After thinking for a long time, Chen Hong still couldn't figure out the reason. Finally, after all the commotion, she drifted off to sleep again.

The next morning, Chen Hong opened her eyes, sat up, ruffled her messy hair, and thought for a while about her phone call with Zhou Yi that night.

Whether she goes home or not, as long as everyone is safe, that's all that matters. The Spring Festival comes every year, and even if they're not together occasionally, Chen Hong doesn't care that much.

Compared to being completely out of touch and unable to contact someone, this is nothing!

Chen Hong and her son celebrated the New Year as usual. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, at noon, they carried a box of fruit and went to visit the village chief.

Starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, the streets of the village became bustling with activity, as villagers carrying gifts and drinking with relatives came and went every day.

Chen Hong has many dinner parties this year; if she attends them all, it could last until the Lantern Festival.

The village's large-scale family gathering during the National Day holiday brought Chen Hong a lot of new connections. Several of the sons of Commander Wang had their wives come over to host dinners, and Chen Hong couldn't refuse them.

They extended a sincere invitation, grabbing my arm and refusing to let go, not even giving me a chance to receive a gift, and dragging me home.

Chen Hong hadn't seen such an overbearing invitation in many years, and having no other choice, she could only go to all five houses with him.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Hong took her child to the city for a day trip and didn't return home until it was almost dark.

They finally dodged the bullet, and the mother and daughter smiled at each other. After dinner, while watching TV, they discussed that they would drive out after breakfast the next morning to visit a nearby scenic spot.

The mother and daughter hid for three days, leaving early and returning late. The villagers all understood and gradually stopped inviting them to dinner.

Although the villagers were very enthusiastic and genuinely wanted to befriend Chen Hong.

However, she really wasn't used to this kind of interaction. It felt particularly awkward for Chen Hong to have people she wasn't usually familiar with gather together for a noisy meal.