Wang Yanzhou put away his folding fan, scratched Tang Chen's head with his index finger in disgust, turned left and right, took out a hand towel to wrap his hands, and picked up the wooden comb in front of the bronze mirror.
After Wang Yanzhou helped Tang Chen comb her hair, he picked up the hairband and tied a knot in the middle of her hair. He then washed his hands and called it a day: "...Okay, can we go now?"
Tang Chen was originally expecting Wang Yanzhou to show his magical powers and turn decay into magic. But she didn't expect that in the end, all she got was a ponytail.
Tang Chen touched the only two tentacles beside his bald forehead and couldn't help but sigh: "Fuck, is that it?"
Wang Yanzhou's face darkened: "Then what else do you want?"
When Tang Chen saw the Black-Faced God coming online, he quickly admitted his mistake and said, "Okay, okay, I'm scared of you."
As soon as he went downstairs, Tang Chen was attracted by the bustling scene outside the inn. He ran out panting and said, "Wow! It's so beautiful!"
Just as Tang Chen was about to join the noisy crowd on the street, Wang Yanzhou grabbed her sleeve.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Yanzhou coughed dryly, his eyes drifting away. His deliberately subdued tone of disdain was laced with a hint of concern and a stingy air: "There are so many people here, tie up your wallet. I won't compensate you if you lose it. Don't run around. I won't find you if you get lost. Also, it's not an important occasion, why are you dressed like this? Pull your skirt aside, or someone will step on you and start yelling."
“…I know!”
After saying that, Tang Chen excitedly took out a hairband from his purse and was about to tie it on Wang Yanzhou's hand. Wang Yanzhou subconsciously retreated into the inn: "What are you doing?"
Tang Chen shrugged and explained, "If we tie them up, we won't be able to get separated."
Wang Yanzhou took another step back: "I refuse."
Tang Chen pressed on: "I think it's okay!"
Wang Yanzhou continued to retreat and firmly refused: "I don't think so."
"All right."
...Tang Chen ran around in the crowd, looking at the exquisitely crafted lanterns in the streets and alleys, and spending money to buy all kinds of novel things she had never seen before, such as sesame lanterns, Hu cakes, and so on.
Tang Chen stood in the pavilion by the river with his arms full of little things, stretching his neck and looking around, as if looking for his next prey.
Soon, Tang Chen anxiously pulled the red ribbon tied around his wrist: "Do you smell it?"
Wang Yanzhou looked at the red string in his hand and shook his head. If he had known this would happen, he would have regretted it. "I smell it."
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”
Led by Tang Chen's dog nose, the two of them walked through the sea of people and over the mountains of people, and actually found a snack stall in an inconspicuous alley.
Tang Chen ate the snacks in her bowl with a snort, while curiously paying attention to the movements around her. This time, she saw an acquaintance in the depths of the alley: "Hey, boss, it's the corpse driver we saw in the woods!"
Wang Yanzhou didn't even raise his head and asked nonchalantly, "So?"
As long as Wang Yanzhou asked those three words, it meant that no matter how curious he was or how much he pressed his questions, he wouldn't answer any more questions related to it. He kept his distance from matters that didn't concern him; that was Wang Yanzhou's attitude.
Tang Chen felt bored and simply changed the topic to the gift box that appeared in Wang Yanzhou's hand out of nowhere: "I was just about to ask, what are you carrying?"
Wang Yanzhou glanced at the gift box on the table and said with a smile: "This is a nice gift from Master Yan. I'll show it to you when we get back to the inn."
...After a satisfying meal and a few drinks, Tang Chen's next plan was to release lanterns, watch a local opera, and finally join everyone in worshipping the Moon Goddess. However, a small stall he suddenly passed by caused some subtle changes to his originally planned itinerary.
"Jewelry, selling jewelry."
Perhaps it was fate, but Tang Chen took a casual glance and fell in love with a silver hairpin with a pearl on the jewelry stall: "Hey, this is beautiful. Stall owner, how much is this?"
The stall owner saw that business was coming, and he also caught a glimpse of the red lines on Tang Chen and Wang Yanzhou's wrists. He made a calculation in his mind and said hurriedly:
"You two have good eyes. This hairpin is a fine product from Yihuangfang. It's not expensive, just one gold leaf."
When Tang Chen heard the price, he immediately put the hairpin back: "Fuck, this is robbery! I just heard it, the most expensive of your other items is only a few cents, why is this so expensive!"
Tang Chen was busy bargaining, and Wang Yanzhou, who had nothing else to do, simply picked up the hairpin that Tang Chen had taken a fancy to. After examining it for a while, he put it back with some disdain. While wiping his hands, he expressed his opinion: "...It is indeed something from Yihuangfang, but the workmanship is still low-end for Yihuangfang, not worthy of high-end."
The stall owner had just been trying to reach an agreement with Tang Chen for several times without success. When he heard what Wang Yanzhou said, his eyes suddenly brightened up a lot: "This young man seems to be an expert in this business. If this were high-end stuff, I wouldn't dare sell it in my small shop."
Tang Chen stamped his feet in embarrassment. This stall owner was really bad at business. He wouldn't even give in. "Well, it looks good, but it's too expensive."
When Wang Yanzhou heard Tang Chen's tone, he knew she had something else to say, but he just pretended not to understand and said, "No more?"
"No."
In fact, what Tang Chen meant was, you lost my hairpin, shouldn’t you buy me one to keep me company? Go buy it quickly, don’t you realize I’m being polite? My eyes are about to pop out, go buy it! Can’t you see such an obvious hint? Wang Yanzhou said, yes, I just don’t understand: “Well, let’s go.”
"Hmm", what the hell, ahhh, I really believed your lies! I really want to buy it, but I also feel sorry for the money! What should I do, Huahua, I don't think I can get any money from this stingy guy! Also, is this stall owner stupid? According to the usual routine rules, shouldn't he immediately call me and express his willingness to lower the price?
Tang Chen, who hadn't bought the item he wanted, felt a little frustrated. After setting off the lanterns, he took Wang Yanzhou back to the inn.
Tang Chen walked into the room and Wang Yanzhou followed him in. Tang Chen ignored him and put a bunch of things in his arms on the table, then hurried to open the window: "It's so hot, open the window!"
The window was opened, and gusts of cool breeze with a hint of sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance slowly drifted in. The four words "refreshing" are not an exaggeration to use here.
"Boss, come and see, it's so beautiful from here!"
Looking down from above, the fireworks on the street swaying in the wind were as dazzling as the bright stars in the sky; the streets were crowded with people, and the endless laughter and joy seemed like an ancient song that was a little casual but still beautiful, echoing in Tang Chen's ears.
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