Chapter 32

When Chen Zonghao walked into the store from outside, everyone in the store looked at him, with only one thought: he was tall and handsome.

Chen Zonghao glanced around the crowd and didn't see anyone familiar, so he paused. Jiahui, who was sitting on the sofa, saw him and called out happily, "Second Uncle."

Chen Zonghao walked over and touched her head, then greeted Liu Ying who was standing beside her, "Sister Ying."

Liu Ying smiled. She had just noticed the man's searching eyes when he came in, so she said, "Ah Shu went to the back to change clothes."

After he finished speaking, the man said, "I understand."

When she bent down to tidy up her daughter Zhuzhu's hair, the man was no longer in sight. Jiahui pointed behind her and said, "Second Uncle went to the back room."

Liu Ying shook her head in amusement and said to Jia Hui, "Then we'll wait for your uncle and aunt here."

Jiahui nodded obediently: "Okay."

The girls sitting nearby heard their conversation, and one of them couldn't help but ask, "Is this Sister Shu's husband?"

Liu Ying nodded, "Yes."

The other girls suddenly realized what was going on. One of them even patted her chest and said, "He's so powerful. I didn't dare to say a word when he came in."

The others nodded in agreement, "Yes, I was also shocked by the aura, but it seems that he and Sister Shu are a good match, a handsome boy and a beautiful girl."

Everyone nodded in agreement, saying they were a good match. And one of them was cold while the other was hot, so I didn’t know what they looked like standing together. We’ll see when they come out later.

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Chen Zonghao walked to the back room, looked at the closed door, picked up the cup on the table and poured himself a glass of water, then stood for a while before walking over and knocking on the door.

After a while, a crisp voice came from inside, followed by brisk footsteps approaching the door, and then a "click" sound of the door opening, accompanied by a voice saying "I'm ready."

Chen Zonghao couldn't help but lower his head to look at the person who opened the door. His usually smooth hair was now tied up with a hairpin inserted in it.

As the woman raised her head, the hairpin on her hair swayed with a "jingling, clanging" sound, and the sound reached his heart.

Then, her eyes, more charming than usual, came into view, with a red dot on her forehead dotted between them, as if it was touching the tip of his heart.

The three words "Chen Zonghao" uttered by those rosy lips lingered in his dreams at midnight.

Chen Zonghao was startled and took a half step back.

Song Shu didn't notice his action. She called him and lowered her head to adjust her belt.

She didn't realize how intimate it was that she adjusted her belt in front of him without any hesitation. Subconsciously, it seemed that she didn't treat him as an outsider.

Chen Zonghao couldn't help but look over as she moved. The skirt was chest-length, revealing her slender neck and the undulating curves below. Her slender fingers grasped the two straps and tightened them, revealing her slender waist.

Chen Zonghao turned his head away, strode towards the table, picked up the cup on the table and drank all the water in one gulp.

Song Shu fixed her belt and walked towards him naturally. She stood behind him and asked curiously, "You're back so early tonight?"

The man had his back to her, and from the side she could see his neck tilted back, his Adam's apple moving up and down as he drank water.

The man finished drinking the water and put the cup down without turning around. Song Shu only heard a low "hmm."

After a while, the man's voice was heard again, "I'll go to the Lantern Festival with you later. Shitou and the others will also go there."

Song Shu responded after hearing this. He was not worried. He went over to help watch in case there were any troublemakers. She felt happy and her tone rose unconsciously. "Okay, thank you. I feel much more at ease with you around."

She didn't know how her words shook the man's heart. She only saw the man turn around and look at her steadily. His eyes were so deep that they were like a whirlpool that could suck people in.

Song Shu was being looked at by him and was unconsciously attracted by his eyes.

The silence between the two was broken only by Jiahui's voice coming from the door.

The two of them seemed to come to their senses suddenly and looked towards the door at the same time. They saw Jiahui clinging to the door frame and called out to them, "Sister, Second Uncle."

Song Shu took the lead and walked over, holding Jiahui's hand, "Sister is done, let's go."

Her expression was calm, but only she knew how fast her heart was beating.

When the people in the store heard the sound, they looked towards them and were all speechless at the sight of the woman in a pink chest-length skirt and her hair tied up in a bun.

