On the night of New Year's Eve, every household was imrsed in the joyous atmosphere of a family reunion, including those who usually stay indoors or are too busy to even have ti for als.
In the urban area of Dongji City, there was Seaside Park where, after having the New Year's Eve dinner, residents would gather each year to set off fireworks and enjoy the festive lights. This was the only day the city allowed fireworks and firecrackers.
To address the pandemic, Dongji City's Epidemic Prevention Station had set up barricades early in Seaside Park, only allowing citizens who passed a safety check to enter.
Of course, being a native of Dongji City, Zhang nglong also brought Lu Yiyao to Seaside Park. He didn't use any special privileges. Privileges might be convenient, but they lack a certain human touch. Perhaps squeezing in with fellow townspeople in the crowd was what the New Year's spirit was really about.
Everyone wore masks, including Zhang nglong, which spared him a lot of trouble since he was too easily recognized now.
"nglong, you ca early!" A familiar voice called out from behind.
"Wow, you can recognize
from this?" Zhang nglong turned around and saw Chen Qiuyi and Xing Zhe smiling behind him.
"You two..." Zhang nglong noticed that their hands were interlocked, "Wow, did you finally muster the courage to be brave for once?"
Xing Zhe sheepishly rubbed his head, originally too lacking in confidence to confess his feelings. But now, the encouragent from Zhang nglong had helped him regain his confidence.
Even though his abilities were lacking and his education wasn't high, he was ready to improve, as long as he was willing to strive!
As for Chen Qiuyi, she had actually been waiting for Xing Zhe to speak up. Thus, the two of them naturally made their relationship official the night before.
"It's all thanks to you," Xing Zhe said with a smile.
"Alright," Zhang nglong glanced at the ti, "this works as a gift to celebrate you guys getting together too!"
"Huh? What do you an by 'it's almost ti'? A gift? What do you an?" Chen Qiuyi and Xing Zhe were confused.
"Make way, everyone, please make way!" Just as everyone was awaiting the fireworks display, a group of uniford personnel began to clear the path by the seaside, and several large trucks slowly parked there.
"What's going on? Why are there trucks coming?"
"They're probably for the fireworks. After all, the annual fireworks show is organized by Dongji City's governnt; it has to be on a grand scale!"
"Brother, you're telling
— this is called fireworks!"
As the first truck's cargo was unloaded, everyone's eyes widened.
It was a spherical object with a diater of over one ter. As for its weight, people couldn't possibly move it; instead, another crane was brought in to lift it.
"That's Huaxia Jade!" soone exclaid at that mont.
"Huaxia Jade? Is that the firework that recently set a Guinness World Record?"
"Damn! Is this really a firework?"
"Good lord, isn't that like a nuclear bomb? How impressive must the explosion be?"
"I've heard of this thing. Before last year, the Guinness World Record was held by a firework called 'Four-Foot Jade' from Kaibong, with a diater of over one ter and a weight close to five hundred kilograms, costing about 200,000 Huaxia dollars. But this Huaxia Jade, with a diater of 1.6 ters and a weight of 1.3 tons, costs 500,000! The explosion radius could exceed one kiloter!"
"How many are there!" As dozens of trucks lined up there, many people began to estimate.
"You an the gift is this?" Xing Zhe pointed at the row of trucks.
"Yes," Zhang nglong nodded, "a total of 1000 pieces, I guarantee you'll get your fill tonight!"
"1000 pieces?" Xing Ze's eyes went wide. One Huaxia Jade cost 500,000; 1000 of them would be 500 million. This wasn't just setting off fireworks; this was literally lighting up money!
All the "Huaxia Jade" were densely packed on the ground, almost triggering a claustrophobe's anxiety.
"There must be at least seven or eight hundred pieces. This can't possibly be fireworks prepared by the governnt!" soone imdiately said.
"Could it be so tycoon from Dongji City?"
" go? Our little place has people this rich? Spending hundreds of millions on fireworks? Are they printing money at ho or what?"
"No way, gotta post this on social dia right away!"
In just a few minutes, the news spread like a virus.
"What? Dongji City is setting off hundreds of Huaxia Jade fireworks?"
"Damn! Dongji City is so wealthy, and I had no idea?"
Those who had planned to stay ho for the New Year imdiately put on their clothes and rushed towards Seaside Park, realizing that missing such a spectacle would be a lifelong regret!
"Any brothers from Dongji City? Begging for a live stream!"
As for people from other cities, even if they saw the ssage, they could only silently envy.
"Ten! Nine! Eight..." The countdown echoed by the seaside, everyone eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new year,
"Three! Two! One!"
"Boom!"
As the New Year's bell rang, a huge red dot soared into the sky.
"Look quick!"
"So bright, isn't that gorgeous?"
"Is this really fireworks? If you told
it was a nuclear bomb, I'd believe it!"
Countless people gazed at the bright spot in the sky.
It wasn't that they were exaggerating, but that the bright spot was too dazzling, almost as bright as the sun even hundreds of ters in the air.
"Boom!" With the deafening explosion, a stunning firework burst forth in the sky.
"Boom boom boom!" A thousand Huaxia Jade rockets consecutively soared, completely illuminating the city's sky.
"Happy New Year!" In this festive atmosphere, everyone smiled and exchanged greetings.
These thousand Huaxia Jade fireworks lasted for a whole hour before they finally ended, and the citizens also began to set off their own fireworks, which seed a bit lackluster after such a display, just for a bit of fun.
However, in just a few minutes, a trending topic quickly shot up the trend list.
"Is a 500 million yuan fireworks display really sothing to cheer about?"
In this ssage, so questioned the values of those setting off the fireworks, so criticized the massive environntal pollution caused by such a large-scale display, and even Dongji City itself was branded in an unflattering light.
"500 million on fireworks, really impressive, couldn't this money go to charity?"
"A thousand Huaxia Jade rockets, hundreds of tons of gunpowder, how severe is the environntal pollution this must cause?"
"Small places are just that, low quality of population, a little money turns them into nouveau riche!"
"Trying to get famous with this kind of stunt? It's so tacky!"
...
"nglong, look!" Lu Yiyao held up her phone to Zhang nglong's eyes.
"Damn," Zhang nglong sneered, "Now even setting off fireworks gets you morally hijacked? I say they're just jealous!"
"Dongji City is a small place, a broken place, but I must say, if outsiders talk, I'll cuss them out!" Zhang nglong imdiately took out his cellphone, "Like arguing, huh? My favorite thing is reasoning with trolls!"
Zhang nglong opened Weibo: "I set off these fireworks! Any objections?"
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