梅花 Méihuā Her nickname is Mei, which in Chinese also means "beautiful."
Plum blossom in mandarin. This little guy reminded me of cherry blossoms, and I thought
since cherry blossoms and plum blossoms look alike, the name
fit.
femaleCisgender~She/Her Pronouns~Demiromantic~Heterosexual
Sheep Zodiac wrote:Gentle | Softhearted | Considerate | Attractive | Hard-working | Persistent
Indecisive| Timid | Vain | Pessimistic | Moody | Weak-willed
People born in the Year of Sheep are tender, polite, clever, and kind-hearted.
They have a special sensitivity to art and beauty and a special fondness for
quiet living. They are wise, gentle and compassionate and can cope with
business cautiously and circumspectly. In their daily life, they try to be
economical. They are willing to take good care of others, but they should
avoid pessimism and hesitation.
Mei is one of the smartest viscets in her household, and often paints
or plays her flute. She was taught at a young age to respect elders
and has a sweet personality. She can be quite shy and bleak, and
gives up easily. It takes her a while to make decisions, even if she's
in a life-or-death situation. She doesn’t speak much and rather
prefers to sit and listen.
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Mei’s favourite tradition is eating chinese new year
candy. It all started at a young age when she was
two. She had her first taste of Lai See Tong (<--)
and immediately loved it. There was a drought that
year, and the family wasn’t doing so well. The candy
was said to be lucky, and that year, the country had
sufficient rain. Her grandmother called her their
lucky charm, as they were strong believers in this sort
of thing. They treated her like a shrine, giving her
everything she needed, and let her do what she wanted.
She often only wanted to eat candy and help her
parents. Every year, they’d buy a boatload of Chinese
new year candy for her and her siblings to eat. They
believe the gods were satisfied with their choice of giving
her sugar to eat. Mei does control how much she eats,
though. She doesn’t exceed more than 10 candies a day,
and that takes her and her brothers almost exactly one year
to finish the sweets, sometimes even more.
Symbolism: Eating candy during the new year represents
having a “sweet year.” It, in a chinese sweet box,
represents money and a “sweet” life.
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Mei and her family lived in rural China, making a living off growing rice. They made little per year, and could barely live. The pandas living in the area, however, took pity on the family and helped. One particular panda was more attached to them. Xiaolong, or “little dragon,” was Mei’s favourite. He was born shortly after her 6th birthday and was a gift from the pandas. He was trained to carry produce and transport supplies, and he did a good job doing that. His relationship with Mei was like a boy with his dog, two best friends who always found time to play. Both grew older and Mei began going to school, so they had less time with each other. The only time they had with each other was after school when Mei had gone through long hours of chinese and math. The amount of time they had grew shorter until it was no more. Mei moved away to start her own life, and Xiaolong was left alone. He died of grief and Mei didn’t even know. Life moved slower for her after that. She constantly fell in and out of depression. Her parents and grandparents could not do anything about it. Until one of her cousins gave her a piece of candy. Mei always had a sweet tooth, and even sadness couldn’t suppress it. She cheered up immediately as her tongue touched the sugary pellet, and began her work again. From that moment on, her heart lived for the candy sold in the markets near chinese new year.
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