Chapter 267: Candied Hawthorn
Perhaps Qi Xinxin was under strict control in the capital, so it was rare for her to climb and jump like this. At this moment, she actually looked a little excited. After jumping down from the wall, she grabbed Yuan Siyin and ran while laughing.
The West Street was teeming with people, filled with shouts and calls, and the sunlight streamed down from the clouds, making the world a picture of perfect beauty.
"Candied hawthorn berries! Sweet and sour candied hawthorn berries!"
"Look, there's a vendor selling candied hawthorns up ahead!"
Qi Xinxin's eyes lit up, and she was about to reach for her purse at her waist when she realized that she had forgotten to bring it in her haste to climb up. Her face fell.
Yuan Siyin chuckled and took off her purse, waving it in front of her: "Let's go, I'll buy you as much as you want to eat."
When the vendor saw that business had come, he stopped with a smile, carrying a straw stick and waiting for the two elegant ladies to choose their candied hawthorns.
Qi Xinxin pouted and immediately put her arm around Yuan Siyin's waist: "Sister Siyin is so good, I can't bear to give you to someone else."
"To whom should it be given?"
Yuan Siyin paused in taking out her money, somewhat puzzled.
"Nobody."
Qi Xinxin quickly denied it, then happily took the candied hawthorn from the vendor.
"Sister Siyin, aren't you going to eat?"
Yuan Siyin shook her head: "I don't like sour food."
The vendor was annoyed and started trying to sell himself: "Miss, you're wrong about that. It's coated in sugar, so it's sweet and crunchy when you bite into it. The hawthorn is a bit sour, but that's how you eat it without getting tired of it!"
"That's right, Sister Siyin, you should try a bite too!"
Qi Xinxin swallowed the first hawthorn whole and brought the candied hawthorn to her lips: "It's really delicious!"
Yuan Siyin hesitated, but couldn't refuse, so she leaned in. However, before her lips even touched the sugar coating, her stomach churned, and a flood of gray memories rushed into her mind. It felt as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping her neck, making it hard for her to breathe.
"Mommy, I want to eat candied hawthorn berries, candied hawthorn berries!"
The girl sniffled and held the woman's hand in front of the entrance.
"But Yinyin has a cold and can't eat candied hawthorns."
The woman sighed and bent down to gently pat her head: "Yinyin, be good, wait until you're better before you eat, okay?"
"Mommy's naughty, Daddy bought it for Yinyin!"
"Yinyin, be good. Daddy will buy it for you, but you can eat it after you've recovered from your cold tomorrow, okay?"
Don't eat the birthday cake in the fridge either. Wait for Mom and Dad to bring you candied hawthorns when they get off work.
"good!"
...
"Why is there thick smoke coming from the fifth floor? Is the food burnt?"
"Yinyin! Get out of here!"
"Mother!"
"..."
Qi Xinxin was surprised by her reaction. Her eyes widened, and the candied hawthorn in her hand fell to the ground with a "thud." It rolled a distance, and dust settled on the crystal-clear sugar coating as it lay quietly in the corner.
The vendor was so frightened he lost all his courage. He turned and ran away, carrying a bunch of candied hawthorns wrapped in straw, shouting, "Heaven and earth bear witness, this is not my fault!"
Yuan Siyin desperately suppressed the urge to vomit, and only managed to maintain her balance by relying on Qi Xinxin's arm.
"Sister Si... Si Yin, are you alright? Don't scare me, I promise you won't eat candied hawthorns anymore!"
Qi Xinxin was actually quite frightened as well, her round almond-shaped eyes filled with panic. After a while, she belatedly patted her back and said, "Are you alright? If you really feel like throwing up, don't hold it in. The longer you hold it in, the more uncomfortable you'll feel."
"……fine."
Yuan Siyin curled up tightly, her forehead covered in large beads of sweat.
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