The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 321 Is this the atmosphere before the New Year?

"You know what, little fish?"

"Hmm?"

"The New Year abroad is a few days earlier than ours, around the 20th of the twelfth lunar month."

"Is that it, the birthday festival?" Nan Jiayu replied.

The two sat side by side on a bench in front of a snack shop, eating glutinous rice cakes and chatting.

Su Tianqing used the toothpick in her hand to pick up a small piece of glutinous rice cake.

Warm glutinous rice balls coated with sesame powder and a little brown sugar, a small hand hidden in the sleeve carefully holds a tissue and puts the rice cake into the mouth.

The fox's ears stood up high, and a sweet smile appeared on the half of its face wrapped in a scarf, slightly flushed in the cold wind.

"It's supposedly a famous old brand around here, the taste must be pretty good," the cat girl asked with a smile, chewing on her glutinous rice cake.

"This is delicious!"

The fox's tail danced merrily beside it, stirring up a cool winter breeze.

This is a commercial street near Rongcheng Huatianli, where a pre-Lunar New Year shopping festival is being held, attracting many local residents with free time.

Su Tianqing was no exception.

Especially since I was going to buy some New Year's goods with Xiaoyu, my interest in coming here was even stronger.

After finishing their glutinous rice cakes, the two sat on a bench to rest for a while and then continued chatting.

"Speaking of birthdays, there seems to be some story behind it, right?"

Nan Jiayu seemed to remember something and asked aloud.

I only knew that foreign New Year holidays had a name, but I had never heard of their origins.

Su Tianqing confidently puffed out her flat chest and replied:

"I know that!"

"Little Fish, do you know who the world's first magical girl was?"

"Red Rose, I know that." Nan Jiayu replied without hesitation.

"Little fish, did you know that before the Red Rose, there were already girls with magical powers who were active in history?"

"Hmm... I've heard of that too, but back then there were no stargazers coming to the mortal world, so they weren't considered magical girls."

Nan Jiayu nodded and replied.

Red Rose was the first "magical girl" of the World Tree, but not the first person to possess magical abilities.

"That's right, that's the origin of Christmas."

[Mercury's Secret Words: This is a fictional story set in another world, unrelated to any real person or event. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.]

A whisper seemed to come from the void, but Su Tianqing ignored it and continued:

"It is said that more than two thousand years ago in Europe, a girl with great magical talent was born. Everyone called her Little Sister Ye."

"...What a strange name." The catgirl's ears perked up, her tail coiled behind her, her urge to make sarcastic remarks rising.

"I can't remember her tongue-twisting pronunciation, but that's roughly the meaning!"

"Little Sister Ye used her powerful magic to fight against the monsters that were ravaging the European continent at that time, and won the love of the people."

"But she fell in battle with a powerful demon, and people thought she was dead, so they held a grand funeral for her."

"But seven days after the funeral, Ye Xiaomei kicked open the coffin lid and jumped out of the grave. Under the watchful eyes of the people, she ascended into the star realm, attracting countless people to worship her."

"Therefore, Ye's birthday is called Birth Day, and the day she was resurrected and ascended to the astral plane is called Ascension Day!"

Nan Jiayu stroked her chin thoughtfully, imagining the scene that Fox had described.

"Well... in short, Christmas is the foreign New Year, right?"

"Yes, the day before Christmas is called Christmas Eve, and tomorrow is Christmas Eve!"

The fox girl said cheerfully,

"Foreigners will go home on Christmas Eve to reunite with their families and spend New Year's Eve by a warm fireplace, just like we celebrate Lunar New Year's Eve."

"Every place has a different culture, which is quite interesting."

Nan Jiayu replied with a smile.

This was the first time I had heard the story of the birthday festival. The way the fox told it didn't make it boring at all; on the contrary, it was inexplicably cute.

"Speaking of which, Xiaofeng is back from her trip today too. How about we celebrate the holiday together tomorrow night?"

