Chapter 460 The Little Elf
The fireworks show ended, and the time had already entered the new year, but the hot spring resort was still bustling. The market was still brightly lit, the actors on the stage began to perform again, and there were also performances in the small square. Even the sightseeing buses in the park were running all night tonight.
The people watching the fireworks on the lakeside platform pointed their phones at the falling snow in the lights, and gradually dispersed after taking enough photos. Liu Wangxue, Xu Qingsong and others also started to walk back, and met Jin Zhaofei, Richard and his group again, and learned that they were going to the small square to watch the performance.
Jin Zhaofei also asked Liu Wangxue if they wanted to go together: "It's a small costume stage play. The publicity said that there will be a musical fountain to accompany the performance. It's quite novel."
Wenxi and the others were tempted and said they wanted to go together, but Xu Qingsong said he couldn't go because he had to send the twins home. The twins just received a call from Xi Muya, saying that the New Year's Eve event was over after watching the fireworks show, and it was snowing outside, so they should go back quickly. Xu Qingsong was going to send them off, so Liu Wangxue naturally had to go with him.
Li Yu also went to see them off because the twins liked this cute little brother very much and had a lot of fun playing with him, so they were a little reluctant to let him go.
Everyone separated at the tourist bus station by the lake, and Liu Wangxue, Xu Qingsong and others took a bus to Yu Village.
Xi Muya received a call from Xu Qingsong and waited at the door early. The snow was not heavy and she did not hold an umbrella. When she saw several people appear at the corner of the alley, she hurried to meet them.
"Mom—" The twins immediately ran towards her.
Xi Muya quickly reached out: "Slow down, the ground is slippery."
The roads near the old houses are basically paved with bluestone slabs. After being washed away by time, the surface has become very smooth. If you step on them in rainy or snowy days, you may fall if you are not careful.
The twins were still holding things in their hands and supported Xi Muya with a smile.
Xi Muya said to Xu Qingsong and the other two, "There is a guest room at home. I have prepared it. It is so late and snowing now. Why don't you, Xuxu and Xiaoyu rest here?"
The twins also said, "Yes, brother, sister-in-law, Xiaoyu brother, you guys just stay."
"It's okay, auntie," Xu Qingsong said, "We are just worried about them. Grandpa and grandma should be asleep by now, so we won't go in and disturb them."
Xi Muya wanted to persuade him again, but Liu Wangxue said, "Old people are light sleepers. If we go, we will inevitably make noise and wake people up. There are sightseeing buses all day long. We should take a bus back to the hotel later. It will be quick too."
Li Yu nodded: "That's right, aunt, don't worry."
Xi Muya wanted to keep them, so she didn't bring an umbrella when she came out. Now that she couldn't keep them, she turned around and went in: "Wait a moment, I'll get you an umbrella."
"It's okay, it's okay. It doesn't look like it's going to rain too hard." Xu Qingsong pulled her and said, "It won't take us many minutes to get out. You can take Beibei and Kangkang back to rest. We'll leave now."
As he spoke, he held Liu Wangxue's hand and turned to walk back. Li Yu hurriedly followed, and the three of them turned back and said goodbye again.
Xi Muya and the twins stood at the door and watched them go: "Go slowly on the road."
"Okay, got it."
The three of them followed the path they came from, turned into the alley, and walked towards the village entrance.
When I turned around, I heard the twins and Xi Muya say, "Mom, let's go to the movies together tomorrow. Brother Xiaoyu helped us win three tickets."
After arriving at the tourist bus stop at the entrance of the village, there were no cars stopping by, so the three of them stood and waited for a while.
Xu Qingsong took out his phone and checked the time, then asked them, "The performance in the small square should not be over yet. Do you two want to go and watch it, or do you want to go back to the hotel directly?"
"Let's go back to the hotel."
"I want to go back to the hotel."
Liu Wangxue was really tired and her legs were sore. She wanted to go back and take a hot shower to rest.