Although I have always known that Sister Shu is beautiful, the outfit she wears today has a different kind of beauty. To Liu Ying, it is the kind of delicate beauty that is shrouded in mist and rain in the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River.

Liu Ying had never been to Jiangnan and had only glimpsed its beauty from books, but today that beauty materialized before her for the first time.

Everyone saw that Chen Zonghao was following behind Song Shu. The man's tall figure could completely cover her when standing behind her. He usually made people feel cold and unapproachable, but at this moment, standing behind her, it felt like melting steel.

No one spoke to break the silence for a while, and it was Song Shu who spoke up: "Are you all ready? Let's go."

"Coming." The girls were all ready, and took up a small bag one by one. The bag was a Yuanbao bag made by Song Shu with cloth. It had a cloth strap and could be hung on the hand. It was small and beautiful, and matched the clothes perfectly.

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The Lantern Festival is held in Victoria Park, which was built in 1955 and is 17 hectares in size. One hectare is equivalent to one and a half football fields, and 17 hectares is about the size of 25 and a half football fields.

The vast site, beautiful environment and proximity to the coastline have always made it an iconic location in Hong Kong.

Because of the spacious space and the large flow of people, different activities are held here every year. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival will be held here.

Victoria Park is not far from here, but it takes about 20 minutes to walk there from home, and it takes a few stops by bus.

Moreover, Song Shu packed a large bag of ancient costumes, thinking that if any customers were attracted by them, she could sell the clothes at the lantern festival.

The current Hong Kong government is quite lenient with these stalls, so there is no need to worry about being driven away.

Song Shu looked at the snakeskin bags and several wooden racks placed against the wall and felt a little confused for a moment.

Chen Zonghao followed her gaze and asked, "Do we need to move these things together?"

Song Shu nodded shyly, "Yes, I plan to take the bus."

The man heard this, walked over, picked up the bag, looked at her and said, "You don't have to take the bus, drive there."

Hmm? Song Shu was puzzled. When she saw the man carrying something out, she held Jiahui's hand and followed him. The others followed them.

As soon as Song Shu walked out, she saw Shitou, wearing colorful clothes, standing in front of two vans, talking to Awen. When she saw him, she enthusiastically called him "Second Sister-in-law."

Shitou looked at the group of pretty girls and wanted to whistle out of habit, but Ah Wen, who was standing next to him, covered his mouth with his hands and warned him, "Silly boy, be smart. If you get beaten up by Hao later, don't blame me for not warning you."

Shitou suddenly came to his senses. Although he was slow, he had seen Haoge come home on time every day for so many days, and he also knew that Haoge liked his second sister-in-law very much, so he dared not look down on her. He nodded repeatedly to indicate that he would not make the same mistake again.

Song Shu smiled and greeted them, "Shitou, Awen, long time no see."

Chen Zonghao walked over and put the bag of clothes directly in the trunk of a van, then went back to take out the wooden rack and put it back.

Song Shu walked over and looked at the two vans, which were only about 50% new.

Shitou next to him said quickly: "One is a second-hand car bought by Hao Ge to transport goods, and the other is borrowed."

Song Shu nodded, "So that's how it is."

Chen Zonghao put his things away, walked over and said, "I'll drive one, and let Ah Wen drive the other."

Song Shu nodded, turned to the girls and said, "We'll go there in a van, you can choose one and get on."

After saying that, a group of girls walked towards the car that was far away from Chen Zonghao and said, "We'll take this one, Sister Shu, see you later."

Fortunately, there were many seats in the van, so there was enough space for several girls to sit in.

After seeing that everyone was seated, Awen prepared to go over and drive the car. This time, Shitou cleverly opened the passenger door and sat in. "Awen and I are going together."

Song Shu saw that they were seated in a few minutes, so she turned to Liu Ying and said, "Then we'll take one."

Liu Ying held Zhuzhu's hand and said, "That's troublesome."

When they were about to get on the car, they saw Liang Sao and her family coming over. It seemed that they were also planning to attend the lantern festival.

Liang Shuyi, wearing the same yellow dress she wore yesterday, was the first to speak: "Sister Shu."

Song Shu looked at them and asked, "Are you guys planning to go see the lanterns too?"

Liang's wife nodded, and looking at her outfit, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ah Shu, you look so good in this outfit, you are such a beautiful lady."

