The most daunting challenge for Nie Qingzhou during the winter break was that his 'parents' were coming back from the provincial capital to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Although since they went to work in the provincial capital years ago, the time they had spent with the 'Nie Qingzhou' added up to less than a year, they were still 'his' parents - the two people closest to him by blood in this world. During this time, Nie Qingzhou had only communicated with them a few times over the phone, and he didn't know how to get through this New Year with them.
Nie Qingzhou did a lot of mental preparation before he could call out "Dad" and "Mom" when he first saw the two travel-worn middle-aged people at the railway station.