Li Yu was chatting with the twins on the way here when he suddenly had an idea for his graduation project. He had been holding on to it tightly and wanted to go back to sort out his thoughts. He looked up at the street lamp and said, "Sister Xuxu, Brother Qingsong, it seems to be snowing heavily."
Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong looked up and saw that it was true. The falling snowflakes were denser than before, and there were some large flakes mixed in.
Liu Wangxue reached out to take it: "If this lasts until next night, can we make a snowman tomorrow?"
Xu Qingsong slung the shopping bag in his hand over his arm, raised his hand to brush away the rain on her head, shook her scarf, unfolded it, and put it on her head, saying, "Then I'm afraid it will have to rain a little harder, and it can't rain at night."
Li Yu was checking the weather forecast on his phone: "The forecast said there would be no rain, but it will continue to rain until eight in the morning."
Xu Qingsong held Liu Wangxue's hand: "Well, then you can look forward to it."
Liu Wangxue was happy: "Maybe we can build a snowman tomorrow morning before leaving."
Li Yu slung the bag in his hand over his wrist, put his phone back into his pocket, and put his hand into it. He even deliberately exhaled to see if it could form fog. "Okay, okay, I'll get up early and observe it. If it works, I'll go call you."
"Okay." Liu Wangxue agreed with him.
As they were talking, a sightseeing bus arrived, but it was not going back to the hotel, so after the passengers got off the bus, the three of them had no intention of getting on.
The driver tilted his head to look at them, as if he had already guessed it: "Get in the car. It's this late now. It doesn't matter which route you're going to?"
Xu Qingsong replied: "Lake and Mountain View Hotel."
The driver waved his hand: "Okay, get in."
After getting in the car, Li Yu was the first to use his mobile phone to scan the code and pay the fare. The car, which only carried the three of them, drove towards the hotel in the snow under the street lights.
After returning to the hotel and swiping the card to open the door, Liu Wangxue leaned against the entrance cabinet and didn't want to move.
Xu Qingsong put the bags in his hands on it, looked at her with amusement, supported his hands on the edge of the entrance cabinet, and held her in his arms: "What's wrong? My fairy."
Liu Wangxue leaned forward and leaned into his arms, her voice weak: "The fairy is so tired."
Xu Qingsong hugged her and touched her hair: "Do you want to go to the hot springs to relax?"
"I don't want to move--" Liu Wangxue said in a long voice.
"Okay, let's hold you like this for a while." Xu Qingsong patted her back gently.
Liu Wangxue just leaned in his arms. The room was very quiet. They could hear each other's breathing. She suddenly felt very safe. She closed her eyes and unknowingly felt drowsy.
Xu Qingsong only felt that Liu Wangxue's arms around her waist were getting looser and looser, and she gradually put all her weight on him. He looked down and saw that she seemed to be almost asleep. He smiled and called her softly: "Xuxu."
"Hmm?" Liu Wangxue tried hard to open her eyes and looked up at him.
Xu Qingsong touched her head and said, "Go back to your room and sleep."
"Oh, okay." Liu Wangxue stood up straight, let go of Xu Qingsong, took off the small bag she was carrying, took off her coat and hung it up, "I still want to take a shower."
Xu Qingsong helped her pull the suitcase out of the closet and opened it so that she could take out her clothes. "Okay, don't take too long."
Liu Wangxue squatted down to get her clothes. She picked up her underwear bag and saw a gift box underneath. Then she remembered that she had a gift for Xu Qingsong. She was so sleepy that she almost forgot about it.
She held the clothes in her arms, picked up the box with one hand, stood up and walked to the bar, and handed it to Xu Qingsong who was boiling water: "Here you go."
Xu Qingsong pressed the switch of the kettle with one hand and reached out to take it with the other hand, his eyes full of surprise: "New Year's gift?"
"Yes!" Liu Wangxue smiled sweetly, "I'm going to take a shower, you can take your time."
