The streets were bustling with activity, filled with the joyful laughter of children. Clowns performed magic tricks, jewelers sold their wares, and mysterious fortune tellers displayed a dazzling array of goods on this little street.
Wearing a dress, the bright and cheerful girl waved to someone behind her who was holding a drink and another who was holding a balloon, and shouted, "Qiu Li, Qing Li, come here quickly!"
"They're here!"
The two, who initially disliked each other, immediately ran towards her. Xia Shizhao squatted by a small fish-catching stall, watching intently as a child carefully placed a paper net into the water.
The little golden fish struggled briefly in the net before the child swiftly placed it into his fish bowl. Overjoyed, he almost jumped for joy and confidently began to scoop it up a second time. However, the little fish instantly swam back into the water through the torn paper net.
"3 paper nets for 10 yuan, unlimited fishing time, the game ends when the paper breaks. Would this beautiful lady like to give it a try?"
Seeing Xia Shizhao's eager expression, the shop owner explained the rules.
Xia Shizhao nodded, paid, and started catching fish with the paper net.
His face lit up with happiness, but then instantly fell silent again.
We caught it; the paper wasn't torn, but the fish got away.
As darkness fell, Qiu Li squatted down and used a net to scoop up a small black and white fish. Xia Shizhao gave her a thumbs up in praise. Qing Li, who was standing nearby, was displeased and also squatted down next to her with a net. Perhaps because her movements were too rough, the paper net broke as soon as it hit the water.
"…………"
Qingli's face darkened.
"Pfft." Xia Shizhao suppressed a laugh.
"Tsk." Qiu Li scoffed lightly.
Xia Shizhao glanced at Qiu Li, then chuckled and patted Qing Li's head. "Go easy on me. Are you catching fish or fishing?"
"Um."
Qingli, who originally thought that if she could do it, so could I, was a little depressed because she was inferior to her sister in this aspect. Listening to her sister's words, she slowed down and gently scooped the fish.
The net was still broken.
The veins on his hand holding the handle bulged slightly, and his eyes were full of ferocity, causing the fish in the pool to dart around in panic.
Qiu Li stood up, looked down at her, and said in a very gentle tone, "I'll teach you."
"Heh, who needs you to teach me?" Qingli crossed her arms and turned her head away. "I can do it myself."
Qiu Li raised an eyebrow. "Heh, whatever you want."
"Um... I~" Xia Shizhao, who was squatting on the ground, uttered a weak sound and tugged at Qiu Li's trouser leg.
She tried to scoop it up twice more while the two were talking, and the paper net tore completely.
The bowl she was holding was handed to her by Qiu Li; it contained five small fish.
Besides the one she caught the first time, Qiu Li caught two more on the second and third times.
envious.
It's not that I can't afford to buy small fish, it's that it's more fulfilling to catch them myself.
"good."
Qiu Li squatted down and held her hand. "Take it easy on your hand, slowly lower it into the water, anticipate where the little fish will run, and then quickly put it in the bowl."
The voice rang in her ears, and Xia Shizhao looked intently at the little fish in the pond, being led by Qiu Li while she held her hand.
Qingli watched from the side as Qiuli circled her older sister, her eyes blazing with fury.
Xia Shizhao exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! I caught one!"
With a joyful smile on her face, Qingli suddenly stopped being angry and quietly squatted down beside her, watching her excitedly scoop up fish.
Qiu Li guided her to grasp the hand twice before letting go, saying, "Try it yourself."
"good."
Xia Shizhao stared at the small fish swimming around inside and quickly scooped them up.
"Yay, I got it!"
Xia Shizhao turned to Qingli and said, "Come here, let me teach you."
She hugged Qingli using the method Qiuli had just taught her, and Qingli stiffened as Xia Shizhao whispered, "I'm not mean to you, loosen your grip a bit."
Qingli forgot her earlier unpleasantness and was all smiles. However, she was also very distracted, and Xia Shizhao had to teach her to fall into deep thought three times.
"I'll teach you," Qiu Li said gently, her tone very kind.
Xia Shizhao still felt something was off, so he stepped aside and said, "Teach me, I want to see where I'm going wrong."
Qiu Li held Qing Li's hand with one index finger, her tone slightly perfunctory, "Yes, right here."
