The Lantern Festival was indeed very lively. Today, no matter which street it was, there were crowds of people, especially in the wealthy area. It was so bright with neon lights. The streets were hung everywhere with colorful lanterns connected directly above, and the ladies all came out to hang out.
Each restaurant has activities, but the most anticipated one is the Oiran boat cruise hosted by the Xie family.
Mr. Xie paid money to invite many courtesans to perform on the boat, singing and dancing, and the boat will float down along the moat.
The people on both sides of the strait all crowded around the fence, wanting to witness the beautiful faces of these courtesans whom they normally couldn't see.
To become an oiran, one must not only be beautiful, but also have a skill. Not to mention the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, one must also be proficient in poetry. They are different from ordinary prostitutes. If you want to buy them for a night, you have to spend at least a fortune, and you also have to get the oiran's approval.
Especially their virginity, many people came to bid for it. The most famous one was Miss Shui Yuntian from Chunfeng Tower. Her virginity was bid for 10,000 taels of silver, and no one knew what kind of beauty she was.
It is said that she also performed a neon dance on the flower boat today.
As soon as the Xiao family went out, they heard the people talking about it. Everyone was very curious. An courtesan who was worth 10,000 taels of silver in one night, could she be a fairy from heaven?
The lantern festivals in the west and north of the city are as lively as ever, the most authentic and closest to reality. There are no restrictions on the streets tonight, and many small vendors have found stalls on the streets to sell some small items.
There is everything to eat, drink and play.
The women in Jeju City, from the ladies of wealthy families and daughters of famous families to ordinary women from common people's families, all put on the clothes they thought were the most beautiful and dressed up beautifully to go out.
Those handsome men and beautiful women who are still unmarried may be able to find their soulmate to accompany them for the rest of their lives tonight.
Among the Xiao family's people, except Liang Cuicui who had seen the lantern festival several times, everyone else was seeing Jeju City like this for the first time, especially Zhou. Everything she saw was new to her, and her eyes were full of curiosity about all things. She didn't look like a mother of two children, but more like an innocent girl.
After giving birth, her figure returned to what it was before pregnancy, and she even gained a bit of charm and gentleness.
The same goes for Xiao Lanlan. She now has a lot of personal money and pocket money, so whenever she goes out, she goes shopping. She buys food, drinks, and some pretty gadgets. She even bought a fox mask and carried a lantern with her favorite orchid painted on it.
Jiang Sui even joked that he might have recognized the wrong person, but Xiao Lanlan said that she dressed like that on purpose because she had an appointment with Su Yanqing to parade with her and she wanted to see if he could recognize her at first sight.
It was a coincidence that as soon as Xiao Lanlan finished speaking, a hand patted her shoulder, followed by a pleasant male voice:
"Let me take a look. Is this pretty young lady my Miss Lan?"
Su Yanqing was rarely smooth-talking. Xiao Lanlan, who was carefree a second ago, turned around and saw Su Yanqing. She immediately became dignified and spoke in a reserved manner:
"How did you recognize me?"
She was a little bit unbelieving, as not even half of her face was revealed, just her back, and she was wearing a cloak.
Su Yanqing and Jiang Sui both found it funny when they heard it. Wouldn't it be easy to recognize her and Jiang Sui standing together?
However, Su Yanqing, who has a high emotional intelligence, would use a more clever way to make his fiancée happy:
"If even my fiancée can be mistaken, then wouldn't my eyes be a mere decoration?"
After he answered like this, Xiao Lanlan immediately burst out laughing with her hands covering her mouth. She felt as happy as if her heart was filled with honey. Even Jiang Sui, who was standing beside her, felt so sweet that it made her teeth ache.
She also expressed it directly, pulling her husband's sleeve and accusing him:
"Husband, what should I do? I have a toothache!" she said, and deliberately touched her face.
Xiao Hechuan could tell at a glance that she was joking, but he was happy to cooperate:
"But did you eat something sweet?"
"Yeah, didn't I just eat a handful of candy that someone scattered? My teeth are almost sick of it!"
Xiao Lanlan and Su Yanqing actually thought that Jiang Sui had a toothache and looked at him with concern. However, they ended up being laughed at by others for a long time. In an instant, both of them blushed unconsciously.
"Okay, stop teasing them, let's go have our own fun!"
Xiao Hechuan finally had the chance to go out on a date with his wife alone, and he didn't want to act in a group.
It just so happened that Su Yanqing thought the same. He just wanted to be alone with his young and beautiful fiancée.
As a result, the Xiao family basically acted in groups of two, except for the eldest brother's family which had four people instead of five, and the eldest sister-in-law had a baby in her belly.
Tonight, everyone can just play happily and shop happily. There is no need to worry about not having enough money. Isn't it for living a good life to work hard in business and get up early and go to bed late every day all year round?
Xiao Hechuan asked Jiang Sui where she wanted to go. Of course Jiang Sui wanted to go to the south of the city and see if there were any restricted storefronts. If she saw one she liked, she would grab it in one fell swoop, taking the advantage first, and then she would become a dark horse on the south city restaurant street as quickly as possible and quickly seize the market.
Xiao Hechuan agreed with her and took her to the south of the city.
Compared with the west side of the city, the south side of the city is not as noisy. It looks more like a modern high-level circle gathering. Everyone is polite, particular and gentle. Even if they see an acquaintance on the street, they will not shout loudly, but walk up to them, perform a complicated formality and say some polite words. Men are gentle and women are dignified.
They wealthy families are all so tied up in red tape, and to be honest, it's pretty boring.
However, many scholars and men of letters gathered in the south of the city, all gathered at the entrances of various restaurants to solve riddles and gamble. Xiao Hechuan was no longer surprised by these things.
"Sui Sui, take a look around and see which restaurant has a prize you like. Would you like me to win it for you?"
As for Jiang Sui, her attention was not on the Lantern Festival at all when she arrived. Instead, she was carefully observing the special features and unique decorations of each restaurant. She was thinking in her mind how to decorate her own restaurant in the future to make it unique and stand out from the crowd. So she didn't listen carefully to what Xiao Hechuan said.
Instead, he replied perfunctorily:
"Well... I'm fine with anything, just decide for yourself!"
Seeing that she was so disrespectful, Xiao Hechuan felt a little aggrieved in his heart, his handsome brows slightly frowned, and he thought, my wife is obsessed with money, how can I solve this problem?
It seems that he will have to find a way to earn more money to please her in the future.
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