On Chinese New Year's Eve, Su Li got up exceptionally early, replaced all her bedding with fresh sheets, and stuffed the old ones into the washing machine.
While the sheets were washing, she cleaned the whole house inside and out, then put up the "Fu" character and couplets she had bought yesterday. She decorated the living room and both bedrooms' windows with festive paper-cuts, creating a truly festive atmosphere at home.
She arranged fruits and snacks in fruit bowls on the living room coffee table and then started preparing lunch and dinner. Oh, and she had to prepare the dumpling filling in advance because dumplings were for dinner that night.
She placed her laptop on the dining table, opened the music player, and began leafing through vegetables to the sound of music, enjoying the process.
Tang Nian arrived earlier than Xu Anran, carrying several bags, mostly clothes for staying here and some snacks that Tang Mubai had insisted on giving her just before she left.
