As the saying goes, stay up all night on New Year's Eve, and walk the streets throughout the first and second day.
Jiang Hu's second wife coaxed the children to sleep and prepared to keep vigil for the New Year herself.
But Xiaomi really liked this ceremonial feeling, too. She pretended to sleep in the space she was in, calculating the time to come out right before midnight and pretend she had just woken up.
The second wife had been busy all day and was quite tired. Approaching midnight, she kept yawning, while Jiang Hu held her, the two sharing a thick quilt, sitting by the bed talking.
"Second wife, why don't you sleep first? It's almost midnight, I can keep watch myself."
As he spoke, he tightened his hold on his wife's arm. It was too cold that day, and they didn't dare to light a fire in the room.
Xiaomi opened her eyes and saw this scene—a rare moment when her parents, usually so proper and disciplined, were holding each other!
