Qiao Yuxian spent the whole day in the Buddha Hall.
Yuan Wei wasn't outside waiting the whole time. He came to pick her up at six in the evening, but after waiting outside for half an hour without seeing her, he went to the side room of the west wing.
He stayed in the side room until eight in the evening, and Qiao Yuxian still hadn't come out.
It was Uncle Quan who came and said there was a visitor outside whom he didn't recognize, hadn't seen for many years, and asked Yuan Wei to check it out.
So Yuan Wei went to the front yard.
Within less than five minutes of them leaving, Qiao Yuxian came out from the Buddha Hall.
There's no fireworks ban in Yue City, so fireworks were being set off around this time.
Qiao Yuxian looked up at the colorful fireworks exploding in the sky, suddenly remembering the time when her grandparents were still around, releasing fireworks together every New Year's Eve.
It felt like she hadn't set off fireworks for a long time.
