Chapter 165
Chapter 165: “Spiritual Food Festival”
At dawn, the Awakening of Insects is imminent.
The change of season in Jiangcheng is very accurate and obvious. Yesterday’s good weather disappeared in the blink of an eye. It was gloomy when she got up, and when she went out, it started drizzling.
Fu Chengque walked ahead with an umbrella, reaching out to catch the rain, then shaking her paw and grumbling, “So cold, so cold!”
Wen Yu followed behind, watching her actions with a knowing smile.
The girl suddenly urged from the front, “Hurry up, or it will rain heavily, and your shoes will get wet and uncomfortable…”
Makes sense.
After reaching the age of wearing rain boots, the fun of rainy days turned into watching others getting wet from inside the house. Wen Yu took a couple of quick steps and walked shoulder to shoulder with Fu Chengque this time, and she didn’t dodge, just kept a little distance.
On the bus, the two sat together.
Fu Chengque’s eyes gazed out at the drizzling rain, her mind wandering, and all Wen Yu saw was Fu Chengque’s slightly blushing profile.
Then there was silence all the way.
When they arrived at school, Xiao Gua and the others were already there. At this time, Fang Ling took out a few bags from her bag like presenting treasures and handed them to everyone.
The bags were bulging and felt cold in the hand.
Through the transparent plastic bags, you could see many dark green items.
Fu Chengque asked curiously, “What’s this, Ling, what did you give us?”
“Qingming fruit, my family calls it ‘Qingming dumplings’.”
Lu Min immediately got excited, opened a slit in the bag, and sure enough, saw many food items shaped like dumplings. They were larger than dumplings, with a dark green skin, rougher texture, and plant fibers visible on top.
“So this is Qingming fruit!”
Xiao Gua exclaimed with joy, “It’s similar to what we have at home! This stuff is delicious!”
Fu Chengque’s curiosity turned into excitement, “Qingming fruit!! Wow! Lingbao, I declare that I love you the most today!!!”
Wen Yu also praised, “This stuff is great, I love it too! I’ll take one, thank you!”
Fang Ling waved her hand, “No need to be polite!”
Fu Chengque couldn’t wait any longer, didn’t even want to wait, and directly took one out of the bag, took three big bites, chewed for a long time, and looked even more satisfied.
With her close-up tasting, a faint fragrance spread out. Wen Yu was the first to receive this signal and couldn’t resist.
Lu Min, seeing the other two starting to eat, felt hungry too, so she sneaked one and started chewing slowly. As soon as it entered her mouth, a special fragrance filled her mouth, the skin was a bit hard, and the filling was pickled vegetables, very delicious!
She couldn’t help but nod repeatedly, looking quite pleased.
Xiao Gua watched and laughed heartily, thought for a moment, and also ate one.
Fang Ling looked a bit speechless, whispering, “What’s the rush, they’re all cold and hard. Take them back and steam them again, they’ll taste even better.”
That’s what she said, but she was still very happy.
After eating, Fu Chengque said happily, “Our group has unlocked a new achievement — collective snacking! Although it’s not sneaking snacks in class, it’s still significant. I declare today as ‘Spiritual Food Festival’, dedicated to ‘Fang Ling’s’ ‘spirit’!”
The others were stunned for a moment, speechless.
She continued, “When I become Empress, during the ‘Spiritual Food Festival’, everyone will eat their hometown delicacies and share them with others!”
In short, Fu Chengque, as Empress, declared, “Spiritual Food Festival” settled.
Xiao Gua quickly applauded, “Great!”
Wen Yu solemnly tapped the table and said, word by word, “Fantastic! During the ‘Spiritual Food Festival’, in the southern region, it is mandatory to promote the consumption of ‘Qingming fruit’, made from 1-2 cm long mouse-ear chickweed wrapped in pickled vegetables, assorted vegetables, and meat, shaped into dumplings and steamed. Other forms such as frying, baking, stewing, or grilling are strictly prohibited. Any absurd practices like frying dishes just to eat with rice must be strictly suppressed, one by one! We must eliminate heresy and unify the standard of deliciousness!”
Fu Chengque was astonished, “Wen Yu, you’re so meticulous!”
Xiao Gua remarked, “There’s probably some resentment in there…”
Lu Min laughed and said, “It’s hard not to feel like the strategist is using their power for personal gain, enforcing their own standards, but… I support it!”
Fang Ling hugged Fu Chengque and said, “Empress, please grant us the ‘Royal Special’ endorsement!”
“Granted!”
They casually joked around, laughing freely.
Regardless of how much of those words could actually be realized, they just knew that, at that moment, they were extremely happy.
On Wednesday evening, Fu Chengque went to the auditorium to guide dance practice.
This time, she stayed for a longer period, and when she returned, she shook her head pretending to be a senior sister, saying, “Oh my, young people nowadays, their basics are really lacking! Just one move, and they can’t do it when they change their clothes!”
Wen Yu walked along the road, asking, “What were you performing? Seems troublesome.”
“It was a play, with both dancing and singing, so much to do. But they were very serious about it, and the costumes were great, looked very nice!”
“I can’t understand modern students nowadays; I can’t even understand plays.”
“Who can! I just watched some dance clips online; as long as I can teach.”
Wen Yu pondered for a moment and asked her, “Have you memorized your lines?”
Striking a sore spot.
Fu Chengque hesitated for a moment, then didn’t say anything.
***
That night, Fu Chengque still hesitantly knocked on Wen Yu’s bedroom door.
Seeing her, Wen Yu smiled and asked her to stand in front of his desk while he sat on the bed.
Then he said seriously, “I’ve closed the doors and windows tightly. Go ahead and recite your lines, softly, it’s fine. I’ll listen and then mainly help you adjust your tone and pauses.”
Separated by a distance that Fu Chengque could accept, she tried her best to avoid looking at Wen Yu’s face and also tried her best not to think about what happened on Sunday.
At this moment, she could vaguely feel that Wen Yu was protecting her — the distance was appropriate, and there were no strange actions.
Was Wen Yu originally such an understanding guy?
Or was he just naturally good?
The girl gently shook her head, took a deep breath, and immersed herself, “I’m starting.”
In fact, the “Realm of Freedom” effect had not expired yet, there was still a little tail left. Wen Yu wanted Fu Chengque to come over and recharge herself so that her mental state wouldn’t be affected later.
That night, Fu Chengque practiced very seriously.
Nothing happened on Thursday.
After practicing on Thursday night, Fu Chengque began to get slightly excited —
She was going on stage, this would be Empress Chengque’s first time speaking publicly on such a large occasion, it was a day of great historical significance!
No matter what happens next, it will go down in history!
Friday morning.
Fu Chengque woke up.
She couldn’t sleep last night, woke up very early in the morning.
But she still felt energetic and full of vitality! She opened the curtains and was very satisfied with the weather outside —
It rained all day the day before yesterday, and it was cloudy all day yesterday. On Friday, the clouds were all white. Although it wasn’t very obvious in the sky, the signs of good weather were already there. Obviously, this was specially prepared for Empress Chengque’s debut!
In the bedroom, she carefully prepared herself:
The weather, excellent!
Light makeup, stunning!
Mood, in place!
Condition, good!
Script, ready!
Great declaration, prepared!
Set off!
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