Chapter 458 It’s better to have more contact
There is a pedestrian street near the hot spring resort shopping mall, very close to the lake. Every holiday, a market will be set up along the pedestrian street according to the characteristics of the festival. The small shops are connected together and have a uniform shape. They are both occupied by merchants and retail tenants, and sell food, clothing, and entertainment.
This New Year's Eve is no exception. When Liu Wangxue and the others came over to play script killing yesterday afternoon, they saw that the shops along the pedestrian street had been set up. This year's lantern festival is not limited to the pedestrian street. Instead, it turns a corner at the entrance of the pedestrian street and is directly connected to the lake, and then extends for about three kilometers along the lakeside pedestrian path.
No tickets are required to enter the hot spring resort. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but it also has everything to eat, drink and have fun. It is a good place for leisure and entertainment on weekdays. Therefore, in addition to tourists from other provinces and cities, residents from this city and nearby areas also come here from time to time, treating this place as an open park.
This year's New Year's Eve event was quite grand. The resort had advertised it early and many people came. When Liu Wangxue and his group arrived, the lake shore was already crowded.
After everyone discussed it, we unanimously decided not to go to the restaurant for dinner. There are so many snack shops here, and they all look delicious. After shopping all the way, even if you restrain yourself from buying too much, you will still be full.
The place where they got off the bus was in the shopping mall, which happened to be very close to the entrance of this end of the pedestrian street. The twins suggested that they start shopping from here and walk all the way towards the lake. Everyone had no objections and went over together.
There were staff members in doll costumes handing out flyers at the entrance. Xu Qingsong was walking outside, and the one was handed out to her. He took it and took a look: "Guide to the Lantern Festival?"
When everyone heard what he said, they turned around and asked the staff for one.
In fact, regarding the promotion of the lantern festival, the official video account of the resort has been posted on the website for a long time, but unfortunately none of them paid attention to it. The promotion is not only available online, but also in various B&Bs and hotels in the resort. The Huguangshanse Hotel where Liu Wangxue and the others stayed had a roll-up banner set up at the front desk the day before yesterday. A few people who came over just glanced at it and only knew that there was this activity. They didn't know the specific process or how to play it. Moreover, it was originally planned to go to Xu Qingsong's junior uncle's house for dinner tonight, but Liu Wangxue didn't take this event seriously at all.
Everyone took the leaflet and read it while walking. On the front was an introduction to some traditional games in the market, including lantern riddles, flying flower order, pot throwing, shuttlecock kicking, etc., a total of eight types.
These games are jointly launched with the Chinese comic movie that Li Yu proposed to watch last night. There is also a small shop at the entrance of the cinema. Players can get a brochure from here and play games to win. If you collect a stamp, you can collect a stamp on it. If you collect ten stamps, you can come back and redeem a movie ticket.
The number of movie tickets is limited, and they are divided into different categories. There are 150 full-price tickets, 300 half-price tickets, and 500 20%-off tickets. First come, first served, which one you can get. , depends on both strength and luck.
As soon as the twins saw this, they had no intention of going back any further. Isn't this a challenge? With the challenge in front of you, you must ignite your fighting spirit and desire to win. So the two of them put aside the snacks they had just planned to buy and looked to the side. When they saw the small shop in the cinema a few steps away, they directly pulled Li Yu over.
Beibei: "Brother Xiaoyu, come with us to play this!"
Kangkang: "Zhuge Kongming must be among the three of us. We must get the first-tier movie tickets!"
"Okay!" Li Yu also had this idea. When he was still in Country Y, that time During the activities held by the Confucius Institute during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he went to seal the event. The final prize was secondary, mainly because he liked the process of the game.
Xu Qingsong was also asking Liu Wangxue if he wanted to play. Liu Wangxue was still hesitating when he caught a glimpse of the twins and Li Yu going to get the brochure. She pointed at the backs of the three of them and said to Xu Qingsong: "Now, as you wish, you don't have to take care of the children at all."
Xu Qingsong was extremely satisfied with this phenomenon: "Well , very good, older children take care of younger children, It's very reasonable. Besides, we don't need small light bulbs with all the lights on the street."
