In the blink of an eye, the leaves on the lush trees were dyed white by the snowflakes falling from the sky.

The city, which is not very hot, is completely shrouded in cold winds, but even this still can't stop people from wanting to take to the streets.

On the sidewalk, snow shovelers took free hot drinks from newsstand owners after clearing an area;

At the entrance of the restaurant opposite, the naughty children gathered together to build a small snowman, and had a lot of fun, as if they had forgotten the effects of the cold winter weather;

As for the two people who came out of the hotel......

Altaïr looked at Shimazaki beside her, her cheeks flushed, the white gas coming out of her mouth rising and disappearing, her eyes constantly looking around, as if she wanted to imprint it all in her mind.

The purpose of this trip was to explore the neighborhood near the hotel, after all, it is rare to come to the city and stay in your room all the time.

However, before going out, the soldiers arranged by Gu Wu planned to go along, but Altaïr refused those bodyguards, after all, she was confident that she could protect the girls around her; And there are people who are somewhat unfree, and Altaïr does not like that form of restraint.

"Whew...... Alright, alright, Altair, where are we going now? There are a number of shops on the left-hand side, and on the right-hand side there is a small park near the hotel, which is marked on the map. ”

"You don't have to choose, just go all of them, and there's plenty of time anyway."

"Yes."

He responded instantly, leaning himself towards Altair's position, and the two of them stepped forward together.

The two of them deliberately walked through the snow that had not yet been cleared, and their feet felt soft and rustling.

Unlike the beach, the snow is softer, but if you walk on a road that has been stepped on by others, it will feel noticeably hard and slippery.

"Speaking of which, I didn't ask too much before, did Altai know what Mr. Gu Wu was doing here? If it's a meeting, I always feel that the atmosphere is a little wrong......"

"Just think of it as a kind of business trip, Gu Wu didn't say anything more to me about the details, anyway, it's better not to get involved, I believe Gu Wu thinks so too, after all, everyone has things that 'must be done by themselves'."

"Yes......"

Shimazaki understood what Altaïr meant, and she smiled as she slowed down slightly

"Then let's stop talking about it, let's go and see the shop ahead."

"Do you have anything you'd like to buy?"

"Looks like Altaïr didn't do a good job of investigating before coming here."

"Sorry......"

"Wait, I'm not blaming you."

Waving his hands in denial, Shimazaki took out his mobile phone

"During this period, the city had a food called 'frozen dumplings.'"

"Simply put, it's a frozen dumpling?"

"No, no, according to the above explanation, it is more like a rice ball made of glutinous rice, but the shape is very similar to a dumpling, so it is directly applied."

I always thought it would be a strange product.

Thinking of this, Altaïr set off to follow Shimazaki's footsteps and entered the shop not far ahead.

As soon as you enter the house, the cold is banished, and the warmth brought by the air conditioner is no less than the enjoyment in the kotatsu in winter, and it is easy to burn out.

However, this was not the case for Shimazaki in an instant, she always maintained her initial mood, examining everything in front of her with curiosity.

If you look around, you can see that the shelves in the store are divided into four areas, and each area has a special signage, the main content of which is 'discounts'.

Seeing a customer entering the store, the staff in the counter immediately put down the phone in his hand and showed a standard smile for business.

But Altair didn't care about what the other party said, but about the outfit.

"Miss clerk, isn't it a while before Christmas? Why are you wearing a Santa Claus costume? ”

Shimazaki was much more cheerful than before, and asked the clerk directly.

The clerk who was dressed in Santa Claus's costume but changed to a short skirt smiled again

"Our store manager said that this will stimulate customers' desire to buy...... How can I say that it's the atmosphere that matters? I'm an atheist, so I don't believe in that at all. ”

"Is it really good to say that?"

"Oh, please pretend you didn't hear me."

The clerk was a little helpless, probably because she didn't expect to say this.

After that, the perk-hearted clerk pointed to a box in the store with the palm of her right hand.

