In 2011, at 5:45 am on the 28th of the first lunar month.

Last night, Jiang Ping once again rarely ushered in the first snow since the beginning of winter. Although the snow did not stop overnight, there was no snow on the road and on the roofs. The whole city was wet, and it seemed like it was raining. On the contrary, the temperature is now pulled to minus three degrees by this joke-like snow.

"Hey, Liu, have you got up?" This is the day when Liu Ran goes home for the New Year, and Zhuang Manli's car has arrived at the intersection of Liu Ran District.

"Sister Manli, I'm up, have you arrived?"

"I'm downstairs of you. Which unit and floor do you live in?"

"Uh, I live in the second cave in the building, I'll go down to pick you up now." Liu Ran went downstairs wearing cotton slippers, and Zhuang Manli happened to meet Liu Ran at the entrance of the corridor.

"Why did you get off after wearing so little? What should I do if I catch a cold?" Zhuang Manli glanced at Liu Ran, who was wearing only one sweater on her upper body, and walked up the stairs with her foot.

"Uh, it's not too cold... It's so cold, I'm asking you to get up so early to send me. I'm really troubled you."

"There are no outsiders, why are you polite? Which floor do you live in?"

"I live on the third floor, Sister Manli. I bought eggs, ham sausages, lettuce and hand-catch cakes when I gave Chen Ao and the others yesterday afternoon. It is very suitable for breakfast. I will make it for you later."

"What are you eating? The dumplings made of celery and pork that I have made for you. We will cook dumplings later."

At this time, Liu Ran noticed that Zhuang Manli was carrying a plastic bag in her right hand.

"Sister, I don't know what's going on... It's here."

Liu Ran quickly stepped up to the third floor and took out the key and opened the door: "Sister, I've been in the wind all night, and there should be no smoke in the living room." Liu Ran held the door frame with both hands, and only followed him after Zhuang Manli went in.

"The places where you guys live are clean, but are they pretty clean?"

"Haha, it's okay, our skirts are not too sloppy, they just like to smoke."

"Where is your kitchen?"

"Uh, inside."

"Okay, don't follow me. You go and put your luggage in the trunk. I'll cook dumplings for you." Zhuang Manli handed the car key to Liu Ran and walked straight towards the kitchen.

Liu Ran looked at the car keys in her hand and looked at the kitchen again. She suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of happiness. He didn't lift anything and went downstairs to the suitcase next to the sofa in the living room.

After returning from putting down his luggage, Liu Ran sat in the living room and stood there. After hesitating, he walked into the kitchen: "Sister..."

"Oh, can you stop calling me by me..." Zhuang Manli suddenly lowered her voice and said to herself: "I don't want to be a sibling for you."

"Ah? Sister Manli, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine, you can call me Li from now on. My friends call me that."

"Is this appropriate?"

"If you think it's inappropriate, you can even call it with your first name and last name. In short, don't call it my sister, I don't like it."

Zhuang Manli's words actually imply that although Liu Ran is a smart person, he has never experienced any incidents between men and women. He has not realized the profound meaning of Zhuang Manli's words at all. He stood behind Zhuang Manli awkwardly and didn't know how to deal with it.

"It'll be out of the pot soon, where are your bowls?"

"Uh, I'll get it..." Liu Ran took two bowls from the coffee table in the living room and handed them to Zhuang Manli: "..." Liu Ran originally wanted to call her "Li" as Zhuang Manli, but when the word reached her mouth, she nervously ate one word: "This is the chopsticks and bowl I bought yesterday. I scalded them with boiling water, and they were very clean."

Zhuang Manli took the bowl and placed it on the stove. Zhuang Manli was very happy about Liu Ran's care.

After the two of them had breakfast, they headed straight to Xijiang Railway Station. Along the way, they picked some of the things they had and chatted about, and went to the train station parking lot.

“…Sister Li…”

"Well..." Zhuang Manli heard Liu Ran call her sister again, and immediately widened her eyes and looked at Liu Ran.

"Haha, I'm used to calling you, but I can't change it... Then, just send me here, I can walk in by myself." Liu Ran stood at the rear of the car and pulled out the lever of the suitcase.

"Have you wait." Zhuang Manli took out a box of two bottles of white wine from the trunk and handed it to Liu Ran: "I bought two bottles of wine for my uncle, you can bring it with me."

"Oh, this is not enough to make it happen. This is enough to bother you..."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. I don't want to see you go home empty-handed. I bought it for you. Take it, don't be fooled..." Zhuang Manli stuffed the wine into Liu Ran's arms, and then grabbed the lever of the suitcase and walked towards the waiting room.

Liu Ran saw that Zhuang Manli was going to send herself to security check, but Liu Ran felt very enjoyable about Zhuang Manli's strong care.

Zhuang Manli kept watching Liu Ran pass the security check and enter the waiting room on the second floor before leaving.

Zhuang Manli, who was sitting in the car, suddenly wanted to call her parents' home. She put her left hand on the steering wheel and played with her cell phone with her right hand for a while, then she called her mother.

"Hey." A cold sound came from the receiver.

"Mom, it's me."

"I know it's you, is there anything wrong?"

"Mom, I'll celebrate the New Year this year..."

"You can spend the New Year alone at home this year. We don't need you to deliver New Year's goods here... Now everyone in the village knows that your man is a fraudster, and we have lost all our faces..."
Chapter completed!