Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 457 Liu Miaomiao's Pilgrimage
Compared with the newly built CBD, the old city area is not as prosperous, but there are no fewer passers-by. Along the way, there are traces of the passage of time, and there is a sense of tranquility that cannot be seen among the high-rise buildings.

When I walked out of the corridor of the music tuition institution, I was greeted by the sunshine. Today must be a really good day for a date.

Liu Miaomiao tugged at the hand that was in Lu Mingfei's arm. Lu Mingfei turned his head and Liu Miaomiao said meaningfully, "Did you hear that? My classmates all say you are handsome, handsome guy."

Lu Mingfei had already learned to play dumb in front of this kind of question that seemed to be a life-or-death question. He blinked his eyes with an innocent expression: "Eh, is that so? I only heard Miaomiao say that I was a handsome guy."

Liu Miaomiao knew that Lu Mingfei was playing dumb, and she puffed her lips a little angrily, with two sweet dimples on her cheeks.

But the anger of a sweet girl is similar to the rage of Hello Kitty. Moreover, Liu Miaomiao is a sweet girl who likes Hello Kitty. Her pouting face is not convincing at all. Instead of being intimidating, she even got Lu Mingfei to hold her face and kiss her.

Passers-by all came over to look.

Liu Miaomiao punched Lu Mingfei’s chest weakly with her little pink fist: “Wait a minute… There are people watching us…”

Looking at Liu Miaomiao's shy and red face, and her act of wiping the saliva marks on her cheek with the back of her hand in disgust, Lu Mingfei smacked his lips with satisfaction, thinking that if Miaomiao had not suffered the harm from him, she would have been perfect for playing the role of a campus heroine with this sweet face.

"Do you have any plans for today, little princess?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Liu Miaomiao was a little surprised by this title: "What little princess?"

"You. Don't people on the Shilan Middle School campus forum call you the Little Piano Princess?"

"Those were just the students yelling! Why are you yelling along with them?"

Liu Miaomiao complained, but the expression on her face couldn't hide her true feelings. After all, she was still a teenage girl, and what girl didn't want the person she liked to treat her like a little princess?
"My mom doesn't know that I finished class early today. I sneaked out to see you today."

Liu Miaomiao said, "My piano lessons will officially end tomorrow, but I have some things to do in the next few days, so I may not be able to meet you often, so I will make up for the next few days today."

Liu Miaomiao seemed reluctant to tell Lu Mingfei what she was going to do in the next few days.

But even if she didn't say it, Lu Mingfei actually knew that she was going to learn how to make handmade chocolates in the next few days. He heard everything clearly about the conversation between Liu Miaomiao and the little goddess that day.

Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei also felt that he should prepare some gifts for Liu Miaomiao and the others. After all, on Liu Miaomiao's birthday, the original plan was disrupted due to various accidents.

The first Valentine's Day after being together should be made up together with the last birthday.

Of course, he would treat his other girlfriends equally. I don't know if it was the dragon blood in his body that was causing him to get more and more arrogant, and he had one girlfriend after another. But since he was ready to start a harem, he definitely couldn't favor one over the other.

So, after the little angel Xia Mi and myself stepped onto the ladder of adulthood, Miaomiao and Wenwen could not fall behind. We must find an opportunity to let Miaomiao and Wenwen catch up!

It's not that he wants to do this because he is too depressed. He just wants to be fair and not let Miaomiao and Wenwen be left behind!

Lu Mingfei's thoughts turned to something not suitable for children.

But the remaining Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen are not girls as easy to be pushed down as the little angel... Well, actually, in terms of physical pushing down, the difficulty of pushing them down is about the same.

However, if you really want to open up Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen's defenses, it's not as easy as the little angel.

The atmosphere in 2007 is not comparable to the Internet era a few years later. Moreover, Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen both had good family education. Liu Miaomiao was a rich girl, and Chen Wenwen was from a family of scholars and a devout Christian.

Firstly, Su Xiaoqiang had lived in Europe and was half Portuguese, so he was relatively open-minded. Secondly, he was a tsundere, a typical low-attack and low-defense player. Before he started dating Lu Mingfei, his CPU would smoke when Lu Mingfei held his hand.

Lu Mingfei felt that he needed to find a suitable opportunity, but he had no idea for the time being.

But no matter what, when I go on a date with my girlfriend, I must fulfill my duties as a boyfriend and the master of my harem. I can think about Valentine's Day later.

