The so-called river lantern was called the lotus lamp in ancient times. Most of them are made of paper.

The dexterous man folds some colored paper into the shape of a lotus flower, places a candle in the middle, lights it and puts it in the river to let it drift away.

River lanterns can be used to mourn the deceased loved ones and to bless the living.

The vendors who sell river lanterns have made up a gimmick to make a wish, which is sought after by many young men and women.

Seeing the colorful river lanterns placed on the ground, Ye Qingqing was so excited that he was like a child, picking up this and that, and then picking it up, he seemed to like it.

Sheng Kai stood aside and looked at her quietly, at this time, she was completely different from what she usually saw.

There is no coldness, no reserve, and there is just the nature of a little girl.

She finally chose two and asked, "Boss, how much are these two?"

"50 a, all the same. ”

The owner of the river lantern stall looked like a strange thing, and Ye Qingqing couldn't help but be speechless.

Just a piece of colored paper for cutting flowers, a candle less than an inch, made into a river lantern, it costs 50 yuan?

Seeing that she was a little stunned, Sheng Kai hurriedly took out a hundred-yuan bill and handed it over: "I want these two." ”

Seeing her buy two at a time, the boss grabbed a lighter from the ground and handed it to Sheng Kai, saying, "Good luck to you in the New Year." ”

Sheng Kai took it, he didn't smoke, so he really didn't have a lighter on him.

Ye Qingqing didn't feel sorry for the 100 yuan, but he just felt that this thing was not worth so much.

But Sheng Bloom had already paid, and she stood up and said, "Just a piece of paper, a candle, how can it be sold for such an expensive price?"

She is a businessman, and no matter what she buys, the first thing is to calculate the cost, which is also habitual.

Sheng Kai smiled indifferently and said, "Others still come out to do business on such a cold day, and they should make a little more." Besides, paper is worthless, candles are worthless, but people's craftsmanship is priceless. ”

Ye Qingqing heard Sheng Kai's explanation, smiled and said, "You say that, am I being stingy?"

She wasn't angry, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

The two walked along the riverbank, looking for a place where there were fewer people to put the river lanterns.

The river bank has been renovated with a non-slip walkway and a stainless steel guardrail on the side of the river.

Every dozen meters on the sidewalk, a concrete-poured platform extends several meters into the river, which is also blocked by guardrails to prevent people from falling into the water.

But in front of the platform, the river lantern can be released from the guardrail.

The two walked nearly five hundred meters, and Ye Qingqing had no idea of stopping.

As long as there is someone on the platform, even if it is one person, she will not stay.

Fortunately, she still found a platform where no one was around, and the two walked up.

At this time, the river surface is dotted with stars, and the floating river lanterns on the river surface reflect each other with the lights on the sandbar and the river bank, like stars in the sky.

Ye Qingqing looked at the river and said sincerely: "I didn't expect that the night here is so beautiful, how did you know that this place is here?"

Sheng Kai said: "I also found it by accident, when I was looking for stores everywhere, I went back late once, and I saw that there were a lot of people here, so I was curious to take a look." ”

Immediately, he lit two candles, Ye Qingqing handed him one, and said, "Let's put ...... together"

The two squatted down and released the river lantern through the guardrail, and then saw her eyes slightly closed, her hands folded, and she silently made a wish in her heart.

Sheng Kai looked at her with a tilt of his head, looking at her long eyelashes, straight nose bridge and lips that still looked red even though she hadn't applied lipstick.

After Ye Qingqing made a wish, she suddenly felt that Sheng Hua was staring at her, she turned her head to look and met Sheng Hua's gaze.

Her heart jumped slightly, her face was hot, and she said with a little coquettishness: "If you don't make a wish, see what I do?"

Sheng Bloom suddenly woke up, quickly withdrew his gaze, looked at the river, folded his hands, and his lips squirmed slightly, but he did not make any sound.

"To make a wish is to close your eyes. ”

Ye Qingqing saw him staring and making a wish, and reminded him on the side.

Sheng Bloom smiled indifferently and closed her eyes gently.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I'm done." ”

The two stood up, held on to the guardrail, and looked at the two river lanterns that drifted away with the rippling waves, Ye Qingqing said, "What wish did you make?"

Sheng Kai was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "Didn't you say that the wish you made can only be in your heart, and you can't say it?"

"Who said that? The wish made to the river god can be spoken, and only when it is said can it be said? ”

Ye Qingqing blinked and said with a strange smile.

Sheng Kai said, "Okay, what do you wish first?"

Of course, Ye Qingqing didn't believe that such a wish could really come true, it was just that everyone was asking for comfort in their hearts. She was highly educated, and it was even more unlikely that such a wish would be useful.

If it is useful, his parents will not be killed, and his grandfather will not die suddenly......

She wanted to trick Sheng Kai into saying his wishes, but she didn't expect that Sheng Kai, who had always been Mu Ne, was not good at words, but he took her army in a timely manner.

Seeing her hesitation, Sheng Kai smiled softly and said, "What you said, you can only say it......"

Ye Qingqing thought for a while and said, "It's okay to tell you." ”

Sheng Blossom looked deaf, but did not look at her, and turned to look at the river.

"I made two wishes. The first is to hope that our Golden Leaf Restaurant can continue to grow and become a benchmark for the catering industry in Hancheng as soon as possible. The second is to hope that the friendship between the several of us will last forever and we will always be able to help each other in the same boat. ”

These two wishes are ordinary, but they do entrust all of Ye Qingqing's aspirations.