Xu Qingsong watched her turn around and walk into the bathroom. Only after she closed the door did he lower his head to look at the gift box in his hand.
The outer packaging was light blue, tied with a ribbon of the same color. He untied the bow, placed the ribbon on the counter, opened the lid, and took out two things on the silk paper. One was a round base with a concave hole in the center, connected to the wire and plug, and there was a switch on the wire. The other was a palm-sized dripping glue product, in the shape of an oval leaf, with a curved arc when viewed from the side.
Xu Qingsong inserted the leaf stem into the recessed hole, removed the thin wire that tied the electric wire, and plugged the plug into the socket next to the bar. When the switch was turned on, the light strip in the card slot lit up, but the leaf did not glow. He adjusted the angle, and the pattern on the leaf lit up.
It is a very small decorative lamp, suitable for placing at the bedside or on the corner of the table, or on the coffee table next to the sofa in his bedroom. It can be turned on while reading, creating a nice atmosphere.
That's not what's important.
The important thing is that there is another leaf inside the leaf made of drip glue, which is also oval in shape.
Xu Qingsong recognized where the leaf came from at a glance. Don’t ask him how he recognized it, he was just very sure.
When the lines on the leaves lit up, it also confirmed his idea. There must be some photosensitive material embedded in it. When the light was turned on, a line of round and playful small words appeared near the bottom, which read "You are my elf".
When Liu Wangxue injured her finger on the set, Xu Qingsong took her out for dinner and helped her fasten her seat belt while sitting in the passenger seat. When she was about to leave after fastening her seat belt, Liu Wangxue raised her hand and grabbed the front of her coat.
When Xu Qingsong thinks back now, he can still remember the rhythm of his heartbeat at that time.
Then Liu Wangxue took the fallen leaf from the gap in his collar, and said, "I caught a little elf."
When Xu Qingsong pinched the dimple on her cheek for the first time, he said, "You are my little elf."
He didn't pay much attention to the leaf that day. It was just a leaf, and anyone would throw it away. But Liu Wangxue kept it and made a decorative lamp with such commemorative significance.
The smile on Xu Qingsong's face never stopped from the moment he received the box. He leaned against the bar, staring at the decorative lamp, looking at the small leaves inside, the words on it, and couldn't help but raise his hand to touch it.
"So cute." He talked to himself, talking about Xiao Ye and Liu Wangxue.
Liu Wangxue took a quick shower, brushed her teeth, and did some simple skin care. When she came out of the bathroom, Xu Qingsong was still looking at the light.
She walked over to Xu Qingsong, with the scent of grapefruit, leaned towards the bar, and asked him with a smile: "Do you like it?"
Xu Qingsong reached out and touched the leaves again: "It's obvious."
He liked it, and Liu Wangxue, the person who gave the gift, was also happy.
The water in the kettle was already boiled. Xu Qingsong added a cup of warm water and handed it to her, asking, "Did you make it yourself?" Doesn't she always say that her hands are clumsy? This drip glue is still very beautifully made.
Liu Wangxue took the cup and drank a sip of water, then shook her head: "I wish I had made it, then this gift would be more meaningful."
During the time she was on the set, she bought glue dripping materials and tools online. She picked up other similar leaves to use as test pieces, but the results were always unsatisfactory, with either the glue exploding or not looking good enough, far from what she had imagined. In the end, she could only find an online store to customize it.
Xu Qingsong hugged her and said, "This is very meaningful. I never thought that you would keep this leaf."
Liu Wangxue held the cup and blinked at him: "Are you surprised?"
Xu Qingsong pinched her dimple: "Did you like me very much at that time?" So she kept these inconspicuous little things.
Liu Wangxue raised her chin and said proudly: "Of course I like you, but I don't like you too much."
Xu Qingsong pinched the tip of her nose, then turned off the decorative light, unplugged it, and walked towards the bedroom.