Liu Miaomiao held Lu Mingfei's hand and walked slowly on the sidewalks on both sides of the road.

Perhaps because the New Year is approaching, the streets are full of the festive atmosphere, with lights and decorations everywhere. Almost every shop has red lanterns hanging and the word "Fu" posted in front of it.

The older the years, the stronger the festive atmosphere becomes.

Liu Miaomiao was holding the candied haws that Lu Mingfei bought for her, and she walked with joy and excitement, like a little princess who had sneaked into the folks. Her eyes were shining with excitement and curiosity, and she was full of curiosity about the things around her.

"This candied haws is so sweet, not sour at all. Mingfei, do you want to try it?" Liu Miaomiao handed the candied haws to Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei lowered his head and tasted one, and found it to be quite sweet indeed, just slightly less sweet than Liu Miaomiao's.

"Why are you looking around like a child?" Lu Mingfei reached out and patted Liu Miaomiao on the head.

"I haven't been to the city center for a long time!"

Liu Miaomiao pouted: "It seems that I haven't been here much since I started middle school. When I was very young, my family was not very rich, and we didn't live in the sunny part of California. At that time, my family lived nearby. Every night my father and mother would take me out shopping."

As she spoke, she looked around and pointed in a certain direction: "I remember that my home should be over there. I have to turn at the intersection ahead."

Lu Mingfei said: "How about going to visit the place where you used to live, Miaomiao? We are wandering around here aimlessly anyway. Why not reminisce about your childhood, Miaomiao?"

Liu Miaomiao pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "Okay!"

The two men walked to the next intersection and turned in another direction.

At this time, Lu Mingfei suddenly asked curiously: "By the way, Miaomiao, you said that your family was not very rich when you were a child, so your family conditions were also average at that time?"

"Yeah, just average."

Liu Miaomiao put her slender fingers on her lips and tilted her head to recall: "I remember when I was in the second grade of elementary school, my mother wanted to buy a Bechstein C series piano but couldn't afford it. In the end, after hesitating for a long time, she only bought a Blüthner civilian piano for more than 6 US dollars."

Lu Mingfei: "..."

So which ordinary person would spend more than 6 US dollars to buy a piano? How can this be normal? When you were in the second grade of elementary school, it was not even the 21st century, right? In the late 90s, spending more than 6 US dollars to buy a piano...

Damn it, he should have thought of it long ago! How can people who can live in the old city center be ordinary people? Just like those who can live in the JA area in Shanghai are all Shanghai brothers, Shanghai sisters, uncles, and aunts...

Hello, princess! The princess is hungry!
Crossing the intersection, the old city's aging and fireworks atmosphere became even more apparent. Not far away was a stall selling firecrackers, and several children gathered in front of the stall to choose fireworks. Liu Miaomiao took Lu Mingfei's hand and shook it: "Mingfei, look, there are fireworks for sale!"

Lu Mingfei was surprised: "Miaomiao, do you also know about fireworks?"

He was surprised that the princess could recognize the toys of ordinary people. Liu Miaomiao turned her head in surprise: "Why not? When I was a child, my father often took me to play with them during the New Year."

Well, it seems that the princess would occasionally go incognito to enjoy the entertainment of the people.

Liu Miaomiao pulled Lu Mingfei to the stall selling firecrackers. She hadn't set off fireworks for a long time, and she wanted to buy some to play with.

In this day and age, especially since it’s a small roadside stall, there aren’t actually many types of fireworks to choose from.

They are nothing more than 50 cents a box of firecrackers, "Spider King" firecrackers, sky rockets, and some fireworks that have different colors of colored paper on the outside but actually produce similar fireworks effects.

The fireworks that cost one yuan a bunch will last a little shorter. The fireworks that cost two or three yuan a bunch will last longer, but the styles of the fireworks are not much different.

But even so, Liu Miaomiao was very happy to choose, she picked a bunch of blue, pink and yellow fireworks, and asked the little sisters next to her which fireworks would look better. The little sisters were also happy to give their suggestions to the beautiful big sister.

Lu Mingfei, who was standing behind him, suddenly smiled knowingly.

Of course, the princess thing was just a joke of his...but Miaomiao seemed really easy to please.

Making her happy is really a simple thing.

Of course it makes her sad...

Thinking this way, Lu Mingfei completely shook off the guilt in his mind.