She is in Hancheng, except for Ye Li, she only has a few friends from Golden Leaf Restaurant.

I once thought that I was a collection of thousands of favors, and I would never encounter troubles in this life. Who knows, life has played a big joke on her, and now she seems to be a loner.

After hearing this, Sheng Kai said very firmly: "Your two wishes will definitely come true." ”

Ye Qingqing smiled and said, "Are you the river god?"

Sheng Kai said, "Didn't you ask me what I had ever wished? Among the wishes I made was yours. Qingqing, as long as I am here, I will definitely help you realize these two wishes of yours. ”

Ye Qingqing's heart was sour, she couldn't help but approach Sheng Kai, and said softly: "Originally, I thought that after my grandfather abandoned me, I became a loner, and I would have to live in Hancheng on my own in the future." Sometimes I even think that I am going to leave Hancheng and go to a completely unfamiliar place to start my life again. It was you who let me get out of despair again, let me know that I am not alone in Hancheng, and also let me know that I Ye Qingqing is not useless, I also have my value......"

Bloom listened to her dreamlike speech, his heart was full of tenderness, and he suddenly felt an urge to hug her into his arms.

But he finally restrained himself, this girl, who looks strong on the surface, is actually very weak on the inside.

He was afraid that his impulsiveness would scare her and make her dare not come near him again.

But her head was already leaning over, resting gently on his left shoulder.

The breeze by the river blew her hair and tickled on his face, tickling and numb.

He didn't move, his nose smelling the faint fragrance of her, like a statue.

"There you ...... It's so nice!"

There were four words in my ears that exhaled like an orchid, and at this moment, the originally dark sky suddenly became full of stars.

The Han River is like a reflection of the Milky Way, and even the biting cold wind seems so warm and quiet.

Time seemed to stand still, Sheng Kai stood straight, Ye Qingqing leaned lightly on his shoulder, motionless.

Pedestrians passing by did not want to disturb the tranquility, and no one went to the platform.

I don't know how long it took, Ye Qingqing muttered, "You haven't said your wish yet." ”

Sheng Blossom still stood motionless, and said softly, "Two of these wishes are the same as yours, but I have two more wishes than yours. ”

Ye Qingqing took his head off his shoulder, turned his head to look at him, and asked, "What do you two want?"

"One is that I hope Xiaoyu studies smoothly, is healthy, and is safe. The other is the hope that there will never be any war on the frontier and that my two brothers will return safely. ”

Ye Qingqing asked: "Isn't there no war in our country......?

Sheng Bloom shook his head lightly: "There is no large-scale war, but some small actions of neighboring countries will not stop." ”

Ye Qingqing knew that he had come back from the army, and he made such a wish, which was enough to see that he valued his brother very much, so she understood it very well.

"You...... Didn't you make a wish for Yan Yan?"

She thought about it, but she couldn't help but ask.

Sheng Kai smiled indifferently and said, "Let's make our friendship last forever, doesn't it just include her?"

"You know that's not what I said. ”

Sheng Kai turned his head to look at her and said, "I told her, and I also told Xiaoyu, if you don't have a business, you can't build a family." What I'm thinking about now is how to build Golden Leaf Restaurant into a first-class catering institution in Hancheng and how to make Golden Leaf Company operate normally. Strive to make the Golden Leaf Company become the Golden Leaf Group one day sooner, so that I will fulfill my promise to your grandfather. ”

Ye Qingqing was surprised: "You promised my grandfather?"

When Ye Tianhong was dying, she and Sheng Hua were in front of her. Ye Tianhong did have a trust to Sheng Kai, that is, let Sheng Kai protect her safety and happiness, and did not say that he wanted him to help her open the company.

She looked at Sheng Hua suspiciously, and saw that his expression was suddenly a little solemn.

I saw Sheng Kai nodded and said, "Some words, you don't need to say them, a look can be a thousand words." ”

Ye Qingqing was slightly stunned, and recalled this sentence in her heart.

A look can be a thousand words.

She suddenly felt that there was indeed some truth in this sentence, when Ye Tianhong was dying, he didn't look at her much, but kept looking at the bloom.

This is a tacit understanding between two men, they understand, but she may not understand.

"Can you really protect me for the rest of my life?"

"Yes. ”

"However, you are going to start a family after all, and when you get married, you are still protecting me, what about your family?"

"I haven't thought about it so much yet, but since I promised your grandfather, I will definitely do it. ”

In the face of Ye Qingqing's questions, he always answered categorically.

Ye Qingqing suddenly felt a disturbance in his heart, leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "If it wasn't Yan Yan, how good it would be......"

The voice is soft, but the bloom can be heard clearly.

He understood the meaning of Ye Qingqing's words, but he didn't say anything more.

The two of them stood silently, as if suddenly there was no topic, and no one spoke again to break the silence.

I don't know how long it took, the crowd in the distance suddenly boiled, and along the sandbar, hundreds of laser lights were turned on at the same time, and colorful lights shot into the sky.

A loud voice came from the sandbar: "My family, please follow me, count down dozens of numbers, and listen to the New Year's bell!" I wish my relatives peace, happiness, and happiness in the new year! Ten ......."

The people on the riverbank shouted in unison: "Ten ......"

"Nine", "Eight", "Seven", "Six", "Five", "Four", "Three", "Two", "One"!

As the last number was shouted, four fireworks rose into the sky on the sandbank, bursting with the words "Happy New Year" in the sky.

At the same time, the iron bell on the sandbar was runged, and the riverbank was filled with jubilant sounds.

It's a new year.