Even the relatively elegant Chen Hang chimed in, "Damn, it's super authentic! You guys hurry up and eat, I can't guarantee I won't be able to save any for you guys if I get too carried away!"
"Hey, this piece is mine!" Chen Yuanyuan slapped away the meatball that Chen Hang had just picked up with her chopsticks.
"Why should it be yours! I grabbed it first, okay?" Chen Hang persisted and quickly snatched it back.
Chen Yuanyuan jumped up and down: "Can't you give way to the girls?"
"I only give way to girls, not crazy girls!"
"Chen Hang!!"
The others sighed, clearly having gotten used to it.
Su Jinning turned her head and looked at Shen Moyu, who hadn't touched his chopsticks yet, and picked up a fish ball for him: "What's going on, you academic genius? If you don't eat now, they'll all be gone." Then she pointed at Chen Hang and Song Wenmiao.
Shen Moyu couldn't help but laugh: "I wasn't hungry to begin with."
Seeing that he didn't seem happy, Su Jinning felt something was wrong, so she added more food for him and took a lot of fish balls from Chen Hang and put them in Shen Moyu's bowl: "Eat quickly, or they'll get cold."
Chen Hang pouted and complained about the unfair treatment, then timidly went to eat something else.
Why does his future sister-in-law like fish balls, yet expect him to selflessly give them to her?!
Shen Moyu finally gave in to his insistence and ate everything on the plate, which satisfied Su Jinning.
After the group finished eating and drinking, they walked out of the store, their faces covered in steam. Chen Hang continued to fan himself with his hat: "It's so hot, really. I'd rather have stayed inside; there's air conditioning there."
"+1!" Song Wenmiao burped.
"Oh, it's not hot at all! It's not hot inside the Ferris wheel. Let's go, let's go, I've wanted to ride this for ages!" Chen Yuanyuan grabbed He Qing and Chen Hang as soon as she left the house and headed straight for the Ferris wheel.
"Let's go, didn't you want to sit?" Su Jinning put her arm around Shen Moyu and said with a smile.
To be honest, Shen Moyu wasn't that interested, but since he had lied earlier, he could only nod and say, "Let's go."
After taking only a couple of steps, Su Jinning suddenly stopped and said somewhat anxiously, "Um, you go find Chen Hang and the others first, I'm going to the restroom!"
"Huh?" Shen Moyu rolled her eyes: "Hurry up, everyone's waiting for you."
"Okay, okay, I got it!" Su Jinning said as she ran, then rushed into the public restroom.
"Hey? Where's Ning-ge?" Chen Hang, who had already bought the tickets, came over and handed one to Shen Moyu.
Shen Moyu took the ticket and sighed, "He went to the restroom. You guys sit down first, I'll wait for him."
The group looked at each other and could only nod.
"Okay, let's go up first! We'll meet up downstairs later!" Chen Yuanyuan pulled Chen Hang and ran inside.
"My dear aunt, could you please slow down a bit!"
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Su Jinning finally returned when Shen Moyu looked up and saw Chen Hang and the others sitting on the Ferris wheel waving at him, smiling like three-year-olds.
Shen Moyu's smile faded as she looked at Su Jinning, saying with a hint of reproach, "If you hadn't come, I would have thought you'd lost your way..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Jinning presented him with a pink rabbit-shaped cotton candy.
He stared blankly at the chubby little rabbit, his face instantly turning red.
"Here you go." Su Jinning smiled faintly behind the cotton candy, as if she were coaxing a child.
For a moment, Shen Moyu forgot whether she was pleasantly surprised or astonished. She turned her face away and tried to remain calm: "Why...why did you buy it? I don't even like it..."
"Oh~" Su Jinning drawled, raising an eyebrow: "Which little kid was staring at the cotton candy machine in a daze?"
Shen Moyu was speechless for a moment: "Bullshit!" He was a little flustered, his appearance unsteady, as if he was covering something up. Perhaps it was shame, or perhaps it was joy: "Still a rabbit, how childish."
Su Jinning couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, okay, childish." He handed the cotton candy back to him with a bit of helplessness: "Then, how about the academic genius does me the honor of being childish just this once?"
That doting gaze seemed to melt Shen Moyu's heart. When their eyes met, it was like a cotton candy in front of them, so sweet it was almost maddening.
He turned his head and coughed softly, pointing to the ticket gate: "Hurry up and stop dawdling."
"Hey!" Su Jinning called out, and had no choice but to follow along with the pink bunny cotton candy in her hand.
The two people successfully boarded the Ferris wheel, and it began to slowly rotate a few seconds later.
Shen Moyu had never ridden a Ferris wheel before. Somewhat curious, she stood in front of the glass, staring blankly at the dazzling scenery outside the window.
Su Jinning quietly walked over and suddenly wrapped her arms around his waist from behind, startling Shen Moyu.
"what?"
"Is it pretty?" Su Jinning changed the subject.
"It's alright," Shen Moyu said, but his eyes never left the window.
Su Jinning still had one arm around his waist, while gently twirling the cotton candy with the other hand, and then brought it to his lips: "It'll melt if you don't eat it now."
The voice was right above Shen Moyu's shoulder, and the breath occasionally brushed against Shen Moyu's earlobe, causing a tingling sensation that made him shudder. As if possessed, he went up and took a bite of the cotton candy.
The marshmallow melted in his mouth, the lingering sugar strands sticking to his lips. He licked them, savoring the sweetness. It had been a long time since he'd had it, and eating it again felt surprisingly novel.
Su Jinning smiled, took a bite herself, and then continued to hug him, bringing the cotton candy to his lips.
The Ferris wheel was about to reach its highest point, and they looked down at the dark green mountains, followed by half of Shanghai in the distance. The roads were bustling with traffic, and the crowds surged like a sea. The busy city and the beauty of the suburbs were intertwined. The beauty of the hot summer day was both far away and close at hand.
Shen Moyu laughed out loud: "This is my first time riding a Ferris wheel."