"If you buy more than two copies of any item in our store now, you can go here for a raffle! The prizes are all written here! ”

A handwritten list of prizes is posted on the wall behind the clerk.

The highest level is the Grand Prize, followed by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes, as well as the most common participation prizes.

"The grand prize is a food roll one year of our store! The first prize is a TV! The second prize is a bicycle! The third prize is the premium chocolate set at the front of the counter! The participation prize is a tissue, but it's very convenient. ”

I have to say that the style of this shop is very free, and it is really a shame that it can continue to operate in this golden section......

Altair on the left sighed in his heart, and Shimazaki on the right, who was not interested in the lottery, quickly walked towards the depths of the store.

The second shelf is stocked with packed sweets, including the 'frozen dumplings' that I just mentioned.

However, this 'frozen dumpling' is an empty box, but the box has the words "Please go to the counter to pick it up", most of which is because it needs to be refrigerated, so it is difficult to put it together with other products, and it takes up a lot of space when it comes out of it, so I finally came to this conclusion and implemented it.

Shimazaki picked up a total of two boxes in an instant.

"Buy the other people's portions when they come back."

"That's fine, it's just...... Is it okay to eat something frozen on a snowy day? ”

"Altaïr is sometimes too serious, in fact, it is similar to eating watermelon around the kotatsu, obviously it is not suitable for the weather and temperature, but I still want to try it."

"Understood."

Just as Altair, who was thinking about whether the 'frozen dumplings' would be delicious, accompanied him to the counter, a man wrapped tightly walked into the store with a welcome from the clerk.

The other party was wearing a scarf and a mask, and at the same time, the windproof goggles also covered his eyes, and it was more appropriate to call him "fully armed", and he looked like a person who was quite afraid of the cold.

I don't know if the passage is too narrow, and the other party knocked off the box in his hand at the moment.

"Ah, I'm sorry ......!"

When he apologized, the other party immediately bent down and picked up the box.

Then the guest said in a slightly hoarse tone

"I was careless, I should apologize, I hope I didn't cause you any trouble."

"These are empty boxes, no problem."

"That's good."

The other party exhaled visibly, handed over the packaging box to the moment, and began to choose the goods he wanted.

When they came to the counter, the clerk who understood what the two were going to buy immediately moved to the right, where there was a refrigerated cabinet.

About half a minute later, the clerk took out two bags of 'frozen dumplings' from the refrigerated cabinet.

"It's actually crab meat that is breaded inside, and after being processed by the masters, the flavor of all kinds of spices has been preserved, and some flavors can only be tasted when refrigerated, which is strange, right?"

"It looks delicious."

"I recommend it too."

The clerk smiled and talked to Shimazaki instantly, and wrapped it up neatly.

Just after the two of them settled the bill, the clerk pushed the lottery box and moved it to the moment.

"Let's draw it, please! Since you have purchased two items, I am sure that you must be in luck. ”

"Okay."

Although I don't care, I won't let go of this opportunity for a moment.

However, before he could stretch out his hand, the man who had been tightly wrapped before reappeared.

This time, Altaïr stood between the two in order to protect Shimazaki Aki's safety, after all, the collision incident that occurred not long ago was a big mistake in Altaïr's opinion.

"Two young ladies, I just came here to make an opinion."

Men in scarves and knitted hats set their eyes on the raffle box

"In the past, the neighbors in the neighborhood would call me 'that kid must be a lottery master when he grows up', saying something like 'luck is above the average of earthlings', so the two young ladies can refer to it as an apology for the accident that accidentally bumped into you just now."

"Your neighbor and you are very strange, this guest."

The clerk couldn't help but complain, but the man with a slightly hoarse voice didn't care.

He stared at the lottery box motionless, unable to see his face and expression, but could guess that he was mostly pensive.

"That's it! Draw the first ticket in the northwest of the box that touches your finger! ”

"The guests are very interesting......

The clerk responded again, and Shimazaki thought for a moment and finally decided to agree.

