The books in the room were neatly stacked, festive Great Xia knots adorned the bookshelf, a uniquely styled Snake Year mascot doll was on the TV, and red blessing paper-cut decorations blossomed like colorful clouds on the glass windows.
A newly planted kumquat tree stood at the doorway, adorned with brand new couplets brought by Miaomiao.
Crackers celebrate the old year, blessings brim throughout the universe.
Happy New Year.
Not very flashy, plain yet stable.
A pot of newly bloomed daffodils was on the coffee table, alongside a bowl of rosy red apples, and a mix of various, unremarkable snacks whose names are hard to pinpoint, such as peanut candy, cowhide sugar, chocolate, and the like.
A faint smell of disinfectant lingered in the air, a bit pungent, yet it brought a sense of reassurance.
