As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

"Speaking of which, how did you spend New Year's Day?"

The daily gathering drew to a close amidst the lingering smells of alcohol and cigarette smoke.

As Liu Ren got up to pay the bill, Yao Qing, slightly drunk, asked the others.

In Jiuhuang, New Year's Day is like celebrating the Lunar New Year.

This is a universally recognized statutory holiday.

“Generally speaking, we go home, right?” Yan Ling replied.

"So you're going home? Where is your hometown?"

“My parents have both moved to Hualan City,” Yan Ling said.

It took her a lot of effort to persuade him to come.

There are many people in Jiuhuang, and the older generation is quite stubborn.

Even after seeing a lot of news about monsters eating people, I don't find this new thing scary.

In their minds, even the most terrifying things are not as scary as the development of AI and the internet.

"So, you're spending Chinese New Year in Hualan City? That's great!" Yao Qing leaned closer and said, "Can I come to your house for New Year's Eve dinner?"

"Sure, sure... but aren't you going back? You have to go home for Chinese New Year, right?"

"I have nowhere to go back to," Yao Qing said calmly, swaying back and forth with a cigarette in her mouth.

"?"

Seeing Yan Ling's puzzled expression, Yao Qing explained, "My parents passed away a long time ago, so even if I wanted to go back, there's nowhere for me to go."

"Oh, oh, sorry."

"It's nothing. It happened a long time ago."

Yao Qing couldn't even remember the last time she had New Year's Eve dinner with a group of people.

She only remembered that last year she found a place to fool around by herself.

Did not go home.

Because she lives alone.

It's fine normally, but being there during the Lunar New Year makes me feel bad.

It's better to go out and fool around, find a place to drink.

“Then you can come to my house, my parents definitely won’t mind!” After understanding the situation, Yan Ling immediately made a guarantee.

"Well, I'm glad you really don't mind." Just to be on the safe side, Yao Qing asked the others, "What about you guys? How are you spending the New Year?"

"Going home." Liang Nian gave an answer without any suspense. "My home is not in Hualan City, but it is not in any other state either."

“I’m going back too,” Fang Qian said. “My hometown is in Lingzhou, which is a bit far, so I have to leave early. I’ve tried to persuade my parents to move to Hualan City, but neither of them listened.”

"It's probably not that they don't listen, it's that they don't have the money, right?" Yao Qing guessed. "The housing prices in Hualan City are not low now, and ordinary people really can't settle down here."

"Ah, maybe." Fang Qian wasn't very sensitive to this kind of thing.

After all, she is currently living in the dormitory provided by Zero Association.

They're still getting paid.

There's absolutely no need to worry about accommodation.

It can be said that many problems that working people would encounter were avoided from the very beginning.

After the others finished answering, all eyes turned to Liu Mucheng and Chang Bingyu.

They all knew about Chang Bingyu's situation; her parents had passed away, and she was now living with the Liu family.

They also knew about the Liu family's situation; their parents had passed away a long time ago, leaving only the brother and sister.

But the Liu family is not deserted now.

There are three people in my family.

They are a fairly standard family of three.

I just don't know how the Liu siblings plan to celebrate the New Year.

“Our family doesn’t have any extra plans for the New Year. Let’s see what my brother says,” Liu Mucheng said, noticing the group of gazes around her.

Before this year, their family was extremely poor.

Therefore, in previous years there was simply no time to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

At most, we might slightly improve our meals, maybe eat some meat or something...

Looking back now, it was truly a terrible experience.

but!

Those are all things of the past!

Now that we have more money at home, we can't treat New Year's Day like any other day, right?

So, what should we do...?

A whole host of thoughts that Liu Mucheng had never had before popped into her mind.

Liu Ren also has a holiday... Do you want to go out and have some fun?

If it's just the two of you going out, I feel like, no, this is what a date is, right?!

But Liu Ren is a blockhead, so no matter how he imagines it, he can't feel the atmosphere of a date.

