The streets were still bustling with activity. The fiery red lanterns lit up the entire street, making it as bright as day. Maomao pulled Mr. Li's hand, pointed to a small stall in front, and said to Mr. Li, "Master, I want a sugar man!"
Mr. Li looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of children gathered around a small stall on the street. They were chattering happily while holding the newly made sugar figures.
"Want it?" Mr. Li asked with his head down.
Maomao nodded heavily.
Well, it’s a rare opportunity to bring the children out, so Grandpa Li took the two boys’ hands and came to the stall selling candy figures.
I saw the sugar man-making master, his hands moving non-stop, pulling, tugging, and stretching, and in the blink of an eye, a lifelike dragon-shaped sugar man was made!
Mr. Li asked the two boys beside him what kind of candy figures they wanted. Maomao tilted his head and thought for a moment: "I want a little monkey!"
Mr. Li then asked Tietou what style he wanted.
Tietou glanced down at the lantern in his hand and whispered, "I want a little bunny candy man!"
Afterwards, Mr. Li said to the sugar figurine painter, "How much do you want for a little monkey and a little rabbit?" After that, he let go of their hands and took out a purse from his arms.
While waiting in line, the two little men saw a diabolo performance in front of them. The flying diabolo seemed to be alive, flying into the air and then falling back onto the thin rope. The diabolo spun rapidly in the air, making a buzzing sound, just like a freely flying bird.
When Maomao saw the wonderful Lou Kongzhu performance, he had already forgotten Wu's instructions in the morning. The two of them couldn't help but follow the flow of people and walked towards the performance place. The streets were crowded with pedestrians coming and going. Soon, their figures were submerged in the crowd.
Mr. Li took the two finished sugar figures and turned around happily. He wanted to give the sugar figures to the two children, but he could not find the two children anywhere.
Mr. Li was so frightened that he dropped the sugar man to the ground. He called out the names of his two children in panic but got no response at all.
Mr. Li's heart beat faster and he frantically grabbed passersby and asked them questions, trying to find his two missing children.
Passersby saw Grandpa Li frantically searching for his child on the street. They were so frightened that they grabbed their child's hand tightly and threatened him, "Son, hold on to your hand, or you'll be taken away by kidnappers!"
Old Mr. Li saw people coming and going on the street, but he couldn't find the two children. Old Mr. Li felt dizzy and his legs and feet weak.
Several people who were buying food nearby heard Mr. Li's anxious call and rushed over immediately without bothering to queue.
Li Yan looked at her grandfather's panic and pretended to be calm, saying, "Grandpa, don't worry. What were you doing just now? Tell me in detail!"
Mr. Li recounted the story of how he had taken the two children to buy candy figurines, then slapped his thigh in regret: "When I turned around, the two dolls were gone!"
Li Yan pursed her lips tightly, her brows furrowed slightly. She knew she should remain calm at this moment, and she looked at the people around her, trying to find some clues.
Several passersby who were waiting at the sugar figurine stall with Mr. Li said, "There was a diabolo performance over there just now. Did the children go over there to watch the fun?"
Li Yan looked in the direction the passerby pointed, but there was no one juggling diabolo there. However, she didn't dare miss any useful information, so she said to the others, "Master, time waits for no one. We have to split up and go find him quickly. You and Sister Daya go to East Street, and my aunt and I will go to West Street. Uncle Zhou, come with us! We'll meet up at Piaoxiang Tower in the city later!"
At this time, Mr. Li had already lost his mind, and he just did whatever his granddaughter said.
Recalling how his wife had repeatedly told him to take good care of the children before she left, Mr. Li not only lost his own children, but also other people's children. Feeling slapped in the face by reality, he is now holding on with only his last breath!
After the tasks were assigned, the few people split up and went their separate ways, searching for the two children along the street. They would go up to every stall they came across and ask, "Have you seen two boys around four or five years old?" When they received a negative answer, they would anxiously look elsewhere.
What the few people didn't know was that the two children followed the diabolo team and moved forward all the way. By the time the two of them reacted, they had no idea how far they had gone!
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