Chapter 137 The Candy Paper Boat Sails to the Future
The dusk casts a soft light on the river valley of the Golden Triangle, and roses and lilies of the valley sway in the wind, merging into a fragrant ocean.
Mo Xiaohan, standing in front of the camera, was wearing a neatly tailored black suit. He held his son firmly in one hand and held Ruan Xingchen tightly with the other.
Ruan Xingchen wore a custom-made white gauze dress embellished with tiny diamonds. The hem of her skirt gently brushed against the petals of lily of the valley, and her veil fluttered gently in the wind.
She looked at the sunflower field surrounded by lily of the valley and roses not far away, her eyes slightly warmed: "Xiaohan...you..."
"You said you wanted to live like a sunflower." Mo Xiaohan's eyes were incredibly gentle, and he placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Also, our happy magic."
He pointed to the streamside, where a meticulously crafted metal boat lay anchored. Its hull, reflecting the rainbow light of the setting sun, mimicked the texture of candy wrappers from the past.
Mo Xiaohan carried his son to the stream and gently pushed the metal boat into the water. The baby waved his chubby little hands in the air, as if imitating his father's movements.
"Let the baby know," Ruan Xingchen squatted on the shore, holding up the hem of her skirt, and placed a fresh lily of the valley on the bow of the boat. "The story of his parents starts here."
When she leaned over to kiss the baby, the photographer pressed the shutter at the right time to capture this touching scene——
The warmth by the stream, and the small metal boat carrying the past and the future.
As the photographer adjusted the reflector, Mo Xiaohan pulled out a small, sealed glass box from his bosom. Inside lay a yellowed candy wrapper boat. Seventeen years had brittled the wrapper, yet it remained intact.
"Today's wish is..." He placed the glass box in her palm, "I want to use every day and night of the rest of my life to be engraved with the mark of my love for you. If this life is not enough, then let my soul follow you forever. Even if I have to reincarnate a thousand times, I will find you at first sight in the vast sea of people."
"Candy paper boat..." Ruan Xingchen choked up as he picked up the glass box, "You actually kept it until now..."
Mo Xiaohan's fingertips gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Because I never forget to wait for you."
She raised her tearful eyes and saw the deep attachment in his eyes through her hazy vision.
"It's time to take a family photo." Mo Xiaohan stood up and hugged her and her son in his arms.
Behind him, a sea of flowers stretched out into a gentle dream in the twilight. Further away, the swings on the newly built playground swayed gently in the evening breeze, as if telling of the joyful laughter of the future.
Ruan Xingchen leaned on his shoulder and chuckled: "You even prepared a playground for the children?"
"The baby needs a playmate." He gently touched his son's cheek with his fingers. "When the wolf cubs' cubs are born, this will be their paradise."
As the sun set, its golden afterglow cast a shadow over the family of three. Mo Xiaohan looked at his son in his arms, then at Ruan Xingchen beside him, and felt that his life had never been so complete.
The photographer finally pressed the shutter to freeze this perfect moment——
Mo Xiaohan looked down at his son in his arms. Ruan Xingchen snuggled up to him, her veil fluttering in the wind, and the sea of flowers behind her sparkled in the setting sun.
The evening breeze blew, and the metal boat spun in the stream, slowly drifting toward the sunflower field. The slum boy had finally found his light. Now, that light illuminated his entire world.
——A star once fell here, and then the day continued to shine forever.
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