Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

The Qinggui Festival finally arrived. Su Yang and Lin Anlan both slept in late that day. The two had agreed the night before that dinner on Qinggui Festival would be the main meal. Moreover, they were already very tired from preparing for the past few days, so they could sleep in a little later.

By the time Su Yang got up, the sun was already high in the sky. After getting up, Su Yang went to the cellar, took out some frozen dumplings, and made a simple lunch for Lin Anlan and himself. Then he went upstairs and knocked on Lin Anlan's door to wake her up.

After washing up, Lin Anlan sat at the dining table, looking at the cooked dumplings in front of her. Intrigued by this food from another world, she scooped up a dumpling with a spoon, put it in her mouth, and after savoring it, exclaimed with delight, "This is delicious! Su Yang, this thing called dumplings is really tasty!"

Su Yang was also very pleased: "If it's delicious, then eat more. There's still some left in the pot." Lin Anlan didn't care whether it was hot or not and started eating heartily. Su Yang also ate one. The taste was okay. He thought that the dumplings made with ingredients from this world might not taste as authentic, but they tasted pretty good. They were basically close to the authentic dumplings from the original world, only the filling was different.

After a quick lunch, Su Yang began preparing dinner. Following his usual New Year's Eve tradition in his original world, dinner usually started around 4 or 5 pm. Su Yang started preparing dinner according to his old habits.

First, I took out all kinds of vegetables stored in the cellar, as well as previously pickled, smoked, and dried meat, and piled them all on the dining table. Then I started thinking about which dishes to cook. After a brief thought, I made up my mind.

Considering that there are only two people eating, Die'er, Linglong, and Jiuli don't need or can't eat any food, so they don't need to be included. In addition, there are three Icewing Dogs and Xiaoju. Su Yang plans to choose three kinds of vegetables to stir-fry, make a stew with cured meat and vegetables, and stir-fry a dish with smoked meat and vegetables. That will make five dishes. Lin Anlan bought two fish a few days ago. The fish heads will be used to make chopped pepper fish head, and the fish bodies will be used to make braised fish. Originally, he planned to make squirrel mandarin fish, but Su Yang's cooking skills are not that good, and he was worried that he would not be able to do it well, so he gave up the idea.

The main dish is still dumplings. Su Yang plans to cook them by boiling and steaming. Then he will make some chili sauce and kimchi as side dishes. That should be about it. Drinks are also readily available. All he needs to do next is start cooking according to this plan.

Before starting, Su Yang took out the New Year's goods he had bought in Wangcheng last time and the snacks that Lin Anlan had bought afterward, and placed them on the tea table in front of the sofa before going into the kitchen.

Since there was only one pot, Su Yang decided to boil and steam the dumplings separately first, so that they could be reheated quickly even if they got cold. He poured water into the pot, lit the fire on the stove, and waited for the water to boil before adding the dumplings. Soon, two plates of steaming dumplings were ready. Using the remaining water in the pot, he placed the remaining dumplings on the prepared steamer and then began steaming them.

After making both types of dumplings, it was time to move on to the stir-frying. The order was to cook the meat first, then the vegetables, and finally the stew. However, since the stew might take a long time, Su Yang moved the stewing order forward. He chopped the marinated meat, stir-fried it in a pot, then poured in water, covered the pot, and simmered it for half an hour. Next, he added the greens and seasonings, waited five or six minutes, and then took it off the heat. He poured all the ingredients, including the broth, into a large bowl, and the stew was complete.

Next came the chopped chili fish head and braised fish. These two dishes were also mainly stewed. After the fish head was stewed until thoroughly cooked, it was quickly plated and served. The braised fish was pan-fried on both sides and then seasoned with various spices. It was also quickly prepared. So far, three dishes have been completed, but because they are all stewed, they have taken a lot of time. Su Yang glanced at the time. It was already 3 p.m. Although it gets dark early, there was still plenty of time.

The next stir-fry is relatively simple. Slice the smoked meat, put it in the pan and stir-fry for two or three minutes, then add the greens and stir-fry for one or two minutes. That completes another dish, leaving only three vegetable dishes.