Being praised in front of so many people, Song Shu felt a little uncomfortable and changed the subject, "Sister Liang, come with me in Zonghao's car. There are still seats available."

Liang's wife felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. "How can that be possible? We can take the bus if we bother you."

Song Shu walked up to her and took her hand. "Hey, Sister Liang, we have some empty seats here. There must be a lot of people going to the Lantern Festival right now. It's so crowded to take the bus. You are so polite. I have troubled you a lot in the past."

Chen Zonghao, who was standing nearby, also spoke up: "Uncle Liang, there are seats on the bus, so it's convenient to take the bus."

Uncle Liang nodded without thinking too much, "Then let's take the bus, wife. Like Ah Shu said, we may not be able to squeeze into the bus, and Haozi and Ah Shu are not strangers."

Liang's wife didn't say anything after hearing this. "Okay, thank you for your help."

The three sisters of the Liang family stood together behind her. Eldest sister Liang had never attended the banquet before, and this was her first time seeing Song Shu. She couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Seeing how she got along with others in a graceful and elegant manner, it was no wonder that her mother liked her.

At this time, Song Shu came over and said to her with a smile: "You are Liangsao's eldest daughter, right? Hello."

Sister Liang smiled back, "Hello."

Liang Shuyi was anxious to get to the lantern festival, so she took her younger sister's hand and hurriedly got into the car, "Let's go quickly, the lantern festival is about to start."

Seeing her second sister's impetuous look, Liang felt helpless and said a little embarrassedly, "My sister is just like that."

Song Shu thought it was nothing, "Shuyi is quite lively and cute."

Seeing that she had a sincere expression and spoke honestly, which made people feel comfortable around her, Sister Liang suddenly understood why her mother liked her so much.

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When Song Shu and her group arrived at the lantern festival, many people had already arrived.

The lanterns are placed from the entrance of the park all the way inside, hung on trees or suspended by strings. They are neither too high nor too low above the head, and people won't bump into them when they look up.

There are many kinds of lanterns, including cute rabbit lanterns, petal-shaped lotus lanterns, and graceful dancing fairy lanterns...

There are so many styles of lanterns, including animal-shaped, plant-shaped, and anthropomorphic ones, which are so numerous that it can be dizzying.

There are many small stalls on both sides of the road, selling lanterns, food, and small accessories.

Coupled with the bustling crowd, it is an extremely lively scene.

As soon as Song Shu and her friends got off the car, everyone's attention was attracted. Little did they know that they, as a group, also attracted the attention of many people.

It is true that their attire is different from that of everyone else at the lantern festival, but it gives one the feeling that this is how they should have dressed when visiting lantern festivals in ancient times.

Song Shu glanced at the lanterns on the stalls and called the girls over, "You can carry the lanterns while you shop, it will be more interesting."

The girls thought so and happily each chose a cup.

Song Shu also bent down and let Jiahui choose a cup, "Jiahui, which cup do you want to choose?"

The little guy stood on tiptoe and looked at the lanterns. His big eyes twinkled in the light, and he looked so cute. He pointed at a rabbit lantern with his little hand and said, "This one."

Song Shu reached out and took it and handed it to her.

At this time, Zhuzhu also asked her mother to buy a lamp, and showed the lamp in her hand to Jiahui, "Sister Jiahui, look, mine is a tiger lamp."

Jiahui also showed her hers, "Sister Zhuzhu, mine is a little rabbit."

Song Shu stood aside and watched the two of them talking. Chen Zonghao walked over to take a look at the lanterns and said, "Don't you want to buy one?"

Without waiting for Song Shu to say anything, he picked up a palace lantern and said, "This one suits you very well."

The palace lamp was square, with plum blossoms painted on the paper.

Song Shu saw the lamp at first sight. Unexpectedly, the man picked up the one she liked, so she took it without hesitation and said, "I think this one looks good, too."

Song Shu raised the lamp in front of her eyes and turned it, her eyes fixed on the plum blossom painting that appeared lifelike in the light.

Chen Zonghao looked down at the woman playing with the lantern. The light illuminated her eyes and eyebrows, so vividly that he had an urge to preserve this scene forever, and thought in his heart that he should buy a camera.