What is there to feel guilty about? Since everyone is now happily together, for Lu Mingfei, reminiscing about the past is not important at all. The only thing to think about is how to treat them better in the future. Only in this way can he live up to the efforts and kindness of the girls towards him.

Lu Mingfei squatted down beside Liu Miaomiao, hugging his knees: "Why did you buy so much? Can you put it all away?"

"Well, if we can't finish setting off all the fireworks, we can set them off next time." Liu Miaomiao held a bunch of fireworks in her hand and said with a smile, "Anyway, there is still a lot of time. Qiangqiang and Wenwen will definitely want to play with this too."

There is still a long time...

Yes, that's right. Anyway, there is still a long time before the Three Gorges incident. It's only 2007 now. Even if I plan ahead and prepare a little in advance, I still have a lot of time to spend with them.

Work on the future, but also embrace the present.

Lu Mingfei paid the bill. Prices were really cheap these days. Liu Miaomiao grabbed a handful of fireworks. Lu Mingfei also paid for a few kids nearby, and it only cost about twenty yuan.

The further they walked, the more Liu Miaomiao's long-lost memories were slowly picked up again. She happily told Lu Mingfei that this was the park she often visited when she was a child; the school bus often passed by this road when she was in elementary school; ah, I still remember this noodle shop!
Only when crossing the last intersection did the expression on Liu Miaomiao's face become hesitant, and she stood there looking around.

"What's wrong?" Lu Mingfei asked, "Did you forget how to get here?"

Liu Miaomiao shook her head: "No. I suddenly remembered that within two years after I moved, the community where I lived as a child was demolished... right in front of the Jiuguang Department Store."

This seems to be a common occurrence when reminiscing about the past; things have changed and times have passed.

A breakfast shop that I used to eat at often has closed down; an Internet cafe that I used to go to often has gone bankrupt; the newsstand where I used to buy "Zhiyin Manke" and "Xiaoshuohui" is gone.

Even those familiar and lively faces who know your taste, the size of your food, and whether you want chili and chopped green onions, suddenly disappear from your life at some unknown time, and are never seen again.

Although you don't know their names, for a period of time, you and them seem to be like old friends.

Even a relatively stable place like the old city would have undergone more or less changes over the years.

Lu Mingfei turned around and touched Liu Miaomiao's head: "Are you sad?"

"I'm not sad." Liu Miaomiao leaned her head on Lu Mingfei's shoulder, "I just feel a little... regretful, right? It feels like something in my memory has suddenly disappeared or something."

“Time is actually something like this.”

Lu Mingfei probably understood time and memories better than anyone else. He spoke to comfort her:
"But while time makes you lose something, it also brings you something new. For example, although your childhood has disappeared along with those memories, you now have such a handsome boyfriend by your side. Isn't that a gain?"

Liu Miaomiao stuck out her tongue playfully: "Shameless. This is the first time I see someone praising himself for being handsome."

"No way, just now at the piano club, your friends all said I was handsome."

"See, you really heard it! You just pretended not to hear it!" Liu Miaomiao waved her pink fist in front of Lu Mingfei's face in a bluffing manner: "Are you happy to hear other girls praise you for being handsome?"

"What did you hear? I don't know."

"..."

Liu Miaomiao bit her lip and stared at Lu Mingfei angrily.

She knew that Lu Mingfei was very good at pretending to be stupid. Her boyfriend was good in every way except that he was fickle, mean and evil. He was so bad that she couldn't subdue him at all, and she couldn't stay angry with him for long.

But then again, maybe it was Lu Mingfei's completely different qualities from other boys that made it so easy for him to break through her defenses.

Liu Miaomiao didn't know that Lu Mingfei's actual mental age was much older than hers. A perfect match for a young girl.

"Okay, don't be angry."

Lu Mingfei also started to coax Liu Miaomiao: "By the way, how about we set off the fireworks next to the mall?"

Liu Miaomiao looked puzzled: "Next to the mall?"

"Yes." Lu Mingfei said: "Although the place where you used to live is no longer there, but it should be considered a semi-holy place next to the mall, right?"

Although Liu Miaomiao felt that setting off fireworks next to someone else's shopping mall was not a good idea, she just couldn't resist Lu Mingfei's persuasion...

So, a few minutes later, pedestrians shopping in the mall focused their attention on the boys and girls standing by the road, waving fireworks happily in their hands.

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(End of this chapter)