But even so.

Liu Mucheng still wanted to give it a try.

Going out to play or something.

She became engrossed in her holiday plans, completely ignoring the attention still focused on her.

Yao Qing lowered her voice and said to Yan Ling, "I was originally thinking of going to the Liu family's house for a meal. But now it seems that it's better not to go."

Yan Ling: "Hmm... I always feel there's something a little off about the relationship between these siblings. Isn't that right?"

Yao Qing nodded.

Although the close atmosphere between Liu Ren and Liu Mucheng has been completely shattered since that night.

But the others could still sense some lingering signs of a "good relationship".

The atmosphere at the dining table suddenly became somewhat quiet.

When Liu Ren returned, he casually greeted them, "The bill has been settled, let's go."

"Captain, what are your plans for the New Year?" Yao Qing stood up and asked immediately.

"New Year's plans? If I don't have to work overtime, then... that's fine." Liu Ren didn't really have any other ideas for the moment.

In the past few years, the concept of Chinese New Year for him has become "having a good meal".

But now we eat good food every day.

Therefore, this festival has lost its special significance.

"You finally have a holiday, don't you have any other plans?" Yao Qing pressed.

"I really don't have any other plans. What, do you have any?"

"I was planning to come to your house for your New Year's Eve dinner."

"Sure, it'll be more lively with more people."

"really?"

"Yeah. After dinner, we can go for a drive, circle around the streets of Hualan City, and maybe we'll even run into an attack by mutants, and then we can become superheroes along the way or something," Liu Ren casually joked.

His expression was so calm that it was impossible to tell whether he was joking or serious.

"You're going out to be a street racer during the Chinese New Year?" Liu Mucheng said with dissatisfaction after hearing this.

"It's not exactly racing, so, do you have any thoughts?"

What ideas could I possibly have?

"That's okay."

"..."

This guy seems to only be able to score straight shots.

"Bingyu, is there anywhere you want to go for the New Year?" Liu Ren asked Chang Bingyu, who had a very low profile.

"me?"

"Hmm. Since we're on holiday anyway, it's a good opportunity to visit places we don't usually have the chance to go. It should be quite interesting. Is there anywhere you'd like to go? I can take you there."

“I…” Chang Bingyu paused, a little hesitant, but still expressed her thoughts, “I’ve heard that amusement parks are a lot of fun, but I’ve never been to one.”

“Okay, then let’s go to the amusement park for the Chinese New Year.” Liu Ren immediately made the decision.

"Really?" Chang Bingyu's usually expressionless face showed a hint of surprise.

"real."

"Thank you, Ah Ren."

"Don't call me Ah Ren, it feels weird."

"Is it strange? The book says that if you're close, you can call each other by nicknames. Isn't that right?"

"Uh, I see. But... never mind, call me whatever you want." Liu Ren quickly gave in.

"Why are you so nice to Bingyu?" Liu Mucheng couldn't help but retort.

"Have it?"

"Have!"

"Wasn't I also very nice to you?"

No! You treat me very casually.

"Really? That's probably because we're too familiar with each other. That's how it is with people we know well."

Sometimes, even if Liu Mucheng only says half a sentence, Liu Ren can guess her meaning and attitude.

People will subconsciously reduce verbal communication when they can know something without saying it.

This is a privilege reserved for acquaintances.

Liu Mucheng wanted to refute Liu Ren's words, but couldn't find a reason.

In the end, all she could manage to say was, "I want to go too."

"Aren't you past the age of going to amusement parks?" Liu Ren asked instinctively.

He couldn't even remember the last time Liu Mucheng went out to play.

The pressure from her family forced Liu Mucheng to mature early.

As a result, children's smiles have been lost.

Isn't it strange to go to a place where children play?

Liu Ren's question made Liu Mucheng stand up angrily: "Bingyu and I are about the same age!"

"real or fake?!"

"If you say that on purpose again, get out of my house tomorrow!"

"I was wrong."