At this time, Shitou came over and said to them, "Brother Hao and Sister-in-law, we found a good spot. Move the clothes over there. Ah Wen is watching over there. I came here to ask how to put them."

Song Shu put down the lantern and said, "Excuse me, I'll be there soon."

Then he turned to look at Rong Xiaohua and the others and said, "Xiaohua, take them in and out from the door as we trained them before. Be careful and come find me when you can. I'll go over and check on the clothes."

Rong Xiaohua nodded, "Don't worry, Sister Shu, we understand. We have been to this park many times and are very familiar with it."

The other girls also nodded, "Sister Shu, don't worry."

After explaining everything to them, Song Shu bent down and looked at Jiahui, "Jiahui, do you want to go shopping with Xiaohua sisters or follow me?"

The little guy was holding a lantern and had an eager look on his face, obviously wanting to go for a walk.

Liu Ying said, "It's okay, Ah Shu, I'll take Zhu Zhu and Jia Hui with me and go shopping with them."

Rong Xiaohua also spoke up, "Sister Shu, I will look after Jiahui, and it would be so adorable if I were to hold Jiahui and her child together."

After Rong Xiaohua finished speaking, everyone laughed and joked, "Xiaohua, why are you praising yourself?"

Rong Xiaohua held her head high and said proudly, "It is the truth."

Song Shu touched Jiahui's head and said, "Jiahui, can you follow us sisters?"

Jiahui nodded, "Sister, I can do it. Sister Zhuzhu will accompany me to visit the lanterns."

Song Shu asked her to follow them to view the lanterns.

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In Victoria Park, Xiaozhen was watching lanterns with a few friends during the high school holidays. Each of them held a lantern in their hands, and from time to time they stopped and looked up at the lanterns above their heads, discussing what this lantern or that lantern looked like.

At this time, the voices of the passers-by around became louder, their eyes were all looking somewhere, and then they were discussing enthusiastically with their relatives and friends beside them.

At this time, Xiaozhen was looking up at the revolving lantern above her head. Every time the lantern turned, an image changed. It was magical.

Suddenly, Xiaozhen was patted on the arm by a friend next to her, and her friend exclaimed, "Xiaozhen, look, the clothes those girls are wearing are ancient costumes from TV dramas, so novel, and each one looks so beautiful."

After hearing her words, Xiaozhen became curious and looked in the direction she pointed. She stroked her glasses and saw through the lenses a group of girls walking towards the road.

Unlike others who only knew that they were wearing ancient costumes, Xiaozhen was very interested in history and liked to study the cultural customs of each dynasty. Therefore, she could tell at a glance that they were wearing modified versions of Hanfu and Tangfu uniforms.

Friends chattered about it like the people around them, with curiosity and envy in their eyes, "Their clothes are so unique, and they are holding lanterns. I thought we had accidentally walked into a costume photo shoot."

"Oh my god, there are two little girls jumping around in those clothes, so cute."

"I think their clothes match these lanterns very well. I want to wear them too."

"Hey, are you saying this is a program arranged by the government?"

Someone looked around and shook his head, saying, "Probably not. I didn't see the government mention it, and there were no staff accompanying them. Besides, there were too few people."

The others nodded after hearing this. Seeing that it was true, someone said, "If it wasn't arranged by the government, then it must be private. I really want to know where they bought their clothes."

"I want to know that, too."

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Everyone was discussing the topic enthusiastically. The lantern show is held every year, but this is the first time they have seen people wearing ancient costumes to view the lantern show.

Rong Xiaohua walked in front holding Jiahui's hand. She felt a little nervous and uncomfortable at first, but when she thought of what Sister Shu said, that you should just go there for fun like you usually do when visiting lanterns, she relaxed a lot.

So as they walked along, they would stop when they saw beautiful lanterns, and they would watch and discuss them together. It was as if they were just here to have fun viewing the lanterns, and all the discomfort disappeared.

Sometimes I feel other people's gazes, hear other people's discussions, and even whisper proudly, "Hey, Sister Shu is really amazing, so many people envy us."

Zhuzhu also held her mother's hand with her head held high. She looked at a group of children who were originally being led by their families to visit the lanterns. They all stopped and looked at her eagerly. Some little girls even held their parents' hands tightly and refused to leave. "Mom, I want a skirt like my sister's."

"Dad, buy it for me."