“Teach her seriously, hold her hand and guide her.”
Qingli: ...
Qiuli:......
They exchanged a disgusted look, then clasped their hands together as if they were eating shit.
Qingli studied diligently to get rid of these dirty hands, and Qiuli also taught diligently to get rid of these wolf cubs' dirty hands.
The moment the small fish was scooped up, the two of them immediately let go of each other as if they had a virus on them.
Qingli, having caught the small fish, stood up. "Sister Shizhao, let's go see a movie. There's a new horror movie out recently."
Qiu Li hid behind Xia Shizhao and wiped her long, strong knuckles with a tissue. "I support you. I also want to watch a horror movie."
Xia Shizhao, who wanted to watch cartoons, looked puzzled: "You two agree on this now?"
"To subdue the many with the few," Xia Shizhao nodded, "Then let's go."
Qiu Li bought popcorn and some snacks for three people, Qing Li bought milk tea, and Xia Shizhao, who had already bought the tickets, was already seated. He waved to the two of them as they came in with their things.
The central position offers a 360-degree unobstructed view of horror movies.
She lay on the chair, watching the horror movie characters run around boredly. She reached into the popcorn and ate some popcorn, but when she touched her slightly trembling hand, Xia Shizhao looked at Qiu Li next to her in confusion and found that she was shaking like a leaf. He frowned and looked at Qing Li on the other side and found that she was fine.
"?"
Seeing Qiu Li agree with choosing a horror movie, Xia Shizhao thought she wasn't afraid.
She asked worriedly, "Qiu Li, are you alright?"
Qiu Li feigned composure, "N-nothing."
Her trembling voice betrayed her fear.
Upon noticing their actions, Qingli stared at Qiuli in disbelief: "???!"
Xia Shizhao gently patted her hand and whispered words of comfort, but she was still angry.
She tugged at Xia Shizhao's sleeve, looking aggrieved, and said, "Sister, I'm scared too."
"Sister Xia, I'm scared too."
She felt wronged, and so did Qiuli, whose eyes were even glistening with tears.
Xia Shizhao, sitting between the two, widened his eyes: Huh? No? You guys?
"Sister Xia, may I hold your hand? If you hold my hand, I won't be afraid."
Qiu Li's voice was soft, gentle, and pitiful.
Qingli wasn't about to be outdone, "Sister, I want to hold your hand too."
Xia Shizhao made a pause gesture and compromised: "Okay, okay, I'll hold your hand. Shut up and watch the movie."
Then they each took one hand.
Not long after.
"Does Sister Xia want some popcorn?"
Xia Shizhao nodded and accepted Qiu Li's offer of food. Qing Li, who was standing nearby, asked, "Sister, would you like some milk tea?"
Xia Shizhao nodded again and took a sip of milk tea.
Then.
What started as watching a movie inexplicably turned into the two of them feeding each other.
After watching the movie, Xia Shizhao was full.
I even feel a bit full.
Xia Shizhao, leaving the movie theater, vowed: Next time, I'll go to the movie theater empty-handed; if I buy snacks, she'll be a dog.
"It's getting late, let's all go back to our hotels and have a late-night snack later."
As Xia Shizhao spoke, he looked at Qiu Li and asked, "Where are you?"
"I bought a house here, would you like to come and see my new home?"
Qiu Li invited her with a smile, "My cooking skills are pretty good. You can come to my house for a late-night snack. You can also bring your friends."
"Huh? This..." Xia Shizhao hesitated.
Just as she was about to refuse, Qiu Li offered a temptation she couldn't resist: "I have a live white tiger at home."
"!?"
Xia Shizhao's pupils dilated in shock, "Alive?! This thing can be kept as a pet!"
"Yes, I found it, and then asked my family to help me apply for adoption."
Although white tigers are not rare, they are still considered protected animals.
Xia Shizhao's brain went blank. Qiu Li's family is so powerful. Putting aside everything else, the Animal Association is under the jurisdiction of the beastmen, and the beastmen all cherish these live animals. The adoption procedures are extremely difficult to complete, and only the rich and noble can do so.
So, will you accept my invitation?
Xia Shizhao nodded vigorously.
If I didn't get to touch it in my past life, I must touch it in this one.
Fluffy is what I desire in my life.
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