NOVEL NEXT Chapter 35
Chapter 35 Have Fun
Mo Kun’s face turned from cloudy to sunny, but Long Xi didn’t finish her sentence yet.
She muttered, “If you’re going to be the model for this suit, then I have another outfit in the hip-hop style, which will suit Xiaolu better.”
Mo Kun said directly, “I can handle any style of dress.”
Long Xi clasped her hands together and said in a coquettish tone, “Honey, you don’t want me to break my promise, do you?”
This made Mo Kun’s heart melt. He had no idea how to deal with this girl! He thought, “Why can’t I be hard on her except when it comes to that unmentionable part of my body?
“Well, take a step back.”
He said, “For the clothes made out of the shiny cloth, you have to make them in my size.”
Long Xi smiled and said, “Of course.”
Mo Kun smiled sweetly and said, “Come on, let’s go and have our pictures taken now.”
Long Xi said, “Okay, the Fairy Tale Castle and European Style Street in Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise will be a better match for what you are wearing now!”
Mo Kun booked a taxi for them. The three went straight to the Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise, which was just two blocks away from Yulin High School.
The entrance to the Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise was very crowded with eight long lines, each of which has at least 80 people.
Eight guards scrupulously subjected visitors to bag checks, using long sticks to probe inside all bags. Once any food was found, visitors were asked to take it out and not bring it in.
The shape of the gate was that of a large sapphire butterfly. There was a huge and bright LED sign above the door. On the sign, there were several words written in running script lit by the LED lamp: Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise.
They stood in line for half an hour before it was their turn to go in.
As soon as they entered the gate, they saw a lifelike copper sculpture, which was very artistic.
The theme of the sculpture was Father and Son. The father was about 27-28 years old. He had a gentle and kind look. He wore glasses, a suit and there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.
The son was about seven or eight years old. He had a round face, big eyes and looked very adorable.
He was snuggled up in his father’s arms and carried a birdcage in his hand. There was a little lark in the cage.
The bird’s mouth was open as if it were singing.
Grandma said, “I heard from a neighbor that this is the work of Master Xu, a famous sculptor in the city. The sculpture is based on a photo taken 12 years ago of Cheng Gong, the park’s main investor and his son Cheng Yilun.”
“Cheng Yilun?” When Long Xi heard the name, her heart suddenly sank, “Wasn’t Cheng Yilun the one who persecuted Yan Wangchuan and killed Xu Xianer? Could his father Cheng Gong be a member of Brutal Pranks Gang?”
Grandma was always concerned about Long Xi. She noticed the change in Long Xi’s expression and asked, “What’s wrong? Are you uncomfortable?”
Long Xi shook her head, smiled and said, “I’m ok!”
She thought, “Even if Cheng Gong is a member of Brutal Pranks Gang, as the chairman of Cheng Gong Investment Industries, he must be very busy now. I heard that he is setting up a branch in France and will be attending the China-French Business Conference. He can’t be in X City.”
She said to herself, “Am I getting a bit too worried? I should enjoy the moment.”
The most significant feature of Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise was a large glass butterfly greenhouse, where thousands of butterflies were raised. These butterflies were of different varieties from all over the world and looked very spectacular and beautiful.
These butterflies flew out during the day and gathered pollen from the flowers in the garden; it looked like they were dancing among the flowers.
Long Xi liked butterflies very much. She felt that although these beautiful little creatures had a short life, they added incomparably brilliant colors to the world in their limited life time.
She was totally fascinated by the colorful butterflies and kept taking pictures on her mobile phone.
Among all the butterflies, she liked African sun butterflies with their bright colors best.
These butterflies were not afraid of people. It was as if they were used to seeing so many visitors every day.
Mo Kun smiled and said, “Didn’t you say you will take a picture of me?”
“Right!” Long Xi brought Mo Kun to the European Style Street to take his picture.
Mo Kun was not used to posing for photos, unlike Fan Xiaolu, but because of his good looks, he was a natural and looked good in any pose.
After finishing the shots, they spent a very happy time together watching 5D movies, playing pirate boats, bumper cars, riding the roller coasters, Drop Zone and so on.
Grandma was old. Her heart was not strong and she had hypertension. She couldn’t play some of the games that were too exciting.
For example, when Long Xi and Mo Kun were at the Drop Zone, Grandma waited for them, while eating ice cream on the bench.
Mo Kunwan did not expect that he would lose his cool and scream when the Drop Zone plunged vertically and his voice was louder than Long Xi’s. That was really embarassing!
At noon, they went to the Undersea World Cuisine Restaurant, not far from the Drop Zone, and had a big seafood buffet.
The circular arched walls of the dining room were inlaid with large glass fish tanks, which were filled with fresh water. This was changed and specially airlifted from the sea every day.
Many of the fresh seafood that were soon to become food for the diners, swam around in the tanks.
A well-built waitress wearing a sexy swimsuit was standing by the tanks and she carried a large net. Whenever any guest ordered some seafood, she dived into the aquarium to fish it out.
Long Xi said, “This is real fishing from the bottom of the sea.”
The chef in a tall white chef’s hat would cook the food as soon as he received the catch from the guests.
The kitchen was enclosed within a large glass room and was very neat. The chefs were very skilled in their movements and strived to show their perfection in their cooking.
Mo Kun ordered the Sashimi of Salmon, Panopea Abrupta, Tuna, Cod and Eel, Lobster with cheese, Sea Urchin on rice, French Marseille fish soup. As he ate, in his heart, he praised the food “How delicious the seafood of the earth is! Did BT planet’s seafood ever taste this good before the waters were polluted? I’ve never eaten this sort of food before. What a pity!”
Having eaten their fill, they watched the fireworks shows, water motorcycles shows and UAV performances. In the evening, they went back with great satisfaction at a day well spent.
Grandma made Duck stuffed with eight delicacies, Steamed Bun stuffed with tofu skin and Brined pig ears. She also cooked the Boiled Cabbage, Sweet and sour pork, Scald Dried Bean-curd Shreds Yangzhou Style and other dishes.
Long Xi wanted to show off her cooking skills as well. She personally made a dish named Phoenix Fly Through Peony, which was a traditional dish.
Mo Kun asked, “This dish named Phoenix Fly Through Peony has only chicken wings. What’s special about it?”
Long Xi laughed and said, “You’ll know when you try it. You will be surprised when you eat these chicken wings! This is a dish handed down from the Sui Dynasty. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he ate this native dish and named it “Xianglin Fried Chicken Strips’.”
Mo Kun took a bite, and his eyes suddenly shone brightly.