Seeing this, Li Tangyan frowned involuntarily, then took out her phone to make a call.
However, the next second someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.
Li Tangyan looked back and saw that the lights on both sides stretched his shadow very long.
Wen Zhaonian looked at her, who was still holding a lantern in her hand, and hadn't changed much since the first time they celebrated their birthdays together.
However, the lantern Wen Zhaonian was holding this time was made of wood, which was very different from the hexagonal lantern of that year.
Li Tangyan took the wooden lantern from his hand.
Upon closer inspection, it turns out that it looks more like a beautifully carved candy box than a lantern.
Open the top lantern cover, and you'll see it's filled with sugar, emitting a faint fruity aroma.
But the question she originally wanted to ask him was instead diverted by the novel object in front of her.
However, just as he was about to take one out, Wen Zhaonian raised his hand and pressed it down.
Li Tangyan looked up at him, somewhat puzzled: "Can't I eat it?"
Wen Zhaonian shook his head.
As he put the lid back on, he pointed to a spot on the outside of the wooden lantern: "Okay, but press here first."
Hearing this, Li Tangyan felt a little strange, but she still let Wen Zhaonian take the wooden lantern back.
Then, following his instructions, I raised my hand and pressed the switch there.
The next second, with a soft snap, the wooden lantern lit up with an orange light, instantly making the patterns carved on the outer wall clear.
At the same time, a small squirrel with a piece of paper in its hand emerged from the spot half a finger's width below the switch, hidden in the wooden wall.
At the same time, a slightly mechanical voice followed: "Happy birthday, have fun!"
Exclamations of surprise came from the surrounding area.
However, Li Tangyan had no time to pay attention to that at the moment. She raised her hand and touched the fluffy head of the plush squirrel, blinking her eyes as she tried to suppress the sudden heat.
She whispered a thank you, but the next second she heard Wen Zhaonian say, "Aren't you going to look at what's written on that note?"
Upon hearing this, Li Tangyan's attention turned to the note that the squirrel was holding.
Then, with a gentle pull, looking at the unopened note in his palm, he suddenly felt a little nervous for some reason.
Li Tangyan pursed her lips before opening the note.
All I could see were a few words lying quietly on it:
The best candy is the one hidden in the very center of the bottom of the wooden lantern.
Upon seeing this, Li Tangyan was stunned, somewhat taken aback.
However, Wen Zhaonian had already pressed the switch again, and only after the squirrel retreated back into the half-finger-length space did he open the top lid of the box again.
Her clear, crisp voice had a distinct graininess: "Try it? The one right in the very center."
"..."
My heart pounded when I pulled out the candy from the outer candy box and found the one with a distinctly different packaging hidden in the center.
Li Tangyan moved her fingertips and pressed down on the packaging, immediately feeling a different texture.
This made her heart skip a beat.
A guess immediately arose.
At the same time, with a few soft sounds, clusters of fireworks exploded in the sky.
In the darkness of the night, dazzling scenes emerge one after another.
As the light and shadow overlapped, she watched Wen Zhaonian take a step forward, and as he bent down, a familiar aura enveloped her.
Wen Zhaonian tore off the "candy" packaging for her, his fingertips brushing against the ends of his knuckles as his deep voice replaced the other sounds around him.
He said:
"Chestnut porridge, year after year, for the rest of my life—"
"Let me stay with you."
The End.
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