417 The Atmosphere Is Strange
While the female team was talking, the men’s team had already finished solving their riddles.
Within the time limit, the men’s team had solved a total of ten riddles, breaking the highest record in the history of this stall.
With the exception of Ruyi, everyone else on Xiaoguo’s side applauded.
Wearing confident looks on their faces, Ruyi and Zhuangzhuang shouted loudly, “Boss, it’s our turn now!”
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When the boss heard this, he walked over with the box.
Shu Botong came over looking like a spectator. He said, “We have created a new high. Can you do this? If I remember correctly, someone did not get any correct answers during her last attempt.”
Ruyi snorted at Shu Botong’s sarcastic comment, “You don’t need to worry about that.”
Then, she squatted down and said to Zhuang Zhuang with a smile, “Good boy, Zhuang Zhuang. We just have to get 11 correct answers later. There’s no need to aim for too many. After all, it’s better to cut them some slack. Ah…”
Zhuang Zhuang looked at her in confusion. She was just talking about wiping out the opponents moments ago. Why is she showing mercy now?
No matter what, Zhuang Zhuang was still thinking about the feast, so he nodded in agreement. “Okay!”
Shu Botong didn’t take their words seriously. After all, Zhuang Zhuang was still a child. No matter how good he was, he didn’t believe that the boy could do better than the adults.
Ruyi got up and pushed him away. “Get up. You’re affecting our performance.”
Shu Botong snorted and stood a few meters away from her reluctantly.
The people around them realized that a child was going to solve the lantern riddles. They were intrigued. “A child playing this game? Would he be up to it?
Amidst everyone’s confusion, Zhuang Zhuang took out the first lantern riddle.
“Having roots that don’t reach the ground, and leaves that don’t bloom. They drift with the water during the day and don’t return home at night.”
Ruyi leaned forward nervously and read out the riddle.
As soon as the lantern riddle was revealed, most people were able to guess the answer right away.
Shu Botong thought that it was too simple as well.
Without thinking, Zhuang Zhuang said, “The answer is duckweed.”
“That’s right!”
The boss was overjoyed and immediately awarded a point to Zhuang Zhuang.
Even though Zhuang Zhuang knew the answer, he couldn’t help but look towards Xiaoguo with a hopeful expression, seeking praise from her.
Xiaoguo did not disappoint him and gave him his deserved praise.
After receiving the praise, Zhuang Zhuang regained his vitality. He had to answer more questions and bring his mother to the feast as promised by Sister Ruyi.
As he thought about this, Zhuang Zhuang hesitated. He glanced at Jiang Danhe, who was his opponent for now.
Jiang Danhe was also paying attention to Zhuang Zhuang’s performance. Seeing how smart the boy was and hearing the heartfelt praises from the crowd, he felt a great sense of joy and pride. He thought to himself, “He is indeed my good son!”
As soon as Zhuangzhuang turned around, he saw the proud expression on his father’s face, which made him feel even more delighted. He thought to himself, “Maybe I should bring Father along to the feast as well!”
The second riddle was quickly drawn.
With a good start, Zhuang Zhuang managed to solve his way through to the eleventh riddle.
At this moment, Zhuang Zhuang had already won. However, he couldn’t stop himself. The more riddles he solved, the more excited he became.
Shu Botong was completely convinced. At this moment, he was already thinking about his plans for supper.
Zhuangzhuang’s outstanding performance also won applause from the entire audience.
The happiest person was undoubtedly Ruyi. When Zhuangzhuang solved all fourteen riddles within the allotted time, she was even more delighted than the boy’s parents. If it weren’t for her weight, she would have hugged Zhuangzhuang tightly and given him a big kiss.
“You’ve made me proud. I’ll treat you to a big meal tomorrow!”
“Yay! Sister Ruyi, can I bring Mother and Father along?” Zhuang Zhuang was overjoyed, but he did not forget to fight for benefits for Xiaoguo and Jiang Danhe.
“Of course you can!”
“What about Uncle?”
“Sure!”
“Sister Yu Ling, Sister Xiao Zhu, Sister Linglong, Sister Fu’er, Sister Xiaocui, Grandpa Xu, and Uncle Botong?”
“Our Zhuang Zhuang has so many good sisters.” The corners of Ruyi’s mouth twitched. She feigned reluctance and said, “Sure!”
