[Tekkali: Are you out of your mind? You can't even leave home to dig for wild vegetables.]

[Lingyan Women's Clothing: Who can argue with that?]

[Rural Xiao Chen: I live in the countryside, my hometown is quite remote and there aren't many people. Of course I can go out. This year I've searched everywhere—the vegetable gardens, the slopes… I've looked everywhere. There's nothing there. Not even a single weed… Is there any scientist who knows anything about this?]

[Lingyan Women's Clothing: It'll be winter. Spring will come.]

[Old Wang next door: The evergreen plants in my yard are turning yellow...]

[Xiao Chen from the countryside: I've looked closely at all the trees here, and not a single one shows any sign of sprouting. What if they break... the inside won't turn green...]

[Top Marksman: You guys are getting scarier and scarier...]

At first, everyone was just suspicious, and no one cared...

Until later...

...

Today is the Spring Festival.

Feng Ran got up very early in the morning.

No matter what you do, it's best not to sleep in during the Lunar New Year.

Unexpectedly, Feng's father's secretary called him at noon.

"Hello, young lady."

"Assistant Wang?"

"Thank you for remembering me, Miss. The boss instructed me to tell you to go home for the New Year tonight."

Are you kidding me?

Why give us a heads-up so early in the morning instead of the early morning of Chinese New Year?

With the virus so serious outside, going back home for the Lunar New Year? Her life isn't important!

"king……"

"I know, Miss. I'll come pick you up. We have special protective suits. The boss just got back from out of town and wants everyone to get together."

Let's not do that! I'm always out and about. I don't want to infect myself!

"No. I've had a cold for the past few days. I can't go out much. My immune system is already weak, and I'm afraid of infecting others. So I won't go."

"Young Miss, this will make it difficult for me to explain myself."

"Hey, could you talk to Uncle Feng about this? If he's not willing, I'll call him and explain. Thanks."

"……good."

After hanging up the phone, Wang called his boss back.

Feng Ran sounded perfectly fine on the phone, not like she was sick. But it's better to avoid trouble, and I didn't want to travel around. It's the Lunar New Year.

After that, Assistant Wang didn't call her again. Feng Ran felt much more relaxed.

Their custom is to celebrate the New Year in the evening, but people usually start setting off firecrackers around three or four in the afternoon.

I originally thought that given the current situation, everyone would either not celebrate the Lunar New Year or just have a simple one.