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(Disclaimer: I am Chinese-American, so all of the traditions I know were from my childhood and possibly americanized/skewed, I do not claim to be a fountain of knowledge on Chinese culture.)

• Little Vincent in a cheongsam and going with his mother to temple during Lunar New Year! What a dapper little man!

• Lovely asking Vincent what his favorite earliest memories were and him talking about how him and his mom used to go to the supermarket on weekends and at the end of their shopping trip, his mom would get a fried fish and they’d share it when they got home.

• Vincent also painfully recounts how all the aunties used to coo over him and pinch his cheeks.

• Sometimes when he’s cleaning around the house, he hums a song his mom used to sing when she cleaned up. He doesn’t know the name of the song, but thanks to modern technology (and Lovely’s desire to find the song), they eventually played it during a date night and Vincent immediately perked up when he heard it.

(Song’s The Moon Represents My Heart - Teresa Teng btw)

• When Sam opened up about his Grandma, Vincent explained the practice of lighting incense and offering fruit to loved ones who were gone as well as the Qingming Festival.

•He helped Sam set up a little space in his cabin to honor Adeline and every once in a while, Sam lights incense and sits by her portrait and just talks to her when he’s conflicted about something.

• After leaving House Solaire and getting a job, Vincent fights for the bill every time that him and Lovely go out with the Shaw Pack Trio and their mates. Every. Time. He makes the excuse that he has to use the bathroom and then goes to settle the bill. He got away with it the first few times, but David and Milo slowly started catching on and stopping him. It’s become a fun game to them.

• Vincent gifted Lovely a jade bracelet.

• The Pack experienced their first Chinese New Year with V&L and had a great time. Asher and Darlin took special interest in the lion dancers and Babe, Angel, and Milo gained a new love in trying zongzi.

• Vincent and Lovely shared a mooncake together for the first time during their first Lunar New Year together. Lovely’s a yolk enjoyer and Vincent’s a yolk hater.

enjoy my little contribution