On the side, Wen Xi, Du Yunkai and Tao Huayu were discussing whether they should go and play too. Although they had already watched the movie, I haven't played the game much.
Wenxi pointed at the flyer and said: "I really want to play this toss pot. I have only seen it in movies and TV series, but never experienced it myself."
"Okay, let's go." Du Yunkai Of course, follow her ideas.
Tao Huayu asked: "Can all these games be played, or can only those who have received a booklet collecting seals be able to play?"
They were not sure, so they simply went Ask the staff at the movie theater shop.
Li Yu and the twins had already finished receiving the booklets. They glanced at the "movie ticket collection record" on their workbench and found that more than 20 tickets in the first slot had been taken away.
The twins suddenly felt a sense of crisis and pulled Li Yu away. When they turned around, they saw Xu Qingsong and the others approaching. They hurriedly said hello and ran towards the first game point.
Xu Qingsong shouted from behind: "Pay attention to safety——"
The three of them didn't look back: "I know——"
They asked the staff, and the staff Said: "It doesn't matter, anyone can play."
So Du Yunkai and Wenxi were going to find the location of the pot throwing game, and Tao Huayu also planned to go with them.
Liu Wangxue had no interest in these little games. She turned to the back of the flyer and saw a "lantern making" shop. She was handicapped, but she really liked handicrafts.
At this point, the New Year's Eve team was divided into two again. Tao Huayu looked at the crowded crowd, raised the leaflets in his hands to Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue, and joked: "Then We have a chance to meet again."
Wenxi and Du Yunkai laughed together: "We have a chance to meet again."
Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue waved to them together: "Well, we have a chance to meet again."
The specific location was carefully marked on the flyer. The lantern experience shop is at the other end of the pedestrian street, near the lake. Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue were not in a hurry, so they held hands and walked slowly over. The original plan was to take a stroll anyway.
The pedestrian street is very wide, with shops set up on both sides of the street selling a variety of goods, and pedestrians walking in the middle of the street. It was already dark now. When they arrived, the lights in each shop were on. There were lanterns hanging on the eaves of each shop, in various shapes, round, square, rhombus, fan-shaped, etc., above. They are all painted with traditional patterns or flowers, birds, fish and insects. It looks bright from a distance and beautiful up close.
Xu Qingsong asked Liu Wangxue: "Are you hungry? Do you want to buy something to eat?"
After lunch, I was quite full. After that, I sat in the tea room for the whole afternoon. Among the fruit snacks The class didn't stop. Liu Wangxue was not hungry at all now. She asked Xu Qingsong: "Are you hungry?"
"Well-" Xu Qingsong put his other hand on his stomach, As if he was carefully feeling the signal from it, "It's a little bit."
Liu Wangxue was amused by him and shook the hand they were holding: "Let's go buy it!"
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The two of them walked a few steps further and saw a shop selling grilled cold noodles. Liu Wangxue suddenly became a little greedy for this, so Xu Qingsong pulled her to queue. After waiting in line for more than ten minutes to get it, Xu Qingsong took two bamboo sticks from the small box next to the operating table to use as chopsticks. He picked up the steaming first bite and blew it, then fed it to Liu Wangxue first. .
As soon as Liu Wangxue took the food into his mouth, his eyes suddenly lit up and he gave him a thumbs up.
Xu Qingsong saw that she was eating happily, and he was also happy. He picked up another piece to cool it down, and then fed it to her after she finished the bite.
Liu Wangxue shook his head: "One bite is enough. I'm just greedy. Eat it quickly. It will get cold in a while."
Xu Qingsong ate it by himself. The taste was really good. good.
Next, the two of them bought two more snacks and flower and fruit tea. Each of them had a cup of flower and fruit tea. Liu Wangxue still took a sip of the two snacks, and the rest belonged to Xu Qingsong. After finishing the food, the package was thrown into the trash can in the middle of the street, with more than half a cup of tea left in his hand.
Liu Wangxue was also drinking sip after sip. Suddenly she saw a shop selling clothes in front of her. She was attracted by a denim jacket hanging inside, so she pulled Xu Qingsong over to take a look. .
