Chapter 771 Cheng Yaojin shows up midway
Chen Yu is a natural at warming up the crowd.
He dragged them, one by one, to a ring-tossing stall and threw down a handful of copper coins with a heroic tone: "Boss, I want all these rings!"
The stall owner was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling and quickly handed over a large pile of bamboo rings.
"Come on, boss, go first!" Chen Yu stuffed the bamboo ring into Gu Qingchen's hand with anticipation, "Let them see how awesome you were back then! I still remember you hitting that glass lamp with one strike!"
Gu Qingchen was amused by his appearance, and the gloom in his previous mood disappeared.
She weighed the bamboo ring in her hand and glanced at Lin Jiayou, who was smiling but obviously a little out of the matter.
"Okay." She raised her chin, a sly glint in her eyes. "But I'm unlucky today. Someone needs to make a bet for me."
As she spoke, she turned to look at Lin Jiayou: "How about the clay figurine in front of you? Stand there and don't move. If I hit it, you lose, and you treat me to dinner at Wenxiangju tonight. If I don't hit it..."
She paused deliberately.
The gentle smile on Lin Jiayou's face showed a crack.
He looked at the adorable fat clay figurine that Gu Qingchen was pointing at, and then at her expression that looked as if she was hoping for chaos in the world, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
"Boss, you're making things difficult for me!" Chen Yu booed from the side. "Isn't Lin Jiayou standing there a sitting duck? No, no, we have to change the prize!"
He rolled his eyes and pointed at an exquisitely crafted revolving lantern at the back of the stall. "That's it! Lin Jiayou, if you can get that for the boss, I, Chen Yu, will pay for the drinks tonight! If you can't, you still have to treat us!"
Before Lin Jiayou could say anything, Gu Qingchen had already stuffed all the bamboo rings in his hand into his hand.
"Did you hear that? Chen Yu has spoken." She patted Lin Jiayou's shoulder, her gesture intimate, but her tone was forceful and unyielding, "Show us your skills, Grand Secretary Lin."
Lin Jiayou held the large stack of cold bamboo rings and looked at the two excited people in front of him. He felt the veins on his forehead throbbing slightly.
The solitude he carefully planned, the warmth and reminiscence he tried to create, were all messed up in front of the reckless guy Shen Yu.
But Gu Qingchen not only did not help him, but took advantage of the situation and pushed him to the forefront.
"Okay." He took a deep breath, and put on that impeccable smile again on the corner of his lips, his voice still gentle, "Since Qingchen wants to see it, then I will show my ugliness."
He picked up a bamboo ring and threw it casually.
The bamboo ring drew a precise arc in the air, and firmly caught the farthest revolving lantern without deviation.
"Wow!" Chen Yu exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Good job, kid! You're a hidden talent!"
Lin Jiayou just smiled, handed the remaining bamboo rings back to the stall owner, then took the revolving lantern from the stall owner and turned to hand it to Gu Qingchen.
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission." He looked at her gently, as if he was not the one who was forced to go on stage, but this was a gift he willingly won for her.
Gu Qingchen looked at the exquisite revolving lantern but did not reach out to take it.
She just smiled and said to Shen Yu: "See, I told you he was amazing. Come on, there's a place selling sugar paintings up ahead, let's go take a look!"
She turned and walked away briskly, as if the revolving lantern and the man who had taken the trouble to win the prize for her had nothing to do with her.
Lin Jiayou's hand holding the revolving lantern froze in mid-air.
The smile on his face finally couldn't be maintained.
Chen Yu looked at Gu Qingchen's back, then at Lin Jiayou's ugly face, and scratched his head belatedly, feeling that the atmosphere seemed a little off.
"Um... Jiayou, the boss might be... is..."
He kept saying "that's it" for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He simply snatched the revolving lantern from Lin Jiayou's hand and said, "I'll hold it for the boss! Come on, follow me!"
At the alley opposite the teahouse, Qian Zhenyun's figure was hidden in the shadows, like a heartless statue.
He saw with his own eyes Gu Qingchen and Lin Jiayou coming out of the teahouse, saw with his own eyes Chen Yu rushing over, and saw with his own eyes the three of them laughing and joking in front of the ring-tossing stall.
He saw Lin Jiayou win the revolving lantern for her, and also saw Gu Qingchen turn around and leave nonchalantly.
But so what?
To others, this is a heartwarming picture of childhood sweethearts and good friends.
They were noisy, yet walked together so harmoniously. The sunlight fell on them, so beautiful that it was dazzling.
And he could only stand in this dark corner, like a thief who was afraid to see the light of day, spying on everything that should belong to him.
"Sir," the servant beside him whispered, his tone full of worry, "Should we... still follow?"
Qian Zhenyun did not answer.
His eyes, through the crowd of people, were fixed on the slender figure.
He saw her stop in front of a sugar painting stall, turned around and said something to Lin Jiayou and Shen Yu, her eyes curved with a smile.
At that moment, Qian Zhenyun felt as if his heart was being cut into pieces.
He slowly turned around.
"I'm not going to follow you anymore." His voice was very hoarse. "Let's go back home."
The servant was stunned for a moment and wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Qian Zhenyun's eyes, he swallowed all his words.
What kind of eyes are those?
There was no longer the calmness and gentleness of the past, only endless desolation and coldness, as if a heavy snow had buried all life.
The excitement at the temple fair continues.
Chen Yu, as the host, did his job conscientiously and took Gu Qingchen and Lin Jiayou to visit almost half of the street.
After being disturbed by Chen Yu, Lin Jiayou couldn't find the right opportunity to relive his old dream.
"Come on, come on, boss. Lin Jiayou, I know there's a restaurant up ahead that serves excellent roasted lamb legs. I'll treat you today and you won't leave until you're drunk!" Chen Yu was in high spirits and pulled the two of them forward without saying anything.
Gu Qingchen was happy to have someone break the deadlock, so he naturally wouldn't refuse.
Lin Jiayou looked at the two people in front of him, singing the same tune. The gentleness in his eyes faded, leaving only a deep coldness. But he quickly hid this emotion and followed.
In the private room on the second floor of Wenxiangju, wine and food were served quickly.
Chen Yu really wanted to get the two of them drunk, so he ordered three jars of the best daughter's red wine in a row.
"Come on, boss, I toast you! I wish you all the best in the new year, and no taboos!" Chen Yu raised the wine bowl and drank it all.
Gu Qingchen picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp.
Lin Jiayou held the wine glass, took a sip politely, and looked at the two of them with a smile: "Brother Chen is still such a big drinker."
"That's right!" Chen Yu patted his chest, "Lin Jiayou, stop pretending. No one can leave until we finish these three jars today!"
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