Taking Liu Yifei back to Northeast China for the Chinese New Year has sent the entire internet into

The four of them ate half a kang of sunflower seed shells. Zhao Guifang slapped her thigh and said it was getting late and they still had to visit relatives today.

Fang Yu mentally scoffed.

It's already the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, why are you still leaving?

They didn't give me any New Year's money!

But he dared not refute what his mother said.

So, Fang Yu, along with Liu Yifei, followed behind Fang Daqiang and Zhao Guifang, and respectfully visited the three relatives' homes.

Time passed smoothly.

It was a little after nine o'clock at night.

The kang (heated brick bed) in the main house of the Fang family was burning hot.

The group of people, who were frozen solid outside, sat down on it and felt their bones go numb.

Zhao Guifang poured everyone a cup of hot tea, then curled up in a corner of the kang (heated brick bed) and started scrolling through her phone.

Fang Daqiang leaned against the cabinet on the kang (heated brick bed) and started snoring within two minutes.

After visiting relatives all day, everyone was a bit tired.

Liu Yifei held a hot teacup in both hands, her gaze fixed on the view outside the window.

A thick layer of frost had formed on the window, and through the gaps in the unfrozen corners, one could see the pitch-black sky outside.

The room was quiet for a while.

"Fang Yu".

"Um?"

Have you ever seen the aurora borealis?

Fang Yu put down his teacup and thought for a moment.

"no."

"Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Liu Yifei did not answer immediately.

She traced a circle on the teacup with her finger, and after two or three seconds, she spoke softly.

"The first line of your song."

"I have never seen the aurora borealis in a village."

When Liu Yifei recited this lyric, her tone was very low.

It still carries a lingering feeling from the music video released during the day.

"Isn't Mohe supposed to be the only place in China where you can see the aurora borealis?"

"You grew up here, and you've never seen this before?"

Fang Yu leaned back against the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and swung his legs.

"I've never seen it before."

"This thing is harder to win than the lottery; it's not like you can just ask to see it and it will give you the chance."

Zhao Guifang, who was eating sunflower seeds nearby, immediately chimed in.

"What aurora? Your Uncle Fang and I have lived in this place for most of our lives and have never even seen a shadow of it."

Awakened, Fang Daqiang groggily echoed:

"Yes, you only see that kind of thing a few times in decades."

"The older generation in the village used to call it 'ghosts fighting'."

"A fight between ghosts?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei's beautiful eyes widened instantly, filled with disbelief.

"You bet," Zhao Guifang said, pursing her lips. "There was a green and a red streak in the sky, all silent and eerie."

"Besides, those things always come out in the middle of the night, and they always pick the coldest time of the year."

"Who would be so bored as to leave their warm bed in this freezing weather and go out to suffer like that?"

The older generation's simple philosophy of survival shattered the romantic filter of the aurora borealis.

The live stream chat exploded instantly.

[What the hell! The naming skills of Northeastern Chinese are truly hardcore!]

[So even the locals can't see it? I thought people in Mohe could see the aurora just by going out!]

However, Aunt Fang is right. At minus forty degrees Celsius, isn't a warm bed more appealing? I wouldn't go either.

Liu Yifei lowered her eyes.

"Is that so..."

Having just finished portraying that story of life and death, she instinctively wanted to capture something dazzling to fill the emptiness in her heart.

But in reality, popular science is often cold and direct.

Fang Yu keenly noticed the sadness in her eyes when she lowered her eyelashes.

He realized that the fairy sister really wanted to see it.

It wasn't the kind of coquettish "What a pity," it was genuine disappointment.

In the few days he'd known Liu Yifei, he'd seen many different expressions on her face.

But he hadn't seen that "disappointed" expression much.

This word probably shouldn't exist in the dictionary of the "Fairy Sister".

Fang Yu glanced out the window again.

It's really cold.

Even if you go out and don't see anything, you'll still have to freeze outside for at least an hour or two.

In the snow where the temperature was below minus thirty degrees Celsius, your toes would go numb after standing for a while.