"Boss, can you take that piece off for me to take a look at?" Liu Wangxue asked the boss, pointing to the washed white piece with the spring field pattern on the back. It was probably just for display. It was hung a bit high, and Xu Qingsong might not be able to reach it even with his tiptoes.
The owner of the shop is a slightly fat middle-aged lady. She has no makeup, but her face looks very good and her smile is very friendly: "Okay."
Liu Wangxue He handed the flower and fruit tea in his hand to Xu Qingsong and took the coat that the boss had taken off. The tentacles felt very soft, and only then did she see clearly that the pattern on the back of the clothes was not printed, but embroidered with colored cotton threads - green grass stretched to the distant green hills, with unknown little flowers clustered around it. Bloom together. Warm, vigorous, and dazzling vitality, she was attracted to this bright color just now.
The more Liu Wangxue looked at it, the more she liked it. She pinched her shoulders and compared it to the mirror. Scattered flowers were embroidered on the pockets, front, cuffs and hem. She asked the boss: "Can I try it on?"
The boss made a gesture of invitation: "Yes." Anyway, it is a coat, and it is easy to take off and put on.
Also because all they sell are coats, there is no special curtain for fitting clothes in the shop. Liu Wangxue stood at the door and turned aside to let other customers in. Xu Qingsong put the two cups of tea together and stretched out his hand towards Liu Wangxue: "I'll hold it for you."
Liu Wangxue just said Hand him the coat first, take off the coat you're wearing outside, and put on the coat. The mirror was temporarily occupied by other customers, so she didn't take a look. She turned around for Xu Qingsong to look at: "Does it look good?"
Xu Qingsong nodded: "It looks good and fits well." Spring is on my body.
The customer left and the mirror was temporarily vacant. Liu Wangxue jumped over and looked back and forth. She was very satisfied and asked the boss for the price.
“599.” the boss said.
Xu Qingsong asked Liu Wangxue: "Do you want it?"
Liu Wangxue lowered his head to check the hidden buttons on the front and cuffs. Hearing this, he nodded: "Yes."
< br>Xu Qingsong put her coat on the other arm, took out her mobile phone and prepared to pay.
Liu Wangxue checked that there was nothing wrong with the buttons and was about to take off her coat. When she looked up, she saw Xu Qingsong in the mirror scanning a code with his mobile phone. She suddenly wanted to tease him, turned around and asked: "You're going to pay now? Don't you even want to bargain?"
Xu Qingsong scanned the QR code for a moment, and then looked at her expression and he could almost read it out her inner thoughts.
"Yes," he said, deciding to cooperate, and then asked the boss, "Can it be cheaper."
The boss still smiled and raised his finger to point to the clothes rack in the center of the shop. He was wearing a "Purely Handmade Embroidery" sign and said: "As you can see, I don't have many clothes in this store, because the embroidery on them is all hand-embroidered by my family. It's not easy to make one." Yes, so I won’t bargain.”
Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong looked at each other, and they both smiled.
Xu Qingsong said: "Take off your coat quickly and put on your coat, it's cold."
Just as Liu Wangxue was about to take off her coat, the twins jumped out of nowhere, holding her arms one on the left and the other on the right.
Beibei: "Sister-in-law, you are shopping for clothes."
Kangkang: "This embroidery is beautiful!"
Xu Qingsong pulled the two away: " Stop making trouble and let your sister-in-law change her clothes first.”
The twins immediately pestered him: "Brother, I want it too!"
Seeing Liu Wangxue take off her coat, Xu Qingsong quickly shook the coat off, helped her put it on, and said to the twins: "Go by yourself Pick.”
“Okay—” the twins cheered and entered the shop together and started looking at each item.
At this time, Li Yu also came over, carrying three packaging boxes with the snacks he had just bought. He was waiting in the shop opposite. When he turned around, the twins were gone. He looked into the crowd, and then he saw this side.
He handed the snacks to Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong: "Brother Qingsong, sister Xu Xu, do you want to eat? The octopus balls that have just been cooked."
Xu Qingsong said: "You have eaten, you can eat."
Liu Wangxue also said.