"Then I'll give it a try......"

According to the other party's reminder, Shimazaki instantly drew the first lottery ticket in the northwest direction that touched his finger.

He took it out and handed it to the clerk, who was smiling and slowly opened it.

Subsequently......

The clerk's face froze, and finally turned into an unbelievable expression.

"Actually! Actually......! It's the grand prize!! It's amazing!! ”

"Wow, did you really hit it?"

"Yes, it's clearly written."

Faced with this unexpected joy, Shimazaki instantly looked at the man who gave his opinion.

"Sir, I think we can divide the prize equally."

"No, no, I'm the kind of person who rarely eats, and it would be better if I could live without nutrition, so let me refuse, Miss Moment."

"Well, I'll take it, please wait......"

At this moment, I realized that something was wrong.

Artiel was the first to ask.

"How do you know the name of the moment?"

"Huh? This one? I have good hearing, and I hear you chatting on the street, and I do the same when I enter the shop; Don't get me wrong, I'm not a stalker, I just happened to be here. ”

"I don't think I can hear it."

"There are many things in this world that are beyond the imagination of ordinary people, oh, wrong...... Even if you are not an ordinary person, there are many things you don't know. ”

The other party paid and left the store with a few boxes of biscuits.

Seeing the other party close the door, Altair, who felt very suspicious, was not reassured.

It's weird......

Did you really mention your name in the conversation with the moment?

Altair's memory was not entirely clear, but she still couldn't agree with the other party's explanation.

Therefore, when discussing the grand prize with the clerk, Altair immediately chased after him.

I opened the door and entered the cold-winded neighborhood, only to see the man's back at all.

Gone?

When I went to the shop next door and the restaurant opposite, Altair didn't gather any useful information, could it be that he rushed into a certain store and hid in the toilet?

If that's the case, it's too much of a coincidence......

"Altaïr!"

The gasps that came out of the chase met her.

"What's wrong?"

"I just thought the guy was weird."

"Good luck, right?"

"That's right......"

Without uttering his inner guess, Altaïr continued the conversation with a momentary understanding.

Maybe it's because I'm too careful......

Altair thought so and turned to look at the moment

"Have you talked about it?"

"Yes, if we leave the city, we will carry out the mailing service, but the corresponding amount and time of free exchange for all kinds of exquisite snacks will be reduced, but it is free, in short, it will make a lot of money."

Shimazaki, who was happy about the prize drawn, was in a good mood and took Altair's hand and walked towards the next block.

Following the footsteps of the moment, staring at the other person's back, Altair exhaled white breath and did not continue to think about the man.

"Maybe it's suspicious."

"What? Altaïr? ”

"I said go ahead and explore."

Altair responded, and she still enjoyed her life as she raised the corners of her mouth.

This kind of trip really made her look forward to it.

So Altair's pace was firm, and as she sped up, she pulled Shimazaki forward in an instant.

"Let's go to the park after the next shop, the snow must be beautiful there."

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It's beautiful......

In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, Gu Wu, who was staring at the snowy scene of the city outside, sighed in his heart while exercising.

"Hoo-hoo! Mr. Gu Wu, aren't you going to take a bath? ”

"We'll talk about that later, and I'm going to let Tina and Luise use it first."

"Isn't it because they're young that they're defenseless, and then have the idea of attacking the past?"

"Instead of joking, you get dressed first."

On Gu Wu's right, there was a Ying Li pear with her shoulders exposed.

"That's the style of the clothes."

"Really...... I thought it was a rare benefit, thank you for the hospitality. ”

"Look, look, it's just the shoulder."

Ying Lili, who didn't care, walked to the edge of the sofa.

"What is Mr. Gu Wu going to do next?"

"Well...... Think about it. ”

Gu Wu retracted his gaze and responded

"Let's get ready for the party."

Gu Wu placed it on the computer screen on the left hand table, showing the invitation information from the mayor and others......

The time that follows is also the time to change the world.