Chapter 126 Pink Fire Tree and Silver Flower
The Hong Kong and Macau Pass arrived by mail after it was processed. It was two days before Xu Sirui's birthday when Zhou Tianqing called and said, "Pack up! We're leaving tomorrow."
Xu Sirui didn't want to invite too many people, but Zhou Tianqing, worried he was saving money, insisted he bring at least seven. Desperate, he recruited a few former friends and current classmates with whom he had some connections, who had Hong Kong and Macau travel permits.
It was the first time in his life that he traveled to the south, a place he had never been to before. Zhu Yingning suffered from insomnia.
The next day she got up with dark circles under her eyes, and brushed her teeth vigorously in anger as Xu Sirui mocked her, saying, "Only elementary school students would be so excited about going on a trip that they can't sleep."
They boarded a plane and arrived at the Huanggang Port in Futian. It was midsummer, and the south was scorching and humid. Zhu Yingning felt her nasal cavity stuffy with damp puddles every time she breathed. The others traveling with her were mostly native northerners. A few frequent visitors to Hong Kong and Macau were more accustomed to the humidity, but the first thing everyone else said after getting off the plane was, "It's so wet."
Zhou Tianqing booked the Grand Hyatt hotel. After getting off at Futian Port, she took the MTR to her destination, transferring at Admiralty Station.
Hong Kong is a bustling and crowded city. Traveling here, Zhu Yingning experienced firsthand the sheer price of land. Dinner was particularly daunting, with a simple bowl of wonton noodles costing thirty or fifty yuan. McDonald's, which she only ate occasionally in mainland China, seemed cheap here. However, high costs also come with high incomes. The salary displayed on the job posting at the restaurant entrance made her heart flutter, and she counted the numbers, one by one, tens of thousands.
"What? Are you planning to stay here and work?" Xu Sirui jokingly pulled her away from the job notice as if she were attracted by a magnet.
The Grand Hyatt has a long history in Hong Kong, boasting a neutral, classic, old-money atmosphere. The triple-height lobby is dominated by black carved railings and towering marble columns. I booked a sea view room, which was a bit trendy, but the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked Victoria Harbour.
She put her hand against the transparent floor-to-ceiling window, not daring to think about how expensive it would be to stay here for two nights.
"It's not that bad actually. The Peninsula and Grand across the street are more expensive." Xu Sirui comforted her, saying that it was better than nothing.
"What are our plans for tomorrow?"
"Maybe we'll go to Hong Kong Disneyland. My aunt will make the arrangements anyway."
She couldn't help but sigh at the joy of being rich. There were eight of them on this trip, including Zhou Tianqing, and it was summer vacation, the peak season. Even so, Zhou Tianqing had still managed to cover their food and lodging, and even their entrance fees. If things continued like this, she felt it would be hard not to be corrupted by money.
While Zhu Yingning was reflecting on her increasingly corrupted heart filled with the stink of money, Xu Sirui was already pressing, "Where's my gift?"
In order to see the gift at midnight, he even brought his laptop.
The other people in the room rushed over and talked at once:
"What gift? I want to see it too."
“Good things should be shared with everyone.”
Even Zhou Tianqing leaned over and said, "They've all seen it, so I want to see it too."
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Zhu Yingning slowly took out the computer from her bag, slowly turned it on, and finally slowly logged into MC.
After more than half a month of construction, what she envisioned was finally completed. It was a huge cake, spread out in a sea of poppies. Next to the cake was an equally astonishingly large Hello Kitty, in pink and tender color.
“Wow, that’s awesome! But why is there a Hello Kitty…?” Sun Mingyuan asked, staring at the screen.
Zhu Yingning glanced at Xu Sirui silently.
When she glanced over, Xu Sirui happened to be looking at her too. Their eyes met. He gritted his teeth, a slight heat flashing on his face as he said, "No reason, she's having a seizure."
"How can this be a case of madness?" Sun Mingyuan was determined to discredit Xu Sirui. "Such a large Hello Kitty must have been made with great care and on purpose. Hey, did you notice that this cat quite resembles Xu Sirui?"
"Like a hair!" He immediately retorted angrily, but still couldn't stop others from laughing.
Xu Sirui's face seemed particularly thin at this moment, with heat radiating from his face. He wanted to condemn the culprit, but when he turned his eyes away, he found that she was also smiling.
It was a very light smile, like the moist forest after a light rain, filled with the freshness of grass and trees.
“…”
He turned his face away, and suddenly forgot what he was trying to do.
After the laughter subsided, Zhu Yingning controlled the character on the screen to enter the cake.
Yes, this cake is actually a hollow villa. Once you go inside, you will find a different world. Everywhere is decorated with pink modules, just like a princess' room. There is also a small red cake with a candle on it on the table in the middle.
"I didn't expect you like pink so much." Sun Mingyuan said.
"I'm fine." Zhu Yingning replied slowly, "I just think Xu Sirui suits pink very well."
Xu Sirui: “…”
Everyone laughed and laughed for a long time, and finally sang the birthday song to the cake on the screen, urging Xu Sirui to make a wish. He made a wish awkwardly, and then manipulated the little man to eat a piece of cake, causing the candle to fall, which was equivalent to blowing out the candle.
Then climb the stairs in the cake shop to the top floor, which is the cream part outside the cake shop.
Zhu Yingning lit the fuse, flew up and stepped back to a distance to look down at the creamy surface of the cake.
"Why, do you want to set off fireworks..."
Someone asked curiously, and before the words were finished, the fireworks lit up.
The fireworks effect using the module is much more gorgeous than the original one. They explode one after another. The tiny flames are like crystal clear glass, and soon gather into a rain of fireworks.