"Are you at home or outside?" Su Tianqing asked curiously.

"Although it might be more convenient outside, it's better to stay at home, after all, it's Chinese New Year."

Nan Jiayu said,

"And we also have to prepare dinner for Grandpa and Grandma, and also for Uncle."

"Oh, okay... then let's buy more New Year's goods today and visit Grandpa and Grandma in the hospital tomorrow."

The golden fox took the arm of the catgirl beside him and made a suggestion with a light laugh.

……

evening.

The main gate of Rongcheng Huatianli residential community.

"Beep beep~"

Nan Xiaofeng approached the facial recognition gate, dragged her suitcase, and walked into the community gate.

This trip to Guangzhou and the port city took up most of my winter vacation.

I haven't even started my winter break homework!

"Anyway, let's go home and put our luggage down first, then talk to Karin about what to do about our homework!"

Thinking this, Nan Xiaofeng dragged her heavy luggage into the neighborhood she had walked through countless times before, and headed home along the familiar path.

As Nan Xiaofeng unlocked the door and entered, the sound of cooking in the kitchen caught her attention.

"Um?"

Nan Xiaofeng was somewhat confused.

It's only 5:30 now. Dad usually doesn't get off work until at least 6:00. Could it be that Dad left work early and came home today?

That shouldn't be the case. In the past, my dad would almost work all night at the end of the year. He would just heat up the food in the microwave from the refrigerator for his own dinner. How could he possibly leave work early?

Could it be that the company went bankrupt and laid off Dad?

Nan Xiaofeng felt a sudden surge of inexplicable tension and carefully dragged her suitcase back to the sofa in the living room.

But just as she was about to peek into the kitchen, she suddenly saw a fluffy fox ear peeking out from inside.

"Hmm?"

The fox girl blinked, her fox ears twitched twice, and her tail swayed slowly from side to side behind her.

"Oh my... Xiao Feng's back? Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner, there's something delicious to eat today~"

“…………”

Nan Xiaofeng blinked silently.

She glanced down at the kettle on the coffee table in the living room and the limited-edition Bai Lili figurine under the TV cabinet, then silently walked back to the front door and looked at the door number.

Unit 3, 102, Area A, Huatianli.

Yes, it's my own home, but why is Sister Tianqing in the kitchen?

"Xiao Feng is back."

Then, half of Nan Jiayu's body peeked out from the kitchen. She was wearing an apron and had her hair in braids. She turned around and took two eggs out of the refrigerator, then said to Nan Xiaofeng, who was standing dumbfounded at the door.

"Hurry up and change your shoes, wash your hands, the dishes will be ready soon."

"Sister Jiayu?...Why are you with Sister Tianqing...?"

No, it's quite normal for Sister Jiayu and Sister Tianqing to be together. They're so inseparable that they're practically getting married.

But why would it be in the kitchen?

Have I seen this scene somewhere before?

Am I still trapped in Xin Yuehu's dream?

We need to confirm this!

"...Sister Jiayu!"

Nan Xiaofeng suddenly mustered up her courage and spoke to her sister Jiayu, seemingly wanting to confirm something.

"What's wrong? I'm still cooking. Just say what you want to say."

Nan Jiayu answered as always, but the fox girl, who was lying at the kitchen door, curiously pricked up her ears.

"Are you and Sister Tianqing married?"

"…………"

A long silence followed.

The golden fox opened its mouth slightly, speechless with astonishment.

The catgirl remained silent for a long time. After finishing cooking the dish, she quietly turned off the stove and came out of the kitchen with her sleeves rolled up.

"Sunny, help me wash the pot."

"I need to beat her up."

huh?

No! This isn't a dream! This is the real Sister Jiayu!

Nan Xiaofeng fled to the bedroom as if escaping, but he couldn't escape the cat girl's fierce pounce. Familiar howls echoed throughout the house.

Su Tianqing was washing pots and pans in the kitchen, her face beaming with an irrepressible smile.

What a peaceful holiday.