Will you open it yourself?

With her back to Chi Musheng, Tu Shan Honghong slowly opened the box slightly, then quickly closed it again, as if afraid of being seen by others.

The boss seemed to have expected this, and he leaned back in his chair and asked.

"Young lady, how about this gift?"

This is his masterpiece over the past few years. If it were simply sold, it would be worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. If it were to come across a discerning buyer, the price would double.

A faint smile appeared on Tu Shan Honghong's face.

"very good"

I never imagined that the human world would have even more interesting things than Tushan.

"I'm glad the girl is satisfied. I'm closing up shop early today to go home and be with my wife." The owner packed up his stall, picked it up, and left.

Now it was Chi Musheng's turn to be completely bewildered. Where was the clay figure she was promised?

You gave Tu Shan Honghong a box, but you wouldn't even let him see it.

Do men who work as lackeys have no human rights?

It seems not.

Tu Shan Honghong, carrying the box, walked up to Chi Musheng.

Let's go too.

This trip was meaningful from the moment I received this wooden box; it was definitely worthwhile.

It just can't be opened for Chi Musheng to see yet; only she can see it herself.

"good"

Chi Musheng took Tu Shan Honghong's wrist and strolled freely through the streets, like a daisy just beginning to bloom in love, innocent, hopeful, and secretly in love.

To outsiders, they were a shy couple, like a young lovers secretly going on a date behind their parents' backs.

Tu Shan Honghong pointed to a group of men and women holding river lanterns by the river.

"Chi Musheng, what are those people doing?"

She now desperately wants to understand human beings because her conversations with Chi Musheng always seem so dull and boring. If Chi Musheng doesn't bring up topics, it's as if they have nothing to say to each other.

Yu Ling said that if you like someone, you must first understand everything about them, what they like, what they dislike, and their little habits.

"They are releasing river lanterns. During the Lantern Festival, many couples who like each other will weave a small lantern and come to the riverbank to release it. While waiting for the lantern to float away, they can silently make a wish in their hearts."

After Chi Musheng finished his introduction, he turned to look at Tu Shan Honghong.

"Boss, shall we go take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Tu Shan Honghong remained silent. It seemed they didn't have lanterns, and besides, Chi Musheng had just said that only men and women who liked each other would go, so did they count?

After noticing the hesitation on Tu Shan Honghong's face, Chi Musheng pulled Tu Shan Honghong toward the river. As long as a woman doesn't explicitly refuse, she is often saying, thinking, or waiting for your answer, and demons are no exception.

The two stood by the riverbank, watching a couple holding hands as they placed a lantern into the river to make a wish. Even with their eyes closed, the happy smiles on their faces still revealed their affection for each other.

Tu Shan Honghong stared blankly, wondering if such a wish would really work.

Chi Musheng smiled, raising her lips.

"Boss, doesn't this seem a bit silly? If releasing river lanterns and making wishes really worked, then all the rivers in the world would be filled with lanterns."

"I don't understand," Tu Shan Honghong shook her head.

"In other words, liking someone makes you a fool. They put their heart into it and gamble, and the other person will do the same. But gamblers always lose nine out of ten times."

But it is precisely this courage that makes love the beautiful thing everyone longs for. As the saying goes, "Only in this world can one not laugh at the word 'devotion'."

Chi Musheng put down Tu Shan Honghong's wrist, bought some lantern-making supplies from someone else, and began to weave.

He could tell that Tu Shan Hong Hong wanted to release lanterns, so he had to do his best to do so, otherwise he would feel guilty.

Tu Shan Honghong stood there blankly, recalling Chi Musheng's last words: "In this world, only the word 'devotion' is worthy of ridicule."

Just like the Tushan Reincarnation and Renewal Method, it gives demons an extremely slim expectation and a long wait, but no demon has ever ridiculed it, because it is the only chance for humans and demons to continue their previous relationship.

Chi Musheng lit the lotus lantern he had woven and placed it in front of the two of them.

"Boss, let's set one off too!"

During the Lantern Festival, men and women who come to visit will set off a firecracker. Since you've come all this way, it's obviously not complete if you don't set off one.

"Um"

Tu Shan Honghong freed one hand and, together with Chi Musheng, placed the river lantern into the river, watching it drift away with the other lanterns, leaving only a warm glow.

"Boss, make a wish," Chi Musheng reminded him.

"Shall we make a wish?"

Tu Shan Honghong placed the box, and imitating the women, she clasped her hands together in front of her, preparing to silently make a wish.

But what should she wish for? Should she wish for peace between humans and demons, or for Chi Musheng to stay by her side forever?

Suddenly, Chi Musheng's words from a few days ago flashed through my mind: If I had to choose one, which flower would I choose?

One was a long-held obsession, and the other was someone she couldn't bear to part with.

She doesn't want to lose what she has now more than what she doesn't yet possess; she can't bear to lose it again, nor does she want to.

I'm sorry, my choice is...

Chi Musheng looked down at the shimmering river, where the ripples reflected his image and Tu Shan Honghong, who was making a wish. His thoughts drifted.

Make a wish? What is there for him to wish for?

Like the couple by the river, they wished to be with the person they liked, haha.

What a joke! He doesn't deserve anyone's affection, hahaha.

Chi Musheng gazed intently at the river, while Tu Shan Honghong wore a genuine smile that she hadn't had a few months ago.

This also proves that he did a very good job and did not let the investors' money go to waste.

In his view, the extra money Tu Shan Hong Hong spends on him is the same as a man spending extra money on a technician; both are hoping to obtain more services, emotional value, or the purpose itself.

Since the sugar daddy has paid, he will try his best to meet all the demands except for selling himself into slavery. He doesn't care whether they pretend to be a couple, lovers, or siblings.

To put it bluntly, he's just a plaything; who knows, one day the sugar daddy might get tired of him and throw him away.

Before this, all he could do was to squeeze more money out of his clients, a mutually beneficial arrangement.

The biggest taboo in this line of work is believing the sugar daddy's words, "I'll support you for life, I can't live without you." Some naive, or rather greedy people, believe these words, and what awaits them is a bottomless swamp.

The more you struggle, the deeper you sink, until you are completely trapped and can never escape in this lifetime.