Chapter 164: Morning of the Spring Festival

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Today is the first day of the lunar new year; Qin Ge, who usually goes for a morning run every day, also unusually didn't go out, but instead curled up under the covers, probably because he stayed up too late last night.

After all, as the performance began, everyone went up to perform a bit. Of course, the more introverted shipgirls like Si Peng Si and Ling Bo didn't go up.

When it was midnight, Fushun took Ninghai and Ping Hai outside and lit fireworks. Everyone saw through the banquet hall windows the fireworks bursting in the sky.

These fireworks, echoing the fireworks scattered across the city, made this somewhat chilly night slope appear so brilliant and splendid.

Finally, everyone ended the Spring Festival gala amid laughter and cheer, and many said that this kind of gala format was really fun.

So from now on, such galas should be held more often, and the venue will be set at Qin Ge's place, since usually no one comes there anyway, and the reception house can accommodate that many people.

Qin Ge naturally agreed happily, after all, being able to celebrate the holiday happily with so many teachers is also a kind of fortune.

So naturally he stayed up relatively late last night; although his biological clock let him wake up smoothly in the morning, the constant yawning made him feel somewhat tired.

So he continued lying in bed for a while, until Belfast walked into his room to call him, and only then did Qin Ge get out of bed.

"It seems the master also stayed up rather late last night," Belfast said to Qin Ge.

"Yeah, because we have to stay up for the new year every year, so we basically sleep very late. Besides, last night I ran over to Ling Bo's place and played video games for half the night, and by the time I went back to sleep it was already past four." Qin Ge said to Belfast.

"Hehe, today is a day off; after we finish eating later, you can catch up on sleep, master," Belfast said with a smile.

"We'll see later," Qin Ge chuckled. "Hey, how did the meal get ready so fast? Who made it?"

"It wasn't us who made it; Miss Yixian just came by and specially delivered it to us. She said we have quite a few people, and on the first day of the lunar new year we should eat dumplings according to custom, so she had already prepared them yesterday and just brought them over," Belfast explained to Qin Ge.

"Yixian is really enthusiastic; when the time comes, I'll go pay her a New Year visit and we can also catch up with each other," Qin Ge said to Belfast.

"It's all up to the master's arrangements," Belfast gave a slight smile.

"Hehe." Qin Ge chuckled, turned his head to look at Belfast, who was tidying his clothes beside him, "I almost forgot to tell you, Belfast, happy new year!"

"The master is the same, happy new year," Belfast said with a smile.

"Are they all up?" Qin Ge asked Belfast.

"Pretty much everyone is up, except Si Peng Si and Ling Bo are still sleeping," Belfast said to Qin Ge.

"Hmm, then we'll call them after the food is ready," Qin Ge said, nodding.

"Yes," Belfast replied.

After washing up and stepping out of the room, sure enough most people were already chatting in the common lounge, only the silhouettes of two destroyers were nowhere to be seen front and back.

"Happy new year, Commander!" Guanghui and the others, upon seeing Qin Ge, immediately smiled at him.

"Happy new year, everyone!" Qin Ge replied with a smile, "What are you all chatting about here? You seem so happy."

"We're talking about which program yesterday was the most fun, Commander," Banrenma said, laughing as he explained to Qin Ge.

"Oh, which one do you think it is?" Saying that, Qin Ge also sat down with considerable interest.

"I think it's Yixian's pipa," Guanghui said with a laugh.

"I actually think the Peking opera performed later by Yixian, Ninghai, and Ping Hai wasn't bad either," Luodenni said to Qin Ge.

"Actually I feel that Maryland's set of punches is quite imposing," Ou Gen Qin Wang said with a laugh.

"I think Nengdai's sword dance is not bad," Weineituo said.

"Don't the seniors think the commander's guitar playing is also not bad?" Banrenma said to everyone.

Qin Ge chuckled, "I know my own limits, but I actually think Banrenma's fan dance is pretty good. I never imagined you could dance that well."

"Yeah, that's right," Guanghui said, smiling at Banrenma, "Banrenma's fan dance gives a feeling of being fresh and new."

"So, between Nengdai and Biyu, which do you think is better?" Qin Ge asked the two beside him.

"My view agrees with Guanghui's; I also think Yixian's pipa sounds wonderful, especially that piece 'Yang Chun Bai Xue,' which really gives a feeling of lingering echoes that last three days," Biyu said with a laugh.

"I think everyone's performances were pretty good," Nengdai said to Qin Ge, showing a faint smile.

"Hehe, I feel the same way; after all, we don't need rankings here—the New Year is just for everyone to be happy. Seeing you all so enthusiastically discussing yesterday's program, the purpose has actually been achieved, and I believe others feel the same," Qin Ge said with a laugh.

"That's not wrong," Weineituo nodded.

"By the way, how about we all go downtown for a stroll today? I imagine the downtown will be very lively during the New Year," Qin Ge said to everyone.

"That's true; last night I saw the downtown set off lots and lots of fireworks," Banrenma said with a laugh.

"Isn't it a bit like your barrage attacks?" Qin Ge said.

"Haha, Commander, now that you say it, it really is a bit like that," Luodenni said with a smile.

"So our plan is set: today we'll go downtown to stroll around, see what's fun, what's tasty, and make good use of this time to relax properly," Guanghui said to Qin Ge.

"Right," Qin Ge said, nodding.

"Then I'll go make dumplings for everyone; that way we can finish eating early and also have more time to stroll outside," Belfast said, and went downstairs toward the kitchen on the first floor.

"I'll help," Luodenni said, and followed Belfast down the stairs.

"Then I'll go wake Si Peng Si and Ling Bo, and after we finish eating we'll head out," Qin Ge said to everyone.

"Okay," everyone responded to Qin Ge, nodding in unison. After all, they hadn't been downtown for such a long time, and Qin Ge was the same.

So this opportunity must be seized well, to properly stroll around there together with Qin Ge.

Afterwards Qin Ge woke Si Peng Si and Ling Bo from their rooms respectively; after they washed up, Belfast and Luodenni carried dumplings up the stairs, and after everyone had eaten they all headed together toward the city……