Li Yu opened a box, took one with a bamboo skewer and ate it in one bite. Liu Wangxue asked him how he was playing the game. He chewed the food in his mouth and swallowed it, and said: "I have collected six seals, and there are still Feihua Ling and Shuttlecock who are not gone."
"Then you are very fast." Liu Wangxue praised.
The twins picked out their coats, and only Kangkang took one. Because there was only one pattern or style on display in the store, the twins seemed to have the same brain, and both fell in love with this one at first sight. They came over and asked the boss to bring out another one.
The boss was embarrassed: "It's hand-embroidered, there's really only one piece."
The twins looked at each other, unhappy, and then looked at Xu Qingsong: "Brother——"
Xu Qingsong smiled and shrugged, expressing his helplessness.
Liu Wangxue tentatively suggested: "How about choosing another one? Then you two can wear different clothes, which is equivalent to having two clothes for each person?"
Xu Qingsong agreed: "I think your sister-in-law's idea is a good one."
The twins have never used different things since they were young. When they were young, they were like conjoined twins, doing everything together. If the family buys different things for them, even if they are the same style but different colors, they will be unhappy, either because they like each other, or they will feel that they are being separated in this way. After I got a little older, I just avoided suspicion in terms of gender. In daily life, eating, wearing, and using things that didn't matter were still the same. For example, when buying clothes, whether they are men's clothes or women's clothes, you must buy two identical pieces.
Xie Zhuoyi and Xi Muya also had headaches over this matter, because they always had to grow up, separate, and become different.
For example, when choosing a major after the college entrance examination, both children initially chose landscape architecture, which Beibei wanted to apply for.
In the school where the twins attend, there are teachers who are responsible for academic planning every year to communicate with senior high school students and their parents on professional application filling matters. There was a column on the feedback form that was "Reason for choosing this major." Kangkang directly filled in "My sister likes it."
When the teacher saw how this was possible, he quickly contacted the parents. That day, Xie Zhuoyi and Xi Muya had a very formal and serious conversation with the two children.
Actually, Kangkang wrote this for a reason. When he was a child, his family would ask them for their opinions when making decisions about them. The main reason was to see if they could hear different opinions from their mouths. Answer. Of course there is no result, and the adult will provide guidance. For example, they may ask, "My brother wants this, does my sister want to choose a different one?" or change the order of the names, "My sister wants this, and my brother wants to try that."
The answers of the two children are always the same, "I will choose whichever sister/brother I choose, and I will like whatever my sister/brother likes." When they grow up, the two of them can make decisions independently without any discussion. No matter who makes a decision, the other will follow. It was Beibei's decision to choose a major in college.
Xie Zhuoyi and Xi Muya said sincerely: "Kangkang, although you can study any major in college, and you may not be able to apply what you learn after graduation, we still have to choose what we really like and want to study. Yes. This kind of life-related choice, we have to make our own decisions, and we can't follow my sister."
Kangkang said: "I want to be with my sister, we will not be separated. ”
Beibei was still echoing: "Yes!"
Xie Zhuoyi and Xi Muya forcibly pulled them apart: "You can go to the same school, you don't have to have the same major. Kangkang, Mom and Dad Let me ask you, do you really like landscape architecture and want to study this major?”
Kangkang hesitated rarely when asked this question.
After that, Kangkang struggled for several days, and he didn’t know how the twins finally discussed it. Kangkang changed his choice and chose art.
Xie Zhuoyi and Xi Muya were happy for a while, feeling that this was a good start and it should mean that they could "separate". However, things did not go in the direction they expected. The twins remained the same except this time.
Xie Zhuoyi once worried and said: "If they both date each other in the future, can they still be like a conjoined twin all day long like now? How can they get along with their partner?"
Xi Muya A little more optimistic than him: "Probably, it won't be like this after we talk about it, right?" Otherwise, what should the boyfriend or girlfriend think?
As long as Xu Qingsong returned to the capital, he would often hear his junior uncle talking about this matter. Now he was thinking, why not take this opportunity to give it a try?
