Chapter 688 (Page 1/2)

On the bustling street, Huo Qingci led the children and lined up in an orderly manner to watch the shadow play.

On the other side, the gentle and quiet Lin Man stood quietly beside Huo Li, patiently chatting with the old man about family matters, and occasionally uttering crisp and pleasant laughter.

Time passed minute by minute, and every child was immersed in that short but unforgettable moment of watching the performance.

Finally it was Huo Yiwen's turn. The little guy ran to the shadow puppet house happily and put his eyes on the holes of the shadow puppet house. His little face was red with excitement.

After a while, the shadow show he was watching ended, and he ran out like a happy little bird, heading straight towards Lin Man.

"Mom, the hole in the shadow play house is amazing. It's like a telescope! If we put our eyes close to that little hole, we can clearly see the shadow play going on inside!"

Huo Yiwen described his new discovery with his hands and feet dancing, his big eyes sparkling with excitement.

Lin Man smiled and patted her son's head, then asked softly, "Wenwen, what interesting shadow puppet shows did you see in there just now?"

Huo Yiwen replied impatiently: "I'm watching Journey to the West! Mom, the Monkey King in it is so powerful. He beats monsters with the golden cudgel, and he looks so majestic! Mom, do you want to go and see it too?" After saying that, the little guy looked at Lin Man with anticipation.

However, Lin Man gently shook her head and said with a smile, "No, baby. Mommy will just stay here and listen to you."

Although Lin Man was somewhat curious about the mysterious and ancient shadow play, she also knew that she was no longer at the age where she could be as carefree as a child and happily spend money to queue up to watch shadow play.

Time flies, and the innocence and childishness seem to have gradually faded away.

The waiting time always seems particularly long. When the four children finally walked out of the small shadow puppet show tent with satisfaction, fifteen minutes had passed unknowingly.

At this moment, Lin Man inadvertently caught a glimpse of a figure not far away who was busy setting up a stall. Waves of tempting aroma wafted into her nose. It turned out that someone had started selling hot roasted chestnuts!

The familiar smell instantly aroused her appetite, so she walked forward quickly, carefully selected it, and weighed a full pound.

Lin Man took the bag filled with sweet chestnuts, held a few in her palm, smiled, and gently placed them in Huo Yining's tender little hands, and gently instructed: "Ningning, take this and share it with your younger brothers and sisters and grandpa."

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"Okay, Mom!" Huo Yining nodded obediently, with excitement shining in his eyes. Then he turned around and ran to his younger brothers and sisters impatiently. Everyone gathered together happily and savored this delicious food with relish.

The children's cheerful laughter echoed in the air like silver bells. They ate and walked, enjoying this rare happy time.

At this time, Huo Qingci quietly walked to Lin Man's side. He lowered his voice and said softly, "Manman, I think we should buy some specialty products from Hai City and send them back to Mom and Dad. After all, the New Year is almost here."

Lin Man nodded slightly in agreement. "Yes, you're right. Not only that, you should also send them some extra money. Although we can't spend the New Year with them this year, we still have to show proper courtesy."

After saying that, Lin Man stuffed the peeled chestnuts in her hand into Huo Qingci's mouth. Huo Qingci felt warm in his heart as he chewed the soft and sticky chestnuts, and couldn't help but sigh that his wife was so good to him.

Huo Qingci looked back at his grandfather and the children, and whispered, "Manman, do you think we should plant some chestnut trees?"

Whether it was Huo Qingci or Lin Man, they had planted many fruit trees in their spaces, but almost no nut trees.

Lin Man was thinking that it would be great if she could get saplings of walnuts, chestnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pistachios...

There are dozens of red pines that can produce pine nuts on a mountain in her space. Unfortunately, those trees are too tall to pick the pine cones, and Lin Man is too lazy to go up the mountain to get them.

Lin Man smiled and replied, "If you can get some chestnut saplings, I can plant two."

"Let's see next spring. There should be saplings for sale at the market."

"Qingci, if you see other saplings, you can buy a few more."

"Okay, I'll buy it if you have it."

The two smiled at each other as they talked. Huo Yiwen came to Lin Man with a handful of peeled chestnuts in his hand and said as if offering a treasure: "Mom, these are the chestnuts I peeled for you. Come and have a taste!"

Lin Man took one from his hand and put it into her mouth, chewing it carefully. "Thank you, honey. The chestnuts you peeled for mommy are so delicious."

Huo Qingci was a little curious when he saw his youngest son trying to please his wife. He was so old, but why didn't he react at all when standing in front of him? Why didn't he try to please him?