For them, their parents were alive, and they had what life should offer, at most, they just lacked those luxurious items.
Compared to them, he lacked quite a bit.
"Brother Xiao, are you being too polite? We've gone through life and death together for years, how could we just leave if there's trouble? The brothers in Beijiang are all idle now, no one is bothering us, at most it's just some trivial matters," Ye Chen immediately said. "Instead of going back, it would be best for me to help Brother Xiao share some of the burden."
Lin Xiao didn't say anything further, just leaned against the car window, lost in thought.
After a long while, he finally said, "Alright, if you don't go home, you can spend the New Year at my place."
The soldiers in Beijiang, for the most part, spent every New Year together on the frontier.
They would also prepare New Year's goods and eat reunion dinners.
The immense pressure almost simultaneously forced the bodies of the two individuals to bow their heads.
"Remnants of the Ning family."
This ball of light formed a human figure in front of the two of them. This figure floated in mid-air, and within this beam of light, it let out a deafening voice.
"Peering into the forbidden! Must be sent to reincarnation!"
However, more often than not, it was just a couple of mouthfuls of food, and before they could even watch a bit of the Spring Festival Gala, they would rush out and return to their posts to deal with those guys.
After speaking, Lin Xiao suddenly shook his head and said, "It won't be possible for New Year. During the New Year, you'll either go home or stay in Beijiang. It won't be a leisurely time during the New Year..."
"Yeah, it's not a leisurely time during New Year... Those damn bastards love to mess around during the New Year," Ye Chen said indignantly. "When can we have a peaceful New Year?"
"Of course, there will be. When you retire, New Year will naturally become peaceful."
Lin Xiao grinned. "I hope we can retire well."
Ye Chen suddenly thought of something. He glanced at Lin Xiao, could it be that Brother Xiao was planning to retire?
Then...
He didn't dare to say anything, nor did he continue to speculate, keeping everything hidden in his heart.
Even if Brother Xiao wanted to retire, he would still guard Beijiang.
When they arrived at the New Year's goods market, it was different from the market in Lin Xiao's memory.
He had been here a couple of times before, always as a child out of simple curiosity.
Each time, the place was bustling with noise and people, everyone with a tired but joyful expression.
But now...
He could barely see a few faces.
The merchants in the market were mostly wearing masks. Some were setting up stalls outside to attract customers, while others seemed worried about the coming and going of people.
There were fewer people here than before.
Various masks were worn on their faces, their voices were not as loud as before, and some people's voices were still hoarse when they spoke.
This year's New Year would inevitably be somewhat similar to the New Year three years ago.
And...
The most crucial thing was that he even saw several closed businesses, with large white signs posted at the entrance: "Urgent family matter, business suspended for three days."
Seeing these words, Lin Xiao pondered in his mind, and a possibility came to mind.
The elderly had passed away...
Some elderly people had not survived this winter...
Originally, they could have been healthier and more robust.