The boss didn’t want to miss out on this business, so he recommended a few pieces to the twins. However, the twins didn’t like it and didn’t want to buy it. But looking at the piece in his hand, they really like it. , reluctant to let go.
Liu Wangxue saw that the pattern on the clothes they chose was a summer tree cicada, but that cicada was a lazy cicada. It was sleeping anthropomorphically leaning on a branch with its legs crossed, and it also blew out A huge snot bubble is really cute.
She looked at Xu Qingsong and felt that for some reason he just wanted the twins to choose two different clothes, so she tentatively gave suggestions again and handed over the one in her hand: "Otherwise, it's your choice. This piece is a summer cicada taking a nap, how can it be paired with this spring flower sea? How about it?"
She pointed to the two pieces hanging above and said, "I see the boss has some embroidered with autumn and winter patterns. Qingsong and I will choose these two pieces. Let's get one together. What do you think about the seasons?"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Xu Qingsong.
Xu Qingsong agreed again: "I think it's okay."
Beibei took the piece Liu Wangxue handed her and said, "It's also pretty." They were just there Buying octopus balls across the street, the two of them turned around and saw Liu Wangxue trying on clothes. They were also attracted by the pattern on the back of the piece.
As soon as the boss heard this, he hurried over and took down the pieces of Sunset Autumn Water and Snow Falling Branches, and handed the former to Liu Wangxue, and then the latter to Xu Qingsong: "They happen to be your size."
When Liu Wangxue just tried on clothes, she wanted to buy another couple's outfit and choose another one for Xu Qingsong based on the one she tried on. But she thinks the current one is better. There is a pine tree beside the autumn water on her hand, and there is falling snow on Xu Qingsong's hand. This can secretly show affection!
Liu Wangxue leaned next to Xu Qingsong and pointed out these two places on the picture to him.
Xu Qingsong understood instantly. He looked at her and couldn't help but smile. He whispered to her: "This is good, I want this."
Li Yuzai I was eating octopus balls on the side, happily, as if watching a good show.
The two customers who came in at about the same time as Liu Wangxue had both finished their shopping and left. The twins inside were still struggling.
Xu Qingsong issued an ultimatum and waved the clothes in his hands: "I will give you the last five seconds to think about it. If you don't want it, your sister-in-law and I will pay for these two pieces."
The twins whispered: "Is this a matter of money?"
Xu Qingsong started counting down: "Five--"
The twins looked at each other and liked both items. , but they are not the same.
Xu Qingsong: "Four——"
The twins looked at each other again, forget it, it was originally embroidered by hand. After all, even if the pattern is the same, there will still be differences if you look closely.
Xu Qingsong: "Three——"
The twins: "Yes!"
Then he turned around and saw that Li Yu had just finished eating the box of octopus balls. Put the bamboo skewers back into the packing box and tie the mouth of the bag tightly.
The twins instantly changed their faces and walked out quickly: "Brother Xiaoyu, please choose one too. All five of us are wearing the same thing."
"Yes, Xiaoyu, do you want to choose one too?" One piece?" Liu Wangxue looked sideways at Li Yu, pointed to one hanging on the wall of the shop, and said, "Well, that one, the one with the carp leaping over the dragon gate, what a good New Year blessing."
Xu Qingsong also said: "It's just right. I'll pay together and treat it as a New Year's gift to you."
When the twins saw Liu Wangxue's point, they quickly asked the boss to take off their clothes.
Li Yu was still carrying the remaining two boxes of octopus balls and an empty box in his hand. He waved his hands repeatedly: "Sister Xu Xu, I am not short of clothes. Brother Qingsong, don't waste your money." When he worked as a tour guide for Joshua, and later when he went to work in Porcelain, Wenxi prepared a lot of clothes for him, and he bought them himself under Wenxi's guidance when he was in Country Y. There were too many clothes, and he felt like he couldn't even wear them. .
The twins pestered him to accept it, and Beibei held the coat wider than his shoulders: "How suitable!"
Xu Qingsong asked the boss to calculate the total price, which should be It was the biggest order of the day. The smile on the boss's face became even deeper, and he wiped off the order when he was happy.
