"Xiaoqing, what do you want to eat tonight? Discuss it with Xiaoyu. We'll eat at home tonight and not go anywhere. After dinner, we'll have a dance party, also at home. Let's have a good time tonight." Li Jia adjusted the colored lights hanging in the shop and then said to Li Xiaoqing, who was still excitedly sticking on the window decorations.

"Okay! We're going to have a big meal tonight!" Xiaoqing said, putting down the paper-cut window decorations in her hand. Then she pulled Zhou Xiaoyu out the door. As usual, the vegetable shop in the neighborhood was still open on the morning of New Year's Eve. They would close the shop in the afternoon and then go home for the New Year.

After everything was prepared, Li Jia, Meng Yao, Li Xiaoqing, Li Xiaotong, Li Yan, and Zhou Xiaoyu gathered in the kitchen and began the most important thing for the New Year: making dumplings.

The group made dumplings in all sorts of creative ways, but Li Feng was worried that most of the dumplings might burst open. So he strictly instructed everyone not to put too much filling in, so that they wouldn't end up eating nothing but dumpling wrappers.

Although setting off firecrackers and fireworks is not allowed in the city, the midnight bells were slowly approaching as the Spring Festival Gala played. According to the customs of B City, dumplings can only be eaten after listening to the New Year's bells. So, as they watched the dumplings sitting there, their stomachs started to rumble. But no matter how hungry they were, they had to endure it since it wasn't time yet.

At 11:30, the climax of the Spring Festival Gala arrived. Just a quarter to twelve, Li Feng and the others put the dumplings into the pot and waited for the bell to ring before they started eating!

"Knock knock knock!" Don't get me wrong, this isn't a clock, but rather a loud and urgent knocking coming from downstairs. There were still two minutes left until midnight.

After checking the time, Li Jia went downstairs and quickly opened the door. She was in a hurry because she wanted to eat dumplings with Li Xiaoqing and the others before the clock struck twelve.

But when Li Jia opened the door, she was so overwhelmed with joy that she was stunned for a good ten seconds. "You... how did you get here?"...