Fang Yu thought for a few seconds.

Then something came to mind.

A few days ago, while scrolling through his phone, he accidentally came across a news article.

This year is said to be a peak year for solar activity, with a much higher probability of aurora appearances than in previous years.

In addition, today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and the crescent moon is not large, so there is almost no moonlight interference.

The right timing was half the battle.

As for the geographical advantage.

Kaoshantun is remote enough that light pollution is practically zero.

Whether we can see it or not depends on fate.

But at least, it's not entirely impossible.

"or--"

Fang Yu spoke.

Liu Yifei looked up at him.

"Shall we try our luck?"

"Maybe you'll get to see it."

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up.

But I still have some hesitation.

"But... Auntie just said that none of you have seen this before, so if we go out—"

"My mom even said that her cooking is the best in the world."

Fang Yu interrupted her, looking completely matter-of-fact.

You can't believe everything she says.

Zhao Guifang's voice came from the corner of the kang (heated brick bed): "What did you say, you brat?"

"I didn't say anything, I was just praising you." Fang Yu didn't even turn his head.

He looked at Liu Yifei again.

This time he wasn't nonchalant or glib.

His eyes were calm, and his tone was calm.

"It's hard to say whether we can see it or not."

"But the probability is indeed higher this year than in previous years."

"And think about it—"

He nodded his chin toward the darkness outside the window.

Even if you can't see the aurora, going out for a walk and looking at the stars is still good.

"Kaoshantun may not have much else, but it has plenty of stars."

Liu Yifei looked at him.

The sentence lingered in her mind.

So what if we can't see it?

Beneath a sky full of stars, on a silent snowfield.

Together with this person, we wait for an uncertain miracle that may never happen.

Just thinking about it is enough.

"it is good."

She nodded emphatically.

"I'll go."

Fang Yu grinned.

Zhao Guifang poked half her head out from the corner of the kang (a heated brick bed), her expression saying, "Are you two crazy?"

But she didn't say anything.

She simply rolled off the kang (a heated brick bed), put on her slippers, walked to the cabinet, and bent down to rummage through it.

He pulled out the two thickest military overcoats and threw them on the kang (a heated brick bed).

They also found two scarves, four pairs of gloves, and a whole pack of hand warmers.

He was muttering to himself.

"Please bring your scarf."

"Put several heat packs on your stomach, lower back, and soles of your feet."

"Wear two layers of gloves! Don't forget the outer layer for wind protection!"

"Hat! Wear your hat! Your ears might freeze off and never grow back!"

As she muttered to herself, she divided the items into two parts and arranged them neatly.

Judging from the way they were doing it, it didn't look like they were sending two people out to see the aurora.

It's more like sending two people to the battlefield.

Fang Daqiang woke up at some point and mumbled something in a half-asleep voice.

"Come back soon, don't catch a cold."

After saying that, he turned over again and continued snoring.

The couple didn't ask any further questions.

There were no comments like "What are you doing out so late at night?" or "It's not safe for a girl to be out alone."

Fang Yu glanced at his parents.

They understand in their hearts—this is the tacit understanding of those who have been through it all.

He reached out and grabbed a military overcoat, then picked up the pile of hand warmers, and stood up.

Then, facing the live stream camera, he raised his chin.

"Everyone."

"The plan has changed."

He slowly extended a finger and pointed to the pitch-black night outside the window.

"Tonight's program—"

"Searching for the aurora borealis on the snowy plains of Northeast China at night."

The chat in the live stream suddenly became incredibly dense.

Fang Yu paused for a moment.

"If you want to see it, don't go away."

There was another pause.

"Even if you don't want to watch—don't leave."

"Anyway, you have nowhere else to go."

Holy crap! You're really going?!

[This is insane! This couple is seriously crazy! Going out into the snow to look for the aurora borealis in the middle of the night? What kind of divine plot is this?!]

Although I feel the chances are slim, I'm fucking excited!

[Whether we see the aurora or not, I could watch them on a date in the snow for a hundred episodes straight!]

Hurry up! Hurry up! I can't wait!