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My phone vibrated.

Chen Mo picked it up and saw it was a message from Principal Wang.

"I asked them to release the video to help you generate buzz. I'm sorry I didn't tell you beforehand. You're not angry, are you?"

Chen Mo looked at the words and his lips twitched slightly.

He typed a few words and sent them.

"Don't be angry."

Principal Wang replied with a smiley face, and then sent another message.

"That's good. By the way, Peking University called and said they saw the video and are asking when you're going to register at the university."

I told them it wasn't time for school to start yet, and they said, "You can come anytime, we'll arrange it," and that it was up to you.

Chen Mo replied with two words.

"We'll see."

Then I flipped my phone face down on the table and continued eating dumplings.

Su Wanci looked at him and couldn't help but ask.

"What did Peking University say?"

"When asked when to report for duty, they said anytime is fine and they would arrange for reception."

"When are you going?"

Chen Mo picked up the last dumpling, dipped it in vinegar, put it in his mouth, chewed it, swallowed it, and then said something that made Su Wanci both laugh and cry.

"Wait until I finish eating the dumplings."

Su Wanci stared at his serious face, her chopsticks hovering in mid-air, not putting them down for a long time.

After finishing the dumplings, Chen Mo helped clear the table.

Su Wanci washed the dishes.

The two people were sitting on the sofa.

The TV was on, but nobody was watching it.

Mrs. Su was busy in the kitchen, and the sounds of pots and pans clattering came from inside, like a family symphony without a score.

Su Wanci leaned back on the sofa.

She was holding a cushion in her arms.

His chin rested on a cushion, his eyes fixed on the ceiling.

"Chen Mo."

"Um."

"Let's go out and have some fun."

Chen Mo turned his head and glanced at her.

"Where to?"

"I don't know, just wandering around."

"I don't want to move."

Chen Mo said in a lazy tone, like a cat basking in the sun.

"I've just eaten, it's a good time to lie down."

Su Wanci turned her head to look at him and blinked.

Then she pouted.

It's not the kind of pouting that comes from anger; it's an expression that carries a hint of coquetry.

Her eyes were already big, but now they were wide open even more.

It looked like it contained two clear springs, sparkling brightly.

"Go ahead."

Chen Mo stared at that face for two seconds.

Then he turned back and looked at the ceiling.

"I'm not going."

Su Wanci's pout intensified, and her voice became soft and gentle, like cotton candy melting in the sun.

"Chen Mo—"

Chen Mo took a deep breath and then stood up.

"Let's go."

Su Wanci paused for a moment, then smiled.

She laughed until her eyes curved into two crescent moons, and her dimples sank deep into the corners of her mouth.

She jumped up from the sofa and ran to the door to change her shoes.

Its movements were as fast as a rabbit released from its cage.

"Wait a minute, I need to put on my shoes!"

Chen Mo stood at the door, watching her squat on the ground tying her shoelaces, her hair hanging down and covering half of her face.

He suddenly remembered something.

"Where to?"

Su Wanci raised her head and thought for a moment.

"Last time I went to Luoshui, I only saw it briefly and didn't do anything. This time I'll take a proper look around."

Chen Mo's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Didn't we already go?"

"Where did you go last time?"

Su Wanci stood up, stomped her feet, and tested the tightness of her shoelaces.

"I just looked at the lotus flowers and the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and then I left. I didn't even go into the shops in the scenic area. Is that what you call visiting? That's just passing by."

Chen Mo thought about it and it seemed to make sense.

The last time they went to the Luo River, they met the program crew, wrote "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River", and then left.

I barely glanced at the lotus flowers, and didn't visit any of the shops.

I didn't even finish looking at the tourist map.

"So what are you going there for this time?"

"visit."

Su Wanci uttered a single word, her tone as resolute as if she were announcing a law.

"Just wander around, wander around until dark, wander around until closing time, wander around until you've explored every corner of the Luoshui Scenic Area."

Chen Mo looked at the fire in her eyes and knew he couldn't refuse.

He sighed and put his hands in his pockets.

"Alright. Let's go."

The two people went out the door and downstairs.

I walked into the streets at dusk.

The streetlights were already on, their orange glow illuminating the entire street like a golden river.

Su Wanci walked ahead, her steps as light as a sparrow's.

Chen Mo walked behind, slowly, like a dog that didn't want to go out but had already been walked.

"Could you walk a little faster?"

Su Wanci turned around and called to him.

"cannot."

