Chapter 100: The Spinning Teacups
Jiang Mei wouldn’t ask.
Xiao Linghan had no reason to lie to her about matters concerning her sisters’ happiness, and she didn’t want to start the day by seriously questioning the two girls about their progress. She would let them enjoy the day.
However, the matter of sharing her body had to be explained to her younger sisters.
…Including the little sister next door.
Xie Xitong had been in a good mood before leaving, having finally seen some progress in the “ship” she had been “shipping” with her grandmother, but after getting in the car and hearing that Jiang Mei planned to temporarily lend her body to Xiao Linghan, the smile on her face gradually faded.
She had originally planned to take this opportunity to spend more time with Mei-jiejie! A-Xue and Xiao Luo, having just confirmed their relationship, would definitely want to be lovey-dovey, and she didn’t want to be a third wheel. But now, Mei-jiejie was going “offline.”
The white cat, nestled in her arms and about to go back to sleep, suddenly felt a pair of hands gently petting its fur the wrong way and meowed, looking up at its owner with displeasure.
“The little sister next door seems very unhappy,” Xiao Linghan noticed Xie Xitong’s small actions. “Should I owe you this favor for now?”
“No need, we’re not dating,” Jiang Mei refused decisively.
“How heartless,” Xiao Linghan said, but when Jiang Mei parked the car near the amusement park, she “logged in” without hesitation.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, some businesses had reopened, but the children still had almost a week of winter break, and many families were taking advantage of the last day of the holiday to go out together.
Jiang Xue had already bought the tickets in advance. After teaching Xiao Luohan how to use the self-service ticket machine, she was about to teach Elder Sister Red Fox when she saw that she already had the tickets in hand.
“I’ve learned a lot from your sister!” Xiao Linghan smiled at Jiang Xue. “Buying and collecting tickets, scanning QR codes to pay, I can do it all by myself.”
Although it was the same face, Jiang Xue could immediately tell the difference between Elder Sister Red Fox and her own sister. Even if Jiang Mei tried to impersonate her, like on New Year’s Eve, she couldn’t replicate Elder Sister Red Fox’s charm.
Noticing that Elder Sister Red Fox deliberately emphasized “by myself,” Jiang Xue tentatively asked, “Do you want to explore the park alone?”
“Yes, if someone can take care of Xixi, I’ll go by myself,” Xiao Linghan replied readily.
According to the girls’ plan, Jiang Mei’s role in this outing was the driver and cat-sitter. Now that Jiang Xue and Xiao Luo’s relationship had been confirmed, A-Xi wouldn’t impose herself and make it a “threesome,” so there was no need for an extra person to watch the cat.
“Then I’ll accompany you,” Xie Xitong volunteered. “I’ve been coming here since I was in a stroller. I can tell you anything you want to know.”
Seeing that Xiao Linghan didn’t immediately refuse, she waved to Jiang Xue and Xiao Luohan. “See you later, you two have fun!”
Jiang Xue suddenly felt a pang of guilt, but before she could say anything to stop Xie Xitong, Xie Xitong had already grabbed Xiao Linghan’s sleeve with one hand, the other holding the cat, and run off.
“…I’ll buy A-Xi a few more games to compensate her later,” she said to Xiao Luohan apologetically. “I feel bad for her.”
This was a private matter between her and her friend, and Xiao Luohan, knowing it wasn’t appropriate to interfere, didn’t mention it again, flipping the ticket over to look at the mini-map.
“Where to first?” she asked. “The Ferris wheel?”
She wanted to be surprised, so she hadn’t done any research before coming to the amusement park.
“We can go straight to the Ferris wheel, or we can wander around and queue for whatever we like,” Jiang Xue said. “I’m fine with anything, it’s up to you.”
She was too familiar with this place, and precisely because she was familiar, she didn’t know where to start introducing it to Xiao Luo.
“Then let’s go to the Ferris wheel first, then the carousel,” Xiao Luohan decided.
After walking hand in hand for a while, Jiang Xue suddenly realized that these were the two rides she had introduced to Xiao Luo in her dream.
Since there weren’t many people around, she couldn’t help but mention this to Xiao Luohan, adding, “I actually thought about coming here with just the two of us back then, and now it’s come true.”
“I was worried that you talking to the air would be seen as strange,” Xiao Luohan added.
“About that, I really don’t mind,” Jiang Xue said with a smile. “Actually, A-Xi did that when she was little. She has ‘yin-yang eyes’ and can see not only spirits, but also strange ‘dirty things’… I can’t explain what they are. I just saw A-Xi chasing after the air, shouting and screaming.”
“I followed her, puzzled, but didn’t see anything. Still, I accompanied her as she searched half the amusement park, and we probably attracted a lot of strange looks? Anyway, I stopped caring about what other people thought after that.”
She tightened her grip on Xiao Luohan’s hand. “After graduation, I’ll also get my driver’s license… I know the procedure, so it shouldn’t be difficult to learn. Then I can drive you here.”
“Then I’ll also learn,” Xiao Luohan immediately said. “I’ll become as good as Sister Cheng, so you won’t get carsick when I drive.”
