During the Mid-Autumn Festival, a gorgeous fireworks and lantern show was held at the Cultural Square.
Rika Asaba likes to watch fireworks the most, so before they start setting off, Shen Yu brings her over here to view the lanterns first.
The square was crowded with people and bustling with excitement. Beautiful lights filled the square. There were singing and dancing performances on the stage, and Mid-Autumn carols could be heard from a distance.
Shen Yu hadn't seen the lanterns for a long time, and in such a lively atmosphere, he felt a little more excited.
"Shen Yujun! Look there! What a beautiful dragon!"
Rika Asaba cheered for joy. In the direction of her finger, a colorful golden dragon was flying, and the onlookers also cheered from time to time.
Such a cultural feast opened Li Xiang's eyes, and she took the initiative to drag Shen Yu to lively places.
Shen Yu couldn't understand why she suddenly became so energetic when she was pulling him. She looked so small.
Her hands were also small, holding his three fingers like a child, and she could feel the warmth and softness through her skin.
The heartbeat speeds up involuntarily.
He quickly followed her, then withdrew his hand without leaving any trace.
Appreciating lanterns definitely involves guessing lantern riddles.
Many vendors, who are getting ready tonight, have set up lantern stalls and invite customers to guess lantern riddles for two yuan a time. If you win three lanterns in a row, you will get a doll or small toy.
Girls have no resistance to these plush dolls. In front of a stall with the most abundant gifts, there are many people who come to guess lantern riddles.
Asaba Rika pulled Shen Yu over and squeezed over, standing aside to watch others guessing lantern riddles and enjoying the fun.
"Shen Yujun, did China have such a lantern festival in ancient times?"
"It must have been much more interesting back then than now. Not only could you recite poems and write poems, guess lantern riddles, view flower lanterns, but you could also drink flower wine."
"What is flower wine? Is it the wine made by flower wine?"
It's a slip of the tongue.
Chen Yu nodded and said, "Yes."
"Then you can also drink flower wine now!"
Asaba Rika was puzzled: "It should be delicious. Why was it only available in ancient times?"
Shen Yu said: "Flowers in ancient times were different from flowers today."
"I see... I still want to drink with Shen Yujun..."
The two of them watched in front of the stall for a long time. Shen Yu lowered his head and saw her big eyes unblinking as she watched others guessing lantern riddles. Her little hands kept stuffing popcorn into her mouth. Her eyes were full of curiosity and eagerness to try.
"How long will you have to eat that bucket of popcorn?" Shen Yu asked her.
"Shen Yujun, do you want it?"
"don't want."
"I eat very slowly because I want to lose weight, so I can't eat too fast. I have to eat one piece at a time."
Listening to Asaba Rika's explanation, Chen Yu felt that his biological knowledge had been insulted, and he asked: "What is your logic?"
Asaba Rika explained to him scientifically: "Because obesity means that the energy taken into the body is not used up, and it accumulates and turns into fat, so I eat it one by one. If I eat so little, it will be used up quickly." , it won’t turn into fat.”
"Let's guess the lantern riddles."
Shen Yu didn't want to discuss this topic with her. Her grades in science would definitely be terrible.
But the truth is indeed the same, but the time interval between eating and eating must be very long. After all, people are not dung beetles and can eat and poop at the same time. After food enters the intestines and stomach, it takes a long time to be digested.
"I definitely can't guess it..."
Asaba Rika is very self-aware.
Chinese characters have unique charms. One is pictography, and the other is understanding. Pictograms and understanding are harmoniously integrated into the structure of Chinese characters.
"I particularly like Chinese characters and find them very interesting. I remember when we were learning the character 'Cong', our Chinese teacher told us that it can be seen as ears, eyes, mouth, heart..."
While Rika was saying these words, she also tapped her ears, eyes, mouth, and finally her chest with her fingers.
"...Then this person is very smart, so he is 'smart', am I right?"
"Um."
"So I think it's very difficult to guess lantern riddles. You have to be familiar with Chinese characters."
"You'll know if you try it."
Shen Yu could tell that she really wanted to play, so just play a few games. Anyway, if she went home so early, she would definitely be nagged again, and it wasn't just to make her happy.
"Boss, here are ten dollars."
"Okay. There are five times for ten dollars. There are three lights each time. If you win, you can choose a doll. If you make a mistake, you will fail. Come on, young man, and win some dolls for your girlfriend."
The boss smiled heartily. The people who were guessing lantern riddles here were all lovers. Seeing that this pair matched so well, it was natural that they were also a couple.
Shen Yu didn't explain, but Asaba Rika beside her blushed. She looked pink and delicate, and she didn't know if it was because of the red lanterns.
After paying, the boss took a box of small lanterns from the shelf behind him. They were all made of red paper, about the size of a duck egg, and each small lantern had a small note inside.
"Open them one at a time and answer one riddle per minute. You can talk, but you can't check your phone."
"OK."
Chen Yu gave the task of dismantling the small lantern to Asaba Rika. She is the European Emperor. It all depends on her whether the choice is easy or difficult to guess.
"Then let's guess this first!"
