my father-in-law and mother-in-law, but my mother-in-law sent me a message saying... let us young people cultivate our relationship, and these old guys won't get involved."

After saying that, he giggled and sucked Lin Yanyu's white jade earlobe.

Lin Yanyu shrank back in itch, her waist went limp, and she was afraid that he would do something bad and delay her from leaving the house, so she quickly pushed him away and said sternly, "Don't bother me, I'm going to change my clothes for going out."

Li Yanqi readily followed her advice, let her go, and followed her into the bedroom.

Lin Yanyu walked to the wooden clothes rack and took out a shadow blue skirt.

Li Yanqi reached out from behind her, put the shadow blue skirt back on, took her hand, and pulled her to sit beside the beauty couch. Confused, he asked her, "Didn't you see the dress I bought for you?"

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Li Yanqi moved a box from the bedside and asked, "Haven't you opened this box yet?"

Lin Yanyu opened her grape-like eyes, shook her head honestly, and asked him, "Is that the clothes you bought for me?"

There is no girl who doesn't like new clothes, and Lin Yanyu is no exception, especially when they are chosen by others, which makes her look forward to it even more.

Li Yanqi opened the box and saw neatly arranged pomegranate red, scarlet red, peach red, mauve, and lilac colored skirts, with a few more sets underneath, but she didn't know what colors they were.

He took out the pomegranate red suit, tried it on Lin Yanyu, and said, "Wear this today. It's festive and the color suits the occasion."

“Why is it all red?”

Lin Yanyu pursed her lips and chuckled, looking at him sideways. She was not against the color red, but she didn't expect that Li Yanqi liked it so much.

She reached out to take the pomegranate red skirt and asked casually, "Where is my pink bellyband?"

Li Yanqi's arm that was handing over the skirt froze, his eyes glanced to the left, and then looked at Lin Yanyu innocently.

"What bellyband? I didn't see it. Maybe Snowball took it away."

"Wang?"

Snowball was biting the cloth ball that Lin Yanyu had sewn for her. She stopped playing with the ball and stood up, barking at Li Yanqi.

"Look at this little dog. He's disobedient again and only knows how to bite people. I'd just send him back to his mother."

"Woof! Woof woof!!!"

Lin Yanyu had no choice but to hit Li Yanqi's arm and complained, "Don't always bully Snowball. It understands."

"Go out and don't get in the way here. I need to change my clothes."

Li Yanqi's eyes, which were provocative to Snowball, turned back to Lin Yanyu, with a look of innocence.

"With the relationship between us, you won't chase me out just because I change my clothes, right?"

Li Yanqi knew that she was thin-skinned, but even though their relationship had become so close, she still couldn't stand Li Yanqi's teasing. Every time he teased her, she would turn pink like a peach.

Thinking about last night, he wanted to eat her again.

He had a feeling that if he didn't go out, neither of them would be able to go out tonight.

Li Yanqi suppressed the impulse in his heart, distanced himself from her, adjusted his robe awkwardly, and said, "Okay, you change your clothes first, I'll go out and wait for you."

Before going out, he ignored Snowball's struggle and took it out with him.

Li Yanqi stood at the door and blew the cold wind for a quarter of an hour to dispel the heat. Suddenly, he felt as if he had been acupunctured and was fixed in place.

Lin Yanyu had her hair tied up in a bun with pomegranate flowers on each side. She had two curved eyebrows like distant mountains. Her dark and bright eyes looked at him, and her tender red lips, painted with lip balm, were shining with an alluring luster.

She was wearing a short jacket the color of emerald green, a pomegranate-red skirt, and a little bit of her ivory-white embroidered shoes was visible. She was walking towards him slowly.

Li Yanqi heard his own heartbeat, "boom, boom, boom", fast and urgent, with a messy rhythm.

He walked up to her, kissed her rosy lips in fascination, took her hand, and said, "Let's go."

*

In Yunlong Town, the darkness and silence of the past were swept away, and lights were on everywhere, as bright as day.

The streets are filled with all kinds of red lanterns.

Stalls selling lanterns are lined up on both sides of the street. On the stalls are all kinds of lanterns, including lotus lanterns, rabbit lanterns, pagoda lanterns, which are dazzling and overwhelming.

All around were townspeople who were traveling with their families, as well as young boys and girls. They stood shoulder to shoulder, head to head, shy yet bold under the dim light.

Lin Yanyu was infected by the atmosphere around her. Her face was rosy. She pointed at a lantern with rabbit ears in front of her and said to the young man beside her with a smile: "Li Yanqi! Look at that rabbit lantern, it's so beautiful!"

The stall that Lin Yanyu pointed to had the most people surrounding it. Li Yanqi held her hand and dodged left and right before squeezing through the crowd and standing in front of the stall.

The stall owner turned around and saw a young couple with outstanding looks. People always like beautiful things, so he immediately bowed enthusiastically and said, "Happy New Year, Master and Madam! I wish you a happy new year in advance. May I ask if you are here to light lanterns?"

Lin Yanyu opened her round eyes and looked around the stall curiously. Seeing that there was paper and pen on the stall, she asked the stall owner, "Any explanation?"

"Madam, as you can see, we are selling Kongming lanterns. We provide you with paper and pen. Please write your wishes on a piece of paper and put it in the Kongming lantern. Let the Kongming lantern fly to the sky with your wishes. When the Bodhisattva sees your wishes, your wishes will come true and everything will go well for you, Mr. and Madam!"

Lin Yanyu's eyes sparkled as she looked at the rabbit-ear lamp eager to try it out.

"Your idea is quite interesting. Just take it as a good omen and write two."

"Great! I wish the madam and this gentleman all their wishes come true!"

A pen was stuffed into each of their hands.

Lin Yanyu pondered for a moment, then wrote on the paper: May your whole family be healthy and the country be peaceful and prosperous.

The handwriting was elegant and beautiful. When the stall owner took it, he praised: "Girl, your handwriting is very good."

Lin Yanyu shyly accepted the compliment and turned her head to look at Li Yanqi.

Before he could see clearly what was written, Li Yanqi blocked it by leaning sideways.

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