On New Year's Eve, I lay in bed, tossing and turning as firecrackers crackled nonstop through the night.
My phone, its screen off, kept flashing again and again.
Who could be messaging me this late?
Curiosity got the better of me. I unlocked the screen, only to be blinded by a screen drenched in bloodred. I flung the phone aside.
Huge, vivid red subtitles began scrolling through my mind!
Dear friend, hello! Congratulations, you have been chosen by “It”! To ensure you enjoy a happy and festive Spring Festival and cherish this rare chance to reunite with your family, please read and memorize the following rules!
【1. Please spend New Year's Eve at home if possible, and share the reunion dinner with your family.】
【2. If you promise to do something, you must do it.】
【3. Do not defy your family during the Spring Festival.】
【4. If there are any elders who are senior to you in the family, take the initiative to greet them. Please do not refuse or hesitate.】
【5. Spend New Year's Eve in the happiest way you can, no matter what has happened to you or is happening now.】
【6. There is nowhere in this city to buy green fireworks.】
【7. Do not bring fireworks from elsewhere to set off in this city, especially green fireworks.】
【8. If you see green fireworks go off, take a picture and post it to your Moments feed.】
【9. On New Year's Eve, put up couplets with gold characters on a red background.】
【10. You may put up any couplets you like.】
【11. Once New Year's Eve is over, it will be the second day of the lunar year, the Year of the Dragon.】
【12. Dragons are red. If you see an image of a green dragon, get away as quickly as possible.】
【13. You may stay up to see in the new year, but do not set off fireworks after the clock strikes twelve.】
【14. After midnight, set off green fireworks.】
【Finally, we wish you a pleasant life and a happy Spring Festival.】
【…Survive New Year's Eve~ Hee hee~】