Asaba Rika turned her fingers around the pile of lanterns, then twisted a small lantern, and after tearing it open, a small note fell out:
"Ten plus eight (type one word)"
"Ah, it's so difficult!"
Rika Asaba looked at the puzzle on the note and said distressedly: "Isn't ten plus eight equal to eighteen, but which word is it..."
"You're in luck."
"This is not bad..."
Shen Yu thought for a moment and replied: "It's "frame""
"Good, let's continue."
The boss smiled. There were many people who could guess one correctly, but there were too few who could guess three in a row. He was not worried at all.
"Then let's guess this again!"
Asaba Rika picked another small lantern and tore it open. She came to Shen Yu with a note and showed it to him:
"Little bridges and flowing water, how often do we meet (type one word)"
This is really difficult.
Shen Yu frowned. There was only one minute left, and his mind was spinning rapidly.
Judging from the elements of the puzzle, small bridge and flowing water should be the structure of this character, and encounter should mean merger.
Water is three o'clock water, but how to interpret the word 'little bridge'
"Could it be the same strokes as Xiaoqiao? I know there are many pictograms in Chinese characters. Xiaoqiao should be like this..." Asaba Rika expressed her thoughts. She had no clue about this crossword puzzle. She just heard Shen Yu kept saying I was thinking about the small bridge silently, so I made a curved bridge shape with my hands.
After listening to Asaba Rika's words, Shen Yu's eyes lit up and his mind immediately turned around. When the minute was about to end, he thought of a word and immediately replied: "It's "Shen""
"Xiaoqiao" can be compared to "冖", and then combined with "水" and "九", the word "深" can be solved.
The boss was also slightly surprised and praised: "You two are awesome. This mystery has stumped many people."
Asaba Rika hadn't yet figured out how to interpret the word '陈', but when she saw that Shen Yu had succeeded, she clapped happily and looked super excited.
"If you hit another light, you will get a prize." The boss said, "If you guess wrong, this opportunity will be used up!"
"We will definitely guess it! Shen Yu-kun is so awesome!" Asaba Rika proudly told the boss. This childishness actually made the boss laugh.
Rika Asaba chose another lamp and took out a small note: "The star will come on January 2nd (to hunt domestic animals)"
This time it’s not a crossword puzzle, and there aren’t many livestock options to choose from, so the difficulty of this question is not that high.
The fastest method is the elimination method. Depressed people think much faster than ordinary people, and the first domestic animal that comes to mind can match this lantern riddle.
While Asaba Rika was still thinking hard about what kind of livestock it was, Shen Yu had already given the answer: "It's a "cow""
"Why cow?"
"With the word "ox", add the word 'month', and then add the two words 'sun', it will just be the word star."
"Si Guoyi!!"
Asaba Rika wanted to jump up and kiss Shen Yu. She felt that he was so awesome. If she were asked to do it, she would definitely not be able to guess a single thing.
The boss was convinced and asked Shen Yu and Asaba Rika to choose a gift first. They still had four chances to play with it. These little dolls cost two or three yuan, so they didn't lose much.
Shen Yu let Li Xiang choose. For a girl, this is simply the happiest time.
Lixiang picked a little penguin doll first, why should she use it first, because she felt that Shen Yujun would definitely win a few more.
Sure enough, after five opportunities to play, the two of them earned a total of three dolls, a little penguin, a little rabbit, and a kitten.
Speaking of which, Asaba Rika was lucky. The riddles she drew were all riddles that had traces to follow, and she could solve them if she thought faster.
Compared to wandering around the square, Shen Yu was more interested in guessing lantern riddles. He wanted to continue guessing, but the boss told him apologetically: "Young man, each of us has a maximum of five chances. I'm sorry..."
"Then Mr. Shen Yu, let's change to the next family!"
Chen Yu and Asaba Rika went to another house to play with their dolls.
By the time the fireworks were about to start at nine-thirty in the evening, the two of them had already returned home with a full load.
Rika Asaba was holding nine cute plush dolls in her arms, her little face was flushed, and she was very happy. She had never been so majestic as tonight. Shen Yu was killing the riddle monster in front, and she was picking up the fallen ones behind his butt. Doll.
"My bag can't be packed. It would be nice if I brought a sack..."
Asaba Rika felt a little pity. She had five stuffed in her small bag and still had four in her hand.
Shen Yu's face twitched when she heard this. Guessing lantern riddles was a difficult task, but she felt happy picking up the dolls.
The sky is very nice tonight, with the round moon hanging high in the sky and a few stars in the distance. As the first fireworks bloom in the night sky, a visual feast arrives.
"Wow! So beautiful!"
Everyone's excited exclamations rang out in the square, and Rika Asaba watched the fireworks blooming in ecstasy.
Fireworks, starry sky, lanterns, young people around me...
There are no plots that fascinate young girls.
The colorful fireworks bloomed at perfect intervals, shining with brilliant light.
Asaba Rika quietly looked at Shen Yu beside her. He looked at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, quietly without saying a word. The light from the fireworks shone on the side of his face. The girl only felt that this scene was like a movie reel, in memory. Fixed frame...