"mother……"

Zhuzhu felt even more proud after hearing this, as proud as when she was leading a group of little brothers in kindergarten.

Liu Ying looked at her daughter with amusement, and explained to the parents who came to ask about it for the fifth time where to buy the clothes. "Well, they are sold at the entrance of the Lantern Festival. You can usually buy them at the Zhiyu Clothing Store on Xinghe Street in Causeway Bay..."

Here, Rong Xiaohua and her friends were surrounded by a group of girls every time they walked a distance. They were curiously asked, "Where did you buy these skirts? Are they for sale..."

Rong Xiaohua answered all their questions one by one, and even the quiet Chen Xinyi was quite patient, "Yes, there should still be some for sale at the park entrance now..."

It took the Rong girls almost an hour to walk this distance before they reached the end of the lanterns.

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There was a small open space under a big tree on the right side of the park entrance, so Song Shu put her clothes there.

Two wooden racks were set up, and Chen Zonghao and the others unpacked the clothes and handed them to her. Song Shu put them on one by one. Each piece of ancient costume was hung on the rack. In the middle stood a woman wearing ancient costume and with her hair tied up in a bun. There were lanterns hanging on the trees behind her. At first glance, it felt like she was walking on an ancient street.

Not long after the items were put on display, people came up one after another to ask the price. There were young women and parents who came with their children.

The price Song Shu set was not high, ranging from three hundred to five hundred, and you could still buy it if you grit your teeth.

When they were busy, Chen Zonghao and his friends also helped to pack and collect money. Song Shu turned around and saw them and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to a midnight snack tonight."

Shitou suddenly thought of something and said quickly, "That's great. We haven't had midnight snack with Hao for a long time."

Ah Wen patted his head and said, "Shut up and pack your things quickly."

Song Shu immediately thought of the midnight snacks her man had bought for her every night in the past few days, and she couldn't help but glance at Chen Zonghao. Coincidentally, the man's eyes also turned towards her, and the two of them immediately had a tacit understanding.

"Boss, help me take off this skirt..."

"Coming." Song Shu hurriedly walked towards the customer.

At around ten o'clock, all the clothes were sold out and the stall was closed. Song Shu treated everyone to a midnight snack and asked Awen to send the girls home one by one.

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Awen and Shitou drove the girls home safely one by one. There was only one girl left in the car. Awen looked at the girl in the back seat through the rearview mirror. After observing the girl for a night, Awen found that she was unusually quiet.

Perhaps she noticed the gaze, the girl looked up at the rearview mirror, and their eyes met in the rearview mirror.

The girl looked at him coldly without dodging or avoiding him. Instead, it was Awen who was caught who looked away embarrassedly first.

After driving for a while, they arrived at their destination and stopped the car. The girl opened the door, turned around, said "thank you" and left neatly.

Awen looked out at the dark street, slapped the stone that was the co-driver to wake him up, said "Wait for me here", and then caught up with the girl anxiously.

The girl stopped and looked at him with frown, her eyes full of confusion.

Ah Wen walked beside him and nodded, "I'll take you there. Second sister-in-law said she wants to take you home safely."

The girl glanced at him, said nothing, and continued walking into a building.

Awen followed her silently.

The two of them climbed the stairs quietly. The only sounds on the stairs were their footsteps, one in front and one behind.

After climbing for an unknown amount of time, Awen saw the girl turn out of the stairwell and walk towards the corridor.

Awen stood at the stairs, thinking about watching her go into the house and leave.

The girl in front stopped in front of a door and took a long time to open it.

Awen frowned, and saw a woman standing in front of the girl's door, talking to her. Her voice was very low at first, but soon became louder and louder. Awen looked at her and raised his hand to hold the girl's hand.

Ah Wen immediately walked over quickly and pushed the woman's hand away, "Sister, who are you to do this?"

Sister Cindy was startled by the sudden appearance of the man. She looked up and saw that the two men were standing together and obviously knew each other. Her face turned ugly and she didn't dare to make any more moves. She took a step back and looked at Chen Xinyi with contempt and said, "Ah, bah, I thought you agreed to it, but you changed your mind and didn't want to come to the club. It turns out that you found a man. I say, why don't you find a better man, but find a gangster..."

