613: Chapter 613 A Shared Wish: May Our Motherland Be Prosperous!

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Su Lanxin and Lin Zhiyuan flew from Guangdong Province to Beijing again to spend the New Year with their children.

The two had already prepared themselves mentally, knowing that for the rest of their lives, every New Year's Eve would likely have to be spent this way.

Fortunately, both were clear-headed and knew that this was a tremendous blessing.

Before leaving, Su Lanxin pulled her son and daughter-in-law aside to talk.

"Besides singing well, you also need to take good care of Xingxing. Be more attentive, play less on your phone, and keep an eye on Xingxing."

"I know, I'll take good care of your daughter-in-law. Besides, we both have assistants; Wen Qi and Xia Zhi are already waiting in the car. Don't worry..."

"No matter how caring Wen Qi and Xia Zhi are, how can they compare to her own husband?"

That made sense.

Lin Chuyan could only nod repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you're right."

"Alright, I won't hold you up. Go on, go early and come back early."

"Coming back early is impossible. We don't start singing until 12 o'clock, hahaha."

"Don't talk nonsense. It doesn't matter what time you sing; you can't leave early." Ruan Xingyu couldn't help but swat him, then linked her arm with her mother-in-law's. "Mom, we'll come back as soon as we're done."

Su Lanxin was very pleased: "Alright, no rush. We'll wait for you at home, and you can have a little something to eat when you get back tonight. I've figured it out; you're the one taking care of him, not the other way around."

Lin Chuyan, feeling helpless, could only continue nodding: "Yes, yes, you're both right."

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Waving goodbye to his parents, they got in the car and left.

However, upon arriving backstage at the Spring Festival Gala, Ruan Xingyu really felt a bit unwell.

"What's wrong? Are you okay? Is it serious?"

"I got a little carsick on the way here." Ruan Xingyu shook her head. "I'm much better now. It's fine, it won't affect anything."

"Really?"

"Really."

Lin Chuyan relaxed: "It's a good thing the interview is already over, otherwise it would have been a hassle."

Turning to grab a bottle of water, Lin Chuyan even took a mint out of his pocket: "Eat this quickly."

"Why do you have candy on you?"

"Just tell me if it's sweet or not!"

"Sweet~"

The two began applying makeup and changing clothes, followed by a long wait—there was no help for it, as their segment was too late in the program.

However, both of them were actually enjoying it; this small dressing room was their own private world.

What was waiting? Compared to others who were anxious and terrified of making mistakes while preparing for their segments... this was too easy.

Eight o'clock in the evening. The Spring Festival Gala officially began.

For many, the Spring Festival Gala was an essential part of their gathering. For others, it had become background music to "just have some sound" while the TV was on. But what remained unchanged was always that sense of reunion.

"Dad! Mom! It's starting!"

Similar shouts rang out all over the world.

Wherever there were Chinese people, there was the Spring Festival Gala. Whether it was good or bad was another matter, but waiting for that countdown and the subsequent "unforgettable tonight" seemed to have become a ritual for every Chinese person.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one..."

As Zeng Jie and the other hosts finished the countdown and the New Year's greeting, "unforgettable tonight" was finally coming.

This was the fixed repertoire, the closing song of the Spring Festival Gala, marking the official end of the year's gala.

"Dad! Mom! Come and listen to the song!"

Another call brought the people who had been busy with their own things back together in front of the TV.

"Did they change the Singer for 'unforgettable tonight'? What a pity."

The elders didn't have great memories; they vaguely remembered that someone had been replaced, but didn't know who it had been replaced with.

"It is a bit of a pity; it was changed to young people two years ago... but this new couple is also very good!" The daughter introduced to her parents, "You definitely know Ruan Xingyu, she sang 'as you wish'. Lin Chuyan, um... they got married on the Spring Festival Gala last year! Do you remember?"

"Oh right, I remember now."

Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu took the stage. They took the stage under the gaze of the entire nation.

Red, so red, too red. All one could see was a sea of red.

Lin Chuyan wore a custom wine-red suit, with a black shirt underneath that Ruan Xingyu had picked out for him. The well-tailored suit wrapped around his perfect physique, but couldn't hide his overflowing masculine hormones; it was festive yet carried the unique steadiness of a mature man.

Beside him, Ruan Xingyu wore a wine-red off-the-shoulder gown adorned with starlight; the deep, rich color added a feminine nobility and elegance to her. The off-the-shoulder design beautifully showcased her shoulder and neck lines, making her look sexy and graceful. The large black bow at her waist cleverly outlined her curves and formed a perfect match with Lin Chuyan's black shirt.

Red and black, festivity and steadiness. The former was the tone of the Spring Festival Gala, the latter was the determination to take over "unforgettable tonight".

And when this young couple, who were always harmonious, had no scandals, were full of youthful spirit, were powerful, and were well-matched, appeared in front of the entire nation wearing red... countless viewers immediately thought of the same idiom: Peace and Prosperity.

[Wishing my motherland prosperity!]

[May the motherland's mountains and rivers be magnificent, and may there be peace and prosperity!]

They thought it was just the closing song of the Spring Festival Gala, but unexpectedly, it brought the atmosphere of the night to its climax.

Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu began to sing.

"unforgettable tonight, unforgettable tonight."

"Regardless of the ends of the earth or the corners of the sea."

"The vast land of China shares the same embrace."

"Wishing together, the motherland is good, the motherland is good."

Different Singers sang it with different flavors, but what remained unchanged was the feeling and emotion that the lyrics and music, engraved in the genes, brought to the 1.4 billion Chinese people.

No matter where you were at this moment, or what mood you were in, it all ultimately turned into the same sentence: Wishing together, the motherland is good!

Lin and Ruan held hands and continued to sing.

"Farewell tonight, farewell tonight."

"Whether new friends or old acquaintances."

"Let's meet again when spring comes next year."

"The green mountains remain, and we have not grown old, we have not grown old."

Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu's singing lacked the "elderly-like kind concern" and "earnest care" of the older generation of Singers, but it had more of the youthful vigor and enterprising spirit belonging to young people.

It wasn't a matter of which was better or worse; it was more like the different appearances of the motherland at different times—it had come a long way, experienced too much, yet had not grown old, but instead blossomed with new life.

[Wishing everyone happiness and health, peace and smoothness!]

[A grand song of the prosperous age, with the mountains and rivers as witnesses! United in heart and deed, heading towards the future together!]

Yes, no matter how bad the songs before it were, it didn't hinder the emotion that "unforgettable tonight" brought to everyone when it started playing.

What was even more rare was that Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu had continued this emotion that the audience had for "unforgettable tonight".

[I'm carrying the flag for the Yan-Yu couple!]

[If it's not you two next year, I'm not watching!]

At this moment, in front of the TV.

"They sang quite well, it was nice to listen to, the replacement was actually quite good."

This time, the parents finally didn't feel it was a pity.

The daughter was also happy: "Dad, Mom, the movie I'm taking you to see tomorrow also stars them both!"