In contrast to the bleak and miserable situation on Shang Jing's side, Shang Lin's side was very lively. At eight o'clock in the evening, everyone started to make dumplings together, and even Shang Lin, the "sickly" one, was no exception.

Thinking back to last year's Lunar New Year, Shang Lin slept for a few hours because she was worried that her body wouldn't be able to keep up. This year, however, she was lively and energetic, making dumplings and staying up late with everyone.

Good health is definitely more important than anything else!

However, Shang Lin had only been making dumplings for a short while when his phone kept ringing with notifications. He hurriedly washed his hands and checked his phone. Well, there were already countless messages in the group chat, not to mention a lot of individual messages as well.

Shang Lin subconsciously thought about it. He only knew a few people, so why was the chat software so lively? The most lively one was the class group. The homeroom teacher sent a big red envelope, and the students were having a great time grabbing it.

However, Shang Lin didn't try to take it, mainly because he felt that as a real old man, he shouldn't take away the resources of the younger generation. He just posted a Happy New Year GIF in the group.

The group chat with my former junior high classmates was also very lively, especially Chu Jiusheng, who was a master at creating a lively atmosphere and even sent a private message to Shang Lin.

Chu Jiusheng: Shang Lin, my cousin hasn't been giving live-streamed lessons either, and the style of his account has changed. I've been watching it every day.

Shang Lin was genuinely surprised that Chu Jiusheng was still thinking about learning martial arts from She Jinxing. He immediately touched his nose awkwardly. Plans never keep up with changes, and he hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

So all I could say to Chu Jiusheng was, "He got injured while practicing, so the plan has been put on hold."

Upon hearing Shang Lin's voice message, Chu Jiusheng stopped typing and asked, "Cousin is injured?! Is it serious? Ouch, look at me, it must be quite serious, otherwise why would the plan to open a martial arts gym be shelved?"

Shang Lin thought about She Jinxing's slow-healing superficial wound and replied, "It's alright, it's just a superficial wound, but it still needs to be rested until it's fully healed."

Chu Jiusheng first sent a "pitiful" emoji, and then said, "That's right, even a minor injury shouldn't be taken lightly, especially in such cold weather, it will take longer to heal. Please give my cousin a Happy New Year and wish him good health."

Shang Lin smiled and said, "Do I only need to represent you? Would you like to say a few words to your cousin?"

The ninth day of the month: ...

The next second came his ecstatic words, "Really? My cousin is at your house? I can talk to my cousin? My God, this feeling of seeing my idol is making me dizzy and incoherent. Let me calm down for a bit."

Shang Lin almost burst out laughing, then called over She Jinxing and played it for him.

She Jinxing thought the sect leader wanted to call him for something, but it turned out to be just some brat making a fuss. But judging from the voice, "Is that the little troublemaker from when the sect leader was in junior high school?"

"Well, he's not exactly a troublemaker. He was just too young and immature before, but now he's a reformed prodigal son. You can say a few words to him later."

She Jinxing looked at Shang Lin helplessly, "Sect Master, don't you know me? I hate contact with human cubs the most, I have no idea what to do."

Shang Lin nodded in understanding, but said, "You don't need to say anything. Just say 'Happy New Year' and 'Study hard' or something like that. Kids are like that; their enthusiasm comes and goes quickly. Just think of it as you're comforting a child."

She Jinxing, “…”

Why did he feel that the sect leader was also treating him like a child?

But in the end, he still gave in, saying, "Alright, I'll do as the sect leader says."

Since Chu Jiusheng hadn't sent any messages, Shang Lin continued to check the messages. There were even more messages in the Daoist group. Besides everyone exchanging New Year's greetings, the group leader also sent a red envelope, and then everyone else followed suit.

Shang Lin thought for a moment, and as a member of the group, he had to follow the crowd. However, he didn't know how much money everyone had sent in red envelopes, so he went in one by one to take a look.

When she clicked in, she couldn't see how much money the other person had sent; she only saw how much she had taken and how much others had taken. In the end, Shang Lin could only look at the amount of money everyone had taken, calculate it, and then send her own.

However, after Shang Lin finished sending out the New Year's red envelopes, the group members immediately went online, but none of them grabbed the red envelopes. Instead, they asked about the teleportation scrolls.

Yu Qingfeng and Yao Mingyue both bought teleportation talismans and went back to study them. When they couldn't figure it out, they cast a wide net and discussed it with everyone in the group.

However, since they hadn't seen the actual product and only saw photos, discussing it always felt like there was a veil between them. Therefore, group members who had never bought a teleportation talisman rushed to buy one as soon as they saw Shang Lin online.

Shang Lin really didn't expect that he was here seriously trying to fit in and celebrate the New Year with everyone, but his group members saw him and immediately wanted to talk business. Is this considered a good start?

"How great it is to make money!" Shang Lin hurriedly replied: "How many copies do you want? When do you need them? How do you want them sent to you? You can send them to me separately so I don't make a mistake."

The group chat was flooded with "OK" messages, and then Shang Lin received a private message.

At this moment, Situ Pojun also sat down and teased Shang Lin, "You have quite a few friends, huh? The message notification sound keeps going off."

Shang Lin smiled at Situ Pojun, "That's right, I know dozens of classmates. And there's Master Yuanyin, whom you introduced me to. Oh, Captain Huo and Mo Ce also messaged me."

Shang Lin hurriedly replied: Happy New Year.

To be honest, Situ Pojun was a little envious of Shang Lin at this moment. Once he went to the East Sea, he would probably be alone with Shang Jing for a long time. As for contacting anyone else...

Haha, how can you contact someone without a cell phone signal? As for message tokens, those are only used in critical moments, and their internal communication methods are also only used in critical moments.

After replying to Huo Yan and Mo Ce, Shang Lin sent messages to Meng Zhe, Su Jinghang, and Lin Shengqi. Meng Zhe even asked him anxiously when he would return to the county.

Shang Lin felt embarrassed to refuse directly, so he could only say tactfully, "I'll have to go back another time."

Meng Zhe was probably busy, or his phone wasn't with him, so he didn't reply to Shang Lin's message. Su Jinghang and Lin Shengqi did reply, and Lin Shengqi's father not only replied himself, but also said a few words to Shang Lin.

Shang Lin immediately pretended to be a minor and wished Lin's father a Happy New Year, acting incredibly well-behaved.

Situ Pojun watched in astonishment. Was this how Shang Lin usually interacted with ordinary people? Did he really think of him as an ordinary person?

However, Chu Jiusheng, who said he would wait a moment, finally came online, and he even started a video.

Thinking of the lively scene at their home, Shang Lin still pulled She Jinxing to the guest room before answering the call. But when the video connected, he was dumbfounded, because Chu Jiusheng in the video was actually…