Chapter 190 Folding Fan!
A few minutes later, the old man finished his sugar painting. A cute, chubby little dog sugar painting was freshly made. The old man made an extra-large version for the two of them, especially the little dog's round belly.
This sugar painting of a puppy isn't drawn with individual lines, but rather with a whole sheet of syrup. Detailed patterns of the dog's body, such as its ears, tongue, paws, and the bell around its neck, are drawn on it using tools.
"Okay, here you go."
Thank you.
Xu Wang accepted the sugar painting from the old man, and Pei Yanchuan paid for it.
Xu Wang gently lifted the sugar painting in his hand. The sunlight seemed to penetrate the syrup, making the entire sugar painting crystal clear.
Beside them, Yunxi also started trying after the two finished, but he failed miserably on his first attempt at making the syrup. The syrup stuck to his spoon and wouldn't come off. When he finally managed to shake the syrup off the iron spoon, a big blob of syrup fell directly onto the iron plate.
Yunxi blinked; this seemed a little different from what he had imagined.
"Maybe we should just give up." After watching Yunxi's attempt, Jiang Xiubai's already limited confidence dwindled even further.
[Haha, as expected, there's no harm without comparison.]
[Yunxi made her move with great confidence, but the result was...]
[They were laughing so hard they were practically screaming. Jiang Xiubai, watching from the side, was completely turned away.]
[Jiang Xiubai says: It's better not to make this money!]
[Yunxi: Do you even know what you're saying? This isn't one or two yuan, it's 1000 yuan!]
[Haha, Yunxi, this money-grubber, will never miss any opportunity to make money (watching the drama unfold).]
………………
As the viewers in the live stream predicted, Yunxi rejected Jiang Xiubai's suggestion with a serious expression and then pulled him aside to ask the old man for advice again.
The serious expressions on their faces gave the impression of them returning to school and attending classes diligently.
After Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan left, they continued walking on the stone path.
Just as the two reached a less crowded area near the river, Xu Wang suddenly stopped. He turned around and looked up at Pei Yanchuan, his eyes seemingly shining in the sunlight.
"What's wrong?" Pei Yanchuan gripped Xu Wang's hand tightly.
Xu Wang didn't say anything. He lowered his head and bit the ear of the sugar painting puppy. With a snap, a large piece of sugar painting was bitten off by Xu Wang, and the sweet taste of maltose instantly filled his mouth.
"You should try some too." Xu Wang said, holding a piece of candy in his mouth while offering the sugar painting he was holding to Pei Yanchuan's lips.
Before even tasting the sugar painting, Pei Yanchuan could already taste its rich sweetness.
Looking at Xu Wang's serious eyes, Pei Yanchuan didn't eat the sugar painting that was close to his mouth. Instead, he bent down slightly, opened his mouth, and bit the large piece of sugar painting that Xu Wang was holding in his mouth. The corners of their mouths touched lightly for a moment.
Pei Yanchuan bit down on the sugar painting and applied a little force, causing the sugar painting to gently break apart between their mouths.
Xu Wang stared blankly as he put the remaining, shrunken sugar painting into his mouth.
Pei Yanchuan did the same thing, straightening his body slightly and nodding: "Very sweet."
Xu Wang narrowed his eyes dangerously at Pei Yanchuan's pleased expression. Pei Yanchuan was getting better and better, so he couldn't admit defeat.
Xu Wang released the hand that the two were holding tightly. Under Pei Yanchuan's shocked gaze, he grabbed the black striped tie that the other was wearing neatly inside his vest.
Xu Wang gently tiptoed and kissed Pei Yanchuan's slightly cold, thin lips. Pei Yanchuan opened his lips to welcome Xu Wang's arrival.
Pei Yanchuan noticed this and his eyes turned deep. He put his arms around Xu Wang's waist, not allowing him to leave before he finished.
Xu Wang didn't forget to use the sugar painting on his right hand to cover their faces and the dark camera lens.
[They kissed! They kissed! This time they definitely kissed!]
What should we shout in this situation?
[Wishing you a long and healthy life, may you live to be 99!]
[President Pei, I strongly suspect that the "sweetness" you're referring to isn't the sugar painting, but rather your wife's lips (shy).]
[President Pei, you've been so sweet so many times, when are you going to let me...]
[Cover your mouth! Hey upstairs, shut your mouth right now, or you won't sleep well tonight!]
[President Pei issues a deathly smile as a warning!]
[Haha, watch out, President Pei might try to assassinate you tonight!]
[Help! I really want to reach through the screen and eat this entire sugar painting in front of me.]
[The person upstairs supports your current idea!]
