Chapter 18: The Ideal Person (3), Section 65

  Everyone looks at me, I look at you, and we exchange a knowing smile. Xia'er and Xiao Da, although rough in appearance, are actually only twenty-five or six years old, and are still in the prime of their youth. Even though everyone is already behind him, he remains completely unaware, as if entranced.

  Xiao Dai saw his brother so stupid, couldn't help but cough heavily, and then pulled Xiao Er's soul back. Seeing the teasing eyes of the crowd, he couldn't help but turn red with a black face, rubbing the back of his head and grinning foolishly.

  Liu Xie curled up the corner of his mouth and pointed at the woman, saying: "Just looking is enough to satisfy you? If you have the guts, go chase her! If you catch up with her, I'll arrange a marriage for you!"

  Xiao Er's eyes lit up with joy, and he asked, "Is this true?" Upon hearing these words, Xiao Da glared at him. Liu Xie was the Emperor of Great Han, yet Xiao Er showed such disrespect. Just as Xiao Da was about to rebuke his younger brother, Liu Xie waved his hand and said with a smile, "You are not joking!"

  Xiao Er didn't care about his brother's ugly face and was delighted in his heart. He raised the beautiful woman lamp in his hand and suddenly threw it at the woman!

  The Lantern Festival, in Xuchang it's just a small folk custom, on the night of the Lantern Festival, people are jubilant in the bustling streets, if a man encounters a woman he likes, he can buy a flower lantern and give it to her (actually it's a way to pick up girls), if she accepts, it means she is willing to go out with you, of course, whether it works or not depends on fate, however, this is an indispensable part when getting to know each other, who knows how many romantic stories start from here.

  Xiao Er walked away with the lantern, but his mind started racing about how to talk to that little girl. Before he knew it, he was standing in front of her, looking at her delicate profile, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. All the lines he had thought out beforehand were forgotten, his head buzzing as if he had been hit with a mallet. Luckily, he still remembered his ultimate goal, and so the following scene unfolded:

  Xiao Er suddenly squeezed to the front of the little girl, stuffed the beauty lamp into her hand, and then turned around and ran back. The poor little girl saw a big man coming with big strides, was already a bit scared, and when she saw his inexplicable behavior, she let out a sharp cry and dropped the flower lamp on the ground.

  The crowd burst into laughter, and Liu Xie laughed so hard that he bent over, only to see Xiao Er's face turn red and his neck thickening as he returned. Looking at the little girl again, she seemed to have come to her senses, and a blush suddenly appeared on her pretty cheeks, making her look even more radiant and charming for a while!

  Xiao Er saw that everyone was laughing at him, and he felt a slight anger in his heart. He complained: "Don't laugh at me, if you have the ability, go try it!" His words seemed to be directed at everyone, but Li Chen and Song Jiu were eunuchs, so they were naturally not included. Xiao Da was a strict person and also his older brother, so he was naturally not included either. In short, these words were aimed at Liu Xie.

  Liu Xie wouldn't fail to understand, although the words were somewhat disrespectful, but Liu Xie was a modern person and didn't have any hierarchical concepts. Xiao Er also knew that he was easy-going, so he spoke boldly without fear of Liu Xie. After listening to Xiao Er finish speaking, Liu Xie curled his lip, picked up the fish lantern in his hand and said: "You wait and see!" Then he cast his gaze into the bustling crowd, like a hungry wolf searching for its prey.