With the last dish finished cooking, the first New Year's Eve dinner in this other world was successfully completed. Su Yang brought all the dishes to the table, reheated the dishes that had cooled down a bit, and brought them back to the table. He then took two glasses, poured in some juice, and called out to everyone sitting in the living room, "Dinner's ready!"

Lin Anlan looked up at the time; it was exactly four o'clock. She asked with some confusion, "Are we eating so early?"

Su Yang smiled mysteriously and said, "Start eating now. By the time we finish, it will be almost dark. After dark, I have a surprise for you."

"Surprise? What surprise?" Die'er perked up at the mention of a surprise and asked immediately.

“Since it’s a surprise, we definitely can’t tell you now. Sister Die’er, just wait patiently,” Jiuli answered on Su Yang’s behalf.

"Alright, come on, let's get this on the table, it's a holiday!"

Su Yang invited everyone to sit down. Although Die'er, Linglong, and Jiuli couldn't eat, it didn't stop them from enjoying the atmosphere. Su Yang raised his glass and said to everyone, "This is the first time I've properly celebrated the Spring Festival in this world. Let's have a toast."

Lin Anlan also raised her glass and clinked it with Su Yang's. Su Yang's joy was palpable, and as they clinked glasses, he said, "Happy New Year!"

Seemingly influenced by Su Yang, the others also shouted, "Happy New Year!"

The first New Year's Eve dinner began amidst laughter and cheerful conversation. The group chatted and laughed around the table, which made Su Yang feel a unique warmth and evoked many emotions.

Halfway through the meal, Lin Anlan pulled out a bottle of wine from somewhere and said to Su Yang, "Today is a holiday, and how can a holiday be complete without wine? From now on, we'll switch from juice to fruit wine."

Su Yang didn't refuse. After all, it was a joyous occasion, and it would be nice to celebrate with some drinks. He finished his juice in one gulp and replaced it with fruit wine. The two toasted each other, and soon night fell.

Although it was fruit wine, it was still quite strong after drinking a lot. Su Yang and Lin Anlan were both slightly drunk, but they were still conscious. The conversation between them seemed endless, with one topic after another being brought up. Finally, Die'er, who had been thinking about the surprise Su Yang had mentioned earlier, couldn't help but ask, "Su Yang, where's the surprise? Why hasn't the surprise happened yet?"

Su Yang patted Die'er's head, then looked out the window and saw that it was completely dark. He said, "Okay, now I'll show you a surprise." He then got up, put on his coat, and said, "Come on, let's go outside and see the surprise."

Puzzled, everyone got up and followed Su Yang outside, looking around curiously. They didn't find anything unusual. Die'er complained, "Where's the surprise? Are you kidding me?"

Su Yang turned around, signaling everyone to calm down. He then told everyone to stay where they were and took a few steps forward. After standing still, he took out the device he had used to activate the heating array, held it in his hand, and pointed both hands at the sky. After a moment, he simultaneously activated the power of the five elements: cloud, light, earth, air, and mist. Since the air element had no color, Su Yang used it to inject into the device, and it immediately emitted five colors of light: purple, orange, black, red, and cyan from his hands.

A moment later, the beams of light shot into the sky in segments, one after another. The elemental light that reached mid-air also exploded and scattered, forming fireworks from Su Yang's memory.

The others watching the elemental power suddenly explode in the sky were all amazed by the sight. Die'er rushed to Su Yang's side and said excitedly, "It's so beautiful! Su Yang, you're a genius! How did you come up with that?"

The elemental fireworks lasted for quite a while before finally ending. Su Yang then lowered his hands and asked, "Was it beautiful?"

"It looks great!" they all replied in unison.

Upon hearing this, Su Yang smiled happily and invited everyone back inside. They sat down at the dining table again before he said, "Those were fireworks from my world, An Lan. I asked you about them before, but it seemed like they didn't exist in this world. So I tested it myself to see if elemental power could achieve that, and I didn't expect it to actually work. I was going to give them to you as a surprise."

Su Yang finished his glass of fruit wine in one gulp, then said sincerely, "Thank you all, thank you for your continued support!"