Ah Wen raised his hand to interrupt her, saying rudely, "Big sister, if you keep barking like a dog here, I, a gangster, will not hesitate to use my knife or gun to deal with you."

The woman was startled, looked at him, trembling with her lips, not daring to say anything, and turned and staggered away.

Ah Wen threatened her from behind, "Sister, if you come to see her again, I will come to your house."

The woman was frightened and ran faster.

During this time, Chen Xinyi didn't say a word. She lowered her head to take the key to open the door, then turned her head, said "thank you" to Awen, and pushed the door open.

Awen stood there for a while before turning around and leaving.

After going downstairs and getting in the car, Shitou, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked him curiously, "Where did you go just now?"

When he woke up and came to his senses, the person was gone.

Ah Wen started the car and said casually, "Go to the bathroom."

Shitou leaned back in his chair and muttered, "It takes so long to go to the toilet."

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The next day was Mid-Autumn Festival. Song Shu bought some newspapers to read early in the morning. Many newspapers reported on last night's lantern festival. Very few newspapers also reported on Song Shu and the others last night. There were only a few sentences, which roughly said that a group of beautiful girls in ancient costumes were strolling around the lanterns at the lantern festival last night, which was a wonderful sight. Some of the attached photos also looked blurry.

Song Shu was not too disappointed. She was just testing the waters last night. Judging from the clothes that were sold, it seemed that the people of Hong Kong were quite receptive to ancient costumes.

The highlight is the two parties tonight. Tian Tian also gave her an invitation to the company's anniversary party, but Song Shu refused. Jiahui will also perform tonight, and she thought about going to accompany her. After all, this is Jiahui's first performance and it is a very memorable day.

After lunch, Song Shu told Rong Xiaohua that she could close the store in the afternoon and continue with last night's schedule in the evening.

Two girls also learned how to tie their hair into a bun, and they already knew how to put on makeup, so it was easy to do by just changing their look.

Xiao Hua patted her chest and assured, "Don't worry, Sister Shu, we are already familiar with the route, there will be absolutely no problem."

Song Shu nodded, packed all the things Jiahui might need and some of her miscellaneous things into a large cloth bag, and was about to go out holding Jiahui's hand.

At this time, Chen Zonghao walked in with a camera in his hand.

Song Shu looked at the camera in his hand, her eyes lit up, "A new camera?"

Chen Zonghao nodded, "Yes." Then he handed the camera to her and took the big cloth bag.

Song Shu took the camera and started to look through it. She was quite knowledgeable about cameras and had studied photography for a while in the past in order to take pictures of her own clothes. So she could tell at a glance that the camera was a Minolta XD electronic camera, which was quite popular in that era. However, the camera cost more than two thousand yuan, which was considered expensive in that era.

Song Shu fumbled with it for a while and asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly buy a camera?"

After a while, Song Shu heard the man's answer, "Oh, I watched Jiahui perform and took some photos as a souvenir."

Song Shu nodded, thinking, "That's very thoughtful."

After watching for a while, Song Shu raised her head and said to the man, "Bend down and lower your head."

Chen Zonghao lowered his head obediently as she said. Song Shu hung the camera around his neck, not noticing that her thumb had accidentally brushed his ear. She hung it for him and took her hand back, "Will you go to the party with us?"

Chen Zonghao straightened up, "Yeah."

Song Shu took Jia Hui's hand and said, "Let's go."

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When Song Shu and the other two arrived at the kindergarten, the principal and several teachers were taking a dozen children to the classroom, checking the various items that needed to be brought.

Seeing Song Shu and the others coming over, he said, "You're here. We're ready. We'll take the minibus over later."

Several teachers led the children to line up. Zhuzhu waved to Jiahui in the line, "Come here, sister Jiahui."

Song Shu let go of her hand, and Jiahui ran over and stood obediently in the line.

The teacher counted the number of people one by one and led them to the minibus, with Song Shu and Chen Zonghao following behind them.

Several children got on the bus and sat down one by one according to the order given by the teacher. Song Shu and her friends waited until all of them were seated before sitting in the second row under the guidance of the teacher.

The head teacher was sitting in the first row in front of them. When they sat down, he turned to Song Shu and said embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry to bother you. The main reason is that our teacher is not very good at styling that hairstyle."

Song Shu smiled politely and made a joke, "It's okay, we can also take the opportunity to go in and watch the party."

