My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

Christmas is coming soon, and everywhere is bustling with activity, foreshadowing the festive atmosphere of the holiday.

The surrounding commercial streets have already been decorated with several-meter-tall Christmas trees hung with beautiful and dazzling decorations. The shops in the school have also displayed a series of Christmas-related items, including various colorful candies and gift boxes containing apples, as well as some Christmas greeting cards. Some mobile phone apps have already been launched and are selling co-branded items with Christmas elements in advance.

There are still three days until Christmas Eve. Lu looked at the weather forecast on his mobile phone early. It showed that there would be snow that night, with a clear snowflake sign. The temperature would suddenly drop by five degrees that day.

Lu Zaozao was very worried about the stray kitten. On sunny days, it could find a place to lie down, and on rainy days, it could find some shelter under the eaves. But what should it do on such a cold snowy day? If it stayed outside without any shelter, it would probably freeze to death.

Thinking of the puppy he picked up on a rainy night, which didn't live long because of its weakness and illness, Lu decided early on to find a place for the kitten to live before Christmas Eve.

After searching online for a long time and comparing reviews from many places, Lu Zaozao finally chose a cat cafe in the city center. The owner of the cat cafe was a young girl who had just graduated from college. She had rescued many stray cats and was very gentle and friendly. Lu Zaozao paid a considerable fee and asked her to look after the cats for a few days.

When the weather clears up, it can be let out to exercise. If it still wants to stay in the cat cafe and eat and drink for free, Lu had already decided to pay an additional fee as support for the kitten.

The cat cafe owner agreed with a smile, and refunded four-fifths of the expensive fee, only charging for about five days of cat food.

However, things turned out far beyond Lu Zao Zao's expectations. For three consecutive days, Lu Zao Zao searched the entire campus, turned over every corner, and even checked places near the school where the kitten might go, but he did not find the kitten.

The world is so vast, and a little kitten just disappears without a trace.

Christmas Eve finally arrived. The first snow fell in the afternoon. The crystal white snowflakes fell vigorously, like a gift from heaven, adding a lot of atmosphere to the festival.

Before the evening self-study began, many people began to visit each other in the classrooms, giving each other peace apples and various candies. The corridors were crowded and noisy. The things in the school store sold very quickly, and soon all the gift boxes on the shelves were sold out.

Li Jianan sighed, "Tsk tsk, what's the point of fighting so hard. Next time at a time like this I'll go to the most crowded place in the city center and set up a stall. When I see couples I'll sell flowers, when I see students I'll sell apple cards, when I see a family with children I'll sell good luck candy, when I see elementary school students... forget it, when I see elementary school students I'll just recommend Ultraman cards, I'll make a lot of money that way."

"..."

That's what they say, but it's almost impossible to put into practice.

Li Jianan has always been good at talking big, but in fact he had prepared everything a day in advance. He even bought a funny card with holiday greetings written on it. When the time came, he immediately took it out and gave it to Lu Zaozao, making a very grand gesture.

Lu Zao Zao learned to make some basic small cakes from her aunt a while ago. Although the appearance is not very good, the taste is still good. Today, she asked her aunt to pack them and said she would take them to school to give to classmates and friends. The aunt packed them in a very beautiful and exquisite box, and there was an elegant lace bow tied on it.

He Feng has never cared about this kind of festival. He has seen many of them abroad. They are old-fashioned, boring and have no novelty.

If it weren't for the control of his aunt, who used cards and pocket money to suppress him, and if Xie Huinian hadn't missed many days of classes in a row - He Feng would not have been able to attend this school for a single day.

Not only did He Feng not care, he even complained about it for an entire class. Why wasn't there a holiday? Oh my God, there wasn't even a holiday. Li Jianan didn't want to say anything more and just rolled his eyes deeply.

In He Feng’s shallow understanding, all festivals with the word “festival” in their names should be holidays, otherwise they are not worthy of the word.

Li Jianan glanced at him and said, "Women's Day is a holiday. You can go to Thailand and get an extra half day off."

"..." As expected, He Feng stopped shouting.

Although he didn't care, it was a festival after all, no matter how big or small it was, and it seemed to be a grand occasion among many students. He Feng still bought two gift boxes, which were extremely large. Not to mention that they could fit an apple and various flavors of chocolate and candy, Lu Zao Zao felt that they could even fit a football.

It was very inconvenient to hold it, so He Feng simply asked the two of them to open it and take out the things inside.

They did it right away and began to open the huge gift box neatly.

"Huh?" Lu Zao Zao asked in a puzzled voice, "Why do I have two well-packaged apple gift boxes here?"

He Feng glanced at it casually and said disapprovingly: "Maybe the merchant made a mistake. It's good. Double safety, double insurance."

Not long into the evening study session, because of the snow, the school was very tolerant and allowed the students to leave early.

Li Jianan had made an appointment with her parents to go to the movies. He Feng had already sneaked away, and most of the classmates had already left. Lu Zaozao held a black umbrella and walked around the campus again, but found nothing.

It didn't take long to take a taxi to the cat cafe in the city center. Lu Zao Zao apologized to the owner that she had not seen the kitten and didn't know its current situation. The owner was quite regretful. The two of them were worried about the kitten, whom they hadn't seen for a few times, fearing that it would die in this winter.

Snowflakes were still falling, the sky was dark, tiny snow seeds were fluttering under the roadside lamp posts, and only the skyscrapers and city neon lights on the ground were bright day and night.

When I was walking out, I saw a familiar figure.

No wonder I didn’t see her tonight. I wanted to give her the other cake and apple.

Lu Zao Zao walked over holding an umbrella. The snowflakes were clearly visible under the light. The light from the roadside shone on the snow, making Lin Zhao's slightly cold and sharp face look extremely gentle - she was still selling flowers and apples at the stall.

However, it was not as easy as Li Jianan had expected to make a fortune. The temperature dropped sharply and it was snowing. Most people chose to stroll in the warm and relaxing shopping malls or go to the beautifully decorated cafes to warm their stomachs with hot drinks and take photos. The things on the outdoor stalls were not as popular as expected.

"Give me a flower."

"Okay, what can I do for you?" Lin Zhao's tone was very polite and she had a sweet smile when she was serving.

"Rose."

"Ok."

She quickly picked up a rose from the box, looked up with a smile and handed it to Lu Zaozao. When she saw who the person was, her hand paused for a moment, but quickly returned to normal. After telling the price, she asked Lu Zaozao to scan the code to pay.

Although the snow was not falling too heavily at the moment, it would inevitably make clothes wet after melting, and it would sink into the skin and make people feel a little cold. Lu Zao Zao saw that Lin Zhao's shoulders were already wet, and her blue cotton coat was soaked by the snow, and under the moonlight, it appeared a dark ink-like color.

She moved the umbrella slightly to cover most of Lin Zhao's clothes, making sure that the wind and snow would not wet her thin clothes.

By the way, she handed the remaining piece of cake in her schoolbag to Lin Zhao. Lin Zhao looked at her with her usual cold eyes and didn't even take it. Lu Zao Zao put it on her stall without any concern.