The first day, second day, third day of the Year of the Tiger.
During the first 3 days of the Year of the Tiger, Gu Jun and Wu Shiyu enjoyed themselves in the city. They went to the gardens to enjoy the plum blossoms and at night, they went to the lantern festival. Sometimes it was just the two of them and sometimes it was with the elders. As long as Kedou was there, the festivities would multiply.
On the 4th day of the Lunar New Year, Gu Jun and the Wu and Lee families went to a nearby old town.
This was an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River with a small bridge and flowing water. The classical houses and bluestone streets were decorated with the atmosphere of the Spring Festival. Red lanterns were hung everywhere, and tourists weaved in and out. In the sound of firecrackers, the lion dance team danced back and forth in the square at the entrance.
Gu Jun and Wu Shiyu mainly brought Kedou around to have fun. Each of them had a stick of sugar-coated haws. It was so sweet that it made one's head spin.
"Brother Dirty-minded Jun, I noticed someone is following us." Kedou suddenly said mysteriously. She was wearing a red cotton jacket with the character 'Fu' embroidered on it.
Gu Jun's heart skipped a beat. The nerves that had been relaxed for the past few days suddenly tensed up. "What?"
Wu Shiyu heard that as well. He looked around. Before them was a small stone arch bridge and behind them was the street. It was crowded. Everyone was in their new year clothes, some were taking pictures, some were frolicking, some were carrying their children to give them a better view of the scenery …
"Over there." Kedou pointed behind them, "Those people in grey clothes, they have been following us. I saw them yesterday."
'Grey clothes? ' Gu Jun turned to look. After confirming with Kedou, he laughed. It was Captain Gao and the rest from the VIP Protection Unit.
When the two of them came to such a crowded place, Captain Gao and the rest had to do some scouting and protection work.
"Those people are your sister Shi Yu and I's friends." Gu Jun said with a smile, "We're here to have fun but they can do their own thing and we'll do ours."
He looked at Wu Siyu with a look of praise. 'Your little cousin is really smart. For a five-year-old child, her observation skills are really good.' After spending the past few days together, Gu Jun could confirm that not only was Kedou not a brat, she was quite likable.
Wu Shiyu tilted his head slightly. Just watch.
"Why?" Kedou asked with her large eyes blinking, "Can I go get to know them? I also want to be friends with them. "
"You're just greedy for their red packets." Wu Shiyu mercilessly exposed him. Kedou giggled and did not argue. She waved her hands and said, "Happy New Year!"
The two led Kedou back. They stopped Captain Gao's group and introduced Kedou to them. Captain Gao and the rest were not prepared for this. They did not have any Red Envelopes with them so they had to pay Kedou. In the end, Gu Jun secretly gave them some Red Envelopes and had them distribute them to Kedou.
Kedou asked, "Where are your other friends? They followed us yesterday. "
Hearing this, Gu Jun felt a little uneasy, so he brought her to meet the security guards in front of them.
Even though children did not know much, they often had high spirituality. They had some perceptual talent that adults had lost.
Could Kedou have seen something … that they did not?
After greeting the security guards, Wu Shiyu asked, "Kedou, is there anyone else following us? Think carefully. If you answer correctly, I'll give you a big red packet. "
"Erm …" Kedou frowned and knocked on her head. She thought about it, "I … I don't think so …"
"You can't say I don't think so." Wu Siyu continued to guide him. "Not just people. If there's a cat, a dog, or something else following them, that counts too."
"Everything counts?" Kedou rolled her eyes. She looked around, "Then let me think about it. If I answer correctly, I'll give you a stick of candied haws."
"If you answer correctly, I'll give it to you." Wu Shiyu waved the one in his hand. Kedou whined, "I want one that hasn't been eaten before."
At the same time, Gu Jun looked around. At the far end of the street, a middle-aged man was looking at them. His heart chilled but the man's gaze soon moved away. Perhaps he was looking at Wu Shiyu or perhaps he was not even looking at them.
On the other side of the stone arch bridge, someone was looking at them as well. The smile on the man's face was strange and fake. But he soon realized the person was taking a picture. The person was standing in front of them so it looked like he was looking at them.
Was his heightened alertness acting up? Gu Jun suddenly felt like he was in danger …
"Okay, I'll buy you two." Wu Shiyu took a bite of the candied haw. "So what if your teeth are too sweet? If you don't eat more before your teeth grow out, it'll be a waste."
"I've made up my mind! There's nothing else. "Kedou raised her hand to answer," Just the shadow following us. "
"What do you mean by shadow?" Gu Jun asked for more details. He was sure Kedou was just joking, she was really referring to the shadow.
But … was the shadow really just a shadow …?
"Come, let's go buy some sweets." Wu Shiyu held Kedou's hand and fulfilled his promise to buy sweets from the old man.
'Shadow? Shadow? ' Gu Jun frowned in thought. His mind wandered and he noticed Wu Shiyu and Kedou had disappeared. His heart squeezed.
"Dirty-minded Yu?" He turned around and saw the pair walk away. He hurried to catch up to them. He sighed in relief when he saw they were fine. But he still could not let it go. He asked Kedou about this again. Wu Shiyu also helped. What was so strange about the shadow?
Kedou was confused by their questions. Wasn't the shadow just a shadow?
The two asked a few more questions before they gave up. They continued their tour of the old town. They wandered from morning to afternoon and finally into the evening. They only left the matter to Captain Gao and the rest. At dusk, they met up with the parents again to have dinner at a nearby inn.
They booked a private room near the river. The two families sat down at the dining table. The waiter served them tea while Wu Shiyu and Gu Jun ordered the food.
"Hehe, so many red packets …" Kedou sneaked to the balcony of the private room. She left the parents and counted the money in her hands.
Because the balcony had a fully sealed glass window, they could see the river view, but it was safe enough, so the parents did not care about her. This child was used to jumping around.
One red packet, two red packets, three red packets … Kedou's hands were filled with red envelopes. She could buy a lot of toys with these. Her mother said she would save them for her but she still wanted to buy toys and new clothes.
At that moment, Kedou's eyes fell on something. There was a figure standing on the other side of the river. The figure was looking at them.
It was a member of the lion dance troupe. He wore a smiling Buddha mask and held a fan in his hand. He smiled at her. Kedou couldn't help but smile.
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