I was in my final year of high school, and my deskmate found out I was writing a novel!

In the restaurant, an induction cooker was placed in the middle of the table, with a hot pot on top and side dishes and several bottles of drinks around it.

With everything ready, Ye Feng sat on the sofa without turning on the lights. In the pitch-black environment, he would occasionally glance at his phone.

Finally, a little after six o'clock, the message arrived.

Su Miaomiao: "I'm going now, but what exactly are we going to do?"

Ye Feng: "You'll know when we get there."

An unconscious smile crept onto his lips; he was quite satisfied with the surprise he had prepared!

Finally, the sound of the combination lock's motor came, the door opened, and Su Miaomiao sniffed.

"Where's that hot pot smell coming from? Am I just imagining things because I'm craving hot pot so much?"

But when she turned on the light and saw a table full of dishes and a steaming hot pot in the middle, she knew Ye Feng was back.

On the sofa, Ye Feng held up his phone and waved to her with a smile.

Happy New Year!

"Aren't you coming back tomorrow? Also, were you lying to me when you said you'd let me log into your account for you?"

"I wanted to surprise you, so I spent the whole afternoon preparing. Come on, I bought a ton of tripe!"

Su Miaomiao didn't need to be invited; she just plopped down on the floor. It was just her and Ye Feng at home, so there was no need for formalities.

She picked up her chopsticks, looked at the dishes on the table, and for a moment didn't know which one to eat first.

Ye Feng didn't care about any of that. He picked up the plate and poured the food into the pot. After all, he was going to eat anyway.

"First, put this in: crab sticks, cauliflower, and this: winter melon!"

Ye Feng added all the ingredients to the hot pot as instructed, but they would have to wait a while before they could eat.

"Oh, right, I'll tell them when I get home!"

It was almost time to eat, and Su Miaomiao hadn't expected Ye Feng to prepare hot pot for her. She had to go back and tell her family.

She returned quickly, within minutes, carrying a small jar.

"Come on, come on, this is rice wine my dad bought. I had a small cup during the New Year, it was so delicious!"

"liquor?"

"Oh, it's different! This is delicious, just like fermented glutinous rice. How can we celebrate the New Year without drinking some wine!"

Before Ye Feng could refuse, Su Miaomiao ran into the kitchen, grabbed two cups, and poured one for each of them.

Ye Feng had never drunk it before, so he took a small sip first. It seemed pretty good, not as pungent as baijiu.

Just then, the food in the pot was ready, and the two of them started scooping it out.

"Didn't you say you'd be back tomorrow? Why are you back today?"

"I was planning to come back tomorrow, but my brother and his family wanted to come to see a movie at noon, and my uncle wanted to buy a car, so I came along too. But I thought it would be too much trouble to go back and forth, so I didn't go back."

"Then why didn't you tell me? You lied to me!"

"I wanted to surprise you. I was worried you wouldn't be home. By the way, you're going to your grandma's tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah, I can't not go. My mom said my grandma misses me. But it's good though, I can earn some lucky money again."

Su Miaomiao answered while eating; she was indeed quite happy.

She's an only child, so all the New Year's money is hers. Even though she's almost an adult, close relatives still give her New Year's money.

Ye Feng also received New Year's money. His uncle and aunt each gave him a thousand yuan, his cousin gave him another thousand yuan, and his older cousin gave him five hundred yuan!

My cousin didn't want to give it at first, because she felt she was the poorest in the family! But since my older brother had given it, it wouldn't be right for her, as the older sister, not to. So, she gave him 500 yuan from the New Year's money she had managed to get from our parents, which was already very generous of her.

As for my parents, my mother transferred 1,000 yuan to them, but said on the phone that she couldn't afford to support them anymore and that she had no more money.

My father transferred 500 yuan to me, telling me not to waste money.

"Come on, let's have a drink! Wishing us all the best in our college entrance exams!"

"Yes, best of luck on the college entrance exam!"

The rice wine wasn't very strong, and the two of them enjoyed it, talking about what they wanted to do after they went to university and where they wanted to go.

After having lamb spine hot pot at Li Hongmei's house before the Lunar New Year, the two of them hadn't eaten hot pot again, but they were really craving it and ate quite a lot.

But Ye Feng bought too much; the two of them definitely couldn't finish it all. They just cleaned it up and put it in the refrigerator to eat tomorrow.

Looking at Su Miaomiao's rosy cheeks and her unsteady gait, Ye Feng couldn't help but smile.

"What are you laughing at!"

"Haha, you're drunk, you're even staggering when you walk."

"Nonsense! How could I possibly be drunk? I just can't get drunk!"

"Alright, alright, you're not drunk. Go do some of the work, I'll take care of the rest."

"No need! I'm not drunk!"

She then ran straight to the sink to wash the dishes. Seeing that she insisted, Ye Feng didn't say anything more and started wiping the table.

After cleaning up the kitchen, Su Miaomiao didn't go home, but followed Ye Feng directly to the bedroom.

Ye Feng sat down at the computer desk as if by reflex, turned on the computer, not intending to write anything, nor did he intend to write anything; it was just a habit.

Su Miaomiao lay down on his bed, her slippers already off. When she saw Ye Feng turn on his computer, she nudged him with her foot.

"You lunatic, I want to watch a movie."

"Shall we go now?"

"You don't need to go to the cinema; you can just find one online."

Ye Feng naturally accepted the offer. To be honest, he was a little dizzy. He hadn't felt anything while drinking the rice wine, but after resting, the energy slowly returned.

"Move aside, you're blocking the way."

She kicked Ye Feng again, and Su Miaomiao's sweet voice made Ye Feng dizzy.

"This monitor is just uncomfortable for watching movies; it's all stretched out."

Ye Feng felt the same way; it was too long.

"Why don't we go to the living room and watch it on TV?"

"Yeah, and there's a TV too!"

The TV in the living room had hardly ever been turned on; the two of them had almost forgotten about it.

Without thinking twice, Ye Feng pressed the spacebar and headed outside.

"Oh dear, I'm so dizzy, I can't walk anymore, Ye Feng~ carry me!"

Before he even reached the door, Su Miaomiao's soft, nasal voice came over. He couldn't stand it, so he went straight to the bedside and bent down!

Su Miaomiao giggled and climbed onto his back, wrapped her arms around his neck, and buried her face in his neck. Her hot breath made Ye Feng feel numb all over.

After placing Su Miaomiao on the sofa, Ye Feng turned on the air conditioner and TV. He had just selected a movie and was about to sit down when he noticed that Su Miaomiao was curled up, apparently because she was cold.

They went back to the bedroom and got a blanket. The two of them snuggled up on the sofa and quietly watched TV.

Under the blanket, Su Miaomiao first rested her head on his shoulder, and after a while she lay down on him. After a while, she simply leaned against him and took his hand to hold and play with it.

Could Ye Feng refuse? He couldn't refuse at all, and instead reached out his other hand as well.