When Xu Qingsong paid, the boss packed the clothes one by one and handed them to them. He also gave Liu Wangxue a business card and said: "This is my own small brand. There are many brands in the city. It’s a small store. If you have time, you can check it out. There is a QR code on it. You can scan it and follow it. New products will be posted in the store. They are all one-of-a-kind.”
"Okay, thank you." Liu Wangxue took it and put it in his bag.
Li Yu received a New Year gift and was very embarrassed. He said to Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue, "I didn't even prepare a gift for you."
Xu Qingsong raised his hand and patted his head: "What gift are you giving me? Okay, let's go play and pay attention to safety."
"Brother, sister-in-law, let's go." The twins were beaming with joy. The ground pulled Li Yu away, and then they remembered that there were still two games left to collect all the seals, so they had to hurry up.
Xu Qingsong carried the two bags in his hands, took Liu Wangxue's hand and continued walking forward, full of joy: "A big thing has been accomplished."
Liu Wangxue Guess, is it really the twins buying clothes? Just asked him.
Xu Qingsong told her.
After hearing this, Liu Wangxue didn't have much reaction to this. You shouldn't choose your major casually, but things like dressing up are trivial and not a big deal. Doesn't this mean that the relationship between the siblings is good? She was very curious about one thing and asked Xu Qingsong: "How on earth can you tell Beibei and Kangkang apart?"
Xu Qingsong looked at her with a smile: "You can't tell the difference. ?”
Liu Wangxue shook his head: “I can’t tell at all.”
It stands to reason that there should be some difference between them, one is a boy and the other is a girl, at least in height. , body shape and voice will vary. But Beibei and Kangkang are not. They are the same height and have the same body shape, and their voices are almost the same. Today, I was wearing clothes with a stand-up tie and raw edges, which completely covered my neck.
After Liu Wangxue said the above comparisons, Xu Qingsong smiled even more happily: "Indeed, they are really similar. It's okay now. After all, Kangkang has male characteristics, Adam's apple, and so on. In this case, no one will mistake him for it. Unlike when he was a child, even his uncle and his aunt would sometimes confuse the two. As for Kangkang, my uncle has a headache about not growing up. He went to the hospital for a checkup, and there was no way his genes were like this. Moreover, he didn’t have a voice-changing period. When he was in junior high school, almost everyone around him had a voice like a duck. He still had a childish voice.”
Hearing this, Liu Wangxue was a little worried: "So what does Kangkang think in his heart?" Could there be pressure from the environment, or might his classmates say some unpleasant things.
Xu Qingsong knew what she was worried about: "Kangkang accepted it well. He and Beibei are both psychologically strong. There are indeed some unpleasant voices in the class and school, but he himself I don’t like playing with those boys. I think they sweat all day long when playing ball. Hahaha..."
Xu Qingsong laughed out loud when he said this, and he was already in front of his eyes. It can be seen that Kangkang raised his hand to fan his face when he said this. He was as disgusted as he wanted to be: "Children, apart from these disgusting people, there are always some righteous ones, and Beibei also I will protect him. Besides, our relationship with girls is very good, and there are a lot of fans in the school." "That's good," Liu Wangxue felt relieved after hearing what he said. . The topic obviously went too far. Xu Qingsong still didn't say how he could tell the twins apart, so Liu Wangxue asked again.
Xu Qingsong said: "The school we went to was from kindergarten to high school. When they were born, I was already in junior high school - tsk, when you think about it, I suddenly feel so old. ! ”
"No way!" Liu Wangxue smiled and coaxed him truthfully, "She is in her prime of life!"
Xu Qingsong raised the hand carrying the bag and pinched her face, and continued: " By the time they went to kindergarten, I was already in high school. Anyway, our home was close to each other, and my uncle and aunt were busy, so I took them there every day when they went to school, and then brought them there after school. We took them home. The school was near Peking University. After I went to college, I could not count how many times I went there. Come and play with me."
Liu Wangxue understood: "Just like how one can make a perfect match, there is no reason why family members who meet every day can't recognize it, right?"
"Yes? Ah," Xu Qingsong held her hand and shook it gently, "It would be better if you have more contact. You are so smart, there is no way you can't tell the difference."