Liu Wangxue followed him with a cup in hand: "What are you doing?"
"Put it on the bedside," Xu Qingsong said, "From today on, it will accompany me every night."
Liu Wangxue leaned against the door and drank water. She watched him put the decorative lamp on the bedside table and light it again, feeling very happy.
When Xu Qingsong came out sideways, he kissed her on the forehead and touched her face: "I'm going to take a shower too, you rest first."
"Okay." Liu Wangxue nodded.
She finished drinking the warm water, put the cup on the bar, took out her cell phone from her bag, and curled up in bed waiting for Xu Qingsong.
There were many messages in her phone, most of which were New Year's greetings, and she replied to them one by one. There were also photos she sent to Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan when they were watching the fireworks. They were still awake at midnight and sent her a video of the three little ones. It was still Xiaoci and Gu Gua fighting, but this time Peng Peng did not turn a blind eye and stand by to watch. Instead, he went up to stop the fight and killed one with one claw, solving the problem quickly.
Liu Wangxue looked at them twice and missed them so much. She saw other people also brought their pets here. At first, she didn't know the situation here and was afraid of accidents. Next time if she comes here to play, she can bring the three with her.
Wenxi also sent her a clip of the small square stage play, which was indeed quite good, so if you wanted to miss it, then forget it.
She asked Wenxi: [Is it over? ]
Wenxi replied: [It’s over, I’m on my way back to the hotel. How about you? ]
Liu Wangxue: [I’ve already returned and am ready to go to bed]
Wenxi: [OK, good night]
Then the twins sent her a gift. After returning home, the two children opened the gift she gave them. It was a ceramic figurine of a Chinese cartoon character bought from a pottery shop halfway down the mountain. Xu Qingsong's suggestion was very accurate and successfully hit the twins' hearts. They sent her many emojis in the chat box, saying they were so happy that they rolled on the ground and hugged her.
Like Xu Qingsong, Liu Wangxue created a group message to reply to the two of them, mentioned Xu Qingsong, did not take credit for himself, and also mentioned that he occasionally watched anime.
The twins were still awake at this hour, and replied immediately: [Ahhh sister-in-law, you like it too! When are you going to Beijing? Do you want to play Cosplay with us? ]
Liu Wangxue chatted with them for a while, looked at the time, it was almost 1:30 in the morning, so she told them to go to bed and said good night to each other.
She had already unpacked the Peking Opera Qingyi-shaped vase that she had given to Xi Muya that evening, and sent a message to Liu Wangxue to express her gratitude and appreciation, to which Liu Wangxue also replied.
After all the red dots in the chat box disappeared, Liu Wangxue put his phone on the bedside table, touched the decorative lamp, and lay down in the quilt contentedly.
At this time, Xu Qingsong also finished washing and came out. He poured some warm water, drank two sips, turned off the living room light and went into the bedroom.
Liu Wangxue lifted a corner of the quilt, patted the pillow, and signaled him to hurry up.
After Xu Qingsong went up, he did not lie down. Instead, he sat at the end of the bed, reached into the quilt, held Liu Wangxue's ankle, and put her calf on his own leg.
Liu Wangxue was confused: "What are you doing?"
Xu Qingsong put his hand on her through her pajamas: "Let me massage you for a while. You walked for so long at night, your legs must be sore, right?"
Liu Wangxue smiled when she heard that. She rested her head on her arm and looked at him. She also changed into a comfortable position, as if she was ready to enjoy a massage: "Yeah, it's so sore."
The two were chatting while Xu Qingsong was massaging her legs. Before he finished, he heard Liu Wangxue's voice getting lower and lower. When he looked up again, she had fallen asleep.
After Xu Qingsong finished the last few massages, he put her legs under the quilt and lay down. When he turned off the light, he touched Xiao Ye again, pulled the quilt, held her in his arms, and fell asleep.
At this time, a storm was quietly rising on the Internet.
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