"Mr. Shen Yu, happy Mid-Autumn Festival!"
"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival."
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This visual feast of fireworks lasted for twenty minutes. After the splendor faded, the crowds of people in the square began to disperse quickly.
Asaba Rika held the doll in her arms and followed Shen Yu up the stairs together.
A pedestrian who was going the wrong way down the steps accidentally touched her and knocked the little bunny doll out of her arms.
The man didn't help her pick it up and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.
"Doll...!"
The little rabbit stumbled down the steps, and she subconsciously chased after it. On the last step, she stepped on the air with her left foot and stumbled suddenly, then frowned and limped to catch up with the doll. , picked it up.
She quickly patted the dust on the doll's plush, and when she was about to go up to chase Shen Yu, she stepped on the step with her left foot, and just as she was about to exert force, she felt a heartbreaking pain.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Shen Yu seemed to feel something, and he didn't look back to see her. He took two steps back and found her sitting on the steps, holding her ankle with a painful expression, so he immediately pushed aside the crowd and ran towards her.
Seeing Shen Yu coming over, grievances immediately welled up in her heart. Rika Asaba said with a tearful voice: "Shen Yu... I'm sorry... I just dropped the doll... I went to chase it... and then I accidentally twisted my foot... "
Shen Yu pulled away her little hand covering her ankle and found that her ankle was visibly red and swollen. She looked quite serious and couldn't help but feel her heart tighten.
"It's not worth anything. If you drop it, you won't need it. You even hurt yourself. You..."
"sorry… "
Asaba Rika's nose felt sour, but she still cried. She wiped her tears and said, "I don't want to throw it away..."
When he saw her crying, Shen Yu panicked. He quickly squatted down to comfort her and helped her stuff the few dolls that couldn't fit into her trouser pockets.
"Stop crying."
"sorry… "
"Can you try to stand up and walk?"
Shen Yu supported her, Asaba Rika sniffed, and then stood up with the strength of his arms, but when his left foot stuck to the ground and exerted force, it hurt terribly, but he was afraid of dragging Shen Yu down, so he gritted his teeth and persisted.
"I...I can walk slowly..."
"Don't leave."
Shen Yu could see her expression twisted. He had twisted his ankle before when he was playing basketball. This was not something he could do just because he said he could walk. The more he walked around randomly, the greater the damage.
He carefully supported her, walked around in front of her, and knelt down -
"Come on, I'll take you to the hospital!"
"Shen Yujun..."
"hurry up!"
Seeing that she was still lingering, Shen Yu was a little angry. He didn't drive over at this time, so he quickly took her to the roadside to take a taxi to the hospital to check her injuries.
Looking at his broad and strong shoulders, Asaba Rika felt dizzy and gently lay down on him, putting her two small hands on his shoulders.
As the two of them touched, each other's bodies became as stiff as an electric shock...
The night wind was cool, but just for a moment, she felt the warmth from him. The hot heat burned her little face crimson. For a while, she could no longer feel the pain in her ankles, and the pedestrians around her disappeared. It was as if the whole world suddenly became quiet.
Shen Yu held her knees, and she was as light as a kitten. He picked her up almost effortlessly, and then quickly walked out of the square without saying a word.
He walked very fast, faster than he would normally walk alone.
Asaba Rika could clearly hear his breathing and feel the beating heartbeat in his chest, and her own heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of her throat.
There were many people in the square and it was very chaotic, but at this moment, Li Xiang only felt that she was surrounded by an indescribable sense of security, as if she wanted to keep this feeling forever.
Both of them were silent and didn't speak.
It wasn't until there were fewer pedestrians around that Shen Yu asked her in a low voice, "Does it still hurt?"
When he spoke, Lixiang could easily feel the resonance vibration in his chest. She shook her head gently and said, "No, it doesn't hurt anymore..."
"Then can you leave by yourself?"
"It hurts..."
"?"
The two fell silent again.
"Shen Yujun... am I very heavy..."
"Like a pig."
It was quiet again.
When they arrived outside the square, there were many people crowded here to leave, and taxis couldn't stop them. Shen Yu had to carry her to the next door to wait for the online taxi.
The moonlight fell on the two of them, soft and cool.
This was the first time Rika was so close to him, and she could even see the outline behind his ears so clearly.
She sniffed the gloomy smell, her mind filled with thoughts, and suddenly she looked up at the moon and asked him in her ear:
"Shen Yujun."
"Um?"
"You said, have we seen the moon together before? I was in Yokohama and you were in Sunan. I didn't know you and you didn't know me. But at a certain moment, we looked at the moon together. And now, we are so close , so close that I can touch you easily!"
Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, and his heart was struck by some warm emotion.
"It should be... yes."
"That's great! That's great!"
Li Xiang was very happy and felt that this must be the most romantic fate.
The evening breeze blew her hair, and she quietly, gently and gently, bit by bit, pressed her whole body against Shen Yu's body.
"The moonlight is so beautiful..."
She closed her eyes, feeling his breath and warmth wantonly, and murmured softly.
Where Shen Yu couldn't see, the girl's pretty face was already blushing -
More moving than moonlight.
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