Chapter 77
Chapter 77: Going Shopping and Eating Together
In the afternoon, the two of them got dressed and set off.
Fu Chengque wore a new outfit, looking youthful and beautiful. Her shoes were those with little fur balls on them. Wen Yu couldn’t name the style, but he thought the little balls bouncing were cute.
The two took a bus ride and arrived at the meeting point.
Xiao Gua had sharp eyes and immediately spotted Fu Chengque, rushing over.
“Wow, Chengque, you look so pretty, let me snuggle!”
“Xiao Gua, you’re so warm, let me snuggle!”
Fang Ling also joined in, “Let me snuggle too!”
Then the three hugged each other, laughing and jumping around, pure silly joy.
Lu Min was originally watching from the side, but someone reached out and pulled her in, and the four of them jumped together.
After jumping, Fu Chengque loosened her scarf and shouted, “It’s so hot! I’m burning up!”
She took off her windbreaker and wrapped it around her hand before they started shopping.
The streets were bustling with tourists.
People were walking in groups of three or five, with laughter echoing back and forth. Like Wen Yu and the others, their destination was the pedestrian street not far behind. At this moment, it was like a bottleneck, constantly drawing in the surrounding crowd.
“Wow, there are so many people, come on, Wen Yu, catch up!” Fu Chengque waited in place, tiptoeing to look around the crowd.
“Xiao Gua, slow down, I can’t see you!” Fang Ling chased after Xiao Gua.
Lu Min was dragged forward by Fang Ling, her wrist pulled forcefully, her head bumping into one person’s shoulder, her arm knocking against another’s, feeling dizzy.
Wen Yu followed behind, his gaze fixed on Fu Chengque.
There were more people than he had imagined.
This was the famous street of Jiangcheng, a renovated old street in the original city center. The front half mainly consisted of supermarkets, clothing stores, and beauty shops, while the back half was for dining and entertainment, bringing the old and new together.
The girls strolled along the road, going into this shop and that, not buying anything, just looking at everything.
Their conversation and chatter were also attracting the attention of the shop assistants.
“Wow, Xiao Gua, this little earring suits you so well, do you want me to buy it for you?”
“Thank you, Chengque, I also want to buy this little bracelet for you…”
“Stop looking at that, come and see this necklace!” Fang Ling shouted, and the others immediately excitedly put down what they were holding and went over. “This necklace is worn by the famous female lead in that TV drama!”
“I know, I know, I’ve seen it! She also wore it on the variety show!” Xiao Gua’s eyes sparkled.
Finally, they all exclaimed in unison, “Wow, although the material is different, it’s really beautiful.”
If a salesperson approached at this moment, they would be very annoyed to hear them say, “I remember, the next-door store seems to have clothes worn by that actress! Shall we try them on?”
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
With a swoosh, all four of them disappeared.
The whole process emphasized the word “shopping.”
Wen Yu pretended not to know and silently exited the store, continuing to hang around behind.
After wandering for over an hour in the first half, the group finally reached the dining area in the second half, each holding more or less little items.
Fu Chengque got a few earrings and a silver-white necklace, totaling less than 20 yuan.
After walking for a while in the food area, Xiao Gua and the others couldn’t walk anymore.
Fu Chengque had great stamina, and she wanted to eat, so Wen Yu accompanied her as they continued walking.
“Wow! Wen Yu, do you want to try candied haws?”
“Have one.”
“Wow! Wen Yu, do you want to try the baked cake? How about a pancake?”
“Have one.”
“Wow! Gluten, hey, it’s 5 skewers for 10 yuan. I’ll have three skewers and you have two, how about that?”
“Okay.”
“Wow, guess what I found! Fried! Chestnuts!”
“…”
When Fu Chengque turned back with another “Wow,” Wen Yu finally couldn’t help but interrupt her.
“Fu Chengque, have you always been such a big eater?”
“I’m not a big eater.” Fu Chengque muttered, “I’m not the only one eating this, I can take it to Xiao Gua and the others.”
“Have you always had this kind of personality? I used to think you were like an iceberg.”
“Huh? Hahaha! Iceberg, what an old term. Ah, that’s how I am with people I’m not familiar with…”
“But we were very familiar when we were kids.”
“And then… right.”
Fu Chengque blinked her eyes and looked very cute. She happily handed over a string of hot roasted gluten. “It’s fragrant, it’s Northern-style gluten, have you tried it?”
“What’s this? Suddenly attacking me with a dead joke?”
“Huh? What joke?”
“It’s nothing, give it to me.” Wen Yu chuckled and took a bite of the gluten, amazed. “Delicious!”
“Hahaha, you’re not wrong to follow me! Gag, I’ll have some too!”
After a few words, Wen Yu was also infected by Fu Chengque’s joyful mood, accompanying her as they ate and looked around, buying more and more things.
In his eyes, the Fu Chengque from his past life was slowly fading in his memory, and the one in front of him was becoming clearer. When he closed his eyes and recalled, it was no longer always filled with a sense of alienation, but rather, moments like this one.
The joy of being with her, dancing in the air.
***
They played until evening before returning home.
It wasn’t until Wen Yu got home that he realized Chen Minghe had sent him another set of lyrics.
Dealing with Chen Minghe, Wen Yu decided to use the delaying tactic directly.
【Wen Yu】: Read.
【Wen Yu】: It’s a bit better, but not much. Can you spare “Jingle Bells”?
【Wen Yu】: And aren’t you practicing piano? Do you have time to revise lyrics?
【Chen Minghe】: Wen Yu replied!
【Chen Minghe】: I’m revising while practicing. You know, after getting familiar with the score, practicing just feels right.
Wen Yu thought, I don’t know, I have no idea at all.
【Chen Minghe】: Still not working, it’s so difficult.
【Wen Yu】: Of course it’s difficult. Don’t ordinary girls also sometimes approach you?
【Wen Yu】: Then aren’t you unwilling?
【Chen Minghe】: Indeed.
【Chen Minghe】: Wen Yu, it’s hard to describe to you. You know, it’s that kind of feeling where you’re careful after seeing it.
【Chen Minghe】: You might not quite get it.
【Wen Yu】: Anything else? I’m going to rest.
【Chen Minghe】: Alright, alright, lonely late night…
【Chen Minghe】: It would be nice to chat with her if I could.
Ignoring him, Wen Yu set down his phone, turned off the light, and drifted off to sleep. Today was beautiful; time for some rest!
***
In the new week, all the students had lost interest in studying, their minds focused solely on the New Year, New Year, New Year!
From Monday to Wednesday, the last three days of the year, the students counted down the days on their fingers. Wen Yu and Fu Chengque took a day off on Tuesday to go buy some oranges, finally completing their preparations.
December 31st, Thursday, the students became completely restless.
The teachers also knew that the students had no intention of listening to lessons on this day; they just reviewed past materials. Even then, the students were just letting everything go in one ear and out the other, their minds filled with thoughts of the New Year’s Day celebration in the afternoon.
When the final bell of the morning rang, they went wild:
“School’s out, school’s out!”
“Happy New Year in advance~”
“The New Year is here!”
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