Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 240

Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi did not go back to Lantern Street, but went to other stalls selling snacks.

The two didn’t play for long before they met Gu Ye and his friends.

Gu Yin greeted them with a smile. The children used to like her very much. Although she still called them warmly, they turned their heads to stick to Wu Qingyi’s side.

“Uncle, are you also watching the juggling?”

“Uncle, my name is Little Fatty Lu, you must remember me.”

Wu Qingyi had been fighting all year round, his body was stained with ill-will, and his face was always solemn. Usually, let alone a child, even an ordinary adult would not dare to approach him.

All of a sudden, a lot of little radishes swirled around him, and some more daring ones took his hand and rushed toward him. Wu Qingyi was afraid that he would accidentally hurt the children, so he could only stand there at a loss. 

Seeing his stiff body, staying where he was and not daring to move, Gu Yin asked Gu Ye amusingly, “What did you say to them again?”

Gu Ye spread his hands and said, “I didn’t say anything. When they heard that my uncle was watching the gate in the capital, they said they would go to the capital to find me in the future. They are now enthusiastic for fear that my uncle would not let them in at that time.”

Gu Yin:  “…”

In the end, it was Gu Yin who spoke up and told everyone to play together, which finally solved Wu Qingyi’s predicament.

Although the entertainment of the lantern festival was similar to the previous year, everyone still had a great time, especially the activities of throwing darts and setting bamboo circles at some stalls. For Wu Qingyi, who was good at riding and shooting, he was great at it.

The darts hit the bull’s-eye every time, and the set of hoops was accurate. The spectators applauded enthusiastically.

The children standing beside him were even more excited, and their voices were almost hoarse as they cheered.

In the end, he won a lot of toys, and Gu Ye gave them to the children.

The faces of the stall owners who set up the stalls were all pale, as they were all small businesses. They also made a fortune by celebrating the festival, and they had never encountered a loss.

Of course, Wu Qingyi didn’t take advantage of them, and when he went back, he made it up for them with money.

One of them said, “The strong man is extraordinary in martial arts, and with your beautiful wife, you are a match made in heaven!”

Wu Qingyi didn’t have any expression after listening to it, but only made Gu Yin uncomfortable and pulled him away quickly.

After enjoying all the activities for half the night, Gu Yin was about to pull Gu Ye to go home, but he said, “I don’t want to go home yet, mother, you can go back.”

Seeing that his uncle did so well, he would be more generous and let the two be alone for a while.

Gu Yin didn’t know his careful thoughts. The lantern festival would last all night, and the public security would be under the charge of Guan Caotou and others. There was no need to worry. The family was going to Beijing in the morning, so she thought he might be reluctant to leave his friends. Therefore, she allowed him to stay.

Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi left side by side and walked to the vicinity of Food of Heaven. She asked aloud, “Do you want to eat something?”

Not long before it was dark, the two were pushed out of the store by Mrs. Wang. Although he ate a lot of snacks, Gu Yin knew his appetite and guessed that he was not full.

Wu Qingyi nodded, “I’m a little hungry, but you don’t have to work hard, just make whatever you want.”

The store was closed, and the place was dark.

The doors were closed from the inside, and the people inside would be disturbed if they went in. Especially that Manager Zhou, who was going to leave early the next morning, had already fallen asleep.

But Wu Qingyi climbed the wall and let his wife in.

In fact, after Wu Qingyi went in, he found that the back door was not locked at all, it was just hidden, and it could be pushed open with a push from the outside.

The two entered the back kitchen lightly like thieves. Wu Qingyi lit an oil lamp, and Gu Yin found the dough in the back kitchen, and simply made a vegetarian ramen for him to eat.

The dim light of the oil lamp illuminated her beautiful face a bit softer than usual.

The snow-white dough was pinched in her hands, so that people couldn’t tell whether the dough was whiter or her hands were whiter.

In a quarter of an hour, Gu Yin made a big bowl of noodles.

“With Chef Xu and Shiliu here, there’s not much leftovers in the store. You can just eat this.”

In the bowl, there were noodles in clear soup, two pieces of blanched green rapeseed, and a poached egg.

“This is fine too.” Wu Qingyi took the noodle bowl and ate it.

The rapeseed was refreshing, the poached egg was half-charred, and when the crispy skin was bitten, the inside was soft and tender. The orange egg liquid fell into the noodle soup, and with the noodles, it was especially delicious to eat on that quiet night.

Gu Yin sat beside him with her chin propped up, smilingly as she watched him finish a large bowl of noodles one bite at a time, and finally drank all the noodle soup with great care.