The 2024 Chinese Lunar New Year holiday lasts for a total of 8 days, and most places also have a holiday on the eve of the New Year, which is considered part of the actual holiday, making it 9 days. Taking advantage of the long holiday, I didn’t hesitate to bring the children back to my hometown in Hunan to celebrate the New Year. Even though the traffic jams on the way back and forth exceeded ten hours, such minor difficulties seemed insignificant compared to the joy of family reunion and the warmth of kinship.