NOVEL NEXT Chapter 34
Chapter 34 Everyone Was Born with Dreams
Mo Kun, hoping to repay Long Xi and her grandmother’s love, came up with an idea.
He paid by WeChat for three electronic entry tickets for X City Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise.
He smiled at Long Xi and Grandma and said that he had three electronic admission tickets for the newly built Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise in X City, which had been given to him by friends. He then invited Grandma and Long Xi for an outing together.
Grandma’s impression of Mo Kun was good. She was childlike in her innocence. The older she got, the more she became like a child. She agreed immediately. She was so old, but she had never been to the amusement park in the city.
Long Xi had wanted to go to Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise for a long time, which was close to Yulin High School, only two blocks away.
She could see the facilities in the park from the top floor of the school. She often saw many people playing and having a good time, there, which made her heart yearn to join them.
Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie often went there with their parents, but Long Xi could not join them because she was short of money.
She hesitated and said, “Although the tickets do not cost money, I heard that the gatekeepers of Successful Butterfly Paradise are very strict. We are not allowed to bring food or even drinks, except water.”
Mo Kun laughed and said, “Then we will bring water only, twelve bottles, four bottles for each person. I’ll carry them.”
Long Xi gritted her teeth and said, “The food there is very expensive. I heard that an ordinary brisket noodle costs sixty yuan.”
In fact, she didn’t want Mo Kun to spend any money on them for anything. She had a strong sense of self-esteem.
“Is that so? Let’s have lunch at the seafood theme restaurant inside. It’s my treat. Thank you for your breakfast and I’d like to have dinner here, too. Grandma’s cooking skill is so good that I’m already addicted to it! Mo Kun said frankly that he did not regard himself as a guest at all.
Long Xi thought about it and agreed. This was a mutual benefit; no one owed anyone! In fact, she had wanted to go to Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise for a long time already, but the cost was too expensive for her.
At present, her tuition fees came from her grandmother’s meagre pension. Although she would usually work during the holidays, she was only a student, under the age of 18 and was still a minor. The stores employed her as a temporary worker and the money earned was very little.
Grandma was very happy. She wore a light grey dress with white lace specially designed and sewn by Long Xi. She put on a pearl necklace and a white wide-brimmed sunhat decorated with bows. Both were bought by Long Xi with the money she earned from her work. She also wore her dowry gift, a jadeite bracelet, which had been given to her by Grandpa.
It is said that clothes make the man. After wearing her new dress, even her appearance had changed. From looking like an old lady from the rural countryside, now she looked like an elegant old lady.
Seeing Grandma so delighted, Long Xi also dressed herself up. She combed her beautiful hair into a whalebone braid and it hung over her right shoulder.
She changed into a yarn dress designed by herself. There were many shining nail beads embroidery on the dress. She had sewn it herself. It was beautiful and looked as if there were stars shining on it. She also wore the purple diamond bracelet Mo Kun gave her.
Mo Kun laughed and joked, “Hey, honey, it looks like you’ve put all my favorite stars on yourself.”
Long Xi smiled and twirled around him, holding the hem of her skirt. Her long, silky, black and shiny hair swung with her movements, flying lightly and giving off a faint fragrance.
Mo Kun said, “How beautiful! I also want to change into a suit, but unfortunately, I only have two school uniforms.”
“Wait a minute.” Long Xi rushed into her room and quickly took a set of clothes and asked Mo Kun to change into it.
Mo Kun changed into a thin leather vest and pants in the bathroom and wore a black beret. He looked like a very cool yuppie.
He liked the new outfit very much and asked Long Xi, “Did you design this suit? Can you give it to me?”
Long Xi said, “This is the sample I’m going to send to France for the Legend Men’s Clothing Reality Show competition. You see, the vest is made of metal and has a white silhouette of the Great Wall of Shanhaiguan behind it. It is the symbol of my motherland, representing me as a Z countryman. Here are the letters, MOON, which is my English name; and LONGXI, which is the Pinyin of my Chinese name. These letters are of a luminous material and will glow in the dark. If you like, I’ll make another one for you.”
Mo Kun said, “It’s beautiful, but it’s not amazing enough. Why don’t you make a really cool suit out of LED light-emitting fabric?”
Long Xi said, “Well, I had the same idea. But LED light-emitting fabric is expensive; I can’t afford it. And although clothes made of LED light-emitting fabric are very suitable for the stage, they are not very comfortable nor practical and could be dangerous.”
Mo Kun laughed and said, “Don’t forget, I’m a gifted scientist! I can invent a fabric for you that will glow in the dark, can be worn in comfort, is safe and durable and at a reasonable price. Just give me three days! But you have to make me a big meal to thank me!”
Long Xi said, “Really? Okay, if you give me the material, I will give you delicacies to eat, fair exchange for equal value!”
Mo Kun asked, “Is it your dream to be a fashion designer?”
Long Xi said, “It’s one of my dreams. I have so many dreams! The first dream is to travel around the world and savor all the different types of delicious food. The third is to be a fashion designer. We must have dreams. What if they come true? Zhou Xingchi used to say that a man without a dream is no different from a salted fish. What is your dream?”
Mo Kun said, “I also have many dreams. My biggest dream is to help you realize your dreams.”
Long Xi smiled shyly.
Mo Kun said, “I can be your model. Don’t you need a photo of a male model in this suit?”
Long Xi said, “That’s not necessary. Xiaolu has promised to be my male model. He has an idol-like face and is good at POZE. And besides, this suit is in his size.”
Mo Kun said unhappily, “My body shape is better than his and my face is more handsome! And he is missing!”
Long Xi said, “Thank you! But I’ve already told Xiaolu, and it’s not good to take back the offer. I believe he will come back!”
Mo Kun bit his lip and his face grew gloomy.
Long Xi immediately knew that Mo Kun was jealous; she could almost smell a strong sour smell of vinegar. Her strong survival instinct prompted her to laugh and she said, “However, it seems that this leather outfit with its tough and yuppie style is more suitable for your temperament… “