Because different shapes were piled up in advance, the fireworks exploded in different shapes. The first thing to float up was the four words "Happy Birthday", followed by ordinary fireworks.
When I say “ordinary”, it’s actually not ordinary.
Fireworks chase fireworks, light annihilates light.
The fireworks made up of blocks are a metaphysical romance woven together by numbers and full of sincerity. They are grand yet fleeting, as numerous as meteors in the sky.
Fire trees and silver flowers are combined.
The iron lock of the Star Bridge is opened.
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They played too late at night. Although Zhou Tianqing reminded them that they should go to bed early, they still got up late the next morning. Fortunately, Disney did not open so early. When they arrived there, the park had just been opened. After passing the security check, they followed the crowd into the park.
Grizzli Gulch was officially opened on July 13, 2012. It was very new and no one in their group had played it before. They were all interested in this new map, so as soon as they entered the park, they followed the crowd to Grizzli Gulch to queue up for the Grizzli Mountain Speed Mine Cart, which is said to be the world's first bidirectional mountain-crossing mine car.
The waiting time in the morning was relatively short, and since they ran fast, it was our turn after waiting for more than ten or twenty minutes.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not, but there was only the last row left for Zhu Yingning and Xu Sirui.
Someone who had ridden the ride before said the last row was the most thrilling. Zhu Yingning had no idea what the word "thrilling" meant. This was her first time on such an amusement ride, but she still feigned surprise to be polite to the other person and said, "Really? So that's how it is."
After she sat down, she was looking around when a white hand appeared in front of her. Xu Sirui held it out to her: "If you get scared later, you can hold on to me."
She shook her head in a nonchalant manner: "I don't think I'll be scared." After thinking for a moment, she enthusiastically extended her hand, "But if you're scared, you can hold on to me."
“…”
While they were arguing about who was scared, the roller coaster started.
A cool breeze brushed against her cheeks as Zhu Yingning calmly sat in her seat, feeling quite comfortable. She didn't understand why some people around her started screaming as soon as the ride started. Could it be that they had experienced this ride before and knew how terrifying it would be, so they were screaming in advance?
As I was secretly speculating, the mine cart was halfway there, climbed a high slope, and then without any warning began to reverse at a high speed.
"Ah." She was slightly startled by the retreat, and finally a frightened monosyllable came out of her throat.
Just as he was about to tell Xu Sirui beside him that this backward movement was quite exciting, he was grabbed by his right hand hanging by his side. Not only was he grabbed, but his fingers were even cold from the shock.
"?"
She was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
After the movement ended, Xu Sirui immediately let go of her hand and said stubbornly, "...I just didn't realize it would move backwards."
Zhu Yingning frowned and nodded seriously, "I know."
Just as she finished speaking, the mine cart suddenly rushed forward at high speed. Xu Sirui exclaimed, and his profile seemed to have eyes, and he accurately grabbed her hand back.
She couldn't help laughing.
After getting off the Grizzly Mountain Speed Mine Car, everyone quickly split into two groups. One group just wanted to play some relaxing and non-stimulating activities, and the other group was Zhou Tianqing, who said she wanted to try the soaring remote control car, which is said to be the most exciting one in Hong Kong.
"Who wants to come with me?"
In the silence, Zhu Yingning stood beside her silently.
"Yingning, you are still good to me." Zhou Tianqing smiled and hooked her shoulders, then looked at Xu Sirui naturally.
Xu Sirui wanted to ask why he was looking at him, but he didn't dare to play. But he didn't dare to say it in front of so many people. Everyone was looking at him, and even worse, the tactless Sun Mingyuan shouted at the side: "Hey Xu Sirui, Xu Sirui! Hey, your aunt is calling you."
He resisted the urge to hit him and followed him reluctantly.
The three of them lined up under the soaring remote-controlled car, away from their friends. Xu Sirui immediately said, "I'll just hold your things for you down there."
"Really? Are you sure you don't want to come up together?" Zhou Tianqing said with a smile.
He declined the invitation.
In the end, Zhu Yingning and Zhou Tianqing were the only ones who went up.
The soaring remote control car is similar to a pirate ship. After getting on it, Zhou Tianqing reminded Zhu Yingning that this project would make them feel weightless.
"What is the feeling of weightlessness?" she asked curiously with her eyes open.
"You will have a feeling that your body is going down but your heart is still hanging in the air. The feeling of weightlessness usually occurs when you dive." Zhou Tianqing pinched her face.
As an artist, she often holds exhibitions around the world and has tried many exciting projects. Disney projects are actually a piece of cake for her. After the machine started, she paid some attention to Zhu Yingning's reaction, worried that she would not be able to get used to this kind of project for the first time. As a result, when the machine dived, Zhu Yingning was still able to face the wind and calmly say to her: "So... this is... the feeling of weightlessness." The words were blown apart by the wind, as if she was talking to an electric fan.
After getting off the car, her expression was exactly the same as when she got on, the only change was that her hair was messy.
Zhou Tianqing shook her head and smiled, "You and Ruirui are so different. When he was little, I brought him to Hong Kong Di, and he..."
Before she could finish exposing the secret, the person in question walked towards them. Zhou Tianqing shut up at the right time and smiled. Just as she was about to ask him for his opinion and what to play next, she saw a little boy hanging on Xu Sirui's legs.
"Who is this?" she was surprised.
“…I want to know that, too.”
His face darkened and he shook his legs vigorously, but the child still stuck to his legs like a piece of chewing gum.
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The author has something to say: I worked overtime late today, so there is only one update. I will make up for it tomorrow.
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