“That’s wonderful!”
Zhuang Zhuang felt that it wouldn’t feel good to eat alone. He had to treat everyone to a big meal.
“Alright, alright. Supper is settled then.”
Ruyi looked at Shu Botong meaningfully. After saying that, she covered her mouth and snickered at Xiaoguo and the others. “Let’s quickly think about what to eat later so that they can cook for us.”
Qin Anming and Jiang Danhe couldn’t help but look at Shu Botong.
“What? What?” Shu Botong waved his hands in the air. “Why are you looking at me? We lost the game as a team. Don’t blame it on me.”
Uncle Xu was the only one out of sorts. In any case, they couldn’t possibly let an elderly man cook up a feast for them.
The group won a lot of lanterns, but they didn’t take everything with them. Firstly, it was impossible to take them all. Secondly, they had no use for so many lanterns, so they only chose a few that they liked.
After receiving the lanterns from the stall owner, the few of them left the place happily.
Everybody was hungry after spending so much time at the fair. It was a good time to head back for supper.
“Let’s think about what we would like to have. Coincidentally, we have everything in our shop. In any case, there is no need for us to cook. We just have to order and eat.”
Ruyi smiled while holding one lantern in each hand. Chattering non-stop, she was in a wonderful mood.
Shu Botong waved his lantern at her back, looking like he was venting his anger.
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Sensing something, Ruyi turned around and spotted his fist before he could retract it.
Shu Botong was so frightened that he quickly straightened his back. Feeling guilty, he didn’t dare to look into her eyes, and kept hiding behind Qin Anming.
There was no way that Ruyi would throw a tantrum at Brother Anming. Looking at Shu Botong’s cowardly behavior, she could only let out a soft snort to express her mockery towards him.
“Hmph!”
Shu Botong did not dare to do anything to her, and could only call her a wild and ugly girl in his heart!
The atmosphere seemed a little strange…
Xiaoguo quietly observed the two of them from the side. She didn’t know why, but although they had just met, they were fighting like roosters, always pecking at each other whenever they had the chance.
Even so, she could sense an impenetrable barrier between the two of them.
Surprisingly, Qin Anming seemed indifferent to their behavior. It’s really unclear what he thinks about Ruyi in his heart. If he was even slightly fond of her, he should have some response to their bantering. Instead he looked like an onlooker who was watching the younger generation fool around.
If Xiaoguo dared to fool around with another man like this, Jiang Danhe would probably explode.
Was Qin Anming too insensitive, or…
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“What are you looking at?”
Xiaoguo was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn’t notice Jiang Danhe, who had quietly moved to her side.
“Yes? Nothing.”
Jiang Danhe looked suspiciously in the direction she was staring at and saw Shu Botong sneakily looking in her direction from behind Qin Anming.
The vinegar jar fell into the hot oil and started sizzling instantly.
“…”
Xiaoguo looked at him for a long time, but he didn’t speak. The man, who was smiling just now, had gone quiet all of a sudden.
“What’s wrong?”
“…”
“Are you unhappy about losing the game?”
“Of course not.” Jiang Danhe had just sworn to ignore her, but he gave up immediately in the next minute. After thinking about it, he decided to explain himself.
“I went easy on you just now.”
“Yes, I know.”
Jiang Danhe’s unhappiness was instantly cured by Xiaoguo’s words.
Of course Xiaoguo knew. She had said it on purpose when she saw that he was ignoring her.
During the game, there were several easy riddles, but he did not manage to solve them. It was definitely not because he couldn’t, but he was just deliberately going easy on her team. She was very sure about this.
Jiang Danhe could feel the corners of his mouth curling up. However, he was still feeling upset and didn’t want her to see that he was happy, so his smile at this moment was looking more like a cramp.
Suddenly, his beautiful mood was disrupted by the occasional gaze from behind.
Jiang Danhe leaned closer to Xiaoguo domineeringly and glanced back smugly, as if to say, “This is my woman. If you look again, I’ll dig out your eyeballs.”
Shu Botong’s entire body trembled involuntarily. He looked at the sky curiously. It was only August, so the weather shouldn’t be cold.
Seeing that he was avoiding his gaze, Jiang Danhe couldn’t help but feel a little satisfied. He nodded silently, thinking that the man had backed off.
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