a bun shop

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The streets in winter, even at dusk, are still crowded with people.Sitting down on the bench at the corner, Gu Ning handed one of the cups of hot cocoa to Ruan Meng, "Warm your hands."

"Thank you." Ruan Meng took it with both hands and smiled embarrassedly.

"When did you come back? Don't tell me." It was half a complaint and half a joke. When Gu Ning said it, he didn't look at Ruan Meng, but set his sights on a lively place on the opposite side of the long street.

"Well, a few days ago." Ruan Meng couldn't figure out the attitude in Gu Ning's words, so she patted her head and told the truth.

As if sighing, Gu Ning let out a long breath, suddenly became interested again, and smiled with his lips curled up: "Since you are off work, you can do me a favor."

"What's the matter?" Ruan Meng followed the direction of Gu Ning's gaze and looked curiously. Two or three meters away from them, a child was looking at him curiously with a pair of big round eyes.

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"This kid is my aunt's baby lump. He came to my house as a guest today and insisted that I take him out to play. I was thinking about taking him to some amusement park or other places. Children will like it more easily." While waiting for the traffic light , Gu Ning glanced sideways at Ruan Meng and then explained slowly.

"I don't know how to take care of children, so I can only trouble you to solve my problems." Gu Ning smiled very sincerely.

Although Ruan Meng really wanted to say that he didn't know much about it, his only experience was taking care of his younger brother when he was a child, but when he thought of how Gu Ning usually took care of him, he was even more embarrassed to say no, so he nodded with a blushing face.

Ruan Meng turned her head and glanced at the child who was quietly sitting in the back seat. The latter sat obediently, and found that Ruan Meng looked back at him, and instantly showed a bright smile with deep dimples on his cheeks.

Ruan Meng: "..."

There is no shortage of tourists in theme parks throughout the year, and during the Chinese New Year, it is even more crowded with people, which never stops all day long.

Gu Ning went to buy a ticket. At the gate of the park, Ruan Meng squatted down and looked at the child at the same level, and tried to slow down as much as possible: "Little friend, what's your name?"

"My name is Tongtong. Sister, you are so beautiful." The five or six-year-old children are at their cutest, their facial features are beginning to take shape, and they are chubby, so they can be called cute creatures.

Although his heart softened when he was looked at by the child's soft eyes, Ruan Meng raised his hand and gently pinched his little face, emphatically saying: "Hey, I'm brother."

Blinking her long eyelashes, Tongtong pointed her fingers and said, "I'm six years old this year."

"Well, what then?" Ruan Meng straightened the small scarf around his neck and asked him with a smile.

"Brother, can I kiss you?" As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Tong unceremoniously moved his face closer and kissed Ruan Meng.

Ruan Meng didn't pay much attention to this. On the contrary, Gu Ning, who had just bought the tickets and came back to see this scene, secretly felt jealous in his heart, and on the other hand felt funny that he was jealous of children.

Because of age restrictions, there are few entertainment items for children, so they have to stop and look while walking.

A magic show was going on at the brightly lit booth in front of it. Tongtong was very interested in it and insisted on going to see it.Ruan Meng had no objection to this, so Gu Ning picked up Tongtong and walked towards the crowd with Ruan Meng.

They stood a little closer to the front of the booth, so they could see it more clearly.

The magician is a tall girl in her twenties, wearing a black evening dress, she looks elegant and graceful.

The tall black hat, which is obviously empty, is poked by the magician's skillful hands, not only a big snow-white rabbit pops out, but also a haughty little black cat looking at you arrogantly.With the dancing of the baton in the hands of the magician, it jumped and appeared between the two hats on the table. When the tablecloth was covered, it disappeared without a trace in an instant, and two pigeons circled and flew out.

"Dayspiritspirit, linlin, resto, touch!" Hands with white gloves moved up and down in the air and then separated instantly. Colorful confetti burst from their hands and fell one after another, arousing cheers from the children in the audience.

The magician snapped his fingers casually, and a rose quietly appeared between his fingers. He covered it with the other hand, and then took it away, and the number became several roses again.

Gu Ning was not interested in these stereotyped magic performances, but the big and small people around him were obviously immersed in it. Gu Ning rubbed his chin thinking that maybe he could learn some little magic tricks to please Ruan Meng?

Xu wanted to interact with the audience, but the magician walked off the booth, but stood still in front of Gu Ning and the others. After a smile, he snapped his fingers and handed a lollipop in the shape of a bunny to Tong Tong, speaking bluntly. Said: "Little friend, very cute." Tongtong glanced at Gu Ning, and seeing that no one objected, she took it obediently, and said sweetly: "Thank you, sister."

"You're welcome." The magician raised his lips and smiled slightly, waving his fingers, and a delicate, charming, lustful rose leaped between his fingers, "This flower is for you, Mr. Beautiful." This sentence was without any hesitation. Look directly at what Ruan Meng said.

Ruan Meng was stunned when he first heard it, but after realizing it, he was unavoidably a little shy: "Me?...Thank you."

The young magician just nodded with a smile and went back to the booth.

Gu Ning, who had been watching quietly, suddenly felt that it was necessary for him to have an in-depth conversation with Ruan Meng.Otherwise, he wouldn't even know that his sweetheart, who has always been thin-skinned, would be coaxed away by an unknown creature.

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The carousel under the night is more eye-catching than the daytime one. The colorful lights are shining in turn, and the soothing and moving music is as dreamy as a fairy tale.Such a scene greatly satisfies the children's curiosity and yearning for the fairy tale world in the storybook.

No matter how energetic a child is during the day, at night, they will not be able to resist the call of sleepy bugs, and will easily fall asleep.

After getting off the merry-go-round, Tongtong has been dozing off non-stop.Gu Ning took off his coat and covered Tongtong, then hugged him.

"Are you going back?" Against the backdrop of the night, Gu Ning's eyes looked particularly gentle.

"Well. It's not too early." Ruan Meng took a deep breath into the palm of her hand, thinking about where there is a bus back to the university town nearby.

After tactfully declining Gu Ning's offer to drive him back, Ruan Meng waved to the two of them and said goodbye, then walked in another direction without looking back.

Gu Ning stood at the same spot, looked down at Tongtong in his arms, and thought that if this kid wasn't around, he could follow Ruan Meng back in an open and honest manner, and then find a chance to hang on.

However, it was because of Tongtong's excuse that he was able to invite Ruan Meng out to play so smoothly today.

With a somewhat complicated mood, Gu Ning pinched Tong Tong's innocent little face who was dreaming.

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