Don't think of rebirth.

Mingde’s New Year’s Eve Gala has a total of 12 programs. At the end, there will be a segment called “Walking with the Light” to announce the voting results. After the seventh program, it will enter the intermission.

The audience can take this opportunity to go to the bathroom, and Mingde has also prepared some snacks and drinks, which are placed on the long table in the public area.

Because the smell of the spicy hot pot was too strong and they were afraid that it would contaminate the students who were performing, Gu Qinghuan and the others ran back to Class 3's classroom and enjoyed their meal.

Yu Yuan rejected their invitation and excitedly planned to look for Cui Wanning.

She still remembered the "surprise" Cui Wanning mentioned. She tried her best in today's performance and felt very good about herself.

Even though she was on the stage, she didn't have the extra energy to look at Cui Wanning, but judging from the applause from the audience, she must have performed very well, right?

So, will her mother be happy for her? Will she be satisfied with her?

Although she is not the biological daughter of the Yu family, and although her academic performance is not as good as Yu Xin's, but... at least at tonight's party, as the "daughter of the Yu family", she can still be shown off to Cui Wanning, right?

Yu Yuan soon saw Cui Wanning in the crowd. She was holding a branch of holly in her hand. It was prepared by the students in Class 3 for Jiang Chuchu and Gu Qinghuan. The two of them gave a few branches from their own bouquet to the people in the same group.

Yu Yuan also got a branch from Gu Qinghuan. The branches were covered with red fruits, which looked festive and lively.

She also checked and found that giving holly to elders means blessing them with health and longevity. Cui Wanning was a little weak and always afraid of the cold in winter, and she was prone to illness. Yu Yuan thought about giving this holly to Cui Wanning.

Cui Wanning also noticed her and waved at her with a smile: "Yuanyuan, come here."

Yu Yuan ran over and was about to speak when Cui Wanning grabbed her hand and pulled her in front of the lady next to her.

"Yuanyuan, this is your Uncle Wei's wife. You met her when you were children. Do you remember her?" Cui Wanning said with a smile.

Because she was still holding the holly in her hand and it was inconvenient for her to hold it, Cui Wanning took the holly over and casually put it on the table next to her.

"Remember." Yu Yuan subconsciously wanted to look at the holly branch, but she remembered Cui Wanning had said that it was polite to look at the other person carefully when talking, so she restrained herself and shifted her gaze to the lady's face.

Her tone also became charming and sweet: "Is it Uncle Wei Yan? Then is it Aunt Xu?"

Ms. Xu's eyes suddenly lit up with a smile: "Yes, I am Xu Zhishu."

Cui Wanning was also very satisfied and smiled at Xu Zhishu, "Isn't it what I said? Our Yuanyuan has been obedient and sensible since she was young."

Yu Yuan moved her lips. Rather than being obedient and sensible, she wanted to know what Cui Wanning thought of her previous performance.

But she kept her mouth shut because it was very rude to interrupt the conversation of elders.

Cui Wanning and Xu Zhishu continued chatting, and Yu Yuan pretended to listen seriously with a smile on her face.

Until she gradually noticed that Xu Zhishu often used the word "my son" when talking.

Wei Yan and Xu Zhishu's son, named Wei Xiao, was a few months older than her. He had been unruly and arrogant since childhood. The few times he met Yu Yuan when he was a child, he would either pull her hair or throw grasshoppers and longhorn beetles at her.

When she cried and looked for Cui Wanning, Cui Wanning would always comfort her with a smile, saying that the little brother just wanted to play with her and asked her to stay with him.

Later, Yu Yuan stopped crying, but every time she saw Wei Xiao, she tried to stay away from him.

Fortunately, the Wei family went abroad to develop when she was in elementary school, and she finally didn't have to see Wei Xiao anymore. Before leaving, Wei Xiao gave her an iron box.

At that time, Yu Yuan thought it was a gift like candy or postcards, but when she opened it, she found it was a box full of cicada shells. She was so scared that she had a high fever for three days. She is still very afraid of these insects.