[We second that proposal!]
[The way his wife tugged at President Pei's tie was really quite imposing.]
[This is like a domineering CEO drama coming to life! (I'm totally shipping them!)]
………………
In less than a minute, Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan easily separated.
Xu Wang reached out and gently touched his lips, then raised an eyebrow at Pei Yanchuan: "It really is sweet."
Pei Yanchuan looked at the sly smile on Xu Wang's face, while his own face was full of doting affection.
On the other side, Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai were strolling around casually. They bought a lot of small items along this road, such as trinkets, sachets, or folding fans.
"Smack!"
As the two walked and looked around, suddenly the sound of a folding fan being suddenly opened rang in their ears.
"Hey everyone passing by, take a look! These are hand-painted folding fans, all at the lowest prices. You won't regret buying them, you won't be ripped off..."
Qin Huai looked over curiously. There weren't many people gathered there, and Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan easily walked to the front of the stall.
The folding fans were being sold by a young man and an elderly woman.
When Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan arrived at the stall, they realized that the crowd surrounding them wasn't looking at the folding fans on the stall, but at the old woman behind it.
The folding fan moved in the old woman's hands in various ways, sometimes open, sometimes closed, it could be easily spun in her hands.
Those around gasped in surprise at what they saw.
Some young people even bought folding fans on the spot and tried to learn how to fold them, but after only a couple of turns, the fans slipped from their hands.
When the old woman saw this, she would smile and remind the other person how to turn the fan and how to control it.
"Gentlemen, would you like to take a look at my folding fans? The paintings on every single one of them were hand-painted by my grandmother," the young stall owner explained to Qin Huai and Gu Yunlan with a smile.
Qin Huai's slender fingers slowly traced the folding fans displayed on the stall in front of her.
"Honey, do you like it? If you do, we'll buy it." Gu Yunlan whispered in Qin Huai's ear.
Qin Huai felt the heat on her ear, and her earlobes turned a pale pink.
He tilted his ear slightly and turned to look at the other person: "You have money?"
Gu Yunlan was stunned. He turned to look at the price list on the stall, where the cheapest item was 15 yuan.
Gu Yunlan's expression instantly turned a little emo.
[My sister-in-law's simple sentence was the perfect finishing blow!]
[Gu Yingdi, with his golden retriever-like features, looked sad, with his ears and tail drooping.]
On the Importance of Money (A Tale of Life's Ups and Downs)
Seeing that Gu Yunlan was unhappy, Qin Huai gently patted his shoulder: "Don't be discouraged, we can earn money if we don't have any."
"Mmm." Gu Yunlan took advantage of the situation and reached out to hug Qin Huai's waist.
Following the old woman's movements, Qin Huai quietly watched her turn the folding fan in her hand. As he watched for longer and longer, Qin Huai suddenly realized that the shape of the fan looked somewhat familiar.
After watching for a few more minutes, Qin Huai seemed to remember something, and he patted the large hands that were tightly wrapped around his waist.
Gu Yunlan looked up in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"Let go of me, I need to see something." Qin Huai pulled out of Gu Yunlan's embrace and took out the blueprints that the director had given him from his pocket.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yunlan asked curiously as she leaned closer to take a look. Was there something wrong with the blueprints?
Qin Huai lightly tapped the triangular pattern on the drawing: "Do you think this might be the stall the director mentioned that can make money?"
Three big question marks popped into Gu Yunlan's head. He picked up the blueprint in disbelief, looked down at the triangle on it, and then looked up at the folding fan in front of him.
[Really? Is that triangle a folding fan?]
[I think it's possible, after all, the director's drawing skills are probably only good enough to draw straight lines (facepalm).]
[Impossible! Absolutely impossible! If this were true, I'd pluck all the hair off my legs live on stream!]
[Calm down, upstairs. It's always better to be safe than sorry; what if you just guess right?]
[I've got my little stool ready and am waiting for my bro to start his live stream (just watching the drama)]
"I don't think so," Gu Yunlan said softly, looking at the crooked lines on the drawing.
"Let's ask first, since we don't have to pay anything anyway." Qin Huai stepped forward and approached the old woman.
"Grandma, can we make money here with you?" Qin Huai bent down slightly, a gentle smile on his face.
The old woman stopped what she was doing, looked at him, and remained silent for a long time.
Just when everyone thought Qin Huai had guessed wrong, the old woman smiled and nodded: "Sure."
Gu Yunlan, who had given up hope, was shocked to find that he had guessed correctly.
[This... wait, are you still upstairs, bro?]
[Haha, you really shouldn't make promises you can't keep.]
[Looking forward to the premiere!]
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