If it's not snowing, then don't be so cold.

But Mom,
being loved is like winning the lottery.

When I was young,
the meaning of New Year was for fun,
for new clothes and lucky money,
for delicious food.
After growing up,
the meaning of New Year is to
spend time with those who care about you.

Thinking of money, getting wealthier year by year

During the New Year, everyone gathers around the stove to boil tea and share their harvests of the year. Some have harvested love, some have harvested career success. But I'm different; I've harvested a year's worth of work experience full of hardship and exhaustion.

I've reached the awkward age where I'm too embarrassed to accept red envelopes but can't afford to give them.

Are you still squatting here,
waiting for the last month's salary,
so you can take it home for the New Year?

For an adult, a trip back to their hometown is like a visit to a therapist.

We meet to clink our glasses.
In the wine are this year's emotions,
and next year's hopes.

Praise more, manage less.
These four words
apply to all relationships.

The benefit of marriage is that parents will feel at ease, though it's unclear what kind of ease they're feeling.

The lights of hometown are lit.
Some seek their destination,
others find their way home.

In the days when you can't earn a lot of money,
you will gain something more precious than money.

You have your own life script,
not a sequel to your parents',
not a prequel to your children's,
and certainly not an extra chapter for anyone else.

When talking to someone you like, you will act cute for no reason.

Be proud of yourself.
When you have endured the toughest moments alone,
everyone thinks you are 'just fine'.

Others are hell,
my cat is heaven.

The most exercise I've done since getting a membership was the day the gym went bankrupt — when I rushed in to grab the equipment.

My ultimate way to comfort people: How about we have a drink?

Grumbling through the year-end work,
Sparingly spending the year-end income.