System: Master Your Life

Chapter 1044 - 282: Another New Year

After setting off the fireworks,

Xu Lin chatted with Ning Yuhuan and the others on the phone.

Tonight, Ning Yuhuan and the others are at home with their families, celebrating a good New Year together.

Ning Yuhuan and Yu Xinyan, both spend the New Year in the countryside.

Xia Xiyao, however, is in the city, spending the New Year with her grandparents, father, and stepmother. As for her biological mother, she has already remarried, and it’s unlikely she’ll spend New Year’s Eve with their family. At most, they might visit each other after the New Year.

Shang Wanjun is still in Jiangdu, also celebrating the New Year with her parents and grandparents.

Chi Linyue is also spending the New Year in Jiangdu, with her family including her grandparents, parents, brother, sister-in-law, and Xixi. She sent over photos of the New Year’s Eve dinner, showing a lively scene.

Pei Danqing is doing about the same, though she has the most family members, spanning five generations from her great-grandfather to Pei Danqing’s nephew. Her large family business includes hundreds of people dining together, but even with so many people, there are still some abroad.

Xu Lin watched the video she sent, feeling quite lively.

Abroad, Tilin sent Xu Lin New Year’s Eve blessings.

Though Westerners don’t celebrate Huaxia’s Spring Festival, Tilin knew what day it was and sent her best wishes to Xu Lin.

Tonight at twelve, Xu Lin still has to ring in the New Year, offering incense and setting off firecrackers.

Before midnight, Xu Lin, Rong Xiyi, and Xia Xiyao sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, the three of them playing Naraka Bladepoint on their phones.

In 2028, the game already released its fourth map and introduced many new features.

But due to Xu Lin’s groundbreaking game, traditional PC games practically cooled off while mobile games still had users, as Xu Lin hadn’t ventured into mobile gaming.

However, this year and next, Xu Lin’s innovative game is expected to explode. The new generation of games will quickly replace these traditional games, both PC and mobile. Especially in the next two to three years, virtual reality games will be launched, allowing people to log into the Virtual World for various gaming experiences. By then, these traditional PC and mobile games will be just like the obsolete gaming consoles of the past.

At eleven forty something at night,

"Xu Lin, it’s almost midnight!"

"Tonight I want to set off firecrackers!"

Rong Xiyi has never set off firecrackers before and was eager to try.

In previous New Year’s celebrations, Xu Cheng handled these duties at night, but this year it’s up to Xu Lin.

"Just don’t be scared."

"Hmph, who would be scared!"

"Xu Lin, look, firecrackers are already going off in the village and nearby villages!"

"Ok, let’s begin too!"

Around forty-something minutes past, the sound of firecrackers started exploding everywhere, very loud, rumbling.

Next, Xu Lin took charge of burning incense, paper, and lighting candles.

Rong Xiyi carried out a disc-shaped firecracker with a fifty-centimeter diameter; this firecracker was huge, and there was also a rocket firecracker and three smaller ones.

Xu Lin reminded her, "After lighting, hurry and run, okay? And when setting off the rockets, squat and reach out to ignite them, don’t get too close."

"Got it, don’t worry!"

But Xu Lin still closely watched Rong Xiyi, in case her firecracker posture was incorrect. Many who don’t set off firecrackers every year end up in the hospital due to it.

Fortunately, Rong Xiyi was alright.

She first set off the smallest three firecrackers, these ones were palm-sized. Once the fuse was lit, they needed to be thrown immediately because they activated quickly.

As soon as Rong Xiyi heard the fizzing sound, she immediately threw it out, and the firecrackers crackled in sequence.

She repeated the same with the other two small ones.

"Xu Lin, this is so fun!"

She was overjoyed, clearly enjoying the thrill.

"Hurry up, finish up and let’s go to sleep."

"Xu Lin, hurry and praise me!"

"Wow, Ms. Rong, you are simply amazing!"

"Hmph, of course I’m amazing!"

The rocket and large firecracker were also set off within the next ten minutes, leaving a floor covered with red firecracker paper.

After setting off the firecrackers, Rong Xiyi still seemed unsatisfied, saying she wanted to set off more tomorrow.

"Let’s go to bed, we have to get up early tomorrow."

Xu Lin yawned.

"Xu Lin, tonight, let’s sleep together!"

"Are you trying to start the New Year on a high note?" Xu Lin teased quietly near her ear.

"Playing dumb!"

Rong Xiyi gave him a look, "Nowadays, it’s tough to even see you!"

"Blame me, I’ve been quite busy lately!"

"Ha, Ning Yuhuan, Yu Xinyan, running around between them and me, three girls, you must be living it up!"

"I admit I’m living it up, but, I really am busy. I met my senior and Yu Xinyan on the 10th and 11th, and before that, it was New Year’s Eve. My work is genuinely quite hectic now, you know that I’m currently researching the project on human consciousness logging into the Virtual World, especially this year, I have so many things to accomplish, so I expect to be even busier."

"That’s why I plan to pursue graduate studies in Jiangdu. If I go to the Capital City for grad school, unless I actively return to Jiangdu to find you, you’d never come to the Capital City to find me. It’s really hard to see you."

"Then I, as your brother, will have to fully satisfy you tonight."

Xu Lin wrapped his arm around her shoulder and said, "By the way, Ms. Rong, Happy New Year!"

"Where’s my red envelope?"

Xu Lin immediately took out his phone and sent her a 0.01 yuan red envelope via WeChat, and Rong Xiyi watched him send it in disbelief.

Rong Xiyi: ...

"Xu Lin!"

"Hahaha, is this a red envelope or not?"

"Xu Lin, you’re a jerk! Such a brat!"

Rong Xiyi wasn’t truly angry; it wasn’t like she was short of money.