It was impossible to allow all parents to attend the party this time, otherwise there would not be enough space to accommodate all the parents in Hong Kong, so each school only selected a few parents to serve as representatives.

The headmaster smiled cheerfully, "Then Miss Song will be happy to see you later."

Turning around, she saw Chen Zonghao. The man had just been following Miss Song. She also saw him take out a bottle of water from his bag, squeeze it open and give it to Miss Song to drink, and then put the water back. The headmistress was surprised. She had never seen such a caring man before. She couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Miss Song, is this your lover?"

Song Shu was stunned when she heard this. It was the first time she heard the word "lover". Usually, people would just use "husband" or "husband" when asking about her husband.

The word "lover" seems to be more subtle than "husband" and "husband", but it is also more soul-stirring.

Chen Zonghao was also startled. The headmaster saw that after she finished speaking, Miss Song's face turned red, and the man's face, which had been cold just now, melted like the first snow. He smiled at her and introduced her, "Chen Zonghao."

The headmaster looked at them with a smile, thinking they were a perfect match.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival Gala was held at a convention and exhibition center in Central. When Song Shu and her friends arrived, it was just after five o'clock, and the gala started at around seven o'clock, so they still had plenty of time to prepare.

After getting off the bus, Song Shu and the others were guided by the staff to the rest room. Each school had a small rest room for them to change clothes and wait.

On their left and right were other kindergartens, and the principals had no time to greet them or to arrange for the children to change their clothes and put on makeup.

Song Shu also went over to help, and Chen Zonghao was assigned a task by the head teacher to help watch the children in case they couldn't help running around when the teacher wasn't paying attention.

After a busy day, they found that time passed very quickly. The party had already begun, and other schools came on stage one after another. Their kindergarten was in the middle, and several other schools would have their turn soon.

The head teacher looked at the children who were dressed up so cutely, and smiled widely. "Good, very good. I wish our party goes well."

Everyone followed suit and said, "Good luck to the party."

After waiting for another half an hour, a staff member pushed the door open. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a bunch of children in ancient Tang Dynasty costumes in the room, and he was so cute that he almost cried.

He saw the children, wearing red on top and green on the bottom, with their cheeks rosy and foreheads a little red, all looking at him in unison. He was so cute that he stood still, completely forgetting what he was doing there.

Until the headmaster asked, "Is it our turn?"

The staff member came back to his senses and nodded, "You are the next ones, please go and wait in the waiting room."

The teachers asked the children to line up in order. The head teacher took the lead and walked in front. He turned his head and said to Song Shu, "Then we will go over first. Miss Song can go to the stage and find a seat to watch."

Song Shu nodded, "I understand. The performance went well."

Then he lowered his head and said to the children, "Come on, everyone."

"Come on." The child answered in a baby voice.

Seeing them line up and walk out, Song Shu said to Chen Zonghao, "Then let's go backstage."

"good."

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The head teacher led a group of red and green children out of the rest room. Everyone who passed by looked at them, their eyes constantly sizing up the children.

The headmaster showed a rare young pride, with a warm smile on his face.

After a while, we arrived at the backstage of the party. In front of us were students from another school, who looked like they were in elementary school.

When the primary school students saw the little girls in red and green at the back, they couldn't help but turn their heads and chatter, "These little girls are so cute."

"So cute, much cuter than my brother."

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The teacher in charge said "quiet" to them and asked them to keep quiet for a while, but soon they started talking in a low voice again.

The teacher followed them and couldn't help but look at the group of children. They were so adorable.

They didn't look away until it was the group of elementary school students' turn to perform on stage.

The head teacher led the students to stand a little forward and breathed a sigh of relief. She had led so many performances, but she was still nervous this time. She turned her head and opened her mouth to the group of children. In the end, she didn't say much, but smiled warmly, "Good luck, children."

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Song Shu and Chen Zonghao sat at the edge of the fifth row. Their seats were not facing the center of the stage, but fortunately they could see the stage.

After sitting down, Chen Zonghao saw that she was biting her lips and seemed a little nervous. He took out a bottle of water, squeezed it open and handed it to her, "Would you like a drink of water?"

