Chapter 408 This is a gift for you

On the day of the Lantern Festival, everyone had dinner early and then went to the Lantern Street to enjoy the lanterns and guess riddles.

Or you can stroll around and have some fun in other places in East City.

I ate the dumplings and bought lanterns before going back.

The Shen family also had dinner early, and the group set off in a mighty manner.

Their schedule today is quite tight. They first go to the Lantern Street to enjoy the lanterns, and then go to the Food Street to eat rice dumplings.

Fortunately, the Lantern Street and the Food Street are very close to each other, so it is very convenient to go there and it doesn’t take too much time.

I came out early today and have more time.

After visiting the Lantern Street, you can go to the Food Street to eat delicious food, and it won’t be too late when you get home.

The Lantern Street is bustling with people, bright lights and a festive and lively scene.

As soon as Shen Huazheng and the others got off the carriage, they headed straight for the Acacia Lake.

This time they mainly went to see the giant dragon lantern.

In addition to various lantern shows this year, there are also colorful dragon lanterns on Xiangsi Lake.

Many people came to see the giant dragon lantern.

There were people coming and going everywhere and the lights were noisy.

The candlelight swayed in the wind, like spots of light in the night.

Just like the previous times, the Shen brothers followed closely behind Shen Huazheng.

There were so many people here, and they were afraid that if they were not careful, Shen Huazheng would be stepped on or lost.

Today is the Lantern Festival and patrols will be stepped up around here, so you don't have to worry too much about safety issues.

But just in case, the Shen family still brought guards with them.

Although the Shen family's destination is Acacia Lake, they will still be attracted by some new and interesting things along the way.

From time to time they stopped at the stalls to pick out items they liked, or to watch the acrobatics and performances.

Shen Keheng was the most exaggerated. He thought any fun and pretty gadgets he saw were suitable for his sister.

If Shen Huazheng hadn't stopped him, he would have wanted to buy the entire street.

They walked around, looked around, and started shopping.

Shen Huazheng bought several lanterns alone.

There are lovely ingot lanterns, which are golden and festive to look at.

There are also lotus lanterns with exquisite workmanship, which are much more delicate than the lanterns seen at the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival.

The pale pink lotus petals are stacked layer upon layer, and the pistil is a pink candle. The warm orange light shines through it, soft and warm.

When they arrived at Acacia Lake, Princess Lejia, Zhou Ying and others were already waiting there.

Just like last time, they agreed to enjoy the lanterns on Princess Lejia's houseboat, where the view was better.

What’s strange is that the original agreement was for three families to go together.

But the only ones waiting here were Princess Lejia, Zhou Ying and Zhou Zeyan.

“Zheng Zheng.” Princess Lejia complained, “My grandmother and my parents knew that there were also lanterns to see at the food street, so they went straight to the food street. We will go there and meet them later.”

Zhou Ying: "Grandpa, grandma, and my dad also went to the food court."

This is the first Lantern Festival after the food street opened, and Shen Huazheng, Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia have made a lot of preparations for it.

In addition to offering a variety of dumplings, they also specially set aside an area to display lanterns.

The lanterns in the Food Street are of course incomparable to those here. The Lantern Street is very close to the Food Street. Some people will go to the Food Street after admiring the lanterns.

There are others who think that what you eat is more important than what you eat.

Shen Huazheng couldn't help but smile: "Okay, then we will go there and meet them later."

Everyone went up to the second floor of the pleasure boat to enjoy the night view and various lanterns on both sides of the river.

Chen Huazheng also saw the giant dragon lantern that she had been longing for, and it was much clearer than what she saw on the street.

The dragon's head was lifelike, its eyes flickered slightly, and even inside its open mouth there was a colorful glass lamp that kept rotating.

From a distance, it looked like there was really a giant dragon lying on the lake.

In addition to the colorful dragon lanterns, there are also various kinds of lanterns on the lake.

There are red-crowned white cranes, beauties picking chrysanthemums, rabbit lanterns, carp lanterns, revolving lanterns, etc.

The lights are reflected on the sparkling lake surface. When the breeze blows, you can vaguely see colorful ripples emerging on the lake surface.

It seems to stir up fragments of light as bright as stars, dreamy and breathtaking.

Princess Lejia held her chin and said, "So beautiful."

Shen Huazheng also sighed: "It is indeed beautiful."

As expected, the Lantern Festival is all about appreciating lanterns and taking a stroll around, which will make you feel much better.

At this moment, the maids brought up tea, melon seeds, fruits, etc.

Princess Lejia: "We are going to the food court to eat glutinous rice balls later, so I didn't ask anyone to prepare snacks."

Everyone present understood Princess Lejia's arrangement. They had just finished dinner, and if they ate too much snack, they would not be able to eat the dumplings later.

But Shen Huazheng smiled and said, “It’s okay, I prepared some snacks.”

Everyone: (⊙_⊙)?

Why did Zheng'er/Zheng Zheng prepare snacks at this time? Was she worried that they were hungry? ?

Chen Huazheng took the food box from Qingzhi, presented it to everyone, and then opened the food box.

As soon as he saw the things in the food box, Shen Keheng couldn't help but shout.

"Wow, what an exquisite dessert."

Princess Lejia: "Zhengzheng, is that colored glass? It's so beautiful!!"

The food box contained cookies, and the filling in the middle was as transparent as glass.

Under the reflection of the light, it shines with beautiful luster.

Zhou Ying couldn't help but ask, "Zheng'er, is this a glass cookie?"

Everyone else also looked at Shen Huazheng. They had all eaten cookies made by Shen Huazheng, but this was the first time they had seen one with fillings.

Especially the delicate and exquisite filling, which looks very tempting.

Shen Huazheng was slightly startled, then laughed again.

"Yes, this is a glass cookie. It's a Lantern Festival gift for you."

In fact, the name of this cookie should be glass cookies, but they call it "glazed cookies", which is quite appropriate.

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Zheng Zheng gave the glass cookies to her best friends and family as Lantern Festival gifts, and I give the glass cookies to you as New Year gifts.

As the title says, this is a gift for you. (Attached here is a self-made photo, just made today)

I originally wanted to choose five reader babies as before and add a small theater.

But I also think this is a New Year's blessing, and of course the blessing should be given to all the readers.

This glass cookie looks ordinary, but there is a story behind it.

At that time, the university and my home were in the same city. I would usually go home for dinner on weekends and then bring delicious food back to school.

One time I made this cookie and excitedly took it back to school to see my friends.

When I found my friend, I noticed that she was in a bad mood.

Only then did I find out that my friend failed to get into graduate school and also had some relationship problems.

I know she put in a lot of effort to get into graduate school.

Seeing her so sad, I felt bad too.

But apart from handing her tissues and saying things like "A blessing in disguise", I comforted her that she could still take the postgraduate entrance examination or apply to overseas schools.

There is nothing else I can do.

I told her that everything would be fine after eating the glazed cookies.

The two of us sat on the playground for a long time, her crying and eating cookies.

After eating the cookies, her mood gradually stabilized.

Soon my friend started preparing for the exam, and later was admitted to his dream school with the first place in his major.

She said that it was the glass cookies that brought her good luck, and it was also me who brought her good luck.

Although I still think that it is the strength of my friends themselves, but sometimes, the power of suggestion is very important.

I would like to convey this blessing to you through the screen.

This plate of glass cookies is for every reader who sees this. You will shine every day and all your wishes will come true.