On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the God of Wealth's Day, Dad Jiang had Jiang Hao put up an image of the God of Wealth, hoping he would bless the family with a smooth and prosperous year.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, many shops reopened, signaling that the year's work was officially about to begin. Jiang Hao told his parents that he had booked a ticket and planned to return to Binhai tomorrow.
His mother hurriedly helped him pack.
Toward evening, Jiang Hao walked alone outside the village. It had snowed a few days ago. The snowfall had not been heavy, but it was enough to blanket the earth, leaving the entire wilderness a vast expanse of white.
As the sunset and evening glow rose, Jiang Hao suddenly thought of a song. He took out his phone, found the music, and sang "Sunset Song" to the setting sun.
"The slanting sun was endless, yet its brilliance lasted only an instant.
As the rosy clouds slowly scattered, the vanished splendor would never return.
The long years were too hard to bear, with all the changes of this life.
Like drifting clouds that gathered and dispersed, entwining this weary face weathered by time."
This song was the theme song of the film A Better Tomorrow 3: Sunset Song, and Jiang Hao liked it very much. His singing was tender when it needed tenderness and soaring when it needed to soar. Beneath the sunset, his voice carried far into the distance.
When the song ended, the last rays of the setting sun had faded, leaving only a smear of dark red.
After returning home, Jiang Hao edited the song and posted it on Douyin. This time, he still showed only his profile. The sunset lit up