"Okay." Song Shu took it naturally, took a sip, and then handed it to him. Seeing him take it, she moved closer to him and said in a low voice, "I'm a little nervous. This is Jiahui's first performance."

Chen Zonghao put the water in place, glanced at her arm that was leaning against him, and imitated her by lowering his head and whispering, "I'm a little nervous, too."

The man's breath sprayed on her ears. Song Shu resisted the urge to rub her ears. She looked up and saw that he didn't look nervous. However, when someone was nervous with her, Song Shu was not so nervous.

At this time, the host on the stage said: "Next, Mingguang Kindergarten will give us a performance..."

Song Shu quickly sat up straight and patted the arm of the person next to her, "Let's start. Remember to record and take pictures."

"Um."

The host stepped down from the stage, and soon a group of children dressed in red and green came up onto the stage, holding onto the clothes of the person in front of them.

Then he walked to his seat, stood there and looked around.

When the people in the audience saw what they were wearing, some of them started whispering to each other, and the people sitting in the first row also looked much more serious.

At this time, the music started and the little people on the stage started to move, swaying left and right, twisting their buttocks and pouting their lips. Although their movements were not so synchronized, they were still very cute.

Song Shu watched Jiahui perform the dance perfectly even though it was her first time on stage. Although some of her movements were a beat slower, her movements were still perfect. She had a bright smile on her face, and she was extremely adorable.

The childish and funny movements of the group of little people made everyone in the audience laugh, and those sitting in the first row couldn't help but communicate with the people next to them from time to time.

A few minutes later, the performance ended and the group of children held hands and bowed in unison before walking off the stage hand in hand.

Immediately, applause broke out from the audience. Song Shu also clapped her hands. Looking at the stage, she asked the person next to her, "Did you record the show just now?"

Chen Zonghao looked at the woman's face through the camera, pressed the shutter button, and said softly, "Well, take a picture."

"That's good. Show it to me when you get home."

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After the competition, Guangming Kindergarten and several other schools stayed back to take photos with the organizers, the government, etc.

In particular, many people pulled Guangming Kindergarten to take photos, and even the cameras of the invited journalists kept lingering on them.

When Song Shu walked over, the director was talking to a government official. Seeing Song Shu, he waved to her, "Miss Song."

Song Shu walked over, and the director said to the middle-aged woman in front of him, "Member Zhang, this is Miss Song, Song Shu, who designed the costumes for this dance performance."

Councillor Zhang Qiuhua looked at Song Shu, extended her hand, and smiled, "Hello, Miss Song. I heard about you from Ms. Youyi."

Song Shu reached out her hand and shook her hand. "Hello, Councillor Zhang." She was surprised to hear her words. Ms. Du? She had only met her once at that banquet. She had communicated more with Ms. Du at other times.

Zhang Qiuhua took back her hand and said with a smile, "Ms. Song is very talented and always surprises me. May I ask what was the original intention of Miss Song in designing this dress?"

Song Shu listened and said calmly: "In fact, sometimes clothes are a reflection of cultural spirit. China has thousands of years of history, and the changes of the times are also reflected in the changes of clothing. Therefore, sometimes clothes can also promote and spread our brilliant Chinese culture. This is a kind of cultural promotion."

Councillor Zhang nodded and said, "Cultural propaganda, what Miss Song said is worth thinking about."

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After saying goodbye to the director and the others, Song Shu held Jia Hui's hand and walked towards the door with Chen Zonghao. When they reached the exhibition hall entrance, Song Shu stopped and said to the man, "How about taking a photo of Jia Hui and me at the door?"

"Okay." Chen Zonghao took a few steps back with the camera and raised it.

Song Shu squatted down and told Jiahui to say "V", then picked her up and took a few photos in different poses. Even if she was troublesome and told the man how to take the photos, the man never got tired of it.

After taking the photo, the man came over. Song Shu didn't rush to look through the photos, but said to him, "Why don't we find someone to take a few photos for us."

Chen Zonghao looked down at her and said, "Okay."

Song Shu turned around to see if there was anyone who knew how to use a camera, and before she knew it, a kind-hearted person was willing to help them take pictures.

Chen Zonghao picked up Jiahui, and Song Shu stood beside him, looking at the camera together.

The man holding the camera said to them, "Okay, look at the camera, you two adults, come closer, closer, okay, like this, one, two, three, eggplant..."