“Okay! We’ll tell the instructor and have intensive training together, practicing in the training ground and improving together!” Jiang Xue was excited. “But the sun is very strong after graduation, you’ll get tanned…”
“Isn’t there a saying about a ‘healthy tan’?” Xiao Luohan didn’t think this was something to worry about. “It’s not bad to be tanned, it’s good for your health.”
“Then I’ll prepare sunscreen in advance, and we’ll apply it before going out,” Jiang Xue immediately came up with a solution, as if learning to drive together wasn’t something that would happen half a year later during summer vacation, but in the next few days.
As they walked and talked, Xiao Luohan’s gaze was drawn to the colorful spinning teacups.
Jiang Xue wouldn’t ask “Do you want to ride it?” anymore. She felt that some of the “CEO” behaviors in novels made sense. If something could make your lover happy, why not indulge them?
So she took Xiao Luo to queue up.
Xiao Luohan was still wearing the same outfit from New Year’s Eve, while Jiang Xue deliberately chose clothes with matching colors, like a couple’s outfit. They had both applied makeup before leaving, and standing in line, they quickly attracted attention.
“Mommy! Those two older sisters are so pretty!” A bold child even said to their parent, “I also want such a pretty girlfriend in the future!”
Hearing the word “girlfriend,” Jiang Xue instinctively looked down at their hands and realized they were not only holding hands but also intertwining their fingers.
…That child’s family was very open-minded! Was it okay for a child so young to hear that?
To accommodate couples and families, the spinning teacups had both two-seater and four-seater cars. When it was their turn, Jiang Xue took Xiao Luohan to a two-seater.
It was a light pink teacup, with candy and pink axolotls printed on the outside. After they sat down, a staff member came to check their seatbelts and locked the doors.
“Beep, beep, beep…”
Accompanied by the beeping sound, the spinning teacups started moving slowly in a circle.
“If you turn the steering wheel, the teacup will spin,” Jiang Xue said, her hand already on the wheel. “You can control the speed, but if you spin it too fast, you’ll get dizzy… A-Xi even made me throw up once.”
“I’ll just sit here,” Xiao Luohan said hurriedly.
“It’s okay, A-Xi was crazy that time. I can control the speed,” Jiang Xue said, seeing her wish. And after so many years of riding this, she had developed her own unique technique to prevent dizziness!
She started turning the steering wheel at a steady pace.
As the teacup spun, Xiao Luohan could enjoy the surrounding scenery from different angles.
Compared to those “bad adults” who spun the teacups until the children screamed, their speed was very leisurely.
When the teacups started slowing down, and the ride was about to end, Xiao Luohan also tried turning the steering wheel.
Although Jiang Xue’s hand was already sore, she still helped her, so of all the teacups, only theirs kept spinning until the very end.
“…I suddenly realized that all the things I recommended to you are rotating,” Jiang Xue said, looking at the Ferris wheel in the distance after they left the teacups. “The Ferris wheel, the carousel, and even this teacup, I like them all, even though they’re quite simple.”
Were they truly the same person? Even their preferences were so similar.
“In a way, roller coasters also rotate,” Xiao Luohan said, looking at the red tracks in the distance. “When my health improves, and Dr. Qi gives me the all-clear, I want to try it.”
She was very interested in roller coasters. Ever since seeing a description in a web novel, she had occasionally searched for videos of people riding them.
“Speaking of Dr. Qi…” Jiang Xue took off her backpack and took out the thermos with Xiao Luohan’s medicine. “Isn’t it time for your medicine?”
Dr. Qi’s prescribed medicine had to be taken morning and evening. Her studio could prepare it, so all they had to do was heat it up before drinking.
Sister Cheng had already heated up today’s dose before they left and poured it into a new thermos.
They sat on a bench near the carousel, one drinking medicine, the other holding a cup of warm water, ready to hand it over.
Xiao Luohan had a sensitive stomach, so she had to take her medicine in small doses over an hour. Having only drunk half a cup, she rinsed her mouth, put away the thermos, and continued walking.
“While drinking the bitter medicine, I suddenly had another idea,” she said. “There’s a haunted house in the amusement park, right?”
She remembered that in novels, horror movies and haunted houses were good places for couples to deepen their intimacy.
Jiang Xue: …
“There is, but I only dare go there when A-Xi is with me,” she explained softly. “It’s not that I’m afraid of ghosts, I just don’t like the atmosphere…”
She always came to the amusement park to relax and unwind from her studies and didn’t want to be further stressed.
Seeing her reluctance, Xiao Luohan temporarily suppressed the idea, wiped her mouth with a tissue, took out her lip gloss from her bag, and said softly, “Help me reapply.”
They didn’t know that at this very moment, Xie Xitong and Elder Sister Red Fox were indeed in the haunted house.
“Wow! This severed arm looks so real!” The seasoned general, looking at the arm hanging in front of her, even reached out to touch it with interest. “They even simulated the temperature! How did they do that?”
“There are special heating pads for these props. You just have to stick them somewhere inconspicuous,” Xie Xitong said, her hands in her pockets, looking at the scary props with a nonchalant expression. “Let’s continue. I think the area that simulates outdoor weather is more interesting.”
The staff member playing the ghost: ???
Why weren’t these two girls scared at all?!