She clasped her fingers together. As the second half of the show was about to begin, Xu Zhishu returned to his seat first. Cui Wanning then pulled Yu Yuan aside and whispered, "Your brother Wei Xiao will be attending Mingde from next semester. You must get along well with him."

Yu Yuan felt that the corners of her mouth were too heavy, and she finally pulled them up: "Okay, Mom."

Cui Wanning nodded with satisfaction: "Wei Xiao likes you very much, and you got along well when you were young. Next year, the two families will agree on the marriage, and you can announce it after you graduate from high school."

Yu Yuan dug her nails into her palms. She opened her mouth and wanted to say "I don't like Wei Xiao", but when she saw Cui Wanning's face, she couldn't say it at all.

She lowered her head, as obedient and sensible as ever: "I understand."

The lights in the venue dimmed again, and the second half of the performance was about to begin. Cui Wanning returned to her seat, while Yu Yuan was still standing there. After a while, she reached out and grabbed the holly on the table.

Perhaps after so many years, Wei Xiao is no longer as naughty as she was when she was a child. Although the word "engagement" sounds very distant and unreal, but, just like her mother told her since she was a child, girls will always get married.

Her mother helped her choose her marriage partner early on, so she should be grateful to her mother.

Yu Yuan thought so and walked out carrying Dongqing in a daze.

The branches had grown quite long, their tips scraping the ground, and a few bright red fruits had fallen off and were scattered behind her.

Like bright red tears in the darkness, no one can see them.

When Yu Yuan came to her senses, she had already reached the door of Class 3.

Bao Qingsong saw her through the window and shouted to Yu Xin, "Student Councillor, your sister is here!"

Yu Xin came out and saw Yu Yuan, and quickly pulled her in: "It's so cold outside, why don't you put on a coat outside."

She took the holly from Yu Yuan's hand, looked around, and temporarily put it in the vase on the podium. She then pulled Yu Yuan to sit down and put a cup of hot water in her hand.

Gu Qinghuan stopped chewing and looked at Yu Yuan's face through the hot steam of the spicy hot pot.

She swallowed the fish ball in her mouth, wiped her mouth, and waved to Yu Yuan: "Yu Yuan, you haven't had dinner either, do you want to come over and have something to eat?"

Jiang Chuchu ordered a super deluxe set meal, which was a huge bowl full of food. Everyone used serving chopsticks to pick up the food and put it in small bowls to share.

Yu Yuan wanted to refuse, but the aroma of the spicy hot pot was so overbearing that her stomach answered for her first.

She was a little embarrassed, but the students in Class 3 laughed.

Qin Yue shook his head: "It's over. Whenever I hear my stomach growling, I think of the passage that the monitor recited on the stage."

Gu Qinghuan pulled Yu Yuan to her side and glared at him fiercely: "Try to say it again?"

Jiang Chuchu raised her fist, and Song Yi and Ai Ning also approached Qin Yue with ill intentions.

Qin Yue immediately became honest: "No, I didn't say anything."

Gu Qinghuan withdrew her gaze with satisfaction and asked Yu Yuan, "What do you want to eat?" As she spoke, she had already found clean disposable chopsticks and paper bowls.

"I, I haven't eaten it." Yu Yuan looked at the ingredients floating in the red soup, not knowing what to say.

"Can you eat spicy food?" Gu Qinghuan asked.

Yu Yuan subconsciously wanted to shake her head, but stopped: "Yes."

She can actually eat spicy food, but the Yu family prefers light taste, so she couldn't say anything.

"Okay, then I'll recommend one." Gu Qinghuan quickly filled her bowl with a spoon, then scooped half a bowl of red soup with chili powder in it and stuffed it into her hand, "Eat it!"

Yu Yuan took it and took a bite slowly. Gu Qinghuan asked, "Is it delicious?"

"Yeah, it's delicious." Yu Yuan nodded vigorously.

"That's good. You eat first. The second half is about to start. Let's continue watching the live broadcast." Gu Qinghuan said, "The performance was a success. The food was delicious. Today is a perfect day. So just be happy today. If there is anything else, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Yu Yuan clenched her chopsticks tightly, her eyes moistened. She lowered her head again and continued eating: "Well, let's talk about it tomorrow."