"It's not too much, we have to cover all five years. Don't worry, your uncle and I can certainly afford the red envelope money," Mrs. Turner said with a smile.
Five years, coincidentally, she had also given an amount for five years.
It seems like everyone tacitly agreed to make up for the love and affection Ethan missed out on during those five absent years.
See, a stroll around Small Town would probably mean coming home with arms full.
...
Shortly after breakfast, Wester Welson and Grant Greenwood's family, as well as Oliver Hilton, came over to pay a New Year's visit, with big and small packages in hand, looking quite the part.
Afterward, everyone chatted, played cards, Mahjong, and other entertainments.
When Charlotte Green went upstairs to get something, she couldn't help but glance at the laptop on her desk.
In the chat window that was open on her computer, the "Happy New Year" message she had sent still hadn't been answered.
The other person's icon was always gray.
