Chapter 108 Visiting the Lantern Festival
At night, the streets below the White Dragon Temple are crowded with people, various lights, and snacks.
"Mom, this lantern is in the shape of a rabbit." Linlin pointed to a lantern hanging in front of her with surprise.
"There are many more. Look, the pig shape looks so silly." Zhong Xu said excitedly.
Seeing Linlin about to run forward, Zhong Hui hurriedly grabbed her. Zhong Hui held Linlin in one hand and Xiaojuan in the other. There were too many people at the Lantern Festival. If she didn't hold on to them, she wouldn't know where to find them if they got lost.
A few people followed the crowd and walked forward. They saw a stall selling candy figures. The stall owner was an elderly man, but his hands did not shake at all. He held the spoon steadily and spread the syrup evenly on the iron plate. After a while, a lifelike butterfly appeared.
"Wow~"
The children nearby were amazed.
"Grandpa, I want a dragon. Can you draw it?" someone asked.
"Yes, but the dragon is a bit more expensive, five dollars."
"no problem."
After the agreement was reached, the old man drew another dragon in a few strokes, which made the people watching cheer.
Zhong Xu shook Yang Fangqin's arm, indicating that he wanted one too, and Yang Fangqin nodded.
Then Zhong Xu asked, "Grandpa, I want a Sun Wukong, the one riding the somersault cloud."
The old man drawing the sugar figures said without even looking up, "Six pieces."
Other candies are only two or three yuan each, but this one is so much more expensive.
Zhong Xu still had some New Year's money in his pocket, but he was reluctant to take it out, so he looked up at Yang Fangqin.
"You can't even bear to spend six dollars yourself." Yang Fangqin was really impressed by her miserly son.
Zhong Xu went to see Zhong Xiong again: "Dad, I knew there would be a lot of people here today, and I was afraid of pickpockets, so I didn't bring any money."
Zhong Xiong haha, with only a few dollars on him, the pickpocket probably wouldn't want to bother with it.
"Okay, okay, I'll pay the bill, and you three can each take one." Zhong Hui said with a smile.
"Yeah, thank you, aunt. My aunt is really generous." Zhong Xu said happily, asking the stall owner to hurry up and be his Sun Wukong.
The old man really has some skills. He uses the syrup in the spoon as a pen and the iron plate as paper. With a few movements of his hands, a vivid Monkey King appears.
Not to mention the children, even the adults were stunned. It was too amazing.
The painting of Sun Wukong took a little longer. Linlin and Xiaojuan each asked for a rabbit. When they got the candy figures they liked, neither of them was willing to eat them.
They held it in their hands and walked along the way. It was only when Zhong Hui reminded them not to let it melt that the three children licked it reluctantly in small sips.
After walking from the beginning to the end of the street, one person bought a lantern and ate several snacks, the few of them reluctantly prepared to go back.
Zhong Hui parked the car in a parking lot at the front of Baimalu Road. After shopping, everyone walked there together.
In the parking lot, I actually ran into Wu Xinwei, whom I hadn't seen for a long time. Wu Xinwei was with his son, and there was also a beautifully dressed woman next to him.
Wu Xinwei has been divorced for many years. Zhong Hui is a little curious. Is this his ex-wife or his new girlfriend?
Wu Xinwei also saw them and greeted them with a smile: "Axiong, sister-in-law, Ahui, you are here to visit the lantern festival too."
"Yes, the kids want to join in the fun."
Wu Xinwei did not introduce the woman next to him. After exchanging greetings for a while, they each got into their car.
After returning home, Yang Fangqin asked Zhong Xiong curiously, and Zhong Hui couldn't help but listen.
"That woman is a newly hired accountant at Wu Xinwei's company. She's a recent college graduate. There's someone beside her who's not an accountant. I heard they're having an improper relationship."
Zhong Hui was stunned. Even rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows. Zhong Hui hated this the most. She couldn't help but feel lucky that she didn't invest in Wu Xinwei, otherwise, she would be really depressed.
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