Chen Mo said, "I just ate a full meal, and walking too fast made my stomach sag."

"What does your prolapsed stomach have to do with me?"

"My stomach is mine; if it sags, I'm the one who will feel the pain."

Chen Mo looked serious.

"You're not in pain."

Su Wanci was taken aback by his words and wanted to refute them, but she found that what he said seemed to make some sense.

She rolled her eyes, slowed her pace, waited for him to catch up, and then walked beside him.

The two walked side by side on the sidewalk, their shadows stretched long by the streetlights, overlapping on the gray paving stones.

"Let's go shopping first."

Su Wanci said.

"Then we'll go to Luoshui. There's a lantern festival there at night. I saw it on Douyin last time, and it was really beautiful."

"A lantern festival?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment.

"You mean those lamps shaped into various forms?"

"Yes, there are lotus lanterns, carp lanterns, dragon lanterns, and—guess what else?"

"What?"

"And you."

Su Wanci smiled.

"The lanterns based on the 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River'—they turned the sentences you wrote into lanterns, and hung them in rows on both sides of the wooden walkway. They are graceful and elegant, like a dragon in flight—they are especially beautiful when they are lit up at night. I saw them on Douyin."

"What?"

"And you."

Su Wanci smiled.

"The lanterns based on the 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River'—they turned the sentences you wrote into lanterns, and hung them in rows on both sides of the wooden walkway. They are graceful and elegant, like a dragon in flight—they are especially beautiful when they are lit up at night. I saw them on Douyin."

Chen Mo fell silent.

It wasn't because he was moved, but because he was thinking about a problem.

Does the scenic area charge admission for using his sentences in a lantern exhibition?

"How much are the tickets?" he asked.

Su Wanci paused for a moment, then smiled.

"You're a multi-millionaire, asking how much the tickets cost?"

Even a millionaire's money is still money.

Chen Mo said, "Besides, I haven't checked those two cards with the bank yet, they might be empty."

"How could it be empty? That's a reward from the International Mathematical Union and a prize for the top scorer from the municipal government."

"I haven't seen the actual product, so I remain skeptical."

Chen Mo's expression was as serious as if he were giving an academic presentation.

Su Wanci laughed so hard she bent over, laughing so hard she could barely walk, and had to lean against a roadside utility pole to catch her breath.

Chen Mo stood beside her, waiting for her to finish laughing, his expression as calm as if nothing had happened.

The two walked for about twenty minutes and arrived at the busiest commercial street in the city center.

The shops on both sides were lit up with colorful lights, and the signs were bigger and bigger. The sounds of music, hawking, and pedestrians talking were mixed together.

Su Wanci stopped in front of a jewelry store.

They peered through the shop window, their eyes shining like two stars.

Chen Mo stood behind her, his hands in his pockets.

"Look at this,"

Su Wanci pointed to a hair clip in the shop window, which was inlaid with a row of sparkling little beads.

"Does it look good?"

Chen Mo glanced at it.

"nice."

Chen Mo fell silent.

It wasn't because he was moved, but because he was thinking about a problem.

Does the scenic area charge admission for using his sentences in a lantern exhibition?

"How much are the tickets?" he asked.

Su Wanci paused for a moment, then smiled.

"You're a multi-millionaire, asking how much the tickets cost?"

Even a millionaire's money is still money.

Chen Mo said, "Besides, I haven't checked those two cards with the bank yet, they might be empty."

"How could it be empty? That's a reward from the International Mathematical Union and a prize for the top scorer from the municipal government."

"I haven't seen the actual product, so I remain skeptical."

Chen Mo's expression was as serious as if he were giving an academic presentation.

Su Wanci laughed so hard she bent over, laughing so hard she could barely walk, and had to lean against a roadside utility pole to catch her breath.

Chen Mo stood beside her, waiting for her to finish laughing, his expression as calm as if nothing had happened.

The two walked for about twenty minutes and arrived at the busiest commercial street in the city center.

The shops on both sides were lit up with colorful lights, and the signs were bigger and bigger. The sounds of music, hawking, and pedestrians talking were mixed together.

Su Wanci stopped in front of a jewelry store.

They peered through the shop window, their eyes shining like two stars.

Chen Mo stood behind her, his hands in his pockets.

"Look at this,"

Su Wanci pointed to a hair clip in the shop window, which was inlaid with a row of sparkling little beads.

"Does it look good?"

Chen Mo glanced at it.

"nice."